A lot of players can practice 3-pointers, but they have different tasks on the team, so they shoot less or no at first.

Millsap, Gasol Jr., Brook Lopez, Griffin...... In Guo Xu's previous life, there were many examples of this kind of inside line suddenly practicing into three-pointers, as long as the coach assigned them a task, they could shoot.

In 2010, Millsap had a time of 28.11 seconds to lead the Jazz to a feat of reversing the Big Three Heat. He had 46 points and nine rebounds, hit three hollow three-pointers in a row in the final minute of the final quarter, and scored a buzzer-laden layup to send the game into overtime.

After Millsap joined the Suns, he has been working three-point shooting in the past two years, and he has developed an accurate head ahead of schedule. If he doesn't have three-point range, he completely overlaps with Haslem's style on the court, and it's hard to get a chance to play, and he's forced.

Now, he's more ranger than Haslem, and he's ready to shoot from the open to around 50 percent from three-point range on both sides and in the middle. He can't be so accurate in the game, but with 33.3% of opponents not being able to let him go at will, and with star teammates around, he is the easiest to get open shots.

So D'Antoni put Haslem off the bench, which is equal in strength than the two in defense and rebounding, and Millsap has a stronger ability to withdraw on the offensive end.

The Spurs attacked, Guo Xu still put Parker two steps away as usual to defend and shoot, which made the cover of the Spurs interior players ineffective, and Parker would be entangled by Guo Xu as soon as he broke through, and he could only share the ball.

Granger lobs the ball from the right to Duncan in the low post, who singles out Smalls and turns to shoot. 3 to 2.

The Suns attacked, as soon as Xiao Si covered after half the court, Guo Xu changed direction with the ball, and Thomas was forced to defend the three-point line. If Guo Xu is given enough space, he will shoot three points one or two meters away from the three-point line, and the Spurs have seen a lot of this kind of thing.

Guo Xu took the left side and half-turned, and quickly transferred the ball to Millsap, who ran 70 degrees outside the three-point line on the right side.

According to the coach's arrangement, Millsap caught the ball and threw it, Duncan could only save and interfere, and he was a little slow and didn't cover it, but the ball was deflected, and Granger grabbed the rebound.

The Spurs attacked, the player passed a few times and was not available, Granger used his height advantage to single out Roy's pull-up jumper, and Millsap grabbed the rebound and counterattacked with a pass.

Guo Xu quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and a simple change of back grabbed a three-point shot that missed under Parker's interference, and Duncan got the rebound.

Parker couldn't break through, and the Spurs could only go heads-up, Duncan singled Xiao Si on the left side and turned to the middle and hooked his hand missed, the Suns counterattacked, Guo Xu singled out Parker and shot three points again, and Bowen picked up the rebound.

Guo Xu is too confident, the style of play is a bit simple, he feels that it doesn't matter, as long as he finds his touch, he can lead the team to win.

Parker's positional breakthrough failed to get rid of Guo Xu, and the ball was handed to Duncan, who formed a triangle with Bowen and Granger on the right side. Xiao Si defended at the top, Duncan's turn shot was off again, and he didn't feel good today.

Last season, Duncan still averaged close to 20+10 per game, but in fact, his strength has begun to decline. The problem that plagued him was still plantar fasciitis, his explosiveness decreased, his movement slowed down, and he couldn't attract the bag in the low post like he did in his prime, and opponents usually chose to defend him alone and guard against others.

At this time, the role of Parker and Ginobili becomes very crucial, and the team needs them to break through. ** Vicky is used to having Ginobili as the sixth man, but in fact it is not appropriate to play like this against the Suns, and no one in the starter can make a breakthrough point.

The Sun counterattacked, Guo Xu dribbled under the crotch in the front court and changed direction to receive the dribble behind the back, and stepped back to meet Parker to shoot three points. Parker wasn't completely shaken away, but the ball went in. 6 to 2.

Guo Xu didn't celebrate when he returned to the defense, with a natural expression, he should find his feeling after throwing three balls.

