Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 103: The auxiliary ceiling exists, but the finishing ability may not reach the CBA ceiling!
"Dragged into battle again!
This is the Mavericks' most uncomfortable game rhythm, especially with Nowitzki absent. Their low post position cannot be opened, and the stars have no absolute advantage in one-on-one duels.

See how they broke?
Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Tan Yang was blocked by the biting defense again. Finley obviously couldn't beat the madman who had made the All-Defensive Second Team, and Walker had no shooting touch. Nash chose to speed up and change direction. Fine-tuning between rhythms, he passed. Cassel's athletic ability still had flaws. The 34-year-old man obviously couldn't keep up with Nash's speed. He reached the penalty area and Nash pulled out. He raised his hand and made a two-point pull-up. A fadeaway jump shot..."

Passing people, rushing in, not rushing to the end, pulling out and shooting, finishing the work quickly, Cassel's pursuit defense, Garnett's Spider-Man's assist defense, all of them are useless in the face of speed.

The Son of the Wind is fast and slow, fast and fast, but when he shoots in a hurry, he cannot control the accuracy, especially since the shooting accuracy is still very deep.

Bang-dang——!
"The strike missed!
Nash's breakthrough attack was very reluctant. This kind of ball is no different from a superstar ball.

Nash is obviously not at that level.

Oh, Walker was lucky and got back the basketball that Nash missed. The Mavericks' offense is not over yet.

Walker grabbed the basket, dribbled to the outside, then turned around, pulled up and shot. What kind of operation was this? It was too random. Is it possible..."

Bang-dang——!
The basket didn't get used to Walker. This kind of turn-over shot was more difficult than Garnett's turn-over mid-range shot. Using this kind of shooting method to test the cadres... Oh no, it's the basket. Who can't withstand such a test.

The second CS hit, still missed.

Tan Yang continues to play soy sauce on offense. Trenton Hassell is not well-known and has not accomplished enough, but he can use defense to do bad things. As long as he fights hard, he can still do it.

Of course, in the final analysis, Tan Yang's strength is not enough. If it is enough, what can this person do?
Offensive and defensive transition, the Timberwolves attack.

"They are both insiders again!

This is a defensive problem for the Mavericks. It is too difficult for Garnett to attack with the ball. They will not defend alone.

If one doesn't work, he can only play two. Finley continues to shrink to help defend.

Hey, Sprewell didn't continue to help defend, he actually cut outside, blocked Cassel, got rid of Nash, and cut to the free throw line..."

Seeing this scene, Garnett dodged Finley's steal, passed the basketball, caught the ball, raised it, raised his hand and shot a two-point jumper...

Swish-!
The knife fell, the ball went in, and Cassell caught the ball at the free throw line and shot a two-point jumper. It was a point-sending question, and it was difficult to get it wrong.

This season, Cassel, who has an elite mid-range shot, shot 49% from the field. It may not look high, but it is the peak of his career. He also shoots from the free throw line, which is basically equivalent to a free throw rate, which is 88%.

Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is that Cassel plays next to a giant like Garnett. With the blessing of Garnett's star one-on-one distribution system, it can make his shooting environment more comfortable.

In terms of efficiency, as long as the strength is not good, it will be very high.

Well, several stories high.

15 to 12! !
The Timberwolves' offense is all alive. Although the offense is very monotonous, it has both inside and outside, rushing to the basket and shooting, and it is also accurate.

The direction of the game continues to favor the Timberwolves.

After being continuously pestered, Tan Yang did not just stand and wait for the ball, but moved two or three steps outside the three-point line to catch the ball.

“Finally, finally got the basketball.

Tan Yang's pull increased by more than 100 million points, and it was obviously difficult for Trenton Hassell to follow the bet.

Tan Yang regained the basketball, moved to the top arc, directed traffic, and played a screen with Finley.

While blocking Sprewell, Qin Yang handed the basketball to Finley to play, broke through with the ball, and used his physical talent to kill Trenton Hassell, who was killed and turned upside down.

Finley rushed in, faced Garnett's block, and made a two-point pull-up jumper..."

Bang-dang——!
Opportunities continued to appear, and Qin Yang's traffic control had helped Finlay solve Sprewell's problem. Faced with a simpler defensive problem, Finlay was useless.

There were bursts of boos from the sidelines.

Hong Kong True, just looking at the data, Finley's scoring and efficiency are very beautiful.

But his ability to hold the ball and attack tough situations has really declined a lot.

After all, Finley has switched to a 3D player, and Nowitzki has taken on the task of holding the ball and attacking in one-on-one situations. Finley can play next to the superstar like Cassel and get a comfortable offensive environment.

