I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 261 51 points in the finals, three consecutive victories

"Steve Nash hit a three-pointer from the outside and narrowed the point difference to less than 10 points again."

"Michael Reed faced Michael Finley's defensive pull-up on the go, scored two points, and responded."

"Dirk Nowitzki goes inside, gets a shot from He Li, misses a mid-range fadeaway.

Steve Nash happened to pick up the rebound, took a step back to the corner, made a three-pointer, and hit it again.

Standing up, Steve Nash hit two consecutive three-pointers to help the Mavericks chase 4 points in a row! "

There is no doubt that the Mavericks have changed from Finley to Nowitzki. Nash, who was in charge of running and bombing for the first time, is only the third leader at best because of his physical limitations.

Unexpectedly, in the finals, trailing 0 to 2, in the crucial fourth quarter of G3, Nash, the third player, took the lead to stand up.

This time Nash did not put assists first as before. As a point guard, Nash played like a shooting guard, with an extremely strong desire to attack.

Without this scoring ability, Nash may even ruin the Mavericks' slim chance of a comeback.

However, precisely because of Nash's extraordinary shooting ability, he scored two consecutive three-pointers in one minute and scored six points in a row, helping the Mavericks completely narrow the point difference to less than ten points.

It was also because Nash scored two three-pointers in a row that George Karl had to call a timeout immediately to adjust the personnel structure on the field.

Since He Li didn't want to lose and He Li wanted to win this game, George Karl had no reason to do nothing and just sit back and watch the Mavericks rise.

But having said that, the problem still lies with him as the head coach.

Because in the first three quarters, the main force of the Bucks played relatively long. After the three quarters, the Bucks had a 13-point advantage. Before entering the fourth quarter, George Karl was a little slack.

In the fourth quarter, Alston was the starting point guard for the Bucks. Anyway, He Li was on the court. Alston, the streetball king, only needed to do his job well and act as He Li's dribbling tool.

However, the second quarter, which is usually not important, and Alston, who played in garbage time, were also unable to defend Nash, who became the core player of the team, because of his limited size and game experience.

It was also because Alstom was taken advantage of by Nash that George Karl had to re-play Cassel.

As the core point guard of the team with the Triple Crown in hand, Cassell not only has good basic skills in dribbling and passing, but also can bring great help to the team on both offensive and defensive ends.

Now the Bucks don't need Cassell's offense, they just need Cassell to defend Nash.

For such a task, Cassel said it is not difficult to do.

"He Li hits the iron in the middle distance, Carlos Boozer makes a tip-up and dunks the ball."

"Forced by the defense of the alien Cassel, Steve Nash had no choice but to pass the ball.

Michael Finley breaks into the paint, Michael takes off?Oh no, the trapeze didn't come!
The ball was blocked by Kwame Brown, He Li grabbed the ball, and the Bucks quickly switched.

114 to 100, a chasing three-pointer from Michael Reid! "

"Beep beep——" Because the point difference further widened, old Nelson had to call a timeout in desperation.

In the first 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, both sides could score the ball, but neither could defend it.

This is extremely pleasing to the fans watching the game.

But for the head coach of the team, it is extremely bad.

As the head coach of the Mavericks, Nelson Sr. knows very well that they can win 28 teams by fighting for offense, but they can't beat the Bucks alone.

Therefore, this game wants to turn defeat into victory and limit the Bucks' scoring. This is the top priority.

"We have to be aggressive, we have to defend all over the court.

I know that everyone is very tired. Wouldn't it be a pity if you can't win the game and save your energy for later use after the game?

We have to focus on defense, stay aggressive, and make the Bucks players uncomfortable.

We have to let He Li, let Michael Reed, Cassell, Kwame Brown, Carlos Boozer play uncomfortable.

I believe that everyone can do it, so I will get rid of you next. "

During the timeout, the old Nelson babbled on defense, kept focused, and kept aggressive.

Although the Mavericks players heard one head and two big, everyone had to admit that what Nelson said made sense. They were indeed slack on the court before and did not do well enough on the defensive end.

If the defense cannot be done well in the future, then this game, this round of the series, will also end soon.

As the so-called successful defense, more than 50% depends on the defensive attitude.

After being reminded by the old Nelson, the Mavericks players who returned to the field did focus more on defense and increased their aggression when defending.

Some actions can even be called fouls, but there is no whistle, which is very advantageous for the Mavericks.

However, the Mavericks could not recover the score immediately.

"It's amazing, He Li made a shot from outside the three-point line, and made a difficult three-pointer!"

"The Mavericks didn't make the transition quickly, and Michael Finley missed the mid-range."

"Alien Cassel and He Li pick and roll and lob the ball into the inside lane, and Kwame Brown completes the lob."

"Dirk Nowitzki made a fadeaway jumper against He Li's difficult defense!"

"He Li fought back. With the help of the pick-and-roll, he took a step in from the three-point line, switched to Dirk Nowitzki, and hit the iconic iron-blooded jumper."

"Steve Nash hits the iron from the middle distance, Michael Finley drives to the basket and dunks."

"Michael Reid's breakthrough was not good, the ball was lost, and He Li quickly grabbed the ball with quick eyes and hands, and rushed to the basket to complete the dunk."

"Michael Finley's floater to the rim gets blocked by Kwame Brown.

