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No matter what the final result of this season is, for the fans of Dallas, it is already full of gains and a lot of money.

This point can be seen from the grand occasion of the American Airlines Center at the beginning of the second half of the game.

Indeed, this arena is one of the most fanatical arenas in the NBA, and the fans here are crazy about basketball.

But now, it is the first time that the team can have such an infectious player as Wang Zhi.

What they have gained is a player who can bring the team atmosphere at home at any time.

With the whistle of the referee, the second half of the game began!

The Mavericks launched the first attack of the second half.

In the second half, the Mavericks started with high pick-and-rolls from Steve Nash and River LaFrentz.

Everyone knows that Wang Zhi is a huge offensive threat tonight, but in the old Nelson's view, the team must still operate normally, and it is far from the point where every ball must be handed over to Wang Zhi.

This trick really paid off. After the pick-and-roll, Nash faced Duncan who was hesitant in his position. He stopped on the three-point line for a while and Duncan had to go up. Shoot from a distance, smash!

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This is the characteristic of LaFrentz. As a player with average abilities in all aspects of the basket, it can even be said that he has no outstanding abilities. The greatest value lies in having a good mid-range shot.

And the Mavericks are willing to let him play the starting center for a long time, because he needs to use this hand shot to mobilize the defense of the opposing center.

Obviously, at this moment, he embodies the value.

As soon as it came up, the Mavericks played an offensive, which is undoubtedly a good sign.

But looking back, on the Spurs side, Duncan also stormed LaFrentz under the basket and succeeded.

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The Mavericks still initiated a high pick-and-roll, but this time Duncan didn’t make a save, and Nash got a chance on the three-point line, but he didn’t make a decisive shot. He chose to dribble forward and gave the ball to Finley. In the hands of Wang Zhi without the ball screen.

Wang Zhi caught the attention of two Spurs defenders, Mali Cross and Bruce Bowen, as soon as Wang Zhi got the ball, so that Finley got a good screen chance.

Without hesitation, Wang Zhi sent a pass between the two wing defenders of the Spurs. Finley, who caught the ball and went straight, rushed directly to the basket and scored a dunk!

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The atmosphere at the scene became warm.

The Mavericks captain who completed the dunk was very happy. While actively retreating, he gave Wang Zhi a high-five to celebrate.

Obviously, the start of the Mavericks has changed significantly compared to the first half!

The Spurs attacked and the ball went to the basket.

Tim Duncan is so dominant in this area that it makes sense.

But the Mavericks will not sit still. In the last round, they were forced by Duncan's basket. In this defensive round, they began to shrink and double-team. Duncan passed the ball, but Bruce Bowen's three-pointer was not able to hit.

The Mavericks protected the backcourt rebound, and Nash stabilized the rhythm and took the ball across the frontcourt.

When it came to positional battles, Dirk Nowitzki began to catch the ball with his back in the 45-degree mid-range area.

Facing Stephen Jackson's defense, he started a back-up single, and after two hard hits with his body, he turned around and made a jumper and hit it!

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Get up, the morale of the Mavericks is up again!

With the opening of the scene, the three players hit separately, which seems to mean that their missing shooting percentage in the first half finally came back in the second half!

For Mavericks fans, this is undoubtedly great news!

"Come on, come on, our touch is finally here, hahaha, we're going to score crazy like the last game."

"Although some hope that Wang Zhi will only have a personal scoring show like the first half, but if the whole team can open it, it would be a good thing!"

"Come on, Mavericks, keep going, victory will be ours!"

Indeed, for players like the Mavericks, except for the "nervous knife" Van Exel, it is difficult to maintain a very high shooting percentage throughout the game, but at the same time, it is also difficult to miss the entire game.

Throughout the first half, except for Wang Zhi, the Mavericks can be said to be all inaccurate.

Wang Zhi knew that if the 29 points were less, the Mavericks would fall behind by a big score.

Now, the fans finally breathed a sigh of relief, after Wang Zhi helped the Mavericks through the most difficult period in the first half, in the second half, it seemed that the Mavericks' pitchers were finally awakening!

Such a situation seems to be very unfavorable for the Spurs, but whether they are players or the coaching staff, they are all able to maintain calm and composure in the face of the huge scene atmosphere.

The Spurs attacked. Duncan continued to get a position at the basket and then compressed the defense. He assisted Parker who quickly jumped in and made a layup.

