In the second game between the two sides, D'Antoni arranged a small-ball tactic at the beginning, with Haslem center, James Jones forward, and outside Laga Bale, Blake, and Guo Xu.

In addition to Haslem, the starting four have strong outside shooting ability, and the formation can be completely stretched, helping Guo Xu create heads-up opportunities, even if he doesn't block and dismantle, the Spurs are not easy to cover.

Popovich also made changes to the lineup, with Finley starting and Ginobili taking over the bench. This is to allow Ginobili to have more possession of the ball and play out of favour Bale for a while.

Bell's defense Bryant was able to reduce his shooting percentage, and the kraft candy defense was a must against breakaway players, forcing the opponent to shoot far from the basket. Bale's selection to the All-Defensive Team this season is a league compliment, and he's been in charge of the swingman who is good at scoring most of the time.

In recent seasons, Ginobili has been ugly against Bell many times, and in the 03-04 season he shot 0-of-5 from the field and barely scored 6 points from the free throw line. On two occasions this year, he shot less than 30 percent from the field, making 3-of-13 and 3-of-11.

Bale signed a long-term contract with the Suns, and Popovich was envious of his low annual salary, and he didn't realize that the undrafted rookie had the potential to become a top 3D player.

It can also be seen from Bell how nonsense the defensive S data is, even if he is recognized as a defensive strongman in the league, the S statistics are not in the stream at all, only 1.6 in the regular season. Funnily enough, Guo Xu's defensive S is as high as 3.7, which is as high as Kobe.

Defending S, steal and block data is very important, and when the team's overall defense is stronger, the data goes up all of a sudden. Therefore, Marion is the highest statistic for the Suns, breaking 5 in the regular season many times and peaking at 6.4.

Guo Xu won the steal king twice, and it is not surprising that the statistics are high, Iverson had defended S to break 4 in three consecutive seasons in 2001-03, when the 76ers were a well-known defensive team. Iverson's statistic is only slightly inferior to Kidd among star guards, and Kobe Bryant is outstanding.

At his peak, Iverson defended a whopping 4.5, which was a career-high stat for top outside defenders such as Kobe, Battier, Tony Allen, and Bruce Bowen. Battier, Allen, and Bowen have to thank the team for being defensive, otherwise S is even more ugly.

If it is the opposite of the winning standard, then this player's defense is ugly, and Bell happens to belong to this category, with average steals and blocks, and the team is offensive. This season's Bell DS can't be called bad, it's shit, the Suns are 68 wins, you're 1.6?

Nash is taller than Bell in both DS and DS/48 this year, reaching a peak 2.1 at the Eagles.

Ginobili didn't play, and Bell did a good job of defending Finley, handing over the simplest Bowen to Blake to deal with. A man like Bowen, who scored 6.2 points in 34 minutes, just stood in front of him, and he usually only shot in the open space.

In the first quarter, the two sides were evenly matched, with the Spurs focusing on Duncan and Parker, constantly using double cover to separate Parker and Guo Xu.

Guo Xu is only good at defensive guards, which is his weakness, and the misplaced defense inside line is neither good at interfering with shots nor blocking air cuts. Duncan went to the low post to receive the ball or to the basket in the deep position to play strongly, Haslem couldn't prevent it, the skeleton was smaller, Duncan relied on the super long arm span to turn around and shoot, and not many people in the league could block it.

In the second half, the Suns replaced Haslem with Vallejo, a large belt and four small, and the tactics were similar to the Spurs' tactics, constantly using cover to create misplaced opportunities, allowing Guo Xu to hold the ball and burst into the big man, or attract the ball after the bag.

Once the formation was opened, it was difficult for the Spurs to defend against Guo Xu, and the two sides fought to attack.

The substitutes came off the bench in the second quarter, and the Spurs rotation lineup led by Ginobili began to play, and the star as the sixth man will become an important playing style for the Spurs in the future, and it will be difficult for the opponent to resist without a defensive expert. Ariza and Howard failed to defend against Ginobili.

