If Potter had dared to defend like this 10 years later, he would have been fouled six times in a few rounds. But in this era, the referees don't think he's too excessive, plus this is the home of the Heat, who are the top seed in the East this year, and no one will blow him for fouls.

Nash isn't a rookie anymore either, and in the face of Porter's pressing defense, he still combed the offense well, effectively relieving the pressure on Garnett and Houston.

But on the defensive end, the Heat also took a fancy to Nash's weakness, frequently played blocking and dismantling to create dislocations, and kept eating Nash with Mashburn!

Marsh himself is 2.03m tall and very strong, and his style is somewhat similar to that of Paul Pierce or Cameron Anthony, but he was limited by injuries and did not reach the heights that everyone expected.

In his previous life, after retiring from the army, Mashburn invested the money he earned from his career into the business, gradually owning 37 Papa John piccias, 34 Obaike steakhouses, two car dealerships and a Kentucky real estate company, and growing. Those guys who retired and went bankrupt are simply weaker than Marshburn.

Now Mashburn didn't go to be a businessman, just playing, and he was not injured in his body, he was an offensive kaleidoscope. At that time, Pippen couldn't stop him, so he scored 50 points, not to mention Nash.

The amount of water a bucket can hold depends on the shortest plank, which is known as the barrel effect and can be used in many areas.

When Nash is on the court, he is the shortest board of the Knicks team on the defensive end, plus the rules do not allow joint defense, no matter how good the defense of others is, it is useless, as long as Nash is blown up, the whole Knicks team can be blown up!

Li Wei called two timeouts and rearranged the defense, but the situation on the court still did not fundamentally change, and at the end of the third quarter, the score was 67:82, and the Knicks' score behind became 15 points again!

The faces of all the Knicks players were very gloomy, and Li Wei was also frowning.

Glancing at the bench, the young head coach said, "Dirk, you will be the main offense in the fourth quarter!" ”

"What?" Dirk Nowitzki's eyes widened in surprise.

Today he felt very bad, losing all 8 shots in the first three quarters, if it weren't for Tie Chenggou, the team would not have fallen behind by such a big score!

But now, Li Wei actually let him attack in the fourth quarter?

This is the last battle of life and death, and if you lose, you have to go home!

"That's right, you're the main attacker." Li Wei stared at him with both eyes, "Kevin and Alan have been in the focus of the Heat team's defense, and they are surrounded at every turn, and someone else must step up to open up the situation for the team." Dirk, it doesn't matter if you don't shoot, it doesn't matter if you lose, I just hope you can learn something from this game. ”

Nowitzki's eyes flashed with tears, and after a while, he nodded: "Coach, don't worry, I will definitely complete the task!" ”

"Don't have psychological pressure, be brave, no one will blame you if you lose!" Li Wei patted Nowitzki's back.

"Hmm." Nowitzki continued to nod.

The fourth quarter began with players from both sides back on the court.

The whistle suffered a loss, and the Heat led by a full 15 points, and Li Wei actually had no hope of a comeback.

He let Nowitzki play, just to train Nowitzki and let him gain some playoff experience, so that he can let go of playing next year when he encounters a life-and-death battle.

It's all about looking to the future.

The Knicks' on-court five are Big Ben, Nowitzki, Garnett, Houston, and Charlie Ward. On the Heat's side, Marley was resting off the court, and Voshan Leonard was their shooting guard.

Then, something surprising happened, Voshan Leonard was defending Nowitzki!

Leonard went to defend Nowitzki, but he was not forced to do so.

The Heat's current rotation is mainly eight, in addition to the starting five, there is a Wirtspong on the inside, and Terry Burt and Woshan Leonard on the outside.

As for the other substitutes, Doon Cowswell is so slow that he can only make the Knicks' small-ball lineup infinitely misplaced, Keith Askins, Mark Strickland and others are all draft-losers, so it's no problem for them to work the court, but the offense is not very bright and can't help the team.

