NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 32 The price of fighting

As a powerhouse in the West, the Mavericks have excellent adjustment ability.

The halftime break has far more effects on strong teams than weak teams.

Weak teams rest at halftime, and may lose the continuity of touch, and win points in the second half will also turn into losses.

A strong team can sum up experience and lessons, adjust tactics according to the performance of the opponent in the first half, so that the team can play more competitively in the second half.

In the third quarter, the Mavericks' strategy changed.

They are still the starting five, but their performance on the court is completely different from that in the first quarter.

The first is offense. They played more reasonably, especially Harris, who has calmed down.

The young man still listened to the coach very much. He put aside the idea of ​​crushing Russell, and settled down to play according to the team's tactical arrangement.

The old Nelson also specially arranged Russell's singles tactics for Harris. The old Nelson agreed with him to play, but he had to play more strategically.

Harris is very fast, and it will be difficult for Russell to stop him if he gets a half-length jumper.

But this tactic is just a sub-tactic. Coach Don Nelson has arranged the outside line for the Mavericks.

They mainly rely on Nowitzki's ability to attract defenses and let him feint to give teammates opportunities.

Since the Suns flanked Nowitzki, the Mavericks responded perfectly, taking into account the needs of the forward and defensive lines.

It is Nowitzki who needs to sacrifice a little bit for the main attack point, but for the victory, Nowitzki has no complaints.

Defensively, Dampier is more skilled than Stoudemire.

In order to limit Stoudemire, he can ignore rebounds, and Nowitzki can sacrifice in this regard.

Nowitzki at his peak can do many things, not to mention grabbing rebounds, he can be at the fifth position.

They mainly do not give Stoudemire the opportunity to directly attack the basket, and it is best for the defender to help delay it.

In this case, Harris couldn't keep an eye on Russell.

It can be said that the Mavericks were beaten by the sun in the second quarter, and the point difference came to double digits.

But they adjusted well and narrowed the score gap to single digits in the second half.

The Suns reacted quickly, and Russell also started to shoot from the outside.

The team's internal and external combination is the same no matter what tactics are used. It is easier to get opportunities when the outside line opens the inside line.

It's a pity that Russell's high shooting percentage is obtained by low shots, and he can't guarantee it if he increases his shots.

Although he has been improving, Russell will definitely not be able to maintain his shooting percentage in the fierce competition in the NBA.

After all, the Mavericks are not completely empty, Harris just helps delay him and will attack him again.

However, the Suns have many talents, and Russell can also judge the situation very well.

Finding it difficult for him to shoot and help the team immediately, he immediately made changes.

What surprised the Mavericks was that Iguodala, who missed a three-pointer in the first half, made a hit at this time.

The Suns' starters really don't have a complete weakness.

If Iguodala is useless, Russell will definitely bring in another striker in the summer.

Facts have proved that Iguodala is still very useful.

As soon as Iguodala scored, the Suns' defensive strategy can be said to have failed again.

Mainly with the help of Russell, Stoudemire is too difficult to restrict, they can't kill all five Suns.

Old Nelson also quickly adjusted, they managed to chase points, and they could no longer let the sun push them down.

If you are pressed for a while in the first half, you still have a chance, but if you are pressed again in the second half, it is over.

The Mavericks have firepower on the bench, and they once again put their hopes on offense.

I have to say that Stackhouse is still awesome. In fact, this buddy is only 30 years old. If it weren't for injuries, he would barely be an All-Star.

Playing as the sixth man now, he can occasionally burst out with that level of strength, especially against young people, he can give full play to his experience advantage.

Seeing that the score gap narrowed again, D'Antoni had no other choice.

Everyone wants to win against the Mavericks, so at this time, they can only use their unique skills.

The trick that the entire league knows, and every team has used it, is to increase the playing time of the main force, commonly known as the main force.

Since the substitute can't fight, then the main force will continue to play.

It's not that there is no rest at all. The four main players can bring a substitute, so that everyone can take turns to rest for a while.

It will definitely be more tiring than the previous games, but it is worthwhile to win the Mavericks, a rival in the West.

Most of the strong teams have this kind of mentality. They can lose to teams that are not that big of a threat, but they usually go to the death for their direct competitors.

Only the Spurs don't take this kind of thing to heart, and the Suns still think about the same as other strong teams.

The Mavericks also have the same idea, so Nowitzki will work so hard, sparing no effort on both offense and defense.

"Run with confidence, I will definitely pass the ball into your hands."

"Shooting decisively, our shooting is better than them, especially three-pointers, they can't match."

"It doesn't matter if they let others play, we still lock Nowitzki."

Russell kept shouting on the court. As a core point guard, he is becoming more and more qualified.

The competition between the two teams entered into a fierce competition in the third quarter, and the physical contact became more and more intense.

Nowitzki is really good. He is not particularly good at rebounding. He is the first of the two teams, and he also sent blocks twice.

But when there were about 3 minutes left in the third quarter, the situation appeared.

It is because the two sides fought too hard and fouled more, Nowitzki became hot-headed inside.

I can't say I was wrong, I can only say that I was too positive, and the coach didn't remind me in time.

It can also be said that Stoudemire is too powerful. Nowitzki fouled Stoudemire twice. He fouled five times in the game, and he came to five times in the third quarter.

Old Nelson was furious on the sidelines, but Nowitzki did foul.

The little bully rushed in, and Nowitzki's defense ability was indeed not that strong, so he couldn't stop it.

In addition, he was not calm enough when he was flanked in the first half, and he became what he is now.

Nowitzki's replacement was the turning point of the game. Without Nowitzki's feint point, the Mavericks would not be able to attack anyone from the outside.

Nowitzki is a big threat, so the Suns have to flank. This part of the defensive power is placed on other players, and of course the others are not so comfortable playing.

The Mavericks lineup is definitely strong, but their second point is still a bit worse, which may be their only weakness in the new season.

They were about to catch up with the score, and if they persisted, the Suns might not be able to withstand it, because this is their home court.

But now, there is no one on the field who can stabilize them.

The offense can be said to be barely strong, but in terms of defense, Dampier can't get Stoudemire alone.

It is impossible for the Mavericks to play other big men. They have no other inside attack points, and the scale of victory is already tilting towards the sun.

(End of this chapter)