Chapter 80: The Mavericks' Three-Point Rain

On May 9th, the day when Wang Meng's ban was officially lifted, it was also a day for the Lakers to play hard.

The big score is 3:0, no team in history will move the situation back in this situation, in the eyes of the outside media, the Lakers are eliminated from the game has become inevitable, the only difference is to be swept in shame or win two sets, to save some of the lost face.

The media thinks so, but it doesn't mean that the Lakers think so, they really want to win, and even in this case, they still don't want to give up.

This game is still the home of the Mavericks, and at the United Aviation Center Arena, fans have already put on blue uniforms and held various celebratory props in their hands, ready to welcome the moment of the home team's victory.

"Hello everyone, welcome to the MLS playoffs live, I'm your favorite Barkley." Buckley's beating sounded in front of the television.

"I'm Smith." Smith is already very accustomed to the benevolent brother next to him, "The Lakers have fallen behind the Mavericks 0:3 before, and there has never been a situation in the history of the playoffs where they can turn the tables after falling behind 0:3, it seems that this year the Lakers will not be able to complete their dream of a three-game dynasty." ”

"That's right, the only suspense is that Wang Meng is out of the game today, can he bring the Lakers a victory to save face?" Barkley spoke eloquently.

Wang Meng was finally able to play in this game, Phil decisively put him in the starting position, and Artai, who also played this game because of the ban in the last game, was the starting small forward.

Lakers lineup Wang Meng, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, Bynum.

The Mavericks lineup of Kidd, Stevenson, Marion, Nowitzki, and Chandler started the whistle, and Bydam lost the jump ball to Tyson, a boxing champion with high explosiveness and strong power. Chandler, Kidd received the jump ball and immediately rushed to the Lakers backcourt, the Mavericks are also good at playing fast break, whether it is Marion, who used to mix with Nash in the Suns, or Nowitzki, who was a teammate with Nash very early, they are all familiar with fast breaks, and the Lakers have been planted in the Mavericks' sudden offense several times before.

Seeing that Kidd wanted to attack quickly, Wang Meng immediately caught up with him and blocked Kidd's way.

When he was young, Kidd was strong and strong, and he could even force his strength to squeeze the defenders into the interior, but now Kidd can only slow down a little when he encounters this situation, and then continue to block and avoid Wang Meng's defense.

Blocking and dismantling dodged Wang Meng, but it didn't mean that he got rid of Wang Meng, the position of the blocking and dismantling was a large part of the gap from the three-point line, and Wang Meng, who was blocked, quickly caught up with Kidd.

The veteran Kidd saw at a glance that Wang Meng's defense was very tricky, whether it was the position of the standing or the position of the hand, he had a feeling of not knowing where to start, of course, this is just an illusion, as long as you look carefully, you can still find some flaws, but Kidd is not ready to fight by himself.

Kidd sent the ball high to Nowitzki, who was in a good position on the inside, and Nowitzki leaned on Gasol to squeeze two steps inside, and Gasol finally met a person who could resist and didn't let him take a step forward.

Seeing that Gasol couldn't squeeze Gasol, Nowitzki leaned on Gasol to shoot backwards, and at the same time raised his leg high, Gasol could only watch Nowitzki shoot without pressure, he felt good, and the two-point shot was easy.

This is Nowitzki's strongest move, Golden Rooster Reading, one of the most inexplicable offensive means in the league, don't look at his ugly look of raising one foot to shoot, that foot is not a dry meal, if you catch up to block, then Nowitzki's knee can just aim at your balls, this is no joke.

Wang Meng took Gasol's serve and controlled the ball over half court.

His Kidd is one of the most representative figures of the older generation of point guards, unlike Nash, who was strong in offense and weak in defense, Kidd was strong in attack when he was young, but stronger in defense, and now although his body is aging due to age, he is more experienced and more difficult.

Kidd gave the first ball to the team's boss Nowitzki, and Wang Meng also gave the ball to Kobe.

Kobe Bryant held the ball against Stevenson, a player who was strong in attack and weak in defense, and Bryant easily shook off Stevenson to shoot, and the two sides were tied 2:2 at the beginning.

The Mavericks have never been a strong defensive team, whether it is Nowitzki, or Terry and others, they are good offensive players, but they are not good enough in defense, the Lakers on the contrary, whether it is offense or defense, they are very strong in each position, Wang Meng who has undergone defensive training, Kobe Bryant, who has won the first defensive team many times, Artest, the best defensive player, and Gasol Bydam and others, no matter who they are, they are masters of single defense, and according to the convention, defense can win the game, The Lakers should be able to defeat the Mavericks easily, but now the Lakers are about to be killed by the Mavericks, and for no other reason, no one can defend against Nowitzki.

Fortunately, no one in the Lakers could defend Nowitzki, and no one in the Mavericks could prevent Kobe, Kobe Bryant was powerful in the first quarter, attacking strongly, and even led the Lakers to meet the Mavericks, and Wang Meng could also take the time to shoot a few three-pointers.

In the first quarter, the two teams played vigorously, comparable, Wang Meng's addition made the Lakers' guard line much stronger, and Kidd could only be regarded as average under Wang Meng's defense, but he also limited Wang Meng to a certain extent. The Lakers ended the first quarter with a 3-point lead at 26-23. Kobe Bryant scored 13 points in the first quarter, Wang Meng scored 6 points, and the other players scored 7 points.

But in the second quarter, Terry, the sixth man of the Mavericks, suddenly went berserk and hit multiple three-pointers in a row. Odom, the Lakers' sixth man, continued his habit of sleepwalking in the big game, making back-to-back fouls at the start of the second quarter, and the Mavericks scored five straight points to extend their advantage to nine.

Jackson made an early switch to Kobe, Bynum scored four straight points, Nowitzki scored on a layup, and Terry hit another three-pointer from the corner to give the Mavericks a 10-point lead at 37-27 with nine and a half minutes before halftime. After the Lakers called a timeout, Wang responded with a three-pointer, Barria hit a jumper, and Terry added another three-pointer to give the Mavericks a 12-point lead. The Lakers switched back to all their main force after a 20-second timeout, but the Mavericks' god-accurate three-pointers continued, Terry hit another three-pointer, and an 8-2 attack wave gave the Mavericks a 50-32 lead, and Jackson had to take another timeout.

Sitting on the court, Wang Meng covered his head with a towel, Phil has been very calm in this game, not at all like the thunderous jumps of the previous games, but like playing the regular season, like an old monk who has entered the game, slowly explaining tactics to Lakers players.

But today's Mavericks' three-point shooting is too powerful, the Lakers can't parry it at all, no matter how they let go, can't let it go, are the Lakers going to be killed by unreasonable three-point shooting? "Want to shoot threes? I'll play with you! Wang Meng raised his head, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

"Ding, the mission is on, the goal, lead the Lakers to overtake and win the game, the completion of the mission will reward fifteen training points, and if it fails, delete a training program that has been started."

Listening to the system voice that he hadn't heard for a long time, a smile finally appeared on Wang Meng's face, "In this case, there is no way out, I will fight with you!" ”