Chapter 129: Defending Dirk
Dirk Nowitzki has always been a very low-key player in the league, there has never been any lace news off the court, and his external image has always belonged to the type of low-key extreme, not only that, but even in terms of advertising endorsements, Nowitzki is also very low-key, and now Dirk has been playing in the NBA league for nearly ten years, but Nowitzki, who has long been famous, has only one contract on him now, and even the king cannon that only appeared this season can't compare.
But this low-key does not mean that Nowitzki's strength is not good, on the contrary, if you want to put out a player power list in the league now, Nowitzki is definitely one of the top players.
Nowitzki's defense may be scummy, and his style of play is always called soft, but it has to be said that his offensive ability is very strong, and his mastery of interior offense is even better than that of most professional shooters.
That's not the point, the point is that Nowitzki also has a super-stunt that is feared in the league, "Golden Rooster Independence".
Nowitzki's most common move on the court is this trick, and the golden rooster is independent.
It's a modified version of the back-to-back jumper that Nowitzki always pulls one leg up whenever he does it, which looks awkward and hilarious.
This move looks very ordinary and bland, but the lethality is very terrifying, because Nowitzki can maintain a rather terrifying shooting percentage when making this kind of shooting, and it is difficult for opponents to limit or block.
Many strong defensive power forwards in the league have suffered in this move, even when Wang Cannon was against the Mavericks in the regular season, he was helpless when he encountered this move.
At this time, on the field, Nowitzki, who was gradually heating up, also began to show off his golden rooster independence.
"Dirk catches the ball inside and shoots again! It's in again! After experiencing a poor hand at the beginning, Dirk's hand felt quite good, and now his hand is fully played. The Heat will have to think about how to limit Dirk, as he's one of the best scoring players in the league. Smith said.
"Not necessarily." Unlike Smith, Barkley has a different view, "Nowitzki is indeed one of the best scoring players in the league, but the Heat have no shortage of players like that, James." Wade, or even Bosh, which one isn't one of the league's best scoring machines? The Heat will never be afraid of brushing points! As long as they can play with the rhythm of the Heat, it will be really difficult for the Mavericks to win this game. ”
What is the rhythm of the Heat? Spoelstra has instilled in every player from the very beginning - "Hurry! ”
Keep using fast offense to drag down the Mavericks' overall defense!
Nowitzki's sudden outburst was a bit unexpected to Spoelstra, but he didn't pay attention to it, and now the Mavericks are desperately trying to keep the rhythm down, but the difficulty is too great. Wade and James, two BUG-like characters, are really struggling for the Mavericks to deal with.
James is okay, there is Marion watching, although Marion is completely incomparable to James in terms of fame. But he can be regarded as a powerful player anyway, and he is very good in terms of strength and speed, which can somewhat limit James's actions, but Wade can't.
Looking through the entire Mavericks, there is not a single player who can keep up with Wade's speed and not be restrained by Wade's equally high power.
Terry himself is a player who is as strong and weak as Nowitzki, while Kidd is old and has okay strength. But in terms of speed and explosiveness, it is far inferior to Wade, and it can't keep up with Wade's speed at all.
So Nowitzki's scoring wasn't taken too seriously by the Heat at all. Wade could easily have been brushed back in the same way.
After Nowitzki's hand warmed up, Wang Cannon began to switch guards with Haslem.
Of course, the king cannon can't prevent Nowitzki's golden rooster independence stunt, even if it is open, the bounce value is also a degree, and 99 is already the limit of the king cannon. And this bounce value was not enough for Wang Cannon to jump up and block Nowitzki's shot.
With a step-back jumper and Nowitzki's height, if Wang wants to cover Nowitzki, he must at least add a spring trampoline at his feet.
Despite this, Wang Cannon still did not hesitate to switch guards with Haslem, and Wang Cannon's purpose was not to completely lock Novitsky. It made him uncomfortable.
Who is Nowitzki? The softest player in the whole of European players, an interior player who is softer than the Lakers' so-called sister-in-law Gasol! What is he most afraid of? Physical contact, of course! With a power of 99, every physical contact with the King Cannon was a nightmare for Nowitzki.
Just like now.
Nowitzki stood inside and reached for the ball from Kidd.
Originally, he was standing there properly, but when Kidd hoisted the ball into the air, Nowitzki suddenly felt a huge surge of force from behind him, and his whole body almost couldn't control it and pounced forward.
Nowitzki hurriedly leaned out a steady foot to balance his body, and at the same time hurriedly put the basketball into his arms, and when he looked back, he found Wang Cannon's extremely cheap face, and at the same time, Nowitzki felt that this guy was still squeezing himself.
Wang Cannon is very smart, to be precise, he learned to be obedient, when defending Novitzki on the inside, his hands were never raised at all, he was always behind his back, and carrying Novitsky was completely using his stomach.
But with just one belly, the king cannon was about to squeeze Nowitzki out.
As soon as he received the ball, Nowitzki felt a squeaking sound from under his feet, which was the sound of his sneakers rubbing against the floor, and he didn't move! Wang Cannon, this is clearly pushing himself out alive!
But Nowitzki can't complain to the referee yet, after all, Wang Gunner is useless, so how can he foul him?
Nowitzki knew that he couldn't wait any longer, because if he waited any longer, he would really be squeezed by the king cannon! So, he used all his strength to resist hard behind him, wanting to use this bit of strength to squeeze away from the king cannon and get a good chance to shoot.
As he expected, his moment was not painful at all for Wang Cannon, and instead of retreating, Wang Cannon worked harder.
Fortunately, Nowitzki didn't completely think about squeezing Wang Cannon, in fact, he basically didn't have any examples of being able to squeeze other inside lines away when he was playing inside singles, what he wanted to use was the reaction force at this time.
Then the rebound force from Wang's cannon, Nowitzki quickly leaned back, and at the same time turned and leaned back, throwing the basketball in his hand to the basket with a very fast speed.
"Huh!" The crisp sound of the net sounded again, and Nowitzki breathed a sigh of relief, and the hot touch made the ball hit again. (To be continued......)