Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 116 Good guy, do you call this Princeton system "civilian basketball"?
"Stojakovic took advantage of the cover, but Finley still caught up with him.

When Brad Miller distributes the ball, it is Divac's card that he chooses to attack the basket. Will it happen?

Bang-dang——!
Still not entering! !
The Kings still can't break through the Mavericks' defensive tactics of focusing on the big and letting go of the small..."

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"Mike Bibby chose to go up by himself. He stepped down and dribbled, eating Nash alive. Tan Yang rushed over to help defend. Will Bibby step back and make a two-point pull-out?
Bang-dang——!
My goodness!

Still shot and sent it.

The Kings' offense suddenly fizzled. "

……

"It's Bibby again. He played a pick-and-roll tactic with Labram Miller, got rid of Nash's press, and continued to test the Mavericks' defense with pull-ups. Now, right?

Bang-dang——!
Another pair of strikes missed the target.

This is unscientific. The promised basket belongs to the Kings, so why are they still hanging around outside? "

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Immediately afterwards, Stojakovic bet that the three-point shooting pistol could have bullets, giving the Kings a timely three-point rain in their scoring drought.

However, in the face of Finley's close shot, Stojakovic shot at a rhythm that was not his own, and still missed.

It can't be broken, it can't be broken at all!
At this moment, the flaws in Princeton's system were fully exposed under the Mavericks' defensive attack.

On the commentary table, Barkley sighed and shook his head after watching it.

“Everyone for one, one for everyone, this basketball concept is great.

When the wind is favorable, everyone can indeed be like a dragon and all the people are soldiers.

However, in a headwind situation, who can carry the team's offensive banner?
When being targeted by the defense, who will break through the dense defense?
The answer is that there is no one who can fight..."

The so-called "civilian basketball" encounters the dilemma of no one being able to stand up and kill the game at critical moments.

When the offenses of Stojakovic and Mike Bibby, the most fearless offensive threats, were taken care of by the Mavericks' defense, the "civilians" became more "poor" and could not break the game with mediocre personal abilities, while the "rich people" among the civilians "Normally, you have to hone your skills, and you have no space to attack. No matter how strong your personal ability is, if you don't shoot at a rhythm that you are good at, it's crazy how high your offensive efficiency can be.

This is why the Kings can't make it far in the playoffs.

When the team needs stars to use their unreasonable abilities to solve problems, the so-called "civilians" naturally cannot use their "unreasonable" abilities.

In order to solve this problem, Adelman chose to upgrade the lineup and signed All-Star level players.

In addition to Weber, Divac and Brad Miller, Mike Bibby and Doug Christie also have quasi-All-Star level strength, plus Stojakovic who was trained by himself.

Hey guys, you call this Princeton system "civilian basketball"?
Although the Kings' lineup has been upgraded to the gold level, the Princeton system is still essentially "team basketball." Although some of the stars in the lineup have outstanding statistics, they will never have the opportunity to use the individual skills of the frosted stars in the triangle offensive tactics.

After all, their offensive concept focuses on playing with the "brain". The offense pursues the ultimate open shot. Being able to pass the basketball into the basket will never test the personal ability of the star.

It cannot be said to be exactly the same as Guardiola's passing and controlling football philosophy, it can only be said to be very similar.

Although the lineup has been upgraded, there is no superstar who can decide the game, and they are destined to not go far in the Champions League.

Although they were very competitive in the regular season, they had no offensive space. The stars in the team who could break the game were intensively defended, and the pass-and-control football was ineffective.

This is the 03/04 season, an era when defense wins championships.

Facing defensive counterattacks, passing and controlling are useless.

With no choice, Adelman could only make substitution adjustments, replacing Christie with Bobby Jackson to strengthen the offensive firepower.

It's just a pity that the Mavericks stuck to the penalty area and Bobby Jackson couldn't find his shooting touch in the mid-range.

Bang-dang——!
……

Bang-dang——!
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Bobby Jackson came in as a substitute and made 5 of 1 shots. The offense was nothing.

加上毕比的7投3，斯托亚科维奇的5中2，布拉德米勒的3中1，克里斯蒂的2中1……

Despite Divac's outstanding performance of 5 of 3 shots, 6 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds, the Kings' offense still couldn't open up the situation, scoring only 24 points in a single quarter.

