Chapter 611: After Adapting to the Competition
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Twenty-four hours ago, the world was clamoring for the Warriors' "Black Eight Miracle" to reappear. But now, 24 hours later, the news about the Warriors and the Black Eight has vanished overnight.
At 109-98, the Mavericks easily outscored the Warriors by 11 points. With a shooting percentage of 37.5, Stephen Curry looked helpless under Yiyang's defense.
Judging from what was shown in the first game, it seems impossible for the Warriors to think about the "Black Eight" again this year.
Everything happens for a reason, even if it's a miracle.
The Warriors' completion of the "Black Eight Miracle" in '07 seems to be an incredible miracle, but it is actually caused by a lot of reasons.
Although the Mavericks won 67 in the regular season, they actually had some very fatal problems.
First, the Mavericks relied heavily on jump shots back then. Once you lose your feel, it will be out of control. At that time, Dirk's skills were not yet mature, and he could only shoot in the face frame, and his ability to carry the basket and respond was far inferior to what it is now.
At that time, the Mavericks were a singles team, and the whole team only had five sets of tactics: Nowitzki singles, Josh. Howard singles, Terry singles, Harris singles, and Starkerhouse singles.
With Nelson Sr.'s guidance, simple singles tactics naturally can't be compared to the Warriors' all-in-one soldiers.
For a variety of reasons, the Warriors have created miracles. But in fact, as long as you analyze it carefully, you will find that this "miracle" is actually a matter of course.
But this season is different, and this season the Mavericks really don't have any particularly fatal flaws. On the offensive end, the Mavericks are no longer just a simple one-on-one game, and Carlisle's command has long made the Mavericks a team-oriented team. And Yiyang's organization allows the Mavericks to always be able to play a smooth offense.
The Mavericks' offensive points are not small, and the Warriors' defense is also under pressure. The starting lineup included Yiyang, Dirk and Iguodala. On the bench, Collisson, Nick. Both Young and Marion could score. With such an attack, the Warriors naturally can't parry.
As for the defensive end, Curry and Klay. Thompson's shooting percentage in the first game was enough to speak for itself. The Mavericks' outside trident has put countless opponents to shame this season. Inside, Nowitzki and Gobert can also be very effective at protecting the basket.
At the beginning, most of the media who shouted that the Warriors would definitely be able to complete the Black Eight followed the trend and coaxed, and it was only after the Warriors lost the first game that everyone suddenly realized.
While the history is so similar, the situation for the Warriors and Mavericks this year is very different than it was seven years ago.
However, a big win in one game can't shut everyone's mouths. There are still a few media outlets that hate the Mavericks so badly that the reason why the Warriors lost so badly in the first game was because they were young and had not yet used the rhythm of the playoffs.
Once the Warriors get used to this intensity, they will launch a Jedi counterattack. At that point, the Mavericks will have a hard time containing the Warriors' offense.
If Carlisle had seen such a report, he would have been very disappointed with the world. Because, even a fool can make money with his own nonsense words. This is not fair to those who are still struggling for their lives.
Will the Mavericks struggle to contain the Warriors' offense? Now, it should be Mark. Jackson was racking his brains to find out how to contain the calf's impact on the basket.
"In the next game, I need you to focus on attacking the Warriors' interior. With the loss of Bogut and second center Azeli, the Warriors have little to no one on the roster who can protect the rim. David. Lee and O'Neal Jr. are not top-tier defenders. And Speights and Drummond on the Warriors bench. Green was too short again. So the inside line is the weakest link of the Warriors! Carlisle finished speaking on the training ground, and his hand suddenly clenched into a fist. This seems to be a sign that the Mavericks will completely crush the Warriors' three-second zone!
After a day off, on April 22, the second game of the series between the Warriors and the Mavericks officially began.
Before the start of the game, ESPN gave the key to today's victory for both sides. For the Warriors, if they want to win the game, they must first play a super high three-point shooting rate, and secondly, they must limit Yiyang's play.
And for the Mavericks, there is only one key to their victory: amplify the inside advantage!
The keys to victory given by ESPN are professional reviews given by some real basketball experts after discussion. That's why it's so consistent with Carlyle's thinking.
On the first ball of the game, the Mavericks players followed Carlisle's tactical set-up. Iguodala borrowed Dirk's block into the box, and it was David D'Iv Brown. Lee and O'Neal Jr. had no way to stop Iguodala's onslaught.
For the Warriors' interior defense, Iguodala is simply a copy of LeBron. James. The Warriors' weak interior rim protection ability can't withstand Iguodala's onslaught.
Entered the restricted area, leaned on O'Neal Jr. for a tough layup, the basketball scored, and the whistle blew. Iguodala got a three-pointer in the opening game, giving the Warriors no hope at all.
In the ensuing defensive round, the Mavericks' outside trident remained at a high level. Thompson's last game was played by Tony. Allen defended the "psychological shadow", and today he repeatedly received passes, but he didn't dare to shoot.
The Warriors' 24-second offensive time came to the end in Thompson's hesitation, and in the end, Curry had to force a three-point shot without getting a chance. And basketball, naturally, comes out of the frame.
"In the key to victory just given, the Warriors had to shoot extremely high three-point shots. But Curry shot the basket on the first shot, which can be described as a bad start. O'Neal shook his head, it seems that the Warriors will never "get used to" the rhythm of the playoffs.
