Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 93: The question is, the Mavericks' defense will always be inferior!

After 5 up and 5 down operations, the Grizzlies' lineup on the field became Loren White, Bo Otello, Shane Battier, Wesley Parsons and Earl Watson.

Lorenzen White was a parallel import in the 96 draft. He was selected with the 7th overall pick, and there were many superstars behind him.

He is 2 meters tall and is averaging 11 points and 10 rebounds per game this season. In fact, he is pretty good. If he really has to rely on the Clippers, why not choose Kobe?
Booutero is 32 years old. He was an undrafted player and has been around for 11 years. He is still quite capable. He can score 5 points and 4 rebounds this season. At his peak, he only had 10 points and 8 rebounds. He is a solid blue-collar defensive player. Now With only half the ability, it’s just a make-up.

Wesley Parsons has made a name for himself in the past. In the 01/02 season, he had his peak performance, averaging 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game, but he was with the Cavaliers at that time.

The Cavaliers at that time, in order to deploy James, sent out all players with some ability. Parson got unimaginable ball rights. With a proper brush, this season it turned into 5 points and 1.4 rebounds, which was nothing.

Watson was an undrafted player in 01. He averaged 6 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds per game. He was a strong offensive and defensive player who lost 185 days, which was also used to save money.

The only famous player is Battier. The 01th overall pick in 6, as the sixth man of the Grizzlies, he averaged 6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He is a real team player.

Looking at this rotating lineup, groom Albert shook his head.

After all, the Mavericks also made a rotation. Yes, Jamison was used to replace the invisible Walker.

In other words, the Mavericks' lineup has become Nowitzki, Jamison, Finley, Tan Yang and Nash.

Except for Tan Yang, a super rookie, everyone else is an All-Star level player.

Just looking at the cards on both sides, the advantage goes to the Mavericks.

“The Grizzlies like to rotate their roster a lot.

The Mavericks love to fuck their stars, two different extremes.

The Grizzlies still take things for granted. Other strong teams, such as the Spurs, Lakers and Rockets, all have flaws in their bench depth. If they play like this, they can indeed create opportunities for upsets.

This style of play will lead to a situation where more people bully fewer people, but the Mavericks team is different. Their bench depth is the only one in the league, and the main core lineup is still in its prime.

In other words, when the Grizzlies face a team like the Mavericks and use rotation, it is easy to create a situation of dimensionality reduction..."

Obviously, the Grizzlies' operations are prone to hitting the iron plate.

On the court, Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to be targeted by the half-court press.

Anyone in the league can bully Nash in terms of physical confrontation. Even if Watson is an undrafted player, he is still black and hard, and Nash is white and soft. What can you use to defeat him?
"Nash passed the ball to Tan Yang, and then cut to the right side of the 45-degree three-point line without the ball.

He lifted the ball to try a three-point shot, and then passed the ball back to Tan Yang.

With a beautiful turn and dribbling, Tan Yang was not afraid of physical confrontation with Watson.

He got in easily. Watson's defense was sent to Tan Yang by Nash, and he couldn't withstand it at all.

Under the basket, Tan Yang made a breakthrough and put the damn basketball into the basket..."

Swish-!
The physical talent advantage is too obvious.

White, who is 2 meters tall, needs to hold Nowitzki on his back, and Booutello, who is 11 meters tall, must not only mark All-Star attacker Jamison, but also protect the basket.

This defensive situation was beyond his ability. He couldn't defend him, he couldn't defend him at all.

“The Grizzlies’ defense is incredible!

Rotating players and playing a 48-minute game as if it were 5 minutes, this desperate way of playing is indeed brave, but the NBA is still a talent league after all..."

Om-!
The first quarter of the game is over.

The score was 25 to 31, and it was the Grizzlies who took the lead.

灰熊队阵中，首节得分最高的是迈克米勒的3投2中，罚球4中3，进账7分1篮板。

However, there are 9 players in the Grizzlies team who can score 2 points or more. Among them, Gasol has a top performance of 6 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Mavericks were still not mentally prepared for the Grizzlies' ruthless attack with all the troops and playoff-level intensity.

Although Qin Yang made 4 of 3 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, 7 points and 3 assists, Nowitzki also had an outstanding performance of 5 of 3, 2 of 1 free throws, 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Nash made 5 of 2, 4 of 1 three-pointers, 5 points and 3 assists. The new Three Musketeers are very capable, but they can't compare to the Grizzlies' performance of "everyone is brave, everyone is like a dragon". It is not unfair to be behind. .

In the second quarter, rotation battle.

Nelson made a big move, and Nowitzki, Jamison, Finley, Josh Howard and Qin Yang came out to play.

Hubie Brown is also tough, and he still has Loren White, Bo Otello, Shane Battier, Wesley Parsons and Earl Watson, rotating as a five-man team to challenge.

Mike Breen's scalp went numb after seeing it.

