Chapter 307: Three Minutes of Rain
The Mavericks' starting lineup has changed a bit from the previous game.
The troika has not changed, point guard Steve Nash, scoring guard Michael Finley and power forward Dirk Nowitzki, center is still Shaun Bradley, and small forward has been replaced by Hubert Davis from Edondona Jura in the previous game.
On the Grizzlies' side, point guard Mike Bibby, shooting guard Manuginobili, small forward Sean Marion, power forward Raheem and center Patrick Ewing.
At the beginning of the game, the big bamboo pole Sean Bradley grabbed the ball, and the Mavericks attacked first.
Steve Nash holds the ball, rushes to the front court, and settles at the top of the arc.
Sean Bradley gave a cover directly at the top of the arc, Nash over-covered, Patrick Ewing didn't defend it, and there was a short open opportunity outside the three-point line, but Nash didn't shoot, taking advantage of the time difference, he took a step inside, forcing Sean Marion to step forward to make up for the defense.
After attracting the defense and the pinch shot, Nash split the ball directly and found Nowitzki outside the three-point line.
King Nuo received the ball and shot directly.
Rahim's defense missed a step, so, the next second, boom! Ball in!
At the beginning, the Mavericks threw in a three-pointer and fired on fire.
"Derknowitzki's three points! Entered! It's so accurate! On the commentary seat, McBrin said with a smile.
Marv Albert followed up with a set of stats: "Dirk Nowitzki's three-pointers need to be guarded against, and so far this season, he's taken 48 shots from beyond the three-point line, hitting 18 three-pointers, an average of 1.8 three-pointers per game!" ”
For Nowitzki's three-point shooting, or to put it more generally, it is impossible for Qiao Hai not to pay attention to Nowitzki's long-range shot, so in the starting lineup, he arranged for Sean Marion to defend Nowitzki, and the bench lineup is naturally rough.
However, Sean Marion also needs to pay attention to supplemental defense, so occasionally there are one or two leaks, and Qiao Hai can't help it.
The Mavericks are a three-core lineup, and they play run-and-gun tactics, almost everyone can score, and in the new season, the Grizzlies play joint defense, under the combined effect of the two factors, it is impossible for Qiao Hai to arrange special personnel to defend Nowitzki, and can only limit the Mavericks' run-and-bomb offense through joint defense.
The Mavericks hit a three-pointer in the opening period, followed by the Grizzlies' offense.
Mike Bibby holds the ball from the outside and breaks through the screen.
On the other side, Ginobili ran without the ball, also after covering, rushed to the three-point line, raised his hand and shot, obviously, Ginobili wanted to return a three-pointer, but bang, Ginobili's quick three-point did not score.
Patrick Ewing on the inside stuck in the position and grabbed this offensive rebound, and the backhand was a violent dunk!
The score became 2:3.
However, Ginobili missed a three-pointer, which is not a good sign.
The Mavericks' offense is still Nash in possession of the ball.
But this time, Nash hasn't broken through yet, and Michael Finley on the wing rushed out of an opportunity through a quick air cut, and after receiving the pass, Michael Finley rushed two more steps, and then, taking advantage of the momentum, against Ginobili's defense, made a layup.
Mavericks score in a row.
On the Grizzlies' side, Mike Bibby advanced to the front court with the ball and handed the ball directly to Ginobili, who was waiting at the top of the arc.
The two made a gesture, and Qiao Hai on the court knew at a glance that they were going to let Ginobili play alone.
Ginobili's single, Mike Bibby pulled directly to the weak side, and the defense on the strong side was quickly emptied, leaving only one Michael Finley, of course, Sean Bradley's position is still close to the strong side, as long as Ginobili breaks through, Sean Bradley can rush over to make up for the defense.
Ginobili did choose to break through, and in one sprint, he passed Michael Finley.
So, Sean Bradley pounced, Ginobili directly hit the ground pass, Sean Bradley passed by, turned his head to see, Patrick Ewing received the ball and it was another violent dunk! At 4:5, Patrick Ewing scored 4 points alone.
The Mavericks quickly hit another wave of fast breaks, and Nash's mid-range shot missed.
Then, Mike Bibby broke through to attract the pinch and split the ball to Ginobili, who also missed Ginobili's mid-range shot.
The Mavericks had another wave of fast breaks, and this time, Nash hit a three-pointer to make it 4:8, and the margin was stretched apart.
On the Grizzlies' side, the strong side pulled the air again and gave Ginobili a single.
