Although the Suns are ranked first in the Western Conference, before the start of this series with the Nuggets, many people are still optimistic that the Nuggets can counterattack the Suns.
The reason is that whether it is the Wizards or the Suns, Wang Shuo has always lost more than he won when facing the Nuggets.
Isn’t it incredible?
The first all-voted best coach in NBA history, his nemesis turned out to be the Denver Nuggets, who just barely entered the playoffs this year.
But soon, these little guys who teased Wang Shuo about the Nuggets before the series started were no longer happy.
Including Carmelo Anthony, who specially invited LeBron James to cheer him up before the game because he felt very promising.
On the 18th, 94 to 118.
On the 21st, 97 to 124.
On the 24th, 108 to 88.
On the 27th, 110 to 91.
In 4 games, there was no suspense. The Suns easily defeated the Nuggets, who used the dual advantage of "back-to-back + plateau" to cause huge trouble to the Suns during the regular season.
The Denver Plateau is really hard to hit.
However, is there a possibility that the Suns feel that Denver Plateau is difficult to play in the regular season because Wang Shuo’s caring big brother always arranges for them to play in Denver Plateau in the second game of back-to-back games, or maybe they just came down from Denver Plateau. Do you have to challenge other teams immediately?
Apart from Anthony, the Nuggets' biggest players are Andre Miller and sophomore Nene Hilario.
Of these two, one is one of Iverson's favorite opponents in his career.
One is a cash machine that can prevent Stoudemire's shooting percentage to 55.5% in his career record against Stoudemire.
On the court, as the two brothers were silenced by the Suns' "Domineering" combination, Anthony naturally fell into an isolated and helpless situation.
Although as an offensive kaleidoscope, Anthony will not be too embarrassed in front of Marion, but this youth version of Melon's ability to solve the problem is really limited at the moment.
After all, with his butt that was far from plump at the moment, what could he use to overturn Marion?
"It would be nice if this kid's butt could stick up a little more." On the night when the Suns swept the Nuggets 4-0, Barkley said enthusiastically about Anthony.
Wang Shuo was happy and said, "Then you should recommend your recipe to him."
Recently, Wang Shuo has adjusted his figure through exercise.
But Barkley...
Wang Shuo always felt that he was fatter than when he first came to Phoenix last year.
Quickly defeating the Nuggets, the Suns can be said to have taken a solid step in this year's playoff journey.
And Anthony, who led his team to the playoffs in his rookie season, has no need to worry about a sweep.
Because even if he is as strong as Danzi, wouldn't he be swept twice in the early stages of his career?
However......
Even if Anthony can make many excuses for himself, he is destined to be extremely uncomfortable this summer.
Because not long after he was out, before James could finish comforting him, Wade called them both from the next door in the East:
Since one of you has no chance to play in the playoffs and the other has been eliminated, then come to Miami to watch my show!
As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of your brothers having a hard time, you are afraid of your brothers driving a Land Rover.
Originally, Anthony was quite timid in front of James. After being stabbed hard by Wade that day, he immediately felt what it meant:
——In this world, your brother will always be the one who hurts you the most.
In the West, the Suns advanced first.
But other strong teams in the Western Conference suffered fierce attacks from their opponents in the first round of this year's playoffs.
The Timberwolves, who were supposed to be the soft persimmons of the Nuggets, faced the Houston xx led by Yao Boss and Freddie in the first round of the playoffs.
Yes, you are not mistaken.
Now Xiao Yao is already the boss Yao.
Although in the original historical line, Xiao Yao's scoring data will surpass Francis.
But this little Yao, who had been strengthened by Wang Shuo and Grover, was obviously stronger than Wang Shuo remembered.
In the 2003\/04 season, Yao averaged 21.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game for the team and shot 51.2% from the field. He has grown into a veritable super center.
Especially his flip-back move called "Rock, Scissors, Paper."
From Garnett's point of view, this is simply playing rogue!
In addition, the Timberwolves can't hold Yao Yao on the inside, and Cassel can only exchange blows with Foto on the outside. Therefore, after the first four games, the two teams are currently tied at 2 to 2.
