Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 141: The Spurs reorganize and have the belief to win in the battle of Tianwang Mountain!
The winning equation for the Mavericks is very simple. If the shot is made, you stand and win. If the shot is made, you fall down and lose!

In other words, playing in two home courts of the Mavericks and playing in my own home basketball court, although the process was difficult, the results were wonderful.

One of the factors appears to be extremely critical.

The question is the direction of the home whistle.

Hong Kong, in the two home games of the Mavericks, the referee's whistle is stricter on defensive actions, which is beneficial to the attacking team, or to the home team.

And this is also common sense in the playoffs!

If you favor one of the teams, the referee can control the field and play the game style that the team you support prefers.

Therefore, on May 5th and May 15th, the G5 and G17 games were moved to the Spurs' home court. In front of the Spurs' favorite "defensive whistle", the Mavericks could not stand up in the shooting battle and were chased by the Spurs for two consecutive games. At the end of the game, the score was tied at 3-4.

On the commentary table, Barkley smiled and shook his head.

“Every defensive possession, the Spurs defenders were at least in front of the Mavericks offensive players to interfere.

This is the Spurs' minimum requirement for defensive players. It is more about physical confrontation in every round. Every time the Mavericks take a shot, a person will be hung on the offensive player. However, the referee is not killed when the Mavericks player is killed. , will not call a defensive foul.

To engage in a shooting battle with this kind of playoff-level defensive intensity would be a disaster for the Mavericks..."

The Spurs' winning philosophy is to defend and win. For them, with this intensity of whistleblowing, they are like a duck in water. What can you do to support it?
You can't stand it!
The scores were 81 to 91 and 85 to 95. In two consecutive games, the Spurs defeated the away Mavericks with a 10-point advantage.

With the support of the home whistle, Bo Povich reached the peak of his on-the-spot skills and tactics, and was able to completely pull down the Mavericks' offensive level. Then, relying on his experience and advantages of both offense and defense, he defeated the Mavericks by "point control".

Nelson's team, under the guidance of Bo Povich, was completely powerless against the Spurs, who bet their hopes of winning on the shooting battle.

At their home court, the Mavericks win and the Spurs are firmly in control of the scene and rhythm. Now when they come to someone else's home court, they need a miracle to win.

Well, there is everything in dreams.

Time flies, and it’s May 5th in the blink of an eye, at the American Airlines Center Arena.

Night falls.

At this time, the home court of the Mavericks ushered in the G5 Tianwangshan battle with the Spurs. The lights were bright and there was a sea of ​​people.

During the warm-up, at this time, both sides were showing real fire. Whether it was Nowitzki or Duncan, Tiangui was chatting for a few cents, and he had a business-like expression on his face.

Naturally, the others had no intention of joining in the fun. The most important thing was to warm up properly and then kill their opponents.

At this time, the starting lineups of both sides for tonight's match were also displayed on the big screen in the arena.

The Spurs' starting five are Nesterovic, Duncan, Turkoglu, Bowen and Parker.

The Mavericks' starting five are Nowitzki, Walker, Finley, Tan Yang and Nash.

On the commentary table, Barkley glanced at the unchanged lineups of both sides and said.

"In fact, there is no need to adjust the cards on both sides!
The key is still the performance of the players on the court.

If I really had to guess a winning rate, I would prefer it to be 50-50.

The question is, both teams have their own flaws. It just depends on who can make better use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses?

Of course, the Mavericks have home court advantage and a higher chance of winning.

Otherwise, competing for home court advantage in the regular season will be meaningless compared to one or two wins. "

"Indeed!
In fact, the playing styles of these two teams are still very distinct.

One is more offensive and the other is more defensive.

Both sides have problems that they cannot change, so having home court advantage is a sharp sword that benefits the home team.

Next, leave the game to the players on the field..."

The game is on!

Beep——!
When the whistle sounded, Duncan continued to beat Nowitzki and got the ball for the Spurs' first attack.

……

"Qin Yang continues to play point guard and defend Parker.

Nash moved to the right to defend Turkoglu.

It’s the defensive homework ahead again!
The Mavericks set up a defensive chain on the left, with the goal of locking down Duncan and Parker.

In other words, Turkoglu will definitely have an advantage against Nash on the right.

However, the talent and strength of the Spurs' right-side offensive players are too mediocre. With that kind of offensive power, even if they face the Mavericks' defensive flaws, it will be difficult to kill the game with offensive firepower.

