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"The game was very tense, with both teams' main players playing brilliantly. Li Zhen and Nowitzki were reliable offensive points for the Mavericks, and their offense ensured that the Mavericks did not collapse under the Nuggets' crazy offense."Brin said

"Li Zhen has a good combination of Kidd and Terry's attributes. His pick-and-roll with Nowitzki is almost a bug, and this tactic is more difficult for the Nuggets to defend than his frequent singles."Van Gundy said

"Li Zhen's singles are indeed very efficient, but they can't completely disrupt the Nuggets' defense. However, the pick-and-roll is different. It can easily mobilize the Nuggets' overall defense."Brin also said

"Pick-and-roll is an important part of Carlisle's tactical system. There are pick-and-rolls between Nowitzki and Kidd, pick-and-rolls between Nowitzki and Terry, and pick-and-rolls between Li Zhen and Haywood. Among them, the pick-and-roll between Nowitzki and Li Zhen is the most effective. The two scored 12 points in this quarter."Van Gundy said.

The two commentators are constantly discussing the situation on the court.

Intermission

"Li, Jason, you two go at the same time, Li plays point guard, and try to maintain the firepower of the second lineup."Carlisle arranged with the tactical board.

The crazy offensive of the Nuggets made Carlisle dare not be careless. He could only follow the rhythm of the Nuggets and attack them on the road.

In addition to playing well in the pick-and-roll with Li Zhen, Nowitzki's personal offensive touch was very bad, and his hit rate was even less than 40%. Carlisle did not expect Nowitzki to find his touch in the last quarter.

Now he can only rely on the guards to launch the attack.

Li Zhen and Terry both nodded.

Li Zhen was also ready to make another effort to completely defeat the Nuggets.

The intermission soon arrived.

On the Nuggets side, Billups and JR played the second lineup, and Anthony was not there. The

Nuggets attacked first.

It was still Li Zhen against JR. JR did not score except for the 8 points in the third quarter. He was defended by Li Zhen.

Billups saw JR's embarrassment and gave him a tactic.

Top of the arc.

Billups controlled the rhythm.

JR ran quickly, and Nene helped JR to do an off-ball pick-and-roll.

Li Zhen's defense was delayed, and Haywood's switch defense failed to keep up in time.

JR caught the ball and shot at the three-point line.

A high-post two-pointer!!

""Swish!"

84 to 86, the Nuggets regained the lead, and the fans at the Pepsi Center cheered.

The Mavericks attacked.

After Li Zhen brought the ball to the frontcourt, he first passed the ball to Terry on one side.

Terry rushed inside with the ball.

At the same time, Li Zhen looked for an off-ball screen by Haywood, and the one chasing Li Zhen was Billups, who had good defense.

Li Zhen bypassed Haywood's screen and found a chance to receive the ball. Billups was delayed, and Terry encountered help defense when he broke through, so he passed the ball out.

Li Zhen received the ball and played one-on-one against JR on the right side.

Although Li Zhen liked to talk trash, he didn't say anything now. He was very quiet, and he just wanted to focus on getting the ball in.

Li Zhen observed JR's defensive position.

JR has good talent, but his defensive awareness is average. However, he has shown his enthusiasm so far in the game, and his defense is not as easy to pass as in the first three quarters.

Li Zhen made three-threat probing steps in a row, and JR restrained himself from changing his center of gravity according to Li Zhen's rhythm.

Li Zhen did not choose to break through, but chose to hold the ball with his back to the basket. After taking a step, he quickly looked to turn left!!

Li Zhen is left-handed, and his offensive direction is somewhat different from others.

JR quickly moved sideways, and he moved very quickly.

But when JR moved sideways, Li Zhen chose to switch his central foot and turn right!

A high-speed fake move directly threw JR away!

Nene defended the three-second zone.

Li Zhen saw this and collected the ball and made a quick stop and jump shot!!

【Fading Jump Shot】！

""Shua!"

86 to 86 accurate hit!

"Li Zhen's offensive skills are not limited to face-up offense, his back-to-the-basket skills are also improving rapidly." Van Gundy said

"Indeed, Li Zhen's footwork is also very good, a bit like Kobe."Brin said.

JR's face was not very good, Billups patted him and said:"No one can defend this guy, just do your best."

Billups took the ball and pushed forward, still the same tactics, JR went around the screen, but Li Zhen followed him this time, he didn't let JR have a chance to shoot quickly.

After JR changed direction, he used a three-pointer against Li Zhen!

Li Zhen would not pin his score on JR's touch, he tried his best to defend!

Due to interference, JR's three-pointer deviated from the trajectory and hit the basket heavily.

The rebound was taken by Haywood.

The Mavericks attacked!

This time Li Zhen broke through and passed the ball to Terry, Terry took a step and stopped to score from mid-range!!

88 to 86.

The Nuggets attacked, JR tried to single out Li Zhen, but Li Zhen successfully intercepted the ball one-on-one.

After Li Zhen dribbled to the frontcourt, he made a three-pointer.

""Swish!"

91 to 86

Li Zhen and Terry teamed up to send a wave of 7 to 0, widening the score difference to 5 points.

Karl did not choose to pause, but let JR and Billups continue to play.

This decision made the Nuggets suffer a big loss!!

Li Zhen made 3 three-pointers in a row in the next two minutes, including a three-plus-one!!!

Although Billups and Nene both responded with two points, they could not stop the score from being quickly widened.

After four minutes, the difference between the two teams reached more than double digits, and the Mavericks' second lineup took advantage.

At this time, George Karl replaced Anthony, but Anthony was unable to save the situation. On the other hand, because Carlisle also replaced Nowitzki, the two sides continued to fight, and the Mavericks, who had the lead, took the absolute initiative.

The Nuggets were completely disrupted.

In the end, with Li Zhen scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter and making all 5 three-pointers, the Mavericks also defeated the Nuggets 128 to 117 away from home.

This was a key victory that helped the Mavericks maintain their second place in the Western Conference.

There were many wonderful scenes in this game.

Li Zhen's conflict with Anthony, then shaking off Anthony and Anderson, and the three-point four-hit streak in the last quarter!!

These topics are bound to become the focus of media attention after the game.