Wang Chao's arrival has not brought much change to the alliance, or his current strength cannot do this.

Bryant still won the scoring crown with an average of 35.4 points per game, which was the first scoring title in his career.

It was also this season that Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, shocking the world and establishing his status in the league.

Garnett is the rebounding leader with 12.7 points per game, but the Timberwolves are only 33-49 and are second to last in the West.

Nash's average of 10.5 assists per game also continues to be the league's assist leader, and the Suns' record this season is surprising, without the team's main core scorer Stoudemire, the Suns can still achieve a 55-win record, and it is obvious that the next few games are suspected of being released in preparation for the playoffs, otherwise the record can be better.

The Suns have such an excellent record, the team leader Nash has contributed a lot, and the team's forward Sean Bush has been indispensable. Marion is also very important.

In the absence of a main scorer, Marion stepped up this season, averaging 40 minutes per game and playing a career-best performance, averaging 21.8 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, along with 2 steals and 1.7 blocks.

Of course, the rest of the Suns' players have also played remarkably.

The starting Bale, Dio, and Barbossa on the bench, the most impossible to ignore is Wang Chao, who suddenly emerged in the middle of the season and quickly gained a foothold in the team with three points.

Wang Chao played a total of 41 games for the Suns this season, including three games before the game against the Cavaliers, and was completely like a bench substitute, not worth mentioning.

And from the game with the Cavaliers as the cut-off point, Wang Chao in the next 38 games is like a different person, suddenly the three-point shot is extremely accurate, and every game seems to be able to see some slight improvements, the shooting speed is getting faster and faster on the court, and it can also keep up with the extremely fast offensive rhythm of the Suns, and every fast break is the one who runs at the front.

Later, Wang Chao's ability to run without the ball is also improving, and even mid-distance shooting is gradually increasing.

By the end of the regular season, he was averaging 16.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, shooting 57 percent from three-point range.

Although Wang Chao still has many shortcomings, the defensive end is still like a colander, and players with a little strength want to pass him like chopping melons and vegetables, even the Suns who don't pay attention to defense can't let him stay on the court all the time, especially when the opponent's main players are on the court.

But that amazing three-pointer with precision alone is enough for the rest of the league to take Wang Chao seriously, after all, this is a super shooter who can shoot five threes per game in the regular season.

In the era of the '05-06 season, the three-point shot was far from the time when Curry would have single-handedly completely changed the perception of the entire league.

Even Ray Allen has only averaged 8.4 three-point shots per game this season, hitting 3.4 shots, and the shooting rate can reach 41%.

Wang's 5.2 three-pointers per game are 1.8 more than Ray Allen, and his three-pointers per game are even higher than the league's average of teams that aren't good at three-point shooting.

Many media have given Wang Chao a high evaluation.

"The three-point sharpshooter who came out of nowhere, the Chinese player finally found his shining point, and his three-point shot is comparable to that of Ray. Allen's lethality is also what the fast-paced Suns and Nash's brilliant passing have made him. ”

Will Wang Chao be the Suns' secret weapon in the playoffs? Can his three-pointer help the offense-oriented Phoenix go far in the playoffs? ”

"No matter how far the Suns end up in this playoffs, they will be the favorites to win the league next season! Regular season MVP Nash, Amare who has returned from injury, and Sean who is at the peak of his career. Marion, coupled with Wang Chao, a godly three-point shooter, the Suns' lineup is getting stronger and stronger! ”

In the midst of this rhetoric, the playoffs have finally arrived.

On April 23, 2006, in the first game of the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Phoenix Suns, who ranked second in the West, welcomed the Los Angeles Lakers, who ranked seventh in the West in the regular season record, on their home court.

Kobe Bryant is in the midst of the most explosive season of his career, and his personal data is in full swing.

However, the Lakers are still in dire straits, and the only way to win the game is Kobe Bryant's play.

Such a Lakers team is naturally not the top team in the league, because once Kobe Bryant is pinned down in the game, they can't find a second consistent scoring point to lead the team forward.

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"Hello viewers, welcome to the first round of the NBA playoffs brought to you by TNT TV Suns vs Lakers game, I am the commentator of this game Kenny. Smith. ”

"Hello everyone, I'm Charles. Buckley. ”

In TNT's studio, two well-known mouths in the whole rice are introducing themselves.

"The game is about to start and the starting line-ups for both sides have been confirmed...... Hey? ”

Speaking of this, Smith suddenly snorted. "The Suns' starting lineup has changed slightly from the regular season, and the Super League will start today."

"Wang Chao?"

Hearing the name, Barkley couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Now Wang Chao relies on an accurate three-point shot and has a certain reputation in the league.

But even so, Suns head coach D'Antoni will directly arrange Wang Chao to start, which still surprised both commentators.

"This should be Wang Chao's first playoff game, and he has never had relevant experience before, is it inappropriate for the Suns to directly let him start?"

Actually, it's not strange to blame the two.

When Wang Chao himself learned that he would start the playoffs, he was also very surprised, he did not expect the head coach to trust him so much.

But an accident is an accident, and Wang Chao did not hesitate at all.

This is a great opportunity, and if he can perform well in the playoffs, then his status in the team will be further enhanced in the future!

The overall strength of the Lakers itself is not strong enough, almost all of them are supported by Kobe Bryant alone, and the front line has always been a shortcoming, only Odom, who plays the main power forward and occasionally plays a cameo as a center, can be used.

Indeed, the starting five on the Lakers' side are Smush. Parker, Bryant. Bryant, Luke Wharton, Lamar. Odom and Kwame. Brown.