NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the second time.

Chapter 110: The swinging Nowitzki

New Fox Sports Live Room!

In this era when video media and smart phones are not yet popular, text live rooms have become the first choice for fans.

The usual live room itself is already popular enough, but today’s fans’ barrage is still beyond Bai Yang’s expectations.

In less than 1 minute, the entire screen was covered with 99+ discussions from fans.

——【Knicks vs. Mavericks! The showdown between the East and West is still quite interesting! 】

——【I feel that the Dallas Mavericks are a relatively strong opponent that the Knicks have encountered recently. After trading Nash this season, the Mavericks have poured all the ball rights into the hands of the German tank. So far, Nowitzki has averaged 25 points and 10 rebounds per game. His jump shot is even more perfect. In addition, the Spurs deliberately suppress Duncan’s performance. I think the old driver has a good chance of becoming the No. 1 power forward in the West! 】

——【It should be said that the Mavericks’ away experience is really bad. The quality of the fans in the American Airlines Arena is very poor. Every time I see the visiting team attack through the broadcast camera, I can hear the abuse from the stands. 】

——【Those Dallas fans always think they are high and mighty. Today, those noisy white pigs will shut their stinky mouths. They will witness their favorite guard slaughtering them with their own eyes! 】

——【It should be said that Nowitzki’s ability to hold the ball and play one-on-one is first-class inside. It is estimated that the low-post confrontation will become very interesting! 】

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“The game officially begins! Both sides jump ball!”

“The German tank and the Great Wall of China stood in the center circle. The height difference between the two is not very different, and it can even be said that the difference is almost the same!”

“A jump ball without suspense! Wang Song took the lead and grabbed the opening ball for the Knicks!”

Coach Zhang’s excited voice came from the live broadcast room.

As a former professional athlete, Zhang Weiping knows a thing or two about the physical talent of the German tank.

Mavericks’ star player Dirk Nowitzki usually plays the 4th position, so it is normal that the guest center jump ball failed.

Although Nowitzki has the size of a 5th position, his static talent is undoubtedly first-class, but in addition he also has delicate skills, which allows him to be competent at the 4th position and play very well as a power forward.

“But that’s all!”

Coach Zhang thought of Nowitzki’s relatively weak athletic ability and couldn’t help sighing.

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The loss of the jump ball seemed to be expected by Nowitzki, and he quickly retreated to the backcourt.

As early as two days ago when studying this game, old Nelson put forward a request for him – to play the No. 5 position to compete with the Chinese rookie.

Old Nelson, known as the “mad scientist”, proposed the concept of [positionless basketball experiment] a long time ago, so in the Mavericks, not only Nowitzki, but most of the players’ functions and positions may change.

Nowitzki had no complaints about the on-the-spot arrangement of the mad scientist, although he was good at the No. 4 position.

But the Chinese rookie was a problem that all the Knicks’ opponent coaching staff had to solve.

The Dallas Mavericks were no exception!

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The memories of the past few days floating in Nowitzki’s mind were quickly interrupted by the rhythm of the game. The Knicks’ offense was very fast.

After the first offensive failed, they immediately reorganized the offense on the wing, created space through fast rotation, and Nash made the first three-pointer of the opening with the help of Kurt Thomas’s screen.

3:0!

After this goal, there was an uproar at the scene.

Mavericks fans seemed to want to force Nash to return to Dallas through this momentum.

But the son of the wind on the court had no time to care about these boos, and was busy celebrating with his Knicks teammates.

Sidelines.

Knicks players’ bench.

Several substitutes almost stood up to celebrate, but fortunately their teammates quickly held them down.

“Are you crazy? Steve is already in the shape of the New York Knicks!”

The movement of the bench disturbed old Nelson’s thoughts. He was stunned. Nash’s spiritual running around the screen just now reminded him of the five years of mentorship with Nash.

But after the three-pointer, the silent Mavericks bench told him that it was just a dream!

On the other side.

D’Antoni looked at old Nelson with a complicated expression and his eyes lit up!

For this crazy and paranoid legendary coach, D’Antoni

Look directly at the opponent as a learning object.

For example, run and gun.

Those are all left over from old Nelson’s play in the 1980s!

Before the game, D’Antoni was very worried whether this game would expose too many flaws, but he was more looking forward to whether he could defeat his idol.

Standing in front of the Knicks is not only a legendary coach from the last century, but also D’Antoni’s inner demon.

Herb Sendek on the side did not notice these origins!

What the Knicks tactical assistant coach was thinking about was: Will Steve Nash, who dared to take decisive shots against his old team, be soft-hearted?

This is Nash’s first game back at the American Airlines Center. Facing his old team, his mentality will most likely determine the direction of this game… But now it seems that his worries are completely unnecessary!

The game continues.

Switch offense, Mavericks have the ball!

Nowitzki faced Kurt Thomas’s continuous back-to-the-basket singles on the left wing, and then made his signature Golden Rooster One-legged jump shot.

3:2!

The reason why the German tank is great is largely because he has a touch and body coordination that does not match his height.

He doesn’t look like a 213 tall man at all!

This makes him invincible in offense, but there are few perfect players in the world.

Looking back, when the Knicks attacked, Nowitzki was named by Wang Song for an empty cut.

5:2!

Slow movement is also a defensive feature of Nowitzki, just like his Golden Rooster Stand-Alone Shooting. If it weren’t for his height, wingspan and weird angle, the slow rhythm would be easily blocked.

But Nowitzki doesn’t care about these false reputations at all. The failure of defense can’t destroy the psychological defense of the star.

Mavericks attack!

Dallas rookie Barbosa completed a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

Bang!

Barbosa, who had a cold touch, failed to hit the three-pointer, but the ball hit the back iron and the long rebound fell into Nowitzki’s hands.

He took the ball in his hand and took a step back, stabilizing his body to complete the shot, a decisive three-pointer.

Swish!

The basketball drew a high arc in the air and went through the net when it fell.

5:5!

5 points in a row at the beginning, this is the German tank!

With an average of nearly 5 shots per game and a hit rate of about 40%, three-pointers have long become Nowitzki’s regular weapon.

And the three-pointer ability is one of Nowitzki’s many skill packages.

Nowitzki contributed such a wonderful performance at the beginning, which made Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sitting on the sidelines applaud with the fans.

“Dirk is definitely the best big man of this century!”

(End of this chapter)