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Sure enough, the change in mentality has made a qualitative change in the performance of the Mavericks on the court.

The most obvious is the decisiveness on the offensive end.

As soon as he came up, Nowitzki hit Griffin continuously in the low post.

Turned back with a ball and leaned back, turned around with a ball and made a fake shot, fouled Griffin, made two free throws, and then used a golden rooster to achieve 2+1 independently.

In just 2 minutes, Nuo Tianwang scored 7 points by himself, helping the team to a 7:0 spurt.

35:32, the Mavericks narrowed the point difference to 3 points!

It is worth mentioning that after the shock wave, the Mavericks players did not show much joy, but remained serious and focused.

"Keep the firepower, every attack must pass Dirk's hand!"

Carlisle yelled at his players from the sidelines.

The Maverick generals nodded one after another.

Now that the game was played, they knew in their hearts that the team's only advantage on the field was Nowitzki!

The German chariot has an absolute advantage whether it is facing the first-year Griffin or the defensive titan Tucker.

The two opposing Rockets players, one inexperienced and the other lacking in talent, are no match for Nowitzki.

In other positions, the Mavericks are more or less at a disadvantage.

For example, at the point guard position, Kidd has more skills and experience than Lowry, but lacks athletic ability.

Moreover, due to the lack of defensive ability of the team's shooting guard Jason Terry, he was unable to defend the Rockets' wing players at all, so Kidd could only be forced to defend the taller pickle.

But even if Terry went to defend Lowry, it was very difficult.

Xiaogangpao is stronger and younger, and has a clear advantage in this set of matchups.

The reason why Mavericks coach Carlisle insisted on keeping the weak defensive Terry on the court was to bet that the Jets would feel explosive and provide the team with explosive scoring power!

At the shooting guard position, the Mavericks made adjustments in the second half.

Carlisle let Marion, who performed well in the transition period, stay on the court to defend McGrady.

Although it is impossible to defend a superstar, it is undeniable that Marion's defense will make it much more difficult for t-mac to attack!

The last is the center position. Although Tyson Chandler was crushed and dunked by Yao Ming in the opening game, he is a defensive-level defender after all.

Dayao had an advantage against him, but he did not reach a one-sided situation.

Under the defense of the boxing champion, Yao Ming's low-post attack success rate is much lower than the average level of the season, but overall he is still the dominant side.

On the whole, in the comparison of the five positions, the Mavericks only have a clear advantage at the fourth position of Nowitzki.

Carlisle knew that the only way to turn this game over was for Nuo Tianwang to perform a single-point blast.

Once Griffin or Tucker is successfully defeated, the Rockets must respond.

Either continue to take a single defense, betting that Nowitzki can't break out for the whole game; or change the defensive strategy and double-team, then the Mavericks' outside shooters will have a chance!

Of course, all these ideas are based on the fact that Nuo Tianwang can explode at a single point.

Carlisle has sufficient confidence in his love, and Nowitzki also responded to the coach's trust with his performance on the court.

And in the vip box on the stand, Shen Fei looked calm.

After two rounds in the second quarter, he knew the Mavericks' intentions like the back of his hand.

Shen Fei is actually looking forward to Nowitzki's performance.

In his previous life, he was busy with work, so he didn't watch the whole thing. He only watched some highlights of the Mavericks' playoffs that year.

But now, Shen Fei had seen how powerful King Nuo Tian was.

"Let's see if our stars can respond..."

The Asian youth muttered to himself.

............

game continues

The Rockets serve from the baseline.

At this time, the Rockets have replaced all the main players on the court, and McGrady has also returned to the position of shooting guard who is better at it.

Different from the bleary-eyed look of the past, the current t-mac has firm eyes and a focused expression.

After Lowry dribbled the ball across half court, he handed the ball to Tracy McGrady.

And t-mac took the initiative to raise his right hand, signaling Yao Ming to step forward to pick and roll.

Dayao arrived quickly, and with his thick body, he held Marion firmly for McGrady.

However, Chandler had excellent defensive awareness and blocked the t-mac in the first place.

And Marion, who was delayed by the pick-and-roll, reacted very quickly and retreated immediately to prevent Yao Ming from going down suddenly.

However, they still missed a step.

No one expected that Yao Ming, who completed the pick-and-roll, did not go down after the pick-and-roll, but chose to play outside.

With a flick of McGrady's wrist, a behind-the-back pass was passed to Dayao.

When Yao Ming set up a high fort and was about to make a shot, the two defensive cores of the Mavericks reacted, but it was too late.

I saw Dayao slightly lifted his heel, and shot upside down...

After the basketball left his fingertips, it spun at a high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

At 38:32, this goal not only "stopped the bleeding" for the Rockets, but also revived the Toyota Center, which had been silent for a while!

In the commentary section of CCTV, Yang Yi commented in a timely manner: "The pick-and-roll combination of Yao Ming this season is more difficult to defend than any year in the past! Not only have the two stars recovered their bodies, but they have also developed a three-pointer with Yao Ming." It's about projection."

Yu Jia took over the conversation and added: "This season, Yao Ming averaged 3.2 three-point shots per game, and his shooting percentage reached 38%, which is already a good shooter!"

"The Utah Jazz, who suffered from the Rockets back then, had a trick that was very difficult to defend, and it was center Okur's three-pointer. Who would have thought that our Dayao now also has this skill set."

............

Look back on the field.

After the Rockets hit a three-pointer, the Mavericks players inevitably felt some frustration.

Fortunately, Nowitzki, the core of the team, immediately shouted: "We have no problem defending, don't be discouraged, just pay attention to Yao's three-pointer!"

Kidd also responded: "Concentrate on the offense, they can't prevent us at all from the second quarter!"

With the encouragement of the two big men, other players nodded and re-invested in the offense.

After the offensive and defensive transition, Nowitzki asked for the ball in the low post again.

But this time, the Rockets changed their defensive strategy.

At the moment Nowitzki received the ball, George suddenly stepped forward and formed a double-team with Griffin.

The driver reacted quickly, immediately received the ball and lifted it up.

At the same time, he quickly scanned his teammates and found that Kidd was in the open position.

This is the answer given by the Rockets-to allow Kidd, who is not so stable in the Mavericks, to get a shot.

Nowitzki trusted his teammates very much and passed the ball immediately.

Old Kidd was unhurried after receiving the ball, and even dribbled the ball. After fully adjusting, he chose to shoot...

"Shu~"

Basketball hollow into the net.

At 38:35, the Mavericks continued to chase the score.

In the VIP box, Shen Fei silently shook his head.

In the last video analysis meeting, he did not emphasize the threat of Kidd's three-pointer, and now it has more or less affected it.

As the saying goes, an old family is like a treasure, and Kidd is a great "treasure" for the Mavericks.

Shen Fei actually admired him very much.

As a veteran of the point guard world, Kidd's status in the arena is definitely the first tier.

If you use a current star as an analogy, it is probably Paul's low position.

But unlike Paul, Kidd resolutely chose to retreat bravely after he got old and become a green leaf in Mavericks.

He changed the way he used to play with the ball in his hands and gave the ball more to his teammates, but he worked hard on the defensive end and open shots.

Shen Fei clearly remembered that this year's Kidd had a good three-point shooting percentage in the regular season, and he went even further in the playoffs!

If any team dares to let the former "blacksmith" shoot, it will inevitably pay a high price.

"It depends on whether Mark Jackson can adjust in time..."

Shen Fei muttered to himself.

He still has great confidence in Mark Jackson.

As a manager, Shen Fei can only provide advice as much as possible on the tactical level, but it still depends on the performance of the head coach on the spot!