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In the second half, the Spurs still had the same lineup, while the Suns replaced Tim Thomas with Diaw, with Dior and Kurt Thomas as partners, and Lagabel was replaced outside. With James Jones on, Marion and Nash remained on the court.

After more than ten minutes of rest, Nash's running was as fast as the wind again, and Van Exel caught up even more. After Dior returned to the court, he also gave Nash a lot of help in passing the ball. The movement of the ball depends on Nash alone. Now that Diaw is added, Nash can also focus on offense.

Coupled with the addition of James Jones, his defense is not as good as Lagabel, but his style of play is very tough, and his offensive ability with the ball is not much better than Lagabel, but the open three-pointer is very threatening. He made two of three shots from outside the three-point line, which contributed a lot to the Suns' lead again.

The troika of the Suns showed their power, but the troika of the Spurs seemed to be dying down. Robert Horry was taken care of by Kurt Thomas, and Stephen, under the targeted defense of Marion, forcibly changed his shot It's a habit, the feeling is intermittent, only Ginobili's performance is still normal, and Van Exel plays occasionally, so that he will not fall behind too much.

Just when Popovich was thinking of switching to the main force in advance, Stephen suddenly showed his power, as if he made a three-pointer from the outside, and then made another dunk from the inside, scoring five points in a row, turning the score back by one point , Popovich temporarily extinguished this thought.

Who knew that Stephen's performance was just a flashback, and soon Nash led the Suns to overtake the score again, leading by seven points, and then before Popovich could make a move, Nash went off to rest. Now that the game has been played, it is indeed time to rest for a few minutes.

But Marion still stayed on the court. This time D'Antoni made up his mind not to let Stephen relax for a while, but Marion rested for a few minutes in the first quarter. There seems to be some lack of physical strength.

The replaced Barbosa is much stronger than Nash in terms of impact, but it is a world of difference in terms of assisting teammates. However, the Suns' offense will not be able to see any problems for a while, especially with Dior. In the case of threading the needle inside, although the attack is not as sharp as before, the rhythm is still the same.

Ordinarily, this is the time when the Spurs are chasing points, but Stephen is still under the strict control of Marion. Although he can still score, it is the kind of piecemeal, without continuity. Ginobili is supporting the team alone. After a period of time, it also seemed a little lack of physical strength.

Along with the decline in offensive power is also defensive ability. If you can't play offensively, you can do it anyway. But facing most of the Suns' bench lineup, even the defense has dropped to a level. This is intolerable, Popovich After watching for another 2 minutes, Qi saw that there was no improvement, so he waved his hand and replaced all the substitutes.

After replacing the main force, the Spurs' offensive and defensive ends have reached a higher level. At least they suppressed the Suns' offense and are still narrowing the gap point by point. Seeing that Stephen is off the field, Marion is also off the field to rest. Yes, replaced by Eddie House.

However, Eddie House has been unable to find the touch since his miraculous performance in that game. This time, too, he missed two consecutive shots after playing. Under his delay, the Spurs evened the score. But at this time the third quarter is also over.

In the fourth quarter, Nash returned to the court at the beginning. He basically only rested for less than 5 minutes on the court. Except for Eddie House, everyone else became the main force. Why did Anthony continue to keep him on the court.

However, Eddie House did not live up to the trust of the head coach in him. As soon as the fourth quarter started, he hit the first shot after touching the ball, and it was a three-pointer. After he came back, Michael Finley missed a shot. Nash made another three-pointer.

In less than 1 minute, the Suns led by another six points. Duncan finally got to the position. After scoring a two-pointer with a hook, Diao came back and made another mid-range shot. The offense missed once each, but Eddie House hit a three-pointer again for the Suns.

Popovich yelled loudly at the players on the field. The Suns' internal offensive ability is not strong, and their breakthrough ability is not very good. The dry yards have shrunk the defense so far, but the Spurs' side Finally scored a goal. When defending the Suns here, the defense line expanded, and Dior assisted Marion to make a sneak attack at the basket.

