Basketball starts with breathing

After two more rounds, Popovich chose not to defend Bowen, because when Bowen wanted to fight, Lu Yu kept pinching Bowen and hitting him without any temper.

When one's team's defensive experts are blown up by the opponent, the blow to a team is even greater.

Bowen scored in the mid-range shot, but Lu Yu was far away and didn't even reach out. 27 to 13
Sun Yiping commented: "Bo Wen scored a goal, realized his shame and went backward, but... a bit too late."

Zhang Weiping said with a smile: "Lu Yu is not letting the water go, he just needs to be defensive, and he can't make a few shots in the whole game."

The Suns attacked, and Lu Yu passed to Marion. The latter singled out Turkoglu to change direction with the ball and swayed out of space, and missed a jumper with an emergency stop.In the Spurs' positional battle, Mercer relied on Duncan's off-ball cover to run, and succeeded in catching and shooting. 27 to 15.

Lu Yu singled out Duncan with the ball, and finally made a three-pointer with a step-back jumper. Haslem grabbed an offensive rebound, and Duncan blocked the second attack, but Lu Yu grabbed another rebound and scored two points from close range. 29 to 15.

Duncan received the ball in the low post and played singles. He faked and turned into the basket. He fouled Haslem and made two free throws. 29 to 17.

Marion made a mistake in passing the ball, Mercer made a fast break with a steal and made a foul by Lu Yu, and made two free throws. 29 to 19.

Lu Yu broke through with the ball and attracted a double-team. Marion missed a three-point jumper from the open left. He felt cold today.

The Spurs attacked, Duncan received the ball on the left side and made a breakthrough. Haslemo fouled and made two free throws. 29 to 21.

Relying on many free throws, the Spurs' statistics are finally not too ugly. This season's lineup is doomed for them to not play well in sports and offense. Attacking and making free throws is a good way to ensure efficiency.

In the last attack of the Suns, Lu Yu singled out Duncan in the middle under the pressure of time. After shaking out the shooting space, he attracted Mercer to defend and score the ball. Richard caught the ball at 50 degrees and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer. 32 to 21.

This is Richard's only three-point shot in the first quarter, and he seized the opportunity.

At the end of the game, Lu Yu and Richard clapped their hands together to celebrate. It's great to have such a guard with a knife!

陆余单节砍下19分5助攻，想对他下手的鲍文只有2分1助攻，差距巨大；邓肯的表现也只是一般，4投1中，罚球4中4，得到6分4篮板1盖帽。

In the second quarter of the substitute contest, the Suns beat the Spurs in a wave.

Nash and Marion played with five players from the bench, and Haslem also took a rest.

Marion and Nash, who rested for a few minutes in the first quarter, played together with a substitute, able to counterattack and land.

When dealing with underdogs, coach D'Antoni will let rookies play, but this game is very important. Try to get a good start with a big victory, which will greatly improve the morale of the team and the confidence of the players.

Although the positional warfare of the rotation lineup is not as sharp as when Lu Yu is on the court, they play fast breaks very well, and there are no obvious loopholes on the defensive end.

And the partner of Marion and Nash is more suitable.

In Lu Yu's previous life, Nash was underestimated in the Mavericks for six years.

In the summer of 1998, the Dallas Mavericks selected their cornerstone for the next 21 years-Dirk Nowitzki. - Nash.

As a result, these two "foreigners" who like to play football became partners. Their physical fitness is not top-notch, but they are both willing to hone their basketball skills to the extreme. Together with Michael Finley, they played in the wild Texas There was a whirlwind of cowboys.

The time is neither long nor short. After spending 6 years of happy time with Dirk, Nash ushered in his 2004 years old in 30.

In almost everyone's eyes, as a white guard with insufficient explosive power, Nash's peak is almost 2 years away.The Lone Ranger also let Na go.

At this time, the Suns who selected him at that time threw out an olive branch again and signed him back to Phoenix.

Nash, who re-entered Phoenix, saw Amare Stoudemire, Boris Diaw, Joe Johnson, Quentin Richardson in the training hall, as well as the first player that the Suns traded for Nash back then. Picked in the round - Sean Marion.

No one could have expected that the little-known Suns, under the leadership of coach Mike D'Antoni and the team's brain Nash, would win 62 games with a full-speed fast-paced game A league-record 796 three-pointers.

