I'm an NBA goalie

Chapter 90 The playoffs start

April 4 Spurs home.

Wang Dachun and his teammates just finished warming up before the game.Back to the bench.

Wang Dachun sat on the bench and watched the crowds of people around him in the stadium.

This is the playoffs.The audience at the scene is obviously more than that of the regular season.The auditorium was densely packed with human heads.

Today is the first game of the first round of the playoffs, the home of the Spurs.

Wang Dachun is still full of expectations, and he doesn't know how long he will be able to play today.Wang Dachun still had some contradictions in his heart. He wanted to play by himself, but he was also afraid that he would affect the team's record after playing.

The starting lineup for the Mavericks today is .

Jason Kidd, Antoine White, Josh Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, Eric Dampier.

The Spurs' starting lineup is.

Tony Parker.Roger Mason.Michael Finley.Tim Duncan.Matt Bonner.

Game start.

In the first quarter of the game, Wang Dachun had no chance to play and could only watch the game off the court.

The Spurs have been playing against the Mavericks in this quarter. Nowitzki was defended by Duncan and made 5 of 1 shots. He only scored 2 points and 2 rebounds.
Josh Howard was also defended by Michael Finley and only scored 6 points, which still took 7 shots.

The best performer was Dampier. Although he only took one shot, he scored 2 points, 5 baskets and 2 assists.And defensive Matt Bonner was scoreless.

On the Spurs side, everyone feels hot.The shooting percentage was above 50%, and Michael Finley even scored 4 points and 3 assists on 8 of [-] shots.

This also caused the scores of the two teams to be gradually opened in the first quarter of the game.

At the end of the first quarter, the score of the two sides was 1 to 18, and the Mavericks trailed by 29 points.

The second game.

In the first quarter, Dampier kept chasing and defending Matt Bonner, and the physical exertion was serious. Coach Carlisle sent Wang Dachun to come off the bench to give Dampier some time to rest.

Spurs head coach Popovich saw Wang Dachun on the field and believed that Wang Dachun was still a relatively large threat to the Spurs inside, so he directly replaced Matt Bonner and replaced him with Drew Gooden to defend Wang Dachun.

From Popovich's point of view, Wang Dachun is only better defensively, and there is no threat on offense.But Wang Dachun's protection of the inside frame should not be underestimated, especially at present the Spurs mainly rely on Tony Parker's inside breakthrough and Tim Duncan's inside offense.

And Drew Gooden is a veteran of the league, and he has the most experience in handling this kind of rookie.In order to reduce resistance to the inside line in the second half, this rookie must be beaten down.

The past two years have been ups and downs for Drew Gooden, especially since he was traded from the Bulls to the Sacramento Kings in February this year, and was waived by the Kings in March. I signed a temporary guarantee contract.

An NBA bum like him, he knows what to do on the court.He has never done less dirty work on the field.

The head coach put himself on the field against the Mavericks rookie.He is also confident that he can definitely make Wang Dachun lose several fouls in one quarter.

Wang Dachun has learned to be smart now, and every time he will first read the information of the players he is facing.It is good to understand the characteristics of the other party, what badges they have, and how should I deal with them?
I just read Gooden's data and information. This guy should be the kind of panacea that coach Solano said before.I know everything, but I don't seem to be proficient in anything.

Except for close shots and rebounds reaching nearly 170, other statistics fluctuate between 110 and 120, and there are no badges or special skills.It shouldn't be hard to handle by yourself.

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The Mavericks attack and Kidd dribbles to the frontcourt.Pass the ball directly to Nowitzki inside.Nowitzki didn't feel good today, and he made 1 of 5 shots in the first quarter.Seeing that it was still difficult for Duncan to defend himself, he passed the basketball to Josh Howard on the outside.

Josh Howard broke through to the inside and forced a layup. The ball missed and was defended by Michael Finley.

Gooden, who got Wang Dachun stuck inside, was going to take off the rebound.However, his height is only 2 meters, and his wingspan is not outstanding. Even if he barely got Wang Dachun stuck behind him, Wang Dachun was still behind him, holding the rebound in his hands.

Wang Dachun after getting the rebound.Seeing that his position is not bad, because he is familiar with the dunk points, he was ready to dunk when he stood up. Gooden wanted to hold Wang Dachun to prevent him from getting up, but Wang Dachun still used his physical advantage to forcefully score the goal.

20:29.

Wang Dachun scored two points at the beginning of the second quarter.

The reason why he took the initiative to attack is obviously the change of Wang Dachun in this period of time. If it was before, he would definitely pass the ball.

Now he is for data, for rewards, as long as he has the opportunity, he will try his best to score by himself, unless he has no certainty, he will pass the basketball.He didn't have the ball in the first place.The head coach won't blame him if he can't make it.

Gooden was a little embarrassed by Wang Dachun's supplementary buckle. Before he went on the court, the old man Popovich explained to him, trying to find a way to beat Wang Dachun.It didn't matter how much it came up, and it made people score two points.It seems that I have to strengthen myself.

The Spurs attack.

Parker wandered the perimeter looking for breakthrough opportunities.The Mavericks' defense against Tony Parker is relatively tight.

This season, Tony Parker's shooting percentage has improved a lot compared to last season, averaging 22 points, 6.9 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game, especially his breakthrough, which poses a great threat to the Mavericks inside.

The Mavericks' defensive strategy against Tony Parker is to break through the flank.As long as Parker breaks into the inside lane, the two immediately double-team and steal.

Parker really intends to break into the inside line with this goal.He scored 1 three-pointers in the first quarter of the game, and made two fouls and scored 6 points.

Tony Parker dribbled with the ball on the outside for a while, and suddenly accelerated two consecutive changes to pass Kidd. Kidd's old waist really couldn't turn around.I can only watch Tony Parker break through himself.

Antoine White, who helped defend, was preparing to block Tony Parker's offensive line.Tony Parker scuttled sideways to shake White aside.Parker continued to accelerate to the penalty area, ready to score the ball.

At this time, Wang Dachun was being captured by Drew Gooden.Tossing upset.This guy is so disgusting, he keeps making small movements, pinching and pulling at his waist.When I was moving inside just now, this guy stepped on his feet, trying to trip him. The referee seemed to be familiar with this kind of action, and didn't intend to make any penalty.

Sure enough, the defensive intensity in the playoffs has increased a lot. If you put such an action in the previous regular season, you will definitely be called a foul.

Getting annoyed by Drew Gooden though.But his task was to defend the penalty area. Seeing that Tony Parker was already getting up for a layup, he was blocked by Gooden's body sideways, unable to defend Tony Parker's layup.

(End of this chapter)