Play with your brain

Chapter 318 Old Hu Was Ignored
After six consecutive victories, the Mavericks' record came to 20 wins and 15 losses, which can only be said to be passable.

In the 07-08 season, because of the strong rise of the "Hulk" Celtics in the East, and the Magic's record is also good. Although it is a bit anticlimactic, it is much better than previous years.

In this way, the records of many teams have been compressed, and the west, which is already full of powerful players, is the hardest hit area.

Not only that, but a new force has also emerged in the west, that is, the New Orleans Hornets, also in Texas.

The Hornets this season are not plagued by injuries from last season, which greatly guarantees their strength.Judging from the lineup, the healthy Hornets actually have their own Big Three!
Chris Paul, David West, Tyson Chandler.

Of course, before meeting Paul, the latter two could only be described as ordinary characters.Well, Tyson Chandler is pretty good defensively, but without Paul playing lobs with him, the guy really doesn't do much offensively.

Anyway, the current Hornets have shown great strength. They are ranking first in the Western Conference with a record of 28 wins and 7 losses.

This has made the battle for tickets to the playoffs this season extremely fierce. From a historical point of view, if there is no 60% winning rate, there is no chance of entering the playoffs. In other words, the guarantee for this season is 50 wins!
As for the original "Big Three in Texas", the Spurs needless to say, their record is mediocre now, but they have improved. They were originally a slow-warming veteran team, and their performance is still so tepid.

The Rockets seem to have been infected by the Spurs too. Their records can only be said to be about the same, nothing outstanding, and the ranking is not high.But Lao Hu knows that this season the Rockets will start after the All-Star Game and hit a historic 22-game winning streak, which will put them in the top half of the Western Conference playoffs.Of course, this is in terms of record, and they still can't get up in the rankings.

The Mavericks are also one of the top three in Texas, but with a record of 20 wins and 15 losses, they can only rank eighth in the Western Conference.They are half a game away from the ninth-place Golden State Warriors. In other words, this playoff ticket is not necessarily who it is now.

In short, the current situation is very serious, maybe a mistake can make the Mavericks beyond redemption.

On January 1, the Mavericks challenged the Clippers at the Staples in Los Angeles. This was originally a game without any suspense, but the Mavericks were unable to open the score until the fourth quarter of the game.

Is this weird?Not surprising at all.

Although the previous six-game winning streak Mavericks did not experience such a difficult schedule, but they will also be fatigued, it is habitual fatigue.

This is how people always show boredom when they do too many things, even if the thing is good, such as winning, such as shooting.

In this ball, the Mavericks encountered such troubles. Their shots were a little off.

The Clippers are still the 'rotten ship', but although the Mavericks haven't changed, there is something wrong with their mentality.

Playing until the last minute of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks still only led the Clippers by 90 point 89-1.

For the Mavericks at this time, Hu Lin and Terry are on the court at the same time. This is their strongest back line combination, and this is naturally the arrangement at this time.

Lao Hu is defending the point guard of the Clippers, Dan Dikao. Although this guy is unknown, he is also a veteran ruffian. He has been in the NBA for several years and has left many teams. He has a way to settle down Kung Fu.

And Terry is playing against the 'Old Cat' Mobley. This 'Old Cat' must be familiar to many domestic fans. He was Yaoming's teammate before.However, after leaving the Rockets, the 'Old Cat' was a mediocre player, and in the end he had to make a living in the Clippers.

In this attack, the Clippers' choice is 'Old Cat', who is now using his special skills to eat Terry alone.

Hit back!

'Old Cat' Mobley's body is very strong, he can use his body to eat opponents, of course, although this move is not of the highest level, many people have been bullied by 'Old Cat' in this way.

One lean, one turn!
'Old Cat' has already got a good position, this guy is going to make a move immediately.

Terry will not let him do what he wants, but the position is really not enough to complete a good defense, but Terry is very active, he is still working hard, so...

Beep!Before the shot was finished, the referee's whistle blew, and it was obvious that it was Terry's whistle.

Swish!The old cat's body balance is really good, and the ball really scored!
"Ahaha..." Clippers fans couldn't believe this was true. It was surreal that their team could lead the Mavericks in the last minute!

Moreover, this is still a two plus one, which is what makes the fans most happy.Of course, two plus one has not yet completed the final step, but fans believe that this is only a matter of time.

