i have a coaching book

Chapter 352 The regular season came to an end

On April 4, the Phoenix Suns headed to Los Angeles to challenge the Los Angeles Lakers away.

At 9:[-] in the evening, at the Staples Arena, the game between the two sides officially started.

In the first quarter, Kobe was both a father and a mother. On offense, he leaned back and made a mid-range shot. While breaking through for a layup to grab points, he also sent 4 assists to help the Lakers bite the Suns in the score.

In the confrontation, the Suns played all the soldiers, still not leading much, only 36 to 34, leading the Lakers by 2 points.

The game started in the second quarter, and Kobe performed equally well. First, he played back singles against Joe Johnson, feinted, quickly turned around and made a jumper and then faded away. The whole shooting movement was picturesque.

Swish!
The shot hit and scored two points very accurately.

Suitably, he rushed to Joe Johnson head-on, reached the free throw line, made a sudden stop and shot a jumper, and hit the basket steadily.

Immediately afterwards, he faced Richardson for a three-pointer, facing Joe Johnson's defense, and made a strong three-pointer.

Kobe Bryant, who turned on the killer mode, led the Lakers to overtake the Suns by 25 to 21 in the second quarter and entered the second half.

The game started in the third quarter, Joe Johnson and Marion began to show off their power, playing the taste of golden double guns, leading the score back to 2 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were in a bad state and felt cold. Butler was 5 for 1, Atkins was 4 for 1, Grant was 2 for 0, and Kobe felt average, only 3 for 1.

Such a touch is simply unable to withstand the violent offensive firepower of the Suns.

The Phoenix Suns, who played a lot of points, had the last laugh. They defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 108 to 97 and won a wave of 2 consecutive victories.

On April 4, the Phoenix Suns flew back to Phoenix immediately without any rest time, and played back-to-back at home, facing the visit of the New Orleans Hornets.

This is a top-to-bottom battle of disparity.

Currently, the New Orleans Hornets rank last in the league with a record of 18 wins and 58 losses.

Since the beginning of the new season, the Hornets have been single-mindedly trading the team's backcourt double guns, and then put on a rotten one with peace of mind.

Such an opponent, how is the opponent of the Phoenix Suns.

Sure enough, from the start of the first quarter, the Suns have been playing against the Hornets.

Relying on JR Smith's nervous shooting performance and David West's accurate mid-range shot after the pick-and-roll.

The Hornets played at the pace of the game, only 22 to 25, 3 points behind the Suns.

In the second quarter, the Suns were also unhurried, with a score of 29 to 26, pressing down on the Hornets and playing non-stop.

The situation changed suddenly in the third quarter. The Suns suddenly accelerated their offensive rhythm and played a smooth offensive. They hit the Hornets with a shock wave of 18 to 6 and directly stopped the Hornets.

Even if Scott made adjustments, the strength of the lineup was too far behind the Suns, so he could only lose less and win more.

I have to say that Scott is very good at defense.

In the next game, the Suns' offense was not good. Fortunately, the result of the victory or defeat was irrelevant, and the result of the Suns' victory remained unchanged.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns defeated the New Orleans Hornets 106 to 85 at home, extending the winning streak to 3 games.

On April 4, the Phoenix Suns hosted the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Los Angeles Clippers are currently ranked No. 35 in the Western Conference regular season with a record of 43 wins and 11 losses, and there is no hope of hitting the playoffs.

The state is obsessive, good and bad.

The Suns are competing with the Heat for the title of the regular season champion, so naturally they will not stay strong.

The game started in the first quarter, and Nash and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll.

The unsolvable pick-and-roll tactics killed the Clippers steadily.

Brand and Livingston felt hot and scored points frequently, so they could play back and forth with the Suns and not fall behind.

After the first quarter, the Suns led the Clippers by only 36 point 35-1.

The Clippers' offense seems to be doing well.

However, this man is not boastful!

The second quarter started, and the Clippers were kicked out of the prototype.

In the game, it was obviously the wrong opponent to play against the Suns.

Richardson and Joe Johnson, the two offensive guns, frequently showed their power on the outside and hit the three-point line.

With a wave of offensive offense, he hit the Clippers with a shock wave of 21 to 9, which made the Clippers completely unable to lift their heads.

After the first half of the game, the Phoenix Suns led the Los Angeles Clippers by 72 points with a score of 56 to 16 and entered the locker room to rest.

