Chapter 171: The Sorrow of the Old Calf
Driven by Tyrek and Jimmy's outside defense, the defensive vitality of the entire Kings team was mobilized, and the Mavericks scored only 16 points in the first quarter, and the Kings ended the first quarter with a 30-16 lead over the Mavericks by 14 points.
"Well done!" Coach Westphall high-fived the players who came off the field one by one.
"Rotation starts in the second quarter, and the defensive intensity of the Mavericks must always be online, they are mostly veterans, and the greater the intensity of the game, the more unfavorable it is for them, continue to consume them in the second quarter, don't ask for how many points they can score, try their best to defend and consume them!"
Coach Westfaal's strategy is obvious, judging from the last game, the Mavericks, these veterans who have experienced countless glories, still have strong offensive ability, and on the defensive end, in terms of the age and physical fitness of the Mavericks' core, it is basically impossible to make aggressive defenses, they can only use their own defensive experience to make predictions and create defensive traps. This allows the Kings not to spend as much on the offensive end, so they can naturally put more effort on the defensive end.
With their obvious physical advantages, they consume many veterans of the Mavericks in defense, so that the offense they are good at cannot be played, and at the same time, they consume too much in the offense, and the defense that they are not good at becomes a huge black hole!
At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, although the on-court combination of Thomas Jr., Jimmy, Garcia, Thompson, and Whiteside was not star-studded, it was enough to deal with the Mavericks' rotation lineup, and the Mavericks were still on the court with Carter and Nowitzki, and the remaining three were Boubois, Odom, and White.
The protagonist of this game is Jimmy. Butler, who played the whole quarter in the first quarter, still maintained plenty of vitality in the second quarter, not only against Carter, but also Bubois at the No. 1 position, Odom at the No. 3 position, and even at the No. 4 position to defend Nowitzki.
Thomas Jr. is the biggest defensive hole for the Kings at this time, but the Mavericks are already taking care of themselves, and they have encountered a ferocious defense, and at the same time, the core Nowitzki unexpectedly has a bad hand today, and he can't score heads-up in a row, plus the personal ability of other positions other than him is obviously a little different, and at the same time, he is very tightly marked, Nowitzki can only choose to continue to shoot even if he doesn't score continuously......
When Terrick returned to the court, the score between the two teams was further widened, and Tyrek returned to the court to start a new round of impact on the Mavericks' defense, the Kings' offense in this game can only be said to be normal, the shooting rate, offensive efficiency is not high, but the Kings' defense in this game is really good, the Mavericks continue to make mistakes and the half-time shooting rate is low to freezing, not only because of the Kings' overall defense, but also because of the Mavericks' own downturn, Led by the main player Nowitzki, the whole team fell into a lost position, and it was not until the end of the second quarter that the Mavericks scored only 34 points before the half, and the Kings had led the Mavericks by as many as 26 points......
Coming back in the second half, the Mavericks still didn't find their way after halftime adjustments, and the margin was still widened until the second half of the third quarter, when the Mavericks were a full 35 points behind......
Sideline commentary Derek. Harper & Mark. Frowell couldn't stop shaking his head, the situation of this game fiasco was basically unavoidable......
Before the end of the third quarter, the Kings led by Tyrek were replaced in turn, Tyrek also put on a training shirt, and will no longer play in this game, Tyreic played 25 minutes in this game, scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and contributed 4 steals.
With the Kings no longer ready to play, the Mavericks also withdrew the main team and completely gave up the game, Nowitz played 28 minutes in the game, scoring only 13 points on 5-of-17 shooting, and the shooting rate of less than 30% can be said to be quite spicy, which is completely abnormal for Nowitzki's average level......
The fourth quarter turned into a contest between the bench players of the two teams, and the players at the bottom of the bench also got their chances to play for the long 12 minutes, and the Kings played the least time this season with Lavoy. Allen, as a second-round pick and a power forward, Allen has to face West, Farid and Thompson's position competition, naturally it is difficult to get ahead, his situation this season is very similar to last season's Whiteside, whether he can get a stable appearance like Whiteside in the future depends on the future opportunities, now what he can do is to seize every opportunity, like this garbage time he needs to do his best to show himself.
The Mavericks trailed by more than 30 points before the start of the fourth quarter, which was a shame for the defending champions, and many home fans couldn't bear to continue watching the game and left the arena one after another......
In the end, the Kings defeated the Mavericks 108-79 on the road, which was a revenge for the last game.
"Mark, this game is really ...... Hey, I don't even know what to say, how do you think the team should cope with the rest of the schedule after this big defeat? ”
"Beating the Kings in the last game doesn't mean we're better than them, and the big defeat in this game doesn't show our true quality. The defensive intensity of the Kings in this game has almost risen to the playoff level, which really makes the players very uncomfortable, and everyone can see that everyone is completely out of shape in this game, and this kind of performance is not like this every game. Overall, with the team's rich experience, it is not difficult to adjust to the future schedule, everyone has experienced strong winds and waves, and it should not be a problem to finally make the playoffs...... If we meet the Kings in the playoffs, I don't think the Kings will be able to beat us with a win of seven games...... At the same time, we cannot ignore the problems exposed by the team this season, although the team is experienced, the squad is too old, and the team needs younger star players. We can see in Evans that the impact and energy of his is what the team lacks the most right now......"
After the last game, the Mavericks have a certain understanding of the strength of the Mavericks, Tyrek and others believe that the team's strength is definitely above the Mavericks, maybe the Mavericks can rely on rich experience to play some unexpected situations in many matchups in the playoffs, but in the regular season, everyone believes that as long as they go all out, they can definitely beat the Mavericks with age and talent.
But after the game against the Mavericks, the Kings will face a more brutal schedule and tougher opponents...... ()
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