Replacing Bobby Jackson on the court and replacing Christie, the last defensive conscience of the Kings, would mean that the Kings would give up defense and maximize their offensive attributes at the cost of having their defense destroyed.

The Mavericks relied on defensive counterattacks and efficient positional battles to score 34 points in the third quarter.

诺维茨基5投4中，三分2中2，单节进账10分5篮板。

覃洋4投3中，三分3中2，进账8分4助攻。

加上沃克的8投4中，三分3中1，进账的9分4篮板……

It's not surprising that the Kings were beaten.

At the end of the first three quarters, the score was 83 to 87. The Mavericks were only 4 points behind, bringing the suspense of the game to the final battle in the fourth quarter.

Nowitzki, Walker, Jamison, Josh Howard and Qin Yang.

From the start, the Mavericks didn't hold back.

Only Nash and Finley are resting, and with Jamison and Josh Howard playing in rotation, the Mavericks' lineup is still very capable.

For the Kings, Brad Miller, Darius Sangella, Stojakovic, Anthony Peeler and Bobby Jackson played.

Divac and Christie are still old after all, and their physical fuel tanks are not enough.

At least Mike Bibby is in his prime, but Bobby Jackson is more cost-effective, so Bibby can be used as a trump card.

The game started in the fourth quarter, and the Kings had the offensive ball.

"Bobby Jackson broke through with the ball, Tan Yang fought and retreated, Josh Howard came to help defend, and he defended the zone defense tactics.

Bobby Jackson couldn't move suddenly, and he chose to distribute the ball to Brad Miller who was raised to the high post to support the organization.

Oops, Brad Miller chose to break through with the ball by himself. The center can also break through with the ball like a defender. Walker's defense is tight and Walker's defense is about to lose. Oh no, Brad Miller made a mistake.

Nowitzki swept over, stole the ball, and immediately distributed the ball to Tan Yang to advance and counterattack.

Beautiful, Tan Yang caught the ball and threw the basketball forward without thinking..."

Josh Howard ran out like a cheetah, his speed clearly distanced himself from Anthony Miller.

Anthony Miller is 34 years old and has suffered serious injuries. He is on the verge of retirement and cannot keep up with Josh Howard's counterattack speed.

The basketball was taken by Josh Howard, he went to the basket, jumped high, and hit Huashan with a powerful dunk.

Bang-dang——!
“Nice job!!

Counterattack goal from Josh Howard.

The Mavericks' offense is still very brave, and the Kings' defense is completely powerless..."

85 to 87! !
The score difference is only 2 points.

Off the court, Adelman had a headache.

At this time, the Kings are unable to attack and defend.

Stojakovic was watched by Jamison in single defense, Bobby Jackson was flanked, and now Brad Miller was also flanked.

The remaining Anthony Miller and Darius Sangueira are just make up numbers.

Can they stand up and score in a headwind game?

The answer is no!
Bang-dang——!
Bobby Jackson broke through and scored, and Anthony Miller's open three-point shot missed.

"still none!!

The Kings' outside shots still failed to find their mark.

There is no way. The Kings' stars who are really threatening to shoot are all held down by defensive targets. Other role players get open shots, which are all given to you by the Mavericks.

They didn't regard their actions as alive at all..."

Kenny Smith said calmly.

“Even if the Kings’ role players can knock down shots from outside.

It's nothing more than a shooting battle with the Mavericks.

Use role players to compete in shooting battles with the Mavericks' All-Star players, and they will definitely defeat you. "

On the sidelines, Nelson nodded, feeling that they had grasped the rhythm on the court.

On the court, Tan Yang controlled the ball to the frontcourt, faced Bobby Jackson, and immediately directed Nowitzki to come over as a screen.

However, before Nowitzki mentioned the top arc, Tan Yang suddenly pulled out and shot a three-pointer...

Don't say that Tan Yang doesn't have martial ethics. Bobby Jackson was careless and didn't block the shot. Even if he predicted Tan Yang's shooting action and desperately jumped out to block the shot, with his 185 talent, he only blocked one shot. lonely.

