Nba: This Superstar Is Too Stable

Soon, the second half of the game began, and the Mavericks were still as usual in the first half, using a lineup of one offense and four defenses to play steadily.

The Knicks, led by Bai Feng and Anthony, were actively chasing the score.

The whole rhythm was not much different from the first half.

The Mavericks rely on Nowitzki's personal offense to score. He is in a very general state today, so he did not have a high-efficiency scoring climax.

Although the Knicks have good firepower, the Mavericks' iron barrel defense is also difficult to break, and the Kicks has no way to form a continuous score.

Although the Knicks have some advantage in the scene, they are not many. After playing for more than half a quarter, they just recovered the 7-point deficit.

However, once entered the rotation stage, the Knicks' super disadvantage will be highlighted again.

The three-pole musket on the bench of the Mavericks started their performance again, and for a time, the cheers of the fans at the American Airlines Center began to warm up again.

Looking at this situation, D'Antoni and the players looked solemn.

D'Antoni is not without changes, he tried to put JR Smith on the bench to increase firepower against the Mavericks, did achieve some results, but not much.

In the last quarter, the Mavericks made adjustments again, Terry no longer followed the rotation, but put Stevenson in, even so, the Mavericks' rotation was in

Under the leadership of Barea, he is still full of momentum.

Soon, do not divide again to be pulled.

In the final decisive stage, the Mavericks used Kidd and Terry as their backline partners. This lineup is excellent in both offense and defense.

Offensive firepower is plentiful, and defense doesn't drop too much.

Although the Knicks led a wave of counterattacks by Bai Feng and Anthony in the final stage, the Mavericks showed their old-fashioned way in the final stage, using the advantages of inside defense, successfully contained the Knicks' counterattacks, and finally closed the game. .

The end of the game, the score is fixed at 102:111

On the Knicks side, although Carmelo Anthony scored 43 points and Bai Feng also scored 27 points and 12 assists, Stoudemire had only 14 points and 8 rebounds.

On the Mavericks side, it can be said that everyone is a soldier, Dirk Nowitzki 24 points and 11 rebounds, Jason Terry 23 points, Peja 14 points, Barea 13 points, Tyson Chandler 10 points and 11 rebounds, Marion 11 points 7 rebounds, Kidd also has 8 points and 8 assists.

Don't look at the Knicks just lost 9 points, the gap is not very big.

But after the whole game, the Knicks didn't have many options. They could rely on Anthony's excellent individual singles and Bai Feng's good offensive threat.

In particular, Stoudemire, who ran rampant in the tiebreaker in the Eastern Finals last game, was suppressed by the Mavericks' defense throughout the game.

He made only 6 of 17 shots, and had 3 turnovers, 5 fouls, and 3 blocked shots.

After the game, Stoudemire couldn't bear it any longer. On the way to the locker room, he complained to Bai Feng and Anthony: "I'll go, it's really hard to play without an insider. Next season, we have to do whatever we say. Just rely on the insider!”

Yes, throughout the normal game, the Knicks did not threaten the basket at all, which is an important reason for them to lose the game.

But the biggest reason is the huge disadvantage of bench scoring.

To sum up in the words of the media and experts, it is: "The result of G1 in the finals is expected. The Knicks' bench lineup is too stretched, and the inside line can't support it. It is difficult for them to win this series."

In the distant Dragon Kingdom, a large number of Dragon Kingdom fans watched the finals G1, and there were many discussions.

"Alright, alright, the Knicks can reach the finals, Bai Feng's 27-point performance in the first finals is already very good, we can't ask for more.

"Even though I say that, I still feel a little pity. It's all in the finals. If you work hard to rush, maybe you will win the championship... But, alas, the Knicks' backup lineup, It's hard to say."

"Let's not talk about the bench lineup, if the Knicks have a center like Dayao, it will be much easier to play."

The Longguo men's basketball national team's summer training camp is being held. At this time, the leaders of the basketball association also watched the NBA finals together.

Of course, their only focus is on Bai Feng's performance!

Obviously, Bai Feng's performance in G1 surprised them.

"Bai Feng, this kid is really young and mature. He is only 20 years old. He played in the finals in the first season of his NBA career.

"This looks like a big heart player. If our national team can recruit him back, even if we lose Dayao, we can still make a difference.

"Speaking of this matter, please ask Dayao to invite him to join the national team to prepare for next year's Olympic Games. How is the progress?"

