The Mavericks are very stable today, and Yi Jianlian is so strong from the beginning today, but the Mavericks still bite the score. If Yi Jianlian's continuous scoring from the beginning did not surprise the players and fans of this team, this is impossible, in the two games that the Mavericks lost, Yi Jianlian's ability to defy the sky is definitely obvious to all, and even the nickname "Grim Reaper" came from the mouths of the fans of the Dallas Mavericks, which shows how big the blow Yi Jianlian gave them, but today the Mavericks still stabilized the situation, and while Yi Jianlian continued to exert his power, he could still continue to adhere to his tactics and play steadily. This team is really calm!

"We have to keep getting up to speed and I want to see you guys get up and running, faster than in the first quarter, and better on both ends of the floor than in the first quarter! Guys, stay focused, it's the Grand Prix! ”

At the end of the first quarter, the score difference between the two teams was still only 3 points, and the lead was still the Knicks, Yi Jianlian scored 13 points in the first quarter, and there were 3 assists, from a player's point of view, no head coach can ask him to do more, D'Antoni is the same, he can no longer ask Yi Jianlian to do more, he asked more for the rest of the Knicks team during the break, he hopes that the entire Knicks team can play faster.

No matter which team it is, even if it is the Knicks who are good at bombardment, it is risky to be fast, especially in the finals, where the atmosphere and intensity are much higher than the usual game, and the speed of the game means that the players need to be more concentrated!

One of the reasons why the "five smalls" are so good is that the five players in the entire lineup can stay focused in the infinite rotation and constantly move the ball, ensuring that there are no mistakes as much as possible, whether it is in the regular season, the playoffs or the finals, which is not easy.

"Five small" is also because it can still ensure the smoothness of the entire style of play in the finals, and complete the tactical purpose well, so as to dominate the future NBA, and even once many teams hoped to study another set of "five small", but unfortunately from the final result, "five small" is unavoidable, the Warriors can cultivate "five small", although it is not a complete fluke, but it is also full of some accidental elements, otherwise, it will not be when James Harden is going to leave the Thunder later, It's been reported that Warriors management wants to trade Klay Thompson for the latter!

Even if this deal was close to completion, it was fortunately not completed, otherwise the Golden State Warriors would not have been known in 15 years.

In short, if you slowly control the positional warfare, there will not be many problems, but if you want to fight fast, it will not be so simple! Once you lose mental concentration, it is easy to make mistakes.

But for this Knicks, playing slowly is not a good choice, it will only gradually be mastered by the Mavericks, Jason Kidd is a very perfect commander, once he gets used to the rhythm of the game, the Mavericks can get up.

The current situation is very powerful for the Mavericks, this team withstood the bombardment of Yi Jianlian in the first quarter, they survived in the first quarter, which is why D'Antoni will be so impatient, even if he takes some risks, he will continue to speed up, the Knicks failed to play the expected advantage in the first quarter, and the Mavericks were unexpectedly calm today, which made D'Antoni a little impatient!

Speaking of D'Antoni, he is also a "genius" head coach who was at the peak of his debut, and his combination with Steve Nash made the Suns team a few years after 05 years into one of the best and most gorgeous teams in the Western Conference regular season, and also reached the Western Conference Finals, but... For any head coach, if he wants to prove his philosophy, it must be to win the final championship, otherwise, even if he is as great as Jerry Sloan, he will inevitably lag behind Popovich, Pakleli and other head coaches in the head coaching class, and the reason is nothing more than that Jerry Sloan does not have a championship ring in his hand.

Xiao Si is eager for the championship ring, D'Antoni, his old mentor, why not want to get the championship trophy, he is also eager to prove himself, now the situation is very good, the Knicks lead 2-1, as long as they win today's game, then they will almost be invincible, in such a favorable situation, what is not to take a little risk?

At least for D'Antoni, continuing to pick up the pace may not be the best way to go, but if it does, it will definitely allow the Knicks to get the most out of it.

"Guys, we just need to keep our form and keep playing the way we play, guys, believe we're not at the end of the rope, we just need to win this game, then we can get back to a 2-2 tie and we can get back to the same running line with the Knicks!"

"So, we're going to win today, and believe that we're more than capable of winning this game!"

On the Mavericks side, Rick Carlisle is also constantly cheering for the members of the Mavericks, and after the first quarter, he is completely satisfied with the ability and state shown by the Mavericks players, to tell the truth, as far as he is concerned, all the goals that this team can score have been scored before, and for this reason, Rick Carlisle did not give any tactical explanations!

Speaking of which, in any game at the finals level, many times the coach often does not have too much arrangement in the game, they encourage the team more from the spiritual level, and they will desperately pour a pot of boiled chicken soup into the players' mouths to give them a reason to win!

That's what Rivers did when he led the Celtics in '08!

But any team at the level of the finals, in terms of team strength and team execution, will not be too bad, the tactics that can be played in the arrangement can generally be played before the start of the game, and if it can't be played, it is impossible to play anyway, at this time, instead of what BB does, it is better to tell these players why they do it!

The Mavericks are just another Celtics, and the core players of this team are players who have been in the league for many years, and they know how to do what they can best on the court, and they don't need anyone to teach them.

The only thing they need from the manager to help them is probably to use words to motivate them when their beliefs are shaken, so that they can regain their spirits!

That's what Rick Carlisle is doing right now!

In fact, he really made a name for himself this season!

The second quarter began shortly after, with both sides going into a normal rotation.

Of course, Yi Jianlian still stood on the court at the beginning of the second quarter, and while seeing him on the court, Rick Carlisle also shook his head with a wry smile, he was really helpless, every time he saw Yi Jianlian playing in the first quarter, when he continued to play in the second quarter, he wanted to say, give me a Yi Jianlian, I can't win?

The Knicks' way of speeding up is very simple and rude, handing over all the balls on the offensive end to Yi Jianlian to complete, and on the defensive end, forcing the Mavericks to increase their offensive speed by pressing all over the court.

Although the strength of the Mavericks' bench is very deep, these role players are destined to not be the same as usual in high-intensity games, which is why many people say that the playoffs are the stage of stars, the finals are the stage of superstars, and only superstars can play better in high-intensity games!

Now, for example, the Knicks have clearly picked up what D'Antoni had expected, stretching the deficit to seven points in the space of three minutes.

Yi Jianlian shot 3 of 4 in the second quarter, while the Mavericks shot 1 of 4 during this time, and this is the specific reason why the Mavericks were pulled away!