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Updated: 2013-02-12

On the eve of the All-Star Game, the Dallas Mavericks also made a blockbuster deal like the Los Angeles Lakers. They used six players plus two draft picks and some cash in exchange for Jason Kidd, the top point guard in the league, from the New Jersey Basketball Team. The ball guard is used to solve the point guard problem that has plagued the Mavericks since Nash left.High-speed update[ ]

In fact, in the old Nelson's system, the role of the point guard was weakened, and the requirements for the point guard were not so strong, so the team was willing to let Nash go, but when the general Johnson took charge of the Mavericks, he kept asking the team Find him an orthodox point guard, but has been unable to do so.

In the modern era where point guards regard scoring as their life, it is so easy to find an orthodox point guard. In the end, the New Jersey basketball team sees that Jason Kidd has little remaining value. It is about to fall into the hands, and at the same time, the record in recent years has also proved that it is not enough to go further with Jason Kidd as the core. He planned to give up Jason Kidd and start rebuilding, and then traded to the Dallas Mavericks.

In this transaction, there is one player that has to be mentioned. He played a huge and irreplaceable role in this transaction. He is Keith Van Horn, who has been crowned the "player who makes the fastest and easiest money".

In order to match Kija Kidd's huge contract of nearly 2000 million, the Mavericks don't want to send out useful players in their lineup at the same time, and the addition of all the chips that the basketball team can accept is not enough to match, because the basketball team has to send two at the same time. A garbage contract to the Mavericks.

In the end, the Mavericks decided to give the retired Keith Van Horn a contract of 400 million US dollars, and at the same time pay the salary directly to Van Horn in one lump sum, and then send Van Horn to New Jersey, and New Jersey does not need such a player. He is purely used to match the contract.

So what Van Horn has to do is to get the money, fly to New Jersey, report to the basketball team, and then stay there for a month, because the league has regulations, whether you want to lay off or buy out the player's contract, Must be within 30 days of the transaction. [ ]

Since the Mavericks have paid Van Horn a year's salary in advance, the basketball team does not need to pay a penny to Van Horn, as long as he is cut off after the specified time is up, basically even the jersey No need to send him.

In the end, Van Horn flew over like this, and after staying in the hotel for a month, he returned to Dallas. In this way, he got 400 million US dollars. No one can make money more easily than him. Of course, this benefit Because of his good relationship with the Mavericks management, otherwise he would go to the free market to sign whoever is not.

However, Jason Kidd did not bring immediate results to the Mavericks after he came to the Mavericks. not come out.

He is used to advancing the fast break, but the Mavericks have become accustomed to the slow rhythm under the command of the young general Johnson, and the Mavericks are also known as the "Dallas Singles Team", and their offense is almost impossible to find. Coordination basically ends the offense with singles.

Any change will take time, Jason Kidd is the same, the Mavericks are also the same, but at present, they have not solved this problem, which is why the Dallas Mavericks once rushed to the third place in the West, but fell down again .

But even so, the strength of the Mavericks should not be underestimated. Their defense is not as good as the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Boston Celtics. The Detroit Pistons were even better. [ ]

And their offense also ranks at the forefront of the league, which is unmatched by the Houston Rockets. Of course, the Mavericks have not found a perfect balance between offense and defense, which makes their game lack certain stability. .

At the same time, their singles technical style of play is also unique in the league. This style of play is not easy to be restrained by tactics. The disadvantage is that it is not tactically targeted. It counts as far as it goes. However, after Jason Kidd arrived, it turned out that the Mavericks played singles in turns. Yes, now at least there is a controller.

The Dallas Mavericks are a bit desperate now. They can squeeze the San Antonio Spurs out at most by rushing forward, but if they squeeze the Spurs out, they still have to play against the Spurs in the playoffs. Even if they have a home court advantage, but Both the Mavericks and the Spurs are teams that aren't afraid to play away games, and the Mavericks' road record is even better than their home record.

Therefore, whether to squeeze or not is not particularly important to the Mavericks. They only need to worry about not being overtaken by the Houston Rockets. On one condition, it is impossible for the Rockets to surpass the Mavericks.

