As soon as he arrived at Dallas, Kidd also asked Zhou Xuan out for dinner. Zhou Xuan invited him twice, and Kidd said that he would also do his best to be a landlord.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Xuan felt that something was wrong, Kidd's purpose was not only to invite him to dinner, but also to take the opportunity to "fool" him.

Of course, the topic of the two is basketball, and this time they don't talk much about defense, but more about offense.

Kidd said with a "take two steps, take two steps without illness" expression: "If you want more people to recognize your ability, you have to contribute more on the offensive end, and if you only assist, it's hard to win the MVP." When I was competing with Iverson at the same time, he had a higher rating than me. ”

Zhou Xuan accosted while analyzing what Kidd wanted to say this, now the Mavericks have no way out, they should want to strengthen their defense. Kidd's words seemed to be wishing he were attacking. The first two games have shown that two positions are difficult to defend, Randolph and Ellis. If he hadn't split the ball so evenly, maybe the Mavericks would have had a better chance of winning.

Zhou Xuan didn't ask Kidd what his purpose was, and went back to the hotel after eating, just in time to meet Randolph and Jackson returning from dinner.

"Hi, I'm back. What did you talk to Kidd? ”

"Basketball, shooting." Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "I'm going to go back to Auckland to take time to practice the three points at the top of the arc after I finish beating the Mavericks." If the next series is against the Nuggets, it may not be very useful against Billups, but I prefer the Lakers to win and advance to the Western Conference Finals. ”

The two teams are currently tied 1-1, with the Nuggets stealing a win away from home.

"At this time, you still want to practice, save your physical strength, you must not be injured at critical moments, and the hit rate is close to 45%." Jackson laughed.

"But I still don't think I'm accurate enough, Nash, Paul, and Delon all have about 50% ......," Zhou Xuan asked, "Stephen, what do you think I'm not good enough?" ”

Zhou Xuan likes to find the strengths of others and his own shortcomings. However, Jackson and Randolph couldn't answer this question, they thought Zhou Xuan was already great. The breakthrough may not be sharp enough, but he is dangerous with the ball on the perimeter, and the Warriors have someone who can break through, and they don't need him.

It was still early, and Zhou Xuan went to visit Nelson Sr. again, told what Kidd said, and asked Nelson what his weaknesses were.

Nelson Sr. said, "It's one thing to shoot not accurately, and on the other hand, it's your heart. You think more than everyone else, almost everything, which makes it easy for you to achieve your teammates and ignore your individual. In the two games against the Knicks and the Raptors, you actually proved that you can score high points and get a lot of assists. If you play every game along that lines, you're going to be a superstar. But what kind of play do you think is better for the team? If you're really averaging 20 shots per game, I guess there's already been infighting in the locker room, right? ”

Zhou Xuan pondered for a moment, did not reply, just smiled slightly.

If Zhou Xuan made more moves, Randolph would feel that he had shortcomings. The number of offensive rounds in a game is those, the number of shots to be distributed, and if one person shoots more, the others have to decrease. So the Warriors have a characteristic, although they are the first in the league in scoring, their individual scoring is very average, few people can score 30 points in a single game, but there are seven players in double figures per game. It is not easy for Zhou Xuan to improve the scoring data, which will affect the balance.

Nelson Sr. didn't want him to change his style of play, otherwise he would have been clearly reminded to make more shots before the game. In fact, the old Nelson did not completely arrange tactics for him, and it was impossible for all teams to create opportunities for Zhou Xuan to score. Now his style of play is the most suitable for the warriors.

After listening to the coach's words, Zhou Xuan suddenly became enlightened, and the shooting was to be shot. The average shot per game must be controlled to about 10-15 times, and then the ball must be distributed reasonably. Unless you come across a ball that you have to throw, just play like that.

This game is crucial for the Mavericks, and if they win, they have a chance, even if it's not big; Lose, and no one expects them to turn the tables around.

Rick? Carlisle spends the day working with the coaching staff to study who to guard? How to prevent it?

The joint defense is no longer good, and it is difficult to limit the Warriors' blocking and pick-and-roll with man-to-man. The Warriors have three people who are good at playing with their backs, and if they are misplaced, whether it is Terry or Barria, they can be attacked. Thinking about it, I can only defend together, and then fight to attack.

At this time, Carlisle remembered the "Golden Operator" Pat? Riley's theory of five swing men, Riley believes that small forwards are the most effective defenders on the court, both inside and outside, although it is impossible to say that it is completely dead, but it can limit the efficiency of opponents to a certain extent.

And limiting, precisely the most successful method of defense, is not to block and steal, but to reduce the opponent's shooting percentage. Since the Warriors brought in Marion, they have had four good swingmen, which is unmatched by other teams. The key to the offensive end is Zhou Xuan and Randolph, and the key to defense is the four swingmen.

