Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 81 Sometimes it’s a - shot against anyone, and sometimes it’s a - shot against anyone!

The score is 36 to 26! !
Duncan, Parker and Bowen are back and need to chase 10 points.

Ginobili was not in good physical condition, so he left the game with Jason Hart and Horry. At this time, the Spurs' lineup became Duncan, Malik Rose, Turkoglu, Bowen and Parker.

Do you think Bowen can also play shooting guard?
Yes, Bowen was a shooting guard when he debuted.

The four major shooting guards like Carter were beaten. Bowen became famous for beating Carter, and was spotted by Bo Povich.

It makes sense for Bowen to play the shooting guard position.

On the court, the Spurs attacked, Parker controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and immediately distributed the ball to Duncan in the low post.

At this time, trailing by 10 points, Duncan needed to step up and score points. The Mavericks also knew the Spurs' tactical intentions and continued to copy the defensive work just now.

"Nowitzki was guarding Duncan, Jamison let Bowen go and pounced on Duncan in the penalty area.

Walker on the right also tightened to the left, blocking the offensive space under the basket.

Duncan made two chisels, but there was no room to take action and no strong attack.

He chose to distribute the ball, and Bowen received the ball at three points in the left corner, and he was empty again.

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

Jamison was fine when he came to the penalty area, but now he's gone and can only hear gunshots.

Tan Yang was a little confused when he saw this scene. Facing the difficult ball of "two defenses and one", Duncan still chose reasonable basketball.

Considering that Mike Brown is now the assistant coach of the Spurs, it is very likely that this "concept" was brought from the Spurs to James' system.

It's no wonder that James can't beat the Spurs, because they are the best basketball players. If you play basketball with them, you are courting death.

Bang-dang——!
The opportunity came up again, but Bowen still failed to make a three-pointer.

On the commentary table, Barkley shook his head when he saw this scene.

"It's now, and Duncan hasn't made a strong play yet, and still believes that the role player Bowen is an open three-pointer.

I have to say that the Spurs' tactical execution is really strong.

Just shooting hard is exactly what the Mavericks want to see. If Bowen feels online, he can indeed punish the Mavericks' defensive choices, but Bowen doesn't feel online and continues to shoot hard.

With this tactic, is he really reasonable?

Do you not believe in the personal ability of a superstar with an annual salary of 2000 million, but choose to believe in a 400D role player with an annual salary of 3 million? "

Kenny Smith next to him took over and commented.

“It’s not just a question of whether it’s reasonable or not!
The real key is that the Spurs have no offensive hot spots on the outside.

There is no explosive spot on the outside, so the pressure to score can only be put on Duncan.

But because Duncan plays reasonable basketball, he also chooses to believe that their perimeter is explosive, which is embarrassing..."

Obviously you are a CBA teammate on the offensive end, but you want to play basketball rationally, and then I believe that you are not a CBA teammate.

If you call this reasonable, it is indeed reasonable basketball.

On the court, the rebound was picked off by Nowitzki. With one move, he immediately distributed the ball to Tan Yang to lead the players forward. Faced with Parker's pressing, Tan Yang threw the basketball forward without even looking.

At this time, Josh Howard jumped out like a cheetah and completed the overtaking of Turkoglu visibly to the naked eye.

Turkoglu, who is 2 meters tall, has a style that is neither three nor four. In other words, he needs height without height, and speed without speed.

If you don't have speed, what can you do to chase?
After leaving Turkoglu behind the car, Josh Howard got the basketball and immediately went to the basket. He dunked the basketball into Huashan.

Bang-dang——!
Tan Yang and Josh Howard connected and completed a beautiful counterattack goal.

38 to 26! !
The point difference between the two sides returned to 12 points.

The Spurs' counterattack was as fierce as a tiger's. Looking at the score, it was still 200.

Off the court, Po Povich looked at Turkoglu on the court and then at Horry on the bench. These two were two important signings during the offseason this season. However, they failed to give the Spurs A qualitative change in offensive improvement.

The bench lineup has no explosive point offensively, so we can't let Ginobili be that explosive point, right?

What if Ginobili plays a substitution?
In the starting lineup, who will play the core role of outside offense?

Bowen fight?
Or Parker?

too difficult!
A team from a small city has no network, no market, and no conditions to attract stars. It’s hard for a smart woman to make a meal without rice!

Thinking of this, Bo Povich looked towards the Mavericks, just as Nelson swept his eyes over as if he had a telepathic understanding. The two faced each other. They were stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile and turned away.

Damn!

Walker, Jamison, Finlay…

As long as the Spurs can win one of the scorers, the problem of outside attack will be solved, and the outside attack power will not be insufficient, right?

On the court, Parker controlled the ball to the frontcourt and was pressed by Tan Yang. He did not force a breakthrough and chose to pass the ball to Turkoglu, who then continued to pass the ball to Duncan.

The Spurs' offensive tactics are very monotonous and boring. They want to suffocate their opponents and win the game, right?

Although there is no excitement at all, when Duncan gets the ball, the defense has to pounce on it.

"Duncan faced a double attack and still released the ball to find Bowen.