Regarding this score, Garnett, who is aiming for the championship this year, is in a very bad mood.
And on the other side...
The veteran arms and legs of the Lakers' "F4" team were also in Dallas, and they practiced their return runs in advance.
As the trajectory of history changes, this year's Western Conference playoff matchups are completely different from what Wang Shuo remembered. Wang Shuo discovered that, somehow, everyone seemed to have encountered their most hated opponents.
This Laker is not afraid of you playing against him.
Historically, Houston xx, Spurs, and Timberwolves have not been able to defeat them in a round-by-round positional battle.
But now, will Old Nelson fight a positional battle with you, Jackson?
It's obviously impossible!
Who is this old Nelson?
That was the senior brother that Wang Shuo acknowledged personally!
He is one of the only offensive lunatics in the league today!
run!
Steve, if you step on the accelerator again, I won't believe it. If you step on the accelerator, you won't be killed!
In the first four games of the playoffs, the Mavericks and Lakers also tied at 2-2.
The only good news for the Lakers is that the "Zen Master" who has thought it through has made the decision to throw Payton to the bench after the fourth game between the two teams.
So, this world is so wonderful.
It turned out that Fisher, who was criticized as a "trash" by Lakers fans, became a "master" of winning in the eyes of the "Zen Master" overnight.
On the other side, with Webber's comeback at the last minute of the regular season, the King once again ushered in a full body, which also caused Sima Popo to be overwhelmed in this year's playoffs.
Sima Bobo, who knows that the Suns are already waiting for the conference semifinals, also hopes that the Spurs can advance as soon as possible.
Because as early as the second half of the regular season, he discovered that the Suns' substitutes were not good.
However, it doesn’t matter if Popovich wants to quickly lead his team to advance...
He also had to solve the problem of the king first.
Fortunately, the Spurs successfully defeated Sacramento in the G4 game relying on the outstanding performance of Duncan and Parker. Therefore, as long as they can win the King in the fifth game when the two teams return to San Antonio, they can join the Suns in the division. Semifinals.
Tsk!
Suns and Spurs.
Even if the historical line changes, it seems like fate will meet a group of opponents in the playoffs.
This year, the West is fiercely contested.
What about the eastern part where noobs are pecking each other?
Answer: More intense than the West! It’s more “Northwestern Shanxi” than the west!
In the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, except for the Pistons, who swept the Bucks 4-0 to advance, the other three series in the Eastern Conference are all tied at 2-2.
Under the command of Byron Scott, the Nets not only failed to eliminate the Celtics who were only happy but only happy as people expected, but Wang Zhizhi also made a famous scene in the G4 game:
At the last moment of the G4 game, looking at the scoreboard of 88 to 86 on the field, after walking onto the court with his head held high, Pierce, who was responsible for executing the final attack for the Celtics, decisively followed suit when he encountered a double-team. Back then, Jordan passed the basketball to Wang Zhizhi who was ambushing near the top arc.
Wang Zhizhi did not miss this opportunity, and tied the series with the Celtics at 2-2 with a three-pointer.
Although after entering the playoffs, Wang Zhizhi's playing time as a substitute was greatly reduced.
But this goal, which is enough to be engraved on his tombstone with a QR code for future generations to admire, will undoubtedly greatly improve his confidence in the NBA in the future.
Just like Wang Shipeng before he defeated Slovenia in 2006, you can only call him Xiaopeng.
You know, after beating Slovenia in 2006, Wang Shipeng was generally called Peng Ge on the street.
On the day when Wang Zhizhi defeated the Nets, the "Five Young Masters" even played this scene dozens of times.
As if they were afraid that others wouldn't know that the Nets were defeated by Wang Zhizhi.
The Nets' path to promotion this year is not smooth.
The Heat and the Hornets are evenly matched.
Before the two teams started playing in the playoffs, experts generally believed that both teams had the possibility of advancing. Therefore, after the first four games, it was reasonable for the Hornets and Heat to tie 2-2.
As for the defending champion Wizards?
Wang Shuo can only say...
