against the front

Chapter 245
"Coming to Dallas to watch this game today is definitely the most sensible decision I have made this year!" When the second quarter started, although Yan Hua's shooting percentage had dropped, but watching Seeing Yan Hua's unsolvable hooks again and again, the reporters on the sidelines of the press box became more and more excited. In the first round of the opening round, Yan Hua used a big hook to head near the free throw line. After opening the record, these reporters have already thought about the topic of the headlines on the front page tomorrow. The victory or defeat of this game, as well as the outbreak of someone, are not worth mentioning in front of the reappearance of the miracle of the Skyhook of.

"Mike, before the game started, weren't you still scolding your bastard editor-in-chief for not letting you go to Phoenix to watch the Lakers game, but sending you to Dallas?"

"Did I say that? How come I don't remember saying something like that?"

Yan Hua's big hook near the free throw line made the reporters on the sidelines very enjoyable to watch, but the Mavericks fans at the scene had a completely different feeling.

Painful, for the fans who were expecting the Mavericks to make another victory and tie the series to 2-2 before the start of the game, the process of today’s game made them very uncomfortable , in front of the skyhook that turned out, even Dirk Nowitzki, who has always been unsolvable in attack, was suppressed, watching Yan Hua hit Eric Dampier's hook one after another , these Mavericks fans in the American Airlines Center arena, as uncomfortable as being stabbed by a knife.

Back on the court, Eric Dampier, who was ravaged by Yan Hua with a big hook one after another, is now completely numb. In the face of Yan Hua's offensive method that only exists in legends, Eric Dampier He didn't know how to deal with it at all, let alone how to defend Yan Hua's attack.

As for Sean Marion, who was assigned a double-teaming task by the head coach, although he is still resolutely implementing the tactics of the head coach Rick Carlisle, in Sean Marion's heart, regarding the result of double-teaming Yan Hua, It's already very pessimistic. Although Sean Marion doesn't remember how many times Yan Hua made hook shots near the free throw line from the beginning to now, there is one thing Sean Marion is very clear about, that is Among Yan Hua's so many shots, Sean Marion and Eric Dampier have not even completed a successful interference.

Dirk Nowitzki's golden rooster is independent. Although no one on the King's side can defend, but in terms of overall shooting percentage, Nowitzki is inferior to Yan Hua. In the entire first half of the game, Yan Hua hit 17 goals in 11 shots, and Dirk Nowitzki hit 16 of 8 shots. In the face of Yan Hua's more crazy performance, Dirk Nowitzki also seemed a little bit inferior today.

In the face of Yan Hua's incomprehensible and crazy performance, at the end of the first half, the Kings in the away game led the Mavericks by as much as 62 points 50 to 12. Mavericks fans, some can't accept it. After all, before the start of this game, no one could have expected that the Mavericks, who are playing at home, will be abused by the king in such a way in a game they are determined to win.

"Just like the time when the fantasy footsteps first reappeared in the NBA, no one knew how to defend the fantasy footsteps, and now, in the face of the skyhook that suddenly appeared, no one in the Mavericks knew how to defend this offensive style. After all, this shooting method has disappeared with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's retirement more than 20 years ago, and in the face of any sudden offensive method, it will take time for all teams and opponents who have to face him To adapt, to adjust, but for the Mavericks, they have no time to adapt and adjust."

After the players from both sides disappeared in the player channel, Kenny Smith, who was on the sidelines commentary, also took advantage of the commercial break to discuss the impact of the skyhook on the game with Charles Barkley again.

In front of the sky hook that suddenly appeared, not only did the Mavericks have no countermeasures, but they were also stunned by Yan Hua's sky hook. From the players on the field to the head coach on the sidelines, they all had expressions of despair. , Watching Yan Hua hit one after another with this legendary shooting method again and again.

Even after the adjustments during the intermission, the Mavericks can get rid of this sad and desperate mood, but how to find a coping strategy and find a way to deal with Yan Hua is still an unsolvable problem for the Mavericks. problem.

After the halftime break, in the third quarter when both sides fielded the main lineup, Rick Carlisle also abandoned the defensive strategy of the first half of the game, allowing Dirk North for the first time in the entire series. Nowitzki went to play against Yan Hua. Although he has always been criticized for his soft style of play and soft personality, Nowitzki is not as bad as everyone imagined on the defensive end. At least in terms of top defense, Nowitzki Cisky still has an upper-level level in the league, plus height, jumping, and movement, and he is better than Eric Dampier in all aspects, so Rick Carlisle prepared a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and let Dirk- Nowitzki tried to counter Yan Hua.

"Dirk, it's finally your turn." Yan Hua, who arrived near the free throw line, looked at Nowitzki who was sticking to him, with a smile on his face. It is called a confrontation between two big inside stars, but the direct confrontation between Yan Hua and Nowitzki is very rare, especially Nowitzki personally defends Yan Hua, which is the first time in the entire series .

However, Nowitzki, who was holding Yan Hua behind his back, did not make any response to Yan Hua's words. Instead, he stuck Yan Hua's lower body and carefully observed Yan Hua's next movements. For Nowitzki, defense is obviously a very big challenge, and for Rick Carlisle, unless it is a last resort, he will not let Nowitzki defend the opponent's inside offensive core , So when the head coach told Nowitzki that he was going to let him defend Yan Hua, Nowitzki knew that the Mavericks were now at the end of their rope.

However, when Yan Hua, who received a pass from his teammate, turned around, took off, hooked, and threw the basketball to the basket in front of Dirk Nowitzki, Nowitzki understood why in the first half At the end of the game, I would see despair in Eric Dampier's eyes.

The hook itself is a shooting method that is difficult to be interfered with, coupled with Yan Hua's super long wingspan and top jumping, so when Yan Hua used the hook in front of Nowitzki, Nowitzki Kee can only look at the ball and sigh like Eric Dampier.

With Dirk Nowitzki unable to interfere with Yan Hua's shooting and double-teaming defense in place quickly, even the old fox-level tactician Rick Carlisle has no other way.

When the third quarter ended and the point difference between the two sides had been widened to 17 points, everyone at the scene clearly realized that the Mavericks had gone.

(End of this chapter)