Chapter Ninety-Three: Noah Erupts and Defeats the Sun

The last time Gu Fei was still in the Bulls against the Suns, he was playing on the court, and he didn't have an intuitive feeling of the horror of the Suns' offense, but now he has been sitting on the sidelines and has watched the game for almost ten minutes, and now he has a sufficient solution to the Suns' seven-second offense, the Suns are gorgeous in the impression of many fans, they are so enthusiastic, and they are a fire that can burn any opponent and ignite the passion of fans.

It is known that in the summer of 2004, the Suns used their salary space to sign All-Star Steve Nash.

Then everything started to change. Myths are born.

Nash's arrival gave the Suns a master of ball handling, and the Suns regained their brilliance, averaging 110.4 points per game in the 2004-05 season, first in the league, and averaging 9.7 three-pointers per game, first in the league, and an unprecedented 39.3% of three-pointers, also the first in the league. 62-20, again the first in the league. Keep in mind, though, that this team was a 29-53 team in the previous season, with a win rate of less than 40%.

Nash got his first regular-season MVP, and head coach D'Antoni lifted the Coach of the Year trophy.

Nash went on to win the MVP the following season, becoming the only foreign player to win back-to-back MVP.

Nash is the Suns' engine, but if you want the machine to run more smoothly, other parts must work together.

These parts are, of course, the other Suns players, the first to bear the brunt: Stoudemire - the little bully who once beat Yao Ming to win the best rookie award, after partnering with Nash, is even more firepower.

In the 04-05 season, Xiao Si averaged 26 points per game to become his career high so far.

He and Nash put their pick-and-roll tactics to the fullest. On the offensive end, the Nass combo is a headache and a frustration for all teams.

Hacker - Marion, with amazing bounce, flying speed and excellent consciousness. Star-picking rebounds, erratic runs, and ghostly appearances in various positions on the basketball court. Odd and unaware of current affairs.

If the Suns' most artistic thing is Nash's passing, then it can be matched by Marion's rebounding and running.

In the 05-06 season, Marion averaged a career-high 21.8 points per game.

Plus the other role players, Joe Johnson in the '04-05 season, where he averaged 17.1 points per game,

The most perverted is that his three-point shooting percentage has increased from 30% last season to 47.8%.

Dior, who arrived in the 05-06 season, averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, winning the fastest improvement award in one fell swoop.

The 05-06 season came to Ragabel, and his years with the Suns were the highest in his three-point shooting percentage. The highest reached 46.8%.

In the 05-06 season, the Suns averaged 108.4 points per game in the regular season when Xiao Si was injured and only played three games. The Suns are 54-28.

The 06-07 season, which was last season, averaged 110.2 points per game. , 61-21 in the regular season.

Although the 07-08 season is less than halfway through, the Suns' current 26-12 record is not something the Clippers can afford to underestimate. , and the Suns have a person that many people look down on - "Hacker" Sean Marion.

Sean Marion's main offensive tools are throwing, slam dunk, and three-point shooting, and it's almost impossible to see him go to the basket. He was very decisive and ignored the hit percentage. The individual has a weak offensive ability with the ball, often takes two steps before shooting, and most of them also face defenders. Marion is characterized by having to move and having to get the ball on the run. If he fights positional warfare, his power will be weakened by fifty percent, and he is good at sneak attacks and quick attacks. The shooting posture is weird, and the shooting percentage is not guaranteed at critical moments.

At the same time, Sean Marion is a versatile defender who can defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 4 position. His extra-long arms allow him to control his defensive zone well. He has a positive attitude, reacts quickly, can keep up with his pace, and his timing of steals and block defense are among the best in the league.

But he also has shortcomings, lacking the ability to attack with the ball individually, dislikes physical confrontation, relies heavily on assists, and has an inconsistent three-point shooting percentage.

Looking at the information about the sun in his mind that was confirmed by the sun on the field, Gu Fei found that these experts and the media did not talk nonsense about such things like gossip.

In the first quarter, the Suns led by Nash to a five-point lead heading into the second quarter. In the second quarter of the game, the bench of the two sides was a gap between the two sides, and the Clippers' current bench lineup was a lot worse than the Suns' bench, and the difference was widened to 15 points by the Suns.

But in the third quarter, the situation on the court changed dramatically, and Noah, who had been committed to defense and rebounding in the first two quarters, suddenly exploded in the third quarter.

Thorton's offense popped out of the frame, Noah grabbed the rebound in the front court, Noah, who got the rebound, saw the inside line of the sun that was empty because of Xiao Si's defense, and gently hooked his right hand, and the ball obediently rolled to the basket.

In the next round, Noah received a pass from his teammate on the inside, and after receiving the ball, Noah immediately took a sharp step to the right, and Xiao Si immediately followed to block, and then thought that Noah relied on this step to lean on him and did not immediately attack the basket, but suddenly turned sharply to the left, and took a big step around Xiao Si to the basket.

Noah singled Xiao Si's basket at this time, and in the face of the empty basket, Noah jumped up directly and scored with both hands.

The Suns' offense was ended by a three-pointer from Nash, but it didn't score.

The Clippers attacked, Margeti popped up in the middle of the shot, and Xiaosi missed Noah again in the supplemental defense, and Noah seized the opportunity to make a light rebound.

In fact, Noah's offense is not so bad, but more often he lacks a little confidence in his own offense, and he is also happy to see his teammates score, on the offensive end, in addition to using good running to cooperate with teammates to cut in and make layups/dunks such as easy scoring methods, there is also a small hook on the right side of the basket. Noah's ability to cover his teammates and pull him to the outside for receiving passes is also good, and his ability to pass inside with his teammates on the inside is not yet very high, but it is enough.

Noah scored six points in a row to make D'Antoni a little anxious, called a timeout, but it didn't seem to work, the adjustment for Noah did not limit him, although it did not let Noah score directly, but he sent 4 assists in the latter part of the third quarter, which helped the Bulls find the feel of other balls, this is the embodiment and role of Noah's passing ability, and his passing is even better than Gu Fei.

While the Clippers players were firing at full power, the Suns players' feelings suddenly cooled down, and only Nash was still struggling to support them.

In the fourth quarter, the Suns' players still did not recover their feelings, and the Clippers will become more and more courageous, originally caught up with the score in the third quarter, and further expanded the score in the fourth quarter, and in the last five minutes, the Suns announced that they had given up the game, replaced a group of main players, and took the bench to fight with the Clippers' bench, although in the end the Suns recovered some of the scores, and finally lost the game by seven points.

After the game, Gu Fei wanted to leave directly to go to the locker room, but was stopped by reporters halfway.