basketball kingdom

Chapter 54 Tactical Arrangement
Since the Mavericks won the championship in 11, they have also experienced a few years of low ebb.However, unlike the Lakers, their leading star did not have too many injuries, and Nowitzki still maintained a relatively high level of competition.

If it is said that Kobe or Nowitzki has better statistics, the answer must be Kobe, but Kobe will occupy a lot of shots, and in most opinions, it will hurt the team more.However, apart from Kobe last season, the Lakers did not have a stable scoring point, and it is understandable to take more shots.

Things have been very different this season.Since Xu Tian came to the team, his self-contained system has greatly changed the status quo of the team's offense, giving the team more choices.

The break time always flies by quickly, and the happy hour is about to begin.

The starting lists of both sides came out.

The Mavericks' starters are Deron Williams, Wesley Matthews, Chandler Parsons, Dirk Nowitzki and Zaza Pachulia.

The Lakers' starters are Xu Tian, ​​Kobe, Nick Young, Randall and Hibbert.

Scott and Carlisle came to the technical stage to shake hands, wishing each other a wonderful game.

Xu Tian gave the warm-up suit to the equipment manager Maples, put on the white bracelets with 1 on both wrists, and moved his body to prepare for the game.

Nowitzki was the No. 1998 pick in the first round in 9. According to the seniority of the league, he is Kobe's junior, so he took the initiative to say hello to Kobe.

Xu Tian moved his body and walked over to say hello to Nowitzki.Regardless of his status in the Lakers, he is also a rookie in the league, and respect for his predecessors is still necessary.

Nowitzki gave Xu Tian a high five and patted him on the shoulder with his left hand. The two sides greeted each other.

The referee quickly began to arrange the players' positions, and then came to the center circle to adjust the positions of the centers of both sides.

Hibbert saw that he was facing Pachulia and felt that this game would be easy.

Xu Tian stood in the backcourt, ready to catch the ball from Hibbert.

The television footage showed Mark Jackson and Mike Breen as they came to the Staples Center to commentate.

Mike Brin knew that ESPN was going to release a documentary for Xu Tian, ​​and his attitude towards him had changed a lot at this time, and he and Mark Jackson were full of praise for Xu Tian's performance in the last game.

Pachulia's attitude is correct enough. Although there is a gap in height with Hibbert, he is still confident that he can grab the jump ball in the hands of Hibbert, who is not good at jumping.

When the referee threw the basketball into the air, Pachulia jumped with all his strength and slapped it to Deron in the backcourt before Hibbert touched the ball.

Deron dribbled the ball across half court, and the Mavericks initiated the first round of offense.

Nowitzki came to the top of the arc to block, helping Deron slightly delay Xu Tian's defense.

The most practiced by the Lakers recently is the pick-and-roll and defense, and Randall quickly defended in front of Deron.

After Deron experienced the period of the Nets, he has lost the brilliance of being on par with Paul in the past. Even in the face of Randall's defense, he has nothing to do.

Nowitzki faces Xu Tian at 45 degrees on the left side and asks for the ball with his back.

Deron pass is still no problem, pass a lob to Nowitzki, let him attack.

Nowitzki tested Xu Tian's strength and knew that it was difficult to push forward with his back, so he simply dribbled and adjusted directly, using the famous stunt-Golden Rooster Independent.

The basketball hits the backboard and goes into the net with precision.

Xu Tian was blocked by Nowitzki's right leg and couldn't get close to him at all, let alone defend the shot.

Nowitzki used his best offensive method to help the Mavericks take the lead in scoring two points.

Xu Tian ran to the bottom line to catch the ball, and his mentality was not affected at all.

Nowitzki's golden rooster independence is similar to Jordan's fadeaway jumper and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook. They are basically impossible to defend against offensive skills. The moment Nowitzki asks for a position, he can only hope that the shot will not go in. up.

Randall took the initiative to put up the screen and cooperated with Xu Tian in the pick-and-roll.

Dirk Nowitzki was not a defensive champion even when he was young.In the year of winning the championship, Tyson Chandler was on the inside. Now he is partnered with Pachulia, and the defense inside has been weakened a lot.

Xu Tian moved the ball laterally, avoiding Delong's physical confrontation.

Deron was able to beat Paul, relying on his superior strength and height higher than Paul. Although Xu Tian was worthy of him in both, he still cautiously avoided physical contact.

Randall received a pass from Xu Tian and quickly launched a strong attack on the inside.

Pachulia knew that Hibbert had no range, saw Randall break through, and stood outside the penalty area ahead of time, waiting for Randall to hit him.

Randall is physically strong and has good offensive skills, but his field vision is his shortcoming. He didn't notice that Pachulia had taken his position in advance until he rushed to the penalty area.

Randall and Pachulia collided and fell to the ground.

The referee whistles, offensive foul!
The ball returned to the Mavericks.

Deron and Nowitzki repeated their old tricks, playing a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, forcing the Lakers to switch defenses.

