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Chapter 224 The Strongest Showdown (Subscribe after 10 minutes)

"Dear viewers and friends, welcome to the CBA regular season. I am Yang Jian, and sitting next to me is Director Zhang. Today I will bring you the home game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks. This is the ranking of the East and West. A direct dialogue between the top teams!" Yang Jian talked to the camera, "Director Zhang, what do you think of this game?"

"The Eagles, the Mavericks, and the Spurs are the three most championship-looking teams so far in the regular season. The match between these two teams is also the most interesting. I believe that Popovich is now I am also paying attention to this game." After a few words, Zhang Lili slowly got to the point, "The last time the two teams played against each other was at the beginning of the season. After the Eagles started perfectly, the Mavericks ended their 13-game winning streak! But the main points What is clear is that Battier hadn’t joined the Hawks at that time, which means that the Hawks hadn’t reached their current full state! It can be said that that game didn’t have full reference value. If the two teams If we can enter the finals, then this game will be a showdown that establishes who can take the psychological advantage."

After a lengthy and meaningless analysis, the domestic fans got a little impatient, and the screen finally cut to the American Airlines Center arena. Players from both sides stood on the court, and the game began immediately.

Yang Jian looked at the players on the field and said: "The Eagles still have a regular starting lineup, with Paul, Garnett, and Joe Johnson all in the big three, plus Dior and Battier. For the entire season, except for the main players or some players, In the case of injury, otherwise only the game against the Spurs, Ke Yan chose to change his lineup and let Milicic start against Duncan. The Mavericks' starters are Devin Harris, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Nowitzki and Dan Pierre Devin Harris is very fast and agile, he guarded Parker in the game against the Spurs, I don’t know what kind of performance he can show against Paul today.”

"drop--"

The referee blew his whistle, threw the basketball into the sky, and the game officially started!

Garnett overwhelmed Dampier and won the jump ball. Diaw dribbled the ball across half court, handed the ball to Garnett in the low post, and then set a screen for Joe Johnson. The three played an off-ball play on the strong side. With the help of Dior's screen, Joe Johnson ran to a 45-degree angle, received Garnett's ball and quickly shot a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Dampier followed out slowly, and Joe Johnson's shot was not disturbed by any interference and went into the net hollowly.

3: 0.

Ke Yan on the sidelines clapped his hands and nodded slightly. Dampier is an inside line with both advantages and disadvantages. The low-post defense against big centers is still easy to use. Against the two inside lines of the Eagles who are good at operating outside the penalty area, Dampier can not only protect Rebounds are of little use at other times.

The turn changed, the Mavericks attacked, Devin Harris dribbled the ball across half court, and then handed it to Nowitzki who pulled to the free throw line, and ran skillfully to the corner.

The Mavericks under Avery Johnson have five sets of offensive tactics, Devin Harris singles, Jason Terry singles, Josh Howard singles, Nowitzki singles, and Stackhouse singles.At most, it is called a pick-and-roll, and after a dislocation is formed, a single is played.

But in the face of Dior's defense, Nowitzki didn't need to call a pick-and-roll, and directly faked a shot to slightly touch Dior's defensive center of gravity, and then easily broke into the inside and scored a dunk.

Nowitzki, who completed the dunk, was still a little proud, but saw Garnett in front of him ignore his "arrogance" and directly serve the bottom line.

Diaw took Garnett's pass and ran straight to the frontcourt. Battier and Joe Johnson flew on both wings, and the Eagles players rushed to the frontcourt like a tide.

It is worthy of being the second-ranked team in the league. The Mavericks players are very concentrated and retreat quickly, especially Harris and Howard. They stared at the fast-moving Joe Johnson and Battier respectively, and did not give them an open three-pointer. Opportunity.

However, the Mavericks' center defense failed to protect, and the center shot wide open, and Diaw's lifelike feint swayed past Dampier for an easy layup. (5:2)

"Good shot! Dior is really smart at this point. His speed is not fast, but his sense of rhythm is really good, and his passing threat is so great that opponents dare not pinch!" Zhang Lili praised.

Terry dribbled the ball across the half court, handed the ball to Nowitzki, and then suddenly cut down, received Nowitzki's point and went straight to the basket, facing Garnett's defensive back jumper Hit! (5:4)

Terry's offensive options are quite unique. Usually, everyone will choose a layup at close range.Once the touch is good, the points are like cannonballs, one after another!

