The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

Back to the game, the Timberwolves continued to maintain their lineup, and the Mavericks replaced Terry to open up space for Nowitzki.

Kidd held the ball, but he had no eyes on the basket, only Nowitzki. He accurately found Nowitzki, lobbed the ball around James Johnson, and delivered it firmly to Nowitzki.

Nuo Tianwang got the ball without any hesitation. He turned around and stuck Johnson behind him. Faced with Josh's supplementary defense, he directly threw a lob to Chandler to help the Mavericks break the scoring shortage.

But before the Mavericks had time to celebrate, Westbrook had already dribbled the ball past half court. The Mavericks had no choice but to block Westbrook immediately.

At this time, Nowitzki, who had just passed halftime, could only defend Roy. The latter accelerated past Nowitzki, pulled back in a disguised form, made an emergency stop in the middle distance and scored two points.

When he came back, Nowitzki also beat James Johnson strongly, and also hit the horseback archery while turning around and running.

"This won't work, the point difference still can't continue to narrow." Xu Xiao thought, so he got up and walked to the sidelines and punched Josh, and Josh understood it in seconds.

In the next round, the Timberwolves doubled up for a pick-and-roll, but Josh was a fake pick-and-roll.

Nowitzki was a little helpless.

In the next round, JR Smith handed over to James Johnson, but Nowitzki failed to defend, and JR caught the ball with a three-pointer.

Xu Xiao's intention to hit here is already obvious, I just want to hit you Nowitzki.

Although Nowitzki still has no solution on the offensive end, he sat back to the basket again, turned around and put the basket successfully, but if he can't hold the Timberwolves' offensive end, he will ask you to move slowly.

Carlisle immediately changed his lineup and used zone defense again. The Mavericks are the most powerful team in zone defense in the league. It was this zone defense that suppressed the mighty Heat.

But we're not that immature Heat.

It was still JR and Zhan Yue's hand-to-hand gesture, and the outside line was directly open.

The Mavericks' rotation defense was very timely, but the Timberwolves' tactics were not over yet, and Roy, who was on the bottom line, also quickly moved up to the thugs.

JR quickly sank to the bottom corner, and at the same time, James made an off-ball screen with Josh at the same time. When Josh came up, James Johnson took Chandler away.

Josh stepped forward to pick and roll Roy, Roy dribbled a step, Josh passed the ball down, Josh was shifting, and JR, who had been waiting for a long time at the bottom corner, hit a three-pointer.

"In one round, Carlisle's well-prepared defense was broken. It seems that we really underestimated the Chinese before. This is my mistake."

Van Gundy Jr. also apologized in front of a national audience for his slight.

"Dude, people will improve. Don't blame yourself too much. None of us thought that Xu Xiao could grow into such a coach. Before, we always thought that Xu Xiao was a coach who cultivated players, but in this game It really showed us that he is the core of this team."

Mark Jackson, Van Gundy's partner, also helped him out.

On the court, Xu Xiao continued his command. The Mavericks' zone defense was hit by a three-pointer from the Timberwolves.

It's strange to say that ever since Xu Xiao came back, the entire Timberwolves team thought of hitting chicken blood, especially three-pointers, one after another.

How to shoot how iron before, now how to play how to have, the confidence is back, coupled with the reasonable arrangement of tactics, everyone is not impatient, waiting for the most suitable opportunity to shoot, the hit rate will naturally increase.

Seeing that the point difference narrowed from 30 points to 20 points, the Mavericks could only call a timeout again.

Although it is difficult for their defense to keep up with the Timberwolves, they are all old arms and legs after all, and they must not be able to outrun the Timberwolves. In this case, Carlisle also chose to give it a go.

This timeout was designed specifically for the Mavericks' offensive tactics.

This time the Mavericks chose to be tough from the front and attack.

After returning from the timeout, Nowitzki's advantage in the interior allowed the Mavericks to score one after another, stabilizing the score again.

At this time Xu Xiao made another move, and made another strange move.

