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Chapter 397 4 consecutive victories
After two consecutive victories, the Phoenix Suns did not stop the pace of victory. On November 11th, at the American West Arena, with a relatively economical score of 25 to 92, they defeated the New Jersey Nets who came to challenge.

In fact, if you just look at the starting lineup of the Nets, the strength of the Suns is not as good as that of the Nets.

You know, the No. 1 position of the Nets can be occupied by the former active No. [-] point guard Jason Kidd. Although Kidd has undergone knee surgery and his physical fitness has declined a lot, his organizational skills are still top-notch. Especially with his poor mobility, he began to work hard on his three-point shooting ability, coupled with his previous top defensive strength.

Kidd's team is still not easy to mess with!Kidd's organizational skills alone can improve the strength of the Nets.

Vince Carter sits on the 2nd position, and the names of the four major shooting guards are not blown out, but shot out with one knife and one shot.

Carter's joining did not make the Nets rise from then on, but it is not easy to beat the Nets.

The No. 3 position is played by Richard Jefferson. He has strong physical fitness, full impact, tough style of play, and quite good defensive ability.

Last season, he played All-Star-level data, and his offensive and defensive style of play is still difficult to deal with.

The perimeter players of the Nets can be said to be one of the best in the league. Whether it is offense or defense, they can use their hands.

Although the strength of the inside line is a bit weaker, Nenad Kostic, a power forward, also performed well, averaging 13.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. He has relatively good potential in the 02 class.

The center is played by Jason Collins. His offensive ability almost relies on picking up leaks, so don't have too much hope for offense.However, he is still very strong defensively. Although he can't stand against others, his basic skills are very solid, and he has no complaints about dirty work. He is a good blue-collar insider.

Since the Suns can only come back after the All-Star Game, Thomas, who replaced Stoudemire in the starting game, can't get any benefits in the paint.

Nash is now the number one point guard in the league. In all fairness, Nash did not have an absolute upper hand against Kidd.

The only advantage of the Suns is the power forward. Marion is much stronger than Collins.

However, the Nets also have an absolute advantage in shooting guards and small forwards.

In a serious comparison, the Nets actually have an advantage in the starting lineup, and are stronger than the Suns.

It's just that when they really fight, the situation on the field is different.

At present, the state of the Nets this season is not good. They have lost two games in a row, and their record is only 5 wins and 6 losses.

In the first quarter, the Suns took the lead directly.

Kidd really deserves to be "Basic doesn't attack". He lacks confidence. He only made one shot and hasn't scored yet. He made 1 of 0 shot and directly scored a zero.

And Carter's performance seemed to have lost his vigor, and he actually wanted to come over to assist Kidd seriously, but Kidd was too old to lead the Nets.

Carter finally discovered that when he came to the Nets, he still had to rely on his own strength to win. However, his offense became inefficient, and he relied on more shots to exchange points.

In the second quarter of the game, the two sides began to fight defensively, and the Suns actually scored a 19-14 score against the Nets.

You must know that the Suns' defensive ability is really not strong, but they were able to defend against the Nets' offense. It can be seen that the Nets' offense and bench strength are so poor.

In the third quarter of the game, the Nets' outside three Musketeers finally played up their offensive firepower and beat the Suns with a 34-26 shock wave, narrowing the gap between the two sides to 5 points.

However, in the fourth quarter, Carter's offensive skills seemed to cool down, and he shot a 4-for-0 without scoring a point.

Kidd's scoring is not where he is good at. His forced shots can't get back many points, and his offensive efficiency is not very high.

As for Jefferson, his weaknesses are also very obvious, that is, his offensive ability with the ball is a bit weak, and his mid-range shooting skills are average. Facing the mobile Suns, his impact style of play is very limited, and he cannot Can't play on offense.

The offense of the Three Musketeers is misfired, and it is almost impossible for the Nets to reverse and win.

The Suns' offense was not violent, but they played steadily and kept their lead until the end, winning the final victory.

The Suns beat the Nets, won three consecutive victories, and slowly found the feeling of winning.

After defeating the Nets, the Suns got a four-day rest, and then they will face the Indiana Pacers at home.

The Pacers are doing well recently. They have won two consecutive victories recently, and with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses, they are ranked No.4 in the Eastern Theater. It seems that the Pacers are very difficult to deal with.

Just looking at the lineup, the Suns basically can't beat such a Pacers team.

At the point guard, the Pacers are played by Jamal Tinsley. Compared with Nash, Tinsley will not be Nash's opponent at all.

However, at the No. 2 position, the Pacers are played by "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson. Whether it is Lin Bai or Lagabel, they will not be opponents of the Pacers.

On the 3rd position, the Pacers play top-notch players. The lifted Meta Artest is in charge. His nickname is "The Beast". He was the best defensive player in the past. Not bad, not a weakness.

Since the departure of Richardson and Joe Johnson, the Suns have never been able to find a player who can fight against him, and they have fallen into an absolute disadvantage.

