Chapter 113 Four consecutive victories, Battle against the Clippers

The Suns defeated the Lakers and won two consecutive games. In this game, the Suns scored two doubles. Zhao Yue got 23 points and 17 rebounds. Anthony scored 30 points. Nash got 16 points and 13 assists. Carter and Fry scored 12 points and one scored 10 points. Iverson, who came on as a substitute, scored 15 points and 10 assists.

In the first game, the defending champion Mavericks were slaughtered, and in the second game, they defeated the Lakers by 10. The Suns' attack shocked the whole league. At the same time, the comments and expectations of the Sun are also higher. In the two games, the outside world not only sees the progress of the Sun's offensive end, but also the progress of the Sun on the defensive end makes everyone's attention.

The performance of the Suns' performance in the two games made the outside world report more about them than all the teams in the league. While focusing on Zhao Yue's performance in these two games, the scene where Zhao Yue knocked Hannah Dakota Fanning down at the same time really made the headlines of entertainment news.

Although he won the ball, Zhao Yue stayed in the hotel that night after the game with the Lakers. The next day, the Suns will go to Oakland to play against the Golden State Warriors back. Zhao Yue, as one of the three cores of the team, naturally pays attention to some influences.

After defeating the Lakers, the Suns first went to Oakland to play the Warriors back to back, then after a day' rest, they went to Sacramento to play against the Kings, and then returned to Los Angeles to play the Clippers back to back.

Such a schedule makes the local Bulls fans very unhappy. After the start of the new season, the Suns have five away games, and the Suns fans can't wait for their support team to appear at home.

Although they are extremely dissatisfied with the schedule, the Suns fans are undoubtedly extremely satisfied with the performance of the Suns. After defeating the Mavericks and the Lakers after the game began, the Suns still ended in victory when they challenged the Warriors away and won three consecutive victories of the season.

Although the Suns finally won the game, the process was not smooth. I don't know if the two consecutive victories made the Suns players have some light enemies when facing the Warriors or because of back-to-back reasons. The Suns' defense after the start of the game had a big problem. The Warriors continued to attack on the outside line after the start of the game. In the middle, the Suns trailed their opponents by 10 points by 20:30 after the first quarter.

After the start of the first quarter of the game, the Suns strengthened their defense, but the Warriors' players obviously shot well and still suppressed the Suns on the field. In the second quarter, the two sides played 25:28, and after the first half of the game, the score became 45:58, and the Suns were 13 points behind.

The process of the first half undoubtedly made Erwin Gentry extremely dissatisfied. He repeatedly emphasized defense during the halftime. At the beginning of the second half, the Suns' defensive strength improved compared with this second quarter, and the defense line was fully expanded to guard against the outside line of the Warriors. Under the pressure of defense like the Suns, the Warriors' hit rate really opened. It began to decline significantly.

With the advantage of rebounding, the Suns continued to fight back. In the battle, the Suns also gave full play to Zhao Yue's advantages under the basket, combining both inside and outside.

30:17, in just one section, the sun completely equals the difference.

After entering the fourth quarter, the Suns continued to oppress their opponents on the defensive end, and at the same time, the offensive end also played well, once again gaining an absolute advantage with 25:16.

100: 91, 9 points advantage, the Suns defeated the Warriors away and won three consecutive victories. In the second half, the Suns played 55:33, winning the Warriors with 22 points, giving the Warriors only 33 points in the half, and the Suns' defensive power was also reflected at this time.

Zhao Yue's score became the highest in the team for the first time in the new season. After the game, he got 28 points and 24 rebounds, with fewer blocks than the first two games, only two.

After defeating the Warriors, the Sun took a day off, and then came to Sacramento to challenge their fourth opponent on their western away trip.

There is a big gap between the strength of the two teams. The Suns established a 6-point advantage in the first quarter. After the first half of the game, the Suns expanded their advantage to 13 points.

However, at this time, the king played extremely tenaciously and took advantage of the sun's shooting rate to reduce the difference to only 3 points before entering the third quarter. After entering the fourth quarter, the Sun did not give its opponents any more opportunities and showed overwhelming strength at both ends of the attack and defense.

27:9, in the last quarter, the Suns won the King by 18 points, and the opponent only got 9 points in a single quarter, and finally defeated the opponent 103:82 and won four consecutive victories.

Anthony became the highest score in the Bulls, scoring 31 points. Zhao Yue only got 18 points in a poor shooting, but he still grabbed 20 rebounds and won two pairs of data in four consecutive games.

