NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 86 All-Star Ticket
The Knicks still lost, and it was useless for Marbury to stay on the court until the last second.

Russell has already been off the court for a while. He didn't score in double figures this time, but his assists were in double figures in the end, more than Marbury. Marbury only got one assist in the second half, which is too bad.

Even the commentator couldn't help mocking him, "Marbury has never been so active in defending a point guard."

After the game, the local media in New York despised him, saying that "Marbury is a breakthrough master among point guards and uses this to create assists, but he has never been able to make the people around him better."

D'Antoni couldn't help laughing after the game: "His movement and defense are really good, but the problem is that he seems to give up the basket."

It was already so miserable, but Marbury was still stubborn. He told reporters: "The Suns don't play regular basketball. They shoot three-pointers all day long."

The Suns are not normal, so their loss does not explain the problem. Marbury is not young, but he looks like a child in many cases.

Russell didn't talk about him at all after the game. It was completely unnecessary. Marbury couldn't affect his status in the arena.

He said: "We have played many high-level games this season. It is normal to win the game against New York. We are a strong team. We have only one problem now, and that is how to put our high-level The level is maintained at a stable and solid level, which is the key to whether we can become a championship team."

Because the Spurs and SuperSonics lost one after another, the Suns once again became the number one in the Western Conference.

Now that the schedule is halfway through, Russell's behavior is not so abrupt when he talks about the playoffs and the championship.

The results of the third stage of the All-Star voting have also been announced. This is the last announcement before the All-Star starter is confirmed. This time Russell's name appeared in front of Kobe.

This has sparked heated discussions, but it's not too surprising when you think about it.

Not to mention Russell desperately promoting and canvassing votes, Kobe also encountered a situation similar to Russell's.

He also suffered a minor injury and is out, but Kobe is out, and the Lakers seem to be playing better.

Coupled with the fact that the Lakers are far inferior to the Suns this season, it is not unacceptable that Russell's All-Star votes surpassed Kobe's.

The point is, Kobe couldn't bear to canvass for votes.

When the reporter asked, he also said that the All-Stars are like that, and he only cares about the championship.

I don't know if Kobe's fans will chase desperately at the last moment. Anyway, Russell is calling on his fans to continue to work hard. He even took a few videos to thank the fans.

For the All-Stars, Russell still likes it very much. Isn't he choosing basketball to feel these things?

Several other Suns players are desperate for All-Star voting.

But the Suns are doing so well, so they have a chance to be selected for the All-Stars, but I don't know how many there will be.

Young people definitely hope to be selected, so training and competitions are extraordinarily vigorous.

And the team is still going away in the East, and they have to play the Bucks back to back.

The Bucks have not been going well recently, and they are getting farther and farther away from the playoffs.

It is now the end of January, and many teams have started their season strategies.

That is the effort to make it to the playoffs, and those who have no hope of making the playoffs will be poor or train newcomers.

Of course, sometimes performing poorly is similar to exercising newcomers.

This situation is generally very common after the All-Stars, to be precise, after the trade deadline.

But before that, many teams will be preparing.

The Bucks are now in a stocking state. Let the players play freely first, and then they have to make up their minds.

Therefore, when the sun boat is exhausted, the mood is more high-spirited than the other party.

They bloomed inside and outside the game at the beginning of the game, showing a strong offensive power.

Russell doesn't score much on the court, but he can bring out the team's offensive power, and everyone will not accept it.

Luckily for the star players, it's really not easy for the role players to score without Russell's pass.

And as long as he is on the court, all players will have easy scoring opportunities.

This is the strength of Russell, who can make everyone forget that he is a rookie.

The Bucks actually played well. They gave up their defense and went all out to attack and score efficiently and began to bite the sun.

Their backups, Mike James and Pachulia, also played well, playing against the Suns for a long time.

It's just that they don't have an organizer like Russell, so they can't play stably.

In fact, Russell likes such an undefended team, and it is very convenient to scan the data.

As a rookie in the league, he still needs data to support his facade.

Or when he becomes famous, he won't care too much about the regular season, only the championship and historical status.

Now he is still a rookie, so of course he has to brush hard if he has data.

As a result, he scored 16 points and 21 assists, and also grabbed a few rebounds, which was cool.

The Suns also scored in double figures with six players, contributing an offensive feast to the fans.

Bucks coach Porter sighed after the game, "If you want me to say that Russell is the MVP of the NBA. Have you seen how he changed a team? If you want to pick a point guard in the league to replace him, It will be very, very difficult to take his place."

Xiao Mo, who was facing Russell, also chose to blow to cover up his embarrassment of not playing well. He said: "You can't defend him. You want to let him take a jump shot, but he can always see the open teammate and throw the ball. Get out there. He's a great star, the Suns offense was tailor-made for him, and he knows how to start the offense."

Needless to say, D'Antoni, he is a dedicated Russell.

He also said after the game, "You don't even need to record, his performance is always so good. For a rookie, he is a miracle... Ha, he is from another planet."

Of course, Russell will not forget the business bragging, "Our real strength is because we have a group of powerful players. I have the most powerful teammates in the league. They can score points easily, and I just need to send the basketball over. I can rely on them."

With Russell back, the Suns are back to normal, but their road trip isn't over yet.

They will play six consecutive away games this time, and the first four are in the East, which is a test for the team.

After they defeated the Bucks, they rushed to Boston in only one day.

A traditional giant like the Celtics absolutely doesn't like to rely on draft picks to rebuild over the years like a small club.

So they are active every summer, and the other one is the Lakers.

Last summer, they got Payton from the Lakers to assist Pierce.

The team's Pierce is at its peak, and there are relatively strong scoring points like Ricky Davis on the bench, as well as potential rookies such as Al Jefferson, Perkins, and Tony Allen, but the team The results are not ideal.

They are still working hard for a playoff spot, so they are also contacting the entire league to seek a deal.

It's a pity that they are relatively stingy, and they are not willing to part with potential players, and the Suns will not even consider contacting them.

Russell only cares about the Celtics later forming the Big Three, and now this kind of Eastern team is not worthy of attention.

(End of this chapter)