The corner three-pointer is empty, will Bowen take the shot?
No, he quickly transferred the ball to Parker, and then Parker passed the ball to Turkoglu who cut inside and went in.

Josh Howard is still too young. He lost the opportunity and it will be difficult to defend him again.

Josh Howard was out of position, and Walker could only help defend and sweep him out.

Turkoglu pulled it, he shot, oh no, he flicked it in the air and sent the damn basketball to the basket.

Facing an empty basket, Malikros jumped high from the basket and dunked with both hands..."

Bang-dang——!
Marikros came again, still eating pie, with his whole body hanging on the basket.

The Mavericks still paid the price for concentrating their defensive efforts against important offensive players.

With such a defense, role players can easily get easy open scoring opportunities, which is what the Mavericks chose.

At this time, greed for too much on defense will only lead to poverty.

The Mavericks can only accept this kind of ball.

“The Spurs’ team offensive coordination is still full of threats.

Duncan is the starting point of the offense, but the final end point can be the role player Bowen or the role player Malik Rose. It has the flavor of Princeton's tactical system..."

Duncan's combination of inside and outside in the low post, Parker and Ginobili's breakthrough distribution, or combination of pick-and-roll tactics, coupled with the simple Princeton team system, and the rest of the stars' individual duels, coupled with the European offensive concept, this This Spurs team may play reasonable basketball, because the offensive quality of the role players is insufficient, and the offense is unable to continue.

But this problem cannot be solved by one role player, so two or three.

This is the Spurs as a "closed loop" in legitimate basketball.

Team stars don't have to solve the problem of low post attack like Kobe did. They can leave it to team basketball to solve.

Like James playing reasonable basketball in the future, there is no excellent team basketball to solve this "closed loop" problem. He can only form a team and play basketball as brothers and colleagues.

Let another star's offensive system solve the "closed loop" problem, and he can continue to play his efficient basketball in the areas where he is comfortable and good at.

James' good fortune did not come to him for nothing.

Going a step further, the rhythm of the next game is still in the hands of the Mavericks.

The question is about the feel of shooting.

The Mavericks can comfortably force the Spurs into shots.

Although the Spurs' role players can score points by relying on team tactics, the Mavericks don't know how to defend. With their excellent shooting touch, they can also make the Spurs' defense understandable.

Although the Spurs' team tactics can score points, they have no offensive breakthrough points.

It is impossible, absolutely impossible, to smooth out the score difference quickly.

Om-!
After the second quarter, the Mavericks beat the Spurs with a score of 28-25 and continued to expand the score.

At the end of the first half, the score was 61 to 46. The Mavericks entered the locker room to rest with a 15-point lead.

Tan Yang played 6 minutes in the second quarter and was replaced by Nash. He made 2 of 1 shots, scored 3 points, and also sent 2 assists.

In the first half, Tan Yang, who started the game, scored 8 points, 7 assists and 2 rebounds. It was pretty good and he did not lose face as a role player.

After 15 minutes of rest and recuperation, the game came back in the second half, the starting lineups of both teams were played, then the music was played, and then the game resumed.

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

Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to distribute the ball to Tan Yang on the right wing.

Taking a step forward with the ball, Tan Yang suddenly jumped up and passed the ball to the top arc. Nowitzki, who moved from the left, received the ball and swayed right and left. After breaking Bowen's close defense, he chose to dribble the ball towards He broke through, and then he shot a two-stop jumper while riding backwards... No matter how strong Bowen's defense was, he couldn't do whatever he wanted with his talent, so he could only try his best to close his eyes and defend.

Bang-dang——!
“No hit!!

Nowitzki came back from the intermission without bringing a microwave, and his hands were still a little cold.

The rebound was picked off by Duncan.

The Mavericks chose to play from the outside and were destined to be unable to fight for offensive rebounds.

The Spurs are 15 points behind. Next, let's see how the Spurs attack?

What the hell?

It’s still the same as Duncan. After being flanked, the ball is released. Will Bowen make a three-pointer from the corner..."

Finley dared to help defend, but he didn't regard Bowen's three-pointer as alive.

To be fair, if you didn't score a three-pointer in the first quarter, and you didn't score a three-pointer in the second quarter, the third quarter should be a required question.

It's just a pity that Bowen is not Teacher Wang, and his shooting is not the college entrance examination. His three-point shot, which was open, still missed.

Bang-dang——!
“You’re so damn stubborn that you have no friends!

Sharp!

How did he do it, missing open three-pointers again and again?
Bowen, this man is simply a talent..."

That's it, you call him a championship puzzle?
Oh no, reversely prove that 3D players are indeed puzzle pieces.

If their three-point shooting is not effective, they are no longer a championship-worthy team. This understanding is indeed fair, right?

"Oh, Duncan hit the basket, his basic skills at the basket are too strong.

While seizing the position, he easily picked off the offensive rebound. After landing, he lifted the ball and flicked Nowitzki away, and then hit the board for a two-point shot..."

Boom, swish—!
61 to 48! !
Duncan's second follow-up shot helped the Spurs successfully score points, with a point difference of 13 points.

