Chapter 261: Run-and-Bomb Duel

Although D'Antoni has left the Suns, his transformation of the Suns is very far-reaching.

At the beginning of Wang tomorrow's entry into the league, the Suns are a super team in the league, and the representative style is the run-and-bomb tactic, and D'Antoni's 7-second offensive theory has been developed to the extreme in those two years.

But the Suns have never been able to break through the Western Conference Finals and fail to lift the O'Brien Cup.

Nash, like Kidd, has tasted all kinds of bitterness on the road to the championship of the falling weapon.

But it is undeniable that the Suns in those years led the trend of offensive teams in the league, driving the original tactical style of many teams, and even the ratings of the entire NBA, to rise because of this.

Running and bombing, in the era of rampant muscles and defensive wars, it is like a beautiful landscape.

Thanks to this, the Suns have a very strong fan base in Phoenix, which also gives the Suns management the courage to recruit all the time.

In the new season, the Suns have a new look, still with Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire as the core, but the role players have changed dramatically.

"It's going to be an offensive battle, let's wait and see." Commentator Mark Jackson said.

On the court, Jr. jumped to Jason Thompson, and Nash advanced with the ball.

Nash's speed is not fast, but in the dribble, there is a smart breath of his own.

He is the son of the wind on the court, the basketball seems to have life in his hands, and every control of the ball is natural, without the slightest delay.

The Suns fell to the ground and Stoudemire made an off-ball screen for Richardson in the elbow zone.

Nash passes the ball to Stoudemire.

Side Grant Hill and Stoudemire hit hand-to-hand pass covers, the first one was not given, and the second was given to Nash, who came around.

Nash holds the ball and leans over to sprint through the cover.

Stoudemire slid sideways and slammed into the basket.

The 27-year-old is still the league's best interior player with space, and in terms of style of play, he prefers to impact the basket more than Bosh. But after undergoing minimally invasive knee surgery, Xiao Si's mid-range half-volley was the same as his blocking and dismantling down, which became his killer feature, such as this time down, pretending to rush inside, but actually retreating a big step out in an instant.

Nash understood that Xiao Si had just opened up a little space with Bosh when he sent the ball over.

Chris Bosh was taken aback and pounced to defend Smalls.

But at this time, Xiao Si had already grasped the initiative on the court, lifted the ball, lightly touched in the air, and then moved a step sideways, shaking off Bosh and completing a mid-range jumper.

"Huh!"

He had a great hand, and he came up with this mid-range shot and hit it steadily.

The Phoenix Suns fans in the entire West Arena erupted in earth-shattering cheers, and the cheers were so enthusiastic that they rushed to the top of the arena, as if they were about to overturn the arena.

Compared with the home atmosphere of the Kings, the Suns are obviously stronger, and the momentum they give is also completely different.

Wang Mingming's face changed slightly, and he sighed in his heart, this is the accumulation of the Suns, and the Kings want to reach such a point in the ordinary regular season, without a season and a half, it is almost impossible.

The Kings players are very calm, they are all veterans who have played for many years, and they don't care.

Kidd controls the ball from beyond the three-point line.

Nash defends Kidd, the big brother and little brother back then, and now they are living fossil figures in the league, and Nash is only a year younger than Kidd.

Two great point guards, also in great form.

Last season, Nash averaged 15.7 points and 9.7 assists per game, shooting 50.3 percent from the field, 43.9 percent from three-point range, and 93.3 percent from the free throw line, completing the super "180 Club", Kidd averaged 9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 2 steals per game.

The Kings' tactics are somewhat similar to those of the Suns, but they are not exactly the same, and when they fall into position, they are obviously different.

The Suns rely more on Nash's threading the needle, while the Kings' main strategy is to attack forward, with Artest and Bosh as tactical arrows to score inward or jump shots.

Artest, strong as a beast and in excellent form, came out around Bosh and received Kidd's smashing pass.

With a dash of dribbling, he exploded with amazing power and knocked away Grant Hill and hit a layup with his dominant hand.

Before Grant served the ball, he complained to the referee and made a gesture of waving his arms, which meant that Artest elbowed him.

The referee glanced at him and ignored him.

Grant Hill kept silent, the current referee is not the kind of referee he was when he first entered the league, after the introduction of the "zero tolerance" principle before the 06-07 season, the referee was very popular, and even many times, it can affect the game situation, and it is also common to give a technical foul if it is not pleasing to the eye.

Nash sped forward to the frontcourt, and Grant Hill came out to pick it up.