The No. 4 position is occupied by Pacers star Jermaine O'Neal. Although he is not rated as one of the "Four Great Forwards", O'Neal Jr., who is at his peak, is still very powerful. He is a top superstar .

Marion's strength is also top-notch, but facing Jermaine O'Neal, his physical talent is still inferior to the opponent. Jermaine O'Neal's height advantage alone can make Marion very uncomfortable.

At the center position, neither side has strong combat power. The Pacers let Osjack Crohill play. Compared with the Suns' Thomas, they are still at the same level, and no one can do anything to the opponent.

The Pacers have three top stars, Jackson, Artest and O'Neal, while the Suns only have two stars, Nash and Marion. Compared with the past, it is still not easy for the Suns to win.

However, what people didn't expect was that the Suns successfully took a big lead in the first quarter.

In this game, D'Antoni changed again. After a 4-point break, he found that Diaw was in a brave state and his mid-range shot became stable.

Although Lin Bai came on the court, he could increase his powerful three-pointer firepower from the outside, but when Lin Bai came on the court, he could only play shooting guard, and he could only push Garabel to the small forward.

Such a change has reduced the height of the small forward position of the Suns a lot, and Garabel is not playing well at the small forward position.

Facing the Pacers now, with a small forward like Artest in charge, D'Antoni can only let Diaw try. If you let Lagabel play small forward, you probably won't be able to stand it.

You know, the Pacers' shooting guard is played by Stephen Jackson, and the Suns will have a very heavy defensive task. If the defense can't withstand it, let the Pacers start to grab the lead. It will be very difficult for the Suns to chase points. up.

In order to grab the start, D'Antoni waved his hand and decided to change.

The Suns starting five, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Raja Bell, small forward Boris Diaw, power forward Sean Marion, and center Kurt Thomas.

What I didn't expect was that the change of the Suns had unexpected results.

Thomas' offense was alive. Because Diaw's coping ability was good and he didn't make random shots, his pass directly activated Thomas' offensive firepower. He made 6 of 4 shots in a single quarter and scored 9 points.

Diaw's offensive efficiency is very high. He made 2 of 2 shots and scored 4 points and 2 assists. He is in a very good state.

If you only look at the performance of the two, you won't feel any surprises. However, the two of them are role players. Their activation has allowed the Suns to play a multi-point offensive.

In particular, the pick-and-roll cooperation between Nash and Marion also played unsolvable offensive firepower. The two scored 15 points together, making the defensive Pacers retreat steadily.

At the end of the first quarter, the Suns used stormy offensive firepower to directly hit the Pacers with a shock wave of 35 to 17, taking an 18-point lead in one fell swoop.

Since the "Palace of Auburn Hills Incident", although Jackson and Artest have been lifted and returned to the Pacers, internal conflicts abound.

If Artest and Jackson don't cause trouble, the Pacers can completely hit the NBA championship in recent years.

You know, last season, Reggie Miller of the Pacers was still in the lineup. They can be said to be strong and strong, with stars and stars, and experience and experience. However, all hopes were destroyed in one incident.

Although things have passed, that cohesion is gone.

Artest and Jackson also wanted to leave the Pacers and start over with other teams.

Under such circumstances, the Pacers were able to rank second in the Eastern Conference regular season, which is already very good.

In the first quarter, the Pacers performed like sleepwalking except for Al's performance which was passable.

Jackson lost his impact and only liked to float on the outside to shoot, but he shot a 4-for-0.

Artest is very active in offense, and he also wants to prove himself. However, he has not played for almost a season, and his state is also very unstable. He only made 4 of 1 shots and scored 2 points.

In addition, his mind is not on the team, but on the transfer, and his defensive skills have also dropped a lot.

Tinsley made 2 for 0 shots and Crohill 2 for 1.

The performance of the starting five Tigers was naturally overwhelmed by the hot Suns.

Falling behind by 18 points in the first quarter was a big blow to the Pacers' morale.

The game started in the second quarter. Although the Pacers defended the Suns' violent scoring, the natural offense couldn't get much cheaper.

27 to 26! !
It took a lot of effort for the Pacers to recover a point.

At the end of the first half, the Suns still led the Pacers by 17 points and entered the locker room to rest.

The third quarter started, and the Suns' offensive firepower continued quite well, scoring 25 points in a single quarter.

The Pacers' offense misfired again, scoring only 20 points.

After the first three quarters, the Suns widened the gap to 22 points, almost securing the victory.

You know, the Pacers are a team that relies on defense to win. They are 22 points behind. If they want to recover in one quarter, how can they do it.

It took a lot of effort for them to score 22 points in a single quarter. They wanted Zhu Ping's gap unless the sun rose from the west.

The Suns also believed that the Pacers could not turn over, and directly asked the main players to clock out in three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides went over, let the time run out, and played a tacit ball.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Indiana Pacers by 109 to 91 at home with an advantage of 18 points, achieving a wave of 4 consecutive victories.

(End of this chapter)