It is clear at a glance whether Guo Xu or Duncan has a greater threat on the offensive end. The Suns can defend Duncan alone, but the Spurs cannot defend Guo Xu alone. If the Suns players earn some energy, they would have won long ago.

After attracting double-teams, Guo Xu passed it to James Jones, who received the ball from the left and jumped into a three-pointer. The ball scored 6-2.

Jones is a man who is not good at both sides and has no tricks on offense and defense. He is not as good as Haslem in defense of power forwards, not as good as Ariza in defense of small forwards, and lacks the ability to play with the ball. But D'Antoni insists on letting him go, and has many times in the playoffs, because his three-point ability is relatively strong among swingers.

After Jones was selected by the Suns in the second round, he has done nothing else in the team in recent years. He has practiced hard to practice three-pointers, and his offensive ability to hold the ball has almost deteriorated. He can only dribble when he counterattacks.

Ariza's three-pointers in the previous two games made the coaching staff feel broken. The opponent let him empty his head in the bottom corner many times. He made no interference in the third game. As a result, he performed 0 of 8 shots and 0 of 7 three-pointers.

Guo Xu's previous life, Ariza was all iron slag in 2018. This time he entered the playoffs and was accurate in one game.

The Spurs attacked, Parker dribbled, Ginobili and Duncan played pick-and-roll, this move was very annoying to the Suns.

Ginobili rushed to the inside line when he received the ball and threw Bale away. Valaijo was better at defending Duncan when he came on, and his pick-and-roll defense was not as good as Haslem. He weighed 122 kilograms and moved slowly.

Ginobili made a serpentine breakthrough and scored a layup. 6 to 4.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and this time the person who doubled out of the three-point line was replaced by Bao Wen.

Guo Xu passed the ball with the opportunity, Howard received the ball and made up for defense, Howard wanted to make a mid-range shot, but hesitated for a while before he reached the bottom corner. At this time, Duncan defended.

He was not very sluggish, and he raised his arms two steps away from Jones. At this time, Valejo was empty at the basket. Jones moved horizontally and wanted to pass the ball to the basket. Finley returned to defend and blocked the passing route. Jones passed the ball again and could only look for Guo Xu. After Duncan blocked it, he retreated to defend Valejo, and there was no room for him.

What reflects the most defensive ability is not the data, but the assisted defense position with a flash of inspiration. Duncan's defense coverage is large.

If a player can only defend against the penalty area alone, he has weaknesses. The gap between Nestrovic and Duncan is here. Modern basketball covers are increasing, and there are more and more misalignments. It is impossible for two players to compete in the whole game.

Guo Xu relied on cover to catch the ball and made a three-pointer, but missed the ball due to interference.

The Spurs attacked, Parker passed the ball in the middle, Ginobili and Duncan cut into the three-point line without the ball, and the others pulled it apart. Once this "Eagles offensive" routine was played, Ginobili's advantages could be used.

In the first game of the series, Bale defended Ginobili, and then Ginobili attacked and tried to find cover to avoid him. Bale's defense was very hard, but it was not easy for his opponent to catch up with the empty cut inward, which was a test of speed.

If the defender is blocked by a high-level cover or is left behind by a point guard, it will inevitably lead to the offensive party receiving the ball and scoring a layup or getting a misplaced single opportunity.

Valecho has a good defensive awareness and knows to switch to Ginobili, but the latter has another snake-shaped breakthrough and passes by him, scoring a goal with his right hand. 6 to 6.

D'Antoni swallowed and spitted. If Ginobili was fucked, the game would be difficult to play.

Ginobili's snake-shaped breakthrough made the defender unable to defend, his movements looked incredible, and his body could complete various twists. In his own words, this could not be taught a purely instinctive talent. Although his snake-shaped breakthrough is essentially a European step, his European step is extremely smooth compared to others without any pause.

Faced with the inside players' supplementary defense, Ginobili was able to avoid his opponent and score the ball like a snake, and could not be replicated in the NBA. Because of the butterfly effect produced by Guo Xu, the Spurs failed to meet the Pistons in the final, but Ginobili's performance when playing against other teams also made people recognize his ability to hold the ball and attack.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu was double-teamed again after crossing the half and passed the ball to Howard, whose mid-range shot missed under Finley's interference.

The coaching staff is now very conflicted. In order to prevent Ginobili, the Suns need Bale, and in order to have an excellent second offensive point, Howard needs them, and they do not have the body to play the power forward. In this case, it is difficult to arrange a double guard and let Blake.

Blake performed well in the first two games, but in the third game, someone found out the routine and was targeted. Anyway, there were swingers on the field, Bowen could also cover it, and the Spurs forwards could block the people and try to allow players who can hold the ball to face Blake. Blake is better than Guo Xu because he is slow in chasing and defending.

The Spurs attacked and played wonderful team cooperation.

First, Duncan's out-of-ball cover, Bale caught up with Ginobili, who was cutting at the empty cut. Parker could not easily pass the ball to his defender teammates. He protected the ball and observed the running position, and passed it to the "power forward" Finley who was on the weak side.

Finley can play singles on the weak side, but he didn't do this, but he swayed the ball horizontally, hitting the ground and passing it to Duncan who flashed to the middle, completing a "high to low" pass.

Duncan felt comfortable to catch the ball, and turned to the right and threw it. It was very close to the basket. Valaijo could not block the ball and could only interfere. The ball went 6 to 8 again.

TV5 live broadcast game, all Chinese fans hope that the Suns will advance, not only because Guo Xu is very popular, but also half of his Chinese bloodline. Now his teammates can't defend themselves, and everyone is worried about Guo Xu.

Zhang Heli sighed: "As long as Nene and Sir can play, the Suns will not be afraid of the Spurs inside. It may be better if Diop is left behind. Valaijo did not make it to the playoffs roster last season. He is just an ordinary blue-collar worker. It is too difficult to count on him to defend Duncan."

Xu Jicheng said: "How far the solar energy goes this year depends on Guo Xu's ability to lead the team and his performance. Without him, the Suns would not have made it to the playoffs this year."

Guo Xu attracted double team two meters outside the three-point line and passed it out again. Jones took a 70-degree open three-pointer on the right and missed the ball out of the basket.

Jones' three-pointers were very accurate in training, and his goal was a matter of mentality. When he thought about how critical this game was, he was a little confused. Last season, he was just a marginal player on the team, and he was reused this year and was under a lot of pressure.

The Spurs attacked, Finley pulled out to receive the ball and passed it to Duncan, who was asking for the ball on the low post on the left. The latter dribbled the ball with his back, and Parker suddenly started to rush from the middle to the inside.

Duncan saw the opportunity to pass the ball, but Guo Xu was not thrown away by Parker, but Parker was a little taller than him. This time he forced a layup with a very tough attitude, and scored 6 to 10 against Guo Xu's height advantage.

Parker clenched his fists and yelled after the goal, even though it was just an ordinary layup.

Although he was selected as the All-Star of the Western Conference, he was suppressed by Guo Xu too harshly and felt a sense of resentment. Every time the two teams competed, his data was not as good as Guo Xu, his record was not as good as the other party, and his popularity was not as good as the other party. It felt too bad to be suppressed completely.

D'Antoni took the lead in requesting a timeout. He decided to adjust the lineup to become a crazy attack formation and start the attack first. The Suns cannot take into account both offense and defense, and Guo Xu has not yet made a phone call, so this is not the Suns' rhythm.

He replaced Jones with a bad mentality and replaced Haslem. Bale from the outside was also down, and Blake came on. The double guards could both pass the ball to Guo Xu who was running without the ball and fight back.
Chapter completed!