Chapter 698 [There is no way to prevent people who are open! 】
After completing this super dunk, Guo Xu did not make excited celebrations, but just clenched his fists, which seemed natural.
The audience thought it was cool and the applause continued for a long time.
Popovich requested a timeout and called in a timely manner, from 19 points behind to only 3 points behind, the Suns' morale was high. Moreover, the Spurs' two major outside lines were frustrated in this round, so they must calm down.
Parker was stunned on the court. How could he face Guo Xu like this?
This round is likely to be a turning point in determining the outcome. Popovich regrets a little. He should firmly double-team Guo Xu and let others take action, even if there will be many open positions, even if the role players replaced by the Suns are shooting well.
Xu Jicheng said: "This ball is very morale-raising, Parker's mentality will definitely be affected. Being buckled is rarer than being buckled."
Zhang Heli smiled and said: "French players seem to be particularly prone to dunks. At the 2000 Olympics, Carter leaped over the French center. Guo Xu's dunk this time was different. Carter leaped over the nameless pawn that time, and Guo Xu leaped over Parker, who is also an All-Star. It's so beautiful!"
In fact, France's 218cm center Frederick Wes is not an unknown person. But after the death button, his fate changed drastically. Carter is well-known to the world because of this button, and Wess has become a laughing stock for everyone to talk about after dinner.
In fact, before playing in the Olympics, Wes was selected by the Knicks with the 15th pick in the first round of the NBA draft in 1999, but after the death deduction, the Knicks abandoned Wes. The management believes that Wes' strength is not enough to enter the NBA.
If we were just rejected by NBA, Wes could bear it, but then the doubts from major media swept over like a storm.
The French No. 1 sports newspaper, Team, nicknamed Wes "French Toast", and other media also said that they don't understand how such a tall center can fly over? This is an insult to his personality, etc. Under multiple blows, Wes began to sink, drunken, attempted suicide, and almost fell into the abyss of fate.
Parker happened to be a French player. He knew what kind of virtues the media in his country were. When he thought about what kind of evaluation he would get after the dunk, he was stunned.
Seeing Parker's restless look, Popovich had to replace him and sent him to Van Exel.
The old man did not criticize Parker for his poor defense, but instead did ideological work for him, making him forget about this goal, defeat the Suns, and win this game.
When he wants to scold, he can curse him when he needs to encourage him, Popovich can also maintain patience. He doesn't want to see his disciple ruining a dunk. The last Anthony Pierre, who was dunked like Guo Xu, retired that season.
At the beginning of the game, Ginobili continued to play. He was just covered with a hat and was not very exciting.
The Spurs attacked, and Finley passed the ball to Duncan at low post. He forced Haslem to turn and caused the foul after he fouled, but failed to make two free throws. I don't know whether the timeout can reduce the morale of the Suns, but Duncan's touch was a little cold.
When the Suns attack, the Spurs have only one target, so they must defend 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 through the bottom line and received the pass from the right corner with no ball cover.
Before the Spurs' double-teams came up, Guo Xu turned around and faced Van Exel and scored a three-pointer. Previously, Guo Xu had a fake move to change direction and break through when dealing with Parker or others. This time he suddenly took action. Van Exel reacted slowly and did not jump, but only reached out to interfere slightly.
Guo Xu only played like this after seeing the Spurs substitutions. This veteran, who is 185cm tall, is weak in interfering with shooting, and his bounce power has dropped sharply. It is not too much surprise that he will retire after the end of this season.
Guo Xu shot this goal with a firm shot, with a perfect rhythm, and was hollowed out into the net.
65 to 65, Guo Xu scored 36 in his personal score, and more than half of the team scored.
Popovich's eyelids twitched on the sidelines. He was most afraid of Guo Xu in this state.
How can you defend such a person? He is completely cheating, and he can make any shot!
Guo Xu has practiced too many three-pointers, and he is a shooting machine along the top of the arc. You can get in by grasping the rhythm.
The Spurs players were a little confused. Ginobili broke through under Duncan's cover and was double-teamed and passed the ball to Duncan's high position.
Duncan was released this time. During the timeout, the Suns emphasized defensive tactics and strictly prevented Duncan from playing low posts, so he could let him shoot in the middle. Duncan was highly efficient at low posts, had the ability to shoot in the middle of the mid-range but had no dominance.
Duncan hesitated for a moment and shot, but the ball went wrong, and Blake picked up the rebound.
In the Suns position battle, Guo Xu continued to play without the ball, stood on the left bottom line and ran to the right, receiving a pass from Bale 70 degrees on the right.
Van Exel was very active in chasing and defending, afraid that Guo Xu would take action again quickly, so he could block the first move before his teammates could double-team.
This time, Guo Xu made a realistic fake move, bent his knees and took the ball with his hands. Van Exel jumped excitedly, and saw that Guo Xu didn't jump and wanted to stop it. Guo Xu jumped forward and bumped into Van Exel and pushed the ball into the basket. The referee blew the whistle. When the two sides had intense physical contact, the basketball flew into the basket.
Guo Xu went to the free throw line, and all the fans shouted mvp together.
He also scored 3+1 with his extra penalty, with a score of 40, 69 to 65.
Popovich did not call for timeout again. He just called one, and he had no better way to adjust. Parker needed to rest after being deducted. He might not be able to defend better if he was fouled. If he was troubled by a foul, it would be troublesome.
Finley passed the ball to the low post, Duncan took the ball from the right and turned around and made a move, crossing the penalty area line to score. 69 to 67.
Haslem has no choice but to carry such a ball, and even if he wants to make a foul, he may not be able to stop his attack.
When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu had to go to the ball as soon as he passed half of the game. Except for Blake's close distance, everyone else pulled it apart.
Blake passed the ball to Guo Xu, and went to the left three-point line to pull it open and wait for the ball to come out of the phone. The Spurs did not double-team Guo Xu from the outside.
He drove a step and scored three-pointers as soon as he left the team. Van Exel retreated farther and only stretched out his hand to interfere slightly.
Van Exel didn't react at all. At the beginning of the game, Guo Xu shot a three-pointer from this distance. He felt that once in the whole game was outrageous. Such shooting could not be used as a conventional weapon often.
He was wrong. Guo Xu often shot this kind of ball in training with a 40% shooting rate. When the opponent retreats far, he dares to throw it. He can easily shoot 40% shooting, and the shooting rate is not low. If the distance is closer, it may not be possible to hit someone.
The ball drew a very high arc and flew into the basket. 72 to 67, with a 43rd point.
Popovich was forced to request a timeout, and it would be impossible not to call. Even if there were too many free time, the Spurs had to use double-team to prevent Guo Xu's three-pointers, otherwise they would even fart when they met someone who shot in the midfield.
Zhang Heli sighed: "If four-pointers are set in the future, Guo Xu will be the one who promotes this reform. He said in an interview that he likes to shoot three-pointers because he doesn't have four-pointers."
Xu Jicheng said: "I think he will shoot even if he 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 percentage in the playoffs is as high as 46%. He should be able to improve points after this game. The two-point shooting percentage exceeds 70%, which is really similar to O'Neal's efficiency in playing at the basket.
TNT Radio is also talking about Guo Xu, believing that the Spurs will lose if they double-team the ball.
Chapter completed!