Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 448 Regular season must sprint!

Yuan Qingshan successfully intercepted Matthews' pass, single-handedly returned to the frontcourt, and dunked successfully.

At this time, he was like a black cloud, firmly shrouding the hearts of the Mavericks players.

"The home team calls a timeout!"

The technical desk got the signal, the buzzer sounded, and the players walked off the field one after another.

Channing Frye and Nick Young took the lead, and the Lakers' substitute players stood up to welcome the main players off the court. The same was true for the Mavericks. The slight difference was that the faces of the Mavericks' substitute players were not very good-looking.

The timeout was short, the buzzer sounded again, and the players returned to the field.

The Lakers took the initiative to change, Kyle Korver replaced Jamal Murray, and Channing Frye replaced Towns as the fifth position.

Coach Wharton didn't move Whiteside, this was intentional, he wanted Whiteside to adapt as soon as possible, and deal with the opponent's inside core in the playoffs.

Lakers lineup.

Center: Channing Frye.

Power Forward: Whiteside.

Small Forward: Paul George.

Shooting guard: Korver.

Point guard: Yuan Qingshan.

The commentator O'Neill looked up at the lineup displayed on the big screen, and kept muttering that the Mavericks could not turn around.

Barkley thought the same in his heart, but he refused to say it.

The game starts again.

Whiteside began to slowly adapt to the defense against Nowitzki. Although it basically did not affect his shooting percentage, it still brought some obstacles to Nowitzki.

In the middle of the second quarter, Nowitzki came off the court to take a break. Barea handed him a bottle of Gatorade, and he took a sip, his deep eyes staring at the court.

As a veteran, Nowitzki has played 16 consecutive minutes, without him, the Mavericks would have spent a long time.

Walton replaced Korver. He played 6 minutes, made 1 three-pointer and 1 two-pointer, and his shooting percentage was 50%. Both goals came from Yuan Qingshan's assists, and they were all breakthrough points.

Carlisle could see clearly that if Yuan Qingshan insisted on shooting these two balls in, they would have a good chance of being converted into points. What he did was to deliberately create opportunities for Korver.

Now that the game has been played, in Carlisle's eyes, the Lakers are doing well, but everyone in the Mavericks led by him is getting more and more confused, including Nowitzki.

This is definitely not a good sign!
Nowitzki can still score under Whiteside's defense, but he can't find a way to drive his teammates. He alone cannot beat the Lakers.

At the end of halftime, the Lakers easily extended their lead to 13 points.

Nick Young was talking and laughing with Channing Frye in his arms when he exited the field, which irritated the Dallas fans a bit, and the fans at the entrance of the player tunnel began to boo.

Yuan Qingshan deliberately walked slowly. He wanted to chat with Nowitzki, but unfortunately, the Mavericks surrounded Nowitzki and left the field. Yuan Qingshan failed to find a good opportunity.

The route center arena is a bit special. The players' passage here is semi-open, and fans are not allowed to enter. Only reporters with press cards can walk in.

Several Dallas local reporters were waiting on the side of the corridor. They saw the Lakers players exiting the field and rushed to greet them.

"Coach Walton, may I ask if you lead by 13 points at halftime, will you continue to test the lineup after get off work?"

Walton shook his head: "When did we experiment with the lineup? The Dallas Mavericks are a very talented and tough team. We all respect them, so the problem you mentioned does not exist."

Reporter: "Okay, how do you evaluate the performance of new aid Kyle Korver?"

Wharton nodded frequently: "Kyle played very well. You know, this is his first game with the team. His attack efficiency is very high, and he will definitely become our sharpest weapon!"

The reporter wanted to ask more questions, but was stopped by the team's administrative assistant. The intermission time was only ten minutes, and it was impossible to delay the interview.

The reporter also understood very well. They hurried back to the conference room to sort out the information they had just received. After the game, the team will hold a formal press conference here.

The visiting team's locker room is on the south side of the arena, surrounded by basically vacant rooms, so it is relatively quiet, and from another perspective, it seems somewhat deserted.

Coach Wharton turned around and closed the door, and Nick Young was the first to call out: "Another victory, after this win, we should be in the third place in the Western Conference, right?"

Channing Fry answered happily: "Yes, only behind the Warriors and Thunder."

This year's Western Conference heroes are all together, the Spurs, Rockets, Thunder and Lakers are in one group, and the Warriors are alone.

After the start of the season, several teams other than the Warriors basically alternated in the second position.

Entering January, the Thunder's Russell Westbrook and rookie Ingram broke out one after another, leading the team to a wave of winning streak, which consolidated the second position in the Western Conference.

Before the Lakers' Murray, Brogdon could still compete with Ben Simmons for the best rookie. After the trade, Brogdon was sent to the Pacers, and Murray gave the ball to Paul George. As a result, the statistics of the two have declined. On the contrary, the Thunder's Ingram gradually found his position in the team after adapting to Westbrook's style of play.

Yuan Qingshan also comforted Murray because of this incident. Murray said that he can take it easy. As a high-ranking pick, not many can directly enter the strong team. The playoffs are different from the regular season. If you can follow the team in the playoffs, it will be of great help to personal growth.

Yuan Qingshan agrees with Murray's thoughts very much. Through this conversation, he is relieved. It seems that the team's second position does not need to worry about himself.

The screen switches back to the visiting team's locker room.

Walton listened to the players happily discussing the playoffs, but there was not much excitement on his face. When Coach Scott was there last year, he kept a cautious eye late in the regular season and deliberately avoided the Warriors. He easily passed the Trail Blazers in the first round and lost to the Thunder with Durant in the second round.

This year, the Warriors, Spurs, Rockets, and Thunder, starting from the second round, these teams cannot be avoided.

Especially for the Rockets, Thunder and Spurs, the degree of difficulty seems to be similar, so Walton's idea is to rush to the second position as much as possible, and finally touch the Warriors.

It is now the end of February, and it is not easy to hold on to the second place before April. To be honest, Wharton is a little timid.

Yuan Qingshan noticed the abnormality on the coach's face, but he didn't take it seriously.

Even if he knew what Wharton was worried about, Yuan Qingshan wouldn't care. What Wharton was worried about was not a problem at all in Yuan Qingshan's eyes.

Because with strength, there is also self-confidence, and there is no need to spend energy on those small thoughts.

Yuan Qingshan believes that the regular season must sprint with all his strength, and he even wants to beat Curry and Durant to get the first place in the league.

The halftime break ended and the two teams walked to the field.

Carlisle used the halftime break to explain clearly the tactics he thought of cracking the Lakers.

The Mavericks players were already tired from playing in the first half, and they were forced to pour a lot of tactics into their minds during the break, which made them even more confused.

The two teams met at the east entrance of the stadium. Yuan Qingshan looked at the opposite side. Except for Nowitzki, the other Mavericks players seemed to be listless.

(End of this chapter)