Legendary star

Chapter 587

"Dirk, how's your physical strength?"

During the timeout after the third quarter, on the Mavericks’ bench, head coach Nelson was squatting in front of Dirk Nowitzki, asking about his physical condition. As the Mavericks performed the best today, it is also The player with the most points, in the unfavorable situation where the team is behind, old Nelson can only pin all his hopes on Dirk Nowitzki at this moment, and Dirk Nowitzki is also the only one in his hands. The chips are up.

It has to be said that Dirk Nowitzki's difficult fadeaway jumper today made old Nelson's eyes shine. If the former Nowitzki was a first-class power forward with all-round scoring methods, then when he After Dirk Nowitzki showed this undefensible scoring method in today's game, Dirk Nowitzki is infinitely close to becoming a player with unsolvable offensive methods.

Right now in this league, there are not many players who are unsolvable on the offensive end, but every player with unsolvable offensive ability is a well-deserved superstar. O'Neal's basket, Duncan's low post and 45° rebound, Meng Xu All-round scoring ability.Although a player who has no solution on the offensive end does not mean that he cannot be defended, but they can minimize the impact of high-intensity defense on themselves, and the only thing that can really stop them is their own touch and foul.

Dirk Nowitzki is like this today, whether it is Jermaine O'Neal, or James Posey who defended Nowitzki in the previous few games and has a very good effect, and the best wing so far One of the defenders, Tyshawn Prince, they couldn't limit Nowitzki today.In the third quarter of the game, when Meng Xu flew over Sean Bradley to complete a dunk, almost all the players on and off the Mavs had no fighting spirit and were in a sluggish state. It was Nowitzki who used it once. Another shot, let the Mavericks hang their breath, otherwise, after the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks may have surrendered their guns.

Therefore, when the situation on the court was unfavorable and the score fell behind, the old Nelson planned not to let Nowitzki rest, let him continue to play in the first half of the fourth quarter, recover the score as soon as possible, and reverse the unfavorable situation on the court. But Old Nelson is also a little worried about whether Nowitzki's physical strength can last the entire fourth quarter. After all, Nowitzki has played for more than 30 minutes today. This is not the 30 minutes in the regular season. It is no exaggeration In other words, the intensity of the finals and the regular season are one heaven and one underground.

"Don, I don't have any questions, you can arrange it." Everyone knows that Nowitzki is the core of the Mavericks and the leader of the Mavericks, but only Nowitzki himself knows that with Michael Finley and Shi With Steve Nash on one left and one on the right, it is unrealistic for Nowitzki to want to cover the sky with the Mavericks, and it is also impossible to cover the sky with the old Nelson. Coupled with personality reasons, From the beginning to the end, Nowitzki did not think that the Mavericks were his own team. In his cognition, he was willing to share the leadership of the team with Nash and Finley, but Nowitzki But I gradually discovered that sometimes I can only rely on myself, and this game seems to be like this.

"That's good, Dirk, your performance in the previous games was very good, I won't say too much, Michael and Antoine are not in a good state today, so we can only rely on you now, You’re going to play the full 12 minutes of the fourth quarter, remember, don’t go to the rim and fight them, try to save some energy, use your shots to break them, just like you did in the previous game.”

Looking at the resolute expression of Nowitzki, the old Nelson felt a little relieved. Nowitzki is his biggest reliance now. As long as Nowitzki can continue to perform in the previous games, today's game will be very important. There are also fights.

"Well, I understand." Nowitzki's condition today is indeed very good, so good that Nowitzki himself is a little bit unbelievable. Those movements that were difficult to do before are all with ease today. After the start of the game, inspiration That sudden fadeaway jumper also allowed Nowitzki to discover a new world, a brand new world, a new world that he dreamed of but never touched.

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"Ervin, do you think the Mavericks have any hope of reversing today's game?" After the timeout ended, players from both sides began to appear one after another, but Michaels in the commentary was a little nervous at the moment. The whistle in the first game was too "powerful", so that Michaels had to start worrying about the Pacers. If the league wanted to play this round of the series for seven games, then with the Pacers' current lead, it is estimated that Will be replaced soon.

