This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 163 Incarnation of the Master of Cake Making (Subscription required)

Lost at home to the visiting Houston Rockets, the Charlotte Bobcats did not lose morale.

The current record of 8 wins and 11 losses for the Charlotte Bobcats, ranked by the recent rapid momentum of the Wizards overtaken, tied with the Milwaukee Bucks for ninth in the Eastern Conference.

On December 12, the Charlotte Bobcats played against their Western rival, the Phoenix Suns, at home.

As a strong team that entered the Western Conference finals last year, the Phoenix Suns lost 9 games in 6 games at the beginning of the season, even though Steve Nash, the two consecutive MVPs, scored excellent data in a row.

However, in late November, the Phoenix Suns began to wake up. Before coming to Charlotte, they had won 9 consecutive victories, and the Western Conference ranking was also from the bottom of the beginning. Now it has rushed to fifth in the Western Conference, tied for third in the Western Conference The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets have only half a game.

The current wild Texas top three, the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets are both 13 wins and 6 losses, and the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz are also tied for first place in the West with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses.

In history, this Suns team has a record of 61 wins and 21 losses. In the first and middle stages of the season, there have been a wave of 15 consecutive victories and a wave of 17 consecutive victories. In the years after Nash came to the Suns, The record is second only to the 2004 wins in the 2005-62 season.

Nash, the two-time MVP winner, is also working hard to become the three-time regular season MVP.

Coming to Charlotte in the away game is the period with the strongest momentum, in order to pursue the 10th game winning streak.

On the other hand, the Charlotte Bobcats have lost consecutively to the strong teams in the Western Conference. In this game, the team's main force, Gerald Green, chose to sit on the sidelines because of calf muscle discomfort. The team's center, Emeka Okafor, for personal reasons, directly raised the exemption card.

Of course, this is also an adjustment made by the team, because there is no need to go head-to-head with the powerful Suns.

As the most gorgeous offensive team in the league came to Charlotte, the attendance rate in the arena was also guaranteed, but the fans were still disappointed when they learned that the two main players of the team would take turns off.

And because of the absence of Gerald Wallace, Zhou Lin also played for the Phoenix Suns as the starting small forward for the first time in his career.

Also entering the starting lineup is striker Walter Herman from Argentina.

Including Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy, the first three players are first-year players, and there are also second-year player Raymond Felton, and Slovenian center Primoz Brezek.

And the opponent is indeed fully prepared. The starters Steve Nash, Raja Bell, Sean Marion, Amare Stoudemire, and Boris Diaw are also the regulars of the Suns this season. The lineup, the bench, and the Brazilian Lightning Barbosa, James Jones, Jaylen Rose and other well-known bench gangsters.

This team that implements the concept of running and bombing to the extreme is the trendsetting player in the NBA in this era, and it is precisely because of their creation that the later small ball era and the later Warriors came into being.

Bernie Bickerstaff doesn't have too many requirements for victory in this game, so in this game, he will also have more updated strategies for substitutions and arrangements.

Although Brezek won the first wave of the ball, Brandon Roy was not able to win the favor in front of Raja Bell, a strong defensive player. With a bang, the ball was returned to the Suns Team.

The Suns were not polite at all. Nash gave the ball to Boris Diaw at the first time. Dior didn't even dribble in practice, and directly gave it to Marion, who was running like a small whirlwind. Marion dribbled the ball and killed him. However, Zhou Lin stuck tight, Marion paused, and gave it back to Dio on the outside line. At this moment, Stoudemire, the bully, also came to the first half, and Dio hit the ball directly to the bully.

The little overlord who came to the basket in an instant was directly jumping and dunking small guard Raymond Felton.

Fluid, fast, and athletic!

This is the power of the Suns' bombardment.

In this lineup, not only is Steve Nash strong as the leader, but the players complement each other like a puzzle.

Raja Bell at the back line is all about making up for Steve Nash's shortcomings on the defensive end.

Boris Dior has not yet become that nimble and fat guy. Now he is still a good-looking, slender figure. The only thing that remains unchanged is that he is very good at hand. He averages nearly 5 assists per game, which is almost the same as the average team's starter. The point guard is almost at the same level, but he was the top player in the Joe Johnson trade, but he has become the team's core frontcourt. As for the main player, Joe Johnson is no longer in this team.

