NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 207 Comeback Attempt
Duncan really has a great impact on both offense and defense. In order to deal with the Spurs, the Suns should always have a meat shield.

Otherwise, if you bet on the outside shooting percentage in every game, the championship will not be so stable.

Fortunately, Varejao's injury is not a big problem, and he will definitely return before the playoffs.

Of course, the Suns also need to study how to deal with the Spurs in various situations.

If the insiders really can't stand it, their small lineup should be more determined, or Russell's individual singles should be more determined. After all, Parker is not a single-defense fighter.

In fact, no matter how good the Spurs' performance is, if the Suns' No. [-] position in the Western Conference is knocked down, the Spurs will have to fight the Mavericks in advance as in the original history.

But Russell also thought about it that way, and they would not be reconciled to deliberately strategizing to give up the No. [-] in the Western Conference.

The Mavericks still failed to live up to expectations. Russell lamented that the Spurs and the Mavericks are in the same area. As long as the Suns have a record above them, there will always be a team that will be pushed to fourth and face the Suns in advance.

Strong teams in the same district not only have high competitive pressure, but also are unfriendly to their opponents. Russell complained a little about the league's playoff grouping system.

In fact, think about it, their own community is also super strong.

Think about the pattern behind the league. The Suns subdivision has the Warriors, Lakers, and Clippers. This means that the Kings are gradually weakening. Compared with other subdivisions that have weak teams, their subdivision is really competitive.

So Russell didn't think too much about it, and just killed anyone who came out.

The sun is back to back next, and the first game against the Timberwolves at home is relatively simple.

The Timberwolves' hopes for the playoffs are now slim, but they have not given up. It's just that the running-in between the players is too poor, and their head coach Casey has nothing to do.

They got a player like Ricky Davis who can't figure it out in the middle of the season, and they lost their minds.

Facing the weak defense of the Timberwolves, Russell scored 50+ again and vented his anger.

Both Garnett and Duncan are representatives who can drive the defensive system, but Garnett is not as aggressive as Duncan on the offensive end, so there is no pressure to play the Timberwolves Sun.

It was just going to Portland, the Suns lost again, and the inside line was also unstoppable. The Suns inside line were all crushed by that fat guy Randolph, and the key point was that he also hit two shots from the three-point line.

Randolph's open performance, the sun really did not expect.

This is also not paying enough attention to the Blazers. After all, the Blazers are a weak team this season.

If Duncan or Nowitzki had gone crazy like this, the Suns would have provided various coping strategies and flanking attacks, but they were not prepared for Randolph's explosion, so they lost the game.

After the game, Russell also said that they underestimated the enemy, and he was very responsible for the loss.

It seems that he is a little annoyed, but in fact the team doesn't care much about losing to the weak chickens. Players of the type Randolph will not meet in the playoffs, and they will not spend much energy on it.

But after losing two games in a row in a short period of time, the sun can be regarded as falling into the dust.

Russell thinks this is also good, so as to save some people in the team from being too drifting and have problems in the playoffs.

Suppress their mentality now, and they can maintain their best state in the playoffs.

The Suns only had one day off, and they played back-to-back games. Russell also ordered the team medical team to confirm the health of the players.

The closer they are to the playoffs, the more foolproof they must be. In the last [-] games, the Suns will not care so much about the record. They want to go further in the playoffs and want to defend their title.

On March 3, they went to an away game against the Sonics.

Seeing that the Sonics are getting farther and farther away from the playoffs, Russell is also very embarrassed.

They were still the two dark horses in the West last season, but now they are still No. [-] in the West, but the Sonics have returned to the position of the weak chickens.

At the beginning of the game, the Sonics were a little listless. The team's record was not good, and the players' hearts were in a mess.

In fact, the two supersonic stars, Ray Allen and Lewis, are still capable, but they can't help the team win.

This is the case with pure offensive players. They will not lead the team very well unless they reach the point where there is no solution, but the two strengths of the Supersonics have obviously not reached that level.

Facing the lack of fighting spirit of the Supersonics, the Suns naturally played relatively easily, even scoring in double figures.

The Huaxia fans are also very happy. Now the Suns have always started the game, and Russell takes care of him more. He also often has brilliant performances. Their attention is also very motivated.

After the game, Russell also chatted with Ray Allen. Russell also wanted to establish a good relationship with a shooter of Ray Allen's level. It's just that this buddy has a cold temper, so the chat is just like that.

The Suns played the Clippers back to back, but returned to their home court.

The feeling of home and away games is completely different. Even if it is back to back, it is much more refreshing to return to home.

The Clippers played well this season. During the season, they traded from the Supersonics to Radmanovic, which made up for the shortcomings of the rotation and made the team more competitive.

In addition to not having a superstar, they can be considered both offensive and defensive.

But in this game, they were completely suppressed in front of the sun.

The main reason is that Russell slapped Cassell when he came up. The defender who bullied him last season took revenge this season.

Cassel, who is getting older, really can't keep up with Russell's rhythm now, so he can only be blown up honestly.

The Clippers, who did not shoot three-pointers and were not fast, were completely restrained by the Suns.

So in this back-to-back contest, Russell clocked out of get off work in three quarters, and it was easy.

Now the gap between the strong teams in the Western Conference and the general playoff teams is really big. In addition, many teams are unwilling to shoot three-pointers. It is not easy to have a dark horse in the playoffs.

But then the Suns had their first losing streak of the season, losing away to the Spurs and Jazz.

Don't doubt it, it's all insiders who got blasted.

Both teams are old and cunning. Seeing that the Suns are short of insiders, they are both playing the Twin Towers.

At this time, Stoudemire couldn't bear it anymore, and he decided to come back.

The team medical team also felt that they could take a look at his condition. Stoudemire was full of confidence. He said to Russell: "Don't worry, I'm completely fine. The team needs me now, right?"

Stoudemire has already figured out the scene. When the team lost in a row, he came back to save the team, captured the hearts of countless fans, and then became a legendary star in the playoffs.

It's just that the reality is more skinny. The Suns played against the Trail Blazers next, and they won, but Stoudemire is still not used to the rhythm of comparison.

The Blazers are a relatively weak team. Last time Randolph broke out at a super level. This time the Suns defense paid attention to him and he was not so comfortable. It is normal for the Suns to win.

Winning is not important, the important comeback of Stoudemire has indeed attracted the attention of the entire league.

(End of this chapter)