Starting with 2006

Chapter 182 The first battle, Kobe's provocation!

From the madness at the beginning of the season to the confusion during the season to the surprise at the end of the season, the fans of the Suns may have experienced one of the most memorable seasons. Gao Tian went from being crazy at the beginning of a rookie to being unpretentious now. In the first three months of the season, he has been occupying the throne of the scoring leader. Kobe still gave up the scoring title to Kobe, with an average of 30.2 points per game slightly lower than Kobe's 31.6 points, ranking second.

And Nash has firmly occupied the first position in the assist list, averaging 11.6 assists per game, standing proudly in the league. In the league, he is the only one whose average assists per game is above double digits. The second is Deron Williams. The average assists per game is only 9.3. This is also the third season of Nash's career and he has won the scoring title for three consecutive seasons. Many Suns fans have a lot of resentment in their hearts. In their opinion, this year's regular season MVP should be It belongs to Nash. If it weren't for Nash winning the regular season MVP for two consecutive seasons, Nowitzki couldn't have won the regular season MVP so easily.

It can be said that a lot of things have happened to the Suns this season, but at the same time, this is also a season full of rewards. For the first time in the history of the Suns, there are three All-Stars, and there is a historical-level rookie who won the All-Star MVP during his rookie period. Gao Tian even averaged 30.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game!
When Gao Tian's data came out at the end of the season, the world was shocked. Everyone even thought that the NBA had made a mistake. How could this be possible?

This is the most perfect rookie season performance in the NBA for nearly 47 years!

The last rookie who scored more than 30 points and got eight rebounds and six assists in his rookie season dates back to "Big O" Oscar Robertson in the 60 season. That was the ancient times of the NBA, the beasts of that ancient era Looking at the modern league, only Michael Jordan's 28.2 points, 65 rebounds and 5.9 assists are close to Gao Tian.

Gao Tian, ​​who has shown such a performance, is undoubtedly the best rookie in the NBA this year, and in the rookie statistics, he has obtained such MVP-level statistics, which can only be compared with those ancient mythical beasts in history.

So the fans of the Suns are extremely excited, because they know that even if the Suns can't win the championship this season, as long as Gao Tian is there, the championship is obviously not a dream. The Suns with this lineup have one and only one goal , that is the championship!
When entering the arena, Nash was the first to enter the arena, followed by Stoudemire. The cheers of the fans became louder and louder as the players entered the arena. When Gao Tian finally entered the arena, Nuo Da The arena was boiling, and the shouts of "God" echoed in the huge arena.

When the players from both sides shook hands, Kobe said next to his shoulder: "Gao, we will win this game!"

"is it?"

Gao Tian asked back in a nonchalant manner, looking at the blazing flames in Kobe's eyes Gao Tian knew what Kobe meant, Kobe knew that the overall strength of the team was too far behind the Suns, so he wanted to turn the game into a one-on-one Heads-up, this is his favorite game mode.

As a rookie at the historical level of the NBA, when encountering such a challenge, it is easy to get excited and want to solve the battle alone. Once Gao Tian does this, the sun's operation will definitely come to a standstill. At that time, the opportunity for the Lakers will come!
Phil Jackson greeted D'Antoni with a smile, then sat on the bench and smiled, looking at Kobe with a provocative face and Gao Tian with a calm face opposite him, Phil Jackson knew these young people No one can keep calm when faced with the challenge of a superstar. Every superstar has its own aura, and they are all unruly. Man, a peaceful old man may be a good locker room leader, but definitely not a true superstar!
So Phil Jackson told Kobe to say something before the game to provoke Gao Tian to make him lose his mind. As long as Gao Tian's deep heart is aroused, the Lakers will have a big impact in the face of the self-disturbing sun. Probability to win this game!
And this is not only the key to determining the victory of this game, it is also the key to determining this series. After thinking about it, Phil Jackson now has only one shortcoming of Gao Tian in the Sun. After all, no matter how strong he is, he is only a rookie. Inexperienced rookies can easily suffer in such a complicated playoffs!

D'Antoni frowned watching Kobe's provocation against Gao Tian. Before the game started, they knew that Gao Tian would be targeted by the Lakers. After all, Gao Tian was an easier point for the Lakers to target. Kobe won't be targeted too hard if he defends alone, but Gao Tian's rookie status determines that he will definitely be targeted.

There is not much he can do now. He only hopes that Gao Tian will not lose his mind and choose to play alone. They can allow Gao Tian to play a few games willfully. Even if they lose, they have the capital to win again, but they can't tolerate it. Gao Tian has always chosen to play singles by himself, which would do too much damage to the team and even cause the team to lose a series that they shouldn't have lost.

It depends on how he chooses!
Stoudemire, who jumped the ball with Odom, was not under too much pressure. The Suns easily got the first wave of offensive balls. Nash held the ball and pushed forward. Lakers rookie Jordan Farmar was defending him. .

The formation of the Lakers was uncharacteristically. Instead of taking Bynum down, they took up Kwame Brown, who can only grab rebounds and defend. It is obvious that they want to use Kwame Brown, who is better in defense, against Stoudemire. , to avoid the slow-moving Bynum being targeted by Stoudemire, and putting Bynum on the bench has another advantage. When the Suns are on the bench, use Bynum to penetrate the weak inside of the Suns!
Jordan Farmar looked very nervously at Nash who was slowly dribbling the ball in front of him. He was very excited and nervous when he played for the first time in the playoffs. He knew that his task was heavy. Nash, the two-time regular season MVP and one of the league's strongest offensive guards, is hard to defend.

But the team doesn't have a more suitable player than him. This is the current predicament of the Lakers. They can only let a rookie defend the main guard on the opposite side, and the team has no one available.

Gao Tian looked at Luke Wharton, who had been sticking to him tightly. Although this player was not well-known, his defense was very clingy, and his judgment was excellent. Gao Tian's continuous fake moves did not fool him. , and Kobe, who was defending Lagabel, had half of his attention on him. They only reserved a baseline space for Gao Tian, ​​obviously trying to force Gao Tian to play singles with the ball on the baseline.

(End of this chapter)