NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

"With another wave of offense in the third quarter, we will be able to seal the victory."

"The offensive state of the team today is too good!"

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During the intermission, the Suns fans on the scene were extremely happy.

So far in the first game, the Suns have been very smooth, suppressing the Mavericks for almost the entire half.

Moreover, the Suns' offensive state is extremely good today. If they can maintain this momentum in the second half and widen the point difference to 15 points or higher in one fell swoop, the game will be stable.

In the locker room of the home team, the Suns, no one was saying such things, but overall, the atmosphere was very relaxed.

D'Antoni also encouraged everyone to continue to maintain the offensive momentum in the second half of the game, seal the victory in one go, and get off to a good start.

In contrast, the atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was not so relaxed.

Head coach Avery Johnson started yelling at his players from the moment he entered the locker room.

"64 points, you actually let those guys on the opposite side score 64 points in half a game! Who can tell me, what about defense?

Where is our defense?

Are you ready to let your opponent score 130 points? "

Immediately, Johnson began to name names one by one.

"Devin, are you unable to keep up with Steve? If you can't, I can put you back on the bench. I didn't ask you to limit his passing, but I want you to stick to him! Stick to death He, don't let people shoot easily!"

"Jason, the shooting guard on the opposite side is a shooter. What he is best at is catching and shooting. Is it so difficult for you to hold on to him? Don't let him shoot three-pointers!

! ”

"Josh, hold the ball less, you have to play more efficiently! That guy's steals are so good, the result of your holding the ball is likely to be a turnover!

Your offense has been contained by the opponent. If you don't do anything on the defensive end, this will be one of the most humiliating series of your career. Think about it!

"

"Dirk, what about the protection of the penalty area for the two of you? Don't let the other party easily receive Steve's pass at the basket! Preventing Steve from sending the ball to the three-second zone is the first priority, even if you let him It's better to attack the basket by yourself than to let others catch his pass and attack easily!"

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After some cursing, Johnson's tone eased a little, paused, and then continued:

"Thinking about our difficulty in beating the Spurs, do you think it's easy to give the victory to someone else?

I will defend harder!It has to start on defense..."

The intermission ended quickly, and the game restarted in the second half. Nash took the lead in leading the Suns to attack with the ball.

After falling into halftime, Ling Yang immediately felt that the defensive pressure brought by Josh Howard was increasing.

When he started running, Howard got even tighter.

The same is true for Bell at the other end. Terry follows him everywhere and doesn't give the ball a chance at all.

Seeing that his teammates didn't get the chance to catch the ball directly, Nash immediately beckoned Stoudemire to step forward to pick and roll.

The sun's most classic pick-and-roll coordination, Stoudemire went down after completing the screen, took Nash's pass and attacked the basket.

Only this round, Diop's defense was in place, the inside caused great interference to Stoudemire, and the ball bounced out of the basket.

…. Ling Yang charged inside, trying to grab a rebound, but was blocked by Howard.

Seeing that Diop grabbed the rebound and threw it to Harris, and then the latter dribbled forward quickly, Ling Yang immediately felt that there was no second, and quickly retreated.

The Mavericks' counterattack this round was extremely resolute. They didn't give the Suns a chance to set up a defensive formation. Harris dribbled straight to the penalty area.

Seeing this, Ling Yang quickly shrank the defense, but Harris didn't hit the ball hard, but a pass back, and sent the ball to Nowitzki outside the three-point line.

But Marion also habitually returned to the basket, leaving Nowitzki outside the three-point line.

When the core of the Mavericks received the ball, no one on the Sun's side could make up the defense in time. They could only watch the high-powered turret who had just won the All-Star three-point contest this year launch and hit a hollow three-pointer.

56:64, in the first round of the second half, the Mavericks narrowed the point difference to within double digits.

The Suns were not too nervous. Nash continued to control the ball and quickly advanced, and then tried to make a direct shot from outside the three-point line.

