Chapter 412: Full Strength Zhan (I) (3/4!) )
The next two quarters became Nowitzki's solo performances.
In the face of James, whether it is a direct shot after receiving the ball, or a difficult backwards, or even the golden rooster independence, he can always accurately send the ball to the basket.
After being restricted by James for two games, the driver finally started to get into his "invincible" mode.
This is also the third time that Tang Tian has seen a player enter the Zone mode.
The first two times were once for the peak wheat and once for the peak department.
The Cavaliers' configuration of the No. 4 position is a weakness, and at this time, there is no way to take Nowitzki, who has entered the zone, but to limit him to receiving the ball as much as possible.
93-90, 33 points in the third quarter, Nowitzki is the incarnation of "Lu Bu", just past the Big Three, helping the Mavericks enter the final quarter with a 3-point lead.
The scene is somewhat familiar.
In the sixth game between the Mavericks and the Heat in the previous life, it was also this score, and the Heat Big Three were stiff all over the back, and the mistakes and various shots were outrageously biased, and no one even dared to attack, and was finally taken away by a wave.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Paul led the team, and the two benches played the first two or three minutes on the court.
Tang Tian stood on the sidelines and glanced back at James behind him.
After being breached by Nowitzki's defense, his performance was a little lost, and he felt like he was back in his old life.
It's not to blame him, he's half-given up on offense and fully defensive, but it's still been now, Nowitzki's unbridled scoring, and the frustration is really uncomfortable.
Paul scored a pull-up jump shot after a fake pass to Iverson in the frontcourt.
He still maintained the hot touch of the first two games.
But in retrospect, Terry shook off Iverson's three-point jumper and scored.
The feel is contagious, and the rest of the Mavericks have thrown it away.
The game played more than two minutes, 100-97, and the difference was still 3 points.
The two sides began to change the starting line-up one after another.
On the Cavaliers' side, the Big Three came on the court, and on the Mavericks' side, in addition to Nowitzki, there were three guards: Kidd, Barria and Terry.
With continuous push counterattacks and speed, this lineup has worked wonders.
And after having speed, Paul's offensive end was greatly contained, Yao Ming was even more difficult to catch the ball, and as for James, he was still lost.
With about 5 minutes left in the game, the score on the court was 109-101, and the Mavericks were stunned to pull the score away.
The scene also made Tang Tian feel more and more familiar.
He got up and called a timeout.
Nowitzki is the kind of player who plays better at the crunch time, and if the Cavaliers lose this game, it is likely that the entire series will be completely reversed.
You must know that in the previous life, the Mavericks played the Heat, and they fell behind twice by a big score.
The last thing this team lacks is tenacity.
"LeBron, I need you."
This time Tang Tian didn't hide it, and when James was off the court, he said directly.
"You have to learn to play in this situation, that's a loss you have to do, and if you can't step up, it's going to be a hurdle in your career, and you don't deserve to say that you're going to be the first person in history."
He is by no means alarmist, the 11 years of cringe in his previous life are ironclad evidence that all Zhan Hei is talking about.
James was stunned, he didn't expect Tang Tian to say so directly and naked.
In front of all your teammates.
However, this was a blow to the head, and it directly woke him up.
yes, if even Nowitzki and the Mavericks can't be defeated, how can he become the first man in history.
If this critical moment is lost again, what qualifications does he have to talk about the goal of the first person in history.
Looking at James's gradually changing expression, Tang Tian knew that his words had worked.
"Prove it to me." Tang Tian finally said.
After the pause, the lineups of both sides remained the same, and the game came to the final decisive moment.
"Defend! Defend! ”
The shouts at the American Airlines Center were deafening.
Seeing the hope of victory, they used all their strength to cheer on the home team.
The enthusiasm of the cowboys is always enthusiastic.
The Cavaliers' offense, Paul hit Barria with his back in the low post, and the special case on the weak side came to help defend at the first time.
Paul passes the ball to Green, Kidd assists the defense, and Barria quickly switches to James.
The disadvantage in height is directly compensated for by speed.
Green didn't have the ability to attack on his own, and Chandler didn't give Yao Ming the ball around.
Halfway through the offense, the Cavaliers didn't even have a good shot.
James cut to the right side of the low post without the ball at this time, and reached for the ball with his back to Barria.
Green gave a lob in there.
Seeing that there was an advantage in alignment, Paul reached out and motioned to his teammates to open up space.
Tang Tian also looked at the field at this time.
James vs. Barria.
Familiar scenes.
Whether James's personal trajectory will be corrected by history or changed will depend on how he plays in the next few minutes.
With his back against Barria, James riveted his strength and directly started the back hit.
Turn around, retract, feel Barria's center of gravity change, and turn around again.
After a summer of training with Olajuwon and a season of hard work, his back-to-back striking came to the pinnacle of his career.
After turning around and sensing the shift in Barria's center of gravity, he chose to break through to the bottom line.
Although Barria has excellent strength, his body is too bad after all, and after being turned around by James, he can only choose deadlifting.
His strength is indeed outstanding, and he directly grabbed James.
However, James was smart and sensed a foul and shot straight away.
"Toot!"
The referee's whistle blows, signaling that it is a shooting foul.
There was boos from the audience.
James shrugged and walked to the free throw line.
The noise of interference at the scene was overwhelming.
Free throws have never been James' strong suit, and as long as two free throws are missed, Barria's foul is not lost.
Take a deep breath.
The words of Tang Tian's pause echoed in his mind.
"Huh!"
The first free throw was hit.
There was a sound of interference at the scene.
When he made his second penalty, the cheers at the scene were even worse, even mixed with a lot of boos.
He took a deep breath, stared at the basket with blazing eyes, and then shot.
"Huh!"
Still hollow into the net.
Hit both penalties!
A very good start.
The Mavericks' offense, Nowitzki catches the ball, and the Cavaliers go straight to the double bag.
Terry, who was on the weak side, received the ball and made a three-point shot, and Paul struggled to make up for it at this time, interfering with his shot.
"Bang!"
Terry's three-point shot, Yao Ming received the defensive rebound, and threw his hand to Paul to counterattack.
Terry pressed quickly and delayed his fast break.
Barria also chased after him from behind.
It was then that Paul noticed a red figure speeding towards him.
James!
Paul jumped up and shook his hand to give the ball.
After receiving the ball, James glanced at Barria and Terry, who were retreating under the basket, and directly chose the three-point shot that chased him.