Unfortunately, Guo Xu was slapped in the face at San Antonio's home stadium, and the Spurs won two games in a row to tie the overall score at 2-2.

The difference was not big on both occasions, with the Spurs winning by 10 and 7 points, respectively.

The Spurs gave up the tactics of competing with the Suns, and instead fought for the stars, Duncan increased his shots, playing 42 minutes in both games, and severely broke the Suns' interior line.

In the third game, Duncan scored 40 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, and in the fourth game, he scored 32 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, dominating the restricted area at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. However, he also had some controversy, because in the third game, he made 17 of 23 free throws, and he got too many free throws, and the Suns would be whistled for a foul if they moved a little bigger.

The Spurs' defensive strategy is to guard against the Suns' outside shots, and Duncan is alone under the basket, putting two points from the middle range and the low post. D'Antoni saw through this and increased Josh Howard's shots, who could shoot from the mid-range range and play with his back in the low post, scoring 20 points and 24 points in each of those games.

It's a pity that Howard is not Kobe after all, if the Spurs insist on single defense, Kobe can score 3 or 40 points, and he can also attract the bag in the low post. The Spurs didn't need to wrap Howard, and one Bowen was solved.

THE 35-YEAR-OLD BOWIN CHOSE TO LOSE WEIGHT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN MOBILITY AND KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED OF MOST SWING PEOPLE, HE IS NOW 201CM TALL AND WEIGHS ONLY 84 KILOGRAMS. HOWARD IS 201CM TALL AND WEIGHS 95 KILOGRAMS, AND HIS BACK IS NOT SO FIERCE.

Even if Howard has Payton as his teacher, his offensive skills are more inclined to face frame three-threats, break-through or mid-range shots. Because the core of his partner is Guo Xu, the team needs him to develop in this direction, open up space instead of running to the low post to play the ball back.

Howard is not inefficient, but Bowen, who is good at playing, is not afraid and can interfere with shooting.

D'Antoni's system also exposed a flaw, with a high percentage of three-point shots. The Suns won the best record in the regular season, relying on defense and throwing opponents outside the three-point line, and throwing themselves to death when they felt bad.

When the opponent's formation was expanded and the mid-distance was strictly guarded against three points, Guo Xu was uncomfortable with the sun and had to give up the familiar rhythm. The Suns players were resolute in receiving the ball according to the coach's arrangement, but the Spurs' interference worked. The mentality of the role players is not as strong as Guo Xu's, and they can only complete relatively simple tasks and cannot adjust their playing style.

The Suns' offensive mission is mainly on Guo Xu and Josh Howard, who are easy to target. This will also happen to the Bulls in the back three, and they can send Kukoc as the third point of attack. The Suns also have Chigo in charge, but it is the 38-year-old Chigo who is about to retire.

Guo Xu increased his shots, and his shooting rate was not high under strict defense, shooting only 45% in both games, and he shot 5 of 13 three-pointers and 4 of 12 shots. He had 40 points and seven assists in the third game and 36 points and 10 assists in the fourth. This kind of shooting rate is not easy to win without efficient teammates stepping up.

The Suns lost on the inside depth, scoring almost entirely on the perimeter players, and several big men were not good at attacking the restricted area.

** Vicky arranged the small-ball strategy, and Finley made a cameo appearance as a power forward to counter the Suns' run-and-gun tactics, and he became a wonder for the Spurs, especially desperate on the defensive end, reducing the scoring efficiency of the run-and-gun. Once the battle is settled, the Spurs have an advantage.

David Lee averaged 16 minutes per game in the series, scoring only 5 points and 4.5 rebounds, and the regular season was like two people, the shooting rate dropped to 31.7%, Duncan guarded him in the restricted area and it was not easy to attack the basket, only the air cut after the cover to hit the basket was effective.

A potential rookie is still a rookie, and Duncan is as easy to clean up David Lee as it is when Guo Xu plays the Jazz in the regular season.

