The center forward is a very difficult position to play.

The center, as the name suggests, is the central figure of a team. With their strong, tall bodies, they are the pivot of the team both offensively and defensively, hence the name of the center. It is generally played by the tallest player on the team, and grabbing rebounds is an essential ability for a center. In addition, blocking and blocking are also essential abilities for centers. Since the team is often in the pivotal position in the center of the penalty area when attacking, the center forward should have a good ability to guide the ball, and can send the ball to a more suitable position to assist teammates to score. The above three are the basic skills that a center should have. Of course, scoring is also the duty of a center forward. Due to their height, some center players with offensive talent are often the main points of attack for shooting and scoring near the penalty area.

Many powerhouses throughout history have been built on the foundation of the league's top center players, such as the 1960s with Beal? Russell's Boston Celtics contemporary, Wilt Chamberlain, 1980s possession of Karim? Abdul? Abdul-Jabbar's Los Angeles Lakers, etc. And now O'Neill with his massive body (2 meters 16,7 feet 1 in; weighing more than 300 pounds) and using his size advantage to pose such a threat to opponents in the restricted area that tactics such as "slashing sharks" have been used to limit his play.

And the two guys on the field now are not traditional centers.

First of all, the height of traditional centers is generally more than 2.08 meters (6 feet 10 inches), and they have at least some bounce and strength, as well as good basketball awareness and basketball IQ. The first point is that there are no two. The back is fine.

Of course, there must be a certain amount of rebounding and defensive ability, which is good for Luke, but Juwan Howard suffers a little. His body itself is poor, and he often suffers this kind of loss. But he's not the kind of outside center either. The difference between an outside center and a normal center is that their offense is mainly to run outside to shoot the outside line, and less to do the work of singles in the penalty area. Because the center is tall, other short people can't hold it at all, so shooting from the outside can lure the opposing center out, so it is also quite useful when the forward is strong. But Juwan Howard is not like that, if it is true. The other teams really have to wake up laughing. His style of play is more skewed towards power forwards. Other words. On the court, the Mavericks have two power forwards.

And Luke found that he didn't need to use the skills of a center, but only needed to use the skills of a power forward to defend against Juwan Howard.

In this way, Luke felt a lot more at ease. But he still didn't dare to let his guard down.

Juwan Howard is from the Michigan Five Tigers. This was the most powerful five-member group at the time. And he and Chris Webber are quite invincible in the front court. Especially on the offensive side. Luke had to be careful.

Luke quietly waited for his chance.

The Dallas Mavericks went on the offensive again. There's Nash, this super engine. The speed of the advance is quite fast! However, the 76ers are not vegetarians, and the retreat is quite fast.

By the time Nash advanced to the frontcourt, the 76ers had already come back to defense. The Mavericks were once again forced into positional warfare.

But they were not afraid. Because they have Nash there.

He's a perfect defender on the offensive end. As a member of the 180 Club. He has all the qualities of a good scorer: whether it's a driving layup, a mid-range shot, a three-pointer or a free throw. Aside from a slam dunk, he can score in almost any way. What's even more terrifying is that although he scores like a scoring, he doesn't need to score points to dominate the game at all, and only shows his sharp teeth when necessary, such as 48 against the Mavericks, such as 32 against the Lakers. More often than not, he's on the playmaking end, and his pick-and-rolls with centers are a nightmare for almost all teams. No one would have predicted what he would do next, whether it would be passing the ball or attacking himself? Dare to stand up at the critical moment and give a fatal blow. Grant? Hill once said, "If Steve had been selfish, he could have easily won the scoring title." ”

Now he has become the commander of the Mavericks. He's the kind of player who can make his teammates better, and his high basketball IQ and great big-picture vision on the court make him a leader for the team as a matter of course. His passing is undoubtedly a masterful passing standard. Very good at passing the ball like a needle, as long as there is the slightest possibility, Nash can be sure to pass in place. He is proficient in almost all kinds of passing, including very difficult balls. He didn't need a lot of passing angles, and he reacted entirely on the chemistry between himself and his team-mates. The rhythm is very good, and the receiver will be very comfortable. Tempo is important for a pitcher, and Nash's passing seems to invisibly guide the rhythm of the receiver. This rhythm will give the pitchers a very comfortable angle. In place - catch the ball - jump - shoot, the whole action is done in one go, and it is extremely smooth. Extremely high hits.

And that's why Don Nelson recruited him.

With Nash's super engine, the rest of the Mavericks players are much more at ease, as long as they can run out of good positions, then the ball will definitely pass to their hands, and then there is only one thing left, shooting. If you don't make it, you can only blame it on bad luck. But nine times out of ten, this kind of ball will go in.

Now the Mavericks are waiting for an opportunity, waiting for Nash's pass.

Reed, across from Nash, was also quite nervous. On his offensive end, Reed can completely blow up Nash, but on the defensive end, Reed doesn't think he can do it well, even if his defense has improved greatly, but facing Nash is still Yali Mountain. Big Ben was blown up by Juwan Howard just now, in fact, half of it was because of Reed. Reed's failure to block the connection between Nash and Juwan Howard led to Big Ben's misplacement, followed by turnovers, fouls, and departures.

Now that the center has been replaced by Luke, Reid has to be more careful.

Reed stared at Nash cautiously. Nash, on the other hand, was dribbling the ball very casually. He laughed and said; "Michael, don't take it too seriously, it's just a game!"

Reid didn't answer, still staring at Nash's dribble.

"Okay," Nash said. "As a senior, I'll teach you a trick, you can't stare at me to death, you have to watch my ball!"

But Reed still didn't care.

"Well, don't listen to me." Nash said, shaking his head. "You're going to suffer!"

"Look, I'll show you." That's just saying that.

Nash prepares to go left. "How could I possibly let you pass!". Reed moves directly laterally to intercept Nash.

"You're useless!" Nash said, shaking his head.

"You don't have to talk nonsense, I won't ...... Damn it! How can it be! Reed was going to taunt him. But suddenly a problem was discovered: the ball in Nash's hand was missing!

The ball is divided! That's all Reed has left in his head. But isn't this something that only happens on the football field? How can it appear on the basketball court! And how did he deceive himself?

But Reed couldn't care about that anymore, because since Nash had already passed the ball, someone would have to catch it. And just now Nash used Reed's body as a cover to block the vision of other 76ers defenders, and it is estimated that not many people saw Nash's pass, so it's bad!

Nash's pass went to Juwan Howard.

There are times when Juwan Howard really admires Nash. His passing is so beautiful, for example, this time, even Juwan Howard, who has always seen countless classic passes, was stunned, how imaginative such a pass is to imagine, and how rich experience it takes to be able to hand the ball to his own hands so accurately. And also deceived so many players.

Very comfortable passing, the position he relied on to survive, this place was his favorite. If this ball hadn't been thrown, Juwan Howard would have no face.

Skillfully turn, then prepare a small throw. Scoring goals is a sure thing.

But something that surprised Juwan Howard was another accident, and the ball in his hand was gone! (To be continued......)