One of the iron rules of the NBA, the closer you are to the hoop, the easier it is to score.

One of the NBA's iron laws, when the draft is to select the player with the most potential, the player with the same potential, and choose the player with the biggest height.

One of the iron laws of the NBA, offense wins the box office, defense wins the championship......

There are many rules in the NBA, but what fans are really familiar with should be the sentence that offense wins the box office and defense wins the championship.

Throughout the history of the league, the real powerhouses are the ones that have fused these two phrases together, and the simple offense and defense are a thing of the past, and the elder Nelson used to be crazy about offense, and he believed that offense won championships as well.

But now, his mindset is starting to change, and pure offense can win the game, but not the championship. The offense depends on the feel and fighting spirit, but these two things are not controllable, the playoffs and the finals are seven big battles, and it is difficult to maintain the hot hand and crazy fighting spirit for four consecutive games.

It's not that you can't win, it's just that it's hard to win in a row, especially when you're facing the same opponent, you study the opponent, and the opponent is studying you, and the two sides are like a couple in a seven-year itch, and they are too familiar with each other.

Look at the historic teams of the past, the Green Shirts dynasty in the '60s, the Bulls dynasty, and more recently, the shark-style Purple and Gold dynasty. Their offense is as fast as the wind and as aggressive as fire, while their defense is as immobile as a mountain and as slow as a forest!

Nelson Sr. knows that with Chamberlain, a big killer, he can do any miracle, and if he insists on winning a championship by simply attacking, then Chamberlain's unrivaled offensive ability can help him win a championship.

But it's also one, the damage to Chamberlain is huge, his real strength is actually defense, if the old Nelson fully develops his offensive ability, this will invisibly restrain his defensive ability, greatly wasting his potential.

Nelson Sr. is a stubborn old guy, but he's not a tough head coach, and his main focus for the first two seasons was on Chamberlain's offense, and now it's time to develop his defense, which is why Bowen was brought in as a defensive coach.

A team's defense is never a one-man defense, but a strong team needs a defensive core, such as Duncan of the Spurs and Ben Wallace of the Pistons.

Nelson Sr. isn't the kind of coach who likes to do it on a whim, and he suddenly asked the Warriors to step up their practice team defense because their opponent was the Mavericks, who had upset him this season.

The Warriors' second defeat last December came at the hands of the Mavericks, who put their offensive talents on full display in that game, and under Kidd's control, the team unleashed a flashy whirlwind of offense to kill the Warriors 114-108.

The Mavericks are known for being good at offense, and this system was built by Nelson Sr., and in the summer of '07, Nelson Sr. also gave the Mavericks a black eight fiasco with a stronger offense.

If you want to win against the Mavericks, Nelson Sr. only needs to sacrifice the chaotic tactics again, which is what the elegant Nowitzki and the strict Kidd are most afraid of, but for the long-term development of the team, in order to keep the team in order, he can't do this.

But to win the Mavericks, Nelson Sr. also has a trick, defense first, can kill the Mavericks.

After the previous two seasons of hibernation, the Mavericks finally began to take off this season, the combination of Nowitzki and Kidd, has played a chemical reaction, so far, the Mavericks with a 45-15 record ranked in the top three in the West, the two in front of him, is the Lakers and the Warriors.

The Lakers quietly rushed to the first place in the West again, and Kobe Bryant sacrificed himself in exchange for the team's collective sublimation.

The Mavericks have been able to play so well thanks to owner Mark Cuban for running in the offseason. Last season narrowly missed the playoffs because the Mavericks had a huge disadvantage in athletic talent.

Having learned the hard way, Cuban first acquired the former number of maniacs and hacker Sean Marion with a five-year contract in a complicated four-way deal, and after the unsuccessful pursuit of Magic center Marcin Gortat, they acquired the more athletic Drew Gooden and the swingman Quentin Rose.

In addition, he signed Tim Thomas, a veteran of the three-point specialty, and managed to keep Jason Kidd. Their only heavy loss compared to last season was an average of 8 per game. 5 points, 4. The departure of Brandon Buss with 5 rebounds.

After the plane landed in Dallas, the Warriors players entered the training gym to prepare for the game.

After entering the away team locker room in the stadium in the evening, the elder Nelson deployed tactics in detail, and finally he said lightly: "Play well in today's game, we have to win." ”

Chamberlain stood up, and he said in a deep voice, "Listen to the, we have to win today!" It's not just about winning, we're going to slaughter Dallas, you know what I mean? With defense, strangle the damned calf, with offense, slaughter the city! ”

West restrained his usual hippie smile, he looked at old Nelson solemnly, and said, "Boss, don't worry, we will definitely breathe a sigh of relief for you." ”

The reason why the Warriors say this is because it happened not long ago at the end of February that Mavericks owner Cuban used the grievance process to delay the payment of the salary owed to Nelson Sr.

The glory of the Mavericks was created by the elder Nelson, who used painstaking management and staying up late to study tactics to create the Southwest Mavericks.