The only big man in the Suns who is good at defending the box is Vallejo, and Diop, who made Duncan a little uncomfortable last season, was poached.

The Spurs player deliberately drew a foul on Vallejo while playing a pick-and-roll. In the third game, Vallejo played only 19 minutes and had five fouls, while in the fourth game, Vallejo played 24 minutes and left the court six times. It's not that he can't control the foul well, some fake falls that make offensive fouls at home, and when he gets to the Spurs' home court, he is whistled as a blocking foul, even if he falls to the ground.

Vallejo can play big and small in the low post as soon as Duncan plays, and the advantage is obvious.

Haslem is a big forward and a cameo center, defending big men like Nowitzki and Garnett who rely on shooting, and suffering a lot against Duncan, who goes inside. If he can't resist it, he can only use fouls to stop Duncan, and his free throw percentage of 71.8% is qualified.

Duncan averaged just 4.2 of 6.7 free throws per game in the regular season, shooting 62.9 percent, and in the playoffs he hit 7.2 of 10.1 free throws.

His playoff stats improved to an average of 26 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage also increased to 57.3%, and his playing time also increased significantly, and he suddenly returned to his peak.

That's the role of a superstar, Duncan is a non-talkative person, he doesn't go around publicizing his injuries, hyping up his injuries, and then once he gets on the court, he jumps up and down, and he shoots like and then lets his teammates take the blame. He will only quietly do the work arranged by the coach and try his best to help the team win.

People don't talk much, it's Duncan's kind.

The black pots on the Internet have changed their spirits, and they began to post sarcastically about Guo Xu being overrated, saying that the Suns will definitely be eliminated by the Spurs. Whoever hits the sun, they are their fans, and their transformation ability is more powerful than that of Transformers, and other alien robots have to scan the QR code first.

When Marion was just injured in the regular season, he jumped out and sprayed Guo Xu to win the game because of his teammates, and it was this group of people who couldn't make the playoffs for the Suns. Now that the Suns can't make it to the finals, Guo Xu is overrated.

The ancient superstars who have evaluated Guo Xu before, and the basketball celebrities are also relieved, and they all hope that the Spurs will continue to work hard and eliminate the Suns in the West. It doesn't matter who wins the championship in the end, as long as it's not the Suns.

Guo Xu won the championship with this kind of lineup, and they will not be able to question it in the future, and they also think it is incredible.

Scott Pippen, the Bulls who looks down on Guo Xu the most, also pays attention to the news, he has recently refused to give any interviews, and he is not even doing activities and holding back at home. He has accumulated a wealth of experience in evaluating Guo Xu, and he will not speak easily.

In the past, Pippen liked to talk serious nonsense, he didn't need logic at all, and he didn't need to analyze data, what he pursued was the kind of "Emperor Fan who understands the ball" with a firm tone, and he seemed to be unique, unique, and otherworldly.

He is good at creating an unfathomable feeling, to put it bluntly, it is a severe middle and second disease, and he has to be different from what his opponent says, and then puts on a posture of "what Lao Tzu says is the truth, and you are all LO forced".

Ball blinds are easily bluffed, thinking that Pippen has a point, and if they follow him, they will embark on a road of no return.

Recently, Pippen began to understand that looking down on Guo Xu would not end well, and he felt that Guo Xu would surpass Jordan in the future, and rings and honors were indispensable. The Suns were equalized by the Spurs, there is nothing to hack, he is an All-Star on the team, and the Spurs are a GDP combination.

Pippen feels that Guo Xu and Howard are the team's main scoring points, and they must not be as good as the Bulls and Jordan back then, and the Suns' group of role players are either rookies or marginal people, and the two veterans are famous and should retire, and it is simply unreasonable for this team to win the championship.

However, the Suns still have the possibility of eliminating the Spurs, and the Timberwolves led the Suns 2-0 back then.

2 to 2 to say that Guo Xu must be eliminated, it is too early to say. Pippen intends to wait for the Spurs to win four games before giving an interview, so there is no risk of saying the wrong thing.