As expected, what Wang Chao was worried about still happened.

On November 11, the Suns played at home against the Memphis Grizzlies, beating the Grizzlies 96-87 for their fifth win of the season. Gasol, who shot 10-of-14 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line, had 26 points and 14 rebounds to lead his team to victory.

Following the Suns continued to face the 76ers at home, Stoudemire scored 28 points and 13 rebounds on 12-of-18 shooting to help the Suns beat the 76ers 106-94 and win three in a row.

Stoudemire's real outburst came on Nov. 18 against the Jazz.

In this game, Stoudemire completely broke out, shooting 14 of 21 from the field, 7 of 9 free throws, and a big double-double of 35 points and 15 rebounds, officially announcing the return of the little bully who swept the league back then!

Suns fans were jubilant, and when Stoudemire pulled his hips in the previous games, they were really a little worried about whether Stoudemire couldn't return to his peak form because of injuries.

But the good performances in the last three games have finally reassured.

Stoudemire's body has recovered well, and the main reason for the average performance in the previous games is that he has not adapted to the rhythm of the game, which is normal, after all, Stoudemire did not play at all for more than a year last season, and it will definitely take time to get back into form when he returns to the game.

With Stoudemire returning to a normal level, the Suns can truly reach full physical fitness.

This is definitely a good thing for the Suns, but not for Wang Chao.

Exactly as he had previously thought, Stoudemire's form picked up, accompanied by a surge in shots.

From 15 to 18 to 21, Stoudemire scored more and more and took more shots, inevitably with fewer overshots.

In three games, Wang Chao averaged 12.4 shots per game and scored 18.6 points, although it is not low, but for Wang Chao, who aims to score 20+ points per game in the regular season, it is naturally a little worse.

After these three games, Wang Chao's average points per game has dropped from the previous 21.8 points to 20.7 points.

If he continues like this, I am afraid that by the time the schedule enters December, his points per game average will drop below 20 points.

Wang Chao is well aware that this is not the way to go, but Stoudemire's resurgence is something that the whole team is happy to see, including head coach D'Antoni who is more inclined to give more of the ball to Stoudemire.

Now is not the future in 2022 after all, Wang Chao's performance outside the three-point line is certainly very stable and eye-catching, but the general perception of people in this era is that the score from the inside is more stable and efficient.

Especially in the playoffs, instead of expecting players to feel outside the three-point line, it is safer to give the ball to a strong player on the inside to attack, so as to have a better chance of winning the championship.

Looking at the championship winners in the league in recent years, since the second Bulls dynasty created by Joe, almost all the teams that won the championship have top interior players, Duncan of the Spurs, O'Neal of the Lakers' three-time championship dynasty, including the recent Heat championship Although FMVP is Wade, O'Neal's contribution to the center position cannot be ignored.

The only exception may be the 03-04 Pistons, but the Pistons, although they don't have a strong center, have a Ben. Wallace is one of the top defensive players in history.

And the drafts in recent years can also show the team's optimism about the interior.

Since Iverson was elected champion in the golden generation in '96, all the NBA champions in the past years have been interior players without exception, Duncan in '97, Michael in '98. Olovo Kandi, Brand in '99, Kenyon in '00. Martin, Kwame '01. Brown, Da Yao in '02.

It wasn't until 03 that the emergence of James, the chosen son, broke the monopoly of interior players, but after James, the league's draft champions in subsequent years were also interior players, Howard, Bogut, Valliani, Oden......

The league's tradition of emphasizing interior players will continue, not only because of their emphasis on interior players, but also because of the lack of high-quality and top-tier interior players in the league at this stage.

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Wang Chao began to realize that at his current level, he could not compete with Stoudemire.

After a hard training in the summer, Wang Chao can still play while shouldering the burden of attack and being taken care of by the opposing players, but it is obviously unrealistic for him to compete with Stoudemire.

At this time, Stoudemire, who was at his peak, had a total rating of 92 in NBA2K games, and he was ranked at the top of the entire league, and it was by no means that Wang Chao, who had a total rating of only 66, could touch porcelain.

Wang Chao had to think of another way.

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On November 20, the Suns traveled to take on the Golden State Warriors.

Facing this Warriors team, which also focuses on run-and-gun tactics and even runs crazier than the Suns, the two sides staged an offensive battle.

The Suns eventually won the game with a 113-110 win over the Warriors.

Stoudemire continued his form in this game, shooting 9-of-19 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line to finish with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

And because the opponent is a Warriors team who are good at running and bombing and don't pay attention to defense, Wang Chao also got more open opportunities than before in this game.

He scored 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from beyond the three-point line, scoring more than 20 points for the first time in a long time.

This is the first time since Stoudemire's resurgence in form.

In fact, to be honest, the regular season has been going on for 10 games now, and Wang Chao's average of 20.7 points per game can be described as amazing, which greatly surprised everyone, he has been completely regarded as an important scoring point for the Suns, and his status in the team is second only to Nash, Stoudemire, almost tied with Marion, and the average number of shots per game is almost the same.

Wang Chao felt that his performance had been affected by Stoudemire's resurgence in form, but in fact, in the eyes of the rest of the Suns, Wang Chao was the one who suddenly stepped out and intervened.

Wang Chao's average of nearly 13 shots per game is completely pulled out of other players, and the most affected of them are naturally the other players in the Suns, such as starting scoring guard Raga. Bale and Dior, who was squeezed out of the starting position by Wang Chao.

Since joining the Suns, although Bell has mainly existed as a defensive elite, as a scoring guard, he has also occupied a significant proportion on the offensive end, averaging more than 10 shots per game.