The Suns bench inside David Lee was defended by Muhammad, this is a very mobile defensive blue-collar worker, David Lee can't play the opponent in the low post, it's not easy to do, and in the playoffs, he didn't shoot accurately in the regular season, and his shooting percentage dropped significantly.

This is the disadvantage of the rookie, David Lee has no playoff experience, and his mental quality is not very strong, and he can't play eighty percent of his strength in training when playing tough battles.

The Suns coaching staff doesn't expect him to play an important role, and the regular season workout can make him into the playoffs, and the Suns rookies have also started off the bench in previous seasons.

The Spurs still couldn't take advantage of anything in the second quarter, because Guo Xu didn't rest, he singled out Van Exel, attracted the ball and assisted his teammates.

In order to reduce Guo Xu's efficiency, the Spurs players strengthened the confrontation, and they were particularly fierce when they fouled, hitting or pulling people hard, but it was not to the point of malicious fouls.

No matter what the outside world says about the Spurs, they just want to be ruthless, Popovich showed in training that this is Guo Xu's trick, if the Spurs don't play dirty, then they have to wait to be swept away, and there is a good chance of a successful comeback after only one loss.

Popovich asked the players to bring out what they are good at, ignoring the evaluation. Even if people say that the Spurs will do anything to win, that they are dirty on the defensive end, it is better to be a winner than to be eliminated.

Popovich has always believed that the winner is king, the loser is the loser, the controversy is only temporary, winning the championship, many years later how many fans will remember how they won? Championship rings speak for themselves.

The two sides were deadlocked until the fourth quarter, and Popovich saw that Duncan was physically exhausted, so he let him rest for a while, and sent Nesterovic, who barely played.

This substitution became the turning point of the game, the Suns beat the Spurs 11-0 in a wave to open the score, Nesterovic is only good at defending the penalty area, and is always half a beat slow when it comes to covering and changing guards.

Spurs management signed Nesterovic to a mid-level contract and regretted dying, his performance was not as good as a year, this season with an annual salary of 7 million, but he couldn't withstand even 10 minutes in the playoffs. The Spurs' top priority this summer is to trade Nesterovic in exchange for whatever it takes.

Muhammad is an interior player who lacks offensive power, averaging only 12 minutes per game, and this series can be said that the Spurs' interior line is supported by Duncan alone, and it will be bad for him to rest. And he mainly plays center, not a big forward, a big belt and four small.

Horry didn't play long, averaging 17 minutes per game, he was too old to outrun the Suns' forward, and the Spurs were forced to let the small forward make a cameo as the big forward.

Ariza is a big killer when he plays a big forward, the speed is terrifying, and he often rushes to the front to form more and less when he is attacking quickly, this situation Spurs can't be prevented, and it is very difficult to deal with Guo Xu alone.

In the second half of the final quarter, the Suns also replaced Vallejo, who was full of energy and played less than 20 minutes per game, and he was able to resist Duncan and interfere with shooting, and the Suns gradually pulled away the score.

On the defensive end, Popovich isn't the only one who knows how to be tough, and so will the Suns. Haslem and Vallejo are really small moves, and there are also many small moves on the outside, Ariza, Bale, and Guo Xu, and Howard is relatively clean defensively.

Vallejo not only has small movements, but also likes to fake falls, being knocked down several times in a game, and the referee does not blow the foul The home fans are booing everywhere, putting pressure on the Spurs players.

Phoenix City is also recognized as the home of the devil, winning two championships, Guo Xu's four consecutive MVPs have given fans a terrifying cohesion, and the stadium is full and powerful.

Guo Xu hit a key shot in the second half, a three-pointer, a mid-range shot, a breakthrough to make a foul and two free throws to lock up the win.

103-92, the Suns led 2-0...... ()

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