I'm king in the basket

Chapter 257 Collapse
Stephenson never thought that there would be such a day when he could score two plus one consecutively on top of a superstar like Dirk Nowitzki.

The thing is this: Li Xing's trash talk seriously irritated Nowitzki.

"Their defense is worse than shit."

The German admits that his defense is not good, but he refuses to admit that his defense is not as good as shit.

He didn't just think so, he said it.

In a certain round, Lee missed a shot under Nowitzki's defense. Although he didn't think it had anything to do with the opponent's defense, Nowitzki insisted that it was his defense that had an effect.

And also claimed: "If my defense is worse than shit, then your offense is worse than shit defense?"

Although Li Xing didn't know the logic behind it, he could say whatever he liked, his defense was so bad, if he didn't give him some comfort, he might go crazy.

Nowitzki's "high-intensity defense" lasted a full quarter.

The logic goes like this: To prove his defense is worth more than shit, he defends hard. (Li Xing doesn't know what's the point of proving that his defense is better than shit)
So Nowitzki defended with all his strength, tried his best to help defend, and used all his strength.

The result is that he can occasionally defend against the opponent's offense, but most of the time it is a pathetic "I tried my best but I can't prevent it" "What happens if I defend hard?"

So Nowitzki wasted a lot of physical energy on the defensive end, but the rewards he got were sad.

So Stephenson can play two plus one consecutively under his defense.

When Nowitzki was replaced, he downed two bottles of Gatorade in one breath, which shows how serious his physical energy consumption is.

At halftime, the Raptors led by 15 points.

half time lounge

Snyder spoke about what the team did well and what it didn't in the first half.

"Our offense is very good, our defense is also very good, the only problem is concentration, we need to be more focused!"

Snyder emphasized Bargnani's praise: "Andrea was a superhero in the first half, and he deserves the applause of the audience, although he, as always, can't guard anyone."

"Hahaha..."

Everyone laughed together, and Bargnani laughed too, which is true.

"But no one can stop him."

After Snyder finished speaking, his eyes fell on the others: "This is what we want, and we will give full play when we go on the court."

"I hope that at the end of the race, I can witness you cross the finish line just like the audience."

Snyder's words fluttered in everyone's ears.

Second half

"Maybe it's inappropriate to say that, but girls and gentlemen, if the Raptors keep up like this, we'll be witnessing history!"

Angus has commented for the Raptors for many years, and the bias here is predictable.

Although Stoudemire has the title of "Raptors Legend", he has only played for the Raptors for three years, and the relationship is not that strong. Therefore, he seems relatively calm, like a completely neutral commentator.

"Are you ok?"

Li Xing greeted Nowitzki politely, but the other party didn't appreciate it.

Li Xing didn't care, he knew how much Nowitzki put in to prove his defense in the first half.

However, nothing requires more talent than interior defense.

Perimeter players can rely on skill, experience, confrontation and even enthusiasm to turn themselves into a defensive player above the level.

Not so for post players.

Insiders not only need to have the above advantages, but most importantly, they must also have talent.

If you only have a height of 209 and a wingspan of 213, as an insider, you must have problems with air defense.

This is just a superficial physical defect, and the others are more general, so I won't talk about them here.

Nowitzki's physical condition is not bad, but his defensive awareness is extremely poor, and his physical fitness explodes poorly, resulting in extremely poor defense.

This kind of difference cannot be improved by Nowitzki's attitude, enthusiasm, and willingness to work hard.

Taking a step back, if he can improve, Cuban is full enough to give Dampier a big contract?People are not stupid.

If it wasn't impossible, who would want to do such a thing?

From this perspective, Nowitzki met a good team.

The team completely takes him as the core, tailors the lineup according to his flaws, and protects him well.

Nowitzki's poor defense is common sense. Li Xing didn't know why he provoked the opponent like this with a random trash talk.

Nowitzki's expression is still very ugly.

Carlisle told him implicitly at halftime.

Give up, Dirk, your defense is so bad, you can't change it.

Carlisle didn't say so, but he meant it.

Nowitzki was not angry, and even more dissatisfied.

In the second half, he still had to work hard to defend, even if doing so would further deteriorate the situation on the court.

This kind of thing would be okay if he was young, but the problem is that he is not young anymore, and he has no extra energy for him to waste.

The Mavericks' offense started with Kidd.

Kidd's low position card, hard to eat Calderon.

Even if he is not young, he is still very capable of back hitting.

