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After Stephen left the field, although the Spurs were still chasing points crazily, but because they could not better limit the scoring of the Suns, their own offense was not very good. Although the gap between the two sides was constantly narrowing, but It was repetitive, and it took several rounds to reduce one point. At the end of the game, there was still a three-point gap between the two sides. This was the case when Ginobili hit the last three-pointer at the buzzer.

After the game, Stephen was indeed criticized, but the only local media in San Antonio, the "Holy City Express", criticized Popovich's employment, knowing that Stephen's offensive weaknesses had been discovered. , still let Stephen play for 10 minutes, and the Spurs are not as unavailable as the Suns. Not to mention Michael Finley, just replace Brent Barry earlier, maybe the game is another result.

For this kind of argument, it is not worth refuting at all. Anyone who is replaced in the game may have another result, or maybe lose more. This is something that no one can prove anymore, so the Spurs simply No one paid any heed to the rhetoric and went all out to prepare for Game [-].

If before the fifth game, the Spurs still had a slight contempt, then before the sixth game, the entire Spurs team was extremely cautious. Even though they have returned to their own home court, there is no guarantee of winning at their own home court.

Popovich also conducted research on the characteristics of the Suns in the fifth game, and at the same time asked the team's coaching staff to study Stephen's offense to see if there is any way to improve it. Stephen's offensive habits are still biased. Relying on the body, which is the so-called roughness, gave the opponent an opportunity.

Of course, it is impossible to change Stephen's offensive habits within two days, but it is still possible to correct some weaknesses, especially Stephen's early shooting movements, which can be solved through intensive training. , So Popovich assigned Engelland a task. Stephen didn't have to do anything else in the past two days, and he solved his own shooting problem first.

As for other issues, Stephen had already adjusted himself in the last game, so the task Popovich assigned to Stephen was to watch the matchup between himself and Marion in the last game at the end of training or during the break video.

Let Stephen discover the problem and solve it by himself, but Stephen has thought of this method a long time ago, but after he arranged it for Palauson, Palauson has not completed this task, and the editing made by the team is even worse. Better yet, Stephen converted the format, put it on his personal computer, and watched it while he was free.

It is still a matter of personal habits. Stephen has developed such offensive methods and habits in the past half of the season. In the past, no opponent paid so much attention to and specialized in studying Stephen. Marion's defense is also at the top level of the league, especially in the In terms of defending players with relatively strong physical fitness, it is not surprising to achieve such an effect with his defensive ability and targeted methods. You must know that Stephen also scored more than [-] points in this game , and the shooting percentage has not decreased because of his defense.

But according to Stephen's average performance, in the 10 games after the season and all the games in the playoffs, he averaged 28 points and [-] points in the game of playing more than [-] minutes, but this time he did not meet this standard , indicating that Marion's restrictions on him have a certain effect.

Stephen is naturally unwilling to be restricted like this, so whether it is training or watching video replays, he is very careful and conscientious. Two days have passed, and the effect needs to be tested in actual combat. However, according to Engelland's reaction, Stephen's progress is still obviously.

This time, we took a little more rest than the previous games. When the Spurs arrived in Phoenix, they were already mentally prepared for the heat here. When I didn't feel it.

In the evening, the central arena in the air corridor was full of excitement. Phoenix fans were most worried about the team's loss at home to the Spurs in the last game, which meant that the hope of this season's championship was completely wiped out. They did not disappoint their loyal fans. No matter how tortuous the process was, the team finally won the game and returned to the home court. They believed that with their support, the team would definitely win again and put the It wasn't the first time in a season when the game dragged to Game [-] and came from behind to win the series.

At the beginning of the sixth game, everyone found out that the momentum of the Suns was not as high as that of the Spurs at home. After the opening, they were still behind the Spurs in the first 5 minutes, lacking the courage and courage of the last battle in the last game. Desperate morale.

D'Antoni immediately called a long timeout, called the players down and yelled at them. All the players of the Suns lowered their heads. It really seemed that all their courage and morale were exhausted once they played. Feeling a little unmotivated.

