NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 185 Who Can Stop It
"Pay attention to protect the rebound... find a way to squeeze Duncan out..."

"Let's stabilize for a while and start to speed up from the rotation."

In a strong matchup, every detail is very important. The Suns actually succeeded in containing their opponents in the third quarter, but they failed to protect the rebounds, allowing the Spurs to bite the score.

Now they have been consuming Duncan, and they must speed up at the end of the quarter. They can't bet on Duncan's free throw percentage, because Duncan will definitely explode after that.

Duncan, who is still at the peak, is really troublesome, but after three quarters, if the Suns increase their speed, Duncan may not be able to keep up.

In the second half, the Suns' rotation still performed only averagely, not as conspicuous as Ginobili at all.

Therefore, at the end of the quarter, D'Antoni let the main lineup return early.

Since they are still ahead, let's close this game, and put a little more pressure on the Spurs.

With a small lineup, Russell dominates the overall speed, and the Spurs are also ready to fight.

It's just that they didn't expect Russell's style of play to be very aggressive all of a sudden.

Before waiting for cover, he pulled out on Parker's head, the kind that was still on the move.

However, Russell's extremely difficult style of play does not have a low hit rate.

The Spurs' defense was affected, and coach Popovich couldn't make a decision for a while, whether to change the defense to be more targeted at Russell, or stick to the current defense.

Popovich had considered many options before, but couldn't make a decision on the spot.

Russell's style of play is too unscientific, normal defense can't help him, and the Spurs don't like to target a certain player too much, this is their tradition.

It is this kind of indecision that the Spurs have never defended in history. They are always killed by the personal ability of superstars.Popovich was Zhuge before the game, but he was also a tangled old man during the game.

When the Spurs hesitated, Russell had already hit 2 three-pointers.

There is no way, the Spurs can only let Duncan break out with all his strength.

Duncan's full burst is still powerful, his strength is very strong, but his touch is very soft.

This can ensure that he can still hit the ball under fierce confrontation.

This is a bit like Nowitzki, except that Duncan has better strength and is closer to the basket.

Duncan scored 4 points in a row, and the Spurs also slowed down. In order to chase points, the Spurs also added three points.

The Spurs are pragmatists, they use whatever is easy to use, and they don't care about meat or vegetables.

It's just that the Suns had been prepared for a long time. They strictly guarded against the three-pointer. Only Ginobili hit one with his personal ability, which did not play a key role in the overall situation.

The trouble is, because Duncan has been in a confrontation before, now he feels a physical problem after only a few minutes of exerting his strength. This kind of problem is not that he can't fight anymore, but that he can't keep up with the sun's footsteps.

The Suns are now sprinting on the offensive line, and it is too late for Duncan to retreat desperately.

Watching the time go by and the score not being able to catch up, the Spurs could only be more extreme. They also brought in the veteran Fan Crazy signed in the summer, and the two guards were just to shoot three-pointers.

At this time, Parker can't shoot three-pointers, which is harmful to the Spurs.

Feasibility The Spurs have no better options. Parker is not enough but he is also an All-Star, so he can only make do with it.

The Spurs have never been a big team, they were just lucky to get Duncan.

So when other strong teams rise, they can only become supporting roles.

The Spurs' three-pointer at the last moment did not succeed. Seeing that the time was running out, they could only accept their fate.

Looking back at this game, the Spurs successfully reduced the Suns' scoring efficiency, but their scoring efficiency was even worse. In the end, Duncan didn't fully utilize this point, and it was not as good as last season's performance.

How could this be? Popovich was also a little puzzled. The Suns' small lineup was obviously so unreasonable. Why did it succeed?

Can other teams follow suit?But without Russell, it seems difficult to succeed. Could it be that the sun can only be arrogant? This is no longer a problem for the Spurs first team.

And the Suns continued their winning streak, which also surprised the outside world.

Consecutively facing the Heat and the Spurs should be the most difficult hurdle for them to overcome.

As a result, the Heat had a truce with Wade, and the Spurs played strangely again. Now I really don't know which team can end the Suns' winning streak, because the next team will not have enough players.

Although many winning streaks are ended by ordinary teams, it is difficult to predict who it is.

"Actually, I really don't care about this, and no one in the team cares about this. We all know what is more important. Improve ourselves, pursue victory, our basketball is so simple." Russell said.

But no one believes it. The outside world, whether it is the media or fans, has all kinds of brains.

Of course, there is no need to speak too clearly, there will be heat if there is controversy, and Russell is very used to it.

In fact, the next game is not easy to play. The Suns went to the away game against the Nuggets.

Going to the plateau area when you are tired will definitely accelerate your fatigue.

The Nuggets' lineup is not bad, but the team's injuries continue, and neither Camby nor Martin can play this time.

The Suns don't mind accommodating the other side and fighting with them for a small lineup.

If there is Stoudemire at this time, there will be no suspense in the game, but it is a pity that Varejao has no way to become the Optimus Prime of the inside line. He is born with a blue-collar insider and has a blue-collar skill. It feels weird.

The Nuggets are still unambiguous, and Anthony is the main attacker at the beginning.

They also have no other strengths. Andre Miller can't say how strong this is, and it's also an outside line. The Nuggets are now playing outside.

Their lineup is very small, and the main lineup is okay, but Boykins and Watson are both small in their current rotation, and they are still the main rotation. Russell can basically bully all of their outside lines.

Joe Johnson is naturally the same. In addition to restricting Anthony, they seem to have advantages in all positions.

The Nuggets have home court advantage, but they're also playing well.

It is also related to the Sun's strategy. They did not try their best at the beginning, but consumed Anthony first.

This is an old and steady approach. The regular season is so long, and the Suns also know how to allocate their physical strength as a strong team.

Anthony showed his comprehensive offensive strength, leading the team to bite the score.

Now the Nuggets have no insiders, but they can completely keep up with the rhythm of the Suns.

Of course, keeping up is not the same as defending, they can't limit the Suns.

The Suns are now struggling with what lineup to use. The Nuggets didn't double-team anyone. Varejao's height inside can still give him some advantage on the outside.

Russell started off aggressively, because the opponent also had to worry about Varejao, and the Suns played the pick-and-roll very neatly.

But after the Nuggets used a small lineup, Varejao's speed couldn't keep up, and it was a bit tasteless to stay on the court.

The Suns have advantages in several lineups, which requires choices. They finally decided to give players more opportunities to perform.

(End of this chapter)