I have a data panel in basketball

Chapter 163 The Devil's Race
After winning the Bobcats, Lin Ri and Stephen Curry's tactic can be considered to have a real effect, especially the few minutes in the third quarter, which really made their future look so bright.

The Suns, who won this game, also regained their two-game winning streak. However, for the Suns, they still cannot relax.

Their next schedule can be described as "the devil's schedule".

They have to play a "back-to-back" first, and they are both away games. After these two away games, they will return to their home court to face the Orlando Magic.

In other words, in the next 5 games, the Suns will play a "back-to-back" first, and then they will encounter three consecutive strong teams with current records ranked in the top three in the East and West.

The strength of the Suns' schedule during this period can be seen just by saying this.

Fortunately, it is not without good news. Before going to Philadelphia to meet their first "back-to-back" opponent, the Suns' record officially surpassed the Spurs and became the number one in the Western Conference.

The Spurs have performed very poorly during this period and have suffered a 4-game losing streak.

The Suns were only 1 game behind the Bobcats before they beat the Bobcats. After they won the Bobcats, they were only 0.5 games behind. With the Spurs losing today, the records of the two teams will also be tied.

The record was tied, and the Suns, who had previously won the Spurs, relied on the difference between the Spurs and the Spurs to reach the top of the Western Conference.

Um, although it sounds a bit nihilistic.

Still, it's certainly good news.

In order to celebrate the Suns' return to the No. [-] throne in the Western Conference, Gentry was happy and let Steve Nash continue to rest.

Steve Nash: ? ? ?
So you are such a dog's head coach?

But Gentry has a reason: "Man, back-to-back consumes a lot of energy. You have been absent for almost two weeks. You are not suitable for a comeback in a game of this intensity. Wait a little longer. Man, believe me, your comeback is already on the agenda."

Steve Nash couldn't refuse what he said.

Because the intensity of "back to back" is really great.

Just like that, Steve Nash entered the inactive list again.

In the next two games, the Suns will still play with Lin Ri and Stephen Curry as the core.

There was no problem in the first "back-to-back" game against Philadelphia. The Suns easily won the game 107 to 98. It seemed that the gap was not widened, but in fact the Suns had already opened the point difference to more than 15 points at the end of the third quarter.

The 76ers were completely passive in this game, and there was no possibility of winning at all.

Obviously after Allen Iverson left, the city has not found their "new answer".

Lin Ri and Stephen Curry played as well in this game as they did against the Bobcats in the previous game.

Lin Ri scored a total of 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

The statistics are not as good as usual, but it's not because of Lin Ri. The main reason is that Lin Ri didn't play in the fourth quarter of the game.Gentry considered that there was still a "back-to-back" game to be played, so he didn't keep Lin Ri on the court to continue playing in this game. Lin Ri played for so long and played a few crushing games. He never "enjoyed" the "treatment" that a core player should have, but he did not expect it to be realized during the "back-to-back" period.

In fact, Gentry planned to give up one of the "back-to-back" games originally. After all, the current core lineup of the Suns is Lin Ri and Stephen Curry, two rookies. They are both playing "back-to-back" in the NBA for the first time.

But what he didn't expect was that the Suns would blow up the game so quickly.

Then he has to think about it and win the next game.

The Suns' opponent in the next "back-to-back" game is an away game against the Timberwolves, and their strength is not strong.

Therefore, Gentry chose to let Lin Ri clock in early to "get off work" so that he could retain more energy for the next game.

The effect of Gentry's doing so is quite obvious. Judging from Lin Ri's expression in the interview after the game, he is as comfortable as an old man walking in the park.

Stephen Curry played the whole game. He scored a total of 18 points and 7 assists.

It's not that Gentry doesn't give him "privileges", but that there must always be two main players on the field, and Stephen Curry has just experienced an offensive struggle. It is a good choice for him to play more to stabilize his state.

An undisputed fact is that once Steve Nash returns, Stephen Curry will inevitably return to the bench.

In this way, Gentry doesn't have to care too much about Stephen Curry's physical fitness, he needs the latter to play more to stabilize his state.

Because of the "back-to-back" play, the post-match interview of the Suns today did not last too long.

Immediately after the interview was over, the Suns boarded a passenger plane to Minnesota. Lin Ri sat on the plane, thinking about the game against the Timberwolves tomorrow night, and thinking that he would not be able to sleep in a hotel in Minnesota until at least three or four o'clock later. He really experienced the intensity of "back-to-back".

However, if you really want to say, Lin Ri is not playing a normal "back-to-back". After all, it is rare for other players to play "back-to-back" in the first game of "back-to-back".

And from here, it can be seen to some extent why so many rookies are folded on the "back-to-back" schedule. This has nothing to do with ability. The main reason is that the whole process is too exhausting.

Of course, judging from the "back-to-back" second game between the Suns and the Timberwolves, Lin Ri's adjustment ability is really good. Last night, Gentry asked him to clock in early to "get off work" and the effect was fully reflected. He performed well in this game as always, scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds.

In addition, he also got 6 assists.

Under his tandem, the Suns tonight are also full of firepower.

110:100.

The Suns defeated the Timberwolves and won two "back-to-back" consecutive victories. In addition to the previous victory over the Wizards and Bobcats, they unknowingly played a wave of 4 consecutive victories.

It is worth mentioning that the Spurs lost again.

After the Suns won these two "back-to-back" consecutive victories, they consolidated their No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

Now the Suns have opened 2 wins away from the second-ranked Spurs and 4 wins away from the third-ranked Lakers.

