Legend of Tomorrow

Guo Xu rarely talks trash on the court. Today, in order to ensure victory, he planned to provoke Parker. Parker's breakthrough is very important to the Spurs. As long as his performance is restricted, the Suns' chances of winning will greatly increase.

The Suns had to show even more momentum in the first game. Statistics show that the team that wins the first game of the Western Conference Finals has a 78 chance of advancing to the finals.

Guo Xu attaches great importance to this year's championship because the Suns have suffered from injuries. As long as he leads the team to defend the championship, his evaluation will be unprecedentedly high. On the contrary, if we lose this year, it will not make much sense to wait for Stoudemire and Marion to come back and win the championship next year. With two more stars on the team, he has yet to win three consecutive championships to establish a dynasty.

This is the difference between heaven and hell. If you win, the fans will remember Guo Xu for a lifetime, and if you lose, Guo Xu will remember this season for a lifetime. Under this premise, he must win by any means necessary.

Parker was in an open position, gritted his teeth and shot a three-pointer. Guo Xu stood still without even stretching his hand, but the ball hit the iron.

Three-point shooting has not been a regular weapon for Parker over the years, averaging just two attempts per game from the outside during his first four seasons in the league. Last year, his three-point shooting percentage dropped to 27.6, and he basically stopped shooting three-pointers in the playoffs.

Many fans think this is Parker's weakness and suggested that he practice three-pointers in the summer. However, he said in an interview: That is the result of my discussion with **Vitch. We have many great pitchers around us, and I can penetrate it. It's better to break through and create opportunities for everyone. I agree to stop shooting three-pointers and let other people shoot them.

This season, Parker turned his three-point shooting into a mid-range jumper and only scored 11 three-pointers throughout the season. His overall field goal percentage reached 54.8, and his true shooting percentage and free throw percentage were also on the rise. Not coincidentally, he became an All-Star this season.

However, Guo Xu, the point guard who relies on breakthrough attacks and does not shoot three-pointers, is not afraid. He is best at preventing breakthroughs from the frame.

Parker is an alternative guard who relies heavily on breakthroughs. This season, he averaged 6.7 attempts at the basket and hit 4.7, with a field goal percentage of 70.5, accounting for 46.9 of the total shots. This is a terrifying statistic. You must know that the tough Wolf King Garnett only averages 4.1 basket shots per game, playing 5 minutes more than Parker.

Parker's mid-range shooting is much worse, with an average shooting percentage of less than 40. He will be very accurate in the future, but he still needs to practice now.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu wanted the ball as soon as half was passed. The Spurs swingman did not dare to easily let Bell and Blake, who could shoot three-pointers, double-team. The inside players were not good enough to double-team outside the three-point line, which was very uncomfortable.

Guo Xu singled out Parker one meter from the three-point line. He dribbled the ball to his left hand from his crotch and took a small step to the right. He dribbled the ball behind his right hand behind his back and stepped back, then shot a three-pointer from the middle.

Guo Xu also likes to lean back slightly when taking action.

This trick is about betting on touch. If the defender is attracted by the fake move and retreats slightly, it will be difficult to block the shot, unless he is more than 10 meters taller than him and has an excellent wingspan. Against players taller than 195m, Guo Xu will not shoot, and his speed will become a nightmare for the opponent.

Parker is 188 meters tall and weighs 84 kilograms. How to play against a person of this height? Guo Xu has experience in the first time loop. He first practiced shooting against Martin Cliffs.

Parker's defense was in place, but he couldn't cover it and had to close his eyes as much as possible, and the ball went in. 11 to 2.

Guo Xu made three three-pointers at the beginning. The home fans cheered and **Vicci was the first to request a timeout.

After the players came off the court, **Vic immediately scolded Parker for not doing the defense he required before the game. He arranged for Parker to try his best to disrupt Guo Xu's shooting rhythm.

Parker was helpless but didn't dare to refute. How could it be so easy to get close to Guo Xu? He has very good dribbling skills and is even more agile.