After expanding the defensive line outward, the Suns' three-point offensive was not as effective as before, but the offense was still impressive, and the Spurs' tactics were also played out, but the offensive hit rate has not been improved.

At this time, Tony Parker made a mistake when he broke through, got between two players of the Suns, was cut off by the ball in his hand, and was scolded by Popovich, but Popovich also changed his scolding. Out of the situation, Tony Parker was hit by Nash in front of him. After returning, Duncan blocked the open space for him, but he made a three-point shot.

Popovich searched around the field. Since Judic entered the playoffs, he has not been given a chance to play. Now that he is put on, Popovich is not at ease, and Van Exel's state today It's not very good, and after playing for more than a quarter, he is already exhausted, and it is a bit inappropriate to replace him. It seems that Tony Parker has to stay on the court.

Because Duncan slowed down and didn't come out, Tim Thomas ran beyond the three-point line. Michael Finley missed the pass, and Nash seized the opportunity. The ball seemed to be designed. In the hands of Tim Thomas, Tim Thomas made a jumper and made a three-pointer. With his sixth three-pointer of the game, the Suns pulled the score gap to ten.

In desperation, Popovich called a timeout, and it was a long timeout. After the players left the field, Popovich criticized everyone's performance, and Duncan was no exception, except at the beginning of the fourth quarter. After that ball, Duncan never scored again and lost position on defense.

However, after calling a timeout, Popovich still put the lineup back on the field. There is no way, you can’t call the substitute lineup, or replace someone in the bench lineup. The performance of the bench lineup today is not too bad. good.

Who knew that just as soon as he played, Bruce Bowen slipped and fell in defense, giving the Suns another chance to attack in vain, and looking back, the open corner three-pointer was missed, and Popovich Frowning below, what's going on today, why doesn't everyone feel good?

Popovich suddenly saw a player sitting at the end of the bench, and he has always relied heavily on it, but the arrival of Stephen and Michael Finley has greatly reduced his playing time, and now there is no What people expect, Brent Barry's characteristic is that it feels like being baked in a microwave at any time, and maintains a normal hit rate.

In fact, a dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor. When facing the Suns, you don’t need to consider the opponent’s defensive characteristics, you only need to consider the offensive characteristics of your own players. Another good thing about Brent Barry is that no matter whether it is with that lineup With cooperation, he can do it.

You can let him attack with the ball or without the ball. He has a good mid-range shot, but he is not bad for three-pointers, and his defense is above average. Popovich just took advantage of a dead ball to replace Bruce Bowen. After getting down, Brent Barry was replaced. At this time, Bill Walton, who was broadcasting the game, was already laughing there, saying that Popovich was a gambling substitution.

Usually when this happens, it means that the coach really has no tricks, so he has to try with a player who has never played before. Anyway, it seems that he is going to lose. Why not try a new player, just in case there is hope? .

After Brent Barry came on the court, he did not perform particularly well. The first attempted shot also deviated from the basket, and the score continued to be opened. This game is precisely because the Suns have stood on the edge of the cliff Therefore, the explosive fighting power and desire to win are also higher than the Spurs. Although the Spurs have won the match point, the players have naturally developed a slack mentality. fixed.

When the score gap reached [-] points, Popovich felt that he had to do something. At once, Popovich replaced Muhammad and Michael Finley with Stephen and Ginobili. A lineup of one big and four small was formed.

This unconventional lineup has always been D'Antoni's favorite. Unexpectedly, Popovich also used it. Seeing this, D'Antoni was full of smiles. With Stephen playing, he also put Marion back on the court. Anyway, today is to prevent you from death.

However, after this lineup came up, Brent Barry was the first to take effect. Since the Spurs were full of outside firepower, they didn't pay so much attention to him. After all, compared to him, he almost never played. And he is not as famous as these few, who knows that he was the first to kick off the Spurs' counterattack.

After receiving a pass from Stephen, he made a shot from outside the three-point line, and then after the Suns missed an offense, he followed Stephen and the others to make a fast break. Brent Barry, who was standing outside the three-point line, made another shot after receiving the ball. He scored six points in a row and narrowed the gap to less than ten points. D'Antoni hurriedly called a timeout.