no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 184: He vaguely looks like Jordan, but with glasses, he looks like Xu Yong

After the timeout, Terry came on to replace Stevens.

The purpose of this substitution is very clear, which is to increase the Mavericks' offensive points on the field.

The Mavericks also showed their strong execution ability. Terry used Chandler's pick-and-roll screen to catch the ball at the free throw line and hit a mid-range jumper, helping the Mavericks solve their urgent need.

And after returning to the defensive end, the Mavericks also made changes on the defensive end.

After Rose broke through, the person who chose to help defend became Nowitzki on the weak side.

Rose knocked the ball to O'Neal on the baseline. O'Neal chose to hold the ball and break through the basket for a dunk, but was eventually destroyed by Chandler's defense.

After returning from the timeout, one offense and one defense showed all the Mavericks' tactical changes.

In addition to strong execution, Carlisle's adjustments are also in place.

If you have played 2K, you will definitely be familiar with Carlisle. This coach is rated as the strongest coach in the game on the same level as Popovich.

In reality, Carlisle won the best coach when he debuted. From the Pistons to the Pacers, he also brought both teams to the level of championship contenders.

It's just that he has been unlucky. He was picked off by Larry Brown in the Pistons, and he encountered a gang fight at the Palace of Auburn Hills in the Pacers.

"Speed! Speed!"

Carlisle waved and yelled from the sideline after seeing Chandler grab the rebound.

As shown in G1, the Mavericks are not a team that seems to have a slow offensive pace because of the age of its players. On the contrary, they can complete those reversals by playing fast-paced offense and defense.

Before Yao Ming could retreat to the backcourt, the Mavericks made a quick play, and it was Terry again who directly chased and hit a three-pointer.

After scoring, Terry performed his signature "jet" celebration.jpg.

After most players come off the bench, they need to use their shots to find their touch, or at least run around on the court to warm up their bodies first.

But there are some players who don't need this. They can throw when they come up, and they can still score after critical throws. They are generally called the best sixth man.

Terry is one of them. Although he played as a substitute most of the time, he was the team's second-leading scorer in 7 of his 4 seasons with the Mavericks.

9:13.

In addition to execution, the Mavericks showed their resilience.

There is a more intuitive statistic. In the four games the Mavericks lost in the playoffs, the point difference was all within 4 points, and in three games it was within 10 points.

Barkley is right about this. It is almost unrealistic to defeat such a team in one quarter.

Thibodeau stood up at this time and made tactical gestures on the court.

After the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, they changed their offensive position to 1-3-1, and Yao Ming also continued to support the offense from the free throw line.

After passing the ball from left to right, Xu Yong received the ball outside the three-point line. He first shook Terry away, and then passed the ball to Rose at another 45° angle after Kidd rushed over.

Rose didn't hesitate much after catching the ball, just pulled it up and shot.

The basketball flew through the air and crossed a parabola...

"Shh!"

Right in the middle of the mesh bag!

Rose also made a three-pointer.

9:16.

The score difference once again widened to 7 points.

This three-pointer can be said to have come quite timely.

And it could be seen from Carlisle's frown that what he was worried about actually happened.

If Rose throws another one in, the Mavericks' zone defense will no longer dare to use it.

Switching offense and defense, Xu Yong used puppy footwork to stalk Terry with all his strength.

It became difficult for Terry to catch the ball.

After going around in circles, the ball returned to Nowitzki's hands.

O'Neal Jr. was very aggressive and almost knocked the ball out of Nowitzki's hand. Nowitzki barely controlled the ball and then took a step forward to make an independent shot.

O'Neal followed the ball very closely, Nowitzki leaned back a lot to avoid interference, and the parabola of the ball was very high.

But after the ball drew a high parabola in the air...

"Shh!"

Still fell into the net bag.

In this state, Nowitzki is playing an unstoppable game.

Maybe at this moment O'Neal can understand how Ibaka felt in the Western Conference Finals.

That feeling of trying to defend to the extreme but falling short is devastating to the defender's confidence.

11 to 16, the Mavericks still cling to the score.

"This Mavericks team is indeed the most resilient team I have ever seen." From the commentary box, Kenny Smith couldn't help but sigh.

The Bulls are in this state tonight, and if it were any other team, the point difference would most likely be 15 points.

Yao Ming continued to stand at the free throw line to support the Bulls' offense.

This time the ball was passed to Artest in the corner, but Artest's three-point shot from the corner unfortunately missed.

