Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 72: Basketball is divided into two rounds: offense and defense. It is too big a step to defeat the opponent in the offensive round!

In the second quarter rotation, Nelson sent on Fordson, Nowitzki, Jamison, Josh Howard and Qin Yang.

Nash, Walker and Finley took a break.

The ultimate goal of the Mavericks is a championship. For the long term, the eight-man rotation is a routine operation, which can speed up the running-in of the main players.

For the Heat, Stan Van Gundy has no choice. To rebuild the team, let Grant, Odom and Alston continue to play, and rotate in John Wallace and undrafted Malik Allen. .

The second quarter started with the Mavericks having the offensive ball.

"Qin Yang controls the ball to the frontcourt and directs traffic.

Let Josh Howard go over to set the screen. This rookie likes to hide and play... Oh, Tan Yang didn't play a pick-and-roll with Josh Howard, but dribbled the ball past Alston..."

Bang-!
With his strong body, he easily knocked away the underweight Alston. Tan Yang easily entered the penalty area. Before the Heat's defense had recovered, he had already launched a layup from the penalty area and called it a day.

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

Tan Yang used his body to force Alston, got to the basket, and sent the damn basketball into the basket.

Seeing this scene on the court, Mike Breen at the commentary desk was stunned. Did Tan Yang like to hide and fight?

This is obviously a side dish!
27 to 28! !
During the transition between offense and defense, Alston controlled the ball in the frontcourt. Faced with Tan Yang's pressing defense, he stepped down and dribbled the ball continuously in an attempt to get rid of it, but Tan Yang used physical confrontation to push him back. No matter how gorgeous his passing skills were, in Tan Yang The combination of body and technology is useless.

Without retreating, Alston didn't know Tan Yang's approach, so he chose to play it safe and pass the basketball to Odom on the left. When he saw Nowitzki following the defense, he immediately dribbled the ball and broke through, and then, He took the ball three steps forward, forced his way into the penalty area, attracted the defense, and then passed the ball to Grant on the right side of the basket.

"Nice pass!

Odom showed the passing skills of a left-handed magician, Grant caught the ball under the basket, he was empty, and he shot..."

Swish-!
Grant easily ate the pie and scored two points.

29 to 28! !
Nowitzki spread his hands and showed helplessness.

A 2-meter forward who holds the ball and is as good as a defender in dribbling and breaking through, and as strong as a defender in physical confrontation. In addition, he has a coquettish passing ability with his left hand and a tough and iron-blooded playing style...

They look unremarkable separately, but when combined into one person, are they really worthless?
Looking back, Tan Yang controlled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to direct traffic. This time he just gave Nowitzki a look, but the opponent learned to answer.

"Nowitzki moved from the left to the right, used Qin Yang's screen to get rid of Odom's defense, received the pass from Qin Yang, immediately took the ball two steps, and then pulled the ball away. Start, raise your hand and shoot a two-point pull-up jumper..."

Facing misplaced singles, Alston could only defend with his eyes, and then bet that Nowitzki had no bullets in the mid-range.

Swish-!
Guessing wrong, Nowitzki made a steady two-pointer, continuing the Mavericks' offense.

29 to 30! !
"interesting!!

Nash was not on the court, so Tan Yang used cover tactics to release the ball.

Nowitzki did not refuse, but automatically became the knife in Tan Yang's hand.

Nowitzki does not play point forward, which is too unreasonable as a core player, but if Nowitzki focuses on scoring, it will be quite terrifying, and the damage to the Heat will be catastrophic..."

Offensive and defensive transition, the Heat attack.

Alston controlled the ball in the frontcourt and immediately dribbled through. Tan Yang fought and retreated. Josh Howard on the right left John Wallace's defense and quickly rushed over to defend the zone with Tan Yang.

“Alston burst in but was flanked.

What the hell?

Alston didn't let them get used to him. He blocked the shot, raised his hand and tried to make a two-point pull-up jump shot..."

The defenders played fast and slow, and the zone defense guarded by Tan Yang and Josh Howard could only stand alone and listen to the sound of gunshots.

Bang-dang——!
You'll die if you try, Alston's shot missed.

His shooting ability is poor, with two-point shooting and three-point shooting, averaging 37% from the field.

This shooting rate can defeat the truth of Lu Xun's saying, "The closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate."

Alston's two-pointers and three-pointers are about the same accuracy. If you take a step back, your shooting ability is enough. If you take a step further, his ability is just a scam and nothing else.

The rebound was picked off by Fordson, who immediately distributed the ball to Tan Yang to counterattack.

The idea is very beautiful, but the Heat mainly play a small lineup and are very mobile. It is impossible to run and gun. They only give the Mavericks a single choice question of positioning themselves.

Tan Yang took his time, controlled the basketball to the frontcourt, glanced at Nowitzki, suddenly pulled up the ball, and hit a three-point pull-up jumper against Alston's block...

“It’s so chaotic!!

