Chapter 771 (1/2)
After the suspension, the two teams continued to fight for the small ball tactics.
Popovich will not consider using Oberto, Bonner, Holly and other people, the team mainly relies on eight people rotation, the main body of the dead.
Spurs a few inside line substitute's physical strength is very abundant, but the movement speed suffers the loss, guards the outside line three-point, the attack end also has not big effect. If Popovich starts early and doesn't use these people, the Spurs won't be 1-2 behind in the first three games. Maybe they can beat the suns in only five games.
In that case, Guo Xu will not be good to return, even 20 days can not rest.
Now Popovich did not reserve to let the main players play more is late, the Suns had the most difficult time, their core is still open hanging back.
Guo Xu's attack organizing method is very simple, small Si gives Anthony no ball cover, Duncan main defense Xiaosi, Guo Xu passes Anthony, he can catch the ball, also can attract Duncan to find space to pass to the empty cut Xiaosi.
Once Duncan left the penalty area, Granger and Finley are not good at defending the penalty area, and he can play as he wants.
If Granger is in charge of pick and roll, Guo Xu passes to Marion to let him catch and shoot or break through with the ball.
Marion playing Duncan is a misplacement, he is a wonderful flower, guard speed, small forward's height, can defend power forward, occasionally even can do the work of center, control rebounds ability is very strong.
When the Spurs can't shoot, Guo Xu can still instigate a counterattack. The pass is very accurate, and the teammates get the chance of single shot. They are all quick to shoot, waiting for the Spurs to defend the position.
The score is behind two figures, the Spurs are also gradually disordered on the offensive side. Bowen didn't make it. Finley was less defensive.
Small single defense Duncan is close top defense, let Duncan in the distance from the basket position shot. If Duncan gets into the basket, smalls will quickly pull a foul and send Duncan a free throw. Last season, Duncan had a good free throw. This year, the percentage of hits dropped to 62.6%.
The Suns had a 15 point lead in the last two minutes after Anthony Parker made a three-point shot. At this time, D'Antoni replaced Valerio and Ariza to strengthen defense, let Guo Xu leave the court in advance, Roy appeared as a guest guard with substitutes, and the tactics changed to joint defense.
On the field is a center with four swingers, in their respective areas to interfere with the shooting, the forbidden area by Valerio a person to defend.
The Spurs were too far behind and could only bet on three points. The three-point break-up was closely watched. Parker, who was empty, was disgraced again. Two times, the three-point gap was out of the basket.
In the end, the Suns won 118-102, and the total score was tied to 3-3, entering the seven grabbing war.
The Suns scored double with six players. Guo Xu went out for 34 minutes, making 4-for-7 shots, 3-out of 6-3-pointer, 11 points, 2 rebounds and 25 assists. Although his shot less than 10 times, but the number of assists is very frightening, with labor-saving play to drive teammates.
Xiaosi scored 22 points and 8 rebounds, and did well.
Sun's number one scorer was Marion, who played for 38 minutes, scoring the highest 34 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.
Spurs side, Duncan performance most eye-catching, 28 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Parker scored 22 points and 6 assists, the others scored more average, and the team's five people scored in double.
At the press conference after the game, Guo Xu was the focus of the audience. He planned to devote himself to his work today, so he deliberately came to the scene with crutches. He won applause as soon as he appeared.
Everyone knows he's playing with an injury, so he should be playing with an injury, otherwise some fans may suspect him of cheating. This kind of example is not without it. Iverson often goes to battle with injuries. He runs fastest and jumps the highest. In 20 injury competitions, he jumps up and mends with one hand
The reporter asked: ”you have very few shots today, and there are not many breakthroughs. Is it because of injury?”
”To tell you the truth, I don't dare to run hard and I can't jump. Fortunately, my team-mates performed very well, they took on the offensive task