D'Antoni was a timely adapter, replacing Ariza with Tim Thomas in the next round, adding a three-point shooting spot to move Marion to the small forward position.

Thomas is strong in attack and weak in defense, he can't just let go on the periphery, his defense is not good enough, and it is enough for Oberto, who is on the blue-collar interior.

The Spurs players also made adjustments when defending, putting Marion's side, Granger retreating to the help penalty area at any time, protecting the backcourt rebound, and putting Marion on mid-to-long-range shots.

If Lowry is responsible for breaking through with the ball and Roy pulls out, the Suns' formation can be pulled a little wider. But Lowry is just a rookie, playing in the playoffs for the first time in his career, and was appointed to become a starter in a critical situation, if he can maintain a good attitude and dare to take on the responsibility of attacking with the ball, then he is the leading actor of YY.

Lowry took the half court at most to try to block and dismantle, and when he couldn't change direction, Parker could split the ball, and then he was let go on the perimeter, and the Spurs shot whatever he wanted.

Lowry knows his own strength, and it is an advantage that he will not waste his shots, but standing on the perimeter and being put two steps away from scoring is a thing that greatly hurts the morale of the team.

The worst thing is that the Suns now only have one point guard, Lowry, and he has to play more. When he's off the court, Roy will have to play point guard in a cameo role. In this case, even if David Wesley is on the playoff roster, it will be useless, and his speed will definitely not be able to prevent Parker.

The Suns trailed by 14 points in the first quarter, and Vallejo didn't play, and they couldn't defend against Duncan's open cut and low-post offense.

Roy, who took a break in the second quarter, played and partnered with Anthony Parker, Ariza, Thomas, and Vallejo to suppress the Spurs bench and narrow the gap to just three points at most.

The disadvantage of the Spurs is that as soon as Parker rests, there is a big gap in the strength of backup point guard Jaqui Vaughn, who makes do with the top 6-10 minutes per game, and Roy and Anthony are all misplaced when they single him out.

Ginobili and Finley have the strength and are responsible for leading the team to attack, while Hawley and Francisco Elson are not as good as the Suns inside.

The veteran Hawley is 37 years old and is about to retire, and all his statistics are declining, and he can only occasionally catch and shoot one.

Elson's performance is even worse, with a height of 213cm and a weight of 107kg, he has good mobility and poor attacking power, and can only pick up leaks under the basket. Not only does he have no range, but he can't even do a good job of blocking and cutting in the air, because he is a "butter hand" and often misses the ball.

The Suns' defensive tactics are to strictly prevent Ginobili from breaking through, one person follows Finley to defend his three-pointers, and others to shoot.

The Suns bench lineup has a good offense and defense, two people pull away and stand up and wait for the burst to shoot three-pointers, Roy and Vallejo can break through with the ball when they block and dismantle, and Ariza can generally cut and impact the basket in the air.

Ariza is much more physically fit than Horry and Finley, and once he rushes, it will be difficult for the two to keep up.

As soon as the Spurs starters returned, the advantage was on the side of the Spurs, and when the GDP combination and Granger were on the court together, their offensive firepower was the strongest, and they could help each other create opportunities, and the margin widened to more than 10 points.

In the second half, Lowry was still at a comprehensive disadvantage against Parker, Parker played blocking and dismantling, and his defense was also difficult, and the offense was even more soy sauce. D'Antoni added a scoring point to Roy's cameo point guard, which would give Parker a heads-up chance to get a misalignment.

Five people on the court can shoot, and the Suns' offense is better, but they still can't defend the opponent. And most of the time they rely on heads-up to score, and there are not many easy shots to divide the ball after attracting the bag, and the passing is not as smooth as when Guo Xu was there.

Everyone is used to playing with Guo Xu, and he is not only missing a star with 30+10 ability, but also losing the familiar rhythm of the game.

In the first game, the Spurs won 108-93, and the Suns lost their home-court advantage.

