Popovich didn't arrange a bag without the ball after all, and he didn't do it in the previous games.

In his opinion, having a ball bag can also defend other positions by rotating it, and a person without a ball bag is equivalent to giving up the game, how can the Spurs give up this key battle? It turned out to be a mistake, but Popovich didn't give up because he was used to dealing with stars like Kobe Bryant and Maddy, and it worked well.

In his career, he played an average of 39.5 minutes per game against the Spurs, and he could get 25.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists, but his actual shooting rate was only 44.4% and 31.3% from three-point range.

Although in the eyes of many Cosmiths, 44.4% is rounded to a hundred million, but it is really difficult for the Lakers to let this kind of person be the core to win, and they have to rely on efficient teammates to "assist". Kobe Bryant's record against the Spurs is 39-43 and is at a disadvantage, and most of the wins were obtained when the Lakers had a fat man in the early stage, and it will be more embarrassing after not having a fat man.

Kobe Bryant's playoff high was about 40 points, and the only time he was 50+ was in overtime against the Suns, and he didn't even have that game in his life. He rarely breaks out outside the three-point line, and the shooting rate is not high, and when he shoots well, he dares to take responsibility, and when he feels bad, he is undercover, and the Spurs' strategy is right for Kobe.

Guo Xu is different, he has always understood that offensive efficiency is more important than statistics, he will help his teammates improve efficiency, and once he finds his hand, the shooting rate is even more terrifying, which is simply unstoppable.

He mainly played without the ball today, catching the ball and shooting or breaking through immediately, and when the Spurs players came up, often the ball had already been shot, and the effect of the package was not good.

In the first two games, the Spurs' good effect is related to the overall strategy of the Suns, in order to strengthen the defense, D'Antoni arranged for the Suns two guards to be on the court for a short time, most of the time Guo Xu and Bell, Howard partnered.

The defense is indeed better, but not as a double back, Guo Xu is mainly attacking with the ball, and it is difficult to get a chance to shoot after being trapped. Blake will be very uncomfortable when he is on the Spurs defense, he has a good sense of passing, does not break through, does not mess around, is a ball protection organization, and occasionally shoots one more than Howard.

Howard didn't play, and the team's offense was more fluid, and then the coaching staff felt that he should be traded away and stay with Guo Xu. He can do the second scorer, but he is not a qualified second player because he doesn't have a good sense of passing.

If Howard has a good passing sense and can do a combination of breakaway shots, then he can play like Pippen and even be the boss of the team, as exemplified by Joe Johnson, who is gone. It's a luxury, and if Howard had that potential, he wouldn't have fallen to the end of the first round in the draft.

Guo Xu scored 25 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, and when he received the ball in the positional battle, he shot the ball in the positional battle, and when he quickly counterattacked, he attracted the bag and passed it, and Blake and Haslem seized two opportunities.

He played the full three quarters, scored 54 points and 7 assists, and looked like he was about to 60+10, and the Suns were 92-85 ahead by 7 points.

Guo Xu continued to play in the final quarter, Blake did not rest, Howard replaced Bell to add an offensive point with the ball, and the interior was Vallejo and James Jones. One big belt and four small, with three points in the middle shot.

Duncan couldn't do it after two consecutive outbursts, and faced Vallejo in the final quarter with a single shot of 1 of 5. Parker played aggressively and wanted to score more points to save face, and the result was also 1-of-5 shooting.

The two stars of the Spurs performed abnormally, the Suns broke out collectively, the Spurs strictly guarded against Guo Xu, and after increasing the strength of the package, Guo Xu began to divide the ball, Howard, Jones, and Haslem all received the ball and scored, and his assists went on double.

When counterattacking, Guo Xu grabbed three points, broke through with the ball and made fouls, and also scored, leading the team to play a wave of 18-4 to widen the difference to 21 points.

The Spurs replaced veteran Horry in an attempt to increase the number of outside shooters to chase points, but Horry was disappointing this time, shooting 0-of-2.

When shooting key shots, Horry occasionally has a stroke of genius, but overall, he is only a bench power forward who can't play an average of 20 minutes per game this season, with 5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists, a shooting rate of 38.4%, and a three-point shooting rate of 36.8%.

Popovich called a timeout with 5:36 left and simply dropped the game and replaced him with a fringe man. The Suns also replaced all the main forces, ensuring that there is no need to let the core continue to fight after the victory, in case the injury outweighs the loss.

The fringe Suns have the upper hand, veteran Payton comes out to keep the offense organized, and fringe Josh Powell and David Lee partner on the inside and are very athletic. Ariza and Jones are also physically excellent, propping up the team's wing defense and making it difficult for the Spurs bench to score.

At 125-95 in the final game, the Suns won by 30 points, and the Spurs in the final quarter only scored 10 points in total.

The Spurs Battle of Kings Mountain played like this, which can be called a collapse, because they had a 19-point lead in the first half, and a difference of 49 points back and forth.

The reason for this miraculous reversal is that Guo Xu's shooting rate in the second half was too high, and it was like two people in the first half, and he found his touch from the second half of the second quarter.

He played 43 minutes, shooting 21-of-33, 9-of-16 from three-point range and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line, finishing with 61 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 63.6% from the field and 56.3% from three-point range.

In fact, similar to the defensive method in the previous two games, the Spurs were very tight with Guo Xu's bag, and the previous package had an effect and reduced his shooting rate, but this time he couldn't cover it, and his shooting was too accurate.

The Suns shot 19-of-37 from three-point range, a world away from the Spurs' 3-of-12 three-pointers.

At the press conference, reporters asked Popovich to evaluate the game.

Popovich said with some anger: "What is there to evaluate this? We couldn't stop Jason, he could blow anyone out one-on-one, he was amazingly fast, he had a lot of stamina, he was constantly running, and he could find a shot even if we caught him. He's a total monster. ”

It was a superstar basketball victory over team basketball, and it was Popovich's most hated way to lose. It's not that their own players don't work hard, it's that the stars on the other side are too crazy.

The Spurs players are very low-key, only saying that they must work hard when they return to their home court, and the DP combination is not only very tacit on the field, but also off the field, they never evaluate Guo Xu, nor do they say cruel words, and advance and retreat together.

The Suns unanimously praised Guo Xu, D'Antoni said: "This is a game that relies on Jason's individual ability, without him, it would have been us, he is the greatest player." ”

Guo Xu was the focus of the media and expressed his feelings: "I didn't think that we would lose this game, because we rarely lose in a row, I don't believe that any team can win three games in a row against the Suns, it was a pipe dream." ”

He paused for a moment, and then said: "Speaking of dreaming, I think of "Inception", that is, the movie I invested in, this movie co-produced with friends has officially started, I play the second male lead in it, I have to finish the playoffs as soon as possible and join the crew, and strive to create a positive image, both stylistic and stylistic, promote film culture, I hope everyone will pay more attention." ”

It is not the first time that the "......" reporters have seen Guo Xu advertise and sell films at the press conference.

Don't you have any special feelings after you win? What about your festival? You're really just playing as a side hustle, right?

Guo Xu is actually helping his teammates relieve pressure, and the more he shows that he doesn't care, the more his teammates dare to play. The bosses no longer take their opponents seriously, what are they afraid of?

This is called strategically despising the enemy and tactically valuing the enemy.