"There is no doubt that this is the result of everyone's hard work. I am very proud of everyone on the team. We have gone through a difficult time and now we can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

After playing this "back-to-back", Gentry's expression obviously eased a lot. Although they will play against the Magic, the Lakers and the Mavericks one after another, they will also usher in two days of rest. In addition, they will finally return to the home court, which can relax the tense Suns.

In addition, most importantly, Steve Nash will also usher in a comeback, and Gentry will have another strong card in his hand.

All in all, everything is going in a good direction.

……

Everyone in the Suns returned to Phoenix the night after the game against the Timberwolves.

Before the disbandment at the airport, Gentry also specifically notified all the players of the Suns that the morning training camp was cancelled, allowing them to have a good rest.Just arrive at the arena at 2:[-] in the afternoon.

Naturally, he made such an arrangement to let everyone in the Suns have a good rest.

The time came to the first ten days of December, and January is about to enter. Although it is the first time to be the head coach in more than ten years, Gentry's assistant coach for so many years is not in vain. He knows that the general season enters between January and February, which will be the fatigue period for the players of each team, and many injuries occur during this period.

Gentry let everyone in the Suns take a good rest, which can be regarded as an early prevention.

"Run and bomb" teams tend to experience fatigue earlier than other players.

However, Gentry, who announced the cancellation of the morning training camp, did not go home like the Suns players, but sent the staff directly back to the American West Arena.

The players canceled the training camp, but it doesn't mean that he can also rest. He must hurry up and arrange the tactics with the Magic.When the sun rises, the Magic will arrive in Phoenix.

He really has no time to rest.

It can also be seen from this that the head coach is not a leisurely job. Although they don't need to play the game in person, they have to ask about everything related to this game, no matter how big or small, and make proper arrangements.This is why so many head coaches choose to rest due to physical problems.

The Magic are a formidable foe.

However, because Steve Nash is about to return, Gentry didn't feel too difficult about the tactical arrangement of this game.

However, after reading the news for the last two days, Gentry's final decision was not to announce Steve Nash's return in advance.

In recent days, most of the news about the Suns mentioned on the Internet is related to the "Suns' new twin stars".Of course, this is also normal. In the past three games, Stephen Curry averaged 18 plus 6 plus 3 per game, and Lin Ri averaged 23 plus 15 plus 6 plus 2 per game. The offensive tactics centered on the two of them allowed the Suns to easily win three consecutive victories, including a "back-to-back".
Gentry wants everyone, including Magic coach Van Gundy, who is about to challenge them in Phoenix, to continue to focus on the two newcomers Lin Day and Stephen Curry, and then use Steve Nash's return to catch the Magic by surprise.

There is no way, the Lakers and Mavericks will be played later, both are strong opponents... Under such circumstances, it is too late to beat the Magic, so naturally they have to fight one.

As for whether it can be deceived, it is beyond Gentry's control.

only……

If Gentry has clairvoyance, he will find that the entire coaching staff of the Magic is now discussing how to curb the performance of Lin Ri and Stephen Curry.

Especially how to curb Lin Ri's performance... This is the top priority of their thinking.

Of course, more than a month after the start of the new season, how to curb Lin Ri's performance is not only the top priority of the Magic team's assistant coaching team, but also the top priority of the coaching staff of the other 28 teams in the league.

How to limit Lin Ri is a difficult problem that the entire league is thinking about... because this guy is so comprehensive, whether it is offensive or defensive, he can always prove his presence.

"Perhaps, I have found a way to restrict that newcomer!" After watching Lin Ri's video for a long time, an assistant coach's eyes suddenly lit up, and then his whole expression became excited.

When he shouted, other teaching assistants rushed towards the video he was watching.

Van Gundy also cast a curious look at him.

The assistant coach didn't give a shit, and directly expressed his thoughts: "We can try to cut off the connection between him and other Suns players, so that he can't form an effective pass in the high position. In this way, it means that he can only attack by himself!"

"Forehead……"

It's just that after he finished speaking, everyone else cast caring eyes on him...

Did you make a mistake!

Boss!

Can't you see how good this guy's passing ability and vision is?

Even if you can't see it, can you see the data after the game!In these three games, nearly twenty assists have been obtained!This efficiency is almost as good as some quasi-first-line first positions.

This kind of guy is the one you can cut off just by cutting it off?
"The sun's vision may be good, but his passing ability may not be so good!" But the assistant coach's next words made others interested in listening to him continue.

"Look!"

The assistant coach played back the video on his computer: "Here, Trevor has already run out of the open space, but he waited for the latter to move to the top of the arc before he passed the ball. Also in this round, when Stephen Curry slipped to the baseline, he never passed the ball because the latter moved very fast. He waited for the latter to go around to the other side. After he had a very obvious passing route, the sun chose to pass the ball... And here, he obviously found the opening of his teammates, but..."

The assistant coach said seven or eight things in one breath, and after he finished speaking, the eyes of the assistant coach of the Magic team changed.

Because they found that this guy was not wrong, and through these phenomena, it can indeed be concluded that the sun's pass is not that good.

"You can try..." Van Gundy was the one who made the final decision!
As a senior defensive head coach in the league, he can be sure that the connection between Lin Ri and his teammates can indeed be severed!In this case, Stephen Curry will have to start organizing the offense again, but this guy obviously has no experience in this field, and he may have to struggle again. In this way, the "new twin stars" of the Suns will be defeated one by one!
Hum hum!
Knew it! !

You have to look at me, Van Gundy, to train newcomers!

　Target word count for this month: 50 words.

　　Currently, 56619 words have been changed.

　　I have something to do today, I have been busy all day, I only wrote so much, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)