Chapter 76: The Bucks' Center (2/3)
As the first quarter drew to a close, the smile on Sanders' face froze.
Although the opponent once almost overtook the Bucks. But in the end, they opened up the difference again!
27:20! There was a brief moment of confusion in the audience. What they are very dissatisfied with is that their team is playing like this?
Nearly 10 points away from the bottom team in the league?
Saunders: "The coach should have let me play, and if I played center in the first quarter, the margin would have been higher!" ”
Kidd: "...... Then you go up. O'Bryant III plays power forward, Parker and Li Feng are rested......"
None of the Bucks players on the bench understood what Sanders meant. The Mavericks shouldn't be able to win this game as they wanted.
What to do at this time? Sanders is definitely going to get the most out of himself.
So that there is an impression on the management side that Kidd is to blame for the team's loss, and that the team's win is the credit of Sanders, the center.
And as the team's head coach, Kidd saw in Sanders' eyes that he was going to play well. Everything is for the team to win, and it will naturally let him go up.
The atmosphere on the Mavericks' side was depressing during this time. Just now they were serious, but they didn't beat the Bucks either...... That's embarrassing.
As soon as Ellis appeared on the big screen, the fans in the stadium let out a huge boo!
His arrogant provocation before the game was basically seen by everyone present...... But in the first quarter, Li Feng scored 12 points, while Ellis only scored 5 points......
Originally, the focus of the fans today was how their Mavericks would win against the Bucks in the end. But now the focus is on Li Feng and Ellis.
Back in the second quarter, the Mavericks' lineup changed to Nowitzki, Chandler, Jefferson, Harris and Barria!
Parsons and Ellis were substituted. In the first quarter of the game, they played too hard.
The lineup on the Bucks' side is Sanders, O'Bryant III, Ilyasova, Mayo and Knight! When they got on the pitch, the fans were even a little disappointed.
Because Li Feng sat on the bench and was not able to continue playing.
The camera was also aimed at Li Feng at this time! The cheers of the scene immediately rang out! Ellis looked at the big screen with some bewilderment, and then looked back at the fans at the scene......
Isn't this the Mavericks' home arena?! Who are you cheering for?!
The game started immediately, Mayo threw three points directly in the half, and the basketball hit the iron! Sanders scored with a backhand dunk after getting the rebound!!
Today he feels that he still needs to "lead the team to win"!
The difference has been stretched to 9 points! This quarter the team sent the veteran Jefferson on the court! This is a great pitcher!
In addition to being a shooter-type forward now, he was also a small forward with good breakthrough ability in the past!
The main reason is that his performance is more stable that he plays. Barria went to the frontcourt and found that the Bucks' defense was not as bad as the media said?
In the end, there were not many passing opportunities, and he chose to step directly on the line and hit a 2-point shot!
Nowitzki also found out at this time that if he wanted to go out now, the team would fall directly into a state of emptiness on the inside!
The other party's O'Bryant III is strong! If he and Ilyasova join forces, the Mavericks' interior will become vulnerable.
And at this time, if he doesn't go out to catch the ball and attack or give timely advice to his teammates, the team's offense is another problem......
Thinking of this, King Nuo also felt that it was time to be mentally prepared.
Ilyasova arrived in the front court and faced the same situation as Barria just now. He got up straight and hit a three-pointer!
The letters on the sidelines are excited! 32:22! The Bucks have stretched the margin to 10 points!
Nowitzki: "Chandler go to my position, I'll play the No. 4 position!" Barria and Jefferson swap places! We've got to focus on scoring now! ”
When O'Bryant III saw his opponent change positions, he immediately guarded against the arrival of King Nuo. But it ended with the referee blowing the whistle.
Nowitzki made all 3 free throws! Sanders looked at O'Bryant III with satisfaction. Hehe, you can't do it when the opponent is serious, right?
Because of the Bucks' current results. Every game is now watched by the team's management! This one is no exception.
Tyson got Harris's pass and turned around for a layup that was directly blocked by Sanders!!
The basketball goes to Mayo and hits the ball directly! Sanders scored a two-handed dunk after receiving the basketball!!
After Jefferson got to the Barria position, he scored a pull-up jumper in front of two Bucks guard players who broke through directly!
As soon as Sanders got serious, it was true that the team's center of gravity began to shift towards him.
If Li Feng played brilliantly in the first quarter, then he Sanders in the second quarter!
After getting Jefferson's pass, the Nortian King used his rhythm and finally stepped back to get three points from O'Bryant III!
In slowing down the pace of O'Bryant III can be said to be completely unable to keep up with the pace of the chariot!
Mavericks fans are excited again! The team can still save it at this time.
Parker: "Do you think Sanders is serious this time?" ”
Sitting on the bench, Parker brought Li Feng a bottle of water and said.
Li Feng: "I'm not allowed to take him now." To say that Sanders is strong, right? But he just doesn't deal with the manager."
Parker: "And with you." We've had it this season. If we all worked together, the Bucks wouldn't be like this."
Li Feng: "What I'm thinking about now is that it would be good if we didn't tear each other down on the field. But obviously it will take time"
The two of them chatted quietly. In the last game, they played against the Spurs and pulled the difference back to within 10 points!
As a result, in the third quarter, the game made Pachulia and them all mess up.
In the second quarter, Kidd looked like Sanders was playing again. Parker worries that the last game will be repeated.
But such fears were cured by Mayo and Knight, who were playing on the court by the Bucks.
Players from both sides come back. Just now, two guards from the Bucks came to the wave and the 9:0 small climax directly suspended the Mavericks......
Kidd: "Li Feng! Come here! With Sanders and Mayo as the mainstay, let's strive to stretch the difference to more than 15 points in the second quarter!
Jefferson of the other side should pay attention. Mayo's two three-pointers just now are very good! Don't give each other a chance!
The Mavericks don't score in one round, let's shoot 2 points. The opponent throws 2 points. Let's play three points! We're not afraid of the Mavericks when it comes to three-point shooting! ”
O'Bryant III and the Bucks players around him listened enthusiastically!
Before the game, when Kidd said that he would win the Mavericks, everyone thought it was the coach talking about it at first. But that's clearly not the case now!
They really have what it takes to win against their opponents!
After the opponent came up, Ellis was still sitting on the sidelines. First of all, the opponent's defensive intensity has come up!
After the opponent missed, Li Feng took over the basketball and entered the net with three points without defense!
At this point, he has already scored 15 points! By this time, the home fans were already in despair.
The Bucks can dunk at the center today, the guard can shoot, and the Mavericks are estimated to be hanging.