Now that Nowitzki is not on the court, Finley has to take on the difficult offensive situation. His ability has declined again. What can he do to help?
Tan Yang was very speechless at this time. As the organizer and supporter, he had already organized the offense in an orderly manner. Walker had an open three-point shot, and Finley held the ball to challenge the Timberwolves' defensive flaw. As a result, he ran into the offense of his CBA-level teammates. Backstabbing, he organized a solitude.

This is the pain of supporting players!

You can't put a basketball in your mouth, right?
There was something Nash couldn't do, and he wasn't in a hurry, so Tan Yang naturally didn't have to be in a hurry.

On the court, seeing the scene of the offense happening on the court, Nelson knew that the problem was that the players' finishing ability was not enough. There was a gap between having superstars and not having superstars.

Now that Nowitzki is not in the lineup, he can't do anything.

It can only let the bullet fly for a while.

On the court, the Timberwolves attacked, Cassel continued to lob the ball to Garnett, and singled out Walker with the ball.

At this moment, Finley hesitated.

When he was in front, he continued to shrink his defense, and after Garnett started to support and pass the ball, the Mavericks' defense was focused on one thing and not the other, falling into a passive position and frequently losing ground.

Is it necessary to continue to implement the assisting defense and pincer attack tactics?

This hesitant gap was seized by Garnett. He held the ball and faced the basket, raised the ball and made a two-point jump shot. Walker was afraid of Garnett's precise mid-range shot, so he jumped out to interfere, and then...

"The fake throw is really unexpected!
After passing Walker, Garnett went in, jumped high from the basket, and dunked with two hands..."

Bang-dang——!
The ball went in, and Garnett roared and beat his chest.

17 to 12! !
On the commentary platform, the groom Albert saw this scene and sighed repeatedly.

“Seeing the scene on the floor of last season’s Western Conference Finals again.

At that time, they encountered the Spurs led by Duncan, and Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks was injured and unable to play.

The Mavericks at that time were also repaired by Duncan in this way.

Duncan dominated the game then, and now Garnett dominates the game.
This is the face of the four shooting guards..."

Duncan, Garnett, Webber, Nowitzki...

In addition to the four power forwards, the Western Division also includes Rasheed Wallace, Stoudemire, Gasol, Cambiganene, Lewis, and Malone.

And this is not counting the center.

They all made their name in the cruel Western environment, and they all took a lot of beatings to grow up. If one person is missing from the team, the damage to the team will be immeasurable.

In the future, Kobe will have the peak offensive performance of the league's No. 1 shooting guard. Without top inside support, it will be difficult for him to succeed in the Western Conference.

Bang-dang——!
Seeing that he was surrounded by CBA teammates, Tan Yang got the basketball and chose to go up on his own. As a result, he shot a pull-up three-pointer against the defensive block, but it also missed.

The same goes for "don't attack the base".

He is also a proper CBA teammate offensively.

Assistance is the ceiling of the league, but the finishing ability may not reach the ceiling of the CBA.

Not even a possibility, but a certainty.

Yao Ming is the ceiling of the CBA. Kidd is not even as good as Yi Jianlian. He will definitely not be able to touch the ceiling, even if he is only an offense in the CBA. Sometimes, sometimes, blacksmithing really is contagious.

Walker doesn't score, Nash doesn't score, Finley doesn't score, and Tan Yang doesn't score either.

However, what is really scary is that from the 9th minute of the first quarter to the last 3rd minute, the Mavericks' offense scored, stretched out two fingers, and still had to make up for it.

“Too strong, the Timberwolves’ defense is too strong!!

The Mavericks didn't have Nowitzki to hold the line, their morale was shaken, and their motivation to shoot was shattered.

As the imaginary enemies of each other as they break out of the Western Conference in the playoffs, while the Mavericks are still playing in a regular season fighting style, the Timberwolves have already raised the pace of the game to playoff-level intensity.

Obviously, the Mavericks couldn't make a shot, and then they were beaten..."

Om-!
After the first quarter, the score was 29 to 26, and the Timberwolves had a 3-point lead.

What the hell?

Just a 3-point lead?
Yes, the Timberwolves controlled most of the game's rhythm on the field, but their offensive firepower was unable to expand their lead.

On the commentary table, Mike Breen was speechless.

"No wonder the Timberwolves are only ranked 6th in the Western Conference!
They had combat potential and weapons, but nothing that translated into anything of their own.

The Timberwolves put too much energy on defense and occasionally went hard on offense, but they couldn't last long.

As for the defense, because the lineup is not deep enough, it is not possible to adjust now. It is also impossible to fight for a long time. It occasionally shows its ferocity, but there is no way to coordinate the flaws in the lineup..."

If it were the playoffs and we could still implement the "lots of rest time after death" tactic, we would have gritted our teeth and fought through it. But unfortunately, there are 82 games in the regular season. This is obviously not something we can grit our teeth and get through.

