NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 343 The last one

But no matter how good a tactic is, it won’t last long without a talented person. At the beginning of the second half, the Mavericks’ offense stagnated. During the intermission, Presti emphasized defense and designed a defensive tactic. Nowitzki double-teamed as long as he got the ball, and it didn’t matter if he got the ball.

Except for Dirk Nowitzki, the Mavericks this season, the other players are too average. Sean Marion was not bad at his peak, an All-Star player, but he has been unstable with the ball in offense.
Chris Kaman was also an All-Star at his peak, but even when he was an All-Star, his defense was average, especially the help defense was extremely poor, but now that he is getting older and slower, the defensive end has become a burden.

Kaman is still a threat in the low post.He has the physicality to get into position and has a variety of low-post skills, and he can hook with both hands.However, Kaman has never been an efficient scorer in his career, because he rarely draws fouls and basically does not engage in hand-to-hand combat inside, and the inside guarded by Davis and Green makes Kaman very uncomfortable.

And OJ Mayo is a combo guard with accurate outside jumpers.Very good at running back and shooting through screens; good ball-handling, but lacks the explosiveness to drive steadily.Being able to play as a guest point guard, the defense is not good, the shooting guard is too short, and the defense guard is too slow. Facing Curry's breakthrough, it is a big colander.

Elton Brand is declining too fast. He still scored 11 points last season, but this season he can only average 7.2 points per game so far. Whether it is the current Paul George or Jimmy Butler defending him, he can do nothing.

Not to mention Dominic Jones, his level is actually not able to survive in the NBA,

The Hornets' concentration has improved and their defense has increased, but their own offense has not been affected at all. With 3 minutes left in the third quarter, the Hornets have already led the Mavericks by 17 points!The Mavericks' matchup advantage is only Nowitzki, and now Nowitzki is double-teamed and the outside line is not strong, so in the end they can only hit the iron frequently!At the end, the Mavericks replaced the full bench and announced that they would give up the game. So far, the Hornets have won 12 consecutive victories!

This time, the media and fans were really shocked. Everyone knew that the Clippers were very strong, but they didn't expect to be so strong. Now the Hornets have defeated the Thunder, Lakers, Spurs, Celtics, Bulls, Mavericks and other championship contenders one after another, with an average margin of 17.2 points!
Of course, this is not the scariest thing. The scariest thing is the depth of the Hornets lineup. When Presti puts Livingston, Ray Allen, Jimmy Butler, David West, and Whiteside on the full bench lineup, he can often play back and forth with the opposing starter!And if the opponent is full of substitutes, or an ordinary starter with a substitute, then needless to say, it is probably a blow!

Although the Hornets have not yet played against the Heat, the last championship contender, after watching so many performances of the Hornets, the Heat will definitely not be the opponents of the Hornets. The Hornets have become a bully!All fans except the Hornets are looking forward to a team that can snipe the Hornets!
On the 24th, the Hornets beat the Utah Jazz by 121:101 in an away game. The Jazz was average this season. He remembered that the Jazz did not make the playoffs this season. The Jazz’s starting point guard Maurice Williams was injured and the backup point guard Jamal Tinsley was appointed. This once excellent point guard can only average 3.4 points, 4.3 assists and 1.6 turnovers per game. His shooting percentage is only 36.5%. Lost breakthrough ability, resulting in a sharp drop in breakthrough ability, no threat, and defense is very average,
During the game, Presti used the colander to keep Curry singled out. The Jazz's Millsap and Jefferson's ability to help defend was also limited. Curry scored 19 points in the first quarter!The Jazz team only had 21 points!
When it came time to rotate the lineup, the Jazz were even more irresistible. Although there was Hayward on the bench, Hayward's ability was limited at this time. Jimmy Butler kept sticking to the defense, which made him very uncomfortable. David West made the Jazz pass in the low post. The Hornets had a 23-point lead at the end of the half quarter!
In the second half, Presti arranged for the third rotation lineup to continue playing, while interspersed with the third lineup of Jason Smith, Bradley, Okafor, etc. Even so, the Jazz's starting lineup did not recover the score.

On November 11, the Hornets played away against the Detroit Pistons. This season, the Pistons did not have a lot of pressure on the team. There are many young players in the team, such as Greg Monroe, Drummond, Brandon Knight and other potential rookies.