It's just that Harris was so focused on this ball that he posted it immediately.

"boom!"

In the face of Harris' almost close-fitting defense, Nash's three-pointer hit the iron.

Ling Yang tried to hit the offensive rebound again, but it was still in vain. Howard and others seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and the two closed the door to block Ling Yang.

"Something is wrong."

While retreating to defend, Ling Yang slightly raised his eyebrows.

His perception of defense is very keen. For two consecutive rounds, the defensive focus and attitude shown by the Mavericks made him feel that the opponent's defensive strength has obviously improved compared with the first half.

Moreover, the counterattack is also more determined.

For this ball, after Harris dribbled the ball to halftime, he chose to break through decisively without any hesitation.

Seeing Harris break through Nash's defense, Ling Yang immediately moved forward to help defend.

When Harris waited for Ling Yang to rush forward, he threw the ball and sent it to Josh Howard who was outside the three-point line.

Seeing the opponent passing the ball, Ling Yang returned to the defense immediately, but at this time he saw Josh Howard pull up and shoot from outside the three-point line.

"You voted so decisively?"

Ling Yang was a little surprised. Facing such a ball in the first half, Howard would dribble and look for opportunities to attack.

Fortunately, although Ling Yang was a little far away, his speed and bounce were enough to make up for it. He rushed forward and jumped high to defend, but it also gave Howard a lot of interference.

"boom!"

Ling Yang's defense was indeed under pressure. Although Huo Huabei's shot was as expected, it also bounced out of the basket.

It's just that the next scene made Ling Yang frown.

Inside, Stoudemire's position was a bit out of place, and it turned out that Diop got the offensive rebound.

When Stoudemire tried to stop Diop from attacking again, he committed a foul.

Diop made two free throws, the score became 58:64, and the point difference was reduced to only 6 points.

At this time, the Suns' offense was finally completed. Nash continued to play pick-and-roll with Stoudemire, and then slammed around and gave the ball to Marion.

...Although Nowitzki also caught up in time, Marion still scored with a small throw.

Coming to the other half, the Suns' defense also paid off.

Nowitzki held the ball and tried to overpower Marion again. This time, Ling Yang made up the defense in time and interfered with the opponent's shot.

Nowitzki missed a layup, Ling Yang grabbed the backcourt rebound and didn't give it to Nash. He directly dribbled the ball and rushed towards the other half.

"Fast retreat speed!"

Ling Yang rushed to the frontcourt and found that except for Nowitzki who was slightly behind, the rest of the Mavericks players had already retreated to their positions.

And in front of him, Josh Howard is also eyeing him.

While rushing forward, Ling Yang looked at Nash and found that the opponent was being followed closely by Harris. If he passed the ball, it would definitely affect the speed of the counterattack. Ling Yang simply chose to attack directly.

"grumble!"

Rushing in front of Josh Howard, Ling Yang made a quick change of direction to gain a breakthrough space, and then he dribbled the ball into the three-point line.

"No!"

Howard, who was beside Ling Yang at the moment, was also impatient, and pressed his body tightly against Ling Yang, coupled with physical resistance, he didn't let Ling Yang completely rush up.

And when Ling Yang reached the three-second zone, Diop, who had already retreated in place, immediately stepped forward to flank and assist in the defense.

It's not easy for Ling Yang to take off easily as usual at this time without fully rushing up. It's just that he is rushing forward and hitting the ball. Apart from hitting hard, he doesn't know how to handle the ball for a while.

Relying on the inertia of rushing forward, Ling Yang headed against Howard and raised the ball against Diop's defense.

Due to the right confrontation and staying in the air, he still avoided the big hands of the two in the air and was not blocked. It was just that the ball had just been shot, and Ling Yang felt bad in his heart.

"The strength is great!"

Ling Yang looked intently, and sure enough, he found that the ball he threw hit the backboard and went over the basket.

