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Dallas, American Airlines Center, full of voices!

For this team, this season has been extremely good!

The core players of the team are still improving, and the team also has a super rookie like Wang Zhi. They also reached the Western Conference Finals and faced a strong opponent, the Spurs. They scored 1:1 in two away games .

Now, G3 and G4 are about to start playing at their home courts. If they fight these two games in a row, they will be close to reaching the finals!

In such a situation, the fans naturally have to work hard and cheer for the home team!

Tonight, there are a large number of fans wearing Wang Zhi's No. 16 fan uniform to cheer him on. Obviously, after the super performance in the last round of defeating the Kings [Wang Zhi has attracted countless fans!

Facing the camera, these fans showed their fans excitedly, and shouted loudly: "Wang, perform miraculously again, and lead us to win the game!"

The atmosphere of the entire scene has reached its peak.

As the lights dimmed and the music sounded, the home team started with five players filing in!

It is worth noting that tonight, Wang Zhi appeared in the Mavericks starting lineup again!

In the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, Wang Zhi came off the bench. His performance can only be described as mediocre. In the first game, he scored 28 points, the team's second highest score. 15 points.

It seems that Wang Zhi played better in the starting lineup, and after returning to the home court, Nelson made a change.

Mavericks starting lineup: Steve Nash, Michael Finley, Wang Zhi, Dirk Nowitzki and River LaFrentz.

Spurs starting lineup: Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Bruce Bowen, Stephen Jackson and Tim Duncan.

Players from both sides stood still in the middle circle, and with the referee's whistle, the game began!

First up, Tim Duncan played to his advantage as the Spurs got the first possession.

Spurs attack!

The two "147" teams are already very familiar, and Popovich naturally knows the purpose of the old Nelson in this lineup.

Obviously, the Mavericks have a lineup with five players who can shoot, but in the paint, neither LaFrentz nor Nowitzki can restrict Duncan one-on-one.

Then, on the defensive end, when Duncan gets the ball under the basket, the Mavericks will most likely double-team Duncan to test the shooting of the Spurs' outside players.

In this way, the Spurs responded by putting Duncan up high and playing a high pick-and-roll with Parker.

That's right, the most popular two-player tactic in the NBA at the moment is initiated, and the Spurs are also very skilled in using it.

After the pick-and-roll happened, LaFrentz didn't completely defend, Duncan pulled horizontally, Parker passed the ball, and after receiving the ball, Duncan shot directly at a 45-degree mid-range and hit the board!

0:2

The Spurs in the away game took the lead.

Duncan's 45-degree mid-range hit, this is his signature skill.

As the number one power forward in the league, in some respects, Duncan is really not good at shooting, because his shots are very flat, except for rebounding shots!

Mavericks attack, Nash dribbles upfield.

Their lineup is naturally easy to understand. If five players with shooting ability are on the court, they must "run".

As for how to run, there are naturally many tactics.

LaFrentz also came out to set the pick and roll for Nash!

The Mavericks' high-position pick-and-rolls were basically done by Nowitzki and Nash, because both of them have a very high three-point threat, and the tactical changes after the pick-and-roll are very diverse.

But because the Spurs' defense against Nowitzki is "small defense big", Stephen Jackson, who is only 204 tall, is used to match Nowitzki. In this way, Nowitzki comes out to play pick and roll with Nash, and the pertinence will not be Very strong.

And LaFrentz comes to the pick-and-roll, which will bring Duncan out.

Of course, Duncan's defense also has options. He came out some, but not all.

After LaFrentz helped Nash block Parker, Nash saw the situation and shot directly from the three-point line.

swish!

hit!

3:2

It seems that Steve Nash feels very good today.

Moreover, from this offensive round, it can be seen that the Mavericks' thinking today is very clear, which is to use the team's shooting ability to seize the Spurs' weaknesses and fight resolutely!

Where are the Spurs' weaknesses? Few, but not none.

For example, what the Mavericks are playing now is to play Duncan's pick-and-roll defense.

As an inside player, Duncan is one of the best in the league, but he also has the weakness of not being good enough to move.

The Spurs' offense was still Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll. This time, Parker used the pick-and-roll to speed up his breakthrough and scored 2 points with a spinning top layup.

3:4

In the Mavericks round, it was still Nash and LaFrentz's pick-and-roll. This time Duncan was delayed, and Nash found an open space.

At this time, the Spurs' basket was wide open, and LaFrentz was about to attack the frame, and Bowen could only turn to the basket to defend.

