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Chapter 326

Chapter 326

After beating the Golden State Warriors, the Phoenix Suns are back home for a door-to-door challenge from the Utah Jazz.

With a record of 17 wins and 34 losses, the Utah Jazz currently ranks third from the bottom in the regular season in the Western Conference.

Although the team's leading star Andre Kirilenki returned from injury, it still cannot change the status quo of the Jazz.

Now this Jazz team is in a bad state. Even if Kirilenko comes back, he has only achieved a record of 10 wins and 3 losses in the last 7 games. The goal of hitting the playoffs is almost impossible to achieve.

Just looking at the Jazz's starting roster, they still have a strong combat power, and they have the power to fight against the Suns.

Raul Lopez, who is 185cm tall and a first-round pick in the 2001 class, is quite average in strength and can contribute 6.5 points and 5.2 assists per game.

Defensive height is a shortcoming, and it is a natural height mismatch.

The offensive firepower is average, and the defense is a loophole. In addition to being able to organize support and play well in pick-and-roll coordination, he can only become a loophole for the Jazz.

The shooting guard is played by Raja Bell. He is a powerful defensive general with unstable offense and relies on offensive state and touch.

Not many points per game, but players who can limit matchups on the defensive end are not bad.

The small forward is headed by Jazz star Andre Kirillens, who has both offensive and defensive skills and a versatile style of play.

However, after returning from injury, his state is not stable, and his running-in with the team is also lacking.

The power forward is Carlos Boozer, and the offense has been improving. He is currently averaging 23.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, hitting All-Star-level data.

The center forward is played by Mehmet Okur. He is a evacuation-type insider with good shooting skills and can also make European breakthroughs.

On February 2005, 2, at 14:9 in the evening, the Phoenix Suns played against the Jazz at the American West Arena.

The Suns starting five remain unchanged, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Sean Marion, center Amar Ray Stoudemire.

In the jump ball, Stoudemire beat Okur and dialed the basketball to Nash's hands.

With long legs, Nash quickly dribbled forward, and with a clear slap in the frontcourt, he hit the ground with a catty and sent the basketball to the inside.

Stoudemire rushed to catch the ball easily, took off under the basket, and scored with a one-handed tomahawk.

2 to 0! !

The offensive and defensive transition, the Jazz attacked, Lopez dribbled to the frontcourt, and played a pick-and-roll with Boozer.

Facing Nash's misplaced defense, Boozer was not relentless. With a dribble, he immediately pulled the ball up, shot a two-point jumper, and steadily sent the basketball into the basket to return the favor.

2 to 2! !

Marion made a quick shot from the bottom line, Nash caught the ball and rushed up, ran and dribbled, broke through Lopez, rushed to the frontcourt, and transferred the basketball to the left with a pass without looking at people Richardson's hands outside the 45-degree three-point line.

Without half a point of extra action, after Richardson received the ball, he immediately pulled up the ball and jumped up, opening his hands and making a three-point jumper.

Richardson's three-point shooting has a good rhythm, with his hands up and down, and he hits the basket with precision.

The three-pointer went into the heart and into the net.

5 to 2! !

The Jazz's offense is also very strong, Lopez handed the basketball to Kirilenko on the left.

Facing Richardson's marking, "AK47" did not disappoint. He shot a feint in the air, dribbled the ball directly to the baseline for two steps, and then pulled the ball up to make a two-point jumper.

With his height and long arms, his release point is high, and he has added a little back. Richardson's outstretched hand seems to cover Kirilenko's face, but there is no interference.

Swish!

The basketball drew a full moon-like arc in the air, and it hit the bull's-eye with precision as if it were equipped with a sight.

Two points were recorded. Although Kirilenko had just come back, his offensive firepower was still strong.

Next, the two sides fought wildly, both desperately attacking, and the scene was very lively.

Now that the Jazz have determined the goal of blocking the game, they don't care about the final result of the game. They opened up their offensive posture and played against the Suns. The Suns are the number one offensive team in the league.

The defense is also very clear, concentrate on encircling the Suns' inside offense, shrink the defense, and let the Suns shoot from the outside.

The offensive rhythm of the Suns' 7-second running and bombing was not suppressed.

Richardson and Joe Johnson frequently fired on the outside, and the fight was brisk.

However, the inside offense of the Suns was not smooth.

The offensive firepower of Stoudemire and Marion directly misfired, even though under Nash's go-between, they scored 34 points in a single quarter.

However, it is still not as powerful as the Jazz's offensive firepower.

At the end of the first quarter, the Utah Jazz played an all-out, multi-point attack, leading the Phoenix Suns by 38 points with a score of 34 to 4.

In the second quarter, the two sides tacitly replaced the substitute players, and the offensive efficiency was a little low. However, the game was very anxious, and no one could do anything to the other side, and the score was evenly divided.

24 to 24! !

At the end of the first half, the Utah Jazz took the lead against the Phoenix Suns 62-58.

The second half continued to come back, and the two sides changed sides to fight again.

The game started in the third quarter, and the situation on the field changed suddenly.

The Suns' offensive firepower was fully fired, and they played a multi-point offensive offensive, which was very smooth. With a 16-5 attack wave, they directly stopped the Jazz.

The Suns still have excellent firepower on the perimeter. Richardson and Joe Johnson shot two shots and rained three-pointers from the three-point line.

As Stoudemire and Marion's hands warmed up, they frequently succeeded in attacking, and the Jazz were unable to fight back.

Even though Sloan called a timeout, it still couldn't change the situation of the Jazz.

Playing against the Suns, not oppressing the offensive rhythm, and allowing the Suns to play a violent 7-second run, how can they be the opponents of the Suns?

As the offensive firepower of the Suns went berserk, the offensive efficiency of the Jazz dropped. The Suns showed no mercy. In the third quarter, they directly hit the Jazz with a 40-23 offensive wave, taking away the direction of the game. laid the foundation for the outcome of the game.

Although the Jazz had full offensive firepower in the fourth quarter, they played a thrilling offensive momentum.

Kirilenko and Kazel teamed up to score 23 points, leading the Jazz to an all-out attack, scoring 43 points in a single quarter.

However, defensively, they couldn't suppress the offensive firepower of the Suns.

Stoudemire shot 8 of 6 shots in a single quarter, scored 14 points and 3 rebounds, played like a superstar, and led the Suns to play a multi-point offensive situation. He successfully withstood the Utah Jazz's counterattack and had the last laugh of the game.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns took a lead of 136 to 128, 8 points, and beat the Utah Jazz to achieve a wave of two consecutive victories.

(End of this chapter)