Richardson ran away from the baseline, and Xiao Si came out to make an off-ball block and cover for Nash, who circled around the crowd and ran out of space from the top of the arc through a fox-like run.

Hill's playmaking is also very strong, and he gets to the ball.

As soon as Kidd saw Nash's starting hand, he shouted in his heart that it was not good, and jumped up to block Nash in advance.

Nash raised his hand quickly, and the tips of his fingers gently plucked the ball out.

The basketball tumbled, and was effortlessly shot from the top of the arc into the basket by Nash, rolling up the white net.

"Huh!"

The super shooter's three-point shooting is as simple as drinking water, and Nash's three-point ability is enough to rank in the top 10 in league history, but it is a pity that it is overshadowed by his gorgeous passing all the time.

Wang Ming frowned, only feeling that the Suns were not complicated, but the players were very resolute in every shot.

This is a huge change that Gentry has brought to the Suns since he came to power, and the entire Suns team is more determined than the original shot, and interior players such as Nash, Richardson, Hill and even Channing Frye are very accurate.

In terms of the team's overall shooting ability, I'm afraid it's still above the Kings.

The Suns are not as good as the Kings, that is, the defense on the outside, only Richardson alone can withstand people, but Richardson's defense is also average, not to mention Nash and Hill, the two are thin and can only make up for it through experience and packs when they encounter strong players.

The Kings served the baseline quickly, and Kidd made a quick push.

Although Kidd is older, his overall vision and passing ability have not declined, and in the run, a diagonal 45-degree pass was sent to the rushing DeRozan.

DeRozan was not stunned in the face of Richardson's defense, and rushed inside.

Channing Frye patronized and stared at Jason Thompson, never thinking that DeRozan would pass Richardson like crossing the street, and it was too late to defend at this moment.

And DeRozan took one step, directly strengthened three steps, held a basketball in the air, and lifted the fire to complete the split.

"Bang!"

The basketball simply fell into the frame, and the Sun fans in the court couldn't help but exclaim.

"DeMar can go to the slam dunk contest." Mark Jackson said with a smile: "He staged a wonderful flying dunk in front of the dunk king. ”

In 2002 and 2003, Richardson won the league slam dunk contest championship for two consecutive years, becoming the second player to defend the slam dunk contest after Jordan. Now Richardson is 28 years old, and he doesn't dunk as much as he did when he was younger, but he is still a well-known dunk in the league.

And DeRozan is very similar to Richardson's attitude of flying in the sky and playing when he was young, which makes people look sideways.

As soon as they came up, the two teams saluted each other in a unique way in the small-ball era, with Nash shooting a three-pointer and DeRozan returning the favor with a fast-break dunk.

The scores of the two teams rose gradually.

After halftime, the Suns led the Kings by one point at 16-15.

As soon as the half-quarter passed, Wang began to make substitutions tomorrow, and the first one to be replaced was DeMar DeRozan, and Francisco Garcia was replaced as a tactical contact point.

DeRozan actually played well, contributing a dunk and 2 rebounds, while on the court, doing a good job of defending Richardson.

But Wang has another idea tomorrow and gives Garcia a play, which has other meanings besides the game.

Garcia was in a hot state, and after he got on the court, he immediately made a contribution, received Artest on the outside, and hit a high-arc three-point shot, overtaking the score in one fell swoop.

Wang Mingming's dispatch suddenly had an effect, and immediately made many people worship as gods.

"Look at how powerful Coach Wang is, a change in his hand has caused a complete change in the situation."

Garcia has a more stable outside projection than DeRozan, and after Richardson released one, he saw the serious expression of the sideline coach Gentry, and suddenly felt a pang in his heart, and he didn't dare to be careless.

Chris Bosh, meanwhile, is also comfortable on the inside.

An inside pass broke through the ball, allowing Jason Thompson to complete a violent dunk on the inside and cast a good shot.

The Suns trailed by five points in an instant, and Coach Alvin Gentry immediately called a timeout.

Gentry's style is to be more cautious, although the Suns have a good record now, but they have actually exposed some problems, which is explained by the two consecutive defeats in the East before.

The problem of the Suns is mainly on the defensive end, after the absence of players such as Raja Bell and Marion, the Suns originally only had thirty defenses, and they will be twenty directly, although the offense is terrifying, but the defensive end is very porous, in order to make up for the holes in the defense, they can only play a more powerful offense.