During Spurs games, it was not uncommon for Vicki to call Parker and curse him. Not only Parker, he also often scolds Ginobili. Fortunately, the Spurs did not draft Guo Xu back then. Guo Xu went to the Spurs because of his loose personality. In the time loop, he had to kill Vicki a hundred times, and the two of them could not coexist at all.

**Vicci hates people like Guo Xu who like to be in the limelight. He will never allow players to guest star in movies, let alone star in movies and musicals.

Guo Xu feels that **Vicci is suitable for coaching system players rather than superstars. He likes to eliminate the players' individuality and does not allow players to do everything on the court and give full play to their personal abilities. Even if Ginobili is an exception, his playing time is also controlled. Players like Iverson, Guo Xu, and James will have to be scrapped by the Spurs.

**Vicci yelled at Parker: Stick tighter to him. If he says we are dirty, why don't you do anything? Do you want him to beat you cleanly? Eliminate the Spurs? You are taller than him, Stop acting like a pussy.”

He tapped the tactical board. Robert helped defend and let Haslem shoot. Tim defended and went in. We can't let Jason Guo play alone so easily.

**Vicci is most annoyed by singles players like Guo Xu, because he doesn’t like to arrange double teams. The Spurs system emphasizes single defense on stars, and strictly prevents role players and outside three-pointers. When the stars shoot a lot, the role players have cold hands and do not take any shots in the final quarter. When confident, double-team a few more times.

Stars often score high points against the Spurs, but the overall offensive rhythm is easily out of touch and cannot provide smooth coordination.

Therefore, the Spurs often lose to teams whose stars are good at one-on-ones, and they are not afraid of tactics. They are prone to trouble when encountering unreasonable stars like Kobe, Durant, and Stoudemire. In his previous life, even Bunch Wells broke out when the Kings faced the Spurs, scoring 23.2 points and 12 rebounds in six playoff games.

Because of the butterfly effect caused by Guo Xu, this historical event has been erased, and the Kings did not make the playoffs this year.

Now **Vic had to admit that the Spurs' familiar style of play would not work against Guo Xu. As the game continued, the Spurs began to double-team Guo Xu and speed up the rotation.

Guo Xu didn't force the game either. He attracted double teams and then distributed the ball to his teammates. Whoever had an easy shot would take the shot.

Once the Spurs guard him from outside and score, the double-team is difficult to break because he drives to the basket and is guarded by Duncan. Duncan has a great ability to interfere with shooting. He doesn't need to jump very high. His 230m wingspan can block his sight.

The weakness of the Suns lineup is the lack of offensive power inside. David Lee is only slightly better, and the defense will be much worse. It is impossible to easily defeat the Spurs. Being able to sweep the first two rounds is related to the opponent's weak strength.

Haslem was very motivated and quickly made two mid-range shots, and Bell also scored a three-pointer.

During the regular season, Guo Xu actively distributed the ball four times against the Spurs in order to cooperate with his teammates to help them find confidence and the Suns would not fall into the Spurs' rhythm.

Varejao didn't perform well on the offensive end and was completely guarded by Duncan. His shooting percentage when leaving the penalty area was too low. Duncan directly let him go to attack Haslem, showing his top defensive awareness.

It was equally difficult for the Spurs to score. Parker and Bowen were guarded, and the ball was in the hands of Duncan and Ginobili most of the time. The Suns relied on Guo Xu's performance to maintain their advantage, leading 28 to 20 in the first quarter.

Guo Xu personally scored 15 points and 4 assists, while Parker scored 2 points and 1 assist. The gap was obvious.

**Vic knew that Parker couldn't deal with Guo Xu by himself, and when he was wondering what to do, the Spurs were in big trouble in the second quarter. The gdp team took a break together, but the Suns did not replace Guo Xu and asked him to lead the bench.

Parker couldn't guard Guo Xu, let alone veteran Van Exel, who was about to retire. After Nesterovich came on, the defensive range was very small, just near the penalty area.

Guo Xu and David Lee scored 6 points in a row in the pick-and-roll. There was a loophole in the Spurs' defense and they were caught off guard. **Vitch called a timeout again...