NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 229 Suppression to the end

Both Finley and Barry tried three-pointers, but they really missed the Suns defense.

The Spurs' role players are either rough or veterans, and they are not willing to spend money.

The sun is young and strong, even if he exerts his physical strength, he can grind the Spurs to death.

However, what the Spurs are best at is grinding and playing. It is impossible for the Suns to make mistakes by themselves.

With Russell as an open leader, the Suns will not lose to teams that are weaker than themselves, especially in the playoffs. One or two accidents is already the limit.

At the end of the quarter, the Spurs really couldn't fight anymore. Russell and Joe Johnson took turns to singles Parker, just like they took turns to singles Terry before.

Russell is also easy to be targeted. The key is that the impact of his defensive failure is actually not that great, and the Suns may seize the opportunity if the opponent misses the offense.

So it's not that the success rate is very high, other teams will not play like this.

The Mavericks have no organizers, and the Spurs can't attack, so the Suns can play like this.

There is no intuitive good or bad for a tactic, but it must be suitable, suitable for one's own people to play, suitable for targeting opponents, rather than rote.

There are many people in the alliance who don't understand. There are many smart people in the world, and those who really understand are actually quite good.

So it seems that the same set of tactics simply dealt with the two strong teams in the West, but there are many tricks in it.

Of course, fans don't need to know that much, they just need to know how powerful the sun is.

Russell is even stronger in the playoffs, and this is the second time he has done so.

Everyone was surprised last season, but this season everyone is excited because they can watch wonderful performances.

Halfway through the final quarter, the Suns still led by more than 5 points, and the Spurs really couldn't stand it.

They began to let Duncan attract double-teams and pass the outside, hoping that the offense could be better.

At this time, it was Parker who had the first chance, but Parker didn't dare to shoot from the three-point line.

This is also the top iron. He was targeted by the Suns in this way last season, but the three-pointer has not been practiced yet.

In fact, Parker is also a player who relies on physical talent to play, he relies on speed.

Parker has no chance to be Bowen, and Bowen can also make three-pointers, but that is when there is an open space.

Although the Suns flank Duncan, it will give the Spurs some opportunities, but there is no chance of being completely open.

Bowen must be quick to catch and shoot the ball. When he is not adjusted well, it is also very challenging.

Bowen still scored one. It is a bit ridiculous for the Spurs to rely on defensive players to score at this time.

Originally, it took a few years for the Spurs to change their style of play in history, and it should not change now.

Because when Duncan was at his peak, they would always be a strong team in the league if they didn't seek changes. Without pressure, there would be no motivation.

When Duncan gets old, the Spurs will have to study some things and make changes as a last resort.

Coach Popovich is a little confused standing on the sidelines now, wanting to swear but can't find who to swear.

Because the current situation is as good as it was against the Suns last season, the Suns players changed a little, but the result is still the same, but he thought that Duncan could steal a game by letting Duncan play early.

It's not the same thing at all. He didn't know that the Spurs in history couldn't beat the Mavericks this season and could only stop in the Western Conference semifinals. Although their road is bumpy now, Popovich is still sure.

Without Stoudemire, Duncan should be more relaxed, they have hope.

After all, they didn't try their best during the regular season, so they didn't expect the result to be completely different.

It is an old tradition of the Spurs not to do their best in the regular season. Popovich likes this. Although other teams do not do their best, they will not go too far, but the Spurs dare to give up when the momentum is not right.

Because of this, when they explode into stronger combat power in the playoffs, the opponents often cannot adjust.

But because they didn't do their best in the regular season, they actually didn't know their opponents very well, so it was difficult for Popovich to adjust when the opponent was different from what they imagined.

So the Spurs have never won consecutive championships. In addition to the boss's stinginess, Coach Popovich also has to take the blame.

The Spurs are used to it, and now they can't be fast at all, they can only watch the time pass.

Of course, they can't do it fast, anyway, they can't be better at it than the sun.

At 5 minutes, the Suns led by 9 points, and at 2 minutes, the Suns led by 7 points.

It's not that the Suns haven't played well in the past few minutes, but that they have already taken the lead and can stabilize.

At the last moment, the Suns attacked Varejao again, and Duncan couldn't beat Varejao at this time.

No way, the Spurs can only let Ginobili come.

Ginobili's hand feeling is half of this game. He can play with the ball, but he is not efficient.

After missing three consecutive shots, the Spurs basically gave up.

They only used one foul tactic, and chose to end the game after another offensive miss.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Suns successfully won the game. The Spurs led for a while at the beginning of the game, and were completely suppressed at other times.

After the game, Popovich also laughed at himself: "We let Russell play aggressively."

Joe Johnson also praised Russell when facing reporters. He said: "His performance today is amazing again. When he plays like this, the game becomes a lot easier for each of us. Whether it is a double team or other No defense can stop him."

Russell himself said: "The Spurs' defense is very strong, so we have to change some habits on the court. We have prepared for this before the game. I am very happy to see that everyone can play it."

This is the Suns, the strongest team in the league, not fighting unprepared battles.

And after this game, they have a better understanding of the Spurs. The opponent's current state, their difference from the regular season and last season, they have a little bit of confidence.

In fact, the Spurs did not perform well offensively today, and they should be able to win more easily.

It's just that they were more stable in the first game, and they will definitely be more targeted in the next round.

In terms of mentality, Russell is still very relaxed. He feels that they are on the superior side in terms of lineup, physical strength and tactics, and it is difficult for the Spurs to make any waves.

Two days later, the second game continued at the Suns' home court.

Listening to the support of the fans, Russell said to others during the warm-up: "Be decisive today and try to bring up the speed. There is no need to grind with them all the time. We are much more versatile than them."

The Suns players all laughed, but they have Russell on their side, the two-time MVP.

Some time ago, the MVP of the regular season came out, and it was not easy to make two consecutive matches, but Russell is impeccable this season, whether it is leading the team or personally.

In this vote, he was almost unanimously elected.

Those who didn't vote for him are probably because he is too strong and perfect, too strong always attracts people's envy.

Russell doesn't care anyway, he has more commercial value now.

(End of this chapter)