NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 220 It's the Last Moment Again

Seeing Nowitzki go crazy, D'Antoni was a little anxious, walking up and down the court.

But after this season's training, he still held back and insisted on waiting for Russell's rest time before choosing to make a substitution.

Of course, if Nowitzki broke out alone, the scores of the two sides are only very close, and they have not yet overtaken.

For the Suns, Marion, Wallace, and Thomas all performed well. D'Antoni felt that the style of a famous coach should not be lost, and the defense of the Sun's goal should not allow Russell to overspend.

After Russell came on the court, the situation was different. The Suns were significantly better in terms of offensive and defensive transitions.

With the confidence in the offense, they can deal with Nowitzki more aggressively on the defensive end.

And Howard didn't maintain his touch after the intermission, which was embarrassing for the Mavericks.

Winning is afraid of the intermission because the player's feeling can't be maintained sometimes. Howard is at best a weak All-Star. It's not surprising that he hasn't maintained his state. Only strong All-Stars or superstars can make adjustments on the court relatively quickly.

After he couldn't open this point, the Mavericks had no choice but to let Stackhouse try.

They can't use a full offensive lineup now, so they use four attackers and one defensive player.

The Suns have a small lineup, and everyone on the court has good offensive power.

Moreover, they are different from the Mavericks who often rely on a little singles. They often obtain easy shots through exquisite cooperation.

After Russell came up, Marion also took a break. As soon as the Mavericks felt a little more relaxed inside, Thomas scored 5 points in a row from the outside.

The Mavericks were worried about Wallace's impact, and after all, they still couldn't completely defend against it. As a result, the Suns had it outside.

The Suns are not the strongest lineup yet, but when Russell comes up, the situation will be different immediately.

The Mavericks are also very depressed, but they really can't deal with Russell.

In fact, they have thought of many ways to defend this game. Russell's scoring and assists are not as high as in the first game.

It's just that they don't understand why the score in the final quarter is almost the same as the first game.

In fact, it's not exactly the same. Russell was targeted a lot this time. The key is that the Mavericks' own scoring has also dropped a bit. This will be the case when taking defense into account.

The Suns were leading by two or three goals when they were on the court, and now they are only leading by one goal. The Mavericks still have a good chance, but when Russell comes up, they feel a little guilty psychologically.

There is no doubt that this is the restraining force of superstars.

After more than half of the last quarter, both teams are already in the final lineup.

The Mavericks still have Diop on top, but the Suns are completely small.

The biggest problem for the Mavericks now is that they don't know who to attack. Anyway, the Suns are attacking Nowitzki, and the others are not fully sure.

Diop can abstain in this regard, and the Mavericks will take turns for Terry, Howard and Stackhouse.

As a result, they missed one after another, while Russell and Wallace scored two goals in a row for the Suns.

The score gap widened immediately, and it was about to reach double digits.

This is the case with the Suns. If there is a small problem at a critical moment, it may be killed.

And in many cases, the Suns' lead can be maintained until the end, because their defensive intensity in the last few minutes is definitely several times that of before.

Fortunately, the Mavericks are not in vain. Next, Stackhouse played a 2+1 to help the team stabilize the situation, and then Howard played a low post again, and the atmosphere on the court became tense again.

"The Mavericks are still strong. If the Suns attack Nowitzki, others will have a chance."

"It's really a bit of a threat to play like this. Can't Marion or Wallace stand alone against Nowitzki for a few minutes?"

"Hehe, Nowitzki isn't that good. It's normal for the Suns to play like this. It's only when the Mavericks want to flank and don't flank that it will cause trouble."

"The Suns grabbed the rebounds well in the first half, and fell behind in the second half. If they had better rebounds, the Mavericks would have no chance at all."

"Rebounding is the only advantage the Mavericks have. They also want to keep this advantage. They let Diop play for so long in the second half. The Suns probably like it. They can defend one less player. The Mavericks are too rough inside."

"Varejao is actually pretty good at what he does, but it's a pity that the sun is so good that he can only watch it from the sidelines."

"As long as Nowitzki doesn't break out, the Mavericks are useless. The Suns are dead."

"Look, everyone, Nowitzki is going to exert his strength, so nervous..."

In the last 2 minutes, Nowitzki finally ignored it, and the two flanked each other forcibly.

This is the responsibility of the team's head star, and the last moment of the playoffs is the superstar moment.

The strength and mentality of the others have not reached the level of the team leader, because they have practiced it one game at a time.

Even in the face of flanking, the team will believe in superstars at this time, only they have this threat.

Nowitzki first caught the ball on the move and hit a two-pointer, then pulled out to face the flanking attack and forcibly wiped inside to get a foul, and made two free throws.

The latter can still miss a foul on Duncan, but Nowitzki's free throw percentage exceeds [-]%, which is at the same level as Russell, and he is stable when he stands on the free throw line.

He is not as strong as Duncan in confrontation, so he will only be strong at the last moment.

After a long time, Nowitzki's physical strength will definitely not be able to hold on, but it is the last moment of the show, and the Mavericks may reverse the game.

But Russell came back with a three-pointer, a completely unreasonable three-pointer.

Pulling up without warning, as Russell sometimes does.

The key is that his hit rate in this way is about the same as usual, which is terrible.

His three-pointer directly made the Mavericks players sink in their hearts, and Nowitzki broke out that they had just seen hope.

Russell is completely a big devil. It is unreasonable for him to play like this. Why did he score.

The time has entered the last 1 minute, and the Mavericks have also replaced a small lineup, but they did not replace Harris, but Adrian Griffin, the defensive guard with the most regular season starts.

The Mavericks are really scared. If the Suns pick and roll, they can still attack Russell with two people. What if Russell goes solo from outside the three-point line?
But then, Russell assisted Wallace and made a killing.

Wallace withstood the pressure and made two free throws, and the entire US Airways Center was boiling, and the fans had already seen victory beckoning to them.

Because time is running out, the Suns are still ahead.

Nowitzki came out to catch the ball, but he had no chance to make a shot. He passed the ball to Stackhouse, and Stackhouse was decisive outside the three-point line shot.

Unfortunately, the ball did not hit.

(End of this chapter)