Nba: I Really Didn't Come To Fight!

Back from the timeout, Johnson replaced Jason Terry with Devin Harris. Although Harris is also a personal offensive priority and prefers to do it himself, after Johnson made such a fuss, he did not do it anyway. Don't dare to beat yourself up anymore.

"Yo? Jason was beaten by me, so you came up instead?"

"I heard that you are nicknamed 'Pluto'? Coincidentally, they call me 'Kratos, you are not even a small boss, you are just passerby cannon fodder."

"You haven't played games, have you? Could it be that you can't afford it? Or is it that your level of playing games is as good as your dribbling, and they are so bad that you can't bear to watch them?"

For Lin Zhan's non-stop trash talk, Harris wisely chose to ignore it.

After all, compared to Lin Zhan, who chatters like a fly, Johnson, who is always in a state of rage, is more scary and terrifying.

After Harris came on the court, Johnson implemented Johnson's tactics, gave the ball to Nowitzki, and asked him to single-handedly play Marion. With the advantages of height and size, coupled with the threat of shooting, Marion dared not stay too far away from him. , Nowitzki continued to push into the inside and hit hard!

Relying on Nowitzki's explosion at the end of the quarter, the Mavericks quickly caught up with the score.

In the second quarter, both sides were on the bench, and it was the turn of Howard and the sixth man Stackhouse for the Mavericks, scoring consecutive singles.

Fortunately, the Suns also have Barbosa. Facing the Mavericks' not-so-solid defense, Barbosa managed to break through again and again.

In the second half of the second quarter, Lin Zhan, Nash and others reappeared. Lin Zhan no longer defended Harris, but instead defended Howard, who performed well in this quarter. Finally, Howard, who scored consecutive points in this quarter, also dropped a little. Wen.

It's a pity that this guy seems to be a brainless black and tough. The things he did a few years later were also very brainless, but he was very sensible on the court. After finding that Lin Zhan was hard to please in singles, he quickly threw the ball They were divided, and Nowitzki and others who had just played continued to be in charge of the offense.

In the first half of the game, the two sides fought back and forth, and it was hard to tell the winner.

When the halftime whistle sounded, the Mavericks were only 3 points behind the Suns 58:61.

For the Suns, Nash scored 12 points and 7 assists in the first half, Marion also scored 9 points and 5 rebounds, Lin Zhan contributed 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, and Baba, who stood up on the bench and performed well Bosa scored 10 points, and three of the Suns scored in double figures at halftime.

For the Mavericks, Terry was still the worst performer. He only made 4 of 12 shots in the first half, scored 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 3 turnovers.

Fortunately, Nowitzki has a great hand feeling of 440, and he also caught the weakness of the Suns inside. He made 9 of 12 shots, 2 of 3 3-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the half. .

Just looking at this data, no matter how you look at it, you look like a backcourt player. It is no wonder that many people directly call Nowitzki a power forward!

During the intermission, D'Antoni did not arrange too many things as usual, but only mentioned some precautions when defending Nowitzki, such as the timing of assisting defense, how to prevent him from receiving the ball, and so on.

In the last sentence before a group of people walked out of the locker room, D'Antoni secretly grabbed Lin Zhan and whispered to him: "Lin, if Xiao Zhan's defensive effect in the second half is not good, it's your turn to give it a try. Watch Nowitzki's style of play! If you can guard him, you will be the biggest hero tonight!"

Lin Zhan nodded, didn't say much, let alone expressed any determination, he knew he didn't need that, the reason why D'Antoni secretly told him to make preparations was naturally out of Marion's face, and didn't say it directly.

If Nowitzki's hand feeling declines in the second half, then it will not be Lin Zhan's turn to defend him. This is just a plan.

But the game in the third quarter immediately told D'Antoni how timely his plan was!

In the first few minutes of the third quarter, Nowitzki didn't show his snarky fangs, but just did some screens and spot-up shots for his teammates.

The offense of the Mavericks was once again handed over to Terry and Howard. These two people were obviously insulted by Johnson in the midfield, and they all became very honest and played very cautiously, especially who Lin Zhan was defending, that People definitely don't play alone, and hand over the ball to another person to handle.

In this case, the Suns continued their offensive style, and once again slowly opened up the score.

By the time there were only 5 minutes left in the third quarter, the difference between the two sides had reached 10 points.

Johnson, who was sitting on the sidelines, finally couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and shouted: "Dirk! It's almost there!"

These words seemed to activate Nowitzki's switch.

He immediately switched his state, changed his style of playing just like paddling, and came to the inside toughly, reaching out for the ball in the low post.

Marion couldn't react in time, and he quickly took the position, and then Nowitzki turned around, and the Western team scored 2 points!

