I have a data panel in basketball

Chapter 162
In fact, Michael Jordan did not say that this game against the Suns must be won.

He even chose to respond silently to all interviews related to the game before the game.

It looked like he was too lazy to answer.

But what he said was what he said, and his body was honest. From the fact that he would run to the Time Warner Center Arena in the past two days if he had nothing to do, the guys on the Bobcats, old or young, knew that Michael Jordan just kept his mouth shut, and he had a grudge in his heart.

So in this game, they have to play seriously.

Not only have to be serious, but also have to work hard to win this game!
Michael Jordan didn't just show up on the practice field. On game day, he also showed up in the courtside stands.

But he chose to sit in the box to watch the game.

In this way, even if the Bobcats lose, his bad face will not be photographed by the media.

If he wins, he will be able to run around in front of the media immediately, without saying anything, just make a face like this, and the editor will write what he wants to say.

The attendance rate of this game is still quite high.

40 minutes before the game, the nearly 2 seats in the entire Time Warner Arena were already full. With this momentum, it shouldn't be a problem for all the remaining seats to be full tonight.

This is also the main reason why Jordan chose to join the Bobcats.

Besides the fact that he doesn't have many teams to choose from, the NBA atmosphere in this city is really good.

Soon, boos sounded.

Michael Jordan also sat up straight.

There is only one reason for the sudden booing in the home arena, and that is the players of the away team entering the field.

Jordan looked at the close-up of Lin Ri on the big screen for the first time, and a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

Whoever was Michael Jordan would be offended at being teased by such a rookie.

But thinking about the performance this guy has played since he entered the league for so long, Michael Jordan's eyes have changed again, a little more helpless, and a little more appreciative.

If Lin Ri continues to maintain the current momentum, then there is no doubt that when his contract with Nike expires, Michael Jordan will still actively fight for this guy and recruit him to his banner.

This is where Michael Jordan is helpless.

But this is the shopping mall, there are no enemies forever, and value always comes first.

Besides, Lin Ri doesn't even count as a festival with him.

As for the appreciation... Even Michael Jordan has to admit that Lin Ri's performance in the past month is really amazing. It's been a long time since there has been such a phenomenal rookie in the NBA!

For guys with skills, Jordan has always appreciated the attitude...

"Teacher, it's great to see you back in the NBA."

Gentry saw Larry Brown enter the field and took the initiative to say hello to him. 06 was definitely a disaster year for Larry Brown. His position as head coach was completely overthrown, and it even reached the point where no one dared to use him.

To be honest, it was only Michael Jordan who let Larry Brown out, which didn't cause much criticism. If it wasn't for Michael Jordan, I'm afraid Larry Brown's return is still far away.

Larry Brown is obviously getting hit with these things too.

Gentry, who saw him again, could feel that Larry Brown was obviously much older.

But Gentry also knows that no one else is to blame for this, and Larry Brown is to blame for everything.

He only hopes that Larry Brown will realize this when he returns this time, and stop thinking of the NBA as the 90s.

That era is truly gone forever.

Of course, he didn't dare to say these words in front of Larry Brown, he could only say this in his heart.

"I'm also very happy to see you become the head coach again. Come on, boy, you have a good momentum now. I believe you will sit in the position of head coach this time. Congratulations, boy, you have met a right team!"

When Larry Brown saw Gentry, a smile appeared on his face.

Now there are very few people who can make him laugh when he sees him. Gentry is one of the few. Seeing him, Larry Brown can think of the 90s. At that time, he had the absolute power to say the same thing in any team. It is really... nostalgic!

After saying hello, Gentry immediately called his teaching assistants and began to discuss the countermeasures for this game.

For this game, Gentry is very serious. He understands Larry Brown's accomplishments on the defensive end, and he also knows that tonight's new tactics for the Suns will be a big test.

It is also for this reason that Gentry is extraordinarily serious.

Larry Brown was also very serious. In this game, he knew that Michael Jordan was sitting in the upper box. He wanted to see a victory, so Larry Brown had to give him a victory.

He wants to use this game to tell Michael Jordan that it is definitely not a wrong choice for you to choose me as the head coach of this team!

The pre-match time passed quickly as the two of them continued to perfect their tactics.

Immediately afterwards, the game officially started with the jump ball between Lin Ri and Muhammad.

The Suns successfully got the first attack.

Just as Stephen Curry had just stabilized the ball, the entire Bobcats players retreated quickly, and quickly built a "2-1-2" defensive formation within two seconds.

The tactical quality of this team on the defensive end is really impressive.

But Larry Brown still seemed to be dissatisfied with something, and kept chanting in his mouth.

This guy really puts all of his energy into it on the defensive end.

