NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 301 Another city!
Hardaway was in trouble and couldn't tell.

Before the game, he vowed to take the initiative to defend Lu Yuanzhi. He couldn't give in after only one round, right?
I, Hardaway, still don’t want to lose face?
There was no other way, Hardaway could only grit his teeth and prepare to fight to the death to guard Lu Yuanzhi.

Fortunately, in the next few attacks, Lu Yuanzhi was just running tactics and had no targeted attacks, which also made Hardaway put his mind at ease again.

The scores of the two teams also rose alternately.

Amid the cheers and cheers of fans in the audience, the Suns worked up the spirit of twelve points and held off the Kings' score at their home court.

About halfway through the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 14:14.

Apart from the 2+1 score in the opening game, Lu Yuanzhi had no outstanding performance. The Suns coaching staff began to celebrate. They found a way to deal with Lu Yuanzhi!

That's right, they are looking for experienced veterans to disrupt his shooting rhythm.

Good defense, Anfernee!

Lu Yuanzhi waited for a long time and felt that it was time for the Suns to relax their vigilance and that it was time for him to attack again.

He knew that Hardaway couldn't stop him from rushing into the paint, and Hardaway also knew that he couldn't stop Lu Yuanzhi, but the rest of the Suns didn't know. They thought Hardaway was restricting Lu Yuanzhi.

Lu Yuanzhi received the ball again and repeated his old tricks, using his shooting movements to destroy Hardaway's center of gravity, and then used his body to hit the inside again. Stoudemire was very active in helping to defend.

Lu Yuanzhi had already planned this time. When he saw Stoudemire once again standing in the three-second zone and taking off, he no longer hesitated. He accelerated in the second step to throw Hardaway away, threw himself into the air, and collided with Stoudemire fiercely. After the referee blows the whistle, slowly throw the ball out.

The ball missed.

But it doesn't matter!
Because the Suns' inside core Stoudemire received two fouls just halfway through the first quarter!
"Well done, Max!"

"I knew what you were planning!"

"That kid is so young. He's playing in the playoffs for the first time, and you've got him under control!"

"Ahem! Guys, it was my first time to play in the playoffs last year. I'm not young!"

"Hahahahaha!"

When Stoudemire passed by the Kings generals, he heard the voices of Lu Yuanzhi and his teammates, and clenched his fists in anger.

Damn it, it’s just a game, why are you playing the art of war?
Lu Yuanzhi made a free throw, and the Suns had to substitute Stoudemire.

Here’s a little tip. If you leave the game before your opponent’s free throws, and come on before your own free throws, you can earn a plus or minus of 4 points with a high probability of entering and exiting.

If you come here twice in a game, you can earn 8 plus or minus points!
Don't thank me, you should thank Tan Huang and his team. They are the masters of data collection, and they can produce a plus-minus value of 10 points in a single game silently.

If the plus-minus value is 10, why should we brag about it?
After Stoudemire came off the court, the Suns' entire offense and defense were at a disadvantage.

On the offensive end, they can no longer use Stoudemire's athletic ability to quickly tear apart the Kings' defensive system, and can only play positional battles in a rigid manner.

On the defensive end, without Stoudemire's frame protection, not only Lu Yuanzhi can score easily under the basket, but even Bibby and Stojakovic can break into the basket and do whatever they want.

To make matters worse, the Kings replaced Divac and began to play the Princeton system again.

Facing Stoudemire, who is super athletic and can defend and retreat to the basket to protect the rim, Divac has almost no threat in the high post. But now that the Suns have Gugliotta inside, that makes sense. .

Are you coming out?

It came out as an air cut layup!
you don't come out?

Then Divac slowly shot from mid-range.

In the second half of the first quarter, the chaotic Suns were seized by the Kings and launched an 18:6 attack wave. At the end of the first quarter, the Kings led the Suns at home by a big score of 32:20.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Stoudemire returned to the field, and Lu Yuanzhi also reappeared at this time.

Although Xiaosi was fearless, seeing Lu Yuanzhi smiling at him still sent chills down his spine.

No, what kind of destructive tricks does this guy have?
Lu Yuanzhi doesn't have any bad intentions. He just sees you, Stoudemire, as a rookie, and you are so effective at both offense and defense. I feel sorry for you.

Otherwise, I'll beat you down?That way you can have a good rest on the bench!

In the first 3 minutes, Stoudemire was always paying attention to Lu Yuanzhi's movements to prevent him from sneaking up on him again, but Lu Yuanzhi seemed obsessed with shooting three-pointers and setting screens for his teammates, without any strange behavior at all.

Am I wrong?

A few minutes of calm made Stoudemire completely let down his guard. The team's continuous pursuit of points also cheered him up. Blocking Webb's shot made him extremely excited.

Yes, that's it, catch up, lead, and win the game!
Move on, Suns.

go ahead!Suns!

Stoudemire maintained this wind-resistant state until an ordinary Kings offense half a minute later.

"Amare, behind you!" Marion's reminder came to Stoudemire's ears. He quickly turned his head and saw Webb passing the ball behind him.

Another Kings player who is not afraid of death runs to the basket?
Stoudemire quickly turned around and saw a Kings player receiving the ball and preparing to shoot. He jumped high and prepared to give him a big pot.

But this player made a shooting motion but didn't take off at all.

Then, Xiaosi saw Lu Yuanzhi's half-smiling expression in the air, and his spine felt cold again.

Could it be him.
Stoudemire quickly retracted his arm in the air, but it was too late!

Because he was coming in for defense, his body pressed forward uncontrollably.

Seeing that Stoudemire was already flying in the air and unable to avoid it, Lu Yuanzhi jumped up and bumped into him, screamed, and then threw the ball in his hand.

Such a random shot is naturally impossible to hit.

But it didn't matter, the referee on duty had already blown the whistle and ran over.

Defensive foul, two free throws!

Stoudemire first raised his hand out of reflex, then suddenly realized that this was his third foul, and he wanted to go up to the referee to argue.

"Calm down, Amare, calm down!"

When Marbury saw something was wrong, he quickly came up and stopped Stoudemire.

Lu Yuanzhi high-fived Weber in celebration.

"Nice pass, Chris!"

"Nice foul!"

"He's too young!"

"Come on, Max, do you sound like you're sophisticated? Don't forget you're just a sophomore!"

"Champions always make people mature quickly!" Lu Yuanzhi spread his hands, "And he is just a rookie who needs experience!"

Lu Yuanzhi made one of two free throws, but that is not important anymore.

As Stoudemire was once again replaced by the Suns coaching staff for protection, the Suns' point-chasing momentum came to an abrupt end, and the point difference became wider and wider.

By the time the Suns couldn't stand losing points anymore and took the risk of replacing Stoudemire again around 9 minutes into the second quarter, the point difference had reached 18 points.

Before the half ended, the Suns were trailing by a big score. Their opponent was still the Kings, and they were completely sentenced to death.

At 108:98, the Kings won another away game and took the lead in getting the match point of the series.

　I'm outside and I'm using my mobile phone to code. If there are any typos, please remind me. Thank you all!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)