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Chapter 308 Fighting the Raptor

After four consecutive victories, the Phoenix Suns immediately flew to Toronto after a day off to challenge the Toronto Raptors away.

This is a battle at the end of the month, and the generals of the Suns are very relaxed. After all, the opponents in front of them are not at the same level as them, and it shouldn't take too much effort to defeat them.

After the Toronto Raptors sent Vince Carter away, they immediately began to rebuild. With a record of 18 wins and 26 losses, they are ranked No. 12 in the Eastern Conference. There is still no pressure to hit the No. [-] pick.

The recent state is mediocre, and they have lost two games in a row. It is almost impossible to stop the Suns' winning streak.

On January 2005, 1, at 30:9 p.m., at the Air Canada Center Arena, the Phoenix Suns played against the Toronto Raptors officially started.

The Suns still lined up the starting five tigers, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Sean Marion, center A Marley Stoudemire.

The Raptors' starting five are point guard Ralph Alston, shooting guard Jaylen Rose, small forward Maurice Peterson, power forward Donyell Marshall, and center Chris Bosh.

In the jump ball, Bosh's physical talent is extraordinary, and he overwhelmed Stoudemire, who is also outstanding in physical fitness, and won the ball first for the Raptors.

Alston dribbled the ball across half court, facing Nash's main defense, he did not force a single, and directly distributed the ball to Bosh who retreated to a high position.

After catching the ball, facing Stoudemire, who has a fast pace and strong physical fitness, Bofu continued to feint with the ball, but Stoudemire remained unmoved.

As the cornerstone of the Raptors team, his confidence also came. He took a step back after dribbling, bent his knees and jumped up, opened his hands for a two-point jumper and shot back.

Stoudemire's footsteps were really good, and his reaction was very quick. His big hand instantly covered Bosh's face.

Bosh can become the cornerstone of the Raptors team. In addition to his top-notch physical talent, he can also attack with the ball, and he also has a good mid-range shooting touch.

Swish! !

Although Stoudemire's big hand covered Bosh's face, Bosh didn't panic, and calmly pulled the basketball away, hit the bull's-eye steadily, and scored two points.

2 to 0! !
Offensive and defensive transitions, Marion made a fast serve from the bottom line, Nash caught the ball and speeded up, and with three or two dribbles, he dribbled the ball to kill the half court.

There was a clear snap, and while Nash was walking, he made a ground-hitting pass.

The basketball bounced off the floor and flew to the inside lane on the left.

Richardson is like a sharp knife, stabbing directly inside, the person arrives at the ball, easily catches the ball and dribbles one step, jumps up from the basket, and makes a pick in the air, just like training, easily picks the basketball into the basket, Two points scored.

2 to 2! !
As soon as the game started, the Suns' 7-second run and bombing used lightning-like speed to easily score points and return the color.

Looking back, Alstad dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, passed the ball to Jaylen Rose on the right, and singled out Joe Johnson.

The Raptors' offense is not systematic and relies on the individual singles ability of the stars.

After Jaylen Rose was seriously injured, his state declined seriously. However, his personal offense was still strong, and he continuously stepped down and dribbled to the inside to press, forcing Joe Johnson to retreat steadily.

Suddenly Jaylen Rose made a feint, and used a Beverly-style feint to deceive Joe Johnson's defensive center of gravity.

Swish! !

Jaylen Rose's shot was also merciless, hitting the basket accurately and scoring two points.

4 to 2! !
Jaylen Rose is not a treasure, and his offensive level has remained good. This season, he can still average 19.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, which is very competitive.

The Suns' offense did not make the Raptors unique. Although Nash pushed and ran, he was destroyed by Alstom.

However, in the positional battle, Nash resorted to diamond tactics and played a pick-and-roll with Stoudemire.

In the Raptors' misplaced defense, Nash faced Bosh, and there was nothing outstanding. After all, Bosh's ability to move is too fast.So, Nash did not attack, but distributed the basketball to Stoudemire.

After catching the ball, Stoudemire directly faced Alston's defense and showed off his mid-range shooting skills.

Under Alston's misplaced defense, he could only watch Stoudemire accurately cut 2 points from his head.

4 to 4! !
As soon as the game started, the two sides played openly, without any defense, and they fought against each other during the offense. Let's see who has the stronger offensive firepower?
In the first few rounds, the Raptors played very well. The stars played well in singles and were very efficient offensively.

Bosh's mid-range shots hit frequently, and he can also attack with the ball, reach the basket, explode and dunk the basketball, showing the true strength of the representative players of the 03 Platinum generation.

As long as Jaylen Rose has the ball in his hands, his offense is also very threatening. His accurate two-point shots and occasional breakthrough layups all played well and scored consecutively.

Plus Alston's three-pointer and a breakthrough layup, as well as two offensive shots from Peterson and Marshall.

The Raptors' offensive firepower is very good, and they also scored 26 points in the first quarter.

The offensive firepower of the Suns is stronger. Under Nash's organization and support, the offensive firepower of the Suns is well-organized. In the first quarter against the Raptors, the offensive efficiency is not good. However, they still played an offensive offensive of all people , scored 31 points, leading the Raptors by 5 points.

In the second quarter, the Suns played in no hurry, slowly dealing with the Raptors, looking for an offensive state, and scored 27 points with substitute players playing.

After all, the Raptors are rebuilding, and there are a lot of opportunities and time to play in the new season. With such a large rotation, the offensive state has declined a bit, and they only scored 20 points.

After the first half, the Toronto Raptors trailed the Phoenix Suns by 46 points, 58-12.

Back from the second half of the game, the situation on the court changed suddenly, and the Suns, who were not in a hurry, suddenly exerted their strength.

Nash advanced quickly, and other players rushed up, running and bombing, and the offensive rhythm increased rapidly.

However, the Raptors also played dead. After all, they didn't have much heart, and they also ran with the Suns, fighting, running and bombing, and fighting against each other.

As a result, the Suns were in a very hot offensive state under Nash's go-between losing ammunition.

First, Richardson and Joe Johnson fired full fire from the perimeter, raining three-pointers from the perimeter, hitting the Raptors' defense like paper.

Subsequently, Stoudemire and Marion, a pair of insiders, also played like a duck to water with the support of outside offensive firepower.

Catch and shoot, or kill the basket and dunk, almost how to play.

In the third quarter, the Suns were merciless, their offensive firepower was very violent, and they played a smooth attack wave with multi-point blossoms, directly bombarding the opponent in a single quarter.

46 to 26! !
The Suns scored 46 points in a single quarter, and widened the difference between the two sides by 20 points in one quarter.

With a 32-point lead, D'Antoni of the Suns waved his hand, and immediately called for gold to withdraw, and the starting five tigers got off work in three quarters.

The fourth quarter became garbage time and went through a cutscene.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns beat their opponents in three quarters and defeated the Toronto Raptors by 123 to 105, 18 points, winning a wave of 5 consecutive victories.

(End of this chapter)