NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 364

"Just give me the ball, and I'll take care of it," Russell said firmly.

After the Mavericks hit a key shot, the Suns also requested a timeout for the final shot.

At this point of time, it would definitely not work to make a quick two-point foul. Now it would either be a three-way lore for the opponent, or two points would drag the score into overtime.

Russell has a record of three-point lore, more than once, and this is also the preferred tactic of the Suns.

The Mavericks are also deploying defenses, and they will definitely attack Russell.

Russell's key ball ability is too strong, they can't let Russell make a smooth shot.

Otherwise, they led for most of the game, and they were leading in the last few seconds. It would be too aggrieved to be overthrown by the Suns.

The Mavericks arranged for Kidd to be the main defense, and also asked Howard to prepare to attack. Their attitude was that even if they asked others to vote, they could not let Russell shoot.

Although Ray Allen's threat is also very great, but they just can't let Russell vote, there is no reason to say.

The Suns' serve strategy design is very clear. Ray Allen goes to the weak side to take away a defensive player, and Russell runs towards the serving teammate after his teammate gives a screen.

But the ball was sent to Stoudemire who suddenly ran towards the three-point line. Russell turned around and ran back flexibly at this time, and received the ball from Stoudemire.

After receiving the ball, Russell took a big step to the side and pulled it up. The two defensive players who were chasing desperately jumped up.

It doesn't work if you don't jump, Russell's shooting threat is too great.

However, Russell just jumped up to pass the ball, and immediately ran inside when he landed.

At this time, the two defensive players had no time to react. In fact, the other Mavericks players just reacted with their eyes, because everyone's attention was attracted by Russell just now.

There is no way, the critical moment of a superstar like Russell is too eye-catching.

Then everyone realized that the ball was in Stoudemire's hands. When the Mavericks player was about to pounce with all his strength, Stoudemire passed the ball again.

Just like hitting the wall on a football field, Russell caught the ball and started straight away.

But at this time, the Mavericks were too late to help defend, almost watching Russell layup.

Moreover, at this time, the time just ran out, the sun tied the score, and the game entered overtime.

Obviously sent two people to mark Russell, but still let Russell layup easily, the Mavericks players were a little discouraged.

But the game is not over yet, and their head coach also loudly reminded them to cheer up.

Nowitzki also reacted, and immediately encouraged his teammates to prepare for overtime.

The mood on the Suns side was different. They tied the score in the final quarter, and their energy consumption was less than that of their opponents. They were full of confidence in the overtime game.

As expected, the Suns had the upper hand in overtime.

The Mavericks are still Dirk Nowitzki's main attack, even if the Suns attack.

Because Terry and Howard are unreliable at this time, and Kidd is not good at playing with the ball.

On the other hand, for the Suns, Russell's shooting is getting stronger and stronger.

It can also be said that the Mavericks' defense is useless. Russell has already slammed his opponent with a slightly higher shooting percentage than before.

"Defend him, you must guard him..." Mavericks coach Johnson couldn't help but burst into foul language on the sidelines.

All of them knew they had to restrain Russell, but they couldn't.

They can't predict whether Russell will shoot or pass, even after he pulls up with the ball.

Russell's passing ability is too strong, and there is no difference between shooting and passing. Over the past few years, Russell has adjusted his movements perfectly.

Even Kidd has to admire, even in terms of passing, Russell is better than him.

With Terry missing a three-point bet at the end, the game came to an end.

After overtime, the Suns still won the Mavericks, which made both the players and the fans on the Mavericks side a little desperate. Meeting the Suns in the first round of the playoffs is the scariest thing.

Nowitzki also said helplessly after the game: "I think we hit a lot of shots that should be hit, but they performed better than us."

"We couldn't change the trend of the game. At critical moments, they limited our success."

Russell said after the game: "We are very familiar with them. We have fought many times. I am very happy that we can lead 3:0 in the series. The series is not over yet. We must continue to focus and advance to the next round as soon as possible. .”

No matter who the opponent is, for the Suns, the goal is to end the series as soon as possible.

Their goal is to defend the title, and the first round shouldn't consume too much of their energy.

During the training, Russell said to everyone: "The Mavericks are a traditional strong team in the West, and they caused us trouble in the last game, but they fell to the eighth in the West, which means that they have a lot of flaws, and we can't give the eighth in the West any chance. .”

"Of course, we can't take it lightly in the fourth game. If we lose to the eighth place in the Western Conference because of carelessness, the defending champion will not look good."

The Mavericks now know they are no match for the Suns, but they don't want to be swept away.

Sweeping is a small matter, but face is a big matter, and they are not a weak team that got lucky and entered the playoffs.

However, their head coach Johnson is really a little confused. Another loss may be his last game coached by the Mavericks. How can he calm down?

The fourth game of the first round of the playoffs between the two teams came as scheduled, and both teams started the same game in the third game.

The Suns still came up this time to flank Nowitzki. After testing, this move is the most stable against the Mavericks with or without Kidd.

This time Nowitzki didn't feel that good, nor did he get as many free throws.

It may be that Nowitzki consumed a lot of energy in the battle between the two teams, and he was not so excited this time.

Of course, they will be eliminated soon, and the athletes' emotions will definitely be affected.

They are watching the sun getting stronger and stronger, but they are getting worse and worse, who can stand it?
When Nowitzki has no chance, the Mavericks can only let Terry support the team to score first.

Kidd is still good at distributing the ball, but he is not that aggressive offensively. The Suns can mainly defend him from passing the ball. In addition, if you pay attention to the three-pointer, Kidd has to be honest.

Of course, the main reason is that there is a gap in the lineups of the two sides. It's not like there is no player on the Suns field who can play.

When the Mavericks saw that the situation was wrong, they gave up on Dampier completely, and used a small lineup to speed up with the Suns.

This decision is hard to say. Anyway, Stoudemire rushed in against the people, and it didn't matter if he didn't use his speed to get rid of the people.

In fact, in the very beginning of the game, Dampier could still defend first, but this buddy still has too obvious shortcomings.

The Mavericks have regretted signing this player for several years, and they can't even get rid of it.

However, giving up the fifth position and playing as fast as the Suns is not a good way to deal with it.

Of course, from another point of view, the Mavericks are almost finished now, no matter what the rhythm is, it's right to have a brainless wave.

(End of this chapter)