I have to say that the team defense of the Spurs is really a tacit understanding!

But the old Nelson naturally knew this old opponent, and he had already practiced in the training game. At this time, LaFrentz passed the ball directly to the bottom corner just like training.

There, lying in ambush is Wang Zhi who opened up the space.

Wang Zhi is naturally ready to catch and shoot. However, he also observed at this time that the Spurs' defensive rotation is still running, and Ginobili is moving in his direction.

However, the moment Wang Zhi received the ball, he saw through Ginobili's fake intention to pounce.

Immediately, without hesitation, he directly shot a three-pointer.

swish!

hit!

6:4

Ginobili, who saw that Wang Zhi made a shot, made an interference move, obviously half a beat too late, and his interference was meaningless.

However, he was very strange, and looked at Wang Zhi with a frown, and said to himself: "That kid, didn't you see me? Or are you really not afraid of being blocked?"

In the first game of G1, when Ginobili was playing against Wang Zhi, he was scored 8 points in a row by Wang Zhi!

Among them, there was one such experience.

After Ginobili knew that Wang Zhi likes to use shooting fakes, he planned to use a defensive fake to make Wang Zhi feint, so as to completely block the defensive position.

Last time, he failed, Wang Zhi didn't hesitate at all, and shot directly.

At that time, Ginobili believed that Wang Zhi was just lucky, if he really made a defense, "it must be a big hat!

He had to try again, but then Bowen switched defenders with him.

Tonight, Ginobili had another chance like this, but he tried, and the result was still the same.

The result is the same twice... That's a little strange. Could it be that that guy really saw through my intentions?

Wang Zhi scored a goal, and immediately afterwards, the whole scene burst into cheers!

"Accurate, accurate. I was worried that Wang Zhi's bad hand feeling in the last game would affect this one. It seems that there is no such thing at all!"

"Okay, this is great, our wonder boy is starting to show off, and the game is about to win again!"

The Spurs' offense was still Parker and Duncan's pick-and-roll. This time Parker broke through and made a quick layup, but LaFrentz interfered and missed, but Duncan followed up with a rebound and hit the basket.

6:6

Although performing well on the offensive end, the Mavericks still have to face a problem, that is, their inside defense.

LaFrentz and Nash's defense, for Parker and Duncan, can't play a limiting role at all.

The Mavericks' offense was initiated by the pick-and-roll of Nash and LaFrentz.

This time, Duncan delayed again. At this moment, Nowitzki suddenly went forward to the basket, and Nash passed the ball decisively.

Because Stephen Jackson, who is defending Nowitzki, is not tall enough, he can only watch being easily beaten by Nowitzki at the basket.

10:6

The Spurs attacked and still played high pick-and-rolls, but this time, Parker's dribble made a mistake and was intercepted by Nash.

The Mavericks immediately launched a counterattack. Captain Finley took the lead and dunked after receiving a pass from Nash.

12:6

A fast-break dunk instantly ignited the American Airlines Center!

In the opening five offensive rounds, each of the five players on the Mavericks field completed one. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is fully blooming.

Although the Spurs' offense was steady, they also made mistakes.

The whole momentum has been completely occupied by the Mavericks!

Gregg Popovich had to call a timeout. Although this timeout was a bit early, Popovich was never stingy about using the timeout.

Obviously, the Spurs have no problem with the tactical arrangement of this game, at least on the offensive end, there is no problem at all.

After all, for the Spurs to face the Mavericks lineup, the two strongest points are the No. 1 and No. 5 positions.

Due to Duncan's dominance at the fifth position, whether the Mavericks play LaFrentz or Bradley, Duncan has a clear advantage.

On the 1st position, because Steve Nash's defense is too useless, Parker will play relatively easily against him.

In this way, it is obviously the most reasonable to make a fuss about these two positions with huge matchup advantages and play high pick-and-rolls.

As long as the start is successful, the Mavericks will be forced to tighten up their defense, or even double-team. In this way, not only will the Spurs frequently have opportunities from the outside, but the Mavericks will spend more energy on defense. Attacking is actually a kind of consumption of changing directions!

This is indeed a very good game idea. However, after all, the ideal is beautiful, but in reality there will be many problems.

The problem now is that the Mavericks played too well in the opening game today. Not only did they feel good, Nash and Wang Zhi both scored three-pointers, and they were also well-targeted.

Nash and LaFrentz's high pick-and-roll hit Duncan's point!

