Faced with the Raptors' aggressive posture after the opening, Suns coach Skels saw that the situation was not good, so he had to take a timeout.

However, after the timeout, to Skels's despair, his strategy of relying on grinding the ground to win the game in the face of the Raptors' fast-playing whirlwind tonight simply didn't work.

This season, the Suns' top and second scorers are Clifford Robinson at the small forward position and Hardaway at the shooting guard position.

In previous matches, Kidd would use his excellent big-picture vision to create a comfortable singles environment for the two of them when they landed in positional battles.

In addition, Kidd was able to use his positional advantage to connect the team's offense.

However, against the Raptors......

The Suns' "trident" now seems to have only Kidd left.

First of all, Robinson, who is "208" cm tall, looks a lot like the poor man's version of Durant in terms of style.

With long hands and feet, he can basically form a natural misalignment when he plays against other small forwards in the league.

But tonight, when he met Su Feng, the old torture queen, Robinson found that his current situation could only be described as "unable to move".

Compared with the future Durant, Robinson's offensive ability with the ball and strong offensive ability are not inexplicable.

Therefore, when defending this goods, Su Feng adopted the most direct "don't let you catch the ball" tactic.

On the one hand, this can increase the difficulty of Robinson when receiving the ball, and on the other hand, this strategy can also ensure that Robinson cannot take an offensive on the side of Su Feng in the first place after receiving the ball.

In basketball games, the taller side will indeed have more advantages, but Su Feng, who has amazing athletic ability, has a game understanding far above Robinson.

Secondly, although Francis had made Maddie so shaken up that he couldn't take care of himself during the previous game against the Nets, in the face of Kidd, the situation turned around tonight.

In normal games, Kidd can always use his solid body to bully a small guard like Nash.

However, facing Maddie tonight, many of Kidd's advantages turned into disadvantages.

Admittedly, Kidd at this time can also kill the Raptors through his control of the rhythm.

But here's the problem......

With Kidd's non-forked halberd, even if Maddie lets him score, can he score 30 or 40 points and kill the Raptors?

The answer, of course, is no.

To put it bluntly, compared to the gap in strength, the Raptors' restraint in terms of style of play and players is the game that Skyles can't break even if he catches his head.

On the court, facing Carter, Hardaway's jumper deflected off the rim again.

Many times, people only know how to cherish when they lose.

On this night, which Hardaway was destined to be so heartbroken, you may not believe it, but it was not his talent that he lost most to his nostalgia......

It's the tall, mighty figure that can always shelter him from the wind and rain at critical moments.

If there was that invincible shark in the world, in Hardaway's opinion, how could he be pinned to the ground by Carter in front of him?

This season, in Phoenix, Hardaway is back in the second spring of his career.

Relying on Kidd's tandem and the tactics designed for him by Skyles, he not only averaged 16.9 points per game, but also shot a career-high 47.4% from the field after the breakup with O'Neal.

But whenever Hardaway secretly turned on the TV and looked at that No. 8 in Staples......

He is 29 years old, but his eyes are full of his 23-year-old self.

It is a beautiful look back of the years, and it is the moving nature of time.

Return to the silent Orlando, the hustle and bustle of Staples, Phoenix reborn in a desperate situation, when the years quietly turn, the 29-year-old Hardaway is standing here, but ......

But he couldn't catch up with his former self anymore.

Recently, Hardaway has often heard people say that Su Feng and Carter are the Jordan and Pippen of this era.

But in Hardaway's opinion, the person who said this kind of thing probably didn't even watch the game between Jordan and Pippen.

But tonight, even the arrogant Hardaway had to admit it......

Times have changed.

In the 96/97 season, when he first played against Su Feng, Hardaway felt that Su Feng was very familiar at that time.

And this feeling was also felt once in the first time he played Kobe Bryant.

Later, it wasn't until Kobe Bryant told the story of that year in an interview that Hardaway reacted......

Here......

In the past, he was the unattainable superstar in the eyes of two Raul Melien teenagers.

