This season, the Phoenix Suns averaged 115.7 points per game, leading the league. This is also the best reflection of the release of the players' firepower.
Of course, high scoring is inseparable from a fast pace and more rounds than ordinary teams. More rounds means more points lost. This season, the Suns averaged 102.1 points per game, ranking 11th in the league.
This number may not be qualified for other strong teams, but it is completely acceptable for the Suns. After all, the Suns ranked sixth in the league in points allowed last season and still won the championship. Compared with last year, this year has improved.
The topic comes back again. The reason why the Suns lost points is precisely because their firepower is stronger than last season. This season, the Suns often defeat their opponents in three quarters, and the opponents will naturally not gain much points when the fourth quarter enters garbage time.
The strong firepower makes Suns fans full of confidence in the team's title defense. The team's biggest enemy on the road to defending the title is the currently number one Lakers.
Many fans have joked that they want to fast forward to the showdown between the two teams in the Western Conference Finals. In fact, it is not as simple as fans think. The Suns' enemies on the road to defending the title are not just the Lakers. The Mavericks are getting Ron Artest.
Both offense and defense have improved a lot, and what Artest brings to the Mavericks is not only tactical but also temperament. The Mavericks have a soft temperament in terms of core and role players, and Artest's gangster temperament can
He can make up for this very well, and he will be a strong opponent for the Suns in the new season.
The Spurs are still a tough nut to crack. The Nuggets have a very good chemical reaction after Billups came. They have won 10 of 15 games so far. You must know that this is still their results in the running-in period. When they mature,
The combat effectiveness will only be stronger.
The Suns have no time to care about the situation of other opponents. They have to play 16 games in November, and the schedule arranged by the league for them is very intensive.
After beating the Timberwolves, the Suns had a day off and then had to continue the next game at home.
Fortunately, the next opponent is not very strong either, it is another weak Grizzlies team in the West.
The game went very smoothly, with the Suns staring at the Grizzlies inside from fast to slow.
Gasol and Love's inside line couldn't keep up with the Suns' offensive storm.
The only statistic that the Grizzlies can beat the Suns is rebounding. Gasol has absolute height and Kevin Love has a keen sense of rebounding. In the past, many fans thought that Love's physical fitness was average and he was just a guy who could throw three-pointers from the outside.
Big man, in fact, this is not the case. In his previous life, Love's career rebounding rate was 19.5%. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the fourth position player with the best rebounding sense in the league. There is no need to add one.
His judgment on rebound placement is top-notch in the league. This is something that many fans ignore when watching games. Fans often only focus on scoring and flashy moves.
The reason why Kevin Love was drafted so high and was favored by scouts before entering the league is that, in addition to his rebounding sense, another very important reason is because of his ability to pass the ball across the court. This ability
It's unremarkable when placed at the 1st position, but it's a treasure when placed at the 4th position.
Because this means that players can immediately launch a blitz after grabbing the rebound, helping the team score quickly in the fast break.
In his previous life with the Timberwolves, Martin and Brewer, two players who were good at running and jumping, worked with Love. Both of them got good data with Love's long passes. However, after joining the Cavaliers, he completely missed the mark.
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In order to cooperate with the superstar team, he frequently moved to the outside to shoot three-pointers, which led to his rebounding and frame-facing abilities being gradually wasted, and he needed to hand the ball to the team's second-leading player Irving to play positional battles that he is good at, which made Love's
The long pass suddenly disappeared, which caused Love to gradually decline into mediocrity.
I don’t know how Lefu’s destiny will change in this life.
This is the second meeting between the Suns and the Grizzlies this season. Seeing Love on the court, Chen Yan felt that this white big man was a perfect fit for him.
In terms of character, Love is low-key and well-educated, doesn't get into trouble, and gets along well with his colleagues. Love has a basket on the court, has a good sense of rebounding, and has excellent long-distance passing ability. If he comes to the Suns, Chen Yan will definitely not
Let him be reduced to an anti-aircraft gun that only fires from beyond the three-point line.
It's a pity that Love is now the Grizzlies' treasure and the team's key training target.
Love is a player worth cultivating, but he is not suitable to be the core like the team's other insider Gasol. He has a delicate touch and precise long passes like a quarterback, but his physical fitness is too mediocre and his overall performance is poor.
Stardom is almost his upper limit.
Gasol's situation is similar. Half of the credit for his ability to become an All-Star in his previous life must be attributed to Kobe. It was Kobe who inspired the big man's potential.
I remember that in my previous life, in my first year with the Lakers, I played very softly. He was very good in the regular season and passable in the playoffs. Once he got to the finals, his weaknesses were greatly magnified. The Celtics' insiders took turns to trampling him. After
It took failure and Kobe's encouragement to win the championship the following year.
However, in this generation, Kobe and Garnett have teamed up, and the probability of Gasol joining the Lakers is almost 0. This also means that it will be difficult for him to achieve self-breakthrough. There will never be a player like Kobe in the league to encourage him.
spurred him on.
The Grizzlies fell behind by 26 points after three quarters. In the final quarter, they came on the bench and gave up the game. Suns fans clinked glasses in the auditorium to celebrate tonight's victory in advance.
The combination of Gasol and Love can only act as prey in a world of jungle like the NBA.
119 to 89, the Suns beat their opponents by 30 points in the last game of November, achieving a perfect ending to November!
Chen Yan had 19 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks. The outstanding performance of his teammates allowed him to make great progress tonight.
Nash scored a standard double-double with 20 points and 10 assists. Stoudemire had an eye-catching performance tonight and scored 33 points while getting 12 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Azubuike also scored 18 points, which was the highest score on the team for the Grizzlies.
Gasol scored 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, and Love scored 17 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Both of them are perfect second-in-command numbers, but what the Grizzlies lack is not a perfect second-in-command but a real one.
Big boss.
Gay, the team's outside scorer, did not perform well today. He made 4 of 12 shots and only had 11 points and 4 rebounds. Conley's performance was also quite satisfactory, with only 13 points and 5 assists.
After the game, Chen Yan hugged Gasol. The two have met more than once in the NBA and international arenas, and they can be considered acquaintances.
Chen Yan didn't give Gasol any advice. Although the two of them were familiar with each other, they were far from friends.