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Chapter 369 Bloody Battle in Phoenix City
When I came to Phoenix, I saw a huge billboard as soon as I got off the plane.

The team's all-star point guard Jason Kidd is now the team's signature character, and the center C position of the billboard is Kidd.

The Suns' previous records were all above the Warriors, and they were recently overtaken by the Warriors.

The competition between the two teams is fierce, and whoever wins the other is a huge improvement.

So everyone attaches great importance to this game, including the fans, and they also understand the significance of this game.

On the day of the game, the fans all wore orange classic Sun jerseys and appeared on the field, creating a color storm that belongs to the Sun.

"It's not even the playoffs yet!"

The Suns regarded this game as a playoff game, so the atmosphere was set up.

Qin Fei felt nothing. After all, he was a frequent visitor to the playoffs every year. He had seen this kind of game atmosphere a lot.

But young rookies like Artest and James Posey are surprised, especially seeing all the Suns fans, who seem to be very angry, and are even more confused.

Why does it seem like you owe a lot of money?Obviously everyone has no hatred, right?
"This is called an imaginary enemy. Now Suns fans are waiting for us to lose. If the Suns still win this game and then meet in the playoffs, the topic will be even higher."

As a senior, Blaylock explained today's posture.

But Artest felt wrong.

"What if we don't meet in the playoffs?"

Forehead.
Everyone turned their eyes to the distance, as if they didn't hear it.

Artest is a jerk, so don't pay attention to his words and deeds. Sometimes he speaks out, but he hasn't even started to think.

The basketball atmosphere in Phoenix is ​​indeed okay.

From the silence after Barkley's departure to the rise of the past two years, the Suns have stepped into the ranks of the Western Conference.

And the Suns have indeed always been the kind of team that has the courage to break through and change.

During the offseason last year, the Suns made a sensational deal in the league.

Last summer, the Magic announced that they had signed a 7-year $8700 million contract with the team's leading star, Anthony Hardaway, and then sent Hardaway to the Suns, allowing the Suns to form a super backcourt combination of Kidd + Hardaway.

Hardaway's trade declared the magic team's previous period completely come to an end.

At that time, Hardaway already had a series of injuries/
However, although the injury was on his body, it also slightly affected some of his state. However, in the 98-99 season, Hardaway could still contribute 15.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.2 steals. He is the only player in the league who can play such comprehensive statistics.

Then came the sun.

This season, the Suns have formed a star backcourt such as Kidd and Hardaway, as well as Clifford Robinson, Gugliotta, Rex Chapman, Marion, Longley and other giants.

At the beginning of the season, the Suns were very promising, and were even regarded as the top team in the West at one time.

But I didn't expect that the run-in between several generals was not as good as expected. Coupled with some injury factors, the Suns drove high and low, and soon fell out of the first echelon, competing with the Warriors and other Western powerhouses for the middle position.

Although it is also a first-tier team, it is a little worse than the season expectations.

By March, the Suns still hadn't played with a complete lineup.

Gugliotta and Chapman are all on the injured list.

So facing the Warriors, the Suns are under a lot of pressure.

A broken lineup is not the reason for losing, and not being able to occupy a favorable position is the most realistic problem before us.

Hardaway, who played in the finals, knows this best.

Before the game, the Warriors' lineup also needs to be mentioned again.

In late March, the Warriors basically did not suffer from any injuries, but the starting small forward Caffey needed to miss a period of time due to a groin strain, so from the second half of the year, the position of the small forward was not very fixed.

Both James Posey and Artest have been nominated for the starting lineup.

In today's game, Carlisle arranged for Artest to start.

"The starting small forward of the Suns, you should be familiar with it, Sean Marion."

The assistant coach communicated with Artest on the precautions before he took the stage. For example, a more detailed analysis will be done on the players Artest is about to face tonight.

Artest had been prepared before.

Well, Marion, he was too familiar.

"Yes, the starting small forward is Sean Marion."

Before the assistant could finish speaking, Artest replied.

"Yes, although the starting small forward is Sean Marion, you will also play as the starting small forward, but the object you are actually going to defend is another wing on the opposite side - Anfernee Hardaway."