The Warriors didn't put the "Key to Victory" claim out, but the Mavericks did something very obvious with the Key to Victory.
This time offensively, Yiyang hoisted the ball to Dirk. Instead of a turnover jumper near the basket, Dirk pressed to the three-second zone to score with a hook shot.
Amplifying the inside advantage, this phrase has been lingering in Dirk's mind. Since it is to expand the advantage of the internal line, it is natural to solve it in a more "internal line" way.
"God, David. Lee was like a sculpture and could only watch Dirk score. The Warriors' interior defense has not improved at all compared to the day before yesterday! ”
The first quarter of the game ended with the Warriors' "dangdang" iron and the Mavericks' indiscriminate bombardment of the three-second zone. 31-20, and as the day before yesterday, the Mavericks seemed to have completely controlled the game from the first quarter of the game.
In the second quarter, the Warriors finally changed their strategy. They gave up on endless throws from beyond the three-point line and began to look for opportunities in the mid-range.
During this time, Darren. Collison allowed Curry to score six straight points, all on mid-range shots. But helplessly, after Curry scored 6 points in a row, the difference between the two sides still did not decrease. Because Curry scored on his side, the Mavericks would immediately hit the three-second zone to hit one back.
Gobert's heavy dunk, Marion's kill, Nick. Yang's indiscriminate pumping is the feel of the goal...... The Mavericks' bench players went on a 21-9 offensive run. The score was 50-29, and before the halftime was over, the difference had been widened to 20 points.
However, the abyss of despair is bottomless. After the official timeout, when Carlisle put all of the Mavericks' starters on the court, Mark Murphy. Jackson was mentally prepared for a massacre.
Yiyang and Iguodala continued to attack the basket, allowing the Mavericks' advantage to continue to expand. Mark. Jackson even went so far as to let Drummond come off the bench. Green deliberately blocked and also wanted to stop Yiyang's scoring.
However, Yiyang's performance at the free-throw line was too stable. Sending him to the free-throw line is actually not fundamentally different from sending him two points.
The first half ended, 67-41. It only took 24 minutes for the Mavericks to put the game in garbage time!
"The Dallas Mavericks were eliminated by the Spurs last year because of an interior disadvantage, but this year they have changed a lot. The inside line has become the biggest advantage of the Mavericks! ”
"The Warriors have absolutely no way to stop the Mavericks' interior offense, and their shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line is very low. I can't think of any other chance the Warriors have to win the game. ”
This time, even Barkley and O'Neal were strikingly unanimous. This shows how obvious the Mavericks' advantage on the court is.
With a 26-point advantage in the first half, the Mavericks still didn't dare to relax and continued to storm the three-second zone in the third quarter.
In the second half of the game, the Mavericks' shooting percentage also fluctuated. After all, the never-ending impact on the basket is also a very severe test of the players' physical fitness.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Yiyang was rudely intercepted by Green when he made a layup, and he was a little soft and failed to put the ball in. However, Gobert leaped high and clicked the ball back into the box.
"With an easy rebound, the Mavericks' interior advantage is as obvious as ever." Barkley shook his head, if Bogut and Azeli were there, they would be able to resist a little bit. But right now, the Warriors' three-second zone is simply a square, and the Mavericks players can come and go whenever they want.
Obviously he has completed the defense, but he was scored by the opponent's rebound. This kind of thing is very, very demoralizing.
Curry made a desperate gamble in the third quarter, abandoning his mid-range shooting and sprinting wildly from beyond the three-point line. However, he got nothing but more and more hits and a lower and lower hit rate.
He shot 1-of-7 from three-point range and shot 14 from three-point range. Although Curry still scored 24 points today, it was a lot better than the last game. But his performance is still not related to the word "excellent".
After three quarters, the Mavericks have scored 105 points. And in the endless sound of the warriors, only 73 were in the account. The 32-point gap faithfully reflected the situation on the court, and even if the Mavericks didn't score a point in the final 12 minutes of the game, it would be difficult for the Warriors to close the 32-point gap in one quarter.
Mark. Jackson had no choice but to give up and no longer fielded his main players in the final quarter. Carlisle was also happy to rest his starters, and the Warriors didn't surprise their supporters. Today, they are even more defeated!
Even with a 32-point lead, the Mavericks' bench players still didn't let up. Nick. Yang turned into a singles king, and the fourth quarter of the game completely became his personal stage.
When the game passed by the last second, Mark. When Jackson looked up at the big screen at the scene, the numbers on it couldn't help but make him gasp.
140 to 100, this is not a game, it is not a movie, but a real score, written on the scoreboard on the big screen of the scene!
The 40-point difference tells everyone: this is not a confrontation, it is simply a bloody massacre!
"Do you know why the Mavericks only won the Warriors by 11 points in the last game?" On the podium, Charles. Barkley looked straight at the score, which was exaggerated even for him, a Mavericks fan.
"For ...... Why? O'Neal's lips trembled a little, this is the playoffs! Beating opponents by 40 points in the playoffs is inevitable...... It's terrifying!
"People say that once the Warriors get used to the rhythm of the playoffs, they can come back to their senses. The truth is that the Mavericks only won by 11 points in their last game because they haven't adapted to the rhythm of the playoffs. Barkley looked at Yiyang's back, and the current Dallas Mavericks are completely different from the "pseudo-strong team" that always capsized in the playoffs.
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