NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 87
The biggest problem for the Celtics this season is defense. After Doug Rivers accepted the coaching of this team, he went all out to develop offense and completely ignored defense.

In fact, the Celtics players have good single-defense ability. Payton has good defensive experience when he is older. .

Doug Rivers' final success in the Celtics was not due to tactics or anything else. He is a chicken soup coach and eats players very much.

Of course, he is not without skills, he is fully capable of leading a team into the playoffs, and then depends on luck.

Now the Celtics have a bad record, but the players also have problems.

Although they have a lot of players, some are older and some are younger. The insider LaFrentz has declined due to injuries, and he really can't stand the sun.

Stoudemire went crazy when he came up, all kinds of catches exploded, and Russell's assists soared.

The Celtics couldn't stand the inside line and could only shrink, and the Sun's outside line immediately bloomed.

The Suns have a strong offense and rain three-pointers, but they often rely on the inside.

Now Stoudemire is the most physically fit Stoudemire, and Russell was very moved when he saw it.

Totally unhuman bursts, perfect for uncanny passing.

If there is no ruthless person like Stoudemire, Russell's assists per game will definitely drop a few.

The Suns played this game very easily, because the Celtics had no defense at all.

As long as a pick-and-roll or cut inside, the Suns players can basically face the basket.

Most of the time, the inside line can only foul. Whether it is LaFrentz or Perkins, they are very helpless in the face of Stoudemire.

And Stoudemire feels good about this free throw, and the Celtics have nothing to do.

Even if Pierce broke out in the third quarter, he couldn't save the team.

Pierce is also a good All-Star. He has not reached the level of a superstar. It is completely impossible to defeat the Suns by himself.

Of course, even if it is a superstar, it is difficult to beat the current Suns by one person's performance.

With the help of Russell, the three strengths of the Suns have already reached their peak strength.

So even if the other points are not very strong, they can still beat most teams in the league lying down.

Moreover, several young players such as Sun Iguodala performed well, and they have a profound background.

After defeating the Celtics, the Suns have only one game left in January, an away game against the Raptors.

The Raptors traded Carter to focus on the future, and the results are naturally not good.

Of course, they didn't want to show off, they also wanted to prove themselves. Bi Carter played a lot harder when he was there, but his strength really didn't allow it.

Although the young Bosh played well in this game, the Raptors were still abused by the sun.

That's it for January, and the Suns still have the best record in the league, albeit a little imperfect.

Starting in February, they will continue to play away games, but they will play from the east to the west.

The exhaustion of the boat and the car is much more tiring than playing the game, and Russell feels that the body is a bit exhausted in this way.

He is very careful now. Although it is impossible to completely avoid the injuries of athletes, they can be less if possible. No one wants to have accidents.

The Suns have a lot of difficulty playing away games in the West this time, and their opponents are still back-to-back.

The Suns had problems in the first game, losing to the tough defensive Grizzlies, and it was still in the absence of Gasol.

I have to say that the Grizzlies' defense is really a headache.

They still have a lot of small moves, and the referee's scale is a bit different in the away game. The Suns didn't get so many free throws, and Russell was also very depressed.

Things like the home whistle sometimes have little effect, but sometimes they are really disgusting.

But there is nothing to complain about. The Suns lost the game. In fact, in the case of fierce confrontation inside, the outside line did not seize the opportunity, and their three-pointers were not accurate enough.

Otherwise, the Grizzlies would not dare to shrink defensively.

In addition, the sun is a little underestimated.

Although they have made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, it is impossible for young people not to be proud.

Because Gasol was injured and unable to play, they thought the game was a sure thing.

D'Antoni didn't lose his temper after the game. He has a really good temper as a coach.

However, it was rare for Russell to get angry. In this match, he really didn't suffer from White Chocolate.

White Chocolate scored more points, but the hit rate was not enough, unlike Russell who steadily sent out assists.

"Brothers, we can't lose games that shouldn't be lost, our defense has problems."

"My defense is not good, but I have been working hard, who of you is not doing well."

"We are the strongest team in the league. What we want is a championship. I don't want to ruin this wonderful season because of carelessness. Now everyone doesn't know us enough. This is our opportunity. You know the situation in the West. There won't be such a good opportunity a year later or a year later..."

Russell yelled for a few minutes, and then he calmed down and realized that he is the rookie of the team. It seems a bit inappropriate to do so.

If other rookies do this, they will definitely be taught to be human.

But Russell did this, and the others really didn't have other ideas, some were just ashamed.

After joining the team, Russell brought the results to the first place in the league. On the other hand, everyone has regarded Russell as the team owner for a long time. It is not against the harmony for him to start training.

Even everyone silently reviewed it, thinking that they had done something wrong.

To know that when Russell was injured, they fought like shit, there is no reason to be proud.

As a result, back to back the next day, facing the so-called nemesis Timberwolves, the Suns gave the opponent a big defeat.

The shame and unhappiness of the Suns team turned into combat power on the court.

Russell was a little surprised. Everyone was very focused and the team played extremely well.

Could it be that this group of guys are all cheap, and they have to scold them every once in a while?

It is not surprising that the Suns played well in this game. The Timberwolves performed particularly sluggishly, and all the players were listless.

Russell felt that words such as sun nemesis should not be used on the Timberwolves in the future. They were all beaten without confidence.

After abusing the Timberwolves for 30 points, the Suns' road trip spanning January and February finally came to an end.

After returning to Phoenix, the All-Star starting lineup finally settled.

Russell and D'Antoni sat together, both of them were in high spirits.

"Congratulations, Mike, you can coach the All-Star team game, it must be very cool."

"Congratulations, too, the All-Star starter! The All-Star starter in the rookie season, you are much happier than me."

The two couldn't help laughing. As half-time champions, it's really good to relax during the All-Star Weekend.

(End of this chapter)