new lord of the rings

Chapter 528 Unstoppable!

The Suns' offense showed an irresistible momentum. Although it was difficult to limit the Lakers defensively, the Lakers were equally irresistible offensively, relying on efficient offense to maintain the lead in the first quarter.

"I have to say that this kind of game is very good. The Lakers are both internal and external, and the organization is also very organized. Although it is still a bit jerky, it has shown great potential. The Suns are Zhang Xin's third season. The entire offense has shown a trend of flowing clouds and flowing water, like mercury pouring into the ground. Although the five Lakers are taller than Sun as a whole, and their speed is not bad, they just can't defend against Sun.

This has something to do with the change of the league's rules this season. The rules of this season are more conducive to offense, but the Suns' offensive ability was the first in the league last season. Although there are too few samples this season, judging from the effect of the first quarter today , It is estimated that this season will still rank first in the league! "Yang Yi analyzed.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides were in the rotation. The Lakers were led by Durant, while the Suns were led by Devin Booker. The Suns gradually widened the point difference from the second quarter.

Devin Booker has become calm after two seasons in the finals. With Hilde, Brogdon and others, he played an offensive firepower that is not inferior to the starters, and he also showed a tough character on defense.

The Lakers' rotation is much worse. In order to exchange for Anthony Davis, the Lakers almost exchanged half of the team's future. Most of the supplementary players are capable but slightly inferior players, such as Beasley. , Nick Young, although their personal abilities are good, but they are not enough in terms of team building, so they can only rely on Durant to score in singles.

I have to say that Durant is still very efficient in singles, but his defense is much worse. The five players do their own thing, and they can't stop the tacit cooperation honed by the Suns in two seasons. Broken fishnets in general.

Head coach Luke Wharton has an anxious expression on his young face. Tonight is the first game of the regular season. Winning or losing is not important to the layout of the entire season, but face is still very important. With the Big Three, we still lose. In the game, the Lakers' high-level faces are not good-looking.

It’s just that there is a problem with the rotation lineup. Luke Walton can probably estimate it. The current Lakers are like the Heat before. The starting strength is strong, but the rotation is much worse. It will have to wait until the middle and late seasons to attract some powerful players. The veteran will add in the future to be able to truly hit the championship, and there is no rush.

Zhang Xin watched the young man's performance steadily off the court. Even without him, the current Suns team is still a very strong team. Others think that the Suns are strong because of him, but Zhang Xin understands very well that he It just raised the upper limit of the Suns, but the lower limit of this team is already high enough!

After the first half, the Suns have widened the point difference to 20 points!
The fans at the Staples Center gradually quieted down. This game made them understand why the Phoenix Suns were able to win the championship for two consecutive years, and why Durant, James, and Davis came together to form a team for the Lakers. The other is because Phoenix is ​​too powerful!
It's just that they don't quite understand why those players are still there. Before Zhang Xin went, they were the bottom team. After Zhang Xin went, they became the league's top team. Oh, not just the top team, but the super team!

After the start of the second half, the Big Three of the Lakers returned to the court together, trying to restore the situation, but facing the Suns led by Zhang Xin, even if the Big Three were fully fired, there was no way to tie the score. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers could only Withdraw the main force ahead of time and declare defeat.

Although the game was beyond people's expectations, it is not surprising when you think about it. The Suns are the team that won the championship for the second time in a row.

The Lakers are a newly formed team, and it takes time to adapt, so it is not surprising to lose the game at this time. People think it is strange that the Lakers are vulnerable when facing the Suns.

What Zhang Xin said to his teammates in private is this: "It seems too simple for them to lose to us, but it is inevitable. Although they have the Big Three, is my team strong alone? Am I considered a giant by myself? Actually not, we have Devin, Buddy, Malcolm, Rajon, Paul, etc. in our team. The strength of you guys is actually the strength of giants. It's just that people think you are either young or old, and ignore your strength."

The vigorous opening game came to an end. Although it was beyond people's expectations, it was still a wonderful game. The presence of the Lakers' Big Three at the same time was worth the fare.

Lost in the opening game, the Lakers did not stop losing, lost five games in a row, and did not win the first win of the new season until facing the Pistons in the East. This caused dissatisfaction among Lakers fans, and Magic Johnson could only come out. Taking responsibility, he admitted his mistakes and didn't care enough about the team, but finally said: "Rome was not built in a day."

On the other hand, the Suns are winning consecutive battles. It seems that no team can stop the Suns from advancing, not even the Celtics in the east and the Golden State Warriors in the west. It was caused by insufficient personnel due to the team's implementation of rotations.

In the closing battle in April 2019, the Suns faced the New Orleans Pelicans and won the last game of the regular season by one point, achieving a record of 4 wins and 72 losses, ranking first in the league and entering the playoffs. They swept the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round, the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round, and the Golden State Warriors met the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round. The two teams fought seven games, and finally the Los Angeles Lakers won the Western Conference Finals.

In the Western Conference finals, the Los Angeles Lakers, who were supplemented by veterans at the end of the season, were strong and strong. Facing the Phoenix Suns, they wanted to defeat the Suns and enter the finals. Before the game, the Big Three showed a lot of confidence. In the seven games against the Warriors, the Lakers Integrating the team and showing strong competitiveness is the confidence of the Big Three.

But after the start of the Western Conference Finals, the Suns gave the Lakers a head-on blow. Zhang Xin, who played his best, was like a killer. No matter whether it was Durant or James, no one could guard against Zhang Xin. The Lakers could only use half of their defense. The power rests on Zhang Xin.

But as Zhang Xin said, people like Hield and Devin Booker already have the strength of giants, and they all exploded as soon as they let go, and the Lakers' defense was instantly riddled with holes!

The Suns defended a 2:0 lead at home!

(End of this chapter)