Chapter 474: Leading

"Too strong, these two."

Nowitzki and Jandy represent the league's top offensive level on the inside, and the two have their own characteristics, and when they play on the court, they will fascinate the audience.

Nowitzki rolled over and made a jumper, Jandy stretched out his long arms, and the German struggled to fall back.

The German's waist was almost broken, and his lower body looked crooked, but the upper body of the hand shape could always be maintained.

Young's speed was so fast that Nowitzki was forced to throw the ball a little earlier.

The rhythm is not right, even if the shot feels good, the hit rate will be reduced accordingly.

But Nowitzki is not going to change because of this, he is the best shooting big man in the league, and shooting ability has almost become an art, deeply rooted in his marrow.

The basketball is thrown, and the top of the arc is higher, as if it is straight up.

Then, like a bomb dropped by an airplane in the air, it ran through the entire Nets.

"Huh!"

Crisp and clear.

Yang Di shook his hand hatefully, and it really couldn't cover Nowitzki's ball, just like he couldn't defend Duncan's low post turn and hook hand, if he was five centimeters taller, it might be easier to defend.

Fortunately, Nowitzki couldn't stop him.

At the end of the first quarter, Yang Di scored 9 points and 4 rebounds, while Nowitzki scored 8 points and 2 rebounds.

Yang Di and Nowitzki went off the break in no particular order, and the two sides began to play each other with substitutes.

On the Mavericks' side, the benches are Jerry Starhouse, Desague Diop, Keith Van Horn and other players who need to be physical and experienced, and they can be regarded as the most luxurious in the league.

On the Warriors' side, most of them are young people who have just entered the league for a year or two, and they are relatively immature.

Yang Di got off the field and frowned, which was also something he was more worried about.

Jerry Stackhouse, although he is now 32 years old, is after all the league's top scorer who once scored 29.8 points in a single season, and his turnaround jumper and back-to-back jumper are his unique skills.

A large part of the reason for the Mavericks' soaring record in the past two seasons is because of the arrival of Starkerhouse, which has enhanced the Mavericks' bench depth.

"I remember the first two seasons I had in the league, Jerry was the hottest scorer in the league, and in those years, Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson were the main scorers on the scoring charts, one was the best big man in the league, the other was the fighter of the short guys, and Jerry was the representative of the swingman at the wingsman."

'He's really strong and even though he's sliding down fast, I can feel the danger of him.'

Yang Di nodded, "In the overtime of the Western Conference semifinals, Jerry Starhouse proved that he is a player who can stand up at that critical moment, and for his defense, I just hope our teammates will not take it lightly and be paralyzed." ”

Both of them are even such experienced bench bandits, what kind of changes will be brought to the court.

On the court, Diop followed the Mavericks' tactical run and came to the elbow area to receive the ball.

Diop is 2.13 meters tall and weighs nearly 135 kilograms, and is a heavyweight interior lineman, a well-known meat shield in the league.

Diop handed over to Jerry to cover.

After receiving the ball, Stackhouse broke through around Diop to the basket, leaning over and taking off, and John Salmons behind him was a little unable to catch up with him.

"Smack!"

With one step, Stackhouse suddenly took a step to the side and jumped up to shoot in the air.

John Salmons scrambled to pounce, but couldn't get a particularly serious distraction.

With slight interference, Starkerhouse felt unaffected and hit the ball steadily.

"It's too far away, and it's better to defend around the back or get stuck than with him." Yang Di shook his head, John's defense is still very average, and the league is in the middle of the league.

Experience had a better advantage in a game like this, and it didn't take long for Adrian Griffin, who was on the fast break, to lean on the chasing Monta Ellis, to play with his strength, fly off the baseline under the physical confrontation, and hit a layup with a low hand.

"Experienced players use their bodies even more."

Such skills are not something that can be learned by simply looking at it, nor is it something that can be comprehended by soaking in the training hall for a few more hours, in most cases, it is a conditioned reflex that is slowly formed after playing for a long time.

The Mavericks bench set off a scoring climax, and the score was pulled apart, 35-29, and the Warriors trailed by 6 points.

Montgomery could only ask for a timeout, and he brought the players together.

"Byron, you go first!"

Montgomery made personnel adjustments, because the Mavericks' outside defense was not strong, and Byron did not use much physical strength in the first quarter of the confrontation.

Byron nodded, knowing the weight he had on his shoulders in this series.

At the end of the timeout, Byron, who returned to the court, immediately made a one-on-one breakthrough layup to stabilize the situation on the court for the Warriors.

Seeing this, Avery Johnson was not to be outdone, and immediately waved his hand to replace Jason Terry on the court, Terry could strengthen the Mavericks' offense, and Johnson made up his mind to set the lead at more than 5 points in this quarter.

One rises, one chases.

Yang Di, Nowitzki and others also played.

Jandi stuck his position and did not let Nowitzki and others easily enter the penalty area.

Then it suddenly soared, like a dragon in the Bay Area.

"Smack!"

He grabbed the rebound with both hands together, and stood firmly on the floor with his feet on the ground.

"I like the way he grabs the rebound." Mavericks coach "Little General" Avery Johnson and assistant coach said, "When the old Nelson liked Yang Di's rebounding ability, he was bent on getting Yang Di to the Mavericks, but unfortunately it didn't work out in the end, if the Mavericks got Yang Di at that time, I think we would have been champions." ”

"He's a perfect match for Dirk."

Nowitzki's rebounds didn't have as many rebounds as Yang Di, nor did he have Yang Di's hunger for rebounds, and Yang Di then took the opportunity to grab a frontcourt rebound and hit a rebound.

Frightened, Nowitzki and the others immediately lifted their spirits, they really couldn't be careless at all, and relaxed their attention to Yang Di.

At halftime, Yang Di cut 15 points and 9 rebounds, including two more frontcourt rebounds in the second quarter, while Nowitzki got 13 points and 5 rebounds.