"In progress, Dayao is already watching the game with the New York Knicks. There should be a response soon. I will call and ask later."

One night in Dallas, Dayao received a call from the Basketball Association in a luxury hotel.

Although the Basketball Association promised to cover all the expenses of Dayao's travel, this luxury hotel was provided by the Knicks. Dayao and their players lived in the same hotel and could travel with the team. Knicks owner James Dolan said hello.

After receiving the call from the Basketball Association, Dayao frowned.

"I didn't say it! I didn't say it! Didn't I tell you all, Bai Feng is now playing in the playoffs and has reached the finals, let's not put pressure on him or distract him, everything will wait for him to finish the game, I'll tell him!"

After hanging up the phone, Dayao was a little angry.

I don't know what it is, but he can understand the mood of the Basketball Association.

However, he always felt that the Knicks lost G1, which is a pity. He is now a loyal fan of the Knicks, no, specifically, he should be a loyal fan of Bai Feng

The players and teams he supports lose, and naturally they are not happy.

I just returned to the hotel. There was supposed to be a late-night snack, but no one went there. They probably all went back to their rooms to rest.

It can be seen that the players of the Knicks have worked hard tonight, but the results of the harvest are not satisfactory.

Probably, this round of the series is really a gap in absolute strength.

Now there is only this group of matchups left in the NBA, so the basketball layout is naturally all around the discussion of the finals.

The performances of Bai Feng and Anthony in G1 are commendable, but the overall strength of the Mavericks is the key to the entire series, and the media and experts have started their predictions again.

After predicting the direction of G1, they are even more confident.

Predicting G2, the Knicks will make some changes, but there is still no way to change the fate of failure.

D'Antoni did intend to make a change, and it was a drastic change!

Obviously, if you want to play against the Mavericks, you must tune in!

Some key players must be put in the rotation to match the Mavericks' rotation, otherwise, they will suffer too much.

The second day of team training, their biggest task is to try this thing.

Of course, this is not simple, especially in the Knicks rotation players are not enough overall strength, compatibility is too poor.

And the main lineup has cooperated for a long time. If it is dismantled, the lack of any link will have a big impact.

This is indeed a task to test D'Antoni.

In a blink of an eye, G2 of the finals came.

The American Airlines Center is still very hot. Dallas fans are wearing Dirk Nowitzki's No. 41 fan uniforms, singing songs around the venue, shouting the slogan of "Championship" and waiting for the coming of G2.

For the Mavericks fans, they are now very confident that the team can win the first championship in team history this year.

After all, G1 played very well in Nowitzki, they still relied on the performance of the whole team and won the game easily.

Soon, night fell, and the game arrived as scheduled.

[The Knicks start]

Point Guard: Bai Feng

Shooting guard: JR Smith

Small Forward: Carmelo Anthony

Power Forward: Amare Stoudemire

Center: Ronny Turiaf

[The Mavericks start]

Point Guard: Jason Kidd

Shooting Guard: De Sean Stevenson

Small Forward: Sean Marion

Power Forward: Dirk Nowitzki

Center: Tyson Chandler

It seems that the starting lineup of both sides has not changed, but the Knicks who are preparing for this game are actually prepared!

In the first three minutes of the game, the rhythm of the two sides was not different from the previous one.

On the Mavericks side, Dirk Nowitzki has none, and it seems that he still hasn't found the state he was in when he played against the sky in the Western Conference Finals.

On the Knicks side, the offense of Anthony and Bai Feng was also intermittent.

Played for three minutes, the two sides tied 7:6, the Knicks had a small advantage.

And at this time, Knicks coach D'Antoni made a substitution!

Replaced JR Smith and Amare Stoudemire with Landry Fields and Jared Jeffries.

The intention of this substitution is already very obvious!

Is to let JR and Stoudemire will bring the bench to fight against the Mavericks' fire-powered rotation.

For this adjustment, D'Antoni has been carefully studied.

Starting from G1, Stoudemire was quite uncomfortable in the regular rotation when facing the front-top-back defense that the Mavericks implemented against him.

He took the ball to attack, not only had to face Tyson Chandler's top defense, at the same time his old teammate Marion would quickly come over to make up the defense. All, after a normal game, Stoudemire did nothing.

Anyway, he is also difficult to play in the main lineup, it is better to put him in the rotation lineup of Chinese medicine!

The rotation of the Mavericks is just that the offensive firepower is fierce, and the defensive ability is very general. Stoudemire will be liberated when he gets there.

