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Chapter 196 Capture the Sun Lightly!Gentry: Lu's luck is really good; Lu: Yes, yes, you are right

On the 28th, the Sonics sat at home to meet the challenge of the eighth Suns in the West.

The Supersonics home court is full every year in the playoffs, and the atmosphere at home is extremely hot. Seeing Durant, Yao Ming and others appear on the field, the fans on the scene erupted with deafening cries, which made the Suns in the away game seriously uncomfortable.

Channing Frye was quietly practicing three-pointers on the other side of the field. Only he knew that the palms of his shooting hands were already covered with sweat, and he was more nervous than others.

Frye had played against the Sonics when he was playing for the Trail Blazers. It was an unbearable memory. Although he signed a big contract with the Suns this summer, he met the Sonics again in the playoffs. Frye was still under a lot of pressure and couldn't relax at all.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the Sonics' starting lineup was announced on the big screen: Jackson, Mike Miller, Durant, David Lee and Noah.

Lu Yong did not arrange Dayao to start this round of the series. The Suns are a team that is good at running, bombing and counterattacking. Noah who can run and jump.

Yao Ming's coming off the bench can not only stagger the main force of the Suns, but also try to hit the ball to the basket as much as possible, giving full play to his characteristics of a giant inside.

Gentry stood on the sidelines before the game and kept telling the players tactics, looking at Lu Yong across the court, his brows were furrowed and he was not very optimistic.

This game was broadcast live across the United States. Although the media generally believed that the probability of the Suns being swept out was high, Gentry, who is also an offensive coach, was not convinced. He was determined to prove himself, even if the result was a loss. Also lead the team to create trouble for the Sonics.

Suns starters: Nash, Carter, Grant Hill, Frye, Robin Lopez.

In the middle of the season, the Suns traded star Vince Carter from the Magic. However, in the past two seasons, Carter’s personal status has declined seriously. After joining the Suns, his average data per game has dropped to 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1 steal. The "half-human, half-god" who hit Iverson.

If both Carter and Hill are at their peak, the Suns lineup will be the finale of the league, even if the Heat's Big Three are not as famous as these two brothers.

It's a pity that the twilight of a hero is the ending that all NBA stars cannot escape. Even better than Michael Jordan, Carter has to accept the fact that he has fallen into the altar. This year, he played 10 games as a substitute in the regular season, setting a new career high.

The centers of the two teams jumped the ball in the middle circle. Noah won with better athleticism and the Sonics went first.

Durant caught the ball in the middle and faced Grant Hill. He gestured for his teammates to pull away.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines and watched the game expressionlessly, and did not interfere too much with Durant's unreasonable shots.

The reason why superstars are sought after is not only their high popularity, but also because they have enough privileges on the court to ignore tactical singles occasionally.

Durant has already had a chance on this ball, and it is impossible for Old Hill to cover him with his knees scrapped.

The Suns attacked, Nash and Lopez broke through after playing a pick-and-roll in the middle, faked the "Warrior" Jackson, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop one step away from the free throw line. 0 to 2.

After scoring the goal, Nash tidied his broken hair with his hands. His offense was as stable as ever. Although he is not an offensive star, he has good shooting ability.

The Sonics attacked, Jackson dribbled the ball and passed it to Noah in the middle.

Mike Miller ran up the line from the left corner and successfully got rid of Carter's pursuit with the help of David Lee's screen.

Noah held the ball in the middle and saw Miller running out of opportunities, and immediately passed the ball. Miller caught the ball and made a horizontal jumper. ! 3 to 2.

The Suns attacked, and Nash used the pick-and-roll to launch an offense twice and was blocked by the Supersonics. It was not until the 24-second attack time was approaching that Carter barely shot a turnaround jumper and missed the basket under the interference of Mike Miller. Noah Grab the rebound and observe your teammates, pass the ball to the frontcourt and quickly launch a fast break.

Durant took the lead and rushed forward, leaned against Hill with his body, turned around and caught the ball straight to the basket, took three steps and scored a one-handed dunk, bang! 5 to 2.

After landing, Durant clenched his fists and beat his chest, and roared at the Suns bench.

Sitting on the sidelines, Lu Yong looked dumbfounded. At this moment, he finally understood why those ancient heroes knew which martial art's move was just by looking at it. Iron Blood Beating His Breast and Roaring in the NBA were almost ruined.

The Suns attacked, Nash broke through and went deep to the basket after the pick-and-roll, and was flanked by Durant, who came from the weak side to help defend, and went out to find Hill.

The latter missed a three-point jumper and was interfered by David Lee on the side, and the rebound was picked up by "Martial Saint" Jackson.

The average height of the Supersonic starting lineup is astonishing. The shortest Stephen Jackson has reached 2 meters. In addition to being able to ignore a large number of jump shots on the offensive end, he also does a good job in assisting defense interference and protecting rebounds.

