I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 222

Lin Yang brought the speed up brilliantly.

Jason Kidd, who was wearing a suit and watched from the sidelines, nodded slightly while watching Lin Yang on the field.

He could have rested in Dallas, but he still chose to stay with the team. The reason is very simple. He wanted to give Lin Yang some guidance and help when he encountered difficulties. After all, he is also an old football ruffian who has played on the court for 17 years. He knows a little bit about various coping skills in various situations.

But when he looked at Lin Yang on the field, he had to show admiration.

He is the engine on the court, but his rookie season could not be as calm as Lin Yang.

This kid perfectly interprets that word - young and old.

Just now the Mavericks were still in a situation where they might be directly taken away by a wave of scoring. In the blink of an eye, this crisis disappeared with the change of Lin Yang's rhythm.

The Mavericks are only 1 goal away from catching up with the Magic, and they are only [-] goals away from overtaking the score.

Carlisle calmed down again, looking at the Mavericks players on the field, he planned to continue fighting this game.

The Mavericks have been behind this season, and their scoring efficiency is not high, which makes them passive, but once they play their own rhythm, they will always be in control of the situation.

This is the ability of the team that currently ranks first in the league!

"Shh!"

It didn't take too long to catch up with the score. As Stevenson missed a three-pointer from the outside, the Mavericks hit a three-pointer to tie the score in the last 2 minutes of the first quarter.

After that, Lin Yang completed the connection with Tyson Chandler and completely overtook the score.

At the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks led 29-26.

Rick Carlisle's timeout seemed to be a turning point in the game.

"So, Rick, when you called that timeout, did you realize what was going to happen next?"

Therefore, this timeout has also become a question from ESPN reporters during the holiday break.

"Of course, when there is a problem with a certain rhythm, we will naturally think about changing it. If the positional battle is not good, we want to increase the speed. When this idea came up, I called a timeout. Why not? It was a good idea, and then everything happened!"

Rick Carlisle would naturally not say that the timeout was for the last game. Facing reporters, revealing his intentions was not a good choice.

Because the next day you will see a lot of news that will make you uncomfortable in the media.

During the break in the second quarter, the Mavericks came off the bench, Caron Butler, Jason Terry, and Barea. This is the strongest firepower that the Mavericks can stand on the bench at present, but a large part of their functions are contradictory, and some of them overlap.

These reasons led to the fact that when the three guys on the Mavericks played together, they inevitably turned into three players taking turns in isolation, which was something Rick Carlisle had thought of in advance.

To be honest, with this lineup on the court, the overall offensive efficiency of the Mavericks will not be high, that's for sure!
But Rick Carlisle can only put on such a lineup now. Lin Yang is not a physical expert, he is just a rookie, and his physical fitness is not outstanding, barely average.

In the case of Jason Kidd's injury, this team will rely more on Lin Yang, which also makes Rick Carlisle pay more attention to the latter's physical fitness.

Fortunately, the Magic didn't have any strong players on the bench. The two teams just attacked each other in such a disorderly manner. When both sides took the main players at 3 minutes and 40 seconds, the point difference was still that the Mavericks led by 3 points.

But that's enough!
As long as the Mavericks don't lose the chain, judging from the situation in the second half of the first quarter, the Mavericks still have the advantage.

At least that's how it seemed to Carlisle.

But it's also interesting to think about it. The Mavericks' strong bench this season is recognized by the league. It turned out that Lin Yang went to the starting lineup, and the performance of the rest of them was more than two grades worse. It even became a link that Carlisle was worried about.

This also verified Lin Yang's value from the side.

It also reflects Lin Yang's irreplaceable role in the Mavericks.

The Mavericks returned to the field with plenty of energy and continued to break fast. Nelson Jr. was not a player who could control the rhythm. He was a player who mainly focused on offense. The reason why the Magic reached the finals in 09 was because of Turkoglu's rhythm.

Speaking of which, in this era, there are not many players who can still control the rhythm of the team. Chris Paul counts as one, Rajon Rondo counts as one, and Deron Williams barely counts as one.

Driven by him, the rhythm of the two teams is also getting faster and faster, but the offensive situation on both sides has gone to two extremes. The Mavericks are already in order, while the Magic are completely out of order.

At the end of the final half, the Mavericks had a 56-45 lead by 11 points.

This is why the Magic are currently ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference. The biggest difference between them and two years ago is not on the defensive end. From the situation in the first half of the first quarter, it can be seen that if the Magic team spreads out the lineup with Howard as the core, then the defense of this team will be difficult for even the Mavericks.

Their problem is still on the offensive end. Without a player who can control the team's rhythm, they are often led by the nose on the offensive end, and they can't play their own offense at all.

Van Gundy almost shouted his voice hoarse on the sidelines, but he still couldn't change the defeat of the Magic on the court.

Of course, it's useless to call for one quarter, Van Gundy will use two quarters. If the first half is over, it will be useless, and he will continue to shout during the intermission.

This is the origin of Van Gundy's nickname "Roaring Emperor".

But in this game, it was useless for him to shout. In the second half, Lin Yang still controlled the rhythm firmly, and the Mavericks further opened up the point difference.

At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks had established a 15-point advantage.

In Rick Carlisle's view, another game victory will be accepted by him.

But at this moment, an accident happened on the field. Nowitzki and Howard on the opposite side suddenly collided and fell to the ground with a "boom".

Rick Carlisle must admit that when Nowitzki fell to the ground, his brain seemed to be hit by something, and he was stunned on the spot, without any reaction for a long time.

(End of this chapter)