Rivers, indeed Rivers.
After the Wizards won the first two games extremely smoothly with two big scores, people originally thought that the defending champions could prepare for the next round.
But who would have thought that starting from the G3 game, the situation in this series would suddenly change!
In the G3 game, Hamilton scored a total of 33 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists for the 76ers, and successfully shot his old team!
In the G4 game, Marbury suddenly broke out after being sluggish for three games. On this night of "two guns will give you the answer", he and Hamilton scored 68 points together, successfully helping the 76ers to even the big score in this series. It was a 2-2 tie!
Gasol, who had tried his best in this series and could no longer squeeze out any more oil, couldn't figure out why this Wizards suddenly became so unfamiliar after the G4 game.
After the G4 game, Rivers once again passed the blame to Jackson, who worked diligently in the game, but had no way to deal with Hamilton, and to Wallace, who was unable to provide Gasol with more frame-protecting support on the court.
Phoenix, when Wang Shuo saw Rivers' blame-blaming content, he cursed on the spot: "The Wizards might as well tie a dog to the sidelines and direct them!
Stephen Jackson is good at flank defense and single defense against opposing attackers. With his height, if he is asked to guard Richard, who can never run away, doesn't this mean that he will give points to Mike D'Antoni's team?
besides......
What does it mean that Gerrard did not complete the task of protecting the frame well in the game? Gerrard is only a little over 2 meters tall, so what can he do to protect the frame?
Gerrard's advantage as a power forward lies in his mobility! "
After reviewing this series between the Wizards and the 76ers with his assistants, even Barkley, who doesn't know much about football, was filled with blood pressure by Rivers.
Moreover, the Wizards must now swallow the consequences of Rivers' previous effort to gain weight for Haywood.
Since Haywood's knee could not bear his weight after the Game 2 battle, he will miss all the remaining games of the Wizards this year due to injury.
Although he is very grateful to Rivers for helping him improve his historical status, Wang Shuo will inevitably feel heartbroken when he sees the wizards he brought out with his own hands being ruined by Rivers.
In Wang Shuo's view, compared with Rivers, even Larry Brown is so handsome.
On the 29th, after two days of rest, the Suns waited for their opponent in this year's conference semifinals.
After eliminating the Kings with a big score of 4-1, the Spurs successfully met the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals.
Compared with the Kings that dared to challenge "oK", as the main framework personnel have aged in recent years, and Weber's condition is increasingly unmatched by his status as the top four forwards, the Kings are obviously no longer what they were back then. Brave.
This season, with the rise of Stoudemire, in people's minds, the new four forwards have long lost Webber's position, but:
Duncan, Nowitzki, Garnett, Stoudemire.
According to the schedule, the conference semifinals between the Suns and the Spurs will start on May 2. The Suns have the advantage of playing home first and then away, and the game is still in the format.
On May 1, on the same day as the Suns were actively preparing for the conference semifinals with the Spurs, the Lakers and Timberwolves finally defeated the Dallas Mavericks and Houston xx respectively.
In a desperate moment, "oK" once again burst out with amazing power. After Fisher, his old partner, returned to the starting lineup, they immediately found the happiness that the triangle offense could bring them.
In the last two games with the Lakers, Nowitzki's performance was average, and Nash also fell into a rare cycle of failing to make any shot.
However, since Nowitzki is Cuban's true love, after being eliminated by the Lakers with a score of 2 to 4, most of the local media in Dallas blamed Nash.
Wang Shuo feels that this summer's free agent market will definitely be very lively.
Because after being so ostracized by the Dallas media, Nash will definitely not choose to renew his contract with the Mavericks this summer.
In the series where the Timberwolves eliminated Houston xx with a big score of 4 to 2, Houston xx exposed their weakness of lacking other offensive firepower on the court except for Yao and Fu.
Especially in the last two games, after Sprewell corrected his attitude and restricted "Old Cat" Mobley, Van Gundy obviously disliked him when he fought defensively with Sanders, a defensive master. The hair is not enough.
According to the schedule, the Western Conference matchup between the Lakers and Timberwolves will start on May 4.
