Chapter 840 [New Wave of Winning Streak]
Zhou Xuan was on the entertainment news, and many people were angry, including former Warriors teammate Monta Ellis. He felt that Zhou Xuan didn't take himself seriously at all, and thought that he would definitely win the maverick, so he ran to be a judge and participate in entertainment activities.
This summer, he waited for Zhou Xuan's call, hoping that Zhou Xuan could invite him to join forces again, but Zhou Xuan went to make a movie and didn't say anything, which also made him feel lost
Zhou Xuan will not mention the introduction of Ellis in the uniform group, and the team already has Bledsoe with a similar style. And he knows that if Ellis joins the Knicks, he may not be as satisfied with playing as a bench as he did when he was with the Warriors. If the two are together, there will be hidden dangers in defense, and Ellis's three-point shooting is not as sure as Matthews.
This season, the Mavericks have a good table. After Yao Ming retired from injury, the Mavericks' management decided to take a completely new direction. Rather than execute long-term contracts focused on older players, they would rather use short-term contracts to control salary space so that they can pursue Dwight Howard and Chris Paul in the summer. Unfortunately, this plan did not come to fruition very well. The Mavericks' big-name targets are all spent elsewhere, and they can only pick the rest.
In the end, the Mavericks changed their personnel very much, and half of the team was replaced. Got Calderon, Ellis, Blecher, Wayne Ellington, Sean Larkin, DeJuan Blair, Devin Harris, Rickiledo, Galmekel.
Those who left include: Darren Collisson, Elton Brand, Bois, Mike James, Mayo, Jared Conningham, Anthony Morrow.
On paper, the team looks like a playoff team and everyone is a great addition. They already had a powerful bench facelift with Vince Carter, Jay Crowder and Brandon Wright.
The Mavericks' strengths are that they have great scorers inside and outside, and they have a great team of veterans who know how to win close games. When he's healthy, especially Nowitzki, he's still a player at that crucial moment.
The Mavericks' weaknesses are equally obvious, and age will pull the team back. Yao Ming is retiring, Nowitzki and Marion are showing signs of slowing down, and Carter is about to leave the court. Player dynamism has taken a big step backwards, they won't grab rebounds like they did last season, and team chemistry will be a big problem again because of so many new faces for two years in a row.
So far, the Mavericks are sixth in the West, and fans are not very satisfied, and some people have asked, is it time to trade Nowitzki?
Like his unstoppable Cheng dù, Nowitzki is such a loyal player that he values winning more than any personal goal or milestone. He takes less than the maximum salary he can get to make sure he has great teammates around him. Unfortunately, management doesn't seem to be able to get the start right and finish well. Perhaps the only way to keep Nowitzki alive as a contender is to trade him to a competitive team. He can veto this act because he has a deal veto clause. But if he wants to win another championship, Nowitzki has to think about himself.
Zhou Xuan won't take this kind of news seriously, he knows that the Germans won't leave, he is a nostalgic person, a real soldier.
In the evening, Zhou Xuan greeted his former teammates such as Blecher, Ellis, and Marion after coming out. In the Mavericks, Blair was also heavily used, these few direct.
Mavericks coach Carlisle Nownowitzki is not a good fit to play with Blecher, and despite his ability to shoot the basketball, his defense is terrible, especially when the guard breaks through
Bleche is only suitable to play as a centre-forward, and as a substitute. It used to be low-paid and high-energy, but now it's reversed. The Mavericks don't regret it, because they don't have a choice. Seeing that Ballam Porter played less than 1o minutes per game with the Knicks, the Mavericks coaching staff hated it.
Knicks: Zhou Xuan, Matthews, Leonard, Bosh, Jefferson.
Mavericks: Calderon, Ellis, Marion, Blair, Nowitzki.
Bosh won with a jumper, and the Knicks attacked first.
Blair held off Jefferson in the low post on the left. He is a short and fat insider, weighing 22 kilograms. However, his bottom is not as solid as Hayes's. Jefferson asked for the ball in the low post, and after Zhou Xuan gave it to Leonard, the middle cover cut to the left bottom line, forming a triangle.
Jefferson received the ball and resisted two steps with his back to him, shook his right shoulder, and turned in the opposite direction to throw the ball in. Jefferson's move is more difficult to defend than the hook, because the shot is fast, and he throws it out when he has a little space, and Blair is too short to block at all......
The Mavericks attacked, and Bosh followed Nowitzki. Blair hasn't been able to shoot well yet, and if he can shoot, the Knicks will be happy to recruit him this summer. Now he just pulls out to cover and is the object of the void, and when he is with the Spurs, Vicky can't stand him. Split is at least tall, and he can respond after covering, and play high to create a chance for his teammates, but Blair can't.
Nowitzki didn't force the attack, giving Ellis a pick-and-roll cover, Bosh switched defenses, and Leonard switched to Nowitzki. Ellis took a big stride and forced a break, a pull-up layup missed, and the rebound was grabbed by Jefferson and thrown to the frontcourt when he landed. Zhou Xuan was in charge of defending Calderon, and when he saw that the opponent missed the shot, he immediately went down.
He received the ball in front of the three-point line, turned and broke through, took a step to the right with his right foot, then took a big step to the left with his left foot, and the European stepped past Calderon. This action is very simple, it depends on the degree of traverse and cohesion. Calderon couldn't help it, and reached out to pull someone for a foul. Zhou Xuan picked the ball towards the basket with a low hand with his left hand, and scored a cricket ball with his body paused.
