Thanos

Chapter 84
Popovich replaced Parker with Udrih early in the second half.

This allowed the Spurs to solve their defensive problems, but the pressure on the offensive end increased greatly.

Ginobili's physical strength is limited. In his 16-year career, he only averaged more than 30 minutes in two seasons.

The 20-minute Jordan is not called for nothing. He looks like Jordan, but his physical strength is really limited.

I played very well in the second half of the first half, and I have already consumed a lot of energy, so it will be a bit of a struggle.

The other two players on the field, Bowen and Horry, are 33 years old and 34 years old, and both have degenerated into 3D players without any ability to organize offense.

The Spurs' offensive burden is all on Duncan's shoulders.

Look at sports cars in good times, look at stone Buddhas in adversity, and look at demon swords in desperate situations.

Duncan showed super strength, scored consecutively, and continued to play dominant throughout the third quarter, scoring 15 points in a single quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, Duncan had 36 points and 9 rebounds, while Kobe Bryant, the head of the Lakers, had only 17 points.

But Ye Heping is not worried at all, because 75:67, the Lakers still maintain the lead.

And the entire league knows that when Duncan's performance explodes, the Spurs mostly lose.When Duncan's data is average, the probability of the Spurs winning is relatively high.

In the critical fourth quarter, Manu Ginobili broke out again as soon as he came up, helping the Spurs approach the score.

Every time there is a desperate situation, this guy will stand up, worthy of "seeing the demon sword in a desperate situation".

I also have to admire the willpower of the Spurs. Parker performed so badly tonight and the team has been falling behind, but they can still bite the score.

But Kobe, who had been quiet for three quarters, stood up and scored three goals in a row, instantly extinguishing the Spurs' offensive momentum.

In the end, 105:96, the Lakers won the final victory.

马刺这边，邓肯42分12篮板5助攻3盖帽，吉诺比利19分4篮板5助攻，鲍文11分5篮板……

Poor Parker made 7 of 1 shots and scored 6 points and 4 assists on free throws.

Lakers here:

科比26分6篮板9助攻，奥多姆21分9篮板5助攻，阿特金斯17分4助攻，叶和平14分7篮板3助攻5盖帽，库克10分……

It is worth mentioning that among Ye Heping's 5 hats, 3 were given to Parker.

After Atkins entered the bench, he continued to play high-profile performances.

Butler, who stayed in the starting lineup, still had good times and bad times. This game only scored 8 points and 4 rebounds.

After this game, Butler had a thought, should he apply to play as a substitute?
So far, the Lakers have achieved a wave of 8 consecutive victories.

Ye Heping also started 4 games. With the increase of playing time, the data skyrocketed.

25场比赛中，场均9.6分6篮板1.8助攻1.6抢断3.1盖帽。

而首发的四场比赛，场均11分7.3篮板3.2助攻2抢断3.5盖帽。

Especially on the defensive end, he performed very outstandingly by checking for leaks and filling vacancies, taking care of dirty and tiring work.

……

But the next day, the Lakers ushered in a challenge, with back-to-back away games against the Dallas Mavericks at the United Airlines Center.

The Mavericks' record is not outstanding, but it is not bad at all.

20 wins and 10 losses, the winning rate reached 66.7%.

The Mavericks lineup is as luxurious as ever:
Center: Eric Dampier.

Forwards: Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard.

Backcourt: Jason Terry, Michael Finley.

Head Coach: Don Nelson.

Subs: Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, Alan Henderson, Marquese Daniels…

Beep beep!

Game start.

Dampier easily won the jump ball, the Mavericks go first.

Terry used Dampier's screen to get rid of Kobe in the frontcourt, and Odom came up to change defense.

But before Odom was in place, Terry had already shot.

Swish!
A long mid-range shot landed firmly in the bag.

2: 0.

Terry, nicknamed the Jets, is a speedy shooting guard with a style very similar to Parker.