"Of course, it's not ruled out that Qin Fei will switch defenses with you, but compared to Hardaway, Marion's offensive threat is much smaller, so you don't need to spend too much energy."

The coach assigned the defensive tasks, and also pointed to the key points of Ron's defense.

Artest nodded, expressing understanding.

On the other side, the head coach of the Suns is also exhorting Marion.

"Sean, you have a heavy task tonight, and your defensive target is the current scoring leader in the league."

The head coach of the Suns, Scott Skiles, just became the head coach of the team this year, and he can be regarded as a rookie in the NBA coaching industry. He is 36 years old this year, younger than many players.

Marion remained silent, just listening to the coach draw tactics on the tactical board and make some more detailed defensive arrangements.

He turned his gaze to the position on the other side.

Qin Fei
Marion went to the Warriors for trial training at that time, and also played against Qin Fei. Of course, at that time, he was still a rookie who hadn't even made it to the NBA.

But he has always been more confident in his defensive ability.

But I didn't expect to be taught the first lesson in the NBA.

The requirements for defending Qin Fei are too high and the pressure is too great. Marion himself feels that it is difficult for him to really restrain Qin Fei.

Of course, he won't show it on his face, he has never been a player who is very moody.

The game started with the cheers of the crowd.

The Warriors' starters are Blaylock, Qin Fei, Artest, Grant and Big Ben.

The starting players of the Suns are Kidd, Hardaway, Marion, Clifford Robinson and Longley.

Uncle Robinson and Big Ben jump the ball.

Daben didn't look down on the Suns, but he felt that no one in the Suns could compete with him in this regard. Langley might have an advantage in reaching out first with his height, and Robinson couldn't possibly snatch him.

Sure enough, Big Ben was half an arm ahead of Robinson and touched the basketball first.

Amid boos, the Warriors took the lead in attacking.

Artest, who started the game, changed his face again and again.

Although the boos throughout the game were not aimed at him, it always felt like he was fighting against the entire arena. Those who were less timid and thin-skinned might have collapsed long ago.

Blaylock raised his hand and loudly ordered the players to attack.

With such an experienced veteran in command, the Warriors' offensive tactics have a relatively high success rate.

To deal with the Suns' standard defensive lineup, Carlisle still chose the traditional UCLA offensive system, with Qin Fei holding the ball, but before Qin Fei came out to catch the ball, he had another screen run on the flank.

It was Grant who covered Qin Fei.

The quality of Grant's screens is comparable to that of Ben's. Ben's advantage is that he can go down faster after the screen.

The ball didn't need to go down, it was just a cover, so Qin Fei was looking for Grant.

It was Marion who defended Qin Fei with a serious face.

"Why are you staring at me with wide eyes?"

"Although I'm naturally beautiful and I'm close to a million people, how can a pheasant match a phoenix?"

Qin Fei looked at Marion whose eyes were staring like copper bells, and suddenly burst out a bunch of lines.

Marion's appearance is very pleasant, although it is a bit exaggerated to say so, but when Qin Fei saw Marion, he felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

He remembered that when he was in high school, there was a girl in his class who looked like Marion.

Later, the naughty boy nicknamed the girl Marion.

This nickname is actually too much, but girls don't know it. How can they know Marion if they don't watch basketball?

Later, after going to college, the girls grew up all at once.

And accompanied by the rapid development of makeup technology and P-picture technology.

Marion became Marilyn Monroe.
Marion couldn't figure out why Qin Fei on the field was smirking at him.

He didn't expect that Qin Fei, who was already a top player in the league, looked so easy-going and immediately smiled.

As a result, in the blink of an eye, Qin Fei suddenly stretched out the devil's hand like lightning, and gently pushed him.

The referee's line of sight was just blocked by the big men, and Qin Fei pushed him to a dead corner.

Marion subconsciously exerted resistance.

After gaining a firm foothold, he saw that Qin Fei had come out of the bag. He hurriedly bypassed Grant who was covering him, and saw Qin Fei directly shoot a long-distance two-pointer.

"Too bad!"

Although he knew that people in this alliance were sinister, he didn't expect Qin Fei to come up with a sneak attack.

Young people, come to cheat, come to sneak attack, really don't talk about Wude.