Paul held the ball for halftime, and just when Harris was about to push up, Paul passed the ball in his hand.

Before Harris could react, Paul ran in the opposite direction of Joe Johnson who was catching the ball.

Joe Johnson, who received the ball, did not stop, and ran to the top of the arc with the ball.At the same time, Battier on the right side of the three-point line pulled up.

Paul, who was running towards Shane Battier, made an emergency stop, and while Harris was chasing him, he ran to the inside line.

Inside, Garnett pushed Dampier to the high post and made an off-ball screen for Paul. Paul threw off Harris' marking.

Nowitzki wanted to make up the defense, but was also stuck by Diaw; Battier and Joe Johnson completed a hand-to-hand cooperation, throwing away Jason Terry.

Josh Howard immediately switched on Battier.

"The left bottom corner!" Avery Johnson, who was off the court, saw the situation on the court clearly. At this time, Joe Johnson was already in an open position.

Desperate, Terry chased and defended, but was shot off by a fake move by Joe Johnson, and the rest was that Joe Johnson calmly adjusted his rhythm and easily shot a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Avery Johnson immediately began to swear on the sidelines. He is a coach who values ​​defense. The reason why he was able to replace Nelson as the head coach of the Mavericks is also because he "brainwashed" Cuban, letting him know that he can't win by playing and running. The championship; and after taking over the team, he quickly improved the team's defense and allowed the team's performance to increase, even reaching the finals for the first time in team history!

However, this year is Avery Johnson's third season in charge of the Mavericks, and the team's investment has always been high. If there is no more results, God knows what Cuban will do.

You know, although Cuban is generous and willing to spend money on the team, his temper is also relatively irritable.

In the next round, Terry and Nowitzki played a pick-and-roll, completed a mid-range jumper, and the basketball bounced into the basket. (6:8)

Looking back, Diaw and Paul cooperated hand-in-hand, restraining the defense and passing the ball to Battier. The latter missed a three-pointer, and Avery Johnson immediately signaled to give the ball to Josh Howard to play.

In the previous life, Avery Johnson dismissed get out of class. In addition to being embarrassing by the Warriors, another reason was that he wanted to make Josh Howard the boss and let Nowitzki serve as Josh Howard.As a result, Nowitzki didn't respond, and Cuban fired him directly.Right now, although Avery Johnson hasn't fallen ill yet, he still favors Josh Howard tactically.

Battier stared intently at Josh Howard's movements, lowered his center of gravity, turned half of his body, raised his right hand high to cover Howard's shooting space, and put his right hand across the bar, posing a very standard defensive action.

But he was a little tight. Although Josh Howard's shooting space was blocked, he left a gap for the opponent to break through.

Howard pulled the ball to the left and used his speed to pass Battier in one step, but Battier is not Anthony Parker, so he will not be easily broken by him.He first put a physical confrontation on Howard, delayed his movements, and then followed him closely. Although he was slightly behind by half a body, he raised his hand to cover Howard's shooting space all the time, and the two walked inside together. .

Garnett stood in the defensive position in time, blocking Howard's way to the restricted area, and Battier covered Howard from the side, preventing him from making easy shots, forcing Howard into a two-year situation Down.

Howard realized that he had fallen into a trap, and quickly looked up to find his teammates, and found that Dampier had an empty space under the basket, and he hit the ground and sent the ball over.

But when Dampier received the ball, Paul shrank to the basket in time and reached out to try to cut the ball. Although it was unsuccessful, it slowed down Dampier's attacking rhythm.

At the same time, Garnett turned around to protect the frame, Dampier was completely surrounded, and the shooting space and passing route were almost completely blocked. After several struggles, he barely found a gap and threw the ball to the basket , whether you can enter or not, you will be resigned to fate!

His wild shot went straight to the outside world. After bypassing the basket, Battier put him in his arms. The Eagles took the opportunity to counterattack and switch offense and defense. Garnett inserted in the back row and scored a dunk! (6:10)

"Drip~~" Avery Johnson called out a timeout with a livid face.

He arranged the opening tactics, and he also directed the ball to Josh Howard for singles. The timeout was called, and it can only be said to set things right, no one can blame it!

