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Updated: 2013-02-20

In the second half, O'Neal and Nash appeared on the court at the same time. The Suns played unique tactics of running and bombing and combining inside and outside. Play defense.welcome to read

But that's it, it posed a great threat to the Sonics. Although Nash achieved his two consecutive regular season MVPs by running and bombing, he is also a super point guard in essence. There is also no problem with his internal and external offensive tactics.

Although Olney is no longer the invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex in the penalty area, his skills and experience are still retained, and the area below the basket is still like his private space. Even if Coupard returns to the court, No big changes either.

Relying on the cooperation of O'Neal and Nash, coupled with the power of three-pointers from the outside, the Suns once overtook the score in the third quarter. The game has played so far that it has a taste of the playoffs, and it is also watched by fans. It's so enjoyable, it also gives Suns fans a little bit of hope.

After playing for more than five minutes, O'Neal's physical strength finally couldn't keep up, and he failed to participate in the offense for several consecutive rounds. When he saw that he could no longer show his ability on the court, D'Antoni finally replaced him. , replaced Amare Stedmeier.

In comparison, D'Antoni has been seeking changes to fight against the Sonics due to his inferior strength to the Sonics, while Carlesimo maintains his own strength, and most of the time he responds to changes without change. Strategies to deal with opponents, and achieved quite good results.

Now, the Suns have made changes in the lineup, and at the same time started the run-and-gun style of play, but the Sonics are standing still, and Carlesimo doesn't even have new instructions, allowing the players on the field to act on their own. Handle.

Especially now, Stephen is still on the court, let alone he has to worry about it. After discovering the opponent's change, Stephen also immediately drove the rhythm of the team to the rhythm that the Sonics are used to. This team is playing you come and go, it is really lively.

They are all offensive players, so the scene will naturally not be ugly. Although the Suns have the upper hand in a short period of time, the Supersonics quickly pulled back the point difference with a higher offensive success rate. With Stephen's two consecutive Durant and Ridnour, who assisted the outside line for the second time, hit a three-pointer, and the Sonics once again overtook the score.

At this time, Carlesimo replaced Stephen, not to say that the current situation on the field is reassuring, nor is the point difference wide enough, but when it is time to rest, the players must be rested. For other players , without this treatment, Carlesimo was very careful about Stephen.

When it was time to rest, regardless of the situation on the field, Carlesimo would replace Stephen, unless the game was very important and Stephen himself asked to stay on the field.

In addition to caring for Stephen, this is also related to the confidence of the Sonics. The record of the Sonics has been good this season. Losing a game will not affect the overall situation. In the playoffs, after passing the first game, Confrontation, Carlesimo does not think the Suns will cause much trouble to their own players.

It is precisely because of this kind of confidence that he doesn't care so much. At the same time, this is also related to his relatively stable position. He doesn't need to think too much about his own job position. Some head coaches don't think about the players at all for their own jobs. Life and death, especially the core players of the team, as long as the situation is not secure, they have to stay on the court. Such a league of head coaches is not one or two.

After Stephen left the field, the Suns played a small offensive and overtook the score again. However, under the adjustment of Carlesimo and the efforts of the players, they quickly overtook the past again, and the two sides entered a situation of leading alternately .

The Suns were the first to break the deadlock. With the return of Lagabel and Grant Hill, the Suns' offense was improving while their defense was also improving. After overtaking the point difference, the Suns maintained it for 3 minutes. For a long time, until Stephen returned to the court.

As soon as Stephen came on the court, he took a shot from outside the three-point line and missed the ball, but Coupard grabbed the rebound and handed it to Steph.

It was on the left side just now, but this time Stephen switched to the right side, also outside the three-point line. As a result, Stephen's shot still failed, the rebound was taken by Amare Stedmeier, and the ball came to the Suns team here.

The Suns’ offense passed three passes, but they still didn’t get a shot. The Sonics improved their defense to a new level in a short period of time. Although Nash and Grant Hill tried their best to run, it was still not easy to find a shot. Chance.

