After winning against the Bobcats, Lin Ri and Stephen Curry's tactics were really effective, especially in the few minutes of the third quarter, which really made their future look so bright.

The Suns won this game and regained two consecutive victories. However, for the Suns, they still cannot relax in the future.

Their next schedule can be described as a "devil's schedule".

They will play a "back-to-back" first, both on the road. After playing these two away games, they will return to their home court to face the Orlando Magic. After playing the Magic, they will go to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers away from home.

, and then they will meet the Mavericks again.

In other words, in the next five games, the Suns will have to play a "back-to-back" first, and then they will meet three strong teams in a row that are currently ranked among the top three in the Eastern and Western Conferences.

Just saying this can already be seen how intense the Suns' schedule is during this period.

Fortunately, there is not no good news. Before heading to Philadelphia to meet their first "back-to-back" opponent, the Suns' record officially surpassed the Spurs and became first in the Western Conference.

The Spurs have performed very poorly during this period and have suffered 4 consecutive losses.

Before the Suns played the Bobcats, they were only 1 game behind the latter. After they won the Bobcats, they were only 0.5 games behind. As the Spurs lost today, the two teams'

The results were even.

The record is tied. The Suns, which had previously defeated the Spurs, reached the top of the Western Conference by relying on the difference in wins and losses between them and the Spurs.

Well, although it sounds a bit nihilistic.

However, this is definitely good news.

In order to celebrate that the Suns returned to the first place in the Western Conference, Gentry was happy and let Steve Nash continue to rest.

Steve Nash:???

So you are such a bad head coach?

But Gentry had a reason: "Man, back-to-back back-to-back games consume a lot of physical energy. You have been absent for almost two weeks and are not suitable to come back in a game of this intensity. Just wait, man, I believe it."

I, your comeback has been put on the agenda."

Steve Nash couldn't refuse these words.

Because the intensity of "back to back" is really great.

Just like that, Steve Nash was on the inactive list again.

In the next two games, the Suns will still play with Lin Ri and Stephen Curry as the core.

There were no problems in the first back-to-back game against Philadelphia. The Suns easily won the game 107-98. It didn’t look like there was a big gap, but in fact the Suns had already closed the gap at the end of the third quarter.

The score difference widened to more than 15 points.

The 76ers were completely passive in this game, with no possibility of winning at all.

Apparently since Allen Iverson's departure? The city has yet to find its "new answers."

Lin Ri and Stephen Curry performed as well in this game as they did in the last game against the Bobcats.

Lin Ri scored a total of 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

The data is not as good as usual, but it is not because of Lin Ri. The main reason is that in the fourth quarter of this game? Lin Ri did not play. Gentry considered that there was still a "back-to-back" game to be played, so there was no chance of this one.

Lin Ri stayed on the court and continued to play. Lin Ri had been playing for so long? He had also played several crushing games. He never "enjoyed" the "treatment" that a core player should have. Unexpectedly, during the "back-to-back" period, he did

Achieved.

In fact, was this "back-to-back" originally? Gentry planned to give up one of them? After all, the Suns' current core lineup is two newcomers, Lin Ri and Stephen Curry, both of whom are playing in the NBA's "back-to-back" for the first time.

No experience? If you can compete in the next game, it’s good enough.

But what he didn't expect was that the Suns would end the game so quickly.

Then he has to think about it and win the next game as well.

The Suns' next "back-to-back" opponent is an away game against the Timberwolves? They are not very strong.

Therefore, Gentry chose to let Lin Ri clock in early to "get off work" so that he could retain more physical energy to play the next game.

The effect of Gentry's doing this is quite obvious. Judging from Lin Ri's expression when he was interviewed after the game, he was as comfortable as an old man walking in the park.

Stephen Curry played the entire game? He scored a total of 18 points and 7 assists.

It's not that Gentry doesn't give him "privileges", but that there are always two main players on the court, and Stephen Curry has just experienced struggles on the offensive end, so it is a good choice to let him play more to stabilize his condition.

One fact that is not controversial is that once Steve Nash returns, Stephen Curry will inevitably return to the bench.

In this way, Gentry doesn't need to care too much about Stephen Curry's physical fitness. He needs the latter to play more to stabilize his condition.

Because they had to play "back-to-back" games, today's post-game interview with the Suns did not last too long.

Immediately after the interview ended, the Suns boarded a passenger plane to Minnesota. Lin sat on the plane, thinking about the game against the Timberwolves tomorrow night, and that he would have to wait until at least three

He couldn't sleep in a hotel in Minnesota until four o'clock, and he truly experienced the intensity of "back-to-back".

