I'm really good at shooting.

The third day is the game day. The Mavericks will play the Timberwolves, who have performed equally well this season, at night, and the team will have training sessions during the day.

Sun Hao originally said to let Scarlett rest in the hotel, but unexpectedly Scarlett came to the training hall.

And I don't know what method she used, the arena security actually let him in.

When she appeared in the arena, Sun Hao could feel that the players of the Mavericks were training harder.

But Scarlett's eyes were on Sun Hao the whole time, with a smile on her face all the time.

It feels like, I only have eyes for you.

When the training was over, Sun Hao went over to greet Scarlett, and there was a burst of whistles and boos.

Originally they were flirtatious, but now they are only envious and jealous.

Nowitzki and Nash are even more heartbroken.

Sun Hao not only betrayed the revolution, but also forcibly distributed dog food to their brothers!

"How did you get in?"

Sun Hao was full of surprise.

Not to mention the security guards at the gate, it was incredible that Old Nelson could let Scarlett watch the training in the training hall.

"I said I was your girlfriend."

Scarlett said with a low voice and a smile.

Sun Hao was taken aback for a moment, then smirked.

In fact, even many years ago, they did not formally establish a relationship, and now it is even more so.

Scarlett is joking, but it shows that their relationship is progressing well.

"I'll watch your game tonight."

Scarlett went on to say that when Sun Hao had a competition, she really had nothing to do at the hotel.

"Okay, I promise to get you the front row."

Sun Hao didn't even have to think about it.

And the scene when he played in the EBA game unconsciously appeared in his mind.

At that time, because of Scarlett, he scored a record-breaking 81 points.

The Mavericks only arranged training sessions in the morning, and the players rested in the afternoon to prepare for the game.

Scarlett went back to the hotel to rest first, and Sun Hao went to the arena to warm up in advance.

Although he has a system, the fact that he didn't practice much in the past two days doesn't affect him at all.

But he didn't want to underperform in front of Scarlett.

Cuban bought a Boeing for the team during the offseason, but that was only part of his commitment to the Mavericks.

He also invested a lot of money in the renovation of the arena, and the current route center arena is becoming more and more luxurious.

Moreover, a new auxiliary hall was built next to the arena for training of the visiting team.

Sun Hao took a shower after practice, and when he was about to leave, he walked over curiously to have a look.

This season has hit the first echelon of the Western Conference record, the Lakers, Timberwolves, and Mavericks.

The Lakers have already played, and the Timberwolves are their biggest opponent.

Before Sun Hao got there, he heard Garnett's voice from a long distance away.

"Didn't you eat at noon? Does the limp back beat tell me you're a bitch?"

"Do you only float outside to shoot? You are a big man, stick up your big ass and hit me in!"

"Hey! Don't you understand who's boss here? Can't you understand me?"

……

I have to say that Garnett's trash talk is really unique.

In history, there are such words as "Happy Mother's Day, don't forget to greet him for me" to Duncan shortly after the death of Duncan's mother in the game, and the most classic "Your wife tastes like a donut" to Anthony, Those are even out of the trash talk category.

Even more exaggerated, when Szczerbiak was still a rookie, Garnett clashed with him, and after saying "some people don't know who the boss of this team is", he punched the latter Facade, and then spat in his face.

Sun Hao felt that his ears were polluted and was about to leave.

But at this moment, Garnett's next words made him stop again.

"We are the best team this season, our goal is the championship, no team can stop us this season!"

This isn't trash talk, it's chicken soup.

"Tonight, we are going to face a team that beat us by 58 points last season. Why don't we win back?"

"Go to the fuck Dallas, go to the fuck Mavericks, we're going to smack their asses!"

Trash talk aside, Garnett's mental attributes are still very high.

And the chicken broth is thick enough.

……

At the Airline Center Arena that night, the attendance of fans was off the charts.

The Mavericks have an excellent record this season. Even with the September [-]th incident, the attendance rate remains high.

In addition, tonight's opponent Timberwolves is also one of the best teams this season, a strong duel, the fans' favorite game.

When Sun Hao was warming up at the scene, he saw Scarlett looking at him.

Well, it's exactly the same as the way I looked at him at the training ground before.

Sun Hao felt a sense of excitement that he had not seen for a long time.

During the pre-match training, he felt that his hand feeling was much better than usual.

"Sun, you want to score 40 points today?"

After seeing his state, Nowitzki leaned over and said.

"Don't milk me."

Sun Hao waved his hand immediately.

Nowitzki is not Zhang Weiping, if he turns over his milk, he will be finished.

"Don't worry, I know, I will pass the ball to you."

Nowitzki said and looked in Scarlett's direction.

