Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 389 Five Tactics
Returning to Dallas, where he has worked hard for ten years, Don Nelson has mixed feelings.

This season, under the leadership of "Little General" Avery Johnson, the Mavericks focus on defense, with Nowitzki-Jason Terry-Josh Howard's triangular construction system, supplemented by Eli Ke Dampier, Devon Harris, Marquis Daniels and Stackhouse and other strong players reduced the offensive rhythm and changed more to attack with Nowitzki at the core. The team gradually got rid of the stigma of the running and bombing team during the Don Nelson period.

Look at the players I signed when I first built the team. Michael Finley went to San Antonio, and Nash returned to Phoenix. Except for Nowitzki, there was only one Adri who went around a lot and returned to the team. Ann Griffin.

During the pre-game training, Nowitzki came to the Lakers on purpose, and talked about old times with Don Nelson, discussing whether to go to the bar he often goes to for a glass of beer after the game.

Of course, the game comes first, friendship comes second. The Mavericks have a good start, ranking third in the Western Conference with 15 wins and 5 losses, second only to the Lakers and Suns. Before this game, the Mavericks had a five-game winning streak. Morale is high.

Avery Johnson was very afraid of the two major scorers of the Lakers, Kobe and Wade. He adjusted the starting lineup and put Marquis Daniels in the starting lineup, intending to work with Josh Howard to limit the Lakers' flanks.

The Lakers jumped to the ball, and Kobe used the off-ball cover to come out and catch the ball. This has become the standard tactic for the Lakers at the beginning of the game, but it is a pity that Kobe respects the iron first.

Dampier grabbed the rebound, handed it to Terry, slowly dribbled across half court, passed it to Daniels on the wing, and handed it to Nowitzki who was stuck inside and wanted the ball.

Facing Artest's defense, Nowitzki smiled slightly. After turning around, Jinji made a backward shot independently and made a steady hit.

The Lakers sent the baseline ball, and Billups quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, backed up Terry to the low post, compressed the Mavericks' defensive formation, and then passed it to Wade at the top of the arc. Rushed to the Mavericks' basket, facing Dampier's supplementary defense, he threw a throw and hit the board.

The Mavericks attacked, Josh Howard beat Kobe on the wing, and missed the mid-range shot.Garnett and Dampier competed for rebounds, and the ball just landed in the hands of Marquis Daniels. The Mavericks were lucky to get 2 points.

Both Garnett and Wade were very annoyed. They didn't expect to be together. One was going to point the ball into the hands of his teammate, while the other thought his teammate would grab the rebound and launch a long pass.

Billups controlled the ball for half court, and the Lakers had a very large offensive space. Kobe and Artest went to the bottom line to make a cross screen, which involved the Mavericks' defense. Wade used the screen to break through. At the basket, Wade sent the ball to the outside line for a point. Garnett followed up with the trailer, stepped up and took off, forcing a dunk.

"It seems that Don Nelson is well aware of the Mavericks' usual defensive routines and weaknesses. This offensive method of first compressing the defense and then attacking just targets Dampier's slow movement and Dirk Nowitzki's weakness in protecting the basket. Let us Let's see how Avery Johnson will react." Mark Jackson commented from the sidelines.

"How will Avery Johnson respond? Of course he is yelling on the sidelines with his iron voice. Although I am no longer a coach, I can still list his top five tactics. Can you imagine Avery Is Johnson holding a tactical board and instructing Jason Kidd to play a funny scene?" In the office, Jim watched the game, ate a taco, and made a not very friendly comment on Avery Johnson. .

"Jason Kidd? When did he come back to the Mavericks? Why didn't I hear about this?" Laughlin passed by, just in time to hear Jim's comment.

"Did I mention Jason Kidd? You obviously misheard, watch the ball, watch the ball."

Avery Johnson has a legendary career. He has played in the top three in Texas. He has joined the Spurs three times, the Warriors twice, and the Nuggets twice. He has seen various basketball styles, but let him stay. The most impressive thing is undoubtedly Gregg Popovich's tactics during his time with the Spurs.

"Give it to David! If it doesn't work, give it to Tim! Hit it as I say! Get out of here if you don't listen to me!"

As the leader of the Spurs' locker room at the time, Avery Johnson perfectly inherited this routine.

Every possession, Avery Johnson shouted commands from the sidelines, calling out the tactics the team was going to execute.

In later generations, fans have summed up Avery Johnson's tactics, which are: Nowitzki singles, Terry singles, Josh Howard singles, Stackhouse singles and Devin Harris singles, and their power decreases in order .

Of course, in Jim's eyes, Avery Johnson's five major tactics are a complete joke. The reason why the Mavericks can get the top record in the league is that the major coaches are not familiar with Johnson's routines, and the second is that the Mavericks can play. There are indeed a lot of people, plus a super killer like Dirk Nowitzki who is at his peak.

But Don Nelson knew exactly how much Avery Johnson weighed, and the louder he yelled on the sidelines, the more he showed his inner panic.

For Nowitzki, the Lakers resolutely adopted the tactic of Artest's single defense. The above-mentioned confrontation is mainly to waste energy, and it is not extravagant to defend. For others, such as Josh Howard and Jason Terry , the Lakers' defense is much tighter, Wade was sent to mark Terry, Kobe Bryant to mark Howard, and Billups to match up against Daniels, who has relatively poor offensive ability.Wade is against Terry, and he has Garnett on the inside. Terry's close-to-the-basket finishing ability is not enough to challenge the Lakers inside frequently, while Kobe is against Howard. Howard's mid-range shot Not stable.

Thus, the main theme of the first quarter became Nowitzki vs. Lakers. The German scored 10 points on 6 of 16 shots, while the Lakers were all soldiers. The starting five and Odom and Steve came off the bench. · Blake both scored, the two sides tied at 28 and entered the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks sent their proud rotation lineup, Devon Harris, Stackhouse, Adrian Griffin, Van Horn and DJ Mbenga.

For the Lakers, Tony Allen and Kendrick Perkins, who joined the team, finally got a chance to make their debut, with Odom, Blake and David Lee on the court.

In this lineup, Odom is undoubtedly the core of the Lakers. He is the main point forward, and his opponent is the veteran Adrian Griffin. Odom has a ball in his hand and is full of confidence. It is time to show his true strength. up.

(End of this chapter)