Xu Tian defended Nowitzki again.

Kobe temporarily released Matthews, wanting to help Xu Tian defend.

Nowitzki saw Matthews who was open and passed the ball to him immediately.

Matthews didn't make any adjustments, and threw the ball in his hand before Xu Tian's defense was in place.

Three point hit!

After Xu Tian slowly dribbled the ball across the half, he passed the ball to Hibbert in the penalty area.He didn't play much on the offensive end in the last two games, Xu Tian wanted him to attack more.

Hibbert dribbled the ball with his back and spent a long time in singles. Not only did he not push Pachulia at all, but he was double-teamed by Nowitzki and lost the basketball in his hand.

Deron dribbled the ball across half court.

Nowitzki still put up the cover, wanting to use the pick-and-roll attack again to break through the Lakers' defense.

Xu Tian had already guessed the Mavericks' tactics, accelerated to bypass the screen in advance, and did not switch defenses with Randall.

Deron faced Xu Tian and wanted to pass the ball to Nowitzki, but because Xu Tian blocked the passing route, he could only pass the ball to Chandler Parsons on the other side.

Parsons is a handsome guy, and he is also a veteran of the Rockets, but his performance in the Mavericks is much worse than that of the Rockets, but this does not affect his performance at this time.

Parsons stepped outside the three-point line to meet Nick Young's defense and shot.His hands felt favored, and the ball was hollowed into the net.

The Mavericks beat the Lakers 8-0 in the opening game!

Staples Center is getting quiet.The audience was frightened by the Mavericks' ferocious offensive, and even forgot to cheer for the home team.

Mike Breen looked at Scott standing on the sidelines and said, "I think the Lakers need to pause to change their defense against Dirk. Otherwise, the Lakers will fall behind by a big score if they continue to let it go."

Mark Jackson, who served as the head coach of the Warriors, was very clear about the timing of the timeout, and agreed: "Now the Mavericks feel very good, and it is time to adjust. It is absolutely necessary to call a timeout."

Scott also understood that it should be called a timeout, but he was not well prepared before the game and didn't know what to do after the timeout, so he could only hold on on the sidelines, hoping that Xu Tian could perform.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Kobe.

Kobe faced Matthews, dribbled the ball at the top of the arc and launched an attack.

Matthews' defense is in place, and he has never let the slower Kobe break through.With a few seconds left in the defensive round, he steals the ball from Kobe, who is eager to attack, and launches a fast break with the ball.

Xu Tian was running near the penalty area, unable to retreat at all, he could only watch Matthews take off in his own half, dunking violently with both hands.

Scott couldn't stand anymore and made a pause gesture.

After the timeout, Xu Tian walked to the sidelines. Seeing that Scott had no intention of arranging tactics, he called Randall to his side and said, "After the timeout is over, you will play the main game. If it is not easy to attack, pass the ball to Kobe or Ronaldo." I (Hibert), let them both fight."

Scott looked at Xu Tian's tactics and felt a little embarrassed. He said, "What Xu said makes sense. Julius is facing Dirk, which is a matchup advantage that can be used."

Nick Yang asked Xu Tiandao: "If they are the main attack, what should I do? I don't know much except attacking."

Xu Tian patted Nick Yang on the shoulder and said, "Let's run around and exercise."

Nick Yang spread his hands and said, "Xu, although you don't like scoring, don't bring me along! I'm really not good at anything other than scoring."

Xu Tian smiled and said: "I know what you are good at, and there will definitely be opportunities for you to perform."

Nick Young could only nod helplessly to accept.

Kobe didn't speak, and returned to the court first.Xu Tian is the new boss of the team he supported. Even if Xu Tian didn't give him too heavy a task, he could still accept it because he knew that Xu Tian was after victory.

Carlisle mainly talked about Hibbert's slow movement on the defensive end during the timeout, allowing Pachulia to pull Hibbert's defense more.When he was about to play, Nowitzki said a few more words to Pachuliado, telling him that he would pass the ball to him.

Hibbert felt that he could take on more offensive tasks, but he had been ignored by Xu Tian more than once, which made him not very happy, and he was expressionless when he walked back to the field.

Xu Tian saw Hibbert's expression, but he couldn't solve this problem now, so he could only let him have some emotions first, so as to facilitate his next mobilization.

Nick Yang's girlfriend Azalea came to watch his game today. He originally wanted to show off in front of his girlfriend, but Xu Tian assigned him the task of running back and forth, which made him very frustrated.

Xu Tian's attitude is the same as usual, he will never be moved by the emotions of the people around him, and he can always keep calm on the court.This is the biggest reason he can play point guard.

Randall got the offensive task, and he was extremely happy, and he was more motivated than usual when he came to the top of the arc to block.

After Xu Tian bypassed the screen, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Randall, who was down, allowing him to launch his first attack after returning from a timeout.

Randall lived up to Xu Tian's trust. Under Pachulia's defense, he put the basketball into the basket and helped the Lakers score their first sports goal.

(End of this chapter)