Chapter 102: Wolves Ravage Houston, Mavericks Encounter Fierce Enemies (3)

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When the first game of the second round of the playoffs between the Mavericks and the Timberwolves entered the third minute of the second quarter, Korver, who had only played less than two minutes on the court, shot his third three-pointer, and the Mavericks owner Cuban also stood up excitedly and shouted that Cuban was in front of the Mavericks starters who were part-time "towel man".

At this time, the score of the two teams came to 39-27, and relying on Korver's consecutive three-pointers on the court in the second quarter, the Mavericks instantly stretched the difference to double digits.

Korver only thought one thing when he came on the court, and that was what Nelson had to say to him.

"I don't need you to defend hard, I don't need you to break into the interior to make a kill, you just need to run when you get on the court, catch the ball, and then shoot, that's your only task, someone else will do the rest, don't let me down."

It was the only task Nelson had scheduled before Korver took to the court.

Korver has grown a lot after a season of training, he was originally a three-point shooter, his brilliant experience in college did not bring him too many pluses, the sparse defense and not outstanding physical fitness at all made him look at the "green house" guys envious, but after coming to the Mavericks, he felt that he had found a home, not to mention the salary, just the atmosphere in the Mavericks team made him feel very comfortable, the family here is an easy-going foreigner, There is no such topic as alcohol, women and marijuana in the general NBA team, there is more discussion here about how to hit three-pointers more accurately, how to play more reasonably, and Korver can also ask Liu Han, the current three-point "king" in the league, at any time, which makes his projection ability on the outside grow rapidly, and more importantly, the Mavericks' tactical system is suitable for three-point shooters.

A three-point rain from the Mavericks' bench pulled the score away, which Sanders didn't expect, and in the face of such a situation, he had to change the starter early, because everyone knew that once the Mavericks pulled the score away, it would be difficult to catch up.

Kassel, Garnett and Trenton? Hassell, like the fast-moving starters, began to get back on the field.

The Mavericks' offense then came to a halt, and the Timberwolves took the opportunity to start chasing the score, but Nelson didn't have any idea of replacing the main team, and now let the starters rest a little longer, and wait until the fourth quarter for the Mavericks to have the biggest advantage.

Now there are two extremes in the development trend of various teams in the league, one is like the Pistons and Pacers, who emphasize defense, offense is only support, and the other is the Mavericks and Nets, which emphasize offense and outside projection, and the Timberwolves' system is exactly the middle, they emphasize the balance of offense and defense, and emphasize the close integration of inside and outside, and the most critical point is Garnett's play, he is the one who combines the inside and outside of the Timberwolves. So the Timberwolves' bench really doesn't really have much effect, and the Timberwolves are one of the teams in the league with the longest starting minutes.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Timberwolves finally narrowed the deficit to four points, but at this point Nelson finally returned to the starting line, and the Mavericks' bench did a great job.

After returning to the court, Liu Han began to take over the ball, the Mavericks' offensive tactics suddenly changed, Jamison and Nowitzki began to mention the high position to Liu Han to cover frequently, and Liu Han repeatedly took the ball into the Timberwolves basket to attack, he scored or made fouls when he had the opportunity, and the ball was distributed to the outside when he had no chance, in order to contain Liu Han, the Timberwolves could only shrink their defense, and there would always be gaps in their periphery.

The defense can't hold the Mavericks' offense, and the Timberwolves can only guarantee their own scoring as much as possible, but Garnett finally couldn't help the irritability in his heart at this time, and began to beat Fortson strongly.

However, Garnett's offensive efficiency began to decline after the change of mentality, Cassel began to consciously reduce the pass to Garnett, but the rest of the team could not break through the Mavericks' defense, Sprewell was limited by Odom, and he couldn't play his due role at all, and it was better to give Garnett the ball.

At halftime, the Mavericks stretched the margin back to double digits.

After the start of the third quarter, the Timberwolves strengthened the intensity of their defense, at this time they had fallen behind the Mavericks by as many as double digits, and there was no chance if they didn't catch up.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Mavericks were indeed shocked by the Timberwolves' defense, and everyone, including Liu Han, had a problem with a drop in shooting percentage.

The Timberwolves began to take advantage of the opportunity to catch up with the score, and the tempo of the game inadvertently began to pick up, which was actually in the hands of the Mavericks.

The Mavericks had plenty of rest before the start of the second round of the playoffs, while the Timberwolves had less than two days of rest, and the Timberwolves deliberately accelerated their offense and defense in order to catch up with the score, which did work to a certain extent, but in the long run, it did quench their thirst.

Although the Mavericks' offensive efficiency has declined somewhat, they are not completely out of the way to score, Liu Han's low-post offense and Nowitzki's low-post offense have tremendous lethality, and Korver also returned to the court in the fourth minute of the third quarter, and the Mavericks' outside firepower is even stronger.

With less than 3 minutes left in the third quarter, the difference between the two teams returned to the difference at the end of the first quarter, 7 points, a difference of not too much, no more, no less.

After entering the fourth quarter, the Mavericks' physical advantage was finally completely revealed, especially the two strong points of Nowitzki and Liu Han, on the contrary, the Timberwolves began to have weakness and a decline in shooting percentage, and Cassel made some unnecessary mistakes, and the veteran's physical strength was actually close to exhaustion at this time.

The Mavericks took advantage of the Timberwolves' physical weakness to finally play their usual fast offense, and the margin was stretched to 19 points just over halfway through the fourth quarter, and the Timberwolves were forced to the edge of the cliff by the Mavericks' unsuspenseful attack wave.

109-94, the Mavericks unexpectedly won the opponent on their first home court, but the Timberwolves also showed super strength in the game, and they were not without the ability to fight back.