Legend of Tomorrow

After two more rounds, **Vitch chose to replace Bowen and replaced him with Anthony Carter, who only took a short rest.

This is a helpless move. After all, Carter is a small defender and is currently the fastest player on the Spurs. Bowen's continued defense will only increase Guo Xu's popularity. When the star performs well against defensive experts, it will attract more attention after the game. .

After Carter came on the court, he easily scored from the mid-range shot. Guo Xu was far away and didn't even reach out. 27 to 8.

Xu Jicheng commented: Carter scored a goal. He knew his shame and advanced late, but... he was a bit too late.

Zhang Lijia smiled and said: Guo Xu is not being arrogant. He can only defend against people with poor shooting. He can't shoot a few times in the whole game.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu passed to Joe Johnson, who singled out Turkoglu and changed direction with the ball to create space, and missed a jump shot. In the Spurs' position battle, Mercer relied on Duncan to cover his movement without the ball, and succeeded in catching the ball and making a mid-range shot. 27 to 10.

Guo Xu singled out Carter with the ball, and finally made a three-pointer with a step-back jumper. Haslem grabbed the offensive rebound. Duncan blocked the second attack, but Stoudemire grabbed the rebound again and hit a two-pointer from close range. Enter. 29 to 10.

Duncan caught the ball in the low post for a single, faked a move and turned into the basket, causing Haslem to foul and made two free throws. 29 to 12.

Joe Johnson made a pass error, Mercer stole the ball and made a fast break foul on Guo Xula, making two free throws. 29 to 14.

Guo Xu broke through with the ball and attracted a double-team pass. Joe Johnson missed a three-point jumper from the open space on the left. Today, his hand felt cold and it was not good in the morning training, so D'Antoni asked him to come on the bench.

The Spurs attacked, Duncan caught the ball on the left and stepped forward, then broke through, fouled Stoudemire and made two free throws. 29 to 16.

Relying on many free throws, the Spurs' statistics are finally not too ugly. This season's lineup is destined that they cannot attack in sports games. Attacking and creating free throws is a good way to ensure efficiency.

In the Suns' last attack, Guo Xu singled out Carter in the middle of the court. After leaving the shooting space, Mercer was attracted to defend and pass the ball. Bell caught the ball at 50 degrees and hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer. 32 to 16.

This was Bell's only shot in the first quarter, and he seized the opportunity.

When they came off the field, Guo Xu and Bell clapped their hands to celebrate. For such a player who is willing to defend for free, 3 million is so worth it!

Guo Xu scored 19 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, while his opponent Carter only had 2 points and 1 assist, a huge gap; Duncan's performance was only average, with 1 of 4 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block.

Substitute contest in the second quarter,

The sun beat the Spurs to nothing.

Blake, Kirisek, Joe Johnson, Marion, and Nene played. Kukoc, an important rotation player last season, was not included in the important rotation, and Haslem also came off the court to rest. This shows how terrifying the depth of the Suns' lineup is.

Marion, who rested for a few minutes in the first quarter, came on the bench with Joe Johnson, who could both counterattack and get into position. This is bad news for rookie Josh Howard. With such a rotation method, how can he have a chance to play?

When dealing with underdogs, coach D'Antoni will let newcomers play. In the opening game, he wants the core players to play more and try to get a good start with a big win. This will greatly improve the team's morale and the players' confidence.

Although the fast break of the rotating lineup was not as sharp as when Guo Xu was on the court, they were very stable in positional warfare and had no obvious loopholes on the defensive end. Blake had the upper hand against Spurs backup point guard Jason Hart in all aspects.

In Guo Xu's previous life, many people said that Blake was weak. He was looked down upon by Chinese fans again and again. Some people on the Internet once thought that a school team defender could defeat him with his back, and Wu You could defeat him in a one-on-one duel with a spinning top. Of.

In fact, Blake was seriously injured and played in the NBA for 13 seasons even though his quality declined. He received a four-year, 16 million mid-level contract and was a starter for many playoff teams. D'Antoni had just joined. When the Lakers were on the team, they once praised I can finally coach Blake. At that time, the Lakers had many point guards and waived Duhon and Morris, leaving only Blake.

Many people say that Blake's poor physical fitness is a misunderstanding. He has practiced boxing. In 2002, during a college training class, he once got into a fight with his teammates. In a standard boxer stance, the black teammates occupied and retreated.

Blake entered the NBA with a thin body, but a strong sense of confrontation and a very tough style of play. Everyone thinks he is weak just because he is a floor player and doesn't like to dance.

Blake can dribble steadily across half court, pass the ball to Joe Johnson and wait for an opportunity to catch and shoot outside the three-point line. Without the help of an inside cover, he will never force a breakthrough with the ball.

In this quarter, Joe Johnson gradually found his shooting feeling and scored 6 points. In the playoffs, he gained confidence as the team's third scoring point and began to develop into a single Joe, no longer a simple three-point shooter.

Nene is willing to help screen for his teammates, then cut directly to attack the basket, or catch the ball in the low post and play behind the basket.

Once Duncan, the core of the Spurs, rests, no one can lead the team's offense. Now Ginobili is only in the second season of his career. Even with Duncan taking him, he will need some time to adapt to his new role in the team.

Point guard Jason Hart has poor scoring ability and poor organizational skills. He only passes the ball after halftime.

Swingman Ron Mercer dares to take on offensive tasks, but his scoring efficiency is extremely low and has become a cancer recognized by the league.

Mercer was the 6th overall pick in the first round of 1997. He had the ball when he was with the Celtics. In his second season, he averaged 17 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Score.

Mercer was traded by the Celtics to the Nuggets after the second season because he and Pierce overlapped in position and competed for the ball. He has changed five teams in the past few years, and playing for the Green Army for two years is his longest record. The Spurs made a mistake betting on his talent.

Horry had no chance to take action after being entangled by Marion, and Nesterovich had no way to deal with Nene. The two just followed and ran back and forth.

The players in the Suns' rotation are all over 190cm tall. They can switch defenses when they encounter mismatches and interfere with shooting better than when Guo Xu was there.

In the second half, the main players came back one after another, and they were evenly matched. The Suns shot 28-19 in this quarter and led 60-35 at halftime.

Duncan started to perform in the third quarter, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. However, he could not take into account both internal and external defense. The Suns' offense was better. Either Guo Xu broke through, or Stoudemire and Nene made cuts.

The Spurs management now feels that they have suffered a big loss by poaching Rasu with a high salary and a long-term contract. This person can only defend the penalty area and cannot let him play when the Suns send a small lineup. He was too slow to switch defenders. Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, and Bell relied on screens to get rid of the defenders, and they could throw three-pointers after catching the ball. It would be impossible to go any slower.

**Vicci remembered that Guo Xu had superb statistics against the Timberwolves last season. Stoudemire also scored 30+ in that game. Rasu was in the formation at the time and seemed at a loss on the defensive end throughout the game.

The new veteran Horry can't play for a long time. Marion and Stoudemire are much more mobile than him. As long as the defense keeps up, it will be difficult for him to get a shot. Horry suffers even more when preventing counterattacks. When his opponent rushes, he has no choice but to foul, otherwise he will be thrown away.

When Nene, Stoudemire, and Marion are on the court together, the Spurs must send several people who can run up to be able to withstand it.

Bowen quickly fell into foul trouble and couldn't even try to step in. Everyone in the Suns did not respond to his jump shot and rushed to fight.

The score in this quarter was 34 to 29, and the Suns were still in the lead. The difference between the two sides widened to 30 points, and they entered garbage time early.