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Chapter 28 The Imperfect Calf
In the game against the Washington Wizards, all members of the Heat gritted their teeth, and finally defeated their opponents 90:79, ending the losing streak.

Then, they defeated the Toronto Raptors 92:70, ushering in a winning streak. Zhang Chen fought Carter hand-to-hand. Anyway, he was always excited when he met a rookie of the same class.

The best rookie, it is impossible for him to have no ideas. If this honor is missed, there will be no more.

On April 4, the Heat returned to their home court to face the visiting Dallas Mavericks, another team with a rookie that Zhang Chen paid attention to.

Dirk Nowitzki's performance this season can only be said to be occasionally amazing, and the best rookie has nothing to do with him, but Zhang Chen knows that in the original historical trajectory, the most successful rookie of this year can be said to be this international player.

In fact, the strength of the Mavericks is also good. Steve Nash, who was transferred from the Suns, has already secured the starting position, and his talent for assists has begun to show.

The current leader of the team is Michael Finley, who was once considered to be the man closest to Jordan in physical fitness.

Later, these three were called the Mavericks' Three Musketeers, but this season, "Nuo Tianwang" is still a rookie, and "Run and Gun Master" has just come to the Mavericks. Trent, the third longest man in the NBA inside "Bamboo Pole" Sean Bradley is a shot-blocking machine. The key is that he can only block shots. The Mavericks' record this season is not good.

Pat Riley's order was to win the game at home while retesting the team's combat effectiveness against the perimeter play.

Due to playing at the same time as Mashburn, Zhang Chen now appears most often in the 2nd position. The 2nd position that focuses on defense is relatively rare, but the Heat are still more adaptable to this change, because the 1st position Tim Hardaway has always been more offensive.

In this game, Zhang Chen’s opponent is Michael Finley, the core of the Mavericks. This is an atypical core player. He has good jumping ability and can perform dunks. His playing ability is relatively poor, and he needs the ball from the defender. He himself will not force too many shots, and he will pass it to his teammates if he has no chance, so his data is close to 20+5+5, which is the boss of the team. .

At the beginning of the game, Michael Finley gave Zhang Chen the feeling that he was not particularly difficult to defend. He played off the ball, but his off-ball movement was not the type of Reggie Miller, and Zhang Chen could keep up.

But when Finley received the pass from Nash, he leaned back in front of Zhang Chen and scored the ball. Zhang Chen realized that any team leader is not easy to deal with.

Finley's bullet speed is very fast, and his shot point is high. He skillfully uses his physical fitness in his shooting, and it is difficult for ordinary people to interfere.

Those who can jump so high don't have such a fast bullet speed, and those who can have such a fast bullet speed don't grow as tall as him.

Zhang Chen felt that he was a little bit short in everything, and if he didn't think of a way, he would definitely be raped like this again.

What method, of course, is the old method, close-to-body hand-to-hand combat. Although the opponent's bowed shooting posture is more difficult than the normal posture, although this player is very durable and can play for forty minutes per game, but Zhang Chen Believe it or not, players who rely on jump shots for food can always maintain a high shooting rate under fierce physical confrontation.

If you lack defensive skills, you can make up for it with your attitude. This is Zhang Chen's defensive know-how, and it is also determined by his unyielding personality. Defeating the opponent is not just about scoring.

On offense, he is destined to be difficult to play too much in this game. Tim Hardaway has a great shot against the somewhat green Nash, and Mourning can easily squeeze Bradley behind him in the paint. And Mashburn is actually very difficult to defend, and the success rate of the attack can be said to depend on his state.

The Mavericks' defense isn't great. The Heat's defense is much better, with Mourning and P-J-Brown crammed in, and A-C-Green and Sean Bradley barely there. At the opportunity to make a shot, Zhang Chen pestered Michael Finley tightly, resulting in Nash having very few passing options, and he could only let Finley play hard a few times.

But this is really not what Finley is best at. The Mavericks' offense stopped immediately.

Faced with this situation, Mavericks head coach Old Nelson immediately made a change, replacing A-C-Green with rookie Dirk Nowitzki. There are a group of good scorers who have not acted for a long time. This game made him determined to change the offensive power of the inside. Although Nowitzki is not the traditional inside, he decided to use Nowitzki from the next game. Put on the main position.

Putting on Nowitzki, there is still no major improvement in defense, but there are changes in offense. Nowitzki's shooting ability pulls P-J-Brown from the inside, and the Heat's protection at the basket Immediately, it was not so strict.