The lineup on the court became: "Mike Miller, James Johnson, Josh Smith, Ibaka and Oden"

It used to be a deadly five small offensive lineup with three guards without insiders, but now there is a deadly big five.

Originally, this was a strange move that Xu Xiao had prepared for the Heat, but now that they are in a desperate situation, they can only use it first.

"The Timberwolves once again made a strange move, using Josh to play point guard. Five players on the field are more than two meters tall, and they move very quickly. They can completely match the Mavericks' old guard."

Little Van Gundy has a bit of a headache this time. In his opinion, the lineup is completely unreasonable, but now he dare not comment casually, but the Timberwolves' home commentary is very bold.

"Although the Timberwolves are still behind by a large margin, since Xu Xiao came back, the game has become much more exciting. The coaches of both sides are also fighting wits and courage." The commentator of the Timberwolves continued to comment.

The situation on the court, which was originally stabilized by the Mavericks, once again fell to the Timberwolves.

Mike Miller missed a three-pointer, and Ibaka directly set the ball out. After Josh got the ball, he passed Miller without looking at anyone. The latter made another three-pointer from the same position.

"Swish"

The basketball fell into the basket very simply.

The Timberwolves narrowed the score to within 20 points for the first time.

As long as the score can be reduced to about 15 points, there will be a play in the fourth quarter.

When he came back, Oden nailed Chandler directly. Chandler is a very good championship puzzle and an excellent blue-collar player, but his offense is too rough.

Josh directly launched a counterattack, easily deceived Marion, and caused a foul by Marion at the same time, 2+1

"bingo"

Josh's counterattack also allowed the Timberwolves to enter the fourth quarter with a 16-point disadvantage.

"It's okay guys, let them see the modern basketball style, just like we usually train, tell them [-] points is nothing."

Xu Xiao is very confident in his offensive philosophy. After all, D'Antoni's offensive tactics are completely worthwhile. At the beginning of the 18th fire, he was often behind by more than ten points. The take away game.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves still took advantage of their flexibility on the offensive end and kept looking for opportunities on the outside.

The Mavericks' outside line is also very tight, afraid of the Timberwolves' three-pointers, they can only defend like a wide opener, so Westbrook finds an opportunity to pass Terry in one step and go straight to the basket.

Haywood had no choice but to use a foul to stop it.

After that, Roy did the same thing again. The continuous rhythm changes made Peja powerless, and he watched Roy succeed in a layup.

With the lessons learned from the previous two rounds, the Mavericks' defense retreated a little for the third time, and Westbrook used the cover to hit a three-pointer in one step.

The Timberwolves seized the opportunity when Nowitzki was resting. The Mavericks did not go well on the offensive end. The Timberwolves beat the defensive end 7-0, and the point difference was narrowed to 9 points.

"It's unbelievable. The Timberwolves actually fought back. If I remember correctly, they were 37 points behind when Coach Xu Xiao came back. Now they are only 9 points away. I seem to see that the balance of victory is tilting towards the Timberwolves."

The Chinese commentator on the other side of the ocean is also bragging about Xu Xiao’s magic, and at the same time, he still sighs. It’s a pity that he is not the coach of our national team. If he can come to our national team, it must be a great help to us .

Listening to the commentary, there are already countless Chinese fans fantasizing about Xu Xiao coming to coach the Chinese national team.

But the game was still going on, and Carlisle took Nowitzki directly without any hesitation.

In this level of competition, without Nowitzki, the Mavericks would not be able to score under the defense of the Timberwolves.

The Mavericks' players are all relatively good puzzle pieces, but they really rely on Nowitzki, especially after the second scorer Caron Butler was reimbursed, the only person who can open the situation at the critical moment is Nowitzki.

As for Terry, Marion and others, they can only play their role with Nowitzki.

This is why Xu Xiao admires Nowitzki so much.

Because this year, Nowitzki is really carrying the Mavericks against the Big Three of the Heat.

