Chapter 56: Benches and Bricks
The author is more than 30 years old but has never had a fight, and even when he was a child, there were very few games between children, very regrettable, so I don't know much about whether the bench is powerful or the brick is powerful when fighting, but according to the introduction of friends and watching others fight, the power of the bench is actually on the brick, the weight of the bench is greater than the brick, and there are many places that can be grasped by force, and the brick seems to be powerful, but in fact, it is difficult to exert force in the hands of ordinary people. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
So when the Mavericks and Kings played in the second quarter, it was like a matchup between bricks and benches, and the Kings' "bench bandits" taught the Mavericks' young people a good lesson.
In fact, when the first quarter of the game ended, the difference between the two teams was already quite large, and the Mavericks took advantage of the fact that the Kings were too slow to defend and seize the opportunity to play the Kings' chase ball, which made the Kings tired all the time, and Adelman even did not hesitate to replace Brad just over halfway through the first quarter? Miller, and then called a timeout to make temporary adjustments to the team's tactics, in the hope of limiting the speed of the Mavericks in the next game, but unfortunately the Mavericks starters were really in a very good state today, all kinds of comfortable passes were followed by unreasonable three-point shots, and the Mavericks hit 9 three-pointers in the first quarter alone, and their three-point shots were only 12 times, and the super high shooting rate made the entire Arco Arena a little silent.
At the start of the second quarter, the Kings were replaced by Bobby? The bench players led by Jackson, and the Mavericks took advantage of the huge advantage to start the practice, and as a result, these young players and rookies of the Mavericks looked unusually weak in front of the King's "bench", Josh Howard only knew that he was covered and hard, Xue Yuyang lacked confrontation ability, and he couldn't even find a chance to shoot after being close to the opponent, and as for the rookie Korver, who was exchanged for the 76ers, this handsome young man was too conservative, he didn't shoot without a vacancy, and the defense was just to run with the opposing players, It doesn't work as well as it should, and he hasn't adapted to the rhythm of the NBA at all, or his psychology hasn't adjusted yet.
The Kings bench went on an 18-4 run in the first five minutes of the second quarter, and Nelson couldn't stand any more frenzy, Liu Han and Odom returned to the court, and Korver returned to the sidelines dejectedly, playing for five minutes, scoring a point and committing two fouls.
After Liu Han came on the court, he first made a three-point shot to stabilize the situation and let the Mavericks continue to maintain a 7-point lead, but back to defend, Bobby of the Kings? Jackson also hit an unreasonable one-meter shot from beyond the three-point line to help the Kings narrow the deficit back to four points.
The two teams exchanged three-pointers to make the fans in attendance addicted, and the fact that the team's bench could compete with a superstar like Liu Han made the Kings fans even more excited.
Bobby? Jackson was a rookie selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 23rd pick in the first round in '97, and a year later he returned to his college home city of Minnesota, but he was not reused in Minnesota until he came to the Kings, when Adelman gave Bobby? Jackson's unlimited right to fire off the bench, Bobby, who has experienced right and wrong? Jackson has long lost the youthful frivolity of the year, he seized the opportunity to help the Kings bring out a group of "bench bandits", why is it called a gang, because the bench players in the general game are transitional, and their role is at most to help the main players foul or take the blame, but Bobby? Jackson's Kings bench broke this unspoken rule, and they could even play with some of the team's starting steel, which to some extent made up for the Kings' tactics, Princeton is a very good tactic, but not all players can easily integrate into the tactics.
Last season, Bobby Jackson averaged 15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game in less than 30 minutes of play, which is already a top-tier performance for a bench player.
Now the Kings are in trouble, and the team's starters can't stand the Mavericks' speed at all, and they are almost dragged down by the Mavericks' fast break, but Bobby? Once again, Jackson stepped forward.
The Kings' bench doesn't pay much attention to the rules in the game, everything is based on limiting the speed of the Mavericks, they also know that their playing time is running out, so they will not have any scruples, and frequently use fouls to interrupt the Mavericks' already rising attacks, which makes the Mavericks' rhythm fall into chaos, even if Liu Han is on the court, but his helpers are all young people, young people are easily affected by emotions, and they unconsciously fall into chaos.
With four minutes left in the second quarter, the Kings gradually replaced their starters, but the margin between the two sides remained at 5 to 7 points, and was not further widened.
At this time, Nelson was thinking more about the shortcomings of the team's bench lineup, and such a substitute would definitely not be able to withstand the bombardment of various teams in the playoffs.
After the two sides returned to the starting lineup, the Kings finally adapted to the rhythm of some Mavericks, whether they played or failed to play, they were the first to return to defense, although the opportunity for the second offense was reduced, but it ensured that the team would not be dragged down by the Mavericks' chasing ball, especially Brad, who returned to the court? Miller and Divac, they mean a lot to the team, it's up to them to organise in attack, and they have to protect the interior in defense.
At halftime, the score was 64-57, with the Mavericks still in the lead but their speed advantage was offset by the Kings.
At halftime, Nelson unceremoniously criticized the team's substitutes, especially some young players, and Josh Howard was even more scolded by Nelson, this stubborn and somewhat withdrawn kid kept his head down and didn't say a word.
After Nelson finished criticizing, Liu Han didn't say anything more, just comforted the young people in the team.
"Guys, don't worry, if Don still scolds you, it means that he is paying attention to you, if he doesn't pay attention to you anymore, then you have to find a home, haha, don't say anything else, everyone has been young, everyone will have mistakes, but it depends on whether you will change, concentrate on the game, concentrate on training, I believe you will all find your own path."
As a person who has come over and is also a successful person, Liu Han's words made the young people of the Mavericks regain some confidence.