It is clear who is more of a threat on the offensive end, Guo Xu or Duncan, the Suns can defend Duncan alone, but the Spurs can't defend Guo Xu alone, if the Suns role players earned some gas, they would have won a long time ago.

After attracting the bag, Guo Xu passed to James Jones, who caught the ball on the left side and shot a three-point jumper, and the ball went in. 6 to 2.

Jones is a man who is not good at attacking and defending, he is not as good as Haslem in defense of power forward, not as good as Ariza in defense of small forward, and lacks the ability to attack with the ball. But D'Antoni insisted on starting him, starting multiple times in the playoffs because his three-point ability is relatively strong among swingmen.

After Jones was drafted by the Suns in the second round, he didn't do anything else in the team in the past few years, except for practicing defense, he practiced three points hard, and his offensive ability with the ball was almost degraded, and he could only dribble and score when he counterattacked.

In the previous two games, Ariza's three-pointers broke the coaching staff, and the opponent repeatedly let him go to the bottom corner, and his third shot was all undisturbed, resulting in a performance of 0-of-8 shooting and 0-of-7 three-pointers.

Guo Xu's previous life, in 2018, Ariza was all iron slag, and this time he entered the playoffs as a quasi-first iron five.

The Spurs attacked, Parker dribbled, and Ginobili and Duncan played pick-and-roll, which was a very annoying move for the Suns.

Ginobili received the ball and rushed inside, shaking off Bale, Vallejo was better at defending Duncan, not as good as Haslem, who weighed 122kg and moved slower.

Ginobili Serpentine broke through and scored on a layup. 6 to 4.

Guo Xu dribbled to the frontcourt, and this time the person who was outside the three-point line was replaced by Bowen.

Guo Xu took advantage of the situation to divide the ball, Howard received the ball from Finley to make up for the defense, Howard wanted to shoot, hesitated for a moment before dividing the bottom corner, and then Duncan defended it.

He didn't pounce very far away, two steps away from Jones and raised his arms, at this time Vallejo was empty under the basket, Jones moved sideways to pass the ball to the basket, Finley returned to the defense and blocked the passing route. Jones can only find Guo Xu when he passes the ball again, and Duncan blocks it and then retreats to defend Valejo, and there is no space.

The most reflective of defensive ability is not the stats, but this kind of flash of inspiration to help defend the position, Duncan's defense covers a large area.

If a player can only defend the penalty area, then he has a weakness, and the gap between Nesterovic and Duncan is here. With more and more modern basketball screens and more and more misalignments, it is no longer possible for two players to face each other on the court.

Guo Xu relied on covering the ball to catch a three-point shot, but missed under the interference.

The Spurs attacked, Parker split the ball in the middle, Ginobili flanked and Duncan cut inside the three-point line without the ball, and the others pulled away. As soon as this "Eagles offense" routine is played, it can give full play to Ginobili's advantages.

In the series, Bell was only successful in defending Ginobili in the first game, and then Ginobili was looking for cover to avoid him. Bale's pursuit is very hard, but it is not so easy for opponents to cut inside, which is a test of speed.

If a defender is blocked by a high screen, or left behind by a quarterback, it will inevitably result in the attacker receiving the ball and scoring a layup or getting a misplaced one-on-one opportunity.

Vallejo had a good sense of defense and knew how to switch to Ginobili, but the latter was another serpentine break past him and scored with a right-handed pick-and-roll. 6 to 6.

D'Antoni swallowed and foamed, and if Ginobili had a convulsion, the game would have become difficult.

Ginobili's serpentine breakthrough was a defensible talent for defenders, his movements looked unbelievable, and his body was able to perform all kinds of twists, which in his own words could not be taught purely instinctual talent. Although his serpentine breakthrough is essentially a European step, his European step is extremely smooth compared to the others without any pause.

