NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 212
"Today's Suns did not do so well on the defensive end. They allowed the Kings to grab too many offensive rebounds. It may be that the big victory in the first game caused the players to underestimate the enemy."

"The Kings seldom take three-pointers now, they are basically mid-range shots, and their mentality is relatively stable. But we have to sigh that the Kings who are omnipotent in offense seem to be in the past."

"Russell and Joe Johnson are still strong offensively, but Marion feels a little bad. Marion will have some fluctuations on the offensive end. His biggest role for the Suns is defense. He is the Suns' leader in rebounds, steals and blocks. .”

"Speaking of player statistics, we have to talk about Russell. Russell won both the league's scoring and assists this season, making him the second player in league history to achieve this honor."

"The Suns still have a nine-man rotation in this game, and it hasn't changed because of the king's desperation. This shows that the Suns have not done their best yet. However, if they are too careless, they may lose Jingzhou carelessly."

Because the Kings played well this time, the two teams scored almost the same at halftime.

Russell also discovered that the Suns are still very impactful, but none of them have the effect of Stoudemire. Stoudemire is still worth the maximum salary, while Marion, Iguodala and Wallace still have Not so much.

But it doesn't matter, the sun really hasn't gone all out yet.

"We need to be more aggressive offensively in the second half ... and of course, defensively," D'Antoni said.

In fact, it is easier for the Suns to do targeted defense, mainly Raheem.

Raheem is actually not too old, but he is not so competitive. In addition to the injuries of professional players, his combat effectiveness is not strong.

If the Suns defend, he won't perform very well even if he feels good today.

In addition, the forwards and guards pay more attention to the mid-range. Under the influence of Russell, the team sometimes pays more attention to the defense of three-pointers. technical adjustments.

After all, the team's defense is good and the front line is very good. Once the long arm is blocked, it is not difficult.

At most, some confrontation will be added, and the Suns players are not afraid.

In the third quarter, the Suns made great efforts on the defensive end, and the direct result was that Wells and Artest were locked up.

Russell also lamented that under his tossing, the Suns' forward and defensive line really exploded.

James is still depressed in the Cavaliers for several powerful strikers in later generations, not to mention that everyone can't meet them, even if they do, James alone will suffer.

Russell doesn't pay attention to the others at all. The Suns are the team with the strongest front and back.

In the west, if Duncan counts as a striker, the Suns only worry about this, and Nowitzki, who has a strong offensive power, doesn't worry much.

On the King's side, Artest and Wells have mediocre attack power, and the Suns can lock them up if they really want to.

As soon as the Suns exerted their strength in the second half, they took the lead.

Although they didn't directly beat the king like they did in the last game, they were able to stabilize their advantage by relying on defense.

"At first I thought the king could fight the sun, but I didn't expect the sun to be so strong when it comes to seriousness."

"The Suns' defense is too good, especially the perimeter defense. No one in the Kings can stand up and attack."

"It's really a pity for the Kings. Now the Kings' offense is really nondescript. Once upon a time, they were also an offensive team that the entire league could not restrain."

"The king is sure to lose, and the league's offensive and defensive team is the Suns."

In the final quarter, the Kings chose to speed up with the Suns and played a small lineup with Miller.

In this way, their offensive power is indeed stronger, after all, their offensive foundation has not been completely lost.

Unfortunately, in the rhythm of the sun, it is impossible for them to beat the sun.

Under Russell's scheduling, the Suns' small lineup was in full bloom, and the Kings could not narrow the score gap between the two teams at all.

In the end, none of them had the courage to bet three points.

The current king really doesn't have the courage to stop everything.

In the second game of the first round of the playoffs, the Suns played normally and won the game.

Wells, who played well after the game, regretted: "I know we can play a beautiful game, we can beat any team, they use our defense to hit a lot of three-pointers to gain the upper hand."

Their coach Adelman felt sorry, "When you find out, bad things have happened, and this is the game."

Raheem, who played better than the first game, said: "We played the way I played, and such a loss is heartbreaking for us."

"They did what they had to do, they won the home game and we need to go back to Sacramento and defend our home game."

The Kings have actually played well in this game, and they will not play better when they return to the home court, but people always need to comfort themselves.

It is only natural for the Suns to win the home court. Russell said to reporters: "We are very confident in our scoring ability. We will pass the ball out to find open opportunities. On the defensive end, we have also worked hard. This is what we can win. The reason for the game."

Russell scored 40+ this time, and D'Antoni was full of praise, "He did a very good job today and played a key role in our victory. He will always perform well, and he is our team. confidence in the team."

Between the home and away games, the two teams have two more days to adjust.

Both sides have good physical strength in the first round of the playoffs, and there is no one who takes advantage.

This time in the playoffs, Nora also deliberately spared time, and will go to the away game.

Russell naturally behaves well in front of his girlfriends, and he likes performances with special audiences.

On the training ground, the Suns practiced their offensive and defensive routines.

Before that, they watched the team's edited video, and they had a good idea of ​​the fine-tuning in all aspects.

For the first opponent, it's better for them to solve it quickly, after all, the next round will be a hard fight.

As the best team in the Western Conference, they will encounter tough characters in two consecutive games without accident, and they also need to be mentally prepared.

"In terms of rebounds, we must protect them well," Russell said to Varejao.

In this regard, the team also gave Varejao a lot of advice. They should be tougher in the playoffs.

Varejao is also working very hard. He doesn't have Stoudemire's offensive explosiveness, so he can only win the team's favor in terms of dirty work.

And other aspects are the advantages of the team, just need to play normally.

On April 4, the sun came to Sacramento.

The Kings will try to counterattack at home, and what the Suns have to do is to push the opponent down decisively.

(End of this chapter)