Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 150
"We had to find a way to limit Latrier's offensive efficiency in the second half, otherwise it would be dangerous for the team to let him play like this."

"The Timberwolves rely on defense to win the game, and their offensive ability at critical moments is not very strong. Even if they are as comprehensive as Kevin, they are ordinary in this matter."

"We have won the Timberwolves twice in the regular season. In those two games, Latrier's performance was not as strong as today, so locking in Latrier's point will be our main task." During the intermission, Jr. Bulls defensive coach Williams said.

Looking at the entire league, Williams is not an excellent defensive assistant, not even ranked among the top second-rate assistants, and the gap with Raymond is even greater.

But Williams has served as an assistant coach for the Mavericks for ten years. The Mavericks' defensive system is all from him. Compared with Avery Johnson, Williams has a more thorough view of the defensive end.

"The Timberwolves' offensive ability at critical moments is indeed not strong, but several players on the court can launch an attack. If they double-team Latrell rashly, I am afraid that the small loss will make the big difference."

"However, we can arrange alternative tactics in advance, just in case."

"I just hope that Latrier's touch in the second half will not be too hot, otherwise it will be really troublesome."

"Little General" Johnson rubbed his forehead helplessly, feeling great pressure from the Timberwolves.

Even though Johnson had led his team to defeat the defending champion twice during the regular season, the strength of the Timberwolves at this time still overwhelmed Johnson.

.........

Back in the second half of the game, the two sides continued to enter the tug-of-war.

The Mavericks' defensive ability is a bit bad. Except for Dampier and Josh Howard, they are not bad.

The "Madman" felt very hot in this game. After returning from the second half, "Madman" still had a strong desire to attack. Facing Stackhouse's defense, he succeeded in consecutive jump shots, which seemed like he was in no man's land.

Sprewell's outstanding performance made "Little General" Johnson couldn't help frowning, and stood off the field hesitating for a long time. Finally, Johnson gritted his teeth and implemented the double-teaming tactic against "Madman" Sprewell.

Facts have proved that the Mavericks' backcourt cannot prevent Sprewell's indiscriminate bombing. Sprewell is like a low-profile version of Kobe. Not only is his offensive skills comprehensive, but he is always confident.

And when Sprewell's self-confidence can be translated into scoring, "Madman" is the biggest threat to the Mavericks.

As the Mavericks double-teamed the "madman" Sprewell, the defensive pressure faced by the madman rose instantly. As long as he stepped into the three-point line, he would immediately be flanked.

Sprewell's offensive flaw is that the three-pointer is not stable enough. Although the 33.6% three-pointer percentage is not too bad, it is not bad even in this era.

But a madman who feels hot can hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside, and a madman who feels cold can hit the iron frequently on the outside. The stability of a madman depends on his personal state.

At least until now, the "madman" can't guarantee that he can hit those open three-pointers.

After all, if you really want to say it, "Madman" is an all-star shit stirrer.

Although the Madman's offensive encounter is flanking, although there is no singles environment at all, the Mavericks' defensive ability cannot instantly fill in the defensive space, which also makes the offensive environment obtained by other Timberwolves players better.

Especially Gerald Wallace, who made only 30% of his three-pointers, directly became the target of the Mavericks.

Persimmons need to be picked softly. Gerald Wallace's defensive efficiency can be ranked among the top ten in the league, but Wallace is not that good on the offensive end, especially the threat posed by long-range shooting is far inferior to Wallace. Taxi's inside air cut.

"Shu~"

"Shu~"

However, as Gerald Wallace hit two consecutive open three-pointers on the right side, "Little General" Johnson's face darkened directly.

When a player who made only 30% of his three-pointers in the season shot 4 of 3 three-pointers in this game, Johnson only felt that even the air was full of malice.

When God closed a door, Johnson seriously suspected that God also added a lock!
With Gerald Wallace scoring 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in the third quarter, the Timberwolves extended their lead to 7 points.

In the last quarter, Terry threw two three-pointers at the beginning of the game, and Raymond was in a cold sweat when he threw it two steps away from the three-point line.

Although the Timberwolves' defensive efficiency is the first in the league, even if they look at the entire history, they can be ranked first, but no matter how strong the defensive system is, it can't stand up to Jason Terry's unreasonable strong throw.

If the Mavericks make more unreasonable three-pointers, Raymond seriously doubts that there is no team in the entire league that is against the Mavericks.

Fortunately, Luke saw that the situation was wrong, so he brought the "glove" Payton back to the field in time, and used the "glove" Payton to defend Terry closely, compressing Terry's shooting environment, so that Terry could not comfortably Outside shooting.

"Alien" Cassell's defense degraded seriously. When Cassell was on the court, although the Timberwolves' offense was smooth, the defense was really hard to describe.

At this time, Luke is very grateful that he recruited Payton during the offseason, otherwise the Timberwolves, who still center on the "three-headed monster" in the new season, will definitely be hammered out of shit by the Mavericks.

Payton's inseparable close defense brought a lot of trouble for Terry, and the misfire of Terry's gun also made it very difficult for the Mavericks to play on the offensive end, so they can only pin their hopes on Nowitzki.

However, Garnett, who is known for his flexibility, is also not a good stubble. Facing a big shooting player like Nowitzki, Garnett can just give full play to his advantages.

Even if Nowitzki's personal offense cannot be locked, but so far, Nowitzki has only made 24 of 9 shots. Garnett's defensive interference has given enough.

In addition, "Little Shark" Bynum, who had been silent for a whole game, also ushered in an explosion in the fourth quarter.

Facing the low-post defender Eric Dampier, Bynum, who participated in the playoffs in the first year of his career, succeeded in consecutive singles. He put the ball in Dampier's head for three consecutive offensive rounds. The "Little General" Johnson He yelled directly.

The only function of Dampier on the court is to defend and protect the rebounds. When Dampier can neither guard the opposite center nor protect the rebounds, Dampier's role is simply negative.

With "Madman" Sprewell scoring five points in a row to stabilize the situation in the last 2 minutes, and Garnett steadily making 4 of 3 free throws under foul tactics, the Timberwolves struggled to defend the victory at home and won the Western Conference first. First win in the semi-finals.

While rewriting the total score of the series to 1:0, the initiative is firmly in hand.

(End of this chapter)