The Suns' 13-game roster was soon confirmed, and double-seater David Wesley was excluded.

"Mickey Mouse" is now moving slowly when playing point guards, and the scoring guards are short in height, so they can only fight against each other with their muscles. The most important thing is that his shooting percentage is gone, with only 29.3% outside the three-point line, and he cannot be a fixed-point pitcher.

The coaching staff believes that it is enough to have Guo Xu and Lowry point guards. Guo Xu will increase his playing time in the playoffs, and Lowry can play a role if he plays for more than ten minutes on the bench.

Interior veteran Clifford Robinson can bring some help to the team. He is good at covering and taking the ball and shooting, and has certain confidence outside the three-point line. His three-point shooting percentage in the regular season is 37.7%. He can also organize passes, which is the same type as the retired Kukochi.

On the 20th, Guo Xu invited the whole team to have a dinner together, and the atmosphere before the game was relaxed.

Boss Brian Colangelo also attended the party. He thanked everyone for their efforts for the team. He set a record of 78 wins in the regular season and 45 consecutive wins. Everyone feels very honored. As long as there are no perverted strong teams in the future, their names will often be mentioned by fans.

When talking about the first round of the playoffs, Guo Xu relieved pressure on his teammates. He said: "I will pass the ball to everyone. If you don't score well, then leave it to me and practice the tactics. This is not underestimating the enemy, and the Nuggets are really nothing great."

D'Antoni's view is similar to Guo Xu. He didn't talk about balls during dinner and only said: "Tomorrow we will definitely win if we practice four routines in the morning. Today everyone can relax."

The Nuggets side is much more pressured. They were swept by the Suns in the regular season, and they were defeated in a crushing manner every time, and they could not organize effective defense at all. After Kenyon Martin was injured, the Nuggets no longer expect to win, and losing less is victory.

On the 21st, the first battle between the two sides started in Phoenix City.

Sun: Guo Xu, Roy, Marion, Haslem, Stadamier.

Nuggets: Iverson, Anthony Carter, Anthony, Nene, Camby.

Soon, a one-sided situation appeared on the court. You can tell that the Nuggets are flawed by looking at the card lineup. The shooting guard is Carter, who is 185cm tall.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Steve Blake also joined the Nuggets and Iverson. Since Iverson is a shooting guard, Coach George Carl is used to arranging a double-back formation in order to help him play his power.

This is to be dying. In order to help Iverson score, Iverson averaged 42.4 minutes per game in the regular season, and had more than half of the game to partner with another point guard.

It’s not that the Nuggets have no orthodox shooting guards. JR Smith is very physical and has much better off offense and defense than Carter, but Carl insists on letting him play as a substitute just because his organizational ability is generally not suitable for partnering with Iverson.

Under Carl's arrangement of troops, the Nuggets' "Golden Double Guns" are more like "Golden Double Pits", which can only attack but not defend.

The two little guards appeared together, and the Suns really played whatever they wanted. Guo Xu passed the ball to Roy to fight Carter alone, which was a chance. He could use his height advantage to shoot mid-range shots, his strength advantage to take advantage, and he could also protect Guo Xu's running position for basketball and organize his offense.

Guo Xu's single-handed fight against Iverson is also a chance, but there is no tactic to play like that. He makes some space on the periphery and throws three-pointers not conducive to overall cooperation. Not every round, the opponent in the No. 1 position is shorter than Guo Xu. He wants to try to help Roy increase his playoff experience, so that the subsequent games will be better played.

Guo Xu plays without the ball most of the time, attracting defense at the bottom corner, and looking for a baseball cover to run without the ball. He can shoot directly when he gets rid of Iverson, and can break through and pass the ball when he gets rid of Camby. If he can't get rid of the defender, he can also fight Iverson alone.

