NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 41
"Guys, we were able to contain them, we got off to a good start."

"Do you still want to be humiliated by them like in the preseason? You are no worse than them. The Suns can get better in the new season, and so can we."

During the intermission, coach Dunleavy carefully perfected the tactics.

Because of the humiliation in the preseason, there is still research on the Suns Dunleavy.

Defensively, Stoudemire must be pinched. Joe Johnson is also very dangerous, and he can't let go of three points...

Damn, it's really hard to kill the Suns' offense.

Because of the Suns' three-pointer in the second quarter, the Clippers have no plans to attack. They feel that if they work harder, they can defend well, and their players are not bad.

As for the offense, we still have to start from the weak link of Russell.

As a rookie, Iguodala's defense is much better. Most people can't catch Stoudemire. Only Russell can open up the situation.

And consume him on the offensive end, when the Suns attack, Russell may have physical problems.

Russell played relatively little playing time for the Suns' starter, which undoubtedly shows his physical condition.

Well, Russell's physical fitness is slightly worse than others, but it's definitely not at the bottom of the level. He didn't play that long just to gradually adapt to the intensity of the NBA, so as not to hit the rookie wall, or even get injured.

If he was really going to fight against him, his physical strength is actually not a big problem.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Clippers players adjusted their mentality and let Jaric sit on Russell.

It's not purely singles. Jaric has height. When he targeted Russell, his teammates would pass the pass as long as they ran out of opportunities.

His passing vision is not that great, but the Clippers players just walked in, and Jaric passed the ball over Russell's head, which was relatively easy.

This trick is indeed easier to use. Stoudemire can block shots, but he mainly relies on physical fitness, and his defensive prediction is very average.

As long as the Clippers run out of opportunities, the efficiency of cutting in is still relatively high.

Jarich also played well against Russell. Russell is just interfering, basically not jumping desperately to block shots.

So as long as you stabilize your mental quality and shoot against the defense, there will be no problem.

Coach Dunleavy was also relieved to see the team's offense, and these players can still be trained.

But, the problem is only half solved.

Defensively, they couldn't handle Stoudemire at all.

Wilcox is not good at all, and he was easily shaken off by Stoudemire.

Brand wanted to fill in, but after Stoudemire rushed in, Brand was not tall enough.

In fact, Brand's defense is not bad, and his wingspan is long enough.

It's just that Stoudemire jumped up, and it was really difficult for Brand to interfere.

Sometimes it's not enough to be short. In order to make up for Stoudemire, Brand even paid for a foul.

It's okay once, but after two or three times, Coach Dunleavy's heart hangs. Brand can't be folded on fouls, and the Clippers can't do without him on both ends of the offense and defense.

The point is, the sun is not just Stoudemire showing off his power, Joe Johnson also opened on the outside.

Instead of playing another team in Los Angeles, Joe Johnson can be arrogant again. Richardson can't handle him at all, and he defends Richardson even better.

The same is true for Maggette, who will suffer in the face of Joe Johnson.

Russell's assists are soaring again, and his teammates can play off the ball, and his shots are decisive, which is very cool.

The Suns' defense couldn't keep up, and it seemed that the score gap was about to run to 20 points.

The Clippers also made various attempts to chase points, such as switching to a small lineup.

In fact, their inside line is not big, and it will be even worse if there is only one left.

Don't understand what's the point of their small lineup, they don't like shooting threes anyway.

Well, the Clippers mainly want to keep up with the speed of the sun, but it really doesn't make much sense.

As long as the Suns come up with a pick-and-roll screen, it's useless for them to keep up with the speed. The Suns have a few strong points and they can't handle them alone. Stoudemire is about to score 30 points again.

Taking advantage of the confusion, Russell scored again, and this time he broke through and made a foul.

In fact, he rushed in while the opponent's defense was not standing, made a layup, and made two fouls.

This is the result of the Clippers playing fast, and Russell has scored outside of his shots.

Dunleavy also said before that he couldn't follow the rhythm of the sun, but he slapped himself in defense.

The point is, switching to a smaller lineup did not improve the defense at all.

On the contrary, the two sides played fast, and it seemed that the Clippers scored very well.

After replacing the substitute, the Clippers took a breath, and the undrafted pick Quinton Rose they signed felt very good.

The Suns' bench status is mediocre, and they have a double-digit lead, so other players have some opportunities.

Mickey Moore unexpectedly performed well after he came on the court. His thin and tall insider is more suitable for the Suns' style of play. He can rely on his flexibility and height to score inside.

The substitute finally played, and the Suns are also stable in this game.

In the final quarter, Russell and Stoudemire still went up to play for a while. They had a tacit understanding of scoring assists and scoring one by one.

On the contrary, Livingston struggled and was completely outmatched by Russell. He also fouled Russell several times while defending the pick-and-roll.

When D'Antoni saw that the situation was wrong, he quickly replaced the main force.

In the last few minutes, the substitute players of the two teams played enthusiastically, but Russell had already whispered to Nora on the sidelines.

He started the game a little bit badly, but he performed bravely afterwards, scoring a double-double of 14 points and 22 assists, showing his face in front of his girlfriend.

Stoudemire, who scored 30+ again and was the highest score in the game, is the team's hero. After the game, he felt very comfortable facing the reporters.

Stoudemire said: "I played with revenge in the second half. In the first quarter, I was a little upset because I received a foul early against me. But my teammates needed me, so I returned to the court and played more. clever."

Wilcox's initial defense still had some effect, but he withered after making Stoudemire angry.

Of course, Stoudemire is also habitually exchanging business with Russell. He said, "Russell is very creative, and it is much easier to play with him. He really needs others to cooperate with himself, because his passing is very smooth. Playing the pick-and-roll was just fantastic."

"There is no doubt that we are the best combination in the league." Russell summed up brazenly.

This sentence is really not a big problem. The OK combination has been dismantled, and O'Neal can protest in the East.

Russell still wants to play more games with Nora, but they will soon return to the home court to play back-to-back.

I didn't think so when I watched football games before, and I still hoped that my favorite team would play games every day.

Now that I am an athlete, I realize that the NBA arenas are really dense.

So it is still good to say that money is not easy to make.

Russell and his teammates flew back to Phoenix, where they will face the Bulls the next day.

(End of this chapter)