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Chapter 268 Peyton is old, and the two evil spirits exist in name only!

In the second quarter, Arenas and Marion continued to play.

Boozer, Joe Johnson and Prince played, Li Mu continued to increase the strength of the lineup, and continued the full-court pressing tactics against the Jazz.

To put it bluntly, it is bullying people with lineups.

Coach Sloan sent Mark Jackson, Deshaun Stevenson and Jaron Collins.

Karl Malone and Matt Halprin, stay on.

Ma Long is the main output point of the offense, and the score is too far behind to rest.

Harprin was the only reliable pitcher, and he happened to be bullying the Suns' rookie Prince.

The Jazz wanted to counterattack and recover the score, and it became very critical to beat Prince.

Otherwise, it would be a dream for the Jazz to chase points just by relying on a Malone offensive score.

This is an opportunity.

The game started, Arenas immediately cornered Mark Jackson.

As the most underrated point guard in the 80s and the second most assists organizer in history, Mark Jackson used his back to protect the ball and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt unhurriedly.

To be reasonable, let him organize the pass and he can complete it brilliantly.

It's just that playing pick-and-roll tactics made him a little blind.

His passing ability is as good as Stockton's, but his offensive ability is far behind, especially his lack of precise mid-range shooting skills.

After playing the pick-and-roll with Karl Malone, Arenas and Marion actually let him go, let him shoot, and cut off his pass to Malone.

Mark Jackson was underestimated and decided to punish his opponent with shooting, making consecutive shots...

After hitting the iron frequently, he resigned to his fate and chose to give the ball to Harprin.

Just when the Jazz thought Harprin's offense could break the game from Prince.

Unexpectedly, Prince's amazing defense and top-notch physical talent directly deflated Happson's offense.

He made only 4 of 1 shots on the catch and shot.

Prince's strong defensive attributes caught Sloan and Harprin by surprise.

When he came back to his senses, the Suns' counterattack and fast break had already beaten the Jazz to nothing.

With the athletic ability of the Jazz players, they can't stop the Suns' impact like tigers and beasts.

A wave of offense opened the point difference to more than 25 points.

Sloan called a timeout.

The strength of the lineup is too far apart, calling a timeout just proves that he is thinking of a way.

When he saw Li Mu replace Hill, Hardaway, and Stoudemire on the field again, Sloan already knew that there was nothing he could do.

Next, it's time for the Suns to perform.

At the end of the first half, the Suns had a 31-point lead.

In the second half of the game, Li Mu began to train troops. While making a large rotation, he also began to constantly try various offenses, especially UCLA's offensive tactics.

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With the sound of the buzzer, the game time is over.

With a score of 127 to 91, the Suns beat the Jazz by 36 points and got a good start to the new season.

Six Suns players scored in double figures.

Arenas scored 27 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds.

Hill had 21 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds.

Marion had 19 points and 7 rebounds.

Hardaway had 14 points and 4 assists.

Stoudemire had only 10 points and 6 rebounds in his debut.

Joe Johnson and Prince both performed brilliantly, playing an offensive situation where everyone is a soldier.

Ma Long scored 36 points and 8 rebounds. He is worthy of being a historical power forward, and the statistics are very beautiful.

However, Stockton only had 11 points and 7 assists.

Utah Shuangsha has existed in name only.

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November 11, Key Arena.

In the 02/03 NBA regular season, the Suns played against the Sonics in the second game.

During the offseason, the Sonics sent the inside core alcoholic Wen Baker to the Celtics.

Later, it was reported that 34-year-old Gary Payton + dunk king Desmond May were used as the main bargaining chips to bid for Bucks star Ray Allen.

The Bucks still wanted to observe for a while, but did not accept the offer.

Once the player supermarket opened, the pace of rebuilding the Sonics was irreversible.

After a simple warm-up, the starting lineups of both sides lined up.

Suns 5 people, Arenas, Hill, Hardaway, Marion, Stoudemire.

The Supersonic starting 5 Tigers, Payton, Brent Barry, Desmond Mason, Vladimir Radmanovic, selected in 97, Montenegro center Pedra Gedmanby who joined last season Yak.

At the beginning of the game, Payton was just like before, fully firing, leading the Sonics' offense.

On the head of Arenas, he frequently grabbed points and passed the ball to assist his teammates to score.

The former No. [-] player in the league doesn't seem to be getting old, and has always been at the top.

Especially the control of the rhythm of the game, and the restriction on Arenas in the matchup defense, is simply amazing.

Arenas' style is to attack strong and defend weakly. Like Iverson, scoring is the first and organization is the second.

He is good at breakthroughs and uses physical explosions to overwhelm his opponents. However, in front of Payton, he was deflated tonight.

The offense was blocked frequently, and the efficiency dropped severely.

Defensively, Payton's sharp breakthroughs, precise mid-range shots, and unpretentious passes made him completely unable to hold his head up.

Arenas was taught by Peyton to be a man. It seems that he is not at the same level at all.

After all, Arenas is just a sophomore.

Although Payton is old, his spirit is still there. He can still score 21 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds and 1.6 rebounds this season.

Arenas all fell into disarray. After the first quarter, the score was 27 to 25, and the Suns took the lead.

Payton scored 12 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks, smashed Arenas, and made the whole team shout MVP, MVP...

Arenas was blown up, and Li Mu didn't make any adjustments. He went to Alstom, and the result was the same.

In the second quarter of the game, Payton continued to lead the team. Without Lewis, he led the mediocre Sonics team in the first half and evenly divided the Suns.

The score was 58-57.

The Sonics trailed by only one point.

Payton was targeted by the defense and still scored 19 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks in the first half.

The first half of the game was completely superb.

In the second half, the Suns forward group led by Hill, Hardaway and Marion began to exert their strength.

Under Hill's breakthrough, Barry couldn't stop it at all.

There are only two European soft insiders on the inside, and they can't protect the basket. Moreover, Hill doesn't hit the basket, just mid-range shots and assists, which messed up the entire Sonics defense.

Payton decided to switch defenses.

Then, Hardaway exerted his strength.

Mason has a strong body, but his skills are very rough. Hardaway's physical fitness has declined a lot. It is not a big problem to clean up this "slam dunk king".

Payton decided to switch defenses.

Afterwards, Arenas made a sudden outside shot, exploded, and was suppressed in the first half. Agent Zero burst out suddenly, and Payton came back to defend, but he couldn't stand it.

Especially Arenas' three-pointer opened.

Seven minutes into the third quarter, Payton's state plummeted.

Did not lose, Payton is too comprehensive, offense, defense, organization, ball control, field control...

Being a father and a mother at the same time, the reason why the 34-year-old can last this long is entirely because the new season has just started, and the fatigue has not yet accumulated.

Lu Bu's fight against Sanying looked very brave. After all, it was not a battlefield. He seized the opportunity and killed one of the opponents desperately, only facing two people.

This is a basketball game. If it were a battlefield, Arenas, the general, had already died 10 times.

However, on the court, he can also stand up and launch an impact on Payton again and again.

Then, Payton was consumed.

The Sonics without Payton and the Sonics with Payton are completely different teams.

The physical talent of the Suns was then brought into play and played a wave.

After the first three quarters, the Suns established a 9-point lead.

Payton is exhausted, the main core player of the Suns, and the battle is still unfinished...

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Suns swept the Sonics like the autumn wind.

With a score of 118 to 95, the Suns beat the Sonics by 23 points and won their second consecutive victory in the new season.

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(End of this chapter)