NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 71 New Years
The Raptors have been very stable weak chickens in the past few seasons. Even if they have a popular player like Carter and selected Bosh last season, they still can't do it.

Carter also had conflicts with the team's management, and he didn't work hard this season.

In the end, the Raptors management had no choice but to send Carter to the Nets a few days earlier.

They did not exchange for any actual combat power. There is no doubt that the Raptors intend to rebuild with Bosh as the new core.

How can Carter say, dunks are indeed nothing to say, but the desire for victory is just so-so.

The Raptors should have sent him away earlier so they could get more in return.

The current Raptors can be regarded as an offensive team, but now the offensive teams in the league are far behind the sun.

The important thing is that their defense is very poor, so even if they have a little offense, they can't get out in the East.

The current Raptors can be said to have no fighting spirit, and the sense of belonging of the players is not strong. Unexpectedly, they even sent an inside player who did not attack or defend, but was blown away by Stoudemire in the first quarter.

The Suns took a lead of nearly 20 points in a single quarter, and there was no suspense from the beginning of the game.

Although the Raptors woke up later and put on a more flexible lineup, it doesn't make much sense anymore.

The Suns once again dominated the paint, Stoudemire Stoudemire had 30 blocked shots at 5+, and Marion grabbed 18 rebounds.

This scene is hard to imagine, and Stoudemire never thought it would be so easy to play center.

After the game, Russell also half-joked: "With a strong enough inside line, it is really happy for outside players. We are such a team."

Russell himself scored 13 points and 18 assists efficiently, and once again shined on the court.

This eleven-game winning streak is really easy.

Of course, the easy schedule will end, and the last two games of the Suns in December are back-to-back away games.

Playing the Raptors too easily made the Suns players hallucinate. They came to San Antonio and were cut by the Spurs, who ranked first in defense this season.

Except for Stoudemire, the performance of the rest of the sun is terrible.

Among them is Russell, who is more important. He has always regarded the Spurs as his opponent in the playoffs. This time he also wanted to find out the bottom line.

The outside line of the sun was locked by the opponent, and no one scored in double figures.

Russell was overwhelmed by Parker. Parker's mid-range shot was really hard to defend. He just took half a step off the screen, and Russell couldn't do anything about it.

Duncan's cover is too strong, and the defense is also very scary. The Spurs gave the Suns 11 caps, and Duncan gave 5, and there were countless interferences.

Russell's rare assists were not in double figures, which was very sad.

D'Antoni could only speak hard after the game, "This is not a denial of our past efforts. The Spurs are a championship-level team and we have learned a lot."

Russell also had to imitate the tone of the head coach, and said with a wry smile: "They kicked our ass hard. Maybe this is a good thing. We can learn a lot from competing with such a strong team."

This really made Russell sober up a lot. Sun's good results even made him a little bit flustered.

It doesn't matter if you lose to other teams, but if you lose to the biggest competitor in the West, he knows that he still needs to work hard to improve his strength. Fortunately, the regular season is far from over, and they have enough time to prepare for the playoffs.

Of course, the Suns are not in form this time, if the outside line is more accurate, they may not have a chance.

But the sunspots were excited, they thought this game was the epitome of the Suns pseudo-powerful team.

The Spurs have a playoff-level defense, and the Suns will not be able to play in the playoffs.

Russell just laughed at these people, even if the Suns lose a game, they are still number one in the Western Conference and the league.

If such a record says they can't do it, then no one in the entire league can do it.

They played back-to-back away games. After the game against the Spurs, the Suns went to New Orleans.

The Hornets are now concentrating on playing badly, because the head star Baron Davis has completely fallen out with the team.

They didn't have the heart to hide it, and they directly ordered Davis to start, and now they are selling it all over the league.

It is not uncommon for stars and teams to fall out this season, that is, the Internet is not so developed now, and this kind of thing will definitely become more heated in a few years.

Davis' situation is worse than Carter's, which also caused his trading value to plummet.

But the Hornets can't help it. They are not happy netizens. It doesn't make any sense to keep Davis in the team and kill him completely. At that time, the team will lose a lot of dollars, which is not worth it.

So even if you lose money, you have to trade people out, but choosing a reliable rookie is serious.

Many teams consider players' personalities when drafting, and they are also scared by some players.

There is no winner in this kind of thing, and the value of the players will also drop, but the conflict between players and the team will be an eternal topic in the business league. It is unavoidable that they cooperate to make money but confront each other to some extent.

Russell is also a little bit embarrassed. You must know that everyone loses dollars in a fallout. He has to learn a lesson. No matter what the team decides, it must try to reach a win-win situation with the players. That is the way for smart people to make money.

Facing a wholeheartedly bad team, the Suns won back-to-back without any surprises.

Stoudemire scored the highest score in the game, and Russell also easily and happily got a double-double.

That's the end of December, and that's the end of 12.

The Russell family is in charge of the Suns, and now the Suns are number one in the league. This is a beautiful end and an even better beginning.

New Year, the team is on holiday again.

Although the United States seems to take Christmas more seriously, January 1st is also very lively.

Russell put on a hat and scarf, disguised himself and went out for a walk with Nora, experiencing the happiness of ordinary young people in the United States.

They should still be in the hot love period, because it is so happy to blow the cold wind.

The two also talked about investment together. They both had ample funds, and Nora didn't spend many dollars trying to invest in independent films.

Next, they will be exposed to some big productions and prepare for a heart-pounding memory.

Nora is a little apprehensive, but Russell is very confident, because the big productions he is willing to invest in are all profitable movies. As long as he has the opportunity to make a move, the return on these investments will definitely be much higher than his salary in the team.

Of course, his current status as a basketball player is also increasing. When he gets a big commercial contract, his income may be more worry-free than film and television investment.

But if you think about it carefully, Harris will do all the troublesome things. He just needs to wait for the money to be distributed, and it doesn't seem to be too troublesome.

As the New Year approaches, he holds Nora in his arms and promises a bright future for them.

(End of this chapter)