NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 261 Challenger

Whether you have the confidence to challenge a strong team actually has a lot to do with the team boss.

The boss of the team is the core of the team's tactics. As long as he is determined, a team can go all out.

There was no suspense when the Suns met those teams whose bosses had a truce before.

On the other hand, some team veterans are relatively low-key, and the impact on the team is not that great. Those kind of players only have good statistics, but they are still not good enough to drive the team to win.

After the Suns won 24 consecutive victories, they encountered a challenger again.

They have been undefeated in the beginning, and there are many people in the league who are envious and jealous, and there are also many people who want to beat them.

Before the Wizards came to challenge them, Arenas said he wanted to beat the Suns.

At the pinnacle, Arenas is still very strong and crazy, daring to speak and fight.

Unfortunately, according to the original history, this is already his last season in high spirits.

The No. [-] position like Arenas is actually the most difficult one for Russell to deal with now.

With shooting, body, and speed, Arenas really belongs to the kind of unsolvable No. [-] seedling.

If only he had more basketball intelligence, shot selection, and defensive focus, maybe he would have become a true superstar, not the current All-Star level.

However, this does not affect Russell's inability to guard him.

If he goes inside and has his teammates to help defend, it will only depend on luck if he pulls directly in front of Russell.

Of course, Russell will not lie to him, and this buddy can't guard against Russell.

Although Russell is not at the top in some respects in the first position, no one can guard him.

The Wizards missed a fairly good defender Stevenson in the summer, plus the blue-collar center Heywood at the fifth position to assist the Wizards Three Musketeers, their starting lineup is still good.

After all, Arenas, Butler and Jamison can all provide good firepower, but what they lack is team defense and good rotation players.

Even if they have the same, they can play more tricks in the East.

And their head coach Eddie Jordan has led the team with a mediocre record, and it is also miraculous that he has not continued to serve.

It is very common in the league to speculate on coaches. Some teams with deep pockets often speculate for high-tech players. After all, coaches are positions that are easy to blame.

Of course, the coach really has a great influence on the team's record. Superstars may be able to determine the ownership of the championship, but the playoff coach can decide.

It happens that some coaches can stay in the job if they have a poor record. This kind of thing may also depend on metaphysics.

The Wizards started aggressively in this game. Arenas made all kinds of forced shots from outside the three-point line, and his shooting percentage was not low.

The fans felt very excited, because at this time Arenas and Russell felt a bit alike, and they were unreasonable.

The super showdown in the backcourt can also make people excited.

Neither of the two could defend the other, and in other positions, Joe Johnson felt a little bad this time, and the attack was caused by Stevenson's desperate harassment.

Fortunately, Marion played well. A dubious player like Jamison has a habit of interacting with others.

However, Stoudemire's efficiency is not as high as Heywood's. This is the case with Stoudemire's defense. There is actually not much difference between a basketball team and a star insider.

And the opponent Butler is also in good condition, and Iguodala is not so eye-catching if you don't look at the defense.

It can be said that the Wizards played better in this start.

Their starting players are all full of energy and the Suns try their best, and they work very hard when they come up.

The Suns are now a strong team mentality, and will not pay special attention to the Wizards, and it is impossible to amplify their moves when they come up.

So in this case, it is normal for the opponent to take the advantage in the first quarter.

But this is not to say that all teams can gain an advantage in front of the Suns by relying on enthusiasm. The Wizards' starting lineup is indeed strong, and their star players also have enough offensive power to be able to do so.

The pros and cons of the Wizards are obvious. In order to fight the Suns, they are directly in the playoff mode and start to play the main force.

But even Arenas, the coach will not let him play the whole game, after all, this is the regular season, if the players are injured, they are finished.

Therefore, their Three Musketeers will play longer than the Suns' main force, but they also need to rest properly.

And when they rested, the Wizards couldn't stand it anymore.

The difference between the Wizards' main force and physical strength is too great, and as long as one of their three strengths goes down, it will be affected.

So when the substitute players came up, the Suns easily caught up with the previous point difference.

There's really no way around this. The Wizards have already put in a lot of effort in this game. It's just a seven-man rotation. Their head coach Jordan also hopes to show his face for a while.

Especially seeing them get off to a good start, this feeling is even stronger.

However, the opportunity that was finally won was ruined in less than half a quarter.

At no point has the Wizards felt they needed to be better defensively.

After the Wizards' main force played again, they also stabilized the situation, but the scores of the two teams were almost the same.

At the end of the first half, Arenas was already 20+. Russell scored a little less, but had more assists. Both of them were the leading players in the first half.

During the intermission, the Suns seriously discussed whether to pinch Arenas.

When Arenas is in good form, he can't defend alone, and it's useless to switch defenses.

The players and the coaching staff put forward many possibilities together, but the final choice of the Suns is still the more stable one.

That is not to flank for the time being, but to increase the defensive strength.

How should I put it, that is to say, the team will enter the playoff mode in the third quarter and play more star roles.

Even if Arenas can't guard against this, the Suns will limit others to a certain range, and then use the stars to decide the outcome.

After all, sometimes offense and defense are not so compatible, so the Suns chose to let Russell score more.

Those who can score score more and those who can defend defend more, so as to achieve a balance point.

When the opponent plays a small lineup, they also play a small lineup. Stoudemire can take more rest, go on the court and do what he is good at, and then maintain his strength.

Therefore, in the third quarter, the Wizards felt a completely different pressure from the opening.

Whether it is physical confrontation or rhythm, opponents on the field can directly feel the strength of the sun.

At this time, Arenas was not greatly affected.

He said fiercely to Russell: "Look, I will definitely perform better than you in this game."

Russell smiled and didn't care, "We will win, it's that simple. As for the others, I don't need to prove myself, everyone will understand who is stronger."

Arenas felt irritated, but also motivated.

Russell can indeed have this arrogance, but he will not be afraid and speak with the ball.

(End of this chapter)