Chapter 167: The Emaciated Camel Is Bigger Than the Horse

Under the leadership of Nowitzki, the aging Mavericks did not show weakness in front of the young and vigorous Kings, although the Mavericks were difficult to defend against Tyrek and Cousins, but the offense also played well under the play of a group of veterans, and Terry who came off the bench also showed excellent hand, in the first quarter of the game, both teams did not do well defensively, almost no defense to start the offense, the game was fast-paced, the two teams played a high score of 38-34 to end the first quarter of the game, and the Kings led by 4 points to occupy a slight advantage.

"Hey, the first quarter of the game was really an offensive feast, after all, the Mavericks were the champions of last season, even if the defensive core Tyson. Chandler left the team, but with the current staffing is still a force to be reckoned with, the Mavericks' overall defense can indeed be seen to have declined a lot, but the offense is still sharp, but for this group of veterans, can they really withstand the impact of Tyrek and others throughout the game? Let's wait and see......"

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Kings had a slight advantage on the court, and when Tyrek came off the floor, Cousins was still able to crush the Mavericks interior with his strong individual ability, and Marcinmy and Brandon were still able to crush the Mavericks inside. White has no ability to resist in front of Cousins, and it is obviously unrealistic to defend Cousins alone, and if you want to delay Cousins, the Mavericks can only choose to wrap up.

Fortunately, the Mavericks now have Marion, relying on the reach and movement ability of the shot, Marion who plays the No. 3 position can defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 4 position, although he is a month older than Nowitzki, but Marion is definitely the most reliable defensive person in the Mavericks team at present, with his help defense, Cousins has also encountered some resistance on the inside.

However, this did not prevent Cousins from scoring points, but it only affected Cousins' offensive efficiency, plus the inside West, Farid and other fierce players, the Kings continued to kill the Mavericks inside, but they were never able to open up the difference between the two teams.

"Jerry, in the face of the Mavericks, once Terek is off the court, the team's offensive firepower on the outside will be greatly reduced, and now the team does not have a really stable scoring point on the outside except for Tyreck, a super scoring point, which is also a problem for the team......"

"That's right, Grant, there are some such trends, just like the current situation on the court, DeMarcus is facing a weaker opponent, and David's steady mid-range shooting can also provide stable scoring, but in the face of the Mavericks with excellent offensive ability, there is no way to achieve a clear advantage, Terek is off the court, the team's outside of Francesco, Omi, Anthony and others are all shooters who shoot on the spot, basically have no independent offensive ability, Isaiah's height is too short, and the substitute Tyrek is also Jason. Kidd was very restricted, and Jimmy, needless to say, had almost zero offense...... It's obviously not enough to rely entirely on the inside line as the starting point of the attack, and the play is too single...... Terrick also needs some rest, maybe things will get better when Caron returns......"

When Tyrek returned to the court, the Kings played a wave of strong offense, and the Mavericks were also helpless, Tyrek combined skill, speed and strength, with the Mavericks' current outside defense, there was no way to limit Tyrek, Kidd, Carter and even Marion couldn't keep up with Tyreco's speed and direction, and Terry, Rodrigo, and Rodrigo were on the bench. Boibis will be eaten by Tyrek with his body again, once the assistant defense can easily complete the transfer of the ball with Tyreck's court vision, and at the same time, the assistant defense may not be able to prevent Tyreco, and the Mavericks can only hope that Tyreco's own hand and physical fitness will decline.

Led by Tyreck, the Kings ended the first half with a 10-point lead over the Mavericks 68-58.

"Tyreek's influence on the court is too great, the Mavericks' defense is like air in front of Tyrek, no matter who defends, Tyrek can easily deal with it, if this situation continues to develop, the Mavericks have little chance of winning this game......"

At the beginning of the second half, as Napier said, the Mavericks were like a small boat under the impact of Tyrek, and the score was quickly stretched to more than 15 points, Tyrek scored 19 points in the first half, and at the beginning of the third quarter, he scored six points in a row.

However, when Tyrek went off the court again, the situation on the court took a turn for the worse, the Mavericks began to exert their strength, Nowitzki scored consecutive singles, his projection seemed to the Kings and Tyreck's breakthrough as inexplicable, driven by Nowitzki, Super Sixth Man Terry also fired frequently on the outside, and the knife-like feel of the nerve came to completely ignore Jimmy's defense, and at the same time, the 35-year-old Flyer Carter also staged a wonderful fast-break dunk that completely pushed the morale of the Mavericks to a high point!

The Mavericks, who were in shape, beat the Kings 12-2 in just 3 minutes, instantly narrowing the score gap to only 6 points! The Kings had to call a timeout!

When the timeout came back and Terek returned to the court, the Mavericks who had been on the rise remained strong, several veterans cooperated tacitly, and the more and more excited they played with the benches, Nowitzki's pivotal role and individual singles, Kidd's combing, Terry's crazy sweeping, Marion's mobility, and the Mavericks played smoothly on the offensive end.

At the same time, in terms of restricting Terek, the Mavericks began to play two-three defense, the Mavericks due to the age of the players, weak movement ability, man-to-man defense Tyreic basically can't do, what they can do is to target Tyreco's playing characteristics, strong breakthrough, weak shooting, focus on defending the basket, and not let Tyrek easily finish under the basket. I can't stop you, and I'm going to let you play in a way you're not good at, so forcing Tyrek away from the basket is what the Mavericks have to do.

The Mavericks' strategy was very successful, the defenders on the line tried their best to keep Tyreco on the outside, once Tyrek broke through, the three people on the lower line contracted the inside to stop Tyrek, the box was not easy to break, and Tyreek's singles began to decrease after Tyrek tried a few mid-range attempts and the effect was not good, and the advantage of this one point became less obvious.

"Grant, the Mavericks still have two brushes, the defensive strategy is adjusted in a timely manner, don't look at the Mavericks are mainly veterans, their physical condition must be much more degraded than when they were young, but the experience of working hard in the league for more than ten years gives them a very high tactical execution and prediction of the situation on the court, and these veterans used to be the league's heroes, all of them are talented and arrogant, and they still have the ability to lead the league in some aspects...... The double-digit advantage is almost gone, and the Mavericks are at their best at the moment, and it's going to be tough to win this game......"