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Chapter 372 The Preseason Begins

Time hastily entered October, and the Suns finally waited for the day to test their strength.

On October 10, the 8-05 season preseason officially started.

In Game [-], the Phoenix Suns faced the Seattle SuperSonics at home.

In the first half, under the twin stars of Lewis and Ray Allen, the offensive firepower was very strong. On defense, this year's first-round pick center Johan Petrol and Reggie Evans cooperated very well. Blue-collar players try to do their team's defensive duties well.

In the first half, the Sonics and the Suns played back and forth, and the battle was evenly divided.

The Nash and Stoudemire pick-and-roll tactics of the Suns have no solution.

When the run started, the offensive firepower was very violent. Marion, Richardson, and even Lagabel all had good offensive output performance.

However, when the Supersonics shrunk the inside line and used mobile defense to compete with the Suns in shooting skills, Lagabel became a flaw in the offense.

Only the one-wing offense is excellent, and only relying on Richardson's offensive fire support, in the positional battle, the Suns will be in trouble in the diamond tactics.

The tactical containment force of flying with both wings weakened, only relying on Stoudemire's improvement in mid-range shots and Marion's strong attack, it was a draw with the Supersonics.

In just one first half, the Suns highlighted the impact of Joe Johnson's departure on the Suns' tactics.

Joe Johnson and Lagabel, one is a superstar, the other is a blue-collar, one can play singles with the ball and play efficient and top-level offensive firepower, but the other can only play mid-range shots without the ball and is unstable.

How to break this game?Is the number one question the Suns are about to face?
Is it attacking Lin Bai?Or defensive Lagabel?

D'Antoni can only take one step at a time.

Fortunately, when the second half started, the Suns followed Lin Bai's hot three-point shooting and played a multi-point offensive situation. They played a wave of offensive offensives and instantly opened the score between the two sides.

It's just the preseason. It is impossible for the stars of both sides to play on the court all the time. At most, they have scored around 20 points.

As a substitute player, the Supersonics are actually worse than the Suns, so the Supersonics can't pose any threat to the Suns at all.

After the game, the Suns' run-and-gun tactics shined, and they defeated the Supersonics by 116 to 98, 18 points, and got a good start in the preseason.

In the second game, the Phoenix Suns flew to Houston to challenge the Rockets away.

After snatching Alston from the Raptors, the Rockets are still looking for a point guard who can pass the ball to Yao Ming.

It's just that this wish has not been realized, and the head coach Van Gundy has a very problematic vision of the players.

At the start of the game, McGrady and Yao Ming were still the ones in the first half offensively.

Van Gundy, who only knows how to defend, has a routine on offense. The star plays singles, and another star plays singles.

No matter whether you enter or not, first do a good job of defense.

In the positional battle, the Rockets' defense was fairly eye-catching, and the zone defense tactics were played quite well.

However, the anti-pick-and-roll tactics are still not good enough.

The pick-and-roll cooperation between Nash and Stoudemire of the Suns can be said to dare to be called second, and no one can be called first.

Paul and David West haven't grown up yet, and Wade and O'Neal's mid-range shooting ability is average.

The only ones left to contend with are Boyar and Deron Williams, who also haven't grown.

The Suns can score points calmly in positional battles.

If the body rushes up, after Yao Ming gains weight, the flaws in his speed will become more and more obvious.

Even without gaining weight, it is still impossible to run with Stoudemire.

The Suns took the lead from the first quarter, playing a multi-point offensive offensive, and the Rockets couldn't find the North at all.

Relying on McGrady's dry pull and Yao Ming's mid-range shot, the Rockets' score was not too ugly.

The game started in the second half, and D'Antoni made a substantial rotation.

Van Gundy replaced a few main players, but he was not in a hurry to grind against the Suns. Those who didn't know thought the Rockets were ahead!
McGrady started to break out in the fourth quarter, hitting three three-pointers in a row, bringing the score closer to single digits.

With 3 minutes left in the game, D'Antoni waved his hand and replaced the main players for the final decisive battle to reap the results of the game.

Relying on Lin Bai's two ultra-long three-pointers, the Suns fired all their offensive firepower in the last 3 minutes, and the Rockets couldn't hold their heads up at all, without any temper.

The Suns, who played a wave of offensive offensive, opened the score again and established the victory of the game.

At the end of the game, the Suns defeated the Rockets by 126 to 107 with a 19-point difference and won two consecutive victories in the preseason.

Subsequently, the Suns flew to Golden State to challenge the Golden State Warriors away.

Facing the Warriors with their own star players, the Suns were directly at a disadvantage in the confrontation. The Warriors dared to fight and fight hard, and their continuous poor performance for many years gave them a lot of powerful players in their lineup.

Led by "Big Beard" Baron Davis and Jason Richardson, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns by 117 points, 113 to 5, ending the Suns' two-game winning streak. pace.

Immediately afterwards, the Phoenix Suns faced the Miami Heat.

In the first half, under the leadership of Wade and O'Neal, the Heat played at the championship level.

The point guard is played by Jason Williams, who is strong on the floor, albeit not running in enough.

However, Wade and O'Neal's pick-and-roll cooperation is very powerful.

Not to mention that the Suns' internal strength is not strong, Wade and O'Neal can get whatever they want.

Even if the Suns use their mobility to prevent the pick-and-roll cooperation between the two, so what?
Wade can split the ball out of the perimeter, and Walker, nicknamed "Fat Toutuo", can shoot three-pointers as much as he wants.

Even with a mediocre shooting percentage, O'Neal can still grab rebounds.

In the first half, facing the Heat's offense, the Suns were completely overwhelmed. After the Suns folded a wing on offense, the offensive firepower could not fly.

Despite Nash and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll cooperation and stable offensive firepower output, they still couldn't beat the Heat and fell behind by 7 points.

In the second half, in the confrontation between the substitute players of the two sides, the Suns experienced the strength of the championship-level team.

Payton, Mourning, Posey, Kapono and other giants, their reinforcements are very effective and targeted.

The Suns just moved to the basket when they saw the players, and they couldn't stand the Heat's offensive firepower at all.

In particular, D'Antoni's running and bombing tactics rely too much on the control of top point guards. Nash's playing time has decreased, and the strength of the Suns has dropped sharply.

At the end of the game, the Heat defeated the Heat by 106 to 92, 14 points.

The two-game losing streak of the Suns exposed their problems inside and on the bench, as well as the problem of insufficient offensive firepower on the flanks.

Fortunately, winning can cover up all problems. Next, the Suns won three games in a row, beating the Knicks, 76ers and Nuggets respectively.

5 wins and 2 losses in seven games. Although the Suns have a lot of problems, it seems that in the regular season, the problems will not be too big.

(End of this chapter)