Fortunately, Yao Ming saw the right angle and grabbed the offensive rebound. After seeing the Mavericks shrinking their defense, he threw the ball to Rose on the outside.

At this moment, Carlisle suddenly stood up from the bench.

This was really what he was worried about.

Rose was very confident after receiving the ball, and even shook off Marion, who was struggling to rush forward, and then shot a three-pointer.

As soon as the ball was released, the on-site commentators were already excited.

Normally, Rose can't shoot three-pointers like this.

Although it was a shot that dodges people, the trajectory of the ball is still very positive.

"Get.it!"

As the commentator shouted, the basketball penetrated the net.

Rose made two consecutive three-pointers from the outside!

This is not Rose, this is Luo Allen!

Carlisle was forced to call a timeout again.

The United Center has gone crazy. Rose's performance tonight was really exciting and unexpected.

When Rose came off the field, he found Xu Yong and gave him a high five.

Regarding the importance of mentality to shooting, he had no psychological baggage tonight and everything went smoothly. After succeeding in successive attacks in the opening game, he also found his outside touch.

After Rose found his form and output angle, tonight's game was like a completely different game than G1.

The Bulls are more prosperous, but on the Mavericks, except for Terry, who has a good touch, it is difficult for anyone else to support Nowitzki under the high-intensity defense of the Bulls and G1, which is completely different.

Nowitzki played exactly the same as Xu Yong in the last three quarters, he really tried his best.

Although he was in really good shape, at the end of the three quarters, the Mavericks still trailed the Bulls by 70 points, 80-10.

The Bulls are in great shape tonight.

The two sides entered the final contest.

As soon as the Mavericks team came up, Barea faked a sudden shot and hit a three-pointer from the outside.

You really don’t dare to underestimate this mountain in Puerto Rico.

Rose glanced at Xu Yong on the bench at this time.

"Go ahead, I'll be behind you." Xu Yong gave him an affirmative reply.

Rose stood up after hearing this and took the initiative to ask Thibodeau to play against Barea.

Rose pestered Barea crazily when he came on the court.

For a player who is as fast as you but taller than you, the key is physical strength. Barea was quickly put on a mask of pain.

"I have to admit, I was impressed by the Bulls' performance tonight." Barkley sighed from the commentary box.Rose's opening adjustments and even tonight's bottoming out were not that surprising to him. After all, he was also the one who said "MVPs don't have parallel imports."

But the defensive enthusiasm of Rose and even the entire Bulls team is really much higher than that of G1.

In other words, the Bulls in G1 were in poor condition, and tonight was the Bulls' true display of strength.

With 8 minutes left in the game, the score on the court was 76 to 85. Both sides began to replace their main lineups. The only substitute still on the court was John Terry from the Mavericks.

The Bulls are undoubtedly the side with the advantage tonight, but a 9-point point difference is not safe against the Mavericks.

The Mavericks' turn after the substitution came back.

Nowitzki caught the ball in the high post and continued to beat O'Neal.

The Bulls are no longer flanking at this time.

After Nowitzki's single, he turned around to break through and then made a pull-up jump shot. His technique was completely unqualified.

"when!"

However, his shot this time was not able to continue to hit.

As mentioned before, Carlisle will send Nowitzki on the bench in the transition period, so he only rested for 2 minutes in the middle of this quarter.

Fans are making fun of Thibodeau, but in fact, when it comes to this situation, every NBA head coach is Thibodeau.

However, it is obvious that Xu Yongdu cannot withstand the abuse in such a high-intensity game, and Nowitzki's scoring efficiency will inevitably decline.

This time, the opportunity came to the Bulls.

A 9-point point difference is not that big, but as long as you seize the opportunity to widen the point difference, even the Mavericks will not be able to do anything.

After all, the Bulls don't have James as their "sixth man."

The Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, and Xu Yong received the ball with his back in the high post.

Rose mainly attacked and defended Barea in the first three quarters, and Yao Ming also organized defense. Both of them exerted a lot of physical energy. At this time, it was Xu Yong who had the most physical energy.

It was Kidd who guarded Xu Yong.

Kidd is also an old fox. After receiving the ball from Xu Yong, he raised his elbow and kept hitting his waist.

Xu Yong gave him a strong confrontation, lowered his weight and pushed him forward to take a big step forward.

Although Kidd has strong defensive experience, that thing cannot make up for the disadvantages of weight and size in one-on-one situations.

After all, he is just a point guard with a height of 1 meters, while Xu Yong is a serious swingman with a height of 93 meters in shoes.