Ginobili took two steps with the ball, this time, Michael Finley's defense was not out of position, and, Ginobili glanced at the weak side, and the Mavericks' weak side defense did not have a hole, Ginobili did not find an opportunity, so he had to come by himself.
Another rush step, followed by a sudden brake, a mid-range step-back jumper, bang, still didn't go in.
Manu seemed to be in terrible form, missing three shots in a row, and the margin was stretched to six points.
Fortunately, Mike Bibi took over the offensive banner and scored two goals in succession, and the difference was narrowed to 5 points.
However, when the difference was 5 points, Qiao Hai still called a timeout.
Winning the game is important, but Ginobili's individual performance is also important, which is related to the success of the battle book mission, which is very important.
However, after a pause, Qiao Hai thought about it for a while, the team's tactics are fine, and Ginobili has no problem playing, so the problem lies in Ginobili's state, Ginobili seems to be in poor shape, then, Qiao Hai has only two ways, throw out the status card, or exchange victory points for the time card.
After thinking for a while, Qiao Hai made a decision: "The Dallas people have gathered a lot of defense in the restricted area, so next, our style of play is very simple, use the breakthrough to attract the pinch shot, and then try to divide the ball to the outside line and increase the outside three-point shot!" Three points! Three points! Keep three points! ”
Qiao Hai made a substitution at the same time, roughly replacing Rahim, Qiao Hai is going to move seriously.
At the same time as the substitution, Qiao Hai exchanged a 3-minute statute of limitations bonus card, a single attribute, a bonus of three points, and this statute of limitations bonus card cost Qiao Hai 5 victory points.
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The game is back on.
The Grizzlies quickly shifted the focus of the offense, but the style of play on the offensive end still did not change, and it was still a breakthrough.
Ginobili breaks through, and the Mavericks flank.
Nothing has changed.
Don Nelson believes that maybe Qiao Hai called this timeout just to replace Wang Zhizhi.
Don Nelson knows something about Wang Zhizhi, a big man from the Celestial Empire, because the 1999 draft was roughly the same target for the Mavericks, but he was preempted by the Grizzlies, and Don Nelson thought that Wang Zhizhi would be Nowitzki's best replacement.
Taken the lead by the Grizzlies, Nelson Sr. gritted his teeth, and in the end there was nothing he could do.
Roughly debuted, the Mavericks' defense naturally changed, and a person was assigned to mark the roughly.
As a result, the Mavericks' defense is even more stretched.
After the Mavericks pinched the ball, Ginobili then divided the ball, divided the bottom corner, and Sean Marion received the ball and threw it, smack! Ball in!
Three points!
Ginobili swiped an assist.
Qiao Hai on the sidelines applauded desperately, and the effect was there!
The two-point difference, the Mavericks' offense, Dirk Nowitzki's mid-range singles, the golden rooster is independent, and the shot scores! 4 points difference.
Grizzlies' offense.
This time it was Mike Bibby's breakaway, and the Mavericks continued to flank the attack.
Old Nelson still didn't arouse alarm, so, this time, the Mavericks missed a rough outside line, and it was a three-point shot when he raised his hand! Swish! Again!
After two three-pointers in a row, Nelson Sr. began to frown.
The Mavericks' offense, Michael Finley came to another single, and after a quick break, he missed the layup.
Patrick Ewing grabbed the rebound, and the Grizzlies turned and counterattacked.
Ginobili catches the ball and goes straight to the front.
With three against two in the frontcourt, the Grizzlies have a chance to close the gap even further.
Ginobili rushed two steps and remembered Qiao Hai's request: three points! Three points! Keep three points!
So, outside the three-point line, Ginobili suddenly stopped, and then raised his hand to shoot a three-point shot!
Swish!
It was still a crisp sound of wiping the net, and after a timeout, the Grizzlies hit three three-pointers in a row! There is only 1 point left!
Seeing that Ginobili was also angry, Qiao Hai smiled and clapped even harder.
Don Nelson couldn't take it anymore and called a timeout, replacing the clumsy Shaun Bradley with Kristen Leitner, and adjusted the defense, expanding the defense to focus on the Grizzlies' various shots.
But after the timeout, the Grizzlies' three-point rain still inevitably fell.
And, three minutes later, Qiao Hai added the code, spent 8 victory points, and exchanged for a timeliness card with mid-pitch and three-point double attribute bonuses.
The Grizzlies' offense exploded, and Ginobili finally regained his touch.