Popovich can see that the Suns' changes to the starting lineup are not at all about injury problems or working on new talents, but rather their own starting opportunities, and they are a good fit for the team's offensive system.

The Suns' interior line is stronger than last season, and Popovich feels that if he doesn't strengthen the No. 4 position in the mid-term, he will not be able to compete with the Suns and Rockets in the playoffs.

The Suns have at least three positions to dominate, and the No. 2 position is also dominant, with Roy in his prime and Bowen in his prime.

Bowen lacks the ability to attack with the ball, but he has been able to play the fast break occasionally in the past, and he can also make three-pointers from the bottom corner. Now that Bowen is purely playing soy sauce on the offensive end, Morrow can easily stare at him, just stand on the bottom line and follow him, and he doesn't dare to shoot in other positions.

Bowen averaged just 2.6 points per game in the preseason and moved slower on the defensive end, and Popovich is considering switching him to the bench and playing less minutes. Finley is also getting old, Granger could be poached, and the Spurs flank has a huge hidden danger.

Running out of 24 seconds, Ginobili forced a breakthrough layup under Duncan's cover and missed the interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Xiao Si to launch a counterattack.

Guo Xu passed to Roy in the first half of the court, there was a misalignment on the court, Roy turned his head to look at Millsap who was pulled out, collected the ball and stepped past Duncan, and made a layup on the right side.

22 to 10. It was a morale-boosting goal because Roy was scoring against the core of the defense. Spurs fans have become much quieter, and they can also see the difference in strength between the two teams.

The biggest threat to the Spurs is still Guo Xu, and his suppression of Parker can be seen even by people who have never watched the game, Parker has become a point guard who can't pull away and shoot three-pointers after dribbling through the half.

Guo Xu took two steps, and when the speed was superior, Parker could not pass him, and he was close to him as soon as he broke through. Parker has no advantage in terms of confrontation, he can only shoot two points from a long distance if he wants to shoot, Guo Xu is not good at interfering with the shot, but this is not the main task that the Spurs need him to complete.

Parker was weaker than Guo Xu in the same period in his previous life, and his confidence was about to be abused by Guo Xu. In an environment where three-point shooting is becoming more and more important, Popovich has allowed Parker to shoot three-pointers, but he himself does not dare to shoot and cannot shoot.

Guo Xu's position is cooperative, and he is only heads-up when he counterattacks, and the Spurs do not contain him, he has a chance to shoot, and he sends an assist. Guo Xu, who slowed down in the playoffs in 2007, led the team to eliminate the Spurs by organizing the team, and now he is in the best health, and the Spurs can't do anything about him.

In the first quarter, the Suns led 35-21, Guo Xu scored 11 points and 7 assists, and Parker only scored 2 points and 1 assist on 1-of-3 shooting.

The Suns' rotation in the second quarter was very luxurious, with Lowry, Gerard Green, Grant Hill, Haslem, Jordan Jr. If on a weak team, these five can play the starting lineup.

Dragic, Gortat and Barry are not in the squad, and all three are role players who can make a difference.

Spurs have come off the bench for George Hill, Roger Mason, Finley, Matt Bonner, Kurt Thomas.

Aaron Brooks' fortunes changed dramatically, and he was dropped by the Spurs.

Popovich doesn't look down on Little Black Bean, thinking that a player like him is a black hole, no matter how many points he scores, the opponent can explode back from him. And Brooks' shooting percentage is very low, and his organizational skills are not good, just like a 180CM tall scoring guard, and his style of play is very embarrassing.

The two sides competed on the bench, and the score difference continued to widen.

The Suns have a clear routine, joint defense on the defensive end, try to counterattack when they grab rebounds, and play blocking and dismantling in the middle of Lowry and Jordan Jr. in positional battles.

The Suns' "three-board axe" is difficult to defend in the fast break, and players in multiple positions have physical advantages, and heads-up is an opportunity directly.