It is impossible to defend, you can only listen to the sound of gunshots.

Swish-!
“It’s still a hit!!

Tan Yang has three points.

This ball is not only extremely lethal, but also extremely insulting.

With Qin Yang's three-pointer, the Mavericks achieved a lead over the Kings and at the same time responded to the Kings' three-pointer just now.

Using the Kings' offensive method that failed to score points to achieve a lead in the score, nothing can hurt the opponent more than this kind of offensive scoring..."

88 to 87! !
After scoring the goal, Tan Yang spread his hands and looked at Bobby Jackson with a "that's it" expression. It seems that Bobby Jackson's defense is nothing.

Looking back, Bobby Jackson brought the ball to the frontcourt, stepped down and dribbled continuously, lowered his body center of gravity, and dribbled the ball inward.

Just as Tan Yang was sliding back to catch up, Bobby Jackson stepped down and dribbled back.

“Bobby Jackson went in and jumped out.

Putting distance between him and Tan Yang, he pulled out, he shot, he raised his hand and shot a step-back three-pointer and a pull-up jumper..."

Tan Yangkong has a lot of skills, but when he encounters such a short and agile point guard, he can't stand it and can only listen to the gunshot.

Bang-dang——!
The opportunity came up, but unfortunately, Bobby Jackson still didn't use it.

The three-point shot continued to miss.

As the best 6th man last season, Bobby Jackson's offensive firepower is indeed very brave, but that only refers to scoring data.

The offensive space of the Princeton system has allowed the Kings' stars to improve their scoring data, which is a lot of water.

Without this system, almost all players' statistics have declined.

Bobby Jackson is also a crazy shooter, averaging 37% of his three-point shooting percentage per game, which is already their peak level. It would be a shame if he could score without being crazy.

In the transition between offense and defense, Tan Yang controlled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to direct Nowitzki to come over as a screen.

"Beautiful, Qin Yang blocked Brad Miller and passed the ball to Nowitzki.

Moving from the left to the right, facing Bobby Jackson in a mismatch, Nowitzki dribbled the ball in and broke through to the free throw line. He pulled out, stopped and shot a two-point jumper..."

It was impossible to guard against Bobby Jackson. Darius Sangela could only throw himself out to block the shot. With his height of 2 meters, he was also pretending to be defensive.

Bang-dang——!
“No hit!!

Nowitzki has an advantage in the game, but he has no shooting touch.

His offensive methods are still too soft. Brad Miller was evacuated. It is reasonable for him to play to the basket.

Oh, the Mavericks' offense is not over yet.

Jamison rushed into the penalty area, grabbed the rebound, and immediately passed the ball to Nowitzki who came in through an air cut. This time, there was a pick to the basket..."

Swish-!
Beep——!
When Nowitzki scored, the referee also whistled for a foul on Darius Sangella's hitter. The two points were valid, and Nowitzki also got the opportunity to add a penalty.

Against the boos of the home fans, Nowitzki made a steady free throw and hit a 3-pointer.

“Another 3 points scored!!

The Mavericks' offense continued, widening the point difference to 4 points.

Oh well, the Kings couldn't help it.

Let Divac return to the court in advance..."

The score was 91 to 87. Seeing that the Kings were 4 points behind, Adelman had no choice but to change his main force for the decisive battle.

Bang-dang——!
“Bobby Jackson’s breakaway stop.

Still can't hit the iron.

Tan Yang's defense could only parry, but unfortunately, Bobby Jackson still couldn't find his shooting touch.

A player like him has no room to break through and can only rely on his shooting touch.

Without touch, he is just a loser offensively..."

And this is just an offense.

Defensively, it's even more of a scam.

During the transition between offense and defense, Tan Yang dribbled the ball into the frontcourt and immediately used his body to force the ball.

"Tin Yang acted like a reckless person.

Bobby Jackson couldn't resist, and Tan Yang rushed in.

Beautiful, after Tan Yang attracted the defense, he passed the ball to Nowitzki who was following, and he took the ball and rushed to the basket for a layup. Now it’s done..."

Bang-dang——!
Under Divac's block, Nowitzki's layup failed to hit.

Basketball, flying out of the baseline, the Kings have the ball.

