Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 338 258 [A one-sided situation]

For Trail Blazers coach Stotts, how to limit Dirk Nowitzki has become a top priority.

This may sound ironic, but it is what it is.

Although Dirk Nowitzki has experienced the era of insiders in the first decade of the 21st century, rationally speaking, he is not that kind of traditional insider.

In addition to his inside offensive shooting ability, he also has three-point shooting ability and high-post support and organization ability.

Obviously, although he is a veteran, this does not affect the threat he brings to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Especially in special circumstances, such as now, this threat is infinitely magnified.

The bayonet has a wide field of vision and is capable of passing the ball, but this requires someone to cooperate with him. If no one cooperates with him, this ability is also useless.

Just like DeAndre Jordan before, he has no other ability except eating cakes, and basketball in his hands is like gambling.

And Dirk Nowitzki is different, he can not only become the end point, but also a second offensive diverter.

This is Dirk Nowitzki's greatest blessing to the Dallas Mavericks.

As for the Trail Blazers, the reason why coach Stotts is a little helpless is not to say that Dirk Nowitzki's ability is completely unrestricted, mainly because he is short of major generals.

In other words, if his inside core Nurkic is not injured, he is very confident that he can limit Dirk Nowitzki.

"For the Portland Trail Blazers, the most important problem they need to solve is to stabilize the situation and not fall into the rhythm of the Dallas Mavericks, otherwise they will never turn around"

It's no wonder Shaquille O'Neal's words are so terrific. It is true that he has become more and more familiar with the Dallas Mavericks team since this playoffs.

Once they are allowed to grasp the rhythm of the game, the opponents will not be able to turn over easily.

Soon, the timeout ended and players from both sides returned to the field.

Portland Trail Blazers striker Evan Turner relied on two free throws to help the team narrow the point difference to 10 points.

In turn, the Dallas Mavericks have the ball.

After Luka Doncic advanced the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to the bayonet who came forward to respond. Obviously, the offense of the Dallas Lone Ranger has not changed because of this timeout, and it is still dominated by the bayonet attack.

Facing Damian Lillard, at the top of the arc, Bayonet first made a feint shot, leaping high to the right with both hands holding the ball, and then after attracting Damian Lillard's defensive attention, came immediately A step back, followed by a three-point shot.

"Swish"

hit!

"This is the third three-pointer the Bayonet made in the first quarter, in fact, he made three of four three-pointers in the first quarter"

After the Portland Trail Blazers' offense, Damian Lillard and his good brother McCallum had a connection, but their seemingly tacit connection was blocked by the experienced defensive team. Revo Ariza saw through and completed a quick steal, and then Trevor Ariza quickly advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, assisted Luka Doncic with a three-pointer from the right corner and hit it again.

"6:2"

Trail Blazers coach Stotts' lungs were about to explode. He thought that relying on a timeout could cut off the offensive rhythm of the Dallas Mavericks.

But now?Not only is the bayonet as hot as ever, but even the other players of the Dallas Mavericks are getting hotter and hotter, which really makes him angry.

As soon as the timeout came back, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 6:2 in an instant, which almost exceeded everyone's expectations...

The entire American Airlines Center Stadium was boiling at this time, and no one expected that the rhythm of this game would be like this.

"The Dallas Lone Ranger used an unreasonable 6:2 to tell the Portland Trail Blazers that the timeout cannot stop their offensive rhythm"

"Defense! Defense!"

Blazers coach Stotts obviously couldn't sit still at this time again. He stood on the sidelines and kept yelling at the Blazers players on the court.Of course, what no one knows is that Stotts is actually full of helplessness at this time, and his team is also not a team that is good at defense.

Especially the two points of Damian Lillard and McCallum in the backcourt, their defense can reach the league average at most.

At this level, it may be okay to face the Houston Rockets' double guns in the backcourt, because the Houston Rockets also don't have much defense in the backcourt.

