Forward to the basket

Averaged 112.1 points per game, 25.9 assists, and 49.4% field goal percentage. Although the regular season has only started for less than two weeks, the Phoenix Suns have already ranked first in the league in these three statistics.

Especially in terms of scoring average, it completely overwhelms other teams. The Warriors, who are ranked second, can only score 105.4 points per game, which is almost a 7-point gap.

Moreover, the Suns can ensure that their average conceded points per game are controlled at around 102, and their net points can be around 10 points, but the difference between the Warriors' points gained and lost is less than 1 point, and their conceded points are even 0.5 higher than their scores.

It's no wonder that now that Solar has reached the top of the league by attacking, the Warriors can only hover in the middle of the West.

Compared with those teams with strong offense and weak defense, the current Phoenix Suns have not forgotten to contain their opponents while attacking wildly. Their current offensive efficiency is even more terrifying than two years ago.

Even on the betting website, the odds of the Suns winning the championship are now adjusted. Although some people always say that a good defense can win the championship, who can guarantee that the crazy Suns can't win the championship?

You must know that just two days ago, the Jazz led by Sloan was defeated by the Sun with 120:105.

The Jazz's defense is not without tenacity, but under the crazy shooting of Phoenix, it still collapses.

"They are a group of lunatics who only think about how to score. Any opponent they encounter may be beaten into a sieve. I hope we will not repeat the tragic fate of the previous teams this time."

When Rivers watched the video data of the first seven games of the Suns, he also scratched his head a little bit about the upcoming confrontation. After all, those offensive lunatics are now ranked first in the Western Conference.

In the first seven games, they had six wins and one loss, and only the San Antonio Spurs could capture them at home.

In that game, the Spurs only won by five points in the end. If Duncan and Ginobili hadn't scored nine points in a row in the last two minutes, who would guarantee that the victory would not be the Suns?

At least the fans in San Antonio watched the game with one heart hanging at the end of that game.

That frightening feeling was even more nervous than when the Pistons competed for the championship.

And those lunatics in Phoenix, in the six games they won, averaged about 15 points better than their opponents, with far ahead assists and field goal percentages, not to mention their best scoring.

Even the Spurs relied on offense to win in the end, and Vivić failed to rely on his own troika to withstand the Suns' explosive offensive firepower, and he just let the opponent score 111 points in the away game.

Although the Suns also lost 116 points, it was not an easy task to push the Spurs to that point. Even Vivic himself said after the game that winning the game was indeed thrilling.

"No matter how hard we try, I'm afraid it will be difficult to limit their scoring efficiency. The Spurs and Jazz are not weak defensively, but neither can contain the Suns' extremely crazy running and bombing tactics."

Compared with Rivers, Thibodeau may be more concerned about the offensive firepower of the Suns. After all, he is the defensive coach of the Celtics, and the team's defense in the first few games is actually pretty good.

Although he has lost two games before, there has never been a game where the opponent scored more than [-] points.

There may not be many coaches who are willing to see their opponents score more than [-] points at home, especially the defensive coaches, who hate to let the opponent's offense overwhelm their carefully tuned defensive system.

But facing the lunatics of the Phoenix Suns, even Thibodeau was a little speechless this time.

After all, the defensive strength of the Celtics is still not comparable to that of the Spurs and Jazz.

"112 points per game, man, all I can say is, this is a crazier bunch than us."

Although Rivers doesn't want to publicize the opponent's strength too much, it now seems that the reality is indeed the case.

Regardless of whether he and Thibodeau are willing or not, the Phoenix Suns will eventually kill them.

Rivers didn't want to become three wins and two losses with great difficulty. In a blink of an eye, the outcome was evened again.

Originally, it was difficult to play at the beginning of the game, but now it is the Suns that are in the limelight, and Rivers is cursing. He really wants to ask the grandson who arranged the schedule, if he owed him a lot of money in his previous life.

Otherwise, there is really no need for the Celtics to encounter so many ups and downs in the opening stage.

The Hornets, Pistons, Nets, and now they are going to meet the Suns. They have only played five games in total, and only the Knicks and the weak Trail Blazers, who are in turmoil, can be pinched twice by the Celtics.

The rest of the opponents are either superstars or hard-fought, and there are not many games that can make people feel easier.

It was hard to get two consecutive home games, but now I have to prepare to face the Suns.

The Celtics didn't seem to be able to find a better way to solve this problem other than head-to-head at home. It's just such a hard fight. It is estimated that everyone knows that the offensive firepower is not dominant at all.

One ranks first in offensive firepower in the league, and the other can barely be regarded as mid-range.

Even with home court advantage, it is not easy to destroy the Suns in this way.

