I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 106 Strong Defense

"Li, you did a good job in the first half. I have seen your progress. In the second half, try to break through if you have a chance. Don't worry about making mistakes. We still have a chance to make mistakes." Old Nelson patted Li Xuan on the back Said.

"I see, coach." Li Xuan nodded in response.

"In the second half of the game, I will make personnel adjustments. After all, we play back-to-back games and consume a lot of energy. At the same time, we must prepare for the next game."

After the old Nelson finished speaking, he began to arrange the offensive and defensive tactics for the second half of the game.

Li Xuan listened carefully to the tactics while drinking [functional drinks] to replenish physical and mental strength and prepare for the second half.

On the other side, in the Rockets locker room.

"I'm very dissatisfied with your performance in the second half of the second quarter. You played really badly. Although the point difference was not widened, our defense was like a sieve. Let the Mavericks take points at will. I don’t want to see this kind of result again.”

After the young Van Gundy yelled at the players, he continued to arrange the offensive and defensive tactics for the second half of the game.

"The No. 10 player of the Mavericks is your main defensive target in the second half. Don't let him connect with the team, let alone let him shoot easily from the outside. In a word, stick to him tightly and don't give him a chance to catch the ball."

"Okay, now I will arrange the offensive and defensive tactics for the second half of the game." Van Gundy Jr. pointed on the tactical board and explained the tactics to the players.

The 15-minute intermission was quickly over and the second half began.

The lineup sent by the Mavericks in the second half is: Delk, Lagabel, Li Xuan, Nowitzki, Bradley.

The Rockets sent the lineup in the second half: Francis, Mobley, Taylor, Kevin Cato, Dayao.

On the sidelines, Van Gundy Jr. was a little puzzled when he saw the Mavericks' lineup.

I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the old Nelson's gourd. Even if there are back-to-back games, the main players are not veterans. It stands to reason that they are very energetic, so they won't be unable to play at the beginning of the second half.

He is a coach who insists on playing players. He often rotates eight people. He doesn't care about the physical strength of the players at all, and he can't figure out the way to do it.

The game started in the second half, and the Mavericks had the ball.

Delk, a tool man, dribbled the ball across half court, and immediately passed the ball to Li Xuan, who was near the three-point line on the right.

After Li Xuan received the ball, he saw that Taylor, who was 206 cm tall, was defending him in front of him, and he knew that the Rockets had made adjustments for him.

To be honest, Taylor did interfere with Li Xuan's vision, making it impossible for him to pass the ball to his teammates as easily as in the first half.

But as the fourth position, Taylor has a weight of 118 kilograms, so he is destined to not move very fast.

Li Xuan passed the ball to Lagabel who came forward to meet him, then quickly started and rushed towards the penalty area.

Although Li Xuan's dribble breakthrough was a bit stretched, his off-ball running position was unmatched, and he easily got rid of Taylor's defense.

When rushing to the front of the right side of the penalty area, Li Xuan received the pass, took a big step, rose into the air, and prepared to attack the frame.

Dayao, who retracted to the basket, stood under the basket and raised his arms to interfere.

At this time, the [Stephen Curry Layup Pack] activated its effect. After confronting Dayao physically, Li Xuan did not lose his balance. He quickly changed his posture and changed his layup action into a pass. He stretched out his waist and passed the ball to the basket.

After Bradley received the pass, he plucked the onion from the dry land and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

48: 57!

"Hey! I didn't expect Xiao Li to have such a unique skill. This waist is really good."

In the sports channel studio hall, director Zhang said jokingly.

It was the Rockets' turn to attack, and Francis dribbled to the top of the arc to organize the attack.

At this time, the Rockets' inside lineup is a double-tower lineup, so the penalty area is very crowded and not suitable for breakthroughs.

Taylor came near the high position on the right and caught Li Xuan reaching for the ball.

When Francis saw this, he didn't know Li Xuan's real height, so he thought it was indeed a chance to play big and small, so he passed the ball over.