Woshan Leonard, the Heat's starting shooting guard last season, was an extremely accurate shooter, missing 35 games this season due to a fractured left leg, and only became a substitute when he returned. Riley brought him on the court in the hope that he would open up space for the team to make it easier for Mourning to break through with singles and Tim Hardaway.

Heat center Mourning has been defending Garnett, and only the league's best defensive player is in the limelight, and J Brown has to go to the basket to mark Big Ben and protect the basket.

Alan Houston is the Knicks' leading scorer, and the cold arrow is an arrow to the heart. Now that Malley is out on the side, Riley naturally sent a physical Marshburn to mark.

As a result, Woshan Leonard was so sad that he could only stare at Nowitzki, and there was no one else on the field to let him defend!

Riley was also a little surprised to see Nowitzki being sent on the court by Li Wei. This German shot 0 of 8 today, Li Wei actually dared to let him play in the fourth quarter, this is not ready to win!

Anyway, if you're not ready to win, I'll give you a good time, who's afraid of whom?

But Riley didn't expect that Li Wei not only sent Nowitzki up, but also let him take the lead.

In the first round, the German squeezed into the key position of the inside, and Woshan Leonard, who is only 1.93 meters tall, squeezed very hard, but Nowitzki still hit 2 points on his head!

"Okay, you have the courage to let him continue to shoot in 0 of 8 shots." Riley blinked, but was not prepared to change his defensive strategy.

Garnett and Houston had to be killed, but the best two players defended them both, and the Heat couldn't spare anyone else to deal with Nowitzki.

Riley thinks the German may be able to score a goal, but certainly not all the time, and the Knicks coach can't let him play all the time!

Woshan Leonard was misplaced, and it wasn't too serious a problem.

However, Riley was thinking that Li Wei would not let Nowitzki play all the time, and in the next round, Nowitzki would play another single!

Same angle, same defender, same height, jump shot on the spot!

scored, and the difference between the two teams became 11 points!

Riley's brow furrowed slightly, and a sense of danger welled up in his heart.

Next, the Heat's Mourning singled out Big Ben, who squeezed Mourning out of the paint area. Mourning hesitated between a strong shot and a pass, but Garnett came over at the right time!

Mourning had no choice but to pass the ball and lose it to Leonard on the outside, and Leonard raised his hand to be an iron!

Nowitzki picks up the rebound, the Knicks attack!

Pat Riley's eyes were like water, quietly watching the Knicks' players run, and then keenly found that in this round, the Knicks' main attacker was still Nowitzki!

"It's a bad dish, I can't let him fight Woshang anymore, this dislocation is too bad!"

Thinking of this, Riley shouted loudly: "Jamal, change the defense, you and Woshan change the defense!" ”

With Jamal Marsh himself standing 2.03m tall and weighing 240 pounds, it was clearly easier to defend Nowitzki. Hearing Riley's words, he immediately dropped Alan Houston and switched to Nowitzki!

It's a pity that Nowitzki hit two goals in a row and has already hit a hand, and Mashburn still can't change anything.

The German jumped high and hit a goal again!

At 73:82, Nowitzki, who scored 6 points in a row, narrowed the gap between the two teams to 9 points!

"Fake, be careful!" Riley complained.

Marshburn nodded, catching the ball as he transitioned between offense and defense.

Garnett squeezed Mashburn to keep him out of the paint zone.

In the face of such an opponent who is much taller than himself, he is as strong as Marshburn and has no certainty of victory, but fortunately, PJ Brown gave a cover in time!

With the help of cover, Mashburn burst inside, Nowitzki switched defenses, and then fanned out a big hat when Mashburn made a layup!

"Bang!"

It was a very good block, crisp and clean, but the referee frowned, as if trying to give a home whistle and blow Nowitzki for a foul.

When the referee looked up and saw that the Heat still had a nine-point lead, the whistle didn't blow after all.

The home whistle should also be moderate, not excessive, and ensure that the Heat team can win. The Knicks have the largest group of troublemakers in the United States, and if they blow too far away, they will definitely be criticized.

Alan Houston picked up the rebound and went on a fast-break with Charlie Ward!

75：82！