Manu holds the ball, and the rest of the Spurs run according to tactics, but at this time it is not someone else standing in front of Manu, but Paul Pierce, both of whom were born in 77 and are both 34-year-old "old" players this year.

If James Harden and Manu Ginobili are similar, everyone will definitely not be convinced. Because these two, one is thin, the other is short and fat, and the other is enchanting and coquettish, walking elegantly, starting like meteors and lightning, and breaking through like an eagle soaring into the air; The other plays cunning and steady, playing rhythmic floor flow at a young age, and the step back is unparalleled, and the European step is extremely proficient.

In fact, many people don't know that the official template for Harden when he entered the league was Manu, and his idol was also Manu Ginobili, Manu was the founder of this style of play, rarely played back, very mid-range jumpers, and the offense relied on step-back three-point shots and breakthrough layups, which was an outlier among scoring guards at the time.

Over the years, Harden's style of play has also changed, and when he first entered the league, he wore flowers and butterfly steps less and less, and his size and strength are constantly changing, resulting in more and more rhythm and retreat when he is on the offensive end. But his current style of play is less like Manu, and more like the former "truth" Paul Pearce.

"Paul, we've been in this league for a long time!" Without waiting for Pierce to respond, Ginobili turned around with a backdribble and a left-handed pull, shook out the shooting space, and then hit the shot.

"This guy!" After the ball was hit, Pierce felt that CJ McCollum next to him must be secretly saying, what are you bragging, you come to defend, aren't you not good? So when the Suns attacked, Pierce directly asked for the ball in the low post, squeezed his big butt, and bounced away a manu. Pulled the ball with his left hand and turned around for a layup to get back face.

"If these two people say this, Pierce can't prevent Manu's breakthrough, but likewise Paul's strength Manu can't bear it." Mike Brin summed it up.

The Spurs attacked, Manu broke through by blocking and picking, and made a layup under the interference of Pierce, Jokic grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, handed it to his teammates, and slowly passed the half.

Jokic blocked Ginobili from beyond the three-point line. Pierce received the ball in the middle, took a step sideways, and made a 70-degree jumper on the right side, but the Spurs switched quickly, Aaron Baines interfered with Pierce, the ball didn't go in, and Anderson grabbed the rebound.

The Spurs attacked, and Manu passed the ball to Dio to organize the attack.

He has the ball with his back. Leaned on Marcus, turned to the right, and passed to Anderson.

Kyle Anderson is the 30th pick selected by the Spurs this year, although this person is very popular among Chinese fans, but it cannot be denied the fact that he is just a very ordinary role player, he averaged only 7.9 points + 2.7 assists + 5.4 rebounds per game in the fourth season, plus his athleticism is mediocre and not good at defense, so after he completed a four-year rookie contract with the Spurs in the future, the Spurs did not renew him, but let him go to the Grizzlies.

Anderson took the ball to face Clarkson, which was a misalignment, and the 206cm Anderson played the 196cm Clarkson. Then Anderson dribbled in the face of Clarkson's defense without hurrying, maintaining his rhythm to cut into the basket, and before he was ready to complete the shot, Clarkson suddenly stopped and jumped up directly, Anderson saw the opportunity to act, and before the lights came on, he easily put the ball into the basket without hurry.

Watching his offense seem to give a sense of time confusion, and the moment Anderson lays the basket, it seems as if time stands still, using his rhythm to find the most suitable scoring opportunity. It seems that in the NBA, you don't necessarily need to be extremely fast, and you can solve the offense with your own unique rhythm.

"Shift the guard." Hornacek shouted from the sidelines, in his opinion, Pierce would be difficult to guard against Ginobili, it is better to let Clarkson, who is about the same height, go, and Pierce to limit the rookie opposite.

The Suns attacked, Belinelli followed CJ McCollum, and was separated by Jokic's cover just a few steps, Baines defended it, CJ McCollum dribbled a step, and leaned on Baines with his back to protect the ball. Turn to the right.

If there's a lot of McCollum better than his rookie season, maybe that's it. He turned past the sluggish Baynes and hit a 45-degree pullup jump shot that hit the board and into the frame. Aaron Baines is also an inspirational player, he participated in the NBA draft in 09, was not selected, then played in the European League, signed a short-term contract with the Spurs in the 12-13 season, played 16 games for the Spurs, and was favored by the Spurs, on January 9, 2013, the San Antonio Spurs announced the signing of Aaron Baines. On January 23, the two parties officially signed a contract with a two-year final salary, which expires in the summer of 2015.

