Chapter 128: Dallas "Tsunami Brothers" (6K has grown up and become 7K again!) )
Sun Hao played the whole section.
After scoring six points in a row, the Mavericks regained their scoring momentum under his leadership.
That's the game of basketball.
Excluding the feat of Kobe Bryant's 81 points in a single game, more often than not, the game is driven by points and faces.
The 76ers are the truest example of this.
Iverson's scoring ability is very strong, averaging 30+ per game, but he is only 30+, and it is impossible to be 40+ or 50+.
Because of physical strength it is not allowed.
More often than not, it's like in the first quarter, relying on him to open the situation, contain the defense, and then lead the team.
Sun Hao did the same thing.
After he scored six straight points, Brown signaled that the center of gravity of the defense was tilted in his side.
Nowitzki and Finley have offensive opportunities.
Although there is a gap between his strength and team status and Iverson, his on-court performance in the first quarter is no worse than Iverson!
Because he played the first quarter, Nelson Sr. adjusted Sun Hao's rotation time and replaced him in the second half of the second quarter.
He also continued his excellent first quarter by hitting another three-pointer and adding a fast-break layup.
At halftime, the score was 42-40, and the Mavericks led the 76ers by two points at halftime.
Facing the first place in the East to play like this, they have performed quite well.
Of course, Sun Hao is the best one.
He scored a team-high 14 points in the half, shooting 3-of-6 from three-point range, diching out three assists and not committing a single turnover.
When he returned to the locker room at halftime, Nowitzki put his hand on Sun Hao's shoulder, his face full of joy.
When he played for the Bulls before, he felt that Sun Hao was the kind of player who could become a leader.
At that time, he felt that he was thinking a little inexplicably.
But tonight, the facts proved once again that this little brother of his is really different!
After half-time, the situation on the field changed again.
And the man who made that change happen was Larry Brown.
The NBA's most defensive-minded coach made a noticeable adjustment to his defensive set-up at halftime.
Sun Hao was heavily defended.
It's a well-known law in the NBA that very few people can score high points on Larry Brown's team.
He has a hundred ways to take care of you.
Unless you're a god like Jordan, you're going to have a hard time cracking all of this.
Sun Hao may have a chance to become a god in the future, but at least not yet.
He played 10 minutes in the quarter and was substituted and scored just two points from the free throw line.
However, the Mavericks' offense played surprisingly well in this quarter.
After the defensive pressure dropped, Nowitzki showed his talent.
He played the entire quarter and scored 13 points in a single quarter.
Under his leadership, the Mavericks are still on par with the 76ers.
At the end of the third quarter, the score on the court was 61-58, and the Mavericks led by 3 points into the final quarter.
If the momentum continues, they have a good chance of winning tonight's game.
But the change happened during this break.
"Larry, I'm going to play."
During the timeout in the third or fourth quarter, Iverson walked up to Brown and said something like this.
At this point, it was only two minutes since he was substituted in the third quarter.
Even the best players need to rest during the game.
According to the NBA's general convention, the last two to three minutes of the first third quarter and the first three to five minutes of the second and fourth quarters are their rest time.
Because of this rotation, a player's playing time is basically between 33~38 minutes, which is also the normal playing time of a core player.
But there are exceptions, and Iverson is a special case within exceptions.
He averaged 41.1 minutes per game in his career, and he also counted the seasons when he was wandering at the end of the game.
Other times he didn't play 40 minutes, and you were right, it was Brown protecting him.
Iverson was able to beat another talent that was elected to the top of the list of talents, physical fitness.
Brown nodded.
Now that the situation is deadlocked, he also needs to make some changes.
Iverson's early arrival changed the situation on the pitch for both teams.
Don't ask why Nelson Sr. didn't get on the main team in advance, because not everyone is Iverson!
Nowitzki had just played the third quarter, and Nash and Sun Hao had just been replaced for 2 minutes.
As for Leitner and Finley, they didn't play well this game and it was difficult to play a role.
And the purpose of Iverson's play in this paragraph could not be clearer, that is, to grab points.
The signature flower-piercing butterfly step, the pull-up layup that broke through to the crowd, the drift dry pull that suddenly stopped the ball with the ball, and the layup that was unbeatable in the fast break......
Whether it's Hubert Davis or Easley, or even Alexander or Buckner, there's no way to take Iverson!
