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Chapter 731 Has the protagonist changed?

Many years later, when Nowitzki scored 04 points before he retired, a reporter asked him if this was the most important game of his career, but Nowitzki replied after thinking: "My most memorable game was Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals in [-]. In that game, I learned how to play correctly and how to play like a core. If it wasn't for that game, I might not have been able to win up to [-] points."

As Nowitzki said, everyone who watched that game will have a deep memory of Nowitzki's performance. In that game, his limelight overwhelmed everyone, including O'Neal and Liu Han.

Back to May 2004, 5, the game reached the third minute of the second quarter.

After Xue Yuyang cut off the pass from Karim Rush to Rick Fox, he immediately stuffed the ball to the veteran Aaron McGee who ran up to meet him.

After Aaron McGee received the ball, he threw the ball forward. Liu Han was already near the center circle. Rick Fox and Finley of the Lakers were beside him.

Like a [-]-meter race, the three rushed to the basketball together, but Liu Han was the first to grab the ball, and his speed was faster than the two defensive players of the Lakers.

Liu Han dribbled the ball and rushed towards the Lakers' basket, and the Lakers' defensive players did not give up the pursuit. They could not let Liu Han and the Mavericks play their momentum.

When Liu Han rushed to the Lakers free throw line, he took off directly. Finley and Fox on both sides of him also took off to block Liu Han from behind, but what everyone didn't expect was that Liu Han was flying in the air with his right hand, but he suddenly One changes hands, and the left hand throws the ball behind the head.

Finley and Fox could only watch helplessly as the ball re-flew out of the three-point line from the gap between them. At the top of the arc, Nowitzki followed.

Catch the ball, then take off lightly, with a flick of the wrist, the basketball draws a wonderful arc and flies to the basket. Nowitzki's shot is very beautiful and perfect.

The basketball went into the net hollow, and the Mavericks overtook the score.

Nowitzki, who made a three-pointer, raised his hands and made a three-point gesture with both hands. He has now fully recovered and seems to have the desire to burst.

The score was overtaken, and Phil Jackson immediately called a timeout. The momentum of the Mavericks had already risen, and he had to interrupt this momentum. If the Mavericks continued to beat him like this, the Lakers would have no chance at all.

After the timeout, the Lakers replaced all the main players on the field, while the Mavericks were still playing with Liu Han and Nowitzki with three substitutes.

After the main force came on the field, the Lakers found their rhythm on the offensive end. The Mavericks still used the tactic of double-teaming O'Neal, which gave the rest of the Lakers a lot of opportunities. On the other hand, the Lakers are not so smooth.

It’s still Dirk Nowitzki, he seems to have suddenly become enlightened. In the past, his shooting style was biased towards the outside line, and he shot directly after catching the ball. He bullied his opponents by relying on his height and high arc of his shots, but today’s Dirk Nowitzki is like By God's help, his back hit actually made O'Neill repeatedly deflated.

Nowitzki's post-up is not particularly hard, just try to stay in position, and occasionally catch the ball and wait for his teammates to move. If the Lakers double-team him, he will pass the ball. If he does not double-team him, he will turn around and shoot. Nowitzki, who is [-] tall and defends [-] meters, can't block the shot.

The Lakers' defense did not dare to double-team Nowitzki too much. After all, there is Liu Han on the outside, which is a bigger threat.

The enlightened Nowitzki has completely found his touch today. He even took advantage of the opportunity that O'Neal was too close to the basket and used his footsteps to sway O'Neal once, and he also played O'Neal's two plus one.

On the defensive end, the Lakers have no way to prevent the Mavericks' offense. They can only find a way on the offensive end. Although the Lakers are in a good state today, their offensive efficiency is still not as good as that of the Mavericks. No team dares to compare with the Mavericks.

At the end of the second quarter, the Mavericks widened the point difference to 8 points. Nowitzki scored 21 points alone in the second quarter, which made everyone have to look at the German with admiration.

After Liu Han joined the Mavericks, Nowitzki has been in a state of being underestimated. Many media believe that he will leave the Mavericks soon because his core position has been taken away by Liu Han, but now it seems The Mavericks do not seem to be single-core, but dual-core. Nowitzki's performance in the second quarter did not lose to any superstar at all.

The game entered the third quarter, and the Mavericks made some adjustments. Both Liu Han and Nowitzki took a two-to-three-minute break, and the Lakers also took the opportunity to score some points.

However, when Liu Han and Nowitzki returned, the situation on the court was controlled by the Mavericks again.

Liu Han noticed the change in Nowitzki's status early today. He assisted Nowitzki with all his strength in the second quarter. In the third quarter, Liu Han frequently played classic pick-and-rolls with Nowitzki. With the help of Dirk Nowitzki, who is in full swing, Liu Han didn't score many points, but his assists reached 15 just after halfway through the third quarter, and the Mavericks had already closed the gap. Expanded to 12 points.

The Lakers finally experienced some fluctuations when the Mavericks continued to widen the point difference. The mentality of the players gradually became unbalanced. Even Malone and Payton were a little out of order. As veterans without a championship, they are more eager to win the game than others Victory, but things are often haste makes waste.

In the second half of the third quarter, the Lakers' offensive efficiency suddenly declined, and at the same time, there were leakages in the defense.

Nowitzki played more flexibly in the second half of the third quarter. He was no longer obsessed with post-ups in the low post. He played pick-and-rolls with Liu Han, or relied on the cover of his teammates to shoot three-pointers from the outside. Although his speed is not fast, O'Neill, who is defending him, is exhausted under the constant movement.

When the third quarter ended, Staples had actually resigned, because the Mavericks had already led the Lakers by 23 points.

After entering the fourth quarter, the Lakers also tried to organize a wave of counterattacks. They wanted to use fouls to interrupt the rhythm of the Mavericks. unstoppable.

When the game progressed to the 7th minute of the fourth quarter, Phil Jackson resigned and generally replaced the main players. The Lakers handed over their guns and surrendered early. At this time, the Mavericks had already led the Lakers by 27 points.

In the end, the Lakers failed to keep any of their two home games, 127 to 99, and the gap between the two teams seemed a bit big.

Liu Han scored double 20+ data in this game, 24 points and 22 assists. His performance is very impressive. However, the protagonist today is Nowitzki, with 49 points and 14 rebounds. Nowitzki This is the real protagonist today.

(End of this chapter)