Standing pretty old

Chapter 535

It is not accurate to say that he is the opponent he most wants to beat in the away game.

To be precise, it was the opponent he most wanted to win away from last season.

And this opponent is the Phoenix Suns.

In the 07-08 season, the Hawks beat the Suns without Stoudemire at home, but they were beaten by the well-staffed Suns on the road, and suffered the worst loss of the season.

Ruan Erniu later put forward such a view when summarizing the gains and losses with Woodson, Jiong Jisen, and Bibby.

Perhaps it was that game that gave birth to the Eagles' trust in small ball tactics, and through the excellent team lineup configuration, it produced a magical chemical reaction in the playoffs. And so was born.

Some things are destined to meet in the dark, and destined to explode in the dark.

In this season, the Eagles have doubled their offensive skills of three-point shooting on the basis of last season, becoming a team that is good at offensive and defensive transitions, has strong rebounding strength, and can play explosive offensive balls with precise long-range shots. Team.

The Eagles who have entered the peak state want to establish hegemony in the league, and naturally they must defeat their former opponents one by one.

Since last season, as of this season, there are fewer and fewer teams that can really pose a threat to the Eagles, and the Suns are one of the few teams that has not been completely conquered.

Unfortunately, the Suns this season are no longer the running and bombing team of last season.

Traded Marion, traded for Sharks, traded Diaw, Raja Bell for Jason Richardson, plus fired Mike D'Antoni, this is a standard positional battle team.

In the eyes of Suns general manager Steve Kerr, perhaps this is a configuration that is closer to a championship.

On the flight to Phoenix, Ruan Erniu said regretfully: "I still prefer to compete with the legendary running and gun team, and now the Tai** is another team. "

Jon Jonsen laughed and said, "It's hard to satisfy your request, unless you go back to a few years ago. By the way, I think the best team should be the Suns in the 04-05 season!"

Bibby curled his lips and said, "I think the Kings in the 01-02 season are the best team."

These two guys, ostensibly arguing about the merits of the team, were actually nostalgic for their glory days when they were both part of storied history.

Princeton, which is gorgeous to death, became popular in an instant and swept the league's running and bombing. This is not only the glory of the players and the team, but also the memory of an era.

Er Niu spread his hands and said: "I can only say that the current Atlanta Hawks is the best team I have ever seen!"

Speaking of this, the teammates raised their hands and shouted: "Long live the Eagles!"

In Phoenix in January, the average temperature during the day is 1 degrees, and the average temperature at night is 19 degrees.

When the Atlanta boys first got off the plane, they were still wearing the team's special jackets. After dragging their luggage for a while, more than 80% of them changed into T-shirts.

Phoenix City is a desert, and the air is dry. The air conditioner of the bus that the Eagles took on the way to the hotel broke down again, and the generals were basically sweating profusely from the heat.

They went back to the house to take a shower and went to bed early. During the next day's adaptive training, they encountered trouble again. Dragic sprained his ankle in an inadvertent collision and had to miss tonight's game Contest.

Later, Solomon Jones sprained his wrist during a layup. The team doctor also suggested that the team put him on the injury list for the sake of insurance.

Before the game even started, the Eagles lost two players, which made everyone else uneasy.

The Lunar Eclipse guy became even more suspicious: "Could it be the curse of the Phoenix people? Isn't their team doctor very good at treating players who have suffered major injuries? Will this group of people have a way to treat players belonging to the Suns?" Injuries transferred to other teams?"

Zaza Pachulia said: "I've heard about this witchcraft in Georgia, are we looking for something to purify?"

purification?You still ward off evil spirits!
Of course, Ruan Erniu stopped the nonsense of his teammates immediately.Instead of believing in some illusory curse, it is better to take tonight's game seriously and try to win a victory in Phoenix.

Jon Jonsen also stood up and said: "I have been in the Suns, there must be no such witchcraft here, TOM (known as the sun doctor - Thomas Carter) is an excellent professional doctor, I have met him more than once, he But I’ve never engaged in those naughty things.”

A joke is always a joke. Of course, as a professional player, winning is the first priority.

On January 2008, 1, at the American Airlines Center in Phoenix. (This is the American Airlines Center, while Miami and Dallas are both called American Airlines Centers, and the English spellings are inconsistent)
The Hawks announced their starting lineup early, and as in previous games, nothing has changed in the Eagles' starting lineup.

Compared with the previous games, the Suns' starting lineup has not changed much:

C Shaquille O'Neal

PF Amare Stoudemire

SF Grant Hill
SG Jason Richardson
PG Steve Nash
It was another well-known full-meter live broadcast, and ESPN sent the classic trio of Jeff Van Gundy, Mike Breen and Mark Jackson.

The Celestial Court TV also sent the classic Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping's double-ping combination to broadcast the game live in the studio hall.

A few years ago, the Chinese basketball circles were all hyping the "Yao Shark Showdown", but after Ruan Erniu was born last season, now "Bull Shark Battle" has become a topic that Chinese audiences are more fond of talking about .

It is true that the Sharks are one year older. Last season's data fell to a horrible average of 13.6+9.1 per game, but this season, the Sharks seem to have some recovery. The data of 17.8+8.4 per game certainly cannot be compared with the peak period. On a par with each other, but the power of this shark should not be underestimated.

No one can tell whether he has tried his best in the regular season, and whether he will save his strength until the playoffs!
If Ruan Erniu wants to secure his position as the No. [-] center, he still needs to continue to step on the shoulders of the old Shark.

A new generation replaces the old ones. If the old guys are not beaten to the ground, how can the newcomers have a bright future?
O'Neal and Er Niu jumped the ball in the middle circle. Ruan Er Niu took the lead by virtue of his bounce speed. Lunar Eclipse got the basketball and passed it to Bibby beside him, and the game began.

Bibby held the ball in the front court and observed the situation on the court.

The lunar eclipse suddenly ran back and cut into the inside line through Er Niu's cover.

Without any hesitation, Bibby sent the ball over immediately.

The eclipse caught the basketball in the air, and if it dunked, it would be a fantastic lob.

Stoudemire has been blocked by Erniu, and he is powerless to stop the ball, but it does not mean that Phoenix's basket is unguarded.

"Whoosh!"

"Boom!"

A burly figure flew up, and then swung down with a big slap, the lunar eclipse was shot directly out of the bottom line, and the basketball had already flown into the hands of the third row of spectators on the bottom line.

"Oh……"

The home fans let out an exclamation. They saw a monster over 150KG flying in the air!

Maybe it was just the start of the game, and the fallen O'Neill didn't make any arrogant celebrations, just smiled easily, and said to Ruan Erniu who came over to help the eclipse: "Remember! Boy, this is a no-fly zone !"

(End of this chapter)