On the other hand, earlier on the 2nd, news that shocked the world came from the east:
The defending champion Washington Wizards were eliminated by the Philadelphia 76ers with a score of 4 to 2!
In the past two years, 76ers fans, who have been greatly impressed by the Wizards, don't know whether they should laugh or cry at this moment.
The reason for laughter is that under the leadership of D'Antoni, they successfully avenged the Wizards in this year's playoffs.
The reason for crying is that Allen Iverson, who is in the sun next door, looks so good no matter how he looks at it.
In this series, the "brutal version of the sister-in-law" averaged "25+17" for the Wizards per game. Until the moment the G6 game ended, I couldn't believe that the Wizards would be eliminated in such a heartbreaking way this year. .
On the court, looking at the scoreboard, Arenas couldn't calm down for a long time and couldn't figure out why last year, the Wizards, who could easily reach the finals with just a wave of that man's feather fan, would end up like this a year later.
Recently, Jackson, who has had enough of being dumped by Rivers, will become a completely free agent this summer. Although he has many good memories in Washington, Jackson can no longer stay here for a second.
Wallace, who will enter his contract year next year, also has no plans to stay with the team.
Wallace has thought about it. If the Wizards provide him with a qualifying offer next year, he will accept it without hesitation.
Because Wallace knew that it was impossible for the Wizards to provide him with a maximum salary offer, so he would rather work as a child laborer for the Wizards for one more year than stay in this city for a long time!
Also wanting to leave is Crawford.
He thought the same thing as Wallace.
As long as the Wizards provide him with a qualified offer, he will accept it immediately!
It's obvious that the Washington Wizards, who have frightened all their opponents in the past two years, no longer exist.
The night the Wizards were eliminated, Wizards owner Abe Pauline felt completely depressed.
Although Jordan has not filed a lawsuit against himself in the past year except for his usual talk, what makes Paulin feel more sad at the moment than fighting a lawsuit with Jordan is:
Obviously, all this is not like this...
The two championship banners Wang Shuo brought to the Washington Wizards will still fly in the wind on the dome of the McI Center in the future.
However, the Wizards may never be able to recreate their glory at the beginning of the century.
On May 2, in the American West Arena, which was empty except for the pile of retired jerseys on the dome, pointing to the retired jersey of Charles Barkley, Wang Shuo smiled and said: "Speaking of which, you and Allen are quite destined. .
Because you both started your careers in Philadelphia and were traded to the Suns at the peak of your careers.
Moreover, Allen, like you, is very likely to win the NBA regular season mVp in his first year after switching to the Suns. "
Looking at Wang Shuo from the side, Buckley, who was suddenly sweating from behind, immediately stepped forward and covered Wang Shuo's mouth!
Pooh!
Pooh!
Pooh!
What does it mean that Allen is the same as me?
Brother, can you stop poisoning yourself?
Do you really not know why I was ostracized by that bastard named Kenny Smith at tNt TV station?
I am an unlucky person from head to toe!
Although we are already in the 21st century, there are not a few superstitious people in American sports.
At this moment, Barkley was not afraid of anything else. He was afraid that because of Wang Shuo's words, Iverson would never win a championship.
All right.
Wang Shuo can understand Buckley's mood.
Can......
Charles, if you don’t let go, I will really be strangled to death by you!
On the sidelines, Wang Shuo, who was almost "dead before he started" by Barkley, said after recovering: "This year is indeed the most challenging year in my coaching career."
On the side, Brown and Spoelstra also came over curiously after hearing this.
"Because, this year, even I... dare not say that we can reach the end." Wang Shuo said to the three Barkleys with a sincere face.
Barkley said: "In the NBA, if you don't fight until the end, who can say that you will definitely become a championship?"
Brown retorted to Barkley: "Charles, you don't understand. In Washington, usually when we reach the conference semifinals, Wang will tell us: Our probability of winning the championship this season should be 99.99%."
Barkley: "..."
After a pause, Brown continued: "This year is indeed the most cautious he has been since I cooperated with Wang!"
Wang Shuo knew it very well.
