NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 369 Too smooth

When entering the last 5 minutes of the score, the Suns still led by 5 points.

The Spurs also played a few shots well, but the Suns have been responding on the offensive end. Time is coming and going, and it is difficult for them to completely catch up with the score.

The Spurs are already the strongest lineup at this time. Unlike the Mavericks, they are unwilling to bet all their hopes on offense, so they are still more cautious, just trying to increase their strength.

However, the intensity of the two teams in the second half is already very high, and the Spurs can only hope that the Suns will give opportunities in the details.

That's actually very difficult. Russell is the player who makes the least mistakes in the league, and maybe one of them can be removed.

But the Spurs are like this, sometimes they will choose to lose plainly.

But if they seize the opportunity, they may come back steadily.

In the last few minutes, Russell made more shots on his own, also to control the rhythm.

At this time, there is no need to be fast, unless the offense and defense can be directly scored, otherwise it can consume time.

The offensive end consumes time, and there are not many absolute good opportunities to be found later, so star players are required to be tough.

Therefore, this kind of tactic is not suitable for everyone. If the star player is not strong enough, and deliberately wastes time to disrupt the rhythm, problems may occur instead, and the opponent may catch up or even overtake if he misses the hit.

At the critical moment, Duncan showed excellent efficiency.

As long as the ball is in his hands, he can handle it well, and the pinch can always make a good pass.

He also grabbed an offensive rebound and scored directly, and the inside line got the rebound under the basket, and it was too late to attack.

Duncan didn't shoot easily, so the Suns only used one intentional foul tactic.

But once maybe, Duncan made one of two free throws, and he still has weaknesses in this area.

On the Suns side, Russell made two hits and gave Stoudemire a second pass.

Stoudemire's efficiency is also very high, especially with the help of Russell, many times he can catch the ball and score directly.

The Spurs couldn't help it sometimes. Oberto and Kurt Thomas combined for six fouls.

Stoudemire's free throw was just average, which gave the Spurs a little hope.

Entering the last 2 minutes, the Spurs were hit by Duncan again, and the gap between the two sides was only 3 points.

But then Russell hit Parker again, and this time Russell deliberately entangled Parker's arm when he protected the ball and turned halfway, causing a foul.

Parker felt aggrieved, but it was useless. He actually fouled, and he was also anxious in defense. He hoped to steal Russell, but he was cheated instead.

Then Ginobili broke through with the ball and was taken off. Russell grabbed the ball and passed it to Ray Allen in seconds. The fast break from the backcourt completed a layup. Their lead once again made the Spurs a little anxious.

The Spurs still had to fight for a three-pointer at this time, but they hit the iron twice in a row.

In the last 15 seconds, Finley hit a three-pointer again, but time was running out.

Then the Spurs were forced to use foul tactics, Russell made a steady hit, and they had no choice but to admit defeat.

In the Western Conference semifinals between the Suns and the Spurs, the Suns kept their advantage and won the first game.

After the game, the Spurs coach Popovich also expressed his displeasure. He said: "We were thrown away by the sun from the beginning. I think the whole game, they not only beat us in terms of score, but also beat us in a tough way. They rebounded hard, they fought hard on the floor, and they deserved to win this game."

Parker also said helplessly: "Tonight, Russell gave us great damage again. He hit a lot of shots, and once he hits, he will send a very deterrent pass. He makes us unable to focus on a certain point of defense. on a player."

D'Antoni once again praised Russell, who won the quasi-triple double. He said: "He has performed well as always, from the regular season to now. I think he has raised himself to another level."

When Russell faced the reporter, he said lightly: "We are only very familiar with the Spurs. We know who they are and what they have done. Their ball will pass Duncan, and their defense will also revolve around Duncan. They're built around Duncan, everything they do is based on him. So, we just make Duncan uncomfortable."

After playing a game with the Spurs, the sun's confidence is stronger.

Because some newcomers on the team can master that speed through the game.

They have indeed changed a lot of players this season. Even if they were on the team before, they were not the main rotation. They still need to get familiar with the Spurs.

Soon, the second game will continue at the home court of the Suns.

Fans of the Suns arrived early, and some fans without tickets watched the big screen in the square, which was very lively.

Before the game, Russell spoke with Nora and her family.

On his own territory, Old Russell naturally reserved an area to encourage his son.

This has always been the case, but in the past some family employees made up the numbers, but now they are basically die-hard fans and relatives.

Russell's reputation is already much stronger than that of the family, and the family has also benefited a lot.

For example, some businesses have achieved more places.

Originally, their business in other regions was mediocre, but now it is considered to be of a different level.

Not to mention that some businesses have been made internationally, old Russell is also very satisfied now, his son is very good, and his daughter is also very good. He has taken over a lot of business, giving him more time for entertainment.

Nora saw the children of some Sun players running around, and immediately had some thoughts.

The movie the two invested in made a lot of money again, it's time to create the next generation.

Russell casually made a few ultra-long three-pointers, which aroused enthusiastic cheers from the audience, and also made the warm-up players on the Spurs side feel tight. What a monster.

Now some young players have imitated Russell's ultra-long distance, but they generally dare not use it in the game.

Generally, the head coach will definitely not let the players mess around. In this era, two points are still more important.

It will be different in the future, even inside players will have to shoot three-pointers.

Of course, at that time, only privileged players could play super long distances, and ordinary players should just wash up and sleep.

Now learning from Russell, it will take some time until they become franchise players, so although Russell pushed the three-point tactics forward, he didn't push too much.

The starting lineups of the two teams are still unchanged. The Spurs have not had as many moves as the Mavericks. The last move is to mention Ginobili to the starting lineup. It is estimated that it has not yet come to use.

The Suns flanked Duncan at the beginning this time, and they played to give some players time to adapt. This time it is unnecessary.

If the Spurs only have two strong points, it is no problem to pinch one. With the Suns' defensive rotation speed, they can handle it.

However, the sun quickly gave up the pinch.

Not anything else, but because they attack too smoothly.

(End of this chapter)