After receiving the ball, Taylor tried to push back a few times, trying to know the position of Li Xuan's center of gravity, but found that there was no push, thinking that Li Xuan's center of gravity should be forward, and then quickly turned around with flexible steps to pass Li Xuan.

Just as Taylor turned around, he saw Li Xuan still in front of him. Seeing that the attack time was running out, he could only squeeze Li Xuan away to shoot.

Seeing that Taylor exposed the ball, Li Xuan had sharp eyesight and quick hands, cut off the basketball, and then quickly started to compete for the out-of-control basketball.

After grabbing the basketball, Li Xuan immediately threw the ball forward.

Lagabel, who was on a fast break, received the basketball, and Pingchuan rushed to the basket and scored an easy layup.

48: 59!

The Rockets are attacking, this time they must hit the success rate, otherwise the point difference will get bigger and bigger, and it will be difficult to catch up.

Without any accident, Dayao received the pass near the penalty area, pushed his back a few times, and suddenly turned around and came to the penalty area, scoring 2 points with a throw.

50: 59!

Li Xuan glanced at Dayao and found that he was a little excited to play tonight, probably because this was the Huaxia Derby and he didn't want to lose the chain.

At the same time, Li Xuan found that Dayao's hit rate was very high today. It seems that his physical strength is still not exhausted, and he still needs to help him.

As long as Dayao's physical strength can be exhausted as soon as possible, his shooting and defense will be affected in the second half of the third quarter, and he will no longer be a big killer in the low post.

In the next round, Li Xuan did not launch an attack, but let Nowitzki play a fight. He had to slow down, save his energy and devote himself to defense, and then came to the right corner to be a shadow assassin who suddenly shot a cold arrow .

The "driver" holds the ball in a high position and plays Cato in front of the frame. Against this kind of big center, it is actually very difficult to play back. Using flexible footsteps to sway is the best strategy.

After Nowitzki used a shooting fake to shake Cato's center of gravity, he suddenly turned to the right and wiped past Cato, without breaking through the penalty area, and directly stopped the mid-range jumper to shoot.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

50: 61!

For the Rockets to attack, it is better to play Dayao, after all, this has the highest success rate.

Dayao received the ball again, ready to continue the low singles.

At this moment, Li Xuan gave up his defender and quickly came to double-team the defense.

"The Mavericks asked Xiao Li to help defend and double-team this time, and the cooperation was very tacit. Now Yao can't move, and I don't know if there will be mistakes!" Director Zhang explained loudly excitedly.

At this time, the Huaxia fans who were watching the game in front of the TV were staring at the TV screen intently, for fear that they would miss a wonderful scene.

After Dayao was flanked, he couldn't continue to attack, but he didn't panic. Relying on his height advantage, he could still see the position of his teammates, and his passing ability was not bad.

So, Dayao quickly passed the ball, and the goal was Taylor who was missed.

After receiving the ball, Taylor thought that his chance to score had finally come. He hadn't scored yet, so he had to seize this opportunity and take off immediately to shoot.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
The moment Taylor made a shot, Li Xuan rushed back and rushed forward to seriously interfere with the shot.

After Bradley caught the rebound, he immediately passed the ball to Delk.

At the same time, Li Xuan had already crossed the center line and was running towards the basket.

After taking the shot, Taylor was still on the spot for a moment before remembering to go back to the defense, while Li Xuan jumped up to interfere with the shot and rushed to the frontcourt for a quick break.

Delk sent the ball to Li Xuan accurately with a long pass.

After Li Xuan received the ball, he dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, stopped immediately, pulled it up and shot.

The basketball draws a perfect arc in the air.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

50: 64!

On the sidelines, Van Gundy Jr. couldn't sit still anymore and immediately asked for a timeout. If the Mavericks continued to play like this, the fourth quarter might be reduced to garbage time, so he wanted to change this ending.

(End of this chapter)