And Xu Yong is not James. After pushing away Kidd, he turned and leaned back directly to the free throw line.

With this jump height and speed of movement, Kidd didn't even have the motivation to pounce.

"Shh!"

Xu Yong's backward shot hit steadily.

Cool.

After hitting this ball, this was Xu Yong's most intuitive feeling.

And he had a new understanding of what Jordan said.

No wonder people like Jordan can accept the team in the end. To paraphrase James' emotional words, because the game only lasts 48 minutes!
No matter how physically strong a person is, it is impossible for him to play for 48 minutes.

In other words, if a game only lasts 20 minutes, then Jordan's idea is to join a special team, and I can handle it alone.

But now, the feeling of playing the fourth quarter with sufficient physical strength is great.

Nowitzki's inconsistent breakthrough caused O'Neal's foul.

His choice was very smart. After his touch declined, he chose to hit the basket more to cause damage.

However, judging from his reaction after he fell to the ground and waited for a while before being pulled up by his teammates, this approach would only accelerate the consumption of his little physical energy.

Now he could fully appreciate the feeling of Xu Yong's G1.

After adjusting his breathing, he made two free throws to help the Mavericks continue to cling to the score.

Xu Yong still caught the ball in the high post, but the Mavericks quickly shrank their defense.

Xu Yong returned the ball to Rose. Rose caught the ball and faked a shot, forcing Terry to come back and continue to pass the ball to Xu Yong.

Xu Yong caught the ball quickly, and this time he turned and leaned back directly towards the baseline.

Kidd reacted quickly enough to the ball and rushed forward to interfere.

But like Wade before, his interference had a limited impact on Xu Yong's shots.

The basketball passed his fingertips and flew toward the basket.

"Shh!"

Go ahead!
Xu Yong did nothing in the first three quarters. He maintained his touch very well.

Jordan was already smoking a cigar and laughing heartily.

This feeling of being deep, this offensive posture, and this scoring efficiency, it is as if he is still on the court, and his sense of immersion is much stronger than that of James.

Nowitzki stopped asking for the ball. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that after attacking twice in a row, he needed to slow down.

Terry caught the ball around the screen and shot, but at the moment he took action, Xu Yong dodged over the screen and flew up to cover him.

Although Terry's shot was not directly slapped away, it was hit by Xu Yong.

The basketball was originally thrown hard, but it softened immediately after being touched.

The ball fell directly into Artest's hands.

As soon as Artest got the ball, he saw that Xu Yong was already on the fast break after blocking the shot.

Xu Yong, who is full of physical energy, has strong desire at this moment.

Artest directly shook his hand and threw the ball forward. After Xu Yong got the ball, he accelerated and shook off the chasing Kidd, and directly made a gliding windmill dunk.gif.

Yes, you read that right, Xu Yong even had a physical performance dunk!
78:91.

The Bulls widened the point difference to 13 points.

There were bursts of cheers at the scene.

After landing, Xu Yong was a little excited. He waved his hands to signal the fans to cheer louder.

To deal with a tough team, all you need is to work hard.

Nowitzki could still only hold the ball, and his face looked a little pale at this time.

However, he still made the difficult fallback shot after passing the ball back and forth with Kidd.

It's just that he fell to the ground again after taking action. His body was really hollowed out tonight.

Xu Yong caught something at this time.

When he arrived in the frontcourt, he did not back up Kidd, but asked O'Neal to pull up to the high post to play the pick-and-roll.

This is to take advantage of Nowitzki's lack of physical fitness to hit him.

The Mavericks' choice was simple, and they directly released O'Neal to flank Xu Yong.

It's just that Nowitzki's movements were half a beat slower. Xu Yong replicated Rose's movements in the previous game, and he immediately jumped up and accelerated through the gap in the crowd!
Xu Yong's breakthrough speed is not as fast as Rose's, but his explosive power is so strong that Kidd didn't even commit a foul.

Xu Yong strode into the paint. After seeing Chandler helping to defend him, Xu Yong did not choose to pull the lever this time. Instead, he jumped up from the ground like a spring. He raised the ball with his right hand and passed Chandler. Throw it into the basket.

This scene shocked Chandler.

Then he didn't wait for his reaction.

"Oh!"

Xu Yong just rode Chandler with one hand and smashed the ball into the basket.gif!

Everyone in the United Center went crazy.

Even Barkley held his head in disbelief.

"The game is over."

(End of this chapter)