This goal was just the beginning. In the next five minutes, Nowitzki shot inside and outside, once again incarnated as the all-powerful German chariot, scored 12 points in just half a quarter, and led the team (bgbd) to once again The score is approaching!

By the end of the third quarter, the point difference between the two sides had been reduced to only 1 point!

The Suns' lead was at stake.

In the fourth quarter, Lin Zhan did not play at the beginning of the game. He found D'Antoni and whispered: "Coach, didn't you let me defend Dirk? Why didn't you give orders! If I talk to Sean, it doesn't seem to be It fits so well!"

"You guard?" D'Antoni turned his head, suddenly slapped himself on the forehead, and said as if he had just woken up from a dream:

"In the third quarter, you should observe carefully, especially the second half is a very important moment of close observation, think about how to defend, take a break, and you will play with Nowitzki later! You will defend he!"

"You forgot." Lin Zhan opened his mouth.

Finally, he didn't say this offensive sentence out of his mouth. He didn't want to be completely forgotten by D'Antoni at the end of the bench like Bell.

Three minutes later, with a dead ball, the Suns sent Nash, Diaw and Lin Zhan.

In addition to Marion and Bell on the court, they continued their small lineup mode, and with D'Antoni's usual rotation habits, unless someone on the court performed particularly poorly or there were other accidents, these five people, Tian will probably put them together. than finished.

These five people are also the strongest lineup in D'Antoni's heart. As long as Bell can recover without stretching, then this lineup can also be called offensive and defensive!

Lin Zhan, Marion, and Bell are three top single-defense players, plus Dior, a jack-of-all-trades defender.

There is only Nash alone, who can be called a loophole on the defensive end.

The Mavericks also took the twin towers of Nowitzki and Dampier at the same time, together with Terry, Howard and Stackhouse who had already been on the field, they formed their finishing lineup, although it seems that they are two Big three small traditional formation, but these five players except Dampier, each has a good independent scoring ability, each is a singles player.

This is also the core idea of ​​the Mavericks team building this wave: singles!

Keep looking for the opponent's weakness to singles!

The Suns happen to be a team with a lot of defensive loopholes.

Although they have many single-defense masters, the defensive system and rotation mode of the entire team are very simple and simple, and it is very easy to be directly penetrated by others with a few passes.

Therefore, what the Suns are most afraid of is a team with a strong inside, and a team that can handle a lot of balls.

The Mavericks are both!

On the court, Nowitzki found that Lin Zhan, who was less than 2 meters tall, was defending him. He immediately ran to the low post, leaned on his body, and began to reach out for a position.

Lin Zhan knows very well that Nowitzki's strongest point is his touch and super high shooting point, which makes it difficult for ordinary people to interfere. Even if he is himself, it may be difficult for Nowitzki to really interfere when Nowitzki makes a shot.

But Nowitzki, who has not yet evolved to a full body, also has his own weaknesses.

The style of play is soft, he doesn't like physical confrontation, his strength is not strong enough, and his ability to play big and small is not mastery enough.

So Lin Zhan has already made up his mind and set his own defensive strategy.

With one hand stuck in Nowitzki's waist, he wished that both legs could be inserted between Nowitzki's legs. At the same time, he pressed the center of gravity very low, and almost all his strength was used in the lower third. road.

If Nowitzki is a traditional insider like Yao, O'Neal, and Duncan, he would dare to defend like this.

He turned around and made a hook shot, scoring 2 points easily.

It's a pity that Nowitzki is not the kind of player who is really good at the low post, at least he is not right now. Facing the homework done by Lin Zhan in the lower three lanes, Nowitzki only feels extremely uncomfortable and his legs are shaking Trembling, unable to stand still at all.

Lin Zhan pushed Nowitzki all the way.

Unknowingly, he pushed him forward for a full step, and finally received the ball from his teammate. Nowitzki took a deep breath, and he was just about to turn around with all his strength.

But he found that his legs and Lin Zhan were completely squeezed together, and it was impossible to complete the turn.

If it is hard to grind inside, it is really not the way he likes and is good at playing.

Nowitzki took the ball behind his back and gestured a few times, feeling uncomfortable no matter how he played, so he directly chose to pass the ball and distributed the ball.

"Slut! Don't you dare hit me alone?"

Lin Zhan yelled at Nowitzki, he wanted to see if he could motivate Nowitzki.

"I'm sorry, I'm German, my English is poor, I can't understand what you're talking about." Nowitzki shrugged his shoulders and chose to play dumb.

This feeling of punching cotton is very uncomfortable!

Fortunately, this round is finally coming to an end.

