Legendary star

Chapter 570

"Don, should we strengthen our defense against Reggie Miller? Let Michael guard him? Steve's defense is really bad." Only 2 minutes into the game, the old Nelson's assistant coach Avery Johnson had already I can't sit still, because in the few rounds just now, Reggie Miller, who was not in the Mavericks' defensive plan, made 3 of 3 three-pointers and scored 3 points in a row after the opening. To describe it, and Steve Nash defending Reggie Miller, not to mention interfering with Reggie Miller's shooting, even Reggie Miller's footsteps can't keep up.

"Let's call a timeout." After thinking for a while, the old Nelson did not plan to adjust the Mavericks' defensive strategy, but was going to call a timeout to interrupt Reggie Miller's touch. After making the decision, Old Nelson, who obviously saw Avery John frowned and immediately thought of why Avery Johnson frowned, smiled and said to Avery Johnson: "Avery, You were teammates with Meng, you should know him well, right? "

Avery Johnson was obviously stunned after hearing the old Nelson's words. Of course I know Meng Xu. When Meng Xu first arrived at the Spurs, I taught him how to pass the ball. Of course, Meng Xu is already proficient. All kinds of small actions, but I have a share of the credit, but Avery Johnson still doesn't quite understand the meaning of old Nelson's words.

"Avery, one day you will be coaching a team alone, so you have to think about a lot of things in the long term." Smiling, he patted Avery Johnson on the shoulder. Old Nelson I signaled him to go to the technical desk to call a short timeout.

Avery Johnson was the main point guard during the Spurs' two consecutive championships. After winning two championships with the Spurs, Avery Johnson also got a big contract as he wished. The reason why the Spurs' Meng Xu gave way is that the Spurs traded Avery Johnson to the Nuggets. This season happens to be the last year of Avery Johnson's contract. Retired directly, but the Mavericks spent a lot of money in the middle of the season to trade for Avery Johnson. The Mavericks, who are determined to win this season, value Avery Johnson's rich experience in the finals. Yes, but Avery Johnson's current competitive state is really bad. The old Nelson who directly called on the management to trade Avery Johnson may be embarrassed, so he simply promoted him to be his assistant coach .

"It would be great if James could play." After the timeout ended, Rick Carlisle frowned and sighed heavily looking at the players under his command who had reappeared. The Pacers are now ahead of the Mavericks in score, but Rick Carlisle's sense of crisis is getting heavier, because it is impossible for Reggie Miller to maintain such a good touch throughout the game, and when Meng Xu was frantically pinched by the Mavericks, the Pacers basically couldn't play. What kind of tactics came out, and this is the most deadly. When Meng Xu was frantically flanked by the Mavericks, and the rest of the Pacers did not have the ability to organize the ball, Rick Carlisle knew that James Posey or a How important is a player who can control the ball? In previous games, as long as Meng Xu was double-teamed badly, Meng Xu would hand over the ball to James Posey and play without the ball by himself. Once, the opponent's double-teaming was basically meaningless, but now Meng Xu could only stiffen his neck and continue organizing, because the remaining Pacers players on the field simply had no ability to organize offenses.

"Rick, don't worry, we have the most unsolvable singles killer in this league. Even if we don't play any tactics, it will not be so easy for them to defeat us." Looking at Rick who was frowning -Carlisle, assistant coach Lester Conner persuaded him from the sidelines. In Lester Conner's view, the purpose of the old Nelson double-teaming Meng Xu was nothing more than to disrupt the Pacers' tactics. Can the Mavericks win without the Pacers playing any tactics?That is impossible. It is said that the playoffs are the stage for superstars, let alone the finals, and there is no way for a player like Meng Xu to be locked up. Therefore, even if the Pacers give up all their Tactics, just play superstar singles tactics with the Mavericks, the Pacers also have a good chance of winning, who made Meng Xu's singles ability so abnormal!

After the timeout, Reggie Miller's touch really dropped, but Rick Carlisle also adjusted the team's tactics during the timeout. First of all, Meng Xu began to reduce the time of holding the ball. At the same time, the Pacers also strengthened the outside rotation. Tayshaun Prince is no longer running to the bottom corner as soon as he has a chance as in the previous game, but uses a more active off-the-ball running position to cover and tear up space for his teammates, but no matter how the Pacers rotate, Their purpose after the timeout is very clear, that is, to single-play Steve Nash. No matter who it is, as long as the rotation turns to Steve Nash, then he will play singles with the ball.

"In this game, the Mavericks are really hard to play. If they can't solve the problem of Steve Nash, then even if their double-team defense against Meng Xu is successful, they can't win this game. The game is over." Looking at Steve Nash who was constantly being singled out on the field, Magic Johnson shook his head and said.Due to Nash's huge shortcomings on the defensive end, whether it is Reggie Miller or Tyshawn Prince, they have maintained a very high shooting percentage when playing him alone. If the Mavericks want to win, they must Make changes, and the Pacers cannot continue to play singles like this unscrupulously.

"Hold on." Looking up at the timer, Old Nelson also had a look of anxiety on his face. The Mavericks won the first place in the Western Conference and reached the finals by never relying on defense, but on their invincibility. Mercury's offense, so for the scene in front of him, the old Nelson is somewhat psychologically prepared, but ignoring the fact that the Pacers have been playing Steve Nash in singles, there is a prerequisite, that is, the Mavericks must also maintain a corresponding offensive end. The success rate is good, and the old Nelson also has his own bottom line. As long as the Pacers don't open the gap by 5 points, then the old Nelson will not make changes to the team's tactics.

When the Pacers took advantage of the short board of Steve Nash to score continuously, the Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki also maintained a very good shooting percentage in the first quarter, plus Antoine Walker's shooting Paranoid's touch is not bad today, so at the end of the first quarter, 35 to 32, the Mavericks are only 3 points behind the Pacers.

The 3-point difference is an acceptable point difference for both the Pacers and the Mavericks. Therefore, at the end of the first quarter, whether it is the old Nelson or Rick Carlisle, judging from their expressions, it is very important to the Pacers and the Mavericks. The results of the first quarter were quite satisfactory.

(End of this chapter)