The Spurs' offense is not smooth, and rookie Hill's style also leans towards a shooting guard and has a good individual scoring ability. HE IS 186CM TALL BAREFOOT AND HAS AN ARM SPAN OF 206CM, WHICH MAKES HIM EXCELLENT DEFENSIVELY. But he's not good at playmaking, and after Parker rested, the Spurs lacked people on the perimeter.

In order to strengthen the offense, Popovich replaced Parker and Hill a few minutes later to form a double guard, and the Suns were Guo Xu and Roy partnered on the outside, which can break fast and play positions, and both positions have an advantage in heads-up.

At halftime, the Suns led by 29 points and sealed the win early.

At halftime, Barkley said: "All teams don't want to play against the Suns in the opener, Jason is always serious at the start of the new season, he never lets go in the first game, and getting off to a good start can boost morale." ”

"Parker scored just two points in the half, 1-of-5 shooting, and I think his mentality has collapsed," Smith said. ”

Can Parker's mentality not collapse? He lost most of the time against the Suns, and was dunked by Guo Xuyue, and his popularity dropped after that goal. Not only was he abused on the court, Parker's off-court life was also very depressed, and he didn't talk about his girlfriend for a long time, and he had one less celebrity wife.

In his previous life, Parker was about to divorce Eva at this time, and now he is not married. He was abused and didn't have the opportunity to exchange ambiguous text messages with Brent Barry's wife, the two couples often hung out together in their previous lives, and later when they divorced, Parker and Barry's wife had the famous "sister-in-law theft".

In Guo Xu's previous life, the 2008-09 season was also a season in which the overall strength of the Spurs was weak, and they achieved 54 wins in the regular season, but they were eliminated by the Mavericks 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs.

Now the Spurs have one more Granger, but the weakness of relying on Duncan for offense and defense on the inside is very obvious. Thomas can play a dozen in the regular season, but he may not be able to play in the playoffs, and he can't keep up with the rhythm last season.

In the third quarter, Guo Xu continued to play, and the inside line sent the twin towers of Xiao Si and Little Jordan to enter the "double ghost shooting" mode.

The task of these two is to cover their outside teammates first, and then cut in the air, Guo Xu can hold the ball and break through by himself, and can also observe the running position of his teammates to send assists.

Duncan doesn't go out to help defend Guo Xu, his single Parker is an opportunity, and the mismatch can pass Thomas and Bonner. If Duncan goes out, it will be the time for the five best balls, and Xiao Si and Jordan Jr. have staged wonderful air catches and violent dunks.

The Spurs were significantly weaker with the twin towers, and Oberto, Bonner, and Thomas couldn't make the basket. The Suns big man held the restricted area, and the Spurs missed shots from the perimeter and couldn't grab the rebound.

At the most in this quarter, the Suns led by 43 points, and in the second half of the break, Guo Xu and Roy rested, and the Spurs recovered a little bit of points, trailing by 35 points into the final quarter.

It is impossible to catch up with this point difference, and both sides have sent substitutes to workout. Jordan Jr. was troubled by fouls and was too inexperienced in jumping, so Gasol Jr. got a chance to play, and the other four were Lowry, Green, Moon, and Haslem.

Even if it is a marginal lineup, the Suns' offense is still very fluid, with the inside line Xiaojia responsible for defending the restricted area as a meat shield, and Haslem being responsible for defending the pick-and-roll, and immediately playing a fast break after winning the rebound.

The players in the 12-man squad were all given the opportunity to play, and Morrow was able to leave early. Hill only played 10 minutes, and D'Antoni thought he was too slow, so it was better to let the newcomer play more.

As soon as Duncan rested, the Spurs couldn't get into the restricted area, and the players couldn't grab rebounds after shooting iron. The point difference continued to widen, and some loyal Spurs fans couldn't stand it, and many chose to leave the game early.

Popovich didn't change back to the main team, and it was even more embarrassing to play the Suns bench at this time, even if he caught up with a little score? The Spurs were a bit too late in the third quarter, and the defensive moves were a bit big, and the starters were put on the court in the final quarter, and if they were impatient and caused a conflict, the Spurs would lose and lose.

At 131-84, the Spurs lost by 47 points at home.