i have a coaching book

Chapter 423
After defeating the Miami Heat, the Phoenix Suns have no time to rest and are non-stop. They are about to meet the San Antonio Spurs at home.

The Phoenix Suns have now lost 8 games, while the San Antonio Spurs have only lost 7 games.

If the Suns beat the Spurs in this game, the battle between the two sides will become 1 to 1.

At that time, the number of losses of both sides will reach 8 games, and the Suns can rely on it to win more games and step on the corpse of the Spurs to sit at the top of the regular season list in the Western Theater.

As for the top position in the regular season of the league, it is somewhat difficult, but at least the gap can be gradually narrowed.

The Pistons this season are really strong, and they have only lost 4 games so far. It is very difficult to catch up.

However, there is still no hope for the top spot in the western theater.

This is the top battle in the western theater.

Although the Suns have won 8 games in a row and are in a hot state, it is not easy to beat the defending champion Spurs.

You know, the Spurs are also in a very strong state recently. In the case of constant adjustment of the lineup, they can still win 5 consecutive victories, and their state is not worse than that of the Suns.

Coupled with the top strength of the Spurs, it will be a lot of challenges for the Suns.

In fact, the Spurs are not without problems. Although their bench lineup has signed Michael Finley, there is no one on the bench lineup who can lead the offense, and the lineup is also aging.

In order to solve the problem of the substitute, Popovich began to constantly try to adjust the starting lineup, so he lost 7 games and gave the Suns a chance to catch up.

However, the Spurs have gradually found a solution in the last few games, which is to put "Demon Sword" Ginobili on the bench and play the role of the team's sixth man.

It was Ginobili who accepted this role and performed better and better. The Spurs ushered in a wave of 5 consecutive victories, and their morale was quite strong. For the Suns, it was not a good thing. stronger and stronger.

At 1:7 p.m. on January 10th, the game between the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs is about to start at the American West Arena.

Simple appearance, shooting and layup, after warm-up exercises, the starting lineups of both sides lined up and came to the middle circle of the basketball court, ready to start the scrimmage.

The Spurs have been adjusted and the starting lineup is point guard Tony Parker, shooting guard Michael Finley, small forward Chris Bowen, power forward Tim Duncan, and center Rasunestrovich.

beep! !

A crisp whistle sounded.

Following the whistle, the referee threw the basketball in his hand high into the sky, and the game officially began with a scrum.

Duncan VS Thomas! !

The two jumped almost at the same time. However, considering Duncan's physical talent, Thomas wanted to snatch Duncan, which was simply a dream and very unrealistic.

With the stable performance of "Stone Buddha", even if Thomas tried his best, he still could only swallow the bitter fruit of defeat. He watched Duncan helplessly, and with a light jump, he transferred the basketball to Tony Parker's hands.

With long legs, Tony Parker dribbled to the frontcourt. The first quarter started, and the Spurs had the ball first.

Facing Nash's defense, Parker did not pause, and directly changed direction and accelerated to break through.

Although Nash moved laterally to keep up with the first step, he still made it easy to reach the three-point line.

One step from the free throw line, Parker didn't make a deep breakthrough, and directly pulled the ball up, making a two-point jump shot.

Before Thomas could make up his defense, he flicked his right wrist and threw the basketball.

The arc of the basketball is beautiful, and there is a sound of swishing the net.

Tony Parker's two-point emergency stop jumper shot did not miss, and accurately hit the bull's-eye, scored a two-pointer, and scored the score.

2 to 0! !
As soon as the game started, Tony Parker showed off his offensive style, with a sharp breakthrough and a perfect mid-range shot.

With Ginobili playing the sixth man position, Tony Parker got a chance to make a shot, and his strength has gradually grown. He did not disappoint the team and made up for the offensive firepower that Ginobili did not start.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Suns attacked, Thomas made a quick shot from the baseline, and after Nash received the ball, he made a beautiful turn, dodged Parker's press, sprinted with the ball, and rushed up to run and bomb tactics.

Lagabel and Diaw, one on the left and one on the right, had already crossed the half court, like two unsheathed sharp knives, directly piercing the sides of the Spurs, and Marion did not lag behind, rushing in from the middle, straight Smash Huanglong, directly to the heart of the Spurs.

Seeing the speed and running position of his teammates, Nash didn't drag his feet. While pulling the ball and running, like a quarterback, he made a long pass without looking at people.

Like a cannonball, the basketball fell precisely into Dior's hand on the left.

Bowen's speed is also very fast, directly attacking Dior.

Dior's ability to catch the ball is very comprehensive. He didn't choose to shoot himself, but pulled the ball up and sent the basketball to the inside with both hands.

Marion rushed over, easily caught the ball, dribbled a step, and his eyes were flat.

Without slowing down, Marion went to the basket, held the ball and took off, turned 90 degrees, put his hands behind his back, and poured the basketball into the basket, scored two points, and returned the favor.

2 to 2! !
The Suns used the 7-second running and bombing tactic to score points like lightning and flint, showing the splendor of speed.

The Spurs' two-tower tactics, facing the extreme speed of the Suns, can only accept the situation of using less to defend more.

