Chapter 12: The Best Sixth Man

Remember that the best defense is offense.

There will always be such a person on the court, they don't see the brilliance of the start of the game, but they always step up when the team needs them, they have never been the big names, but they can score as crazy as the big names, and stage every moment of their own wonder.

Who do you think the Spurs are most sure of pitching to last? Have you ever watched the Mavericks' game? Who do they often give their last vote to? The answer is Ginobili and Jason Terry. Or a little worse, Crawford. If it's a little farther away, John? Havrisek, Kevin? McHale, you can go and see the Spurs and Mavericks game footage when you get the chance, or go and see the basketball Hall of Fame list. You'll know what the best sixth person is!

The Warriors are getting into shape, even though they're struggling on the brink of the playoffs. Nelson is getting more and more confused, he used to be a big man and a leader in small-ball tactics, but now his concept of "run and bomb" seems to be getting more and more blurred, and his players are no longer running like crazy at the beginning of the season, but a little more tired. Because the Warriors have the most offenses in the league and rank in the top 3 in the league in scoring, but they also rank first in the league in points conceded. He has dozens of seasons of coaching experience, but he doesn't have a championship ring, and now he seems to be doubting his tactical arrangement, it's easy to run into the playoffs, but it's hard to go far in the playoffs, and the bombardment seems to have high requirements for organizational guards, but now offensive guards are grabbing a handful, but there are fewer and fewer guards with strong organizational skills.

The next game of the Warriors against the Mavericks, these two teams are really enemies, this has to start with the Black Eight Miracle, the Mavericks were in the regular season when it was a storm, under the leadership of the "little general" Johnson and Nowitzki, they played more than a dozen consecutive victories several times, and finally won 65 wins, Nowitzki won the regular season MVP, but in the first round of the playoffs against the old Nelson Warriors, the Warriors' bombardment tactics seemed to be the nemesis of the Mavericks, and the final score was 4:2 to kill the Mavericks, A lot of people said it was the Mavericks' most miserable season. Can the Mavericks not hate the Warriors, you say? But is that the case today? The Warriors of that year had a group of masters of chaotic warfare. "The Bearded" Davis and "Captain" Jackson, although they are not top superstars, are definitely well-known figures.

Today's Mavericks also have a strong lineup, not only Nowitzki, Kidd, but also Terry, Chandler, Marion and other top role players, competitively speaking, this decade, the Mavericks are absolutely tough, but the only regret is that they have never won a championship, the Lakers at the same level, the Spurs have won several, so they are almost the most tragic team in this decade, but it is the heart of this championship that has always inspired them to continue to fight, They are also the most feared opponents of the Western Conference championship favorites Lakers and Spurs.

Let's take a look at the book value first, the center Warriors' Claudson and the Mavericks' Chandler, the Mavericks have a slight advantage; Although the forward combination of Warriors' Jobs and Aix is also good, compared with the league's top power forward Nowitzki Marion, it is simply not a grade, the guard line Keynes, Curry vs. Kidd, Stojakovic, Kidd has worked hard in the league for more than ten years, the passing is simply unusual, and he has scored more than 100 triple-doubles in his career, and many fans give him a title "demon position" This is the best description, counting, the Warriors really don't have any advantage. , but on the bench, the Warriors have Lin Fei, and the Mavericks' Terry is almost insoluble for the Warriors, as well as Butler, Haywood, and other figures who have once had a face in the league. In fact, all of this is really thanks to their crazy boss Cuban, who is almost the most generous owner in the league, he will buy any player whenever he needs it, and he can't wait to have the entire All-Star team in his hands.

The coach will say to the players during practice that for the Mavericks, they have a strong attack and it is really difficult to defend defensively, so you have to remember that the best offense is the best defense, and you have to use our own attack power to hold their offense down and let them follow our rhythm. It's clear that this will be an offensive battle, and perhaps one of the few most spectacular in the league.

Scrum for the ball, the Mavericks have the ball, Kidd organizes the offense, after all, he is old and can't be fast, but his passing vision and experience are really difficult for anyone to match in today's league. Kidd broke through, didn't pull out a big open space, but gave the ball to Nowitzki, Nowitzki singled, turned and stepped back for a jumper, which was almost Nowitzki's signature move, and no one in the league could defend his move, height, flexibility, leaning back, this is Nowitzki, the ball went in, cleanly.