Online fans are pessimistic about the prospects of the Suns, last season Guo Xu independently led the team to beat the Spurs, cutting 60+10, and now Xiao Si and Marion are not as good as him.

Guo Xu's tactical role is irreplaceable, Lori's positional battle is only a disadvantage, and launching a fast attack is not as good as Guo Xu's key, which makes the power of the sun's biggest weapon smaller.

Lowry's fast break can't attract the pack, the Spurs players can keep the man mark as long as they retreat fast enough, and Parker can even let Lowry go on the perimeter to pack Roy, Lowry doesn't dare to grab the shot in the open space outside the three-point line.

It's a strange law that the Spurs in odd-numbered years are extremely brave, they always win championships in odd-numbered years, except in 2013 in Guo Xu's previous life, when they were ruined by a three-pointer from Ray Allen.

Today, the GDP duo scored 20+, Granger scored 13 points, and Oberto scored 10 points and 7 rebounds.

Lowry made 1-of-6 shooting and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line and played 33 minutes with just four points and five assists. It's too hard for a rookie to control the ball on the outside. Lowry has the potential to become a star in the future, and now he is only strong enough to be a substitute.

Guo Xu called D'Antoni after watching the game and suggested that he reduce Lowry's playing time and directly put the treasure on Roy. Lowry's poor shooting weakness is too obvious, and unless he can also enter the time loop, how can he play against Parker in this series?

Roy can at least play Parker in the wrong place as a starter. The Suns coaching staff also thought of this, held a meeting to discuss tactics, and decided to let Roy play point guard directly in the next game, and Lowry returned to the bench.

Also in his rookie season, Roy is the rookie of the best and at 23 he is an instant player.

The Suns' starting lineup for Game 2 became Roy, Raja Bell, Marion, Tim Thomas, and Smalls. On the defensive end, according to Thibodeau's plan, he played a joint defense, expanded out to defend Granger and Bowen's three-pointers, and three people contracted to defend the restricted area at any time.

The returning Bell did a good job of defending Parker, and he knew that Parker didn't shoot three-pointers, and put some distance to break through the main defense.

When attacking, the Suns opened up and waited for three-point opportunities, allowing the new trident to attack, and Roy held the ball to block and dismantle, trying to create misplaced offensive opportunities.

The Suns relied on tenacious defense and overall offense to defeat the Spurs 101-96 and tie the overall score at 1-1.

The scores of the two teams have been anxious, the Spurs had a four-point advantage, and in the final two minutes, Thomas became a surprise player, hitting two three-pointers in a row to overtake the score, and Roy broke through the pull-up layup to seal the victory.

The Spurs allowed Oberto to start to strengthen the defense, but the disadvantage was that they didn't have the range. The Suns put Vallejo on the pitch and strengthened the defense of the box after the Spurs struggled. Without Oberto, the Spurs are not good at defending against the Suns' offense.

Thomas blew up Horry, and with a casual screen, he could catch the ball and meet the man to pull up the jumper.

Thomas finished with 20 points and six rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting, 4-of-7 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. He broke out a little late, and if he had been so big last season, he would have gotten his contract.

The Spurs returned to fight at home, the Suns continued to work hard, D'Antoni suppressed the Spurs with the method of killing the main force, and Roy, Bale, Marion, Xiaosi, and Thomas played for a long time and felt excellent.

Smalls scored a game-high 32 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting 60% from the field, surpassing Duncan, who had 24 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

Roy didn't disappoint the coaching staff, nor did he disappoint the fans who support the Suns. His performance was equally impressive, shooting 55.6% from the field on 10-of-18 shooting, 1-of-3 three-pointers and 5-of-7 free throws from the free-throw line while Bowen was on 10-of-18 shooting.

The Suns scored 107-100 to regain home-court advantage with a 2-1 lead. The fans were stunned, as were a group of league officials led by President David Stern.

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