Chapter 307: Blunt Spear Breaks Shield
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Clippers owner Ballmer have long negotiated the Jordan Jr. incident at the NBA boss meeting in Dallas, and the two finally reached a settlement, and the relationship between the two who are both IT bigwigs is quite harmonious.
However, there has never been a reconciliation between Cuban and Jordan Jr., and every time the Clippers and Mavericks meet, there is bound to be a little bit of friction.
Nowitzki, who averaged 21 points per game in four games against the Clippers last season, nearly three points higher than his season average, is a clear indication of the different attitudes of veteran drivers towards the Clippers and other teams.
It's just that before Chen arrived, there was a certain gap between the aging Mavericks and the Clippers in terms of hard power, and in the four meetings last season, the Mavericks only won one victory, that was the old driver and Matthews both broke out, Nowitzki shot 11 of 14, 5 of 6 three-pointers, 9 of 13 three-point shots, and 3 of 4 three-pointers.
And the Clippers and Jordan Jr. also performed extremely hard against the Mavericks. Jordan Jr. even won a scoring rebound double 20+ on the Mavericks, which is definitely a strong interior line, and the Mavericks fans who are extremely eager to strengthen the interior line can only cry out in vain when they see Zaza who was in the Mavericks being abused by Jordan Jr. at that time.
The two teams met again in the new season, and the grievances are still there, and the fans remember these grievances even more than the players, and this game against the Mavericks, when Jordan Jr. played, the cheers of the Clippers fans were definitely more enthusiastic than on other nights.
Jordan Jr. tried to look as casual as he could, but was clearly more excited against the Mavericks than against other teams.
Looking at the old driver with short blond hair in the Mavericks on the opposite side, the corners of Little Jordan's mouth grinning to the right were obviously a little mocking.
In the NBA, it's not okay to be disobedient, Nowitzki was also the No. 1 person in the NBA at his peak, but now, tsk, little Jordan really can't look at it! Even if the basketball god Twilight makes his second comeback with the Wizards, the performance on the court is just a mortal level.
Paul looked in the direction of the Mavericks with his hands on his hips, and saw Jordan Jr.'s somewhat contemptuous look, and couldn't help but say, "DeAndrew, don't be careless, this year's Mavericks are very different from last year, and if we want to maintain the winning streak against the Mavericks at home, we may have to do our best." ”
When Paul spoke, his eyes were on Chen Zhi, the demonic player Chen Zhi, taking advantage of the time when the old driver of the Mavericks was recuperating from his injury, it can be said that he has successfully ascended to the position, established his core position in the Mavericks, and perfectly took over the Mavericks flag that Nowitzki carried on his shoulders.
Little Jordan pursed his lips when he heard this, looked at Nowitzki in the distance and joked: "Of course I will do my best, and I will blow up the Mavericks' inside line!" ”
After speaking, he glanced at Chen Dao, who was talking to Nowitzki, and little Jordan couldn't help but sneer.
That Chen is now in the limelight in the league, and he has the momentum of leading the Mavericks back to the top teams in the league, and even some Mavericks fans have begun to discuss whether the Mavericks have the possibility of winning the championship.
It can be said that the entire league, including fans, is amazed by Chen Zhi's performance, but Little Jordan really doesn't think so highly of Chen Zhi.
Now Chen Zhi's shooting percentage has long been gone, at the beginning of the season, God blocked and killed God and Buddha when he destroyed the Buddha's anti-heaven crosshairs, and the rest is nothing more than running fast and jumping high, and then the strength is relatively large.
Chen Zhi can naturally take advantage of the upper defender, but he will definitely not take advantage of the upper interior players, especially the top athletic interior players!
What kind of death buckle, that is, the white and slow softness of the little Gasol, there is a kind of black and rough hard try with yourself!
Want to take a leap over your head? Throw it down and lie on the ground for you! As long as the two sides are on the same page, Little Jordan is fully sure to teach Chen to be a man.
As for the rumors circulating on the Internet that Chen is comparable to O'Neal's strength, Little Jordan doesn't even believe half a point! What are you kidding, little Jordan knows that even if it is himself, there is a big gap between him and O'Neal's strength, when is the power of the big shark comparable to that of a small guard!
Just overturned Gobert with a buckle and knocked down Capela, and the strength is comparable to O'Neal? That Pippen knocked down Ewing, is it far more powerful than O'Neill, this is really insulting to the power of the big shark!
"Maybe that rookie is strong, but I really don't think the Mavericks can compete with us, with me and Griffin on the inside, the Mavericks have no chance of winning, unless they shoot more than 60 percent from three-point range again, is that possible?" Little Jordan said contemptuously.