Swish!Sure enough, the 'Old Cat' did not disappoint the Clippers fans.

The Mavericks called a timeout. Even if the timeout was not called, Lao Hu could still think of the next tactic, which is to shoot a three-pointer. If it goes in, then continue to defend. If it doesn’t go in, then foul immediately.

Unsurprisingly, even though Carlisle's level is very high, he can't play well in the current situation.

With 51 seconds left, the Mavericks had no choice but to do so. Everyone knew, including their opponents.

run!

Regardless of the Mavericks' poor touch in this game, their running position is still very good, but Nowitzki has been taken care of, so Jason Terry was the first to run out of position.

'Old Cat' is still very strong physically, but he is old after all, and his speed is really powerless.

However, after Terry received the ball, the old cat still caught up.This is the most critical moment, any professional player will become more professional.

The opponent's defense has exceeded the original judgment, so it should be stable, and you can choose to reorganize the attack.Of course, that was someone else's choice, and Terry was no one else!
One top, one retreat, Terry directly made a step-back jumper!

Bang!The posture was good, and the old cat didn't touch the ball, but it still hit the iron.

Before this shot, Lao Hu was already ready to catch the ball, and he was afraid that Terry would not know, so he yelled twice.It's a pity that Terry didn't respond to these things, even if he had seen and heard Lao Hu's response.

Foul? !

There was no time, because the ball jumped a little far, and it was caught by Al Thornton who was in the middle distance, and there was no one around this guy, so this guy immediately threw off his long legs and rushed forward.

Snapped!
Al Thornton was a slender guy who had an ugly dribble and wasn't safe because of his height.Lao Hu took advantage of this, he rushed out of the diagonal thrust and hit the ball on the ground.

Beep!The basketball is out of bounds, whose ball is it?

Everyone is watching, and the fans are shouting for the Clippers, but...

Mavericks ball!

That's right, the referees discussed and made clear gestures, and from the slow-motion replay, it can be seen that the basketball finally hit Thornton's feet and went out.

Fortunately, fortunately, the Mavericks saw hope of winning again.

Next, Nowitzki hit a three-pointer with one step from beyond the three-point line. This goal directly injured the Clippers. They never made a basketball shot again.

93 to 92, the Mavericks narrowly beat their opponents by 1 point in the away game.

To be honest, Lao Hu felt a little awkward about Terry's last forced shot, because he had done this before, and he ignored Lao Hu's request for the ball and made a forced shot there.But after all, Hu just came here not long ago, and in the NBA, there are quite a few people who do it alone, not only Terry, but many people.

However, now that Lao Hu has been here for almost a month, everyone is familiar with it. Couldn't Terry listen to Lao Hu, the "field coach"?
"Forget it, bear with it, that's his style." Lao Hu chose to give in first, and he wanted Terry to understand that it was wrong to play like this.

But, can this guy, Terry, really figure it out for himself?
On January 1th, the Mavericks are still away, and they are going to Saramento to challenge the Kings.

The current Kings team has undergone some changes in strength. Mike Bibby went to Atlanta after playing 15 games.Of course, this does not have a particularly big impact on the Kings. The addition of Benno Udrih has filled the Kings' point guard position very well.

But in terms of strength, the Mavericks should still be stronger than their opponents, after all, his lineup looks more perfect.

However, the game is like this, sometimes it is not whoever has a good-looking lineup and strong book strength can win.Otherwise, it would be too boring.

120 to 122, the Mavericks lost the game, and their winning streak ended at the number 7.

Judging from the score, both sides did not defend. It should be said that they couldn't defend even if they wanted to. In the end, everyone was more offensive.

As a result, Terry is successful, and Terry is also defeated!

In this game, Jason Terry scored 32 points alone, but at the critical moment he still forced a three-pointer, but he still missed.

It's very bad, very bad, for Lao Wan to make a forced shot. Even if Terry would rank fourth in NBA history in three-pointers when he was active, he couldn't make such a shot!
Lao Hu was even more breathless, because when Terry made a strong shot, Lao Hu didn't ask for the ball. He still felt that he should reorganize, but he still didn't get a response.

In fact, Terry's attitude has upgraded in this game, and he has become even more serious. Even if it was not the last moment, even in the previous game, he rarely responded to Lao Hu.

This state is very bad, very bad!
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