Chapter 262: The Most Awaited Match

No matter how fierce the fans quarrel about Lu Xiaofeng's nickname on the Internet, and no matter how hot the media hype up the Lakers' "infighting" in the newspapers, it will not affect the Lakers' continued progress. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

The Lakers are coming to Phoenix to take on the Nash-led Suns.

This game on Friday night, local time in the United States, was highly anticipated and broadcast live across the United States.

And for Saturday's game in domestic time, CCTV Sports will certainly not miss the most popular Lakers and Lu Xiaofeng.

The Lakers started the season with nine consecutive wins, the first record in the league, which can be described as a rainbow.

Before the start of the regular season, the Lakers were a rebuilt team in the eyes of experts, and whether they could make the playoffs or not was a question, but because of Lu Xiaofeng's blockbuster, they became the hottest team in the NBA.

Up to now, the Lakers' nine games, only two games against the Jazz and Spurs, have been played to the last minute, and the rest of the games have been won by a large score, with super strength and eye-catching.

The most important factor in the Lakers' good results is, of course, their league-leading offensive power, statistically averaging a staggering 118.6 points per game.

Individually, Kobe Bryant topped the league's scoring list with 38.5 points, well ahead of Iverson, who finished second, reminiscent of the days when he led the team alone after O'Neal's injury.

What's even more terrifying is that Lu Xiaofeng, the team's No. 2 scorer, also ranks fifth in the league with an average of 27 points per game.

The last time two players from the same team were in the top five scorers, it happened to be the Lakers' "OK" combination.

And Lu Xiaofeng's average of 10.8 assists per game is only narrowly behind Nash's 11.

The Lakers are a dark horse in everyone's eyes, but how to say that they also reached the Finals last season, and a series of big moves in the summer replaced almost everyone, but there is Kobe, the top few superstars in the league, when experts predict it, they also think that the playoffs are expected.

And the sun is the dark horse of dark horses.

Last season, the Suns had the second-to-last record in the West!

Compared with last season, their main lineup has not changed much, and the main scorers are still Stoudemire Jr., Marion and Joe Johnson, but in the position of playmaking guard, Marbury has been replaced by Nash.

In the eyes of experts, Nash's strength is still a little worse than Marbury.

But who would have thought that Nash, who has been tepid in the league for so many years and can only be regarded as a second-rate star, suddenly became a master of organization and led the league's assist list in the hands of D'Antoni.

With the help of Nash, Stoudemire Jr., a potential star, suddenly became a super scorer, with 20+ games in the new season, far behind Yao Ming in the same level.

The Suns also have an excellent record and are currently fourth in the West with 6 wins and 2 losses.

The Suns also averaged 108.5 points per game, only behind the Lakers.

Two teams known for their offense are about to meet, and they are about to stage the drama of Mars hitting the Earth.

Is the Suns' bombardment superior, or is the Lakers' showtime a slight advantage?

Whose winning streak will continue, and whose winning streak will end?

Lu Xiaofeng and Nash's organizational guard battle, will Nash continue to lead the assist list, or will Lu Xiaofeng overtake and reach the top?

Facing Nash, who has an average defense, will Lu Xiaofeng cut a 30+ triple-double again?

Will Nash's assists hit a new high?

How many points will Stoudemire Jr., who has scored 30+ points in two consecutive games, face the Lakers' weak interior line?

Kobe Bryant, who is in great shape, will score many points in the face of the Suns' defense?

The media threw out these exciting questions.

Fans can't wait to find out.

In terms of schedule, it was a fairly fair game for both teams, both teams played on the 17th, with the 18th taking a day off, the 19th playing this game again, and then another day off, and the next game on the 21st.

This is considered a fair time of day.

In terms of "geographical advantage", of course, the Suns who are fighting at home have the advantage.

And in terms of "people", it is also the Suns who take advantage of it a little, because the Lakers' main center, Mime, broke his foot when he played the Clippers, and he couldn't play this game, but the Suns were all in order.

But as the weakest link of the Lakers, in fact, Meme can't play and has little impact.

Of course, most experts think that the Lakers have a better chance of winning, after all, they have won nine in a row, and the combination of Kobe and Lu Xiaofeng is unstoppable by the Suns.

But there are also those who are in the opposite tune, still talking about the Lakers' "infighting", thinking that Kobe's excessive offense will affect the balance of the team and lead to a decrease in the enthusiasm of others, and Lu Xiaofeng has made so few shots, which is obviously a negative performance of the game, and Kobe Bryant did this in the O'Neal era.

Of course, the words of the experts also deceive the fans, the players don't believe it, they believe in themselves and their team.

The game hasn't been played yet, so who wants to lose?

On the afternoon of the 18th, the Lakers flew to Phoenix, only a little more than an hour away, but as usual, they stayed in a hotel near the West Jersey Arena, the home of the Suns, a day early.

Phoenix, also known as Phoenix, is the capital and largest city of Arizona.

From the name Suns, you can see what the characteristics of this place are.

That's right, it's the sun.

Phoenix is located in the desert, the climate is dry, the average annual temperature is the first in the United States, belongs to the tropical desert climate, 365 days a year, only more than 30 days of rain, basically every day can see the sun.

The name of the Suns is really worthy of its name.

Because of the mild winter climate, Phoenix is also a seasonal tourist destination, and in November, the average temperature is more than 20 degrees, which is the best time to travel to Phoenix.

Lu Xiaofeng is also particularly interested in the desert landscape of Phoenix, and has long wanted to go to the famous desert botanical garden, which can be regarded as a good pastime during the trip to play away games.

Maybe in the future, he can also put together a photo exhibition dedicated to those famous sights.

But when he got off the plane with the team and checked into the hotel, he was unusual, and did not immediately take Chen Yuhan out for a trip, but asked the assistant coach to contact the training hall.

He knew that in the original history, the first place in the regular season this season was the Suns.

Nash also won the regular season MVP by virtue of his team's league-leading record.

Facing the Sun, who has a similar style of ball, and facing Nash, the master of the organization, Lu Xiaofeng has never paid more attention to it.

The strength of the Suns and Nash once again stirred up his fighting spirit and injected new impetus into him.

He's going to practice, he's going to challenge Nash at his best.

At the same time, Kobe Bryant is also training.

"Hey! Laughing wind! We must defeat the sun! Strive for a 10-game winning streak! Bryant said.

Lu Xiaofeng nodded and said, "I know!" ā€

"If you have a chance, you have to shoot more! You know, Steve's defense, really sucks! ā€

Bryant shrugged, smiled, and admonished.

He used to be angry with Phil Jackson, and he couldn't make a move, and he wasn't very sure whether Lu Xiaofeng was angry in the last game.

He was a little worried.

"Haha! I will! Lu Xiaofeng responded with a smile.