"There is a gap of seven points, and there is still a whole quarter of the game, so this is not a score that can determine the life and death of the two sides, but the situation on the field is obvious. From the third quarter on, the Pacers have firmly occupied the advantage. The Bulls cannot reverse this trend in the next few minutes, then the Mavericks will be really dangerous in this game." The first half of the fourth quarter is undoubtedly a very critical few minutes. In the half-main and half-substitute lineup led by O'Neal, and the Mavericks, the team's three core Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash also all played. In a few minutes, the Mavericks can play a wave of offensive climax to reverse the situation on the field, then the suspense of this game is likely to last until the last minute. Keep it until the timeout, then when the Pacers' main force reappears, the Mavericks will probably kneel.

"Jermaine O'Neal played singles with the ball and moved very well. Danny Fortson was completely helpless and made a beautiful turnaround jumper. The difference between the two sides has reached 9 points."

"Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash's pick and roll, Dirk Nowitzki on the roll received a pass from Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki held the ball and singled NN-Sheila Leo, half-turned back jumper, beautiful! Nowitzki's back is too big, with his height and wingspan, NN-Hilario can't do anything about him!"

"Kenny Anderson passed Steve Nash, Jermaine O'Neal received the ball and prepared for a single, the Mavericks began to double-team Jermaine O'Neal, NN- Hilario was empty, Jermaine- O'Neal's pass, it's a pity that NN-Hilario's mid-range shot is a little short."

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two sides fell into a fierce state, but in the anxious game of you coming and going, the Mavericks eroded the lead of the Pacers bit by bit.

"Dirk Nowitzki made a fadeaway jumper and hit again. The point difference between the two sides was only 3 points. The Pacers called a timeout. This kind of shooting is really hopeless." Watching Dirk Nowitzki face again SHE NN-Hilario, Michaels on the sidelines looked at the expressionless NN-Hilario with sympathy, Dirk Nowitzki's shooting hurt the confidence of the defensive players very much. No matter how hard you try, you can't interfere with your opponent's shooting. Although Michaels has never played a professional game, he can also feel the desperation.

"Nowitzki's performance today is really amazing. Has he scored more than 40 points in a single game? Jermaine O'Neal, James Posey, Tyshawn Prince, NN- Hilario , these four players are very good defenders, but they have been helpless against Nowitzki today. Maybe one day, Dirk Nowitzki can shake Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett s position."

"Is it enough to shake the positions of Tim and Kevin?" Michaels still admires Dirk Nowitzki, but after hearing Magic Johnson's evaluation of Nowitzki, Michaels is still a little bit Can't quite believe my ears.

After entering the new century, the NBA has successively launched the four major power forwards and the four major scorers, trying to use quantitative changes to cause qualitative changes, and use a group of stars to make up for the vacancy after Jordan's retirement. The rankings have an obvious order. Since the release of the four power forwards, Tim Duncan has been sitting firmly in the first trade until now, and the rankings after that have been constantly changing, but no matter how they change , Dirk Nowitzki is the last one, the one that is generally recognized as the worst, but now it is only one game, Magic Johnson asserts that Dirk Nowitzki will shake Kevin- The position of Garnett and Tim Duncan, even though Michaels admires Nowitzki, but Magic Johnson's rhetoric still makes Michaels a little difficult to accept.Needless to say, Tim Duncan is a fierce man who has already established himself as the number one power forward in history after entering the league for four seasons, and Kevin Garnett is also very strong now, surpassing the Knicks. Ray Webber is in the second place. Nowitzki is also performing very well now. He can surpass Chris Webber in at most one or two seasons. How is still somewhat unbelievable.

