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Chapter 818 James Johnson, Not a Flash in the Pan (Part [-])
In order to limit the offense of the Mavericks and enhance the team's starting offensive firepower, Lan Shengli took Johnson, who started the first three games, to the bench.

But even so, the Clippers' offense has not improved very well, and there have been many problems on the defensive end.

But even so, Johnson didn't get any good opportunities in the first half. He played less than 6 minutes in total, missed a breakthrough layup, didn't score, only had two rebounds and one assist.

It seems that Johnson has almost become a fringe figure on the team.

But after all, Johnson is a first-round pick and a lottery pick, and it is impossible to keep him in a state of being frozen.

So after the start of the second half of the game, Johnson quickly replaced Harden who made mistakes.

Lan Shengli made a somewhat passive substitution this time, but it had an unexpected effect.

After Johnson returned to the field, he suddenly felt offensive.

First there was a three-pointer that received a shot from Gooden, and then there was another tomahawk-style dunk that hit the inside after shaking Terry with a feint.

Johnson scored five points in a row, and they were all very imposing goals.

If Johnson suddenly develops an offense and develops towards a versatile small forward with both offense and defense, then the Clippers' lottery pick is very worthwhile.

While talking here, the Mavericks attacked in a position, and the ball finally came to Nowitzki's hands.

The German chariot has failed to receive the ball for several rounds.

Gooden stuck behind Nowitzki with his upper body, not giving him a chance to turn around.

"Pay attention to rebounds, pay attention to air cuts, and protect the inside~!!"

Here Lan Shengli is very anxious to remind the team members.

Seeing that he didn't have a good chance to make a shot, Nowitzki directly distributed the ball to Barea on the outside.

After Barea received the ball, he directly dribbled the ball with his left hand and broke through. Because his center of gravity was too low, and his speed was not slow, coupled with the sudden acceleration, Hill was also unable to defend and was thrown away. bit.

"Replenish defense~!!"

Seeing that he had lost his defensive position, Hill yelled.

Here, Barea headed toward the inside line without hesitation.

Dampier used his positioning to create a layup for Barea.

Just when Barea made a three-step basket, holding the ball with his left hand and preparing to wipe the board into the frame, Johnson suddenly came from the other side of the baseline.

Facing Barea, after jumping up, his head was almost level with the bottom edge of the backboard, and he slapped the ball that was about to touch the backboard towards the three-point line on the wing.

"Oh~!!!"

Because of Johnson's jumping height, impact, and visual perception, the Mavericks audience was amazed.

Johnson still maintained a very efficient performance, helping the team on both offensive and defensive ends.

"Okay, Johnson's defensive anticipation, defensive enthusiasm, and ability to protect the basket are slowly being fulfilled~!! Take advantage of this opportunity and show yourself~!! Let everyone see your ability, let everyone Everyone sees your potential~!!"

Lan Shengli sighed secretly.

Here the ball was slapped directly into Thornton's hands.

Thornton controlled the ball and gave it directly to Hill, and the Clippers had a chance to narrow the point difference to single digits.

"Pay attention to defense Johnson, switch defense~!"

Carlisle also felt a sense of crisis here, and immediately shouted to remind him.

After listening to Carlisle's words, the players immediately switched defenses.

Here Terry went to defend Thornton, while the defender facing Johnson became Butler.

Hill was also very savvy here, and after halftime, he gave the ball directly to Johnson.

"Compared to Terry, Butler has better height and strength confrontation, so he should have a better defensive effect than Terry. Johnson's challenge this time is even more difficult~!!"

Lan Shengli became worried.

Johnson is not very afraid here, I saw that Johnson didn't lower his center of gravity, he just dribbled the ball with his back.

"What are you doing~!? Just want to hit back at the three-point line~?! Are you kidding~!!"

Butler defended from the back and became puzzled.

I saw Johnson's staggering back kick, but he quickly came to the middle distance, because Johnson knew that Terry was defending Thornton here, so he deliberately approached them.

Soon, Johnson and Thornton made a hand-to-hand pass, and then Johnson took advantage of the situation and set a screen directly, leaving Thornton with an open opportunity.

Johnson's solid screen directly blocked Butler and Terry, allowing Thornton to get an open shot.

Thornton aimed at the basket, without hesitation, directly shot a three-pointer.

Thornton made a three-pointer in the first half of the game, so it feels pretty good~
"Swipe~!!!"

This time was no exception, the ball went hollow into the net.

With an assist from Johnson, under the leadership of Johnson, the Clippers played an 8:0 attack wave, finally narrowing the point difference to double digits.

"Dum~!!"

Here Carlisle rushed into the field and called a timeout.

Carlisle's substitution to adjust his physical fitness was completely targeted by Lan Shengli.

"Played very well, remember this feeling of the game, continue~!!"

Lan Shengli and Johnson clapped hands to encourage each other.

This period is indeed Johnson's best since the regular season.

Here, the Mavericks really made personnel adjustments. Kidd returned to the court, Terry stayed on the court, and Barea was replaced.

Here the Mavericks started to get serious on the offensive end.

In order to allow Nowitzki to have a better singles environment, Butler here made a cover for him,
After the substitution through the screen, the man who defended Nowitzki became Johnson,
The height gap between the two is very obvious. If Nowitzki is allowed to receive the ball, it will be basically difficult to defend.

"Don't let Kidd catch the ball easily, don't let him participate in the conduction of the ball, let Terry handle the ball~!!!"

Hill was thinking about what Lan Shengli had deployed before, and stuck to Kidd so tightly that he couldn't catch the ball.

So Terry held the ball outside the three-point line.

Seeing that Nowitzki was already in a good position in the low post, Terry immediately passed the ball in.

How could Johnson choose to sit and wait for death here? Johnson, who was defending at the back, saw that Terry's pass was weak and not a lob, so he immediately adopted a way around the front. After a flexible turn, he came to Nowitz In front of Ji, and take off directly.

Nowitzki didn't expect Johnson to make such a choice, so he didn't even want to take the initiative to catch the ball.

"Crack~!!! Mine~!!"

Johnson jumped high and broke the ball directly in front of Nowitzki.

Made a wonderful tackle defense again.

"Johnson is really not a flash in the pan, haha~!!"

(End of this chapter)