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Chapter 138 A game that must be won
Gentry didn't take the loss to the Grizzlies seriously, and neither did the Phoenix media.

After all, even if they lose, they are the last team to usher in their first loss this season.

And because of the difference in victory and defeat, they are still ahead of the Spurs, ranking first in the Western Conference.

To put it bluntly, this was a defeat with little impact.

However, what the local Phoenix media did not expect was that the Suns lost the next game against the Atlanta Hawks.

Lin Ri only scored 15 points and 9 rebounds in this game.

The 6 plus 20 performance in 10 consecutive games was terminated, and the double-double record of 6 consecutive games also stopped.

And that's already the Suns' best player.

As for the others, the data fell even more.

The sluggish Suns scored only 90 points at the Eagles' home court, which is the lowest total score of their team this season.

In the end, the Suns lost the game by 10 points.

The reason for the downturn of all members has a lot to do with the Spurs and Grizzlies in the first two games.

These two games are tough games, especially the game against the Grizzlies. This team's defensive ability is very strong this season.

Plus the away journey...

The state of the Suns and the Eagles did not adjust at all before the game.

The Eagles, currently ranked third in the East, are not a soft persimmon...

From this perspective, the loss of the Suns in this game is completely excusable. This is a problem that every team will encounter.

So Gentry is still not in a hurry.

But it's useless for him not to be in a hurry. The entire Phoenix fans are in a hurry. The strong start of this season made them see the possibility of "Phoenix" taking off.

As a result, they were just a little bit hopeful, but now they immediately suffered a 2-game losing streak, how could they not be in a hurry?
Even some anxious fans have begun to say: "If the Suns still lose in the next game, or try another coach!"

Gentry: ? ? ?

Gentry really didn't expect that just a two-game losing streak caused calls for him to be dismissed.

Can he be bullied like this without the qualifications of a head coach?
Gentry was aggrieved.

But he also knows that no matter how much he says about the situation now, it is impossible to calm the dissatisfaction of the fans. The best way to make the dissatisfaction of the fans disappear is to let the team quickly return to the ranks of winning.

The next game they will play is...

OMG, the Los Angeles Lakers!
"..."

The team has just suffered a two-game losing streak, and will soon encounter the defending champion, what the hell...

Gentry felt like even the heavens were against him.

But this game still has to be won!

Hmm... In the Western Conference rankings, the Suns have the same record as the Lakers, ranking second in the Western Conference with 5 wins and 2 losses. If they lose this game, the Suns will drop to third in the Western Conference.

With some fans already shouting "Gentry gets out of class", if the Suns suffer a three-game losing streak and fall to the third place in the Western Conference...he can be sure that the day when Steve Kerr shakes his hand and apologizes to him is not far away.

This is what happened to most of the assistant coaches. Like Gentry’s predecessor, he lost himself with the Suns half way through. Now that the team’s lineup is unanimously favored by the outside world, if they can’t produce results as soon as possible, then he will hear the bell for the dismissal of get out of class.

Of course, if Gentry can lead the Suns to achieve some results, then his future as a head coach will be very safe.

Even if he is no longer in the Suns, other teams will still hire him.

For example, Larry Brown, who took office with the Bobcats this season, has been away from the head coach position for more than three years. Isn't he still coming back?
Or when such a big thing happened...

Rely on what?

Relying on the reputation of the head coach.

But Gentry still has good news. The game between the Suns and the Lakers started at Phoenix's home court.

In the American West Arena, the Suns have not lost this season!
This reassured him a little.

But it was only a little bit. The next morning after the team returned to Phoenix, he arranged for training. After seeing that everyone's mental state was much better than the training before the last game, he felt a little more at ease.

He believes that the Suns who are back in form will not be afraid of any team, even the powerful defending champion Lakers, they will have the strength to fight.

……

The Suns' daily training ended on time. Lin Ri didn't practice for too long today. He packed up and left the arena in about an hour.

He and Jeff have made an appointment to meet, this guy is coming to Phoenix for the first time, of course he wants to treat him well.

"Dude, you're so fierce, you won the player of the week when you came up, you're so fucking awesome!"

The first thing Jeff said when he saw Lin Ri was to lament his state.

Lin Ri looked at his exaggerated appearance, smiled and said nothing, he was used to this guy's bluffing, and said to him: "I found you a very good restaurant, I believe you will like it!"

"What?" Jeff was stunned for a moment, and his expression became curious.

"You'll know when you get there." Lin Ri didn't say anything, and made a fool of himself.

"Okay!" Jeff didn't ask any further questions. He responded expectantly, and then thought of something, "By the way, be careful with Andrew tomorrow, that guy is yelling at you every day in the locker room to teach you a lesson!"

"Ah?" This time it was Lin Ri's turn to show a surprised expression, he thought for a while, "I don't seem to have any interaction with this guy, right?"