But what they don't know is that these players eventually disappeared, and "Zhuang Shen" finally made the All-Star.

Now these young people have a weak sense of cooperation. They all want to perform well, and then win big contracts, and they are unwilling to do dirty work.

In less than one quarter, the point difference has reached 10 points!The biggest advantage of young people is that they are full of energy, but the disadvantage is that once they fall too far behind, they get anxious, and then they fight more and more chaotically, all without thinking, throwing without thinking, and the Hornets lead by more than 20 points again at the end of the half quarter!

This game is won again!

On December 12, the Clippers beat the Grizzlies 27-116 at home.

The Grizzlies are very good this season. Point guard Conley, Tony Allen after scoring, striker Gay, insider Gasol and Randolph Twin Towers have achieved 10 wins and 2 losses so far, ranking second in the West!No one thought of this. I thought the Grizzlies could snipe the Hornets, but the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

In fact, the Grizzlies' starting lineup is very strong, Curry defended by Tony Allen is very uncomfortable, and Gay's efficiency this year is also very high.

When the Grizzlies played the Warriors in the previous life, Green defended Gasol very well. Of course, Green couldn't square the Black Bears, but Davis can indeed limit it a little!At the end of the first quarter, the score difference was only 3 points.

But when it comes to the substitute stage, it is the world of the Hornets. Even if the Grizzlies use the Black Bear as a substitute, they cannot curb the trend of collapse.

But Jerry Bayless made 30% of his three-pointers and Quincy Pondexter made 35%, but they only averaged 2.6 shots per game!Marreese Speights is accurate to 40%, but only takes 0.1 shots per game!There is no deterrence from the outside!
When the Grizzlies returned to the starting lineup, Presti also switched to the starting lineup. They still broke each other, and the point difference remained at around 16 points. The point difference was still in double digits in the last 3 minutes of the final quarter, but the Grizzlies' positional play simply couldn't catch up.Hornets win again!The Hornets have won 15 consecutive victories!

On the 29th and 30th, the Clippers won two home and away games against the underdog Timberwolves, extending their winning streak to 17 games!
Of course, Presti was often booed when the Timberwolves played away, and the incident of cheating them is still vivid. Perhaps because of this, the team was extremely desperate. Kevin Love once raged inside and slammed the boards on top of Green and Davis!
It was even more offensive that Davis scored!But Presti also understands, because Love has not lost weight at this time, and he is still a tank-type center.

After Presti paused, he used the pick-and-roll of Curry, Green and Davis to switch Love out, wirelessly playing big!When I always felt stuck in my previous life, Curry often played Love!Le Fu, who lost weight at that time, couldn't keep up, let alone now!
Soon the Timberwolves disarmed and surrendered, and at the Hornets' home court, the Timberwolves collapsed even faster, and the whole team played fast breaks. Tanks like Love were soon out of breath. As long as they counterattacked and pushed, the Hornets could basically turn it into a score!At the end of the half, they led by 18 points again!
In the second half, Presti was on the full bench again, and the Timberwolves tried to reminisce, but I'm sorry, the Hornets' bench is better than the Timberwolves' starter!
The Hornets played against the Raptors on December 12. The Raptors did not have DeRozan this season. There was only one Lowry team that was weak. The team played very well in this game. Curry played 2 minutes and made 33 of 16 shots.

保罗乔治15投8中，三分球5中3，罚球5中5，得到19分5篮板2助攻。

汤普森8投6中，三分球6中5，罚球1中1，得到18分5篮板1抢断。

戴维斯13中12，三分球4中2，罚球7中7，得到33分13篮板，刷新自己的职业新高！

On December 12, they met the Mavericks again and won easily 4 to 115.

The Mavericks are still the same people on the inside. Although the tactics have changed, they are still crushed against the talent of the Hornets. Nowitzki was once again wrapped into dumplings, but there was no fire support from the outside. Nowitzki played 37 of 25 shots in 10 minutes and scored 7 points on 7 of 27 free throws!But none of the other teammates scored more than 13 points!

On the 6th, the Clippers played against the rebuilt Suns at home. This time it was two quarters, and the Suns became more and more shameless after entering the rebuilding. The last game actually allowed the rebuilt Pistons to win by 37 points!
On the 8th, the Hornets ushered in the challenge of the Miami Heat at home. This game was broadcast live across the United States. Even if it was not a live broadcast, this game was the focus of everyone's attention. The Heat are the last opponent of the Hornets. People wonder if the Heat can pose a threat to the Hornets.

