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Chapter 230 Don't Ask, Asking is just a wave!

The Mavericks attack.

During Nash's run, a pass without looking at people, Finley made an empty cut to follow up the inside line, and scored two points with a dunk.

The offensive rhythm is brought up, and it becomes difficult for the Magic to protect the basket.

17 to 14! !
The Magic can't protect it, and neither can the Mavericks.

The first point guard and the first shooting guard lined up, McGrady caught the ball, went to the basket, dodged the block, and succeeded in dunking with the Tomahawk.

19 to 14! !
In the chaotic battle, the score increased steadily, but the point difference did not widen.The Mavericks turned the game into their favorite shooting game, and in terms of shooting skills, the Magic really can't match it.

After the first quarter, the score was 36 to 31, and the Magic led by 5 points.

The offensive situation of the game looked very lively, defense and rebounds were working unconsciously, and the Magic gradually accumulated advantages.

In the second quarter, Li Mu let Kidd and Duncan stay on the court and replaced Reed, Mike Miller and Magloire.

Nelson Sr. kept Finley and Nowitzki going and replaced him with Tim Hardaway, Sean Bradley and Greg Buckner.

The game is on.

Tim Hardaway singled out Kidd with the ball, changed direction with his crotch, accelerated the crossover and dropped Kidd, pulled the ball in the paint and shot angrily, and hit a two-pointer.

36 to 33! !
Kidd's defense is strong, but the breakthrough against 183 is a headache. Hardaway, nicknamed "Bug", has gained weight and slowed down.

The ultra-low center of gravity of the dribble is a disaster for high point guards.

Fortunately.

No matter how sharp Tim Hardaway's offense is, he has a 183 defensive loss and is easy to be targeted.

Kidd hit back, step by step, arched into the shooting sweet spot, and then turned over and made a fadeaway jumper.

38 to 33! !
Using his body to force him to eat, Kidd played it very smoothly.

After suffering the loss of speed, he immediately returned his height.

The Mavericks attack.

Hardaway broke through sharply, attracting Magloire's defense, and then threw the basketball into the sky.

Bang-dang-!
Bridley almost dunked and sent the basketball into the hoop.

38 to 35! !
With a height of 2 meters and 23, there is still cake to eat under the basket, so it is impossible to guard against it.

Kidd broke through and opened the way with physical strength.

After attracting the defense, he pulled the ball up and threw it behind him in the air.

Reed flicked his left hand and made a three-pointer...

Swish-!
41 to 35! !
The golden left hand is getting more and more accurate.

The Mavericks attack.

Novitzs and Hardaway played a pick-and-roll tactic.

Hardaway broke through to the inside, and Nowitzki pulled outside the three-point line.

Hardaway copied Kidd's homework, jumped up and passed the ball behind him.

Dirk Nowitzki catches a [-]-pointer...

Swish-!
41 to 38! !
No matter how strong Duncan's personal defense is, it is useless.

Nowitzki's shooting range is too long, and he has a good aim. He likes to fly a kite on the outside. Duncan has a strong defensive skill, but it is also futile.

Fortunately, during the offense, Duncan can return.

Nowitzki's defense was too soft, and Duncan went directly to the body to fight and was immediately pierced.

Finley could only jump over to help defend, and then Duncan scored the ball.

At this point, Mike Miller began to punish the Mavericks' defense with three-pointers.

Along with Reid, it rained threes on the perimeter.

Li Mu was very satisfied. He sent two shooters, two cricketers, and two playmakers, just to give the Magic a shooting advantage.

Among them, Duncan can grab rebounds, organize, and score, connecting others together.

The Magic's lineup advantage began to show off again, playing a wave of 15 to 9 shock waves, directly stopping the game.

The old Nixon replaced Nash and Najera, and the situation on the court has improved a lot.

Of course, it refers to the improvement in offense, and the defense is also a problem.

Old Nelson didn't care either.

He is waiting.

Don't ask, it's just a wave of offense from the Mavericks.

It's just a pity that in the first half of the game, the Mavericks didn't show up, and the defense couldn't stop it.

With a score of 69 to 58, the Magic entered the locker room with an 11-point advantage.

After 15 minutes of rest and recuperation, the two sides will fight again, and the main players of both sides will play.

Nash dribbled to the frontcourt and reached out for a tactic.

Nowitz pulled to a high position, Nash made a breakthrough three-pointer and then made a fallback shot...

Kidd was caught off guard. He was about to go around the defense just now, but Nash rushed to make a shot.

Swish-!
69 to 62! !
Nash's state reached its peak this season, averaging 18 points, 8 assists and 2 rebounds per game.

Nash's scoring average has never reached 19 points, nor did it reach it during the Suns.

During the Suns period, the number of assists with real data changes.

As for scoring, Nash has never had a strong performance. He always plays in a low-key manner, focusing on assists and supplemented by scoring.

Nash's style of play is very efficient, and it is reflected in the shooting rate, which is also very good.

The three-point attack this past season is also the reason why he is close to the peak of his scoring, with a shooting rate as high as 45%.

Steal one by Nash.

Kidd also shot a three-pointer in the frontcourt...

Nash's defense is also very active, giving Kidd enough face.

Bang-dang-!
"Kidd doesn't attack" is definitely not because Kidd likes to assist his teammates. Who doesn't like to improve their scoring data?

The only explanation is that Kidd's shooting sucks.

In fact, the same is true.

Last season, Kidd's three-pointers entered a dark period, and his shooting percentage was only 29%, which was at the same level as that of the four Yanghua three irons, and the factory configuration was directly restored.

Kidd made less than 28% of his three-pointers in his rookie season.

This season's shooting rate reached 31%, which is also very pulpy.

Fortunately, the rebound was grabbed by Duncan and the ball was given to McGrady.

Pull-up [-]-point jumper shot...

Bang-dang-!
McGrady is also useless.

Three-point shooting hits the iron.

Duncan took off the rebound again, landed, took off for the second time, and blasted the basketball into the basket.

Nowitzki can't beat Duncan, and Juwan Howard can't beat O'Neal.

71 to 62! !
The Mavericks attack.

Nash continued to reach out for tactics, Nowitzs pulled it out, Kidd concentrated on it, and saw Nash lift the ball and make a move to shoot.

The same trick is useless to me, Kidd thought so, and threw himself out like this.

Bah, bah...

Nash changed direction, dribbled the ball past Kidd, and went inside.

The double ghosts that attracted Duncan and O'Neal came to block the goal. Nash flicked one hand, and the basketball was like a scalpel, tearing through the Magic's defense.

Juwan Howard received the ball. At this time, the basket was empty.

Bang-dang-!
The whole body is hung on the basket.

71 to 64! !
Next, the Suns defended against the Magic's offense.

Counterattack, speed up, run away and bomb...

Nash chases a three-pointer...

Swish-!
Hit again!

Nash continued with a three-pointer.

Chasing the point difference to close to 4 points.

Subsequently, Kidd's pass was interrupted.

No one thought that the first ball pass was cut off.

The Mavericks counterattacked, Nash made a long pass, Novitzs caught it, moved quickly, slammed the ground, assisted Finley who cut inside, and sent a gliding split dunk.

Jordan with a poor body is also Jordan, and Finley is still at his peak, full of impact.

The three Mavericks showed their strength, and the difference between the two sides was only 2 points.

The Mavericks played a wave, completely ignoring the Magic, and directly stopped the game.

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(End of this chapter)