The NBA playoffs are in full swing. In the first round of G2, Suns defender Booker left the court with a hamstring injury and is expected to miss G3 and G4 matches. Just today, NBA commentator Yang Yi analyzed the sun and pelicans' duel. In The view of Teacher Yang Yi, pelicans have a height advantage when they hit the sun. If Booker can't return, the Pelicans are expected to perform the "Black Nine" miracle.
Here are some of the views that Teacher Yang Yi talked about in his personal podcast:
The Suns are number one in the league, but the Suns lineup has a fatal weakness. The Sun is short from Position 1 to Position 4. In the first 3 games of the playoffs last year, why were the Suns suppressed by the Lakers? That's because the height is not good. After the thick eyebrows were injured, the sun stood up.
The Pelicans, he's not a young team that punches hard, he has experienced players who can play. On the guard line, the Pelicans have CJ McCollum who can hold the ball, and Ingram is good at mid-range and does not shoot three-pointers blindly. Valanciunas and Little Nance on the inside are also old guns of the Alliance. They know how to take advantage of their heights. So I felt that the sun was dangerous.
In the first half of the G2 game, Booker scored 31 points with zero free throws, but the Suns also led the Pelicans by only five points. In the case of Booker's explosion, the sun actually has no advantage. The rebounds are controlled by the Pelicans, and the Suns play the Pelicans as small as the big one. Playing big with small has very high requirements for offensive certainty and shooting rate.
What is the most constant advantage on the basketball court? That is, your height is 2 meters 2, always 2 meters 2, will not become 1 meter 9. There's uncertainty in shooting, you shoot 60 percent today, maybe 30 percent tomorrow, that's all variable. Therefore, the constant advantage is height.
Make a bold prediction today, because Booker has a back thigh strain and he won't come back easily. If Booker can't make a comeback in this series, the Sun won't be able to get past the Pelicans. If Booker returns, the two teams will also fight to grab 7. Even if it is a 7, the Sun has no advantage at all.