The Suns defeated the Rockets again at home. After the Star Game, the Rockets were in poor form and their ranking dropped to eighth in the Western Conference.

Francis was in a sluggish state. He played 29 minutes in the game, made 2 of 7 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, no free throws, and only scored 5 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. How is this the star's data?

Francis cannot get rid of Guo Xu, who has the ball with all his strength. Marion played the pick-and-roll and played the power forward in a guest appearance, and the Suns have a positive appearance in the defense. The Suns have 122-unit defense, and the players will shrink near the penalty area, which will limit Yao Ming and Francis' performance well, so that they can only shoot outside the penalty area.

Yao Ming is okay, and a mid-range shot with one step inside the three-point line is more confident. Francis is almost out of control when encountering the joint defense. He is looking for a hat to rush into the penalty area. He is in good health, Xiao Si, Nene is in good health, and has a height and wingspan advantage.

Tomjanovic repeatedly advised Frances to practice shooting more, but it didn't exist. "Privacy" Boss Frei either was in a nightclub or on the way to a nightclub. He practiced this kind of thing more.

Rockets substitute small forward Glen Rice performed well, making 8 of 11 shots, 7 of 8 three-pointers and 23 points and 5 rebounds, while the Rockets still lost 11 points.

The Suns also have veterans who perform at a super level. Kukochi came on as a substitute for 24 minutes and made 6 of 9 three-pointers, which is not inferior to Rice. He scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the game.

Kukochi has been in good shape in the past two months, and has been substituting in the fourth position, allowing Haslem to completely sit on the bench and concentrate on losing weight.

Kukoci, who is nearly 35 years old, is getting slower and slower, but when he appears, the Suns not only have one more three-point shooting point in the interior, but also can play tactics and one more organization point in the interior. The positional offense is smoother than when Nene and Sir.

The Suns' away game against the Raptors was simpler. Marion defended Carter only scored 13 points in the whole game, the Raptors lost 30 points in almost no resistance, and the three quarters entered garbage time, and the final score was 120 to 87.

The Raptors didn't even have a good point guard, and Guo Xu only played for 24 minutes before resting. In Guo Xu's previous life, the Raptors introduced Alstom as an important rotation this season, and now the "Street Ball King" plays for the Suns.

While winning streak, Guo Xu got another good news. The main competitor of the regular season was in crisis. The main center Lafrenz was absent due to injury. The Mavericks lost to the Magic and the Grizzlies one after another. The Suns were only one game behind the Mavericks and ranked second in the West.

The Mavericks lost to the Grizzlies 21 points, which was shocking.

Although Lafrenz plays a single role in the offensive end, he can play some role on the defensive end, with enough strength to resist people and good blocking ability. Before the injury, the Mavericks played against the Rockets, and Lafrenz played Yao Ming with three big hats alone.

Now the Mavericks' penalty area has no protection, and "big bamboo pole" Bradley is forced to enter the lineup. The defense of the inside is not strong, and the control of the pick-and-roll movement is too slow. He lives in the penalty area with a height of 229cm. It is not easy to get along with the penalty area. After the NBA has added the three-second defense rule, Bradley's role is getting smaller and smaller.

At this time, the Mavericks coaching staff looked at the Grizzlies' substitute center Chakalidis, and it would be much better if there was this guy in the team to defend, at least they would not let the opponent easily score into the basket and score two points with a high shooting percentage.

The team lost in the inside defense for several consecutive years. Mavericks fans expressed their dissatisfaction online. Some people suggested that Cuban change his manager and that the management would not mess around with the Mavericks would have won the championship long ago.

Since the "3j combination", the Mavericks have not lacked stars, but their lineup configuration has always been unreasonable. The management team building does not look at chemistry at all, so they should indeed bear some responsibility for the failure.

On the 21st, the Suns flew to the away game to face the Wizards.

After a major change of lineup in the summer, the Wizards still couldn't make it to the playoffs.

The young shooting guard Hamilton, who was sent away, became the Pistons' number one scorer, slapped the Wizards' management loudly. Starkhouse, who was traded, averaged 21 points and 4.5 assists per game, shot only 41% from the field and 29% from three-pointers.

If the Wizards want to win, they need not the swingman blacksmith who takes the ball to attack, but the inside player who can score.

Jordan's shooting percentage has increased this year, reaching 45%, and he averaged a comprehensive data of 20+6+4 per game, but he completely fell from the altar after the star game, and everyone knew that he could not lead the team to win with his personal ability.

Not to mention the 40-year-old Jordan, even at the peak, he would not be able to win the championship with such a group of inside players in the Wizards, and at most he led the team to the playoffs.

Heywood, Kwamebron, Letterner, Idon Thomas and other inside players lack attack power. Even if Letterner can pull out the pick-and-roll and receive the mid-range shot, it has a tactical effect, and his strength is not much stronger than Gugliota, a man on the edge of the Suns.

As the No. 1 high school pick in NBA history, Kwame Brown's performance surprised everyone. He was suspended from the Wizards this season because he complained about his playing time and said he had missed the team's training. Brown was also in trouble off the court and was arrested when he drove twice and drove at speed.

Brown also had conflicts with the team's boss Jordan and coach Collins because he was often scolded by "Flying Man". When he appeared this time, many home fans booed him.

The Suns won 23 points, and the three players in the team scored 20+. Guo Xu scored 30 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, beating Wizards point guard Larry Hughes, who had only 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

The Suns left Washington and flew to New York that night, and played away against the Knicks on the 24th.

This is a focus battle, which was hotly hyped three days in advance. Not only because Marbury led the team to face his old club, the two teams have multiple stars, but also because Guo Xu was going to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony held in Madison Square Garden on the 23rd.

Currently, Marbury averages 20.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, shooting percentage of 44%, three-point shooting percentage of 31.2%, and free throw shooting percentage of 80.3%. According to the data, he is one of the strongest point guards in his personal ability.

However, the Knicks, the highest salary in the league, won less than half of the winning rate. They lost to the Pistons in the last game and had many famous attackers, the team only scored 82 points.

Marbury, Spreville and Alan Houston respectively contributed 4 of 14 shots, 3 of 13 shots and 3 of 10 shots. At the "disappointing" point, the Knicks star has always performed very stably and never disappointed those who hate them.

Marbury and Spreville performed poorly and publicly fought each other after the game, saying that they didn't like each other. The old coach Don Cheney sighed at the press conference: "The people's hearts are dispersed, and the team is not easy to lead."

As early as before the start of this season, Spreeville had already been in harmony with the Knicks management and left the team to count down. He slipped on his yacht in the summer and suffered a broken palm, which he concealed and punished him by the Knicks for $250,000. After that, the guy scolded the Knicks' senior hypocrite.

What’s funny is that only looking at the lineup, the Knicks are now the only "Big Four" team in the league, and the Nuggets still traded McDyce to the Knicks.

Without Nene, even if Marcus Camby Nuggets is only willing, plus blue-collar inside Osella Harrington. After playing for a few games, the Knicks management found that he was fooled again. His condition declined seriously and he was soon seriously injured and reimbursed.
Chapter completed!