NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 47 Rotation Lineup
Chris Humphries was also a ruthless player in college, but after arriving in the NBA, he was not tall enough as an insider, not fast enough as a striker, and not very well positioned.

But this buddy knows how to make use of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. After playing with several teams, he finally got a big contract.

His strengths are that he has a good sense of rebounding and is physically strong.

Because of his physical strength, this buddy had a brief marriage with someone from the Kardashian family who likes to mix sports and entertainers with an exaggerated figure, and then he got a tens of millions of annual salary, but rejected the other party's breakup fee of tens of millions.

Hanging out with so-called socialites is much faster than playing basketball. Humphries became famous in this way, almost depressed, and could only recover with a few dollars.

Well, it's basketball.

Now this buddy has no chance in the Jazz, because the Jazz has Boozer.

But this time he came off the bench to suppress Varejao with his ferocity and touch.

It's not that he is stronger, but that the big man feels better to score in the pick-and-roll tactics.

The Jazz relied on the performance of their substitutes to tenaciously catch up with the score. This is actually not difficult to understand. Several of their substitutes performed well. Except for Humphries, the others are actually better than the starters.

But after the two sides started, the Suns immediately stabilized the situation.

The potential of the Suns' bench lineup has not yet been tapped, and there is indeed a big gap between now and the starting lineup.

Their defense doesn't say anything else, as far as Stoudemire is concerned, the Jazz can't be restricted at all.

Defensively, when Stoudemire and Boozer are compared, it feels better.

Boozer scored a lot of points, but he allowed Marion to also score a lot, which offset the Jazz's lack of points.

Arroyo played honestly again, not daring to make flashy breakthroughs, and was instantly featureless.

Russell felt bored, and immediately started to rant, "Aren't you going to blow me up? Why don't you dare to shoot? If you have the ability, shoot in front of my face. I won't block you, rubbish!"

The opponent fired first, and Russell's counterattack was of course more violent.

Arroyo was already very uncomfortable being pressed by Sloan, and he was sprayed wildly by the rookie, and his blood pressure rose.

If it weren't for the fear that Sloan would block him, he would have fought Russell now.

It was uncomfortable to suppress myself, so Russell cheated into a foul with a simple feint.

Russell also paid the price for his spraying, and missed a penalty.

But it doesn't matter, D'Antoni won't blame him at all, and fouled randomly, Sloan's face is not good again.

The coach likes you, it doesn't matter what you do, the coach doesn't like you, you breathe all wrong.

Russell was effective again, but the team had a bit of a problem rebounding.

The Suns still need Marion to rush to grab rebounds, and it's not as good if they are going to grab rebounds.

In this regard, there is no problem with the inside of the meat shield. No one rebounds, and the Suns' rebounding ability is also a bit uncertain.

Both Boozer and Harprin of the Jazz played well in this quarter, and the small mid-range shots were very sharp.

Therefore, after the main Suns filled a few substitute holes, they did not take the lead.

In fact, it is not a defensive problem, but the team has not yet opened the three-pointer.

In the first half, the Suns scored more on the inside. It happened that the Jazz's inside defense ability was relatively poor, but it was still difficult to open the score without three-pointers.

D'Antoni also encouraged the players in the locker room to shoot three-pointers without hesitation.

This feeling of encouragement is similar to the rhetoric of the weak chicken team coach, but there is still a difference.

The Suns have a lot of practice and familiar tactical arrangements. They can shoot three-pointers instead of shooting randomly like some offensive weak chicken teams.

Russell cheated a few fouls in the first half, and now has 9 points and 9 assists. It feels like a double-double, and he is looking forward to the second half.

Don't look at him pretending to be aggressive in front of reporters, in fact, he still likes data very much.

Of course, it has to be in the case of winning the game, and the game won to pretend to be aggressive, otherwise the statistics are not that meaningful to him, and he doesn't rely on it to make money.

In this game, the Jazz think they also have a chance.

Kirilenko can't play, their defense has been affected to a certain extent, but today is their home game, and the Devil's home game is not just for fun. Sloan believes that as long as the team follows the tactics, they will definitely win in the end.

Arroyo drooped his head, and the coach said a few more words, and he had calmed down.

Russell is so hateful, he must perform well in the second half.

It's hard to calm down, although he provoked it first, but people will definitely not reflect on it at this time.

He can only turn around with a good performance in the second half, and his fighting spirit is also very high.

Play well, and under the team's tactics, get a chance and shoot decisively.

He can also show scoring ability under the request of Sloan, Arroyo is convinced.

However, at the beginning of the third quarter, Girisek was blocked by Marion, and Arroyo became nervous.

It's completely unscientific, the sun's attack is already so strong, and the defense is also strong, can it still make people alive?

You must be careful, if you are blocked again, you may have to sit on the bench again.

Arroyo tapped cautiously, losing character.

Sadly, the feel is still lacking, and he missed a shot off a teammate's screen.

On the contrary, Russell hit a three-pointer and sent consecutive assists to Stoudemire and Marion. The data is double-double again, which is really flattering.

Some players get double-doubles like eating and drinking, while some players find it hard to get them no matter how hard they work. This is the difference in fate.

A few minutes into the third quarter, the Jazz were a little bit overwhelmed because their mid-range was unstable.

And their outside line is really inaccurate, and the Suns' defense can shrink with confidence.

The Jazz players are a bit confused, logically this is their time, why the Suns players are not cool at all when they come up after the halftime break.

Seeing that the Suns are about to lead in double figures, the Jazz can only replace them with substitute players to chase points.

Generally, the main force fills the pit of the substitute, and they are reversed.

The Suns' bench this year is really weak. Barbosa missed several shots when he got the chance.

Although Barbosa's shooting looks a bit awkward, it's actually not bad. He still hasn't adjusted during this period of time. Russell feels that he needs to give this buddy a little more help.

"Hey, everyone, relax a little bit, don't worry about playing badly."

"It doesn't matter if the ball doesn't go in, hurry back and defend."

Russell stood on the sidelines and couldn't help but do some coaching work. After recovering for a few days, he was in good spirits.

With Russell shouting, Martin hit a three-pointer.

The momentum of the Jazz chasing points suddenly came to a halt.

Sloan watched the clock, put Boozer on the court again, and the final game began.

Because Humphries performed well, they chose to use a small lineup.

The Jazz's idea is to pull Stoudemire out. It's just that defense is very important at critical moments in a basketball game, and it's fine if you don't know how to fight.

(End of this chapter)