Chapter 198: My nose is broken, but I seem to be getting better at playing!
May 8, at American West Arena.
The G2 battle between the Suns and the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals will still be held at the Suns' home court.
At this time, the lights in the arena were bright and there was a huge flow of people.
During warm-up time, there was nothing to talk about. Even if it was a 50-cent day, the Suns generals didn't want to talk.
The pressure of the series is on the shoulders of the Suns.
G1 has already lost. In this game of G2, if you lose, you can almost declare in advance to go home and fish.
The solemnity and murderous intent on his face cannot be concealed. There is no need to talk about a few cents.
Spurs lineup, Francisco Ersson, Duncan, Bowen, Finley, Parker.
Suns 5 players, Stoudemire, Marion, Su Bei, Laga Bell, Nash.
This game will be broadcast live on TNT radio, with Mike Breen and Marv Albert as commentary partners.
"In the G1 game, the Suns' offense was faultless, but their defense was still a sinkhole. This is a fact that cannot be changed.
What the Suns lost was their defense. They scored 110 points, but still lost the game.
If they want to reverse this series, the Suns must face up to their defensive problems.
Of course, there are also big questions about the core players' ability to fight tough battles.
Just looking at the data, Stoudemire is a superstar-level insider. However, in the G1 game, his performance was too high.
The same goes for Marion. Even though he has won 4 All-Star games, he still can't stop Duncan when he's supposed to be beaten.
Facing the Spurs, the Suns don’t have much room for error. The G2 game is almost a life-or-death battle for the Suns!"
"The Spurs did play a little weird in the G game.
They used a different fighting style to play the game, and they were actually very successful. I can only say that the Suns are so unlucky."
The game has begun.
Beep——!
Duncan defeated Stoudemire and scored the first offense for the Spurs.
"Parker showed confidence, he scored 30 in the last game.
In front of him, Nash may be giving and taking..."
Not even possible, but certain.
Bang bang, bang—!
Speeding up the rhythm of dribbling, Parker forced a breakthrough, changed direction, made an emergency stop, jumped up the ball, raised his hand and shot a two-point jumper...
Bang-dang——!
Parker's two-point shot missed.
"Duncan picked off the offensive rebound, and Parker was a little blind and hit randomly. However, the reason why he dared to play like this is that the advantage of rebounding is the Spurs' confidence.
If you don’t win, the game will probably become easier.”
"Duncan is very incomprehensible under the basket, and Marion's height suffers.
D'Antoni's tactical style of play is still too bad defensively.
Using a 2.01 meter power forward to defend Duncan is a question that has no answer..."
Bang-dang——!
With his long arm hanging on the basket, Duncan scored in the second attack, opening the scoring account for the Spurs first.
Su Bei is playing soy sauce, Bowen is the ancestor of 3D, and it is impossible to attack his side by catching the ball.
Off the court, D'Antoni was expressionless. It was already too late to say there was a problem with the lineup.
The Suns were originally a team that completed reconstruction at a rapid pace. To rise quickly, they always had to take some dangerous paths.
To say there are pitfalls in his tactics is to act like a hooligan.
Who wouldn't want to have Garnett, Ray Allen, Pierce, etc. in their lineup? The head coach only needs to make chicken soup.
However, how can that kind of magical lineup be based on D'Antoni's past performance.
So, it doesn’t matter, the essence of life is like this. If the cards in your hand are not good, you can only recognize them, play them well, and reshuffle the cards. No one can guarantee that the cards will be better than the original cards.
Bang-dang——!
Nash and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll battle.
You don't have to climb a mountain to get the opportunity. You still asked for it. There is still a chance. However, Stoudemire still stretched his hips while playing under pressure.
The mid-range shot went against Parker's defense and missed.
In Subei's previous life, the Suns had considered trading Stoudemire for Garnett because Stoudemire couldn't fight tough battles.
Fortunately, Xiao Si is better because of his youth, so he gave up this idea.
On the scene, Stoudemire sometimes looks domineering in offense, but he has no low-post skills and can only hit mid-range shots and attack the basket. This kind of brutal style of play is not stable in scoring.
Everyone knows that Stoudemire is playing his cards right, he only knows three tricks and attacks facing the basket, especially in the playoffs. It is simply a dream to have the same offensive space as in the regular season.
It’s not unusual for Stoudemire to stretch his hips!
On the offensive, Northern Jiangsu also continued to use soy sauce.
After all, in terms of annual salary, Su Bei only has $810,000. No matter how you look at it, Stoudemire, Nash, and Marion are reliable offensively.
Those flowers were worth real money.
In key battles, there is nothing wrong with this idea of relying on the core performance of the team.
However, no matter Stoudemire or Nash, the results they submitted in the first quarter failed.
Stoudemire made 0 of 4 shots and only scored 2 points by making 2 of 2 free throws.
Nash changed his previous style of play, or the Spurs would rather allow Nash to attack than give him assistance to activate his teammates' offense. As a result, Nash also stretched his hips and only made 2 of 8 shots. Including 2 of 2 free throws, he only had 6
Scored 3 assists.
The two core players performed like a dragon and a phoenix. After the first quarter, the Suns' situation was naturally not much better.
The score gave the Spurs a 6-point lead.
That's it?
The advantage is mine.
In a life and death battle, you can’t stand it in the first quarter?