Paul stopped talking when he heard this, in fact, he has a lot of confidence in Jordan Jr. and Griffin, and the current Clippers, and it is indeed unrealistic for the Mavericks to hit more than 60% three-point shooting on the team again.
Blake Griffin, the '09 NBA No. 1 pick and the representative of the league's violent power forward, was obviously equally confident in the Clippers, he walked up to Jordan Jr., patted the latter on the shoulder, pointed his finger to the sky, and smiled: "We want to let them know why this is called the City of Empty Picks." ”
When Little Jordan heard this, he immediately showed a look of understanding.
The Clippers' Big Three have had a lot of conflicts over the ball in the past few seasons, Griffin wants more dominance, Jordan Jr. wants more shots, but with a good record this season, everything seems to be buried deeply, and tonight they just want to beat the Mavericks to defend their home victory.
While Jordan Jr. and Griffin plotted to put on an air-catching show, the Mavericks players were chatting.
The old driver returned to the field, obviously a little high-spirited after holding back for a long time, "Guys, this is my first comeback game, you must embarrass me!" ”
It's not terrible to win, it's embarrassing to be missing, it's not terrible to lose, it's the most embarrassing to come back!
The veteran driver is obviously also well versed in this set of theories circulating on the Internet.
"Everybody knows we're going to give our best. But whether you win or lose, it depends on Dirk, how much strength your old arms and legs still have. Matthews smiled as he looked at Nowitzki, who was stretching his arms to warm up.
"Hmph, you probably don't know, in fact, I don't have any injuries at all, but I'm just looking for a reason to take maternity leave to stay at home with my wife and children, and now the German tank is in full fire mode!"
Nowitzki's tsundere immediately amused the Mavericks.
"It seems that there will be no suspense in tonight's game, after all, Dirk has already stated that he will not drag his feet!" Chen's words made the Mavericks players who had a casual final warm-up laugh again.
Compared to the Clippers' hidden crisis that could erupt at any time, the Mavericks atmosphere is as harmonious as family.
The time for the game is approaching, and players from both sides are taking their feet around the center circle.
The Mavericks still have injuries on the bench, but the main players are finally on the court, Chen Zhi, Matthews, Barnes, Nowitzki plus Bogut.
The Clippers starters are also in their respective positions, and in addition to the Big Three of Paul, Griffin and Jordan Jr., the quantile player is the league's top sharpshooter JJ Redick, a guy who has a certain organ written into his name like Barria, but he may be more NB than Barria because his English name Re-dick is obviously another J!
Now Redick is steady and low-key, and his reputation in the league is not very loud, but when he was with the Duke Blues, Redick can be said to be in the NCAA.
White, handsome, super-scored, accurate three-pointers, and extremely expressive, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the number one star in the NCAA at the time.
In the NBA, where physical fitness is king, Redick lost the momentum of his college days, but he managed to become the NBA's all-time three-point shooter.
In addition to his career-high shooting rate of over 41%, Redick's three-point shooting percentage last season was a terrifying 47.6%!
You must know that in the entire history of the NBA, there are only three players who hit more than 47% of three-pointers in a single season and can hit more than 2.5 three-pointers per game, Korver, Redick, and Glenn Rice.
Redick's shooting percentage is second only to Korver's 49.2 three-point shooting percentage in the 14-15 season, ranking second all-time.
Compared with Curry's unprecedented three-point ability to hold the ball, Redick's natural three-point ability is slightly inferior, but among the fixed-point pick-and-shoot shots, Redick's current performance is not inferior to Ray after the transformation of a three-point shooter.
As for the starter at the Clippers' main small forward position, it is Luke Bamot, who is known as the "Prince of Cameroon".
Since Paul joined the Clippers, the small forward position has been a dead end for the Clippers, and after the arrival of Bamot last season, the Clippers small forward position has been provided with a very good defensive ability, but Bamot's three-point ability has always been a flaw, which is why this defensive striker has always been able to hold a million-level small contract.
But after the start of this season, Bamot's three-point shot, which has been in the league for many years, seems to have suddenly opened up, and after more than ten games in the new season, he shot nearly 40% of his three-point shooting rate, and instantly evolved into a perfect 3D player. If he had been able to develop a three-point shot two years earlier, I am afraid that the contract amount would have increased several times compared to now.
The reinforcement that Bamot's evolution has brought to the Clippers' small forward position can be said to be an important reason for the Clippers' amazing record this season.
