At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 120 Carlisle’s Adjustment
This is a clean three-pointer, and this three-pointer also made the Mavericks realize that they have encountered new troubles.

Nowitzki's footsteps can't keep up with Du Zhe's running speed on the outside.

"Damn it, why is that Chinese man still able to maintain this speed." Mavericks coach Carlisle muttered to himself standing in front of the bench.

Under the premise of possessing such power and tonnage, Du Zhe can still be so fast, which is simply incredible to Carlisle.

The old Nelson was overjoyed when he saw this. Not only did Du Zhe not lose his speed because of the weight gain, but even his shooting touch was not affected in the slightest.

Isn't that what genius is?
Old Nelson didn't know how lucky he was in his previous life to find such a treasure from the Development League.

The game just started, Du Zhe gave the Mavericks an unexpected blow, because of his existence, Nowitzki became a hole in the Mavericks field.

Carlisle also knew in his heart that even if other people on the court were to face Du Zhe, it would be difficult for Nowitzki to guard against the other three outside players of the Warriors.

Needless to say, the two guards Ellis and Curry, with their speed and flexibility, can definitely pass Nowitzki like a wooden stub.

And Maggette is good at making fouls, so if Nowitzki is to defend him, he might be knocked off the field early.

Carlisle didn't want to take this risk.

In the following time, Nowitzki became a weak point for the Warriors to attack specifically.

Du Zhe relied on speed and pick-and-rolls to keep pulling, while the Mavericks had to constantly switch defenses in order to make up for Nowitzki's loopholes.

Although they also have defensive talents like Marion in their formation, they still give the Warriors many offensive opportunities.

Just halfway through the first quarter, Du Zhe alone hit two three-pointers, and the Warriors also took the lead with a score of 14:9.

But Carlyle is no ordinary person.He reacted immediately in the middle of the first quarter and called a timeout to make adjustments.

He made a prompt decision and replaced starting center Dampier with the team's sixth man Terry.

In this way, Nowitzki can enter the inside on the defensive end to face the average Turiaf.

As for Du Zhe, this troublesome guy can be left to Shawn Marion to deal with.

I have to say that there are still many similarities between Marion, nicknamed "Hacker", and Du Zhe.

Both are masters of off-ball offense, and both claim to be able to defend from one to five. Carlisle's arrangement of Marion to defend Du Zhe can be said to be just right.

Through this adjustment, the Mavericks not only accelerated the team's rhythm and enhanced their offensive firepower, but also relieved Nowitzki's defensive pressure, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.

Facing Marion's defense, it was also difficult for Du Zhe to easily find a shot space as before.

After all, although Marion has passed his peak, he is still an experienced, high-quality defensive player who can run and jump.

In this way, in the rest of the first quarter, the situation on the field of the two teams fell into a stalemate.

In the end, after the first quarter, the Warriors temporarily took a three-point lead with a score of 25:22.

Du Zhe made three of five shots in the first quarter, hit three three-pointers, and scored 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal in a single quarter.

The second quarter of the game started with a contest between the substitutes.

At this time, several young substitutes of the Warriors were obviously a little timid.

Stepping on the stage of the playoffs for the first time, the young people in the Warriors' bench obviously couldn't let go.

This will obviously have an impact on their performance.

And in the regular season, most of the time the substitute lineup will appear with Du Zhe.

Now without Du Zhe to open up space for them on the offensive end and wipe their ass on the defensive end, several substitute players are obviously a little uncomfortable.

Although the strength of the Mavericks' bench is not very good, but under the leadership of Terry, they played well.

On the Warriors side, only the experienced veteran Finley can barely give the opponent a weak response.

The tone of the two commentators couldn't help but become anxious.

Director Zhang even angrily scolded the Warriors' substitutes for playing too unreasonably, wasting all the chances that Du Zhe fought for.

Seeing that the score advantage was eroded a little bit, Old Nelson could only cast his eyes on the rest of the starters, to be more precise, he cast his eyes on Du Zhe.

And Du Zhe also had firm eyes, and went up to him without hesitation.

In the playoffs, it's normal for the main force to die. With the current lineup of the Warriors, Du Zhe has long been prepared to play for 10 minutes in the playoffs.

No way, the intensity of the playoffs is indeed much stronger than the regular season. It is not surprising that some role players who have not played in the playoffs cannot adapt.

In a few minutes, the Warriors scored a three-pointer with only one shot from veteran Finley, and the team's lead has been eroded.

At 28:29, when Du Zhe came on the court again, the Warriors were already one point behind.

But after seeing him play, the Mavericks, who suffered from Du Zhe's three-pointer, began to defend him desperately.

When Du Zhe was running, not only were there defensive players chasing after him, but several other Mavericks perimeter players were also eyeing him, ready to pounce on him at any time to make up defense.

Sure enough, as soon as Du Zhe got rid of the defender's pursuit and stood outside the three-point line, Terry on the side rushed up desperately.

However, Terry's height is only 1 meters. Even if he leaps high and raises his arms, it is difficult to substantially interfere with Du Zhe's shooting.

So Du Zhe ignored the opponent's defense and shot a three-pointer.

"Facing Terry's all-out defense, Du Zhe turned a blind eye and made the final decision!" Director Yu spoke quickly and vividly described the scene that just happened.

And Terry scolded his mother secretly in his heart: "What the hell is this rookie? This shot is more stable than mine. Can this be a rookie? Which rookie can be like him?"

Terry, who couldn't stop Du Zhe at all, could only shake his head helplessly and wait for his teammates to send the baseline ball.

However, Carlisle called a timeout at this time, slowed down the pace, and replaced the main force at the same time, preparing to strengthen the offensive.

In the next offensive round, Nowitzki, who had just entered the court, received the ball at a high position, dribbled with his back to find the rhythm, and was ready to wait for an opportunity to display his golden chicken independent stunt.

But Du Zhe behind him didn't intend to let him find the rhythm comfortably.

Because for Du Zhe, it was too late to defend when Nowitzki shot.

What he has to do is try to disrupt Nowitzki's rhythm before he makes a shot, and even prevent the opponent from having a chance to make a shot.

This is the optimal solution to lock this kind of unsolvable giant.

(End of this chapter)