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Chapter 286 Texas Cowboys
Chris Paul knows that Kidd is still very strong this year. Although his athletic ability has dropped to negligible, his field control ability is stronger than his own, and point guard is a special position. Point guards can be ruled out, or Westbrook, Li Guidance, and Curry cannot be counted as point guards. Scoring is what shooting guards do, rebounding is what centers do, and making kills is what strikers do. The rhythm of the whole court and creating better scoring opportunities for teammates is what point guards should do, so traditional point guards like them don't really care about their physical talents. Deep, the so-called getting older and getting more demon refers to people like them.

So Paul knows that if they come down to play against the Mavericks today, they really can't say that they are sure to win. Apart from defense, Paul is better than Kidd because of his age and athletic ability, and Kidd is better than himself. The strong point lies in the control of the field and the overall situation. Although Paul seems to lead Kidd 2-1, but the old monster does not shoot at all on the offensive end, so Paul's defense is not good for him. , Kidd scored about 5 or 6 points against a point guard with poor defense, and he also scored about 5 or 6 points against a point guard with good defense. Dispensable things.

Totoro will definitely be able to blow up a row of small forwards of the Mavericks, but it is something that can be encountered before the game is played, and Nowitzki can also penetrate a string of power forwards on his team, which is also predictable. Jordan Hill is too young, Evans is too short, Chandler is too slow, and Gibson is short and young. For the German chariot, who has a good mid-range shot, a three-pointer and a breakthrough, today's game If he doesn't score 40 points, he will be considered unqualified.

The Mavericks are weak in the bench lineup, but that is only compared to the Rockets. This year they have the bench bandit Barea on the bench. This little man from Puerto Rico happened to be his explosive year this year, averaging 15.7 points per game. Basically, one person can reach half of the opposite bench, and another best sixth man, Terry, is also a ruthless character who is good at scoring points in chaotic battles. The only lucky one is Chandler, who should have joined the Mavericks Was robbed by the Rockets in advance, otherwise the Mavericks' bench would be even thicker, with output and meat shields, wouldn't this beat the opponent to the ground?

So if the Rockets play positional warfare, it is very likely that the Mavericks will capsize in the gutter, so the smart Chris Paul has also seen this, he will not slow down the rhythm, Adelman arranged before the game The tactics will be left behind by the queen bee, and he will not accept the foreign military order. He is now the coach on the field. He told his team members on the first ball that they will play against the opponent today. Fast attack system!
Kidd is also very clear that if a team with his structure wants to beat the Rockets, the tempo must not be accelerated. The old monster desperately wants to suppress the tempo and reduce the number of rounds as much as possible, but the point guard on the opposite side is not As a fledgling stunner, all he can do is to reduce his attack time, but he can't interfere with the Rockets' five-second battle policy at all.

Coach Carlisle's hair was grey. He knew that if he wanted to control the number of rounds, he had to control the opponent's fast break, and if he wanted to control the fast break, he had to control the opponent's rebounds. There is really no way to make a fuss about the backcourt rebounds. Even if the five members of the team go together, they can't grab the two buddies, and often when they grab the basketball, the other three have already run into their penalty area. Even if Carlisle wants to If you want to order your players to give up offensive rebounds to defend against fast breaks, you can't keep up with the speed of the Rockets guards.

Nowitzki's singles efficiency is a bit against the sky. After the first quarter, he scored 16 points against the German chariot. Carlisle knew that this was the limit of the German. He couldn't play the whole game like Kobe when he was awesome. The next 82 points came out, but the Mavericks were still behind by 5 points at the end of the first quarter. That was because no matter how high the efficiency of the Germans' singles was, it was definitely not as efficient as the Rockets.
In the second quarter, it is well known that the Rockets will open the score. Many teams know that the Rockets will stagger the use of Paul and Totoro, but even if those teams understand this, they have no good countermeasures, because they Unlike the Rockets, which have an offensive core and a historical tactical starting point, to put it clearly, they do not have two peak stars who can enter the Hall of Fame level like the Rockets.

Once again, Paul was a player who could play on the basket before the meniscus was removed. Not to mention other talents, in terms of physical talents, it is estimated that the current Westbrook and Rose can be comparable to the queen bee, and Westbrook is better than Paul. He is stronger and taller, but the Queen Bee is faster than Westbrook. Even if Paul's overall view, sense of the ball and shooting are removed, Paul's dynamic talent is second to none among point guards. On the buckle.

But Barea and Terry of the Mavericks are pretty good. Last year, the glider who mocked Totoro so hard this year has become a lot more honest this year after being taught a hard lesson by the opponent. In terms of the ability of the glider, it still has it now. In addition to his strength of chasing three-pointers, Terry also has the housekeeping skills of breakthroughs and emergency stop jump shots. Although he can't defend the second team led by Paul, he can at least guarantee that he can score. The Rockets didn't pull away much, and when the main lineup came up, there was still a gap of about 10 points. This was the first team that the Rockets encountered during their four-game winning streak.

At the beginning of the third quarter, it was the time for the old driver. Nowitzki’s sudden outside shot was suddenly as brave as a god descending from the earth. Nowitzki’s explosion is not terrible, but Paul and Totoro’s feeling lost is a bit terrible. The Mavericks suddenly resorted to a wide-ranging defensive pressing tactic, always keeping one person dedicated to marking Totoro and Paul, and strategically giving up the three-point line. As long as Paul and Totoro break through, they will shrink the inside line. Carlisle's bet is The Rockets' outside baskets are all inaccurate.

This tactic is actually not difficult to implement. To put it bluntly, it is to pile up people under the basket, prevent Totoro and Paul from attacking the basket in the penalty area, and then release them and role players for three-pointers, but in the third quarter the entire Rockets Including Totoro and Paul, the two superstars seemed to be blinded by flash bombs. They made 16 of 1 three-pointers. In the third quarter, the Cowboys just made it back. Going in with 10 points, it can be said that the sky has changed all of a sudden. The Rockets entered the last quarter of the game with a backward attitude.

(End of this chapter)