Off the court, Nelson shook his head, but there was nothing he could do.

The Mavericks' inside strength is really not enough in front of the Spurs' twin towers!
Fortunately, defense is not what the Mavericks are good at, and losing points is their norm, so there is no need to panic.

Just use the offensive shot to return it.

Bang-dang——!
Tan Yang received a pass from Nash, suddenly pulled up and shot a three-pointer.

At this time, any three-pointer hit is definitely a very lethal and insulting goal.

It's a pity that Tan Yang's idea is very beautiful, but the blessing of Kidd's template in his later years makes him feel the cruelty of reality.

"Still no hits!!"

Buckley grinned when he saw this scene.

"Come out?
Floating outside shots, this is the situation.

If it's accurate, it means being unreasonable to all kinds of gods, if it's not accurate, it's all kinds of traps.

Such a team, do you think it is strong?
Sometimes it’s a 50-50 shot against anyone, and if you say he’s not strong, it’s a 50-50 shot against anyone..."

It's just not stable anyway.

Here comes the Spurs' chance to counterattack.

Faced with the Mavericks' poor shooting state, the Spurs' offensive rhythm was still calm and leisurely.

To put it bluntly, it’s just slow.

Parker and Duncan played a pick-and-roll tactic, and the basketball was in Duncan's hands. He faced Nash...no, it was Nowitzki, and Finley who came over.

"This does not give Bowen any face!
Coupled with Nesterovich on the right, the Mavericks have five defenses and three defenses. They are really not afraid of the Spurs calling Nash by name.

My goodness!

The Spurs were too calm, and Duncan still didn't play an uncertain offense. He chose to pass the ball to Ginobili on the right..."

Holding the ball, he feinted. Seeing that Tan Yang was unmoved, Ginobili stepped forward and changed direction, breaking through to the right. When Tan Yang moved again, he immediately changed direction and returned to the left, pulling the ball and European steps to chase. He broke through towards Tan Yang's body.

Bang-!
After a solid hit, Ginobili shot the basketball.

The whistle beeped, and the basketball flew in the air for a while longer.

Bang-dang——!
The basketball shot missed.

"Pity!!
Ginobili's breakthrough caused Qin Yang to foul, but he failed to send the basketball into the basket and did not score 2+1.

Ginobili gets a chance to get to the free throw line and make a free throw..."

Tan Yang put his hands on his waist. Unexpectedly, Ginobi used his experience to teach him how to behave.

He was still too concerned and didn't dodge!
This is a smart player.

He has speed and his movements are so enchanting, I really can’t stand him!

Swish-!
Swish-!
No mercy, Ginobili made all the free throws steadily and steadily continued the Spurs' offense.

61 to 50! !
The score difference became 11.

The advantage is still with the Mavericks.

On the court, Nowitzki and Tan Yang attacked one after another.

Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt, chose to go up himself, and asked for a pick-and-roll tactic.

"Nowitzki reached the high post and blocked Nash. After getting rid of Parker's press, Nash broke through and reached the free throw line. He took the shot and raised his hand to shoot a small throw in horseback archery..."

This is the attack mode that Nash is good at.

Duncan's raids and defense help can only be a sigh of relief.

Bang-dang——!
Nash took action and sent it anyway.

The Mavericks' offense once again faltered.

The rebound was won by the Spurs. Marken passed the ball and pushed Parker to counterattack.

Fortunately, the Mavericks retreated in time and broke the Spurs' counterattack.

Since no counterattack opportunity was found, the Spurs' offense was no longer in a hurry.

Then, he tried Bowen's three-point shot. As a result, he died if he tried.

Bang-dang——!
Bowen, the veteran 6, even though he missed a three-pointer, still shocked the Mavericks.

If it hits, the point difference will be 8 points, and the suspense of the game will return again.

That's the hard part about beating the Spurs.

To win the game, you have to shed a layer of skin.

In the next game, the Spurs' defense became even more intense.

With their strong defense, the Spurs finally dragged the Mavericks' offense to their level. Then, they could defeat the Mavericks with experience and hard power.

This is the way the Spurs play.

The rhythm of the game fell into the rhythm that the Spurs are good at.

On the other hand, the Mavericks, even though they were in the lead, were anxious, or perhaps drifting.

The offense is very simple, just making random shots and relying on shooting touch.

Bang-dang——!
Walker's three-pointer from the right corner failed to hit.

The Mavericks have entered "iron-casting mode", and they still seem to be shooting poorly in the first half?

At this time, the Mavericks experienced a situation where they didn't have enough basketball. Having too many stars was not a good thing.

Nowitzki missed the shot, and Tan Yang took the shot again, but still missed. Then, it was Nash, Walker's turn...

It is correct to change the shot, the next one is better, and the next one is more obedient, but if the next one is still not good or obedient, the situation will not be good. Sometimes blacksmithing is contagious.

But unfortunately, the Mavericks have too many stars who can attack and score points. As a result, there is no priority and everyone is just dabbling in it. The water for finding the touch is so deep that it is impossible to grasp a shot.

So, in the arena, the sound of the Mavericks hitting the iron began to fill my ears.

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(End of this chapter)