King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 158 The Powerful Mavericks Substitute

The dual cores of both sides have already ended, and their two wonderful 2+1 also ignited the passion of the audience, not only because they played well against the opponents, but also because the Kings, a dark horse, went through the last playoffs. After getting lost in their first game, they finally acted like a strong team in the playoffs today. They actually took the lead against the Mavericks at home in the first quarter, and they also took the lead in disrupting the Mavericks' rotation.

"The king is playing well! Especially He, if we can get him, our strength will increase greatly. Kidd is really old." Mavericks fans also initiated heated discussions on He Yixiang, who performed very well on the court. The few minutes when He Yixiang crazily dominated Kidd just now are still reflected in their minds. A white uncle wearing a Nowitzki jersey made no secret of his "desire" for He Yixiang.

"Don't think too much," his friend on the side ruthlessly shattered his illusions, "This year is his first rookie contract, how much do you think we need to spend without Dirk? Get him? And the salary doesn't match at all!"

"Just think about it, why do you want me to fantasize about such a good player!" The white uncle was a little dissatisfied with his friend who interrupted his fantasy.

The Kings handed the ball more to the inside to attack after He Yixiang left the court. After being defended by Chandler in the last game, Cousins ​​also did more training in the past two days. Chandler's style of play, Chandler has strength, footwork, height, wingspan, and an excellent inside defense. He has all the qualities that should be possessed.Cousins ​​received the basketball near the waist, first turned to the left, attracted attention, then turned to the right with a hook to wipe the board.This beautiful hook successfully put Chandler into a dazed state, and the turn around was very fast!I didn't guard against this ball at all.

When Cousins ​​was attacking, he thought of what his partner Scott, who defended him in training these days, had said to him: "DeMarcus, use your feet, your turn is very fast, remember that big shark? What he relies on inside is not only his strength, but also his extremely quick turn and hook wipe, that is his way of scoring more than a strong dunk. And you have similar conditions to him , because the opponent will take more precautions against your frontal attack because of your weight. Go for it! Let the person who taunted you in the first match look at you with admiration!"

After these few days, Cousins ​​has trained more on his skills and honed his hook ability. He was originally different from most rough guys in the league in this skill, but his strong upper body strength And with He Yixiang's alley-oop dunks and his black and tough figure, it was hard for them not to associate him with that blue-collar coolie.

This ball is an almost unbelievable scene for Mavericks fans. This center has such good skills?In the last game, Chandler taught him a bad lesson!Why does it seem like he's been enlightened all of a sudden now?Carlisle frowned off the court, and it would be very difficult for He Yixiang to open up. If Cousins ​​​​plays well in the paint, the game will be a bit difficult to play.

But the Mavericks are also worthy of being the team with the highest firepower in the league. When the opponent played an efficient attack, they did not give up much. When Nowitzki was off the court, their offensive core became their substitute double guns Barea and Terry, this is also the difference between the Mavericks team. Their backup guards have higher autonomous attack power than their starting two guards. They became substitutes because of their defense. Two 190 It would be a disaster to have less defenders on the field, but after He Yixiang went down, Carlisle made a dangerous move in order to chase points and sent them both on the field.

Terry held the ball at the top of the arc, and Barea began to run quickly. Chandler pulled up to help Barea perform an off-ball pick-and-roll and then quickly went down. The king's defensive tacit understanding returned in an instant. In the last game, Cousins ​​and Casspi made up for Chandler, who was going down, and missed Barea completely.Terry used to be the main No. 7.4 player with an average of [-] assists per game in the Hawks. Naturally, he would not let go of this obvious gap. A precise pass was directly assigned to him. Barea raised his hand and immediately Hit this training-like three-pointer.

Seeing this scene, Westphal couldn't help covering his face. It seems that the team's defensive system must be trained in the off-season training camp, otherwise it will continue to make breakthroughs in the playoffs. It is impossible. In recent years, defense has won the championship is the main theme of the league. The champions since the 21st century, except for the Heat in the 05-06 season, which can not be called a strong defensive team, the rest of the team is the top of the league at that time. No. [-] defensive team.

Offense and defense are different. Sometimes the offense can do whatever they want as long as they are talented, which makes it difficult to parry. It’s like being stronger than you and faster than you, so they have the ability to score, but defense requires more than just Not only talent, experience and attitude are also indispensable!
Of course, there are still many players with strong defensive talents in my team. Needless to say, He Yixiang and Iguodala, these two are already the mainstay of the King's perimeter defense. A defender at the dpoy level, but definitely has the ability to be a good defender, and what he lacks now is experience.Whiteside, the reason why he can play now is because of his excellent defensive ability, but he still needs to strengthen his confrontation because he is thin.

Although Cousins ​​played a good performance on the offensive end, scoring 4 points on 3 of 6 shots, causing two fouls by Chandler, and sending out two assists at the same time, this performance is not bad, but On the Mavericks who exploded on the offensive end, they recovered the score instead. Barea and Terry, one with the ball and the other without the ball, stirred up the wind and rain on the King's perimeter. The two teamed up to score in the last 4 minutes. Scored 4 three-pointers. As the king of the three-point team, it was a bit embarrassing. I was the team that broke the three-point record back then!

The Mavericks' two substitutes set off a wave of counterattacks, and finally overtook the score 2 minutes after the start of the second quarter, leading by two points at 34:32.The Mavericks fans at the American Airlines Center began to return to their familiar rhythm. Many people stood up in their seats and danced excitedly. In their view, the Mavericks' victory will be unstoppable.

(End of this chapter)