"Eh..." Jeff was slightly embarrassed. He couldn't say that it was because he was bragging too much, which aroused Bynum's disgust, right?

"Anyway, just be careful, this guy is not easy to mess with!" Jeff reminded again.

Lin Ri curled his lips, but he didn't quite agree with this.

Why should I be careful?

This guy should be careful!
Want to teach me a lesson, is it that simple?

After playing against Tim Duncan and Zach Randolph, who are currently above the league's first-tier insiders, he has more confidence in his own strength.

He didn't think a Bynum could do anything to him.

Jeff saw Lin Ri's indifference, and was a little unhappy at first, but he suddenly thought that the person sitting with him now averaged 24 points and 16 rebounds per game, and won the league's first player of the week.It really makes sense that Bynum doesn't care about it.

I seem to have reminded...

"Hot Pot?"

Ten minutes later, Chris brought the two to their destination. When Jeff sat down and saw a familiar soup pot in front of him, he cried out in surprise.

It was his favorite food at ASU.

At that time, what he looked forward to the most was their home game, because as long as they won at home, they would not be able to train that night, and then they could go to Lin Ri's dormitory to eat hot pot on the grounds of winning the game!
He really became more and more addicted to that stuff.

It's just that after playing in the NCAA and participating in the draft, he never ate this stuff again.

Speaking of which, he still wants to eat hot pot from time to time, but Los Angeles is very big, but he really can't find a restaurant that serves hot pot.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ri entertained him with hot pot!
"The sun, you are really my good buddy!"

These are Jeff's words from the heart.

"..." Lin Ri rolled his eyes at him.

However, as long as you like it, it is not a white preparation.

In fact, this restaurant is not a special hot pot restaurant. Lin Ri asked Chris to search around in Phoenix, but there was no special hot pot restaurant, so Lin Ri had to settle for the next best thing, find a Chinese restaurant from a fellow countryman, and ask him to prepare a special hot pot restaurant.

It was the first time for Jeff to come to Phoenix, Lin Ri thought for a long time, this is the best reception for him.

Afterwards, the hot pot soup was opened, and the three of them had fun. For a while, these people felt that they had returned to the days of Arizona State University.

It can be seen that Jeff really likes to eat hot pot. He finished all the dishes prepared by the owner of the Chinese restaurant.

Lin Ri also ate a lot.

Since leaving Arizona State University, Lin Ri has never eaten hot pot again. This is a question of self-cultivation of a professional player.

To be honest, he also really wanted to eat, and today he was able to relieve his hunger by welcoming Jeff.

After finishing the hot pot, Lin Ri sent Jeff back to the hotel and did not take him on an adventure.

Originally, this game was very important. The Suns lost two games in a row. They needed a victory to stop their losing streak.

Now, Lin Ri heard that Bynum wanted to teach him a lesson, so why not take a good rest and meet this "little shark" in the best condition?
Although he didn't take Bynum seriously, he could despise the enemy strategically, but he absolutely must pay attention to the enemy tactically!
Otherwise, it is really easy to overturn.

When a lion fights a rabbit, it needs to do its best.

Not to mention that Bynum has been in the league for four or five years, so he must have some skills.

……

Lin Ri knew what Bynum wanted to teach him that night.

The next morning, all Phoenix fans also knew that Bynum was hostile to Lin Day.

The cause of the incident was that a reporter asked Bynum a question during the pre-match interview session of the Lakers this morning: "The Sun has almost completed dunks on the opponent's inside core in the past few games. Do you think he will perform similarly again in this game against the Lakers?"

This question is clearly full of pitfalls.

Ordinary players would definitely not follow what the reporter said when they heard it. At most, they would say, "We will find out after this game is over."

But Bynum, who has a bad brain, was very hostile to Lin Ri. Now that he heard such a question, he became even more angry, and said directly: "He wants to detain me? Hehe, it's almost as good if I detain him!"

As soon as this answer was spoken, all the reporters rushed towards Bynum like a shark smelling blood, and all kinds of questions comparing him with Lin Ri came out of their mouths.

"He's just a rookie, and I've been in this league for five seasons, and I know he's a long way off!"

"He's only putting up numbers like that because he's in the Suns. Listen, if I had unlimited firepower, I could put up numbers that were even bigger than him!"

"The Suns will definitely suffer a three-game losing streak, and I will dominate the inside of this game!"

Then, Bynum released one sentence after another.

Phoenix fans looked at these words and were naturally furious. One by one, they began to spray back under the reports about Bynum. At the same time, they all went to Gentry's Twitter to put pressure on him... Dare to lose this game!

Just one more reason for Gentry to win this game...

But, I'm just a coach, I'm not going to play the game!How can I guarantee that I will definitely win!
Gentry was speechless, he deeply felt that the head coach was a backer...

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