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Chapter 120 120. Fighting Mavericks

"Hi everyone, welcome to the game between the Lakers and the Mavericks. Shaq and Kenny, shall we read the starting rosters of both sides?" It was the familiar Sir Barkley who explained the game again.

"I don't think so, maybe the fans are more familiar with the players on both sides than we are. Needless to say, the Lakers, we seem to have become the Lakers special this season." Kenny Smith is rare not 'professional'.

"Kenny, you are actually lazy! Director, I caught a lazy guy..." O'Neal started to play tricks again, "But the players like the Mavericks are still my old opponents..."

On January 2014, 1, the Lakers started the second game of the first back-to-back.

Nash didn't play against the Nuggets before. He was waiting to show off against the Mavericks. He came to Dallas one day earlier and got together with his old friend Nowitzki by the way.

In this regard, Liu Ren hoped that Nash didn't play too weakly last night.

Lakers starting lineup: Nash, McCollum, Liu Ren, Gasol, Thackeray!

Thackeray started again. Kaman was really not suitable for D'Antoni's style of play. He didn't play as well as Thackeray in the first few games, and his playing time was gradually not as good as Sacredo.

Thackeray can score 4 points and 4 rebounds in ten minutes of playing time per game, and occasionally send out a block.

Now Kaman is no longer as brave as he used to be, and he basically has all the Thackeray.

CIC, he is as unreliable as Thackeray now.

Inside singles, I have to say that Thackeray is very accurate in turning and hooking inside singles this season, and he is very sure of one-on-one when the opponent underestimates him.

Moreover, Thackeray was more active and hardworking. He obviously jumped like a matchbox and dared to forcefully dunk through the opponent. He grabbed the ball tightly with a pair of big hands and forced the opponent to foul.

According to the "scientific" calculations of the fans, when Thackeray wanted to dunk the opponent, because his strength was concentrated on protecting the ball, the jumping height was actually unable to dunk the basket. This was aimed at making a foul...

Since Green and Gasol were injured last time, Thackeray averaged 5 points and 6 rebounds per game, and Gasol also had 4 points and 4 rebounds after his comeback.

According to some gossip that Liu Ren saw on the forum, many teams are already eyeing Thackeray and want to get this cheap and easy-to-use center, and the Heat are the leader...

On the Mavericks side, the starting lineup looks miserable, as Kenny Smith said, everyone is too familiar with the Mavericks' starting lineup.

If these people go back to five years ago, they would be the favorites for the championship. Unfortunately, time flies and time is ruthless.

Calderon, Ellis, Marion, Nowitzki, and Dalembert formed the starting lineup for the Mavericks, and Carter was the sixth man.

Looking at the group of six, the worst Dalembert of the year was an insider with a level of tens of millions.

Now, though, seeing Thackeray win a jump ball over Dalembert, fans are waking up to their youthful days.

The Lakers attack first and Nash holds the ball.

Mavericks defense!
As one of the only four teams in the league to play zone defense, the Mavericks are different from the Spurs, Hawks, and Raptors. Those three teams think they play better that way, and the Mavericks can't help it.

I have to say that the Mavericks played really well in zone defense, with excellent positioning and movement, firmly guarding the inside line and the opponent's breakthrough route.

But Liu Ren has watched more than 20 defensive video clips of the Mavericks this season, and he has figured out what the Mavericks are most afraid of in this zone defense.

Inspired by the Warriors' 44-point game against the Mavericks before Christmas, Liu Ren pulled the ball down at a 45-degree angle, and after receiving a pass from Nash, he caught the ball and made a three-pointer without hesitation.

Liu Ren shot decisively. Marion, who was shrinking at the right angle to the free throw line, and Calderon, who was near the bottom line on the right, had no time to save. They could only watch the basketball fall into the basket through a beautiful parabola.

Marion picked up the ball and slapped it hard, venting his dissatisfaction. Back then, he was one of the best defensive forwards in the league. From the first to the fifth position, he could even defend Yao Ming Howard, even when he won the championship two years ago. , still defend Durant into Tiedu, and now he can only watch his opponent score wantonly on him.

Marion sent the ball to Calderon, and Calderon dribbled to the backcourt to face Nash and chose singles.

Although Calderon is 33 years old, his breakthrough footsteps are still so good. Of course, this needs the foil of his peers. In front of Nash, he is a super breakthrough player, easily breaking through to the middle distance and hitting a jumper.

Calderon's mid-range shooting was once the best among point guards in the league. He had a terrifying performance of 50.00% three-point shooting and 40.00% mid-range shooting in a single season.

For comparison, Kobe and Nowitzki are both good mid-range shots, but their year with the highest mid-range shooting percentage is not as good as Calderon.

Of course, Kobe and Nowitzki's mid-range shots and defensive pressure are incomparable to Calderon. Originally, Calderon was just a role player, and the defensive pressure was very small.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers attack.

The Mavericks continued to defend the zone and did not change their strategy because of Liu Ren's three-pointer. If the defensive system was chaotic, they would have no way to fight.

Liu Ren was not polite, and continued to shoot from beyond the three-point line...

Again!

Nowitzki looked at Liu Ren who was high-fiving Nash, and felt a little bad. He seemed to see the possibility that what happened half a month ago would happen again.

As the saying goes, what you are afraid of will come, and then Liu Ren hit two three-pointers. The Mavericks relied on Calderon to take advantage of Nash's defensive difference and made 4 of 3 shots to get 6 points, but the point difference has become 6 to 12. , the Mavericks fell behind by 3 points in the first 6 minutes!
It was the Lakers' offense again. This time the Mavericks' defense was messed up, and Marion was the first to lose control. When Liu Ren received the ball, he rushed out to defend Liu Ren.

Liu Ren looked at Marion who was jumping out, and immediately started, speeding up a step to pass Marion who was jumping towards him, and rushed into the inside line.

Liu Ren's inside face-up offense has become the focus of attention of other teams in the league. The Mavericks are not the Nuggets' team that is useless on both offense and defense. Nowitzki and Haitian Dalembert immediately cover Clip over.

What Liu Ren was waiting for was this moment. When the opponent double-teamed, he lobbed the ball to Thackeray inside. The latter dunked with both hands and helped Liu Ren add an assist.

For Liu Ren, this kind of small-scale cooperation is as simple as drinking water!
Offensive and defensive transition, the Mavericks attack.

Calderon continued to play Nash in singles. This time Liu Ren took the initiative to attack and quickly put in place defense. Calderon, as the chief point guard of Spain, did not cover the overall situation. He passed the ball to Ellis, who Liu Ren should have defended.

It's a pity that Ellis, who was eager to express himself in front of the Lakers, was too anxious. He rushed inside and wanted to force a layup, but Thackeray pressed the ball with his palm.

Thackeray practiced solo with Whiteside almost every day this season, and learned a lot about rebounding and blocking shots. He aimed at the opportunity and gave Ellis a hot pot!

(End of this chapter)