wjnovel Chapter 228 One Wave Eliminates the Suns
Chapter 228 One Wave Eliminates the Suns
Chapter 228 Elimination of the Suns in One Wave
Unexpectedly, in this game, Popovich directly made a slight adjustment to the starting lineup.
Su Hu replaced Avery as the team's starting guard, shooting guard Wilkins, small forward Elliott, power forward Duncan, and center David Robinson.
It is true that the team has a large number of people and can be used casually.
In this game, Popovich directly gave Su Hu more options.
And Su Hu can be regarded as worthy of the coach's expectations.
At the beginning of the game, Su Hu and Kidd directly confronted Maimang, and neither of them gave an inch.
At that time, Kidd was also young and energetic, and he was unambiguous in playing games.
And the choices of the two in the first quarter are surprisingly consistent, both of which are mainly based on passing.
Compared with the current Kidd, Su Hu's speed has formed an advantage, so it can often be seen on the court that Su Hu directly and quickly breaks through the basket under the cover of Duncan or Robinson, and then distributes the ball calmly. It directly caused a lethal blow to the Suns.
The advantage of Kidd and Su Hu is that they pass the ball more steadily, and they can often find the weakest point of defense against the Spurs.
Therefore, under the threading of the two top guards, the other players of the two teams played very smoothly.
When the team has a good guard, especially inside, it feels quite comfortable.
And when the Suns replaced Kidd here, Popovich also directly replaced Su Hu, and then replaced Avery directly against Nash.
Avery's body is strong, and he is not inferior to Nash in the speed duel.
Avery is still a defensive player, so the matchup with Nash is just right.
This may be Popovich's brilliance.
After the first quarter, the Spurs led by 2 points, 23:21!
Although the leading score is not many, Su Hu can faintly feel that the rhythm of the game has entered the familiar rhythm of the Spurs.
"Okay, okay, everyone played very well in the first quarter. I hope everyone will continue to maintain this feeling and continue to build our advantages in the second quarter."
Here's what Popovich told his players at the end of the first quarter.
"It's only 2 points ahead, I feel we can lead more!" Avery seemed a little dissatisfied with the score.
Popovich laughed, shook his head and said,
"Avery, the game time is still long. We are not in a hurry. From what I know about George, he will definitely strengthen all possible points in the second quarter to attack us!"
No one understood what Popovich said.
However, the subsequent second quarter really confirmed what Popovich said.
Coach George Karl also played on Kevin Bryant, the arrowhead off the bench who started the offense against the Spurs early in the second quarter.
The Suns' offensive came up and overtook the score almost instantly.
When the score was overtaken, everyone felt that Popovich should call a timeout, but Popovich didn't say anything.
At the end of the second quarter, the Spurs fell behind the Suns by 45 points at 50:5.
Even if he falls behind in the second quarter, Popovich is still the same as the first quarter. The main players should rest, and they will rest. Whoever is up to the time will go off and rest directly.
The Suns are different, Jason Kidd played the entire second quarter,,,
The rest of the players almost rested for less than 2 minutes in the second quarter.
The Suns almost finished the entire second quarter with all the main force,,,
"Hey, coach, I can use my body. I hope you can let me play more games. I can. Also, I don't want the Suns to be so aggressive in our interior."
This is Duncan's rare opinion with Popovich.
But Popovich still shook his head, and then said with a smile,
"Don't worry, don't worry, isn't there still a second half of the game, in the second half of the game, I will let you play well!"
Seeing what the coach said, Duncan stopped talking.
In the subsequent third quarter, the Suns should have tasted the sweetness, so they continued to play in the second quarter, so that almost all the main players were fighting against the Spurs!
Kidd still did not rest for 1 minute.
As for the Spurs, Popovich still let the main players take turns to rest,,,
At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs were 67 points behind at 75:8.
"Coach, we only have one quarter left, and they have already led by 8 points. If we are still like this in the fourth quarter, will we still have time to recover the score?"
At this time, Robinson was also a little anxious. After all, it was the first playoff game, and no one wanted to see the victory in their hands.
"What do you have to worry about for a player who has been fighting against each other for three consecutive quarters? Can you lose such a game?"
There was a sly look in Popovich's eyes.
At this moment, Su Hu had already seen Popovich's intentions.
Popovich seems to be determining how strong the Suns are, but it took three quarters of the game,,,
And Su Hu can also feel that the Suns are no match for the current Spurs in terms of strength...
Popovich, this old fox's abacus really hit the nail on the head.
From the first game of a series, the trend of the entire series and the strength of the opponent are almost determined.
Therefore, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Popovich directly sent all the main players of the Spurs to the field, and then they could increase their playing time.
Then when Su Hu was on the court, Popovich told Su Hu,
"Pass more basketball to Duncan, this guy is in very good condition today, you should pay more attention to this!"
"Hey, coach, I'm in really good shape today, can I choose not to pass the ball?"
Su Hu blinked, but made a joke with the coach.
Popovich spread his hands, pouted,
"Of course, that damn basketball is in your hands anyway, you have the right to choose, but I want to remind you, I have the right to choose!"
After Popovich finished speaking, he also winked proudly at Su Hu.
Su Hu nodded, and responded with a smile,
"Old man, it's really you!"
"Thank you for the compliment."
A few understated conversations between the two have already confirmed the result of the Suns' game.
Sure enough, in the score of the fourth quarter, the Spurs directly beat the Suns with a score of 35:21.
