Legend of Tomorrow

After completing this super dunk, Guo Xu did not do any excited celebrations. He just clenched his fists, which seemed natural.

The audience thought it was cool and applauded for a long time.

Popovich requested a timeout, and the call was timely. From being 19 points behind to only 3 points behind, the Suns' morale was high. Moreover, the Spurs' two major outsiders suffered setbacks in this round and must calm down.

Parker was stunned on the court. How could he face Guo Xu like this?

This round is likely to be the turning point that determines victory or defeat. Popovich regrets a little. He should double-team Guo Xu and let others take action, even if there will be many openings, even if the role players replaced by the Suns shoot well.

Xu Jicheng said: This goal boosts morale. Parker's mentality will definitely be affected. Being ridden and dunked is more rare than a dunk.

Zhang Lijia smiled and said: French players seem to be particularly prone to dunks. In the 2000 Olympics, Carter leapt over the French team's center. Guo Xu's dunk this time has a different meaning. Carter's dunk was over an unknown person, while Guo Xu's dunk this time is It leaped over fellow All-Star Parker, so beautiful!”

In fact, France's 218CM center Frederic Weiss is not a nobody, but after that death slam, his fate changed dramatically. Carter became well-known to the world because of this dunk, and Weiss became the laughing stock of everyone after dinner.

In fact, before playing in the Olympics, Wes was selected by the Knicks with the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft. However, after the death dunk, the Knicks abandoned Wes. The management believed that Wes was not strong enough to enter. NBA.

If Wes was just rejected by the NBA, he could bear it, but then the doubts from the major media swept in like a storm.

L'Equipe, France's leading sports newspaper, nicknamed Wes French Toast. Other media outlets also said they couldn't understand how such a tall center could let people fly over him? This is an insult to one's own character and so on. Under multiple blows, Wes began to sink into alcoholism, attempted suicide, and almost fell into the abyss of fate.

Parker happened to be a French player as well. He knew what the media in his country was like. He was confused when he thought about how he would be evaluated after this dunk.

Seeing Parker's uneasiness, Popovich had to replace him and send in Van Exel.

The old man did not criticize Parker for his poor defense, but gave him some ideological work to make him forget about the goal. The key is to defeat the Suns and win this game.

Swear when you want to.

When it’s time to encourage, Popovich can also remain patient. He didn't want to see his disciple ruined by a dunk. The last one who was dunked like this by Guo Xu, Anthony Piller, retired that season.

At the beginning of the game, Ginobili continued to play. He only got a block, and the stimulation was not too great.

The Spurs attacked, and Finley passed the ball to Duncan in the low post. He forced Haslem to turn around and caused a foul on the thug, but missed two free throws. I don't know if the timeout can lower the Suns' morale, but Duncan's hand feels a little cold.

When the Suns attack, the Spurs have only one goal, they must guard against Guo Xu!

Everyone at the scene guessed that the Suns players would continue to hand the ball to Guo Xu. Sure enough, he slipped to the baseline and relied on a ball-free screen to receive the pass in the right corner.

Before the Spurs' double-team came up, Guo Xu turned around and faced Van Exel with a pull-up three-pointer. Previously, when dealing with Parker or others, Guo Xu would feint and change direction to break through. This time he suddenly took action. Van Exel reacted slowly and did not jump. He only stretched out his hand to interfere slightly.

Guo Xu played like this after seeing the Spurs make substitutions. This 185cm tall veteran is weak in interfering with shots and his jumping ability has dropped significantly. It is not surprising that he will retire after the end of this season.

Guo Xu shot this ball resolutely, with perfect rhythm, and hit the net hollowly.

65 to 65, Guo Xu scored his 36th individual point, accounting for more than half of the team's scoring.

Popovich's eyelids jumped on the sidelines. He was most afraid of Guo Xu in this state.

How to guard against this kind of person? It was completely cheating, he made every shot!