Starting from this night, every step the sun takes will be extremely difficult!
On the court, after the warm-up, the big screen immediately showed the starting list of the two teams tonight.
Spurs: Duncan, Turkoglu, Bowen, Devin Brown, Parker.
Suns, Chandler, Stoudemire, Marion, Bell, Iverson.
As in the three games after the regular season, in order to deal with the Suns' fast break, Popovich started directly from the source to defeat the opponent quickly.
Of course, these tactical changes were not entirely his ideas, but the Spurs think tank during this period also had a group of strong men including Budenholzer and others.
Maybe Budenholzer will use actions to prove in the future that he is somewhat problematic as a head coach.
But like Mike Brown, Wang Shuo's first assistant coach, when he was an assistant coach, Budenholzer and others were definitely the top staff around Sima Bobo.
"They should still be like the regular season, with Tim playing against Amare on defense." Spoelstra said on the Suns bench.
"So, the key to whether we can break the game tonight is whether Amare can move Tim out of the penalty area." Wang Shuo said with a smile.
Because Chandler lacked the ability to attack independently, Popovich would arrange for Turkoglu to defend Chandler during the three games after the regular season.
When defending, the main focus is to block the position and allow Duncan to come back and grab rebounds.
In addition, Devin Brown, the starting guard, is a "pseudo starter" in NbA parlance.
In the game, the Spurs played more time in this position, and it was the Argentine "demon knife".
On the court, after the jump ball, the Spurs attacked first.
After Parker dribbled the ball through half court, he handed the ball to Turkoglu, who chose the Spurs' offensive route.
Although, when the Spurs played a slow lineup with the twin towers, Turkoglu didn't fit in well with the Spurs.
But after being forced by the Suns to form this new lineup with one large and four small players, the Spurs' think tanks began to discover the advantages of Turkoglu.
This guy doesn't play at a fast pace and averaged only 5 assists per game at the peak of his career.
However, he is very good at sorting out the team's offense.
Moreover, because he also has a precise three-pointer, you must always arrange for someone to watch him when he is sorting out the offense from the outside.
Tonight, Wang Shuo arranged for Marion to be responsible for watching him.
This is because Bowen has no offensive threat at all except for a three-pointer from the corner.
Having Stoudemire guard Bowen will greatly save Stoudemire's physical energy on the court.
On the court, the Spurs' attack was still launched by Parker.
Boom, boom.
After two dribbles, Parker leaned against Iverson.
Iverson wanted to regain the position between him and Parker, but no matter what, Parker was best at playing fast in slow and slow in fast.
Facing Iverson's scramble for position, Parker accelerated and decelerated before getting an open mid-range shot.
Uh-huh!
2 to 0.
"Before the Spurs send Manu Ginobili, can we consider using Laga to guard Tony?" Brown reminded Wang Shuo.
"Sure, Mike, you helped me a lot."
A wise man will always make mistakes. Before the start of this series, Wang Shuo thought about many ways to dismantle the Spurs' offensive and defensive system, but he did not expect that he actually ignored the players' matchups on the court.
Devin Brown has some shooting ability, but compared to Parker...
Iverson's defense against Brown can obviously make Wang Shuo more worry-free.
On the court, come back, the Suns attack.
The Spurs retreated quickly and did not give the Suns a chance for a fast break. Seeing this, Iverson also dribbled the ball calmly through the half court.
In order to move Duncan out of the penalty area, Stoudemire took the initiative to move up to a high position to act as a wall for Iverson.
On the other side, Marion is actively providing off-ball coverage to his teammates.
Parker grabbed the ball very quickly in the first step and did not give Stoudemire a chance to block him.
But at this moment, Iverson suddenly started in the opposite direction and successfully penetrated into the heart of the Spurs' defense.
The next second, Duncan showed off his top assist defense ability, following Iverson all the way, waiting for Iverson to attack the frame so that he could slap away his basketball dream.
But Iverson, who had already formed a tacit understanding with Marion, suddenly adjusted his wrist movement when he was slowing down for a layup. With a slight shake, he threw the ball over Duncan's head.
