Chapter 374 The idea of defending Nowitzki

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"Defense, defense, defense," Carlisle roared, no defense is doomed to no victory, he hopes to use his last effort to motivate the Mavericks players, the big score has fallen behind 0:2, if he loses this game again on his home court, the series will be completely over.

The Mavericks players drooped their heads one by one, did not want to lose, and all won to get the final O'Brien Cup, but the loss of the first two games, this game is still behind the team and they are a little frustrated.

Carlisle used all the means before the Mavericks raised their heads and regained some morale.

As the referee's whistle blew and the Mavericks stepped back onto the floor, the Dallas fans tried to cheer their players on with their own cheers.

At critical moments, the team needs to step up the core players the most, which is their obligation, Nowitzki is the core of the Mavericks, trying to use his own efforts to get Rasheed Wallace behind him, but Wallace's active competition made Nowitzki have to change his mind, and instead of continuing to entangle with Rasheed Wallace, he pulled directly to a step inside the three-point line to ask for the ball.

Nowitzki's offensive ability inside and outside is undoubtedly a headache for most teams, and Rashid Wallace pulled it out as soon as possible, but when Rashid Wallace ran towards him, Nowitzki directly bypassed Rashid Wallace

Rashid Wallace was moving his pace to stop Nowitzki, just then Nowitzki made a stop-and-back stride, and the signature golden rooster threw the ball out on his own.

Amid the deafening cheers of the American Airlines Center, the basketball and the nets made an intimate contact.

Watching the rippling Nets Nowitzki clench his fists in celebration, being able to score a goal somewhat relieved a trace of the team's pressure.

"Dirk was brave enough to step up when the team needed him the most, and he didn't want to go through all these years of bitterness in the playoffs," Kenny Smith said affectionately.

Tyson Chandler quickly grabbed the ball on the floor and immediately passed it to Andre Miller, and Gu Fei and Miller came to the front court in unison.

Sean Marion exudes a chill all over his body, and as a top defensive player recognized by the league, he must not tolerate being blown up, which is the pride of a defensive player.

Gu Fei looked at Marion who was waiting for him outside the three-point line, and clearly felt that attacking with the ball may not be a good choice at this moment, Gu Fei decided to use the offense that he is best at and what any team is most afraid of - running.

When he was about to come to the three-point line, Gu Fei did not stop, but ran directly to the inside, and got rid of the opponent with the help of the crowding of the inside, which was Gu Fei's favorite running trick.

Marion was stunned for a moment, Gu Fei didn't seem to have used his running position to attack for a long time, seeing Gu Fei directly into the inner line, he gritted his teeth and immediately chased after him, Marion stared at Gu Fei's back with his eyes, speeding up his pace and trying to keep up with Gu Fei's pace.

Drew Gooden and Nowitzki saw Gu Fei and immediately knew Gu Fei's thoughts, and they were ready to use themselves to delay Gu Fei's running, but just when they wanted to move their feet, Gu Fei's teammates Rashid Wallace and Tyson Chandler were both stuck in position, Gu Fei took advantage of his teammates' cover and ran to the other side, and when Marion crossed the inside line, Tyson Chandler's position directly delayed Marion's pursuit.

The Clippers did not stop moving on the outside, and the continuous running guide ball drove the Mavericks' defense, and when Gu Fei reached the bottom corner, Caron Butler, who was closest to Gu Fei, was still three meters away, and Andre Miller's pass had arrived with Gu Fei's arrival.

Such a combination has amazed countless people in front of the television, and they can believe how many times the Clippers have practiced such a tactical combination.

With an emergency stop, Gu Fei's footsteps stopped perfectly at the bottom corner, and he turned around and jumped on the spot.

Caron Butler pounced on Gu Fei as hard as he could, but the distance difference made his defense limited in the interference that Gu Fei could have.

Look directly at the basket, press your wrist, flick your fingers, and the ball leaves your fingers and flies to the basket.

In a perfect arc, under the gaze of all the inlets, the basketball flew into the hoop.

At 49:38, with Gu Fei's three-point shot, the Clippers who were playing away extended the lead to double digits.

"Running to attack? I seem to have seen Gu in his rookie season, and this kind of tactical drill is rarely used by the Clippers these days, and it seems simple, but as the teams get to know Gu, this kind of tactic also requires the team to become coordinated," Barkley commented.

After that, Nowitzki seemed to evolve into a most inexplicable state, with consecutive hits to help the Mavericks bite the point difference, facing Rashid Wallace Nowitzki with his own footwork and reactions, facing Tyson Chandler Nowitzki with his height and teammates' cover shots, facing Lamar Odomnowitzki with his own height advantage, and facing Mike Roberts and Noanowiski with his own agility and feints.

Mike Dunleavy glanced at his bench, really helpless, Nowitzki was like a plug-in.

The entire American Airlines Center was completely in a frenzy, "The unimaginable Dirk, the unimaginable Dirk, I don't even know how to describe the Dirk at this moment, it is completely unstoppable, and the basket is already as wide as the sea for Dirk" Kenny Smith completely said what everyone thought.

At halftime, Nowitzki hit a difficult buzzer-beating three-pointer with two steps from the three-point line to cut the Mavericks' deficit to four points.

Gu Fei looked at the roaring Nowitzki and thought to himself, it was obvious that he didn't want to get a defeat.

