NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 374

The Suns' rotation lineup still hasn't soared for three-pointers.

The Spurs now have a seven-man rotation, and their defensive performance is really stable. When Russell is not on the court, the Suns hardly get fast break opportunities, and there are almost no open three-point opportunities.

Russell shook his head, but it's normal to think about it. It's impossible for the team to have a defender like him passing the ball on the bench, so facing strong defenses can only rely on personal ability in many cases.

It's not bad for Ellis to only stretch his hips for one game, so he can't ask for too much.

When the Suns did not show their three-point ability, the two teams actually performed similarly.

But Ginobili has driven the whole team during this period, which is much better than Ellis scoring a few singles.

After all, it is at the All-Star level, so it still has more ball quotient than Ginobili.

When the Spurs took a little lead in the rotation, the main players of both sides returned to the court again.

Russell is back, and the performance of the Suns is in stark contrast to before.

He assisted Stoudemire to score when he played, which opened the prelude to the team's multi-point blooming.

The Spurs made a mistake in their defensive judgment. They thought that Russell would attack on his own after the Suns fell behind, so they immediately flanked twice, but Russell chose to pass the ball.

Compared with the first quarter, other Suns players also cooperated. Ray Allen and Durant hit three-pointers successively, and the scores of the two teams returned to the same starting line in an instant.

The Spurs regretted it a bit. Their coach Popovich thought about it and changed to a small lineup.

Duncan played five for the time being, speeding up the defensive rotation, and trying to defend well.

Because the rest of the Suns feel the touch, they no longer double-team Russell so much.

It's just that the small lineup of the Spurs didn't work. Anyway, there was a problem with the rebounds, and the Suns played several wonderful fast breaks.

So the Spurs' attempt ended in just 3 minutes, and they quickly changed into a normal lineup.

In the past two seasons, the Spurs also liked to compete with the Suns for a small lineup, but they have never won it. With the aging lineup, they can no longer compete and can only delay the rhythm.

When the Spurs had scruples, Russell and Stoudemire's pick-and-rolls were fully played.

Now everyone has discovered that this trick is really easy to use, and no matter how the two All-Stars continue to prevent it, it will be wrong.

During the regular season, the outside world once thought that the Suns would not use this trick so much.

They trained Durant at that time, and Stoudemire's data dropped for a while.

But in the playoffs, everything came back, and Suns fans felt a sense of relief.

The Suns once overtook the score and wanted to make the advantage even bigger.

But at the end of the second quarter, Bowen's sudden shot and Ginobili's fairy ball still helped the Spurs bite the score, and they were only slightly behind.

In the first two quarters, both teams played well.

It's just that the Suns are performing normally, while the Spurs are a bit abnormal. Even if Ginobili's soaring points are considered planned, the stability of veterans like Finley and Bowen must be an accident.

If they can only rely on veteran sneak attacks, the Spurs will be more difficult to play in the second half.

Because they are facing the Suns, if Parker and Ginobili can only play separately when Duncan is flanked, the Spurs will still be a little bit worse on the offensive end.

To be honest, the Spurs let Ginobili start, but the routines are still those routines, and the Suns are not worried.

However, some situations in the first half were accidents, which were more difficult to prevent.

If the Spurs rely on the X factor to win a round, there is no way.

The Suns can only be more vigilant, such as paying more attention to three-point defense. After all, accidents such as three-pointers are easy to comeback, and other accidents are the same.As long as the Suns maintain their offensive efficiency, many surprises can be avoided.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Spurs changed again in the second half.

Of course, it's just a change of tool man in the fifth position, just a little bit of luck.

The Spurs' two No. [-] positions are actually aimed at the relatively flexible type of the Spurs, but they are not tall enough. Their head coach Popovich probably depends on who is in good shape.

Thomas did not limit Stoudemire in the second quarter, so he replaced Oberto this time.

The Spurs were still Parker's main attack in the second half, and their change may be that they have become more aggressive in grabbing rebounds.

The Suns' current rebounding is not bad, but it's not particularly good. If the Spurs can have some advantages in this area, they can still find some opportunities.

The Suns have now completely locked up the Spurs' role players, and the Spurs can only rely on their stars.

Parker is not Russell's opponent, so the Spurs also thought of some ways.

That is to make a foul, it was only Ginobili who did it, and now Parker is here too.

Not to mention, Parker is no worse than Ginobili if he intends to make a foul.

And Parker's tricks are still simpler, but many players can't use them, because Parker just relies on a cover to rush in, relying on speed to get in, and then directly hangs on the assisting players.

Parker's two points in the second quarter completely failed, so the Spurs let him change his methods.

If it's an away game, this can only be sent. At home, they know the referee's scale better, and as a result, Parker got consecutive fouls.

The Suns can only make substitutions in advance, and let Durant and Millsap go down to rest first.

But in this case, Russell's attack became more determined.

After he figured out the referee's scale, he also fouled Parker twice, which made Parker's face pale with anger.

To be honest, Russell has a lot of small tricks to make fouls, all of which are the tricks of some future stars.

It's just that fouling is also risky, and he doesn't usually use it a lot.

When the two teams competed with each other on the perimeter, Duncan quietly took off the most rebounds in the game.

And relying on offensive rebounds and quick shots, he also took the opportunity to score a few goals.

This is completely the style of play of those blue-collar players, but Duncan has no complaints, and he is always conscientious in returning to the number of fouls.

What a good player, Russell is very envious, if only there is Duncan in the team.

Although Stoudemire has strong offensive power, he still has some weak links. If the Suns have a player like Duncan, the championship will not need Russell to worry so much.

Of course, Russell just thought about it. The Suns' current lineup and other teams in the league will not be able to live happily.

After Gasol came up, the Spurs' rebounding advantage gradually disappeared.

It's not that Gasol is better at grabbing rebounds, but that his body can affect the opponent in the penalty area.

So the body at the fifth position is still very important, even if you don't grab rebounds, it's different.

Parker got Millsap down, and now it seems that there are advantages and disadvantages.

But the sun is also a bit inconvenient. Gasol came up, Durant went down again, and Russell had to take on more offensive tasks.

During the previous period, the Spurs caught up with the score again.

To decide the winner, we have to wait until the last quarter.

(End of this chapter)