Chapter 377 [Three Sections of Flowers, How Terrifying?] 】
After two more rounds, Vic opted to replace Bowen and replaced Anthony Carter, who only rested for a while.
This is a helpless move, Carter is a small guard, is currently the fastest man in the Spurs, Bowen continues to defend will only increase Guo Xu's popularity, when the star plays well in the face of defensive experts, it is more eye-catching after the game.
Carter scored with an easy shot after coming on the court, but Guo Xu was far away and didn't even stretch out his hand. 27 to 8.
Xu Jicheng commented: "Carter scored a goal, and he was ashamed to score, but ...... It's a bit too late. ”
Zhang Li said with a smile: "Guo Xu is not releasing water, just be so defensive against people with poor shooting, and he can't shoot a few times in the whole game." ”
The Suns attacked, Guo Xu passed to Joe Johnson, who singled out Turkoglu to shake the ball out of space, and missed the pull-up jump shot. In the Spurs' positional battle, Mercer relied on Duncan to cover the run without the ball and made a successful shot in the catch. 27 to 10.
Guo Xu singled out Carter with the ball, stepped back and finally hit the iron with a three-point jumper, Haslem grabbed the rebound in the front court, and the second offense was blocked by Duncan, but Xiao Si grabbed the rebound again and scored two points from close range. 29 to 10.
Duncan received the ball in the low post and singled, feinted and turned into the basket, causing a foul on Haslem and hitting both free throws. 29 to 12.
Joe Johnson made a mistake in passing, and Mercer made a quick break with a steal and made a foul on Guo Xula, and he made both free throws. 29 to 14.
Guo Xu broke through with the ball to attract the bag and divide the ball, Joe Johnson missed the three-point jumper in the left vacancy, he felt cold today, and it was not good in the morning training, so D'Antoni asked him to play as a substitute.
The Spurs attacked, Duncan received the ball on the left side and broke through after stepping, and made another foul on Xiaosi, making both free throws. 29 to 16.
Relying on multiple free throws, the Spurs' statistics are finally not too ugly, and this season's lineup is destined for them to play a bad offensive offensive game, and strong free throws are a good way to ensure efficiency.
The Suns' last attack, Guo Xu singled out Carter in the middle of the time, shook out the shooting space and attracted Mercer to make up for the homeopathic ball, Bell received the ball at 50 degrees and hit the whistle for three points. 32 to 16.
It was Bale's only shot in the first quarter and he took the opportunity.
When they got off the field, Guo Xu and Bell clapped their hands to celebrate, such a player who is willing to defend and don't want money, 3 million is too worthwhile!
Guo Xu scored 19 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, and Carter only had 2 points and 1 assist, a huge gap; Duncan's performance was mediocre, shooting 1-of-4 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block.
In the second quarter of the bench battle, the Suns knocked out the Spurs in waves.
Blake, Kirisek, Joe Johnson, Marion, and Nene played, Kukoc, who was in an important rotation last season, and Haslem was also rested, which shows how terrifying the depth of the Suns' roster is.
Marion, who had a few minutes of rest in the first quarter, and Joe Johnson came out together as a substitute to play both counter-attacks and get off the ground. It's bad news for rookie Josh Howard, who doesn't have a chance to play with such a rotation?
When dealing with weak teams, coach D'Antoni will let the newcomers play, and in the opening game, he wants to let the core players play more, and try to get off to a good start with a big win, which will greatly improve the morale of the team and the confidence of the players.
Although the fast break of the rotation lineup is not as sharp as when Guo Xu was on the court, they play a solid positional battle, and there are no obvious holes on the defensive end, and Blake has the upper hand against Spurs backup point guard Jason Hart in all aspects.
In Guo Xu's previous life, many people said that Blake was soft, and he was looked down upon by Chinese fans again and again.
In fact, Blake was seriously injured, and he played 13 seasons in the NBA despite the decline in quality, took a 4-year 16 million middle-class contract, and played many seasons as a starter in the playoff team.
Many people say that Blake's poor physical fitness is even more misunderstood, he practiced boxing, and in 2002 in college training class, he once got into a fight with his teammates, the standard boxer stance, and the black teammates were taken advantage of.
Blake is on the thin side when he enters the NBA, but he has a strong sense of confrontation and a very tough style of play. Everyone thinks he is soft just because he is a floor stream and doesn't like to jump.
Blake can dribble steadily across the halfcourt, pass to Joe Johnson and wait outside the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot, and he will never force a breakthrough with the ball without the help of the inside to help cover.
In this quarter, Joe Johnson gradually found his shooting touch and scored 6 points. In the playoffs, he played with confidence as the team's third scorer and began to develop in the direction of "single Joe", no longer a simple three-point shooter.
Nene is happy to help his teammates cover and then cut straight to the basket or catch the ball in the low post and hit it back.
As soon as Duncan, the core of the Spurs, rested, there was no one to lead the team's offense, and now that Ginobili is only in his second season of career, even with Duncan with him, it will take some time for him to adjust to his new role on the team.
Point guard Jason Hart has poor scoring ability and playmaking skills, passing the ball in the middle of the court.
Swingman Ron Mercer dared to take on offensive tasks, but his scoring efficiency was so low that he was recognized as a cancer in the league.
Mercer was a first-round pick with the sixth pick in 1997, who had the ball when he was with the Celtics, and averaged 17 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the second season.
The following season, Mercer was traded to the Nuggets by the Green Army because he overlapped with Pierce and competed for the ball. He has changed teams five times in the past few years, and playing for the Green Army for two years is the longest record. The Spurs wanted to bet on his talent, and it was a mistake.
Horry had no chance to make a move after being entangled by Marion, and Nesterovic couldn't do anything about Nene either, and the two just followed back and forth.
The players in the Suns rotation lineup are all over 190CM tall, and they can change defenses when they encounter misalignment, and they are better at interfering with shots than when Guo Xu was there.
In the second half, the main forces came back one after another, evenly matched, and the Suns played 28-19 in the quarter, leading 60-35 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Duncan began to play, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, but he couldn't take care of the inside and outside defense, and the Suns' offense was better.
Spurs management now feels that the high-paid long-term contract is a big loss to poach Rasso, who can only defend the restricted area, and the Suns can't play when they have a small lineup. He was too slow to change guards, Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, and Bell relied on cover to get rid of guards, and they could throw three points when they caught the ball, which was not slow at all.
** Vicky remembered that Guo Xu played super stats against the Timberwolves last season, and Xiao Si also scored 30+ in that game, and Rasu was in the team at the time, and he looked overwhelmed on the defensive end of the whole game.
The new veteran Horry can't play for long, Marion and Xiaosi are much more mobile than him, and as long as the defense is tight, it will be difficult for him to get a shot. When defending against counterattacks, Horry suffers even more, and when the opponent rushes up, he can only foul, otherwise he will be thrown away.
When Nene, Jr., and Marion are on the floor together, the Spurs have to send in a few people who can run to withstand it.
Bowen quickly fell into foul trouble, and he couldn't put his feet on the ground, and the Suns didn't meet him for a jump shot, and rushed up to play.
The score was 34-29 in this quarter, and the lead was still the Suns, and the difference between the two sides widened to 30 points, entering garbage time early.