Chapter 744 - Don't pay back yet
In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks encountered a crisis, and the Warriors' defensive intensity exceeded their expectations.
The Mavericks are still very familiar with the Warriors, because of Nelson Sr., the Mavericks know that if they want to enter the Finals, they have to cross the Warriors' corpse, so they have studied the Warriors particularly thoroughly, which is also the reason why the Warriors lost in the last game between the two sides.
But this time, the Warriors gave up their strong offense, strengthened their defense, and frantically contained the Mavericks, which is the kind of tactic that doesn't matter if I don't score or not, and doesn't let you score anyway.
After 10-4, Nowitzki beat Chamberlain and was blocked, and the Warriors fought back quickly, this time the Mavericks were prepared, but in the face of the offensive Warriors, they moved too slowly, and the opponent scored two points.
Seeing that the score gap was stretched to double digits, and the core Nowitzki was frozen by Chamberlain again, Marion stepped up, and he hit Ibaka again, this time he flicked a shot and then made a sideways jumper, and fired back with a precise mid-range shot.
Then, it was Marion again, who broke through Ibaka and crashed into Curry, who was on guard, and scored another layup.
The Warriors played a well-balanced offense, with Chamberlain asking for the ball inside, Nowitzki and Haywood together, and he immediately threw the ball out of the box to Ibaka, who made a jumper and the iron bounced.
Haywood jumped up to grab the rebound, but Chamberlain came first, raised one arm high, his fingers touched the ball, and then his wrist pressed down to pick the rebound with a 'bang'.
Grabbing the rebound, Chamberlain stopped passing the ball, and after landing on the ground, he carried it back, knocked away Haywood again, and scored under the basket.
Heywood usually prides himself on being a tough guy, and he also taught Chamberlain a lesson, last season Arenas was injured, and Jamison scored 40+, and they won against the Warriors, and Heywood didn't think Chamberlain was so tough at that time.
What he made a mistake was that Chamberlain played the Wizards, and he underestimated them at the time, so he didn't do his best, and this time he played the Mavericks, and Chamberlain even took out the strength to eat milk.
After that, Nowitzki also missed the shot, and he sensed that something was wrong the moment he shot, and after landing on the ground, he rushed into the box to prepare for a self-throwing and self-stealing basket.
But how can it be that simple, Chamberlain also went with him, the rebound was originally Heywood's, but as soon as the two got along, the ball that Heywood touched was picked up by Chamberlain, and Ibaka, who was a step late, picked up the cheap and grabbed the rebound.
The Warriors attacked, Curry made another long shot from outside the three-point line, and hit a three-pointer like a stab in the heart of the Mavericks.
Now the Warriors' lead is in double digits, Carlisle is in a hurry, quickly called a timeout, he replaced Terry on the court, and the Mavericks' best sixth man came on.
The old Nelson is also a timely changer, Curry is down, West is playing!
West stared specifically at Terry, who got the ball and West leaned sideways in front of him. Terry flicked a shot, then took a quick stride, slashing forward like a whirlwind.
West's defense is known for his iron will, his speed and explosiveness are even better than Terry's, and he was not thrown away after him, and he pushed him twice during the process, Terry finally got into the restricted area, and when he threw his hand to the basket, he was almost blocked by West, and the ball bounced out in the hoop.
Seeing this, Chamberlain followed from behind and grabbed the ball.
Turning around, West responded, he also broke through to the basket, Terry is very good offensive, and the defense is too poor, so in the sixth man selection, he repeatedly lost to West, who also knows this and always likes to eat him.
Terry's size limits him often feel like he's being wanted in the face of great handlers like Billups and Paul, and he's really fast, but not fast enough to move sideways, so that if the opponent changes direction, he can be easily thrown away.
In addition, he can't limit himself effectively against other small point guards in the league such as Iverson, especially on the defensive end, where his position choices are always arbitrary, and opponents can find holes in his defense.
West just used a change of direction to deal with him, two changes of direction in a row, Terry couldn't bear it, Chamberlain stuck Nowitzki to give West a breakthrough path, and finally it was Haywood who fouled to curb West's breakthrough dunk.
After hitting both free throws, West chose to break through again, and he forced Terry to score four straight points on a low-handed layup inside.
Terry was fierce on offense, hitting a breakaway layup, and after that, the Warriors launched a series of fast breaks, with West's layup, Chamberlain's layup, and Blair's up, and they led by double digits at 28-18 after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Carlisle had to replace the hapless Haywood with Dampier, who had already been fouled twice.
Dampier came on the pitch with a trembling heart, and when he saw him, Chamberlain laughed.
The Mavericks possessed the ball, Nowitzki chose to single Chamberlain, the team's offense was ineffective in the first quarter, and he, the boss, was to bear the main responsibility.
Breaking through is naturally useless, Chamberlain's speed and explosiveness are much stronger than Nowitzki's, so he chose to play with his back, "bang", "bang", "bang", the sound of body impact sounded under the basket, Nowitzki slapped the ball with one hand, and hit it hard with his shoulder.
Chamberlain took a few steps back, but as soon as Nowitzki headed into the box, he slammed it so hard that Nowitzki couldn't move anymore. On the periphery, Ibaka and Blair are already on the verge of outflanking.
Nowitzki was in a hurry, this is really unlucky, this position is on the edge of the penalty area, you can't get in or out.
Kidd was prepared, he cut in from the middle, Nowitzki hurriedly passed, and after getting the ball, Kidd threw it directly outside the three-point line, and Terry got his hand and cut down three points!
