Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 137 The Key to Victory
I don't know when, there is a sentence that has become a famous saying believed by many coaches.

"Defense wins championships."

In fact, the Mavericks coach Nelson was also a faithful executor of this famous saying. In the 70s and 80s, the Bucks led by him had the first best defensive player award winner, and the backcourt locked Sidney Moncrief , the business prodigy Junior Bridgeman who used to be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's main bargaining chip is no less sad than Elgin Baylor's Bigfoot center Bob Lanier, and Marquis, who is known as the third MJ in basketball Chris Johnson, double-double titan Terry Cummings and others.

In the era of national offensives, even Larry Brown, known for his iron-blooded defense, led the Nuggets' beasts to run and shoot. As a result, Nelson insisted on building the Bucks into a tough defensive team. Winning the division championship, known as the third pole in the East, has long fought against the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers in the playoffs, but his fate was not good, and he never made it to the finals twice in a row.

Then Nelson Sr. went to Golden State, and everything was different.

He let Manute Ball, who is 2 meters tall, weighs only 31 pounds, and averages less points than blocks per game, throw a three-pointer from the outside.

He said: "When the best player on your team is not a good defender, I will focus on offense. You can't force players to do things that they can't do. As a qualified coach, you should teach in accordance with their aptitude. The characteristics of the ace in the hand, not like some idiots who only know how to make players obey their own orders. I choose to run and gun because my players are offensive geniuses. I want to release their nature and vitality and let them play well. Happy and free."

Obviously, whether it is Dirk Nowitzki or Steve Nash, throughout their entire careers, they have received countless honors, but they have never been associated with the title of "excellent defender". As for Van Exel, What is defense?
As a veteran fan, Mark Cuban certainly likes this style. In his opinion, the ultimate comparison in basketball is who scores more points.It doesn't matter if we can't defend, as long as we get more points.

Jim doesn't think so. The players he brings in are both offensive and defensive. At least they won't become defensive loopholes and be chased by others.

"Listen everyone, our shots may not be able to score every time, but the defense will never betray us, hold on, once their shooting percentage drops, the victory will belong to us!" Before playing, Garnett called his teammates Come together and cheer for the second half.

The two sides switched back to the starting lineup.

During the halftime break, Jim deliberately walked to the broadcast booth. Under Jim's instruction, from the first round of the second half, the DJ on the scene played drums, and every time the Lakers defended, they called on all The audience cheered in unison.Nearly 2 people shouted "Defend! Defend!", making the Lakers players desperately biting the Mavericks as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Nowitzki broke through with the ball, but was guarded by Garnett, blocking one side of the baseline and forcing him to the middle.

There's Ben Wallace guarding it.

Under the attack of the two iron gates on the inside, Nowitzki had to distribute the ball to Lavlenz who was pulled to the outside.

A figure came out from a slanting stab, Kobe had been staring at Nowitzki's pass line, and flew to intercept the ball. Before the Mavericks could turn around and retreat, Kobe had already ridden thousands of miles and succeeded in dunks with zero fast breaks. .

55:48.

Nash dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, and just after halftime, Billups had already stuck it up, preventing Nash from breaking through immediately.At the same time, Kobe quickly came to flank, forcing Nash to the corner of the half court.

Nash was caught off guard and had to force a pass to Raja Bell at the top of the arc. Unexpectedly, Ben Wallace let go of Lavlenz, who was defending him, and succeeded in stealing the pass on the passing line.

While the audience was worried, fearing that he would make some dribbling mistakes, Ben Wallace succeeded in a one-stop fast break dunk and got loud cheers.

57:48.

Old Nelson couldn't sit still anymore, he walked to the technical stage and shouted loudly at the field.

Finley, who has a relatively good ability to hold the ball, also returned to the half court to support Nash and prevent the Lakers from using double-team tactics again.

However, the Lakers switched back to man-to-man defense. Phil Jackson's usual routine is to drive the ball handler to an area where it is difficult to handle the ball, double-team, and then pinch the passing line.

It's easy to say, but in actual combat, the five members of the entire team need to have a high degree of concentration and teamwork skills. Not only must they pay attention to the opponent's movement, but also have a clear division of labor with teammates, and each complete their own tasks. The entire defensive trap is perfectly woven.

On the third offense in the second half, the Mavericks finally made a decent shot. Finley's one-on-one shot was interfered by Artest and missed the basket.

Garnett grabbed the backboard and handed it to Billups.

Kobe was about to go down, but Raja Bell, one of the Mavericks' limited defensive champions, dragged Kobe's jersey all the way back to the half court. Kobe was disturbed and couldn't speed up, causing Billups' long swing to fly out Bottom line, a mistake is credited.

Kobe complained angrily to the referee loudly. When the replay was played on the big screen, the audience burst into neat chants of "rotten referee!"

The Mavericks attacked, and Nash had just dribbled the ball for two steps before the referee called a wrist-flip violation.Poor Nash looked dazed and became a victim of the whistle.

The Lakers kicked off, and while Nash was still immersed in the call just now, Billups made a three-pointer with a cold arrow and made a hollow hit.

60 to 48, the point difference came to double digits for the first time.

The double-digit point difference seems to be a switch. The Lakers are getting more and more courageous, but the Mavericks are in a complete collapse. Even Van Exel on the bench is no exception. Leaking the wind, the Lakers played a wave of 7-18 attacks within 2 minutes of the third quarter, directly pulling the point difference to more than 20 points.

Finally, Nash and Nowitzki were replaced for the first time, and this substitution also announced that the Mavericks have basically given up the game.

Zen Master also changed the main force. The substitute power forward did not send the offensive rookie Boozer, but was replaced by Gerald Wallace. The small forward sent Matt Barnes, and Fisher Hall and veteran Tim Hardaway serve as dual point guards, with the main purpose of stabilizing the rhythm. The victory has already been pocketed, and the zipper is only one step away.

Compared with the starting lineup and the powerful offensive firepower of Madman Fan, the other substitutes for the Mavericks are role players and blue-collar workers. Their weak offensive ability failed to cause any disturbance. The Lakers defeated the Mavericks at home 101-85 and got a good start in the Western Conference Finals .

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