Fortunately, Stoudemire was on the other side, Ling Yang felt a little relieved.

Diop couldn't get back to his position in time, and Stoudemire really took the offensive rebound. Ling Yang was secretly rejoicing, and the next moment, he immediately shouted:

"Be careful!

"

However, such a reminder is still half a beat late.

Terry slid into the inside at this time, and the moment Stoudemire put the ball down, he cut the ball directly.

"The Mavericks did a great job defensively after the second half! They had a chance to get closer."

At this moment, Mike Breen on the sidelines couldn't help but speak aloud.

"The key now is to see if the Suns' defense can keep up..."

Ling Yang wanted to keep up with the defense, but the Mavericks didn't give him a chance.

After Terry took control of the ball to halftime, he did not choose to pass the ball, but played a pick-and-roll with Diop.

Bell was blocked by Diop, Terry dribbled the ball to face Stoudemire's defense, looked like he was about to break through and feinted a shot, and then made an emergency stop jumper and hit two points.

60:66, the point difference became 6 points again.

In the next round, Bell's shot from outside the three-point line was interfered. Nowitzki made two fouls and made two free throws for the Mavericks. The score suddenly became 62:66, and the point difference was reduced to only 4 points.

… D'Antoni realized something was wrong and immediately called a timeout.

Back on the court, the pick-and-roll cooperation between Nash and Stoudemire finally came out on the Sun's side. The latter did not choose to attack the basket, but scored 2 points on a mid-range jumper.

In the following round, Ling Yang was also assisted by Nash and made a jump shot from outside the penalty area.

The situation was temporarily stabilized, but the Mavericks' sudden increase in defense did cause a lot of trouble for the Suns.

The Suns' lead, in this quarter of the game, has never returned to more than double digits, not only that, but has been eroded a little bit.

83:86, the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two sides is 3 points.

Throughout the third quarter, the game was very stalemate, which made the Suns fans who were full of confidence after halftime feel a little bit disappointed.

With a 3-point difference, although the Suns are still ahead, to be honest, such a difference is obviously not enough to make the Suns feel relieved.

Sure enough, after the start of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks quickly tied the point difference with a three-pointer from Stackhouse.

Of course, the Suns players became more serious at this time, but they didn't let the Mavericks take the opportunity to take the lead.

The scores of the two teams began to rise alternately.

But in general, with the strengthening of both sides' defense, the scoring efficiency of the two teams is not high.

In the blink of an eye, the stalemate between the two sides has reached the end of the fourth quarter.

The game lasted 31 seconds. At this moment, the score of the two sides was 108:108. The two teams tied, and the ball was in the hands of the Suns.

Just now, the Suns called a timeout.

Nash did not rush to attack at the moment. Although rushing means that the sun may get another chance, after all, the success rate is obviously more important than time at this moment.

Nash is still picking and rolling with Stoudemire, but at such a critical moment, obviously the Mavericks cannot be expected to have defensive negligence.

Harris quickly squeezed past Stoudemire and followed Nash's pace.

On the other side, Diop also followed Stoudemire immediately, not giving Stoudemire a chance to catch the ball easily.

At this time, Nash was also anxious, and turned his back to Harris, and he turned his pocket again.

Just when Harris was about to walk out, Nash suddenly made a half-turn, dribbled the ball again and began to break through.

As a result, Harris was slightly half a step behind.

When he reacted and caught up quickly, Nash had already rushed forward and came to a position two meters outside the penalty area.

Harris has fallen into a passive position at this time, but no player on the Mavericks side dares to step forward to help defend.

After all, Nash's pass deterrence is too strong.

Stop and jump!

Nash didn't think about passing the ball at all. While Harris was still rushing forward, he immediately stopped and jumped, and shot!

After Harris saw it, he stopped in a hurry and rushed forward quickly.

However, Nash's ball has an obvious recoil, so the defensive impact Harris can bring is really not high.

"Shh!"