This season, Iverson's individual ability has reached the peak of his career, and coupled with Brown's system, his level is not in the same dimension as others.
In less than four minutes, he scored 13 points in and out, helping the 76ers to overtake in an instant and widening the difference to double digits!
Sun Hao was quite shocked to watch from the sidelines.
Unlike Carter's violent aesthetic shock, this shock is purely personal ability.
This season of Iverson in history is also the pinnacle season of his personal honors.
With a group of many players who can't be named, a single core came out of the East and was elected as the MVP of the regular season.
In the finals, he staged one of the greatest games of the 20th century, scoring 48 points in a single game, knocking out his opponent and allowing the invincible OK pair to swallow the only playoff loss of the season.
In front of him, in fact, is the best Iverson.
Nelson Sr. was forced to call a timeout.
After returning from the timeout, he brought the main player on the field early.
Generally speaking, the main force is 5 minutes later, plus the Mavericks are a running team, and the intensity of tonight's game is very high, so it is better to be further back at this time.
But now he has replaced the main force in advance, and he is also forced to be helpless.
Because if he doesn't change it, this game may not have the decisive moment he wants!
On the 76ers' side, Brown responded in a timely manner, and the main player was also replaced on the court.
The two sides entered the decisive battle in advance!
On the first round after the timeout, Nowitzki received a pass from Nash and hit a two-point shot in the high post.
But immediately after turning around, Iverson walked on the left side of the butterfly and broke through Sun Hao's layup to score.
He has a 90% chance of going to the right, but that doesn't mean he won't go left.
After adapting to Sun Hao's defensive style, he also began to seek a change on his own.
The two sides were at a stalemate again, and by the time there were only five minutes left in the game, the score was 81-71, and the 76ers still held a double-digit lead!
Time is running out, and the situation is extremely unfavorable for the Mavericks.
The biggest problem left for Nelson Sr. is that, as an offensive team, he can't limit Iverson's scoring momentum, and the latter still scored 37 points in this game, which is 6 more than his average per game this season;
And in the face of the 76ers' defensive intensity, it is difficult for them to play an offensive climax.
This is an unsolvable question, and there is no answer at all.
Yes, also on the other side.
The immediate defeat seems inevitable.
But old Nelson ...... Unwilling!
The old man is always very stubborn, and at the same time he refuses to admit defeat.
Especially in a game like this, he's the spear and Brown is the shield.
Every game between them will be talked about by the fans after the game.
Did the spear pierce the shield, or did the shield block the spear?
He called a timeout in advance, then turned and called Kukocz up.
He was ready to take off his wallet as he did when he hit the bucks.
He is ready to let his team members be the same as his son Nelson Jr., who often tells him the story of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Fruit (luo) battle!
Seeing Nelson's substitution adjustment, Brown pushed his glasses and didn't act too surprised.
Unlike the initiative to change in the first quarter, Nelson Sr.'s substitution is just the last trace of stubbornness, desperate in his opinion.
With a 10-point lead by five minutes, Iverson was also on the floor.
If he loses all of these games, then he might as well quit his job.
"Come back!"
Just as the players were about to play, the elder Nelson called them back again.
"To win this game, I invite you to a beer, a German stout."
Sun Hao thought that old Nelson was going to say something inspiring, but in the end he popped up such a sentence.
This is very true.
But after saying this, Sun Hao could clearly feel the light in Nowitzki and Nash's eyes.
Dallas Drunks!
I don't know why, looking at the light in their eyes, Sun Hao seems to see hope.
Actually, nothing is impossible.
Especially for the Mavericks, if you really want to talk about it, 10 points, throw four or five three-pointers in, and the problem will be solved?!
After the first offense after the timeout, the 76ers' defensive intensity was still very high.
Brown once revealed to reporters in an interview that defensive footwork and physical fitness are the top priorities of his training in his usual training.
This is also the basis for him to build a defensive iron army.
Even after more than three quarters of high-intensity confrontation, the 76ers still have enough physical strength.
However, Sun Hao still noticed a change in detail on the field.
His defender, from Iverson to Snow.
Iverson can indeed average 40+ minutes per game or more.
But he is a human after all, and it is impossible to maintain high intensity on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends for more than 40 minutes.
Nash didn't score much tonight, and in the decisive moment, it was clear that Brown wanted Iverson to allocate the last of his energy to the offensive end.