When Duncan turned back, Marion, who had rushed to the scene, was already flying in the sky!
Bang-dang——!
In just one offensive and defensive round, the fans watching this game in front of the TV felt the difference between this round of the Western Conference semifinals and the previous first round of the playoffs.
On the court, it was the Spurs' turn to attack.
Seeing that the player defending him turned into Laga Bell, Parker was not in a hurry.
After passing the ball to Turkoglu, Parker suddenly used Duncan's cover to pull to the other side to catch the ball.
Bell failed to block the defensive position in advance when Parker received the ball. Therefore, the moment he got the ball, Parker dribbled and turned like a top and cut into the heart of the Suns' defense.
Fortunately, Stoudemire's defense was in place.
However, Parker immediately distributed the ball to the left corner, where Bowen was ambushing.
when!
Fortunately, Bowen's three-pointer bounced out of the frame and the Suns escaped.
Under the basket, Chandler steadily grabbed the rebound.
Iverson, who noticed that the Spurs were once again in full defense, dribbled the ball slowly across half court.
However, just when people thought Iverson would slowly continue to advance, the "AI", which had also begun to mature, suddenly accelerated and rushed straight into the Spurs penalty area.
The Spurs generals were obviously not prepared for this ball.
Except for that man, of course.
Under the Spurs basket, just as Iverson was sending the ball to the basket gracefully, a big hand suddenly nailed Iverson's layup to the backboard.
Tim Duncan.
You can always choose the man you trust, no matter the time.
On the sidelines, watching the intense and exciting offense and defense on the court, Wang Shuo's brain began to work at high speed.
"Tell Amare later when the ball is dead. He must appear next to Allen when Allen needs to play the ball tonight." Wang Shuo said to Mike Brown while fiddling with magnets on the tactical board. said.
"And Sean, his running position must be more aggressive. It doesn't matter even if he can't completely run out of the open space. Bruce Bowen will never be able to guard him at the basket." After a pause, Wang Shuo continued said to Brown.
"Also, let Boris and Anfernee warm up. I will make adjustments to the personnel on the field at any time tonight."
On the Suns bench, looking at Wang Shuo who was extremely serious at this moment, he told the truth...
In Mike Brown's eyes, this is the Wang Shuo he has been looking forward to.
The Washington legend who won the NBA Coach of the Year unanimously!
He is not the usual happy comedian who just hangs around and makes donuts with Buckley when nothing happens.
"I understand, where do we need to make adjustments?" Brown asked.
“I have a hunch that the Spurs will switch to Manu Ginobili early tonight.
Tell Sean that as soon as the Spurs replace Manu Ginobili, he will immediately switch in front of Manu and let Allen take over Bruce Bowen's defense.
It doesn't matter if Sean can't prevent Manu's breakthrough. Let Amare help Tyson pay attention to Tim Duncan's position. As long as Tim doesn't enter the three-second zone, Amare can switch defenses with Tyson.
We can take advantage of Tyson's movement to protect our three-second zone! "
Sure enough, it was just as Wang Shuo expected.
After only 3 minutes and 45 seconds of play in the first quarter, the Spurs took advantage of a dead ball and replaced him with Ginobili.
At this time, looking at Brown who was constantly pulling the players to the sidelines to explain Wang Shuo's tactical arrangements, Barkley and Spoelstra could not help but feel the shock that Wang Shuo's seriousness brought to them at this moment.
"I think this is why the teacher arranged for me to study with him for a period of time!" The young Spoelstra sighed in his heart.
"Is there anything you need my help with?" Buckley took the initiative and asked.
Wang Shuo nodded and said: "Wait a moment, if you have anything to do, lean towards the Spurs bench. It's best to expose your elbows, and then use your eyes to stare at Bruce Bowen." arts.
Because next we have to use Allen to defend him. As long as he dares to make even the slightest bad move on the court, I will immediately replace Tim Duncan with Robert Horry and the Spurs! "
After hearing this, Barkley smiled and said, "Put it on me!"
On the court, the Spurs attack.
