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Chapter 304 Fighting the Knicks
On January 2005, 1, Madison Square Garden, the Phoenix Suns challenged the New York Knicks away to the first half.

Marbury put his hands on his waist, his eyes were full of confusion, the scoreboard was shining brightly at 65 to 55, and the Knicks were leading by 5 points in the first quarter, but the Knicks were already behind by 10 after the second quarter. separated.

Looking at his old club, the Suns, and his teammates who he once looked down upon, Marbury's heart is very opaque.

Originally, the Suns sent him back to his hometown to play. He was quite excited, and he was also known as the son of New York. He led the Knicks to the playoffs and claimed to be the best point guard in the world. Although he lost in the Olympics, he , He desperately snatched back a bronze medal, and almost single-handedly restored the face of the American Dream Team. Calling "the world's number one point guard" has its own reasons.

Originally the head star of the Knicks, he wanted to lead this giant team back to its former glory. However, no one thought that the Knicks did not rise, but were in danger of rushing into the quagmire of a bad team.

Ever since Van Horn, Tim Thomas, Alan Houston, and Hardaway left and got injured one after another, the Knicks have been in a slump.

The current record of 17 wins and 23 losses ranks tenth in the East. Although there is still hope for the playoffs, it is really difficult to complete this reversal task.

The Knicks played ten games recently, but they only got a record of 1 win and 9 losses. Their morale has dropped to a freezing point. How can he achieve his goal of hitting the playoffs?
Originally, Marbury wanted to win the Knicks' morale by defeating the Suns. After all, the Suns have been in the limelight recently. Even if there was a 6-game losing streak in the past, it is most suitable to use them. up.

The Knicks also played very hard in the first quarter, and their offensive firepower also came out. Marbury changed his "lone wolf" style of play in the previous few games, and began to organize and support the offense, forcing Nash to break through. However, he attracted the defense of the Suns. Energy, points the ball and assists teammates to score points.

Nash was almost smashed into a sieve. Although Marbury didn't score many points, he scored 6 assists in the first quarter.

The offense of his teammates did not disappoint him either. Crawford either broke through for a layup, or shot the ball, no matter how he played, he was in very good condition.

Rookie Trevor Ariza is also full of potential. In terms of defense, except for being a little thinner and weaker in strength, everything else is very strong, preventing Richardson's offensive firepower from being directly misfired.

The offense also showed a good state. Although the three-pointers are hardly shot, the two-pointers are very reliable.

In addition to the wonderful performance on the outside, the offense on the inside is also very powerful, especially Kurt Thomas, who played a pick-and-roll with him, and the mid-range shot was accurate. He made 8 of 6 shots in a single quarter and scored 12 points, almost blowing up the Suns. inside line.

After the first quarter, the Knicks led the Suns by 33 points 28 to 5.

The state of the Suns in the first quarter was mediocre. Joe Johnson and Stoudemire played well, both inside and outside. Two points.

Nash, who was facing him, was also defended by him and made 4 of 1 shots, only scoring 3 points and 1 assist.

This Suns team is not that difficult to deal with! !
Just when Marbury thought that the Suns were nothing but a name and could win.

The game started in the second quarter, and the situation of the Suns changed suddenly, playing the title of the league's first offensive firepower.

Under Nash's support and organization, he played a multi-point offensive offensive, especially a three-pointer from outside the three-point line, which made the Knicks completely overwhelmed.

Richardson and Lin Bai, who was new to the game, rained three-pointers on the outside, almost piercing Yang with a hundred steps.

The pick-and-roll tactics of Stoudemire and Nash on the inside line misplaced and attacked the Knicks' inside line, which made the Knicks lose sight of one another and retreat steadily.

The Knicks' starting lineup is not at the same level as the Suns, which is fully reflected in this quarter.

At the point guard, Stephen Marbury was in charge, and Marbury also did a good job in the second quarter. On defense, Nash assisted his teammates to score. He couldn't control it, but Nash didn't score many points on his head.

Offensively, Marbury is an All-Star superstar who can score 23.5 points and 9.2 assists this season, but he didn't patronize his own shots, but broke through Nash to score the ball, and after a pick-and-roll with Thomas, he responded to the pass and suppressed himself With a strong offensive desire and a lone wolf style of play, he patiently assists his teammates in attacking.

Unexpectedly, the teammates played like a fish in water in the first quarter, but they couldn't play in the second quarter.

Shooting guard Jamal Crawford is passable, although defensively unreliable, did not limit the Suns' perimeter offensive firepower.But he was very efficient offensively. He made 3 of 2 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 8 points efficiently. He performed well.

However, Trevor Ariza in the small frontcourt behaved like the first player changed.

Defensively played by Richardson, directly blown up, offensively, he dared to shoot, but it was really disappointing, 6 of 1 shots, only 2 points were accounted for, and he dared to shoot when the ball was passed to him , Facing the defense, he dared to finish the shot by himself.

Really think of yourself as a scoring superstar!

However, Trevor Ariza was only a second-round pick in 2004, and the Knicks got it at such a level as a starter. Do you still want a rookie in the second round to save the entire team?

Kurt Thomas is 206cm tall and plays the power forward position. He has a good mid-range shot and can evacuate the inside.

The style of the game is tough, the fight is active, the defense is very desperate, the strength and speed are good, and it can limit Marion's performance. After the first quarter broke out, the offense was targeted in the second quarter.

Based on his stats of 12.1 points and 11.3 rebounds this season, his performance was qualified in the first half only. If it is counted as a game, he has already performed exceptionally well.

However, limited by the possession of the ball and the ability to attack with the ball, once it is targeted, it will not be able to play.

The center forward Nazr Mohammed is 208cm tall. Facing Stoudemire's matchup, he can't get any cheap at all. What's more deadly is that since he made a name for himself in the Eagles and signed a big contract , you can pretend to be dead, paddle and play healthy basketball.

Whether it is offense or defense, it is just a player who makes up the numbers and can't play any role at all.

Marbury was ashamed, knowing that the Knicks would never be an opponent of the Suns with such a starting lineup.

Want to reverse 10 points to win?A concubine can't do it!

Sure enough, the Knicks were under pressure from the Suns in the second half. Although the two sides played very well, the scene was open and closed, and there was an illusion that anyone could score easily and no one could do anything to the opponent.

In fact, the Suns have always controlled the offensive rhythm of the game and have been leading the way in comparison, without giving the Knicks any chance of winning at all.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns turned away and defeated the New York Knicks with a ratio of 133 to 188, winning a wave of two consecutive victories.

(End of this chapter)