I'm really good at shooting.

Moreover, I don't know if it was stimulated by Nowitzki's words, the Spurs started the game more aggressively than the Mavericks.

For example, Duncan's frontcourt singles Dampier was interfered and missed, but Jackson rushed to the basket to fill the ball into the basket in a crowd.

Such scenes can be seen everywhere after the game starts.

As a result, the situation on the field changed after hitting and hitting. The Mavericks couldn't break through the Spurs' defense, but the Spurs could always score points by relying on enthusiasm.More than five minutes into the first quarter, the score was 6-13.

The Mavericks are playing at home, but they are already 7 points behind the Spurs!

The Wizards lost to the Nets yesterday, and today the Mavericks look like they are about to follow suit!

Even if Stern hopes that the offensive team can go further, at least in this era, defense is still king!

Old Nelson reached out and called a timeout.

This timeout was called earlier than usual, but he had no choice.

The biggest problem before him now is how to crack the Spurs' impregnable defense.

Chapter 294 Walker's surname is Sun, and his name is Ritian!

However, this is not so easy.

Otherwise, the Spurs would not have won 60 games this season.

With the improvement of their perimeter strength, they, like the Mavericks, have no obvious weaknesses.

Of course, Old Nelson had a bad relationship with Popovich, and he did a lot of research on Popovich in private.

Popovich was born in the military and pays attention to tactics and discipline, which allows the Spurs to maintain great stability on both offense and defense.

But this can actually be understood as rigid.

The Mavericks defeated the Spurs in the playoffs last year, relying on the middle distance to kill the opponent abruptly.

The presence of Jackson this year allows the Spurs to protect the mid-range better than last year.

But personal defensive ability is limited after all, mid-range is still the best weapon to break through the Spurs' defense.

And... amazing. happen.

A basketball game is like playing chess. You are Sima Weiqi, and I am Zhuge Nelson, strategizing and arranging troops.

But a basketball game is not a real game of chess, because pawns against pawns, match against general is always theoretical.

Well, it is the translated meaning of amazing.happen, where surprises happen.

An unreasonable style of play and a reasonable defense can produce miraculous effects.

Or to put it more bluntly, the Spurs are afraid of giant planets.

So if you want to break this iron wall, you have to rely on Sun Hao and Nowitzki.

"Dirk, you're playing singles in this position."

The old Nelson first arranged Nowitzki's singles.

In theory, the grasp of inside lines is greater than that of outside lines, and there is also a strategic level in it.

If the Spurs continue to use Duncan to defend Nowitzki, it will consume Duncan's physical fitness.

Although the Spurs have grown outside this season, there is still a long way to go. The Spurs are still Duncan's single-core team.

Consuming Duncan is of great significance.

On the contrary, if the Spurs use David Robinson, Nowitzki's success rate will be high.

Moreover, Robinson is 38 years old and has serious physical problems. For a game of this intensity in the Western Conference Finals, 20 minutes is definitely the limit.

Back from the timeout, the Mavericks attack.

The Spurs are still using Duncan to guard Nowitzki.

After Sun Hao signaled to pull away, he directly lobbed the ball to Nowitzki, who had a better position with his back.

A head-to-head confrontation between two future Hall of Fame power forwards.

Nowitzki turned around and became independent after consecutive backs.

Duncan's prediction was accurate, and he grabbed the long arm in advance to interfere.

High-quality offense meets equally high-quality defense.

"Shh!"

Nowitzki, throw the ball in!

The scene burst into cheers.

Really giant planet!

Nowitzki has been learning Golden Rooster independence for more than a year. Although he has not reached the master yet, he already has a lot of lethality!

This ball boosted the morale of the Mavericks, and the defensive enthusiasm of the players on the field was also improved, successfully defending against a wave of offense by the Spurs.

The offense and defense switched to the frontcourt, and Nowitzki continued to catch the ball and singled Duncan!

Popovich caught a whiff of it and sat up straight from the bench.

This time Nowitzki failed to score the ball, Duncan's defense is historic.

But looking back, Duncan didn't score in Dampier's singles shot at the basket!

Then in the next round, Nowitzki continued to ask for a position to single out Duncan!

Popovich has risen from the bench, and he already knows what the Mavericks are going to do.

This is to consume Duncan on both offense and defense.

Think beautiful!

He shouted and stretched out his hand to signal from the sidelines, and Robinson quickly completed the defense switch with Duncan under the basket.