Inexplicably, Bowen, who was standing in the corner smoking, felt a chill.
And when he turned his head, he noticed...
Charles Barkley was looking at him with a fierce look on his face.
Meanwhile, on the Spurs bench, although there was indeed a moment when he thought about letting Bowen take a hit on Iverson...
But after noticing that Wang Shuo on the Suns' bench secretly rubbed his neck, Popovich immediately gave up the idea!
Play dirty tricks on other teams.
In Popovich's eyes, the worst thing is to push the players out and take the blame.
But he played a dirty trick on Wang Shuo's team.
Popovich knew very well that the person who died would probably be himself.
"How many fouls did the Spurs commit tonight?" Wang Shuo asked on the Suns bench.
"Twice already," Mike Brown said.
Wang Shuo nodded, and then immediately yelled at the referee on the sidelines: "Hey, buddy, didn't you see just now that they almost had their hands stuck on Allen's neck during defense?"
The line referee looked back at Wang Shuo.
Then he suddenly remembered something, and a few seconds later, he whistled for an off-ball foul on the Spurs.
Home court, what is home court?
In the NBA, if a head coach doesn't dare yell at the referee, can he still be called a head coach?
Seeing this scene on the Spurs bench, Sima Bobo also started complaining to the referee.
The referee also ignored Popovich.
But as Iverson entered the penalty area again, the referee immediately blew the whistle and whistled a hitter foul on Duncan, the key figure in the Spurs' formation.
Seeing this, before Iverson went to the free throw line, Wang Shuo also said to the Suns fans behind him: "Guys, did you come to watch the game without eating? Or have you forgotten that this is Playoffs?”
Hearing this, the American West Arena suddenly burst into cheers of "mVp, mVp" for Iverson.
Tonight, Ambrosio, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, never expected that Wang Shuo would be so charming now than when he was serious!
At this moment, in the entire stadium, in Ambrosio's eyes, where else could he see anyone else?
In the first quarter of the game, the Suns started well.
Before entering the official timeout, the Suns led 12 to 15.
During the official timeout, Wang Shuo pulled Iverson aside and said: "Allen, look, this is the position where you started the pick-and-roll before.
Now, I want you to run pick-and-rolls on both wings. "
Iverson nodded and said, "I understand, boss, you want me to give Sean more room."
Wang Shuo patted Iverson on the shoulder with great satisfaction, "The Spurs' lineup relies heavily on Tim. As long as we can continue to consume him on the defensive end, he will not be able to pose a threat to us on the offensive end!"
Starting the pick-and-roll from the wing, in Wang Shuo's view, not only allows Marion on the other side to give full play to his mobility advantage, but also expands Duncan's defensive area on the court.
On the court, in the second half of the second quarter, Duncan's offensive proportion dropped significantly as a result.
If Parker and Ginobili hadn't teamed up to score a lot of points for the Spurs...
Wang Shuo is definitely willing to score 10 points for the Suns' performance in the first quarter tonight.
At the American West Arena, after the first quarter, the scoreboard read 25 to 32.
In the second quarter of the game, the Spurs retained Ginobili to lead the team. The other four players on the field were Nesterovich, Malik Rose, Brown, and Jason Hart.
On the Suns side, Wang Shuo led the team with Stoudemire, whom he replaced in the last 4 minutes of the first quarter. The other four players on the field were Horry Sr., Diaw, Barry Sr., and Hardaway.
In order to ensure that the team would not suffer too much defensively, Wang Shuo did not replace Boykins or Knight in the second quarter tonight.
Seeing this on the Spurs bench, Budenholzer suggested to Popovich: "Greg, this is a good opportunity for us to grab points. Let Manu play freely!"
Sima Bobo nodded.
However, before he could pull Ginobili to the sidelines to give him a lecture...
On the court, after the Suns scored two points from Stoudemire, Ginobili scored an unreasonable three-pointer for the Spurs.
On the Suns bench, Wang Shuo took a deep breath and said to Mike Brown: "Tell Amare later and ask him to pull out the Spurs center to play without backing up. He is impossible with speed. Keep up with Amare!”