"As you can imagine, the Clippers' strong interior defense has been put to the test, and if we can't find a good way to defend it in the second half, the game will be more intense, so let's look forward to the second half of the 20 minutes," Kenny Smith said

The atmosphere in the room of the visiting Los Angeles Clippers was extremely depressing, not at all like taking the lead in the first half, but like being in a big down position in the most crucial game of the Finals.

"Guys, what, we're still in the lead, aren't we? Even if that Dirk guy scores 100 points, as long as we keep our rhythm and he scores, we score, and we win in the end, don't we? Gu Fei clapped his palms and said

Gu Fei's words also broke a trace of the depressed atmosphere, but it was obvious that the few people who were the main defenders of Nowitzki were still in a bad mood, and no one wanted to be reached by the opponent.

Just then, Mike Dunleavy and the assistant coach walked into the locker room

Although the atmosphere had improved a little after Gu Fei spoke, Dunleavy still felt the oppression of the atmosphere.

"We can't relax even if we take the lead, even if we can't defend, at least we have to make sure we have a success rate on the offensive end, we can't relax in the second half, although it may not be effective, we can't give up the effort, the feel can come quickly or go quickly, but it's all based on your defensive efforts, if you give them an empty basket I guarantee that we will only take away defeat," Mike Dunleavy said well.

Gu Fei thought for a while, "Mike, I want to try it in the second half, I want to try defending Dirk"

Gu Fei's words shocked all the people, "Gu, do you want to defend Dirk?" Dunleavy asked in surprise.

"Yes," Gu Fei's firm tone made everyone realize that Gu Fei was not joking.

"If it doesn't work, I'll continue to let everyone help me, I don't joke about winning, I have my own defense, although I'm at a height disadvantage but my steps are more flexible than him, my strength is not bad, if he chooses to hit hard, I believe I can resist, if he chooses to shoot, I also believe that my bounce and bounce can make up for my height disadvantage, I don't pursue blocks, just pursue interference, not to mention that I have to win this game." Gu Fei continued.

"I can agree to that, but I don't have a problem with your teammates," Dunleavy said.

Rashid Wallace and a few people also wanted Gu Fei to try, maybe there would be a good result, so they didn't object, Dunleavy nodded, "Okay, let's arrange it like this in the second half, Tyson, you continue to play, Gu you take the position of power forward, don't force yourself too much, JR, you play small forward, Golan, you play as a scoring guard, the team needs your firepower, Andre will have a faster offensive tempo in the second half, you need to control it, Jason is a difficult guy, the offense in the second half is mainly ......" Dunleavy quickly arranged.

Carlisle was also nervously arranging in the dressing room at home, and the team was still four points behind, and Carlisle did not dare to hope that Nowitzki would continue to form at the end of the first half.

"The game finally started in the second half, Los Angeles changed the lineup, wait this is the case, the Clippers' lineup has no power forward, is it ready to give up Dirk's point and fight for the score?" Barkley said worriedly.

But when the game started, all the players were dumbfounded, and it was Gu Fei who appeared in the big forward position.

"What Gu appeared in the position of the power forward, are you sure this is not a joke?" Kenny Smith said in surprise.

Although there is no shortage of mini interior players in the league, such as Houston's Hayes, former Clippers captain Elton Brand is only 2.03, he is still the top power forward in the league, such as the Detroit Pistons, Big Ben, who has left his own legend in the history of the NBA.

But they are all professional interior players, and Gu Fei has never played this position, the main position is the scoring guard, the height of 2.00 meters gives Gu Fei a great advantage in the position of the scoring guard, and although Gu Fei has occasionally organized guards and small forwards since the beginning of this playoffs, he has never appeared on the inside since Gu Fei entered the NBA for three years.

You know, it's not just an ordinary game, it's an intense playoff game

"What's going on? How did Gu appear in the power forward position? ā€

"Did Dunleavy get kicked in the head by a donkey? Is he sure Gu can defend Dirk? ā€

"I hope Gu can use his own strength to disturb Dirk as much as possible"

Clippers fans try to think about the good as they can, while Mavericks fans are ready to watch the show one by one.

"Just him? Did he think he was Elvin Johnson? Still playing power forward? I suspect he's going to play center forward next, and also follow Erwin's example as an all-rounder."

"Ek, in fact he will only become a joke"

"Dirk will blow him up and show him what the consequences of arrogance are"

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"To be honest, I'm surprised by Mike's choice, but I'll choose to wait, maybe Gu will bring us a miracle, you know, he's a miracle in itself," Barkley said with a smile.

"Charles, are you sure you're not kidding? Marvel? Miracles also need a certain foundation, Gu has no foundation for a power forward at all, what awaits him is Dirk's madness," Kenny Smith said disdainfully.

Mike Dunleavy is also very conflicted, although he agreed to Gu Fei's request, and the players did not object, but this is a critical moment in the playoffs, if you can win, it will be basically flat, and if you lose, he will bear a big responsibility in the end.

The lights over the American Airlines Center were still so dazzling, although Gu Fei couldn't see the expressions of the audience around him clearly, he knew what they were thinking, and what he was thinking about now was to guard against Nowitzki.

Jason Kidd dribbled steadily through the halfcourt, looking at Gu Fei and Nowitzki on the inside, although he was equally surprised, he still believed that Nowitzki could easily break Gu Fei's defense. (To be continued.) )