The Dallas Mavericks haven't had a great record this season, with 5 wins and 4 losses so far, which is actually what most people expected.

Although Darren. Collison and O.J. Mayo are both very good guards, but these two new signings are not yet at the level that would allow the Mavericks to soar.

Today, however, the Mavericks showed a strong desire to win. Perhaps it was Carlisle who conveyed his desire to win to every player, making the already high morale of the Mavericks burst into even greater strength.

Mayo has played a remarkable nine games since coming to Dallas, averaging 21.3 points per game, and Mayo's best rookie season was only 18.5 points per game.

The "rookie is the pinnacle" little guard seems to have been reborn in Dallas, and he did very well today.

Frequent pick-and-rolls from Mayo, Nowitzki and Carman left the Pacers unguarded. His aggressive breakaways resulted in a lot of fouls, and Mayo's point-of-play was always able to assist Dirk in his shots.

Darren. Collison is also worthy of recognition, the former UCLA's top point guard has repeatedly let off the cold shot, and the guard line he and Mayo have caused huge problems for the Pacers.

With five minutes played, the Pacers still didn't have a substantial advantage. Henson, who was watching the game on TV in the locker room, pouted, in fact, what the Pacers didn't do well was not defense, but offense!

This time, Darren. Collison shoots iron, after all, Chris. Paul's defensive skills are there, and Collison can't play too easily.

Horford picked up the rebound and prepared to play a quick counterattack with a long pass directly to the backcourt! Once again, however, the Mavericks were very aggressive in getting into place. Nowitzki yelled on the pitch and directed his teammates to stand. With Germans leading the field, the Mavericks' defense can hardly go wrong!

"Damn, we've been forced into positional warfare." Vogel looked a little aggrieved.

"It's okay, we can also fight positional warfare." Stevens watched the situation closely, eager to find holes in the opposing defenses in positional attacks.

The core of a quick counterattack is to hit the opponent with an unstable foothold and attack in advance before the opponent's defense spreads out. But the Mavericks came clearly prepared today, and they first used the joint defense to form a formation, and everyone guarded their own area first, so as not to let the Pacers' running pull the defense. After the speed is suppressed, it will turn to the intensity of human marking. That way, the Mavericks' defense won't be in a mess, and naturally the Pacers won't find an easy opportunity to counterattack.

The quick counterattack is an unstable foothold, so Carlisle makes every retreat of the Mavericks extremely stable!

Forced to fall into positional warfare, is the Mavericks' positional defense strong? Strong, under Carlisle's system, although the Mavericks' positional defense is not impregnable, it will never be easily breached.

Paul's several passes, combined with the flexible coverage of his teammates, often allowed the Pacers to find their way. This time was no exception, and was eventually led by Danny. Green finished the offense with a mid-range shot that he had a chance with an off-ball run.

Then, the score is tied again, and the two sides continue to entangle!

That's Carlisle's strategy, and it's the Pacers' biggest problem right now! It's not that the Pacers can't score, it's that they can't pull away! Carlisle curbed the Pacers' quick counterattack, which was equivalent to curbing an important part of the Pacers' opening the score.

The game was scorching, and it didn't do the Pacers any good. After all, at critical moments, the Pacers coach can't command the game.

"Old rascal!" Henson secretly cursed in the locker room, Carlisle really wanted to "rob while the fire is hot" and rob victory!

At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers trailed the Mavericks by 1 point 24-25, and the quick counterattack was contained, coupled with the hot hand of Mayo and Collisson, the Mavericks suppressed the Pacers for a full 12 minutes!

In the second quarter, the Mavericks' defensive intensity increased even more, and the physical confrontation ratio became more intense. Nowitzki also began to exert his power, winning back-to-back singles in the low post against West.

Stevens also tried to attack the Mavericks interior with Horford and West, but the defense of Carman and Dirk didn't make the move work. As Henson feared, Stevens was sometimes too conservative with his staff, and Vogel wasn't an offensive coach.

In the end, the Mavericks ended the first half with a seven-point advantage. At this time, Carlisle was a little worried.

Because, the Pacers players are going back to the locker room. And in the locker room, Henson. Joe must have had a lot to say to the players......

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A minute before the start of the third quarter, Stevens and Vogel walked out of the tunnel of the players. The two looked solemn, and Stevens had a small note in his hand.

"The Pacers are in big trouble and don't know about Henson. Joe laid out something at half-time. But just 15 minutes of speaking time wasn't enough for him to take full control of the game. "Reggie, commentator of the game. Miller pouted, Carlisle's tactics against the Pacers were very well arranged. If the situation continues like this in the second half, it will be difficult for the Pacers to play an offensive climax through positional offense.

"Coach Stevens had a little note in his hand, and we all know that a lot of coaches have a habit of carrying tactical notes with them, and Carlisle is no different. I just don't know what is written on the note in Coach Stevens' hand. "Next to Miller, Kevin. Harlan touched his chin with great curiosity.

In fact, Stevens' little note didn't have a single tactic on it, just a bunch of names. After halftime discussions, Henson gave Stevens a bunch of names and was relieved to let him out of the game.

When Stevens returned to the bench, he looked at the note and then at Vogel, "Will Henson's ploy work?" It's too risky! ”

Vogel tilted his head, "Unless we have a better option, Brad." ”

Soon, the electronic beep sounded, which meant that the third quarter of the game had officially begun. With a wave of his hand, Stevens decided to line up according to the plan given by Henson. At the very least, you have to give it a try!

As a result, people were surprised to find that the Pacers switched to an unconventional lineup. Paul and Ray. Allen partnered the back line, George and Leonard partnered the front line, and Yi Jianlian became the center forward in the second half of the game!

"Huh!?" Reggie. Miller was stunned, was this strange substitution Henson's decision or Stevens' decision?

Watching this line-up in the dressing room, Henson smiled instead. For the rest, that's Stevens' forte!

Stevens is conservative, which means that he is relatively conservative and relatively traditional in employing people. But in terms of tactical arrangement ability and tactical reserves, Henson thinks he is inferior to Stevens.

After a brief discussion, Henson decided to play a small lineup, and a small lineup with projection ability.

Don't the Mavericks like to use joint defense to form first? What are you most afraid of? I'm afraid of projection! As long as five points can be thrown, the Mavericks can't stabilize the defense line even if they combine first.

And because Yi Jianlian needs to play center, Leonard, a defensive giant, must take on more defensive pressure. That's why Green doesn't play with better projection.

Horford can also shoot and run and jump, and he is undoubtedly much better than Yi Jianlian. But Henson thinks it's good to have Horford stagger Chris. Carman comes out and can be more useful.

Therefore, now there is such a "wonderful" lineup on the field. However, due to the limited time at halftime, Henson did not have any extra time to arrange the tactics in detail after determining the configuration of the small lineup. So all Henson can do is write the rotation roster to Stevens.

As for tactics...... As long as Stevens is given the right players, Henson believes tactical issues won't bother that guy. After all, strictly speaking, Stevens is Henson's leader.

"It's ...... What's going on? Watching Paul advance with the ball, Carlisle was a little confused.

After a halftime break, the Pacers seemed to be getting unpredictable again......