I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 107 The First Triple-Double of His Career (Two-in-One)
The timeout ends and players from both sides return to the court.

The Mavericks made lineup adjustments, replacing Delk and Bradley with Nash and Jamison.

Old Nelson's tactics are very clear, since he can't defend Dayao in the low post, he should speed up the offensive rhythm, make Yao exhausted, and quickly consume his energy.

Dayao, who has exhausted too much physical strength, is like a tiger whose teeth have been pulled out, and the deterrence of the restricted area will be greatly reduced.

The game continued, the Rockets had the ball, Francis dribbled forward, and came to the top of the arc to organize an attack.

Dayao ran up from near the penalty area to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Nowitzki also followed out after seeing this, ready to switch defenses at any time.

After the pick-and-roll is ready, Francis uses the screen to break through to the inside.

Nash didn't forcefully squeeze through the screen, but bypassed Dayao and chased after him.

When Boss Fu broke into the penalty area, he saw that Li Xuan had already stood under the basket and waited for him for a long time. He didn't choose to pass the ball, but wanted to try how heavy the rookie in front of him was.

Seeing that Francis broke through to the basket, Li Xuan didn't take off, and the interference with his arms was enough for Boss Fu to drink a pot.

Not long after, Francis came to the basket and collided with Li Xuan. There was a fierce physical confrontation, but he failed to take advantage of it. Then he made a layup posture and threw the ball out.

Because he was afraid of Li Xuan's defense, Boss Fu adjusted the range of his shots, and the whole movement was very difficult.

After hitting the rebound with a high rebound and hitting the frame, Li Xuan jumped up and grabbed the rebound, passed it to Nash, and then quickly ran to the frontcourt.

The Rockets did not adjust the lineup, and the inside is still a two-tower lineup, which makes their retreat very slow.

At this time, the Mavericks got the chance to play more and play less.

Nash broke through to the basket, attracted the Rockets' defensive attention, and threw the ball behind his head.

Li Xuan, who followed up, received the basketball, took off vigorously, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

50: 66!

After the dunk, Li Xuan gave Nash a high-five to celebrate when he returned to defense, and expressed his thanks.

Looking back, the Rockets finally broke the scoring drought.

Francis broke through and assisted Dayao to hit a mid-range jumper and recover 2 points.

It didn't take long for the Mavericks to fight back.

Nowitzki held the ball in a high position, shook Toka with his flexible feet, turned over and hit a jumper with a fadeaway, scoring 2 points.

In the next round, the Rockets' tactical intentions are very obvious, so they will play hard on the inside.
At this stage, their inside advantage is very obvious. Even if they can't score, they can still rely on their height advantage to grab offensive rebounds.

After receiving the ball from the low post, Cato singled Jamison with his back, pushing Jamison step by step to move into the penalty area.

Jamison's height and weight are not dominant, and it's useless to fight desperately. He glanced around from the corner of the eye and prayed silently in his heart: "Li, why haven't you come to help the defense yet, hurry up and help my brother!"

After coming to the edge of the penalty area, Cato suddenly pushed Jamison away with force, turned forward and came to the penalty area, throwing a shot.

At this moment, a black shadow flashed past Cato, and then he heard a loud noise.

Clap!
Li Xuan, who came to assist in the defense, took off vigorously, stretched his arms and sent the basketball racket that Cato had just shot flying.

Nash received the slapped basketball and immediately started to rush forward at the fastest speed.

Dayao at the basket shook his head helplessly. He originally wanted to grab an offensive rebound, but he didn't expect that there was no rebound at all, and he had to do a useless back and forth.

Nash dribbled the ball just past the center line, and a long pass sent the ball near the free throw line.

Lagabel, who was on the fast break, received the pass, took three big steps, and scored an easy layup.

In the next round, the Rockets still didn't give up and still hit the basket strongly. This time, Yao singled Nowitzki.

After Dayao received the pass in the low post, he just pushed his back and found a figure beside him. He didn't need to guess that it was Ah Xuan's help defense double-teaming, and he immediately passed the ball.

After Taylor received the pass, as soon as he raised his arm, he saw Li Xuan rushing over, so he could only pass the ball.

After Cato received the ball, he squeezed Jamison away cleanly and made a mid-range jumper.

He is still very afraid of the help defense of the Mavericks' No. 10 player, and he doesn't want to cause trouble.

Because Cato didn't make adjustments, the shot was too impatient, and the basketball hit the front of the rim and bounced out.

Dayao blocked Nowitzki and was ready to grab the offensive rebound.