A very normal adjustment, but Sun Hao smelled a hint of opportunity.
After Nash motioned to pull away, he chose to break through Iverson.
After Sun Hao arrived at the Mavericks, he knew that Nash's ball quotient was not lower than his own.
Even judging the situation on the court, Nash is better than him.
After all, he's one of the best point guards in NBA history, even if he's not in his prime.
Iverson's defense wasn't really good, especially when the player opposite him had good ball handling skills.
His gambling tackles often have negative effects.
That's how the legend of the 76ers four people wiping Iverson's ass came about.
And Iverson himself knows how to conserve his strength, and the defense is obviously not as aggressive as it was in the opening game.
Nash dodged Iverson's save and burst to the free-throw line.
The 76ers' defense was forced to shrink.
That's when Nash made a brilliant back-to-back pass and sent the ball to a 45-degree angle to the left.
Kukotka lay in ambush there.
A catch-and-shoot three-point shot.
He's added three points this summer.
"Bang dang!"
It's a pity that even if you practice three points, you can't guarantee that every goal will be scored.
However, the ball was a long rebound, and it jumped directly to the right 45-degree angle.
There, Sun Hao deceived Snow with a feint to the right, and then slid sharply to the left.
When the people arrived, the ball just arrived.
Assist from Philadelphia rebounds.
Sun Hao quickly pushed the ball after receiving the ball.
Snow is not Iverson, and he obviously can't keep up with the ball.
The ball flew out of Sun Hao's hand, swirling in the air and cutting an arc.
"Huh!"
In Sun Hao's own dubbing, basketball enters the net.
His fourth three-pointer of the game!
His individual score is back to 19 points! Tied the career record against the Bulls!
74 to 81!
The Mavericks also narrowed the gap to 7 points!
There was a stirring at the scene.
They still remember Sun Hao's 3+1 in the second half of the first quarter.
Brown, didn't make any adjustments.
It's just a three-pointer, and he doesn't feel like there's anything wrong with his tactical set-up.
And the 76ers' offense in the next round also validates that.
Iverson burst inside and drew a layup that drew a foul on Nowitzki's beater.
His beloved disciple, as long as he keeps scoring on the offensive end, this game is impossible to overturn.
Iverson goes to the free throw line.
The shouts of "MVP" from the fans rang in his ears.
First penalty, hit.
The second penalty is also in!
AI will never be soft at the critical moment!
The 76ers once again took a nine-point lead.
There are 4 minutes and 20 seconds left.
And looking back, Nash continued to burst points, Finley's touch was still not found, the three-pointer was deflected out of the basket, and Ratliff protected the defensive rebound.
There are 4 minutes left in the game.
Brown sat back on the bench.
The scales of victory have tipped in his favor.
Iverson hit the basket again, but unfortunately this time the referee didn't give the whistle.
As soon as Brown sat down, he slammed off the bench again.
He walked over to the referee and shouted questions, but it didn't change anything, instead causing a technical foul to the 76ers.
Iverson, who is a player with few whistles in the league, is the same as the future Stephen Curry.
Nash went to the free throw line and hit a technical foul.
The margin was narrowed to 8 points.
Technical fouls, free throws, are still the Mavericks' possession.
Kukoc serves the ball from the sideline.
Sun Hao and Nowitzki made an off-ball pick-and-roll on the service side.
After dismantling, Sun Hao reached out to catch the ball.
On the opposite side, Hill's defense was clearly a little out of track.
However, Iverson on the other side came directly to help defend it.
Sun Hao has made four three-pointers tonight, the most players on the Mavericks.
After Sun Hao saw it, he directly played the ball in advance.
The ball flew over Iverson's head and hoisted straight to Nash.
Nash didn't hesitate after receiving the ball, and shot directly from the outside three-pointer.
The trajectory of the ball is very positive.
The strength of the ball is just right!
"Huh!"
Nash's three-pointer, hollow into the net!
It's not that Nash can't vote, it's just that he doesn't want to!
Even if he is not at his peak, his shooting is very accurate!
You must know that Nash's career three-point shooting rate reached 42.8%! 47% in the most accurate season!
180+ club resident men, not for nothing!
The difference in points becomes 5 points in one fell swoop!
There are still 3 minutes and 15 seconds left!
