NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 349 The Strongest Enemy This Season

"My God, Kobe's layup was blocked by Durant. The young second pick of the Suns seems to be excited about this help defense. This is a very good team defense."

"Russell successfully made Fisher's foul. Sending Russell to the free throw line is a point. Now that the game has come to the last 2 minutes, the Lakers seem to be in trouble."

"The score gap between the two teams has never exceeded 5 points, but one or two goals at the last moment can determine the outcome of the game...Kobe still did not choose to pass the ball. Missed."

"It's Stoudemire again. Stoudemire's performance this time is too strong. His scoring is not far behind Kobe, and both are close to 40 points."

"Kobe made a difficult two-pointer, but the game is really running out of time. The Lakers are expected to use foul tactics."

"Russell got to the free throw line for the sixth time, and he still hit the ball."

"The Lakers need a three-pointer at this time... The Lakers didn't find a chance. The Suns' defense at the critical moment was really good. Kobe made a fake move and forced a shot!"

"Three-pointer! But the game time has run out, and finally the Suns narrowly beat the opponent by 1 point."

The Lakers' new lineup is relatively strong, but they were still defeated by the Suns.

After the game, Ke also expressed the hope that he could challenge the Suns again because they are becoming stronger.

Regarding the arms race in the middle of the season in the Western Conference, Russell was very calm. He said: "We knew what we needed in the summer, and we had more than half a season of running-in and improvement time than them, so even if the opponents become stronger, we are still very capable. confidence."

Two days later, the sun will meet the challenge of the strong again.

First in the East and West, this season finally met for the first time.

The Celtics are actually strong defensively, and the offense is the same. The Big Three plus Rondo, everyone else is a plus.

Russell got Tony Allen to the Suns, and the Celtics still lacked one outside defense.

But Posey is also good, the lack of a backup defensive player on the outside doesn't make much sense in the regular season.

The current Celtics team is definitely not worse than the original team in history, but how they will perform in a tough battle depends on their performance in the playoffs. Until then, no one can say for sure.

Russell greeted Joe Johnson, who was doing well in Boston because it's a big city.

If it weren't for going to a giant, Joe Johnson might have hoped to be the boss of an ordinary team, but now as a contender for the championship, he is still quite satisfied.

None of the Celtics' Big Three made sacrifices, and Garnett and Pierce didn't make him their younger brother just because they were seniors. The three of them actually made similar shots, and they set an example on both offense and defense.

In addition, Rondo next to the Big Three is a good organizer.

It's just that Rondo can't shoot, and he is not as good as Parker from the outside, but the difference between him and Parker is that he is a good defender at the first position because of his super wingspan.

Although Russell was taller by the opponent, because of Rondo's wingspan, it would not be so easy for him to beat Rondo.

However, although the Suns have not played against the Celtics before, they still have research on them.

To be honest, if you beat them and lock up the Big Three, the others love whoever you want.

Although the Celtics are strong, they are not unstoppable. First of all, none of their three players are incomprehensible. Needless to say, players like Joe Johnson who are very familiar with the Suns, Garnett is not known for his offense, and Pierce is honest. Not a super scorer.

Of course, their offense is just not that powerful compared to superstars. For ordinary players, they are all at the proper All-Star level.

The Celtics have also studied a lot about the Suns. Now that they have the best record in the East, they will definitely pay attention to their opponents in the West. After all, they formed this luxurious lineup for the championship.

It is estimated that only the Suns can match or even exceed their lineup.

In the summer, everyone only thought that the Suns dismantled the three-peat championship lineup, but when you think about it carefully, the Suns also have the Big Three, and the superstar Russell leads them.

At the beginning, I thought that the opportunity came, and the idea that the Suns' consecutive championships could be ended relatively easily, but now I have been slapped in the face by the Suns' superb record.

They are not as good as the Big Four last season. Compared with other teams, they are still number one.

Besides, Durant seems to be growing into the fourth giant of the Suns, the Suns lineup is really open.

So the Celtics also feel that they have to take advantage of the Suns' running-in this season and still train young people to defeat them in one fell swoop.

At the beginning of the game, the Celtics took the initiative to slow down the rhythm. They would rather let Joe Johnson or Pierce play inefficient singles after they dropped the ground, and they did not intend to fight against the Suns.

There are many strong teams who have tried the offense with the Suns and the Spurs with defensive strength, but no one can win.

So the Celtics came up defensively, trying not to give the Suns a chance to play fast.

Garnett and the young defensive insider Perkins who has been training in the league for several years should be able to limit Stoudemire's wave.

They will not be weak on the inside, Rondo has the opportunity to pester Russell on the outside, Joe Johnson is not afraid of Ray Allen, and Pierce can suppress the rookie for the time being, so the Celtics feel that they can slow down the tempo and compete for the star's personal ability. They still have a dozen .

If they were fighting to attack, they would definitely not have as many people as Sun, they are not stupid.

Compared with the Pistons and Spurs who often rely on the system to defend, the Celtics' team defense and individual defense are good, which is their confidence.

At the beginning of the game, Joe Johnson defended very hard, and Ray Allen was almost restricted to death.

Ray Allen is also an all-around player compared to the average player, but his strongest method is to catch and shoot the ball. He does not have a good enough ball-holding ability, which is not good for Joe Johnson.

But Joe Johnson's offensive end is not much stronger. Joe abuses food very well in singles, and his efficiency against Ray Allen is also reduced.

Millsap naturally could only shrink back in front of Garnett, but Durant played pretty well, and he didn't lose against Pierce.

Russell can see that Durant is not afraid of a striker like Pierce who is not very explosive.

Of course, in the face of the Celtics, the Sun's main means of offense is Russell and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll.

Because he was facing the biggest enemy of the season, Russell shot very decisively, as long as there was an opportunity in the screen, he would shoot. This aggressive attitude also put pressure on the opponent's defense. In this case, Stoudemire also Got more opportunities.

After all, Russell will not deliberately train new players in such a game, and Stoudemire is the first point of his delivery of shells.

As long as Stoudemire rushed in, it was useless for Garnett to help defend inside.

In a sense, Stoudemire is also a player with a slanted sword. He has reached the extreme in a certain aspect, and sometimes there will be some restrictions when he cannot use it. However, few people can block him when the weapon is used.

(End of this chapter)