NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 211 Blood abuse

On April 4, the playoffs began, and the Suns had a game on the first day this time.

Except for Stoudemire, who decided not to play, the team is healthy and well prepared.

At the US Airways Center, the home fans entered the field early, they are eager for the team to defend the title.

A year ago, they didn't expect Phoenix to have a championship trophy, but now they are not satisfied with a championship, because they have the best team in the league.

The Kings have come to the playoffs, and the lineup has also become neat. Bibby, Artest, Bai Miller, and Bunche Wells, who has returned from injury, also have Raheem, who still has offensive power, on the bench. Former All-Star.

The Kings have no superstars, but the lineup is not bad, but the offense and defense are a little bit less interesting.

They knew how powerful the sun was, but they didn't completely lose their fighting spirit.

Artest, who came to the Kings in the middle of the season, was aggrieved and did not play a game last season. Now he is very eager for the playoffs. Bibby also hopes to cause trouble for Russell.

At the beginning of the game, Bibby and Artest were the main attackers for the king.

Bibby is better against Russell, but Artest can't take advantage of Iguodala and Marion.

Artest is an all-round player, focusing on defense and confrontation, but not so good on the offensive end.

On the other hand, Wells, the king, faced Joe Johnson also seemed a little difficult.

The Suns' front line is absolutely second to none in the league.

They have Gerald Wallace and Ariza on the bench, and they can definitely prevent each other from crying.

Wells couldn't stand it soon, but Artest was stubborn. He thought he came to the Kings as a sharp knife, so he chose to keep shooting, and the result was a sluggish shooting rate.

As for the Suns, Russell almost beat Bibby. Bibby can score on Russell, but Russell can slash in front of Bibby. That's the difference.

At the same time, under his pass, Joe Johnson and Marion are also relatively strong.

Under the play of their three All-Stars, the Suns immediately gained the lead.

The king's defense is not good, and the impact of the sun is a bit weak. The main reason is that the sun's three-point line and the inside attack are very sharp. Will be stronger than imagined.

If the Kings are still not far behind in the main lineup, the Kings will collapse as soon as the rotation lineup comes up.

Barbosa, Martin, Wallace, and Tim Thomas were all in good form in the first game, and the Kings were defeated like a mountain.

At the US Airways Center, the cheers of Phoenix fans were loud.

The state shown by the team is really too strong, which makes their blood boil.

The score gap widened to double digits, then 20 points, then 30 points, and the fans went crazy with joy.

"This is the gap between No. [-] and No. [-] in the Western Conference. There will be no suspense in the first round of the playoffs."

"There is also a reasonable question here. The Suns are too reasonable to play. Russell handles the scoring and passing very well. This is the biggest difference between the Suns and the Rockets."

Because the Rockets did not enter the playoffs, Huaxia broadcast the Suns' playoffs live. They became the only home team for Huaxia fans. Not only Russell, but many players on the team gained a lot of fans.

The King was mainly beaten up, and it was only slightly adjusted during the intermission.

But the score gap was too big, and they were listless in the second half. In the end, the Suns beat their opponents with 40 points.

After the game, Russell looked calm and said to reporters: "Now it's time for the playoffs, everyone will be fully focused, everyone is full of motivation for the game, and everyone is ready."

"Also, we still have areas to improve, this is not our strongest state yet."

D'Antoni is also a famous coach, and he was calm about the team's performance, "I'm not surprised at all, we just played a normal strength, we are the defending champions, and the players know how to perform in the playoffs. "

On the King's side, Bibby, who performed the best, could only helplessly say: "Artest shot a lot of shots. He was not wrong, but luck is not on our side today."

"Simply put, they almost took our souls out of our shells today." Kings forward Wells said with self-deprecation, "If our opponent today is a team that has never won a championship, then we will definitely Very frustrating. But they're the defending champions and the favorites, so it's pretty convincing that we lost."

Thomas, another member of their striker, also said helplessly, "We have no passion and energy. We must now change our approach to meet the following challenges. Maybe we will change the entire game plan in the second game."

Their substitute player Garcia even said: "This is simply a nightmare. All 12 of them can easily score points on us."

Only their coach Adelman said weakly, "This is a 7-4-[-] game, and we still have great hope."

In any case, the Suns got off to a wonderful start in the playoffs.

There are two days of adjustments between the first game and the second game, and the Suns are still relatively happy.

Even Stoudemire, who couldn't play, smiled and communicated with his teammates. They really didn't have any pressure facing the current king.

With four wins in seven games, the possibility of an upset for a weak team is too small.

The black eights in history are actually very harsh. A team with super tactics like the Suns can't have that kind of situation. It depends on whether they sweep.

In the second battle, the king's mental outlook changed, and the previous defeat made them sink their boats.

Adelman came up with a big move in advance, that is, the main force, the team only rotates six people.

And this time, Wells' touch has improved a lot, and his mid-range is actually quite threatening.

Artest also played smarter, but Bibby still competed with Russell, looking for abuse.

Russell felt that it might not be that Bibby thought he could really win Russell, but that the king's tactics were like this.

After Varejao's return, the defense at the fifth position of the Suns has also become stronger. Russell is the only point that is easy to break through. The calculation is that Bibby can't get it, and the King's tactics will require him to take more shots at this point.

So Russell didn't care about it, he attacked when he should attack, and passed when he should pass.

The performance of the king's main force is better than before, but some surprises come from the substitute Rashid. As a soft-handed insider, his state is also very troublesome.

The king's main force and the only substitute player were in good condition, and they played back and forth with the sun, which was completely different from the first game.

The Suns' young players were a little anxious, but Russell kept the situation under control.

"It doesn't matter, we just need to win the game steadily. Our playoffs are not just the first round. There is no need to compete with them."

(End of this chapter)