Dirk Nowitzki grabs the rebound and goes to the baseline.

There is no chance to make a shot, so I can only slip around and come out again.

In the end, he made a three-pointer at a 45-degree angle on the left, but unfortunately failed to hit. "

With the acquiescence of the referee, the Mavericks caused a lot of trouble for the Bucks by relying on their defensive aggression.

But the Bucks' overall defensive strategy is quite effective.

Among the Mavericks' outside players, Finley's shooting is relatively poor, so the Bucks' outside line is mainly Cassell's single defense against Nash, and the others shrink inward from the three-point line, reducing the Mavericks' breakthrough space and offensive space at the basket.

Since Cassel has an advantage against Nash, sometimes Nash can only choose to pass the ball to Finley due to defensive pressure.

When the score was behind and the game situation was extremely severe, Finley didn't dare to make random shots after getting the ball, so he could only rely on his physical fitness to rush to the basket.

If there is space for a breakthrough, then do it yourself. If there is no space, break through and pass the ball to Nowitzki, or play other cooperation, such as cooperating with the inside to cooperate with the lob, or outside to a pitcher like Nash.

However, the Bucks have more experience in the playoffs than the Mavericks, and they have more time to prepare for the finals.

After studying the Mavericks, I have already thought about it and arranged how to fight.

Once Finley got the ball, the Bucks blocked the breakthrough route, and then defended Nowitzki and Nash, forcing Finley to shoot himself, but chose the way of shooting.

If Finley still passes the ball with the head iron, there will basically be one more steal.

In general, Finley's performance is not bad. At the critical moment, one of the Mavericks' Big Three did not suddenly turn into the Mavericks' only refusal to vote.

But in terms of hit rate, it is really eye-catching.

On the other hand, for the Bucks, He Li has already been in place. Once his teammates are not sure about the shot, He Li will take over the offense and score the ball in various ways.

Although He Li does not have to score without the ball, he is very efficient after all. For the Bucks, he is quite trustworthy.

"Shh-"

"He Li went to the basket with a European step, hit a backhand layup, and scored two points again."

Faced with He Li, who was constantly scoring points, the Mavericks home fans naturally booed He Li constantly, trying to attack He Li's offensive beliefs and suppress He Li's offensive firepower.

However, how could He Li, who has seen Lakers fans before, be frightened by Mavericks fans?

"It's finally here. Dirk Nowitzki scored in the mid-range against He Li's defense for two consecutive rounds! This man is so reliable."

"Ray Allen hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and the Bucks scored another goal. At this time, we have to feel that there are too many people available for the Bucks."

"Steve Nash hits the [-], Dirk Nowitzki squeezes out of Ho Li for the rebound.

Dirk Nowitzki missed a layup for the second time, took off again to grab a rebound, and dunked with both hands!
Tough, brutal, this is the terrifying German tank! "

With 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Nowitzki finally found the button of the gods, and the offensive voice was very loud.

Even rebounds like a tough inside guy.

It's a pity that the Bucks still maintain a 10+ lead, and Nowitzki mostly relied on 2 points and 2 points to score. It may be a bit difficult to help the Mavericks reverse this game.

"He Li hit a three-pointer again. The game time is running out. The current situation is extremely unfavorable for the Mavericks."

Under Nowitzki's explosion, the Mavericks narrowed the point difference to less than 1 points in the last minute, but He Li made a crucial three-pointer to widen the point difference to 10 points.

Desperation, the game that was originally suspenseful suddenly lost its suspense.

There are still 54 seconds left in the game. Even if the Mavericks can complete the attack in 7 seconds, the Bucks will delay their offensive round to more than 9 seconds.

In other words, with this remaining time, the Mavericks only have 4 offensive rounds at most.

The Mavericks had to shoot all 4-pointers in 12 offensive rounds, and they had to make all the three-pointers to score [-] points.

In other words, the chances of the Mavericks turning defeat into victory are already very slim.

At this time, experienced Mavericks fans also had to leave in tears.

"Dirk Nowitzki has done well enough, but time is running out, the Bucks are too strong!"

"The deadly 2-pointer, He Li made another mid-range straight-arm hook, 132 to 124, and this game is basically like this."

The Bucks knew that Nowitzki was in good shape, so they chose to double-team Nowitzki in the end.

I guarded against Nash again and let others get two points.

The Mavericks were in a hurry and returned to defense immediately after scoring two points, leaving Finley in the frontcourt trying to interfere and steal Cassel's dribble.

When the Bucks dribble, there are people in the midfield and the backcourt. Anyway, they have a scoring advantage and time is running out.

After pressing the time, basically 7 seconds passed after dribbling, and I was stuck in the frontcourt advancing at the last second.

The Mavericks had no choice but to see that the ball fell into He Li's hands, and it was not appropriate to directly foul He Li, so they could only watch He Li hit a mid-range hook with a straight arm, completely killing the game.

Each side played a round, and there were only 24 seconds left.

In this regard, the old Nelson had no choice but to withdraw his troops and called a timeout to withdraw the main force.

He Li, who scored 18 points in this quarter, didn't miss it too much, and didn't try to use the last offense to set a record of 20+ points in a single quarter of the finals.

In this way, under the strong leadership of He Li with 51 points in a single game, the Bucks once again won three consecutive victories in the finals.

(End of this chapter)