Seeing that the basketball that was close at hand was about to be snatched by him, but at this moment, a long arm suddenly appeared and tapped the basketball in the air, causing the ball to change its flight trajectory.

After Li Xuan split the ball, he took off for the second time and grabbed the rebound, passing it to Nash to dribble forward.

After Nash received the ball, he dribbled it and immediately passed the ball to Jamison who ran near the center line.

After the latter received the ball, he didn't stick to the ball, and immediately passed the ball to Lagabel who ran beyond the three-point line.

Lagabel didn't stop at the three-point line after receiving the ball. He didn't dare to mess around, and rushed directly to the basket, leaning on Francis, who stepped forward to defend, for a layup.

Due to interference, the basketball knocked out of the frame and did not score.

Li Xuan, who followed up from behind, rose into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

On the sidelines, Van Gundy Jr. frowned. The twin-tower lineup was not effective, and there was no way to win the game. There must be a way to chase points, and at the same time limit the offense of the Mavericks.

So, he made a substitution adjustment, replacing Jackson and replacing Cato.

After the substitution and adjustment, there is indeed a little effect.

The old cat Mobley hit a three-pointer from the outside, which stopped the decline and did not allow the point difference to widen further.

In the next few rounds, the Rockets wanted to attack from the outside, but the Mavericks stepped up their defense.

After Mobley made a three-pointer, Lagabel defended himself anytime and anywhere, making the old cat feel uncomfortable.

He found that the Mavericks not only had Li Xuan's defensive strength, but also the No. 11 player in front of him was also a strong defensive player. He immediately felt that the Mavericks were really strong this season.

After the Rockets' outside offense was blocked, they shifted their offensive focus to the inside.

But the game has reached the second half of the third quarter, and Dayao's physical strength has already been exhausted, and his shooting percentage has dropped suddenly. Coupled with the double-team defense, there are fewer chances to score.

The Mavericks seized the opportunity, as long as the Rockets missed a shot, they would launch a defensive counterattack to speed up the pace of the game.

It doesn't matter even if you can't score, it is very worthwhile to consume Dayao's physical strength.

In the following games, the Rockets, who were beaten by the Mavericks' defensive counterattack, even if they shot hard, no one went to grab offensive rebounds.

I really dare not grab it. If I don’t retreat actively, I will be successfully attacked by the Mavericks as a defensive counterattack. It is very uneconomical.

At the end of the third quarter, the score on the big screen was 62:84. The Mavericks led by 22 points and entered the fourth quarter.

After the intermission, the fourth quarter begins.

After the boss dribbled the ball to the three-point line, he jumped up and shot.

Nash also didn't expect the Rockets to put all their eggs in one basket at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and rushed to interfere after reacting.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

65: 84!

In the auditorium, the fans thought that the Rockets would give up the game with such a big point difference, but they didn't expect to start a counterattack.

Immediately they cheered up again, burst into deafening cheers and shouts to cheer for the home team!

The Mavericks players were not disturbed, after all, they still have a big lead.

In this round, Li Xuan held the ball outside the three-point line, faced Taylor's close defense, turned around and passed, and then broke into the three-point line.

Seeing this, Jackson gave up his defender and quickly ran to defend.

Li Xuan broke through and stopped near the free throw line and made a shooting motion. Seeing Jackson rushing up, he took the ball back and passed it out.

Jamison, who was unguarded, hit a mid-range jumper after receiving the ball and scored 2 points.

In the next round, the Rockets' offense did not stop.

After Dayao attracted double-teams in the low post, he scored the ball beyond the three-point line and assisted Jackson to hit a three-pointer.

Seeing this, the fans at the home court were full of momentum and shouted for defense, which affected the offensive rhythm of the Mavericks.

Nowitzki held the ball in a high position, facing Yao's defense, he missed a fadeaway jumper, which gave the Rockets a chance to chase points.

Francis dribbled the ball and rushed forward quickly. Seeing that his teammates had no chance, he came outside the three-point line, chased and shot a three-pointer.

Nash was prepared in advance and rushed to interfere. After all, there is a guy on his team who often does this.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
The Mavericks protected the backcourt rebounds and launched a defensive counterattack.

Nash dribbled the ball forward quickly, and just after halftime, he passed the ball to Li Xuan, who inserted it later.

Li Xuanlai stopped outside the three-point line and made a shooting motion. The two Rockets players closest to him immediately rushed forward to interfere.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, Li Xuan took the ball back, hit the ground and passed the ball.

Jamison, who cut in from the right to the basket, received the pass, faced an empty basket, and scored an easy layup.

