Chapter 170: Outer Blocker
"Welcome to the American Route Center to watch today's game. Harper, this is my commentary partner Mark. Flowell, the team will host the Sacramento Kings at home today. The last time the two teams met was in Sacramento three days ago, and the game was quite intense, and the team ended up playing with Jason Brown. Kidd's three-point stunner walked away with the win. The team is ready to play this game and believe that they can beat the Kings again! Mark, what are your thoughts on this upcoming match? ”
"The Kings are a strong team that has risen to prominence this season, and at this point in the season, everyone already knows that their results are not accidental. Evans and DeMarcus. The Kings, with Cousins at the core, have played fast offensive basketball this season, and thanks to Cousins' versatility and Evans' individual ability, Paul Bush. Westfaal's run-and-gun style of play is like a fish in water, and Evans has shown a strong scoring ability that is feared by all teams. The offense is fierce and the defense is on the defensive end of this year's rookie Jimmy. Butler showed great defensive talent, and although his offensive ability was close to zero, he firmly occupied the starting second position at the beginning of the season with his defense. Although we won the last game, the Kings are by no means an opponent to be underestimated...... On our team side, let go of Tyson this season. Chandler is definitely a big loss, the team's defensive framework is broken, plus Dirk and others are a year older, defense is indeed a big problem, but with the experience of the veterans, the team still has a good strength, in general this game is bound to be a tough battle! ”
"The vitality of the Kings is indeed enviable, but our team is the defending champion, although it is unlikely that we will win two consecutive championships this season, but the experience on the court is irreplaceable, and the team is still competitive. This season is also a transition for the team, and once the season ends with superstars to complement Dirk, it will be easy for the team to return to the top......
"Haha...... Rumours are circulating that the team is going to take Dwight this summer. Howard and DeLong. Williams, if it happens, it will really be a step up from last year's winning squad! ”
"Okay, without further ado, let's focus on today's game......"
The two sides have only been fighting for a few days, and it can be said that they are very familiar with each other, and after a brief conversation between Tyrek and Nowitzki and others on the sidelines, the center circle jump ball game begins!
The starters of the two teams are no different from the last time they met, and the Kings in this game, like the Rockets, showed a very high desire to attack at the beginning. It's also not uncommon for Butler to hit a corner three-pointer.
However, the Mavericks are not good at defense, the Kings offense plays smoothly as long as the Mavericks can give a counterattack, these veterans are not afraid of others, but today they were severely tested.
was killed by Kidd in the last game, it was Jimmy who defended Terry in the last defense, and it was Terrick who defended Kidd, and Tyrek was indeed responsible for not marking Kidd, but if it wasn't for Jimmy being shaken out of the shooting space by Terry, Tyrek would not have gone up to fill the position, in short, the backcourt duo of Tyrek and Jimmy had to bear some responsibility for the final kill.
After the last game, Jimmy approached Terek, who thought he had made a defensive mistake, but Tyrek took the blame on himself, but Jimmy knew that in the end he didn't target Terry and it was the source of everything. Terry is a veteran who is almost 35 years old, and Jimmy's foundation on the court is defense, and he can't accept that he can't defend against a veteran at the end of his career, even if he is an attacker who has been known for a long time.
In this game, Jimmy showed 100% concentration, and Vince Brown, who started the game. Carter was heavily defended, and the bulldog-style sticker made Carter have little room to receive the ball, and at the same time, Tyrek, who was killed by Kidd in front of him, also showed his defensive skills, Tyrek admitted that Kidd at his peak had the best strength in the league, but Tyrek did not think that the 39-year-old Kidd could pose any threat to himself who was serious about defense.
Tyrek with tall arms and long arms already has the capital to become a top defender, but because it requires a lot of energy to attack, plus Jimmy wiping his ass, although there are also highlight defensive moments, but Tyrek's defense is not loose or elite-level, but once Tyrek defends with his heart, he can definitely embarrass all attackers, let alone the 39-year-old Kidd......
In the first quarter of the game, Tyrek and Jimmy's backcourt defense tortured the Mavericks, the experienced Kidd did not have any chance to attack by himself, and at the same time Jimmy clamped Carter, the Mavericks' offense could basically only give Nowitzki on the inside to do the ball, and the Mavericks' offense launched by Kidd was basically paralyzed.
Kidd holds the ball in the frontcourt, Terek spreads his arms in front of Kidd, Kidd knows that he can't break through like he did when he was young under such defensive intensity, Kidd commanded his teammates to run, Carter played 4 minutes and was replaced off the court, although Terry on the bench was only a few months younger than Carter, but his mobility at 1.88 meters was much better than Carter, and although compared with the peak of the two, Carter's overall strength was much stronger than Terry, but at this age, Terry still has a strong scoring ability.
However, his small size makes him more agile and easier to break through against tall defenders, but it is difficult to do when defenders have the speed that is not inferior to him, and Jimmy, who is obviously 12 years younger than Terry, is such a defender.
Jimmy used his body and big hands to cut off Terry's receiving path, he didn't want to make mistakes in front of Terry again, Kidd knew that once he crossed to Terry, he would inevitably be cut off, Kidd looked at Marion on the other side, and at the moment when Kidd hesitated, he had already judged that Kidd would not pass to Terry's Terric and grabbed it directly, and cut off the ball in Kidd's hand in an instant!
The Kings switched from defense to offense, Tyrek and Jimmy went down quickly, facing Kidd and Marion who were chasing the defense, Tyrek gave Jimmy in front of his side, and Jimmy flew up with one hand after receiving the ball!
The backcourt duo of Tyrek and Jimmy may not be the league's most defensive backcourt duo at the moment, but once they focus on defense at the same time, they will be more than enough for the Mavericks' aging guard line, and they will be the real top defenders in front of the Mavericks!