The most important thing is that because of the opponent's extremely tricky running and bombing tactics, Rivers is a bit lost.

Run and gun, the English original meaning, runandgun, is the open offensive system in the half of the game.

The whole team is running at high speed in the offense, looking for suitable shooting positions and opportunities, and then relying on passing to start fast shooting and fast breaks, that is, relying on offense to defeat the opponent in one go.

This includes not only high-speed cuts, but also mid-range shooting, and the spectacular three-point rain on the periphery. If you have a group of shooters with strong maneuverability, you have the ability to run and bomb.

Just like the Golden State Warriors coached by Nelson Sr., they don't have a fixed rebounding monster.

But this group of guys has cluster firepower, anyone can become a point of attack, and almost everyone can contribute about [-] points per game. This is a terrible team.

However, compared with the Golden State Warriors, the Suns are obviously more terrifying and more destructive.

Although Baron Davis of the Warriors is a pretty good guard, compared with the two-time mvp winner Nash, Davis' ability to connect the whole team is obviously not as comprehensive as Nash.

After all, it is not common for a lunatic to score more than a dozen assists per game, not to mention the guy who averaged more than a dozen assists per game, in addition to assists, he can also ensure that his average scoring is around 18 points per game.

This kind of guy is the scariest. Not only can he score, but he can also make his teammates stronger.

Even Rivers pinched his temples subconsciously when he looked at Nash's statistics this season. This may be the first time he scratched his head on how to contain the opponent's soul, and it was indeed difficult enough to stare at.

"Rondo? Or West? I don't know which of these two guys can take on this task."

Rivers said with some melancholy that, compared with the two-time mvp title, the Celtics' guard line can now be played, and only Rondo and West are left. up.

Tony Allen has to carry the opponent's shooting guard, not to mention that this guy may not be able to stare at Nash.

Rondo's defense is good, but it is basically impossible to block Nash with his own strength.

Even Thibodeau poured cold water on him, "In terms of experience and ability, Rondo is far behind his opponent."

"Even if it's Tony Allen, he's a little more reliable than Rondo. After all, this kind of home game opportunity can never really become a test field for our experimental lineup and player matching."

Thibodeau hurriedly interrupted Rivers' illusion, he didn't want to rely on rookies to hit the crazy Suns.

"I said buddy, I didn't want to conduct any experiments, but if you think I let West play, I can assure anyone that he will definitely not be able to withstand the first wave of offense directed by Nash."

Rivers pointed to the video, the Canadian who had just completed his tenth assist and said.

"Don't you really want Rondo to enter the starting list so early? This is only their sixth game. Be careful, it will backfire. If you are not careful, you will destroy the kid's self-confidence."

Compared with performance, Thibodeau may be more concerned about those players with excellent talent and quality, whether they can show their due brilliance under his own hands. Rondo and Chen Feng are now in this ranks.

If it is said that this is going to let Rondo and Nash fight recklessly, it is a bit unsafe no matter how you look at it.

Although the kid performed well in the first few games, it can be seen in the first game against the Pistons. The gap between him and the top guards, Billups's strength, he can't do anything about it, and Nash's flexibility, Rondo can't do anything about it. He may not be able to defend, and he is still a bit too young to meet an All-Star guard.

But now Rivers has to consider not only how to stare at Nash, after all, that task is a bit too difficult. Compared with Nash, the other firepower points of the Suns may be more troublesome.

Raja Bell, Boyce Diaw, Sean Marion, these are all ruthless guys who can keep their scoring average around [-] points per game. No matter who shows their power, it is enough for the Celtics to drink a pot of.

In addition to these three guys, "Brazilian Lightning" Barbosa and Jumaine Jones can also contribute about [-] points per game, and Curt Thomas can also earn seven or eight points.

But compared with these people, what makes Rivers most melancholy now is probably Amare Stoudemire, an inside animal who can score around 25 points per game. This threat is too great.

Although the average height of the Suns is not dominant, they are aggressive in the interior. The rebounds of Thomas and Marion are their secondary offensive protection, plus Stoudemire's ability to play hard at the basket , Whoever meets the Suns will have a headache for the inside defense.

Generally, the main reason for the average team's mediocre record in running and bombing is because the inside is not strong, but now it seems that the Suns have full offensive firepower from the outside, and their inside firepower cannot be ignored.

"These bloody guys, God knows if they can break the regular season record of 62 wins this year."

Rivers rubbed his forehead and said melancholy while looking at the opponent's player list and video data.

No matter what, those lunatics who ran and bombed have already come to kill them now...

(The first update, a digression, I designed the female reporter to let her play a role in the later stage. If you really don’t like to watch it, just skip it.)