Chapter 161: Saramento Mayor Kevin Johnson
Ross Barkley returned to his own half to warm up.
He was so eager for Battle to join the Suns, and if both Muba were willing to come to the Suns, he wouldn't mind taking a pay cut and switching to the No. 3 position.
Some fans may wonder if Barkley can play the No. 3 positionIn fact, Barkley is actually no different from the No. 3 player on the offensive end......
Asking for the ball from beyond the three-point line and then starting to attack from the high post is how the No. 3 player attacks.
It's just that the No. 3 player may use the breakthrough to attack, and Barkley will use the high back to attack the attack......
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But now Barkley also realizes that the Suns have completely failed to get Battle's chance.
This made him a little disappointed, even desperate, and he knew very well that with the current lineup of the Suns, if they could not bring in a strong player of Battle's level, they would definitely not have any chance of winning the championship.
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"Doot toot!" The referee blows the whistle for the start of the game.
Muresan won the jump ball and the Kings went on offense.
Snow took possession of the ball to the front court and handed the ball to Richmond.
Richmond did not attack on his own, but handed it over to Battle.
Battle glanced at Battle beside him, and a thought rose in his heart.
His nickname is Bus, so Buckley, who is a big circle smaller than him, is it quite appropriate to take the nickname of a minibus.
Thinking of this, Battle amused himself.
Battle lowered his center of gravity and began to use his tonnage and strength to backslap Barkley.
His back-to-back is naturally different from Barkley's, who is trying to get closer to the basket.
And Battle's back play is to squeeze out space for himself.
After squeezing Barkley away, Battle rolled over and shot.
"Huh!" The first shot of the opening game was easily hit.
Barkley smiled wryly and shook his head, it was really hard to guard.
Barkley defends the other No. 4 players, in fact, most of the time they can have an advantage.
But only here in Battle, he is always deflated.
The ball was converted, and it was the Suns' turn to attack the round.
Kevin Johnson advances with the ball.
This player was a superstar in the league's point guard community in previous years.
In the late 80s and the first two years of the 90s, Kevin Johnson was on the same level as the Smiling Assassin and Stockton.
To say that the greatest star in the history of the Suns is actually not Barkley, who joined the Suns halfway, but Kevin Johnson.
Even this Suns team, if you want to say who is the leader, I am afraid that at least half of the Suns fans on the upper side will think that Kevin Johnson is their leader.
After retiring from the army, he went straight into politics and was successfully elected mayor of the city of Saramento.
His hometown is in Saramento......
Tonight's game kicks off in his hometown and Kevin Johnson is excited.
Outside the three-point line, just when Snow thought Johnson would pass the ball, he didn't expect the opponent to suddenly speed up, pass Snow, and then shoot near the free throw line.
Scoring steadily, Kevin Johnson's offensive ability is quite strong.
Even if he is older now, he can still contribute an average of 20 points per game this year.
However, Kevin Johnson has a disadvantage on the offensive end, that is, he does not have three-point ability, or he is weak in three-point ability......
So Davidson didn't pay much attention to Kevin Johnson's offense.
Because of the Muba combination, it is difficult for him to score points in the penalty area, and he does not have three points, and if he only relies on mid-range shots, Davidson is not worried at all.
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It was the King's offensive round again, and this time Richmond still passed the ball to Battle and let Battle play alone.
Davidson felt a little reverence for Richmond, who was truly a qualified team leader.
In the playoffs, if you are the boss of another team, it is estimated that it will be a desperate crazy shot.
And Richmond knew that his offensive efficiency was not as high as Battle's, so he simply reduced his shots and let Battle shoot as much as possible, which can definitely be called a selfless spirit.
Battle continued to hit Barkley strongly, the bus hit the minibus, although he couldn't score, but Murraysan easily grabbed the rebound, and then completed the second offensive dunk directly on the head of the hot stick.
Barkley's face was a little more bitter, and he knew that this series was completely finished.
It's not just that you can't get the bug player Battle on, because the Suns don't have a big meat shield type center in the team, and Murraysan is not easy to limit.
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The next game completely became an occasion for the abuse of vegetables by the Twin Towers of Muba.
The two worked together to directly beat the Suns without raising their heads at all.
Barkley's speed is slightly better than Battle's, and now he is taking advantage of this speed advantage to find opportunities to shoot on the court, and he is completely playing like a number two player.
Barkley's best offensive methods can't be used, and Kevin Johnson can only shoot mid-range shots, so how can such a Suns be the opponent of the Kings.
"Doot toot!" When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Kings outscored the Suns by 22 points with a score of 104-82 on their home court.
In just one game, the difference in strength between these two teams can be clearly seen.
The Suns' interior configuration may not be a disadvantage compared to other teams, after all, there is also a Barkley in the ......
But when compared to the King's interior combination, it is a clear disadvantage.
Barkley nodded at Davidson and smiled wryly after the game.
Davidson is also quite sympathetic to Barkley, a player who will definitely go down in history, but in fact, his luck has not been very good.
But sympathy is sympathy, and Davidson is also powerless, and he can't deliberately lose to the Suns......
After winning the game, the Kings fans at home rejoiced, and with such a happy victory, it seems that the Kings will eliminate the Suns for a sure time.
Now Kings fans are already thinking about their next opponent.
This is true not only for the fans, but also for the Kings.
The fourth- and fifth-place matchup in the West is between the Jazz and the Lakers, and if nothing else, the Jazz will definitely be the winning team.
Thinking of the next game against the Jazz, Davidson couldn't help but be excited.
He's not excited about the Utah Twins, the league's most recognizable interior pairing, but with Jerry Sloan.
Daddy has a lot of praise for Jerry Sloan, and even Daddy praises Sloan, and Davidson naturally wants to have a fight with this famous coach.
But for now, we still have to deal with the Suns quickly.
The next G2 game was still on the home court of the Kings, and the result was similar to the last game, this game Davidson put a little water down, shortened the playing time of some of the Muba two, and did not let the Suns lose as badly.
However, the Suns still lost by 11 points.