NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 82 Comeback
"Russell, welcome back!" The fans shouted enthusiastically, and the atmosphere was as lively as a festival.

However, the Suns still lost this game, because there was a hook on the court, not Russell.

Ginobili scored 48 points and killed the Suns in overtime, allowing Duncan, who had 30 points and 19 rebounds, to play a supporting role, let alone Russell, who scored a 10+17 double-double when he came back.

The Suns have already performed very well, and the offense is fully back, but the opponent is open.

The U.S. team did nothing when Ginobili went berserk, and it was reasonable for the Suns to lose.

"What can I say?" Ginobili seemed to be unable to believe his performance after the game, but actually pretended to be aggressive, "This may be a game that I can never expect to have again. I am not the team's first offensive player." One pick, but when I scored a lot, the confidence came right away. When I hit a lot of difficult shots, I knew they were going to lose."

Spurs coach Popovich praised Ginobili again and again, "He is extraordinary, for every team, he is such a dangerous enemy!"

D'Antoni did not criticize the players after the game. He just said helplessly: "I think they must be a little tired and frustrated now."

The comeback did not lead the team to win the game handsomely, but Russell was still praised by the fans.

Because he performed well and completely suppressed Parker, it was the rest of the team who performed poorly.

As a blacksmith, Iguodala was under a lot of pressure. He got the most three-point opportunities but the lowest shooting percentage.

And he and Joe Johnson took turns defending Ginobili, but they were blown out by the other side.

In fact, Iguodala is considered quite satisfactory. This time, the main reason is that the team's substitute players did not perform well.

If it weren't for the substitute player pulling his hips, the Suns would have won the game in regular time.

Many fans are calling for a deal, and the pressure on Barbosa is even greater.

You must know that when he replaced Russell in the starting lineup, he couldn't send any assists at all. In one game, the number of assists was still zero, and his injuries repeated.

If he hadn't opened his eyes, Russell would have thought of trading this guy.

But now, he has no such plan, and other young teams in the team will not trade.

As for the fringe players left by the Suns last season, they have no chance this season, and they can't be traded for any good players, and their contracts expire this season, so it's better to make room in the summer to operate.

There are a few players who are on the shelf now that can bring actual combat power, but after careful consideration, Russell still feels that the gain is not worth the loss.

It's really better to give more time to the team's young people to exercise. After these young people have been trained, the value of trading will be too much. Russell will not do business that is not worthwhile.

In the last few games in January, it was finally not back-to-back, and Russell's physical strength has fully recovered.

They are still at home next, facing the Nets who got Carter.

After Carter came to the Nets, the Nets were still the same. They still lacked scoring points and were relatively weak inside.

What's worse is that Jefferson suffered an injury, and the team was even more empty.

Now they are still fighting for the top eight in the East, which is very miserable.

How to say they also have two All-Stars, and they can't mix well in the Eastern Conference, which shows that there must be a problem with the lineup.

Russell is in a good mood, he can finally face Kidd this time.

However, Kidd is playing rhythm in the first position, and his direct assist ability is not particularly good.

Coupled with the decline in offensive ability after the age of 30, Russell's defensive pressure will not be so great, and he may have to face more difficult opponents on the defensive end.

However, Russell didn't care at all, he was fighting high now.

Moreover, the Suns are playing pick-and-roll, what can Kidd do? He is more powerful in team defense and changing positions to assist defense, not the kind of annoying defensive gate.

Kidd's main energy is still to sort out the offense.

After the start of the game, the Nets, who knew that their internal strength was not good, took strict precautions against Stoudemire.

Russell was still thinking about how to face Kidd's defense, but Kidd didn't care much about him, and blocked Stoudemire with a pick-and-roll.

Russell chuckled and gave it a three-pointer.

He will not feel that he is not respected, and the key is to take the opportunity to score more points. It is much more difficult for him to score double figures than assists.

The Nets' defensive strategy against Stoudemire quickly failed. Russell stole a few balls at this point, and Iguodala also opened a three-pointer. The Nets could only make adjustments.

They are also depressed, playing the Spurs Iguodala did not enter the vacancy, is it bullying them now?

There is no doubt that they are bullying, who makes them weaker.

However, Carter still played well today. Carter is definitely still an All-Star now, no matter whether he is against Joe Johnson or Iguodala.

Joe Johnson also found that there seem to be more stars who can face him now.

In fact, it is a normal phenomenon. Now many teams are starting to study the Suns. They cannot be as relaxed as they were at the beginning of the season. Stoudemire also encountered a similar situation.

Only Russell's passing is difficult to limit, so he doesn't feel too targeted.

Not every team can use his offensive singles tactics well.

Now many teams are not very good at three-pointers, the offensive rhythm is not fast, and they can defend the pick-and-roll without substitutions. What can the ordinary first position do with him.

Russell felt good, and the Suns directly entered the leading mode.

However, the rhythm was dragged down by the Nets, and they did not lead by much.

The Nets came prepared for this game. The Suns finally fell to the No. [-] throne in the Western Conference. Teams like the Nets want to win the game.

It's just that it's really different with Russell and without Russell, and the Nets are not a strong team in the league.

The bench lineups of both sides did not perform well. In order to win the game, the two teams increased the playing time of the main players.

The Nets don't want to lose, and the Suns want to win a game after all to break their losing streak.

In the second quarter, the Nets no longer dared to let Russell shoot, because he could really hit the open space.

However, they can't guard Stoudemire in this way.

Stoudemire exploded, and many times it was too late to foul, and he didn't know how to make free throws.

It's definitely not good to cut him, and sometimes Stoudemire's shooting rate is not bad for fouling.

The Nets are not good at the inside line. If they get two more penalties, they will stop playing, so they are not so firm in dealing with Stoudemire. This is the opportunity of the Suns.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the Nets quickly changed their thinking and tried to strengthen their offense.

The explosion of the Nets' role player Rodney Buford also surprised the Suns, which led to Stoudemire's explosion, which did not help the team gain an advantage.

Coupled with the team's losing streak, Stoudemire was a little frustrated.

Russell is still full of confidence. The Nets can bite the score because they have a super-level outside touch, and they can't always have this touch.

"Don't worry, everyone, with me here, victory will be there."

(End of this chapter)