NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 137

"The double-teaming should be more firm. They want to open the situation from the inside. It's a dream!" Russell shouted.

He is not afraid of the Spurs players hearing it, and he wants to put pressure on the opponent.

In this game, the two sides definitely knew the bottom line, Joe Johnson didn't have the chance before, and Marion could only focus most of his energy on defense.

Marion's offensive performance in this series is not good, but it cannot be said that he is not good. In order to deal with Duncan, Marion has paid a lot, and it is understandable that it affects his shooting.

The Suns have no tonnage inside, and it is much more difficult to deal with Duncan than Nowitzki.

In this case, the offensive end of the team needs Stoudemire's performance even more.

Stoudemire was also very excited, and kept killing inside, and Muhammad couldn't stand it at all.

Although his efficiency is not as high as Duncan, he is just as easy to use.

When the scores between the two sides were stalemate, the Spurs could only take the lead in making adjustments, changing to one big and four small.

When I think of the beginning of the series, Muhammad was still a bit useful, but now he is really not very useful. Staying inside will also affect Duncan's offensive space.

Duncan will be the main attack when he comes up, because the Suns are strong and the Spurs cannot develop stably, so they can only change the lineup.

"The two teams are very tight in defense of the three-pointers from the outside, so they are mainly attacking the inside."

"The Spurs are dragging their pace. They really don't have any outside shot opportunities, but the Suns actually have a few opportunities. Unfortunately, Marion and Iguodala didn't seize them."

"The sun's outside attack still depends on Joe Johnson, but this time he has also been closely watched."

"Great, Duncan hit again, already standing on the edge of the cliff does not affect the performance of the Spurs, or they played better under pressure."

"The sun's counterattack, Stoudemire also hit, the explosive power of Stoudemire's activation is really amazing."

In general, the two sides played very tangled at the beginning of this game.

The Spurs didn't attack with one big and four small ones. There are too few bandits on the Spurs bench now.

D'Antoni also made a rotation attempt, replacing Martin to see if he could improve his offensive power.

But the Spurs retreated quickly, and Martin was not as useful as Iguodala when there were no fast break opportunities.

So after using it for a while, the Suns replaced Iguodala again.

Iguodala's defensive confrontation is much better, and it is still reassuring to put on the court.

Because neither side has any foul trouble, the sun didn't give Varejao any time.

It is to fight for the main force. They very much hope to win at home and advance. If it is too long, there will be variables.

The Spurs have rich experience in the playoffs, and D'Antoni is still a little afraid.

The goal of becoming a championship coach is getting closer, and he is not as calm as the regular season.

"Let's get up, gentlemen, they can't outrun us," he shouted from the sidelines.

On the field, Russell said to the others: "Don't worry, look for opportunities patiently, and if there is no chance from the outside, go in. It doesn't matter if you can consume Duncan, they only have one Duncan..."

The Spurs' big and four small offenses are the most efficient, but they rarely used them before.

Why?Because it consumes too much to play against Duncan, he must attack on both ends of the offense and defense.

Now that the Spurs are forced to do this, Russell feels that it is necessary to consume Duncan boldly. Even if they are a little behind in front of them, it is fine.

The rotation of the Spurs has actually become less, and it is only with Muhammad as a false starter that it appears to be more than the Suns.

GDP and Bowen are actually fighting. Russell has confidence in the team's physical strength at the Suns' home court.

The first quarter was half-baked, and there was still no chance in the second quarter.

The Spurs only have so many routines now, and the Suns are already very familiar with their defense, and after the Spurs slowed down the pace, they did prevent the Suns' role players to death.

Speaking of tactical roles, the Spurs' defense separated Russell and Stoudemire from the others. After their pick-and-roll tactics were launched, neither Joe Johnson nor Marion had much chance to catch the ball.

In other words, the Spurs' defense is a bit like the first game, giving Russell and Stoudemire a chance.

But the rhythm is different, they can throw for Russell, and they can also catch the ball for Stoudemire, but it will be within the range of their interference.

Their defense is really smart. They took the initiative to create space for Stoudemire to receive the ball, and then Duncan was next to him, instead of letting the two grab the position and give Russell a chance to pass the fairy ball.

It seems that Stoudemire has more opportunities, but Stoudemire's mid-range shots are not so stable, and it is actually more uncomfortable to be stuck before the start step by Duncan.

If you hesitate, you will easily make mistakes, and if you play hard, you will be easily interfered by Duncan. This requires the choice of players.

Russell and Stoudemire made the right choices most of the time, but the pace of the Suns' offense is really not that good.

However, the Spurs' offensive rhythm is even worse now.

Duncan's attack is not so easy, he can only rely on the strength of his wingspan to bully Stoudemire, if he is not completely open, because his explosive power is not so strong, he has not made mistakes.

Twice, Stoudemire was blocked by Stoudemire for being able to push Stoudemire away.

However, the Spurs are obviously more accustomed to this intermittent offensive feeling. They have not been affected.

Therefore, the scores of the two teams were stalemate from the beginning to the end of the first half, which was not very comfortable.

In this case, it depends on whether the side can't bear the pressure first, makes some mistakes that shouldn't be made, or is anxious, or is not decisive, and the other party seizes the opportunity.

According to common sense, the Spurs will be better at this entangled situation, and the young Suns will have problems after a long time.

However, Russell, who has fought countless games with the Spurs, is too stable.

He has seen what kind of Spurs he looks like, and his unstoppable pass is the root of being too strong.

Therefore, some small fluctuations in the hearts of other Suns teams are really irrelevant, and Russell will control the situation.

"The defense keeps up, and the Spurs will look for opportunities to shoot three-pointers."

"Go to flank, you can't let him squeeze into the basket like this."

"Rush in, don't worry about other things, just be ready to catch the ball."

"Go for an off-ball screen, pull out and get ready to shoot a three-pointer. Don't hesitate to pass the ball over."

Under Russell's command, the Suns led by 1 point after the two teams struggled in the first half.

Moreover, he is also the Suns' second-most scoring player.

The Spurs' defense made Russell and Stoudemire independent of the rest of the players, and Russell took it easy.

He can tell when opponents are serious about guarding him and when they're just trying to scare him.

With accurate judgment, his shooting has become more and more confident.

Therefore, the Spurs' defensive tactics in the first half were successful, but they did not say they failed.

(End of this chapter)