NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 365 Sending off the calf
The Suns' Russell and Stoudemire have played well in the pick-and-roll. This trick has been used for several seasons, but the opponent just can't break it.

Ray Allen and Durant are on their own side, just waiting to pick up a bargain.

Even Millsap, a little transparent, can often pick up two balls.

The Mavericks had no way to defend. As soon as Russell called Stoudemire on the screen, their defensive attention would be completely attracted, because the two offensive forces were really strong.

At this time, no one may have thought that if Durant fully grows up, the pick-and-roll with Russell will be even more exaggerated.

The Mavericks have no other way now, which is to let Nowitzki stand on the court all the time without rest.

Nowitzki can attract defensive attention and protect rebounds even if he can't score on the court.

However, Nowitzki is a little tired now, and his standing on the court will not be very effective.

This trick will definitely work against an opponent without a substitute, but the Suns' bench lineup is very fierce.

So during the rotation period, the Mavericks were still behind.

The defense of the Mavericks' back line is really bad. Kidd is more experienced in defense but has no speed. The others have no defense at all, so Ellis is killing randomly every game.

In fact, Ellis is not so versatile on the offensive end, but he can really play against the Mavericks.

With Nowitzki not playing well enough, the Suns easily took the lead.

What's more, the Suns, who led by a big score in the series, played more relaxedly. They didn't take many shots from outside the three-point line but they were accurate enough. Even Millsap made a hit.

For the Mavericks players, this is a great blow to confidence.

The Suns have no matter what players come up now. Korver, who was mediocre before, also scored a few goals this time.

At the end of the second quarter, the Mavericks were already a little bit on the verge of collapse, but fortunately the whistle at the end of the first half saved them.

Back in the locker room, the Mavericks bowed their heads and lost all momentum.

Their head coach Johnson suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion. He must have scolded him normally, but today he actually didn't do well in some emotions.

Thinking that everyone might go their separate ways, Coach Johnson gave the players a sincere call.

This also brought up the emotions of the Mavericks players, and Nowitzki encouraged everyone again.

They also reached a consensus that even if they had to go home to fish after the fight, they had to finish the fight well.

The sun felt it in the third quarter, and the Mavericks seemed to let go.

Nowitzki took the lead in fighting. He didn't have many opportunities to be flanked, so he tried to create opportunities for his teammates, rebounded and defended hard.

The Mavericks' ball started to work under the leadership of Nowitzki, and Kidd's rare shots became decisive.

The Sun's response is to keep an eye on Nowitzki. He is the backbone of the Mavericks. As long as Nowitzki is restricted, the game will not have too many accidents.

But the Mavericks still played better than the first half, Kidd and Terry both hit a few balls, and Stackhouse and Bass also came up with all their energy on the bench.

Especially Stackhouse, he couldn't play well in the front, and the team gave up on him. In this game, without such detailed tactics, he felt like a resurrection.

In the second half, the Mavericks were only offensive, and the defense also increased in intensity.

Ray Allen was limited in this quarter. Except for Russell and Stoudemire, the Suns, that is, Durant hit a goal, and the Mavericks narrowed the gap between the two teams to single digits.

The situation that was about to collapse was unexpectedly brought back abruptly by the Mavericks.

Russell also has a little touch, but it does not prevent him from continuing to win with all his strength.

During the rotation period, the Mavericks worked hard to catch up with the score, which was not particularly smooth, but they did not let the sun take it away.

The score was ups and downs, and the fighting spirit of both sides had been ignited.

But when Stoudemire went to rest and Russell returned to bring a substitute, the Mavericks couldn't hold on anymore.

No matter how much energy the Mavericks burst out, none of them broke points, and they have been relying on the group to bite the score, so it is difficult to fight against the Suns.

In today's game, when Russell partnered with Ellis, the sun's attack power was stronger, and the speed was fully pushed up.

The Mavericks were still unwilling to give up. After the main lineup played again, they chose a smaller lineup.

Bass is gone, Nowitzki hits five, and then Devin George grabs three points.

Everyone in the Mavericks tried their best to shoot three-pointers, which seemed unreasonable, but they really grabbed some results this time.

It's not surprising that Nowitzki made a forced hit, but what the Suns didn't notice was that Devin George made consecutive hits.

In fact, this buddy's three-pointer is relatively average, and he is not as accurate as Kidd, but he felt hot at the last moment.

When the Mavericks once again narrowed the gap between the two teams to single digits and moved towards 5 points, the Suns requested a timeout.

Russell said to everyone: "Don't worry, we are still ahead. As long as you defend the three-pointer, you will be fine. I will take you back on the offensive end."

Russell's few words are more useful than the coach's opening.

He has enough strength, he said that he can lead everyone to fight back, and everyone will believe him.

After playing again, everyone saw what it was like for Russell to score with all his strength.

All kinds of difficult shots can maintain a good hit rate.

When Russell scores with all his strength, he will reduce the number of passes. Unless it is the kind of pass that can directly help his teammates score, he will do it himself.

But the opponent doesn't know if he will come by himself, and he still has scruples when defending.

"Again, Russell is amazing! Love his performance."

"Russell grabbed another rebound. It's unbelievable. At the last moment, he can really take care of everything."

"Nowitzki also performed well, but there is still a gap between him and Russell. Russell has already got a triple-double this time and has four steals. I really don't know what else he can't do."

"Time is running out... Nowitzki made a forced shot from outside the three-point line, but unfortunately he missed."

"Devin George scored another three-pointer. He was also amazing today, but it was a bit late."

"Devin George didn't hit this time. He is just a role player after all, and now is the time of superstars, or this is the moment of the sun god."

"Russell made another kill, and letting him go to the free throw line is to send points. The Mavericks are better than the Suns with three-pointers at the last moment, but they still haven't narrowed the gap to within 5 points. It's the last moment. I don't know if they Will foul tactics be used?"

"Russell didn't make a shot this time... Oh, oh, Russell grabbed the offensive rebound himself, Nowitzki chose to foul."

"The Mavericks' last attack was Dirk Nowitzki's shot...no hit, game over!"

"The Suns swept the Mavericks 4-0. Congratulations to the Suns for advancing to the second round of the playoffs."

(End of this chapter)