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The Mavericks attack, the ball is still given to Dirk Nowitzki, he once again used his height to make a mid-range back shot, this time, causing a foul by Stephen Jackson

Made 2 of 2 from the free throw line.

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In the Spurs' round, Parker singled out Nash, suddenly accelerated and broke through hard to layup, causing Nash to foul.

It was also 2 of 2 free throws.

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In the second half, the Mavericks did regain their touch, but the consecutive two-point scoring was not a characteristic of their crazy offense.

Obviously, if the three-pointer cannot be opened, it will be difficult for the Mavericks to play the kind of attack wave that can instantly open the score.

Attentive fans have noticed that the Mavericks in the second half did not try a lot of three-pointers like they did in the first half and previous games.

Since the start of the second half of the game, they have not shot a single three-pointer, and they have all hit two-pointers.

Obviously, this is not the norm.

And this is exactly the old Nelson's tactical adjustment during the halftime break.

This adjustment is actually based on the Spurs' defensive lineup.

Obviously, the Spurs arranged a lineup of one big and four small today in order to increase the defensive area on the defensive end, so that fast defensive players can defend beyond the three-point line and limit the Mavericks' three-pointers.

In the first half, the Spurs actually achieved very good results. A lot of the Mavericks' three-pointers ended up with irons. Only the hot-handed Wang Zhi shot relatively smoothly, and Nash and Finley sporadically made a few shots in the second quarter. .

The reason why Nelson let the Mavericks continue to hit two-pointers at the beginning of the second half is to compress the opponent's defensive space!

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But the Spurs, coach Popovich naturally also carried out some targeting.

Obviously, at the beginning of the second half, the offensive end was looking for Steve Nash and River LaFrentz to play.

It is obviously very wise to hit the ball to the most certain point.

After that, the Mavericks' offensive success rate has declined, and the Spurs have not been able to win every round.

The 2-5 point difference between the two sides lasted for another three minutes.

Suddenly, the Spurs exploded!

Stephen Jackson hits a corner three first!

Popovich asked Stephen Jackson to play the small four, but he didn't just want him to limit Nowitzki's mid-range and long-range shots on the defensive end.

His real purpose is to enable Jackson to target Nowitzki on both offense and defense!

After all, Nowitzki is too tall and moves slowly, making it difficult to defend beyond the three-point line.

Although Stephen Jackson is not strong in singles with the ball, but because he has a good three-pointer ability, he can still create a certain offensive threat by opening up space for Nowitzki.

It's a pity that Jackson's touch in the first half was very average. He tried two three-pointers, but failed to score.

But in the second half, he finally opened!

In addition, the reason why Popovich uses this trick "unconventional" is entirely because of his understanding of the old Nelson!

Ten years ago, when Zhibo King Warrior was the old Nili's hand, the relationship between the two was very close.

At that time, although Popovich had different opinions on Nelson's extremely advanced basketball concepts, he still became the most important part of Nelson's team.

Of course he knows that Nelson Sr. likes to use the projection 4 position to punish the concept of traditional insiders.

Dirk Nowitzki is the old Nelson who found a good embryo and carefully cultivated it in the Mavericks.

Then Popovich used a more extreme method, letting a 3-pointer who can shoot three-pointers play the 4th. This kind of employment method is against the times, and it was also in the blueprint of old Nelson. .

To this day, Popovich even still remembers those bold tactical ideas of old Nelson!

What a center with four shooters, or even a "five small" lineup...

Although due to the background of the times, these lineups have not been experimented by Nelson, and the Mavericks only used a five-shooter lineup.

But Popovich deeply remembers those wild lineups.

The lineup of "one big and four small" sent tonight is a tribute to old Nelson!

Old Nelson certainly thought of it too.

The friendship between the two League Legendary coaches was extraordinary.

The visit earlier today, Popovich has already planted the foreshadowing.

On the court, the Mavericks failed to attack, and the Spurs suddenly launched a fast break!

Tony Parker, known as the fastest guard in the league, is like a French supercar, speeding up quickly, and rushing to the opponent's position!

Neither Nash nor Finley could catch up with him, so they could only watch the small sports car fast-break and score.

A three-pointer, a fast break, and in an instant, the point difference was evened out.

And the momentum of the entire game was tilted towards the Spurs again.

Tu Nielsen saw all this.

In fact, in the first quarter, the Spurs played consecutive fast breaks for a while.

It stands to reason that the Spurs are also a team that likes to play positions. On the contrary, the Mavericks play more fast-paced games.

This is also Popovich's "tribute" to Nelson.

