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Except for this fast-break dunk, the Spurs' first three positional offenses were all completed by Duncan. Although they only scored twice, Duncan's good state was fully reflected in these three offenses, which also shattered him. There are rumors of injuries, can players with injuries still perform like this, everyone and many people attribute Duncan's performance in the last game to his physical strength or state.

Even the Mavericks involuntarily changed the defensive strategy formulated before the game, and shifted the focus from Stephen to Duncan. Obviously, it seems that Duncan is more threatening, and in these three attacks, Stephen only ran and played. Covering, there is no chance to touch the ball, who will focus on defending a guy who can't get the ball.

The Spurs have no good way to attack the Mavericks. The two sides can only use offense against offense and defense against defense. The offense and defense of the two teams are at the top level of the league. The fighting made the fans in the American Airlines Center arena secrete adrenaline quickly, screams, cheers, and boos were endless.

Just after Duncan caught the ball again, Nowitzki and Dampier just made two moves. Nowitzki and Dampier flanked Duncan. Anyway, Robert Horry was still outside, and the pass route from Duncan to him was blocked by Nor Wei Ji blocked it, so naturally there was no need to worry about his threat.

At this time, Duncan's back was facing the basket, and there were Mavericks players on both sides, and the opponent's double-team was gradually shrinking. When he saw that there was no chance to pass the ball, Duncan suddenly threw the ball behind him. , the ball flew high in the air, and everyone thought Duncan was forced to shoot randomly because the attack time was about to come. A figure flew up from one side, stretched out his long arms and pressed the ball into the basket.

No one knew that Duncan would cooperate with Stephen in an alley-oop. From the perspective of Duncan, it is impossible to see Stephen's arrival, unless he has eyes in the back of his head, but if he doesn't have eyes, then Duncan is How did you find Stephen?

At this time, the big screen at the scene kept replaying this exquisite coordination, and everyone quickly discovered the clue. It turned out that when Duncan was double-teamed, he suddenly stopped there and made a movement of listening carefully, and then put the ball on the ground. Just throw it backwards and get an assist.

Could it be that Duncan has developed the ability to listen to voices and argue positions, but if it is not the case, how to explain his pass? If this is also called a pass, this makes the fans of the Mavericks very depressed. , Don't cheer, it's so uncomfortable not to cheer for such a wonderful pass.

The Mavericks' offense was still initiated by Devin Harris, and ended with Nowitzki after Jason Terry's pass. Nowitzki faced Duncan's defense and retreated a little in a hurry. See Duncan didn't guard against it at all, and immediately hit a jumper.

According to Popovich's design, in order to reduce Duncan's physical and running consumption, Duncan is specially asked to face Nowitzki's outside shots without needing to defend, just let him shoot, Popovich also wants to It makes sense, if you defend Dirk Nowitzki alone, other people can kill the Spurs, and a player like Nowitzki can't be completely restricted by defense. You restricted it in the first half The better, maybe he exploded more violently in the second half, the last game was an example.

Stephen's defense against Nowitzki was considered successful, but it was extremely energy-intensive and stamina-consuming, limited to the difference in height between the two, Stephen needed to block his shots as he was ready to jump up, and at the same time had to Bewildered by his feints, this task is not so easy to accomplish. It is okay to defend for a quarter and a half. Even Stephen can't bear to defend like this for the whole game.

Looking back, the Spurs’ offense was supported by Robert Horry in a high position, and Duncan cooperated in a low position, but Duncan suddenly assisted Michael Finley again, and Michael Finley hit a three-pointer. At this time, "Little General" Johnson still thought it was just a double support The deformation of the tactics is just one in the high position and one in the low position, and Popovich's new tactics have not been discovered.

Josh Howard used Dampier's defense to get rid of Stephen's offense, and then went inside for a layup, but the ball rolled a few times on the basket and fell out again. Physical contact, the referee called Stephen a pushing foul.

Stephen didn't say much, but just accepted it with a smile on his face. This is his home court, and he might be sentenced to a technical foul if he said a word more. Stephen knew that it was not worthwhile to compete with the referee, so he secretly scolded the referee twice in his heart. Have a smile on your face.

When two people are in contact in the air, as long as one side's actions are not particularly obvious, then the referee will decide who to foul, so there is nothing to worry about. If the home court has no advantage, it is not called a home court.

The Mavericks' offense is still not complete. This time the rebound was taken by Stephen. When Stephen passed to Tony Parker, Devin Harris blocked it, but the ball was knocked out of the sideline, and the Spurs still had the ball.