In the next round, the Rockets still hit the iron with their outside shots, and the Mavericks seized the opportunity to counterattack quickly again, and once again opened the point difference to more than 20 points.

With the passage of time, the point difference widened, and the mentality of some Rockets players changed, becoming impatient, and trying to shoot three-pointers indiscriminately, the effect was very bad.

The missed three-pointer naturally gave the Mavericks a chance to play a defensive counterattack.

Li Xuan was like a fish in water in this chaotic battle, crazily collecting rebounds and assists, and predicted in his heart that his statistics tonight should be good.

After that, the game basically entered the offensive rhythm of the Mavericks, and it was even more difficult for the Rockets to come back.

About 6 minutes into the fourth quarter, Rockets coach Van Gundy Jr. replaced all the main players and announced that he would give up the game.

Seeing this, Old Nelson also replaced the main players, not wanting the opponent to lose too badly.

During the garbage time, a group of players who didn't have much playing time before seized the opportunity, frantically swiped their stats, and played happily.

The game time passed quickly, and with the harsh buzzing sound, the China Derby came to an end.

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Rockets 106 to 88, winning six consecutive victories.

数据方面，李轩这场比赛上场38分钟，投篮15投8中，其中三分球5投3中，罚球2罚2中，得到21分11篮板10助攻2抢断3盖帽的三双数据。

The rest of the Mavericks did very well.

诺维斯基投篮21投9中，其中三分球3投1中，罚球5罚4中，砍下23分6篮板的数据。

Nash scored a quasi-double-double with 12 points and 8 assists, and Finley scored 13 points and 3 rebounds.

For the Rockets, Dayao was really tired tonight. He played 40 minutes and made 17 of 9 shots from the field and 6 of 5 free throws. He scored 23 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.

The pace of the game was sped up because of the Mavericks' defensive counterattacks. Most of the time, Dayao was either running back and forth, or on the way to run back.

Without Li Xuan's double-team defense, it wouldn't be a problem for Dayao to score more than 30 points in this game.

Francis, another core player of the Rockets, scored 16 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal.

Just after the game ended, Li Xuan once again became the best player in the game today, and naturally became the target of reporters rushing to interview.

"Li, congratulations on getting your first triple-double in your career. Do you have anything to say now?" TNT reporter asked.

"Tonight, my state is very good, and with the support of my teammates, I am very happy to be able to play such statistics." Li Xuan replied.

"Both you and Yao played well in tonight's game, but your performance was even better. Does it mean that your strength has surpassed Yao and become the No. 1 basketball player in your country?" ESPN reporter asked.

After hearing this, Li Xuan cursed inwardly: "Fuck! None of these foreign media reporters is a good person, and they try to pick things up."

"One game can't explain anything. There is no doubt about Dayao's strength. I still need to work hard to catch up." Li Xuan responded.

Then Li Xuan answered a few more irrelevant questions, and then stopped accepting interviews, squeezed out of the crowd.

After Li Xuan finished the interview, Dayao took the initiative to walk over.

Seeing this, Li Xuan hurried over, and the two hugged each other in front of the TV in front of the eyes of thousands of Huaxia fans.

For Huaxia fans, this game is perfect, because Li Xuan and Dayao both played beautiful statistics, which made them hooked.

"Ah Xuan, I'm really happy for you to see that you have improved so much, but you frantically defended and flanked me today, do you want to give me an explanation?" Dayao said with a smile.

"No, I'm not that kind of person. I'm just implementing the head coach's arrangement." Li Xuan shook his head and firmly refused to admit it.

"Hey, I didn't expect to lose so much. Your team is too strong this season. Maybe you can even wrestle with the Lakers. Your performance tonight is also very good. Keep going." Dayao envied Said.

"We haven't played against the Lakers yet. We don't know who is stronger and who is weaker. There is a high probability that it will be [-]-[-]." Li Xuan responded modestly.

"Let's not talk about this, you finally came to Houston, I want to treat you to dinner as a landlord, you don't want to refuse."

"Then I'd rather be obedient than respectful, and come here to eat and drink."

"Call me later."

After Dayao finished speaking, he turned and left, walked to the player tunnel, and returned to the locker room.

After Li Xuan watched Dayao leave, he also walked to the player tunnel and returned to the locker room.

After all the players arrived, Old Nelson began to make a short post-match summary, encouraged the players, and then sent him to take a shower.

After taking a shower, Li Xuan changed into clean casual clothes, took time off from old Nelson, left the dressing room, and went to eat and drink.

(End of this chapter)