This is the basis of the Mavericks’ layout of focusing on the big and letting go of the small…”

If Ginobili is mentioned as a starter, the Spurs' offensive lethality will be even higher, and the Mavericks' defense will be unable to prevent victory.

It's just a pity that the Spurs only have so many cards in their hands. If they all go out, they will be forced to fight hard. In terms of protracted war, there is another problem of being unable to withstand it.

Ginobili can only sit on the bench. The Spurs need a lineup with core players whose offense is limited to break the game. How will they play?

"Hey, Turkoglu mentioned the top arc. Is he trying to provide cover for Parker?
Sure enough, Turkoglu received Parker's pass, and then, Parker used Turkoglu's screen to cut to the basket.

Oh, no, Turkoglu didn't pass the ball to Parker. He moved to the left wing, and Parker went to the basket, then took the baseline to the corner. This was to take away the rhythm of Tan Yang's defense.

And Nash's defense was still changed back to the left area..."

At this time, Duncan in the low post on the left basket, Bowen in the bottom corner and Turkoglu on the wing holding the ball formed a triangle position.

Then, Turko Grew took on Parker's role of organizing and controlling the ball, and lobbed the damn basketball to Duncan under the basket.

"Predicted, Finley quickly retreated to defense, and together with Nowitzki, continued to attack Duncan.

Bang-!
When Duncan dug in, Bowen cut in from the bottom corner without the ball.

Duncan passed the ball to Bowen, oh no, it was a fake pass for a layup. Duncan shook Finley away and chose to attack Nowitzki's defense..."

Bang-dang——!
The offensive space and opportunities came out, but it was a pity that at the beginning of the game, Duncan's hands were a little cold. Without a microwave, he missed a two-point layup from close range.

“Oh, rebounding, Bowen wins.

His attack at the basket happened to occupy a good position and regain the basketball that Duncan missed.

After landing, Bowen was pressed hard and had no room to hit the ball, so he chose to throw the ball out.

On the left three-point wing, Turkoglu regained control of the ball, oh no, he pulled it out, raised his hand and tried a three-point pull-up jumper..."

Nash tried his best to save, but at 1 meters, no matter how active he was in defense, he was still in a misplaced position to block the 88-meter Kotgrew. Such misalignment was enough to make him unable to reach, so he could only pretend and then listen to the gunshot. .

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

“Yes!!

Three-point goal from Turkoglu.

Made it on the first try.

This attack was well done.

Bo Povich's positional adjustment is simply fantastic.

Pulling Nash's defensive hole to the left instantly unlocked the Mavericks' chain defense. However, Tan Yang, who was an important part of the Mavericks' chain defense on the left, was taken away by Parker's off-the-ball cutting movement..."

Outside the court, Old Nelson looked a little solemn when he saw this scene.

You know, the Spurs' attack is not just as simple as taking Nash's defense to the left and taking away Tan Yang's defense.

In fact, there are also Turkoglu's movement and organizational support, Parker's off-ball, and Bowen's air-cutting to the basket...

In a word, the Spurs' European dynamic offense has more forms and a more structured system, and the threat of dismembering the Mavericks' defense is even stronger.

The Mavericks' chain on the left side makes it difficult to lock Duncan's offensive point.

Tan Yang's face on the court was thoughtful.

He discovered that the Spurs' "one star, four shots" system at this time was actually not exactly the same as the 09 version of the Magic's "one star, four shots" system. It could only be said to be very similar.

For example, Turkoglu is still the same Turkoglu.

Duncan could play the role of Howard of Warcraft.

And Parker just does Little Nelson.

Bowen is naturally a 3D player like Gambos.

Just replace Nesterovich with Lewis, which means replacing him with Horry on the bench.

Then Ginobili is JJ Redick...

Good guy, Stan Van Gundy is good at copying homework!
Looking back, Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt and immediately distributed the ball to Tan Yang on the right to receive the ball.

At this time, Walker moved to the right corner, Nowitzki moved from the left wing to the top arc, and Finley moved to the left corner.

The Mavericks' players were positioned in a position that stretched so much space that the Spurs' defense was easily torn apart.

However, the Spurs responded early.

"Hey, Duncan defended it and he followed Nowitzki.