But now, the two teenagers who were rejected by him for autographs have turned into legends of tomorrow that no matter how much he chases, he can't catch up.

Thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west of the river.

It is better to bully the pulsatilla than to bully the poor youth.

Hmmm——!

On the court, just as Hardaway lamented the passage of time, the Raptors' counterattack had advanced to the Suns' half in a blink of an eye.

It's Sukka again!

Carter was exactly as he said he was tonight.

This ball, after receiving the big cake from Su Feng, Carter pulled it up and threw it, and if he threw it, he would have it!

0 to 9!

Looking back, the sun attacked, and Lang Li once again incarnated as an "inner ghost".

This ball, because Langley's block came too slowly, so where did he block the Raptors' players?

Kidd, who was blocked by Langley and the only breakthrough line, had no choice but to hoist the ball to Gugliotta.

However, under the close watch of O'Neill Jr., Gugliotta chose to shake the pot after watching for a while.

Flanks, Robinson cried.

No......

Big brothers, even if you want to pass the ball to me, pass it early!

In just a few seconds, you don't think I can really break through Su Feng's wall of sighs, right?

Smack——!

This time, Su Feng didn't even give Robinson a chance to make a move.

After reaching out and cutting off the basketball in Robinson's hand, Su Feng took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack and assisted Carter again to complete the dunk.

0 to 11!

In the stadium in the center of the route, nearly 20,000 fans at the scene were already drunk.

Looking at the sky, are we watching a slam dunk contest?

On the sidelines, Suns coach Skyles felt that if he continued to play like this, the Suns would be slaughtered by the Raptors tonight.

So, with the idea of limiting the Raptors' fast attack, Skyles hurriedly called Marion, who was repairing the water cooler.

Taking advantage of a dead-ball opportunity, Skeles replaced Langley with Marion and switched to Gugliotta for C.

And after Marion came on the court, the Suns were obviously much better than before, both offensively and defensively.

Marion, who does not possess the ball in his own play, in order to show himself, when attacking, he is like a mad dog running around with little O'Neal.

And back, when defending, Marion also won the opportunity for his teammates to slow down the Raptors' offensive rhythm by actively filling up the defense.

In Su Feng's previous life, Marion, nicknamed "Hacker", even made a cameo appearance as a center forward when Xiao Si was reimbursed for the season.

Athletic, he may not look good, but he is the kind of mainstay player who can raise the bottom of the team.

You must know that in Su Feng's "Pippen Ranking", this product can even be ranked in the top five.

However, the Suns' disadvantage tonight is not something that Marion alone can pull back.

In the first quarter of the game, as the main attacker of the Raptors tonight, Carter was completely high.

With Su Feng's help pulling, how comfortable is Carter's living environment tonight?

In the first quarter of the game, Carter, who shot 8-of-12, scored 22 points including free throws.

And Su Feng also contributed a career-high 7 assists in a single quarter.

With a 23-39 score, the Raptors led by 16 points heading into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, when noticing the Raptors, Su Feng and Carter did not rest......

Not to mention how much Suns coach Skells wants to curse.

No......

Brother John, we have no grudge against you, can we beat us to death like this?

Hong Kong Zhen, that is, Skels has no knife in his hand now, otherwise tonight, Pat Riley's bounty on John Davis, he Skels will take it!

On the court, in the second quarter of the game, in order to stop the rampaging Carter, the Suns had to tighten the inside.

However, as a new era of perimeter stars, Carter is more than just a sudden.

This season, although Carter's eight-fold mirror was thrown into the river by him at the beginning of the season, under Grover's whip education, Carter's season three-point shooting rate has recovered to 39% after playing in March.

In the second quarter of the game, relying on Davis's well-designed three-point tactics for himself, Carter made 4 of 4 three-point shots, plus two mid-range shots, and scored another 16 points in a single quarter.

