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Chapter 733 Dallas Sleepless Night

"Don't follow the opponent's rhythm, remember our rotation order, prevent the Chinese and German from death, don't care so much about the others, relax, although we are behind now, the final victory must be ours, beat ourselves The rhythm, the team, must be the team, remember the team."

Phil Jackson's words sound somewhat messy, which is very rare. Even if he was defeated by the Lakers led by Liu Han in the finals for two consecutive years, there has never been such a scene like today.

The game has just progressed to the 7th minute of the first quarter, and Phil Jackson has already called two short timeouts. The team has been lagging behind since the beginning. The mentality of the players has fluctuated greatly. Rhythm, but the team's young people can't find the rhythm. Just after halfway through the first quarter, the Mavericks led the Lakers by 19 points 8-11. Phil Jackson didn't want to be easily beaten by Liu Han's team for the third time. defeated, but the reality is that the team has almost no strength to fight back.

The Mavericks had an advantage from the very beginning, not to mention the atmosphere at home, the Mavericks players are also in good condition today, at least much better than the last two games.

After the timeout ended, the Lakers replaced Malone and the underperforming German? George. Malone has been feeling uncomfortable in his ankle today. After all, he is already 40 years old. He played in every game on average in the first four games More than 35 minutes, which is somewhat beyond the tolerance of his current physical condition, and Devin George is due to frequent mistakes. He played 7 minutes but made 4 personal mistakes. This young man from Minnesota has a mentality today Already out of balance.

After the game restarted, O'Neal first stormed Dirk Nowitzki to score in the interior and scored two plus one, which stabilized the situation for the team. Today, the Lakers have no outside touch and can only rely on O'Neal's interior offense to score.

However, just after O'Neal's two-plus-one game, Liu Han ruthlessly opened the score again with a three-pointer when he turned around. A little slack, he didn't expect Liu Han to shoot directly when he reached the three-point line.

Accompanied by the sound of Liu Han hitting the net with a three-pointer and the cheers of the fans in the American Airlines Center arena, the pressure on the Lakers players became even greater.

Although the Lakers must have more experience in the playoffs than the Mavericks, from a tactical perspective, the Lakers actually have major flaws.

The starting lineup of the Lakers looks luxurious but actually lacks outside firepower. Payton and Finley's three-pointers are not stable enough, and Karim Rush and Brian Cook on the court also lack tactical awareness. In addition, the Mavericks' The offensive system is actually much more flexible. With Liu Han in control of the ball, the Mavericks' offense has never lacked various "routines". This is due to George Krent's training of Liu Han. His "liberal" tactical thinking is actually very suitable for the current Mavericks.

When the first quarter ended, the Mavericks had a 15-point lead over the Lakers.

The atmosphere of the Mavericks fans is hot, but the atmosphere of the Lakers players is much more dull. The big score of [-] to [-] is there, and the veterans including Malone and Payton can't breathe, let alone the rookies.

In the second quarter, the two teams replaced the substitutes to compete. Malone came on the court to win back a few points for the Lakers. He fought hard with the pain, but he didn't want to admit defeat so easily. Malone knew that if he got nothing this season, it would be true. It's time to retire.

However, when the main force of the Mavericks returned to the field, the situation returned to the control of the Mavericks.

In the second half of the second quarter, Liu Han began to run without the ball and let Odom control the ball. This is a fixed tactic of the Mavericks. Liu Han can gain more space without the ball, and at the same time, he can win more for his teammates. There is room for shooting, and no player dares to defend against Liu Han who is running without the ball. The deadly three-pointer is a huge threat to any player.

However, the Lakers did not continue to collapse in the second half of the second quarter. Under the leadership of several veterans, they maintained their offensive efficiency and did not allow the Mavericks to continue to expand the score.

At halftime, the Mavericks still led the Lakers by 15 points.

At the end of halftime, Phil Jackson and the Lakers players finally breathed a sigh of relief. They were not crushed by the Mavericks in one fell swoop and withstood the pressure.

However, when the third quarter started, the Lakers once again fell into a passive state.

The Lakers' defense of Liu Han is not serious. The reason why Finley performed poorly in the first half is actually because he was focusing on defending Liu Han and kept all his physical strength in the defense. In addition, other Lakers players As long as Liu Han breaks through, he will double-team immediately, but Liu Han suddenly broke out in the third quarter.

Liu Han's offense is not strong, they are simple pick-and-rolls, or slipping the baseline to catch the ball, but helplessly, his shooting speed is really too fast, and he often shoots the ball as soon as his body turns to the front. There is no way for the Lakers to prevent it.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Liu Han scored four consecutive three-pointers in three minutes, expanding the point difference between the two teams to more than 3 points in one fell swoop. At this time, the inner pressure of the Lakers players was actually approaching a critical point.

O'Neal is still struggling to get a position and grab rebounds in the offense, but the Mavericks' defensive strategy is to shrink the defense and let the Lakers shoot from the outside. It is difficult for him to have enough room to play.

When the third quarter ended, the American Airlines Center Arena had already become a sea of ​​joy, because the Lakers had already trailed the Mavericks by as much as 26 points at this time, and their general situation was over.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks rotated their lineup, and the substitutes came on first to let Liu Han and Nowitzki, who played the entire third quarter, rest for a while. But at this time, the Lakers were completely out of balance. The rhythm of his offense and frequent mistakes in defense, but the Mavericks' substitute opened the point difference to 30 points.

In the end, when Phil Jackson resigned to his fate and replaced the main force ahead of schedule, the entire American Airlines Center Arena was boiling. Cuban squeezed to the front and hugged Liu Han and Nowitzki who were off the field. His team was going to the finals Yes, his team is the Western Conference champions.

It was night, and most of the bars in Dallas were full, and there were Mavericks fans celebrating the team becoming the Western Conference champion and advancing to the finals.

It's a night of joy for Dallas, and one that should sleepless nights to celebrate.

(End of this chapter)