As for Marion, nicknamed 'Hacker', he is probably most remembered for his slightly scribbled appearance and his push-forward feminine shot, which has become the memory point of most fans, but He is like a player born to bombard the system. Beside Nash, he can average close to 20+10 per game. With a height of 2.01 meters, he is a swingman in the third and fourth positions of the Suns, and even many games They are all used as the starting power forward. His athletic ability is outstanding, he can run and jump, and he can also defend the key. Last season, he averaged 2 blocks + 1.7 steals per game, which can illustrate this point.

As for Stoudemire, he is the best helper around Nash, none of them, with a solid mid-range shot like an old dog, coupled with his explosive physical fitness at his peak, he can take away the best rookie from Yao Ming. He is not in vain, and his pick-and-roll with Nash is also one of the most effective tactics for the Suns in the context of positional warfare and offensive and defensive transitions.

The crazy experimenter D'Antoni gathered these players together and kneaded them into a team so strong that it almost changed the league structure. The peak period of this group of players was all in the Suns, including the Mavericks later. The same goes for Marion, who won the championship, and Stoudemire, who went to New York to join hands with Melon and also played well.

In today's league, defensive teams such as the Spurs and Pistons dominate, and the season average of many teams has just passed the 90-point threshold.

But the Suns can average more than 110 points per game, which is almost unimaginable.

Of course, the loss of points is also serious, and it can reach more than 105 points.

The powerful offense allowed them to be almost invincible in the regular season.

And the disadvantages of defense soon appeared. Zhou Lin's direct opponent was Sean Marion. Although his defensive ability was superb, he was limited in height after all. With the help of Brezek's pick-and-roll, Zhou Lin directly got the chance to shoot and made a free throw. The jump shot near the line made Sean Marion almost unstoppable, and Zhou Lin made the first goal of the game smoothly.

The first two rounds can also be regarded as the epitome of this game.

Steve Nash scored 36 points in a single quarter in the first quarter, but it also allowed a weak team like the Charlotte Bobcats to score 28 points without two core players.

Zhou Lin's shooting touch is not good, he scored 6 of 2 and scored 5 points, but his passing and support at the third position inspired other players.

Brandon Roy also recovered from the loss in the previous game. He made 5 of 4 points in a single quarter and scored 9 points, three of which were assisted by Zhou Lin.

There is also Brezek, who also completed a pick-and-roll alley-oop dunk with Zhou Lin.

Four assists in a single quarter also broke Zhou Lin's single-quarter assist record. Zhou Lin, who returned to the third position, was like returning to his college days and becoming that omnipotent player.

All Charlotte fans were dumbfounded too.

Can you still play like this?

Zhou Lin became the real organizer of the stadium, using his keen eyesight to pass the ball through the defensive system all the time.

"Let go of the fight, Zhou, well done."

Bernie Bickerstaff patted Zhou Lin's ass which was full of the first quarter and said.

In the early part of the first quarter, Brandon Roy and Raymond Felton led the game, and Nash also had a rest.

Brazilian Lightning Barbosa taught Raymond Felton another lesson.

In history, Barbosa is also the best sixth man this season, and his average of 13.1 points per game last season has further increased to 18.1 points.

This season, it was almost Barbosa's offense that propped up the Suns' rotation offense.

Mr. Zhou Lin suspected that Barbosa had wheels under his feet, and the speed was too fast.

Raymond Felton, who was a bit shorter than him, felt a little unable to catch up.

A wave of 12-5 attacks made the point difference continue to widen. By the time Zhou Lin appeared again, the Suns had already scored 48 points. If others did not look at the timer, it would probably be considered a halftime score , and the Suns only played 3 minutes in the second quarter. The scoring in this half is also heading for the 60 mark.

Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy appeared on the stage at the same time, and substitute Derek Anderson was also activated into the lineup.

The more blooming Suns can't defend against it, so they can only make up for it with offense.

Zhou Lin began to recover in the middle of the second quarter. He first made a breakthrough against Stoudemire, and then made a two-pointer with a turnaround jumper. In addition, Derek Anderson, a veteran, did play some role.