"It's true that you don't doubt the people you use, and you don't use the people you doubt!
Hubie Brown's tricks are so strong that he's not afraid that their rotation will be destroyed?
Of course, if the Grizzlies can withstand the blow of the Mavericks' rich war, then after a few minutes, they will have a starting five lineup with full fuel tanks, and they can compete with the Mavericks' starting five who consume a lot of physical energy. Indeed, Have the strength to fight.

The Grizzlies' rotation is ahead of schedule, can it withstand it?

Can you deliver a satisfactory answer like you did in the first quarter of the game..."

Swish-!
On the first attack of the second quarter, the Grizzlies scored.

Lorenzen White beat Nowitzki inside, attracted Finley's defense, passed the ball out, assisted Battier who came in through an air cut, and hit a two-point jumper.

25 to 33! !
The score difference became 8 points.

“The Mavericks’ defense sucks.

The Grizzlies try their best to attack their weaknesses, and they can indeed create a situation of mutual violence..."

Marv Albert lamented that the Mavericks' winning formula is that I don't understand offense, don't even think about it, and then, with a more courageous offense, knock down the opponent.

In other words, the so-called dimensionality reduction attack is only an offensive dimensionality reduction attack.

Defensively, it was beaten back.

Relying on the "you come and go" mutual violence, it makes sense that coach Hubie Brown dares to use the rotation lineup to beat the Mavericks' "high-quality horses".

The problem is that the Mavericks' defense will always be inferior.

Even if the Grizzlies' rotation is "low horse", it's only a 50-50 split between low-class and low-class players.

The Mavericks only had an advantage on paper. In fact, because they were too biased, their elite team did not gain the advantage they imagined.

Especially the defensive strategy of "defend the big and let the small" that the Mavericks are good at has no room to display on this Grizzlies team, which is full of people. It is very passive defensively. It only has the advantage of the lineup card, but it is targeted everywhere. .

“The Mavericks’ defense is beyond words, so I won’t even mention it!
The attack was very brave, but it was the cannon that swatted away flies.

This needs to be cured..."

Thinking of this, Tan Yang controlled the ball to the frontcourt, faced Watson's half-court press, and immediately directed Nowitzki to cover.

"pretty!
Qin Yang passed Watson and drove the ball towards the penalty area. Booutero switched defense.

boom--!
Tan Yang passed the ball to Jamison on the right side of the basket, received the ball, and shot a two-point jumper from close range. Oh no, the basketball was halfway in and then popped out again.

Alas, Tan Yang snatched back the basketball Jamison threw away.

After landing, he immediately handed the ball to Nowitzki who rushed in, took the ball and rushed to the basket, now it's done..."

Bang-dang——!
Nowitzki's layup also missed.

God isn't on the Mavericks' side?

"What the hell?

Tan Yang stood up again. He jumped up and took off the missed basketball again.

This time, he passed the ball to Josh Howard, went to the basket for a layup, beautiful, now he has..."

Swish-!
There is no attack that cannot score. If not, then the second or third time.

With Qin Yang's continuous grabbing of the basketball, and with Nowitzki and Josh Howard's continuous finishing touches, he finally defeated the Grizzlies.

27 to 33! !
Gasol was on the bench, Lorenzen White was evacuated to the outside by Nowitzki, and the Grizzlies' rebounds were robbed.

The Mavericks' offense in this round has no technical content at all, and they all use their physical talent to crush the opponent.

On the sidelines, Hubie Brown had a headache and set his sights on Stromy Swift on the bench. If the second overall pick in the 2000 draft hadn't been good, the Grizzlies wouldn't have had such a flaw inside. .

No choice, in this case, the only option is to hold it hard and let the bullet fly for a while.

On the court, the Grizzlies attack.

Watson continued to be pressed by Qin Yang at half-court. This was the Grizzlies' defensive work, but Qin Yang copied it rudely. Bang——!
Watson chose to rush forward, but as a result, he collided with Tan Yang and almost lost control of the ball.

"Watson couldn't hit the ball and chose to pass the ball to Vesri Pathan.

Against rookie Josh Howard, the advantage lies with the Grizzlies.

When Parson gets the ball, he has to bully Josh Howard, a rookie.

Oops, Jamison rushed over to help defend, and he and Josh Howard flanked Parson. This is the defensive intensity of an All-Star player.

Patson was just a role player, and he couldn't play. He chose to distribute the ball, hoping to hand the basketball back to Patterson for reorganization.

Oops, Tan Yang stole the ball!
The ball was predicted in advance, or Tan Yang rushed over to start a group fight. Parson's pass hit the hole of Tan Yang's gun.

Mavericks’ chance to counterattack…”

Tan Yang got it and immediately rushed up with the ball. When he saw Watson rushing towards him, he immediately sent the basketball to the front court.

Josh Howard and Finley, like two fast horses, quickly rushed to the frontcourt.

"Finley slowed down and blocked Battier's pursuit. Josh Howard got the basketball. Only the basket and the floor were left in front of him..."

Bang-dang——!
Josh Howard has height, so he doesn't have to worry about the smooth floor and dunks the basketball into the basket steadily.

29 to 33! !
The point difference is only 4 points.

“The Mavericks come back.