The situation on the field is starting to get a little delicate.
Before you know it, the Mavericks have chased 5 points in a row!
Old Nelson's face flushed.
He didn't expect the team to really catch up with the score in this section!
Oh, a bunch of drunkards!
"Huh!"
At this moment, Iverson made a three-point shot after shaking in the frontcourt and hit!
Just like Jordan thought when he watched Sun Hao play in Chicago before, the three-point shot has not been used as a conventional weapon even at the beginning of the century.
So the stars at the beginning of the century didn't shoot too many three-point shots, and they weren't all accurate.
Of the four quarterbacks, only Carter's three-point shooting percentage is acceptable.
But that doesn't mean they don't have a good three-point shooting ability.
Just like some people will naively think that Jordan really can't practice three-pointers, it is all in the context of the times.
Iverson's career three-point shooting percentage is only 31.3%, but he is not soft on his key three-point shot!
This three-point shot is very important!
The score difference has been stretched to 8 points again!
There are only 2 minutes and 51 seconds left!
Iverson's expression after the goal basically did not change, and he had an incomparable killer temperament!
The cheers at the scene burst into flames.
Iverson, who has scored 42 points, has scored his first 40+ of the season!
The ultimate solo performance.
This goal also boosted the morale of the 76ers players, and the defensive intensity that had just dropped a little bit was raised again!
The Mavericks' continuous blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation, no chance!
The ball ended up in Nowitzki's hands, and he took a jumper to meet Hill's defense.
A difficult shot.
In the first quarter of the game, he also had such a shot, and the ball finally smashed out of the frame.
"Huh!"
But this goal, scored!
At the critical moment, Nowitzki did not relent!
The point difference has been narrowed to 5 points again!
Mavericks, after returning from a timeout, Sun Hao, Nash and Nowitzki each scored a three-pointer!
Three guns in unison!
Iverson continued to shoot from the outside three-pointer, but this time he missed.
"Speed! Velocity! ”
Nelson Sr. waved and shouted from the sidelines.
From Iverson's shot selection, he already feels that the 76ers' physical fitness is declining.
No matter how much Brown trains, he can't train people into robots.
Nash pushed in the backcourt, and the Mavericks managed to play a defensive counterattack this time.
Sun Hao followed up with a fast break on the sideline, and just fell outside the three-point line in the bottom right corner, Nash's pass was given.
Snow had just chased to the top of the arc, and Sun Hao adjusted it and then made a three-point shot.
"Huh!"
Sun Hao's three-point shot, hit again!
The Mavericks hit 4 three-pointers in a row!
The difference is only 2 points left!
Time, 1 minute and 40 seconds left!
Brown reached out and called a timeout.
The Mavericks were caught off guard by the three-point rain in this period.
The fans at the scene also became nervous.
Sure enough, playing against a team like the Mavericks, anything can happen until the last minute.
"Larry, I'll guard him."
Iverson didn't say Sun Hao's name, but everyone knew that he was talking about Sun Hao.
The 76ers' defensive collapse started with the defensive substitution in front.
"No, you just have to play your own offense."
Brown turned down Iverson this time.
Iverson muttered a little, but didn't say anything.
Old Larry, sometimes stubborn.
After a timeout, Iverson slammed the ball to the basket, and he was saved hard by Kukoc.
The referee still didn't give the whistle, but he still threw the ball in when his body was out of balance!
Her 44th personal point of the game!
And after scoring the ball, he rolled over and got up from the ground, without complaining to the referee, shouting at his teammates to remind them to retreat while retreating.
This is Iverson!
However, the 76ers' fitness has clearly come down.
The Mavericks' backcourt serve directly pushed the speed, and Nash scored 2 points on a quick layup.
There is only 1 minute and 10 seconds left!
The point difference was once again forced to close to 2 points!
Many fans stood up in unison.
This game is too ups and downs, and it is too much of a test of people's heart endurance.
Iverson continued to hold the ball up front, and everyone else scattered in all directions.
All eyes of the fans were focused on him, and the smell of gunsmoke began to fill the air.
Key balls.
Iverson lunges inside with the ball.
Although he can feel that he has little energy left, and he knows that the referee's whistle will not be biased in his favor, he knows very well that the 76ers need to score now, whether it is 2 points or 1 point.
He rushed in.
With Harris yelling from the sidelines, the Mavericks defense went all inside.
