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Chapter 42 The Third Battle

2004年，史蒂夫纳什离开了效力5个赛季的达拉斯小牛，30岁的他依旧可以拿到场均14.5+8.8的优秀数据。

However, the Mavericks thought that he was old and had potential injuries, so he was unwilling to offer Nash a high salary, and was only willing to give Nash an annual salary of 800 million, which made Nash very unhappy.

In the end, the Suns got the league's top defender with a big contract of 6500 million.

After joining the Suns, D'Antoni played out the full potential of Steve Nash, allowing him to further improve his statistics to 31 points and 15.5 assists per game at the age of 11.5, becoming the assist king and winning the MVP of the season.

Under the leadership of him and Stoudemire, the Suns have become the most popular team in the league by virtue of their mercury-laden offense.

His organizational ability has also been widely recognized by the league. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban regretted it very much. If he was willing to offer an annual salary of 1000 million at that time, Nash would definitely not leave Phoenix.

The shooting ability of the Suns players is amazing. Except for Stoudemire, Marion has the lowest shooting percentage outside the three-point line. This season, he averaged 4.2 shots per game from the outside, and he was able to hit 1.4 goals, with a shooting percentage of 33.4%.

Quentin Richardson is the winner of this year's All-Star three-point contest. This season, he averaged 8 shots per game from beyond the arc and hit 2.9 goals.

Steve Nash shot 43.1 percent from the perimeter, Joe Johnson shot 47.3 percent from the perimeter, and Jim Jackson shot 45.9 percent from three.

It is such a group of crazy three-point shooters that support the violent offensive power of the Suns.

A simple zone defense cannot deal with the Suns players. Even Stoudemire, who has excellent athletic ability, can barely pass the mid-range and long-range shooting ability, but his scoring is mainly to hit the basket. This style of play is very attractive to fans. Very popular.

Nash had just dribbled the ball across the half court, and he followed up immediately after being late.

Nash's registered height is 191cm, and he is a little shorter when standing with late. It seems that he is only 185 at most.

The late defense was in place, and the close contact made Nash feel very uncomfortable and had to slow down.

Richardson came over to respond, and Nash immediately used him to perform a pick-and-roll, breaking through to the horns.

At this time, Nash has a good combination of sudden points and shots. His physical fitness is not outstanding, but with his skillful dribbling, he often staged a good show of smashing into the crowd.

But Nash is not without shortcomings. He is not strong at the basket, so he is often seen driving the ball to the basket and then bringing the ball out.

This time, too, Nash was driven out after driving to the rim despite using the pick-and-roll to get rid of a late defense.

Stoudemire cooperated with him tacitly and immediately pulled out for the pick-and-roll.

Nash sought a breakthrough again, but was blocked by Jumbari.

I saw Nash turning around slightly, and then the basketball suddenly disappeared from his hands.

Stoudemire near the free throw line received the ball and immediately rushed forward.

"boom!"

With a dunk from Stoudemire, the Suns took the lead.

Yao Ming shook his head slightly under the basket, envious of Stoudemire's athletic ability to the extreme.

If he also has Stoudemire's athletic ability, with his size and weight, dominating the league is not a problem.

David Wesley took the ball, slowly led it across half court, waited for Yao Ming to enter the paint, and lobbed the ball in.

This ball is a bit simple to play, but the Suns' defensive ability is actually not strong. The reason why they can achieve an excellent record is entirely due to the strong offensive power of their running and bombing lineup.

Yao Ming easily received the ball inside and played Stoudemire with his back.

Stoudemire, who has excellent athletic ability, has a good defensive ability, but it is obviously not enough to face Yao Ming head-on, no matter whether it is height or weight, he suffers a lot.

Jim Jackson immediately gave up his man-marked Jumbari and turned around to double-team the basket.

Yao Ming passed the ball to Joan Barry. The veteran lacked confidence and took a look at the open space. Seeing Jim Jackson chasing him, he gave up the shot and passed the ball to David Wesley to reorganize.

The man who was late to mark was Sean Marion, the core of the Suns' perimeter defense. He looks ugly, but he has a childlike heart. His favorite thing to watch is cartoons, which is exactly what the saying goes, people should not be judged by their appearances!
Late and David Wesley complete the outside pick-and-roll, catch the pass and face Steve Nash.

Nash's poor defensive ability has always been criticized.

Even if he won the MVP this season, he still can't hide the fact that he lacks defensive ability.

Being late has no scruples in front of him. As soon as he tiptoes, he throws the ball in his hand.

Before Nash could even reach out, he looked back to see the basketball go into the net and the Rockets took a 3-2 lead.

"Beautiful shot!" Nash whispered praise.

The Suns' offensive rhythm was very fast. Yao Ming had just returned to his own half, and Nash had already started to adjust the offense on the Rockets side.

Late and hurriedly circumvented the defense, Nash shot a jumper, was slightly disturbed, and hit the iron with a three-pointer.

David Wesley picked up a defensive rebound and was not in a hurry to counterattack with a pass.

The Rockets continued to press the ground to attack, the ball arrived late, and the late fake shot was a real pass, and the ball was given to Scott Padgett, who circled into a reasonable collision zone, and hit a mid-range shot.