The Warriors didn't seem to be affected by this ball at all, picked up the ball, and made a long pass directly to Jobs, who was rushing forward, and Jobs dropped the ball to Ax, who dribbled two steps and gave it directly to Keynes who was following on the right, and Keynes hit the sky.

This seems to be the epitome of the opening of the Warriors and the Mavericks, the Mavericks rely on good organization and the players' super hungry individual singles ability, the Warriors rely on speed, the two teams are almost tied, the two teams go back and forth, and the scores are stuck with each other. In the past 8 minutes of the first quarter, the Mavericks changed to a small lineup and put on the super bench Jason? Terry, and the Warriors directly replaced Lin Fei, Terry directly competed with the Warriors on the court for speed, although Terry is not the kind of guard who eats by speed, but it is definitely not to be underestimated, Lin Fei and Terry are directly opposed, the first ball, Terry broke through to the bottom line, stood on the edge of the collision area and jumped, Lin Fei's direct defense, Cairns was behind Lin Fei, Cairns tried to risk Terry, it was too far, and the ball went in steadily. When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, it was already fast, but now that Lin Fei controlled the ball, the Warriors' speed was even better. Directly 2 seconds of half, 4 seconds to complete an attack, the world has never been so crazy, Lin Fei passed out after every frontcourt, and his teammates all shot. Because in 4 seconds, the Mavericks simply can't defend according to their system. That's it, running desperately, shooting desperately, the two teams tied in the first quarter, 37:37, in general, in this case, many people talk about defense, but it is really impossible to imagine anything, just like the Spurs' defense is strong enough! But the same will meet Maddy's 35 seconds to score 13 points in a row, now the Mavericks and the Warriors game is like this, each other has no way to defend each other, now the only thing to rely on is offense, the Mavericks have too many talented characters, so their individual offense is fierce, but compared to the Warriors' system rotation is smoother, because, from their dribbling to shooting, it feels like one go.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Mavericks mainly came off the bench, because their bench was really strong, and the Warriors also sent a bench lineup with Lin Fei as the tactical core, which was completely a competition of speed, which made people feel a bit like a marathon.

But Nelson found out that something was wrong in the middle of the second quarter, Lin Fei's speed was obviously a little slower, which only Nelson could see, because this coach had a keen insight, and sure enough, Lin Fei also made a mistake, the ball was directly cut off by Terry, and a fast attack was launched, Lin Fei quickly caught up and tried to pull it, but Terry was fast and went straight to the basket, and Lin Fei was a foul for nothing. Inexperienced! Nelson immediately called a timeout to replace Lin Fei, you know? Lin Fei on the field is relative to the 100-meter sprint that has been attacking, although there is only 10 minutes of playing time, but it is enough to toss, just these 10 minutes, Lin Fei is extremely efficient, contributing 10 points, but now the team is still behind 4 points, Mavericks' Terry is still on the field, Keynes went to defend, and the speed began to slow down, this time the Mavericks are on the main force, and the slower speed is extremely beneficial to them, and they are 10 points ahead of the Warriors in a row, and the Warriors do not want to enter the second half with a double-digit gap, Organize the last offense, must play steady, Curry controls the ball, organizes in the high position, breaks through and passes to the inside Clauderson, Clauderson makes a feint, does not shake Chandler away, no way, comes an inside cooperation to Jobs, Jobs directly reverses the ball to the outside, but Terry and Curry forge ahead, did not shoot, the time is almost up, no way, reluctantly shot, Curry shot a 3 without sticking, still 10 points behind.

The last shot of the first half was like pouring cold water on Nelson, and it was not possible to do so, obviously, the players didn't know how to play the key ball in the end, how to run, and when to shoot, it was not very clear, but why are there still lores from time to time? Obviously, this answer is - Lin Fei.

Lin Fei played at the beginning of the second half, Lin Fei was so crazy whether he was facing Kidd or Terry, how could the old Kidd keep up with Lin Fei, Terry is also showing his old age now, he can't keep up with Lin Fei, and he is replaced by Boibwa, Lin Fei's ultra-long shot is almost incomprehensible. With the courage of the Warriors, the Warriors reduced the score to two points after the third quarter. Lin Fei also scored 15 points in this quarter and hit three 3-pointers.

