Before it was too late to send Taylor Swift home, Hayes flew non-stop with the Rockets to Phoenix to challenge the Phoenix Suns back-to-back.

For the Rockets, the mighty Suns are the alchemy to prove their strength.

In recent seasons, the Suns have had the absolute upper hand against the Rockets. Three days ago, the media used the phrase "Rockets hit the Suns" to build momentum for the game, and experts were optimistic about the Suns, predicting that the Rockets' winning streak would end.

On the flight, Yao Ming was on Hayes' left and Alstom was on his right.

Spanoulis played well against the Timberwolves, and Alston became increasingly concerned about his main position, chattering about how Hayes could improve his popularity.

"What should I do? Chuck, can you give me some advice, how can you help me increase my popularity? Now you're not going to be able to get hot in China. I'm also Yao Ming's good brother, why don't Chinese fans like me? Or maybe Yao Ming also taught me to speak Chinese? I ask you two to be Chinese teachers. You see, I'm very articulate and learn very quickly, and if Chuck learns it in half a year, I should be able to do it in three months. You've got to help me out and catch the ball more in the future, and don't always turn your back and arch inside. I gave most of the passes to the two of you, and now the number of assists is too small, which has to do with our offensive system, I am the first when I play the position, and when it is easy to get the assists directly, I will sit on the court. Of course, I'm not trying to brush up on the stats, the team wins are the most important thing. But the fans don't know, they just like to look at the stats, look at Nash's kind of direct assists, I don't have them, which doesn't prove my worth. Do you have any comments? Let's talk about it. Let's talk about it. ”

"You just have to stay with him. Didn't you notice? He's Shrek, and you're the chattering donkey. Yao Ming rolled his eyes and said.

'Raff, you're very good with the ball, you're doing a good job of distributing the ball, and I think it's important that you have to defend strongly. As long as you guard against Nash this time, your popularity will definitely soar. Even if you can't prevent it, you can have an exchange with him. Hayes gave his opinion seriously.

"Okay, I'm going to shoot more this time." Alston seemed to grasp the inspiration and said seriously.

"You'd better save it." Yao Ming and Hayes said in unison.

Alstom's opponent is Steve Nash, a two-time MVP winner. However, Hayes said that Alston and Nash "blew each other" is a possibility.

In terms of offense, Alstom is actually not bad.

Many fans like to talk less about Alstom's assists than Hayes and Maddy, which actually has a lot to do with the Rockets' tactics. The Rockets' offensive system is clear, and it is too difficult to see a wonderful pass and a direct assist after Alston breaks through.

The defenders of the NBA teams are not stupid, and there are not so many empty spaces for people to cut casually. The Rockets' starting five are not very athletic, and they just don't happen to be good at air cutting.

What Alston does in the game is to distribute the ball where it should go, shift the focus of attack, look for cracks in the opponent's defense, whether it can be converted into direct assists, this depends on the ability of teammates, look at the opponent's defense, and see if the offensive system is running to the point of easy scoring, can Alston control it? Of course not.

Therefore, how many assists on the field show the ability of the player, it also depends on the offensive system. People who distribute the ball reasonably may not have more direct assists. Because the point guard may play the role of the first pass, not the last.

How did Maddie and Hayes' assists come about? They are often at the heart of the attack and have strong singles ability. For example, after Hayes broke through, everyone's attention was focused on him, and at this time, his own singles were one way, and a better way out was to attract people to help defend and distribute the ball to other people in the open space in a fleeting moment, which could easily form an assist.

Alstom's breakthrough is expected that he will pass the ball ten times, and once others break through the pass, it is not so accurate to predict, teammates who get the ball will be more comfortable than before, can the hit rate not be high? LeBron James assists a lot for this reason, and Hayes is also moving in that direction.

With the Mavericks, Nash's most assists in a season was just 8.8, and that's what the offensive system is all about. Entering a fast-break team like the Suns, Nash's vision and sharp passing characteristics have been fully revealed, and his beautiful statistics and Suns regular season record have won him two MVP trophies.

Now, Nash is recognized as the best playmaker in the league.

In the eyes of many, Nash's entry into the Hall of Fame is only a matter of time, and his excellent technical stats alone are enough to put the issue behind them, but is that really the case?

If you were to pick a player who would have the most impact on the team's offense, Nash would be the most appropriate answer. Indeed, he was not on the court, and the Suns' offense was evident. In other words, Nash directly decides the life and death of the team, and the Suns have a huge dependence on him. However, it's easy to overlook the fact that Nash is a player who doesn't like to defend, which leads to him being often easily scored by opponents on the defensive end, which makes his contribution much less contributing.

Hayes was well aware of what kind of player Nash was, and until 2010, he hadn't learned how to defend effectively. When the Suns' offense started to weaken, people started to notice the problem. A lot of point guards like to play against Nash because they can always score easily when they play against Nash, and even the Rockets' Brooks can blow up with Nash. It wasn't until Stoudamire left the Knicks that everyone fully understood what it was like for the Suns to be strong back then.

What exactly is a good organizational defender?

Organizing guards is also called "point guard", and the word "control" is of course important, but there is also a word "guard", so only those who are strong in defense are the best point guards.

It is no exaggeration to say that Nash in his peak and Kidd, Stockton, and Payton in his peak are not on the same level. In the Suns' run-and-shoot offensive system, maybe they are about the same, but without the Suns, such as the Rockets, the other three are still top stars, and Nash's level must have dropped the most.

It won't be long before Deron Williams and Chris Paul prove to be the most formidable point guards out there next season.

