205: The Maverick Who Was Dragged to Death (Five More Requests for a Guaranteed Monthly Pass)
Puerto Rican defender Jose. Barria is another example of NBA fame after an undrafted pick.
After losing the selection in 06, Barria signed with the Mavericks, relying on the courage to fight and accurate shooting, Barria has been working for the Mavericks for five seasons!
Although Barria has never been a star player, it is a remarkable thing that he has survived in the league for five years as an undrafted pick and still has not lost his job.
At this point, Barria borrowed Chandler's off-ball cover and ran out to catch the ball from beyond the three-point line. Even though Conley reached out to interfere around the cover, Barria's three-pointer still hit!
"Two three-pointers in a row, Jose. Barria scored 6 points in a row! His last two games have been impressive, with 21 points swept away after just 16 minutes of play. I've only played 10 minutes so far today, but I've got 11 points in my account! Barria's two consecutive three-pointers helped the Mavericks chase the score to 90-91, and the Dallas people were about to overtake! ”
That's right, the Mavericks are still one point behind. With the blessing of Barria's two consecutive three-pointers, he is still 1 point behind the Grizzlies!
At this time, there are 3 minutes and 15 seconds left before the end of the game, and there is not much time, and every attack and defense of both sides from now on is very important.
Nowitzki gasped, he felt like he was almost exhausted by the grizzly bears! Today, the Grizzlies gave the Mavericks a hard time!
From the end of the first quarter, Link's four-point score, to the second quarter, Link bravely blocked Chandler, causing him to dunk in the air. The Grizzlies were causing problems for the Mavericks all game, not just Link. Tony. Allen's cut-in harassment, Randolph's strong shot under the basket, Gasol Jr.'s interior defense, Conley's smart breakaway...... This group of guys wearing dark blue jerseys has made the Mavericks players suffer again and again.
The Mavericks struggled to hold on, and only now have they chased the margin to just one point. Without Barria's two life-saving three-pointers, the situation would be even more unfavorable for the Mavericks right now!
The margin was up to 1 point, but before the Mavericks players could catch their breath, the Grizzlies' offense came up again!
It's not just the Mavericks players, but right now, fans in arenas across the American Route Center are nervous.
Before the game began, they were still laughing at the Grizzlies for being a bluff and that the Grizzlies were lucky to beat the Spurs and Thunder.
But right now, even they themselves are going to lose to the Grizzlies!
Some Mavericks fans are still shouting "defend", but to be honest, their shouts are getting more and more unrelenting.
The Mavericks just hit two three-pointers, and the Grizzlies certainly won't let them close the margin like this. Marion was sweating as he stared at Link, the No. 0 rookie in front of him had already chipped down 20 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. On the offensive end, Link completely blew Marion out!
In the second and third quarters, Marion was a little impulsive by Link's trash talk, and there were more unnecessary shots. So far in the game, Marion is 4-of-13 shooting and shooting only 30.8%.
As it turned out, Link's defense was very top-notch indeed. It's really unrealistic to want to take him down in one go. It is estimated that the only players who can eat Link with their personal ability are scorer-type players.
Of course, Marion's impulsiveness is also evident on the defensive end. A few reckless steals and block attempts allowed Link to score with ease.
By the time this guy came to his senses, he was 20 points smaller.
Marion can now only concentrate on defending and trying not to make any mistakes again. But on guard, Link, who was originally going to the basket, suddenly ran back!
Marion immediately followed, but as soon as he took a step, Gasol Jr. bumped into each other, no ball cover!
After receiving a basketball near the free throw line, Link didn't shoot or retreat beyond the three-point line, but broke through with the ball!
Marion was about to rush out to block it, but Link actually burst in, so he had to forcibly change his focus. This time, the best time to delay is delayed.
"Come on, come on......" Tyson. Chandler went straight to the basket, he's been waiting for this opportunity for a long time!
In the second quarter, the scene when Link stopped him from dunking, the "King of Fighters" is still haunted by it until now. While Link wasn't a block, it did prevent Chandler from scoring.
Undeterred by the centre-forward, who was voted third in the Best Defensive Player vote, Link quickly approached the penalty area and then looked at Gasol Jr. standing on the right side and got ready to pass!
"Coward!" Chandler scolded in his heart, he thought you were so brave, didn't you still want your teammates to help!
Chandler saw that Link was about to pass the ball, so he took a big step sideways towards Gasol Jr. But Chandler regretted it as soon as he took a step, because Link's eyes and the action of preparing to pass the ball were all feints!
After pretending to pass the ball and shaking off Chandler, Link retracted his gaze and the basketball at the same time, and easily made a layup!
"Hahaha, Tyson. Chandler was completely teased! Do you see that? Chandler took a big step in the direction of Gasol Jr., and he thought Link was going to actually pass the ball! On a beautiful fake fax, I think this goal can be selected as the top five today! ”
Marion covered his head in frustration, he couldn't believe he had allowed Link to score 22 points! Chandler gritted his teeth in anger because Link didn't forget to point at Chandler's head after scoring the goal.
The meaning of his gesture was clear, "You have to use your brains to defend, man." ”
This is Link's provocation of Chandler's Chiguo!
The margin continued to return to 3 points, and there were only more than two minutes left in the game, and the Mavericks were still hanging by a thread!