Nash praised again: "Sure enough, it's not that you can't pass the ball at all, but you just think that your shooting percentage is higher than your teammates, so you choose to attack by yourself."

Late shrugged, noncommittal to Nash's speculation.

The Suns completed a 12-second offense. Stoudemire received a pass from Nash to hit the basket with the help of a pick-and-roll. Scott Padgett blocked the foul and Stoudemire made 2 free throws.

At the beginning of the game, the efficiency of both sides was quite high. The Suns insisted on fast offensive tactics and wanted to speed up the offensive rhythm, while the Rockets were under the control of David Wesley, wishing that each attack would consume 24 seconds.

The Rockets attacked again, Jongbari got an open opportunity, hit the iron outside the three-point line, Stoudemire grabbed the rebound, and immediately launched a quick counterattack with a pass.

The five Suns quickly passed the half court, forming a 5-on-2, and Stoudemire received a pass and dunks.

The Rockets' players really can't outrun the Suns players. David Wesley and Joan Barry are both veterans. Yao Ming is heavy and his speed is not his strong point.

In the first two games, the Suns easily won by virtue of their sharp counterattacks.

As long as the Rockets miss the offense, once they fail to grab a rebound, it basically means losing points.

At present, the Rockets have not thought of a good way to prevent the Suns from attacking.

The Rockets attacked again. This time they were late and cooperated with Yao Ming. At 20 seconds into the offensive round, the two picked and rolled. They were late and fired from outside the three-point line. They easily hit a three-pointer, 8:6.

The Suns will never attack for more than 15 seconds. This time the ball just passed through Nash's hands and was handed over to Jim Jackson. Jackson broke through and gave the ball to Richardson. The opportunity came out, but the three-point leader made two long-range points strike iron.

Scott Padgett grabs the defensive rebound and the Rockets attack.

Although the Suns' defensive ability is not outstanding, the Rockets' current lineup has obvious flaws. Others lack the ability to score independently, and they cannot break through the Suns' defense for a while.

Seeing that the time for the offensive round was approaching, Late took the initiative to ask for the ball to face Nash again.

Nash's face darkened, and he couldn't tell that he was hitting himself as a weakness for being late.

He was late to catch the ball and didn't shoot immediately, and his eyes flicked to the inside.

As a passing master, Nash's first reaction was of course to be late and wanted to pass the ball, so he immediately raised his hand to interfere.

Unexpectedly, being late was just a feint. All he wanted was Nash reaching out and distracting. He once again faced Nash's defense and hit a three-pointer.

Nash's defensive ability is really not strong, and he can clearly feel it late. Even if he has a strong defensive will, he has no defensive awareness but poor defensive awareness, and it is difficult to make the right choice.

And because of his thin body, Nash's confrontation ability is not strong, and being late happens to be the kind of existence with excellent strength in the back line, so that it is difficult for Nash to even interfere with him.

The Rockets scored another 3 points and the score was 11:6.

Seeing that the Rockets actually took the lead, even the Rockets fans themselves couldn't believe it.

Charles Barkley said: "The Rockets are in the lead. They are in a good state late today. They made all three shots. His three-pointers from the outside are the key to whether the Rockets can win. Let's see what he can do next." Performance."

Nash's excellent organization ability means that he will not mess around. The Suns played smoothly in the offensive round, and the ball was switched between players many times. In the end, Richardson hit a three-pointer, which was a response to the late score .

The Rockets attack, David Wesley passes the ball late, and runs a pick-and-roll a little bit.

Because Late never attacks the inside with the ball, David Wesley's pick-and-roll is of little use.

But Late glanced inside again, Nash hesitated for a while and didn't move, but Late made a real pass this time!
Yao Ming received the ball from the inside and hit Stoudemire with his back. Stoudemire jumped up with a fake move and missed the hook, but he got fouled by Stoudemire.

Yao Ming didn't feel good and only hit one free throw.

When returning to defense, Late shouted to Yao Ming: "Brother Yao, Stoudemire likes to jump wildly, you should try to trick him more."

Yao Ming laughed "囧". If it was half a year ago, he might not be too sure.However, since he got the late "learning machine", he has accumulated quite a lot of experience. Not only has he avoided being troubled by fouls, but now he has also thought of how to deal with Stoudemire who likes to dance.

And what pleased him the most was the communication between him and Late. There was no need to shy away from the Suns players, because none of them could understand Chinese.

"Why don't you let Stoudemire go and let him make more mid-range shots?" Yao Ming was also very smart, and when he rolled his eyes, he immediately thought of a new way.

Stoudemire is a typical way to rely on his body to play. Now his mid-range shooting percentage can only be regarded as qualified, and it is not enough to kill the game. Instead of letting him charge endlessly, Yao Ming thinks it is better to let him shoot in the mid-range.

Once Stoudemire gets to the basket, his finishing rate reaches 77.5%. This scoring efficiency has exceeded 50% of the three-pointers, but his mid-range shooting rate is only 44.5%, whichever is the lesser of two evils. This decision Yao Ming still has.

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(End of this chapter)