It's a pity that there are few good guards in the league. Hayes also considered whether he could poach Deron or Paul, but that was impossible, and no team would be stupid enough to give away the core of the team.

Because of the six-game winning streak, Hayes and the other three were very excited, and instead of getting on the plane and sleeping, they talked about the situation of the Suns.

"What do you think of the sun this year?" Yao Ming asked.

"What else can I do, it's amazing. But we're not bad right now. Alston took off his shoes, lay down on the seat and picked his feet and said: "Steve Nash, Sean Marion, Amare Stoudemire are all there, Stoudamire didn't play last season, and now that he's back, the attack is definitely stronger." Yao Ming, come on, that guy is too fast. ”

"Chuck isn't easy either, your opponent is Marion. That guy is also at the 20+10 level. Yao Ming smiled: "However, your kid is getting more and more fierce, not only grabbing rebounds ruthlessly, but also getting faster." I don't think Marion can play you. ”

Hayes is also looking forward to playing Marion, the star player, and laughs: "I'll do my best." ”

As the most offensive and most spectacular team in the league last season, the Phoenix Suns are determined to challenge for a championship in the new season. Dean Toney's playmaking changes to the Phoenix Suns have proven to work, and they have demonstrated in their own way that offense can also be a great record in the NBA, and all the Suns have to do this season is to show that they can win a championship on offense.

Although Tim Thomas, House and Bryan Grant were lost in the summer, the Suns brought in Banks and Marks, which gave the team a boost.

The arrival of Banks has given Nash more time to rest, and he has freed up Barbosa, the Brazilian has been more of a shooting guard, and his playing time and stats have skyrocketed this season, and Barbosa is currently the favorite to be the sixth man of the season, and the person competing with him is the Rockets' Bunch Wells.

Marks, a multi-season NBA veteran, has added some bench depth to the interior. Interior defense is the Suns' biggest weakness, and if Stoudemire is still plagued by injuries, the Suns certainly won't be able to go far in the playoffs.

In short, in the opinion of most experts, the Phoenix Suns are currently a team in the Western Conference that has the strength to challenge for the championship.

Hayes knows that the Suns did come close to winning a championship this season.

That year, he was very supportive of the Suns because the Suns offense was so beautiful. As long as it is a normal fan, fans will like to watch the two teams play against each other in the Finals, rather than a team like the Spurs, where defense is the first to put on a bucket.

It's a pity that the Suns were eliminated by the Spurs 4-2 when they were in great form. What makes people angry is that they didn't lose in strength, but were overshadowed by the Spurs, which is really maddening.

The Western Conference semifinals between the Spurs and Suns in May 2007 were one of the best series of the league's playoffs. This is not only because the two sides are equal in strength, but also because the style of play is completely different. What's more, because this round of the series is also full of violent conflicts, which makes the game more bloody.

In the first game, Nash was hit with a big hole on the bridge of his nose, and he was bleeding nonstop. At the critical moment, Nash's wound opened again and he had to leave the field to bandage, and his departure at the critical moment threw the team's offense into chaos, fulfilling the Spurs' wish to win on the road.

The Suns equalized in the second game, and after the game, Stoudemire publicly accused the Spurs of being a dirty team, which led to a fierce war of words between the two sides.

In the third game, Bowen proved that Sstadymire was right, and he deliberately turned sideways in the game and hit Nash hard with his knee from the side. The side of the knee is one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body, and Nash, immediately after the impact, fell to the ground and appeared to be in great pain. After Nash's poor performance, the rest of the Suns players also struggled to control their emotions in the following games, and there were frequent verbal altercations with the referees, from which the experienced Spurs profited and won the game.

In the fourth, the Suns won the game and equalized. Spurs have taken the "dirty" style of play to the extreme. The Spurs were behind the score and had little time left, so they had to prepare for a foul. "Old Fritters" Hawley slammed Nash into the tech bench near midfield, and Nash hit his head behind the tech bench before falling to the floor. Hawley deliberately found a malicious foul.

The foul caused the Suns players to burst into anger that had been building up for a long time, and Bell immediately stepped forward to stand up for Nash and prepare to teach Horry a lesson. The players and referees from both sides immediately gathered together. Nash is the victim, but the Suns pay a terrible price for it.

Hawley ended up being suspended for two games in the league, while Suns players Stoudemire and Dio were suspended for each game for rushing from the bench. Although Hawley has a lot of championship rings on his hands, he is just an aging role player, and entering the playoffs is a pitiful contribution of a few points per game.

Stoudemire is the pillar of the Suns' interior line, averaging 24 points per game in the playoffs, and his contribution to the Suns is irreplaceable, and Dio is also an important sixth man for the Suns.

As a result, Duncan wreaked havoc on the Suns' interior in Game 5, winning the crucial "Battle of Kings Mountain" and successfully eliminating the demoralized Suns in Game 6.

The Cavaliers, who were lucky enough to reach the finals, failed to cause the Spurs any problems at all. If the Suns beat the Spurs, they could well prove that offense can also win a championship. Sometimes, that's how fate plays tricks.

Because Hayes was reborn, history was changed. At the end of the regular season, the team's position will definitely change, and the outcome will definitely be different.

Therefore, Hayes believes that in addition to the Spurs this year, the Suns are the biggest stumbling block on the road to the Rockets' championship. This game is like a preview of the playoffs. If the Rockets want to win the championship, they must overwhelm the Suns!

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As a friend in the book review section said, the league owes the Suns a championship.

The Suns in 2007 definitely had what it took to win the championship.

The stars are gathered, the rockets hit the sun, and a fierce battle is about to be staged. Ask for recommendations! Collect!

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