Legendary star

Chapter 258 Fighting wits and courage
"This game is really suffocating. I didn't expect the Mavericks and the Spurs to be in this state." When the game was halfway through the third quarter, Michaels watched the scores of the two teams rise alternately. Some said in amazement, the Mavericks have never been a team that is good at positional warfare, but in today's game, the Mavericks gave up their own rhythm and tactics, and took the initiative to play a positional battle with the Spurs to defend, you know Both positional warfare and defense are the strengths of the Spurs. There are only a handful of teams in the league that can wrestle with the Spurs in positional warfare. The point difference between the two sides has always been within 5 points, and the Spurs have never been able to open the score.

"Yes, although the pace of this game seems extremely slow, and the constant strikes between the two sides seem very dull, but I have to say that whether it is the Spurs or the Mavericks, these players on the court now have excellent tactical execution. It is very good, and whether it is the leading Spurs or the trailing Mavericks, they are not in the slightest impatience." Magic Johnson also agrees with what Michaels said just now. With the continuous use of 3-point tactics, With today's faster and faster offensive rhythm, it is rare to see today's game between the Mavericks and the Spurs.

"What is this guy Donald doing?" Although this situation on the court was what I wanted to see the most, when the Mavericks really gave up their skilled tactics and strategies and resolutely fought against the Spurs, Bo On the contrary, Popovich felt a little uneasy in his heart. After taking a look at the old Nelson who was still very calm and composed, Popovich is now wondering if this guy is up to some tricks again. You know, since the old Nelson coached , is famous for his changing tactics and tricks, and Popovich once worked as an assistant coach under Nelson for two years with his teacher Larry Brown. For this NBA coach who is also his teacher , Popovich is always not at ease.

"It's still a little bit worse." While Popovich looked at Old Nelson, Old Nelson was also thinking about how to change the fourth quarter of this game. Before this game, the Mavericks had just He fought the Jazz for 5 games, while the Spurs rested for more than a week, so it seems that the Spurs have a great advantage, but the old Nelson knows in his heart that the Spurs, which seem to be in a good situation, actually have a very obvious advantage. Weaknesses, the Spurs have a lot of veterans, and these veterans need at least two games to get back to their familiar feel and state after a long rest. Now is the time when the fighters are strong and in excellent condition. Therefore, the two games before the series are also opportunities for the Mavericks. While the veteran Spurs are adapting to the game, they can win at least one of the two away games. Or get a 2-0 advantage directly at the Spurs' home court, so that the Mavericks have the hope of counterattacking the Spurs.

Moreover, in the last round of the series against the Jazz, when they were behind 0 to 2, the Mavericks, who were not Jazz's opponents, changed their strategy from the third game and began to play positional battles against the Jazz. In the end, the old Jazz was slowly exhausted by relying on positional warfare, and this is why old Nelson now has the confidence to compete with the Spurs in positional warfare. It is the most stable and the most important point for the Spurs, so the old Nelson wants to use Nowitzki plus Howard and Duncan to trade each other. As long as the Spurs do not have Duncan, then relying on the young Meng Xu and a group of veterans There is no threat to the Mavericks, and even if the Mavericks do not have Nowitzki, Finley, and Nash.

At the same time, the old Nelson strangled Duncan and let go of Sean Elliott's choice. A top-notch shooter with over 50% field goal percentage and over 3% three-point shooting percentage, no one dares to ignore him, but in this game, Old Nelson boldly let go of Sean Elliott, and from the third From the middle of the season, even Mario Elli was let go, just strangling Duncan and Meng Xu, and this seemingly crazy move is indeed very effective so far.

"Coach, do you want to change your strategy?" Looking at Mario Ellis and Sean Elliott who were still slamming iron on the field, Steve Kerr asked beside Popovich. Mario Ellis and Sean Elliott Sean Elliott's condition is not good. In the training session this morning, the Spurs' coaching staff knew, but it is quite surprising that he is so iron.