Qin Yang pressed hard defensively, guiding the Grizzlies to pass the basketball to Wesripasson, and then the Mavericks made a double attack.

This is the defensive rhythm of the Mavericks. The Grizzlies can distribute the ball to Booutello for offense, but with that little offensive firepower, the Mavericks don't have to care about his scoring.

Even Wesley Parsons can't even pass the ball. The Mavericks' physical talent advantage is too obvious..."

Mike Breen shook his head and explained that the Grizzlies' whole operation is really difficult to deal with a team like the Mavericks with an obvious card advantage.

On the court, the Grizzlies attack.

There was still no plan to make a substitution, and Tan Yang was not polite and continued to press Watson at halftime.

Seeing Tan Yang pressing hard and making Watson almost make a mistake, Finley and Josh Howard suddenly pounced on him from left to right.

Tan Yang holds Kidd's Mo Nian template, and his defense can be called a master level.

Finley was the defensive conscience of the Mavericks in the past few years, and Josh Howard will be the defensive tip of the Mavericks in the future.

At this time, the three top defensive players of the Mavericks attacked Watson, an undrafted player. Especially Watson, who is 1 meters tall and has insufficient vision. He is also an offensive-minded point guard. His strength It's a different level than Jason Williams, who has one person holding the ball and nine people panicking.

Snapped--!
“The three-on-one situation is too bullying.

Finley completed the steal and immediately rushed to the frontcourt with the ball..."

Bang-dang——!
A dunk that hit Huashan continued to add to the Mavericks' offensive firepower.

31 to 33! !
The Mavericks launched a 6-2 attack wave, narrowing the point difference between the two sides to 2 points.

At this time, the Mavericks' underrated defense suddenly broke out and caught the Grizzlies by surprise.

However, the magic is that Hubie Brown forced this rotation to play 4 minutes and 30 minutes before changing the starting lineup back.

The score was 38 to 36. Faced with the Mavericks' counterattack, the Grizzlies responded with a rotating lineup and only fell behind by 2 points.

At this time, the Grizzlies' starting five rested for nearly 9 minutes and returned to the court.

At this moment, the entire FedEx Arena home fans cheered.

"We get through this!"

"The next game will be a starting five with plenty of physical fuel tanks, against the Mavericks' all-star lineup that is severely depleted of physical energy."

"The Grizzlies finally, finally have the capital to compete with the Mavericks."

"..."

No choice, Nelson can only make substitutions.

He replaced Tan Yang and Finley with Nash and Walker.

At this time, the Mavericks' lineup became Nowitzki, Walker, Jamison, Josh Howard and Nash.

On the commentary table, groom Albert saw this scene and shook his head.

“The Grizzlies have a 10-man rotation, and the Mavericks have a seven-man rotation.

This is a plan to fuck Nowitzki to death!
Next, let's see what kind of game the Mavericks' tired team can play against the Grizzlies' starting five waiting to be worked..."

The game resumed, and the Grizzlies' "superior horse" was back.

Jason Williams immediately started a pick-and-roll tactic with Gasol and continued to target Nash. The result was very effective.

"Gasol got the basketball and dribbled the ball in. Nash was misplaced and couldn't defend him. Walker pounced on him, and then he fouled..."

Beep——!
The Grizzlies got a chance to get to the free throw line.

With two swish sounds, Gasol made a steady free throw and evened the difference between the two sides.

After scoring the goal, Gasol clenched his fists and roared twice, feeling that the Grizzlies controlled everything on the court.

The Mavericks' card advantage was destroyed by their head coach's ingenious "ten-man rotation" tactic.

However, in the next game, the situation that Lu Xun said appeared on the court.

The question is that basketball is not computing.

There is nothing wrong with the Mavericks' defense being a "lower horse", but the Grizzlies' offense is not the so-called "higher horse".

Just having a physical advantage and not being able to put the basketball into the basket is of no use.

Bang-dang——!
Gasol named Nash's jump shot.

……

Bang-dang——!
Jason Williams beat Nash, Josh Howard rushed over to wipe his butt, and assisted Mike Miller's open jumper with a pass.

……

Immediately afterwards, Posey scored a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

Then, Mike Miller's jump shot also failed.

“How dare Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown.

The starting five actually stayed on the bench for a full 9 minutes.

Then, thinking that they have sufficient physical fitness, they can immediately find their form on the court and quickly fight the Mavericks.

They are players, not robots.

After cooling down for such a long time, how can it be possible to quickly regain the fiery state..."

Mike Breen shook his head and was not optimistic about the Grizzlies' "rotation" tactics.

It may be useful in the regular season, but when facing a team like the Mavericks, which plays in the playoff style and relies on the main lineup, it will definitely be beaten.

In the second quarter of the game, the Grizzlies' offensive firepower was not as brave as in the first quarter, and they only scored 17 points.

Letting the rotation play for so long also affects the state of the starting five, and they deserve to be jammed offensively.

The Mavericks scored 29 points in the second quarter with a strong showing.

At the end of the first half, the score was 54 to 48. The Mavericks entered the locker room to rest with a 6-point lead.

……

(End of this chapter)