"drop--"

The referee's whistle sounded, the game continued, the Mavericks sent a sideline ball, and the first attack came back from a timeout. Avery Johnson arranged the pick-and-roll tactics of Terry and Nowitzki, giving the ball to Nowitzki first.

However, after the pick-and-roll, Terry broke into the basket decisively and made a successful throw, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Eagles to focus on defending Nowitzki. (8:10)

The Eagles also responded with a pick-and-roll!Paul used the pick-and-roll to beat Dampier, attracted Terry to defend, and then passed the ball to Battier in the corner. Battier got an open opportunity, but after he caught the ball, Nowitzki rushed towards him , trying to interfere with his shooting.

Battier raised his hand to shoot, Nowitzki subconsciously raised his hand to interfere, and his center of gravity tilted again. Battier quickly collected the ball and went to the basket. Suddenly, he felt his shoulders being grabbed, and he was forced to Pull it to the ground!

The opening situation was unfavorable, Nowitzki was a little impatient, and the foul action was a bit big.Garnett immediately stepped forward and pointed his finger at Nowitzki's face, expressing dissatisfaction, and was quickly pulled away.

Garnett's pressure achieved obvious results. The referee whistled Nowitzki for a technical foul, and the Eagles got a chance to execute a technical foul free throw.

Garnett and Nowitzki have somewhat opposite appearances and playing styles.Garnett is a well-known "trash talker", with a bad mouth. As early as the Timberwolves, he played against the Eagles in the preseason. Paul sprayed enough, but he rarely There are dangerous moves that deliberately hurt people; on the contrary, Nowitzki, although he is called a softie, is also a role that the coach needs to "hide" him on the defensive end, but even so, there are actually a lot of big moves on the defensive end.What many people don't know is that when Nowitzki retired, he had accumulated 192 technical fouls in his career, the sixth in league history, and the fifth place was the notorious Rodman. Sid Wallace got a technical foul for arguing with the referee like this. Many of his 192 technical fouls were really caused by dangerous moves!

Paul made a free throw for a technical foul, and then Joe Johnson singled Howard succeeded, and the Eagles continued to lead. 8:13.

But Nowitzki's foul really inspired the morale of the Mavericks.The Mavericks took the initiative to press the rhythm, and played around Nowitzki on the offensive end. On the defensive end, Josh Howard stared at Joe Johnson, forcing the Eagles to play the high pick-and-roll of Paul and Garnett, relying on Nowitzki's more stable scoring to narrow the gap Points difference.

With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, the Mavericks replaced Stackhouse and Marquis Daniels. The firepower was still fierce. Ke Yan chose to replace Joe Johnson and Diaw with Stevens and Milicic. The firepower then dropped!

Garnett's pressure achieved obvious results. The referee whistled Nowitzki for a technical foul, and the Eagles got a chance to execute a technical foul free throw.

Garnett and Nowitzki have somewhat opposite appearances and playing styles.Garnett is a well-known "trash talker", with a bad mouth. As early as the Timberwolves, he played against the Eagles in the preseason. Paul sprayed enough, but he rarely There are dangerous moves that deliberately hurt people; on the contrary, Nowitzki, although he is called a softie, is also a role that the coach needs to "hide" him on the defensive end, but even so, there are actually a lot of big moves on the defensive end.What many people don't know is that when Nowitzki retired, he had accumulated 192 technical fouls in his career, the sixth in league history, and the fifth place was the notorious Rodman. Sid Wallace got a technical foul for arguing with the referee like this. Many of his 192 technical fouls were really caused by dangerous moves!

Paul made a free throw for a technical foul, and then Joe Johnson singled Howard succeeded, and the Eagles continued to lead. 8:13.

But Nowitzki's foul really inspired the morale of the Mavericks.The Mavericks took the initiative to press the rhythm, and played around Nowitzki on the offensive end. On the defensive end, Josh Howard stared at Joe Johnson, forcing the Eagles to play the high pick-and-roll of Paul and Garnett, relying on Nowitzki's more stable scoring to narrow the gap Points difference.

With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, the Mavericks replaced Stackhouse and Marquis Daniels. The firepower was still fierce. Ke Yan chose to replace Joe Johnson and Diaw with Stevens and Milicic. The firepower then dropped!