With three points at the start, Nash begged for a maximum salary to renew his contract

Chapter 36 New Mission and Kobe Bryant's Change of Defense
Upon hearing Kenny Smith's words, Barkley's head shook like a rattle.

The loss he suffered on Dayao a few years ago is so unforgettable that he doesn't want to bet on any Huaguo players anymore.

In this regard, Kenny Smith was quite disappointed.

"Okay, then can you predict the final direction of the Suns and Lakers series?"

"I think the Suns should be able to eliminate the Lakers with a score of about 4:2 to enter the second round." Barkley said firmly: "Although they lack an important core player like Amare, but in Steve Under the leadership of the team, they are still in the ranks of the strong teams in the league, and they also unexpectedly got such an excellent three-point shooter like Wang Chao, which is stronger than the overall strength of the Lakers who can only rely on Kobe."

"4:2?" Smith nodded. "It's close to my idea. I also don't think this series will last to seven games."

……

Two days later, on April 4, the second game between the two teams continued in Phoenix.

Different from the first game, Kobe in this game was full of firepower and extremely efficient. He made 24 of 12 shots, 7 of 6 free throws, scored 31 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. The inflated Raja Bell was completely crushed.

In addition to Kobe, the Lakers Odom also scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

But the game still ended with the Suns winning.

104: 99.

The total score became 2:0.

For the Suns, Nash scored a team-high 29 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. He made 17 of 10 shots and 7 of 7 free throws, which perfectly explained how terrifying the offensive ability of the strongest point guard is.

After Marion's efficient performance in the last game, his performance in this game was a bit sluggish. He made 15 of 5 shots, shot 33.3% from the field, and scored only 13 points.

Originally, the sluggish performance of the team's first scoring point in the regular season was quite unfavorable for the Suns to win the game, but in this case, someone from the Suns stepped forward and took over Marion's scoring work.

That is Wang Chao.

Throughout the game, Wang Chao made 15 of 8 shots and 7 of 4 three-pointers, scoring 20 points.

It is not surprising that Wang Chao scored 20 points. With his extraordinary three-point shooting accuracy, it is easy for him to score 20+ points when the opportunity is good.

But in this game, the Lakers continued to use the tactic of strictly guarding against Wang Chao's three-pointers, and the two forward players of the Lakers, Walton and Vujacic, took turns to mark Wang Chao all the way, successfully reducing the number of Wang Chao's three-pointers.

Unexpectedly, when the three-pointer was strictly guarded against, Wang Chao actually started to shoot in the middle and long distances, and the hit rate was unexpectedly high.

Not to mention the Lakers, even the Suns were quite surprised.

Wang Chao's middle distance has been practiced for a long time, but he has not used it on the field.

Even if the open mid-range shot is as high as 88, it can't be compared with those first-class mid-range shot masters in the league, but at least there is no big problem facing players like Walton and Vujacic whose defensive ability is even lower than the league average.

In this way, Wang Chao became the biggest variable in the second game, which also led to all Kobe's efforts in vain.

Originally, in this game, Kobe should have led the Lakers to win 99:93, and in the next two home games, he won three cities in one go, and won the match point 3:1 first, pushing the Suns to a desperate situation.

Of course, the protagonists of the following story completely became the Suns. Under desperate circumstances, the Suns fought hard to catch up and won three games in a row, and finally defeated the Lakers 4:3 to enter the second round.

But now Wang Chao has changed everything, and the total score has become 2:0. When the Lakers returned to their home court, they were half on the edge of the cliff.

The appearance of Wang Chao has indeed further improved the strength of the Suns.

What Wang Chao didn't expect was that after the game ended, the system actually appeared, and a new task was issued to him after a long absence.

"Ding—now start releasing new missions."

"Mission goal, become the scoring leader in the team in the first round of the series."

"The mission is completed, and you can get a talented long-distance runner."

Listening to the sound of the system, Wang Chao's eyes lit up involuntarily.

Long-distance runner talent?
Just by looking at the name, one can guess that this thing is definitely an ability related to long-distance running.

The talents given by the system tasks are all the most useful skills for him at this stage.

If there is anything that can maximize Wang Chao's scoring ability at this stage, then physical fitness is undoubtedly the top priority.

Wang Chao's physical strength value is currently 80, which is not very high, but it is not particularly low. Under normal circumstances, a game can last for 30 minutes.

But once Wang Chao used a lot of running without the ball to actively look for open opportunities, his physical energy began to be greatly consumed.

The Suns are originally a very fast-paced team, and the average length of players running on the court is far longer than other players. In this case, Wang Chao, who has to run without the ball, can imagine the physical consumption.

Limited by physical constraints, it is basically difficult for Wang Chao to play 30 minutes even if he is a starter.

No matter what the effect of this long-distance runner's talent is, it must be able to effectively improve his running ability, so that he can score more calmly and efficiently.

but……

"Became the team's scoring leader in the first round of the series? Are you kidding me?"

This difficulty is a bit too big, right?

Although Stoudemire, the team's top scorer, was reimbursed for the season and couldn't play, which reduced the difficulty a lot, but Marion and Nash are not vegetarians either.

In the second game, Marion was a bit stretched, with only 13 points. The current two games averaged only 17.5 points per game, but Nash's current scoring average is as high as 24.5 points per game, which is much higher than Wang Chao's average of 19 points per game.

More importantly, the first round is not over yet. In the next games, Marion will definitely regain his form and quickly increase his scoring average. Nash's scoring efficiency will not become too low. After all, the Lakers The team simply does not have an excellent defensive guard who can effectively limit Nash's performance.

On the contrary, Wang Chao, who scored 19 points efficiently in the first two games, will go to the Lakers' home court next and will be strictly guarded by the opponent.

Wang Chao is not Nash and Marion, and his single scoring ability makes him very easy to be targeted.

"We must think of a way, how to become the team's scoring leader..."

The room leak happened to be raining overnight, and when Wang Chao was racking his brains to think about what to do, he never expected that the Lakers' target had already come.

On April 4, in the third game of the first round series, the battlefield was transferred from the home of the Suns to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the home of the Lakers.

Wang Chao still started the game, but when the players of the two teams finished jumping the ball and settled down, he was shocked to find that Kobe was standing in front of him.

In this game, Kobe wants to defend himself?
(End of this chapter)