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Chapter 390 Deron's style of play

After losing to the Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix will face the Utah Jazz at home after a two-day break.

The Utah Jazz have had a bad season, and seem to be paying off their debt with the No. [-] pick.

In the new season, the Jazz picked Deron Williams with the No. [-] pick, and Deron did not let the team down. Although he moved a bit slowly defensively, he has no problem with shooting and passing assists. He has the potential to become a star point guard. potential.

Originally thought that the Jazz could complete the reconstruction and form a new Utah Shuangsha. With their overall strength, they could hit the playoffs.

Unexpectedly, God made a joke with the Jazz.

Full of confidence, the Jazz team, which was about to perform well, soon encountered injuries. First, the inside core Boozer fell, and it is estimated that it will not be known until after the All-Star Game.

Then it was the turn of the team's head star, Kirilenko nicknamed "AK47".

As a result, the Jazz's first and second leaders fell, and they could only be led by the rookie's third leader, Deron Williams. How can such a lineup and morale win?

The Jazz have been on a losing streak since Kirilenko was also absent, and now after a three-game losing streak, the Jazz have a record of 3 wins and 5 losses, ranking No. 11 in the West.

The jazz team, which has been hit repeatedly, is estimated not to make the playoffs this season, so they began to change their goals, aiming at cultivating rookie Deron Williams, and started a bad journey again.

Just looking at the Jazz's starting lineup is unlikely to pose any threat to the Suns.

At the No. 1 position, the Jazz are cultivating No. 16 pick Deron Williams. His starting game is not surprising. This season, his performance and state are also quite good, averaging 7 points and 6 assists per game , Playing the demeanor of a super rookie.

In the 2nd position, Devin Brown played. He is a defensive blue-collar. His only achievement is to become the background king of McGrady's miracle of 35 seconds and 13 points.

The replacement for Kirilenko at No. 3 is Gordon Girisek. Originally, he was the starting shooting guard. He has a good shot and is a good shooter.

At position 4, Boozer will be replaced by Mehmet Okur. He is a evacuation-type insider in very good condition, and he is the only star player who can threaten the Suns.

The 5th position is played by Greg Ostertag, a heavy center with a height of 218cm. He is a blue-collar player. His only task is to resist people inside, protect the frame and grab rebounds.

Seriously speaking, the Jazz's lineup is similar to that of the Suns. However, as long as the Suns have Nash, the seemingly weak lineup can also play impressive offense and results.

D'Antoni's coaching style is offensive, except for offense. He will not defend. The starting lineup is the same as the lineup that has changed in the last game.

The starting list of the Suns is point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Raja Bell, small forward James Jones, power forward Sean Marion, and center Kurt Thomas.

At 9:[-] p.m., the Suns vs. Jazz officially started at the American West Arena.

In the jump ball, Okur overwhelmed Thomas and put the basketball in the hands of Deron Williams to get the ball first.

The first quarter started, and the Jazz played very calmly, lowering the tempo and playing positional battles with the Suns.

In order to cultivate Deron's ability to control the court, head coach Sloan actually wants Deron to control the offensive rhythm on the court. You know, his opponent can Nash!
However, in the confrontation of controlling the rhythm, Deron Williams did not lose the wind. In the game, he was good at using his body to fight against Nash, and he actually had exchanges with Nash.

In the low-speed positional battle, the Suns couldn't get up, and their shots were not high. They actually fell into an anxious match with this Jazz team with average combat ability. Neither side could do anything to their opponents. have equal shares.

After the first quarter, the Suns only led the Jazz by 19 point 18 to 1, which barely took advantage.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the offense of the Suns was much better. Lin Bai's appearance opened up the firepower of the Suns' three-pointers. Afterwards, Nash and Marion cooperated in the pick-and-roll to play an offensive offensive combining inside and outside. The Jazz were a little overwhelmed.

Fortunately, the Jazz shot very high and played a very high offensive efficiency, biting the score tightly.

29 to 23! !
After the first half of the game, the Suns led the Jazz by 48 points 41 to 7 and entered the locker room to rest.

Back in the second half of the game, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

As soon as the game started in the third quarter, the Jazz fought back desperately, and the leader turned out to be Deron Williams, who was in a very good state.

Mastering the offensive rhythm of the Jazz, he dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, arced from the three-point line, opened his posture directly, and bullied Nash with his strong body.

He actually found his future playing style!

In the future, he will be jokingly called eating and sleeping to beat Paul, because he has the experience of bullying Paul with physical strength. Almost every time he faces Paul, he can easily restrain his opponent.

You know, the future Paul is known as the No. [-] point guard in the NBA. Although he suffers from his height, his defensive skills are not bad at all, and he has been in the best defensive team before.

However, such Sao Paulo has nothing to do with Deron, at most it is to beat each other's opponents.

Now Nash is known as the number one point guard, but his physical confrontation and defensive skills are not as good as Paul's.

In the face of Deron's flesh-to-meat collision, although he kept going straight and defended very actively, he was still crushed by Deron from the three-point line to the free throw line. Afterwards, if the Suns did not attack, Deron Williams will knock Nash and the defense away, force a two-point shot, or a three-step layup, and attack the basket from close range.

His style of play is almost one-on-one. If the Suns flank, he will selectively pass the ball, deliver ammunition to his teammates, and assist his teammates to score.

Although his current playing style has not been fully transformed into his own due to problems of experience and strength, he can still play against the Suns, which is not the strongest team, without letting the Suns The team has an instant chance to win the game.

The offense of the Suns is neither good nor bad, and they can still score 27 points in the third quarter.

However, the Suns couldn't stop the Jazz from scoring points. Under the Jazz organized by Deron, the offense played well and scored 25 points.

The score between the two sides reached 9 points and remained within 10 points. The Jazz still have a chance to win against you.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides also played very anxiously, and a tug-of-war began within this point difference.

Fortunately, the Suns accumulated a lead in the score bit by bit in the first three quarters, and played steadily. Although they didn't blow up the Jazz, they still kept the fruits of victory.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides played a game of 28 to 27, and the difference was not big. However, Nash's organization and regulation were more sophisticated and stronger, and he firmly controlled the wind direction of the game.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Utah Jazz with a 102-94 advantage of 8 points at home.

(End of this chapter)