The Spurs re-served the ball, and this time it was sent directly to Stephen. After receiving the ball, Stephen made a move to pass the ball. Josh Howard immediately turned his body to the side to intercept. Killed within the three-point line, then took two big steps into the three-second zone and raised his hand to make a small throw, throwing the ball into the basket.

This kind of direct attack without going through the tactical process rarely occurs in the Spurs. Under normal circumstances, only when the opponent is not in position, Tony Parker makes such a sudden shot, but it is rare for Stephen to attack like this. Come back After Jason Terry made a three-pointer, Stephen still didn't wait for his teammates to be completely in position. He rushed to the basket one by one with the ball, and then suddenly turned outward. After making a circle around the basket, Josh Howard's defense was one step short. At this time, Stephen suddenly made a mid-air spin shot.

After another two rounds, when the Spurs had already led by six points, "Little General" Johnson couldn't sit still. At the same time, he could see that Popovich must have given Stephen great tactical freedom in this game. And the right to attack, otherwise, based on his understanding of Popovich, there will be no such thing as a miss in the last attack, and Stephen will still dare to shoot casually next time.

Thinking of this, "Little General" Johnson hastily called a timeout, and ordered the players to still follow the pre-match arrangement and focus on Stephen's defense. However, after the players returned to the field, they found that the Spurs' offense had changed again Mainly Duncan.

If the focus of defense continues to be on Stephen, with Stephen's running range, the rest of the Spurs will have room to shoot, which will put great pressure on the Mavericks' defense. The question of who is the main player, after all, Duncan It cannot be underestimated, but Stephen's threat is also very real.

Just when they were at a loss between Stephen and Duncan, Tony Parker used Robert Horry's single-block cover to hit all two shots in a row. Seeing that the Spurs' lead was approaching double digits, "Little General Johnson hesitated off the court.

It’s okay to say that the defense is weak, but the offense of the Mavericks is not very good. Originally, the offense in this lineup mainly made three points: Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Devin Harris and Tony Parker. In a mutual explosion, Nowitzki couldn't find a chance inside under Duncan's defense, but today he didn't feel very good on the outside, and Josh Howard never had a good way to fight against Stephen.

There is only one Jason Terry under the defense of Michael Finley, and he can't find a good shot. Call a timeout to adjust it. It is too wasteful to use two timeouts in the first quarter, and how to adjust the "little general" Johnson didn't have a clear idea, but if he didn't call a timeout, he was worried that the score gap would be further widened.

Before he could end his hesitation, Stephen once again succeeded in backing up Josh Howard. While turning around and making a shot, Josh Howard also reached out and hit Stephen on the forearm. The sharp-eyed referee did not let him go this time, and gave him He made a foul, and taking advantage of Stephen's free throw, "Little General" Johnson replaced Josh Howard with Stackhouse. Anyway, he is behind now, and when not to strengthen the offense at this time.

In this way, except for Dampier, the Mavericks' lineup on the court, the other four players are mainly offensive, and the firepower is fully fired for a while, which makes the Spurs a bit overwhelmed. At this time, Popovich used Bruce Bower Wen replaced Robert Horry, then put Bruce Bowen to guard Stackhouse, let Stephen guard Dampier, and in the offense, put Duncan back to the high post to support, and completely gave up the basket to Stephen .

At this time, Stephen is equivalent to using all centers. Regardless of the defensive end or the offensive end, Stephen is facing off against the former "Second Center in the Western Conference" and now the "No. [-] Center in the Western Conference" Dampier. The pressure was greatly reduced, and Dampier also used defense, a center who averaged less than ten points per game.

In this way, Stephen can put most of his energy on offense. Even against Dampier, who is two meters one by one, Stephen dared to show his post-up singles stunt. After getting to the basket, he took a small hook Two points, this is a standard center offensive action.

On the Mavericks side, Stackhouse missed a shot, and the rebound was taken by Stephen. Dampier is most proud of the introduction. He lost to Stephen on the rebounds that earned him a contract worth tens of millions, which made his face very ugly. , Then after Stephen fell, he impulsively pushed Stephen and gave Stephen two more free throws.

Mark Cuban's face was extremely ugly down there. He was the one who decided to give Dampier a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions. It was because he liked Dampier's weak offense, but at least he still had the ability to grab rebounds. Well, this guy's scoring average of [-] points per game has dropped, and his rebounding has also dropped to below double digits. Why doesn't he feel that he has been taken advantage of?

"Little General" Johnson watched off the court, but there was no good way to do it. He couldn't attack Diop, who was stronger in offense but even more unreliable in defense. Before the game, he never thought that Popovich would put Stephen on the court. Go up the center position.

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