NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 20 Who's in charge of the offense

The game between the Suns and the Lakers was mediocre, and the main players on both sides didn't play for a long time.

Not to mention the Lakers' lineup, although the defense is a little worse, they still played well on offense.

The Lakers and the Suns fought against each other for a while, but there was no winner, and then the main force went down.

This time, the Suns' bench lineup played averagely. Instead, the Lakers' engineering insider Brian Grant exploded off the bench and scored 20+10, giving the Suns their first preseason defeat.

It might have been stressful if this was the Suns' first preseason game, but it's okay now.

At least the Suns' starting lineup will not have any problems facing a super player like Kobe.

Back at home, the Suns faced the Supersonics again.

The Sonics did not allow Ray Allen and Lewis to play the two major scoring points, and the Suns naturally took their opponents lightly.

When he went to Los Angeles to play the Clippers away, Russell lived in Nora's house with ease.

The two have formally confirmed their relationship, which can be described as a stage where they are inseparable.

When Nora was out of class and Russell was in Phoenix again, she would fly back.

Los Angeles and Phoenix are still very close, and it doesn't take much time to fly.

For the two rich second generations, the air ticket money is really nothing.

As for the game against the Clippers, the Suns solved it with little effort.

In fact, the Clippers are not as weak as the outside world thinks this season. Coach Mike Dunleavy is working hard to transform the team, but they are completely restrained in the face of the Suns, and they can't make waves at all.

At the end of October, the Suns have only the last game left in the preseason, and the NBA regular season is about to start in November.

"Boss Russell, I'm sorry, but I still haven't helped the team find a suitable third point guard." Warren was a little embarrassed, and he looked a little more polite when eating.

Russell didn't care, "Bacon, we don't need to talk about this between us, as long as you do things well according to my requirements, no one can say anything about you."

Russell asked Warren to pay attention, just in case, the Suns are now fully equipped.

"Reese, you can pay more attention to the situation in China. Now China is a very important market for the NBA. Maybe they will have companies willing to give our players endorsement contracts." Russell said to Harris again.

At the beginning of the regular season, the Suns will get more and more attention, including attention from China.

Now many NBA players don't know as much about the Chinese market as they did later, so they can seize the opportunity.

Russell himself can also accept endorsements. To be precise, he is the best asset in the company.

It's just that he won't accept general endorsements, and other players don't have this concern.

Russell has plans for the future. His style must be high. Although he doesn't have the strength of a superstar yet, the standard is based on that. Not to mention the endorsement fee, he must have a big brand.

In fact, endorsements have come to him now, but they all want to take advantage of his status as a super rich second generation. Could it be that Russell is the one who is short of that money.

However, he did accept an endorsement, which is to be the corporate image person for the Russell family.

Russell couldn't laugh or cry when he was pulled over to shoot commercials, whether he is considered a queen's wife.

But Michelle and old Russell have good reasons. He is so handsome, and now he has become a public figure after playing in the NBA. Isn't it a waste not to endorse the family business?

The two parties also have an endorsement contract, which is quite formal.

Russell didn't want money at first, but his sister and father were very principled in this regard, so Russell had to accept it.

That's fine, now it seems that the family business gave him a high endorsement fee, but after one season, everyone will know that this price is a big profit.

Therefore, the early endorsement of the family business is to help the family save money, and Russell feels that he is a good family member.

On October 10, the Suns came to Sacramento for the last stop of the preseason.

The Kings are still a strong team in the Western Conference and a representative of offensive basketball.

The impression given by the Suns in the preseason is also that they are invincible in attack, and many fans are willing to witness such an offensive feast before the start of the regular season.

The king's point guard Mike Bi said in an interview before the game that he didn't pay attention to Russell's situation, and the king just needed to be himself.

With a big contract in hand, Mike Bibby, who is at his peak, does have the confidence. The Kings have not dropped out of the top three in the league in terms of offensive scoring in recent years. Last season, only the Mavericks led by Don Nelson could compete with them. .

Before D'Antoni's fast-playing whirlwind swept the league, the Kings led by Rick Adelman were the representative of the league's small ball.

Webber was injured last season, Divac was getting older, and the Kings were struggling.

They didn't make any big moves in the summer, but as a strong team in the West, their existing players are very competitive.

With the return of Webber in the new season and the increasingly outstanding Stojakovic, the team feels that they will once again stand in the ranks of championship contenders.

However, things backfired. Because Weber and Stojakovic were at odds with each other because of the position of the boss, the king chose to send away Weber, who was older and had potential injuries. The magnificent king came to an end.

In today's game, neither side actually paid much attention to it. The King chose to let Webb rest in order to prepare for the regular season.

But at the beginning of the game, the two teams were a gorgeous offensive duel.

The Suns attack first, Russell holds the ball and Stoudemire picks and rolls, but the opponent's defensive attention is more focused, Russell flicks the ball to the weak side, and Joe Johnson's catcher starts and falls and scores a three-pointer.

This is the horror of Russell. In the pick-and-roll, he rarely takes shots himself, but it is still difficult to defend, because he does not necessarily pass to Stoudemire who is in the pick-and-roll. He can pass to the field at any stage of the tactic. For any teammate, this kind of visual range is hard to guard against.

The Kings also attacked quickly, and Peja responded with a three-pointer without waiting for his teammates to drop their positions and raise their hands.

It is true that Stojakovic didn't have a three-pointer, but this buddy's mental quality is so-so, and it is difficult to be so aggressive in the playoffs. Historically, he was given up as the boss of the Kings after a short time.

Then Mike Bibby hits two in front of Russell, but Russell doesn't care, there are more players who can score in front of him, who cares.

His response was to pass Stoudemire and Marion in seconds to help his teammates easily score points.

After a short period of mutual performances at the beginning, the Suns gradually gained the advantage, and the score tended to widen.

Without him, the Suns' defense is at least average, and their individual defense is even better, while the Kings' defense is a bit sloppy.

Like the previous teams that were defeated by the Suns, they were all undefended inside.

The king's No. [-] Brad Miller is okay if he is on the defense, but his speed is not fast, and there is no help defense. Stoudemire and Marion can say that they can get whatever they want.

If the inside can't be defended, the Suns can go outside, and Joe Johnson can always find opportunities.

Russell and Iguodala can also shoot, and the Kings still can't defend when they come off the bench. Barbosa just needs to kill inside. The Kings really can only watch the inside.

Not only Barbosa, but Kevin Martin also played very well.

Originally, Martin had no chance in the first season of the Kings in history, but in the Suns, he can quickly grow into the firepower of the team's rotation.

Gorgeous offensive battle, it seems, only the sun can keep it gorgeous.

(End of this chapter)