The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 439 [How can Mavericks win? 】

The Clippers' series against the Mavericks has attracted attention, and experts believe that this is the advance of the Western Conference Finals.The Mavericks’ poor record is due to regular season players suffering from injuries and Nowitzki’s decline. Their lineup is still very strong. In the regular season, the Clippers also lost to the Mavericks to prove it at this point.

Before the start of this season, the Mavericks were also one of the favorites to win the championship, the No. 4 seed in the league, behind the Eastern Nets and Heat.They are also known for the thickness of the lineup. If you put aside factors such as age and just look at the player list, the depth of this year's lineup is extremely rare even in the history of the Mavericks.

The depth of the rotation is not a bad thing, but it is still a test for coach Rick Carlisle. The Mavericks lack swingmen and Marion has no suitable backup. This is a major weakness of the Mavericks, and the Clippers happen to have the most swingmen. sharp.This problem has not been resolved since Butler was traded. The Mavericks have played two guards most of the time, and they will definitely be ravaged if they play against the Clippers.

So Vince Carter's performance in this series is very critical. Carter has indeed regressed in the past two years, but his technical decline is far from what people seem to see in the post-match statistics. It's just that Carter doesn't have much possession of the ball in the Mavericks , When he is happy, he can still easily play a very beautiful game and score 30+.The problem is that Carter can't lift his mood a lot of the time, and he seems to easily lose interest in the game. Once his mood is low, his presence on the court will become quite thin.

The other two key players are DeAndre Jordan and Kevin Seraphim.In addition to defense, they also have to drive the atmosphere of the team.They have good physical fitness, dunks, offensive rebounds, and blocks. These desperate actions can incite other players and inspire the morale of the team.
Before the game, almost everyone thought that the Mavericks would be eliminated by the Clippers, and the suspense was only a few games.The lineup is dominated by the Clippers. They have the invincible Ye Feng, and the addition of the Gasol brothers is even stronger than last season.Although the Mavericks also introduced Carter, Seraphim, Delonte West, Brandon Wright and others, they are all role players.

Nowitzki said in an interview this season that his high salary has dragged down the team. In fact, he has already cut his salary, and his state is still worthy of the current annual salary. It is incomparable with many cancers that really drag down the team. .He didn't say this to be cute, but he hoped that the Mavericks could trade stronger players.He knew in his heart that it would be difficult for the Mavericks to beat the Clippers without strengthening.

After the players came out, Ye Feng and Nowitzki shook hands, and said softly: "Dirk, don't make things difficult for yourself in the Mavericks, while you can still play, don't renew this contract after it expires, go to the Clippers Find me. When you are so old, no one will say that you are unfaithful."

Nowitzki smiled bitterly: "You don't have to use this method to hit me every time, do you? It's useless if you listen too much."

Ye Feng smiled and said: "I don't want to hit you, I just feel that you are wronged, but you are called a softie if you have strength, and I want to show you a clear way to treat you with sincerity! In fact, I woo veterans everywhere, not just with you That said, I don't think there's anything more regrettable than when a star retires without a ring."

Whether it is honesty or provocation, both of them know that the Mavericks have no chance of winning.Deron Williams is considering whether to jump out of his contract and go to a better team after this season. The Mavericks have to find a way to renew his contract. If Deron cannot be kept, everything is over. Next season, the Mavericks will more difficult.

Against a team with a strong perimeter, when Tony Allen showed his power, he entered the starting lineup in this game, responsible for defending Vince Carter, and Ye Feng defended Deron Williams from the outside.

In an interview, Deron said that he hated Ye Feng's defense and was willing to vote for him as the best defensive player. Thibodeau really had no reason not to arrange Ye Feng's defense.

TN*T live broadcast, Barkley said: "The Clippers do not have a fixed starting lineup now, there is no more alternative team than them, this time Ye Feng will play the first position again."

Kenny Smith said: "The Mavericks are very difficult to play in this game. Ye Feng playing guard is obviously misplaced. Let's see how they defend."

The two sides started the game, and the Clippers Curry was replaced by Tony Allen.Maverick Carter entered the starting lineup, and the other four were DeAndre Jordan, Nowitzki, Marion, and Deron Williams.

The Mavericks usually let Carter's second team play small forward to drive the team's main attack, and let the protagonist of "Friends of the Mother" Delonte West start, but against the Clippers, West's starter will be played to death by Ye Feng.

At the beginning of the game, Jordan beat Pau Gasol with a jump ball, the Mavericks went first, and Deron passed the ball to Nowitzki in the frontcourt.

Love defended him. Today, the Clippers’ defensive tactics are man-to-man, switching defenses when encountering a pick-and-roll. Love defended Nowitzki once during the regular season, and he has to constantly fight with Nowitzki Confrontation, personal interference prevents him from turning around easily, which can reduce Nowitzki's efficiency.

This season Nowitzki's condition is not as good as before. He also began to feel confused. He felt that he could not win the championship with the Mavericks. James, Howard, Paul, Deron and other leading stars have transferred one after another. He insisted on staying in the Mavericks. What?In his contract year, there are too many teams that want to invite him to join. It is difficult for the Mavericks to win the championship.

Nowitzki dribbled twice with his back, turned around and walked left, Love kept up with him and kept close to him. At 45 degrees, Nowitzki was pushed two steps away from the penalty area by Love. He didn't pass the ball, turned around and shot a jumper Go in. 0 to 2.

It's difficult for Love to block shots, he can only interfere. Nowitzki's touch is very good today, but he is about to be unlucky. The Clippers arranged for Ye Feng to attack him today, and he attacked him after the pick-and-roll.

The Clippers attack, Love screens from outside the three-point line, Ye Feng runs off the ball and throws away Marion, Tony Allen gives him the ball.Jordan switched defenses, and Gasol pulled to the perimeter for a second screen.

Jordan's ability to defend against pick-and-rolls is good, and his lateral movement speed is fast. Nowitzki is not good, but when Gasol picks and rolls, he can only switch defenses. If he is slower, Ye Feng will directly pull up a jumper.

Nowitzki didn't dare to get too close, the main defense broke through and interfered with shooting.Ye Feng dribbled the ball to the low post on the left in order to distance himself from Gasol so that other Mavericks players could not easily double-team.Nowitzki has followed to the low position from the side. Ye Feng protects the ball with his back so that Nowitzki cannot steal and can only defend.

Ye Feng swayed his right shoulder slightly, making a fake turn from the baseline, then turned in the opposite direction and made a jump shot with a fallback, which happened to be at 45 degrees. , Wipe the cricket and score! 2 to 2.

If Ye Feng keeps fighting like this, Nowitzki won't be able to guard against it, and he knows that Ye Feng likes to use one move endlessly, so he immediately feels a lot of pressure.

The Mavericks attacked and moved the ball non-stop. Carter relied on Jordan to cover and break into the paint. He wanted to dunk with one hand, but under the interference of Pau Gaso, he dunked and flew. Ye Feng got the rebound.

The Clippers still used the same tactics as before. Ye Feng relied on double screens to match up with Nowitzki. Ji, jumped up in the middle to pull the bar in the air to avoid the block, and scored with a low-handed basketball. 4 to 2.

At the beginning of the game, Ye Feng showed a strong desire to attack, and his teammates resolutely handed the ball to him. Four minutes later, Mavericks coach Carlisle frowned and shouted at the field to help defend .The Mavericks' offense was okay, but they couldn't defend against it. Ye Feng made 4 of 7 shots in a misplaced attack.

Ye Feng will pass the ball as soon as the other players assist in the defense. Love is still the biggest beneficiary.

The Mavericks also have problems with offense. Deron Williams is strong enough, but lacks absolute speed. Ye Feng can keep up with him. After the screen, Smith switched defenses, which also gave Deron a headache. Opportunities can only pass the ball, and the offensive efficiency of Marion and Carter is not too high.

After playing for 7 minutes, Carlisle requested a timeout. The Clippers always have a way to create space for Ye Feng to play singles, and the defense is better than the Mavericks. Ye Feng's scoring average this season has decreased, which does not mean that his strength has decreased. His offense is better than last season. more difficult to guard against.

"If you don't double-team Ye Feng, he may score more than 50 points in this game. If you double-team him, Love, Smith, and Gasol can all make shots." Carlisle kept thinking in his heart, and could only speed up the round. Switch positions, play 32 zone defense, and let the players assist in the defense.It's a pity that Tony Allen is always on the bottom line, too far away from Ye Feng, otherwise he can be released.

After the timeout, the Mavericks' defensive strategy is still not working.The Clippers made another substitution. Thornton came on, replacing Tony Allen and adding a strong scoring point.All five of the Clippers are good at shooting, and the Mavericks can't even double-team.

The Clippers played Princeton again, sharing the ball to weak defenses, playing Carter on the outside and Nowitzki on the inside.The Mavericks attacked, but Jordan was often emptied. The Clippers could double-team Nowitzki and Deron, making them very uncomfortable.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led 34 to 22.

In the second quarter, the Mavericks replaced Terry and West with double shots in the backcourt to strengthen their offense.The Clippers are also two fast guards, Thornton and Curry partner.There are similarities in the bench lineups of the two sides. Gasol and Seraphim are both strong insiders.Brandon Wright and Yi Jianlian entered the NBA in the same year, and they are both thin and tall.However, Hill has an advantage at the small forward position, and he has more physical strength.Carter took a break in the second quarter and is now playing again with a substitute.

The substitutes of the two sides played inextricably. Terry showed the strength of the "Jets" and hit two three-pointers. Thornton and Hill quickly responded.

Barkley believes that the strength of the substitute players on both sides is equal, but the Clippers have the upper hand in the starting lineup, and the Mavericks will lose if they substitute Daping.This prediction was quickly confirmed. As soon as Ye Feng and Smith played, the score opened up.

(End of this chapter)