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Chapter 348 Shadow
Xu Hao has no opinion on the matter of passing the ball to Love more. He would like to have someone to share his scoring burden!Although Xu Hao is not optimistic about Love's defense, his offense...should be relatively reliable, right?
In the first offensive round of the Timberwolves in the second half, Xu Hao took the opportunity to give the ball to Love, and then moved to the bottom corner, ready to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer.Of course, he also wants to see if Love can achieve the desired effect when singles against Nowitzki. You must know that McHale has high hopes for him, in case he can't complete the task...

Putting Xu Hao's wild thoughts aside for the time being, after Love received the ball in the elbow area, Nowitzki hurried forward to resist, preventing Love from directly rolling his back to the basket and scoring easily.But Love didn't have this plan in the first place. He just wanted to create a little space by playing back, and then turn over and score with a jumper. This is also the offensive method he is good at.

I have to say that Nowitzki is really not very good at defense, and Love pushed him back a few times and staggered.Feeling the sudden decrease in the pressure on his back, Love was also unambiguous. He turned around and retreated to throw the ball.Since entering the league, Love has often used this method to score, and he is full of confidence in himself.

But the smile on his face froze in the next second.Nowitzki did not step forward to defend, but a long arm suddenly stretched out from his side, and Love's shot was slapped out of the sideline with a slap.When Nowitzki stepped aside, Love realized that it was Chandler who gave him the hot pot. Isn't he still protecting the basket?

Chandler's key defense made Love in the game puzzled, but Xu Hao, who had been standing in the bottom corner before, saw it clearly.Originally, Chandler was really guarding the basket. Although he kept cruising to avoid being called for three seconds of defense, in general his activity area was still under the basket, and the outside affairs were left to Nowitzki to handle. .

Love catches the ball closer to the baseline, and Chandler is clearly focused on him when he gets the ball.In the few seconds when Love hit Dirk Nowitzki with his back, Chandler had left the basket and started to move towards their position, so at the moment Love took the shot, he could send a shot just right. Nice cover.

Obviously, this should be the Mavericks' inside defensive strategy. Chandler seems to be only responsible for protecting the frame, but in fact he has a very wide range of movement. When the opponent uses Nowitzki as a breakthrough, he will go up at any time Front fill.

Moreover, in this defense, Nowitzki not only played the role of a bait, he also cut off the route of Love's pass to the basket to a certain extent. At this time, even if Ellington or Brewer even Jordan was in the gap at the basket, and it was difficult for Love to pass the ball behind his back, so Chandler didn't have to continue to protect the frame.

The Timberwolves served from the sideline, and Love gritted his teeth again and asked for the ball in the low post. He felt that being blocked before was just an accident.However, this time it was even more tragic. Chandler rewarded him with a nail plate for his turn-around layup, and gave the ball to the Mavericks.If it weren't for their seldom playing fast breaks, the Timberwolves would lose two more points because of an offensive failure.

Several consecutive offensive failures have cast a shadow on Love. Every time he catches the ball in the low post and plays singles, he is always paranoid, thinking that a big hand will suddenly appear behind the defender and shoot his shot away.The hesitation in the heart is reflected in the action, which is shooting and hitting the iron. Some must-go shots can hit the frame, so there is really no one...

McHale also sighed secretly. The Mavericks' interior defense was much tighter than he thought.Originally, Love's low-post play was somewhat promising, but unexpectedly he was strangled to death by the opponent, and the Mavericks' inside combination seemed effortless.Obviously, the Timberwolves' tactical changes were completely expected, and they even made preparations for it.

And judging from Love's recent singles, he has already had a psychological shadow on the Mavericks' defense. This is no joke.When a player has a shadow in his heart, it is difficult for him to maintain self-confidence. How can he make a shot without self-confidence?The Mavericks' rebounding ability is no less than that of the Timberwolves. Isn't that giving up a lot of the ball to the opponent?

Love's consecutive missed shots greatly affected the Timberwolves' offense. The Mavericks took the opportunity to further widen the point difference. Anyway, Nowitzki feels hot tonight, and he is sure to make shots from any position. Their offensive firepower It can be maintained forever.Even if Dirk Nowitzki rests, their super sixth man Terry can continue to score points.

The Timberwolves spent the entire second half at a loss. It was difficult for them to score offensively, and their defense could not stop the opponent. If Xu Hao could occasionally hit a three-pointer with his personal ability, the point difference between the two sides would have gone to 20+ .

At first, McHale would walk up and down the sidelines, shouting instructions to the players. Later, he simply sat back in his seat, staring at the ceiling of the arena. No one knew what was going on in his heart. what to think.

The Timberwolves fans in front of the TV were also silent. Perhaps the previous consecutive defeats against the Spurs and the Thunder gave them great confidence. Some even thought that the Timberwolves could successfully reach the finals this season.But when the Timberwolves were completely crushed by the Mavericks in the game, they finally began to face the fact that the team may not be as strong as they thought.

When the number on the timer completely returned to zero, the score between the two sides was fixed at 105 to 91. The 14-point difference was enough to illustrate the gap in strength between the two sides.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the biggest contributor to the Mavericks' victory was Nowitzki. He scored 46 points and 8 rebounds, completely dominating the paint.Love, who was playing against him, only scored a poor 15 points and 9 rebounds, and made 8 turnovers at the same time, and he would have doubts about his life if he ate hot pot during the game.

Xu Hao was also harassed by Kidd and Stevenson, and he only scored 19 points and 10 assists. The double-double looks good, but it is far worse than when he played against the Thunder before. Far.Xu Hao also felt very helpless about this, but who made the team lose overall?It seems difficult for him to compete with the Mavericks alone.

But it was McHale who was in the worst mood. The strategies he formulated twice in a row didn't have the desired effect, which made him feel very speechless. It seems that it is very difficult to win a victory from the Mavericks. !
(End of this chapter)