Nba: This Superstar Is Too Stable

After Bai Feng made this slightly lucky three-pointer, Jason Kidd glanced at his back and nodded.

According to Kidd, although Bai Feng has a very high basketball IQ and good ability and talent, he is still a young man.

If he is a young man, his experience will not be too rich. If he is given some "trap", these young people usually do not know how to deal with it.

This is indeed the case, but Bai Feng's speed of change, and the courageous decision-making in the face of adversity, made Kidd have to be amazed.

"This kid really has a big heart and is a superstar... But this is just the beginning!"

Mavericks attack, they continue to play around Nowitzki, but Nowitzki's state today can only be said to be average, there is no one, can only barely maintain a steady increase in scoring.

However, the Knicks suddenly exploded!

Anthony began to find his touch, and after consecutive catches and shots, his self-confidence increased, and he wanted to succeed in consecutive singles against Marion.

Seeing that Marion was struggling to defend Anthony one-on-one, the Mavericks had to double-team the defense. At this time, Anthony quickly shot the ball. After some transmission, JR Smith, who was emptied, also hit an outside three-pointer.

And when the Mavericks focused their defense on JR, Bai Feng also hit a three-pointer.

For a time, the Knicks played a 16:7 offensive climax. When there were more than 4 minutes left, the score came to 24:17, and the original enthusiasm at home also dropped instantly.

The Mavericks also requested a timeout at this time.

On the side of the Knicks bench, Carmelo Anthony smiled proudly: "The Mavericks are just like that, they are not as difficult as the Heat.

D'Antoni laughed: "Carmelon, don't take it lightly, their advantages haven't been played out yet."

It is true that the main lineup of this Mavericks is actually not strong in comprehensive ability. Although the overall defense is very strong, there is only one core player.

This starting lineup is similar to that of the Bulls, maybe a little stronger, but not too much.

But compared with the Heat's big three lineup, it is indeed a lot weaker.

Instructing a single-core lineup, once the core attack cannot be opened, or is limited to 12, it will enter a state of stagnant attack, which is naturally incomparable with the three-core lineup.

Even compared with the Knicks' lineup, it is relatively weak from a playoff perspective.

Anthony has this feeling, it is very reasonable.

However, everyone has reached the finals, and everyone knows each other, especially the coaching staff. After doing a lot of research on the opponent, they all know where the opponent's strength is.

Obviously, the Mavericks' strongest, and most deadly, place is their rotation.

From this point in time, it's time for the Mavericks to make a substitution!

Sure enough, this time out, Carlisle replaced Kidd and Stevenson with Terry and Peja.

The Knicks have not made any personnel changes.

Just because D'Antoni has not many people available, the Mavericks also rotate five-up and five-down, and the time on the bench is very short.

More, or rely on the starting five to fight for longer game time.

After the Mavericks made substitutions, the lineup on the field became Terry, Peja, Marion, Nowitzki and Chandler.

Just the rotation of the two personnel, the team's attributes have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Although the defensive ability has dropped a lot, the offensive ability is completely full!

Two-time All-Star 3-point contest winner Pejana is a top perimeter shooter.

Jason Terry, known as the "Jets", was the second-time scoring leader for the Mavericks despite being on the bench.

If these two are on the field, then the Mavericks' perimeter offensive threat will be greatly increased!

The team's tactics have also undergone a huge change!

As soon as he got up, Terry played a pick-and-roll with Nowitzki. After Nowitzki helped Terry block Bai Feng, Terry immediately used the pull-up jumper after the speed breakthrough to shoot the commander!

In the next round, the Mavericks were still pick-and-roll. When the Knicks' defensive focus was on Terry, Terry returned the ball to Dirk Nowitzki, who was outside the three-point line, and the latter hit a three-pointer!

This kind of substitution, the effect is immediate.

Kidd and Nowitzki didn't play pick-and-rolls because Kidd's attacking ability was limited, and opponents often let him go after defending pick-and-rolls, making it meaningless.

But Terry is different. His attacking range without dead ends is perfectly suited to Dirk Nowitzki. Such two players play pick-and-rolls, which is the most troublesome for defenders.

However, a lineup like the Mavericks also just exposed the weakness.

Terry's defense is naturally incomparable to Kidd.

Facing Terry twice, Bai Feng chose to pick and roll with Stoudemire, once assisting Stoudemire to score, and the other time he made a layup after a breakthrough.