But respect is all respect, I still don't want to give him any chance in the game.

Xu Xiao's defensive strategy against Nowitzki is decisive double-teaming.

Don't give him a chance to catch the ball easily in the low post. Someone in the front goes around the front, and someone in the back defends. The position where Nowitzki catches the ball is only outside the three-point line, allowing Nowitzki to catch the ball and break through.

Carlisle is also a master tactician. He knows that Nowitzki has been taken care of, so the next tactics will be based on Nowitzki and let others attack.

The intensity of confrontation between the two sides is full, and the point difference is also hovering between 7 and 10 points, which is difficult to narrow.

It was not until 3 minutes and 19 seconds before the end of the game that the game ushered in a turning point.

Marion made a defensive foul and allowed Josh to hit 3+1. After Terry missed a mid-range shot, Westbrook assisted JR Smith with a fast break and hit a 3-pointer.

The difference between the Timberwolves and the Mavericks instantly narrowed to 1 point.

JR, who made a three-pointer, waved his arms again in the center of the field, posing the poss of the gate of heaven.

This made the Timberwolves fans climax all of a sudden.

On the Mavericks side, there were only two timeouts left, and Carlisle's face was ashen, and he could only be forced to stop.

But the Timberwolves players were already excited. James Johnson didn't notice that the Mavericks were about to pause. He rushed towards Kidd and knocked Kidd to the ground.

"Technical foul!" The referee mercilessly gave James Johnson a T.

At this time, he was also a little regretful, paying for his impulse, and finally caught up with the score, and sent another 1 point back.

"It's okay, we will fight back later." Westbrook, who was in conflict with James Johnson in the first half, took the initiative to stand up and comfort him.

"Ah."

Although he agreed verbally, he felt a little competitive in his heart. In the next round, James Johnson became impatient again. When the ball came into his hands, he directly chose a three-pointer. This made Westbrook, who was running tactics, feel a little dissatisfied.

This tactic is not played in this way, but James Johnson wanted to return the ball just now, so he chose to shoot directly.

The ball was obviously short, and Kidd made a long throw after getting the rebound. Marion launched the skill "Surprise Attack" again, and he was good at fast break.It directly became a counterattack, and at the same time caused a 2+1 foul by James Johnson who was chasing defense.

Seeing that something was wrong, Xu Xiao wanted to replace James Johnson, but he himself seemed to realize that he had made a fatal mistake and was about to be replaced, so he felt depressed.

"Did you learn karate from my wife? Why is there a milky smell in your hand, softer than your second uncle's nipples?" Kidd is worthy of being an old monster. He saw that Zhan Yue's impatience was also used to step forward. Trash talk spurs James Johnson.

This sentence really angered Zhan Yue, and Kidd was pushed down with an iron sand palm. The melee scene.

The referee pulled the two sides apart in time to avoid the escalation of the conflict, but Zhan Yue must not be able to fight, not only could not fight, but also left a lot of mess for his teammates.

At this time, Xu Xiao's face was ashen. Counting the 2+1 just now, Zhan Yue sent out 6 points with his own strength. He originally caught up with 1 point, but now he returned to 7 points. The difference is that now there is only 1 point left. seconds.

Unless McGrady has a moment, they will go far in this game.

"I hope you can calm down when you go back." Xu Xiao suppressed his anger, and said to Zhan Yue with a cold face.

And Zhan Yue also knew that he had made a mistake and dared not speak, so he could only bow his head and walk to the locker room.

Time is still passing, perhaps because of the impact just now, Westbrook and Josh, who were so accurate in the second half, missed three-pointers one after another. Although Oden scored offensive rebounds and scored two points with difficulty, for the current For the Timberwolves, it is simply a drop in the bucket.

After Kidd and Terry hit free throws steadily, the game completely lost its suspense.

114:110.

Xu Xiao slumped on the bench a little weakly, he never thought it would end in this way.

Obviously you have seen hope, but at the last moment, you feel hopeless.