The morning after winning the Kings, the Suns set out from Sacramento and came to Los Angeles again, ready to face the last opponent of the West's away trip after the start of the season, the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers have attracted much attention this season because Chris Paul joined. The two teams in Los Angeles are eager to bring in Paul. The Lakers and the Hornets have reached an agreement on a deal, but in the end, they were rejected by the league. The Clippers, who found the opportunity, took advantage of the opportunity to recruit the all-star point guard into the team.

In the off-season, not only Chris Paul was introduced, but the Clippers also signed Caron Butler. The team was greatly strengthened. Coupled with the potential Blake Griffin and DeAndrew Jordan, the Clippers have great strength.

Paul's most excited to join the Clippers is undoubtedly Griffin. The video of him shouting "Air City" after learning that Paul joined also revealed his inner thoughts.

With Griffin's playing style, it is undoubtedly very beneficial to have a point guard like Paul who is good at organizing attacks and passing the ball. At the same time, enhancing the team's strength to enter the playoffs can also allow Griffin to grow better.

After Paul joined, the Clippers were the "empty city", but the Suns had become the "empty city" last season. In the Suns, Zhao Yue, Nash, Anthony and Carter were very good physical. Although Carter is old, his dunk is still so ornamental. , and Zhao Yue's physical fitness is needless to say, which is extremely explosive. He often performs good scenes of air relay in the conversion of attack and defense.

In terms of passing ability, Nash is not inferior to Paul, or even better, but Zhao Yue's physical fitness is really excellent. Many times Nash only needs to throw the ball in the air, and Zhao Yue will fall from the sky and press the ball into the basket, so even in the half-time attack, the Suns often have an air relay.

The showdown between the Suns and the Clippers has also attracted the attention of many fans. It is considered to be a duel between two empty cities, and people are looking forward to the excitement of the game.

The outside world and fans pay attention to the progress of the game, and the players of the two teams pay more attention to the team's results. Although the Clippers have a good lineup, there are still problems with their running-in. In the three games after the start of the new season, the fast-boats have achieved a record of one win and two losses, and meeting the Suns is also a test for the Clippers.

And the Suns have won four consecutive victories after the start of the season, which is the last game of the Western away trip. It is obviously a very wonderful thing for the Suns to appear at home with a five-game winning streak, but they have played four away games in the past few days, and now they are back to back. The test is also not small.

At the Los Angeles Staples Arena, the Suns have appeared in this stadium again, but many facilities on the stadium have been replaced, which is the home of the Clippers.

Although Griffin entered the league one year earlier than Zhao Yue, Griffin's debut season reimbursement led to his condition that he was still a first-year student last season. At that time, Griffin was the favorite of heaven and the champion, and although Zhao Yue entered the league as a dark horse, it was questioned by the outside world. At that time, Griffin did not expect that Zhao Yue would rise so quickly, but Zhao Yue had become a hot star in the league. In the season, Zhao Yue always had the upper hand. The best rookie and the best defensive player were all included in Zhao Yue.

Zhao Yue's performance in the playoffs and the past few games of the regular season was seen by Griffin. Although he was extremely reluctant, he had to admit that Zhao Yue's strength had surpassed him. Thinking of this, Griffin's eyes at Zhao Yue were filled with high fighting spirit. At this time, Zhao Yue was already the object of his challenge.

The starting lineup of the Suns is no different from the past few games, including center Zhao Yue, power forward Fry, small forward Anthony, shooting guard Carter and point guard Nash.

The starting center of the Clippers is DeAndrew Jordan, power forward Blake Griffin, small forward Karon Butler, and two point guards Mo Williams and Chris Paul on the back line.

Andrew Jordan and Zhao Yue jumped the ball, the Suns took the lead in attacking, and Nash controlled the ball and slowly pushed forward, stopping Chris Paul in front of him. In this game, two groups of confrontations were hotly fired by the media, one group was Zhao Yue and Griffin, and the other group was Nash and Paul.

No one came forward to block, and a slight pause outside the three-point line, Nash immediately dribbled the ball to the left. Paul's reaction was very fast. When Nash rushed forward, Paul's footsteps slid and stopped directly in front of Nash.

After the left hand of the dribble shook and made a fake move to confuse Paul, Nash suddenly accelerated and continued to rush to the left. Nash's forward turn-change fake action was so confusing that even Paul could not identify it at the first time.

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Nash rushed out of Paul's front and threw away half a step away. Nash broke through Paul's defense and attracted the attention of the Clippers. While the Clippers were wary of Nash's attack, Nash suddenly raised his hand and threw the ball.