But the backcourt used to face the Dallas Mavericks is obviously not enough. With Trevor Ariza on the scene, the bayonet and Luka Doncic formed the Dallas Mavericks' backcourt double guns.

But a terrible fact is that both the Bayonet and Luka Doncic are very good defensive players.Especially the rookie Luka Doncic, although he does not pose much threat to their Portland Trail Blazers on the offensive end, but the ability of this rookie on the defensive end should not be underestimated, even if Rick Carlisle plays this season. Sai used him as a functional 3D player, and there seemed to be no problem with this.

Stotts felt the same pain that Thunder coach Donovan felt at this moment and Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr.

Facing such a Dallas Maverick, facing such a bayonet, many times, timeouts are really useless. To be precise, many tactics are really useless.

…………

In the Portland Trail Blazers' offense, Lillard passed the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt and passed the ball to McCallum, who made a mid-range back jumper.

"Good job, the Portland Trail Blazers finally had a good cooperation with the two guns in the backcourt"

Immediately afterwards, the Dallas Lone Ranger's offense faced Lillard's defense, and the bayonet passed the ball to Dirk Nowitzki from outside. Trevor Ariza on the side, attacking with the ball has never been Trevor Ariza's strong point. Under Evan Turner's marking, Trevor Ariza quickly handed the ball to Cameron Anthony.

At the free throw line, Cameron Anthony took the ball and rushed to the basket immediately. Under the double-team defense of Miles Leonard and Collins, a ghost scored the ball from behind and quickly passed the ball to the right. In the hands of the bayonet outside the side three-point line.

For an open three-pointer, the bayonet can be shot with open hand.

"Swish"

hit!

"Smooth and smooth, haha, this is a typical bayonet and melon combination, one side attracts the defense, then the ball is just right and suddenly, and finally a decisive shot"

The offensive tactics of Cameron Anthony and the bayonet are classic, and it caused the entire arena to boil in an instant.

"It's bayonet again. After a timeout, he took two shots, both of which were three-pointers, and all of them hit. Obviously, the bayonet's runaway mode is still continuing. Although he no longer hits the basket as explosively as in the first half, but at this moment. The outside shooting blue looks more ruthless" and he has the upper hand in the matchup with Damian Lillard"

Back from the timeout, the Dallas Mavericks' successive hits made the home fans excited, but what everyone didn't expect was that this was just the continuation of the Dallas Mavericks' crazy performance in the first quarter.

In the next few rounds, under the high-intensity defense of the Dallas Mavericks, the Portland Trail Blazers' backcourt double guns completely fell into iron mode, while the Dallas Mavericks felt extremely hot, especially the bayonet. Point, whether it is against Damian Lillard or other players of the Blazers, as long as he chooses to make a shot, there is a high probability that he can hit the shot.

当全场比赛来到第二节第4分钟10秒的时候，主场作战的达拉斯独行侠已经取得了46：32，分差达到14分的领先。

"beep"

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Stotts couldn't sit still for a while. Not surprisingly, he immediately asked for a timeout again. In any case, he couldn't let the Dallas Mavericks continue to shoot like this. It can be seen that when the game reaches this time period, his team is losing control of the game.

However, once, in the same scenario, Stotts' timeout didn't help much, whether it was against the Portland Trail Blazers or the Dallas Mavericks.

For the Portland Trail Blazers, after the timeout came back, the players were still mired in the quagmire. For the Dallas Mavericks, it was the same story. Stotts' timeout did not cut off their offensive momentum. The bayonet completed the steal on McCallum, chased and hit a three-pointer.

"This is Bayonet's 28th point in this game so far. It's incredible. Damian Lillard, who was facing him, was completely blown away. Bayonet scored 20 points in the first quarter. , We all thought that this runaway mode of his would slow down in the second quarter of the game, but now it seems that we are all wrong, and we have no idea where the limit of this crazy guy is."

