NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 134 Can't Play

On November 11, the Hornets returned home to play against the Dallas Mavericks.

This time Presti was not in the stands, but sat on the coaching bench. The Mavericks are a strong team. In their previous life, this season, they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers and the Heat Big Three one after another when everyone was not optimistic.

The task of the system is to make it to the second round. If they meet the Dallas Mavericks in the first round, that would be a disaster. They must figure out a way to deal with it in advance, which is why Presti is sitting here.

For the Hornets, the first game without Paul will be against the Dallas Mavericks who have just risen to fourth in the West. This is undoubtedly a huge challenge.

After the Dallas Mavericks failed last season, they have made reinforcements for their weaknesses.

In September 2010, the Dallas Mavericks reached a deal with the Bobcats, sending Eric Dampier, Matt Carroll and Eduardo Najera in a package, in exchange for Chandler and Alexis Akinsa,
The Mavericks who got Chandler, the best defensive player, are no longer the same.

Hornets starters: Willie Green, Bradley, Paul George, Whiteside

Mavericks starters: Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Caron Butler, Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler

Whistle!Game start,
Whiteside once again showed his amazing talent, jumping up in an instant and dialing the ball to Bradley.

The Hornets attack first, Bradley passes the ball to Willie Green, and Willie Green holds the ball to the top of the arc.

David West steps up to screen, Willie Green walks in over the screen, David West disassembles,

However, Nowitzki and Kidd also included David West, and Willie Green was emptied!

I can only vote!

Strike it!

Rebound fight!

Chandler takes the rebound and hands it to Kidd!

Kidd was transported to the front court and handed over to Nowitzki. Nowitzki was backed by David West.
Nowitzki turned and leaned back, "Golden Rooster Independent", hit.

David West can't interfere with Nowitzki at all!
David West is 2.03 meters tall, while Nowitzki is 2.13 meters tall. Even if Nowitzki does not use "Golden Rooster Independent", it is difficult for David West to interfere with Nowitzki's shot.

This is completely a misplacement!
Here David West catches the ball and wants to single-handedly hit Nowitzki.
Nowitzki has covered David West with both hands. David West knows that 80.00% of the strong shots at this time will be capped.

Many people criticized Nowitzki's defense. In fact, in the year when the Mavericks won the championship, the old driver's defensive efficiency reached the second place in the team.
Nowitzki can't just assist in defense, solo defense is still very good. He remembers a game between the Mavericks and the Spurs, and Duncan was stunned to push Nowitzki.

David West is also sensible, and quickly distributed the ball to Paul George who had just gotten rid of Caron Butler's defense.

Paul George catches the ball and shoots directly!

Miss!

Whiteside and "Boxing Champion" Tyson Chandler struggled for the basket!

But the rookie Whiteside was obviously at a disadvantage against Chandler, and Chandler protected the rebound and gave it to Kidd.

Kidd quickly took the ball to the frontcourt, scored Jason Terry, and Jason Terry broke through with the ball!

Facing Bradley's forced breakthrough, Willie Green double-teamed and immediately gave it to Kidd.

Kidd emptied and made a three-pointer!

hit!

Many people call Kidd "Kidd does not attack", but this does not mean that Kidd has no scoring ability. Kidd's open three-pointers are very stable. Kidd hit 1988 three-pointers in his career, making him the eighth most three-pointer in NBA history.

Monty Williams immediately called a timeout, and the Hornets still didn't score a point.

Presti didn't speak, the game was basically explained, without Paul to sort out the offense, it would be difficult to beat the Mavericks.

After the timeout, Paul George finally broke the scoring shortage with an outside pull-up, but the Mavericks' Nowitzki was at home inside, and "Golden Rooster Independent" hit every shot.

Whiteside's double-teaming of Nowitzki did not play any role, but gave Chandler an opportunity.

"Jets" Jason Terry used the pick-and-roll to throw off Bradley again and again, and made confident shots at the free throw line.

On the Hornets' side, Willie Green was so oppressed by Kidd that he couldn't move the ball well. He basically didn't have the ability to tear the defense, so he could only take the ball to David West or Paul George in the frontcourt.

Paul, David West and Paul George, who did not sort out the offense, could only fall into inefficient singles, and they were already 11 points behind by the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks' substitute was led by Jason Terry, which undoubtedly gave him a "super six" room to play better.

Catching the ball head-on** and holding the ball to make an emergency stop and jump shot, the Hornets could not find the north outside the bench.

Fortunately, David West was also incomprehensible when facing the Mavericks' bench lineup, so the point difference did not widen.

But when all the Mavericks' main players came back, the Hornets couldn't stand it and collapsed.

In the end, Huang Feng lost to the Dallas Mavericks at home 98:112, and the Western Conference ranked fourth.

The fans at the scene left the stadium in frustration. They could foresee that the result of the following games would not be too good. The Hornets without Paul are like a tiger without teeth and claws.

Presti looked at Jeremy Lin who was clenching his fists on the bench and gritted his teeth, the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously,

I can't be reconciled, watching my teammates struggle on the field, I can only watch from below, the team is defeated, but I can't do anything.

But this is not enough, continue to be unwilling, continue to be angry, when I put you on the court, I hope you can use this power to destroy everything.

When Presti left the court, he was surrounded by reporters. When asked what would happen to the team without Paul, Presti said calmly: "Basketball is a five-person sport. The team cannot stop winning just because one person is lost. There are still so many outstanding players in the team. I believe that coach Monty Williams will make corresponding changes and continue to lead the Hornets to win."

Presti's words were almost straightforward: Monty Williams must continue to win, I don't care who the team loses, or get out.

But when they played against the Heat on November 11, the Hornets lost again at home.

Bradley has nothing to do against Wade at his peak. His speed and strength are not at the same level.

Whiteside, who is also a rookie, has nothing to do with Wade's attack.

Facing LeBron in this period, George was simply a problem of scoring strong points. He was bulldozed by James for a layup and James stepped over him.

The only advantage of the Hornets is the twin towers formed by David West and Whiteside at the fourth position.

But even if the Hornets have 13 more rebounds than the Heat, it's useless. The outside line can't be opened, the Heat double-team wantonly, and David West's shooting percentage has reached a new low.

The Hornets' two-game losing streak at home is already the same as the fifth-placed Spurs in the West.

(End of this chapter)