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The Western Conference Finals, for Paul, is once again close at hand, and the strength of the Rockets this year gives them the confidence to defeat the Suns and join the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

Such confidence is based on two points. One is the strength of the Rockets, and the other is that this is Weidong's super season. They feel that Weidong has exhausted all his strength in the regular season. After all, he is dragging the team forward alone. , and with such sky-defying statistics, how can he still have the strength to play in the playoffs.

Chamberlain's data is exaggerating, and I haven't seen how many championships he has.

The Suns' pregame deployment is also very serious, and for Gentry and Warrick, this feeling has not appeared in a long time.

Playoffs last year.

Weidong didn't play in the first and second rounds. Even in the finals, the Suns won very easily. But this year they have strong opponents, even with Weidong, they have to take every game seriously.

On May 5, the Suns and Rockets took the lead in the second round of the playoffs.

before the game.

Gentry also invited Jokic to have a meal alone, cheering Jokic up, because he knew in his heart that Jokic's performance in this round was crucial.

Although it cannot be said that he will determine the outcome of the game, as long as Jokic does not lose the wind when facing Howard, he can relieve Weidong's great pressure and make the game easier.

"The Suns must win!"

"The Suns must win!"

"The Suns must win!"

Fortunately, a wave of winning streak at the end of the season made the Suns rank second in the Western Conference, so they still have home court advantage.

playoffs.
Home field advantage is still important.

"Whoosh. Whoosh."

D'Antoni took several deep breaths in a row before calming down.

He led Nash, Stoudemire, and Marion in the Suns back then, and almost leveled the entire league. If it weren't for bad luck, maybe the Suns would have won the championship before Weidong joined, but what D'Antoni didn't expect was that after he left the Suns After the team, the Suns ushered in a real rise.

In the past few years, he has also moved to several strong teams. He couldn't beat the Suns when he was in the Lakers, and he still couldn't beat the Suns when he got to the Rockets.

Gentry and Weidong are about to become D'Antoni's nightmare. If this year's series loses to the Suns again, D'Antoni may not continue to coach the NBA team.

Before the game, there were no pleasantries among the players.

The starting lineup for this game:

Suns: Rose, Weidong, Booker, Scola, Jokic
Rockets: Paul, Harden, Beverly, Ariza, Howard

"Beep!!!"

With the whistle of the referee, the game begins.

Howard and Jokic jumped the ball, Howard passed the ball to Paul, Paul dribbled to the frontcourt, and Harden came out to catch the ball.

After receiving a pass from Paul, Harden took a feint and hit the basket for a layup!

2:0! ! !

It can be seen from the beginning that the Rockets played very aggressively.

"I'll switch defensive positions with you in a while."

Rose started to organize an attack, and Weidong still reminded Booker.

It is the usual method of the Suns to see the tricks. Booker was a little careless when defending Harden just now. Since Harden's desire to attack is so strong, Weidong will strangle Harden one-on-one.

As for offense
Both Booker and Jokic have strong scoring abilities. The difficulty of playing at the beginning of the season was just because the two did not adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game. In addition, the rookies needed a room to grow. Under the training of Weidong, the two gradually grew up. .

until the end of the season.
Gentry made Booker and Jokic both the team's starters, and deliberately increased the playing time of the two, and the Suns gradually showed their fangs.

Rose broke through and scored to Scola.

Weidong gave Jokic a screen, Jokic pulled outside the three-point line, and then the Suns moved the ball twice in a row, but when Jokic received a pass from Weidong, he had a gap outside the three-point line.

Facing Howard who rushed forward, Jokic calmly shot a three-pointer.

"Shh!!!"

Hit it!

This tactic was very clear, and Jokic lived up to expectations.

Gentry unscrewed the thermos and said with a smile: "Dong Ge played singles for a season, they don't think my tactic is to hand the ball to Dong Ge?"

Weidong said at the beginning of the season that how far the playoffs can go depends on the growth rate of Booker and Jokic.

Judging from the first round of the playoffs
Booker and Jokic have become the Suns' stable fourth and third scoring points. The first two are Rose and Weidong.

The Rockets attack again.

Weidong single-handedly defended Harden, and he followed Harden wherever he ran, but he didn't let Harden catch the ball. Even if he did catch the ball, with Weidong's defensive ability, it became very difficult for Harden to score.

As for the Paul organization.

Let him go. Beverly's offensive ability is very average. The reason why he became the starter is to let him defend the guard when the Suns are attacking. As for Ariza, the offensive ability is the same, the only uncertain factor It's Howard, which is why Gentry wants to chat with Jokic alone.

The task of this big white fat man is not only to score, but also to guard Howard.

17:6! ! !

But after making such a start, D'Antoni began to panic again.

"pause!"

Only 5 minutes into the game, the Rockets are already 11 points behind?And the total of 6 points also included Harden's unexpected layup at the beginning of the game.

The Suns lineup has overflowing offensive capabilities.

Because there is Weidong connecting the teams, there is no problem of ball distribution, which is the most troublesome thing for opponents.

Speaking of defense.

Booker's single defense ability is not bad, and Jokic, a fat man, is also good at protecting the frame, but these two are rookies after all, without any playoff experience. The team only scored 6 points, which D'Antoni could not accept.

"You must be firm when attacking, and give me a decisive shot when the tactics run out!"

D'Antoni has started berating players loudly.

On the other hand, the Suns.
A good start allowed Gentry to drink the wolfberry water soaked in the thermos with peace of mind, "Everyone is playing well, keep this momentum!"