Before the start of the season, Lu Yong really didn't think about creating a "Big Five". It can only be said that good luck tricks people. Almost all of these guys have skills that don't match their height. Looking at the entire history, it can be called a burst.

Hill's three-point shooting rate this season is good, shooting 39.5% in the regular season, but his biggest problem is low production, averaging 1.4 shots per game, and only hitting 0.6 three-pointers.Hill's main scoring method comes from the mid-range on both sides. Three-pointers are not his strong point, let alone Hill's conventional weapon.

In the next round, Jackson broke through and then scored at the top of the arc. David Lee missed a mid-range jumper and the rebound was protected by Lopez.

In the first half of the first quarter, both teams were looking for the state of the game, the offensive efficiency was not high, and they failed to organize a wave of offensive.

It wasn't until 7 minutes later that Yao Ming replaced Noah and scored 6 points in a row against the Suns' backup center Earl Baron, and the Sonics gradually took the initiative.

The Suns have a lot of players on the bench who can score, but since Barbosa the "Brazilian Lightning" left the team, the Suns second team lacks the backbone of the offense, and it is no surprise that they have fallen behind against the Supersonics.

The Sonics second team not only has Yao Ming who can score, Jeremy Lin, Budinger, Gerald Green, and O'Neal also have good offensive firepower. There are a lot of screens and points, and someone can always create offensive opportunities.

The Suns came off the bench on both offense and defense. The combination of Budinger and Yao Ming alone was enough to cause headaches for the Suns. With O'Neal frequently hitting jumpers on both sides of the free throw line, the Sonics completely opened up the situation in the second half.

In the first quarter, the two supersonic lineups performed well, leading the sun 34 to 22.

In the second quarter, the supersonic offensive firepower continued to crush.

The positional battle handed the ball to Durant for singles, Mike Miller ran a lot without the ball to find opportunities, Jackson and David Lee were two all-around fighters who were able to make sudden shots, plus Noah, an All-Star dealer Players, scoring is much easier than the Suns.

Mike Miller exploded in this quarter. He scored two consecutive three-pointers at 45 degrees on the right side. He also scored two points from the middle distance. He scored 11 points and 2 rebounds in a single quarter. He actually gained the upper hand in the confrontation with Carter .

There are huge flaws in the center position of the Suns, especially before the "Polish Hammer" Gortat grows up, the frame protection and defense can only be handed over to the cumbersome Robin Lopez, and both offensive and defensive ends have become targeted points.

Although "Little Black Bean" Brooks came off the bench and scored 7 points, he couldn't fight against the Sonics' bench gangsters alone.

After halftime, 65 to 44, the Sonics led by 21 points.

Mike Miller made 4 three-pointers in the half quarter, scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. He played at a super level and became a surprise player in the first game of the playoffs.

In the second half, Mike Miller's offensive efficiency remained stable.

Relying on Durant's ability to attract double-teams and hit open jumpers steadily, veteran players are always better at seizing opportunities than rookies.

In fact, Mike Miller's scoring level has dropped a lot this season. In the regular season, he only scored 10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals. He averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game.

But even so, Lu Yong still put Miller in the starting lineup. Miller has a high three-point shooting rate. Playing next to the star can play the role of a perfect green leaf. The tactics and lineup are versatile. To describe it in two words, it is worry-free .

From him, Lu Yong can see the shadow of the top shooter in history. Although he is not as abnormal as Curry and Thompson, he is definitely useful as a championship puzzle.

Of course, Mike Miller's defense is really stretching his hips, especially in the past two years, his athletic ability has declined, and running, jumping, lateral movement and confrontation can't defend the star alone.

However, the Sonics have always relied on offense to win, and no matter how good the defense is, it is only a bonus. Therefore, Mike Miller's flaws are not fatal in Lu Yong's eyes. Never fell out of rotation.

With Durant scoring 14 points in the third quarter, the Suns lost hope of winning early and could only watch the main players of the Supersonics clock in and get off work in the third quarter.

The team led by a big score, Lu Yong decisively replaced the main force and sent a substitute to practice the lineup.

Jeremy Lin and Stephenson are playing in the playoffs for the first time, and rookies such as Matthews, Beverly and Budinger are also lacking in training. Naturally, Lu Yong will not give up this good opportunity and let the rookies play early. .

The head coach of the Suns, Gentry, stood on the sidelines with a dark face. Even though the Supersonics were replaced by a substitute, he still didn't let the starter go off the field, but took the opportunity to recover some points, not wanting to make the game lose too ugly.

Lu Yong saw Gentry's careful thinking, but he didn't bother to care.

The loss of last season made Lu Yong understand that there is nothing more important than player health in the playoffs.

It doesn't matter whether he wins by 1 point or by 10 points. His goal is to lead the team to compete for the championship. As long as he can win, nothing else matters.

"Junior Brother" Stephenson played well in this quarter. He seized the opportunity and scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter. He made 3 of 2 three-pointers and gained an advantage in the matchup with Pietrus.

