King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 166 The Great Victory
After the first half, the one-sided evaluation of Westphal seemed to disappear in an instant. The fans of the Kings suddenly changed their attitudes, and Westphal's coaching ability seemed to be acquired at once. It was recognized that the king's forum fell to him one-sidedly, and the people who criticized his coaching level at the beginning seemed to disappear all of a sudden.The current Westphal suddenly became a wise head coach in the forum.

In the second half, the Mavericks still wanted to fight to the death. Terry, Stevenson, Marion, Stojakovic, Nowitzki, the starting lineup in the second half had a good offense, and the defensive ability on the perimeter was not bad. The biggest test is whether Nowitzki can withstand Cousins' offense. This is the key to whether the Mavericks can chase points.

At the beginning, Nowitzki also blew the horn of the Mavericks offense with practical actions. He singled Cousins ​​at the three-point line. Nowitzki is the best player among the inside players who is good at using three threats. The shot was accurate, he raised his hand very realistically and shook Cousins ​​directly, Nowitzki went directly to the inside with ease, and he rarely dunks this time, he came to a very domineering shot this time, at this time, the team What is needed is not only two points, but also the momentum to chase points.This dunk made the entire Mavericks' bench stand up, and the towel team waved it extraordinarily hard, each of them giving full play to their strength.

However, the kings here are not in a panic. After two games, they are no longer in a state of tension as soon as they are chased as in the previous two games. Cousins ​​got stuck inside after halftime. In the deep position, he felt a little embarrassing when he was directly passed by Nowitzki just now, and now he wants to get back to the field.As soon as he locked his position, the basketball flew directly into his hands. It has to be said that the person who knows him best is He Yixiang, and the pass made him feel comfortable.When he received the ball, he shook his right shoulder and hit a hook on his right.

"Defend against his right hand, Dirk." After the first two fights, Chandler still has a little understanding of this old opponent. Cousins ​​really played a good hook with his right hand. The advantages of width and weight are indeed difficult to guard against, but although his right hand is good, the level of his left hand is indeed far worse. Compared with most centers, he is considered skilled, but he is still not as good as Gasol , A purely technical center like Yao Ming.

For the next ball, He Yixiang still handed it to the inside without hesitation. This time Nowitzki stared at the right shoulder very seriously, but Cousins ​​knew more than this move. Turning over and hooking, Nowitzki was too serious about marking this action, seriously a little too hard, this fake action completely shook him, after Cousins ​​turned to the left, the basket was directly and completely exposed out.Cousins ​​directly made another dunk.

Cousins ​​played two beautiful offenses in a row, which made Carlisle a little helpless. Today, the king's three-core team played really well, and everyone played well, except Dirk Nowitzki. Not bad, both Terry and Barea misfired.If he continues to play like this, let alone recovering the 20 points behind, he will be satisfied if he can not raise this score to 30 points.Chandler played again, Stojakovic went down, and he didn't play much when he returned to Sacramento. I don't know if it was because of the home court of his old club that made the two-time All-Star three-pointer 5 times outside. Open shots only scored two goals.

"Kenny, it looks like I'm really going to win this time, and the Mavericks will have no chance of chasing points with this lineup!" Barkley said confidently.And this time, Smith also surprisingly did not refute, because he felt that the King's hand was too hot after returning to the home court today.

Sure enough, just like what they felt, after Cousins ​​felt the touch, Chandler was useless to play. Cousins ​​gave everyone the feeling tonight that he was as flexible as Kenny Smith's old acquaintance Olajuwon, In the third quarter, Cousins ​​scored 10 points on 7 of 16 shots and beat the Mavericks by 6 points in a single quarter, completely turning the fourth quarter into garbage time. In the end, the Kings took their lives and beat the Mavericks 116:101 at home. , won their first victory.

Seeing that his mentor led the king to victory, Barkley was very excited: "Hey, fans of the king, have you seen it? Don't say that I am the leader of a cult. Today, I support the king sincerely. He won easily, and now I can say that the Kings will definitely enter the second round?"

Can't! ! !However, this angry protest obviously failed to reach Barkley's ears.

When Carlisle was interviewed after the game, he expressed his helplessness: "Today's kings are very strong, very powerful. I think if they are as strong as today, it will be difficult for the entire league to win!"

"Why? Coach Rick, it's not like you haven't lost by a big score before, but why are you so sure about the king today?"

"It's very simple. The Kings didn't play very well today, but they still beat us by a big score. Why? This is because their three cores played very well. Andre's 14 points and 4 assists dominated the first quarter. , however, as soon as He played in the second quarter, he scored 6 points in a row and opened the score to nearly 20 points. Cousins ​​stepped up again and scored 18 points in a single quarter. And those three players combined to play 16 minutes combined for 87 of the 116 points they scored."

On the other end, Westphal couldn't stop smiling when he heard Carlisle comment on tonight's victory: "Indeed, tonight's victory is mainly due to the team's three cores, which is undeniable." , but at the same time, the performance of role players is also indispensable, Casspi's three three-pointers, Garcia's defense against Barea, they all did a very good job, I hope to see such a good performance in the next game a team."

"Then do you think you can enter the second round?"

"There is no doubt that this is what we hope for. We are still three games away from entering the second round. Although many people on our team are playing the playoffs for the first time, I believe that now they have won. After this victory, I am ready to face the glory."

(End of this chapter)