However, Finley, who played shooting guard in this game, moved to the inside. He made it clear that he wanted to use his height and jumping to beat Zhang Chen. No chance.

When Finley received a pass from Nash during the entanglement with Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen really felt extremely depressed when he received a pass from Nash in the entanglement with Zhang Chen. The bit area is coming.

P-J-Brown is also depressed like him. He has also guarded against power forwards floating outside. After all, his footsteps are not slow among big men in the interior, but Nowitzki's footsteps are faster. Many times, Viskey does not rely on his footsteps, but relies on his hard-to-block shots, which makes P-J-Brown very speechless.

It was this small change that allowed the Mavericks to catch up with the lagging score.

"Old Nelson has come up with his tricks again, and I have to say that this game seems to be more effective."

Since Finley is not a player with a strong desire to attack, and Pat Riley did not let Zhang Chen stay with him on the court, the two sides completely entered the rotation time.

After the main players of the two sides left the field, the old Nelson changed his formation again, putting Nowitzki in the 5th position, playing "one big and four small", and completely started "bombarding".

Tim Hardaway is quite familiar with this scene. When he was in the Warriors, Old Nelson took him to play this, and he played with the main lineup. Now the main lineup of the Mavericks is still relatively traditional. It may be that Old Nelson temporarily There are not enough players who fit this style of play, but seeing that he has hoarded a group of forward players, it shows that he is still very thoughtful.

Seeing the Mavericks running around all over the court, ping-ping-pong-pong and even overtaking the score, Pat Riley's complexion instantly turned bad. Now he is afraid that the team will not be able to prevent the outside team from making unreasonable shots. The current Mavericks can be said to be unreasonable to the extreme.

"Go on defense, let me keep an eye on people and run, and suppress my speed during offense, what are you doing blindly?" Pat Riley yelled from the sidelines, but unfortunately the effect was not great
After the main players are on the court, the situation is a little bit better, at least not flustered on offense, besides, you can ping-pong-pong in offense, but you can be honest in defense. The offensive power of the Heat's main lineup is definitely not what the Mavericks can easily blocked.

But at halftime, the Heat were still 44 point behind 45::1.

In the locker room, Pat Riley was angry again. While it's good to find out before the playoffs, it's really annoying to keep having problems with consent.

"Attention, you must concentrate when defending. No matter how fast their attack rhythm is, they need someone to launch it. It is not impossible to keep an eye on your people."

"Tim and Zhang, especially you two, your opponent is the key to the Mavericks' offense."

Pat Riley saw it very accurately. Originally, Nelson’s tactic only needs to be activated by the player in position 1, but because Nash is still a little young, Finley played a very good role in tandem. Although Finley’s The breakthrough is not good, but the passing vision is not bad, which can just make up for some of Nash's lack of experience.

"Don't worry, Coach."

Both Zhang Chen and Tim Hardaway replied confidently. Hardaway is because he understands this tactic better than the opposing Nash. The Warriors lineup back then was more suitable for this tactic than the current Mavericks. There are more all-round players, but it is not enough to pinch two people.

Zhang Chen is confident that Finley will fight hand to hand. His speed counts the opponent. The first half has been confirmed. Finley can finish the offense in front of him, but he can't play that kind of smooth cooperation with the team.

When Tim Hardaway also puts most of his energy into defense, the Mavericks are not easy to handle. The Heat reduce Hardaway's offense. There are also Mourning and Mashburn. The Mavericks' Nash is restricted and offensive of stagnation.

Even if Nowitzki was already the starter in the second half, it was useless. After all, Nowitzki is not the future "Nuotian King". When P-J-Brown played with him, he began to make mistakes. The momentum of the game It is completely back in the hands of the Heat.

Even when it was the bench's turn to play this time, the Mavericks didn't turn the momentum back. When the Heat's main players set an example of defense, the bench players knew how to defend. It is still not that difficult for the team that Nelson has trained well.

When Zhang Chen exerted absolute control, blocked Finley's frontal fallback, and made a one-stop dunk in the offense to vent the depression of a defense, the Heat had overtaken and led by 5 points.

At the last moment, the rhythm of the Mavericks had been abruptly disrupted. Old Nelson's eyes flickered, and he thought to himself, this team still needs to make drastic changes, and this season is still too short for him.

93:87, this is the final score between the Heat and the Mavericks. After a four-game losing streak, the Heat ushered in a three-game winning streak.

In the next game, the head coach Pat Riley greeted the players in advance, and they must do a good job, not for the four-game winning streak, but simply to abuse the opponent.

(End of this chapter)