ace marshal

Chapter 821 Forget about the scoreboard

"Dum~!!!"

"Tap~!!!"

With Johnson hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer directly on the rebound, the third quarter ended.

71: 65.

The Mavericks still lead by 6 points.

Although Johnson missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, under his leadership, the Clippers won another 5 points in the third quarter.

And if there weren't those lucky balls, maybe the Clippers would have tied the score or even overtaken.

Johnson scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in a single quarter. The presence of this quarter is extremely strong.

But it's hard to say when the No. [-] pick Harden will recover.

But Lan Shengli couldn't control Harden at all. With a gap of 6 points and one quarter's time, Lan Shengli saw the hope of winning the first victory of his coaching career.

"Nowitzki should not be able to play in the first 3 minutes of the fourth quarter, so we still focus on Gooden. You should also pay attention to the position of the outside shooter for Gooden. Novak must stay on the baseline and don't mess around. Run~!!"

Here, Lan Shengli took advantage of the rest time between festivals to hurry up and arrange it.

Sure enough, the Mavericks did not replace Nowitzki here, and Kidd and Butler led three substitutes to play, while the Clippers were eager to chase points, so they sent Hill, Novak, Thornton, A strong offensive lineup of Gooden and Jordan.

Harden was still pressed on the bench.

Here the Clippers attacked for the first time. Gooden held the ball and faced the white insider Humphries. He directly made a throw after a forced breakthrough.

However, the backup center Haywood came over here, giving Jordan a chance to grab offensive rebounds~! !

"Da~, clang~!!"

After the ball was wiped high, it bounced on the basket and failed to score. Jordan jumped high, grabbed the ball with one hand in the air, and tried all his strength to pour the ball into the basket.

"Clang~!!!"

However, because of too much force, the ball hit the back edge of the basket abruptly and bounced very far~
"I'm so anxious~!! What a pity~!!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli clenched his fists and sighed secretly with a very nervous expression.

The ball flew out of bounds directly, and the Mavericks had the ball.

"Don't blindly defend~!! The most important thing is to get stuck~!! Be sure to protect the rebound~!!"

Here Carlisle reminded Heywood.

If Jordan makes up for this goal, the responsibility for the missed goal will be entirely on Heywood.

Here the Mavericks are attacking.

The ball came to Butler and Thornton was defending.

"Break through and double-team ~!!!"

Lan Shengli reminded the players from the side.

Because Lan Shengli knew that with Thornton's defensive ability, it would be difficult to successfully defend Butler one-on-one.

Butler didn't hit indiscriminately either. Seeing that the opponent was about to double-team, he returned the ball to Kidd.

Seeing Kidd making a waving gesture, Hill thought that the opponent would make a pick-and-roll, so he immediately looked back.

However, Kidd suddenly aimed at the basket and directly shot a three-pointer.

By the time Hill realized it, he was already in a hurry.

"Swipe~!!!"

Kidd also "suddenly cast a cold arrow" and achieved results. The three-pointer hit hollow and the Mavericks expanded their lead.

"Kidd is such an old goblin. He fooled Hill with just one simple move, and Kidd's shots were all at the most critical and when he needed to score. He is really a ruthless character. Not soft~!!"

Lan Shengli shook his head and sighed.

6 points seems to have become an insurmountable gap for the Clippers. It was once narrowed to 9 points in the third quarter before, and now it has come to [-] points. The Clippers' process of chasing points is really difficult.

Lan Shengli was pacing on the sidelines, seeming to be thinking about how to further narrow the point difference. After all, Nowitzki is about to come back. Even if the offensive end can target him, it is difficult to restrict Nowitzki on the defensive end.

"Swipe~!!!"

Fortunately, Hill responded with a mid-range shot. The point difference is still in single digits, but the passage of time is not good for the Clippers.

"It seems that it will be difficult to tie the difference before Nowitzki returns~!"

Lan Shengli shook his head and sighed secretly.

Here the Mavericks attack, Haywood singles Jordan, a slow-turning hook.

"Clang~"

Little Jordan touched the ball slightly in the air, so the final strength was a little shorter.

The Clippers successfully defended once, Jordan received the rebound, and Hill quickly gave the ball to Novak on the wing.

Novak didn't wait at all, and directly chased and made a three-pointer.

"Clang~"

The hasty shot failed to hit, and the ball directly bounced off the baseline.

"It's too urgent~!"

Lan Shengli looked at Novak and sighed with a look of disappointment.

"Yeah!!!"

The American Airlines Center suddenly erupted with huge cheers. With the dead ball, Nowitzki, who had rested for more than half a quarter, went into battle again.

This is not good news for the Clippers.

The Mavericks attacked.

Nowitzki, who had rested for a long time, seemed very active, directly making a pick-and-roll cooperation with Kidd, and then bounced outward.

Kidd took advantage of the opportunity to pass the ball back, and the cooperation between the two was very smooth.

Facing Hill, who switched defenses, Nowitzki did not hesitate and directly shot a three-pointer from the top arc.

High arc, strong back spin~
"Swipe~!!!"

Of course, there is that wonderful sound of brushing the basket.

Nowitzki contributed as soon as he came up, and the point difference returned to double digits.

"Dum~!!!"

Here, Lan Shengli quickly called a timeout. If some measures are not taken at this time, Nowitzki will be allowed to reap the game.

"Why don't you try Harden~?!"

The assistant coach suggested.

"Harden is not in good shape now, why not let him rest well and save his energy to play the Rockets tomorrow night~"

Lan Shengli responded.

"Everyone must calm down and keep our heads clear~!"

Lan Shengli is talking to the players here.

"Even if we are 8 points behind now, there are still nearly [-] minutes in the game. Chasing [-] points is definitely enough, so everyone must be steady and play one ball at a time. Don't worry~!! Cherish the ball~! !"

Lan Shengli reminded the players.

"There is another very important method I want to tell you, that is to forget about the scoreboard~!! The score on the field is always 0:0~!!"

Lan Shengli is starting to use psychological tactics.

"Everyone, don't look at the scoreboard, control yourself, just focus on the game, play every round as the first round of the opening, always remind yourself, forget the point difference, whether it is 10 points ahead or 10 points behind It’s all like this~!! Concentrate all your energy on the court, and leave the scoreboard out of the blue~!!!”

(End of this chapter)