Chapter 465 The Bad Suns

On October 31, 2006, the game day of the NBA new season opening match.

The teams participating in the opening game include four teams, Pacers, Suns, Lakers and Celtics.

Interestingly, except for the Pacers, the other three teams (city media) each claimed to be the front-runners in the competition for Kevin Garnett.

The Pacers' finals are the Suns.

In the past two years, the direct conversation between the Suns and the Pacers has been in the regular season.

It is undeniable that the strength of the finals is too good, but the Western Conference enters the playoffs and it is Shura mode, and no one is an ordinary person.

In recent years, the eastern region has also developed towards this model.

In terms of the quality of a strong team, the west is above the east.

However, Pacers are currently more and more opponents in the East.

At first there were only Pistons, and later there were Cavaliers. In the past two years, the Bulls have risen. The Knicks have left their old business - entertainment public - dedicated to building. There are more and more enemies, and Pacers rushed out of the west and there are piles of enemies.

Between the Pacers and the Suns, the spearhead lies in their core players.

Xie Hou and Nash have no personal grudges, but the former robbed the latter's mvp for two consecutive years.

Without Xiehou, the Phoenix people generally believe that Nash can complete the two MVP villages.

These are two MVP trophys, not two cigarettes.

MVP is no less important to historical status than the champion. Although Nash has no idea of ​​any historical status, those who support him have similar feelings.

Since Xie Hou snatched Nash's first MVP, the two teams will play fiercely every time they meet.

Tonight, they will watch the Pacers raise the championship flag on the road.

Fans filled the Banker Life Arena, and the Pacers briefly warmed up before the game.

Xie Hou walked to the sidelines from time to time and greeted Miller who came to the scene specifically.

In addition to Miller, many Pacer veterans from the 1990s also came.

The Pacers with Miller as the core, their main player structures are Schmitz, two Davis, and Mark Jackson.

Tonight, even Dale Davis, who is currently playing for the Celtics, is here.

He asked for leave from the team and turned to a precious moment on site.

Before the opening, the championship flag was raised high.

Stern awarded the championship ring.

The Suns have a long history, but have never won the championship in the NBA. They witnessed this historical moment at their opponents' home court. From Nash, everyone has a strong eye.

"Today's award ceremony may inspire our opponents," Bobby Leonard joked.

Upon hearing this, McGuinness beside him said, "No, maybe, it's certain. Although I haven't experienced such moments, if I look at my opponents crowned in front of me, I will definitely find a way to mess up their celebration."

The Suns have set up a starting lineup that is both offensive and defensive: Nash, Laga Bell, Iguodala, Marion and Stoudemire.

This lineup is so powerful that it is all-around.

There is a set of offense and defense. Moreover, you can enjoy it no matter what era you put into.

Strength, hardness, and shooting baskets.

The biggest problem may be Nash and Stoudemire, the core of the internal and external lines.

Nash's poor defense is well known to everyone. If he were to the small ball era, his offense would be amplified. If he defended, he would be humiliated by Curry in the 2016 Finals every night.

1 Curry is the first MVP I have ever seen who was called a pick-and-roll missed and beaten to death. Oh, I said it wrong, it was a MVP.

As for Stoudemire, he has mentioned it before. Normally, his body can make him a dominant defensive player. Perhaps it is just in line with the words "Jiuzhe" that he has not met a good defensive coach after joining the Suns. He is about to enter his peak period and meets a coach like D'Antoni who ignores the inside defense.

Nash's defense is not good, we can say that he has tried his best, and his physical condition is like this.

Stoudemire has poor defense and can separate some of the responsibilities for environmental issues, but most of the responsibility is that he does not have high requirements for himself.

In addition to the defense of the two core players, the Suns' starting lineup can be said to be very comprehensive.

Jumping the ball, Stoudemire's explosive power won the ball for the Suns.

Nash dribbled over and wanted to find Stoudemire to cooperate with the pick-and-roll. The Suns still had a V-shaped position, and Marion and Bale stopped at the left and right bottom corners.

The pick-and-roll attacks of Son of Wind and Little Overlord are common starting moves in the Suns game.

The Pacers have already arranged a response, and Kirilenko is absent due to injury. Their starting inside line is O'Neal Jr. and Jeff Foster.

Xiao Ao plays as power forward in this lineup.

As long as he sees Stodmeier running out for pick-and-roll, he will definitely hand over the penalty area to Foster and pull it outside on his own initiative.

A solid defensive position helped the team withstand the Suns' offense.

The cooperation between the Son of Wind and the Little Overlord almost made a mistake, and the ball fell out of bounds and served again.

There is not much time left for the offensive, and Nash has to decide how to attack within a few seconds. He always falls into the cover of Papalucas.

The Greeks' defense was so good that Leonard praised repeatedly: "This is the defense that made the Dream Team return to the death! Theo Papalucas is definitely an underrated player!"

Papalucas may indeed be underestimated, but Nash's offense is by no means something you can defend by just entangling.

As the son of the wind was transporting, he suddenly drifted and then lie down and shot the ball in.

The ball that looked extremely difficult was used by Nash, but it was easy to see it.

2 to 0

In the Pacers' round, Xie Hou let O'Neal catch the ball in low post.

O'Neal Jr.'s original plan was to follow the Dream Team to compete in the World Championships in Japan. Later, after listening to Bird's advice, he took the initiative to stay in the United States for special training.

He strengthened his low-level pace and rushed. Stoudemire's assisted defense was sorry for his talent, and single defense was all about brute force.

But Xiao Ao's back hit is not a violent style.

The two faced each other for a few seconds, and O'Neal Jr. came to the basket through low posts.

Stoudemire's poor defensive skills made him raise his hands and try his best to force O'Neal Jr. to make a difficult shot. However, O'Neal Jr. did not take his tricks, leaned inward, pressed his body and used a small hook to pick the ball.

2 to 2

The Suns' cooperation was not fast or slow, and Nash called Marion pick-and-roll.

The Pacers only said that the Hackers had no shooting threat on the periphery and surrounded Nash with all their might. Nash was not afraid of the increased defensive pressure and sent the ball behind him with his backhand.

Marion made a shot in a shooting posture that was ridiculed many times.

4 to 2

Xie Hou wanted to hit him quickly, and Bell quickly hit him.

If it were someone else, there might be no problem.

But the person he hit was Xie Hou, and the whistle of the referee on the sideline sounded harshly.

Bale argued in vain and just glared at Xie Hou fiercely: "I hope the referee can take care of you like this when the away game!"

"If you envy the referee's treatment for me, you might as well find a way to improve your strength." Xie Hou laughed.

The other party just hummed.

This person is like the opposite of Bowen. Bowen is an acting player and secretly plays tricks with you. Once he arouses the anger of his opponent, he will act innocent.

What about Bell? He never beats around the bush with you. Even if he wants to kill you, he must make sure that you have your eyes wide and can see the whole process of his actions.

It is hard to say whether he has any preference for his opponent to witness his violence.
Chapter completed!