NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 290 The first to advance
In the last game between the Suns and the Clippers, the Clippers have no hope.

Of course, they still made an effort, and the lineup was changed back to the starting lineup in the first game.

It is estimated that after thinking about it, they still feel that the previous judgment was correct, but they did not execute the tactics well.

Now to fight back, I also hope to play the team's demeanor.

The main thing is that the coaching staff wants to prove that they are not useless, and the reason they can't win is because the lineup is not good.

Perhaps because there is no pressure, the Clippers' cooperation was relatively smooth at the beginning of this game.

But also because there is no hope, their defense is even more anxious.

Especially the perimeter defense, Russell and Joe Johnson opened up directly, and the Suns easily took the lead.

In the first few games, the Clippers still defended desperately and started to score slowly, but this time it felt completely different. The fans seemed to feel a lot more comfortable because the two teams scored a lot faster.

But even if the Clippers have improved their offense a lot, the three-point line is still not very good.

In this case, even when Russell is not on the court, the Suns can control the situation.

They just need to be careful not to play high, and the opponent's defense is not tight.If you fight back and forth to score points with each other and forget to defend yourself, it is really possible to feed the opponent's touch.

And NBA players are all talented athletes, and it really feels like the Suns are hard to limit.

So, they can take it easy, but not take it lightly.

Fortunately, Russell has always been very sober, which is also his character advantage.

With Russell in control of the ball and constantly reminding his teammates, the Suns would not lose themselves in the cheers.

As far as the first half is concerned, the Clippers played well on the bright side, but the Suns still lead steadily.

Entering the intermission, the Suns locker room was full of laughter.

Now they don't know who their opponent in the second round will be, but no matter which team they have an absolute advantage, there is no need to worry.

"We're going to sweep our opponents again this year, it's really fun..."

"It has to be, we're the best team, I've always felt that way."

"After this match, we can relax for a while, it doesn't matter if the next opponent spawns slowly..."

The current mental state of the Clippers, the suspense of the game is not much, but in the third quarter they are a little flashback, even Cassel hit a few good shots.

For the Suns, Joe Johnson was a little off, but Russell, Stoudemire and Iguodala were stable.

This is how powerful the Suns are. There are two All-Stars who don't feel like they are still very strong.

When the rotation period came, the Clippers faltered again.

When a team like the Clippers is playing well, it is not much different from a strong team, but their state is often maintained for a short period of time, and they cannot persist for a whole quarter.

Otherwise, the Suns would not be so relaxed. When the opponent's condition is not so good, the Suns are still attacking fiercely, so the lead has expanded a little.

In this way, it is the old way ahead, Russell will come up to close the game after resting.

Russell's stability really makes the Clippers have nothing to do, because Russell only needs to send a second pass when leading, and there are almost no mistakes.

On the contrary, sometimes the hit rate is not so high when the score is soaring, and there will be a bit of ups and downs, but it is particularly stable when playing assists.

In this case, only top-level defense can affect them, but the Clippers don't have that ability, so there will be no surprises in the series.

The final quarter passed smoothly, and the Suns won a little bit.

The Clippers are offense, so the scene is not as ugly as the previous games, but it is inevitable that they were swept by the Suns, and the Suns became the first team in the West to advance to the second round.

Most of the teams in the West can play a dozen games, but the East is stronger and weaker, or some playoff teams in the East are really too weak.

The Pistons swept the Wizards 4:0. The Pistons have been weaker this season, but they still have an overwhelming advantage against the Wizards without Arenas.

The Wizards may be the weakest team in the playoffs because both Arenas and Butler are injured.

They weren't bad this season, but unfortunately they encountered injuries, and they didn't have two strong points. They entered the playoffs because of their previous record.

It can only be said that it is really a pity that Arenas did not fall because of this, and his injuries were as fierce as a tiger.

It is indeed a bit surprising that the Heat, the fourth in the East, were swept by the Bulls in fifth in the East.

The Heat's regular season record this season is not very good. Everyone thinks it was affected by injuries. In the playoffs, they will still be the favorites to break out of the Eastern Conference.

Unexpectedly, they couldn't even struggle, but they were slaughtered by the bulls sitting on Wade and O'Neal.

The Heat must have been affected by injuries, but it is also related to the aging of their lineup. The veterans in their lineup have declined too quickly, and O'Neal has lost the demeanor of the former insider hegemony.

On the other hand, the Bulls' defense has been really quick this season.

The Bulls' defense was mediocre last season, but this playoffs is a bit like the league's first gear.

They spent a lot of money to get big money, and it seems to have had a positive impact.

Of course, it is still difficult for them to go further. After all, Big Ben only has defense, and he is also old.

On the side of the Cavaliers and the Nets, the Nets fought against James in Sanying, and then they were killed by James.

From this series, we can see the difference between superstars and all-stars. Kidd and Carter on the rebound side are also considered all-stars. Jefferson is a quasi-all-star, but they are not James' opponents together.

As far as the system is concerned, the defenses on both sides are doing well. At this time, it depends on the offensive performance of the stars.

In the game between the Raptors and the Hawks, the Hawks defeated the Raptors in the last six games.

Nash also made people see his All-Star strength and his excellent ability to lead the team.

Under his leadership, the Eagles are now also very good on the offensive end. Apart from a slight lack of offensive ability at critical moments, there are not many shortcomings, and they obviously don't need that to deal with the Raptors.

It is also a single-core, and it is difficult for Bosh to play the role of Nash as an insider. The difference between the regular season records of the two teams is actually not too big, and it is not surprising that the Eagles won.

If you lead the team, the lower limit is guaranteed to be number one, which can lead the whole team.But to go further, you still need a position with more offensive ability to lead the team. Russell can't be regarded as a typical No. [-] position, he is a peg.

In the history of the league, the general No. [-] position is actually not that strong because of the size problem. The magician said that he can be a striker, but there is only an outlier like Curry in the back.

So although the Eagles have entered the second round, Russell is not particularly optimistic about their future.

(End of this chapter)