After D'Antoni scolded them, he replaced three of them, Marion, Tim Thomas, and Lagabel, and replaced them with Barbosa, James Jones, and Eddie House. D'Antoni directly planned to give it a go Well, anyway, the Suns have reached the point where they can't afford to lose a game, and there is no need to reserve any physical strength, any tactics, and there is no need to consider what will happen if they lose.

After changing to such a lineup, the Suns' offensive rhythm began to accelerate, and their morale also increased. On the other hand, although the Spurs could not be said to be exhausted, they were not as energetic at the beginning of the game. As soon as the impact lineup charged, it immediately became a little overwhelmed. Not only could it not defend the Suns' offense, but its own offensive rhythm was also driven by the Suns.

This is absolutely not allowed by Popovich. There is no team in the current league that can keep up with the rhythm of the Suns and still not suffer. This is a system. They are used to five seconds or even three seconds. Just throw the ball, other teams are so fast.

Before the score was equalized, Popovich called a timeout. In addition to the same curse as D'Antoni, he also replaced in advance. Bruce Bowen went off and replaced Stephen, and Michael Finley went off and replaced him. Except for Brent Barry, nothing else has changed.

After changing to such a lineup, coupled with Tony Parker being reprimanded by Popovich, the Spurs managed to stabilize their rhythm. At the same time, their own offense can be carried out completely according to tactics. The Spurs' offense must be carried out under tactics. , Going to fight with the Suns first-class, and comparing the offensive speed with others, that is not courting death. The only chance for the Spurs to win besides defense is the successful shooting rate.

At this time, D'Antoni hesitated. He had just replaced Marion, and the opponent replaced Stephen. According to the strategy formulated before the game, as long as Stephen played, Marion would be replaced, but who knew that the opponent would be at this time. It's too late to replace Stephen. D'Antoni plans to wait until the end of the first quarter to replace Marion, let him rest for a few more minutes, and then don't plan to give him rest time in future games .

D'Antoni thought very well, but every time he saw Stephen score on the court, he felt like it hit his heart, but since he came on the court, the Spurs focused their attack on Stephen. On one person, let him make full use of Marion's absence to score, and Stephen also lived up to the support of his teammates, scoring 4 points in just over [-] minutes.

One of the three-pointers made one, three of four two-pointers, one of the free throws, this is Stephen's score, 70.00% of the three-pointers and free throws, [-]% of the five-pointers, such a hit Why doesn't D'Antoni's heart bleed every time he shoots a basket?

Fortunately, the Suns' offense was also good. By the end of the first quarter, the Suns trailed the Spurs by only seven points. As soon as the first quarter ended, D'Antoni made personnel adjustments, replacing Marion Came up and replaced Eddie House.

The Spurs are still the original lineup, but Duncan was replaced by Robert Horry. After the two teams re-entered the field, Stephen faced Marion's defense with a breakthrough and assisted Robert Horry to make a three-pointer. Look After Robert Horry made the shot, Stephen smiled at Marion, thinking I would only score by myself.

Marion did not expect that Stephen would use this method to deal with the first confrontation between the two. In his opinion, even if he could not restrain him in the last game, but against the media's comments after the game, Stephen should also make his own shot, and Marion was already ready to foul, but who knew that Stephen broke through and played an assist.

Stephen had already figured it out before the game. There was no need for him to put his mind on one-on-one competition with him. Victory should be his only pursuit. It is normal for him to have weaknesses in offense. After all I have not received formal training before, and my body has suddenly changed. Being restricted by Marion can only make Stephen face up to his own shortcomings, and work hard to correct them. There is no need to find them back on him. And what's the use of finding it on him alone? Sooner or later, he will encounter all kinds of opponents, and he has to deal with various levels of defense, so there is no need to be too concerned about one opponent.

Stephen's thinking was very mature, and Marion really didn't expect that when the two faced each other for the second time, Marion thought that Stephen should make a move by himself, but who knew that Stephen cooperated with Brent Barry, and then Assisted by Brent Barry for a field goal.