TNT TV, looking at Carter, who had already scored 38 points at halftime, Smith said bluntly: "This Raptors team is too strong, because even if you can guard Sue, you may not be able to control Vince." ”

On the side, Derek also said: "In this game, Vince's hand is very hot, and with his form tonight, it is entirely possible for him to cut 60+." ”

I have to say that Carter's condition tonight has been so good that it has exceeded Su Feng's expectations.

Of course, as a mature leader, Su Feng would not be jealous of his deputy.

"See, Seth, I said a long time ago, as long as Uncle Vince has the opportunity, then what 'Uncle Melon' can do, he can do too!"

On the Raptors' bench, Stephen Curry, who was sitting behind Curry Sr., said excitedly to his younger brother.

At this time, Su Feng, who happened to be passing by, was suddenly not calm.

What does it mean that as long as Carter is given a chance, what I can do, he can do?

No......

As the son of Dell Curry and the MVP of labor memory, can you be more professional when commenting?

As far as my scoring output environment is concerned, he Carter compares his head to me?

So, in this way, in his small notebook, Su Feng made another note for Stephen Curry.

No hurry, no hurry.

In the future, when you enter the league, I will have time to play with you.

……

At halftime, although he was pricked by Stephen Curry before, Su Feng did not have the idea of stumbling on Carter because of this.

It's just that in the third quarter of the game, Carter's character weaknesses limited his play.

With 38 points at halftime, in the third quarter of the game, Carter began to increase his passing and created a lot of opportunities for the whole team by pulling.

In Su Feng's previous life, Carter only scored 50+ twice in his career, and among the four quarterbacks, many fans thought that Carter's critical strike rate was much lower than the other three.

But in fact, in many games where Carter feels good, Carter will not be like the other three, and he will come by himself after picking out the pass button.

Because of the education he received in North Carolina in his early years, Carter has already developed this team-oriented style of play.

So even if he had the opportunity to have a good time like Su Feng tonight, his habit would tell him that this was not right.

On a team level, Carter's style of play allows other teammates to get more experience in the game.

But on a personal level, this style of play will make him miss out on a lot of famous scenes.

In addition, Carter's personality and playing style are also destined to make him more suitable for being a second-in-command, rather than a big one.

Because sometimes, as the big boss of the team, there are some balls, even if you know it's not right, you have to play it like that.

In LOL's game terms, as long as you don't BAN my Senna, then not only will I choose it for you, but I will also beat your Draven away if you choose it later.

On the court, after three quarters, Carter finally handed over 19 of 30 shots, including 7 of 12 three-pointers, 8 of 8 free throws, 53 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.

In the final quarter of the game, because the Suns had fallen behind the Raptors by as many as 30 points, the two teams replaced the "spicy chicken players" for training.

As Carter's "big pie contractor" this night, Su Feng contributed 20 points, 17 assists, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

It is worth mentioning that in this game, in addition to his 8th triple-double of the season, Su Feng's 17 assists in a single game also set a new high in his career.

In the end, 89-129, after beating the Suns by 40 points at home, the Raptors are one step closer to making history.

After the game, TNT TV, Smith sighed: "As long as Carter has enough ball, he can also do whatever he wants on the court, the overall strength of this Raptors team is really unfathomable." ”

On the side, Derrick said: "Sue's performance in this game also shows us that he is becoming more and more well-rounded, and to be honest, he is already the best outside star in this league." ”

At the press conference, Carter, who cut 50+, was in a good mood, and in an interview, he not only expressed his gratitude to his coach and teammates, but also specifically mentioned Su Feng's help to the Raptors in front of and behind the scenes as the leader of the team.

"Everything we have achieved this season has been possible thanks to Sue's support, even though he is still very young, he has a lot of experience.

On and off the field, he is the absolute leader of this team. ”

It is said that after this night, some people have narrowed their paths, but some have widened their paths.

"Vince is too modest, and in my opinion, his scoring ability is not below mine.

I guess our opponents in the playoffs are going to have a headache because they can't use four men to defend me and Vince, right? After the game, Su Feng said jokingly in an interview.

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