Popovich called a timeout very decisively, and it was difficult to chase Guo Xu to play a few more rounds to widen the difference to more than 15 points, after all, the Spurs are a team that focuses on two-point offense.

He replaced Van Exel, Nesterovic who had just played for a while, replaced Parker and Bowen, and also played small ball tactics.

He also emphasized that Guo Xu was clamped, and the periphery accelerated the rotation defense, and tried to put Ariza and David Lee to shoot.

This is a large formation with four small groups, the 201CM Finley cameo as the power forward, and the 208CM tall and 102kg Muhammad is responsible for defending the penalty area.

Brent Barry and Bowen can both catch and shoot three-pointers and can help their teammates open up space.

The Spurs' weakness is the interior, which is weakened on both ends of the floor and lacks a pivot when Duncan is not on the floor.

In Guo Xu's previous life, if you discuss who is the most low-key player in the NBA, many people will think of Duncan. He's always been good offensively, and even better defensively. In his 19-year basketball career, he won the All-Defensive Team 15 times, seven times on the second team and eight times.

No basketball expert has ever questioned Duncan's defensive prowess, even though he doesn't like to jump. Duncan's single defense is the best in history, and sometimes he can delay the opponent's opponent with a single defensive position, defend opponents with a solid set, and interfere with shots with an extra-long reach.

After the Spurs drafted him, it wasn't until Duncan's retirement year that they poached interior star Aldridge, who mainly relied on him to defend the restricted area for 19 seasons and never missed the playoffs.

Duncan has 11 seasons with five defensive wins, tied for second place with David Robinson and Olajuwon, and only Russell has 12 more than them.

Of the "true plus/minus" data that has only been counted since the 2000-01 season, Duncan's defensive true plus/minus has the highest season in 2002-03 at 5.7. In the NBA's top 100 statistics, Duncan occupies 12 spots, followed by Garnett with eight.

Popovich knew what Duncan's presence meant, but he couldn't let Duncan play in a row, and his stamina would be out of issue in the second half.

Parker can't rest, don't look at Popovich often scolding Parker on the sidelines, that is hating iron is not steel, and I hope that the disciple will grow into a superstar as soon as possible and help the team win.

If Parker doesn't defend against Guo Xu, it is even worse to send others.

Van Axel has been injured a few times and his speed has been lost, his defence has been terrible, and his attack has not helped much. After entering the playoffs, he averaged 11 minutes per game, 2.2 points and 1.4 assists, shooting just 21.9% from the field.

The Spurs also have a 191CM backup point guard, Benno Udri, who is injured and is not much better to force the game.

Popovich remembered what Guo Xu said in an interview, he said that he was a better core than Duncan, and it was a fact that Duncan could not guarantee efficiency when he played more. Guo Xu's strength lies not only in his technique and mentality, but also in his physical fitness.

Duncan's average of 40 minutes per game will be affected by plantar fasciitis, Guo Xu played the full 48 minutes and people will not be surprised, he has that physical strength.

Popovich has guessed that the Suns' plan for this series is to fight with the Spurs for physical strength and tenacity, the Suns have many young players, although the strength is average, and the body is definitely better than several veterans of the Spurs.

The game continued, and the Suns still had the upper hand.

Guo Xu guarded Parker, Ariza pestered Barry, and Howard played against Finley, and they were rarely framed. Finley has the ability to carry his back, but he can't eat Howard, and he was squeezed out by Howard in the Mavericks in his previous life.

When the Spurs traded for Duncan, the Suns led by 17 points.

Duncan has the backbone as soon as he gets on the Spurs, whether it is playing inside, cutting the bottom line, or breaking through the outside.

Now, Popovich's rotation tactics have become a major tactic in the league today, and many teams are vying to imitate them.

As the name suggests, rotation tactics are about constantly changing the ball in search of the best shots, and the details include blocking, breaking, double covering, double catching, and fast breaking. The Spurs can win the championship without Popovich's militarized system order, and the style of play is very flexible.