Although Duncan's defensive ability is very strong, and he is not incapable of being delayed in the pick-and-roll.

But the problem for the Spurs is that Duncan is the only high point on the court. Once Duncan is mobilized through the high pick-and-roll, whether it is Nash's breakthrough, LaFrentz's swipe, or Nowitzki's direct cut to the hoop Any position will pose a threat...

And the beginning of this series of problems was the three-pointer that Nash made in the opening game.

Now, if Popovich wants to solve this problem, he has to replace Stephen Jackson and replace him with Kevin Willis, another insider who can be naive.

It was Popovich's trick to use Stephen Jackson to defend Dirk Nowitzki!

Because Nowitzki often plays outside and is very accurate in mid-range and long-range shots, it is easy to be pulled by various inside players to match up, thus losing his defensive position and being shot to death by Dirk Nowitzki.

But it will be much better to use a third position with outstanding mobility, excellent jumping and wingspan, or a mini four to defend.

However, in this case, it will weaken the ability to protect the frame under the basket.

Of course, the small

The Bulls frequently target this point, so they can only change in this way, and Popovich can only hope that Dirk Nowitzki will not feel too good today.

This is the normal state of NBA tactical games on the court.

No matter what team or lineup, as long as you have a good offensive organizer and a sufficiently threatening team system, you can always find the opponent's weaknesses and target them.

After you succeed in targeting and achieve good results, the opponent will change and start a new round of the game.

In this way, the two sides come and go, whoever persists to the end, or whoever cracks it, will win.

The timeout ended and the game came back. Due to the change of formation, the Spurs also changed their offensive style of play.

It's no longer simply initiated by high pick-and-rolls from Parker and Duncan.

Now, Ginobili also holds the ball more and participates in the offense.

After some tacit conduction of the ball, Ginobili, who made an empty cut, received a point from Duncan and made a layup.

12:10

The Mavericks were attacking, and there was no substitution in the timeout just now, and the old Nelson also successfully predicted Popovich's next response strategy.

So in the first round after the timeout, Nowitzki and Nash became the initiator of the pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll this time, Nowitzki bounced decisively beyond the three-point line. After receiving a pass from Nash, he faced the Spurs inside players Kevin Willis and Dirk Novich who failed to pounce.

Without hesitation, Ski made a three-point shot!

Although the first shot hit the basket, the ball was lucky. After bouncing off the backboard, it fell into the net accurately.

15:10

At the scene, bursting cheers sounded again!

"Oh ho ho ho, our players are in full swing tonight. The touch is flawless. Just ask the Spurs, are you afraid?"

"Dirk Nowitzki! It's like a bug. The height of a center has the shooting skills of a shooting guard. The opponent can't defend against it!"

"Hahaha, all our players are online today, so I asked you the Spurs, how to defend?"

"This is the charm of offensive basketball, it's so good to play!"

Pressure, 3.1 did give Gregg Popovich.

Although he did a serious analysis of the Mavericks before the game, and made a lot of targeted tactics.

However, he has already understood that the "wonderful" Mavericks team trained by old Nelson is invincible under one circumstance!

That's when their players are feeling overwhelmed and shooting irrationally!

Obviously, the old Nelson's selection of the main players of the Mavericks has one of the biggest characteristics, that is, he is very interested in the accuracy of three-pointers.

Just look at the 3-point percentages of their leading scorers.

Dirk Nowitzki, 40.9 percent

Michael Finley, 42.9%

Nick Van Exel, 41.3%

Steve Nash, 44.8%

In addition, Wang Zhi, who played against the Kings in the last round, had a terrifying three-point shooting rate of over 50%.

Obviously, the Mavericks' top five scorers are all three-pointers.

Not only has a high hit rate, but also has a considerable output.

Yes, that's right, the three-pointer is the core idea of ​​old Nelson's team building!

You must know that in this era, three-pointers do not account for a high proportion of scoring, and they are not a conventional weapon for outside scorers in this era.

It's not that people don't see great potential in the 3-point shot, it's just that there are two important reasons.

One is naturally the handcheck rule, which makes it difficult for most outside ball handlers to shoot three-pointers.

The other is that the overall three-point shooting ability of players in this era is really not enough, and the overall hits are not enough, so the expected score will not be high.

But old Nelson happened to be in this era when the average three-point shot was not very good, so he specially found a few players with strong three-pointers to form the core.

In this way, as long as the Mavericks can make a three-point shot, at this time, they are invincible!.