Chapter 576: The Great War 3S (Part I)
Not long after Yang Di entered the league, the 30-year-old Nash stepped into the A+ level.
NBA players, from about 19 or 20 years old into the league, after training, the strength will improve by leaps and bounds for a period of time, to the age of 25, 26 years old into the peak period, the peak of the skills will be honed, and then the body is not changed, but the skills are getting stronger and stronger, but generally around the age of 30, it gradually begins to show downhill fatigue.
But what surprised everyone was that the 30-year-old Nash went to the Suns, and his strength actually went to the next level, stepping into the S-level, and after being elected MVP, he was even more out of control, and now he is an S-level player in the league, a real superstar.
And Nash is strong in attack and weak in defense, which means that Nash's offense will be much more powerful than that of ordinary S-level players.
With Nash as the core, the Suns have been up and down for several seasons, and over the years, they have always been among the top teams in the West.
Last season, Xiao Si was reimbursed for the season and underwent minimally invasive surgery.
This season, Xiao Si has returned, and his ability rating has also stepped into the S-level level, plus S-'s Sean Marion, the Suns now have three players above the S- level, and only the Spurs have so many stars in the league as they do.
In fact, it is the so-called Big Three.
The Warriors were also a big three before, and after Byron's injury, only two star players remained, Yang Di and Ray Allen, and now they can only be regarded as dual-core.
In addition, the Suns also have a good team of players such as Dio, Raja Bale, Barbossa, and James Jones.
The strength is strong, and the sword is aimed at the championship.
It's just that in the previous game, Xiao Si just came back and seemed to have some disconnect with the team, and like Dallas Mavericks, he lost some games. With 3 wins and 6 losses, it is only in 12th place in the West.
It's on par with the Trail Blazers, just above the SuperSonics and Grizzlies.
Before the start of the game, because the Suns' current record is not good, Stoudemire and others are very low-key, and when interviewed by the media, they repeatedly said that the Warriors are not an ordinary team, and they still have strong strength under the major blow, which will be a tough battle.
Night, 7 o'clock.
Bay Area, Oracle Arena.
Yang Di walked down the players' tunnel to the stadium, and the fans on both sides stretched out their hands to high-five him, and everywhere they could hear others shouting "MVP".
Walking to the sidelines, the camera was always focused on him.
Because of his three consecutive high scores, Yang Di's average points per game have risen to 27.3 points, ranking sixth in the league's individual scoring per game rankings.
The top five are Kobe, Iverson, James, Arenas and Carmelo Anthony.
Wade averaged 27.1 points per game, and behind Yang Dee, there were scoring stars such as Carter, Joe Johnson, Nowitzki, and Maddy.
Yang Di narrowed his eyes, and the music of the appearance sounded on the sidelines.
He and his teammates high-fived each other, performed the usual etiquette of the appearance, and when he wore his coat, he hid his strong body.
After the ceremonies of the two sides, the referee took the ball onto the court.
The starters on either side stayed on the pitch and the rest of the players returned to the bench.
Starters on the Warriors' side: Fisher, Ray Allen, Danny Granger, Jandy, Tyson Chandler.
Starting on the Suns' side: Nash, Raja Bell, Marion, Burres Dior, Amare Stoudemire.
At this time, Stoudemire did not wear glasses, and after returning from injury, Stoudemire began to rely more on mid-range jumpers, and the position on the court gradually moved from the inside of the restricted area to the power forward position, and on the issue of position conversion, Stoudemire also considered the development of Yang Di, and focused on discussing and solving it with the Suns.
Standing in front of Chandler and Yang Di, Xiao Si and Dior were both a head shorter.
But in fact, the Suns' rebounds are not weak, although Sean Marion is a small forward, but with a pair of terrifying arm span and outstanding rebounding awareness and jumping, he often becomes the player with the most rebounds in the Suns, and the Suns have been doing a good job of protecting backcourt rebounds.
Tyson Chandler stands in the center circle with chewing gum in his mouth.
Yang Di stuffed the braces into his mouth, rechecked the laces on his feet, and stood behind Chandler.
Chandler and Smalls jump ball.
"Xiao Si seems to have grown a little taller?" According to the official information, Xiao Si, who is 2.08 meters, should theoretically be not much different from Yang Di, but when Xiao Si and Chandler stood together, they were not much worse than Chandler, either Chandler lied about his height, or Xiao Si grew taller.
The two jumped the ball, and Xiao Si won.
Is it so good to recover after a torn cruciate ligament? It doesn't seem to have affected the bounce much! Yang Di's eyes lit up, and the bounce and explosiveness that Xiao Si had just shown were not particularly different from the previous two seasons.
Fisher advanced with the ball, Nash's defense was average, and Fisher did not have much pressure on the ball in this game.
After halftime, Fisher gave a simple command, Ray Allen cut under the basket around the screen of Jandy and Chandler, and Danny Granger moved up empty-handed.
Granger catches the ball, takes a duffle to the right, and then Ray Allen on the baseline suddenly makes a counter-run.
The Suns slumped their defense, and Granger was supposed to be on the outside, but his vision was so obstructed that he didn't know where his teammates were.
I only saw Yang Di who was ambushed on the bottom line, and the target figure was relatively tall, so I saw it at a glance.
Yang Di received a pass from Granger with both hands, and Dior reflexively returned to defense.
Yang Di sank his center of gravity and slammed into the side, and the strong force hit Dior's body as if it was about to take off, and he snorted and missed the defensive position.
Yang Di got up again, raised his arms high, and made a half-hook and half-shot posture.
"Huh!"
The basketball easily entered the net, and at such a close position, Yang Di's shooting rate was extremely high.
But before it was too late to celebrate, Yang Di saw it. Dio received the basketball with an unchanged face, then quickly ran to the baseline, sent the ball out, and handed it to Nash.
The Suns were extremely sharp on the counter, and after Nash got the ball, he quickly advanced.
He was as nimble as a child in the wind, and Stoudemire, Sean Marion and others were like wild horses, following Nash and rushing through the half.
The Warriors players didn't expect the Suns to fight back so fiercely at the beginning, and their reaction speed was only slightly slower by half a beat, and Nash was already like a setter, sending the ball to Marion.
At this time, Yang Di also rushed over, and just rushed to the three-point line.
Marion took three frequent steps, facing Granger, and went straight up, with a strong impact.
There was a slight deviation in Granger's defensive posture, Marion held the ball with one hand, and the whole person flew out of the bottom line, bypassing Granger's defense, and then threw it lightly with his low hand.
The basketball entered the frame after hitting the board, and Yang Di flew over at this time, just after Marion hit the rebound.
Yang Di didn't dare to touch the basketball and rebound, and flew out with his head down, unable to complete this cap chase.