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The players are looking forward to it, and Coach Carlisle is about to make tactical adjustments.

Since Nowitzki's truce, the Mavericks have been losing. It's not that they can't afford to lose, but they are a little unwilling to lose. They are obviously not bad, and their strength is still higher than the opponent. They can lose. This is indeed enough .

Li Muhua was surprised that the Mavericks concentrated the ball in Terry's hands, but he didn't say anything. Coach Carlisle naturally had his reasons for doing so.

On January 1, the Mavericks, who had practiced tactics for three days, played away against the Pacers.

For the coach's arrangement, Terry was very excited, as long as he held the ball, he would break through, causing damage inside or being assigned to the outside.

Looks great, except the Pacers have better hands.

Under the leadership of Granger, center Collison played quite steadily, 9 of 6, 6 of 5 free throws, scored 17 points and 5 rebounds.Rookie Paul George played as stable as ever, 9 of 6, 6 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points. Among them, the best performance of the Pacers was Rush, 16 of 7, 4 of 4 free throws, and 20 points.

The Pacers are doing pretty well on their home turf.

Chandler was 6 for 3, Li Muhua was 9 for 4, Marion was 12 for 5, Terry was 20 for 9, and his shooting percentage was barely over [-]%, while the Pacers' shooting percentage reached nearly [-]%.

Lost in the hit rate, which is nothing to say.

Li Muhua played mediocre in this game, but sent out 8 assists, more than the previous two games.

This is only related to the new tactics practiced by the Mavericks in the case of reducing shots.

After the game, Coach Carlisle was directly surrounded by the media.

Coach Carlisle looked guilty:
"Yes, I really don't know what to say. Originally, I wanted to change my tactics, but I found that it didn't work at all. Random adjustments put a lot of pressure on the players' mentality. We have many problems. Our goal this year It is the championship, and this goal will not change. It is my responsibility to adjust the lineup. I believe you can also see the flaws in our offense. The lack of offense is our main problem at the moment!"

After the interview, Coach Carlisle went straight back to the hotel.

Called the players, everyone lowered their heads, not knowing what they were thinking, Coach Carlisle sighed and said directly:
"Guys, I was wrong. In terms of offensive selection, I don't want to change easily. You also know that, Sean, you know best!"

"Yes, sir!"

Marion looked up and explained: "Sir, I still want to return the offensive core to the third and fourth positions, so I have a lot of shots in the first few games!"

"I know, this is the reason why you are on the starting lineup!"

Terry interjected.

As for the reason, Li Muhua knew it well. Now Terry and Marion's one-on-one explanation is nothing more than trying to tell other players, of course, it is mainly for Li Muhua.

Not only Kidd, but even Dirk Nowitzki suggested that Li Muhua be the main attacker, but Coach Carlisle disagreed.

The reason is simple. Coach Carlisle needs to ensure the seamless connection of Nowitzki's return from injury.

This wave of losing streak came suddenly, but it is also reasonable. Butler sprained his foot in the previous game and has already rested for three games.

The two major offensive cores of the Mavericks are not there, so coach Carlisle naturally has a lot of ideas.

After exhorting the players, Coach Carlisle left Li Muhua alone.

"LI, I know your offensive ability is very strong, but the outside core and inside core play completely differently. The Mavericks are not the Thunder after all!"

"Yes, sir, I know!"

"However, you will need to take on more responsibilities in the future. I want to try again!" Coach Carlisle said earnestly. Li Muhua was stunned for a moment, but then nodded.

Carlisle attached great importance to Kidd's suggestion, but out of distrust of young players, he pushed Terry out, but Terry couldn't be reused. In desperation, coach Carlisle could only choose Li Muhua, and planned to wait and see again.

There is nothing wrong with this consideration, Li Muhua has never been regarded as the core, whether it is the Thunder or the Mavericks.

In order to plan this year's goals, Cuban and Carlisle have been preparing for two or three years. Once the offensive system is changed, it may affect the original thinking.

It's just that Carlisle has to make changes now that he is riding a tiger.

"Trust?"

After Li Muhua left Carlisle's room, he said a word, then shook his head with a wry smile.

In the league, no one wants to be the boss, because it is equivalent to the core of team building, and all tactical systems are developed around the core. At the beginning, the Heat used Wade as the core, but after James and Bosh left, Spurs Coach Tra is distressed.

It is not happy to say that you are happy, because you have to establish a style of play with who is the core.

This is a system tactic, whether to add to the player's ability.

The next day, the Mavericks went directly to San Antonio, and on January 1, they played an away game against the Spurs.

Last week's disastrous defeat made the Mavericks soberly aware of the gap with the Spurs, especially the defensive loopholes, which actually allowed Duncan to find a chance to make a move and hate the home court.

Compared with the Mavericks, the Spurs' tactical adjustments are very flexible. It's not that Popovich sees who is pleasing to the eye, but that he can't wait to rotate all the substitute players every game.

The Spurs have the strength and ability to do this kind of rotation. With GDP in hand, Zhuge Weiqi has a lot of room to operate.

Nobody knows what's going on in Popovich's mind.

For example, DeJuan and Gary Neal recently took as many shots as GDP.

Every time the old man plays a new trick, the local media, San Antonio Sports News, has a heartbeat, not because of excitement, but because he can't stand the excitement.

As a result, after the heartbeat, the team's record was stable.

Can't find any reason to nitpick.

In the next game, the old man threw Gary Neal and Jefferson to the bench.

When he saw Gary Neal, Li Muhua was quite distressed, and always felt that this guy was also a fake.

Also undrafted, the Spurs let Gary Neal finish the summer league and signed 220 million in three years, which is quite cheap. When the Mavericks played against the Spurs last month, the guy made 8 of 5 three-pointers and scored 21 point.

The same is true in this game. In fact, the performance of the Mavericks was fairly normal. Marion still played low, 11 of 6, got 10 rebounds, and scored 14 points.Kidd made 12 of 5 and scored 13 points, 5 assists and 5 fouls.

Facing Gary Neal, the old demon was at a disadvantage in the matchup, but had no choice but to foul more.

The Mavericks didn't deserve to lose.

From the first quarter, the Mavericks trailed by 11 points. When it was the turn of the bench, Li Muhua once again played 8 of 5 highlights, leading the offense in the second quarter and approaching the score. Unfortunately, in the third quarter, Terry again It's starting to suck.