NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 317 Old Teammates

At the end of October, the regular season officially started, and the Suns started a new journey.

It is also fate, their first game is away to play against the Sonics.

The Supersonics haven't moved yet, but they have actually had conflicts with the city government.

The players were not affected for the time being, Russell and the others went to Seattle, and first got together with their old teammates.

Coming to a new team, in fact, young players adapt better.

Due to his technical characteristics, Marion can only be the team's big brother, and it is difficult to become a star.

Of course, he can also make a breakthrough on the scoring end, but his idea of ​​getting another big contract is that he prefers it, and other teams will not support it too much.

If the team does not give him singles tactics, it will be difficult for his scoring to improve significantly.

The biggest problem with the Sonics now is that they are not organized. There are still players.

It didn't look so obvious in the preseason, and there will definitely be some problems in the regular season.

Of course, if the requirements are not so high, as long as the ball sharing is done well, there will be no major problems.

The current starting lineup for the Sonics is the previous rotation of the Suns, Barbosa, Martin, Iguodala, Marion and Varejao.

In addition, the Suns gave them the pick, and they still chose Jeff Green.

Not the best choice, not too bad, it's an instant hit.

The Suns are the same as the first game of the preseason, Russell, Ray Allen, Durant, Millsap and Stoudemire.

Speaking of which, this lineup is the first time to play an official game, but Russell is not a big problem.

In the official regular season, Russell's state is different, and his aggressive personality is extremely strong.

The Suns still focus on Russell and Stoudemire. Although Ray Allen has different characteristics from Joe Johnson, he can also seamlessly connect tactics.

In addition, the position of the tool man has changed. Now Millsap will play the role of a tool man who has no sense of existence. Durant will get a lot of offensive opportunities, which will be more than Marion before.

In fact, Ray Allen will sacrifice a little bit, but these have already been made clear. Ray Allen is at his current age and has a contract, so he will not have any objections for the championship.

At the start of the game, Barbosa felt the pressure of facing Russell.

This was something that he couldn't fully feel during training. Although he thought he was prepared, it was still a little different when he actually faced it.

Not only on the defensive end, he found that it is not easy to play Russell on the offensive end.

On the Sun's side, apart from Millsap being a bit jerky, the other points are very aggressive.

For the Sonics, Martin, Iguodala and Marion have good offenses, Barbosa is suppressed, and Varejao is a relative tool man.

Both Martin and Iguodala were very active this time, especially Iguodala, who rarely saw him attacking so actively.

The main reason is that he is a little hesitant, Russell is actually more optimistic about the skinny kid in front of him, and Iguodala plans to teach the newcomers of the league a lesson.

So what if it is the second place, it looks like this now.

Because Martin and Iguodala performed very well, the Supersonics still played back and forth with the Suns at the beginning when they were suppressed at the No. [-] position.

"I feel like I'm watching the Suns' civil war. Iguodala has really improved a lot. He has both offense and defense. It's a pity that the Suns didn't keep him."

"It seems that the Suns have weakened some of their strength, otherwise the game would not be so intense."

"Durant feels that Iguodala is not as good as Iguodala, and his efficiency is very average, but Ray Allen is good. His style of play is very restrained, and it is seamlessly connected with Russell."

"Durant is still new to the league in his first regular season game, so we can't be too harsh on him."

"That being said, it would be fun if the Suns lost to the Sonics."

"With Russell here, it's impossible to lose. You can see that Barbosa has been beaten like a headless chicken. The Sonics may be a bit hasty in signing Barbosa. It is better for Martin to hold the ball."

To be honest, neither team played particularly well at the beginning, but the Suns are taking care of Durant.

On the Supersonic side, Marion didn't have Russell passing the ball, and his outside shooting percentage felt a little bit down.

However, the sun is not as good at protecting the frame as before, and was killed by Marion and hit two.

When it came to the rotation period, the two teams were still hard to tell.

Both Ellis and Hill played well on the Suns side, and Gasol Jr. also protected the rebounds very well, but players such as Collison and Green on the Supersonic side also played well.

Russell sat on the sidelines and watched, and found that the team still needed time to adjust, especially after he was off the field.

Not only the sorting out of the offensive end, but also the teamwork on the defensive end has many problems now.

Otherwise, although the team lacks a few long-arm monsters, there are still a few good defensive players, but there is no tacit understanding between them.

Russell is sure that it will be relatively easy to solve a team like the Sonics once everyone has a tacit understanding.

The Sonics still lack a stronger scorer now. If the Celtics do not join the deal, the Sonics would be better off getting Joe Johnson. Martin is still not that comprehensive.

And Iguodala, like Marion, is not only capable on the offensive end, which means that their offensive strength is still not strong enough.

In terms of defense, the Sonics are still not as meticulous as the Suns.

As a result, their offense and defense are okay now, but they are not as good as a real strong team.

In the second quarter, the Suns began to play more as a team and blossomed more.

In fact, it is still Russell's ability. He can lead the team to whatever he wants to play.

On the Supersonic side, Marion began to hit the inside more, and so did Iguodala.

Stoudemire was fouled three times by two former teammates, so he didn't play that long.

However, when Gasol came up, the frame protection was actually better, and the height still gave people a different feeling.

In addition, Iguodala and Marion's free throws were relatively average today, which is also one of the reasons why the two did not fully rush.

Both sides have some problems, such as the three-pointers on the Suns side, Russell and Ray Allen are not bad, and the shooting percentage of others is very low.

So after the first half, the two teams were really evenly matched.

Iguodala made a three-pointer at the buzzer at the end of the second quarter, and the SuperSonics led by 1 point.

This is quite encouraging for a group of young people in the Sonics. Although Barbosa was miserable, they really played very well against their old club this time.

During the intermission, they also encouraged each other, smiling and expressing that they would give Russell his first defeat of the season.

In the Suns locker room, there are a few young people who are rather frustrated. They have gained more opportunities, but they are also under pressure. If they lose, the media will definitely say various things about them.

Russell, on the other hand, was very calm. The Supersonics performed better as expected, but he hasn't fully exerted his strength yet.

He said to everyone in a relaxed tone: "Give me some energy, the game will be closed in the second half! It's good to have a good start."

(End of this chapter)