Chapter 116: Empty Inside
With the ball again, Chen Shu did not stick to the ball again, and immediately after breaking through with the help of cover, Morris immediately divided the bottom line, against Blair, Morris resisted with his body, and the effect was good, at this time there was only one step more than one step away from the basket, Morris turned around, held the ball in both hands, and was about to dunk with both hands on Blair's head.
Just when Morris held the ball with both hands, he was about to smash the basketball into the basket through Blair to give the team momentum. A large hand slapped over the front of the basket, and a slap hit the basketball in Morris's hand.
It's Duncan who makes up for the defense, Morris thinks about the Spurs' penalty area too simply, although Blair is only 2 meters away as the starting center, but the core of the Spurs' penalty area defense has always been Duncan, but in fact, Duncan's block does not rely on his own bounce, because the 35-year-old Duncan is basically a floor flow, he relies on his own experience, timing, and of course, Morris's own carelessness.
The basketball was picked up by the Spurs again, and the Spurs moved quickly, forming a half-court advantage of more and less, and finally went to basketball to Leonard, who hit a 2-point layup.
3:6。
"Guys, hold steady and be patient!" On the sidelines, Gentry saw the form on the court clearly, and the two rookies of the Suns faced the Spurs for the first time, and they were a little impatient with the handling of basketball, and they were made mistakes by the Spurs.
Hearing the coach's shout, Chen Shu also understood this, and instantly relaxed his body and spirit, which were originally a little tense, and Chen Shu's ability to adjust on the spot was very strong.
Chen Shu and Brown blocked and dismantled, the Spurs chose to change defenses, which was exactly what Chen Shu intended, in the face of Parker, Chen Shu was much easier, broke through to the left, the latter followed, and then Chen Shu turned around and dribbled to the right, taking two big steps in an instant, Parker's speed was not weak, and he quickly followed, at this time Chen Shu pulled back to the left and completely got rid of Parker's entanglement. An accelerated dribble broke through and made a 2-point pull-up jumper before Brown arrived.
"Bang!" The basketball popped out of the frame, Gortat pressed Duncan to grab the rebound in the frontcourt, did not stop the ball, and immediately got up and scored 2 points.
5:6。
The Spurs attacked, Parker passed the ball to Duncan in the low post, which instantly attracted the defensive attention of Gortat and Morris, you must know that Duncan's strong inside play has always been one of the Spurs' main offensive methods. In the face of the two of them, Duncan chose to pass, the basketball passed through the non-stop hand, and Danny Green made an open 3-point shot from the outside.
Green's iron fight is obviously not wanted, 3 minutes through Yang!
5:9。
The Suns attacked, Chen Shu continued to choose to block and dismantle with Brown, and then broke through Parker, whether it was lateral speed or strength, Chen Shu had some advantages over Parker, this time Chen Shu was very deep, because he also found that he was deceived by the 3-point shot at the beginning, and his hand today seems to be not online.
It is said that Chen Shu broke through to the penalty area, and the Spurs tightened their inside, and Blair, Duncan, and Leonard all leaned towards Chen Shu. This flattered Chen Shu, but it was a good opportunity, learning the lesson of Leonard's steal before, Chen Shu immediately played the ball, a ground-hitting pass, to Gortat who moved to the basket. After the latter received the ball, he ignored Duncan, who turned around and interfered, and dunked his hands violently! Shut Duncan.
The players on the Suns bench bounced off their seats in an instant! Crazy howling, waving towels. This is Duncan, the great demon king of the inside line who has ruled the inside line for many years.
I don't know if Duncan is not in good shape today, or if the 35-year-old Duncan has degraded badly this season. Gortat's two attacks against Duncan were fruitful, albeit not single-handed, but combined.
Chen Shucheng suddenly discovered a problem, that is, the Spurs' interior line seems to be very weak, because of the preconceived impression of Duncan, I thought that the Spurs' interior line with Duncan is very strong, but now the situation is the opposite. The Spurs' advantage is on the outside, and no one on the inside can stand up to support him except for Duncan, who is a little weak, and the starting short center Blair does not have a good defense on the inside.
This is a good entry point to reverse the situation of the game, that is, to focus on the inside line, Chen Shu thought.
Parker was played and forced by Chen Shu as a rookie twice in a row, of course, he was unhappy, this offense, he did not seek cooperation, you must know that he is the 07 FMVP winner, defensive ability for the time being, but the offensive ability is definitely the top in the league.
Chen Shu, who was thinking about it, didn't know that he had been targeted by this former FMVP, and he was a little distracted and had no skill bonus, Chen Shu was passed by Parker's refreshing step, in fact, even if there was a skill bonus, Chen Shu couldn't prevent Parker's breakthrough, you must know that the title of French sports car was not given in vain.
After the breakthrough, the sports car stepped on the accelerator directly to the end, and in an instant, he came to the restricted area, facing Gortat, a turn and throw, and the basketball crossed a high parabola and fell steadily into the basket.
5:11。
This ball gives Chen Shu the feeling that he is strolling around and coming easily, and this level is no longer the same level as Chen Shu. Chen Shuzai wants Parker's defensive ability or physical fitness to be stronger, and this guy's comprehensive evaluation can definitely reach the S-level, a stable league superstar.
There is no time to envy, Chen Shu signaled to his teammates, focusing on the inside line! After dribbling the ball, he gave the ball directly to Brown, who relied on his body to force the inside, while Chen Shu involved the defense through running, and drew the defender's attention to the outside.
Brown broke through the inside line with the ball, the Spurs did not shrink in time, Brown relied on his physical talent and wanted to force a layup against Blair, but when the two made physical contact, he found that he was arrogant, and the short Blair estimated that his strength was almost full. Brown lost his center of gravity in the air and hurriedly flicked the ball out, but fortunately, Morris on the side answered in time, received the basketball, and threw it successfully.
7:11。
Looking back, Chen Shu still had no choice but to rely on the help of his teammates, and Parker immediately found Duncan, who received the ball and scored his trademark 2-pointer on the board. But Parker's average of 7.6 assists per game is not out of reach, and he can always find teammates who have opportunities to complete the offense.
The Suns offense continued to implement the strategy of focusing on the inside, and Chen Shu assisted Gortat to successfully catch a violent dunk in the air.
9:13。
In this way, the two sides played back and forth, the Suns' interior offense was frequently successful, but the outside offense was indeed delayed, while the Spurs were blooming inside and outside.
The first quarter ended quickly, with the doubles tied at 23-28 and the Spurs leading by five points. In the first quarter, Chen Shu shot 1 of 5 and 2 of 2 free throws, and waited for 5 points and 3 assists, but under the care of Green and Leonard, he swallowed 3 turnovers. The Suns relied on interior scoring from Morris and Gortat to keep the score from being pulled away, with the duo scoring six and nine points, respectively.
On the Spurs' side, although Duncan is difficult to support on the inside, his performance on the offensive end is remarkable, with 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Parker quietly scored 10 points, 3 assists and no turnovers, Leonard relied on air cuts to score 4 points, and Danny Green waited for 7 points inside and outside.
In the first half of the second quarter, the Spurs' bench lineup without Ginobili was inseparable from the Suns' excellent bench play. Even the Suns' bench helped the team recover 3 points, with backup point guard Telfair performing the best, shooting 4-of-5 from the field for more than 6 minutes and waiting for 10 points and 3 assists.
Until the second quarter rotation began, the score was 40:42.