In the fourth quarter, Nelson replaced Lin Fei, which was also announcing to everyone that Lin Fei was used to play the key ball at the end. The Warriors worked hard and tied the score with 2 minutes left, 118-118. The score was very high, but even if the players on the field played so well, Nelson still replaced Lin Fei. Mavericks' offense, Marion stood to receive the ball, because Marion's ability to hold the ball was very weak, and now Marion saw that it was difficult, and passed the ball to Nowitzki, who played the inside line and made a jumper. The Mavericks led by two points, and at this time, Lin Fei, with serious eyes, seemed to see through the sky of the entire court, vacant seats, running rapidly, followed by Kidd, rushing! Come on! It seems to be like a war, the floor of the court squeaks, Terry makes up for Lin Fei, because the speed is extremely fast, Lin Fei turns around and passes Terry directly, Marion quickly makes up, trying to make up for the defense of Lin Fei, Lin Fei changes direction left and right and passes directly, and goes straight to the basket, his teammates have not kept up, at this time the calf Nowitzki also almost ran to the basket, trying to cover Lin Fei's layup, Lin Fei changed hands, left hand layup, wiped the board, the ball was there, and his people were too fast, directly pounced on the ground. The audience was stunned, followed by earth-shattering cheers. Dribbling the ball, shaking off 3 people, dodging one person, the speed is simply unprecedented, this kind of goal is really rare. This ball is likely to be selected as one of the top 10 balls of the year.

Equalized, Mavericks' offense at the moment, Kidd handed over the ball to Terry after controlling the ball, Terry vs. Keynes, Lin Fei went to defend Kidd, because in fact, Kidd was definitely a figure to watch out for at the last moment, and he even practiced a 3-point shot in the late stage of his career. Terry singled, broke through to the right baseline and turned around for a jumper, and there was. That's the style of the legendary Best Sixth Man.

The Warriors paused, and now Nelson has to carefully arrange his tactics, but seeing that he didn't say much, I really don't know if he wants the players to rest and rest, especially Lin Fei, he rarely plays the entire half, can he hold it up today? He scored 15 points in the third quarter, but he only scored six points in the fourth quarter, and may have had physical problems. After all, he is still a rookie who hasn't played many games, and his physical strength is somewhat overdrawn.

Two points apart, at this time the Warriors were unexpected, Lin Fei received the ball and gave it to Keynes, without rushing forward crazily, Keynes gave the ball to Jobs again, after all, he is also half the boss of the Warriors, Jobs faced Nowitzki's defense, singles, Lin Fei suddenly moved forward quickly, bypassing Nowitzki, now Nowitzki panicked, Jobs took the opportunity to turn around, hooked his hand, and there was, from the current point of view, it is a breath, whoever loosens will lose.

It's still Kidd who controls the ball, gives Nowitzki, and lets the boss of this team decide how to play, Nowitzki singles with his back, turns around, looks like a shot, Jobs jumps, a fake, fake shot and a real pass, and gives Kidd to the 3-point line, Kidd opens his hand, and the defense in the face of Lin Fei is a dry pull, yes. The audience is boiling, old Kidd is old Kidd, how do you say it in a word? An emaciated camel is bigger than a horse!

The Warriors only have 18 seconds left, for whom? Lin Fei controlled the ball, and Nelson's conjecture really responded, what should I do?

There was also a short pause for the last one.

Lin Fei holds the ball, and his flying body is the backbone at the last moment. Don't forget, he's a rookie, and if he succeeds......

Lin Fei jumped up to shoot, no one could defend, it seemed that this was definitely not the coach's arrangement.

The ball scored, 3 points from a long distance, Lin Fei's signature move, iconic shot.

The ball is so crisp.

It's the strength to hold back.

Mavericks' offense, to whom? Mavericks take a short timeout and tee off in the front court! The personnel ran wildly, Kidd faced Lin Fei's waving arms, and suddenly gave the ball to Chandler, Chandler gave it to Terry, Keynes hurriedly followed Terry, Terry took a step back, and looked at the time: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, breakthrough, jump shot, Keynes tried his best to block, but still no! Lore!

The Warriors are all calm.

Lin Fei was extremely disappointed!

Best Sixth Man? Terry scored 25 points and contributed to the stunner, and Lin Fei played 34 minutes and scored 34 points, but lost the game.

Whose honor is it?