NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 259 Winning streak
In the battle of soaring points, the Nets still lost to the Suns, allowing the Suns to win the opening 17 consecutive victories.

Nets coach Frank also said after the game: "The players played very well in this game. We didn't win the victory not because of any mistakes, but because the opponent was the Suns."

D'Antoni praised Russell with a smile on his face. He said, "He is that kind of player. When the team needs him, he can do everything. I never doubted it."

The Nets were a little short of defeating the Suns, so the pressure came to the Celtics.

The Suns played back-to-back away games, and Russell won the game with such an explosion before. Thinking about it this way, the Celtics still have a good chance.

The Celtics had a lot of thunder and rain in the summer, and they came to Iverson without a trade.

They are also playing with Pierce leading a group of young people this season.

The main lineup includes third-year Sebastian, Tony Allen, Al Jefferson, second-year Gomez, the bench is third-year West, second-year Green and Powe, first-year Rondo.

The Celtics are actually in a state of waiting for a deal. They raise so many young people not because they want to train themselves, and they can't train them themselves.

But when the Celtics want to fight, they won't be too low. Although Rivers lost the chain at the critical moment, he still has a good lineup.

If you beat the Suns at this time, it would be great to increase the value of the young people.

The Celtics didn't make up their minds to trade in the summer, but they can actually trade now, as long as there is a good harvest.

In this game, Pierce still gave his own attitude, not just talking loudly before the game.

He broke out with all his strength in the first quarter, and Iguodala really couldn't stand it.

Pierce is the kind of All-Star who usually looks ordinary, but sometimes can burst out with impressive attack power, which is still relatively strong in this level.

In the first quarter, he almost carried the Celtics' offense alone and withstood the Suns' strong attack.

But their second strongest point, Jefferson, was completely restricted to death.

Jefferson's offensive power in the interior is also good, but unfortunately he is still a little short and his speed is not fast enough, so facing the sun, he is actually somewhat limited.

The inside line is restricted, and the Celtics are now almost fighting outside, and their three-pointers are crazier than the Suns.

It may be because they have more young people, everyone is more passionate, and they are very passionate about beating the Suns, and their performance is completely different from other games.

The players are passionate, and the game is really different. Coupled with the shouts of the home fans, the Celtics' young people are fighting hard.

It's just a matter of rotation, the Celtics really can't handle it.

When Pierce went down, the Celtics were obviously playing in a mess, and the young people still need some experience.

Unlike the Nets before, when Kidd went to rest, Carter was more reliable.

At the end of the first half, the advantage of the Suns was relatively obvious. It can be said that the Celtics were saved by the intermission.

But if the Celtics want to come back, it will really be more difficult.

Although Russell didn't go crazy like he did on the field, his organization on the field was steady.

The Suns actually don't need Russell to score as explosively as they do.

Russell is actually a little tired. Back-to-back away games, no matter what time it is, he is quite tired.

The journey is tiring, and the sleep at night is not good. If it is not for the strong physical fitness of the athletes, let alone playing basketball, they will be weak on vacation.

In the third quarter, the defensive intensity increased, and the Celtics really relied on home court advantage to chase points.

On the Sun's side, Stoudemire was the first to keep up with the physical strength, and the five criminals went down early.

The recovery is restored, but the physical problem still needs to be adjusted for a long time.

Russell didn't play for too long, and they were not worried about losing, so there was no main force, and they would play less main players back to back.

Mainly, they don't mess around and lose games, and take every game seriously.

But after the Celtics were tight for most of the quarter, they couldn't support themselves during the rotation period.

Their main players also need to rest, and the young players on the bench are in different states, and they can't stand up to the sun's wolves like tigers on the bench.

If the score opened up again, when Russell came back, he cooperated with Marion and Wallace to attack again, and the Suns' victory and defeat were thus stabilized.

Pierce also scored almost 40 points in this game, but his shooting percentage dropped at the last moment. There was no way around this. He encountered the strong defense of the Suns. This performance is really bragging.

That's how the Suns' 18-game winning streak came about.

Then they adjusted for another day and played back-to-back away games, but their opponents seemed to be getting more and more unreliable.

On December 12, the Suns faced the weak chicken Bobcats and clocked out after get off work in three quarters.

The Bobcats are also training young people now, but it is a pity that Wallace, who was originally the best player, was snatched away by the sun.

Now the attention of the Bobcats depends entirely on the support of the boss Jordan, and the game is completely beyond expectations.

Russell felt a little pity for them, and thought about making a deal with them to get draft picks or something, but the Bobcats' draft picks were not particularly good, and Russell still looked down on them.

On December 12, the Suns came to Orlando to play against the Magic again.

The Magic actually got off to a good start this season, and their record has improved a lot.

Howard continued to improve, Hill came back and played well, and other players such as Turkoglu were relatively stable. Even Milicic, who was traded last season, played well. It is normal for his record to improve.

However, Stoudemire taught Howard to be a man from the beginning of this game.

Stoudemire hit the inside and very neatly caused Howard to have a foul problem.

And Howard, as the number one strength of the Magic, is still relatively pitiful. The players on the back line are more than one alone, and there are several substitute players who shoot more than him.

The No. [-] pick who has been so miserable is still a capable No. [-] pick, which is also miserable.

Other teams selected such a talented No. [-] pick, but they didn't build their teams around him. It's a pity that the Magic don't cherish their big men very much.

Poor Howard, as a relatively strong insider All-Star, did not get a shot right in line with his status because he did not develop well at the beginning.

From this point of view, the big man is really pitiful, no matter how good you are, it's useless if you don't pass the ball to you from the outside.

As a No. [-] player, Russell felt a lot of happiness at this time.

Howard was easily killed, the Magic's defense was also affected, and the Suns clocked out of get off work in three quarters.

The 20-game winning streak was achieved. Before that, they had already broken the winning streak in team history. Now they have surpassed the Lakers in 2000 and the Bucks in 1971, putting their winning streak in the second place in the league.

(End of this chapter)