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Chapter 575 New Tactics of Pacers and Mavericks
"It's a pity that we didn't beat the Pacers on the road. It's really a pity. We only came close to winning Game [-] of the finals. The Pacers are a very strong team, especially Meng. The most powerful player I've ever seen, and he dominated the game today on both ends of the floor."

"Next game? In the next game, we will try to prevent this from happening again."

At the press conference after the game, Nelson was very sorry for not being able to win the first game of the series. At the same time, Nelson also sincerely expressed his appreciation for Meng Xu, scoring 25 points in the fourth quarter. , 35 points, 17 assists, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 5 blocks. Except for rebounds, Meng Xu's other four statistics were all the highest in the two teams. What's even more rare is that Meng Xu sent 17 times While assisting, there was only 1 turnover.Although Old Nelson was very upset about Meng Xu's sudden outburst and losing the game with the Mavericks "inexplicably", but for Meng Xu's performance today, Old Nelson really has nothing to say.

The words of the old Nelson also caused an uproar in the media at the scene. The old Nelson, who has been coaching for nearly 30 years, has witnessed the era of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, and the subsequent era of Jordan. Old Nelson now says that Meng Xu is the most powerful player he has ever seen. This has to make people think of something. It can be expected that in tomorrow's newspapers and online forums, there will definitely be discussions about who is stronger, Meng Xu or Jordan. Another fierce war of words is about to start.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, who was sitting next to Old Nelson, heard what Old Nelson said, and his first thought was that this old boy must be flattering us, but Rick Carlisle didn't react too much. Because he still has a useless hole card, no matter how cunning old Nelson is, no matter how much he flatters him, he will eventually return in vain.

Although he kept praising Meng Xu's performance, in Old Nelson's heart, he was already thinking about the next game. At the same time, through this game, Old Nelson also discovered a shortcoming that the Mavericks must improve now. Board, the Mavericks averaged 106 points per game and 101 points conceded per game this season. Both statistics are the highest in the league. The average number of shots per game has reached 89 times, which is 6 more shots per game than the Pacers. , Compared with the Spurs, the Pistons and other slow-paced teams averaged 10 more shots per game. This is also a common feature of small-ball tactical teams.But in terms of three-pointers, the Mavericks are only at the middle level of the league, with an average of 5.5 three-pointers per game, which can only rank 11th in the league. Although Nelson also made some three-pointers for the Mavericks. Tactics, but the actual effect is more general.Today's game is a good example. The Mavericks took 14 three-pointers and hit 5 goals. The Pacers made 24 shots and hit 11 goals. The Mavericks only lost to the Pacers in terms of three-pointers. 18 points.

Therefore, after the game, the old Nelson was considering improving the Mavericks' three-pointer tactics. In the Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Antoine Walker, Michael Finley, Antawn Jamison has a good three-point shooting ability. Except for Antawn Walker, their three-point shooting percentage exceeds 35%.But when he thought of this, Nelson had a headache for a while. If he really wanted to strengthen the Mavericks' three-point shooting tactics, how would Antoine Walker arrange it?Although after coming to the Mavericks, the old Nelson urged him to reduce the number of three-point shots, but this shooting paranoid averaged 4.6 three-point shots per game this season, but his shooting percentage was only pitiful. 26%.

"This is a big problem!" Thinking of this, Old Nelson sighed.

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2004年6月6日，印第安纳波利斯银行家生活球馆，03-04赛季总决赛的第二场比赛正式打响。

In the first series between the two sides, due to Nelson's excellent tactical adjustments, the Mavericks and Pacers, who were not optimistic before the game, were inseparable and once took the lead. The sudden outbreak in the middle and back of the quarter made all the efforts of Nelson and the Mavericks in the first three quarters come to naught.

According to the practice of the series, unless there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, both teams will not show their full strength and all their cards at the beginning of the series, but will test each other first, and at the same time let The players under his command adapt to the rhythm of the finals. This kind of trial may be one game or two games. Once both sides feel that they have figured out the opponent's hole cards, they will use all their strength to fight for it. Defeat your opponent.

In the second game of the finals between the Mavericks and the Pacers, both sides chose to change their formations by coincidence. Perhaps both sides decided not to hide or hold back any more, and to show their full strength.

The first is the Pacers. After James Posey’s suspension ended, James Posey returned to the starting lineup and served as the Pacers’ power forward. After James Posey played power forward, Jermaine O’Neal was pushed. At the center position, the remaining three perimeters are small forward Tyshawn Prince, shooting guard Reggie Miller, and point guard Meng Xu.

The Mavericks also played a different lineup from the previous game. Dirk Nowitzki was pushed to the 5th position by the old Nelson, and Antoine Jaa, who had played as the sixth man for a season Mison actually started today, and he is still playing at the 4th position. Except for the changes at the 5th and [-]th positions, the Mavericks' three perimeters still maintain the starting lineup of the previous game. Small forward Antoine- Walker, shooting guard Michael Finley, point guard Steve Nash.

"This old fox!"

"This little fox!"

When Michaels and Magic Johnson in the commentary introduced the starting lineups of the Pacers and Mavericks to the fans and the audience in front of the TV, the old Nelson and Rick Carlisle who were standing on the sidelines coincidentally Turning his head to look at each other, their eyes met, and both of them showed a slight smile.

Obviously, whether it is the Pacers or the Mavericks, their changes in today's game have greatly exceeded the opponent's expectations. The lineup of one center and four swingmen is Rick Carlisle's trump card. As for the Mavericks, after learning from the previous game, Nelson also boldly made changes to the Mavericks' lineup and tactics.

(End of this chapter)