Gentry also made a substitution, with Xu Yong coming on in place of Grant Hill.

Wang Tomorrow was taken aback, he didn't know that Xu Yong was now in the Suns and had begun to play the role of the sixth man, and this time period was replaced, indicating that he had a high status in Gentry's mind.

Xu Yong went into battle, and the scene suddenly burst into warm applause.

There are a lot of Chinese fans in Phoenix, and the appearance of Xu Yong makes them feel glorious, and as Xu Yong plays better and better, they have also become the most loyal fans.

The camera switched angles and gave Wang tomorrow.

Wang squinted his eyes tomorrow, thinking about what kind of changes Xu Yong would bring to the Suns.

"It's changed." Michael Curry said on the side of Wang Mingming: "Although Xu Yong is a very good player, his foundation is thinner and his body is not strong enough to defend Ron, so the Suns will definitely change the defense, Jason Richardson will defend Ron, and Xu Yong will defend Francisco." ”

Wang Mingming thinks so, as soon as Xu Yong is on the line, it is equivalent to the Suns further strengthening their offense.

He came up to finish the run around Stoudemire, who took Nash's ball, tentatively hit the basket, and then turned to Xu Yong in the bottom corner.

Xu Yong catches the ball and pulls out a three-point shot!

The shot point is very high, and the whole person floats in the air like a willow leaf that is not forced.

Behind him is Wang Mingming, and in front of him is Garcia, who gritted his teeth and pounced, but only jumped thirty centimeters.

"Pull-up jumpers?"

Wang Ming was taken aback, a trace of horror flashed in his eyes, he didn't expect that Xu Yong had practiced such skills in the Suns team after not seeing him in just a few months.

This action, this shooting posture, another Maddie, the Chinese version of Maddie.

"Huh!"

The arc of the basketball is not high, but it hits the back edge accurately and falls neatly into the basket.

"It's beautiful, Xu Yong, it's really yours." Wang can't help but applaud Xu Yong tomorrow, no wonder Xu Yong's potential has risen, if he can really practice Maddie's eight successful pulls, he will be enough to become an excellent basketball player in this NBA.

Xu Yong has a good bounce and a good shot, and the pull-up jump shot is simply impossible to defend for some players with average talent.

Xu Yong heard Wang Mingming's praise, and stretched out his hand with a smile.

Wang Ming was stunned for a moment, then he also smiled, shook his head, reached over, and gently slapped his hands with Xu Yong.

The fans smiled heartily, and the atmosphere of the game became more friendly than ever.

This made Artest, who was originally ready to teach Xu Yong a lesson, a little embarrassed, and maliciously speculated in his heart, if he beat Xu Yong in a misplaced position, would the coach wear small shoes for him?

Everyone knows the relationship between Xu Yong and Wang Mingming, and Xu Yong has also emphasized many times that without Wang Mingming, he may have ended his basketball career.

And now, the fate of the teenager is completely different.

He ran around the court, wantonly swaying his talent and sweat, and showing his basketball talent in front of countless audiences.

Xu Yong is also a lot more cheerful, and it can be seen that he integrates very well with the Suns.

These players of the Suns, Nash and Hill are relatively kind, especially Nash, under Nash's scheduling and distribution, Xu Yong has grown rapidly and played in every game.

"This rookie is very strong." Michael Curry didn't pay attention to Xu Yong either, but he didn't expect Xu Yong to hit a three-pointer against Garcia's defense after he came on the court, solving the urgent need of the Suns and basically meeting the tactical needs of the timeout.

This breath eased, and the Suns then attacked more fluidly.

Nash hit another 3-pointer to help the Suns overtake the score.

Nash played for a while, and Wang replaced Kidd and Bosh this time tomorrow, and with 2:25 left in the first quarter, he was replaced with DeMayer DeRozan.

DeRozan was a little unhappy that he was out of the game after half a quarter, but he didn't expect that after more than three minutes, the coach called him again.

"Me?"

He couldn't believe it, and his face was shocked.

"Yes, that's you." Wang tomorrow hooked DeRozan.

DeRozan is two meters tall, while Wang Tomorrow is only 1.85 meters, but at this moment, DeRozan lowered his head, completely like a trained primary school student, listening to Wang Tomorrow's instructions.

"DeMarr, I'm sure you're getting acquainted with the NBA, and you're going to try to lead the team, and it's going to be an important step for you to step out of your role, and it's going to help you grow, don't let me down."

"I promise to get it done, Coach." DeRozan said in ecstasy.