In the face of the interior player's supplemental defense, Ginobili can avoid the opponent like a snake and score the ball, which cannot be replicated in the NBA. Because of the butterfly effect produced by Guo Xu, the Spurs failed to meet the Pistons in the finals, but Ginobili's performance when playing other teams also made people admit his offensive ability with the ball.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu was caught again in the half, and the ball was given to Howard, who missed the shot under the interference of Finley's defense.

The coaching staff is now conflicted, the Suns need Bell to defend Ginobili, Howard to have a good second offense, and they don't have the body to play as a power forward. In this case, it is not good to arrange a two-guard and let Blake start.

Blake started well in the first two games, and was targeted in the third game, anyway, the field is full of swing people, Bowen can also go to cover, Spurs forwards can go to block people, and strive to let players who can attack with the ball against Blake. Blake is better to target than Guo Xu because he is slow to chase and defend.

The Spurs attacked and played a wonderful team game.

First, Duncan's off-ball screen, Bale caught up with the open cut Ginobili, Parker couldn't easily pass the ball to his defender teammate, he guarded the ball to watch the run, and passed to the "power forward" Finley who responded to the weak side.

Finley could single-handedly play the little-known Suns substitute Jones on the weak side, but he didn't do that, he dribbled horizontally and hit the ground to Duncan, who flashed to the middle, and completed the "high to low" pass.

Duncan was very comfortable receiving the ball, turning and throwing it to the right side, very close to the basket, Vallejo could not cover it and could only interfere, and the ball went in again. 6 to 8.

CCTV5 broadcast the game live, and all Chinese fans hope that the Suns will advance, not only because of Guo Xu's popularity, but also because he is half Chinese. Now that the teammates can't prevent it, everyone sweats for Guo Xu.

Zhang Li sighed: "As long as one of Nene and Xiaosi can play, the Suns are not afraid of the Spurs inside, and it may be better if Diop is kept, Vallejo did not make the playoff squad last season, just an ordinary blue-collar worker, and it is too difficult to expect him to guard against Duncan." ”

Xu Jicheng said: "How far solar energy will go this year is to see Guo Xu's ability to lead the team and his performance." Without him, the Suns really wouldn't have made the playoffs this year. ”

Guo Xu attracted the bag two meters outside the three-point line, and passed it out, Jones received the ball at 70 degrees on the right side and shot a three-point shot, and the ball deflected out of the basket.

Jones was very accurate in training with three points, and his inability to shoot was a matter of mentality, and he was a little confused when he thought about how crucial this game was. He was also just a fringe player in the team last season, and this year he has been reused and there is a lot of pressure.

The Spurs attacked, Finley pulled out to receive the ball and passed to Duncan, who wanted the ball in the low post on the left, who dribbled with his back, and Parker suddenly started to charge inside from the middle.

Duncan saw the opportunity to divide the ball, Guo Xu was not thrown away by Parker, but Parker was a little taller than him, and this time he also forced a layup, and scored against Guo Xu by virtue of his height. 6 to 10.

Parker clenched his fists and yelled after the goal, even though it was just a normal layup.

Although he was selected as an All-Star in the West, he was suppressed too hard by Guo Xu, and there was a resentment in his heart. Every time the two teams compete, his data is not as good as Guo Xu, his record is not as good as the opponent's, his popularity is not as good as the opponent's, and the feeling of being comprehensively suppressed is too bad.

D'Antoni was the first to call a timeout, and he decided to adjust his lineup to a furious attacking formation, opening up the attack first anyway. The Sun's offense and defense can't be taken into account, Guo Xu hasn't had a chance to shoot yet, this is not the rhythm of the Sun.

He replaced Jones, who wasn't in a good enough mentality, and brought on Haslem. Outside Bell is also down, Blake is on. The double defenders can either pass the ball to Guo Xu, who runs without the ball, in positional battles, or play counterattacks.

Playing like this, the Suns' defense will definitely have holes, D'Antoni doesn't care, he has to gamble......

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