Tonight, Wang Shuo is still prepared to let Iverson rest for 6 to 7 minutes in the second quarter.
But in this section, he was not prepared to let Stoudemire rest.
Because the Suns' second team must be led by one of Iverson or Stoudemire, it is possible to create an output environment and space for Horry Sr., Barry Sr. and others.
Diaw and Hardaway's role on the court is more to support and organize.
Of course, when necessary, this "penny" also has a certain ability to attack the frame.
In Wang Shuo's view, if Hardaway can be replaced by Grant Hill, who also had a "bad contract" during this period, the Suns' bench this year will be a sure winner!
Wang Shuo plans to wait until the summer and ask Colangelo to ask the Magic if they are still willing to acquire Hardaway, Tracy McGrady's idol.
You know, no matter how bad Hardaway's contract is, it will expire in 2006.
Moreover, he has played dozens of games as a substitute for the Suns this year.
But what about Hill...
In addition to the contract not expiring in 2007...
In the past three seasons, he only played 47 games for the Magic. Throughout the 2003/04 season, Hill was absent due to injury.
Therefore, in terms of transaction value, Hill and Hardaway are definitely a pair of "crouching dragons and phoenixes."
But with Hill like this, do the Suns really need to replace him?
The answer is, yes!
Very much so!
Wang Shuo remembered that Hill even had a second spring after joining the Suns in the future.
It turns out that the Phoenix "repair shop" is just that outrageous.
As long as he can fool the Magic next season, Wang Shuo will definitely find a way to complete the deal.
Because even if Wang Shuo conservatively estimates that after emergency repairs at the Phoenix "repair shop", it is entirely possible that Hill, who is currently only 32 years old, will regain about 70 to 80% of his peak strength.
In addition, at the end of his career, Hill, who even had a certain three-point ability, also proved with his performance in the Suns that it was not that he could not practice three-pointers, but because in his early years in the NBA, he could beat all opponents in one step. fell, so he didn't need to practice three-pointers.
On the court, the game continues.
After Wang Shuo adjusted his mind back to the game, he turned to Mike Brown and said: "I plan to defend the zone in the second half of this quarter. You are better than me in defense. Do you think this is feasible?"
Brown felt that Wang Shuo was too modest and said: "I understand your thinking. If you are preparing for the third quarter by preserving your strength, in my opinion, there is no problem at all."
In this life, following Wang Shuo, Brown, the honest and honest little black fat man, is also constantly evolving.
In the past, when thinking about defense, he wished he could defend the opponent every round.
But now, from Wang Shuo, he understood what trade-offs meant.
Perhaps, the Suns, who have switched to a zone defense, will give the Spurs some three-point shooting opportunities.
But, is that important?
The important thing is that compared to the points lost, Stoudemire also needs a buffer to adjust his physical fitness after being beaten by Wang Shuo for a whole quarter.
Because only the lively Stoudemire can create space for Iverson to attack on the court.
On the Spurs bench, facing Wang Shuo's "wonderful hands" one after another, Sima Bobo and his think tank team always felt that they had been led by the sun in tonight's game.
There was nothing wrong with Sima Bobo's intuition.
After halftime, the scoreboard read 51 to 55.
After the intermission, Wang Shuo and his Suns decisively showed off their killer move!
Of course, everyone knows that the Suns are untouchable in the third quarter.
But tonight, Wang Shuo did it through his continuous adjustments in the first half of the game. Even if you know that I can't be offended in the third quarter, you can't deal with it!
Before the start of the third quarter, Mike Brown finally met the "extremely arrogant" Wang Shuo again.
“Although it is said that people make plans and God makes things happen, in my opinion, our chance of winning this G1 game has reached 99.99%.
I gave 0.01% less, not because I was worried about Allen's poor touch tonight.
Just because in my opinion, as a person, you have to be a little low-key. "On the bench, looking at his assistants, Wang Shuo said calmly.
At this time, Barkley finally understood...
What is the top coach in NBA?
"I think I've fallen in love with him." At this moment, Barkley said Brown and Spoelstra seriously.
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