Iverson opted for a pass!
He's not a guy who doesn't like to pass.
Snow catches the ball in the bottom corner, a completely empty opportunity.
The Mavericks' defense, it's really not good.
Snow made a three-point shot.
"Bang dang!"
Mamba notes!
Snow has averaged less than one three-point shot per game this season, and he has only shot just over 20 percent from the field.
In fact, apart from McGee, the 76ers don't have a qualified shooter!
But McGee, now sit in the audience!
Brown made a mistake in the final moments.
Nowitzki struggled to protect the defensive rebound.
53 seconds!
The Mavericks have a chance to overtake the score!
Whew~Whew~
The fans gasped for air.
The members of the Mavericks bench couldn't help but stand on the sidelines and look at the frontcourt.
Pick-and-roll by Nash and Nowitzki, return pass after the break.
Nowitzki catches the ball and shakes it.
Hill jumped.
Nowitzki's three-point shot in front of him made a subtle change in offense and defense between the two.
But that's the details of the game.
The moment Hill jumped, Nowitzki dribbled to the right and shot with a three-pointer.
Hill didn't dare to foul outside the three-point line, and there was limited interference from the restart.
"Huh!"
Nowitzki's three points, again!
Sun Hao's little brother's suggestion is right, he should shoot three more points!
Dallas, Tsunami Brothers!
89 to 88!
The Mavericks, overtook the score!
With 35 seconds left in the race!
The Mavericks' bench was boiling.
Those who had already grabbed the towels in their hands were shaking wildly at the venue.
Cool, cool!
They finally turned the game over at the last minute!
The fans at the scene hugged their heads and covered their faces in disbelief.
The Mavericks relied on consecutive three points to overtake the score!
Really, unreasonable!
Iverson continued to attack the basket, and this time he chose to shoot himself, but the Mavericks had already shrunk their defense.
His shot in the crowd, didn't go in!
Nowitzki grabbed the most crucial rebound!
Brown, no timeout!
The 76ers have one last timeout left, and it's not a good time to use it.
Others walk to the sidelines and shout to remind their teammates to defend.
After defending this round, he called a timeout again, and the time pressed to the end, and Iverson hit the stunner.
This is the script he planned.
The key now is to defend the Mavericks' final offense.
Brown's shouts worked, and everyone on the Mavericks was stabbed to death.
Nash dribbled the ball in a lap and then dribbled out, and most of the time passed, and the opportunity didn't come out at all.
And he and Nowitzki's blocking and dismantling were also unsuccessful, and there was not much time left!
At the last moment, Nash threw the ball directly to Sun Hao.
Don't ask why, it's Sun Hao who picks up the pot.
Where Sun Hao catches the ball...... More than a meter from the three-point line.
And Iverson posted it in the next second.
This pot is piping hot.
Sun Hao knew that time was running out, and it was impossible for him to make such a strong shot against Iverson.
A feint to break inside to the three-point line, he chose to step back in the next second!
From one meter outside the three-point line, it was withdrawn to one meter five!
The fans were stunned.
But what made them even more stunned was that after using this extreme way to gain space for himself to shoot, he actually voted!
He actually shot in that position!
Brown's eyes straightened.
This guy is crazy, right?
Not just Brown, everyone in the audience was dumbfounded.
Sun Hao, go crazy!
"Huh!"
But in the next second, everyone froze.
Sun Hao's super far three points, in!
He's not crazy!
It's them going crazy!
“……”
Brown felt like his faith was crumbling.
92 to 88!
With 12 seconds left in the game, the Mavericks had reversed the lead by 4 points!
At this point difference, at this time, the Mavericks have won the game!
Brown called a final timeout.
But such a pause is meaningless.
At this time, if you want to win, a quick three-point foul and a quick three-point is the only option.
But the 76ers don't have a qualified shooter, and such ideas are limited to theory!
And that's exactly what happened.
After the timeout, the Mavericks' defense expanded widely, and McGee was even more killed.
Even if the Mavericks aren't good at defense, it's too easy to target.
Iverson scored two points on a basket, but it was too late.
Kukoc finally sent the ball to Nowitzki, who threw it into the air.
As the final whistle blew on the sidelines, the game was finally over.
92 to 90!
The Mavericks achieved a 10-point comeback in the final quarter and successfully won the game!
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