Nash cooks everything like a chef: he brought Stoudemire and Marion into the All-Star Weekend, helped D'Antoni win the best coach, and even because of his existence, the general manager of the Suns also won the title of best GM, and Nash himself also defeated Shaquille O'Neal and won the first regular season MVP trophy in his career.

This time Nash failed to get the MVP trophy.

But it was the first time that he was so close to the championship.

At first people thought he was covered by Lu Yu's light, but he used another way to tell the fans that he was the No. [-] man of the team.

In this crucial game, Nash, who was not noticed, killed the game with a sword at the most inconspicuous moment-a rotation time.

In this quarter, Marion gradually found his shooting feeling and scored 6 points.In the playoffs, he showed confidence as the team's third scoring point, and began to develop in the direction of a "hacker", no longer a simple assaulter.

Haslem is happy to screen for his teammates, then cut and attack the rim, or catch the ball in the low post.

Once Duncan, the core of the Spurs, rests, no one can lead the team's offense. Now Ginobili is not so demonic, even with Duncan leading him, he still needs some time to adapt to his new role in the team.

The backup point guard Jason Hart has poor scoring ability and poor organizational skills, passing the ball after halftime.

Swingman Ron Mercer dared to take on the offensive task, but his scoring efficiency was extremely low.

They also have a key Mr. Horry.

In Lu Yu's previous life, Horry was known as "Mr. Key" and had one more championship than Jordan, but he was not in the Hall of Fame?

The "God of Basketball" Jordan won a total of six NBA championship trophies in his career, and won the Finals MVP six times.Such data also proves Jordan's greatness, and he is well-deserved to be selected into the Hall of Fame.But Horry won one more NBA championship than Jordan, and has never been selected into the NBA Hall of Fame.

In fact, the reason why Horry was not selected into the Hall of Fame is also very simple. As an NBA player, Horry's hard honor is not enough.

Championships aren't the only measure of the Hall of Fame.

Although he has entered the finals many times, his finals statistics are not outstanding, at best he is only a role player.

But Horry's seven championships are not completely lying. He made many key three-pointers in the seasons he followed the Spurs and Lakers to win the championship, so he was also hailed by the fans as "Mr. Key".

It's just that if there is no critical moment in a game that is directly beaten like it is now, he will be useless as a key player.

After Horry was entangled by Marion, he had no chance to make a shot at all, and Nesterovic had nothing to do with Haslem, and the two just ran back and forth.

The players in the Suns rotation lineup are all over 190cm tall, so just switch to defense when encountering a misplacement.

In the second half, the main players came back one after another, evenly matched. In this quarter, the Suns played 28 to 14, leading by a big score of 60 to 35 in the half.

In the third quarter, Duncan started to play, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, but he couldn't take care of both inside and outside defense. The Suns' offense was better, either Lu Yu made a breakthrough, or Haslem and Marion made an air cut.

The Spurs management now feels that it is a big loss to dig Nesterovic for a long-term contract with a high salary. This person can only defend the penalty area, and he cannot be allowed to play when the Suns send a large and small lineup.

He switched guards too slowly. Nash, Richardson, and Battier relied on screens to get rid of the guards. They could throw three-pointers after catching the ball.

Popovich recalled that last season when Lu Yu was still in the Bulls, he played super data. At that time, Nesterovic was still in the Timberwolves. At that time, Lu Yu was still playing small forward. indivual.

Veteran Horry can't play for a long time. Marion and Haslem are much more mobile than him. As long as the defense is tight, it is difficult for him to get a shot.Horry suffers even more when defending against counterattacks. He can only foul when the opponent rushes, otherwise he will be thrown away.

When Haslem, Lu Yu, and Marion are on the court together, the Spurs must send several people who can run to withstand it.

Bowen quickly fell into foul trouble, and couldn't step up if he wanted to. Everyone in the Suns didn't meet him with jump shots and rushed to fight.

The score in this quarter was 34 to 29, and the lead was still the Suns. The difference between the two sides widened to 30 points, entering the garbage time ahead of schedule.

陆余末节没上场，总共出战31分钟，16投12中，三分球7中5，罚球4中4，得到33分4篮板12助攻3抢断。

In the final quarter, both sides sent marginal players to play, and the Suns had the upper hand.