Smith commented: "Jason is very sure in front of the three-point line, this distance does not cover him and he can shoot against people, and the other players of the Spurs can't watch the excitement from the sidelines." The last time he was able to prevent it in the playoffs was because he had a finger injury, and now he's better. ”

Barkley laughed: "I think he's going to put in good numbers today. ”

Many people understand Guo Xu's mentality, he can be selfless, but the high-profile game will often be preoccupied and play hard. The game against the Spurs was broadcast live across the United States, and it was a good opportunity for him to be in the limelight.

The Spurs attacked, Parker forced a breakthrough to face Guo Xu's throw and missed under the interference, Xiao Si grabbed the rebound, and his teammates were about to go.

Roy dribbled the ball through the half court and passed to Guo Xu, he singled out Parker again on the right side, dribbled the ball under the crotch to the left hand without pausing, and immediately dribbled the ball behind to the right hand, and then made a slight beating.

Parker followed the first step, Guo Xu held the ball in his right hand and changed direction to the left side past Parker and broke through into the penalty area.

The Suns have three people on the periphery, the penalty area can only be defended by Duncan, Guo Xu was about to hit him when the ball was given to the left side, Xiao Si received the ball and jumped up in one step, and scored the ball with one hand. 8 to 2.

Guo Xu's assists have reached the realm of freewheeling, and he can always find a passing gap. His secret is to dribble the ball towards people, and the closer you go, the less your opponent can break the ball, and the agility of a big man is completely incomparable to him.

The Spurs started playing inside, with two inside players pulling out to cover the defenders and making room. Granger received the ball on the right side and threatened the three-way frame, and after probing to the baseline, he changed to a one-step stop-and-go jump shot. 8 to 4.

Granger is taller and heavier than Roy, and the Suns' defense at this position is weak.

The Sun attacked, Guo Xu took the ball just after half of the court, Xiao Si covered him again, and the two ran forward one after the other, and they had a tacit understanding. Xiao Si took the initiative to block the defender, and Guo Xu observed the angle of the opponent being blocked to choose the direction to break through.

The dribbling technique has reached his level, and he wants to rush in which way, and his hand will subconsciously make movements, and the ball will stick to his hand. If the opponent does not fight closely, it is impossible for him to make mistakes.

Guo Xu chose to go to the right side, Thomas switched defenses to keep up, and just took a step sideways and was blocked by Millsap. Although Millsap is not tall and only 203CM, he weighs 112 kilograms, and his shoulders are wide and his back is thick.

Duncan had to defend it, Guo Xu dribbled the ball to 45 degrees to attract the inside line to change defense and Parker to chase the defense, and passed the ball to the middle. Millsap receives the ball and forces a basketball on Thomas. 10 to 4.

All of the Suns' goals in the opening game were related to Guo Xu, who scored 3 points and handed out 3 assists, and Parker has not yet received any statistics, only one shot.

The mood of Spurs fans is very stable, Guo Xu beats Parker is the norm, they have to see each other many times every season, this is something the Spurs can't escape, just like paying taxes.

Duncan singled out Xiaosi, received the ball in the low post on the left side, leaned on his back twice and turned to the middle to hook the ball in. 10 to 6.

These are expected goals, D'Antoni is not in a hurry on the sidelines, he just wants to fight with the opponent to attack, firmly believe that the core competition between the two sides, the winner must be the Suns.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu blocked and dismantled in the half, moved sideways to avoid Parker and went to the left, attracting Thomas to change defense, and Xiao Si stood in the middle.

In the preseason, Smalls shot a lot of three-pointers, and the Spurs players studied him before the game and thought that he couldn't just let go outside the three-point line.

This time, Parker hesitated to chase the defense, Guo Xu played a small and big game on the left side, dribbled the ball under the crotch to the right hand to change direction to the left side and stepped back, and pulled away a position with Thomas, and shot three points.

Thomas seemed to be seriously interfering, but in fact, he couldn't block it, Guo Xu moved to the left side to shoot a 60-degree jumper for three points, and the ball went into the net hollow, 13-6.