Scarlett was sitting in the first row of the auditorium, and it was difficult not to be seen.

Sun Hao sent him a look that you still know me.

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

The Mavericks are still the regular starting five.

Nash, Sun Hao, Finley, Nowitzki and LaFrentz.

Timberwolves, Billups, Szczerbiak, Garnett, Joe Smith, Rasu Nesterovic.

The Timberwolves have an excellent record this season, but it is more because of the good use of the zone defense, and there are not many changes in the lineup.

The biggest signing is probably like chasing a goddess, signing back Joe Smith, the protagonist of the "Yin-Yang Contract" incident.

But you can easily see a detail from their starting lineup, their average height is very high.

Szczerbiak, who originally played small forward, played shooting guard, Garnett played small forward, and Billups, who was the shortest, was also 1 meters tall.

This lineup is the most suitable lineup for zone defense.

Because the zone defense is a zone defense, when encountering a team that does a good job of moving the ball, it needs to keep replenishing the defense, and the height and wingspan determine the effectiveness of the defense.

The game started immediately, and Garnett called the Timberwolves together.

I don't know what he said again, the Timberwolves players all shouted Minnesota together.

Garnett this season has really played the role of "Wolf King".

The game started immediately, and LaFrentz turned the ball back to the Mavericks' half, officially kicking off the game.

The Mavericks went to the frontcourt to play positional warfare, and Nowitzki's pick-and-roll catch was destroyed.

Nash and Nowitzki pick-and-roll again, and after passing the ball, Nowitzki was double-teamed before launching an offense.

Zone-moving zone defense, the Timberwolves' zone defense is not the same as any opponent the Mavericks have faced before.

This is also a key factor in their ability to achieve such results this season.

Nowitzki failed to make the last turn and fallback.

The average height of the Timberwolves is high, and the defensive pressure on them is also high.

Joe Smith grabbed the defensive rebound, the Timberwolves did not push back, Billups controlled the ball and dribbled forward.

The Mavericks play zone defense to find defensive counterattacks, but the Timberwolves are for defense, and then play positional battles for success rate.

Each team's understanding is different. The Timberwolves' style of play is more like a European team.

Advance to the frontcourt, Garnett singles Finley with the ball in the high position.

The existence of zone defense conceals the weakness of tall players who move slowly, and when it comes to the offensive end, various misplacements occur.

Garnett feints and takes a step toward Finley's jumper.

During training before the game, he was angry that Nesterovic didn't shoot in, but in his own words, he still prefers jump shots.

After all, he is also a jumper, and his talent is iron blood.

And his flexibility is indeed excellent among big men. Coupled with his height and long arms, this kind of jump shot is difficult to defend, let alone big and small misalignments.

"Shh!"

The ball was securely pocketed over Finley's head.

Garnett came out on top for the Timberwolves.

Looking back, the Timberwolves continued to defend the zone defense, and the Mavericks moved the ball well in the half.

But at the moment of Finley's shot, Garnett rushed forward, and his long arm interfered.

"when!"

The Mavericks missed consecutive shots.

With the help of the Timberwolves' defense and Garnett's defensive coverage, the Timberwolves' positional defense is a bit unsolvable.

Back on the offensive end, Garnett hit Finley again, this time he turned and hit in, drawing the defensive back Joe Smith, who caught the ball and made a layup.After more than five minutes in the first quarter, the score on the court was 12 to 5, and the Timberwolves had the upper hand.

They kind of restrain the Mavericks.

The Mavericks are good at running and bombing, but the Timberwolves have a high success rate in misplaced singles, and the position defense is too good.

The Mavericks couldn't run, and the success rate of positional battles was low, and the situation was very passive.

As Garnett said, they are going to get their revenge.

Sun Hao's wave of singles attempts were unsuccessful, and he retreated to the backcourt.

"come on! Come on!"

Scarlett reached out to applaud Sun Hao.

The Mavericks are in a bad situation tonight, and she knows Sun Hao needs her encouragement.

Sun Hao nodded after seeing it, feeling his morale returned.

There are basically only two ways to break the zone defense, especially the excellent zone defense of the Timberwolves.

One is to have a positional battle organization master, coupled with a mature system, to constantly mobilize the opponent's defense.

Because the purpose of the zone defense is to defend 3 defenses 2 or 2 defenses 1 in the area to increase the defensive strength, but after being mobilized too much, there will always be chance balls.

The Nets and the Kings are the representatives. The former has Kidd, and the latter is that everyone can pass the ball.

The Mavericks also have this potential, but Nelson has not yet targeted practice.

It is a bit unrealistic for them to learn new skills in an instant like they were opened up to Ren Du's second line.