There is JR Smith, when this guy will break out, no one can tell.

Keeping him in the main lineup does have a certain amount of outside fire support and threat.

But in the presence of Bai Feng and Anthony, his offensive selection is relatively low.

It's better to let him lead the backcourt offense in the rotation, give him a lot of the ball, and bet on him, what if he explodes tonight?!

The reason why they were allowed to play for three minutes in the opening game was out of respect for Stoudemire's All-Star status.

It is indeed a bit inappropriate to let such a giant player come on the bench.

However, although such substitutions can greatly enhance the Knicks' rotation strength, the replacement of two substitutes is still a hidden danger.

Fields, who was a rookie in the same year as Bai Feng, lacks game experience, and his instability is even less than that of JR. You can't expect such a player to provide you with firepower support.

And Jared Jeffries only averaged 2 points and 4 rebounds in nearly 20 minutes of playing time throughout the regular season.

That also means that the Knicks inside combination composed of him and Turiaf will completely lose the threat to the basket.

In other words, the entire Knicks offense depends entirely on Stoudemire and Anthony!

It was definitely a tough task for the two of them!

Although the two scored 70+ in the last occasion, the experienced Mavericks immediately caught the huge shortcomings of the Knicks' lineup.

Under the command of the old fox Kidd, the Mavericks' defense quickly responded.

Their response is simple!

Just two words: double-team!

Bai Feng also double-teamed when he got the ball, and Anthony also double-teamed when he got the ball.

There is only one purpose, that is, to force the Knicks to play the ball and let the other three players who are not very good offensively finish the game.

D'Antoni did not expect that the Mavericks' response would be so resolute and so ruthless!

Go directly to the no-brain double-team, leaving only Tyson Chandler in the basket, and you can even let go of two points!

Faced with this situation, the Knicks have no choice but to play the ball and let Landry or the inside player finish.

The hit rate is predictable.

Soon, the Knicks showed a situation of stagnation in scoring, and the Mavericks took this to open the point difference.

But the substitution decision D'Antoni just made, and the decision that has already been made, has no reason to go back and overturn it now!

Anyway, let's try it in the first half!

The Knicks attacked, and Anthony was ruthlessly double-teamed after receiving the ball without the ball again. He could only return the ball to the whiteboard.

Bai Feng took the ball and saw that Stevenson's double team was coming.

Thinking about passing it to his teammates and unable to make a shot, he simply stopped passing it, and he chose to face the difficulties!

He suddenly accelerated the ball, passed through the middle of Stevenson and Kidd, and went straight to the basket. He threw the ball hard against Chandler's supplementary defense, and also caused the opponent's foul.

Bai Feng got a 2+1 chance.

Ding, Offensive Choice: General. Shot selection: Good. Gain (Li's Zhao): Steady value +1, USD +100.

At this time, Bai Feng could no longer care whether it was reasonable or unreasonable.

In his opinion, D'Antoni's arrangement is very unreasonable. Forcing the two main players to go to the bench is a practice of going to the doctor in a panic.

This can indeed greatly strengthen the strength of the bench lineup, but it will also paralyze the main lineup.

Typical pick up sesame and lose watermelon.

Of course, he made no objection.

Bai Feng is very clear about his responsibilities as a player, not to mention that he is not enough at the moment and has no right to challenge the head coach.

Even if one day he really becomes the number one player in the league, he probably won't do it.

It's by character.

Therefore, on the field, he can only perform.

Since the head coach has given them a very bad game environment because of the tactical arrangement, then, at this time, Bai Feng will of course not think about what is reasonable or unreasonable.

Such a configuration, such a teammate, everything "reasonable" will appear so pale.

The only way is to carry the team and break the game by yourself!

Even if Bai Feng scored this 2+1, the Knicks were still 7 points behind.

The scene was very unfavorable for the Knicks.

Fortunately, the time in the first quarter has come to an end, and it is time for the two sides to enter the rotation time.

The Mavericks were the first to make adjustments, sending their rotation with the league's top strength.

Correspondingly, D'Antoni also made a transfer immediately.

At this point, it's time to verify the results of D'Antoni's G2 preparations.

In the end, can a rotation lineup with Stoudemire and JR Smith as the main body work well against the Mavericks' rotation lineup?

Not only is he looking forward to it, everyone wants to see it.

Bai Feng was resting on the side of the bench. Recently, he likes to sit here, just because Dayao is in the VIP seat next to the audience. The two of them sit together and can chat better. .