Guo Xu has practiced too many three-pointers. He is a shooting machine along the top of the arc. He can score by grasping the rhythm.

The Spurs players were a little confused. Ginobili broke through under Duncan's cover and was double-teamed, passing the ball to Duncan in the high position.

This time Duncan was left open. During the timeout, the Suns emphasized defensive tactics to prevent Duncan from playing in the low post and allowed him to make a mid-range shot. Duncan has high offensive efficiency in the low post and has long-range mid-range shooting ability but no dominance.

Duncan hesitated and shot, the ball missed, and Blake picked up the rebound.

In the Suns' position battle, Guo Xu continued to play without the ball. He stood on the left baseline and ran to the right, receiving a pass from Bell at a 70-degree angle on the right.

Van Exel was very active in pursuing the defense, fearing that Guo Xu would take another quick shot and block the first one so that his teammates could double-team him.

This time Guo Xu made a realistic fake move, bending his knees and holding the ball with both hands. Van Exel jumped up in excitement, but seeing that Guo Xu hadn't jumped yet, he couldn't hold back anymore. Guo Xu jumped forward and bumped into Van Exel and pushed the ball to the basket. The referee blew the whistle. Even with intense physical contact between the two sides, the basketball still flew into the basket.

Guo Xu went to the free throw line, and the fans in the audience shouted MVP.

He also hit the extra penalty, scoring 3+1, his 40th point, 69-65.

Popovich didn't call another timeout. He had just called one, and he had no better way to adjust. Parker needed to rest after being dunked on the ball. He might not be able to defend better if he was called for a foul. Trouble is trouble.

Finley passed the ball to the low post. Duncan took the ball on the right side and turned around to shoot. He stepped on the penalty area line and scored. 69 to 67.

Haslem has nothing to do with this kind of ball, he can only carry it. Even if he fouls, he may not be able to prevent the shot.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu wanted the ball as soon as the half was passed. Except for Blake, who was closer to him, everyone else was far away.

Blake passed the ball to Guo Xu and stretched out to the left three-point line to wait for the opportunity to catch the ball and shoot. The Spurs did not double-team Guo Xu from the outside.

He made a move and shot a three-pointer as soon as he passed the team mark. Van Exel retreated relatively far and only stretched out his hand to slightly interfere.

Van Exel didn't react at all. Guo Xu had shot a three-pointer from this distance once in the opening game. He felt that one shot in the whole game was outrageous enough. This kind of shot could not be used frequently as a conventional weapon.

He was wrong. Guo Xu often had a 40% hit rate when throwing this kind of ball during training. He dared to throw it when his opponent was far away. Being able to shoot easily with a 40% hit rate is pretty impressive. No matter how close you are to someone, you may not be able to shoot it.

The ball drew a high arc and flew into the basket. 72 to 67, personal 43rd point.

Popovich was forced to request a timeout. He couldn't stop calling. Even if there was more space, the Spurs would have to use double-teams to guard against Guo Xu's three-pointers. Otherwise, they would get slapped when they meet someone who just shoots in midfield. .

Zhang Liyi lamented: If there are four-pointers in basketball games in the future, Guo Xu will be the person to promote this reform. He has said in previous interviews that he likes to shoot three-pointers because there are no four-pointers.

Xu Jicheng said: I think he can shoot even if the 4-point ball is in the backcourt. No one in the world is more talented in shooting than him. There is no one who can compare with him. His dominance is stronger than O'Neal.

Guo Xu's three-point shooting rate in the playoffs is as high as 46%. After this game, he should be able to improve it. Converted into a two-point shooting rate of more than 70%, it is really about the same as O'Neal's efficiency in hitting the basket.

TNT Radio is also talking about Guo Xu, believing that the Spurs will lose if they don't double-team him without the ball.

Even if it was double-teamed, it seemed too late. After Guo Xu reversed the 19-point deficit, the Suns' momentum had completely overwhelmed the Spurs.