Chapter 396: Kevin Johnson's Revenge? A tough guy who joined the first beat in history
"Crazy! This guy is crazy!! ”
Lakers players are watching the Suns play Houston. This round of the playoffs was very intriguing, as Barkley ditched his Suns and switched to Houston, joining the team that eliminated him last year, becoming the first superstar in history to join without beating.
In fact, this is very puzzling, Barkley's career has changed teams no less than Durant, and he also joins if he can't play. Durant also won the championship, why did Barkley spray Durant so energetically? Could it be that the more you lack something, the more you can't get used to it? is also joining if he can't beat, is Barkley jealous of Durant winning the championship?
At the end of the season, Kevin Johnson led the team to a wave of 16 consecutive wins, including super teams like the Lakers, and he finally got his wish to stand in front of Barkley again.
No, it was on Barkley's head.
"Crazy! Buckle! Kevin Johnson tore through Houston's outside defense as easily as slicing a slice of pizza! Drexler, Jim Jackson, Mario Avery ! Three strikers with an average height of more than two meters really can't prevent Kevin Johnson's breakthrough! ”
"Buckle! Kevin Johnson rushed up and took off! He's deliberately looking for Barkley! He rode on Barkley's head! He's going to break it off with the good old days of Barkley! ”
"Barkley is stunned!! I don't know if he felt a trace of regret when he saw this former little brother, who thought that he would no longer be able to act as the defender of his winning partner after being injured, and rode on his head? ”
"I'm in a hurry! Barkley is in a hurry! He knocked Kevin Johnson to the ground! Babbling and speaking ill of his once friendliest teammate! It's like love! ”
Kevin Johnson was on the ground, not saying a word. The sneer at the corners of his mouth made Barkley's actions look so childish and ridiculous. ”
"During those years with the Suns, during those days of fighting in the Finals, would you have imagined that there would be a day like this?"
This round of the playoffs between the Suns and Houston was supposed to be not much of a suspense, with third in the West versus sixth in the West. Houston, on the other hand, has three older superstars on the lineup, their average height crushes any team in the league, and their interior is the strongest in the league. The combination of these factors in such an iron-blooded era means victory, and Houston's roster system has a very good chance of winning the playoffs in any year. So far, Houston's odds to win the championship are still higher than those of the Lakers, and this is the effect of the superstar stack. Even they are all 34 years old and have entered the end of their prime.
And Kevin Johnson, the first-generation flying point guard, gave Houston a hard blow in the first game of this series. gave his former big brother Fliggy Charles Barkley a hard blow. This one buckle hurts my heart. Barkley's inner feelings are unknown to outsiders, but his anger is definitely not as simple as being annoyed and embarrassed by the lockdown. Maybe he regretted it, regretted leaving the Phoenix that gave him good memories, regretted that the Suns players couldn't help him, so he turned around and left, and joined Houston if he couldn't play.
It's still at Houston's home stadium, and there are countless fans supporting Barkley, and the third game goes to Phoenix, will Barkley be a little panicked in his heart, and he won't know how to face those fans who used to be his diehards? 51
Kevin Johnson suffered a very serious injury last season, and with this kind of physical flow of guards, it was already prone to decline. His early season performance did prove that he was no longer one of the best guards in the league, but his performance in March and April proved to everyone that the top point guard who was once good enough to compete for MVP is back.
April's Player of the Month was won by Kevin Johnson, and it's fair to say that he outperformed even Kobe Bryant and Jordan in the end-of-season period. Brought the Suns from a poor 10th pick in the West to a very good position like 6th in the playoffs. It's great to play like this and accomplish this with a change of starters in the team.
In April, he averaged 28.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.6 turnovers per game, and if he can play like this throughout the season, then he must be the MVP!
And Kevin Johnson also entered the playoffs with such a performance, such a state. In the first game, he played a super performance of 31 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists, including a violent dunk on Barkley's head, which led to a victory for the Suns.
It's not that Houston is too weak, it's that Houston's roster is entirely built for the Bulls and Lakers. Three forwards of about 2 meters are just to be able to strangle Kobe and Jordan, and after trading the only remaining point guard Matt Maloney away, they found that no player could match the 1.85-meter Kevin Johnson.
Kevin Johnson blew up Houston with just a breakaway shot. The aging Big Three did not keep up with the offensive rhythm of the Suns under Danny Anji for a while, and were suppressed by the running Suns, and finally the Suns won 116-89 Houston.
"Can't believe it, isn't Kevin Johnson afraid of his knee popping up when he plays like this?" Xiao Yu widened his eyes and touched his knees, the straight up and down way of playing, looking at it made people feel that their knees hurt.
"It's a battle of honor, and the ball he slammed on Barkley's head will be a lingering nightmare for Barkley. To accomplish such a revenge, Kevin Johnson should feel that even the career reimbursement is worth it. ”
"If he can maintain this level of quality for a series, maybe the Suns may really upset the Big Three."
"It's difficult, none of the big three in this game have any strength. They haven't adjusted from their late-season retirement form, and as long as one superstar finds playoff form, the Suns will have a hard time. There is a difference between the dominance of a superstar and a player like Kevin Johnson who is always a cut behind. ”
"If Barkley gets hacked in this round, tut-tut. That kind of shame may make him retire directly, it's too embarrassing. ”
"The Suns' new coach, Danny Angie, has two brushes, and he's really good at the offense of the Suns."
Kobe Bryant's eyes seemed to be looking into the distance, Danny Ainge, the future leader of the Boston Celtics, is it going to start shining now?