Especially Duncan, under Su Hu's go-between, he killed the inside line of the Suns, it can be said that he directly killed a piece of armor without leaving it!
McDyess of the Suns was directly dizzy by Duncan.
Duncan's series of hitting the board made McDyess can only look at the ball and sigh, and there was nothing he could do.
The result of the whole game was also 102:96 for the Spurs, leading by 6 points and ending the battle!
One game has almost determined the style of the entire series.
Although, in the second game, the Suns can be said to have used all their strengths to pull the game back abruptly, with a big score of 1-1.
But the Suns' two home games have passed, and after arriving at San Antonio's home game, the Suns are even more powerless to fight back.
In the subsequent two home games of the Spurs, the Spurs can be said to have won all without bloodshed,,,
The results of the two games were 100:88 and 99:80, each of which was a double-digit lead victory.
When the whistle sounded for the end of the last game, Nash also came over to hug Su Hu immediately.
"This is a wonderful series. Your strength deserves this victory. I think your strength can make you go further!"
"You are a good player, to be honest, you should not stay here, or change the environment, you will improve faster!"
This is a conversation between two people.
Nash smiled and nodded.
The two said goodbye immediately, Nash started his upcoming new season, and Su Hu also began to prepare for the next game.
Originally, the players thought that Popovich would be very happy after winning the round. After all, Popovich seemed to be very relaxed throughout the series, and he never seemed to put the Suns on in the eyes.
However, when the entire series ended, Popovich suddenly became serious.
It seems that after winning the game, Popovich seemed to have changed someone immediately.
The team members don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the coach's gourd,,,
However, Su Hu asked Noah for the information of the next team's game, and Su Hu understood it at a glance.
The two teams next to the Spurs, the official Jazz and the Rockets, have now tied 2:2, and are about to engage in a critical life-and-death battle.
You know, the first round of the playoffs in the 9798 season was a best-of-five game.
The Rockets' two victories were narrow victories, while the Jazz's two victories were big victories.
So who can appear, it is obvious, and in the 9798 season, the Jazz is really strong.
Moreover, everyone knows that in the last season, the Jazz and the Bulls competed for the championship.
Therefore, the Jazz in the next round will be the Spurs, or a mountain that Su Hu has to climb!
The Spurs had one more game rest time than the Jazz, and Popovich also directly arranged the team's overall joint training without saying a word, so that the players' hard-won game state would not disappear easily.
Moreover, Popovich also specially arranged the time, and the whole team watched the life-and-death battle between the Jazz and the Rockets together.
After everyone came to the TV watching room, Popovich sat down with the players and said to the players,
"Everyone should pay attention to all the game habits of the Jazz, and remember them firmly for me!"
Popovich's tone was very serious.
All nodded.
"Especially Karl Malone, Stockton, David and Sue, you two must be more focused, and of course Avery, remember John Stockton is a very cunning guy. And a seasoned guy!"
After Popovich said the key points, the game over there also started directly.
The inside of the Rockets is a big dream, Olajuwon, while the Jazz is the postman Karl Malone.
True gods fight,,,
In the regular season, Su Hu had fought these two guys face to face, and the two of them gave Su Hu the feeling at that time.
If their strength talent is 100 points, it is because the upper limit is only 100 points,,,
Moreover, to make a digression, both of these two blocked Su Hu's breakthrough layup during the regular season.
It also made Su Hu feel the feeling of despair for the first time.
Even Su Hu with a system can feel hopeless.
So what if you break through, so what if you make a layup.
Su Hu's most intuitive feeling is that there seems to be an invisible big hand in the sky, waiting for your shot in the sky, and then directly blocks it.
The game has started, and the Jazz should have revealed in the first quarter that they are determined to win this game.
The tacit understanding between Stockton and Malone has reached the point of perfection.
At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz directly led by 21 points at 14:7.
The Rockets' scoring was directly limited to 14 points.
You know, there was Drexler, the glider, on the field of the Rockets at that time...
"Su, tell me, who will win this game." Avery whispered to Su Hu.
Su Hu glanced at Avery in surprise, then rolled his eyes,
"How about we make a bet, just bet on who wins?"
Avery hummed, then thought about it, nodded,
"The Rockets are very strong. Olajuwon, Drexler, Kevin Willis, these are all very strong players. So, which team do you want to bet on?"
Su Hu is not a fool. Hearing Avery's words, it seems that he just wants Su Hu to bet on the Rockets.
But Su Hu smiled slightly, and then continued,
"Well, indeed, it seems that the Rockets have a good chance of winning."
"So, who do you bet on?"
"Okay, I bet the Jazz wins, $50, Stud!" Su Hu said very seriously.
"Damn, you cunning guy, I declare this bet invalid, you guy who doesn't play according to the rules!"
Avery announced angrily that the bet was void.
Su Hu chuckled and continued watching the game.
In the following games, the entire Rockets were almost beaten by the Jazz.
In the final score, the Jazz beat the Rockets 84 to 70.
From the score, it can be seen how strong the defense was in this game. Only 84 points were scored in four quarters,,,
"Gentlemen, the Suns are nothing, and the Jazz is the team that will test our strength. However, as the head coach, I have great confidence in you!"
However, the players who have watched the Jazz game seem to have no confidence in themselves.
Su Hu can also feel that the style of the Jazz is too sophisticated, and the current Spurs are almost like a new army...
In this series, how to play can make history!
(End of this chapter)