Camby rarely switches defense guards, grabs rebounds, blocks shots near the penalty area, and waits for his opponent to attack, calling it a guardian of the penalty area. In fact, his ability to confront Nene is more capable than him. This guy is good at brushing defensive data, and the Nuggets' overall defensive efficiency is second to last in the league.

The Suns' No. 4 position was all the type of shooting. After Nene was drawn away, Kanbi was not careful and Guo Xu would have a chance, at least he played easily. Kanbi went out and the defender passed the ball to Sir.

It was easy for Xiao Si to directly play against Camby with the ball, but the Suns didn't play like that and wanted to create a more relaxed scoring opportunity.

On the defensive end, the Suns arranged role players to play a wheel battle with Anthony, constantly close to each other. Anthony has entered its peak this season, averaging 28.8 points, 6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 48%.

He was in great shape all season, and he beat Ariza, Roy, and Marion in the series, but unfortunately he couldn't beat him alone.

Iverson's performance was much worse. His regular season shooting percentage was 45.4%, and his three-point shooting percentage of 34.7% was also good, and he averaged 1 goal per game. However, his scoring efficiency was still not high. He scored 24.8 points, 3 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.8 steals in 42.4 minutes.

Iverson's regular season play time is 8 minutes longer than Guo Xu, but his score is less than Guo Xu, so the two cannot compare.

The gap in the playoffs has become more obvious. Iverson suffered multiple injuries and his physical fitness has begun to decline. His speed is still faster than ordinary defenders, and he is obviously at a disadvantage compared to Guo Xu.

Iverson's change of direction cannot be overcome, and Guo Xu can only rely on shooting. Even if he has teammates who can score, he has gone back to the old path of the 76ers era, made a lot of moves, and made wild blacksmiths.

The Suns won consecutive home games, and after the away game, they easily won the third game. In the fourth game, the Nuggets players were no longer energetic and lost 34 points at home.

The Suns swept 4-0 and became the first team to advance.

Guo Xu completely suppressed Iverson, and averaged only 30 minutes per game in the series, with the longest third game of 35 minutes. His average of 23.7 points and 9 assists per game in the series seemed average, but his shooting percentage reached 64%, and his three-point shooting percentage was 50%.

Iverson played longer than him, averaging 20.8 points and 5.1 assists per game, shooting percentage of 36.8% and three-point shooting percentage of 29.4%. He was inefficient except for protecting himself from Guo Xu and breaking into the basket.

Obviously unable to defend and attack, Coach Carl also chose to fight the main force, mainly using only 8 players to rotate, and the other three were swingman JR Smith, forwards Nahura and Kreza.

Smith averaged 23.3 minutes per game in the regular season, scored 13 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting percentage of 44.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 39%, and shooting 2.4 three-pointers per game. After entering the playoffs, he averaged only 11.8 minutes per game, and sat on the bench to watch Iverson make a shot.

After the game, Nuggets fans felt slapped in the face. At the beginning of the regular season, many people thought that the Nuggets could threaten the Suns, but in the end they only finished eighth in the Western Conference and barely entered the playoffs.

After Iverson left the 76ers, some Amy said that he had lost the burden of his useless teammates, and Iverson would definitely play better in the Nuggets. Now no one says this anymore. Iverson's mid-range shooting percentage against Guo Xu is less than 30%. Who can lead him to this shooting percentage?

The difference between the two is even bigger when it comes to real hit rate. Iverson is only 44.7%. How could he be a star in this series? He is clearly an undercover agent!

Anthony's shooting percentage was not stable enough. He played three good goals, and his fourth game was only 40%.

Nene's shooting rate is high enough and he has too few shots. The Suns management will not regret giving up Nene. The coaching staff has tried to train him, but his personality is destined to be as successful as Xiao Si. He rarely uses his physical advantage to make it endlessly.

In fact, Nene's talent can take on more tasks. He has steps in the low post, and the only thing worse than Xiao Si is shooting, and he has not been able to practice well in the Suns.
Chapter completed!