NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 288 Strength gap
"Everyone stay focused and play our style." Russell said to everyone on the training ground.

The Suns players are all familiar with Russell's habit. When it comes to the game, he must concentrate. If he can sweep the playoffs, he will definitely not delay one more game, and it will be clean and tidy.

The second game was still the Suns' home court, and the Clippers made adjustments.

The Clippers feel that they still want to cause some trouble, otherwise it will be very embarrassing.

Their change is the No. [-] position, and Cassel is not allowed to start.

This is different from the beginning of the season. At that time, it was to cultivate Livingston, but it was not cultivated.

Now Kassel is not Russell's opponent at all, so it's better to go to the bench and lead the rotation.

Change to a younger starter, and don't ask for organizational skills, just consume Russell well.

The Clippers got off to a good start, because they didn't rely on Brand's personal ability, but really played tactics, and Thomas finally played a role on the outside.

Big pitchers are still useful, especially if they're physically fit.

If Thomas had been ambitious, the Clippers might have done better this season, but unfortunately they can only make do with it now, and this guy will definitely not be able to work hard.

For the Suns, Russell didn't play much, and the role players were still fighting harder, looking for physical confrontation. Russell didn't deliberately foul for the time being, but gave the ball to Joe Johnson.

Joe Johnson is still playing well, and it is not easy for the Clippers to limit him.

With great teammates, Russell doesn't have to show his cards in the first round of the playoffs.

The scores of the two teams are relatively tight. It seems that the Clippers have found their way in this game. In fact, they will soon face a test, that is, the speed of the Suns during the rotation period.

Kassel still has a little oil in the fuel tank, but the speed really can't keep up with age.

It will definitely be useful if the positional battle is grinding. It is difficult for the Clippers to deal with the sun rushing in.

The main force must be the main force, but the consumption of the two teams is different, and it will be more difficult to deal with later.

Sure enough, as soon as the three kings of the Suns' bench came up during the rotation time, the Clippers couldn't stand it.

Russell led the fight for a while, and the Sun's attack efficiency improved significantly.

After Russell went down, the Suns' organizational ability was a bit weaker, but the players' speed was very fast, and it was very difficult for Barbosa to hold the ball and rush.

There is no way around this. The Suns put pressure on their opponents wave after wave. The Clippers have no chance to breathe. I feel like a small boat in a precarious situation, which may capsize at any time.

Then the sun's main force came on the field, and it was another round of offensive.

At this time, if they go to stop Stoudemire, it will be difficult to stop them.

And Stoudemire's offensive efficiency is very high. As long as he fights, the opponent will easily collapse.

Fortunately, there was not so much time in the first half, and the whistle at the end of the second quarter finally saved the Clippers.

However, seeing that the score is about to fall behind to double digits again, this is the reason why they played better today.

And it's not over now, the Suns will increase their intensity in the third quarter, which is well known.

Weaker teams can't imagine why the opponent can keep raising the intensity when the playoffs are already so fierce. Are we all different human beings?

"We can..." Clippers coach Dunleavy encouraged the players with a pale tone.

On the Sun's side, Russell is explaining the experience of the playoffs to young players.

"Each round of the playoffs is actually a gradual process. We tighten up game by game and encounter strong opponents later, so that we will not be affected by their playoff mode... Concentration, confrontation intensity, and tactical execution. When everything is at its peak, we're going to be unbeatable champions."

Russell said casually, because the first round was relatively easy and there was no need to discuss so many tactics.

Young players look adoring. Russell is now a superstar. No one remembers him as a drinking fountain in college. Now he is mentioned as an inspirational model.

It can be said that he has been beautified by various halos, and now more and more young players like him.

Like the youngsters in the team, he might not be their idol at the beginning, but now they all admire him very much.

In the third quarter, the Clippers also wanted to be tough, but after the intensity came up, they could only rely on Brand to play singles.

Coach Dunleavy looked sad on the sidelines. There was really nothing to do about many things. Even if the tactics were in place, under the defense of the Suns, other Clippers players could not play.

Like Maggette, he is also a ruthless character against ordinary teams, but against the Suns' front and back line, they are very defensive. A muscular man who can only fight inside can't do much.

After the Clippers can only rely on the team to play singles, their offensive efficiency will drop.

However, the Suns still played well under the intensity of the game, and soon the advantage came to double digits.

During the rotation period, Cassell also played a little bit, but unfortunately the efficiency is still not up.

In the final quarter, Thomas hit two more three-pointers.

Thomas' style of play is still a bit useful, but he has never been stable, and his defense is poor when he is not attacking.

After halfway through the final quarter, everyone saw that the Suns were still leading by so much, and the Clippers were discouraged again.

For neutral fans, such a game is not good-looking, but for Sun fans, it is refreshing for the team to win easily.

There were no disturbances in the last few minutes, and the Suns won the Clippers steadily, and the series was 2:0.

After the game, Clippers coach Dunleavy also said: "I feel that the players' emotions are not high. They need to change their current emotions to welcome the third game. Now they are very frustrated. They are ashamed of losing the game."

Brand also said: "If we can't improve our performance, then we will definitely not win."

But at the same time, he said, "everything will pass."

As for the Suns, D'Antoni must be very happy. He thinks the team's performance is impeccable. He said: "Our defense is great, rebounding is also good, and running is also very good. We have entered the state."

Russell talked about the next away game. He said: "They will definitely counterattack. This is already my third quarter of the playoffs. I have a lot of experience in this area. The away game will be more difficult. You have to overcome it. Then you realize that the game is still the game, just try to win."

The strength gap between the Suns and the Clippers is relatively large, and the outside world has released sweeping gimmicks.

Russell doesn't like the media noise, but he also thinks the team should be swept.

This time they will not meet one of the Spurs and Mavericks in advance, so before the Western Conference Finals, sweeping the opponent is the basic operation, and losing is the news.

Not too much for a superteam with 76 wins this season.

(End of this chapter)