The Bobcats didn't let the score completely open.

At the end of the first half, the Charlotte Bobcats trailed by 49 points 61-12.

Zhou Lin scored 9 points and 6 assists, and Brandon Roy scored 12 points and 3 rebounds.

Nash scored 7 points and 5 assists tepidly, and Marion and Stoudemire also scored 14 points.

Bernie Bickerstaff further trusted Zhou Lin in the second half. When Raymond Felton had a bad touch and problems in sorting out the offense, he had no better choice.

In the third quarter, the Suns felt a little worse, and consecutive missed shots began to appear outside the three-point line.

However, Nash and Stoudemire also contributed to the cooperation of the top ten ball level.

With Zhou Lin feeding the ball, Brezek broke out without warning in the third quarter and scored 10 points in a single quarter.

Faced with Stoudemire, who is half a head shorter than himself, and Sean Marx, who is on the bench, he can ask for anything.

This season, Brezek's role in the team has been further weakened. Okafor was promoted to the fifth position, which caused him to lose almost half of his playing time, and his statistics were almost half.

But Brezek was not injured, and he was still at a relatively good age. Given the opportunity, he could still play.

Zhou Lin started his journey as a pie master. In the first quarter, he fed the cake to Brandon Roy, and in the third quarter, he gave the cake to Brezek.

Among Brezek's five points, three assists were given by Zhou Lin.

Let Brezek become the core of the Bobcats' offense here.

For Zhou Lin, it was another three assists in a single quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, Zhou Lin had already scored 9 assists, and the comparison of the data given on the TV broadcast screen showed that Zhou Lin's 9 assists in three quarters even beat Steve Nash, who had 8 assists in three quarters.

In the third quarter, the Bobcats lost 1 point in a single quarter, trailing the Phoenix Suns by 84 points 71-13.

Zhou Lin also scored 5 points in the third quarter.

Entering the fourth quarter, Zhou Lin's touch reached the best state. In the first round of the opening, Zhou Lin hit a 3-pointer.

While raising the individual score to 17 points, it also made the team 74 points behind 84-10.

And Brandon Roy also stood up in the middle of the fourth quarter, took three shots and scored 8 points, raising his personal scoring data to 22 points, which is also the third time this season that he has scored more than 20 points.

Zhou Lin also took advantage of the trend to increase the number of assists to 10 times.

The score was once close to 8 points.

However, Nash, who had been tepid before, suddenly started to exert his strength. First, he made a three-pointer from the outside, and then sent shells to Barbosa and Marion twice in a row, and Stoudemire made consecutive inside shots. Foul and James Jones each scored 2 points, a wave of 13-0 offense directly made the Bobcats trail behind by almost 4 points with 20 minutes left in the game.

The Bobcats are no longer obsessed with winning or losing the game. After all, they are facing the Suns, the league's strongest regular season team. However, as rookies, Brandon Roy and Zhou Lin did not replace them.

In the last 4 minutes, Brandon Roy broke his scoring record again, scoring 26 points and 4 rebounds. Zhou Lin, although his shooting percentage was only 19 of 8, finally scored 22 points , The most eye-catching thing is that Zhou Lin sent out 13 assists as a cake maker.

2 more than Nash.

Before that, Zhou Lin's highest number of assists in a single game was only 7 times, which was directly increased by nearly half.

The final game ended 115-93, and the Phoenix Suns took the game away without any suspense.

太阳队六人得分上双，斯蒂夫.纳什12分11助攻，阿玛雷·斯塔德迈尔22分12篮板，鲍里斯.迪奥17分7篮板6助攻，肖恩.马里昂18分9篮板，拉加.贝尔14分，巴博萨15分5助攻。

For the Bobcats, in addition to Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy scoring 48 points together, Brezek scored 14 points and 9 rebounds and Derek Anderson scored 12 points.

The home fans were not too disappointed with the Bobcats, because this year's rookies Brandon Roy and Zhou Lintong scored 20 points. The rise of rookies represents the future of the team, and there are infinite possibilities.

And Charlotte's local sports newspaper also listed Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy on the front page on the second day's magazine, thinking that the two would be the answer to the Charlotte Bobcats and the future of Charlotte. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Bobcats...

(End of this chapter)