Chapter 13: Still Him

"Sorry, I had a bad hand today and I'll take fewer shots in the second half. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”

Returning to the locker room at halftime, Nowitzki apologized first for his 1-of-5 three-pointers in the first half.

"Dirk, I think you made a shot too hastily, in fact, sometimes you don't need to go for that fast shot."

Liu Han is actually very clear about the reason why Nowitzki is not allowed today, but the first person to give advice to Nowitzki is the veteran Alan McGee, he is not at all taboo because of his identity when he first came to the Mavericks, Alan McGee's personality is a standard American black man, although sometimes he may seem a little inattentive to the occasion, but his nature is actually very good.

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

Nowitzki said yes, but it was clear from his expression that he had no intention of changing his mind.

"Don't worry, boys, take it easy, you guys need to be relaxed when shooting, relax your wrists, relax your mind, but move faster with your feet, we're definitely not their opponents when we stand up, which of you has three hundred pounds? Or which of you bench presses three hundred pounds? So in this case, we have to mobilize the other party and let them chase us, so that we will definitely win in the end. ”

The coach is actually quite satisfied with the player's performance in the first half, after all, although they were the first in the West in the regular season last season, but the team ended in defeat against the Lakers in the regular season, O'Neal always plays his best against the Mavericks.

Nelson did not criticize Nowitzki's poor hand, he knew very well that this kind of run-and-gun tactic would be very difficult if he encountered inaccurate hands, and he also saw Nowitzki's intentions, and in the old coach's opinion, Nowitzki's own thinking about improvement was not a mistake.

The break ended quickly and the two sides returned to the court, with the Mavericks still holding a three-point advantage.

After the Mavericks kicked off, the players quickly fell into position, but this time Liu Han did not pass, he took the ball to the top of the arc to face Payton's defense in two consecutive crotch disguises and then suddenly stepped back to the three-point line to shoot, Payton's defense Liu Han was originally more than capable and insufficient, plus now that he is older, both explosiveness and mentality have changed a lot compared with before, and he is at this age, and he can hug other people's thighs in order to finally win a championship, so he will naturally not work hard in the game. After all, he's here to hug his thighs.

Liu Han stepped back to the three-point line and calmly shot, and the ball still drew a wonderful arc and fell into the basket.

The Mavericks extended the lead of the score by six points, and Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly on the sidelines, now he has an understanding of the form of the team, and he is no longer complacent because he can coach the Lakers, Phil Jackson is also a successful coach, originally wanted to rely on O'Neal and others to build a new dynasty after coming to the Lakers, but now it seems that it is not so easy.

Liu Han also felt Payton's laxity, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, Payton taught Liu Han a good lesson in the game, and Liu Han's stalker defense that was able to gain a foothold in the NBA at the beginning was basically learned from Payton, but now it is a matter of fact.

The Lakers returned to the tactics of O'Neal's strong attack on the inside, and the Mavericks still focused on projection, although Nowitzki's point has almost been abolished, but others still broke out with huge combat effectiveness under the leadership of Liu Han, and the score between the two sides has not been opened.

Entering the second half of the third quarter, Nelson suddenly whistled on the sidelines, and the Mavericks players knew that it was time to carry out the tactics arranged by the head coach.

"Haha, Anna, the next game is going to be interesting, pay attention."

In the audience, Cuban began to speak to Anna with great interest.

"What's next?"

Anna was a little puzzled, but she saw that the audience around her was also greatly increased.

The Lakers attacked, O'Neal once again took the ball with his back and attacked Nowitzki, but before O'Neal could complete the turn, he was directly hugged by Nowitzki, and O'Neal executed a free throw.

Behind the Mavericks' basket, fans began to wave various props, and even a fat man took off his shirt directly, and his chest was written with a large signature pen, "The basket is here!" These are all used to interfere with O'Neal's free throws.

Although O'Neal's free throws trained by George when he first arrived at the Lakers have made great progress, but since Liu Han left, O'Neal dominated the Lakers alone, and his self-respecting character began to show, and at the same time, due to the absence of Liu Han to compare, O'Neal's free and loose style began to appear, and gradually his free throws returned to the previous level.

Later, under the test of Popovich, Don Nelson and many other coaches, the "Shark Cutting Tactics 1.0" was officially launched, and this tactic was gradually expanded to all teams, which can be called one of the most widely used tactics in the NBA, after all, in the NBA, there will always be one person in each team who is really punished for free throws.

The Lakers' offense came to a standstill after the Mavericks used the shark slashing tactic, and although O'Neal made good free throws today, hitting 3 of the next 6 free throws, the Lakers' offense was completely interrupted, and this interruption would seriously affect the player's condition.

By the end of the third quarter, Phil Jackson had to replace O'Neal early, and the Mavericks gradually stretched the lead away.

After the game entered the fourth quarter, O'Neal returned to the court early, at this time the Mavericks had led the Lakers by as many as 13 points, O'Neal tried to use his ability to chase the score, but Nelson once again used the shark slashing tactic, the Lakers could only play an attack in fragmentary time, but such an offense had little effect.

After the Mavericks' main team gradually returned, the Lakers fell into physical problems again, after all, they have several veteran players on the team, and it is a miracle that a player like Malone, who is already forty years old, can play until the fourth quarter and still maintain his physical strength.

With 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Liu Han hit the basket to make two plus one, and then assisted Odom to hit a big two-point shot, and then Liu Han grabbed a three-point shot in the fast break, and the next = Mavericks extended the lead to 15 points, and the Lakers were gone.

In the end, the Mavericks got off to a good start with a 117-103 win over the Lakers in the NBA opener of the season, and Liu Han played 35 minutes in the game, cutting a triple-double of 33 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists.