NBA: Trading Westbrook at the beginning shocked Lao Zhan

When Johnson replaced Hilde, Brunson was defended by Johnson!
Brogdon went to defend Bullock!

Since Johnson came to defend Brunson, Brunson has struggled. Due to Johnson's physical fitness and fast defensive steps, Brunson has no chance to make a strong breakthrough.

After using the rhythm to shake, it will also be firmly covered by Johnson's long arms!
And if Brock is called to pick and roll, the Lakers still choose not to switch defenses. Brunson can only use the weak delay of the Lakers to pass the ball to Brock to shoot a three-pointer!
But the embarrassing thing is that Bullock's three-pointer feels bad today!
Seeing that his teammates couldn't make a three-pointer, Brunson had no choice but to continue to play by himself, but facing Johnson's defense, Brunson was limited by his physical talent, and he had no choice but to make most of his shots.

As for another engine of the Mavericks, Dinwiddie's performance is not good. Gary Clark's defense is too hard, and he doesn't eat it. He can always follow Dinwiddie firmly and interfere with Dinwiddie. shot!

In this way, the two engines of the Mavericks were shut down by the Lakers at the same time. Without the support of the two engines, the other three had no ability to attack with the ball. The offense of the Mavericks came to a standstill for a while!
On the other hand, the Lakers, under Brogdon's excellent organizational skills, Gary Clark, Johnson, etc. all got fewer three-point shooting opportunities, and Howard is needless to say. Facing Kleber's defense, Howard frequently Show off your power and score crazy points!
Facing Howard's strong offense, Kleber had no choice but to fight hard, and he always paid for fouls!

But under this unfavorable situation, the Mavericks Kidd still did not choose to use the starting lineup, but chose to let Bertans, Josh Green, Ntilikina and other substitute rotation lineups play one after another.

This kind of operation made Vogel a little surprised. I thought that when the Mavericks were in such an unfavorable situation, the Mavericks head coach would replace the starting lineup with Doncic, but I didn't expect Mavericks coach Kidd to be so calm !
Seeing Kidd's operation, Vogel couldn't help but give Kidd a high look.

In this way, the Mavericks were overwhelmed by the Lakers in the second half of the second quarter, but the Mavericks could only rely on piecemeal three-pointers to maintain the score, while the Lakers relied on the inside advantage to drive the whole team, bloom more points, and score more points. Quickly pulled away, and even beat Kleber into foul trouble!
After the second quarter, Kleber has committed 4 fouls!And the score gap was also opened by the Lakers to 14 points!
At halftime, Vogel led the Lakers back to the locker room. After a short break, Vogel immediately talked about his strategy to the Lakers.

The strategy is simple. The Mavericks' starting lineup rested for the entire second quarter, so it means that the third quarter will be their crazy counterattack period!

As long as the Lakers withstand the pressure in the third quarter and maintain the score, after entering the fourth quarter, they can easily accept the game!
But in the third quarter, the Lakers will face the impact of returning to full strength of Doncic!

But it's not a big problem. After all, the Lakers' starting lineup also took a break. As long as they maintain the strategy against Doncic in the first quarter, Vogel is still confident in winning the game.

In this way, Vogel once again told the Lakers about the strategy of consuming Doncic in the first quarter, and then let the players rest.

Unlike the relaxed atmosphere in the Lakers locker room, the atmosphere in the Mavericks locker room is a bit heavy.

Under the dull atmosphere, head coach Kidd sat in the middle of the locker room, lowered his head to paint on the tactical board, and anxiously touched his bald head from time to time.

Kidd now knows in his heart that the Lakers will definitely continue to use the strategy of consuming Doncic in the third quarter!
But even if Kidd understands the strategy of the Lakers in his heart, he still has no good way to stop it. After all, the shortcomings of this Mavericks team are too fatal. With the combination of the two towers, the Mavericks have nothing good to do on the defensive end.

And now Kleber is in foul trouble again, and the Mavericks have no one to use inside!

Thinking of this, Kidd sighed lightly. After a while, Kidd gritted his teeth fiercely and gathered the generals of the Mavericks team together.

Looking at the Mavericks generals around him, Kidd said slowly: "Guys, our game strategy is very simple for a while. On the offensive end, we use Doncic, Brunson and Dinwiddie to hold the ball. I'll attack them in turn!"

After finishing speaking, Kidd let go of the faces of Doncic, Brunson and Dinwiddie one by one, and said slowly: "Doncic, you will always play in the third quarter, and be mentally prepared. Dinwiddie , Brunson and you guys will take turns playing in the third quarter to share Doncic's ball-holding pressure."

"Remember, when the hand feels bad, ask the shooter teammates to come over to pick and roll. If the Lakers don't switch defenses, they will use the gap to pass the shooter to shoot. If they switch defenses, you will fight resolutely!"

After explaining the offensive end, Kidd talked about the defensive end again.

"Guys, on the defensive end, they will have a big impact on the inside, and they will probably grab Doncic to play. If they call a pick-and-roll, Doncic, you must never switch to the outside. Be firm. Guard the inside, Powell, prepare yourself, show your best form, you will face a serious impact!"

Kidd's strategy, to put it bluntly, is a bet. He is betting that the three engines of the Mavericks can show their power in the third quarter!

He understands that the Lakers will definitely guard against the Mavericks' shooters!
Under the defensive strategy of the Lakers, the Mavericks rashly gave the shooter a chance, and the effect is definitely not good!

So Kidd simply used his plan and used the three ball-holding points of Doncic, Dinwiddie, and Brunson to attack. As long as someone is in a state of bursting in the third quarter, it is possible to scare the Lakers!
Beat the Lakers to the point of fear and change their defensive strategy. At that time, it will be the time for the Mavericks to win.

You know, the Mavericks are currently the team with the most three-point shots in the league. As long as their ball-holding core can drive the shooter to shoot three-pointers, then the Mavericks' crazy three-point rain can beat any team!

If the Mavericks' shooters show off collectively, let alone the 14-point gap, Kidd has the confidence to come back with 20 points!
Thinking of this, Kidd let go of his hanging heart a little, and quickly waved his hands to let the Mavericks players rest.

In this way, after the Mavericks rested for a while, the intermission time came, and the players from both sides returned to the field again.

With the whistle of the referee, the players of both sides re-entered the field.

The Mavericks sent Doncic, Brunson, Bullock, Fanny Smith, and Powell to the starting lineup.

The Lakers sent five lineups of Big Eyebrows, James, Dyke, Johnson, and Howard!
The battle for the third quarter of the two sides has officially begun!