Chapter 25 Under the Spurs of Tai Chi
"Boys, I don't need a stand-up game, you have to run, just standing there and forcing a shot is a waste of opportunity. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Dirk, tell me, do you really want to go head-to-head with that Spurs idiot (you should know who you are talking about)? If you really want to go back to Dallas then I can arrange a heads-up training session for you, I promise you will remember it for the rest of your life, but today I need you to move, and also, my players should be strong and not swayed by foreign affairs, the Spurs call a timeout and that's their business, you have to always remember your goal, the foul is at the free throw line, you should think about how to shoot the next shot, not think about how to get revenge for the foul just now, don't be drawn to that Spurs idiot. ”
When the first quarter ended, the Mavericks players were greeted with a storm of scolding, and Nelson was unhappy that his players were completely dragged into the mud by the Spurs in the second half of the first quarter.
The Mavericks led by as many as eight points in the first half of the first quarter, but after Popovich called the first timeout, the Spurs' tactics began to change, and the Spurs focused on Duncan in the offense, allowing Duncan to play Nowitzki alone, and when Duncan was trapped, the Spurs players would immediately run to receive Duncan's pass.
The Mavericks' defense was already terrible, and Duncan quickly helped the Spurs stabilize the situation, and then the Spurs used very extreme tactics in defense, preferring to send Mavericks players to the free throw line rather than interrupt the speed that the Mavericks had just combined. Gradually, the Mavericks players slowly lost themselves in the fouls, and when the Mavericks players just felt better, Popovich called a short timeout to interrupt the Mavericks players, and at the same time made a series of substitutions to ensure that the number of fouls on the court was not too many.
Popovich's strategy allowed the Spurs to tie the score by the end of the first quarter, while the Mavericks, who had previously been strong on offense, scored just 26 points in the first quarter, something that had never been seen in recent games.
Liu Han is also full of frustration about what Popovich has done, he can indeed single out Bowen, but he will also make mistakes when he encounters two or three people, and his teammates are completely disrupted by the opponent, even if they shoot in the open space, they will hit the iron again and again.
I have to admit that Popovich does have a good set of tactics when it comes to tactical arrangements, and he limits the Mavericks' speed.
After the start of the second quarter, the Mavericks changed the bench lineup, but Nelson did not replace Liu Han, he knew that today's game would be a tough battle, so Liu Han had to play more.
In the second quarter, the Spurs had a mixed lineup, and Popovich's use was very flexible, and it was possible that a player would be replaced by Popovich after only two or three minutes on the court, plus he made a lot of substitutions in the first quarter, so now the Spurs lineup Although Duncan is not there, Ginobili and Bowen are on the court.
Liu Han began to score after the game entered the second quarter, he knew that now the control of the game was no longer in his own hands, Popovich used an upright strategy, in the face of this situation, Liu Han can only rely on his own personal ability to ensure the team's offense, as for his teammates, no one can guarantee that their form will suddenly recover or explode.
The Mavericks are now a long way from truly completing a system.
Bowen felt a huge pressure when he continued to defend Liu Han, this pressure not only came from Liu Han's non-stop three-point shooting, but also his sense of powerlessness when defending Liu Han, he knew that Liu Han was going to shoot, but he was powerless to organize, because Liu Han has almost reached the point of controlling his own movements at will, often as soon as Bowen moves, Liu Han will immediately pause the existing actions and make the most appropriate response.
The Mavericks relied on a wave of strong attacks from Liu Han to regain the lead.
The Spurs are not without the ability to fight back, Ginobili did not perform well when he started, but now he is in a very brave state, and even Liu Han is amazed by Ginobili's "serpentine breakthrough", not everyone can twist their body into that shape while maintaining the stability of the shot.
As the game passed minute by minute, the two sides entered a stalemate, and the Spurs changed the decline of the first half and played against the Mavericks.
However, Popovich on the sidelines couldn't sit still, because he found that the pace of the game was slowly accelerating, Liu Han used three points and strong offense to drive the Mavericks and the rhythm of the Spurs, Popovich was dissatisfied and a little surprised, if this kind of drive was deliberately done by Liu Han, then this player is really terrible.
Six and a half minutes into the second quarter, the Mavericks led the Spurs by six points.
Popovich called a timeout again, he had to change the current situation, if Liu Han continued to be driven like this, then the outcome of the game can be imagined.
After this timeout, Liu Han went to rest, Duncan returned to the court on the Spurs' side, and all the other starters on the Mavericks' side returned to the court except for Liu Han, and Liu Han was replaced by rookie Josh Howard.
Without Liu Han, the Mavericks have one less weapon to attack, and the team's rhythm is no longer so happy, but the Spurs' lineup on the court has also leaked some flaws when facing the Mavericks' current lineup.
Although the Mavericks' lineup is still not very good defensively, Duncan scored again and again, and even grabbed the frontcourt rebounds to play a second offense, but in the offense, the Mavericks players who have been educated by Nelson gradually found their feelings, and they played a very good match in the offense, Nowitzki did not harden with Duncan, but frequently pulled to the outside to shoot, and Odom also played a good organizational role, he sent several very good passes to Josh Howard, And Josh Howard relied on good physical fitness and the fact that the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers and attacked the Mavericks' interior again and again to defend Josh Howard's Devin? Brown clearly couldn't keep up.
The two sides continued to enter a stalemate, the Mavericks could not defend against the Spurs' offense, and the Spurs also suffered from too many fouls in the first quarter, and the interior players had several fouls, and their defensive quality was declining.
At the end of the second quarter, the score was 64-57, and the Mavericks led by seven points.
"Liu, you may need to play more time in the second half, is there any problem with your physical strength?"
It's rare, Nelson asked Liu Han with a solemn face.
"No problem, coach, you can trust me."
Liu Han also became interested in this match, and he was eager to win this match.