NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 122 Can't Help Laughing

Regarding the rotation in the second half, the Mavericks did not dare to rest Nowitzki or Terry, but they did not dare to rest veteran Finley either.

Obviously Finley's performance on the field is not as good as Martin, a rookie who is temporarily topped. I don't know why the Mavericks are.

Maybe because Finley is one of the three Mavericks players with [-]s, Josh Howard doesn't have [-]s, Daniels doesn't have [-]s, Stackhouse doesn't have [-]s yet, the Mavericks' lineup this season is so classic .

However, Finley's old arms and legs are really useless on the court, and it also takes up a lot of tactical chains.

This is different from the use of Horry by the Suns. Horry is lucky on the Sun's side. He does not need to have a tactical position, and a slower pace has little effect.

The Mavericks themselves are not good at three-pointers. Under the defense of the Suns, they missed several three-pointers in this game.

Back to the Mavericks, they worked hard, but the hit rate did not come up.

The Suns were the main force in the second half. When Martin also hit a three-pointer, the Mavericks' mentality really collapsed, because Barbosa and Stoudemire missed three-pointers in the Suns.

Barbosa is a tool man, but Stoudemire relies on the support of the team's outside and continues to overwhelm the inside. The Mavericks' inside defense this season is really terrible. Up to now, they still don't know how to limit Stoudemire. Well, switching to any other team would not be so indifferent.

The score gap between the two teams continued to widen, reaching double digits by halfway through the final quarter.

The Mavericks wanted to fight back, but their outside shooting didn't allow it.

As the score continued to stretch, the Mavericks' home crowd rebelled.

The Mavericks also chose to surrender early and replaced the main force with more than 1 minute left in the game.

The Suns beat the Mavericks strongly under the situation of downsizing, and won the match point 3:0, and the league was in an uproar.

"I used to laugh at Russell's whimsy, but now it seems that the Suns do have championship strength."

"The Lakers disintegrated, and the league should have a new king, but now it looks like the sun."

"Everyone, the playoffs are the second round. The Suns aren't even the Western Conference champions, so they're just the championships."

"That's right, the Mavericks played themselves badly. The real strong team in the West depends on the Spurs."

But no matter what the outside world thinks of the current Suns, it cannot be denied that the Suns have secured their status as a strong team in the Western Conference.

Russell said after winning the match point: "We dedicate this victory to Joe. My job will be a lot easier with him, but when he is away, we have proved that we are a united and combative team."

In these few games, Stoudemire's strength has also received a lot of attention.

Mavericks coach Johnson was a little discouraged. He said: "None of us can physically confront Stoudemire. As long as he defends, Dampier will get into foul trouble."

"We did everything we could to defend him, but he kept us at bay."

Nowitzki also said that Stoudemire was hard to stop.

D'Antoni was also in high spirits when talking about Stoudemire, "He has the desire to make himself better, and there are some qualities in him that ordinary people don't have."

"He's an unstoppable player now, but he's going to surprise people even more."

Stoudemire himself is also very proud. He will not hide his pride. He said: "As soon as I play, I hope to set the tone for the game: We are here to win."

"Russell is a great passer and I'm a great finisher, and it's hard for them to block us both. I don't know what they're going to do next because we've forced them to do everything. Trick."

"Hey man, whoever they put on me, I'm going to let 'em get punished."

Maybe it was a little too crazy, Stoudemire was flanked in the fourth game, the Mavericks chose to let Russell shoot, directly locked Stoudemire.

Not only that, when the Suns ran tactics, they also released Russell directly and stared at others.

This time Russell let go, even if it was a shooting practice, he scored a career-high 40 points, but the game was lost. The Mavericks used extreme defense to win a victory and avoid being swept.

Russell only got 9 assists this time, not in double figures for the first time.

The problem of Joe Johnson's absence has finally been exposed, that is, when the opponent is extremely defensive, the Suns do not have a good enough second ball-handling point.

Of course, this loss was not the reason.

For example, Marion didn't open the outside line, otherwise the Mavericks would not shrink so easily.

After the game, D'Antoni said indifferently, "I never thought that we could win 4-0. Although it is disappointing to lose the game, it is not the end of the world."

D'Antoni usually seldom pretends to be aggressive, so it is appropriate for him to speak out at this time.

Of course the reporter would not let Russell go, but Russell didn't care at all. He said: "Look at my mouth shape, we lead 3:1."

Everyone is concerned about whether Joe Johnson will come back, but the Suns did not give a clear answer.

In fact, Joe Johnson will definitely not come back just now, and the brow bone still needs to be raised.

Unless the tie-break is defeated in this series, the player's complete health must be the first priority.

And even if he reaches the Western Conference Finals, Joe Johnson may not come back immediately, it still depends on the situation.

Russell is not a boss who exploits players. He attaches great importance to Joe Johnson's health.

The current topic of the Suns is very hot in the outside world, but in reality, even if the Mavericks win a game, they will soon be home to the Suns, and the Mavericks who are already standing on the edge of the cliff are in danger.

The game they won was too extreme. Whether to continue to defend like this, their coaching staff is also uncertain, because Russell is not unable to shoot, and it is difficult for them to win the game by only a few points.

It is likely that it was just an unexpected hit by the opponent. Many extreme moves can only be used once, and they will lose their effect if they are used again, because the cracking will be very simple.

On the training ground, Joe Johnson has come over to shoot with everyone.

He was worried about encountering this kind of injury again, but it didn't affect other aspects.

"Don't worry, this time we choose to advance at home. It's a pity that the Sonics are not very competitive, and the Spurs seem to be coming soon." Russell said in a good mood.

If the Spurs and Sonics also play a few more games, they can rest more.

Russell can guarantee that if the opponent lets him vote, he will definitely vote for the Mavericks.

This time they adjusted for two days, and the two sides fought again on the territory of the sun.

Joe Johnson can watch the game live, and his mood is better, but now only Stoudemire is left on the court to pretend to be aggressive, and he is still a little lonely.

At the start of the game, the Mavericks took the risk of releasing Russell again, and Russell couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)