Once the Spurs help Parker get rid of Guo Xu with double cover, the Suns are not easy to defend inside, and no matter how fast Guo Xu is, he can't chase the defense in place every time. D'Antoni saw that there were frequent openings on the inside, so he replaced David Lee early and let Vallejo come on to strengthen the defense.

After Vallejo came out, the Suns' interior offense was a little worse, and their ability to withdraw and attack the restricted area became worse.

Duncan knew that Valejo's defensive ability in the restricted area was good, and he pulled out more often to cover his teammates, and after withdrawing the inside line, he didn't have a good chance not to rush to shoot and respond to the offense.

Popovich asked the players to try to use up the 24 seconds of offensive time, quickly return to the defense after shooting to limit the Suns' fast break, and once they fell into the positional battle, they will wrap Guo Xu and let others shoot.

The Spurs' defense worked, and the Suns led by 11 points at halftime.

In the second half, D'Antoni made lineup changes, and the role of the veteran and three-point shooter began to play.

The Spurs are trying to drag the Suns into a defensive rhythm, and D'Antoni is going to fight offensively. He sent Kukoc as a power forward, and let Haslem play a cameo role as a center to defend Duncan, with Howard, Blake, and Guo Xu on the periphery.

All five players can shoot, the formation is more open, Guo Xu no longer looks for cover, and directly holds the ball and singles, attracting the ball to divide the ball.

In the first half, James Jones played a cameo at the No. 4 position, shooting 0 of 2, and now Kukic can shoot three-pointers and shots, and the Spurs are more likely to be open in the mid-range when they are guarding the perimeter.

Chigo has less playing time now, and he is almost a fringe man in the regular season, but his shooting ability is not wasted, and he can play on the court in the playoffs, with a shooting rate of 50%, a three-point shooting rate of 58.5%, and an overall shooting rate of 57.1%, which is scary.

Outside veteran Payton was directly abandoned, he didn't play the No. 2 position without three points, and he was too slow to play point guard, which was not suitable. Blake was reused, and his style of play was similar to Payton's, with better catch-and-shoot ability.

When the Suns have a stable second scoring point on the court, it becomes more difficult for the Spurs to contain Guo Xu, and the Suns' triangle offensive routine begins to exert its power. Guo Xu was caught and divided the ball, even if he couldn't directly assist his teammates, Kukoc and Blake could quickly transfer the ball to Howard.

Howard scored 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting and 4-of-4 free throws in the first quarter.

Guo Xu played the whole quarter, scored 7 points and 4 assists, and focused most of his energy on the defensive end, closely following Parker. When Haslem plays small-ball at center, Duncan can use his height advantage to attack, but Parker has a harder time breaking through.

After Kukoc's departure, Ariza made a cameo appearance as a power forward. His job is simple, opening up opportunities outside the three-point line on the offensive end, dealing with veteran Horry on defense, and actively switching defenses.

ARIZA AND JAMES JONES ARE BOTH 203CM TALL AND HAVE AMAZING REACHES, WHICH SHOULD BE THE MAIN SMALL FORWARD ON OTHER TEAMS. D'Antoni is an outlier, and he has made the duo play as power forwards to improve mobility, guard against outside breakaways, and run faster on counter-attacks.

In the German run-and-shoot system, it is normal to play a big forward of about 2 meters, and these two people are taller than Marion.

D'Antoni is a master in attack, he knows how to tailor his tactics to his opponent's weaknesses and only needs to sacrifice a little defence for the sake of attacking.

Except for Duncan, the Spurs lack offensive power on the inside, and the small defense is not a black hole. Horry is a spacious-type interior lineman, and it is inefficient to play in the low post. Nesterovic has a physical advantage, and he and Duncan can't play together, otherwise the defense will be slow.

The Suns played a run-and-gun game to gain the upper hand in the quarter, leading by 18 points into the final quarter...... ()

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