But better than Parker is that Terry's three-pointers are terrible.

And Terry has some nerve knife traits, no!It should be an enhanced version of the nerve knife.Once he goes crazy, it's a disaster.

Mid to late in his career, his shot selection has gotten better and better.But during the Eagles period and the period when he first arrived at the Mavericks, his shot selection was not very good, it was completely X** shots.

The Lakers attack.

Kobe looked for Terry to play.

Terry's offense is good, but the defense and Parker are bad brothers.

Although he has a strong desire to win and defends hard, but his body is there, it is impossible to withstand Kobe's offense.

It's a pity that Kobe's touch is not very good, and the basketball jumped out.

Mihm grabbed the offensive rebound, but missed a shot under Dampier's defense.

Regarding Dampier, what everyone remembers may be "I am the best center in the league other than O'Neal!".

He claimed to be the second center in the Western Conference, but it didn't take long for him to be blown away by Yao Ming and became a laughing stock.

But it must be admitted that Dampier is indeed very good, with strong strength and defensive ability, one-to-one defense against the basket is extremely good.

Because of his height, no one in the league can defend Yao Ming alone, and Dampier is no exception.

However, in those years when O'Neal was with the Lakers, Dampier did it terribly. He is definitely one of the few people in the league who can stand up to O'Neal.

Nowitzki took the rebound and handed it to Terry to advance quickly.

Terry rushed directly beyond the three-point line, and his teammates were not in place, so he directly chased for a three-pointer.

Chasing three-pointers is definitely an offensive method that all coaches don't like, it's too irrational.

But the problem is, Terry made it.

Basketball is, after all, a game of putting the ball in the hoop, no matter how you play it.

The head coach of the Mavericks, Nelson Sr., smiled. He is a very enlightened old coach, nicknamed a mad scientist, and he invented the shark-cutting tactic.

(The first super center to be cut in the NBA was Wilt Chamberlain. If you don’t believe me, the invincible Zhang Dashuai was chased by his opponents all over the field because he was afraid of being fouled.)
Old Nelson summed up the slashing tactic, and carried it forward, condensing the well-known shark slashing tactic.

The later Chop Ben and Chop Joe all came from this.

5: 0.

Lakers offense, or continue to target Terry.

However, Finley and Howard's two flank defenses were in place, and Butler hit another iron under the interference.

Finley is known as the poor man's version of Jordan. Although it is the poor man's version, as long as anyone who is related to Jordan is not a mortal, before Nowitzki grew up, he was the boss of the Mavericks, and he was very good at both offense and defense.

Josh Howard was born as a defensive champion, similar to Ye Heping's existence, but with a stronger offense.

Coupled with the inside defensive titan Dampier, Nowitzki's defense is average, but above average.

The overall defense of the Mavericks is very strong, and the slightly weaker one is the No. 1 position.

As soon as the defensive strength came up, the problem of back-to-back games broke out for the Lakers. They had just played a tough battle with the Spurs, and everyone was a little tired.

At the end of the first quarter, 30:22, the Mavericks have led by 8 points.

特里单节6投6中，三分球2中2，已经砍下14分。

In the rotation stage, Cook and Atkins performed extremely well, hitting the Mavericks consecutively to score.

But the Mavericks have a stronger bench.

Harris is the future boss of the Nets, Stackhouse is a former All-Star, Daniels is one of the well-known Dallas double uglies (Josh Howard, Marquis Daniels), plus the "big bamboo pole" Bradley...

The bench lineups of the two teams are not on the same level.

Soon, the point difference passed double digits.

Considering the fatigue problem, Tang Shuai did not immediately change to the starting lineup, but gritted his teeth and continued to play the rotation.

Old Nelson smiled like a child in his decades.

The Spurs lost, the Mavericks won, and that would make the old brat happy.

At the end of the first half, 62:48, the Lakers have fallen behind by 14 points.

(End of this chapter)