Chapter 769 [If you have the ability, you will die for me]
The Suns players all smiled and high-fived the bench players as they left the court, and Haslem handed Guo Xu a drink, but no one handed him a towel.
Barkley noticed this and said with a smile: "The difference between the two sides is not too big, but today Jason played very easily, and he doesn't even sweat this style of play." ”
Kenny Smith said: "Jason plays by rhythm alone, and Parker still can't get the upper hand. As soon as he played today, the atmosphere of the Suns was different, and the players became more daring to fight. ”
On the CCTV5 side, Zhang Li also talked about the changes in the atmosphere in the Suns team, the core of the court is not clear, and it is not strange to lose to the Spurs. It's okay when playing downwind, but once you're at a disadvantage, the Suns players don't know who to give the ball to, they all have weaknesses.
At the end of the timeout, the Suns made a change, Anthony Parker went on, and Roy rested.
Anthony has average physical fitness and a relatively well-rounded technique, currently shooting 42.2% from three-point range. Guo Xu had a lot of the ball today, and Roy was on the court for most of the time. Defensively, his performance was mediocre, not as good as Ariza. Ariza is inconsistent with three points, and the most suitable person to play is Anthony.
The Spurs also made a change, Bowen rested, and the veteran Finley, who has the ability to attack with the ball, came on.
The game continued, and now Guo Xu could only go to the main defense Parker. He and Bale have the same strategy, two steps away, and they don't shoot out. In this case, teammates are not good at covering Parker, and the defenders are too far away.
Parker hasn't practiced three-point shooting in recent years, and it doesn't matter if he gets in the regular season, but it's embarrassing to enter the playoffs. In his previous life, no one had ever considered Parker, who had four championships, to be a superstar because he wanted to play without the Spurs' system.
Guo Xu kept his distance and tried to interfere with Parker as much as possible, and no one helped him to help defend.
After Finley came on the court, the Suns couldn't just shrink around the restricted area, and in this year's playoffs, Finley shot more than 40% from three-point range, mainly responsible for catching and shooting three-point work. Ginobili and Granger can also shoot three-pointers, and they shoot a lot. Putting Parker on a two-point shot would be better than shooting 50 percent from the perimeter.
Parker made a one-step stop-and-go jump shot inside the three-point line, Guo Xu didn't jump, and only slightly interfered when he stepped forward, and the ball popped up again. Jr. jammed Duncan and Marion grabbed the rebound.
Guo Xu can imagine how annoyed he is from Parker's expression, his shooting opportunities are the best for the Spurs, and failing to shoot will hurt morale. He is a sharp weapon for blocking and dismantling, and breaking through can make the slow-moving interior cry dad and shout mother, and it is not easy to play against a team like the Suns that does not use the traditional interior line.
In the Sun positional battle, Guo Xu protected the ball to his teammates, Xiao Si gave Anthony no ball cover on the side, the latter ran to 70 degrees from the bottom left corner, Granger defended on that side, Guo Xu observed the situation and passed the ball to Marion, who ran to the right side 70 degrees.
Duncan didn't defend it, waiting for Smalls and Marion near the box to cut into the air, and the side rotated to interfere with the shot.
Marion received the ball and got open space and hit a jumper. 96 to 88.
Marion was in great form today, playing a run-and-jump advantage on the offensive end and shooting a high percentage from the field. Yesterday's training coaching staff asked him to shoot more and the team needs him to play, and if he has an open position, he can't shoot.
The Spurs attacked, Parker forced a breakthrough and rushed inside, squeezed Guo Xu away for a layup by impact, was fanned out by Marion with a big hat, and the ball was picked up by Anthony.
The sun immediately launched a counterattack, Parker rushed too hard and flew out of the bottom line, Guo Xukong was empty. He received the ball and advanced to the front court to form a three-on-two, with Smalls on the left and Bale on the right.
Guo Xu attracted Duncan to make up for the defense, led him towards Duncan, and turned his head to look at Bell who was running in the bottom corner on the right side while moving.
He calculates his steps to collect the ball quickly, wraps his left hand around his back, and passes the ball to his right back.
