Chapter 690 [Thick-skinned and invincible, I have 101 points in the pot]
Basketball games are not like football games, there are a lot of timeouts, and the coaches of both sides have to constantly fight wits and courage.
D'Antoni performed very well today, and he and Vic went back and forth, targeted each other, and adjusted their tactics in a timely manner.
In the final quarter, Vicky did not let Duncan rest, and sent Parker, Ginobili, Finley, and Barry to play small-ball tactics to chase points. This is the Spurs' strongest attacking lineup, and they play like this for a period of time every game.
D'Antoni arranged a small-ball tactic, with center Haslem, forwards Ariza and Howard, and guard Bale, except for Guo Xu, who are all swing people. The Suns' defensive tactics are man-to-man, except for Guo Xu, others encounter cover and quickly change defenses.
Six minutes later, the margin had widened to 26 points, and the Spurs were gone.
** Vicky was depressed to find that the Suns were using the defensive style that the Spurs are used to against the Spurs, focusing on one-on-one defense, forcing them to go heads-up. The Spurs' outside players are in poor shape today, and after passing back and forth a few times, Duncan is still the most efficient.
How can the Spurs be better than the Suns? That's how the Suns played the regular season......
Veteran Payton came on in the final moments, and David Lee also got time to work, and the Suns controlled the tempo to grind the position and maintain the advantage until the end. 107-87, the Suns won by 20 points and made a good start at home.
In the second half, Vicky replaced all the main forces, and roared a few words on the sidelines, Spurs played very poorly today, and he thought that it was not the tactics that he lost at all, but the mentality of the players.
Guo Xu played 42 minutes, shooting 12 of 20, 6 of 11 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 35 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals.
Duncan played 37 minutes, shooting 12-of-24 from the field and 7-of-12 from the free-throw line to finish with 31 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
The scores of the two are about the same, but Guo Xu's ability to lead the team is superior, he has a strong breakthrough ability, and has many opportunities to create opportunities for teammates, and his individual singles are dominated by mid- and long-distance shooting, but the shooting rate is higher than Duncan's.
The Suns had five players in double figures, with Howard being the second-leading scorer, finishing with 23 points and nine rebounds on 8-of-16 shooting and 7-of-8 free throws, with no assists.
The Spurs had only three players in double figures, with Parker finishing with 19 points, four rebounds and four assists on 7-of-18 shooting and 5-of-6 free throws while shooting 38.9 percent from the field.
Ginobili shot 5-of-14, 0-of-2 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals while shooting 35.7%.
Online fans were surprised to see the stats, because the Suns, who are known for their offense, looked to be better defensively than the Spurs in this game. Parker, who had a shooting rate of more than 50% in the regular season, was about to be cried by Guo Xu, and the scores were all made by covering up and getting rid of Guo Xu.
He is not very efficient in getting rid of Guo Xu, the Suns big forward is three 203CM players, and the speed is actually a swing man, and this David Lee, Kukoc, and Valejo did not play for a long time.
Fans commented on the Internet that most of them were on the side of the Suns, and many people felt that they were stable in the promotion after watching one game.
"Defending the black hole Jason has killed Parker, the point guard with the highest shooting percentage in the regular season, how can the Spurs win? If he hadn't been lazy in the regular season, he should have been on the All-Defensive Team. ”
"I suspect Jason doesn't want to be in the defensive team at all, and he might not be happy to be selected, and he seems to be trying too hard. He just needs to play seriously in the playoffs, and just like O'Neal back then, these two are really like each other. ”
"If you don't hurt Jason Guo, the Spurs really can't win against the Suns, and the two wins in the regular season are not good enough for Jason and his remaining teammates, plus he wants to score high."
"If Bowen doesn't make a bad move, his defensive ability is average, I really don't see where he's strong, and Howard has scored a lot of points. He is strong in small movements, the opponent is afraid of injury, and his performance will be affected, he wanted to hurt Maddie in the last round but he didn't succeed, and he was also chasing the step at 35.13 seconds. ”
Guo Xu's few words pushed the Spurs to the opposite side of the fans, and they kept questioning. It's not that Guo Xu's eloquence is good, but that flies don't bite eggs, Bowen has done too many things that lack of morality, and the fans of the stars he has injured have exploded.
Vince Carter, in particular, once had a large number of supporters, and many felt that he was not as good as before, which was directly related to Bowen's footsteps. The third step was unbearable, Carter wanted to beat Bowen and was pulled, Bowen also pretended to be innocent with the referee, and finally the referee sent Carter out of the game.
Today's game was really clean on the defensive end of the floor, so clean that Vicky was angry on the sidelines.
At the press conference, ** Vic said: "The mentality of the players was affected by Jason Guo's pre-game slander, this is the Western Conference Finals, the fierce physical confrontation of the players is inevitable, but today we are playing without blood, and the players are afraid of being questioned by the fans for being dirty." In fact, the Suns are much dirtier than us this time, and Haslem and Vallejo have always had small moves. ”
Reporter Jean ** Vic commented on Guo Xu, he said: "He has strong personal ability and a high ball quotient, but I don't like him, I don't like him all the time." He is actually a sinister villain, deliberately using public opinion to influence our performance before the game. He is as cunning as a fox, and the game of basketball should be a head-to-head duel like a warrior, not a trick. ”
This is really not convincing when it comes out of the mouth of the old man ** Vicky. In Guo Xu's previous life, many of the NBA's off-the-market moves occurred at the Spurs' home court.
Jason Terry said he found thousands of flies in the Spurs' away closet that made him sick.
Flies and bats are not the most famous animals on the Spurs' home court, in the second game of the 14 playoffs Trail Blazers vs Spurs, the Trail Blazers players were scared, and there was a rattlesnake in the locker room.
In the 14 Finals, the air conditioning at the Spurs' home court was broken, and the temperature in the arena reached 32.2 degrees, killing the "Heat".
A series of events happened, which made Terry a little depressed and said: "To play in San Antonio, you have to be mentally prepared. Did Spurs do these things intentionally or accidentally? No one knows. ”
No matter how Vicky complained, the Suns won the game because the Spurs players were not fierce enough.
When it was the Suns' turn to be interviewed, a reporter revealed Vicky's words to Guo Xu and asked him to talk about his feelings.
Guo Xu said with a smile: "Thank you to Coach Vicky for advertising my brand, Fat Fox is not only cunning, but the pizza is also delicious, everyone is welcome to taste it." ”
There was a burst of laughter in the venue, and the thick-skinned people were really invincible. Guo Xu directly regarded ** Vicky's words as praise, and also advertised his restaurant by the way, who can cure him with this kind of person?
The reporter asked: "Your scoring stats have dropped from the regular season, and your shots have decreased, how did you come up with such an adjustment?" ”
"I will do what I can to lead the team to win the game, and I will play when my teammates can't shoot. The reduction in shots is because I don't have to prove myself in terms of scoring anymore, I'm 101 points. ”
The reporter asked: "The Suns are already in a good position, are you confident that you will eliminate the Spurs and advance to the Finals?" ”
"Of course I have, because I have 101 points."
The funniest thing is that D'Antoni was interviewed, and he expressed confidence that he would eliminate the Spurs and advance to the finals, because of the slogan "I have 101 points." ”
Guo Xu has repeatedly emphasized that 101 points is not just a meme, but a direct deterrent to the Spurs' defensive system.
When the Spurs coaching staff met to discuss defensive methods, they didn't dare to think about single defense, single defense is a death, and fans know that "I have 101 points". In order to contain Guo Xu and defend the blocking, the Spurs had to send a mobile power forward to partner with Duncan on the inside and fight with the Suns for small-ball tactics.