i have a coaching book

Chapter 228
On November 2004, 11, at the American West Arena, the Phoenix Suns easily defeated the New Orleans Hornets who came to challenge with no bloodshed.

The Hornets rebuilt this summer and invited the well-known Byron Scott. He coached the Nets for four years, one year was bad, two consecutive years reached the finals, and one year reached the Eastern Conference semifinals. Selected as the best head coach, his resume is very glamorous.

However, Scott's coaching style is very rigid, and he needs a top point guard to control the audience, such as Kidd of the Nets and Sao Paulo of the Hornets in the future.

The Hornets have an all-star point guard, Baron Davis. However, the bearded Davis has been placed on the trading shelf and has not yet returned. Even if he returns to play, Davis' style of play is more inclined to score by himself. , rather than passing organization.

Doesn't meet head coach Scott's standards for a top-tier point guard.

Without a top point guard in hand, Scott's only good pick-and-roll tactics naturally couldn't achieve the effect he wanted.

Facing the well-known Nash and Stoudemire pick-and-roll combination of the Suns, the Hornets under Scott's coaching naturally can't get cheap, and the team's hard power, spirit, and morale are not as good as the Suns who are in full swing .

When the two teams meet tonight, although the offensive firepower of the Suns is not so violent, the rhythm and direction of the game are firmly on the side of the Suns. From the first quarter, the Suns have led the score. The Hornets The team followed, and until the end of the fourth quarter, the Hornets had no chance to overtake and reverse, and could only watch the Suns cross the finish line calmly and steadily.

The Phoenix Suns defeated the New Orleans Hornets 95 to 86 at home and won a wave of four consecutive victories.

Next, the Phoenix Suns are about to usher in a more meaningful battle.

At the end of the month, the end of the regular season ranks the top of each table.

There are three teams that can compete, and the Eastern team completely withdraws from this competition. The best record in the Eastern Conference is only the defending champion's 9 wins and 4 losses.

There are three teams competing in the Western Theater.

The first is the strong and imposing San Antonio Spurs. They currently have 12 wins and 3 losses.

Followed by two dark polo teams, the Seattle SuperSonics with 13 wins and 2 losses, followed by the Phoenix Suns with 11 wins and 2 losses.

On the surface, the Sonics have an advantage in the schedule and will play one more game. However, if they lose to the Trail Blazers in the last game before the end of the month, and the Spurs beat the Mavericks, the Spurs can still rely on the wins and losses of both sides to reach the top of the list. Location.

Although the Suns have one less game, there is currently only one way to go to Utah, knock the Jazz to the ground, wait for the opponent to make a mistake and lose, and still win the top spot in November.

The top position in the first month is dispensable, it doesn’t mean anything, it doesn’t mean the championship in the first half of the football field, but it is a morale booster for a Suns team that has just completed its reconstruction and is setting sail. There is no good opportunity to prove that the path you have taken is not wrong.

What's more, the team rankings announced at the beginning of the month, as well as the regular season MVP candidate rankings, are also based on all the records in November.

Therefore, the first battle on November 2004, 11 was more interesting. It happened that the three teams had the task of the game on that day.

The first battle was the San Antonio Spurs' away game against the Dallas Mavericks.

I thought it was a match between the two sides. In fact, the Mavericks played well. Although they fell behind by 14 to 26 in the first quarter, they did not give up in the second and third quarters and fought back. The third quarter ended. , The score of the two sides is approaching, only 4 points away, only 65 to 69 behind the opponent.

Just when the fans at the scene thought that the Dallas Mavericks were about to catch up with their opponents and even complete the overtake in the score, the Spurs used violent and efficient offenses to beat the Mavericks with bruises and swollen faces, completely unable to lift their heads.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs' substitute player, Devin Brown, and this year's first-round pick, Yuno Yudri, joined hands to kill Fang, leading the Spurs to a 38-24 spurt. In the final away game, they won 107-89. The Dallas Mavericks improved their record to 13 wins and 3 losses.

Immediately afterwards, the Supersonics played against the Trail Blazers, and the Suns challenged the Jazz at the same time.

Project Energy Arena, the Suns officially accept the test of hell at home.

Fortunately, the Utah Jazz has also been in trouble recently. The current record is 8 wins and 6 losses, ranking seventh in the Western Conference. At first glance, the ranking is not low.

You must know that this summer, in the player trading market, they have made a lot of gains. They have brought Boozer and Okur into the team, and their strength has greatly increased.

In fact, although the Utah Jazz team is still running in the lineup in the new season, the upward momentum is also full and they are very competitive.

If a good point guard is found, the Utah Jazz can completely complete the reconstruction and regain the strength to compete for the championship by virtue of the advantage of the home site.

It's just that I didn't expect that in the last game against the Spurs, Kirilenko, the head star of the Jazz nicknamed "AK47", was abolished!
The Spurs were ruthless, and mercilessly used a score of 109 to 78 to humiliate and humiliate their opponents. Not only did they destroy the cornerstone of the Jazz, but they also broke the spirit of the Jazz.

D'Antoni didn't show mercy either, and directly offered the Suns starting five tigers, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Sean - Marion, center Amare Stoudemire.

Sloan also cobbled together a starting lineup that looked good, with Carlos Arroyo at point guard, Gordon Girisek at shooting guard, Matt Halpring at small forward, and Carlos Boozer at power forward. , Center Jaron Collins.

The game started in the first quarter, and the two sides played rather anxiously.

The scene is open and closed, and no one can guard against the opponent.

With Kirilenko's absence, Boozer justifiably took over the Jazz's offensive ball and shouldered the team's offensive responsibility.

Boozer did not disappoint either. He cooperated with Arroyo in the pick-and-roll, faced the misplaced Nash, or made shots that were all open, and frequently attacked successfully. Lyon succeeded, and his mid-range shooting tonight was not bad. He made 6 of 5 shots in the first quarter and 2 of 2 free throws. He actually led the Jazz to 28 to 27, leading the Suns by one point.

The second quarter of the game started, D'Antoni played the main force, Nash, Marion and Stoudemire performed well, and played the diamond tactics to the fullest, 28 to 27, and returned the color.

After halftime, neither the Suns nor the Jazz could do anything to their opponents. For the time being, it was 55-55, a tie.

(End of this chapter)