Tan Yang, a rookie, actually shot, which was a bit baffling... Oh, did it go in? "

Tan Yang pulled out his hand for a three-pointer, raised the knife with his hand, and accurately hit the basket.

29 to 33! !
Nowitzki withdraws, and Odom will defend. The Heat's inside man Grant is only 2 meters tall. The rebounding advantage is on the Mavericks, and the offense can become simple.

Get the ball and shoot. If you miss, try again.

This is called pattern! !
Backboard, I'll beat you.

"Tin Yang tried to control the tempo of the game on the Mavericks' side.

His ability to read the game is too strong, and the most important thing is that he also has shooting accuracy. Alston was blown away, talent can really do whatever he wants.

Even though Tan Yang just tested Alston with a three-point shot, in fact, the test was about physical talent..."

First, he crushes him with strength, and then he uses his height advantage to force shots. With Alston's physical talent, he is simply not qualified to play the main point guard.

As long as you stay on the field, you will be giving out points.

Of course, Nash did it too.

In the second quarter of the game, under the leadership of Qin Yang, the Mavericks' offense flourished.

Defensively, after figuring out the Heat's fundamentals, the Mavericks immediately played a conspiracy.

"Oh, after the Mavericks scored, the players quickly returned to defense, and then shrank into the penalty area.

This is a sure sign of the Heat's ability to attack tough situations!

Next, let’s see how the Heat break..."

At this time, it is very crucial to have reliable stars inside.

Odom is all-around, but he can't play in the low post. Playing as a power forward in the Western Theater, he will get beaten by anyone he touches.

Duncan, Garnett, Webber, Nowitzki, Rasheed Wallace, Gasol, Stoudemire...

With Odom's ability, no one can beat them. He is at the bottom of the power forward food chain. It is impossible to attack in the low post.

If Odom can't be played, we can't let Grant, a high-level role player, play, right?

An advanced version of a role player, he is also a role player, and he also cannot play in the low post under the basket.

"I can't play in the low post. I have to break through and be defended by the zone. I have no choice. The Heat can only try to shoot from the outside. Will it feel good..."

Bang-dang——!
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Bang-dang——!
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Among the Heat, Alston is the most accurate three-point shooter, the type who can't kill the game.

Even the two-point shot, without Eddie Jones, their mid-range shot couldn't kill the game.

But unfortunately, the Mavericks are the best shooting team in the league.

Facing the Heat, you only need to block people in the penalty area, and then use your shooting skills from the outside. The rhythm of the game will flow to the Mavericks.

At the end of the second quarter, the Heat shot 21 of 7 offensively and were unable to attack in the low post. They only got 4 of 2 free throws and scored 16 points in a single quarter.

The Heat's offense didn't explode, they just scored a mediocre 31 points in a single quarter, but it was enough.

At the end of the first half, the score was 43 to 57. With their better shooting skills, the Mavericks entered the locker room to rest with a 14-point lead.

After 15 minutes of rest and recuperation, they came back for the second half of the game.

Just when Tan Yang thought that with 4 of 3 in the second quarter, 3 of 2 three-pointers, and 8 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, he could replace Nash and continue playing the game, Nelson continued to show his paranoid side.

The Mavericks' lineup is Nowitzki, Walker, Jamison, Finley and Nash, an All-Star offensive lineup, all playing.

The Heat continued to start five players to face the challenge. Just looking at the lineup, the advantage was with the Mavericks. Nash returned to the court and did not disappoint Nelson.

Drove the ball to the frontcourt, passed the ball to Nowitzki, and then, with Nowitzki's screen and pass, reached the free throw line and shot a two-point shot...

Swish-!
Nash's offensive talent continues to shine and is unstoppable.

Looking back, Odom made a two-point jumper under Nash's block, and he hit it equally accurately.

Anyway, I don’t understand defense, and you don’t want to either.

The next game was another 50-50 fight.

"Nelson is still too paranoid about offense.

Basketball is divided into two rounds: offense and defense. Nelson wants to get it right in one step and solve his opponent in the offensive round, but the step is still too big.

The requirements for offense are also too great.

Since the Mavericks have not yet fully adapted their lineup, there is no way they can produce such a strong offensive output. "

"If the offense does not do enough damage, the Heat will be able to survive. The Mavericks' undefended defense will just hit hard..."

The Mavericks are very likely to launch a wave of offensive operations, as fierce as a tiger. Take a look at the final score...

Om-!
The buzzer sounds and the game time is over.

The score was 96 to 109. The Mavericks defeated the Heat with a 13-point advantage and achieved two consecutive victories in the new season.

Odom made 18 of 7, Alston made 14 of 5, and Wade made 11 of 3... With this shooting percentage, it's not that the Mavericks are too strong, but that the Heat are too weak, losing to Nowitzki's 22. In 12 shots, Tan Yang made 8 of 6 shots, Jamison made 9 of 6 shots, Nash made 9 of 4 shots, and 3 of 2 three-pointers. The loss was not unfair.

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(End of this chapter)