However, if you really want to say it, Lin Ri is not playing a normal "back-to-back". After all, other players who play "back-to-back" rarely can only play three quarters in the first game of the "back-to-back" and still have a rest.

Time-saving.

From here, we can also see why so many rookies are stuck in the "back-to-back" schedule. This has nothing to do with ability. The main reason is that the whole process is too grueling.

Of course, judging from the second "back-to-back" game between the Suns and the Timberwolves, Lin Ri's adjustment ability is really good. The effect of Gentry asking him to clock in early and "get off work" last night was fully reflected. He is here

He performed as well as ever in the game, scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds.

In addition, he also received 6 assists.

With his teamwork, the Suns tonight are also full of firepower.

110 to 100.

The Suns easily defeated the Timberwolves and won two consecutive "back-to-back" victories. In addition to their previous victories over the Wizards and Bobcats, they unknowingly had a four-game winning streak.

It is worth mentioning that the Spurs lost again.

After the Suns won these two "back-to-back" consecutive victories, they consolidated their first place in the Western Conference.

The Suns are now two games ahead of the second-placed Spurs and four games ahead of the third-placed Lakers.

"There is no doubt that this is the result of everyone's hard work. I am proud of everyone on the entire team. We have gone through a more difficult time and now we can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Gentry's expression obviously relaxed a lot after playing this "back-to-back" game. Although they will have to play against the Magic, Lakers and Mavericks one after another, they will also have two days of rest. In addition, they will also have two days of rest.

Finally returning to the home court will allow the Suns, who have always been tense, to relax a little.

In addition, and most importantly, Steve Nash will also make his comeback, and Gentry will have one more strong card.

In short, everything is developing in a good direction.

…

Everyone on the Suns returned to Phoenix that night after playing the game against the Timberwolves.

Before disbanding at the airport, Gentry also specifically informed all the Suns players that the morning training session was cancelled, allowing them to have a good rest. All they had to do was arrive at the arena at 2:30 p.m.

Naturally, he arranged this so that everyone in the Suns team could have a good rest.

The time has come to early December, and January is about to enter. Although it is the first time that Gentry has become a head coach in more than ten years, Gentry’s years as an assistant are not in vain. He knows that the normal season enters January and February.

In between, there will be a fatigue period for the players of each team, and many injuries occur during this period.

Gentry asked everyone on the Suns to have a good rest, which can be regarded as taking precautions in advance.

The fatigue period of "run and gun" teams often comes earlier than that of other players.

However, Gentry, who announced that the morning training camp was cancelled, did not go home like the Suns players, but asked the staff to send them directly back to America West Arena.

The players canceled the training camp, but that doesn't mean he can rest. He must seize the time to arrange the tactics with the Magic. When the sun rises, the Magic will arrive in Phoenix.

He really doesn't have time to rest.

It can also be seen from this that the head coach does not have an idle job. Although they do not need to play the game in person, they must take care of everything related to this game, no matter how big or small, and arrange it properly. This is why there are

The reason why so many head coaches choose to rest is because of physical problems.

The Magic are a tough opponent.

However, because Steve Nash is about to come back, Gentry does not feel that the tactical arrangements for this game are too difficult.

However, after watching the news in the past two days, Gentry made the final decision not to announce Steve Nash's return in advance.

In recent days, most of the news about the Suns mentioned on the Internet is related to the "Suns' new twin stars." Of course, this is also normal. In the past three games, Stephen Curry averaged 18 plus 6 plus points per game.

3 data, Lin Ri averaged 23 plus 15 plus 6 plus 2 per game. The offensive tactics with the two of them as the core allowed the Suns to easily win three consecutive victories, which also included a "back-to-back".

The two newcomers who are so popular have received a lot of media reports, and many experts have called them "the new whirlwind blowing in Phoenix"!

Gentry wanted everyone, including Magic head coach Van Gundy, who was about to challenge them in Phoenix, to continue to focus on the two newcomers Lin Ri and Stephen Curry, and then use Steve Nash's

The return caught the Magic by surprise.

There is no other way. We will have to fight the Lakers and Mavericks later, both of which are strong enemies... Under such circumstances, if we can beat the Magic without a fight, we will naturally have to fight one of them.

As for whether he can be deceived, that is beyond Gentry's control.

only……

If Gentry had clairvoyance, he would have discovered that what the entire Magic coaching staff is discussing is exactly how to curb the performance of Lin Ri and Stephen Curry.
To be continued...