The Spurs' main force is hidden
DeRozan took the Chicago Bulls, the second in the East, back to the first game of the San Antonio Spurs, and actually lost a mess, which undoubtedly surprised many people, after all, the Spurs are only in the eleventh position in the West. The combination of Murray and White's backcourt, coupled with Peltel on the inside, is undoubtedly the main competitiveness of this Spurs. So this game against the phoenix suns, the league's number one, Popovich directly used injury as an excuse to take a leave of Murray White and Peltel.
Everyone thinks that spurs without three cores should be vulnerable, after all, the opponent has a super point guard like Chris Paul, and the strongest scorer of the new generation like Devon Booker, and the lineup talent is far better than that of the San Antonio Spurs. But Popovich, there will always be a way to make the game full of suspense.
At one point, he led by 12 points
At the beginning of the first quarter, the away Spurs were mainly counter-away, the 22-year-old second-round show Trey Jones shot 4 of 4, got 8 points and 3 assists, Walker and Primo on the bench teamed up to get 11 points, the Spurs with multi-point blossoming, 31 points in a single quarter, and the Suns only scored 23 points, of which Booker scored 7 points on 3-of-10 shooting, Paul only shot 1 shot, did not score, but sent 5 assists. After returning from the second quarter, Paul began to exert his strength, shooting 5 of 8, 5 goals were mid-range jump shots, and got 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
Chris Paul exploded on the offensive end, and the Suns naturally became the more dominant side. Booker also had eight points and one rebound, and the Suns managed to trail the Spurs by just five points at halftime. In the second half, the Spurs fought again, and Kelden Johnson had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the single quarter, and the reverse table eye took two breaks, and one more. McDermott also hit two three-pointers, Walker had nine points, one rebound, one assist and two steals, and the Spurs hit 36 points in a single quarter to stretch the gap to 12 points again.
The Spurs, who are resting in the three main forces, at the end of the third quarter, lead the suns at the top of the league by 12 points, which is popovich's strength. In the final quarter of the game, Paul once again stood up to take over the game, not only scoring himself, but also sending assists consecutively, leading the Suns to a wave of 17-2 shockwaves, directly surpassing 3 points. McDermott's three-pointer broke the scoring drought, and then the two teams glued the score, and the Spurs hit two consecutive three-pointers to protect their narrow lead.
In the final two minutes, Booker drifted a three-point shot to complete the counterattack, and then swung to Jones, another empty three-point shot, directly giving the Suns a four-point lead. Vassell missed three points, Bridges scored 2 points on a layup, Jones made a quick layup to grab 2 points, the Spurs used foul tactics, Paul made two free throws and one shot, and finally the Suns reversed the Spurs 115-110 and successfully won 10 consecutive wins.
The point guard god set a record
Rotate off the three main forces and force out the god of point guards! Popovich, only you can play with Paul. Although the Spurs eventually lost the game, you have to praise Popovich for being able to force the point guard God Chris Paul in the best form of the three main players, with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 19 assists, including 19 assists in a single game, setting a single season record. Paul contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block in the final quarter without a single turnover, and it was his excellent performance that helped the Suns successfully reverse the game.
Of course, Booker is also indispensable, two consecutive three-pointers in the last minute, determine the outcome of the game, there are 28 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Bridges has 26 points and 8 rebounds, than Yongbo 10 points and 11 rebounds. On the Spurs side, in the absence of three main players, McDermott had a team-high 24 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Walker 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Kelden Johnson also had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Jones had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, and Primo had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.