Chapter 594 [Boxer, Odds]
The Lakers are hopeless to reverse after falling behind, Kobe Bryant still continues to play in the last quarter, his eyes are sharp, he will never allow the home opener to lose miserably, Mamba spirit, never give up!
Kobe Bryant received the ball, he stared at the basket, and his body exuded a strong momentum that would not stop without cutting 40 points.
Although the Lakers lost a little ugly today, Kobe Bryant did not lose, he was in very good shape, with beautiful statistics and a shooting percentage of nearly 50%, which is above average.
At this time, the Suns can rest all the main forces, but D'Antoni wants to use consecutive big wins to boost morale, and continued to send Marion as a small forward in the final quarter, defending Kobe Bryant and leading the bench.
The other four players on the Suns bench are Steve Blake, Ariza, Josh Powell, David Lee.
Powell made his first official appearance in the NBA with a smile on his face. He's more physically fit than Kukoc, and his chances to play are earned by hard work in training.
The Suns' offensive tactics are Blake in charge of organizing, holding the ball and playing blocking and dismantling with David Lee, Marion doing what he is good at, counterattacking with Ariza for fast breaking, and running and cutting in positional battles. Powell's task was the easiest, stretching his feet and waiting for an opportunity to catch the ball and shoot.
The main purpose of playing like this is to train David Lee, let him play like Xiao Si, and increase the offensive firepower of the inside. Defensively, David Lee is responsible for protecting the backcourt rebounds and launching a counterattack with a pass.
If you can block and dismantle, and everyone who plays the fast break is rested, David Lee will not be able to get a good workout, and the Suns will only have one starter left, and it is not too much to win more against the Lakers.
The Suns' bench players played better than the Lakers, and Marion was in great form, scoring two goals in a row and assisting the empty David Lee to beat Cook for two points.
On the defensive end, Marion single-defense Kobe Bryant defended two consecutive offenses with close interference, and the difference widened to more than 40 points.
The coaching staff looked good and the young players were able to boost their confidence, but Marion had an accident in garbage time.
In one of the Lakers' offenses, Kobe Bryant held the ball in the frame and forced a change of direction to break through and collide with Marion's knee, coincidentally, this time the contact that didn't seem to be very intense made Marion fall to the ground immediately, he covered his knees with both hands, and the situation seemed to be very serious.
Seeing this scene, the hearts of all those who supported the sun were pinched, and Guo Xu, who was the most confident, couldn't keep his composure.
Wouldn't Marion be seriously injured too? The serious injuries to Smalls and Nene are related to their style of play, and it is difficult to stay healthy all the time, but what is the situation with Marion? Isn't it possible that the Suns have fallen under some evil curse this season?
If Marion is seriously injured, the Suns' roster depth this season will not be better than Nash's team, Marion is a rare 20+10 player in the league, not only playing a huge role in running and shooting, but also playing well on the defensive end.
Guo Xu hopes that it is not serious, otherwise the Suns will not be able to make up the offensive trident, and they can't let David Li become the core of the interior attack in the new year. He can't play for a long time now, the defense is too poor.
After a brief treatment by the team doctor, Marion got up and moved around the sidelines twice before signaling that he could not continue the game, and returned to the dressing room with the help of his teammates, which added to the concerns about Marion's injury.
Barkley lamented: "If Marion is out for a long time with an injury, the Suns are really finished. ”
The game continued, Kobe Bryant played for a few more minutes, and only went off the court after scoring 46 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and he led the team to catch up and narrow the difference.
In the end, the Suns defeated the Lakers 128-100 and started the game with two straight wins, but everyone was not happy.
The team has lost two big players, Kukoc is a veteran who is about to retire, rookie Powell has not yet integrated into the team, and if Marion is injured again, the Suns will only have 10 players left in the main rotation.
At the post-match press conference, the reporter asked Guo Xu to evaluate the game and talk about his feelings.
"I think it's been a bit unlucky this season." Guo Xu sighed and said with a wry smile: "It's hard to say when the team will break out when the injury troubles will break out, sometimes the injuries of the players are concentrated together, and the season will become very difficult." Now we can only pray that Sean is not seriously injured and will come back soon. ”
The reporter asked: "If Marion is seriously injured and has to rest for a long time, do you still have the confidence to lead the team to play this season?" ”
"I don't know, there's no point in talking about this now, I won't make any predictions anymore, let's wait and see the results."
No matter how confident Guo Xu is, he will not say that the Sun can still win the championship at this time, and when it is time to be low-key, he can become low-key. The Sun has long been the public enemy of the Alliance, and many people are waiting to see them lively, so he must be careful when he speaks next, and he can't easily seize the handle and attack the Sun.
This is not a question of whether the Suns can be slapped in the face after being questioned, but when they are targeted by many people, some arguments and criticisms will make young players uncomfortable to watch, affect their mood, and then may affect their state.
The reporter also wanted Guo Xu to comment on Bogut and Kobe, but Guo Xu politely refused. "I'm not in the mood to judge other people's things right now, I just want to know the results of my teammates' injuries, I'm sorry."
Suns doctors Carter and Marion went to the hospital to urgently evaluate his injury, and the results were very bad, and the preliminary judgment was that the anterior cruciate ligament tear in the left knee was due to be reimbursed for the season.
The next day, the Suns regretfully announced Marion's injury, which will undergo repair surgery on the cruciate ligament in his left knee and collateral ligament, which will be sidelined for six to nine months.
Fans are a little confused, the Suns had 4 giants last season, and now one is gone, two are reimbursed, and Guo Xu is left?
The most bewildering is the person concerned, Marion, who is ready to kill all sides this season, as long as he supports the inside line without Xiao Si and Nene and helps the Suns win the championship, he can reach the peak of his life.
Now the three of them have become patients, all of whom have knee injuries.
Marion is so angry that he wants to kill people, and for people like him, who are not favored by advertisers and make money on NBA contracts, he attaches great importance to data. This season is the best chance for him to play the peak statistics of his career, and he can regain the second leading position, and now he has been ruined by Kobe.
Guo Xu didn't know how to evaluate this matter, and after watching the video, people agreed that Kobe Bryant didn't mean it. But in Guo Xu's previous life, Kobe Bryant seemed to have a talent for bringing bad luck to his opponents, and people near him were often injured.
For example, Yao Ming, Battier, Yaric, Miller, Ginobili, Rubio, Bynum, Nick Young, etc., there are opponents and teammates, who were accidentally pushed by Kobe with his knees, or elbowed his head and fingers.
Obviously, it doesn't look like the collision is intense, but Kobe Bryant is a boxer with iron elbows and knees.
Every time, the media proves that Kobe Bryant didn't mean it, sometimes he's just trying to break through, sometimes he's trying to defend, sometimes he's just trying to get up......
In any case, with the loss of Marion, the Suns' odds of winning the championship have dropped sharply again.
Many media outlets questioned why D'Antoni didn't let Marion rest when the team was leading by a big score.
D'Antoni was speechless, he now feels like a sinner for the Suns, and he said in an interview that keeping players healthy is the most important thing, so what is Marion doing in garbage time today? It's okay to leave the task of defending Kobe Bryant to Ariza.
This time people felt that the sun was really finished, and if they could defend the title, it would be against the laws of physics.
The team has suffered even worse injuries than it did in the 2001-02 season, and other point guards have probably led the team to the bottom of the record, such as the "lone wolf" Marbury......