NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

"Don't be careless."

Nowitzki glanced at Terry and immediately reminded him.

Terry frowned. To be honest, he still doesn't know how he was robbed.

Long Rui's defensive center of gravity has obviously shifted, so how did he manage to adjust it back in time?
Next, it was the Mavericks' turn to attack again, and the basketball was once again in Terry's hands.

Long Rui stood in front of him. This time, Terry never dared to choose to attack easily.

After he dribbled the ball a few times, he hesitated a little, and finally passed the ball to Nowitzki inside.

After all, Long Rui was not Jeremy Lin. Under his defense, Terry felt that he was not sure.

"Terry chose to pass the ball, and Long Rui's defense put pressure on him, making him give up the attack. This shows that Long Rui's defensive skills!"

Seeing this scene on the court, Zhang Weiping immediately praised Long Rui's defense.

Inside, Nowitzki chose to face the frame after receiving the ball.

Yi Jianlian opened his arms wide, constantly interfering with him.

However, Nowitzki ignored this, and saw that he first made a feint, and then suddenly took a step across, throwing the ball with a small hook!
Yi Jianlian had no choice but to watch the basketball fall into the basket due to the extremely high shooting point.

The scoring counter flashed, and the Mavericks added two more points.

With just over four minutes into the second quarter, the Mavericks played their best rotation during the Finals.

Because of Terry's role, their scoring ability at this stage has improved a lot, even compared with the Cavaliers, they have not fallen into a disadvantage at all.

But the real test will begin now. After a dead ball, the two sides made a second personnel adjustment.

For the Mavericks, Kidd and Nowitzki went off to rest and replaced Marion and Chandler.

The Cavaliers replaced Long Rui and Yi Jianlian with Curry and Varejao.

"Coach Carlisle's substitution strategy successfully helped the Mavericks pass the first rotation stage. Now we have to see if they can survive these three to four minutes."

"Judging from the current lineups on both sides, the Cavaliers' offense is still better than that of the Mavericks. After all, Paul George and Stephen Curry are both on the court at the same time, so there will be no problem with the firepower output."

On the commentary stage, Yang Yi analyzed.

After the substitution, the game continued. The Mavericks lost Kidd and Nowitzki, and their offensive efficiency will inevitably decline.

Even though Terry is in good shape today, under George's defense, he didn't have a good shot.

In the two consecutive offenses, they both ended in iron strikes. On the other hand, the Cavaliers seized this rare opportunity. George and Curry jointly contributed 5 points!
Halfway through the second quarter, the Cavaliers led by 6 points. It is worth mentioning that this is the biggest difference between the two teams in this game.

At this moment, the camera turned to the Mavericks' bench, and Nowitzki sat on a chair, looking nervously at the situation on the court.

Every time the Cavaliers scored a goal, he felt like sitting on pins and needles, and wanted to return to the court as soon as possible.

This is the last battle of the finals, success or failure depends on it.

This is the second time he has stood on the battlefield of the finals, and it may be the last time, so he absolutely cannot accept failure.

In the next round, the Cavaliers once again defended against the Mavericks' offense and played their best defensive counterattack.

Paul George accelerated to the inside, then jumped, dodged in the air, and picked the ball into the basket!

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With the scoring of this goal, the Cavaliers continued to expand their lead and reached 8 points.

"Coach, put me on the field quickly, this will not work."

Nowitzki stood up from the chair all at once, and said to Carlisle hurriedly.

Coach Carlisle turned his head and glanced at him. He knew how Nowitzki was feeling. Who would be willing to lose at this point in the game?
As the team coach, he is actually more anxious than Nowitzki.

"Wait a little longer, you guys only rested for less than 3 minutes."

Coach Carlisle shook his head and said.

Considering the ages of Kidd and Nowitzki, coupled with the high intensity of the finals, I am afraid that their physical fitness will not be able to withstand the second half of the game.

"No way, coach, if you let them widen the point difference to double digits, it will be troublesome."

Kidd also stood up, and he also asked to play.

Under the two people's constant requests, Coach Carlisle finally nodded.

He called a timeout and replaced Kidd and Nowitzki on the field again.

The Cavaliers saw that the opponent had replaced the main force, and also brought up Long Rui and Yi Jianlian. They would not give the Mavericks any chance to reverse the score

"The starters of both sides have all returned to the field. This time is much earlier than before. For the final victory of the game, they must pay more."

"With Nowitzki back on the court, the Mavericks are bound to regain their interior advantage."

"The Cavaliers should also be careful. Although they now hold an 8-point advantage, it is not easy to maintain it."

Zhang Weiping said leisurely.

After the timeout ended, the Mavericks sent a sideline kick.

Kidd regained control of the ball, as long as he was there, the Mavericks' offense would not be chaotic.

He constantly signaled his teammates to move, helped Nowitzki come to a comfortable receiving point, and then immediately passed the ball into his hands.

'The King of Fighters' Chandler pulled out from the inside, creating a wider offensive space for Nowitzki.

A one-on-one singles situation formed on the court, and Nowitzki faced Yi Jianlian again.

Everyone's attention was on these two people, but at this moment, Sean Marion on the weak side quietly moved.

He used a reverse run to slip the bottom line and rushed towards the basket, and with the help of Chandler's body, he completely blocked the chasing Hickson.

Nowitzki saw the timing right, and a ground pass just delivered the ball to him.

After receiving the ball, Marion made an easy layup and scored the ball!

"Excellent cooperation!"

"This ball, everyone was deceived by Nowitzki. Everyone thought he was going to attack by himself. Who would have thought that he was waiting for cooperation."

"The arrangement of this tactic was very successful. The two towers each played their role, creating a rare offensive opportunity for the teammates!"

Yang Yi said with some surprise.

"The Mavericks seem to have not played such a teamwork for a long time, and finally showed it in this game. This is their strongest side."

"The Cavaliers must defend cautiously. Once Kidd is allowed to revitalize the offense of the entire team, the Cavaliers will become very difficult."

"Those strong teams in the West fell under the teamwork of the Mavericks."