NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 357 The Puzzling Nuggets

"It's another three-pointer. Russell will be more accurate as he gets to the critical moment. Billups's eyes are full of despair."

"The Pistons fouled Stoudemire. They wanted Stoudemire to have a problem with his free throws...Unfortunately, Stoudemire's free throws are very accurate. His free throws this season are career highs, and they have exceeded 80%. It seems that the players Shooting keeps getting better as long as we're in the Suns, maybe we should talk to their shooting coach."

At the last moment, the Pistons bet on consecutive three-pointers, not just Billups and Wallace, they even took out a veteran player like Lynch Hunter to try, and they really regarded it as a playoff game.

It's a pity that the Suns are very good at defending this kind of three-point bet, and the Pistons still fell short in the end.

However, the Pistons are not the most powerful enemy the Suns have come to fight in the East.

Next, the Suns lost to Garnett's explosive Celtics away.

Durant, who performed well against Pierce last time, was completely suppressed this time.

Russell hasn't changed either, the youngsters just aren't as careful as the old guys, and Garnett played a bit too well, the Suns didn't win the game.

But losing a game at this time is also good. If you meet an opponent in the playoffs, you will have a clearer understanding and know how to fight.

On March 3, the Suns continued their away game. They blasted the 28ers in the first quarter of Philadelphia.

This is easy to happen in the first game after a strong team loses.

The 76ers are considered a playoff team in the East, but they have no resistance in front of the Suns.

On the second day of back-to-back away games, the Suns played against the Nets without Kidd, and they easily won.

Harris seems to be more capable of scoring than Kidd, but after he became the master of the Nets, the team's record dropped a lot, and the role of the organizer really cannot be measured by scoring.

In the current situation of the Nets, if the new lineup does not work well, they will definitely embark on the road of reconstruction. After all, they have been regarded as a strong team in the Eastern Conference these years, and they must not be able to stand the contrast of the decline in record.

Back at home, the Suns ushered in the challenge of the Nuggets.

The Nuggets are still worrying about the playoffs. There are two All-Star players, and the Nuggets are the only ones who have to worry about the playoffs.

You know, there is also a shot-blocking king with the best defense in their team.

The role players of the Nuggets are not too bad. It can only be said that both the players and the coach are to blame.

They came aggressively, and played a strong offense in the first quarter, suppressing the Suns for a time.

But the problem with the Nuggets is that they have no defense. Once their offensive intensity cannot be maintained, they will be killed. Not only the Suns can do it, but many teams in the league can do it.

When they took the lead in the first half, they were beaten back by the Suns in just one quarter in the second half.

In the current situation of the Nuggets, even if they enter the playoffs, they will not have any future.

After the Suns beat the Nuggets, they immediately set off to play back-to-back away games, and the opponent was still the Nuggets.

It is equivalent to playing two home and away games. If they meet in the playoffs, they will understand better. After all, it is already April and there are only the last eight games left in the regular season.

Of course, Russell felt that they might not meet the Nuggets. Now that the West has changed because of Russell's little butterfly wings, the Nuggets are at a disadvantage in competing for the playoffs.

This kind of back-to-back home and away games, the second game is relatively comfortable to play at home.

If the second game is played away, it is really tiring, of course it is better than playing both away games.

Back at home, the Nuggets were even more motivated, and they started off with a fierce attack.

Especially Iverson, who played very hard. From this level, Iverson is not bad, but sometimes this kind of hard work will affect the team's tactics. Obsession with individual singles will be a double-edged sword.

If there are two such players on the team, it will be a headache for the head coach.

Facing the Nuggets, the Suns cannot limit the scoring of Iverson and Anthony, but there are many ways to win them.

Maintaining defensive strength and waiting for the opponent to make a mistake is a more reliable method, because there are too many singles to guarantee the hit rate, Kobe can't guarantee it, and Iverson is the same.

The Suns didn't have to wait long, and their chance came during the rotation period.

But this Hill truce, their bench strength is also reduced.

Hill's attendance rate in the Suns is already very high, but there is still nothing to do with old injuries.

Now that the playoffs are approaching, the team also hopes that he will take care of his health and maintain his combat effectiveness in the playoffs.

Veterans are still relatively stable in the playoffs, and young people with some game experience will take time to learn.

But the Suns bench is still doing well, in addition to Ellis, Korver, Ariza and Gasol's performance is also remarkable.

The characteristic of the Suns is that they have offense and defense, and their bench lineup is also doing very well.

After the first half, the Nuggets, which Iverson exploded in the first quarter, led by 1 point.

During the intermission, Iverson was also a little uncomfortable. He said: "We must prove ourselves and use the victory to forget the nightmare of the last game. I can't sleep at night when I always lose."

In fact, Iverson is still relatively popular in the team, but it is more in terms of black culture. Due to his poor record this season, everyone in the game is not so convinced of him.

Anthony didn't say anything, and everyone had a good relationship in private, but the more the ball was played, the more awkward it became.

The Nuggets barely maintained their morale, and Iverson stormed again in the third quarter.

To be honest, he still played well, although he didn't pass the ball much.

When Iverson came to the Nuggets, he played point guard at first, but now, the team also let him try some shooting guard styles, and everyone is working hard for the record.

However, the defense of the two small men in the backcourt is really bad.

Russell had a double-double in the first half, and Ray Allen also made frequent hits from beyond the three-point line.

Therefore, the Nuggets feel that they played very well, but the score did not continue to lead.

The fans who watched the excitement were very happy, and felt that the two teams came and went very exciting.

But those who are knowledgeable can see that as the Suns increase their defensive strength, the Nuggets are slowly having problems.

They couldn't maintain a high enough shooting rate under a strong defense. Iverson and Anthony could still score, and the rest of the Nuggets were locked up.

The joy of their two singles was also due to the Suns' defensive guidance. The Suns did not pinch the two from the beginning to the end, but it does not mean that it will be like this at the last moment.

It is reasonable to say that they have two strong scoring points and it is not easy to flank, but if neither of them passes the ball so neatly, a sudden flank can really solve the problem.

In the final quarter, the Suns did just that. They pinched Iverson and defended Anthony.

It's not that Iverson doesn't pass the ball, but the timing of the pass is quite different from the real organizer.

Sometimes he will persistently attack personally, so Blacksmith appeared.

(End of this chapter)