Chapter 146: Battle Calf (2)

Then the two sides played each other, and the score was tight, and it was played until the end of the first quarter, the Spurs 30-30 Mavericks, and the two sides were tied. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Curry Jr. hit two three-pointers in the first quarter, which made the old Curry, who was the commentator, smile and kept praising his son, "Did the audience and friends see it, the Mavericks, who are eighth in the West, and the Spurs, the first in the league, tied in the first quarter, and also scored 30 points in the first quarter in front of the Spurs, and the credit for this is definitely Seth Curry." ”

Old Curry praised his son, causing bursts of laughter from the audience.

During the break, Popovich's face was calm, but there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his words, "What about your defense? You let the Mavericks score 30 points in the first quarter, do you want them to score 120 points in the game? ”

Everyone bowed their heads and listened quietly to the old man's criticism.

Popovich quickly drew a tactical arrangement on the tactical board and explained to everyone: "Sergi, you are bold and close to the defense when defending Dirk, don't give him a chance. Kawaii you should be more aggressive against Barnes, both defensively and offensively, and don't let people feel like you're playing with him. ”

Speaking of this, Popovich looked at He Dong again and said, "You and Kawaii should play aggressively, don't be timid, don't feel nervous in the playoffs, just play as you normally would, and play as you should." ”

Finally, Popovich told Ade that in the face of an interior line of Noel's level, he must show the domineering spirit of an All-Star, take the initiative to ask for the ball in the low post, and have the courage to break everything.

Parker has been constantly scolded by the old man since he entered the NBA, and was finally scolded as an All-Star, and the old man is too lazy to scold the old sports car now.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs served, Parker controlled the ball to the front court and rushed to the left side of the free throw line to attract the defense to pass the ball to Leonard who cut into the penalty area, who faced Nowitzki's supplementary defense, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball to He Dong, who was standing in the bottom corner and appeared empty.

He Dong received the ball, a crotch plus turned past Matthews, and then slashed towards the Mavericks' basket like a tiger.

Nowitzki hurriedly switched direction to defend to make up for Ho Dong. Noel's defensive attention was also attracted, and he stepped forward to join the driver in the defense.

He Dong waited for this opportunity, and after attracting the attention of the two defenders, he stuffed the ball straight to Ade, who was standing near the penalty area.

Ade understood, received the pass, and immediately took off into the air, and came with a two-handed violent buckle.

The Spurs scored first in the second quarter and took a 32-30 lead.

In the following several attacks by the Mavericks, only Barnes and the driver scored one goal each, and entered the offensive slump.

The Spurs still maintained a coherent firepower, He Dong and Leonard each scored a three-pointer, Parker hit a mid-range throw, and Ade forced Noel to foul in the low post and scored two free throws, the Spurs played a wave of 10-4 to stretch the difference to 8 points, and the score came to 42-34.

The Mavericks head coach called a timeout, and with half a quarter to go, he needed to respond.

The driver is aging and has not much time to play on the court, Carlisle replaces him to rest first, and then waits until the third quarter to fight again, and the driver is replaced by Dwight Powell, so that he can partner with Noel, and the Mavericks can only focus on defense inside, because neither of them has very strong offensive ability.

Looking at the Mavericks' inner line, there is no reliable scorer except for the driver.

Carlisle made arrangements for the 5 people who were about to play, the offense on the inside was basically abandoned, and the inside line was pulled out to cover for Curry, Matthews, and Barnes on the outside.

The Mavericks' offensive focus is on the outside, so the three outside are required to contribute more offensive firepower, and Xiao Ku has to shoulder a heavier burden.

On the Spurs' side, Ade and Parker were also substituted and rested, and Mills and sister-in-law played.

At the end of the timeout, the Mavericks served, Curry Jr. controlled the ball to the frontcourt, this time he did the same back dribble as his brother to get rid of the defense, and then shot from the three-point line.

Under the gaze of the audience, Curry Jr. hit a three-point shot, his face was expressionless, and he hurried back to defense after the goal. He knew that the Mavericks were still in a backward stage and could not be taken lightly.

The Spurs attacked again, Mills handed the ball to He Dong's hands, and then He Dong used a simple crossover to lean on Matthews's body to rush inside, his eyes glanced at Leonard who hit the middle, and immediately passed the ball.

Leonard received the ball, dummeled a shot, and then passed the ball back to Ho Dong.

He Dong had gone around behind the former, and then used the cover to make a stop-and-go jumper.

The goal was scored and Spurs added 2 more points. The score came to 44-37.

In the Mavericks' subsequent offense, Carlisle's tactical arrangement was very effective, and the outside three-point play was also good, Curry Jr. made 1 mid-range shot and 2 free throws, Barnes made 2 mid-range shots through cover, and Matthews also scored a 3-pointer.

On the Spurs' side, He Dong made two back-to-back jumpers, Mills made a three-pointer, and Leonard scored two points by breaking into the inside dunk through the gap.

At halftime, the Spurs led the Mavericks by five points at 53-48. The point difference has not been widened, and the trend of the game is not clear.

At half-time, the managers of both sides did not talk about tactics or anything else to boost morale, and the players on both sides performed very well in the half, just rest well and prepare for the second half.

On the Spurs' side, there is a strange way of resting, meditating.

This is what He Dong taught everyone, there are always many simple and effective things in the Eastern world, in the previous period of time, He Dong taught everyone to use meditation to recover physical strength, there is no need to sit dry, when meditating in addition to massage, the recovery of physical strength can be faster.

After many tests by the Spurs in the rest after training, meditation is indeed effective, and the physical recovery is faster than before, and the focus is on mental tranquility.

The group meditated, quite a bit of a Zen atmosphere.

At halftime, the two sides returned to the court again, with Ade replacing his sister-in-law on the Spurs' side, and Mills staying on the court in good shape. Mavericks' driver is back on the field.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Spurs served, Mills controlled the ball to the front court to organize the attack, and passed the ball to Leonard who followed up after breaking through the block and covering the penalty area.

The latter strode towards the Mavericks' basket and drew the attention of the defense, then passed the ball to He Dong, who was standing in the middle distance.

He Dong received the ball, faced Matthews, and took advantage of the fact that the opponent's center of gravity was not stable, and immediately chose to accelerate the latter in an instant, and rushed towards the basket.

In the face of the old driver's supplemental defense, He Dong twisted his waist, held the ball in one hand with his right hand across the driver's body, and picked up the basket with a low hand.