A lot of things go down with time, but not back-ups.

The 40-year-old Jordan can still average 20 points per game with his low post, which is a skill that will not be decayed by time.

Calderon persisted until the end, was knocked away by the old Kidd, turned around and shot, and hit the board.

"Damn it!"

Calderon gritted his teeth and cursed.

Li Xing picked up the ball and handed it to him, asking, "Are you okay?"

"Very good, that guy's back attack is really strong!" Calderon muttered.

of course?Li Xing found that Kidd's back-up attribute points are very high.

Considering that he is an inefficient shooter, he was able to maintain a double-digit scoring average in his heyday, and the low post must have accounted for a considerable proportion of scoring.

As Nowitzki said, he still puts a lot of effort into defense.

Seeing Nowitzki do this made Carlisle's head dizzy.

Why doesn't this damn German guy not understand?He can't be a good defender no matter what he does!

Nowitzki approached Li Xing to play off the ball, and Li Xing looked at him like he was crazy.

There was no point in doing so, why didn't he understand?
Li Xing wasn't going to attack either. Bargnani was in such a state that there was no need for him to make a move.

Bargnani gets the ball from the outside and faces Chandler.

"Your show is almost over!"

Chandler spoke viciously to Bargnani.

Bargnani only thought he was scaring people, not only not afraid, but also very excited.

Chandler's defense is not as weak as Nowitzki, as the biggest legacy of the best defensive team this season.

No matter air defense, assist defense breakthrough, or one-on-one single defense, there is a set.

Bargnani took advantage of his hot state and didn't pay attention to Chandler's defense at all.

Pull up the mid-range shot and hit.

"Let me tell you, this defense is not necessary, and I'm still far behind!" Bargnani said arrogantly.

In a rage, Chandler, regardless of the current situation, glared at Bargnani and wanted to give a foul.

The situation on the field became a mess, and the saddest person was Mavericks coach Carlisle.

He saw the situation spiraling out of control but couldn't stop it.

Players have forgotten how to play, and the Raptors are really a very special opponent.

To say that they are very strong, but they often make mistakes of one kind or another on the court, and they also like to concentrate the ball and attack a little bit.

This kind of attack is very easy to be targeted, unless the opponent is like Bargnani in the first half every night.

The defensive end is too hard, and the offensive end is powerless.

Nowitzki held the ball and hit Li Xing with his back. The whole set of moves in the front was done with nose and eyes, but the final end, like a man who does not lift immediately after he has grown up, threw an ugly three-no-stick.

Nowitzki gasped, unable to believe that he would throw such an eye-catching shot.

Li Xing looked at her face, just feeling sorry.

Without him, this year's Mavericks should reach the top and win the first championship in team history.

He completely changed the established history, and the fate of the Mavericks changed.

The ball is dead, the ball is exchanged.

This time, Li Xing wanted to personally kill Nowitzki.

"Your defense really sucks."

When Li Xing got the ball, he said so much to Nowitzki.

Nowitzki stared at him fiercely: "You don't need to tell me this kind of thing!"

After Nowitzki said, Li Xing found an evil halo in his body.

"Collapse".

Li Xing saw this state for the first time.

"This state is very bad. If a player appears in this state, it is very likely to affect the overall situation."

Even if the system doesn't explain it, Li Xing can guess it.

James did not appear in this state in such a sluggish performance in the Eastern Conference Finals before. One can imagine how terrible this state is.

Even if the opponent is at the end of his rope, Li Xing will not be soft.

Looking at Nowitzki, he put the ball in his hand on the ground, stared ahead, accelerated suddenly, and a change of direction that should not have been made in his hand shook the German tank.

The German tank with an error in the system could no longer respond correctly. Looking at Li Xing who was charging faster and faster, he stretched out his hand.

He wanted to grab Li Xing.

Li Xing's momentum was beyond imagination, and even Nowitzki's foul-like tugging could not stop him.

"Beep!"

The referee blows the whistle excitedly, but this is not the end.

Li Xing had already started, but Nowitzki failed to foul completely.

Li Xing rushed to the basket, jumped up on one foot like a beast, and held the ball with both hands. His whole body was like a fully stretched bow, and all his strength poured into the basket in an instant.

"oh!"

"oh!"

"Dirk fouled!"

"Dirk's fourth foul!"

"Lackey broke through and dunked and caused Dirk's foul, the goal is valid, and there will be an additional penalty!"

"Lucky!"

"Lucky!"

(End of this chapter)