Chapter 48 [The inner demons of Steve Nash]

Author: Can play the harmonica

Chapter 48 [The inner demons of Steve Nash]

As the referee blows his whistle, the game officially begins!

Jump ball from both sides' centers!

Stoudemire and Andrew Bynum jumped high at the same time!

Although the little bully's wingspan and height are not as good as Bynum's, he was the first to touch the ball with his exaggerated bounce speed and passed the ball to Laga Bell.

Although Lu Yusheng was not on the court, the jump ball just now was even more shocking if he was sitting off the court watching it.

He has never seen anyone with such an exaggerated bullet speed.

The last one was still the high school student, Westbrook.

But to be fair, Stoudemire, as an inside player, can have this kind of bullet speed, which is obviously more exaggerated.

Nash dribbled the ball calmly across half court.

Smushparker stepped forward to defend.

This is a classic matchup in this year's series.

Smushpark's performance before that series was pretty good.

But that series against Nash changed everything.

Nash beat him into a situation where thousands of Lakers fans despised him.

After being scolded for an entire offseason, Smushparker was holding back his anger.

In addition, in the new season, the Lakers have fierce competition for the No. 1 position.

He must seize the time to prove himself before he can secure his starting position.

Therefore, as soon as they came up, Smushpark was very active in defense and very aggressive!

Nash felt the defensive pressure of Smushpark.

But with Nash's current situation, he will not go head-to-head with Smushparker at all. There is a level difference.

Nash is now the winner of two consecutive regular season MVPs. At the beginning of the new season, all he has to consider is how to win his first championship.

In fact, he, like Kobe, is eager to use a championship to prove his worth.

In the 1998-1999 season, Steve Nash was traded to the Dallas Mavericks.

In Dallas, Steve Nash gradually developed his worth, and together with Dirk Nowitzki, they formed the tactical foundation of the Dallas Mavericks.

Nash played here for six years and established a deep relationship with the team.

In the past six years, in the fiercely competitive Western Conference, Nash has performed very well as the team's No. 1 position.

But he never imagined that in 2005, when his contract ended and it was time to renew, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, finally only provided Nash with a four-year intention contract worth about 900 million per year.

Ten thousand US dollars, partially guaranteed in the fifth year.

For Steve Nash, this kind of contract can almost be said to be a humiliation for Hongguoguo!

You know, in the 2003-2004 season, Nash played 78 games on behalf of the Mavericks, averaging 14.5 points, 8.8 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game, and was selected to the league's best offensive team!

This kind of performance is worthy of a long-term contract with a higher amount.

However, owner Mark Cuban believes that Steve Nash has passed his peak period and his ability will decline in the future, so he does not intend to offer Nash a long-term contract. A contract that is too large will make the team lose its competitiveness.

All in all, because Cuban looked down on Nash, he kicked Nash out with an insulting offer.

Nash was furious and accepted a six-year contract worth $63 million from Phoenix.

Therefore, after arriving in the Suns, he has been holding his breath to prove his worth to Cuban!

After joining the Suns, Nash brought a weak team in the Western Conference directly to a powerful position in the Western Conference, with an impressive record!

He also won the regular season MVP for two consecutive years!

Such an achievement is enough to make Cuban deeply regret it!

But for Steve Nash, this is not enough!

He knows that what Cuban cares about is the championship.

This has been his long-cherished wish ever since he bought the Dallas Mavericks!

But after many years, it still has not been realized.

Nash understands all this, so he is eager to lead the Suns to win the championship!

Use the championship that Cuban couldn't win to prove his original stupidity!

Last season, the Suns made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals, where they faced off against the Dallas Mavericks.

But was eliminated by the Mavericks.

Although the Mavericks eventually lost to the Miami Heat in the Finals.

But the loss in the head-to-head matchup was still a bit difficult for Nash to accept.

After losing in the Western Conference Finals, he and head coach D'Antoni repeatedly watched the video to look for problems. Finally, they came to the conclusion that the Suns' bench depth was too far behind the Mavericks.

Yes, the depth of the bench determines whether a team can go further in the playoffs.

Therefore, this season, while keeping the main lineup unchanged, the Suns spent a lot of money to introduce players like Marcus Banks, Jaylen Rose, Eric Piakowsky, and Jumaine Jones.

, Sean Marcos.

The addition of these players has significantly strengthened the Suns' bench depth in the new season.

As the team's leader and brains, Nash must integrate these players into the Suns' tactical system as soon as possible.

Only in this way can he realize his dream of winning the championship this year!

Smushparker continued to press Nash's dribbling space, while constantly waving his arms to interfere with Nash's vision.

He is very aware of Nash's strength. As long as he is given any space, he can immediately pass the ball to his teammates.

Although Smushparker has certain advantages in height, strength, and wingspan, Nash, as the league's top point guard, is not affected by this level of defense at all.

His basic dribbling skills are so solid that he can make a huge difference.

No matter how oppressive Smushparker is, Nash can easily resolve it.

Lu Yusheng, who was sitting off the court, looked at Nash's solid dribbling and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He didn't know how many times he had to practice this basic skill before he could reach the state of perfection he felt like!

Marion stepped forward to set up a pick-and-roll for Nash. This was a classic tactic used by the Suns in positional battles.

Nash's pick-and-roll ability is too strong, so this move is almost impossible to solve.

After the pick-and-roll, Marion goes down!

As old rivals who fought in seven games last season, the Lakers players are no strangers to this tactic. Walton and Smush Parker directly blocked Nash's passing route with all their strength!

This ball, the Lakers' defense is very strict!

With two long men with long wingspan blocking the way, Nash has no room to pass the ball!

From Lu Yusheng's perspective, at that moment, there was only one zigzag line that could pass the ball!

It was with the bonus of Stockton's [Ground Pass] skill that he was able to capture a weird passing route!

That is, hitting the ball from Walton's crotch!

Snapped!

On the court, Nash's passing route perfectly coincided with the fold line in Lu Yusheng's eyes!

The basketball was passed directly to the ground, passed through Walton's crotch, and was passed to the unguarded Marion!

Bynum under the basket wanted to step forward to cover up the defense, but was squeezed behind by Stoudemire!

Marion flew up and hit a dunk!

There was a burst of boos and cheers!

Lu Yusheng was so shocked by Nash's ground-breaking pass that he couldn't recover for a long time.

Just imagine, if it had been him just now, he could have passed the ball.

But, the difference is,

Nash passed it more naturally.

Just like a normal pass.

There was no wave on his face at all.

That's right, this is just a routine operation for Nash!

When I watched it on TV before, I didn’t think it was that exaggerated.

It wasn't until he was sitting right behind him and saw all this with his own eyes that he realized how exaggerated it was!

In Lu Yusheng's heart, he immediately had a feeling of admiration for Nash...
Chapter completed!