At the same time, he turned slightly, stretched out his right elbow backwards, and made a similar stretching movement, using his elbow to bounce the ball to the left and give it to Xiao Si.
He deliberately practiced this trick in the time loop, just for the sake of performance. His entire passing action was very fluid, and he also moved towards Duncan to attract the defense and distance himself from Small, so that Duncan did not have time to pounce on Small.
Xiao Si, who followed up, took a step forward to catch the ball and jumped up with one hand, and scored a one-handed windmill dunk the basketball.
98 to 88, Guo Xu's 21st assist.
Xiao Si was excited, and after dunking the dunk, he and Guo Xu high-fived hard to defend, he felt that this goal would definitely become a classic in the future, and it was repeatedly mentioned by fans.
The commentators from all over the world, who broadcast the game live, were also excited. Zhang Reasonable said: "In the crucial game, in the white-hot final quarter, Guo Xu actually assisted Xiao Si with an elbow pass, which was simply possessed by white chocolate, and this goal was definitely the best of the day." ”
Yu Jia said: "I haven't seen Guo Xu fight so fancy, but after he was injured, he let go." ”
Zhang Li said with a smile: "When he is healthy, he doesn't need fancy passes, he plays alone, sometimes he bursts in with the ball against the bag, and he is free to share the ball casually." Today, his ability to attract bags has deteriorated, and he has played better. ”
The Spurs attacked, Duncan received the ball in the low post and singled out Xiaosi, turned around and shot back. 98 to 90.
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si played blocking and dismantling as soon as they passed half court, and Granger quickly blocked in front of Guo Xu when he changed defenses. Guo Xu changed direction in the middle, and Granger reacted quickly to follow. He pulled the ball up, half-turned and jumped lightly, and passed the ball to the right with both hands behind his head.
The ball came out of Granger's head, and the ball was so fast that Granger didn't react, and when he turned his head, he saw Marion running outside the three-point line on the right side.
He didn't hesitate to make a jump shot before Duncan could defend it, and scored another one.
101-90, Guo Xu's 22nd assist.
Duncan, who had few expressions on the court, began to frown, and the coach arranged for him not to defend the three-point line and defend the restricted area, but now the Suns are shooting crazy from the outside.
The Spurs' defensive strategy has always been "defense but not shooting", the defense on the inside is mainly single defense and help defense, and the wing players often shrink, which cannot be done in the face of the Suns Spurs.
Guo Xu is a person who really shoots without dead ends, even if he is injured, it will not affect his shooting, and the players on the Suns court have shooting range, and the Spurs can't close the formation too tightly. Expanding inside is not a normal strategy for the Spurs, Duncan will put a lot of effort into it, and there is a possibility of getting fouled.
As the only axis on the inside, if Duncan gets into foul trouble, the Spurs will basically lose.
Popovich is stubborn on the defensive end, always with a "you have the ability to shoot me" attitude, and then he is often shot to death by teams with stars on the outside.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Popovich was forced to ask for a timeout. Tactical tweaks are of little use, and the Spurs' biggest weakness right now is Parker's mentality.
When Guo Xu became the shortest MVP in NBA history, all point guards wanted to beat him to prove his strength. In the past, the person who wanted to defeat Guo Xu the most was Nash, and in 2004 Nash went to the east, and his goal became to break through in the east. At this time, the person who was always pulled out to compare with Guo Xu in the west became Parker.
Guo Xu can hit ultra-long three-pointers and deliver 20+ assists, but Parker is casually put two steps outside the three-point line and is not sure of the empty shot, and the mid-range shooting is not accurate. With such a comparison between the two, how can fans have a good impression of Parker?
Parker's speed can prevent Guo Xu from breaking through, but he can't prevent him from passing, he not only wants to win, but also wants the data to be more beautiful than Guo Xu, the team's score is behind, and he is eager to perform, and his playing rhythm is out of order.
Popovich can't replace Parker yet, if Parker is not on the No. 1 position, there will be only one person who is good at breaking through, and the Spurs' tactics are not easy to play, and they will fall into heads-up.