"Link's attacking tactics are varied and always unhurried. Just now he shook Chandler on the fake fax, and he was very calm. If you're too impatient, experienced defenders will tell at a glance if you really want to pass the ball. Link has surpassed Randolph with 20 points today, how do you think the Mavericks will respond? ”
"There's nothing they can do because no matter what, the grizzly bears will pull them into the mud and force the calves to fight them hand-to-hand!" Mike. Brin replied categorically to his partner that if there was a way to deal with the Grizzlies' crazy comeback, the Mavericks wouldn't be able to rely on Barria's two three-pointers to survive.
This time, however, even Barria wasn't magical. His three-point shot was finally missed by Conley's interference, and the Mavericks couldn't continue the score at the critical moment!
Conley counter-attacked with the ball, but Barria's weak defense allowed Conley to easily score two points.
The margin reached 5 points, and Carlisle had to call a halt to the game. Of course, Barria won't play again, and that's what this guy is. When he started to shoot and couldn't score, he was replaced by Carlisle. That's why Barria doesn't play a lot of minutes in every game.
"Peja, you replace Sean. Jason, you take Jose's place. Next, we play the ball to Dirk. If Dirk gets trapped, I want you to take advantage of the three-point opportunity! Carlisle doesn't talk much, but it's the point.
Peja and John Terry were two goalscorers together, and Carlisle didn't believe he couldn't equalize!
"I'd rather let Dirk shoot than foul, and don't easily wrap up the outside! It's the last two minutes, hold on! "Hollins, on the other hand, didn't have much to offer. The two sides are fighting so anxiously now, if the tactics can solve the problem, it will be solved long ago.
At this time, the players' performance and determination are greater than the manager's decision-making!
Coming back from the timeout, Link found himself in the face of Croatian Peggy. Stojakovic couldn't help but grit his teeth.
Peja has been on three teams this season and is still shooting a steady 41.9 percent three-point shooting. His three-point shooting rate is not the same as Marion's 15.2% shooting rate.
Link didn't dare to let Peja go half a step now, and even the fake bag Link didn't dare to try it now.
Kidd knew what the Grizzlies were most afraid of right now, so he fed the ball directly to Dirk. Without the help of an outside player, Dirk gets a chance to play Randolph alone!
Gasol Jr.? Gasol Jr. also tried to wrap the Germans today, but it didn't work well. Nowitzki dished out five assists today, mostly because Gasol got up and set up Chandler's dunk with a direct pass.
Chandler scored 15 points today, most of which came from Gasol's dunk after he was packed.
Although Hollins previously said that it didn't matter if Chandler deducted a few, Chandler's score was no longer as simple as deducting a few.
Carlisle stood on the sidelines with his hands on his chest, full of confidence. Now, it's time for the grizzly bear to be a general!
"Damn, use Lao Tzu as an ATM!" Randolph gritted his teeth and pressed behind Nowitzki. Even without the help of his teammates, Randolph will do his best to put down the ball.
The Grizzlies aren't the only ones with Link!
Nowitzki found that this time he couldn't stand up to the big black bear! Randolph is, after all, one of the best players in this year's playoffs, and although the Germans have a better overall performance, they are not always able to eat Randolph raw.
Randolph took a steady step and didn't let Nowitzki push another halfway. Link was in front of Peja, but his heart had fallen into the restricted area.
Come on, Lan Fat!
Nowitzki wants to repeat the old trick, since you defend, I'll turn my back and break through!
But this time, Randolph was prepared. The moment Nowitzki turned around, Randolph reached out and slapped the basketball in the hands of the Germans!
"If the ball is dropped, who will the ball belong to in the end!?"
Mike. As soon as Bryn's words fell, Link fell directly to the ground to save the ball, crushing the basketball under him.
This kind of five-to-five ball is more active than whom! However, if you are more positive, Link is not targeting anyone, and all of you here today are younger brothers!
Nowitzki also fell, and he didn't want the grizzlies to mess up the situation. If the Grizzlies take away an away game, the series will be very troublesome!
But Link didn't panic, after Nowitzki's big man of more than 110 kilograms pressed himself, he still caught a glimpse of a passing route, then lay on the ground and threw the ball over!
"It's Tony. Alan! ”
Tony. Allen receives the basketball and starts to fight back! He wanted to drive to the basket, but Terry came back. So Aaron struck the ground, and Randolph dragged what he thought was muscles, but was actually full of fat.
Since the Mavericks couldn't retreat, the entire midlane was empty! Randolph received the ball and directly split it with one hand, and his 120-kilogram weight made the rebounds sink slightly by a few centimeters.
"Seven points later, the Grizzlies continued to fight on the defensive end. With just over 1 minute left in the game, they turned the difference into 7 points! The Grizzlies are getting closer to victory, and they're making it hard for the Mavericks! The scene was very messy at one point, you think I'm talking about a grizzly bear? No, I'm talking about the Mavericks being a mess! ”
"Coach Carlisle wants to settle the fight with Dirk singles, but to be honest, Dirk can't be superb."
After the goal, Randolph rushed back to his own half, picked Link up, and hammered Link in the chest.
And what about the surrounding Mavericks players? They all lowered their heads and didn't say a word. Carlisle, who was still full of confidence just now, is now also frowning and crossing the sidelines.
The Mavericks' morale has hit rock bottom, and they won't feel comfortable playing a series with the Grizzlies right now.
The only thing they want now is to escape death!
Chasing 7 minutes in more than a minute? Facing the outlaws?
The Mavericks players found themselves a little nervous. The pre-game media was right, no one wants to meet the Memphis Grizzlies!
If Dirk were to be selected from the Grizzlies and Spurs, he would probably be more willing to fight the No. 21 now......