The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 163: The Death of "Son of the Wind"!It's a pity that there is no if!
As a member of the "180" club, the shooting hotspots are all red all the year round. Nash is simply too humble to say that.

Future teammate Grant Hill once commented: "If Steve is more selfish, then he will easily win the scoring champion."

Such an evaluation may be a bit overrated, but it is undeniable that Nash is a perfect defender on the offensive end.

Nash is proficient in almost all the qualities that a good scorer should possess.

Whether it's a driving layup, floater, mid-range shot, three-pointer or free throw --

If there is no one who can't, let alone what he can't!

The most rare thing is that although Nash scores like a bag, he is always a pass-first organizer.

He doesn't need to score to dominate the game, just like a real commander doesn't put on armor and rush to fight.

He can always maintain a clear and wise brain, understand everything on the court, and connect the team with his own passing.

Only when necessary, the hidden killer will retreat from the gorgeous disguise, show his sharp teeth, and use a 30+ or ​​40+ to dominate the game.

Zhang Bolong has always respected Nash, and what he said just now was just to make his calm mind fluctuate.

Compared with Nash who took the ball and did it by himself, of course, the "Son of the Wind" who came and went freely and swayed for assists was more threatening.

But obviously, this kind of trick was easily broken by the old Jianghu.

Nash stood at the top of the arc to organize, reaching out to direct his teammates' tactical moves,
Zhang Bolong is fully alert, watching all directions, listening to all directions, ready to go up and mark the Suns players who come out of the pick-and-roll.

Who knew that at this moment——

Nash actually chose to take off directly and threw the ball against the three-point line.

Zhang Bolong standing still:? ? ?
"Shh!"

Hollow hits.

No rhythm, no reason.

Such a straightforward response to the ball immediately caused a burst of cheers from the fans.

"Didn't expect that, Long? This is called a soldier who never tires of cheating!"

Nash smiled, shook his long hair and left gracefully.

I really didn't expect that you, a Maple Leaf native, didn't look at tactics, but took a fancy to our Huaxia's art of war!
Zhang Bolong stabilized his mind, quickly dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, and pretended to pull up a quick shot from outside the three-point line.

Due to his strong deterrence on the perimeter, Nash also had to step forward to defend, which gave Zhang Bolong a chance to break through smoothly.

If Nash has any shortcomings, it is undoubtedly that he is limited by his physical fitness and defensive level.

Watching Zhang Bolong pass Nash in one step, Marion on the side quickly stepped forward to defend.

In the game back then, it was this kid who satirized his ugly shooting, which caused his desire to even shoot from the outside to drop a lot in the future.

When they meet again this time, the "hacker" is preparing to settle their old and new grudges.

From the corner of the eye, Marion gritted his teeth and slapped the horse. Zhang Bolong made a neat back pass, and the ball was given to Jackson, who was emptied by him.

But before "Captain Jack" could draw his bow, Boris Dior, who was in charge of supplementary defense, had already blocked the shot space.

The sun's rapid defensive rotation is evident.

Seeing that there was no chance to make a move, Jackson handed the ball to Zhang Bolong again to reorganize.

This time, it was Harrington who ran out of position.

He swayed Stoudemire from beyond the three-point line, broke into the inside lane and made a layup, but was destroyed by a peg block from Marion.

The ball fell into the hands of Nash, and the entire Sun team rushed to every predetermined corner like fireworks blooming in the night sky.

left?right?
Zhang Bolong followed Nash, watching Bell and Stoudemire who were about to get off.

He can only watch.

Without raising his head, Nash flicked his hands casually, and the basketball stuck to Bell's hands like flying.

He didn't miss this counterattack opportunity, kicked off the ground and jumped up, pouring the ball into the basket hard.

The Sun even took less than six seconds to attack this time!

"Only by defending can there be a counterattack! Everyone should be faster when returning to defense, and we will also show the Phoenix people our offense!"

Zhang Bolong appealed to his teammates.

Looking back, he went on to beat Nash hard.

Marion and Bell, one on the left and one on the right, staring at each other, ready to respond at any time.

And Stoudemire and Diaw are not old-fashioned insiders. They can move as fast as a guard and complete the second defense before the opponent makes a layup, ensuring that the defense always maintains a layered and integrated defense.

This Suns team has evolved again compared to the early stages of the regular season.

The attack is still sharp, but the defense is integrated. This is the temperament of the team that is aiming at the championship.

This is what Zhang Bolong feels the most.

The same is true.

In his previous life, in the 2007 playoffs, in addition to the Mavericks who were eliminated by the Warriors, Nash and the Suns also had a great chance to win the cup.

In the first round, they swept the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant 4:1, which also accelerated the chatter.

In the second round against the Spurs, the Suns lost both games by single digits, and the one they won was a 20-point victory.

The turning point of the game was in the fourth game. Horry's dirty collision with Nash directly knocked out the two main players of Stoudemire and Dior.

He also used this unbearable method to knock the balance of the series.

In the battle of Tianwangshan, the Suns insisted on using Marion to reach the center position. The team's 7 players and the Spurs led by GDP fought until the last moment.

They even led until the last minute of the game before being overturned by the Spurs and losing to Tianwangshan by 1 points.

And in Game [-], the Phoenix lost again by single digits, regrettably leaving the championship.

It can be said that in the absence of outside moves, the Spurs' road to the championship will definitely have one more challenge.

This is also the closest Nash has come to a championship in his career.

Even though they eliminated the Spurs and entered the Western Conference Finals in 2010, the Lakers at that time definitely overwhelmed the Suns, and the Suns didn't seem to have many chances.

But this year, no one can say how much better the Spurs are than the Suns when all players are healthy.

Including the entire regular season, it is also the Phoenix people who play better.

After passing the Spurs, neither the Jazz nor the Cavaliers seem to be able to stop the Suns from winning the championship.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs in the world.

If this is the case, the Dallas Mavericks have something to say,
"If I hadn't met the Warriors in the first round, who of you would have beaten me? The Spurs? I was defeated last year."

cough cough.

If this is the case, every loser has enough reasons, but history will only remember the winners.

Just like the Spurs who relied on "Stone Buddha" Duncan to lead the team more than ten years ago, started as a superstar, and were often criticized by fans because of their dirty playing.
But in the future, he changed suddenly and became a model of team basketball and collective strength.

"I don't know what the pattern of this year's playoffs will be."

Here, Azu, who started the game, also scored a three-pointer. The Warriors showed a fiery touch at the beginning and entered the first timeout with an 18:14 lead.

(End of this chapter)