NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 25
Russell sat off the court, looking at Iverson's figure to reflect and sum up his experience.

It's nothing to be passed by Iverson, why can't I control my hands.

This is the question of defensive experience. Russell has rich experience in actual combat in the system simulation battle space, but that situation has a taste of playing games. It still needs to be sharpened to completely transform into real game experience.

It's just that he matured much faster than other rookies. If he didn't meet Iverson, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he is an old player who has played for five or six years. He performed better against Nash in the previous game.

Of course, no matter how rich the game experience is, facing Iverson may not be able to control fouls.

Facing real people directly in reality, the kind of confrontation, the sense of oppression, the mentality of the players is completely different.

If you want to do your best, your body will naturally respond.

Otherwise, those players whose center of gravity has been shaken, are they really willing? It feels completely different if the opponent is so aggressive, okay?

The Suns let Barbosa go up to defend Iverson, and then tried to use Iguodala as the main defense.

Anyway, it's a wheel battle. Iverson can shoot from outside the three-point line, and it's also a flank attack when he goes in.

Iverson's first reaction to flanking is often not to pass the ball. An offensive guard like him will subconsciously seize the weak link of the opponent's defense and attack by himself. The same is true for Kobe. Flanking them is a more cost-effective tactic.

Especially when there are no other strong points on the field, it can often reap miraculous effects.

Even if it can't completely prevent Iverson from scoring, it will consume a lot of his physical strength.

Iverson is not very young, but in this game he is one of the players with the most playing time on both teams.

Relatively speaking, Russell, who is really young, has more rest time.

The Suns showed their defensive spirit and slightly lowered the offensive rhythm. After strictly guarding against Iverson, the 76ers' pace of chasing points stopped at around 10 points, and they couldn't get past this hurdle even if they died.

When Russell is not on the court, the Suns' offensive efficiency drops, but it is not impossible to attack. Just let Joe Johnson and Stoudemire play singles.

Of course, it's not that simple. The 76ers' pincer tactics have not changed.

The Suns also continued to cover and pass the ball repeatedly to create opportunities for the two. Their efficiency in doing so was similar to the threat of Iverson alone.

This has to say that Iverson is strong, but unfortunately at this time the 76ers need to chase points instead of stabilizing the point difference between the two sides, so they can't play like this.

But how do you play if you don't play like this? If Iverson increases the pass, he will not be comfortable playing, and his teammates will not be able to hit. They have become accustomed to Iverson's performance on the offensive end.

At this time, a second strong offensive point is needed, and the 76ers don't have one, so there is no solution.

If you expect the Suns to make mistakes and give them a chance, then forget it.

Because Russell is sitting on the sidelines, as long as the situation is not right and the Suns replace him to coordinate the offense, they will not be able to fall into a scoring shortage and give their opponents a chance.

The 76ers are not a team with explosive scoring power, so even if the 76ers use gambling tactics, it is useless.

The Suns are no longer a weak team this season. They have both offensive and defensive rhythms. Although the team has not fully adjusted, it is already an absolute Western Conference powerhouse.

In the final quarter, Russell played again.

As soon as he goes up, the Suns' offense will be different immediately, whether it is a fast break or a down position.

Every NBA player can pass the ball, but passing the ball really is a special skill.

He went up for less than 3 minutes, and the 76ers couldn't stand it anymore.

Because Marion came to feel it, if it wasn't for Marion's bad touch in the third quarter, the 76ers' double-teaming would have paid the price immediately, and the game would have ended long ago.

Under Russell's scheduling, Marion, who got the chance, scored 6 points in a row and stopped the 76ers.

After returning from the timeout, the 76ers began to bet on three points.

They are not opponents of the Suns in normal play, so they can only bet on offense and defense.

But in the crucial fourth quarter, both Korver and Willie Green hit iron outside the three-point line.

Iverson could only do it by himself, but he hit a three-pointer, but it was a drop in the bucket.

Marion has continuous output at this point, and the 76ers' defense can't be so biased. As a result, Stoudemire and Joe Johnson began to score points again, and the 76ers couldn't help it at all.

In the last 5 minutes, Russell fouled for the fifth time.

But he didn't end, but Iverson went down after a few rounds.

Iverson basically didn't rest in this game. Now that the team has surrendered, he can take a good rest, but this kind of rest is too suffocating.

The 76ers need to find a suitable helper for Iverson, otherwise there will be more and more mistrust between the team and the stars, resulting in mutual losses.

However, it is really not easy to find a good strength. With so many teams in the NBA, who has no ideas and who does not want to win the championship.

After Mutombo, Iverson's helpers changed every year, and the coaches also changed frequently.

Van Horn, Glenn Robinson, are still trying to find a way this season, and it will be Webber without a surprise.

It's just that they haven't been successful, and in the end they can only sell Iverson to train more obedient young people.

The relationship between Iverson and the 76ers is a typical case of mutual injury.

After the game, the winning Suns were in high spirits.

The reporter asked Russell how he felt facing Iverson, Russell smiled slightly, "I helped the team win the game, I feel very happy."

Got hit countless times, five fouls, three turnovers, what is that?
Moreover, Russell scored 14 assists in this game, which was an explosion.

Even the scoring has improved compared to the last game, scoring 5 points.

Even if he doesn't score in double figures in the next few games, the media must recognize his strength.

Do you think assists are so easy to get?A guard who can pass the ball is wanted by many teams in the league.

D'Antoni also focused on Russell's passing, claiming that his passing was the key to the transformation of the Suns.

After the press conference, Russell went directly to the hotel to sleep, regardless of whether the hotel was comfortable at home.

Needless to say, the away game is really more tiring than the home game.

After taking the plane and taking the bus, how can it be more comfortable to drive in Phoenix.

They will play back-to-back away games tomorrow, Russell is not as excited as some people in the team, and they are still clamoring to go out to play, Russell is not interested at all.

New Jersey is not far away, you can go there directly by bus, but this seems to be more tiring, and the car is still slower.

Russell felt it during the preseason. Professional players are uncomfortable going to away games. It is inconvenient and tiring to do anything, but compared to salary, it is not a big problem.

Fortunately, there is an offseason. If you want to only have two days off for a normal work week, it will be really difficult to continue.

But being tired is also exhausting, and playing basketball is still not tiring.

Russell never gets tired of playing every day. This is love. Wouldn't it be nice to love An Anxin and be a rich second generation?

Russell's physical fitness is still very good, and he feels refreshed when he sleeps.

I don't know how many games they can win at the beginning?He kind of looked forward to it.

(End of this chapter)