The Clippers' lineup is really very strong, definitely the pinnacle of the Clippers' history, with such a lineup, it is no wonder that fans have predicted that Paul is likely to officially bid farewell to the Western Conference this season.
The referee soon blew the whistle for the start of the match.
The battle started with Jordan Jr. and Bogut's jump ball in the middle circle, but this battle was destined to be a crush, and Jordan Jr., who was able to fly away and stage all kinds of empty and violent dunks, Bogut lost as a matter of course.
The Mavericks quickly settled into half-court defense.
The Clippers and Mavericks are really two teams that have already formed a relationship, and you can see the clues from the Clippers' first offense.
Paul holds the ball steadily to the frontcourt, and generally speaking, the Clippers should be Paul, Griffin, or Paul and Jordan Jr. to attack at this time, or start to develop the shooter Redick's sense at the beginning of the game, feeding Redick who catches the ball after going around the screen.
This time, though, the Clippers didn't use these customary opening moves, instead starting with a typical 3-2 drop, with three outside players lined up outside the three-point line, with Griffin and Jordan Jr. stuck on either side of the box.
Changing to the Spurs in the Twin Towers period, this formation is very common, that is the rhythm of Shi Buddha and Admiral taking turns to focus on attacking the interior, among the Clippers' two interior Clippers, Griffin's low-post offense is not bad, but Jordan Jr. is definitely a typical rough brother, the type with the roughest low-post offensive skills.
It is said that even if it is a strong attack on the inside, it can only be handed over to Griffin, but the Clippers' first offense was handed over to Jordan Jr. Paul faced Chen to the defense, and suddenly a high hang, directly sent the ball into the hands of Jordan Jr. on the inside.
When Chen saw Paul's action, he didn't turn his head back, so he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Because he knows that the Mavericks' defense of Jordan Jr. is none other than Dirk Sr., who came to the Clippers last year!
Nowitzki is indeed the weakest link in the current Mavericks' starting set, so Carlisle's arrangement is very clear, in the interior defense, Bogut and Nowitzki are swapped, and Nowitzki is used to defend Jordan Jr., who has weak independent offensive ability, and Bogut, who has excellent interior defense, to limit Griffin.
Chen Zhi is very sure that if there is no grudge between the two teams, even if the Clippers attack Nowitzki, Jordan Jr. will not attack.
The Clippers' offensive choice is simply a mockery of the Mavericks, that is, to let Jordan Jr. attack. You must know that Jordan Jr. planned to leave the Clippers back then, just hoping to take on more roles and roles in the offense, which did not face the Mavericks, the Clippers gave Jordan Jr. this opportunity!
When all the Mavericks saw this scene, they were a little stunned, and Chen Zhi was no exception, but after reminiscing, they did not move, and had no intention of supporting Nowitzki.
Bag clip little Jordan?
Just kidding, that's too much for little Jordan's face! It's almost as good as he gets!
Chen Zhi looked at the scene in front of him, a little overjoyed, little Jordan VS old driver, and it was little Jordan who attacked with the ball, this is simply staging the NBA's blunt spear VS the most broken shield!
What surprised Chen Zhi was that Coach Heshi, who was also known as the Chinese fans, did not seem to be the slightest surprised by the situation that had formed on the field.
Chen Zhi suddenly realized that the emotion was not just a personal behavior between Jordan Jr. and his teammates, but the head coach's informed offensive arrangement.
This is also like Rivers's style, the Celtics meritorious coach who once led the Green Army's Big Three to win the championship, in the Jordan Jr. incident, he was simply the spokesman of the Clippers, and he was very happy with Cuban and the Mavericks, and he must have been very happy with the scene of Jordan Jr. beating Nowitzki.
Little Jordan has a ball in his hand, as if I have it in the world, especially the defender behind his back, it is Nowitzki, who is soft out of the sky, and he suddenly bursts with confidence and dribbles to the basket.
Nowitzki really kept retreating, relying on strength to defend Jordan Jr., the old driver was really not enough to see, if it weren't for the 5-second rule on his back, Jordan Jr. might have to go all the way to the basket.
After a hard top at the end, little Jordan turned his back, his steps were not bad, and there was a smooth hook after turning around.
Yo! This set of actions suddenly made Chen Zhi stunned, who said that Little Jordan was a rough brother!
But then, Chen Zhi said in his heart that Little Jordan is really the rough brother that fans are familiar with, that very smooth little hook hand, impartial, and stuck on the neck of the basket!
Just this handwork, and dare to attack with the ball in a low position, it's really confident!