Compared with the last game, in today's game, the Pacers' defensive intensity has directly increased by a notch, or after the referee's interference and bias, the Pacers have regained their original defensive intensity.

Especially Jason Terry, who performed very well in the last game, was clearly arranged by Tony Allen in today's game, judging from the performance in the last game, Jason Terry's strength is still very good, with certain organizational skills and scoring ability, but as an organizational guard, Jason Terry likes to "not do business", I don't know if it is the personal style of play that is originally like this, or the two-year career in the Hawks, has developed such a strong desire for Jason Terry to play alone, but the embarrassing thing is that except for Jason Terry, a guard who likes not to do business, the Mavericks no longer have a player on the court who can both organize and pass, so after Jason Terry was restricted by Tony Allen, even the offense with the Mavericks could not be smooth.

After the start of the second quarter of the game, Avery Johnson unexpectedly continued to send Jason Terry, who did not perform well in the first quarter, and let him lead the Mavericks' bench lineup to play, although the Pacers' rotation lineup could not continue to press the Mavericks all over the court like the main lineup, but the Mavericks' bench lineup still could not narrow the difference between the two sides, because in addition to Jason Terry, the Mavericks' several benches rarely scored, of course, it can also be said that Jason Terry has a strong desire to play alone, And too many singles made it so that the other Mavericks players on the court didn't get much of an offensive opportunity.

So looking at the other players who can only run back and forth on the court under Jason Terry's non-stop singles with the ball, Avery Johnson is also a little helpless, when Dirk Nowitzki is on the court, Jason Terry can still consider Nowitzki's feelings to some extent, and dare not play too many individual singles, but none of the current Mavericks players on the court can suppress Jason Terry, after all, before coming to the Mavericks, Jason Terry was also the Eagles' leading player, So in this Mavericks team, only Dirk Nowitzki can make him bow his head slightly, especially in this offense just now, Eric Dampier, who has already had a chance, reached out to Jason Terry for the ball, but was directly ignored by Jason Terry.

Although Jason Terry's shooting percentage looks good, because the Mavericks' overall offense is basically in a state of stagnation, in the face of the Pacers' bench lineup, the Mavericks' rotation lineup has not been able to open up the situation on the offensive end, fortunately, the efficiency of the Pacers' rotation lineup is not very high, otherwise the difference between the two sides is likely to continue to widen.

"Avery is in a hurry now, hahahaha." Looking at Avery Johnson, who was taking advantage of the timeout and yelling at Jason Terry from the court, Michaels and Magic Johnson on the commentary bench both smiled and leaned back.

For today's game, Avery Johnson did a lot of preparation all night, but the game has been played so far, Avery Johnson has not even seen a satisfactory offense, let Jason Terry and Josh Howard and others bite the score in the previous game, let Dirk Nowitzki save his strength, and take over the game in the fourth quarter, this is Avery Johnson's plan and arrangement before the game, but watching the Mavericks' chaotic offense on the court, and singles without any routines, Avery Johnson knew that his strategy was no longer going to work, and if he continued to "play" like this, it was estimated that the Mavericks would not be able to wait for Dirk Nowitzki to take over the game in the fourth quarter, and the Mavericks would be wiped out by the Pacers.

"Run, run, move, OK?"

"Passing, passing, do you understand? Don't hold the basketball in your own hands, no one can solve the opponent on their own, understand? ”

After spraying Jason Terry, Avery Johnson may still feel a little uncomfortable, and after gathering the main lineup to prepare for the game, Avery Johnson pulled Jason Terry to his side and taught Jason Terry a harsh lesson.

"Understood." Although Jason Terry was very unconvinced, but looking at the stern look of the head coach and Dirk Nowitzki who had been staring at him, Jason Terry finally chose to give in, as a core that was actively traded by the team, Jason Terry is very eager to prove himself in the Finals, and he is also looking forward to proving to the Hawks management with a championship and excellent performance that your choice to trade me was a complete mistake.

With Avery Johnson blowing on the sidelines, the Mavericks' starting lineup was back on the line, and all the Mavericks fans at the American Airlines Center were hoping that their teams could make a difference after the timeout and try to turn the tide at halftime.

"Finally can't help it?"

Looking at the Mavericks' running position after returning to the court, Meng Xu had a hunch that Dirk Nowitzki would not continue to play dead.

Although in this offense, Dirk Nowitzki's first step is still to cover Jason Terry, but their blocking position is slightly different from before, and the previous blocking and dismantling are different from the three-point line, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry's blocking position is obviously a little lower, Nowitzki's shooting rate in this position is more than 50%, especially the misplaced shooting after the pick-and-roll, the shooting rate is higher.

Even if he has predicted the Mavericks' next offensive choices, Meng Xu is a little powerless at the moment, because Meng Xu has already followed Josh Howard to the weak side of the court, even if Meng Xu gives up the defense of Josh Howard now, there is no guarantee that he can help defend before Dirk Nowitzki makes a move, not to mention that if Meng Xu gives up defending Josh Howard now, then Jason Terry will probably pass the basketball to Josh Howard after blocking and dismantling Dirk Nowitzki.

So Meng Xu could only watch Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitzki complete the block in front of James Posey and Tony Allen, and then Jason Terry passed the basketball to Dirk Nowitzki who faced Tony Allen's misplaced defense.