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Chapter 229 Winning the Number One at the End of the Month
The Sonics and the Trail Blazers also played inseparable in the first half. In the first quarter, Ray Allen's shooting was frozen and he didn't score a point.

Fortunately, Lewis' offensive firepower was good, 8 of 5 shots, and scored 11 points in a single quarter. After the first quarter, the Sonics were only 22 to 23, 1 point behind the Blazers.

In the second quarter of the game, Ray Allen felt warmer, but Lewis did not perform well. The team couldn't open the outside three-pointer and made 5 of 0 shots.

After halftime, the Sonics are temporarily behind the Trail Blazers by 42 to 45. The offensive efficiency of both sides is not high, and they are in an anxious stage.

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After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again at the Energy Solutions Arena.

Although D'Antoni went all out and offered the starting five to face the opponent, the Suns' offensive firepower remained good, but the three-pointers never opened up. In the third quarter, they made 8 of 1 shots, and the efficiency was relatively average.

Fortunately, Boozer was frozen on the Jazz side, and the offensive firepower was really mediocre.

After the third quarter, the Suns led the Jazz by 82 points 80 to 2 and entered the final decisive battle.

The fourth quarter started, and the Suns' offensive firepower finally opened.

Richardson, Joe Johnson and Lin Bai all hit three-pointers in a row, 8 of 5 from the field, and it rained three-pointers on the outside.

Although Marion's offensive performance on the inside line was not good, but with his top-level defensive ability, he froze Boozer's offensive firepower, but Stoudemire played very efficiently. The Suns played a smooth offensive offensive, hitting 33 With a score of 22, the Jazz were not given any chance.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Utah Jazz 115 to 102 and won five consecutive victories.

At the same time, good news came from the Blazers' home court.

The Blazers staged a soul-stirring reversal at home.

In the third quarter, Ray Allen and Lewis of the Supersonics felt hot, played double stars, and hit a 35-17 spurt. Taking advantage of the situation, they overtook the Blazers by 77 points 62-15.

However, the Blazers did not give up. The two All-Star insiders, Raheem and Randolph, began to show their power. Tom scored 10 times, plus Myers suddenly broke out and played at the level of "KG II", completely hitting the supersonic speed and couldn't lift his head. He fought a tooth for a tooth and played a wave of 9 to 39 attacks.

At the free throw line, Randolph beat the Supersonics with free throws, narrowly beating the Supersonics by 101 to 100, 1 point, and knocked down the opponent's record to 13 wins and 3 losses, which was the same as the Spurs' record. Dominant, behind the Spurs.

Although the Suns lost one game, they won the top spot in the regular season rankings in November with 12 wins and 2 losses. The Spurs came in second and the Sonics came in third.

On December 12st, the NBA announced the real-name rankings of the teams. Although the Spurs' record is not as good as the Suns, they didn't play for a long time in the starting five. It was only Duncan who wanted to compete for the MVP of the regular season. A lot, but the average is around 1 points per game.

The team lineup has inside and outside, the style of play is mature and experienced, so it ranks first without any suspense.

The second place is more controversial, given to the Timberwolves with a record of only 10 wins and 5 losses. The "three-headed monster" seems to have great potential.

The third place is the defending champion Pistons. Their recent state is also average, but their strength should not be underestimated.

The fourth place is given to the Dallas Mavericks. Their lineup looks more balanced, and their strength is terrifying.

The fifth place is the turn of the Phoenix Suns. They have just rebuilt and played an impressive offense with a lot of extra points. Although their backup strength is average, the strong offensive strength of the starting five tigers is impressive.

The next top ten rankings are the Pacers, Heat, Kings, Sonics, and Rockets.

The five candidates for the regular season MVP rankings are Duncan, Nash, Ray Allen, Nowitzki, and Garnett.

You read that right, the regular season MVP will be decided in the Western Theater, there is nothing wrong with the Eastern Theater.

The reason why Nash did not rank first is because his teammate Stoudemire scored a lot of points. After all, the statistics of the two are close to each other, and even Stoudemire's is much more beautiful. However, the league knows that the Suns The key to the team's rise lies in Nash.

On December 2004, 12, Phoenix non-stop, immediately returned to the American West Arena, back-to-back at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers door-to-door challenge.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in good shape recently. First they won a wave of 7 consecutive victories, and then they won a wave of 3 consecutive victories. The current record is 9 wins and 5 losses, ranking No.3 in the Eastern Conference.

It seems that the Cavaliers have found a way to win after the pains of the new season.

However, before the game, the media reporters were still not optimistic about the little-changed Cavaliers team, and they were unanimously optimistic about the Phoenix Suns taking advantage of their opponents at home.

Although the Cavaliers seem to be winning again, Paul Silas's coaching level has been questioned, because apart from referring the little emperor James to the point guard to play as a point forward, other tactics have no bright spots. Moreover, the Cavaliers The team's defensive system has not been established, and winning depends more on James' growth. However, he requires too much offensive and defensive balance in the ranking formation, and has not released James' strength.

Just looking at the starting lineup after the lineup, you know that his breakthrough system for James is not clear. The starting five are still point guard LeBron James, shooting guard Jeff McGinnis, and small forward Ira New. Bell, power forward Drew Gooden, center Zajunas Ilgauskas.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with the Cavaliers' emphasis on offensive and defensive balance. Outside three-pointers are still a lot of lessons for an old-school head coach.

With the Pistons winning the championship, defense and two points seem to be more important, and three-pointers are more of a icing on the cake. It is obviously thankless to use them as the main offensive method.

The Suns starting five are very fixed, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Sean Marion, center Ama Ray Stoudemire.

After a simple layup and warm-up, the starting lineups of both sides came to the middle circle of the court, and the game began with a scrimmage.

"beep"

With a crisp whistle sounded.

The referee threw the basketball high into the sky, and the game officially started.

Ilgauskas, who stood out from the crowd, did not give Stoudemire any illusions. With his superior height, he hopped the basketball into James' hands.

With long legs, James dribbled forward quickly, preparing to catch the Suns by surprise, speeding up and launching a quick counterattack...

(End of this chapter)