"El, let us wait and see!" Magic Johnson clearly saw his partner's doubts, but Magic Johnson did not try to convince him, but was ready to let the facts convince him.In Magic Johnson's view, Nowitzki's performance today is not eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and it is even less likely to be a flash in the pan. This kind of performance will become the norm in the future, and his personal strength will soon be enough to compete with Kevin. -Garnett, even Tim Duncan, with Mark Cuban's financial resources, the Mavericks will remain competitive for many years to come, as long as Nowitzki can stay healthy, relying on a little luck, by the way With one or two championships, Nowitzki's historical status will certainly not be too low.

Just as Michaels and Magic Johnson were discussing Nowitzki, the short timeout was over, and after the point difference was forced to close to only 3 points, Rick Carlisle replaced the entire main lineup in advance, Ready for a decisive battle with the Mavericks in advance.

While the Pacers called a timeout to replace the main lineup, Nelson also adjusted the Mavericks' lineup, but because Sean Bradley was in a trance after being dunked by Meng Xu and then leaped, he was unable to play. , so the Mavericks' current lineup on the court is very strange. Antawn Walker and Antawn Jamison serve as power forward and center respectively, and there is not even an orthodox insider on the court.

"Asshole, I'm not them. It's not so easy to get rid of my shots." Since Antawn Jamison and Michael Finley did not defend Meng Xu well, after Antawn Walker came on the court , the heavy responsibility of defending Meng Xu naturally fell on Walker. It is strange to say that Antoine Walker, who usually does not work hard in defense, plays very hard every time he meets Meng Xu, like a cowhide Like sugar, if you can't prevent you, you will also disgust you, making the Mavericks wonder, what kind of deep hatred is there between Meng Xu and Antoine Walker, so that it is so?

Since the Mavericks defend Meng Xu's players, they have to choose from forwards. In addition to the Mavericks' current weird lineup, the current defensive position of the Mavericks is also slightly chaotic. Antawn Jamison stands alone. At the rim, Jermaine O'Neal tangled up with Dirk Nowitzki near the free throw line, and Steve Nash was chasing Reggie Miller all over the floor. That left Michael Finley hesitating between defending James Posey and Tayshaun Prince.

Naturally, Meng Xu couldn't let go of such a great opportunity. Therefore, after Meng Xu ran with Antoine Walker for a certain distance and lowered his body's center of gravity, he suddenly changed direction and was right next to Meng Xu's Antoine Walker. Wan Walker was almost knocked to the ground. Although through timely adjustments, Antoine Walker avoided the tragedy of being knocked to the ground by Meng Xu, but in the gap between Antoine Walker's adjustments, Meng Xu had already He rushed to the basket, and facing Antawn Jamison, who was about the same size as himself, Meng Xu once again staged a flying dunk.

"Meng, your attempt will not succeed." After celebrating with his teammates, Meng Xu, who was retreating to the backcourt, suddenly heard Dirk Nowitzki's voice.

Nowitzki knew very well that Meng Xu dunked Sean Bradley first and then Antawn Jamison. He was actually demonstrating and intimidating the Mavericks in an attempt to use this method to dampen the Mavericks’ fighting spirit, but Sean -Bradley can be knocked down, and Antawn Jamison can also be knocked down, but Nowitzki believes that he will not be affected by a mere dunk, let alone be scared or knocked down .

"I hope so." After saying something with a smile, Meng Xu quickly left Nowitzki's side.Who knows the effect of this kind of intimidation. In the history of the NBA, there are not many players who lost their fighting spirit or even retired hastily because of being dunked or dunked. However, the effect of Meng Xu's dunks these times is still very good. Obviously, first of all, the main center of the Mavericks, Sean Bradley, lost his fighting spirit and ended up in a daze after being flew by himself, and his successor, Danny Fortson, Meng Xu was obviously able to start from There was fear in his eyes. This guy was very afraid of confronting him. As for Antawn Jamison, who was dunked by Meng Xu just now, Meng Xu hadn't had time to pay attention to him.

"I won't give up!" Nowitzki clenched his fists as he watched Meng Xu retreat quickly, "The game really starts now!"

　Thank you Banwan Xiaoxiao for your reward, thank you

　　Thank you Stardust Falling Night for your reward
　　
　
(End of this chapter)