Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 232: Set up a stage for teammates and change the defense
In G1 of the Doon Finals, they took the lead early in the first quarter, with full firepower and scored 24 points.

It was quite shocking to everyone who watched this game.

However, Duan is not a superman. He played so hard in the first quarter and played for 12 minutes. If he continues to play at the beginning of the second quarter, he will always be a little weak due to physical strength and cannot continue to be efficient.

The second quarter lasted for more than three minutes. Under the constant double-teaming of the Mavericks from the outside, Duan was a little out of breath.

If he hadn't replenished a lot of water during the inter-session break and slowed down for a while, Du En's offensive efficiency at this time would have dropped a lot.

The Mavericks also saw that there were some problems with Du En's physical condition, so the offensive end took the initiative to beat Du En, further consuming Du En's physical strength.

Of course, the Mavericks may not really attack Duen as a defensive gate, but they may first attack from behind to consume a wave.

It just so happens that Stackhouse is a substitute player, so he doesn't need to worry about physical problems, and he also has good post-up ability.

The Mavericks relied on Duen's consumption to force Duen to take a rest early, and then regained control of the game.

However, the Bulls are a 73-win team after all, and they won the Eastern Conference championship not long ago.

When Doan was off the court before, the Bulls were able to play on par with other teams in the Eastern Conference, and sometimes even had the upper hand.

Before Duan took the break tonight, he had already achieved a nearly double-digit advantage.

Bulls players are the best at playing downwind games. Even if Duan comes off the court, he will not be defeated by the Mavericks in a few moments.

In addition, due to the inertia of Duan throwing the towel in the first quarter, the Bulls players on the field played more seriously and focused on the defensive end. The Bulls' defensive performance tonight was actually quite good.

The Mavericks were able to score 29 points in the first quarter, mainly because they started playing well, and the Bulls' defensive attitude was a bit sloppy.

By the time Duan finished throwing the towel, the Bulls' defensive quality quickly improved.

Therefore, when Duan came back on the court more than eight minutes into the second quarter, the Bulls still maintained a 7-point lead.

After Duen came up, the Mavericks continued to pay attention to Duen. Seeing that his teammates were in good condition, Duen deliberately acted as a bait to attract Mavericks outside players to double-team.

After Ben Gordon received the pass from Dunn, he directly made a three-pointer and helped the Bulls widen the point difference to 10 points.

This is also the first time in this game that there is a double-digit point difference.

"Well done! I'll pass the ball to you next time."

When returning to defense, Duan encouraged Ben Gordon.

Obviously, Ben Gordon, who came on as a substitute in the second quarter, played very well as the sixth man, and he was feeling hot again at this time.

Also considering that Duen carried alone in the first quarter, he was too tired to play like that and might not have the energy to play the key ball in the fourth quarter.

Therefore, Du En is not going to play the main offense after returning to the field.

Since Ben Gordon is now capable of scoring, Duane, as the boss of the Bulls, is willing to set up a stage for him to showcase his talents while the game is getting hotter.

"No problem, I'm confident that I can put the ball in the basket."

Ben Gordon has scored in double figures and feels very good. He is naturally confident at this moment.

Since the conversation between Dunn and Ben Gordon was not hidden from the Mavericks players, the Mavericks players who heard the conversation between Dunn and Ben Gordon also kept a close eye on it.

Everyone knows that Du En has gravity. Players playing next to Du En can get a more comfortable offensive space and perform better in the game.At this time, he happened to meet Ben Gordon who was in hot condition.

So for the Mavericks players, in the next few minutes of the first half, if they want to avoid the game being disrupted, they must not only restrict Duane, but also Ben Gordon.

However, the Mavericks have limited perimeter defensive resources.This also means that if you want to limit Duane and Ben Gordon from scoring at the same time, you must devote more energy to the defensive end.

However, not long after, someone else from the Bulls stepped forward.

Andres Nocioni also hit a three-pointer with an assist from Duane.

Junior general Avery Johnson could only scratch his head helplessly, and then called a timeout to re-adjust the lineup. He also hoped to use this method to influence the feel of Ben Gordon and Andres Nocioni.

To put it bluntly, the Mavericks' outside players are not working hard, and their defensive attitude is full.

But the current situation is that Duan is too much of a threat to the Mavericks with the ball.

They scored 24 points in the first quarter and already scored 6 points in the second quarter. The Mavericks players did not dare to let down their guard at all when defending Duan, even if they were distracted for just a second.

But whenever Dunn gets the ball, one of the Bulls' two bench thugs, Ben Gordon and Andres Nocioni, is bound to leak out.

Both of them are shooters and can shoot three-pointers. This is undoubtedly a multiple-choice question for the Mavericks.

The Mavericks consider that Duan is too tall on the outside and has a great advantage in shooting.

If the Mavericks send point guards to double-team Duen, the impact on Duen's shooting will actually be very small.

At the same time, considering that Ben Gordon just used Duan to attract the defense not long ago, he caught the ball and made a three-pointer, which felt pretty good.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Patri guarding Ben Gordon and leaving Andres Nocioni open.

The problem is that the Bulls' outside shooters are coming one after another. As soon as Ben Gordon makes one, Andres Nocioni follows closely.

If you don't call a timeout at this time and just assign people to defend Andres Nocioni, maybe Duan will be mobilized because of the Mavericks' defense and start shooting from the outside.

Junior general Avery Johnson didn't dare to take a gamble and could only call a timeout to make some meaningless adjustments.

Fortunately, the team also has Silver Fox Harris who is experienced in coaching.

"We can temporarily let Dirk play the five position and use more forward players to limit the opponent's outside shots."

As a head coach, Silver Fox Harris may not react so quickly on the spot, but as an assistant coach, he can often give a lot of constructive suggestions on the spot.

The Mavericks can already play fast break, run and gun, and Nowitzki temporarily played the fifth position last season.

Now that the Mavericks are defending against the Bulls, they obviously lack the size and defensive personnel on the outside. So it would be better to add more small forwards and concentrate defensive resources on the outside.

"Del, I agree with your idea."

Junior General Avery Johnson treated the dead horse as a living horse doctor, and could only try to defeat the first and fourth minors.

However, with Nowitzki at the fifth position, the Mavericks have no one inside.

And Duen not only has the ability to attack on the outside, he is also quite capable of launching attacks on the inside.

(End of this chapter)