If Zhou Xuan's distribution of the ball is not so even, maybe the Mavericks still have a chance, and the depth of the current Warriors roster is better than that of the peak Suns. So Carlisle also discussed with Kidd, and during the meal, intentionally or unintentionally, he wanted him to fight for the data, but of course he didn't have much hope.

On the night of the game, the atmosphere at the Mavericks' home court was shocking. The staff also prepared uniform clothing for Mavericks fans, turning the American Airlines Center into a sea of blue.

The team needs a soul, and a team with a soul can withstand the pressure and impact the championship. The soul of the Mavericks, not Nowitzki, but their boss Cuban.

In fact, Kuban is not like a boss. Despite his net worth of $2.5 billion, he never watches a game in a box, often wearing a T-shirt and jeans, sitting among fans drinking beer and eating popcorn, waving his arms and cheering on his team; There is no team owner who has accompanied the team to every away game like Cuban, and for eleven years, rain or shine, he has always been by the Mavericks' side, regardless of joy or sorrow. Because of Cuban, the Mavericks have become the most watchful and newsworthy team in the NBA.

After the last game, Cuban publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the referees, and the league finally decided to impose a $15,000 fine on Cuban.

This is the 15th time the league has penalized Cuban, who has been fined $200,000 over the past few years, including three games banned. Due to his frequent criticism of the referees' decisions, Cuban was fined twice in the 2006 playoffs, including after Game 5 of the Finals for complaining. He's been taught repeatedly.

"Good guys, how did they get the same slogan?" After appearing, Big Randolph muttered to himself beside Zhou Xuan.

"It shouldn't be difficult, probably someone hired to shout slogans together, people who are good at creating atmosphere, if there is money, our home stadium can do it completely." Zhou Xuan smiled.

Cuban has money, and he does hire some full-time people who specialize in cheering on the sidelines to cheer on the Mavericks!

In addition to Kidd, Nowitzki also said hello to Zhou Xuan, the two worked happily together at the All-Star Game, and Zhou Xuan also helped him speak at the post-game press conference, which made Nowitzki very happy.

In the third battle, both sides studied each other's lineups thoroughly. The Mavericks made a change, with Barria coming off the bench and Terry starting.

The Warriors also changed their lineup, with Ellis coming off the bench and Margety, Marion, and Jackson starting the three swingmen.

Nelson Sr. is just arranging this for defense, and he doesn't think there will be too many defensive holes, and what he has to do is do the same as in the last game, defending Nowitzki alone and strengthening the defense against others.

In the opening game, Zhou Xuan attacked with Terry and Dampier as a breakthrough, misplaced, and misplaced.

The Mavericks' fan morale is high, but their morale can't be turned into defensive energy. The Warriors opened with all the way out, giving up the low post. In order to prevent the defender from shooting, Dampier had to come out.

The inside line was pulled out, and Margeti immediately cut inside and singled out Josh? Howard.

Howard's fame was more due to his defense than his offense. He is the most important part of the Mavericks' defensive system. Howard has incredible reach and speed, and he doesn't suffer against the league's top swingmen. As a result, he is always tasked with defending the opposing team's strikers. And when he is misplaced to defend the opposing postlineman, he can also disrupt the opponent with his speed, reach, and bounce. He's very defensively minded, and he's the one who comes out of the eye most often when it comes to rotations. However, he is 201CM tall and weighs only 95 kg, and he is afraid of attacking with his back.

Since the arrival of Randolph and Marion, the Warriors have paid more attention to playing low back. Margeti also practiced this trick a lot in training, looking for a sense of the past. At that time, in addition to breaking through and shooting, his main means of scoring points were to rely on his weight to eat opponents. As soon as he hit him in the back, Howard really couldn't prevent it, and he retreated from the resistance.

The Mavericks couldn't take a joint defense, the Warriors shot very resolutely from the outside, and shot when they had space, including Zhou Xuan, in the first quarter he made 1 of 3 three-pointers, Jackson hit two three-pointers, and Marion also had a three-pointer. The Mavericks' defenses were breached again.

In the second quarter, Ellis also restrained Barria, while Moreau, Azubuuk, and Marion ensured the firepower on the outside, leaving one Turyaf on the inside. No matter how you fight, the Warriors are one big and four small. Guaranteed outside shooting, and a man who can break through the ball-handling offense.

The Mavericks can still only rely on Nowitzki, and as long as they don't wrap up, his singles ability is inexplicable. This is another Jordan-level performance, there are people in front of him who are defensively shot, but the teammates are very closely followed.

Kidd was very helpless and Zhou Xuan's words were in vain, Zhou Xuan's passing is the mainstay, and he only shoots when the opportunity is particularly good, and the rhythm is to block and break through the ball, pull out of the three-point line, and block and break through the ball.

On the defensive end, Zhou Xuan and Kidd are also very tight, rarely helping to defend, Kidd only shot twice in the half, all of them were outside the three-point line, and they missed the basket. Not a single point.

58 to 50, the Mavericks are not far from finishing.