The result? In '04 he was kicked out of the Mavericks like a bum, and when he left the Mavericks, he left with the golden inside-outside combination of Nowitzki + Finley, taking away a special pair of pants and a pair of special leather shoes:

Although Nelson's prostate cancer was cured, his ability to hold urine was greatly reduced, and he even needed a urinary catheter to urinate many times. Of course, there was no time for him to pee constantly, so he attached a urinary catheter to his trouser leg and the urine bag to the bottom of his leather shoes.

And the old Nelson paid so much for Cuban, and the guy who always claimed to be very bold and generous, was never willing to make up the $7.1 million salary arrears owed to the old Nelson.

The most speechless thing is that I don't know if he is angry with the stubborn old man, or if he is investing and making money with this money, in short, Cuban actually announced at the end of February that he would use a qiē opportunity to delay the date of returning the arrears!

It was the Texas Economic that interviewed Cuban at the time, and the guy said: "I'm not going to give the money to Don Nelson, it's a business decision for the team, and I'm sure no one expects the court to make a different decision, it's just a simple rule, because it's cheap to use, so he wants to return it later." Frankly, I can't vouch for 100% of the idea, but I think that's the case. ”

Old Nelson was so grief-stricken that the grumpy old man said at the time, "I don't understand why he's so stingy, but when you see his behavior, you can see why the bosses of the baseball league are not willing to cooperate with this guy!" ”

Listening to Chamberlain and West's assurances, Nelson Sr. smiled as he patted the players on the shoulders one by one and walked out of the locker room.

After the old Nelson left, Chamberlain's face became even more grim, and he stared at his teammates and said: "Since the shameless slut of Cuban has chosen not to pay back his salary, then we have to give him a little color!" Guys, we're not a debt collection agency, but we have a way of forcing him to pay back! ”

Iverson sneered: "Slaughter them, win their most scores, we can even adjust the playoff schedule and send them endless humiliation!" ”

Chamberlain snapped his fingers, pointed at Iverson and said, "You're right, AI, just do it!" After speaking, he looked at Billups and said, "Chauncey, you analyze the opponent's lineup." ”

Nelson Sr. was too old to lead the team for long, and he began to pick a successor, and Billups was his first choice.

Billups' contract expires this summer, and the Warriors intend to sign him to a 3+1 contract, which means Billups will continue to play with the Warriors as a player for three seasons and a fourth season as a player-assistant coach.

Nelson Sr. is doing his best to develop Billups, and sometimes even lets him deploy tactics.

Billups groaned and said, "Looking at the Mavericks' five positions, their starters are impeccable, starting with point guard Kidd, he is almost the strongest man at the No. 1 position; On the inside, they also have two 7-foot longs who are fully qualified for the center position; Nowitzki's body shape can be called a template on the No. 4 position, with both height and physique, and the most terrifying thing is that Nowitzki also has a very comprehensive offensive and defensive means. ”

Also, during the All-Star break, the Dallas made a good trade in exchange for Caron Butler, a scoring maniac who could have an advantage at the No. 2 or No. 3 position with his 6-foot-7" height. As for Sean Marion, we all know this guy, he's an underrated guy. ”

In addition to the well-rounded starting lineup, the Mavericks also have a strong bench lineup and are an international team, with many of them having been honed at this summer's World Championships in Turkey, including Puerto Rican Barria, Frenchman, rookie Bob E, as well as Akinsa and Masimmi. The two people who need our attention the most, Jason Special and Dampier, the bench who have been the Mavericks' surprise players lately. ”

"Shit, isn't it, for you to say that, how do I feel about the Guards of God that we're facing?" West was stunned.

Billups glanced at West, and Chamberlain preemptively said: "Shut up, you idiot, despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically!" Got it? We can say slaughtering Dallas and killing the Mavericks or something, but when we actually deploy our tactics, we have to face them strictly, which is third in the West! ”

"Despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically, this is a great saying, I like it very much." Iverson smiled, "Chauncey, go on." ”

"My final and most important analysis of the Mavericks' strengths is their luxurious forward group, from Dirk Nowitzki to Marion, Josh Howard to Gooden, and even the three ironclad benches Thomas, Humphries and Singleton have their own characteristics," Billups said. ”

Chamberlain picked up a manual of tactical analysis and studied a few of the guys that Billups had asked them to focus on, and Thomas averaged 11 per game in his career. 6 points, and the three-point shooting percentage of the previous three seasons has reached more than 41%. Humphries and Singleton shone after the All-Star break, providing the Mavericks with enough muscle and rebounds on the inside, and there is no doubt that the two were used specifically against Chamberlain.

After analyzing the strengths, Billups began to analyze the weaknesses of the Mavericks: "Their weaknesses are as obvious as their strengths, and that is defense. Although Cuban has used the summer to greatly enhance the team's athleticism, Dallas has never been a team that eats on defense, and defensive disadvantages are the biggest reason why they have failed in the playoffs time and time again. ”

"Except for Marion and Kidd, the rest of the guys' individual defensive ability is not worth mentioning, but Marion is 31 years old, what about Kidd? Ha, I'm almost forty years old! Therefore, our tactic today is to suppress first and then promote, that is, first go and contain their offensive with a firm defense, find an opportunity, attack wildly, and slaughter them! ”