No one on both sides could guard against the other, which was equivalent to fighting for half a catty.

After the first quarter, the Mavericks in the away game took the lead 30:24.

Leading by 6 points on the road, it seems that the Knicks have a great advantage. However, this is the lead they exchanged under the premise of the main lineup playing the first quarter.

Due to the problem of physical consumption, at the beginning of the second quarter, we must go to the rotation to play for a while.

At this time, the Mavericks' biggest advantage period has finally arrived!

The rotation of Barea, Terry, Peja, Cardinal and Mahinmi, although the defensive ability is worse, but the offensive firepower is still very explosive!

Compared to the Knicks' completely unnamed rotation, it's the difference between an NBA All-Star team and a rookie team.

The effect is self-evident.

As the second quarter started, the Mavericks were on fire!

The backcourt duo composed of Barea and Terry constantly attacked and scored, as if searching for something.

Once the Knicks' defense shrinks, they and Peja can fire on the perimeter.

The most important thing is that the three-pointer felt very good today.

For a time, it rained three-pointers on the outside of the Knicks!

Swish!

Swish!

Swish!

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But in just four minutes, the Knicks were blasted by their opponents with a super attack wave of 2:15.

Originally there was a 6-point lead, but all of a sudden it was overtaken by 9 points.

Who can stand this scene.

On the Knicks bench, the main players looked serious.

Seeing that the advantage that he had managed to build up so quickly disappeared, he was really anxious.

I really want to talk to the coach and let them play!

D'Antoni didn't want them to play early.

However, considering the player's physical reserves...  

This is the finals, but not just the second half to play.

Putting these players on the court today for 40 minutes, okay? Absolutely!

The players of the Knicks are not very old, and it is not a problem to fight for one or two games.

However, a game after 40 minutes of hard work is sure to save the players' work for the next game.

So, what about the next one?

Even if you win the next game!

Then in the third game, the problem of physical fitness will break out completely. Will you still play in the following games?

This is a best-of-seven series, not a tiebreaker.

After all, it is very necessary to keep players healthy and in shape.

The Knicks' hip-pulling rotation is also an important reason why all the media and experts are not optimistic about them.

Finally, D'Antoni returned to the main lineup with seven minutes left in the second quarter.

At this point the score came to 34:45, and the Knicks were already 11 points behind!

I have to say, the scoring ability of this rotation of the Mavericks is really explosive!

In less than five minutes, they scored 21 points!

Terry and Peja scored five 3-pointers, and the unknowns in the Knicks' rotation were completely powerless.

The atmosphere of the scene has also been completely blown up, and the Mavericks fans have even begun to sing the song of victory.

"Thank you Knicks for helping us eliminate the toughest Heat team, now we can celebrate winning the championship!"

"The Knicks' backup lineup is too badly injured, and there is absolutely no way to compete with us. As far as Terry and Peja's performance is, it's as easy as playing a training game. Not much to say, if you play like this, you will definitely swept 4-0. ."

"Let the Knicks win at most one, it's a thank you to them for helping us eliminate the Heat, hahaha!"

The remarks of the fans at the American Airlines Center were arrogant.

Of course, they have arrogant capital.

This bench lineup of the Mavericks was originally rated as the strongest bench lineup among all teams in the league.

It was also until the finals that experts and the media began to blow up the Mavericks' ingenious lineup!

A set of one offense and four defenses with Nowitzki as the only core of the offense, using this lineup to compete with the opponent's main lineup can not only limit the opponent's main force, at the same time, due to the presence of Nowitzki as the main force. The existence of a point of no solution will not make the attack stagnant.

At the same time, put some of the strongest perimeter offensive players of the Mavericks, Terry, Peja and Barea in the rotation lineup, put the most ferocious firepower in the bench period, against the opponent's relatively weak rotation lineup, then the score will be It will be skyrocketing in this period of time!

In this way, the Mavericks will make the best use of "resources", and the media and experts have realized that, and now they are starting to brag about this team.

"The Mavericks' roster rotation is so clever, Carlisle is a tactician!"

"If it's the Heat, with their depth of the lineup, they might be able to touch the Mavericks, but the Knicks' rotation is so bad that they won't be a match for the Mavericks at all."

"This round is probably over, and the Knicks can think about summer reinforcements."

Just less than halftime, the Knicks were sentenced to "death penalty" by some experts?