The reason why he was drafted and not selected is simple: he is a tough interior with a strong physique and mediocre athleticism; Lack of range, excellent offensive rebounding; Frequent turnovers and fouls, making it difficult to finish offense.

"Pretty, McCollum, those two big guys on the other side are slow, pull them out and fight!" Hornacek saw that the Spurs had a Dior and a Baynes on the inside, and hurriedly reminded the Suns players on the court.

On the other side, Vicky frowned and only shouted: "Anderson, Marco, pay attention to the defense!" ”

But the Spurs are indeed weaker this year than last year, and this ** Vic, as a person who can't play, he has nothing to do.

The Spurs attacked, Ginobili received the ball and attacked Clarkson's side, just cut to the basket, Jokic immediately stepped forward to form a bag, let go of Baines, and Clarkson chased after him, Ginobili hurriedly made a layup, and Pierce chased back to grab the rebound.

"Pretty, Jokic, this defense, this big man, is very good at reading the game!" Van Gundy praised on the commentary platform, even the ** Vic on the sidelines is also bright, yes, Baines is a blue-collar worker, can be empty, there are league centers who can think of this, but Baynes is not wood, he will also cut into the basket, can choose the right time to let Baines go to make up for Ginobili, and successful centers, the league is less!

And this Jokic also has organizational ability and shooting ability, ** Vic is getting hotter and hotter the more he looks at it, how is this Suns draft selected, this TM is too accurate, this Jokic and the Gobert sitting below are casually assigned to the Spurs, ** Vic is confident that he will reorganize the GDP portfolio in the future!

Pierce passed to Clarkson, who immediately went on a fast break, and CJ McCollum was not slow to receive it on the flank, and the two men organized a counterattack. The Spurs substitute this group of people, old and old, slow and slow, and the fastest is still 34-year-old Manu!

So the Spurs' next offense hit the iron, the Suns continued to play a fast break, McCollum gave the ball to Marcus, who faced Belinelli with a height advantage and did not shoot, and then passed to Pierce, Pierce did not use any skills in the face of Anderson, Anderson is tall, the center of gravity is high, Pierce lowered the center of gravity and pushed Anderson's chest, hit him breathlessly, received the ball and turned around and jumped up, and hit the cricket ball with one hand near the basket on the right side.

Nash led the applause on the sidelines, and Middleton and Lee Mojab yelled excitedly, waving towels. "Well done!"

"What's going on, the Suns' group of substitutes actually suppressed the Spurs' bench, and the Spurs won the championship last season by relying on all the soldiers!" Mike Brin was surprised.

"Athleticism is the difference in athletic ability!" Van Gundy said it at a glance. It's the difference in athleticism, except for Pierce, the other four are all young players, especially the first and second year rookies CJ McCollum and Clarkson, who are really playing with Hot Wheels under their feet, and the interspersed running of the two makes Ginobili and Belinelli quite uncomfortable.

The Spurs attacked, Ginobili blocked and split the ball to Dio, who hooked wide of the right side in the low post, and Jokic grabbed the rebound on the left side.

The position attacked, and the ball was passed to Pierce.

Pierce hit a small big mismatch, singled out Anderson, and was caught by two big men in the low post, and he distributed the ball to Marcus on the perimeter, who threw it to Jokic, who made an easy layup.

The Spurs continued the positional battle, Ginobili got rid of the cover by Dio, and distributed the ball to Belinelli, who made a shot in the middle and finally scored.

But then, Clarkson held the ball at the top of the arc and singled Ginobili.

"You kid!" Ginobili originally wanted to say what the rookie wanted to do or something, but Clarkson didn't care so much, dribbling and stopping, strong, and then stopping, where could the 34-year-old Ginobili stop playing like this, he was completely shaken out of the shooting space, and then Clarkson made a jumper!

"Oh my God, this rookie of the Suns, he dares to fight!" Both Brin and Van Gundy were stunned by his goal.

"Well done, Jordan, I'll go, Jordan Clarkson!" The sound of ghosts crying wolves came from the Suns bench.

So ** Vicky had no choice but to choose to make substitutions, but these cards in his hand were all he had, and he couldn't change more, so the Suns defeated the Spurs 108-97 at home to win three in a row, this game is of great significance, in the eyes of people who know the ball, the shooting rate on both sides of this game is a normal level, but the whole court, the Spurs don't look like they have any winning points? So the Spurs lost to the Suns as a whole, which is a big deal, you must know that the Spurs were last year's championship team, which lost to the Suns.

"The defending champion Spurs were easily defeated by the Suns, a new pattern of the league appeared, and the West has changed!" So after the game, reports like this began to be forwarded wildly. I want to talk about "The New Magician of Basketball" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~