Bowen continued to watch Finley, Turkoglu pressed on the right side of Tan Yang, and Nesterovich continued to stay in the right waist position of the paint area...

Oops, the Spurs are handing over the paint area to the Mavericks.

Tan Yang was not used to them and chose to pass the ball to Nash who was cutting without the ball. He took the ball against Parker's defense and rushed to the basket for a layup. Is this ball possible..."

The closer you are to the basket, the higher your hit rate. Lu Xun's words are true.

It's a pity that sometimes the truth doesn't come true immediately.

Bang-dang——!
Nash rushed to the basket for a layup. It was possible that he was not used to such an offensive rhythm and missed the ball.

On the commentary table, Kenny Smith looked at it and shook his head.

“I can’t even score in a one-on-one challenge!
Simply give it a chance and it won’t work!

Nash received an assist from Tan Yang and missed the basket.

The basketball was picked off by Nesterovich who rushed back..."

Parker catches the ball and advances slowly.

Off the court, Bo Povich was very satisfied with the defensive layout just now.

Doesn't Nowitzki like to evacuate?
Duncan's defense was nothing more than a defensive counterattack.

Being able to use one-on-one defense to pin down the Mavericks' only threatening superstar, even if they lose Duncan's dominance in defending in the penalty area, seems to be acceptable.

After all, it is very likely that just Nesterovich's penalty area protection is enough for the Mavericks who like to float outside shots.

Duncan is in the penalty area and is very capable defensively, but the Mavericks don't attack the penalty area, and perhaps don't use the penalty area as their main offense. It seems like a waste to continue to let Duncan stay in the penalty area.

As for Walker's withdrawal point, just let Turkoglu cut off Tan Yang's passing route. If it can't be cut off, it's nothing more than betting that Walker's shooting can't kill the game.

This season, Walker's two-point shooting percentage is 43%, his three-point shooting percentage is only 27%, and he averages 14 points of offensive firepower per game. What do you use to kill the game?
In fact, there is no need to regard Walker's shooting as alive and treat him as a role player, which can be regarded as copying the Mavericks' defensive homework.

As for the others, just follow the steps and defend against each other.

“In the past, with Duncan in the paint, the Mavericks had no choice but to bet on the shooting battle.

Now that Duncan is vacated, the Spurs' penalty area is no longer unsolvable. The Mavericks see the possibility of rushing to the basket and now have a choice.

They should be hesitant, right?

As long as there is hesitation in their offensive choices, that will be enough..."

“The Spurs’ defense has changed its approach.

How effective it is, we still need to wait and see to see if it can accept the test of the Mavericks' offense?
However, before that, the Mavericks still need to accept the test of the Spurs' offense..."

On the field, Parker controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Turkoglu continued to catch the ball from the top arc to provide cover and support for Parker.

"Tin Yang was blocked.

While Turkoglu completed the screen work, he also distributed the ball to Parker who was sprinting without the ball.

He broke through, he was about to finish, he shot, oh no, Parker attracted the defense, and then split the ball to find Bowen in the left three-point corner.

After catching the ball and lifting it up, Bowen raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper..."

Finley shrank back to block Parker. He also wanted to block Duncan's offensive possibility in time. As for Bowen's three-point shot, he didn't regard it as alive at all.

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

Bowen also had a three-pointer.

“Stay in!!

OMG! !
The Spurs' three-pointer came alive.

More importantly, the opening points of the game were all scored by the Spurs' role players.

Now that the Mavericks' chain defense on the left side has been cracked, it is very possible that the defensive strategy of focusing on the big and letting go of the small will be bombarded by a rain of three-pointers.

The Spurs played very strongly tonight and defended their championship, but the Mavericks are in a critical situation..."

6 to 0! !
On the sidelines, Nelson's face was very ugly.

The Spurs made adjustments on both ends of the offense and defense. This not only gave the Mavericks a shot in the arm, but also showed their confidence in winning the Tianwangshan battle.

They were so well prepared.

The Mavericks, on the other hand, adhere to chain defense and shooting battles, without any intention of progress or change.

It’s hard to stand now!
Turkoglu was evacuated and used as a magician, and the Spurs' offensive level was fully loaded in an instant.

For example, Parker's breakout system and Duncan's "one-star, four-shooter" system have an additional transfer station. In the past, this role was usually performed by Ginobili, but it is obvious that Turkoglu also did a very good job. Excellent.

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(End of this chapter)