NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 332 First in the West
It is very difficult to completely limit three All-Stars. As long as two All-Stars are restricted, it can only be regarded as a little difficult for the Suns.

As long as Ginobili doesn't break out of the demon sword, it is not difficult to lock him.

Put him under defensive pressure, and he'll hit the iron continuously, and then give their head coach Gregg Popovich a chest pain.

As long as you try to lock Duncan, and then stare at the opponent's three-point line, the rest can follow suit.

After all, it is impossible for the opponent not to score. As long as the Suns do a good job in key points, they can be invincible.

While Ginobili can only normally play at a weak All-Star level, the Suns' game process is very smooth.

After all, it is not a complete Spurs, and Russell feels that the information collected is less valuable.

But think about it, he doesn't actually need to use this game to gather information, he knows too much about the Spurs.

If they meet in the playoffs, he will play a lot of mock games to get to know them better.

What Russell has to do is to help his teammates adapt to the Spurs and get used to defeating Western opponents like the Spurs.

He doesn't constantly communicate with his teammates, giving them important advice, like the team's big brother.

In the third quarter of the game, Russell did not fully exert his strength, and the Suns had an absolute advantage.

But after pushing the Spurs to a desperate situation, they have the means to break the situation.

Because Ginobili broke out without warning, this buddy may not be able to break out until he is in a desperate situation. If the Spurs play well, he will come up to strike a balance.

A player like Ginobili can be said to be amazing. If he uses it well, he is very useful, but if he doesn't use it well, he will become a game destroyer.

In the case of Ginobili's consecutive shots, the Spurs forced a little suspense.

Why say a little bit, because the Suns are still ahead, but not so much ahead.

Although a defensive team like the Spurs is the top defensive team in the league, and the offensive end is also considered, but facing an opponent like the Suns, after all, the offensive power is insufficient. If they fall behind, it will be difficult to get back the score.

Especially in the last quarter, their time is running out, and there is little chance of a comeback.

The Suns are not an ordinary offensive team. The five players on their court are always threatening. Under Russell's scheduling, the Spurs also feel very helpless.

But the Spurs have been playing very tenaciously, and they also expected this situation.

For several seasons, the Suns have always been their enemies. The Suns' players have changed, but Russell must be the core of tactics. There is no doubt about this.

Russell gets better every season, but the Spurs are one of the teams that know him best.

Driven by Ginobili, Duncan and Finley also became active at the end of the quarter.

The Spurs have more assists than Parker, but in terms of passing, Ginobili can pass more imaginative balls.

When he is in good shape, not only can he shoot fairy balls, but he can also drive his teammates.

It's just that Duncan is also easy to handle, but it is still a bit difficult for the Suns to get Finley on the outside.

"Pay attention to the three-pointer, we can solve other problems with offense." Russell said to others.

The essence of the problem is that the Suns scored more points than the opponent.

When the game came to the last 5 minutes, the Suns still led the Spurs by 7 points.

At this time, Ginobili took the ball again and hit a three-pointer with a step back, but Russell didn't get angry when he came back, and made a two-pointer steadily.

When leading, Russell didn't care about the difference between 1 and 2 points in the round.

It is impossible for the Spurs to hit three-pointers all the time. There are not many fairy balls called fairy balls.

Sure enough, the Suns followed up with a successful defense. Ray Allen forced Finley to make a mistake. Russell directly launched a counterattack. Stoudemire, who ran with a long pass, completed a dunk with three big steps. It became 8 points.

The Spurs have no way to score every round, and the Suns can face it calmly.

Not long after, Duncan grabbed an offensive rebound and hit it.

It's a pity that now Duncan has fewer and fewer opportunities. As the game time goes by, the sun's marking of Duncan has become tighter.

After all, the Spurs can only defend some points, and the offensive end can ignore one or two.

In this case, the Suns can focus on a few people, but the Spurs cannot.

The Spurs still had an attitude, but unfortunately there was no time. When the time came to the last 2 minutes, Duncan made two more free throws and made all of them, helping the team narrow the gap to 5 points.

It's a pity that there is less time, and there are not many 5 points, and Stoudemire will hit the Suns soon.

So the Spurs could only bet on three-pointers in the end. Ginobili, who had shot a lot of fairy shots before, ran out of luck at this time, and kept hitting the iron under the strict defense of the Suns.

In the end, Finley scored one, but it had no effect on the outcome of the game.

The Spurs are still unwilling to use foul tactics. Outside of the playoffs, the Spurs seldom do so. As long as they fall behind a little bit, they will surrender with peace of mind.

They met the Suns before, but they have sniped too many times in the playoffs. The mentality of the Spurs has changed. Now they have to seize every opportunity to study the Suns. They are willing to give up a point for four opportunities in the regular season. one second.

However, the Suns were very stable at the last moment, whether it was free throws or others.

Therefore, after the game time ended, the Suns won the game steadily.

This game also allowed the Suns to temporarily secure the No. [-] throne in the Western Conference.

Russell also smiled after the game: "This is not the final result, but now I say that the Suns will still be No. [-] in the Western Conference, and more people believe it."

Duncan, who won a large double-double, also expressed helplessly: "Our offense is really terrible."

The media also said that the West is still the Suns' private territory. If the Spurs and Mavericks do not seek changes, they cannot be the opponents of the Suns. What is worth looking forward to now is the Celtics in the East. Their record is better than the Suns.

The outside world still doesn't know that at this time, the Mavericks are already working hard to optimize the lineup, and the Lakers are secretly working hard to prepare for a big fight while the sun is slightly weaker.

As for the Spurs, they are really Buddhist, the boss is very picky, and the head coach Popovich is not the type who is eager to prove himself. For him, basketball may not be as sweet as red wine, and the current lineup is enough.

Of course, no matter what, the Spurs and Mavericks are still strong teams in the West.

The sun is going to Dallas next. If they can beat the Mavericks, the No. [-] in the Western Conference is really secure, because they have killed the Jazz and Hornets before.

No other team in the West seems to be at this level now.

And the Mavericks really want to try if they can beat the Suns this season.

As a strong team, no one likes to be under the pressure of the sun all the time. The owner of the Mavericks is a showy figure.

(End of this chapter)