This attack shows how good Kidd is, and he has already figured out how to score before he meets his teammates, just like in a chess tournament, the real grandmaster is the next move and three moves.
The Warriors attacked, and Billups gestured to Chamberlain, who immediately pulled out from the inside, which meant to give West a chance to create a single.
West ran inside, Terry tried to chase, but Chamberlain stuck him. Dampier waved his arms to intercept West, his body dropped sharply, West was as fast as an electric rabbit, toot toot, and the person was gone.
Billups passed the ball, West rushed to the box and then turned and shot, and lightly sent the ball into the hoop.
Carlisle shook his head helplessly, the team's defense is terrible, which is also the reason why the Mavericks can't win the championship, their lineup looks very dazzling, and the offensive table is also very dazzling, but the defense is too bad.
There was a problem on the defensive end, and the Mavericks seemed to make up for it on the offensive end, with Nowitzki taking Chamberlain away from the perimeter and Dampier holding Ibaka to open up space in the restricted area.
Kidd made a quick calculation in his heart, and he felt that Dampier had an advantage in playing Ibaka, so he passed the ball in.
Dampier really wanted to knock Chamberlain to a violent dunk, so that his value would inevitably skyrocket. However, he also knew that this was a pipe dream, and it was impossible, so he lowered his goal a bit and changed it to a dunk that hit Ibaka.
However, this is also impossible!
Dampier slammed back, Ibaka screamed and flew upside down, and the referee coldly walked up and gave Dampier an offensive foul.
The second center was shocked, I cĒo, how can people's hearts be so bad these days, even the rookie has learned to fake falls?
Dampier felt that he was insulted by both IQ and EQ and ball quotient, so he chased the referee to explain, and the referee didn't care about a little minion like him, insisted on the penalty, and gave the Warriors the ball.
The Warriors attacked, and Billups waved Chamberlain again to leave the box to give Wester a chance.
West ran inside from outside the three-point line, and Dampier and Terry went together to intercept him, and the two formed two lines of defense, one tall and one short, one slow and one fast, just to block West.
As a result, West did not greet the attack, and Chamberlain's cross-cut gave him a better chance, and he picked up the ball in his hand to the hoop, and a huge figure rose to the ground and waved the ball off.
With the ball in his hand and slashing to the floor, Chamberlain strode into the penalty area, and like a sharp arrow, he jumped up against the hoop.
Hit the dunk!
The Warriors went crazy, and then Marion got to the basket with a pass from Kidd, and Dampier hurriedly stuck Chamberlain sideways to give his teammate a chance to score.
He underestimated Chamberlain's fighting spirit today, and Marion underestimated this too!
Seeing Marion ready to make a move, Chamberlain, who was stuck by Dampier, tightened his muscles all over his body, and he leaned forward suddenly, crushing Dampier like a tank, pushing him all the way to the penalty area.
Then, an eagle-like body flew into the air, and Chamberlain aimed his big hand at Marion's raised ball and slapped it: "Get out!" ā
With a thunderbolt-like roar, Chamberlain nailed the ball to the rebound!
This imposing block completely shocked the fans in the stadium, and Cuban was greatly depressed, and found the head coach to protest continuously, shouting: "This ball is a defensive foul!" This ball must have been fouled defensively! He crashed in, blow him! ā
The referees were annoyed, but Chamberlain did misunderstand the ball, so he went to the rostrum to replay the game.
Analyzing this action in slow motion from the screen is even more shocking, from Chamberlain hitting Dampier to the penalty area, to him striding out to catch up with Marion, and finally blocking, it is really full of momentum.
The referees discussed it, and this block is okay and reasonable.
The result made the Warriors fans rejoice, and a huge wave of noise swept through the stadium, and people kept shouting: "Chamberlain, MVP!" ā
"Kill the calf, for glory, for victory!"
"Towards the championship! Mavericks trash, get ready to go home and cry to your mother! ā
Chamberlain also made a move, and he yelled at Marion: "There is a kind of you keep coming!" I'm going to give you ten hats today! ā
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the Kuban and shouted in a louder voice: "Damn, stupid, hurry up and pay back!" Otherwise, Lao Tzu must adjust the schedule and play you in the playoffs! You have to fight if you don't have the face to stay in the NBA anymore! ā
Chamberlain's block was too shocking, which affected the confidence of the Mavericks players, and Terry then attacked a little sloppily, getting the ball and shooting from a distance, only to hit the iron and pop up, and Chamberlain grabbed the rebound again.
Old Nelson threw his fists hard and shouted in a vicissitudes of life: "Well done, boys, just do it for me!" Fuck those idiots! ā
The grievances that he had been depressed in his heart for a long time were finally released in the crazy attacks and defenses of Chamberlain and West.
This arena, this team, the fans here, these are all very familiar to the old coach, and he has worked hard and exhausted to build them, but in the end, he was driven from here, how sad it is for a real basketball person!
Chamberlain licked his lips, and the Warriors quickly returned to defend and launched a 2-3 joint defense.
Chamberlain and West stood behind, and the remaining three stood outside, the Warriors arranged the defense in this way, which can be more economical, generally speaking, mainly when the opponent's interior line is particularly strong or their own interior line is particularly weak, they will use 2-3 joint defense, the advantage is that the defense under the basket is enhanced, of course, the periphery is weak, and the opponent is afraid of 3 points.
But the Warriors are not afraid, they are stronger against stronger, and Chamberlain's defense of the restricted area is to force the Mavericks to continue to shoot three-pointers from distance.
Shooting, you can't shoot people!