In the third quarter, the offensive state of the two sides declined, and no one could do anything to the opponent, only a tie.

22 to 22! !
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, D'Antoni almost used substitute players to prepare for the playoffs.

Still beat the Clippers 25 to 20.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 119 to 98, 21 points, and won a wave of 4 consecutive victories.

On April 4, the Phoenix Suns did not have any chance to adjust, and immediately accepted the challenge of the Sacramento Kings back-to-back at home.

The Sacramento Kings currently rank No. 49 in the regular season with a record of 30 wins and 6 losses.

Basically, you can lock this ranking and compete with the Rockets for No.5. There is no need for this at all.

After all, the Dallas Mavericks are ranked fourth, and the competition for fifth is to meet Nowitzki's team. Even if they can pass the Dallas Mavericks, they have to shed a layer of skin. The dark polo team, regardless of strength or experience, is obviously much easier to bully.

Moreover, the Kings may not be able to beat the Phoenix Suns, after all, this is the home court of the Suns.

So, with this in mind, Adelman made an unfamiliar starting lineup.

Mike Bibby at No. 1, Cutino Mobley at No. 2, Maurice Evans at No. 3, Kenny Thomas at No. 4, and Brian Skinner at No. 5.

After the Kings sent away Webber and Christie, only Mike Bibby was left in the starting roster in the golden generation of the Kings.

Stojakovic and Brad Miller were not selected for the 12-man roster.

The Kings, who have kept their strength in rotation, naturally retreated quickly in the face of the Suns, who played with all their main players.

In the first quarter of the game, the Suns felt mediocre, still leading the Kings by 32 points 26 to 6.

In the second quarter, the Suns played against the Kings and played a wave, beating their opponents 37 to 26.

In the third quarter, the Suns, who were slowly retreating, beat the Kings 30-21.

Leading the Suns by 26 points, the main players clocked out of get off work in three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, there was a cutscene, and all substitutes tacitly fought.

Time ran out and the game was over. The Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings by 116 to 98 with 18 points and won a 5-game winning streak.

On April 4th, at the American West Arena, the Suns closed their home game against the Denver Nuggets led by Anthony.

Since the All-Star Weekend, the Denver Nuggets have frantically hit the playoffs, winning 7 consecutive victories, 12 consecutive victories, and 10 consecutive victories. They kept catching up and finally reached seventh in the Western Conference.

It also has the opportunity to compete for No.5 with the Rockets and Kings.

However, in direct dialogue, the Nuggets lost to the Rockets and could only rank seventh in the Western Conference.

This team is not easy to deal with, but no matter what, the Suns' final game at home naturally has no intention of staying strong and losing.

The Suns went all out, and they started to shine after 7 seconds in the first quarter. The Suns were unstoppable.

In the first quarter, they played violent offensive firepower, leading the Nuggets by 44 points 25 to 19, and they couldn't hold their heads up at all.

Anthony performed superbly, making 7 of 6 in a single quarter, 6 of 6 free throws, and scoring 18 points in a single quarter, which did not make the Nuggets' score worse.

After laying the foundation for victory in the first quarter, the Suns and the Nuggets began to play back and forth, presenting a gorgeous offensive feast to the fans.

The Nuggets are also running and bombing, with the concept of attacking and winning, so they are a good supporting role.

In the second quarter, the two sides scored 32 to 31, and the Nuggets recovered 1 point.

The scene was very lively.

In the third quarter, the two sides were evenly divided, 31 to 31.

The scene opened and closed.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Suns who had no intention of fighting gave the Nuggets a 26-22 score.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns closed their regular season at home with a score difference of 128 to 114, 14 points, Lectra Denver Nuggets, won a wave of 6 consecutive victories.

On April 4, the 20-04 NBA regular season finale kicked off.

All games are played simultaneously.

Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings.

Location: Arco Arena!
At the same time, it is also the home game of the Sacramento Kings.

The Kings are in full swing!
The Suns have won the first place in the regular season, so naturally they will not fight to the end, but prepare for the playoffs.

In the open and closed confrontation, the Kings scored 72 points frantically in the first half.

The Suns' offense was not bad, with 58 points scored, 14 points behind the Kings.

In the second half, the Kings' offensive firepower declined, and they still scored 60 points.

The Suns were calm and only scored 49 points.

At the end of the full game, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Phoenix Suns 132 to 107.

With the sound of the whistle, the 04-05 regular season officially came to an end...

(End of this chapter)