Although this does not mean that the Mavericks are willing to lose this game, but at least they do not have the determination to win this game. In terms of desire for victory, they are relatively lacking, not as good as the Sonics.

So after the start of the game, the Mavericks soon began to fall behind, and in the process of chasing points, the Mavericks also played chaotically, with no rules, but the Sonics played very well from the beginning, using offense to drive defense, and it seemed that they were Both offensive and defensive ends, the Sonics have certain advantages.

But this is an illusion. At least in terms of defense, the Mavericks are much stronger than the Sonics. After the general Johnson called a timeout to adjust, the Mavericks began to shrink their defense and reduce the intensity of the offense.

This makes it difficult for the Sonics to rush to the basket to score, but only relying on outside shots is impossible to shoot. After the adjustment, the Mavericks quickly received the effect. Although the score is still behind, it is only one or two. ball difference.

Nowitzki's condition is not very good today, but this does not mean that he can be ignored. In the first quarter, he only relied on free throws to score one point. At the beginning of the second quarter, he suddenly seemed to enter a violent state Also scored six points in a row, only one point left to chase the point difference.

This is the time when the team's core players stand up. Stephen is not polite, and he takes the ball three times in a row. Although the offensive methods are different each time, they all send the ball into the basket and help the team stabilize. situation.

Josh Howard played the role of Stephen's defender. His defense could still cause trouble for Stephen in the past one or two seasons, but now it is completely useless, and he can't limit Stephen at all, but this guy keeps his own fouls very well. Stephen couldn't easily seize the opportunity on him.

The Mavericks obviously placed the decisive opportunity in the second half, especially at the beginning of the third quarter, when Stephen was not on the court, and sure enough, the Mavericks started to attack at the beginning of the second half, and the ball kept flying in Jason Kidd's hands. In the hands of teammates who had a chance to make a move, the Mavericks soon became the overtaker in terms of score.

Stephen returned to the field before half of the third quarter, which surprised the Mavericks. Since Wilkins was not around, it was normal for Stephen to play early, but no one wanted a player like him to play early.

A local radio station in Seattle once asked such a question, when is Stephen the least threatening, and the answer is that he is the least threatening when he is sitting off the court. At the same time, try to pass the ball to tear the opponent's defense money, and at the same time strengthen your own impact to create greater opportunities for teammates.

Stephen's pass was very good, at least for Coupard and Durant, the Mavericks finally overtook the score and was overtaken after Stephen played less than 3 minutes, and then the Sonics did not give any more. Don't pass the Mavericks any chance.

After winning the game, the Sonics immediately set off from Dallas and rushed to Houston. Although the game against the Mavericks seemed to be smooth sailing, with only a few small twists and turns, it was actually a lot of hard work. It was not that easy at all.

In the game against the Rockets, the back-to-back Supersonics in the away game showed fatigue. Although Stephen tried his best to support them, they were hard to beat with two fists and four hands. The defense began to relax, and the focus of defense was to cut off Stephen's connection with his teammates.

This strategy is more effective. Stephen's state is fine, but his teammates are exhausted one by one. Sometimes it's not just about physical strength. Long-term games, non-stop flying, double pressure on psychology and body, this is the same With similar physical conditions, some players can succeed, while others gradually decline.

After repeatedly falling behind in the pass, Stephen began to choose to go it alone more, but the Rockets have long been prepared for this and do not limit you to do it alone. Anyway, we are also scoring when you score, and for the Sonics, which drives defense with offense. It can be said that once the offense cannot be played, the defense is basically equivalent to nothing.

Stephen alone can't support a team, and the final defeat is inevitable. A defeat made the New Orleans Hornets and the Los Angeles Lakers catch up, and the Sonics fell to the third place in the Western Conference. Match the current Rockets.

After leaving Houston, the Sonics came to San Antonio. After a day of rest here, the Sonics played a friendly game with the Spurs. Neither Duncan nor Tony Parker played in this game. Qi also chose a truce in the name of physical discomfort. In the end, the Sonics easily won the game and tied the record again.