The Suns players implemented the tactics arranged by the coaching staff very well, with a clear division of labor, and the task of attacking with the ball was given to two swingmen.

After the Spurs replaced Duncan, Bowen, and Ginobili, they could neither attack nor defend.In the final quarter, the Spurs scored only 14 points, while the Suns scored 25 points.

In the final 119 to 78, the Suns won by 41 points.

Zhang Weiping said: "I don't know how to describe this match anymore. I thought it would be a fierce match, but the two sides played such a disparate score."

Sun Yiping said: "The key is that Nash played well, and Haslem's mid-range shot is very stable. After his mid-range shot is accurate, he can open up space and make it difficult for opponents to double-team Lu Yu."

Zhang Weiping said with a smile: "What Lu Yu said is starting to come true. If you can't defend against the pick-and-roll, you can't beat the Suns."

这场哈斯勒姆也得到了20分7篮板，马里昂18分7篮板1助攻2抢断3盖帽，两人命中率都达到了50%，马里昂还投中了一个三分球。

马刺主要球员的发挥差强人意。首发中锋内斯特洛维奇只打了15分钟，得到2分3篮板1抢断；吉诺比利7投1中，加上罚球得了7分5篮板3助攻；鲍文7投2中，得到5分3篮板2助攻。

邓肯依旧稳健，24分12篮板4助攻1抢断4盖帽，但只凭他一人发挥没法带队赢球。

Zhang Weiping said excitedly: "Let's congratulate the Suns for winning the Western Conference finals and getting close to the finals!"

The entire arena erupted.

At the press conference, the Spurs were interviewed first. Popovich’s face was ugly. He could see that the overall strength of the Suns had improved. Even if Parker and Ginobili played well, it would be difficult for the Spurs to beat the Suns because they could not defend .

The top outside scorers of other strong teams are almost all shooting guards and small forwards. Even if the Spurs' defensive expert Bowen is not playing tricks, he can limit it by relying on technology.But for a player with a strong scoring ability like Lu Yu, he is still an insider, and Bowen can't limit it.

Bowen is 32 years old this year. With his physical fitness and age, he is selected for the first defense all the year round because of his defensive awareness and small movements.And he used small moves to influence offensive players without being called a foul, which can irritate the opponent even more.

One thing is amazing. The recognized "dirty man" Bowen has almost never been suspended for malicious fouls or technical fouls. He is the person with the most consecutive starting games for the Spurs. The number of fouls is much higher than him.When the opponent got angry, Bowen hid away every time, with an innocent expression of "what the hell happened".

Bowen's small moves can't be used against Lu Yu, because he can't get close to the body smoothly. Lu Yu can play without the ball, interspersed with running positions to get rid of him with average speed, and can rely on his skills to open up space with him when holding the ball. It is easy to get passed by looking for a close fit.

In his previous life, Bowen had no choice but to take down Nash, who was a little bit slower. In the 2007 playoffs, he only seized the opportunity to give Nash a chance on the offensive end. Nash's Tintin...

Evaluation of the game, Popovich attributed the cause of the loss to Nash's outstanding performance.

Having failed this year, it would be best to provoke the Sun's internal struggles and prepare for next year.

The reporter immediately brought the topic to Nesterovic and asked Popovich if he could replace David Robinson.Is not this nonsensical?One is a legendary superstar, and the other is an ordinary blue-collar.

Some reporters asked whether Popovich regretted not choosing Lu Yu back then.

Losing so badly today, Popovich was a little angry. "He's the MVP of the regular season, has two championship rings, and he's only 22 years old, who wouldn't want that?

Popovich hopes that Lu Yu will be seriously injured early and his quality will decline, otherwise the Suns will be a super team in the next 10 years, and it will be difficult for the Spurs to win the championship.

In Lu Yu's previous life, many people liked the Spurs because of team basketball, and they highly respected Popovich.

But to be honest, Popovich is a big fool.The Spurs were once ridiculed by Chinese fans as the Academy of Gods, because the Spurs not only sting themselves, but also taught a large group of stingy apprentices.For example, Presti came from the Spurs, and so did Buford. The first thing the "Spurs" learned was to fool and save money.