The Heat go first, the game officially begins!
James eats the ball to the top of the arc, takes the ball and kills in!Green quickly came to help defend, and the interference missed!

Davis protected the rebound and immediately gave it to the fast-down Paul George Paul George accelerated to the paint!Battier followed closely!
Paul George stopped suddenly, a feint!Shake up Battier, layup!Hit!
Heat Wade holds the ball to the top of the arc to face Thompson, Haslem stepped forward to pick and roll!
Suddenly start to rush into the inside line!Haslem goes down and takes away the defense! !Throw directly! !Hit!

The Hornets attacked, and the ball was still handed over to Paul George.

Teammates pulled away, Paul George hit Wade in a misplaced position, crossed continuously to the right and changed directions to make an emergency stop and pull up jumpers.James lost half of his position by being shaken, and could only watch the ball score.

Here Wade faces Curry with the ball and speeds up directly!Get rid of it!Green helps defend!Still hit!
Curry continued to hold the ball to the top of the arc, without calling a screen, pulled away, and singled out Chalmers with the ball,

Curry easily passed Chalmers, James let go of George and rushed over, Chalmers chased again, and the two immediately double-teamed Curry.

Stop the ball!I can only vote!

Jump shot!After James' long arm interfered and went wide, the ball was won by Chalmers!Pass to Wade, who is going down,

Wade made a slight change of direction, easily passed Thompson, and entered the penalty area!This time Davis went to make up defense!Miss this time!

Curry continued to hold the ball to the top of the arc!Green stepped forward to cover!

Curry uses a screen to get inside!Battier double-teamed in the past subconsciously!
The ball was immediately distributed to Green who moved laterally!Big open!Voted!Miss!

But Davis got the rebound!Give it to Curry!Curry leads the frontcourt!Thompson comes around the screen!Catch the ball directly for a three-pointer!Hit again! !
Wade dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, suddenly accelerated to the left, and overtook Thompson!
Green came to help defend, Wade hit the ground and passed the ball to Haslem
Haslem is empty! , directly soared into the air, but Davis also took off, and directly pressed down!
Green gets the rebound!

Pass the ball to Paul George quickly, and Paul George quickly takes it to the frontcourt!
Get down low, lean on James, push it up!Roll over and lean back!Hit! !

Wade gave the ball to James, took the ball and dribbled it sideways, and shot directly!Same hit!
Curry received the ball from the sideline and handed it to George on the left!Paul George broke through and walked the bottom line!Attract the defense, and then divide the outside Thompson!Thompson catches the ball and makes a shot!Hit again!

Here, after Wade holds the ball to the top of the arc, Battier comes over to cover!
Green quickly followed!After seeing Battier's shooting range, Green dared not let Battier go!
Wade wanted to pass the ball to James, but at this time James was entangled by Paul George, the risk of passing the ball was too great!

Haslem stepped forward for the second screen!Wade goes in under cover!Haslem down!Haslem took the ball and took off directly!
But Davis also took off!Stretch out your right arm to seal it!Snapped!

Hit the ball down!Paul George gets the rebound!Quick to the front field!Go straight for three points!Hit!

The inside line of the Hornets is stronger than last year!
Wade holds the ball, and Battier stands at the top of the arc on the right!Haslem stepped forward to cover!Wade picks and rolls and quickly kills!Rush to the restricted area!Hit the lever again!

Curry broke through on the left with the help of a cover!Draw to the defense!Then divide the outside line Paul George!There is some space!Direct three-point shot!Hit!

Seeing this, Presti smiled, attracting the defense and taking opportunities from the outside, this is the correct tactic!

Then Shane Battier even hit Big Green in singles!The two teams come and go to form a balance of power, and Widec once again killed the inside and caused a foul!

At this time Presti replaced Jimmy Butler, replaced Paul George to rest, and Wade made two free throws!
Curry took the ball to the top of the arc and gave it to Jimmy Butler!Jimmy Butler faced the defense and went straight to the inside!The Heat's inside line can't stop it at all!
It is difficult for the Heat to make a breakthrough, because the Heat did not get Ray Allen like in the previous life, and the space is narrowed again!

(End of this chapter)