The Spurs' current offensive tactics are that Duncan and David Robinson are in the paint, and Mario Elli and Sean Elliott are now basically two spot-up shooters, two bottom corners and left and right. The 3-degree angle of the 45-point line is where they go the longest, but Meng Xu, as the point guard of the Spurs, is not the starting point for tactics. Meng Xu usually holds the ball at the top of the arc, basically after Duncan takes his position. Throw the ball to Duncan, or pass the ball to Duncan or David Robinson after a pick-and-roll with Duncan, and after Duncan has no suitable opportunity, Duncan passes the basketball from the inside.

So when the Mavericks are now determined to grind meat with the Spurs inside, Duncan, under the attack of Nowitzki and Juwan Howard, has never been able to open the situation inside, and Shaw, who was basically emptied by the Mavericks, Sean Elliott is now too hard to look straight at. After hitting the first 3-pointer in the opening game, Sean Elliott only made 11 of 3 shots in the following game. In case of vacancy.

"Just wait." After hearing Steve Kerr's suggestion, Popovich is now shaking his head. The Spurs currently have little room for change. The most direct and effective change is to give Meng Xu unlimited The right to fire, shifting the offensive core from Duncan to Meng Xu, but Popovich knows that once this opening is opened, it will not be so easy to close it in the future, and the Spurs are still leading the score now. The situation on the court has not yet reached the time to make changes.

"This teammate is a bit immovable." When Meng Xu hoisted the basketball to Duncan and started running towards the corner on the weak side, Duncan, who was double-teamed by Nowitzki and Juwan Howard, passed the basketball again. In Meng Xu's hands, Meng Xu, who had just gotten rid of Nash but was being targeted by Finley, did not choose to shoot in front of Finley. Instead, he slammed into the 3-point line once and returned the basketball. Passed to Mario Elli at the top of the arc, and Mario Elli's shot was once again hitting the iron. In the last few attacks of the Spurs, Sean Elliott and Mario Elli were crazy. , But if they are out of space, it is unreasonable not to pass the ball to them, and if they pass it, they can't make a shot.

"Meng Xu obviously had a good chance, but he still chose to pass the ball. With Meng Xu's offensive ability, even if he beat Finley hard, he still has a good chance of success. Meng's offensive choice is really too good. I'm speechless." Seeing Meng Xu's "reasonable" offensive choices on the court, Michaels couldn't help shaking his head.

"Perhaps this is Popovich's positioning for Meng Xu." After seeing Mario Elli miss another open shot, Meng Xu still stepped forward to comfort and encourage with a smile on his face. Magic Johnson also felt a little emotional in his heart. Meng Xu, like Duncan, is a natural leader. Maybe Meng Xu has learned these leadership qualities from Duncan, but Magic Johnson does not want Meng Xu to be like Duncan in the future. Duncan has more choices, but obviously, in the Spurs and under Popovich, Meng Xu has only one path to choose from.

If it was me, Bird, or Jordan on the court at this time, I would definitely shout: "Go to the fucking team basketball, you all get out of the way, let me teach these scumbags a lesson." And this is also the magician Johnson's expectations for Meng Xu, or the way he hopes Meng Xu will go in the future, when I am in the team, I can be a team, and when it is time for me to stand up, I will not hesitate, regardless of whether he will be criticized. It's a cancer.

Soon, when the third quarter ended, the score of the two teams was 3 to 58, and the Spurs still led the Mavericks by 54 points. However, such an ultra-low score in the third quarter was amazing enough. The Mavericks The low score here is because there are no suitable opportunities. Although Duncan seems to be restricted by Nowitzki and Howard on the offensive end, Duncan and David Robinson on the defensive end are also the key to blocking the Spurs' basket. It is impenetrable, and while Meng Xu is defending Nash, he can also spare his energy to help defend Finley, leaving Juwan Howard to relax a bit, so the Mavericks' offense is really restricted by the Spurs.On the Spurs side, it's purely because the hand feels too bad that they couldn't make a shot even if they had a chance.

"Is Donald going to give up this game?" When the fourth quarter started, looking at the old Nelson who was still motionless in the distance, Popovich was really a little uncertain now. After Larry Brown started out there, after two seasons of practice, Popovich believes that he has not lost to any NBA coach, even his teacher Larry Brown, and the KFC of the Lakers, he is not He will be weaker than them, but only when he meets old Nelson, Popovich will have no idea, because this master of his own master is simply a lunatic, and many common senses cannot be explained by him. A guy who always plays out of the ordinary.

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