However, soon, everyone in the Suns knew that the speed of building a defensive formation was just the "tip of the iceberg" of the team's defensive quality.

Because after Stephen Curry handed the ball to Lin Ri, the entire Suns ran for seven or eight seconds, but they didn't run out of an open space.

The Bobcats' defensive posture can really be said to be at the textbook level. Even the sliding distance looks like it was printed in a mold.

After waiting for a long time without waiting for an open space, Lin Ri could only attack with the ball by himself.

Guarding him was Boris Dior.

Since "Magic" Johnson, there have been many "magicians" in the league, but any tall guy who can dribble and control the ball will be engraved with such a label, such as "left-handed magician" Odom, or the "French magician" Boris Dior in front of him.

The nickname says a lot about his style of play.

Among the many international players, all "technical" players have more or less problems with their defense.

Diaw is the same, and he doesn't just have a little problem, he has a big problem on the defensive end.

Especially facing Lin Ri tonight, he has no advantage in terms of height and weight.

Lin Ri's method of dealing with him is also simple, that is, to directly confront him.

Diaw was finally squeezed into the basket by him in the physical confrontation with him.

"Bah!"

Then, Diaw could only watch the latter jump high and press the ball into the basket with one hand.

This guy is really... a monster!
Like all the players who confronted Lin Ri for the first time, seeing Lin Ri scoring in front of his eyes, Dior unconsciously scolded Lin Ri for his abnormal physical fitness.

You must know that this guy entered the basket while fighting against him. The whole action was still not muddled, but was completed coherently. What does this mean?This shows that this guy's physical coordination and sense of balance, including explosive power, are all very good. Otherwise, how could a big man have such a coherent movement!
so envious……

Add one more to the number of NBA players in Lin Ri's body.

On the way back to the defense, Dior deliberately avoided Larry Brown's eyes. He knew that once he and Larry Brown looked at each other at this time, the latter would give him a blank stare at the very least.

Dior is not a person who likes to make mistakes for himself.

He wisely chose to avoid it.

It's a pity that not everyone is as smart as him, Mohammed glanced at Larry Brown, and it turned out...

"Why don't you post it, what are you afraid of!"

As a result, he was scolded.

call!
Luckily I didn't watch it...

Dio breathed a sigh of relief.

However, compared to their defense, the Bobcats are obviously not so bright on the offensive end. After Raymond Felton dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he gave the ball to Stephen Jackson.

"Dangdang!"

The ball missed.

Humphries protected the rebound.

When the Bobcats retreated, Larry Brown didn't say a word.

The teacher is still the original way of thinking!
Gentry, who saw this scene, also said something in his heart.

Larry Brown is really stubborn.

And that stubbornness shows up in so many ways about him, including on the court.

Gentry estimates that until now, Larry Brown still believes that "defense is everything."

But in fact, in this era, if you want to become a truly strong team, defense and offense are indispensable.

If you want to win the game, the era of only relying on defense is really over!
"Shh!"

The Suns completed an outside shot on the next down.

The point difference came to 4-0.

Teacher, did you see it?
Gentry unconsciously glanced at the Bobcats bench again.

In this round, the Bobcats have actually defended well enough. It took the Suns more than ten seconds to find an open spot. Fortunately, Ariza seized the open spot.

But you can't say the Bobcats' defense is a failure.

It's just that this era is like this. The changes in the rules have made the defense's impact on the game constantly weakening. Even with the defensive quality of the Bobcats, it can't hold up the Suns' continuous running tactics on the offensive end.

A team without offense really can't go far in this era!

It's a pity that this is just Gentry's idea, but Larry Brown thought that the players on the field were slack and did not defend well, so he called a timeout directly.

Then he scolded these guys severely.

"Dangdang!"

As a result, in this round back on the court, the Bobcats still ended their offense with a strike.

Obviously, Larry Brown's curse did not have any positive impact on these guys.

The Suns used their momentum to complete a 8-17 scoring climax in the next seven or eight minutes. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns had opened up a 7-point gap.

"..."

Only then did Gentry realize that his teacher seemed really old.

He's still coaching the Bobcats in the same way he was a few years ago, which might allow the Bobcats to make the playoffs, but, in Gentry's view, that's all.

Gentry was a little speechless.

Originally, he regarded this match as a big test.

Unexpectedly, the "examiner" has been eliminated by the times.

So far in this game, the pressure he feels has not been as much as the Wizards who played at the bottom of the Eastern Conference in the last game.

In the second quarter of the game, the Bobcats still did not slow down. Although the Suns also had ups and downs in the second quarter, they still successfully opened the point difference to more than 15 points.

However, just when Gentry thought the game was going to end like this.

