Pause back, the game starts again.

The Suns attack, Hill has the ball, the Suns put Clark on, go up to the two, and Hill passes directly to Clark.

Clark shot from outside the three-point line and hit the iron directly.

Butler grabbed the rebound and the Mavericks attacked.

Li Muhua pushed forward quickly and handed it over to Nowitzki after halftime.

Channing Frye defended Nowitzki. From the point of view of physical confrontation, Nowitzki played against Channing Frye was indeed a bit difficult, and in terms of flexibility, Channing Frye had a slight advantage.

However, Nowitzki's technique is stronger. When he turned around suddenly during a back hit, Channing Frye lost his position instantly.

At this moment, Channing Frye subconsciously reached out and touched Nowitzki's arm.

"beep!"

The referee whistles, Channing Frye's foul.

Tactical foul.

Channing Frye was very helpless, and raised his hand to signal that this was a tactical foul. If Nowitzki hit the basket forcefully, it would cause damage to Lopez.

Lopez has committed four.

It was not yet the fourth quarter, and Lopez was a little impulsive in the game, which dragged down the team.

Nowitzki was happy and got another free throw.

2 free throws.

The old driver's free throws are as steady as a dog.

In the Suns offense, Hill still controlled the ball, and the pace was very slow. This was the time for the final attack. After several passes, it finally passed to Richardson.

Richardson made a mid-range jumper.

At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks led by 5 points.

Cuban rarely came down from the audience and sat on the players' bench.

After coach Carlisle talked about his performance in the third quarter just now, Cuban interjected directly: "I'm sorry, everyone, I have a suggestion. I saw that the Suns played very smoothly just now. Are there any deficiencies in our defense? Is there anything I need help with?"

When Cuban said this, the players were a little embarrassed.

The defense just now was indeed lax. What the boss meant by saying this is not to introduce players to you, but to find a way to solve it yourself.

Li Muhua pondered for a while, probably not talking about himself, but probably pointing to Terry.

I missed people several times, such as Richardson's point, which is usually the switch between Terry and Nowitzki. It's just that Terry only wanted to be active in offense and forgot to perform on the defensive end.

"How about this, Sean is on the field, LI you are still in position [-], I want to try this lineup, let's relax the pressure on the outside line and double-team within the arc!"

Coach Carlisle looked up after marking the board.

Li Muhua glanced at the bench, Terry was already a little unhappy.

Generally, Terry will be on the court at critical moments. If it weren't for Cuban's interference, Curry should have played the fourth quarter.

Now just because of a word from the boss, the lineup has changed again.

The Mavericks have two regular rotations on the forward swingman, one is Marion and the other is Butler. Stevenson can play both the second position and the third position.Marion and Butler have their own defenses, while Stevenson focuses on the perimeter.

Unless someone on the team is injured, Butler and Marion will never be on the court at the same time.

They look down on each other, of course, the relationship is not good, the most important thing is that the relationship of competition has always been there.

Li Muhua suspects that Marion's substituting is the result of Cuban's pillow blowing. Cuban has disliked Marion's shooting before, and the key position is too ugly.

Normal people generally can't accept it, let alone their own employees.

This made Cuban very embarrassed.

In fact, the team taboos the boss to intervene in politics, but Cuban is such a virtue. Coach Carlisle can't say it.

It's not for nothing that Cuban likes Carlisle as head coach.

Nowitzki, Cuban, and Carlisle, these three are the true core of the team. The iron triangle of the Mavericks controls the locker room, the team and the management respectively, and communicates with each other. Terry is just a spokesperson. It's useless to joke around.

Li Muhua complained about Marion's shooting posture before, but after getting used to it, he got used to it. The only thing he wasn't used to was the Mavericks' home mascot. A cow is not like a cow, and a horse is not like a horse. It looks like a donkey.

It's not that the boss doesn't understand the changes in defense, but he usually doesn't talk about them.

"LI, be careful not to steal, as long as you don't lose your position, try to slow down the pace of the game, they are the ones who are in a hurry now!"

"Yes, sir!"

Li Muhua nodded in response.

The fourth quarter started quickly.

The Suns speeded up their offensive tempo, and Dragic acted as if he was on fire, as soon as Li Muhua passed halftime, he started to defend against the opponent.

The Mavericks attacked, and Li Muhua was handed over to Marion after halftime.

Marion hit Turkoglu, and the confrontation between the two sides was fierce. After a few forced sittings, Marion turned around and threw it to Nowitzki.

The old driver was very calm in the face of Richardson and Channing Frye's double-teaming, and directly stuffed the ball to Butler.

Living up to expectations, Butler hit a jumper.

The score gap came to 5 points.

The Suns still implement the bombardment tactics, which is completely different from the performance in the third quarter.

Gentry's success lies in the fact that he has been an assistant coach in the Suns for many years. He has seen both defensive and offensive players. Although the Suns are still weak in defense, in many ways, they are much better than the previous Suns. .

If the Suns hadn't traded away Stoudemire, I'm afraid the offensive ability will be even stronger than it is now.

The Mavericks hit the iron again, and it was Marion's shot that was interfered.

The on-site commentator shook his head helplessly:

"There is a problem with Sean's choice. Turkoglu's movement speed is not as fast as Sean's. It's better to break through than to pull up a jumper. From this, it is not difficult to find that the Mavericks can only rely on Dirk in the end!"

"Yes, it is said that Sean Marion's shooting is very accurate, but under the interference of defense, the shooting rate is not very high. In fact, Sean is mainly responsible for defensive tasks in the Mavericks. The Mavericks are very bold in the lineup. He actually invested all his defensive power in the forward position!"

The commentary on the other side echoed, mainly for the fans, otherwise they would not understand what the Mavericks' substitution means.

The core of the Mavericks' offense, the only Dirk Nowitzki who has not changed.

After Marion hit the iron, Nowitzki grabbed the rebound and did not rush to play a fast break. Instead, he dribbled the ball a few times, avoided Richardson, and then handed it to Li Muhua.

Dragic jumped up and down trying to intercept, but he didn't find a chance.

The Suns don't have much physical strength to play full-court press before it's too late.

The interception failed, and the players quickly retreated into the backcourt like a tide.

At this time, everyone knew that the Mavericks couldn't play fast, the style was like this, and the situation on the field was all in Coach Carlisle's mind.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like