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Chapter 284 Fighting Wizards

After losing to the Indiana Pacers, the Phoenix Suns swallowed their only losing streak this season, without any rest time, immediately, non-stop, flew to Washington, back-to-back away to challenge the Washington Wizards.

The Washington Wizards made miraculous operations in the trading market for two consecutive offseasons. First, they got the "General" Arenas, and then they traded for the best sixth man, Jamison, and unwittingly made up the outside "Trident" , has the opportunity to rise and leap this season.

At present, the Washington Wizards have achieved a good record of 21 wins and 13 losses. They are only 0.5 behind the Cleveland Cavaliers and rank third in the Eastern Conference. With 2.5 wins behind, it can be said that the Wizards are about to turn around.

Before the game, media reporters were even more optimistic about the Washington Wizards' home defeat of the Phoenix Suns. The two teams opened in June and [-]th, and the Wizards had a [-]% chance of winning.

After all, the Phoenix Suns recently suffered a two-game losing streak. The players are in a state of confusion. D’Antoni’s tactics are monotonous. Not surprisingly, even if you want to win, it is not easy.

You must know that after two months of running-in, the "Trident" of the Wizards has become more and more tacit in playing. Recently won 6 consecutive victories, it can be said that the state is very hot and the momentum is like a rainbow.

On January 2005, 1, at 15:10 p.m. in the MCⅠ Center Arena, the game between the Washington Wizards and the Phoenix Suns was about to begin.

After warming up with a simple layup shot, the starting players of both sides lined up and came to the middle circle of the basketball court, ready to start scrambling for the ball.

The Suns' starting five remained unchanged, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Sean Marion, center Amare Stoudemire.

The Wizards' starting five are point guard Gilbert Arenas, shooting guard Larry Hughes, small forward Antawn Jamison, power forward Jared Jeffries, and center Bran. Den Haywood.

beep! !

A crisp whistle sounded.

At the same time, the referee threw the basketball in his hand into the sky and threw it high, and the game officially began to scramble for the ball.

Haywood VS Stoudemire!
In the jump ball, Stoudemire's unparalleled physical talent was brought into full play. He bounced very fast and touched the basketball first. Heywood's 213cm height became a decoration, and Stoudemire put the basketball into Nash's hands.

With long legs, Nash dribbled forward quickly, wanting to rush up and run and bomb, catching his opponent by surprise.

Nash quickly dribbled the ball to the front court without slowing down. He made a cross change and exerted force under his feet to forcefully break through Arenas.

Not giving an inch, Arenas moved a step sideways, trying to use his stronger physique to block Nash's breakthrough. During the march, Nash stepped down and dribbled the basketball from the right to the left, taking a big step , pulled up Huang Xu, three steps from the basket, hit the basket, and distributed the basketball to the left from Heywood's waist.

Stoudemire easily caught the ball, jumped up, and with a loud bang, he hung on the basket, poured the basketball in with both hands, and easily scored two points.

2 to 0! !
As soon as the game started, Nash showed off his butterfly-like passing skills, extremely broad passing vision and superb passing skills, penetrated the entire defense line of the Wizards, and assisted Stoudemire for an easy dunk. Cenci scored.

The offensive and defensive transition, the Wizards attacked, Arenas dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, one step away from the three-point line, and suddenly pulled the ball up.

The three-point jumper shot, the sudden shot, made Nash completely unprepared, and could only stretch out his hand to prove that he was defending, but it was useless.

The basketball fell into the basket precisely like a cannonball in the air.

Swish!
There was a crisp net cleaning sound, and the white net flowers splashed!
2 to 3! !
With his hands up and down, Arenas raised his arms high, with a proud expression on his face, celebrating the three goals to his heart's content.

Arenas is a No. 1 position with his own offense as the first choice, and drives the team's offense with his own offensive firepower. Currently, he can average 27.5 points and 6.8 assists per game, even if he wants to compete for the scoring champion, as long as he wants If you make more shots, you still have the chance to compete for success.

The Suns attacked, Nash dribbled to the frontcourt, and played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire.

Facing Haywood's misplaced defense, Nash dribbled to the inside and made a small throw in the style of horse riding and archery while running.

Nash's shot was quick, and Haywood lacked mobility, so he could only watch the basketball fly over his head and draw a very high arc.

Bang!
The basketball hit the center of the backboard, bounced into the net, and made a successful two-pointer.

4 to 3! !
Nash's throwing shots are becoming more and more proficient. This kind of shooting method that is more than the touch of the wheel has a very high hit rate and a strong randomness, which makes the defensive players very headache.

Looking back, Arenas singled out Nash again, and after attracting Joe Johnson's double-team, there was a clear snap, and he directly hit the ground with his back and passed the ball to the outside line on the right.

Larry Hughes received the ball without stopping for half a minute. He immediately took the ball into the inside, pulled the ball up, made a three-step layup, and forced himself up under the basket. Two points scored.

4 to 5! !
Ali Hughes' physical fitness is extremely strong. Although his offensive skills are average, he is full of impact and is very lethal when he hits the inside. This season, he has also played at a very high level on the offensive end, averaging 23.4 points per game. 6.2 rebounds, playing with All-Star level strength.

Marion made a fast start from the bottom line, Nash accelerated easily and hit a running boom.

Richardson and Joe Johnson pulled to the right and left, and flew up quickly.

Before halftime, Nash didn't stop, and while running, a pass came directly without looking at the person. The basketball was like a cannonball, and it accurately found Richardson on the left.

Pulling the ball frame, ignoring Jamison's desperate pounce, bent his knees, drew his bow and set an arrow, jumped up and opened his hands to throw a three-pointer.

The basketball arced across the air like a full moon.

There was a crisp sound of wiping the net.

The white net flowers overflowed, and the three-pointer shot up and down, and fell into the basket with precision, hitting the net hollow, and there was a burst of white waves.

7 to 5! !
Landing, Richardson grinned wide, showing his white teeth, laughed, and pumped his fists in celebration.

This goal scored a three-pointer, sweeping away the shadow that he missed 8 consecutive three-pointers last night. With this goal, everything started again, and the rain was over.

He's still the Suns leader in three-pointers made.

Back on defense, Nash and Richardson pointed at each other with a tacit understanding, raised their thumbs, and praised with a smile: "Great shot!"

"Wonderful delivery!!"

(End of this chapter)