The sun won the King Mountain, unlike the previous 4 games, the plot of G5 is not so ups and downs, the sun established the advantage very early, and then it is the classic sun control, how the pelicans chase is almost a breath. The Suns' lead was largely built up in the middle and back of the first quarter, in part because Monty used a duo of Ayton and McGee, during which time the Suns won by 9 points.
But Monty actually used the twin towers for less than three minutes, and the rest of the time, the Suns' rotation pattern was still their habitual single tower + forward shooter. One reason Monti didn't stick to the twin towers could be that the Suns didn't suffer losses in single tower time after that game, and in this game, the team shot 37% from three points, almost the sum of the past two games. If you can maintain your space advantage, the Sun doesn't have to stack up the size and compete with the opponent in the Pelicans' strengths.
Another reason is that Monty may not be sure that the twin towers will be able to maintain the winning points. The twin towers sacrificed space, matched the Pelicans' size, and avoided the Sun's loss in rebounding, which was a stopgap measure when Crowder couldn't shoot. When the twin towers are on the field, it is very obvious that the Suns are more daring to put pressure on the ball on the defensive end, the Pelicans have a sharp increase in pressure on the ball, and it is also normal to have a bolder defense on the line with one more defensive point behind them.
But the Sun's rise to the offensive end has a certain serendipity. During the Twin Towers, the sun made several balls:
In the transition attack, Crowder used Ayton's cover to go deep into the basket, and then returned the ball to McGee at the top of the arc, and McGee returned the ball to Crowder to the basket to win. The ball Ingram was careless, didn't expect McGee to return the ball, and was a "smart" ball of the Sun;
Payton blocked the demolition of Nance Jr. squat pit, Nance Jr. did not mention too much;
Payne converted offense to chase three-pointers;
Two more were, Payne's forced killing foul, and Paul's Great Slalom.
The balls hadn't really been tested yet, and the Suns attacked in the positions of the twin-tower lineup. In other words, the Sun Twin Towers were a whim, catching the Pelicans off guard.
Of course, the twin towers have the value of reuse, and the timing should be flexible. If it is to be used for a long time, it needs to be combined with more no-ball tactics, and the Suns can indeed come up with such means. For example, adding Johnson's no-ball crossing with Ayton on the weak side can not only help clear the space under the basket, support the blocking and demolition of the strong side, but also very easily help Ayton create mid-range shooting opportunities. The Suns have excellent passing and receiving ability, high and low connections are also a playing style that can be considered in the double tower lineup, and Paul can also help the interior line create some misplaced opportunities to reduce the difficulty of the big strong hit under the basket.
The Suns don't have a stable three-point ability on the inside, and it will be difficult to play when facing a team with good discipline. But as a strange move, it is not easy to say whether the Pelicans can immediately come up with a response method at the corresponding time. That's what the Pelicans are preparing for at G6. Both sides are swinging the double tower time, where is the Pelicans suffering?
The Pelicans didn't realize that they should immediately eat the sun's space flaws and add more troops to help defend. The Sun, on the other hand, knew exactly what the twin towers meant, causing the Pelicans to make four mistakes during this time. The response Willie Green can give is to give the Suns the same scale of pressure and make the other side feel how uncomfortable it is to play in constipated space, and this is exactly what the Pelicans have always been in — the size advantage and the space advantage can't be combined, and the Pelicans can force the Suns to return to their familiar track to compete.
After the sun won the Tenno Mountain, the situation became slightly clearer. With two lives in hand, the shooter only needs to warm up a little, and they can basically survive the most difficult level. But the first round of the series did force out a lot of things for the Suns, Paul's two last quarter outbursts and the twin tower lineup, G5 Bridges played 47 minutes, and both offensive and defensive ends showed a very bright performance, which can be called the biggest contributor to the Sun King's victory. From another point of view, it is not easy for the sun to squeeze a little combat power out, and the Pelicans still have some room for adjustment, they have never been full in space, in the game of body size space, the sun has tilted to the other side, the Pelicans also have a choice, Murphy time to use longer, improve the forward projection ability, reduce the defensive pressure on the ball carrier, may be a way.