Chapter 395 [The away game is off to a good start, and the lineup is underestimated]
At the end of the timeout, the Mavericks' Nowitzki, Walter, Nash, and Van Exel pulled out the perimeter, and Finley attacked with the ball. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Nelson Sr.'s idea was to fight positionally to ensure perimeter firepower, let Finley go head-to-head, and attract the bag to divide it was an opportunity. The opponent does not cover the clip, and Finley has an advantage in singles. On the defensive end, the Mavericks used joint defense to make up for the lack of height, focusing on defensive breakthroughs, and Nowitzki protected the backcourt rebounds and immediately launched a counterattack.
Yang Rui also changed the formation, the Mavericks attacked the basket with two points and shot the immortal Wizards, Yang Rui did not arrange the bag, it was a human mark. He guessed that the Mavericks would shoot mainly three-pointers, and switched to a lineup that is not easy to lose position and is good at interfering with shots. Alstom, Hamilton, Bell, Wallace, Marshall.
Finley singled out Bell in the low post on the right side, turned around and shot wide with his back, and Wallace protected the rebound.
Alston dribbled steadily across the halfcourt, and in the face of Nash's delay, the Wizards ran out of 24 seconds, Hamilton missed the buzzer, and Nowitzki grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.
The Mavericks played a block and dismantle, Nash broke through Wallace, and attracted Marshall to make up the ball to the perimeter, and Walter made a three-point shot from a 50-degree vacancy on the right side, but still did not score.
Veteran Walter Williams has played 11 seasons in the NBA, shooting over 40 percent from three-point range in three seasons. However, experience does not mean a big heart, Walt due to injury, at the age of 33, it is time to retire, and his form has seriously declined, shooting only 37.4% from three-point range in the regular season and 34.1% in the playoffs.
The elder Nelson had no choice but to reuse Walter at a critical moment, and Lafrentz's three-point shooting was even more unremarkable, and the pick-and-roll defense was poor. Even if he didn't block and dismantle, Marshall ran up, and Lafrenz struggled to chase and defend.
In the Wizards' positional battle, Alston became the bitter master of the Mavericks, playing very little time today, and playing as soon as he played. Even top defensive players have a hard time stealing him, and Nash, who is not good at defense, is even worse, so he can only let him kill time.
With 1 minute left in the game, the foul tactics were used too early, which made the Mavericks players uncomfortable and prone to impatience.
In the last six seconds, Alston passed the ball to the right 70 degrees, Marshall took the ball to attract Finley's defense, and gave the ball to Wallace on the baseline.
Under the joint defense system, Wallace got the opportunity to take on Nowitzki, he shook the ball and changed direction to 45 degrees, and the left hand slapped the ball to the right hand, as if to break through the bottom line, after attracting Nowitzki to move sideways, the right hand quickly dribbled behind the left hand, and at the same time stepped back with his left foot to make a jumper.
This is Wallace's smoothest set of feints on the offensive end, giving full play to the advantages of speed and agility, successfully shaking off Nowitzki, and his sense of rhythm is also good, in! 126 to 118.
The home fans have been booing the Wizards players, and when the ball hit, they were collectively "muted". All fans are not optimistic that the Mavericks will come back unless they hit a three-pointer from the perimeter.
Smith was surprised: "Before the game, countless people were optimistic that the Mavericks would win the championship, but they were going to lose the first game. Blue-collar forward Wallace actually scored five points at a critical moment, and I thought he came up defensively. ”
Barkley smiled: "Jerry Young should have sent him up to defend, I didn't expect him to be so smooth today." When he returned to defense, Wallace himself was happy. ”
The Mavericks attacked, Nowitzki hit a three-point jumper at 80 degrees on the right side, and grabbed one. Wallace couldn't cover it, but Nowitzki threw too quickly, didn't grasp the feel, and struck the iron again.
This Wallace was destined to be a hero, and Nowitzki was unfortunately the background.
The Wizards' defensive reinforcement in the final moments was aimed at the weakness of Nowitzki's mentality. It wasn't until 2011 that he finally proved himself, and he had been tepid until then, often dropping the chain at critical moments. If he hadn't won the championship in 2011, I'm afraid he would have been called a soft egg for the rest of his life.
The Mavericks used full-court pressing, and Alston used the width of the court to deftly dodge the steal after receiving the ball, wasting time. Nash had no choice but to resort to foul tactics.
Alston made both free throws to seal the win. 128 to 118.
On the next offense, Finley finally made a three-pointer, but it was too late. The Mavericks gave up foul tactics, and the final score was 128-121, and the Wizards got off to a good start on the road.
When the final whistle blew, the Mavericks players were a little glazed and couldn't believe it was real.
"The Mavericks played at the level of offense they deserved, but the Wizards were better offensively, and the Wizards defended not badly in the end," Smith said. ”
Barkley's tone was a little sour. "Michael is likely to retire with a championship, and the Wizards have home-court advantage."
Barkley is hopeless in this life if he wants a championship ring, unless he quits his job as a commentator and goes to a strong team to be an assistant coach first, but his personality is obviously not suitable for coaching, and it doesn't make any sense, even hugging his thighs.
The Wizards' top scorer was Stoudmayre, who had 26 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
It was followed by Hamilton with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, of which 5 assists went to Smalls.
Jordan had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, with average statistics and a decent performance.
Seven players on the Wizards team scored double-doubles, and more points blossomed on the offensive end. Gerald Wallace had 11 points and four rebounds, and five points in the final quarter were worth a fortune.
On the side of the Mavericks, Nowitzki scored 34 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Nash and Finley also scored 20+, Van Exel scored 16 points, and no one else scored double-doubles.
CCTV5 reasonable evaluation: "The Mavericks lost this time to the role players, except for a few stars, the others were almost unable to score." The Wizards' bench was too strong, and even Alston, who played for a short time, played well, and after Jordan went off the court, he completed the playmaking task. ”
Xu Jicheng said: "If the Wizards win the championship this year, Yang Rui will become the best current coach in the NBA without dispute, and the opponent he defeated is the old Nelson, who also won the award three times." The old Nelson did not lead the team to win the championship, and Yang Rui won the championship again, that is, he led the team to three championships as the head coach, and the honor was better than the old coach. ”
Zhang Li smiled: "The Mavericks have three All-Stars, and the salary is much higher than that of the Wizards. I can't think of any words to describe this series other than miracles. ”
At the press conference, Nelson Sr. came up with the idea of how to describe the Wizards.
"I think the Wizards' roster has been underrated. They have the best swingman duo in the league, excellent three-point shooters, an interior that can open up space, strong rebounding control, and no shortage of playoff experience. Jordan, Marshall, Wesley, and others are outstanding. Leitner didn't even get a chance to play, so you know how strong this team is. ”
Nelson Sr. likes to train new talents, and Nowitzki and Nash are all brought out by him, and his vision is very accurate.
After watching the performance of the Wizards' rookies this season, he was a little envious. Nowitzki, although he has a better shooting touch, lacks in strong offense, and Stadamyre has more potential and talent.
The reporter asked: "Will the Mavericks lose home-court advantage have any impact on your plans?" ”
"The impact is definitely there, but losing a game is not the end of the world, the Mavericks also have a high win rate on the road, and I will try to play to the strengths of the players and try to win the next games." Old Nelson replied.
In fact, after this game, the old Nelson has no bottom in his heart, the styles of the two teams are mutually restrictive, and the home advantage is very important!