Playing feelings in this important game where you lose and fall to the edge of a cliff?

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No no no, Popovich is definitely not that kind of coach.

This trick is called "returning the other's way to the other's body".

In other words, it is called attacking the heart!

It can also be said that it is the opposite!

When Nelson built the Mavericks, he must have built and trained the team according to the current environment of the league.

While the Mavericks look weak defensively, players like Steve Nash have basically no defensive ability.

But that doesn't mean they can't defend.

At the critical moment of the playoffs, how to play those traditional inside teams.

Whether it's double-teaming or zone defense, Tu Nelson has never been less trained.

And how to play the position, the defensive assistant coach has also practiced it many times.

The fact that G2 and G3 were able to win consecutive games before has a lot to do with this.

The reason why the Mavericks did not defend

The impression of defending is just because they pay more attention to defense.

However, Nelson Sr. will build the team and develop the team's defensive system according to the potential opponents.

But it will never be targeted according to the offensive characteristics of the Mavericks.

After all, the Mavericks are a unique existence in this era. Looking at the entire league, there is almost no team with the characteristics of the Mavericks.

Even the Kings, whose offensive firepower is similar to that of the Mavericks, have very different systems.

Under such circumstances, Old Nelson of course targeted himself.

And the cunning Popovich just took advantage of this!

At this time, Popovich on the sidelines was full of smiles, because his plan for tonight had begun to bear fruit!

Of course, this is also the king of his arrangements.

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The first quarter of the game only took a few rounds, just to set the tone, and at the same time, let's see how old Nelson will react.

In the second half, this trick will be fully revealed!

On the other side, Old Nelson was still sitting on the coach's bench, looking like a boss!

Although he is getting older, his temperament has never weakened. As long as he sits there with a shallow smile, his entire aura will not be angry.

The old Nelson in the office likes to smoke cigars very much. When he picks up a cigar and smokes, his aura explodes even more.

The old Nelson at this time naturally saw the "big gift" that Popovich presented him in this game!

He also finally understood that Popovich's visit earlier in the relationship and the reunion of old friends who brought some so-called "small gifts" were just a cover, and the real "gift" was only presented now.

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Suddenly, the old Nelson laughed, and he said to his chief assistant coach who had been with him for many years: "Greg is really interesting, he even peeked at my tactical manual back then,

And now I still try to use those tactics to beat my team, hehe. "

The assistant coach looked at the field, nodded and said, "Yes, the Spurs' current style of play is really similar to Coach Downey's tactics."

If he could smoke cigars now, then old Nelson would definitely take a sip. He said with a smile: "Indeed, Greg is very smart, and his arrangement is also very ingenious. Our ball

The team really didn't have the tactics and system to deal with this style of play...But he thinks, just like this, can he really beat us?"

While the two were talking, the Spurs fought back quickly again. In the chaotic battle, Parker assisted Bruce Bowen to make a three-pointer, and the score was overtaken by the Spurs!

The momentum of the fans at the scene froze a bit.

The assistant coach next to Old Nelson also frowned and asked, "Coach Downey, is there any good way for us? The current situation seems to be really unfavorable, as long as

If we can't get the ball in, then the Spurs will take advantage of Tony Parker and play fast counterattacks like crazy, he is so fast, we have no players who can keep up with him..."

Old Nelson smiled: "Of course there is a way."

"Who? Nick Van Exel? Can he really go after him, or use Avery? But he's too short. …"

Old Nelson shook his head: "There is no need to change people, someone will solve the problem naturally!"

When Nelson Sr. said this, his eyes were all on Wang Zhi, No. 16 player of the Mavericks on the field.

Since the start of the second half, Wang Zhi hasn't played much. He has not scored, but only has 2 assists.

You know, Wang Zhi scored 29 points in the first half!

At this time, the Mavericks fell into a passive position on the field, and everyone will put their hopes on Wang Zhi.

After all, he almost single-handedly pushed the Mavericks out of the quagmire in the first half.

As for the old Nelson, he actually communicated with Wang Zhi alone for a period of time before the game.

During this exclusive exchange, Old Nelson gave Wang Zhi a secret mission to prepare for tonight's game in case of emergencies!

After all, he has worked with Popovich for many years, and Nelson also knows Popovich well.

With his eyesight, does he really think he can't see that Popovich's visit earlier today was just a simple old friend meeting?

Then you underestimate this Legendary coach too much.

The battle between the coaches of the two teams has just begun!