Chapter 696: The winning streak is over, two captains

After losing two games, there was a lot of noise outside.

Qin Yang was also speechless.

However, Qin Yang had already expected this situation. I also have an open mentality, both in the team and in interviews.

In the team, when Qin Yang chats with his teammates, he is mainly encouraging, especially newcomers.

"Ennis, you can play a little bit more aggressively, we need your defense and your shooting, but if you have the opportunity, you can choose to break through or break through the ball, so that you can attract the defense more and have a more positive impact on your teammates."

"Youssef, I know your passing is not very good, but you should learn how to pass the ball, especially most of the time, the team's tactics are for sure. When you're on the ball, you're bound to have someone running from either side, and as long as you're decisive enough to make a good attack, it's easy to help your teammates form great attacking opportunities. ”

Qin Yang talked a lot with James Ennis and Nurkic.

Several other people are very old, and their technical characteristics are almost fixed, but these two people are obviously not like this.

When James Ennis was in other leagues, he played at the core, handled the ball well, and broke through very well, but after entering the NBA, he worked on his defense and three-point shooting in order to find a job, which is the easiest way to find a job, because any team lacks 3-and-D players.

But James Ennis' breakthrough wasn't too bad either.

The Mavericks don't need James Ennis to break through again and again, and it's very good to be able to break through once and disrupt the opponent's defense when they encounter a good opportunity.

The same goes for Nurkic.

Nurkic's playmaking ability is not great, but it is definitely not bad, and he has a good vision after receiving the ball, and he will not be out of the basket and cannot see anyone else.

In this regard, Nurkic is much better than Al Jefferson.

A lot of pundits are saying that Jokic's strategy is excellent, and in fact, with the right tactics, four or five more assists per game is a good thing.

The rest of the teammates are all running, standing high on the inside, passing the ball to an open or open outside player every game, and you are sure to get four or five assists.

It's a given.

So, sometimes the data lies.

Nurkic is in some ways not worse than Jokic, but a little better. Because Nurkic is better suited to the Mavericks, that's why the Mavericks ultimately chose to make such a decision.

On the fifth, the Mavericks played the Grizzlies on the road.

In Memphis, the Mavericks and Grizzlies had another party together.

The Grizzlies have acquaintances, one of the main players in the previous two seasons, Vince Carter joined the Grizzlies this season. Vince Carter and his teammates were on friendly terms, and they parted peacefully, so there was no embarrassment in meeting again.

Familiarity is familiar, but when it comes to the game, the two teams are very intense.

Nurkic made three mistakes in the first eight minutes of the game, which directly buried the team's good situation, and in this case, coach Carlisle replaced Dirk.

Dirk has been a substitute for the past two seasons, but that doesn't mean Dirk is inferior.

After the outside line and Qin Yang covered, Dirk directly received the ball and shot.

Absolutely out of place, Dirk went straight into a rage for the remaining four minutes of the first quarter, scoring eight points in a row to help the team get a point difference.

Qin Yang was low-key 2-of-5 and 2-of-2 free throws, scoring 8 points and 3 assists.

In this kind of performance, the Grizzlies are relatively weak.

By the second quarter, the Mavericks' tactics had changed again.

Qin Yang led his teammates to start playing fast attack.

Rudy Gay played power forward, James Ennis and Cory Brewer were outside, not to mention the speed of flying, and the defense was also very good, and the score was opened in waves.

Immediately afterwards, Cosby and Seth Curry also played, and the Grizzlies who hit three-pointers were in pain.

As a result, Qin Yang easily led the team to win with 23 points and 12 assists.

131-103, that's a terrifying difference.

On the 9th, the Mavericks played the Jazz away.

The Jazz rebuild is finally on track, and the rookies selected for the three seasons are good, with Favors, Hood, and Haywood all having good strength.

But this game is destined to be a slaughter.

Although the Jazz team at home was the most real, Hood performed superbly, facing the defense with all kinds of difficult goals, 12 of 26 from the field, and got 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, but the Jazz still lost by 29 points.

Seth Curry and PJ Tucker hit 11 three-pointers to cut straight through the Jazz's defense.

Qin Yang didn't feel good in this game, 1 of 6 three-pointers, but got 21 assists, which is a rare assist of 20+ in the last two seasons.

After this game, the league will have a rare holiday.

Qin Yang and James first went to Toronto to conduct an on-site lottery.

This year's NBA All-Star Game underwent an unprecedented overhaul.

The All-Star Game, while always fascinating, is not very confrontational, and the separation between the West and the East has been awkward. Especially when the western team is getting stronger and the eastern team is getting weaker, the spectacle of the game has decreased a lot.

In this case, reform can also be seen.

At the time of the All-Star Game last season, the reform was already decided, but if it was rushed, the preparation was not enough, so it was suspended for another year.

This year's All-Star Game is very different from the past.

The all-star lineup selected according to the vote is not a lineup for the battle, and the lineup for the battle between the two sides will be selected by the captain.

In the west, the captain is Qin Yang, and in the east is LeBron James.

Next, Qin Yang and James will choose their teammates in the live broadcast, and this teammate does not limit the east and west.

That's one of the biggest highlights of this year's playoffs.

The NBA is now more and more influential, and although the audience in the United States is not the first, the NBA has a great influence in the world, second only to football.

Every year, the draft becomes a gimmick, and the All-Star Game is no different.

In the midst of the star-studded appearance, Adam Silva appeared here, and then the retired superstar appeared, and there were commentators on the scene, while Qin Yang and James came to the front one after the other.

"Then it's time for the much-anticipated draw, and I'd love to ask the question, which player in the league would you most like to work with?"

The live broadcast is a beautiful woman, who looks a little familiar, but is very popular anyway, as if she is a star in Hollywood, and her reputation is very high.

The NBA is also fighting hard for ratings.

Hearing this question, James behaved very calmly:

“MYSELF!”

James thinks he likes to work with himself the most, which is undoubtedly confident, and Americans always like players like that, confident and generous.

But when Qin Yang was asked this question, the answer was completely different.