In the second half, the Bobcats suddenly showed toughness, and their defensive quality was improved to a higher level. Not to mention the Suns defended for nearly 3 minutes without scoring. On the offensive end, Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace also successfully attacked the frame, narrowing the point difference to less than 10 points.

After DJ Augustin hit a three-pointer from the outside, the team narrowed the point difference to 7 points!
The scene of the Bobcats thus sounded the biggest cheers of the game so far.

They were really too suppressed in the first half!
The expression of Michael Jordan in the box did not change, he was still calm.

In fact, as long as Lin Ri plays well in this game, he will not feel well.

But the problem is that Lin Ri's performance cannot be bad.

So, seeing the game now, he suddenly understood that he was just spending money to make a fuss.

Gentry finally felt the style of the "Larry Brown" team in the bobcats' toughness in chasing points!

That's it!
This is what a team coached by Larry Brown should look like!
It's finally time for an exam...

However, Gentry was not too worried. Even though the current situation on the court was extremely unfavorable to the Suns, he still looked at the court with a peaceful face and folded his hands on his chest.

He wasn't in a hurry and wasn't pretending.

It's something to rely on!
He could see that there was no panic on the faces of Lin Ri and Stephen Curry, and he could also see that Richardson, Ariza and Humphries were still running very actively.

As long as the players on the field are not chaotic, he believes that they will be able to stop the decline and reverse the situation on the field.

However, he was not in a hurry, but Steve Nash, who was sitting on the sidelines, was a little anxious.

Seeing the team being so close to the score, he can only sit off the court is the most unacceptable thing for him.

In fact, his ankle was almost swollen. If it wasn't for long-time running, he wouldn't feel pain at all, and he could play. He also decided to play in this game against the Bobcats, but the team doctor and Gentry still put him on the injured list. Their attitude was that they must wait for him to fully recover before letting him come back.

Gentry even patted his chest and said to him: "Don't worry, the team has no problems at all."

But in the 3 games that the Suns have played recently, they have 2 wins and 1 loss. The only game they won was won by a reversal, and this team that they had to rely on to win is the Wizards team that is currently the last in the Eastern Conference.

Steve Nash simply can't see what's going on.

It's just that the team won in the end, so he can't say much.

But at this moment, looking at the rapidly approaching score, Steve Nash made up his mind this time. Once this game is really lost, no matter what Gentry or the team doctor says, he will definitely come back in the next game.

He can no longer watch his team lose and do nothing.

Thinking of this, Steve Nash couldn't help but glanced at Gentry's back. Seeing that he was still relaxed, there was some incomprehension in his eyes—why is this guy so calm?

"Come on, guys, run, they can't run anymore!!"

Lin Ri's yelling on the field at this time attracted Steve Nash's attention.

On the field, Stephen Curry handed the ball to Lin Ri, and Lin Ri held the ball at a high position and began to signal his teammates to run.

After several days of continuous training, Lin Ri's command after taking the ball has become more and more impressive.

Even Steve Nash has to admit this.

"OK, OK! Look this way, look this way!"

Lin Ri kept pointing to the left, and then reminded loudly, but at the moment after the reminder, he suddenly dribbled the ball and turned around halfway, completely throwing Dior away behind him. This trick, this trick is "pretend to command".

Muhammad was attracted to step forward, and Lin Ri passed the ball to Humphries without hesitation, who was completely open at this time.

"Bah!"

Humphries dunked easily.

"Nice!"

Lin Ri waited for Humphries to return to the defense, and reached out to give him a high five.

Isn't that how I play?
Dio looked at Lin Ri, all eyes were on himself.

I'm going to do that too!
Dior took the ball directly outside the three-point line, and dribbled towards Lin Ri's right side.

It's a pity that Lin Ri's footsteps were not slower than him at all, and he was successfully blocked near the high position.However, Dior didn't panic at all, and quickly turned his back. While holding his back against Lin Ri, he passed the ball to Stephen Jackson on the outside. The latter made a shot and the ball went into the basket steadily.

The "French Magician" pulls back.

However, in the next round, Lin Ri and Stephen Curry also had such a cooperation, and the latter successfully responded to Stephen Jackson's shot.

The point difference returned to 9 points.

Stephen Curry has scored 14 points so far, and has scored 3 three-pointers!

Stephen Curry, who no longer has to spend most of his energy on organization, is really in great shape!

"Defend! Defend!"

After Stephen Curry scored this three-pointer, Larry Brown couldn't help it anymore, and shouted again. In Larry Brown's opinion, it is impossible for a good defensive team to let the opponent hit a three-pointer!

Once the opponent enters, it means that the defense is not in place.

But Nash could tell that it wasn't that the Bobcats' defense was not in place, but that the Suns' offensive formation on the field had fully worked out!
Stephen Curry's firepower has been fully released in this system!