This shows how passive they are on the field!

In fact, for the main players of the Knicks, they also have a huge pressure!

More points must be scored to fill the hole dug by the rotation!

And the question that head coach D'Antoni has to consider is: how to balance as much as possible to minimize rotation time and ensure the physical fitness of the main lineup?

This question is so hard!

If you want to win this game, you must always be the main force in the next game, and you have to use the physical reserves of the main players in exchange for victory.

But even that does not necessarily guarantee victory.

Based on D'Antoni's coaching experience, he is very clear that these two away games at the beginning are far from the time for "Stud" to fight hard.

Let the players be normal

Let's play and see. After these two away games are over, take a look at the situation and go back to your home court.

After all, the NBA playoffs are a series of seven wins and four wins. The first four games are basically a stage where the two sides are fighting wits and courage.

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After returning to the main force, the Knicks' combat effectiveness has obviously been greatly improved.

As soon as he played, Bai Feng took the lead in launching the offense. After the pick-and-roll breakthrough, he assisted Anthony to score 2 points!

The Mavericks didn't make any immediate substitutions, and continued to use their explosive rotation.

Terry, who was feeling hot, wanted to single against Bai Feng, but he was blocked by Bai Feng's airtight defense for almost 24 seconds.

After this substitution, the Mavericks' original tidal offensive stopped in an instant.

And their weak defense allowed the Knicks' All-Stars to easily get points.

When the Mavericks coach Carlisle saw this, he immediately made substitutions, and successively replaced the main force of the Mavericks.

Since then, the top defense of the Mavericks has gradually emerged, and the Knicks' offense is no longer so easy.

But at the same time, because Nowitzki's hand is not hot, the Mavericks' offensive threat is not too big.

The attack success rate of both sides is not high.

At the end of the half, the score came to 48:55, and the Knicks were 7 points behind.

This point difference is not too big. At halftime, the Knicks locker room was still in a relaxed atmosphere.

Bai Feng scored 13 points and 6 assists in the first half, a pretty good statistic.

Anthony also scored 16 points, a team-high.

The only thing that was a little depressing was Stoudemire. Although he also scored 7 points in the first half, his shooting percentage was extremely impressive. He only made 2 of 8 shots, and he only managed to reluctantly rely on 3 free throws.

Strong got 7 points.

And only grabbed 3 rebounds.

For Stoudemire, who had just scored 34+15 in the last tiebreaker of the Eastern Conference Finals, this kind of data is impossible to see.

In the final analysis, it was because of the Mavericks' inside line that he created a lot of trouble.

On the defensive end, many times he has to switch positions to defend Nowitzki. Turiaf's mobility is not enough, and he can defend the middle distance, but Nowitzki pulls to the three-point line.

Stoudemire has to defend.

On the offensive end, due to Turiaf's low containment power, Nowitzki can hardly get any target, but Tyson Chandley can recklessly press down on the defensive end.

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This made Stoudemire very upset.

But he couldn't vent it in the locker room, he could only vent his anger on the court in the second half and vent it on the opponent.

On the other hand, the atmosphere in the Mavericks locker room was very exciting.

Jason Terry even said with a smile: "Our strategy is too successful, the opponent has no way to parry, once Dirk finds the touch, then we will definitely be a big victory!

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Tonight's Dirk Nowitzki was really inaccurate, scoring 13 points on 5 of 13 shots in the first half.

But the Mavericks, with three muskets on the bench, have already taken a big lead.

Jason Terry's words are more or less taking credit.

However, his performance in the first quarter was really top!

He made 5 of 8 shots and 3 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 13 points like Nowitzki, but the number of shots was much less.

Of course, everyone has already adapted to his character.

There's nothing wrong with having such an active player on the Mavericks.

Everyone was chatting easily.

Next to Kidd and Carlisle, they were discussing the Mavericks' tactics in the second half.

Obviously, Jason Kidd has the control of the battlefield commander, and he can be the second head coach on the field.

Therefore, the tactical arrangement of the Mavericks does not need Carlisle to arrange it for everyone. Sometimes it is easy to understand the deviation when everyone listens together.

It's much better to tell Kidd alone.

As far as Kidd's overall vision and tactical understanding ability are now displayed, in Carlisle's view, he will retire in the future, and if he is engaged in the coaching profession, he will definitely be a leader.

A handsome. .