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Chapter 638 Fierce Battle with the Grizzlies
Shane Battier remembers what Duke's "Old K" coach (Michael Williams Mike Krzyzewski) told him when he left school in his senior year, telling him to never relax Be vigilant and always be in awe of outside shots.

In the NCAA competition in his senior year, Shane Battier, the captain of Duke, led his team to win the championship. In the semifinals, Duke trailed Maryland by 22 points in the first half. It was Sean Battier who helped the team make a comeback at the last moment with his own strength. When Duke finally won the championship, Sean Battier can be said to have grasped individual and collective honors. He won the best player in the country, the most Best Defensive Player, Naismith Award and John Wooden Award.

Battier has always remembered what the coach said to him after he arrived in the NBA. He treats the game as seriously as a church. to the most dangerous places.

Now they are facing the Mavericks who have won nine consecutive victories. Although Liu Han is defended by James Posey, Sean Battier has always paid great attention to Liu Han's movement. As long as there is a chance, Battier will not hesitate He hesitated to double-team Liu Han.

Liu Han did not expect that the seemingly weak Grizzlies would have such an excellent defensive player. James Posey has excellent physical fitness and first-rate movement with his feet, and his defensive attitude is similar to that of Liu Han who just entered the NBA. Body hair-level defense, and what surprised Liu Han even more was the No. 31 player of the Grizzlies. This resolute player has a very good defensive awareness. This made Liu Han very uncomfortable when he was in possession of the ball.

In desperation, Liu Han can only hand the ball to Odom to handle, and he himself is more likely to play off the ball or ask for the ball in the low post.

But today, the players of the Mavericks seem to be a little too contemptuous of their opponents. Odom focused more on his shots, and Nowitzki also hit the iron again and again, relying only on Liu Han's few forced shots in the low post. Only then did the Mavericks not be opened up too much by the Grizzlies, but when the first quarter was halfway through, the Mavericks were still very rare behind the Grizzlies by 7 points.

Nelson had to call a timeout in advance. If this continues, maybe ten consecutive victories may be just a fantasy.

During the timeout, Nelson unceremoniously criticized the Mavericks players on the field, including Liu Han. He criticized Liu Han for being too hesitant and not resolute, and asked Liu Han to play more decisively and on his own in the next game. More scruples about others.

After the timeout, Nelson made changes to the team's lineup. Odom and Nowitzki, who performed poorly, were replaced. Two rookies came on the field. Veteran Aaron McGee was also replaced. Najera, who is taller and has better defense at the same time.

After the game restarted, Liu Han increased his outside shots. Although James Posey posted it at first, trying to block Liu Han's shots, the effect was not obvious. Afterwards, coach Hubie Brown immediately made adjustments. He let Battier defend Liu Han and let James Posey defend Josh Howard.

After Battier defended Liu Han, he didn't try to block Liu Han's shots outside the three-point line, but got as close to Liu Han as possible, and then directly put his hand close to Liu Han's face. This kind of defense made Liu Han very It's uncomfortable, after all, the people who defended his shots before were trying to block the shots.

The Mavericks' offense is not smooth, and their defense has become a loophole. They were not a team that has always been known for their defense. Now the Grizzlies' offense is more reasonable and organized. Xue Yuyang's defense of Paul Gasol is simply a joke. Mike M. Jamieson was ecstatic on the perimeter as well, the [-]-foot-[-] player was so quick from beyond the arc that he even dropped his shoe once, but still hit a [-] from the corner and picked it up Running back to defend, the Mavericks originally wanted to take the opportunity to play a fast break, but Mike Miller was very determined and directly threw the shoe to knock down the basketball passing by him. was interrupted.

At the end of the first quarter, not only did the Mavericks fail to catch up with the score, but the Grizzlies widened the point difference by 9 points.

Liu Han was still on the court in the second quarter. Now the Mavericks basically rely on him to attack. Although the Grizzlies replaced the substitute lineup, Sean Battier, who was defending Liu Han, never rested. He was always man-marking. Liu Han fulfilled his task with pride and professionalism. He was not depressed by Liu Han's forced three-point shot, nor was he excited by making Liu Han's offensive foul.

With 5 minutes left in the second quarter, Liu Han took a rest, but the Grizzlies still led the Mavericks by 6 points.

At the end of the half, the Mavericks were never able to narrow the gap.

In the second half, the feel of the Mavericks players recovered. Odom and Nowitzki began to find their touch outside the three-point line. Embatier, as well as James Posey, also made many achievements outside the three-point line, so the point difference between the two teams has been hovering around 6-9 points.

In the third quarter, Liu Han played the whole quarter again. He has scored 30 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds. However, the rest of the Mavericks performed too poorly today. Played pretty united basketball and kept the Mavericks' speed out of the game.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Liu Han took a short rest for 2 minutes, and then he returned to the game again. At this time, Liu Han actually felt a little tired, which is very rare. You must know that even if his current physical strength is full The whole game will not be too difficult, but today he encountered trouble.

Sean Battier also felt a little tired, but his physical strength is still very good. During the draft, in the training camp in Chicago, the later dunk king Jason Richardson and Battier made two baskets together. Has been dunking, and finally Richardson collapsed on the ground tired, while Battier went to the other side of the basket to perform.

It can be seen that Battier's physical strength is outstanding, but Liu Han still made Battier consume too much strength today.

The game was not decided until the last moment. Liu Han hit consecutive three-pointers with 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, helping the Mavericks narrow the point difference to four points, but in the last 2 minutes it was Sean Batty again. Hall's steady shot helped the Grizzlies stabilize the situation.

In the end, the Mavericks unfortunately lost to the Grizzlies 108 to 101 in the away game. Their ten-game winning streak turned into a moon in the water and a flower in the mirror.

Although Liu Han won another large triple-double in this game, he couldn't stop the team from losing. In the current league, one person's strength is indeed too limited. The more exciting the confrontation and the more refined the tactics are, the more the competition needs. The most important thing is teamwork.

(End of this chapter)