In fact, this guy's singles ability is very good, both explosive and powerful, one-on-one, even if facing the stars, he will not be afraid, and has his own BGM, which was even called by fans in Lu Yong's previous life "Poor Man's Magician".

It's a pity that Stephenson's mind is not very bright, and he tends to get emotional when playing, which causes him to perform abnormally and do things that are not good for the team.

This is why he didn't get too many opportunities in his rookie season.

Two minutes later, Gentry, who had no hope of chasing points, had no choice but to replace the main player, and the game entered garbage time.

The Sonics maintained their lead until the end, and they made a good start to the series 121 to 99.

Except for Durant, who played 31 minutes, the rest of the Sonics played less than 1 minutes in G30, and 6 players on the team scored in double figures.

杜兰特18投9中，三分球4中2，罚球5中5，砍下25分5篮板3助攻2抢断1盖帽，投篮命中率50%，发挥稳健。

迈克-米勒11投7中，三分球9中6，高效贡献20分4篮板1助攻1抢断，在卢勇的战术体系里打球仿佛又找到了昔日FMVP的影子。

大姚替补登场打了21分钟，10投6中，三分球1中0，罚球4中4，得到16分6篮板2助攻1盖帽。

Facts have proved that Dayao, who remains healthy, is still an unstoppable low-post killer in the league. Facing unknown role players is a random kill.

Chase Budinger also played very well, scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. Although his tactical status is not as good as his rookie season, signing a big contract in the future is a sure thing.

On the side of the Suns, star Nash made 14 of 7 shots, 5 of 2 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 19 points, 2 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals. He played 36 minutes. Doomed to be alone.

卡特打了32分钟，15投6中，三分球4中1，罚球2中2，得到15分4篮板2助攻1抢断，命中率勉强达到了40%，没有了巅峰时的统治力。

Channing Frye, who just signed a big contract with the Suns in the summer, performed mediocre. He only made 7 of 2 three-pointers and scored 8 points and 5 rebounds. Loss, his personal ability was seriously overestimated by the Suns management.

Of course, the worst performance tonight has to be the Suns starting center Robin Lopez, who played 22 minutes, made 4 of 0 shots and scored no points, only scored 3 rebounds and 1 block, and also had the highest 5 fouls in the game .

Lopez didn't play well against Noah or Yao Ming. In the third grade, he still hadn't found his way. Compared with his twin brother Brook Lopez, he was far behind, and his style of play was more blue-collar.

After the game, players from the two teams hugged each other on the court. Nash took the initiative to find Lu Yong and shook his hand cordially.

"Lu, I like your coaching style very much. Congratulations on leading the team to victory. I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

"Of course, if there is a chance." Lu Yong said with a smile.

After Stoudemire left, the overall strength of the Suns plummeted, and Nash, who has no championship in his career, has already raised his mind to leave the team.In Lu Yong's previous life, Nash chose to join the Lakers in the summer of 12, and formed the Big Four of the famous league with Kobe, Gasol, and Howard.

Unfortunately, because of the conflict between Kobe and Howard, Nash's choice did not bring him a championship.

Lu Yong knows that Nash has no chance to win the championship if he stays in the Suns. Sooner or later, he will leave Phoenix to pursue the championship, and he will not suffer from a good relationship with him. Maybe the two will have a chance to cooperate in the future.

The Suns coach Gentry did not shake hands with Lu Yong, with an ugly expression on his face, he turned and left the court directly.

Gentry is a coach with lofty aspirations. Since taking over from D'Antoni, he wants to lead the team to achieve some results.

However, the Suns in his hands have not improved in the past two years, but have become more and more hip. Although it has something to do with the sand sculpture operation of the management, Gentry's coaching level is indeed average, and he has the disease of the coach without the life of the coach. , I was cleaned up by Lu Yong tonight, so it's no wonder that I feel better.

At the press conference, a reporter asked Gentry to comment on Lu Yong. He faltered and said: "The Supersonics are a team with great potential. Lu is very lucky. He won the lottery in the first stop of his career. He has an enviable coaching record, well, that's about it."

Gentry made it clear that he didn't want to praise Lu Yong, and repeatedly mentioned that the Sonics are a team with great potential, but deliberately ignored the fact that the Sonics were only ranked last in the league before Lu Yong took over.

The reporters could tell that this product was nitpicking, and it also had a sour smell.

The reporter who found the topic turned around to interview Lu Yong, told Gentry's words truthfully, and asked him what he thought about it.

Hearing this, Lu Yong smiled and shrugged his shoulders, not bothering to talk to him at all. "Yes, Alvin is right. The Sonics are a team with great potential. I am very lucky to be able to bring this team, which was originally in the west, to the championship. On the contrary, he brought the 62 The winning Suns almost made it out of the playoffs, and it was full of challenges along the way, never boring."

(End of this chapter)