Not only that...

Steve Nash watched Lin Ri get the ball in the high post again.

This time, after Lin Ri made a false move and broke into the inside again, Mohammad didn't dare to make up for it. He was afraid that Humphries would complete an easy dunk under the basket like before, so he chose to watch Lin Ri complete the dunk...

"Bah!"

Lin Ri dunked with both hands, and when he landed on the ground and pulled it, the basket was pulled down drastically by him.Then it bounced back and made a "buzzing" sound.

This ball, the dunk is really beautiful!

Steve Nash couldn't help standing up and applauding Lin Ri.

Another beneficiary of "Lin Ri's support" is Lin Ri himself. When the opponent is afraid of his passing, they dare not double-team him at will!

The two rookies drafted by the Suns this summer have developed a tactic that maximizes their respective value on the court.

Is that why you're not worried?
Looking at the sudden change in the situation on the court, Steve Nash thought of Gentry who was just standing on the sidelines and calmed down. He realized now that Terry knew that these two guys could work together to form such a chemical reaction.
Seriously, Steve Nash wouldn't have worried if he knew the chemistry between the two of them would work like this.

Gentry, Gentry, you have been an assistant coach for so many years before, it is really a talent!
Steve Nash internally expressed Resby to Gentry to the highest degree.

Can these two guys be, can they be so fierce?
I go!

This tactic is really good!
Bullshit!
What Steve Nash didn't expect was that Gentry was also shocked at the moment. He didn't expect that the tactics of "Lin Ri playing support, Stephen Curry running without the ball" can produce such a great bonus after successful running-in!

He was already stunned at this moment!
"Shh!"

"Good job, Stephen, just vote like this, just vote like this, nice!"

And after Stephen Curry hit another three-pointer, Gentry couldn't bear it anymore, and directly cheered with his hands raised on the sidelines.

The Suns played a 10-4 scoring spurt.

The point difference was also widened to double digits in their scoring offensive.

The Bobcats, who had just shown resilience, "returned to pre-liberation overnight", and they were stunned in an instant, and they never narrowed the point difference back to single digits in the following time.

Even if Larry Brown was almost hoarse on the sidelines, it still had no effect.

Michael Jordan opted to leave the game early before the start of the fourth quarter.

He will not be blocked by reporters at the door when he leaves now, but if he is later, it is uncertain.

But after watching Lin Ri's performance in the third quarter, Michael Jordan really didn't want to answer questions related to Lin Ri.

110 is better than 100!

The Suns broke through the Time Warner Arena and won two consecutive victories!

Lin Ri scored 22 points, 7 assists, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks in this game.

Stephen Curry made a total of 5 three-pointers in this game and scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The two of them are the two people with the most brilliant statistics on the Suns side, and of course the two people who established the victory.

At the same time, the two of them are also the headlines of the major media after the game, such as "new twin stars shine in Charlotte", and "Steph Curry and the sun, destined to become a great new couple in the future"...

It is worth mentioning that Larry Brown also praised Lin Ri: "This is a great rookie. Look at what he has done on the court. It is really incredible. It is definitely a lucky thing to have such a guy. With such a guy, winning will become very easy."

It's just that the words of praise are more or less "there is something in the words".

Gentry felt strangely uncomfortable.

It has nothing to do with me to co-author us to win the game?

Teacher, you are bullying an honest person!

So Gentry made a special mention when facing the camera after the game: "To be honest, I was a little hesitant before actually letting the sun play support, because the sun's style of play should not support the ball and sacrifice for the team. He is obviously the most stable point in the team's scoring, but the results tell me that my decision is not wrong. The sun is the sun. He can adapt to any role and perform any role very well!"

He must let everyone know that the team had such a chemical reaction after he asked Lin Riduo to support him.

He is a hero!

His credit is not something that Larry Brown can erase with a few words.

But when he said that, Steve Kerr couldn't sit still, it was obviously his idea!Steve Kerr, who didn't want the credit to be taken by Gentry, chose to tweet.

Hahaha, this is what I expected the sun to look like. I have been saying that this guy has the shadow of Chris Webber, sure enough!His performance on the court proves it!Really, all the waiting was worth it and I will never regret my choice!

In addition, Steve Kerr mentioned again that he chose Lin Ri's poor performance last season...

Facts have proved that "crying children have milk", Gentry and Steve Kerr were praised by waves of Phoenix fans that night, well, the roads of the general manager and the head coach have been widened.

The only person who was a bit uncomfortable this night was Michael Jordan, because he didn't expect that no one really talked about his previous grievances with Lin Ri.

Am I already this pissed off? ,

Ok?
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