In the end, the ball reached Boisdieu, but his shot was blocked by Wilcox, and the ball landed not far from Grant Hill, but before Grant Hill could turn around, Stephen took a step, Get the ball in your hands.

Stephen dribbled and ran on the left, Durant and Watson ran on the right, Nash and Lagabel ran in the middle, but Stephen took two strides as soon as he passed the midfield, and he was still one step away from the three-pointer Stephen took off and shot.

This time Stephen's shot finally did not fail. With this three-pointer, the Sonics chased the score to only one point, but in order to close the gap by one point, the Sonics spent nearly 2 minutes, and finally It was Stephen who played a two plus one on Lagabel to overtake the score.

After the Suns called a timeout, they launched a fierce counterattack against the Supersonics, but the Supersonics were as stable as Mount Tai. No matter how fierce the Suns' offensive was, they always firmly held the lead and prevented the Suns from overtaking past.

Although the score gap has been hovering between two and five points, no matter how hard the Suns try, they can't narrow the gap. This is the gap in strength. After several seasons of changes, with Joe Johnson, Richard Desen, Marion and other top players are gradually leaving, and the strength of the Suns is actually declining.

The Suns are also an extremely stingy team. They never break through the luxury tax limit, so they keep sending some of their best players to other teams. They would rather give away draft picks in order to reduce salary expenditures. .

If the Sonics are all relying on Stephen, it is not true. Stephen is just the strongest point of the Sonics. If the Sonics are a spear, then Stephen is the sharpest point of the spear. If the Sonics are a shield, Then Stephen is the thickest part of the shield.

In addition to Stephen, Wilcox and Kurt Thomas are also near-first-class players, but they are all defensive players. Defensive players can get an annual salary of 800 million US dollars, which is considered very good.

In addition, Durant's strength should not be underestimated. Although he is only a rookie, it can be seen from his current performance that his future achievements are limitless.

Although compared with those teams such as the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, the Sonics' lineup is not thick enough, especially the bench lineup. There are not many star players, probably Stephen alone, but compared The lineup of the Suns and the Sonics is not bad.

Although anything can happen in the game, it still depends on who is stronger. The Sonics' ability to hold the initiative is an obvious example.

The Suns lost the game by only four points. This is the second time the two teams have met. The Suns lost the first two games, but for them, there is no need to be too disappointed. The Sonics The strength of the team itself is astonishing, otherwise it would not be ranked first in the Western Conference, and this is their home court.

The idea of ​​the Suns is to keep their own home court and at the same time try to snatch the opponent's home court as much as possible. However, it is not so easy to win a home court victory in the hands of the Sonics.

After the game, the Sonics came to the airport with the Suns to prepare for the third game the day after tomorrow. Not bad.

On the second day after coming to Phoenix, the league announced the candidates for the best rookie of the season. This award is the least suspenseful. Kevin Durant of the Seattle Supersonics was elected with a high score of 540, leading No.2 Al Horford of the Atlanta Hawks scored nearly 3 points, and No. [-] is the senior rookie Luis Cora of the Houston Rockets.

Durant averaged 23 points, [-] points, [-] rebounds and [-] assists per game this season. A rookie player, many of his rookie statistics can be ranked in the top three in the history of the Sonics.

His scoring average, playing time per game, and free throw percentage ranked first among all rookies, while his average steals and field goal percentage ranked second among all rookies. Ranked third among all rookies.

Holding this award also means that Durant has entered the All-Rookie Team, there is no doubt about it, although in Phoenix, the team still held a small celebration for Durant, all players in Stephen's Under the leadership, Durant was also congratulated.

Even the Suns asked the staff to send flowers to Durant. How can the two sides say that they both have something to do with the Spurs. On the field, they can only fight mercilessly. It was relatively friendly, and in this friendly atmosphere, the third game started in the center arena in the air corridor.