Looking back, Tony Parker dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. In this round, he obediently implemented the tactical requirements. Instead of single-handedly shooting, he hoisted the basketball into the interior and used his height advantage to attack the Suns' weaknesses.

In the low position on the left, Duncan singled out Marion behind the ball, but was assisted by Dior, facing Marion and Dior's two-man pincer tactics.

Duncan played very wisely, instead of forcing a random shot, he pulled the ball up, avoided Dior's steal, jumped up and separated the basketball from the outside,

At the bottom corner of the left three-point line, Chris Bowen caught the ball and without any hesitation, just slightly bent his knees, jumped up slightly, his body blossomed in the air, and the basketball in his hand was pulled away with his fingertips.

Swish! !

Bowen's three-pointer went up and down, steadily sent the basketball to the basket, and made a three-pointer.

5 to 2! !
Bowen's offensive ability is average, but he showed his superb shooting skills in the corner three-pointer, playing the demeanor of a top "3D player".

The most terrifying thing is the execution ability of the Spurs. From the superstars to the role players, they all strictly implement the tactical play that was arranged before the game. The strict style of play is chilling to see.

You know, the Spurs' starting lineup is Xingguang Zhizhi, the superstar in the lineup, who has the greatest ability to finish the offense. However, their first choice is still the tactic arranged by the head coach.

But this simple tactic allowed them to persevere and play with a different brilliance.

The Suns are attacking, and Nash is no stranger to the Spurs. He knows that only by speeding up, using extreme speed, and rushing up, can he have a chance to defeat this formidable opponent in front of him.

If they fall into positional warfare, the Suns will only be ground to death, with no hope of winning at all.

The Spurs played with a double-tower tactic, using their height to bully their opponents. They were very efficient on offense and played the situation they got. However, they lost their speed on defense and fell into the dilemma of defending more with less.

The Spurs naturally want to block the speed of the Suns and suppress the offensive rhythm.

Tony Parker pressed Nash all over the court, and did not speed up Nash at all. Parker, nicknamed "French Sports Car", was also extremely fast, directly reducing Nash's speed to the bottom.

Since the speed couldn't be raised, Nash didn't have much entanglement in winning. He dribbled the ball across the half court leisurely and played diamond tactics.

Marion and Tomari pulled up to the horns, one left and one right, ready to screen and cooperate with Nash at any time, and then either cut or catch the ball and shoot.

Lagabel and Diaw are weak on the left and right sides, stretching the offensive space, using their own three-pointers to attack firepower, creating offensive space for the Suns inside, and killing Bowen and Finley's two-point defense.

Nash organized the ball in the middle, stepped down and moved the ball continuously, changed direction and forcibly broke through Parker, reached the three-point line, and used Marion's screen cooperation to throw off Parker's defense.

He dribbled the ball one step to the free throw line, without any pause, directly drew the bow and set the arrow, and opened his hand to make a small throw in the style of horseback archery.

Duncan sits in the penalty area, jumps over to make up the defense, and blocks the shot, but it's too late.

Nash stepped in the air, flicked his right wrist, and the basketball flew over Duncan's head, drawing a very high arc.

With a clear bang, the basketball hit the center of the backboard precisely as if it had eyes, and then bounced into the net, making a successful two-point throw.

5 to 4! !
The Spurs attacked, Tony Parker dribbled the ball to the front court, turned around with a step down dribble, and entered the three-point line. During the march, he dribbled the ball with his back, shot the basketball from the right to the left, and accelerated to the inside to break through .

One step from the free throw line, pulled the ball and swayed a shot, and after flying Thomas' defense, he sent the basketball into the sky.

There was a bang, and Nesterovic jumped up from the basket, alley-ooped, dunking the basketball into the basket with both hands, and scored a two-pointer.

7 to 4! !
Nash dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, arced at the top of the three-point line, and made a bow-like feint to deceive Parker's defensive center of gravity.

After attracting Finley's supplementary defense, there was an imaginative back hit to the ground. With a clear slap, the basketball hit the floor and bounced, flying to the outside three-point line.

Outside the 65-degree three-point line on the right, Lagabel touched the frame, without any extra movements, just bent his knees and jumped up, opening his hands and shooting a three-pointer.

Swish! !

There was a clear sound of scraping the net, and Lagabel's three-pointer, without mercy, hit the bull's-eye with precision, and the three-pointer was hollow into the net, causing a white wave.

7 to 7! !
The Suns' offense was very efficient, and the Spurs' offensive firepower was not shabby either. Parker dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, directly held high and hit, and passed the ball to the inside.

Duncan received the ball in a low position, singled Marion with his back, pecked deep inside with the ball, immediately swayed his shoulders, and used fake moves to slow down Marion's movement by half a beat.Turning around and dribbling, with nimble steps, smeared under the basketball, jumped up, shot under the basket, the basketball wiped the backboard, got into the basket, and scored two points.

9 to 7! !
Next, the two sides entered into an intense tug-of-war. The Suns would use their speed and shooting to score points, while the Spurs would use their height and coordination to score points. The score increased step by step, but no one could do anything to their opponents. The two sides were evenly matched. The autumn is evenly divided.

(End of this chapter)