The home atmosphere of the playoffs is already hot, not to mention the playoffs like the Western Conference Finals, which is the American Airlines Center Stadium, which can be called the home of the first devil this season.Therefore, at this time, when the first timeout of the second quarter was proposed by the Portland Trail Blazers again, when the team had already achieved a huge lead, the entire arena also sent out a tidy wave at this time. Uniform cheers for the home team.

Even many home fans started chanting mvp involuntarily at this time. Obviously, they gave it to the bayonet.

…………

There is no doubt that for the Portland Trail Blazers who are playing away, no matter how much chance this series has for them, such a start is undoubtedly a blow to the head, and it is also the first time they have encountered in this Western Conference finals series. difficulty.It's just that this difficulty is somewhat insoluble for them.

The Blazers' offense continued to miss the outside line, which made them choose to open the situation from the inside during this wave of offense.

Stotts pinned his hopes on the team's main power forward Collins. When Nurkic was injured and the two guns in the backcourt were deeply mired in the iron quagmire at this moment, he had no choice but to do so.

After Lillard advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, he made a gesture to Collins. Randomly, Miles Leonard ran to cover Collins to a high position, trying to catch the ball in Lillard's hands. The purpose is self-evident , I hope that this point of Collins can open up the situation on the offensive end.

Frankly speaking, in terms of the overall lineup composition of the Portland Trail Blazers, Collins is still a very versatile player. In addition to his excellent defensive ability, when Nurkic did not rise, Collins was actually on the offensive end. play a certain role.

Regarding this point, when preparing for the game before the start of the game, the Dallas Mavericks certainly knew something about it. Regarding Collins, the Mavericks also conducted simulation training. After all, a fool can think of it. In the absence, if the Blazers want to make a fuss in the interior, they must focus on Collins. The strategy given by Rick Carlisle and his coaching staff was that when Collins received the ball, the Dallas Mavericks must do their best to destroy the interior. Collins' shot or organization support.

As for Miles Leonard, it is simply ignored, because Miles Leonard does not have much offensive ability, except for the second offensive tip-up at the basket and the dunk under the empty cut basket, plus he is more handsome Besides, there is no other means of scoring.

When Collins holds the ball, there is obviously no need for the team to focus on Miles Leonard.

So, at this time, when Collins pulled to the high position to catch the ball, in addition to Cameron Anthony detoured to the three-second zone, Dirk Nowitzki and Trevor Ariza also pulled out, immediately forming a trap for Collins folder.

Seeing that it was useless to make a direct shot, Collins tried his best to protect the ball, trying to find an opportunity to distribute the ball.

At this time, Evan Turner ran out and took away Trevor Ariza's defense. Collins also took the opportunity to throw the ball to McCallum in the left corner.

Because Evan Turner's running position just took away not only Trevor Ariza, but also Luka Doncic, so at this time, McCallum is actually in an open position.

"Macklem's Chance"

In an instant, after receiving the ball, McCallum chose a three-pointer.

"clang"

However, Stotts, who was just about to roar on the sidelines, was disappointed, and McCallum didn't seem to have come out of the iron mode.

Although McCallum didn't make a shot, the rebound still belongs to the Portland Trail Blazers. Myles Leonard's height is there. With DeAndre Jordan not on the court, his height has a good advantage , In the fight with Cameron Anthony, he won.

After grabbing the offensive rebound, Myles Leonard's first reaction was to make a second offensive layup. He has often done this this season, which can be regarded as forming an instinctive reaction.

However, he underestimated Cameron Anthony's ability to block shots. Just as he picked up the ball with both hands, he was slapped down by Cameron Anthony behind him, and quickly grabbed the basketball that bounced to the ground. .

Some embarrassment, some anger. For Miles Leonard, it was really hard for a big man to be blocked like this, but when he looked back and saw that it was Cameron Anthony who blocked him, he immediately chose to default .

"brush"

After Cameron Anthony switched offense and rushed to the frontcourt, at the free throw line, he turned around and hit Evan Turner with the same hit!
(End of this chapter)