NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 135
In the third quarter, players from both sides reappeared on the court, and everyone looked serious. They knew that it was time for this game to be desperate.

In a strong confrontation, it will be too late to fight hard at the end of the quarter, and you must make a move first to establish an advantage.

Especially opponents like the Suns and Spurs, who have played a few games already know very well, whoever takes the advantage first, the scale of victory will tilt towards them.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Suns played against Duncan and the Spurs played against Stoudemire.

However, it was Joe Johnson who fired the first shot on the Sun's side. He didn't cooperate and hit a two-pointer in a single.

Joe Johnson has no expression on his face, and the Spurs may not know the current situation of this buddy.

But Russell, as a teammate, knows very well that this guy's confidence is coming and he is about to explode.

Joe Johnson didn't play before, and the Spurs really weren't familiar enough with him.

And the Suns have three All-Stars, so they won't pay too much attention to this quasi-All-Star young man.

They still stare at Stoudemire, which is actually true. Stoudemire is the Suns' first choice on the offensive end anyway.

But Joe Johnson is not an excellent starter who can be restricted in their impression.

They couldn't restrain Joe Johnson in the last game because Joe Johnson came back.

This time he has adapted to the rhythm of the game, and Russell will definitely make this happen.

Whether it's inside or outside, as long as one of them erupts first, the rest will be easy.

The Suns are the strongest offensive team in the league, and Russell has a deep knowledge of how to mobilize the team's offense.

Joe Johnson then hit another three-pointer, and the Spurs became vigilant.

However, Russell soon had a standard match with Stoudemire, and Stoudemire scored 2 points.

The Spurs immediately put most of their defensive attention on Stoudemire. Even if they knew that Joe Johnson was a certain threat, it was not worthwhile to focus on the outside, and it was the fourth man on the team.

At this time, Iguodala also hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

This is a surprise, and it seems that the Suns feel good in the third quarter.

It was much worse for the Spurs, because Parker was rushed by Marion to interfere with Russell twice and missed a hit. Only Ginobili hit a goal.

And Bowen got a three-pointer and missed it. Now Bowen and Iguodala have similar roles on the Suns side, the difference is that Iguodala seized the opportunity to score.

Under the ebb and flow, the leader became the sun.

Popovich looked serious. He also considered that the team was not going well during the halftime break. At that time, the strategy he formulated was to defend well, and now he has not made immediate adjustments.

In fact, it's not easy to adjust. The Suns' scoring is too scattered, so just the next insider?It seems a little early.

As a famous coach, Popovich has never been able to adjust so quickly. The strategy has been arranged before, and the players on the field can adjust themselves when things go wrong for a while.

The Spurs' players have played under Popovich's style for a long time and definitely have this ability.

And with Duncan on the court, the Spurs have a bottom line when they are not going well.

It's just that what they didn't expect was that Joe Johnson would explode next.

Three points, two points, and a kill.

By the time Popovich changed the lineup to a junior and a junior with a livid face, the Suns had already led by 10 points.

Things happened too fast, that is, in a few minutes, even after three games, the Spurs still couldn't adapt to the Suns' style.

"The Spurs actually defended Stoudemire okay, but they ignored Joe Johnson."

"It was a mistake. Joe Johnson was a strong outside scorer until he got injured."

"The Spurs have adjusted their defense, Joe Johnson can't get a chance easily... No, Marion hit a three-pointer, and the Suns seem to be completely open."

"This is the Suns with a complete lineup. They can also attack from the outside. The Spurs are careless again."

When the two teams start to score points, the Spurs will suffer, and their three-pointers are really close.

It is mainly compared with the Suns. If it is compared with other teams in the league, it is actually enough.

They replaced Barry again, but the Suns are already familiar with his style and will not give him a chance to catch the ball, and the Spurs can create their own opportunities to hit three-pointers, there is only one player Ginobili.

Parker paid the price for his poor shooting. Facing the Suns, repeating Russell was of little use.

On the contrary, Russell always let him shoot three-pointers. He missed the shot, which affected his mentality very much.

In the third quarter, the Suns quickly opened up the score, which had a lot to do with Parker always hitting iron against Russell's not-so-close defense.

"Hey, buddy, I thought European players shot well." Russell also spouted trash from time to time.

As the team behind in the series and also in the score, the most Parker can say is to shut up, and he can't complain at all.

The confidence of trash talk is victory, otherwise it is nonsense and despised by others.

After Joe Johnson broke out in that wave, the point difference between the two sides has been swaying around 10 points.

The strengths of the two teams are really close, and in many games, it depends on which side can seize some opportunities.

Because of his familiarity with the Spurs, Russell led the team to seize key opportunities in the few games the Suns won.

This is also the case, so the Spurs will be difficult to play next.

They have to maintain the threat from the inside and play outside to make a comeback.

Of course, the Suns will not give the opponent a chance. Anyway, keep a close eye on a few three-pointers. Duncan must guard against death. If the Spurs really have someone else to stand up and change the situation of the game, that is also a matter of luck.

The Spurs don't have a super organizer, the Suns just need to follow the pre-match defense.

Obviously, the Spurs didn't have much luck at home.

They had no role players to step up to, and Russell laughed again as he watched Horry.

In the last quarter, they can only see if GDP can create miracles.

The fans at home for the Spurs already feel a little unbearable. Before the series started, they really didn't think the Suns would be a problem. The Spurs can clean up the dark horse Supersonics, and of course they can also clean up the big dark horse Suns.

Now the Spurs are forced to chase points, and they are still staggering and difficult to catch up. It is really uncomfortable.

The sun allowed Stoudemire, who was still playing well under strict defense, to rest for 2 minutes. Today's Duncan Varejao can stand up for a while.

If he couldn't prevent it, he fouled. Duncan didn't even make half of his free throws this time.

Duncan is a bit cheated, but this cheat is the guarantee of the Spurs on the court. If Duncan goes down, the game may end early at any time.

Popovich is a little envious of D'Antoni. Russell's tactical core is really good. He helps others to perform, and it is difficult to have a bad performance.

Is this series really going to be lost? The Spurs are starting to seriously consider this issue.

(End of this chapter)