The referee blew the whistle, Zhou Xuan got a chance to add a penalty, and after the free throw was hit.
The Mavericks attacked, Calderon went to the frontcourt and passed to Nowitzki, and Bosh followed. In the defense of Novitsky, Bosh did a very good job, and often had a "pair" of the table. The coaching staff didn't expect him to blow up Nowitzki, they just had to defend it, and his offense was secondary.
The number of people in the two is very similar. Nowitzki had 27 points, 62 rebounds and 2 offenses in 3 minutes, and his ability to respond was better than Bosh. In terms of assists, Bosz is more important than Nowitzki, so Nowitzki's strength can be said to be still above Bosh, which is extremely rare for a 3-year-old veteran.
Nowitzki couldn't break through, and leaned on Bosh with his back to the middle to turn around and make the Golden Rooster independent, but the jump shot was missed, and Jefferson grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.
In the Knicks positional battle, Zhou Xuan passed the ball and Bosh covered without the ball and ran to the bottom corner on the right side, and this time it was Matthews who received the ball on the side. He has a height advantage over Ellis, it is more convenient to drop the ball, and it is Blair who is the main defender in the low post. Jefferson received the ball with his back and leaned two steps into the penalty area from the middle, and quickly turned to the baseline to play the cricket kick.
Compared to the Mavericks, the Knicks have a clear advantage in heads-up, and it is difficult to defend against Jefferson.
The Mavericks arranged for Ellis to defend Zhou Xuan, but Zhou Xuan did not go head-to-head in the positional battle. The Mavericks attacked, and Zhou Xuan did not defend Ellis, but let Leonard play, which also reduced the efficiency of the Mavericks' high-level blocking. Ellis passes after blocking and Nowitzki misses a jumper with Leonard disrupted.
Blair grabbed the rebound and passed to Ellis, who drew a foul and hit both free throws to score......
In the next round, Nowitzki defended Jefferson. The Knicks immediately changed their style of play, Zhou Xuan and Bosh in the middle blocked and cooperated, and Blair changed the defense. Everyone pulled away, Bosh didn't cut empty. Ellis didn't chase either, and once he chased Bosh, he would definitely shoot a jump shot in the middle.
Zhou Xuan singled out Blair on the weak side, dribbled the ball under his crotch and handed it to his left hand, held the ball 6 degrees, and glanced at the middle. He could pass the ball down the middle, he could make a jumper, he could break through, he could threaten three. Blair chose to lower his center of gravity and did not move. Zhou Xuan pulled it up and threw it, Blair jumped forward and sealed his eyes to no avail, and the ball went in......
The Knicks were sharp on offense and completely had the upper hand, leading 34-to-34. Zhou Xuan had 11 points and 2 assists, and Jefferson also scored 1o points and 6 rebounds.
The Knicks continued to expand the score in the second quarter. The Mavericks have an Achilles' heel in controlling rebounding, Nowitzki's rebounding efficiency is at the same level as Bosh, Blair is not good at protecting rebounds, and the bench Bleche and Wright rebounds are even worse.
Daim Porter, who was off the bench for the Knicks, was a rebounding maniac, not only protecting the backcourt well, but also grabbing three frontcourt rebounds and scoring six rebounds in six minutes. Parsons and Augustin played well from the outside, beating the Mavericks 13-4
Zhou Xuan played again with a substitute. Bowler was in excellent form, and the coaching staff was not in a hurry to replace him, with the outside two guards playing counter-attacks, and Zhou Xuan and Augustin attacking the Mavericks' defense.
The Mavericks went out to the outside, and the combination of young players Larkin and Carter couldn't block the Knicks' fast break. The Mavericks hurriedly replaced Ellis. Augustin was responsible for dribbling the ball, and Zhou Xuan took the ball by covering the run, which was very efficient. He runs away from the position, the opponent will be very uncomfortable, and he can't be caught without the ball.
Augustin relied on Durham Porter to cover Carter and could also shoot, and the uniform team regretted signing him for only one year. At the end of the season, both he and Bledsoe are out of contract, and who will stay is a question. Bledsoe is only suitable for fast-paced offense, and his role is relatively single.
Bletche went out to change the defense a little more actively, blocking Augustin, Durham Porter cut in the air, and Zhou Xuan broke through and threw it high into the sky, completing a wonderful empty dunk.
In the half, Zhou Xuan had 19 points and 6 assists, and the Knicks led by 2 points at 6-45.
The Mavericks looked powerless to resist, and Nowitzki was heavily guarded and shot just 40 percent from the field, relying mainly on Ellis to score on breakaways. Calderon let the Mavericks down, his assist count dropped, he couldn't get in, and he had to wait outside to shoot a three-pointer. If the Mavericks want to rise again, they have to change their lineup.
In the third quarter, Zhou Xuan steadied dìng and got B points and 6 assists, and the Knicks took a big lead, and in the fourth quarter he sat on the bench, with 2 points, 11 assists and 2 steals.
Zhou Xuan has no rebounds, Jefferson and Parsons can be responsible for grabbing rebounds and passing, and he is not responsible for grabbing rebounds at all.
The Texas road trip is over, and a new winning streak for the Knicks begins.
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