NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 353

In the game between the Suns and the Jazz, both teams came up with more blooming points.

But the offensive end is also focused, and the Suns are naturally Russell and Stoudemire.

Stoudemire has been in good form during this period, and the playoffs are getting closer, and the Suns have trained Durant much more normally. Russell and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll is still the team's first tactic .

On the Jazz's side, it's naturally Deron and Boozer's pick-and-roll.

But at the beginning of the game, the Suns' defense against Boozer was relatively successful, and the Jazz had to find another way.

However, when he met Okur, who had been performing poorly before, this time he felt pretty good.

Everyone knows that Okur can pull out and shoot. The Suns have always been relatively strict in their defensive attitude towards three-pointers, so it is difficult for Okur to score too good a chance against them.

Not having a good chance does not mean that there is no chance. The big man is pulled to the outside line because he can use his height to shoot.

Okur is not fast and is easily disturbed, but it's another story when he feels good.

It is difficult to feel good in the sun, which is relatively rare this time.

It was also because of Okur's good performance that the Jazz played inextricably with the Suns in the first quarter.

The Jazz's weakness is the rotation lineup. They also tried to trade in the middle of the season. Unfortunately, the players they hoped to get were snatched by Russell last summer.

This is the current variable. Russell doesn't even know how many people he has robbed other teams.

However, the rotation of the Suns played so-so, but Harperin and Collins played well on the Jazz side, so they still kept up with the rhythm of the Suns.

The Suns' rotation is definitely strong, but not as strong as last season.

Hill is still old. Although he has maintained good health this season, he cannot maintain his state all the time.

So the Suns are also working hard to let other young players keep up, but some players still need some time.

When Ellis has an average hand, the Suns' rotation will not be so prominent, but it will definitely not be worse than anyone else. After all, the Suns' players are all carefully selected by Russell.

In the confrontation in the second quarter, Okur's touch was still good, and the Suns coach D'Antoni also felt that some adjustments should be made.

Russell has always emphasized defense, which actually has some influence on D'Antoni.

Of course, if the two are separated, D'Antoni will use his words defensively.

In the first half, the Jazz played very well. Deron scored double figures in halftime assists, one more than Russell.

In fact, the two teams are fighting against each other, and now many teams will also fight against the Suns.

Because the Suns' defense is not as good as last season, although it is more difficult to attack them in a positional battle, it will be easier to get up quickly.

In the past, there must not be too many teams doing this, but after the Suns won three consecutive championships, some concepts of the league have also changed. The success of the Suns has caused the league's offensive philosophy to change faster than the original history.

At halftime, both teams were trying to figure out how to do better.

The Suns side is relatively simple, and they will definitely guard Okur more strictly in the second half.

Or Millsap and Stoudemire switch defenses, or Gasol Jr., Stoudemire defends out, anyway, Okur will not have another chance to make an easy shot.

In the third quarter, Okur's role was greatly reduced. After all, he is not a top player.

However, after the inside defense expanded, Boozer found an opportunity.

In order to defend Boozer before, the defense actually shrank a little, and Okur found a chance.

Facing the Jazz before, the Suns always defended like this, because Okur was too useless.

But this time Okur felt very good, so they changed their strategy, but Boozer is obviously one level better than Okur, and when he was given a chance, he seized it.

The defense cannot be without any loopholes, and the Suns are not a top defensive team now, so their response is still on the offensive end.

While Russell and Stoudemire made another effort, Ray Allen also made an effort.

The Jazz are not too strong at the second and third positions. With Durant's mediocre touch, Ray Allen, an experienced All-Star, must stand up.

Russell and Ray Allen are enough to make the Jazz's perimeter defense tight.

In the end, they still did not choose the twin towers, but a more flexible lineup, speeding up again.

After all, the Jazz have two insiders. Okur can make three-pointers but is still relatively weak in movement, so there is no need to fight head-on with them, just control the rhythm.

With the two All-Stars in the backcourt of the Suns going crazy, the Jazz were still suppressed.

But the Jazz still want this victory very much. First, they are competing for the regular season rankings, and they want every victory. Second, they also have ambitions in the playoffs, and the Suns cannot get around the hurdle.

The closer the playoffs are, the more it is necessary to determine the true strength of the Suns and their abilities.

Therefore, during the rotation period, the Jazz's three strong points, and the important player Brewer who also needs to defend from the outside, didn't take much rest. They have to fight for the main force.

For the Suns, Russell and others will definitely not do this, they have the calmness of defending champions.

They didn't lead much before, but they controlled the situation every quarter, adding up to about 10 points.

When Russell went down to rest, the Suns' rotation didn't stop Deron.

The difference of 10 points is just a few minutes.

Sun has done this kind of thing a lot, but he didn't expect to be taken by someone else for a while this time.

So only 3 minutes into the final quarter, the Suns also replaced the main force ahead of schedule.

If they can't lose, they still don't want to lose. D'Antoni values ​​the team's record more than Russell, because it will be his coaching career experience.

After Russell went up, he completed a cooperation with Stoudemire, who made two free throws.

But not long after, Deron misplaced and got three free throws, and the Jazz's momentum stabilized.

Few teams can catch up to the double-digit gap on the Suns, so the Jazz's players are now full of fighting spirit.

Deron and Boozer can be said to be a fierce comparison. When the two of them feel good, they are really powerful. Russell did not expect the Jazz to be so difficult.

The decline in the team's defense does have an impact, if the Suns did not give any opponent such a chance last season.

Fortunately, the Suns' defense has only temporarily declined. In Russell's team building policy, the Suns will definitely have both offense and defense in the future, which can be fast or slow, and both big and small lineups can come.

Halfway through the final quarter, Millsap had too much defense and the Suns had to adjust their lineup.

The Jazz have two insiders, and Hill will still suffer a loss if he comes to defend, so they went to Gasol Jr., and they are going to head-to-head with the Jazz.

Jazz coach Sloan nodded slightly on the sidelines. Today the team played the effect he wanted and was aggressive enough. He saw the hope of winning the Suns.

On the side of the sun, Russell's eyes sharpened.

If even this Jazz team can't handle it, the Suns are still talking about defending their title.

(End of this chapter)