This is the only starting lineup the Timberwolves can play, and they dare not and cannot use up all their bullets.

When they hesitated mentally, they were instantly caught by the Mavericks, who had regained their form, and used a wave of counterattack.

The Timberwolves' operations were as fierce as a tiger's. Looking at the score, it was natural that they were not leading by many points.

首节加内特7投4中，进账8分4篮板3助攻，打出统治级别的表现。

Cassel made 4 of 4 free throws, 1 of 1 free throw, and scored 9 points and 4 assists. He also performed well. After all, he was facing off against Nash.

斯普雷威尔6投3中，三分1中0，进账6分2助攻2篮板，同样表现凑合。

The Timberwolves' three-headed monster is indeed very capable, but unfortunately, there are not many assistants around him who can.

芬利6中2，纳什5中2，芬利7中1，覃洋4中2……

Just looking at the efficiency, it is far less beautiful than the core trio of the Timberwolves, but the Mavericks have three-pointers, free throws, and even more rebounds because of the iron, more than the Timberwolves, and they have more chances to make last hits. Although they were beaten, It took a long time, and it was not unusual to be only 3 points behind.

In the second quarter, the rotation battle began.

Compared to the Mavericks' luxurious lineup of Jamison, Walker, Edondo Najera, Josh Howard and Qin Yang, the Timberwolves are much colder.

After all, Garnett's annual salary of US$2800 million accounts for 7120% of the team's salary space of US$39.4 million. Naturally, he needs more pay and more work. Keep fighting. Although the crazy Sprewell is almost 33 years old, he is also an iron man. Keep going. It makes sense to be fucked to death, and since he has an annual salary of 1500 million, he should really spend more time.

The rest are just make-up, undrafted Keith Mike Leod in 03, and two fringe players who debuted in 95, Gary Trent and Fred Hoiberg.

Just looking at the cards of both sides, the Timberwolves are definitely incomparable. Moreover, after Garnett finished the first quarter, offense was the main point of attack and defense was the core of the system. On both ends of the court, it can be said that he didn’t even have time to take a shower. Up.

It's not surprising that one person can get the only annual salary in the league for two people.

He played in the second quarter and only played 2 minutes to stabilize the situation on the court. Then, he was replaced by Olowokandi, the parallel import number one pick.

When All-Star shooter Wallis Sebiak is absent, the Timberwolves need to tap into their internal potential. Long, the 98 No. pick, is a very good candidate.

Next, the Timberwolves carried out regular battles, just to delay time.

The normal operation of a small team is to go to a short team and have a mutual attack. A period of time has passed, but the point difference has been stagnant.

Otherwise, it is to delay time and drag the game into defensive tactics.

If the offense doesn't work, then it's a bad thing. The main theme is "I don't understand offense, and you don't want to understand it either."

Bang-dang——!
Bang-dang——!
……

贾米森在狂人斯普雷威尔照顾下6投0中，纳胡拉3中0，纳什4中1，沃克3中1，重新回来的芬利4中2，覃洋4中2，霍华德2中2……

Under this playoff-level intensity and this grinding rhythm, the Mavericks' shooting offense has lost its way again.

In the second quarter of the game, with the "rich battle" card in hand, the rhythm of the game was still not controllable, and only 18 points were scored, which was not even enough to feed the cat.

The Timberwolves focused on defense and achieved a success rate of 19 points. Although not many, they still beat the Mavericks.

At the end of the first half, the Timberwolves firmly took the initiative on the court and entered the locker room to rest with a score of 48 to 44 and a 4-point lead.

Home team locker room.

The Mavericks' victory was not dull, but it was obviously very relaxed.

“Our offense was very poor in the first half, and the Timberwolves dominated the game defensively.

But what about the result?
We were only 4 points behind.

The game is played like this and we are only 4 points behind. What does this mean? "

Old Nelson came back through the door and immediately asked a question.

Then, while the player was still thinking, he dropped the answer.

“The Timberwolves have a three-headed monster, but they can’t kill the game offensively.

As long as our shooting is a little better than in the first half, we can beat them. "

“You know, they spent a lot of energy on the defensive end in the first half.

It's very possible that the Timberwolves will blow themselves up because their physical fuel tank exploded before our shot even went off. "

"The Timberwolves can't use offense to win the game. As long as our shooting condition picks up, they will only lose..."

This is indeed the truth.

The Mavericks' shooting in the first half was really tough, but there's a reason for that.

I have to admit that the Timberwolves' defense is really good.

The third quarter lasted for 5 minutes, and the Mavericks continued to play and play.

Good guy, in the whole 5 minutes, I only scored twice.

On the contrary, it was the Timberwolves' offensive firepower that unleashed a 12-4 attack on the Mavericks, widening the point difference between the two sides to 12 points and stopping the game.

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(End of this chapter)