NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 371

Russell returned to the bench to rest, took a sip of the energy drink, and wiped his sweat with the towel handed over by the staff.

After sitting for a while, I ate half a banana, and then discussed with the coaching staff.

"Our current lineup is still not fully adjusted." Russell sighed.

The reason why they didn't get used to it completely was because the team was too strong, and it was rarely forced to that level.

In the defensive battle just now, the Suns still exposed some problems.

Of course, it is a bit of a fluke for the Spurs to be able to chase points, but the current Suns are indeed not the strongest.

Except for Russell, the other ball-holding points are a bit weak, and Russell actually has weaknesses in holding the ball. His ability to control the ball and break through is actually not strong enough, so in many cases, it is not too confident to pull up directly, but it can only be played like this.

Really let him kill inside, it is probably a mistake.

Now Ray Allen is not strong enough to hold the ball, and Durant has not fully grown up, and there is a problem.

Like when Russell was in trouble just now, it is a hidden danger that there is no second person who can hold the ball firmly.

Of course, it will not be fatal, because the sun is strong enough, and this hidden danger will disappear as Durant grows.

Ellis can hold the ball when he comes up, but his style of play is a bit reckless, and he is not very useful when he doesn't feel good.

"However, the Spurs won't be able to withstand it anymore." Russell said looking at the field.

"It's because you are too demanding. We are doing well now." Zhang Burke said.

Now the rotation lineups of the two sides are fighting, and the score has not changed much.

The Suns are also seeking stability now. The two sides are still in a defensive battle, and neither side can score.

Including players of Ginobili's level, facing the Sun's young and difficult defenders is also a bit difficult.

Russell planned, this kind of rhythm is fighting for stars again in the final quarter, so he will play directly.

When the team continues to pinch Duncan, then he only needs to compare with Parker or Ginobili. As a superstar, he is confident that he will perform better.

Russell played the same game as Duncan this time, a little earlier than before.

It's not necessary for him to play less usually, it's not for pretending to be aggressive, now he has to fight hard, and he also has physical strength.

Ginobili just hit a three-pointer to help the Spurs overtake.

If Russell rests for another 2 minutes, the situation may change.

And after he played, there was an immediate change.

Russell came up to steal a pass from Bowen, and then played a very delicate cooperation with Stoudemire, who went inside the Spurs and caused a foul by Ottobo.

This time Stoudemire made two free throws to help the team regain the lead.

Russell has performed well since he came up, and it also put a lot of psychological pressure on the Spurs players.

Russell's current status in the league, standing on the court will put pressure on the opponent, this is the No. 1 in the league.

After he played, it was actually a decisive battle between the two teams.

The Spurs were also having a headache. They also discussed for a long time, and finally decided to lock up the rest of the Suns.

Because Russell is not dead, but others have a chance.

They can do this first. If Russell is still that strong at the last moment, they will attack in an all-round way and let the other Suns players who were previously restricted decide life and death.

The Spurs first wanted to find a way to lock Ray Allen, otherwise his three-pointer would help the Suns, and then Durant, young people still have a way to deal with it. As for Stoudemire, they can only find a way to lock it up.

The Spurs are considered the top defensive team in the league, but they are not sure about locking up the rest of the Suns.

It can only be done from important to secondary, from easy but difficult.

Then look at Russell's current feel and make adjustments to try to win this game.

The Spurs are weaker this season, but if they can win an away game, the series will be completely different. After all, in the playoffs, it is not all about strength. Many aspects can affect the strength of the team.

After all, the Suns' lineup has changed a lot this season, and there is still an opportunity to take advantage of it.

In this game, the other outsiders of the Suns really just felt average, and Ray Allen has become a pure three-point shooter.

So as soon as Russell felt the Spurs' defensive intentions, he didn't hesitate at all.

Just defend him normally, and he dares to shoot directly.

Russell held the ball to play Parker, just to protect the ball and press it.

When the Suns attacked, Parker subconsciously took a step back, and Russell pulled it up.

The basketball drew an arc in midair, and the sound of falling into the net was exceptionally beautiful, and a three-pointer was hit!
Parker's face was a bit ugly, he really couldn't guard against Russell, because Russell's shots were a little abnormal.

Russell didn't play singles all the time, and Parker wasn't really that easy to deal with. He would call a screen when he saw something wrong.

The Spurs' counterattack was Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll, and then Parker made the main attack.

At the critical moment, the Spurs still chose to let Parker play with the ball instead of Ginobili.

Because the score between the two teams is settled now, Ginobili can't stand beating his own heart like that.

And the pick-and-roll effect of Parker and Duncan is very good. With the help of Duncan, Parker can play relatively stable.

In the last 5 minutes, the score between the two sides was still tight.

The problem the Suns encountered this time was that the outside line was not allowed, and Russell's few seconds of passing were wasted.

By this time, Russell had no intention of passing the ball casually.

The Spurs also have a certain understanding of Russell. Their head coach Popovich has ordered them to go down and they are ready to attack at any time.

At 4 minutes and 46 seconds, Parker made another two-pointer and the Spurs took the lead.

But ten seconds later, Russell also hit, and the situation changed again.

In the past few minutes, this is almost always the case. Sometimes both teams miss a hit, and one of them will get back immediately after hitting the other side.

At this time, not only will the players' skills and tactical execution be tested, but their hearts will also be tested.

And then after Parker missed, the Spurs wanted Duncan to force a break.

At this time, the Suns are going to the top of Gasol Jr. Gasol Jr.'s skills are still growing, but his strength is already very good, and Duncan didn't completely squeeze people away.

Next to Stoudemire came over to help defend and directly gave Duncan a big cap.

After capping Duncan, Stoudemire also roared to the sky, very fierce.

Seizing this opportunity, the Suns quickly counterattacked, and the Spurs had no choice but to foul.

When Duncan finally hit one later, the Suns were already in the lead.

"Defend him, you must guard him..." Spurs coach Popovich yelled from the sidelines regardless of his face.

If Russell cannot be guarded at this time, the game will be over.

And as long as Russell is defended twice, the Spurs have a chance to take the initiative.

The time has come to the last 2 minutes. Whoever can take the initiative will have the greatest chance of winning the final victory.

(End of this chapter)