Phoenix.

US Airways Center Arena.

The Suns' home court, tonight, is about to take on the Kings.

This season, the Suns have been on a downward spiral after losing Amare Stoudemire in the summer, and with Steve Nash alone, they are now in 10th place in the West, a long way from the top eight in the West.

The Suns are now a little bit young, young like Xu Yong, too young, and old like Nash, looking like retirement.

Although the Suns' record is not as good as last season, their recent record is not bad, and at the end of 10 years, they completed a wave of three consecutive wins, including a wave of five consecutive wins in their US Airways Center arena. Although the Kings have a record in the top six in the West, they have a poor record recently, and have just suffered a wave of three consecutive defeats, and if they still lose this game, it will really be lost from 10 to 11 years.

Xu Yong's statistics this season are very good, in his second year, he can average 20.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, and has become the No. 1 scoring point on the outside of the Suns.

The Kings team visited, Xu Yong took the initiative to invite Wang tomorrow, and before the game began, the two had afternoon tea in a café in Phoenix.

It's okay to be photographed by reporters, the two have a teacher-student friendship in the national team, and Wang Mingming is the leader of Xu Yong's NBA road, and he has a good relationship in private, and it is understandable that he met.

Xu Yong is stronger and darker than when Wang sees him tomorrow summer.

"How's it going, are you still used to it in Phoenix?"

"Now I'm used to it, the fans here are amazing, there are a lot of fans here who like me, they support me, and now the team is developing me as a core, so it's a pleasure to play here."

"The three-point shooting rate is quite high, and now I am very confident in my three-point shooting!" Wang Mingming smiled and said.

"Coach Alvin likes my shots from the outside," Xu said with a smile, "Since Vince came, we have now transformed into a jumper team, and we have made 23 three-point shots this season, and Coach Alvin has never made so many three-pointers in any year of his coaching career." ”

"This is the style you like, in the past, when the Suns were at their peak, they also played like this, which is in line with the international development trend."

The two chatted for a while, and then went to the arena together, and then in the arena, Wang led the Kings to daily training before the game.

At night, the Suns are at home.

In the bright and luxurious lights, the players of both sides appeared.

The Suns players wore white jerseys to play at home, while the Kings wore dark classic purple, and the whole arena was full of enthusiasm, with fans waving flags and making loud noises.

"Although the Kings have a leading record, they have better odds for today's game, and it will be difficult to win at the Suns' home court." Suns legend Ross Barkley took over the broadcast of the game, and in the studio, as a guest, did some live broadcasting.

"There is news from the front that the Suns will have a full lineup today and will play at full strength, while on the other side, the Kings still have three players out due to injury, including main players Jason Kidd and Nicholas Batum."

At the scene, the main force of the two sides remained.

On the Suns' side, there is a starting lineup composed of Steve Nash, Vince Carter, Xu Yong, Michael Petrus, and Robin Lopez, one big and four small, a typical run-and-gun lineup.

On the Kings' side, the Kings will line up the starting lineup of Bledsoe, DeRozan, Cosby, Al Jefferson and Tyson Chandler.

Lopez jumped the ball to win, and the Suns attacked.

On the sidelines, Wang just shook hands with Gentry tomorrow.

The assistant coach submitted the statistics of the Suns and handed them to Wang Mingming, who looked down at the average points per game of the Suns this season.

The first average score per game is Xu Yong, with an average of 20.5 points per game, the first in the team.

It was followed by Steve Nash with 14.7 points per game, Vince Carter ranked third with 13.5 points per game and Grant Hill ranked fourth with 13 points per game.

The Kings have five players in double figures, but the firepower on the interior offense is very poor.

Because of interior scorer Channing Fry, who is essentially an anti-aircraft battery that attacks from the outside, a lot of shots are made from outside the three-point line.

Nash holds the ball from the outside, and the 37-year-old Nash averages 11.4 assists per game, making him the league's assist leader.

Nash has a late peak, but his peak is quite long-lasting, and with the ball in his hands, he is the son of the wind.

Outside the three-point line, Nash first handed the ball to Robin Lopez, and then Lopez, Carter, and Xu Yong covered two screens, one true and one false, Xu Yong received the ball, held the ball and shook off DeRozan to attack inside.

Ran to the bottom of the elbow area, Xu Yong, who attracted the attention of the defense, shared the ball, received the ball on the wing Nash, and directly jumped with his feet to shoot, and the shooting speed was extremely fast.

Bledsoe had just come in to help defend and turned his head to make up for his own players, feeling like he was just jumping in the air and showing off his bouncing power with nowhere to put it.

"Huh!"

Nash's face was indifferent, and the anti-aircraft gun easily hit an open three-pointer.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

Barkley exclaimed, because the Suns' offensive wave was fast and very effective, Nash shot very decisively, it seems that this average of 11.4 assists has nothing to do with him, the Suns' offense was launched by a 21-year-old young man.

The Kings were unhurried and dribbled past half court, and Bledsoe stretched out his arm and made a simple command.

Al Jefferson covered DeRozan in the elbow area, and then Chandler who came around covered for Al Jefferson, Chandler covered the basket to attract the attention of the Suns players, and Jefferson received a pass from Bledsoe in the elbow area.

Jefferson shook defender Petrus and dribbled inside.

Petrus is a swingman at the guard, usually playing as a shooting guard and small forward, but when he came to the Suns, he didn't expect that he would have to play inside one day.

Neither height nor weight was superior, and he was crushed by Jefferson, who hit a one-handed throw.

"The Kings' tactics are also very clear, knowing that there is only one Robin Lopez in the Suns restricted area, and when they come up, they will hand the ball to Al Jefferson to attack the Suns' weaknesses."

On the other side, the Suns, who had gained more speed with their height and weight, had started a counterattack, and the players served the baseline ball quickly.

Nash received the ball in the middle circle and brought it forward quickly, and while traveling, Nash found Xu Yong, who was running in the air, and handed the ball to Xu Yong without looking at people.

Xu Yong hit the basket, knocked away the defensive Cosby in the air, and hit a layup.

At this time, Chandler, Jefferson and others had just passed halftime, and the Suns had already completed their offense.

This is a familiar transition for the Suns, not playing position, but playing small-ball tactics.

The offense and defense switched, the Kings attacked, as soon as Jefferson got the ball, the Suns were surrounded by two people in an instant, and Vince Carter, who came from the weak side, was ready to move.

Jefferson was trapped, crossed the weak side, did not have this level and guts, and went out, the Suns rotated rapidly, and the players returned to their positions on time.