After playing the Lakers, the Nets' road trip is not over, and they have to rush to Phoenix overnight to prepare to challenge the Suns led by Kidd and Hardaway.

This game is undoubtedly also a focus, not only because the Suns are very strong, but also because of Hardaway.

Anfernee Hardaway, nicknamed "Penny", is a top swingman at the guard, similar to Hill, Hardaway is also quite versatile, he got 20.9 points, 7.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds in his sophomore year, and the Magic team did not hesitate to give up O'Neal for Hardaway.

In the 1996-97 season, after O'Neal transferred to the Lakers, Hardaway's nightmare came, and he began to be affected by injuries, but this was also related to Hardaway's injury, which made him injured again and again, and he was plagued by left knee tendonitis.

Then, during the offseason, the Magic signed and traded Hardaway to the Suns, and people called Hardaway and Jason Kidd, who could combine to score 30 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists, as a "super backcourt"!

Nov. 27, Phoenix, US Airways Center!

In the face of the Suns, the Nets naturally went all out, sending a combination of O'Neal Jr., Chi Liang, Margetty, Kidders and Billups.

In the last game, Newman suffered a minor injury and needed to recuperate for a few days, so Coach Rivers brought Margeti on.

The Suns' starting lineup is quite luxurious, especially its backcourt combination, which is centered Luke Longley, power forward Gugliotta, small forward Marion, point guard Hardaway and point guard Kidd.

Luke Longley, one of the main centers of the Bulls dynasty, won three NBA championships with the Bulls in 1996-98.

Gugliotta, an All-Star power forward who was once the core of the Timberwolves, was traded to the Suns, where he averaged 17 points and 8.9 rebounds last season.

Marion, the rookie, was nicknamed 'The Hacker', a nickname that Kenny Smith gave him not long ago because of his perverted athleticism. Marion is an excellent player, with amazing jumping, flying speed, excellent awareness, erratic running, amazing arm span, and extraordinary rebounding talent, and has firmly occupied the position of the Suns' starting small forward, and has a bit of the demeanor of a future All-Star.

Of course, Marion's most impressive thing is his eccentric and uncurrent 38-style shooting.

Needless to say, Hardaway and Kidd are arguably the Suns have the most luxurious backcourt combination in the league.

This time, Margeti started the game and played against Marion, who is also a rookie, and the direct confrontation between the two rookies can also clearly see their respective performances.

Soon, the game officially began, and Luke Longley took advantage of his height and reach to beat O'Neal Jr. to grab the basketball.

Marion got the ball and immediately handed the basketball to Kidd, who didn't drag his feet and used Gugliotta's block to get past Billups after half-court with the ball.

However, Ji Liang's speed was not slower than Kidd's, and he immediately chose to change his guard and followed closely.

Kidd didn't expect Ji Liang to be able to keep up with him, and for Ji Liang, who competed with him on the assist list, Kidd didn't dare to be negligent, he didn't stick to the ball, but stuffed the basketball to Gugliotta, who followed up.

After receiving the basketball, Gugliotta took advantage of his height to shoot directly against Billups' defense, and his accurate midrange shot has always been his forte.

Billups shrugged, even though he struggled to jump, but the difference in height was too great to limit Gugliotta.

The Nets' counterattack was very fast, Billups held the ball past half court, Chi Liang directly stuck Gugliotta and reached out to ask for the ball, Billups quickly gave the basketball to Chi Liang.

After getting the basketball, Chi Liang leaned his back against Gugliotta, and while knocking back the opponent, he immediately turned over and shot, and the basketball he shot easily went into the net.

Ji Liang's turnaround jumper made Gugliotta very injured, he is a top power forward on offense, but defense is his hard injury.

In the first quarter of the game, Ji Liang and Kidd mainly focused on passing, and due to the relationship between five days and four games, whether it was Chi Liang or his teammates, their state was significantly affected.

Because of this, after the end of the first quarter, the Suns temporarily led the Nets with a score of 30:20, and Ji Liang scored 7 points and 2 assists in the first quarter, while the combination of Kidd and Hardaway scored 15 points and 5 assists.

In the second quarter of the game, Kidders was pressed to the bench by Coach Rivers, and he was replaced by Armstrong, and in the first quarter of the game, Kidders shot 0 of 4, and was beaten by Hardaway, and his performance was quite clumsy.

This time, it was Billups who played against Hardaway, who defended solidly and was not afraid of confrontation, and was more or less able to impose certain restrictions on Hardaway.

In the second quarter of the game, Hardaway saw that the opposing player became Billups, and his desire to score couldn't help but rise, because Billups was half a head shorter than him.

Hardaway has no idea of mercy, but Billups' strategy is to prevent breakouts and not prevent shots, as long as Hardaway dares to break in, Chi Liang and O'Neal Jr. will help defend.

Whether it is Chi Liang or O'Neal Jr., they both have excellent co-defense ability, as long as Hardaway dares to break in, he will launch a co-defense, and he can form a front and rear attack with Billups.

In this case, even if Hardaway makes a decisive jump shot, he will be greatly affected, and even risk being blocked, which also causes his efficiency to begin to decline.

On the offensive end, Billups and Armstrong are teamed up, being smaller than their opponents, but also more agile and often finding opportunities to score goals when they work together.

However, due to the overall poor condition, the efficiency of the Nets has not improved much, so Armstrong's appearance did not have an immediate effect, but because of the height of Armstrong and Billups, he was always shot by Kidd and Hardaway.

So at halftime, the Suns led the Nets by 14 points at 59:45, and the Suns' 'Best Backcourt Combination' scored 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in the half.

In the following time, the Nets have never improved, and they can even be described as defeated, pressed and beaten by the Suns.

Especially in the final quarter, the physical strength of the Nets was obviously affected, the shooting rate declined seriously, and seeing that he was unable to return to the sky, Coach Rivers chose to give up, withdraw the main force, and replace the bench.

In the end, the Suns defeated the Nets with a score of 129-96, sending the Nets to a two-game losing streak.

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