NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 98 Boosting Confidence
The scores of the Suns and the Mavericks staggered up, and Russell was also nervous sitting on the sidelines.

Not to mention him, even the fans watching the live broadcast felt the stickiness of the air at this moment.

The confrontation between the strong teams in the Western Conference has reached the last moment, and it really feels like a playoff.

"Finley received a pass from Terry and hit a three-pointer. At the critical moment, Finley, a veteran, showed his role."

"Stoudemire fought back! He rushed inside again and caused damage... Old Nelson was yelling on the sidelines. He was very dissatisfied with the penalty, but the referee would not change the decision."

"Stoudemire didn't get free throws in the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter he was on the free throw line for the fourth time. His free throws today are not bad, and he only missed one free throw."

Stoudemire soon encountered the Mavericks' close supervision, but at this time the rest of the sun also stood up, and Marion and Iguodala hit three-pointers successively.

Although they are at the other side's home court, they are fearless and they are very eager to win.

"Come on, you guys can win the game!" Russell encouraged the others loudly.

Stoudemire is also shaking his fist, and he feels very good now.

The more tense the game, the faster time passes, and the pressure is on the Mavericks side.

They can't play too exquisite cooperation now, and they still have to rely on Nowitzki's strong singles.

Nowitzki scored two points with great difficulty, but the Suns grabbed the opponent's defense and moved closer to Stoudemire, giving Iguodala a three-pointer from the baseline.

In fact, the Suns have also done a lot of tactics when Russell was away, and Barbosa has also improved.

Iguodala can often get wide open and doesn't need Russell's level of passing.

The Mavericks have nothing to do at this time, it is because Stoudemire is too strong.

Iguodala hit a three-pointer at this point, it can only be said that luck is not on their side this time.

The Mavericks wanted to return a three-pointer, but Van Horn got a chance and missed it, so no one else is to blame.

Iguodala can sit firmly in the starting position in the Suns, not just because of Russell's praise, he really has this strength.

Because Howard played two consecutive good shots on the Mavericks side before, the Suns were still 1 point behind at the last moment.

At this time, it was difficult for them to hand the ball inside, and Joe Johnson signaled the others to pull away.

With 4.7 seconds left in the game, Joe Johnson hit a standard jumper, a quasi lore!

Russell raised his fist on the sidelines and cheered for his teammates. This scene was too passionate.

The Suns players were all very excited, but Joe Johnson remained calm.

Singles Joe is still a little unstable at this time, but he already has a nice big heart.

The Mavericks requested a timeout, and the Suns quickly arranged defensive tactics.

The Mavericks can now shoot five people on the field, but Nowitzki is undoubtedly the point that needs the most attention.

The Sun will be watching them all, but the focus will be on one side.

Back on the court, the Mavericks really gave Nowitzki a tactic.

Stoudemire stood in front of Nowitzki, and Nowitzki didn't make much adjustments, so he had to rely on his height and wingspan to make a direct shot.

Nowitzki's shot is back, and it is difficult for Stoudemire to interfere alone.

But at this time Marion came out from the side, and the long arm just rightly fanned Nowitzki's shot, blocking the shot!

A very successful defense, Russell shouted loudly on the field.

Marion blocked Nowitzki's shot and grabbed the basketball. The time ran out before the opponent could react, and the Suns won.

With Russell off the court, they still won the rival Mavericks, which represents the growth of the Suns.

The confidence of the Suns players has soared, which is a great thing for the team.

If they were still in the previous state where Russell would not be able to do it at all, they would be worrying in the playoffs, but not now. They are very strong without Russell. With Russell, there is no doubt that they will be number one in the league.

Stoudemire yelled and said excitedly to Russell; "I did it, I did it!"

Russell responded with a smile, "Yes, you are the strongest insider in the league."

Joe Johnson was a little speechless. Did he hit the last ball? Why is Stoudemire so excited.

But soon, he couldn't help but smile, the victory on the court was so beautiful.

However, the Mavericks were very dissatisfied with the Suns' victory.

The fans at home thought that Marion made a defensive foul in the end. When facing the reporter, Marion said helplessly: "I didn't touch him at all, I just blocked his shot, so it is impossible to call a foul! "

Nowitzki said, "Obviously the defender hit my hand and head. I don't understand why the referee didn't whistle?"

Russell saw this defense from the sidelines. Marion jumped very high. The two cannot say that there was no physical contact at all, but the referee generally would not blow it at the last moment. The Mavericks also knew that the result would not change, but they needed to express their dissatisfaction. Everyone can meet in the playoffs, which can be regarded as putting pressure on the referee in advance.

Nelson was also very dissatisfied. He thought that Stoudemire made too many free throws. He told reporters: "This should be a victory we are used to, a one-point victory, but in the end it was not. so!"

"It's not fair, Stoudemire 'got' eight referee whistles from us all game, anytime he has the ball our defenders get whistled, but our best players get whistled. It's a penalty of another standard!"

The team narrowly beat the Mavericks, but back to back at home, they were won by the Celtics.

If Russell doesn't play, the Suns still lack some strength after all.

The key is that the Celtics performed very well. In order to hit the playoffs, they traded Antoine Walker back.

The former Celtics twin stars performed very well this time, especially Walker. With him against Marion, the Celtics can match up with the Suns lineup.

This time they didn't work hard on the inside, they just confronted the Suns.

Relying on the performance of Pierce and Walker, they finally defeated the Suns in overtime.

In addition to Russell's absence, Stoudemire's early six commits are also very important reasons.

Russell's wrist injury this time is actually not serious, just in case he didn't play back to back.

It just so happened that the team adjusted for three days before playing against the Pistons at home, and Russell also made an active comeback.

The Pistons are likely to be a strong team that breaks out of the East, and Russell must play to feel it.

Russell is becoming more and more confident about the goal of the championship, so the strong teams in the East should also pay attention.

The Pacers self-destructed the Great Wall because of the fight, and now there are only two teams in the East that are threatened, the Heat and the Pistons.

For the Suns, it's the same against anyone. Neither of these two teams is in the strongest form.

However, they cannot be complacent.

(End of this chapter)