Duncan was so awesome. He made 4 of 6 field goals and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. He almost defeated the Suns by himself.
In the second quarter of the game, Nash and Stoudemire were thrown on the bench to wake up.
Barbosa and Diaw played, plus Su Bei, Laga Bell and Marion, D'Antoni played his trump card of rotating seven people and controlling the main force.
Not to mention, this killer move is still very useful.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Su Bei received a pass from Barbosa and scored a three-pointer.
Ginobili's defensive strength is still a bit weak compared to his offense.
The gap between the two sides came to 3 points.
In the Spurs' offensive round, Ginobili suddenly made a three-point shot and hit a response ball.
However, when he picked the wrong one, his condition was not good.
G1 was playing hard, but G2 didn't seem to find the feeling of shooting.
Bang-dang——!
"Po Povich still took it for granted and actually put Duncan down to rest.
Also, the Spurs are in the lead and they do have the confidence to rest the cornerstone of the team.
It's just that the Spurs with Duncan and the Spurs without Duncan are two completely different teams.
Barbosa rushed up and counterattacked, tearing through Parker's defense. Like lightning, he got to the basket and scored the basketball with a rebound..."
The score difference between the two sides came to 1 point.
Then, it was Parker's turn to attack. In the first quarter of the game, he was not in good condition. It seemed that after playing G1, the effect of his medicine had passed and he suffered backlash.
The precise mid-range shot skill has been frozen.
Bang-dang——!
Parker's breakthrough made an emergency stop and took a two-point shot, but he also missed.
It was the Suns' counterattack that was too fast. They had been running and gunning for nearly four seasons. Barbosa's simple pass was no problem. He assisted Marion on an air cut and scored two points with a civilian-style layup.
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The Suns launched a 6-0 offensive to reverse the point difference.
Bo Povich didn't seem to regard the Suns as alive and could continue to endure it. It wasn't until the 5th minute of the second quarter that the Spurs were 3 points behind, and then Duncan was replaced again.
However, Duncan, who reappeared, did not find the offensive feeling in the first quarter. He was affected by the poor offensive state of his teammates and did not have much offensive space and opportunities. He only made 1 of 3 shots and only got 2 points and 2 rebounds. His performance was the same as in the first quarter.
Compared with each other, one day is one day.
The Suns' rotation performed well. After all, they defeated the main force. Nash and Stoudemire returned and their condition has also been improved. After all, there is no way out.
The Suns' offense cannot be said to be full of firepower, it can only be said to be average. It hit the Spurs with a wave of attacks, and the Suns entered the locker room to rest with a 5-point lead.
In the second half of the game, the Spurs did not have the offensive feeling they had in the G1 game.
Parker was so useless that he couldn't even resist Na Na.
Ginobili was beaten very hard, and was repaired by Su Bei. He had no temper at all.
Duncan made 6 of 7 shots in a single quarter, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 15 points to withstand the Suns' attack.
For the Suns, it seems that the state has also declined. Fortunately, Stoudemire stepped up and made 5 of 6 shots and 5 of 6 free throws, which offset Duncan's offensive output. In this quarter, the Spurs focused on defense.
, and the Suns scored evenly.
In the first three quarters of the game, the Suns maintained a 5-point lead.
The fourth quarter of the game begins.
At the beginning again, Duncan rested for 3 minutes, and the Suns' offense launched another 6-0 attack, directly beating Duncan.
Not to mention, Duncan is just tough. Just after he came back, he shot and scored, beating Marion and scoring 2-1 at the basket, stopping the Spurs' bleeding in time.
Subsequently, Finley hit two three-pointers, once narrowing the point difference to 3 points.
Just when there were boos in the arena, the fans and spectators thought that the Suns were going to collapse again in the final quarter.
Nash stood up. He broke through with the ball and went to the basket. He played very tough and hit the basket. However, he was hit hard by Parker. His nose was broken. While the blood spilled on the court, he also hit the basketball hard.
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twenty one!
The team doctor simply treated it and applied a patch on the wound. Nash came back, stood on the free throw line, and completed the free throw. Whoa!
The score difference is back to 6 points.
The appearance of Su Bei, Nash's nose was broken, will be late, but he will not fail to show up.
G2 was still bleeding due to Parker.
However, the result is good.
Next, Nash, who was beaten, seemed to be enlightened and became more capable of making cakes.
Su Bei was lucky enough to make a layup and scored two points.
Then, in a positional battle, he sank to the bottom corner, got under the basket from the left, came to the right to catch the ball, and raised his hand to hit a three-pointer, igniting the Suns' offensive flames.
Nash's nose was broken, but the Spurs' offense was useless.
Only one Duncan can play, and the others seemed to be collectively lost offensively due to the outbreak of G1.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Suns used all their firepower and beat the Spurs offensively.
Buzz——!
As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game is over.
As for the score, the Suns did well again, defeating the Spurs with a 21-point advantage and evening the score to 1-1.
Five Suns players scored in double figures, with Nash and Stoudemire both scoring 20 points.
Subei and Marion both had 15 performances.
Plus Barbosa's 13-point performance.
The Suns' offense is really pretty good.
However, the Spurs' offense failed. Although Duncan knocked down rebounds, the team's second scorer was only Parker with 13 points.
Ginobili had 6 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds. He continued his outstanding performance. Three carriages were broken, but two were broken. What can the Spurs do to win?