Originally going to play UCLA, Qin Fei, who got an open opportunity, adapts to the situation and shoots two-pointers steadily.

Amidst the boos of the audience, a precise hit!

It was not affected at all.

The boos must have had some impact, but for a player of Qin Fei's level, the boos had very little impact. Unless they were really on top, no matter how loud the boos were, they would only think that they were deaf and couldn't hear them.

2-0 start.

Qin Fei and Blaylock clapped their hands and walked back while directing their teammates to take their positions.

"Leave me the weak side, go to the strong side."

Qin Fei pointed to the other side, causing Artes to go to the wrong place.

Artest was really planning to go with Qin Fei, but when he was reminded by Qin Fei, he suddenly came to his senses and hurried to the other side.

Although they are all man-to-man, there are also some positions to be talked about.

After Kidd dribbled the ball, after passing the ball from the outside, Hardaway really held the ball.

At this time, Artest, who was mentioned as the starter, immediately pounced on him like a wolf cub.

Artest is too dedicated to his work, and he is not afraid of wearing shoes if he is barefoot.

He doesn't have to worry about getting into a foul or something. The Warriors have too many players who can play. Fouls are nothing, and some people can replace him.

Hardaway refused to confront Artest head-on, took the ball to test the offense, and then Clifford Robinson came out to pick and roll with Hardaway.

Half of the pick-and-roll attack was played, and Hardaway passed back to Kidd at the top of the arc.

Kidd dribbled and broke through, facing Blaylock's defense, and directly opened the way to attack inside.

His dribbling was so good that he didn't seem to be affected at all during the confrontation. At the same time, he looked at the six directions. After attracting the attention of the Warriors, he suddenly gave the ball to Longley outside the penalty area.

When Langley received the ball, there was no one to defend him. When Konglan made a throw, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Snapped!"

The throw that rose to the highest point was slapped by Da Ben and flew out of the sideline.

The fans were about to stand up and cheer, but all of a sudden they fell silent.

"So fast moving speed, so strong reaction ability."

Langley was taken aback, and after being taken off by Big Ben, he took a closer look at this "sporty" center who was much shorter than him.

In Longley's impression, a good frame-protecting center is the kind of monster with a height of more than seven feet and amazingly long arms. The previous Alonzo Mourning, the current big Ben, is not tall, but the ability to protect the frame is really strong.

Could this be the future development trend of the NBA?
Can you be a center forward if you are over [-] meters?Then rely on mobility to defend and protect the frame, unlike traditional centers like them who stand in the circle to protect the frame?

Big Ben and his teammates applauded one by one.

He now has to contribute more than two blocks a night, and when there are fewer blocks, he feels bad all over.

Although it is a bit perverted to think so, as a frame-protecting center with a very clear benchmark for himself, blocks and rebounds are the best standards to measure his efforts.

As for scoring, they are all ranked last.

The Suns re-kick off and Kidd passes the ball to Hardaway.

Artest stuck Hardaway to defend with jelly candy. Hardaway took the ball to take a step, and then switched to the left hand to attack with the ball.

"Pong!"

Artest hits the wall.

Grant switched defenses to stare at Hardaway. Hardaway pulled the center forward and handed the ball to Robinson when he slid down.

Artest's position is very bad, unable to guard Robinson.

Daben didn't have time to defend, so he could only interfere with him a little.

Clifford Robinson made a layup, 2-2.

Successful tactics will bring players a more comfortable offensive environment. This wave of Suns tactics is better, so no matter how active Artest is, it is useless.

The key is the quality of the cover.

The fans in the audience saw that the sun scored a goal, and immediately raised their hands in unison, and then applauded and cheered.

The atmosphere soon became lively.

The reaction to the field is that the enthusiasm of the Suns players on the defensive end is increasing.

And he was not afraid of confrontation at all. Even Clifford Robinson, who was a little thinner, confronted Grant head-on.

After Qin Fei ran out of the second ball, he played a pick-and-roll attack with Da Ben.

Before the ball holder could pull out, Marion, who has a terrifying wingspan, suddenly slashed the ball.

"Clap" sounded.

It hit Qin Fei's arm.

(End of this chapter)