Facing Harris' defense, Nash's mid-range emergency stop jumper made a steady hit!

…."coax!

"

The scene is instantly ignited at this moment.

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

Huge shouts immediately resounded throughout the arena.

"drop!"

At the same time, the Mavericks immediately called a timeout.

The entire arena became noisy at this moment. In 16 seconds, the Suns led by 2 points, and the Mavericks had the last chance to attack. At this moment, the Suns clearly took the initiative.

"Defend the three-pointer! We need to prevent the opponent from shooting the three-pointer!"

When he came to the bench, D'Antoni immediately yelled.

Although he is not good at and advocates defense, he can still see through this point.

To defend the Mavericks' three-pointer, even if the opponent scores two points, there is still a chance for overtime, but if the three-pointer cannot be defended, it will be killed by the opponent.

Of course, the specific tactics are handed over to Gentry who is in charge of defense.

Considering that more mobility is needed to defend three-pointers, the team did not adjust the lineup at this time, but still played with Stoudemire instead of Kurt Thomas, who was better defensively.

It's just that Nash was not replaced, which made Ling Yang a little surprised, but at this time, Ling Yang obviously wouldn't express any opinions.

If he chooses, he will replace House with a relatively better defense, even if Nash is the absolute core of the team.

The Mavericks on the other side adjusted the lineup, leaving only Nowitzki as a big man on the court, Diop went off, and Stackhouse was replaced.

In this way, Harris, Terry, Howard, Stackhouse, and Nowitzki can all shoot three-pointers.

Nowitzki served the ball from the sideline, Ling Yang and others tried to force it, but it was unsuccessful. The Mavericks' free throw was still delivered to Harris's hands steadily.

The ball was quickly handed over to Terry again. As the Mavericks in possession of the ball, Terry pressed the rhythm slightly outside the three-point line. When the time was left with the last 10 seconds, the ball was handed over The distance is in the hands of Nowitzki with his back against Stoudemire.

"Sure enough, it's still for Dirk. There are still 10 seconds, enough time for Dirk to complete an attack. He is going to face Amare one-on-one..."

Just as Mike Brin on the sidelines said this, on the court, with 8 seconds left in the clock, several outside players of the Mavericks ran quickly.

Harris and Terry crossed and ran one by one, slightly disturbing the follow-up defense of some Suns players, and then Terry rushed directly in the direction of Nowitzki.

Rushing past Novus, Terry rushed out of the three-point line again.

At the same time, the ball in Nowitzki's hands was also handed over to Terry outside the three-point line.

Seeing this scene, Bell, who was following closely, accelerated and rushed out, and at the same time, Stoudemire also rushed out from Nowitzki's side and rushed towards Terry.

Ling Yang, who was watching this scene from the bottom corner, felt his heart skip a beat. The defense of the two was obviously a mistake in cooperation. He felt bad, and after noticing Nowitzki's movement, he couldn't help shouting:

"Pay attention to the pass!"

At the same time, Nowitzki has moved out of the three-point line at the top of the arc, and the ball in Terry's hand is also crossed into the opponent's hands.

At this moment, Bell and Stoudemire finally reacted, but they were too late.

As for the others, under the Mavericks' intentional opening of the space, they are beyond reach.

Nowitzki, who got an open space outside the three-point line, pulled up his shot decisively, the basketball flew to the inside, and when the red light on the backboard was on, he plunged into the basket.

111:110, the Suns were directly killed by Nowitzki.

At this moment, the Meixi Arena suddenly became quiet. Many Suns fans looked at the field in disbelief, unable to make any sound at all.

Only the Mavericks players were celebrating and shouting crazily at this moment, and even the players on the bench rushed over at this moment and hugged Nowitzki.

Looking at the excited Mavericks players, Ling Yang sighed slightly at this moment, not waiting for him to express his emotion.

When his eyes swept over Bell and Stoudemire, he rushed towards them again.

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