The Mavericks had no chance. Howard forced a shot at the top of the arc and shot a long 2-pointer against Diaw.

When the basketball was flying in the air, a bunch of information emerged in Lin Zhan's mind.

"This ball won't go in, it's a bit to the left, and it will bounce to the left side of the basket with a high probability, but it won't fly very high. The most suitable place to grab the rebound is half a meter away from the left side of the basket at a 45-degree angle. position, just stick to the dead person, the basketball will fall, and you are not afraid of being picked on the head!"

This kind of instant judgment and exaggerated sense of rebounding is exactly what Barkley shared with Lin Zhan. He seems to have directly integrated all Barkley's experience and muscle memory into Lin Zhan's bones. , allowing him to make an instant judgment when every rebound bounces.

Although this judgment is not 100% accurate, let alone allow Lin Zhan to take all the rebounds, but it is enough! It is precisely because of this sense of smell and the power of becoming stronger that Lin Zhan has the most rebounds in recent games skyrocketed.

This time was the same, Lin Zhan turned around in an instant, firmly stuck Nowitzki with his back and butt, preventing him from bypassing himself or grabbing the rebound position alongside himself.

Nowitzki, who was firmly blocked by Lin Zhan, immediately felt a whirlwind, and almost fell backwards uncontrollably. Fortunately, he still stood firm and did not fall down on the spot. But for rebounds However, Nowitzki lost all possibility of picking it off, and could only watch Lin Zhan easily protect the rebound without even leaving his feet off the ground.

For the next few rounds, facing

With Lin Zhan's single defense, Nowitzki decisively changed his style of play.

No longer obsessed with post-ups in the low post, but came to the high post and showed his signature shooting skills, the scene changed immediately, Lin Zhan was a little shorter after all, and the defensive forward

There is no problem with star players, but it is always difficult to form real interference against Nowitzki.

Nowitzki seized the opportunity and scored two goals very quickly. Fortunately, the current lineup of the Mavericks is also strong offensively and weak defensively. The Suns' offense is very smooth, and they hardly encountered any difficulties

Countering defensive tactics.

Nash's pick-and-roll was even more powerful when facing Dampier. A few passes drove the offensive touch of everyone on the team.

For a period of time, both sides are you coming and going, one person enters the other, no one can stop the opponent, but no one can play any offensive climax to open the score.

Soon, the game entered the last minute!

At this time of the game, the difference between the two sides is still very small.

The Mavericks temporarily lead the Suns by 2 points 115:113, and they still have the ball.

If this goal can be scored, it will basically announce the death penalty for the Suns!

This kind of ball, there is no doubt that the Mavericks will give Nowitzki to play.

And Lin Zhan continued the defensive strategy of the previous few minutes, defending Nowitzki closely.

This time, Lin Zhan wished he could use 120% of his strength to cling to Nowitzki's side, as if he had become a small pendant on Nowitzki's body.

don't lose it!

Nowitzki tried his best to catch the ball near the 3-point line at a 45-degree angle on the right, but the moment he received the ball...

Lin Zhan immediately looked like he was facing an enemy, and raised the intensity of physical confrontation to another level!

Lin Zhan hung one hand on Nowitzki's waist, and kept stretching the other hand to interfere with Nowitzki's actions.

Lin Zhan's current defensive standards can be said to be challenging the referee's bottom line! After the confrontation in the fourth quarter, Lin Zhan has slowly figured out the referee's whistle-blowing standard tonight.

Lin Zhan already has a standard for which actions the referee will turn a blind eye to, and which actions will give fouls immediately.

This is the homework that every top defensive player must do in every game, and it is also a watershed to distinguish whether a player's defensive ability is excellent or top!

Only players who can do this well can be called truly top-notch defenders, and only such players can adapt to the referee's whistling of various scales, and they can control their own defense.

Keep making adjustments!

For example, tonight, Lin Zhan judged that although it was a Christmas game, the referees were more willing to let the players solve the problem by themselves.

He will not be too strict about some unnecessary physical contact. Under this premise, Lin Zhan has the courage to defend Nowitzki at the last minute and prevent him from easily playing the ball!

Facing Lin Zhan's entanglement, Nowitzki found that it was difficult for him to even dribble his best. He always had a feeling that if he started to dribble this ball, then Lin Zhan would

The feeling of being the first to make a steal!

After hesitating for 5 seconds, seeing that the attack time is getting shorter and shorter, Nowitzki can choose to attack on his own initiative in this round!

Facing Lin Zhan's non-stop provocation, Nowitzki took a deep breath and showed the attitude that a European king should have.

He has to live up to Lin Zhan to make this goal! He has to let everyone know that he is the best player in this game!.