Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 342 Make a mistake
Lose another game, the Mavericks will face 0 to 3 desperation.

In the case of the last stand, the Mavericks broke out a strong desire to survive and devoted themselves to defense from the first second of the game. On the contrary, the Lakers, it seems that the two away victories let the whole team relax their vigilance, thinking that they will advance to the second place. One round was just a matter of time. The first quarter was played loosely, and there were 7 turnovers in a single quarter.

Nowitzki also found a way to deal with Haslem's close defense, that is, actively looking for confrontation and making fouls by using his height advantage. Soon, Haslem received two fouls and had to rest.

Jim replaced Nene in advance, and even David West, who had been out of battle for a long time, was also sent on the field, but the referee seemed to be extremely strict. As long as Nowitzki encountered physical confrontation when shooting, it would be appropriate Well done two free throws.

Mistakes and fouls were not well controlled, and the Lakers trailed by 13 points before halftime. Jim was even sent off for two technical fouls for protesting against the referee.

In the second half, Jim could only sit alone in the locker room, watching Stevens command the team, tenaciously chasing the score.

With about 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the point difference was 5 points.

The Lakers had the ball, and Stevens called a timeout, ready to arrange an offense.

But the technical station soon discovered that the Lakers had no timeout.

As a result, Nowitzki got a free throw opportunity, and the ball was given to the Mavericks.

The last hope of the Lakers for a comeback was ruined. The camera frequently scanned Stevens, and the young man held his head in his hands, extremely annoyed.

108 to 103, the Mavericks pulled back a game away, Nowitzki made 13 of 6 shots, 24 of 23 free throws, scored 38 points alone, Terry also scored 24 points.For the Lakers, both Artest and Haslem graduated with 6 fouls, and Garnett scored 28 points and 22 rebounds.Bryant felt average, 25 of 10 shots, scored 26 points.

"It's unfair to insult Brad, you only saw the last mistake he made, but his command in the first 20 minutes of the second half successfully helped the team close the point difference. No team can beat the penalty difference. You have to know that he is not yet 30 years old, and he is younger than many players on the field. If you want to talk about the responsibility for the loss in this game, I think I should be criticized the most. As the head coach, I didn't control my emotions, so I could only sit in the locker room and watch the game throughout the second half. I hope that for Brad, this will not become his shadow. All the failures will make you Get stronger." After the game, Stevens was heavily questioned, and Jim expressed his views on the Queen's megaphone, the Los Angeles Daily News.

"Okay Brad, forget all that, it's just one loss, we need to move on, tomorrow is the fourth game, we can't keep losing, it looks like the Mavericks have found a way to let Novi How do we deal with the way that Sky plays his offensive ability?" In the conference room the next morning, Jim called the coaching staff to regroup and prepare for the next game.

"I think after Mr.'s speech, Dirk Nowitzki may not make 40 free throws alone like this game. Maybe we should stick to the previous defensive strategy." Stevens with black eyes , apparently not well rested.

"I think we should pay more attention to Jason Terry. He has performed steadily in three consecutive games. I think that although Jason Terry has a strong offensive ability, he is not a very good organizer. We You can properly double-team him, and then use the rotation defense to cut off the passing line, forcing him to choose a difficult shot." Bzdelik added.

"Yes, someone told me that Don Nelson was dissatisfied with Jason Terry's point guard skills and tried to trade him to the Jazz for Raul Lopez." Jim laughed.

The dignified atmosphere in the conference room eased, and everyone laughed. Raul Lopez currently looks like nothing but a decent pass. If Cuban makes this deal, the Mavericks will definitely not be able to make it to the current level.

"Of course, there are not many point guards in the league who can compare with Steve Nash. Everyone must have seen his true strength this season. It is normal for Don Nelson to think that Terry is not easy to use. Of course, Mark Cuban tried his best. vetoed the deal, made it look like he still knows a little bit about penalty kicks... well, we can do this, let go of Eric Dampier or Dirk Nowitzki when the Mavericks use the pick and roll, right Terry double-teams, and then another Mavericks player who defends down the line, the weak-side player rotates, Terry's pick-and-roll after the mid-range shot has exceeded 60% in these games, we need the first time Squeeze through cover, about the details, Jeff..."

Such a defensive policy is actually a gamble. Apart from Terry, the only point guard for the Mavericks is the still immature German Harris. But if Terry shows an elite level of passing, then such a double-team tactic for the Mavericks with a lot of points is equivalent to a meal in front of them.

As the Mavericks' nominal point guard, although he does the work of a shooting guard, it is still Terry's job to dribble across the half court, and the high position is called tactics.

So the Lakers launched an inhumane double-team on Terry at the beginning of the fourth game. Whether it was Garnett or Haslem, as long as the Mavericks were raised inside to pick and roll Terry, they would immediately pounce on the Jets. Push him to a corner.

In the first quarter of the game, Terry only took 2 shots and failed to hit. He sent 3 assists and also made 3 turnovers.

Old Nelson's face was livid, suffering from the lack of another reliable point guard to replace Terry in the team, so he could only bite the bullet and let Terry continue on the court, hoping that he could make a few more successful passes. It is 4 vs 3, and the probability of scoring is still quite high. If they score a few more times, the Lakers may give up this gambling-style defense.

However, things backfired, Kobe got his third steal in a single quarter, an easy fast-break dunk, and the score was locked at 26-19.

This is a pretty low score for the Mavericks.

And because Terry was double-teamed, it was difficult for Nowitzki to receive the ball in a comfortable position to launch an offense. The Lakers' foul troubles were not as serious as the previous game, and Jim was able to finish the first half with normal rotation.

In the second half, although Stackhouse became the Mavericks' surprise soldier and once scored 10 points in a row to narrow the gap, Kobe got rid of the cold feeling of the previous game and immediately stood up to respond.

108 to 82, the Lakers beat the Mavericks at home, and the total score came to 3 to 1.

(End of this chapter)