Sun Hao continued to feed the ball in, and Nowitzki singled out Robinson.

"David, do you dare to promise if I call you?"

Accompanied by the iconic trash talk, Nowitzki cheated with a turn-around shot fake, then turned around and hit the ball with a low hand to score the ball!

He let out a roar after scoring.

Score two goals in three rounds, tell me louder, who is this year's regular season MVP!

"Defense! Defense!"

The cheers of Dallas fans sounded at the scene, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

"Snapped!"

Bodi Loga saw the opportunity to steal the ball and passed it to Sun Hao with a long pass.

Sun Hao rushed to the frontcourt in one dragon, rushed to the frontcourt and soared into the air.

Here comes, Curry's favorite dunking session.

"Oh!"

Sun Hao smashed the ball into the basket with a one-handed dunk.

The National Airline Center arena has become a boiling ocean.

12 is better than 13!

After returning from the timeout, the Mavericks played a 6-0 offensive, closing the point difference to 1 point!

Popovich reached out and called a timeout.

After returning from the timeout, Duncan stormed under the basket and scored a goal.

Back on the defensive end, the Spurs started double-teaming Nowitzki!

Bowen and Jackson on the weak side are always ready to double-team the defense.

Since the league allowed zone defense, the speed of inside double-teaming has increased a lot.

This can be seen from the previous series where O'Neal played the Mavericks.

As strong as a big shark, he can't wreak havoc on the basket like before.

It will take time for Nowitzki's golden rooster to become independent, and he did not play freely like the previous rounds.

but!

Nowitzki's passing has improved a lot compared to last season!

His passes behind double-teams always find teammates in opportunities.

And the Mavericks are also very targeted, always wandering to the middle distance without the ball.

As a result, Bodi Loga added a middle distance, Sun Hao made a middle distance, and Popovich's defensive adjustment... It didn't work!After the first quarter, the score was 26-20.

The Mavericks in turn led the Spurs by 6 points!

Zhuge, after all, it is still a move to win Sima!

Playing at this pace, the Mavericks have a great chance of winning!In the opening stage of the second quarter, both teams were the main players with substitutes.

At this time, the matchups on the court are very interesting.

The Spurs are led by Ginobili, and the Mavericks are led by Bodi Loga.

The two former European emperors who played against each other in the Champions League and the World Championships met again on the stage of the playoffs.

Ginobili came up with an iconic snake-shaped breakthrough layup.

Bodi Loga also immediately shook Ferry away with a signature "whip", and made a mid-range shot with an emergency stop.

Stern in the stands couldn't hide his smile.

Originally, he was worried that the Lakers would be less interesting if they were eliminated.

But now it seems that this battle between the bulls and horses is not only good-looking in the main stage, but also in the substitute stage.

The ratings of such a game cannot be low.

Just when he was thinking this way, there was a climax on the field.

Ginobili misplaced and faced Bodi Loga, and after shaking, he made a three-pointer with a retreat step!

In Europe, shooting is not Ginobili's strong point, he is better at defensive counterattack.

This weakness is also the point that Popovich disliked him after he arrived at the Spurs.

After that, Ginobili began to work hard on three-pointers, and he has achieved some success.

This one-on-one three-pointer gave the Spurs a lot of morale. Driven by him, the Spurs narrowed the point difference a little bit.

By the time the main players of both sides returned, the score had been tied by the Spurs.In the second half of the second quarter, both teams played high-quality offense.

At the end of halftime, the score on the field was 55 to 54, and the Mavericks led by 1 point to end the halftime.

During the halftime break, the two teams returned to the locker room to adjust. In the commentary, Cole and Kenny Smith are analyzing the game situation for you.

"Steve, who do you think has a better chance of winning this game?"

Smith asked Cole a question. The score in the first half was evenly matched, and the outcome was hard to tell.

Cole didn't answer right away. In the last round of the series, he made a premature conclusion when judging the situation of the Lakers and Mavericks. His wise and impressive commentary image was a bit shaken, so he became cautious.

"Mavericks."

After thinking for a while in silence, he gave the answer, and then quickly gave the reason.

"Sun hasn't played much yet."

There are not many words, but the key points are mentioned.

Nowitzki scored 20 points and 3 assists in the half, and his performance was very dazzling.

But Sun Hao basically assisted in the first half, scoring 5 points in 6 shots.

You must know that in the series against the Spurs last season, Sun Hao averaged 25+ per game.

If you count it further, he is the one who scored 40+ on the Spurs.