At this time, Adelman continued to make substitutions, replacing Anthony Miller with Mike Bibby.

At this time, the Kings' lineup has become Divac, Brad Miller, Stojakovic, Bobby Jackson and Mike Bibby. In terms of offensive attributes, they are already at full capacity.

On the following possession, although the Mavericks' defense was very targeted.

Stojakovic had no chance, but Bibby broke through Tan Yang's defense, assisted Divac under the basket, rushed to the basket for a layup, and sent the damn basketball into the basket.

Swish-!
"nice shot!!

Divac just came on the court and immediately made contributions on both offense and defense.

The difference between the two sides is only two points..."

The score is 91 to 89! !
Bang-dang——!
Nowitzki continues to strike.

After all, the Mavericks also shoot from the outside and rely heavily on shooting touch.

The so-called eldest brother is not to mention the second brother. The Mavericks and Kings are both offensive teams, and naturally they cannot do without the main means of shooting attack.

Next, let’s see whose shot is harder?
Bang-dang——!
Brad Miller's shot from the high post also missed.

In the Princeton system, the first move is for the center to provide support from the high post.

If you shoot away from the basket and your hit rate is guaranteed, then damn it.

On the commentary table, Barkley shook his head.

“Sure enough, it’s still impossible for Brad Miller to replace Chris Webber on the court.

At least when the team needs stable and massive scoring, Brad Miller's offensive firepower is far from enough..."

One is one of the top four shooting guards, a superstar who has made a name for himself in the Western Conference, and the other is a two-star All-Star center in the Eastern Conference, who is just an ordinary All-Star. The gap is naturally not as big as a few hundred million points.

In the subsequent games, both sides missed shots one after another, and all offenses failed.

Soon, Nowitzki stood up. He chose to hold the ball and hit hard, dribbling the ball to cause damage, and got a free throw opportunity from Divac.

Swish-!
Swish-!
The Mavericks' scoring account is open again.

At this time, Nelson chose to add chips to the offense and let Nash return to the court to replace Josh Howard.

Bang-dang——!
Bang-dang——!
Bobby Jackson resisted Tan Yang's block and made an emergency stop but missed the ball.

Brad Miller picked off the rebound and passed the ball to Mike Bibby for a follow-up shot, which also missed.

On the sidelines, Adelman's face was very ugly.

They still couldn't find a shot on their outside shots.

As the saying goes, please be beaten.

Sure enough, after a wave of fighting between the two sides, the Mavericks relied on superstar Nowitzki to score an extra goal, and Walker's three-pointer from the corner also came.

Swish-!
The knife falls and the ball goes in.

The two sides were fighting each other, and sure enough, the Mavericks' stars were better offensively.

Whether it was Nowitzki's strong attack with the ball or Walker's precise three-pointer from the corner, the Kings could not guard against it.

The difference between the two sides came to 7 point.

The rhythm on the court continues to be controlled by the Mavericks.

As the game progressed, the Kings' physical weakness also came.

After all, Divac is almost 36 years old, and Stojakovic is still young, but he basically has no time to rest, and the same goes for Brad Miller.

As the core of the Princeton system's tactics, he needs to be on the court as an organizing center all the time.

Supporting passes, breaking through with the ball, cooperating with screens, and shooting his own shots. Brad Miller has a lot of offensive work, which naturally consumes a lot of physical energy.

In addition, the offensive tempo of both sides is very fast and the number of rounds is high. Especially the Mavericks are also speeding up the run and gun. As the center, Brad Miller also has to run back desperately on defense. This back and forth is also very exhausting.

The physical fuel tank is at the bottom, the offense is being targeted again, and the shooting touch is becoming more and more inaccurate.

Bang-dang——!
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Bang-dang——!
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As an undefended team, if the offense cannot open up the situation, it will kill its own rhythm.

Om-!
As the buzzer sounds, the game time ends.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Mavericks continued to use all their firepower and beat the Kings with a score of 33 to 19.

The score was fixed at 116 to 106. The Mavericks turned away and completed the reversal with a 10-point advantage. Not only did they end their opponent's 4-game winning streak, they also ended their own 3-game losing streak.

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(End of this chapter)