One Thousand One Hundred and Seventy Four. The So-Called Balance

Unlike the poor state in the lockout season, the Mavericks are ranked only seventh, which is the result of Yao Ming and Nowitzki taking turns to rest for one-third of the games.

And unlike last season, they will rest together. According to predictions, Yao Ming and Nowitzki may only play about 50 games this season, and their playing time is strictly limited, whether they play against strong or weak teams.

"Mike Conley, 25 years old, ability rating A-..."

Conley's progress is still so slow, averaging 14.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. Sun Ce looked at Conley's data and encountered a player with more steals than rebounds for the first time.

"Tyson Chandler, 30 years old, ability rating B+ (peak), offense C+, defense S... 32 minutes per game, 8.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, 0.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game..."

The most important thing to pay attention to is Chandler!

The data is not outstanding, but the defensive efficiency is extremely high!

Gasol is also very motivated to see Chandler, who is one of the two opponents competing with him for the best defensive player.

After the final preparations before the game, the two teams started the game at 8 pm.

The starting lineup of the Mavericks was Conley, Morrow, Marion, Nowitzki, and Chandler.

The starting lineup of the Grizzlies was Sun Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Battier, and Gasol.

After the game started, the Mavericks played a good team cooperation, but the shooting effect was not good. Battier and Klay Thompson did a good job of chasing and defending Nowitzki and Morrow, but Conley and Chandler's pick-and-roll cooperation made Marion's cut-in play well, so Nowitzki was replaced by Brandon Wright after playing for 3 minutes to enhance the cut-in.

This decisive substitution once caused trouble for the Grizzlies' defense. Fortunately, Sun Ce and Klay Thompson each hit a three-pointer. When the official timeout in the first quarter came, the Grizzlies led the Mavericks by 1 point 16-15.

After 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in half a quarter, Sun Ce returned to the bench. Coach Hollins wanted to replace Nash to attack. Klay Thompson and Paul George continued to play. Yi Jianlian and Lopez Jr. came on the court together.

Looking at the current score, Sun Ce felt that the Mavericks' offense was no worse than the Spurs!

Fortunately, the Mavericks' defense was not as good as the Spurs.

The Mavericks actually replaced Nowitzki after playing for 3 minutes,

and in this case, they could immediately play a 7-3 wave to overtake the score!

This made Sun Ce seem to see the Mavericks in the original time and space that played the Spurs in the first round of the 13-14 season to a tiebreaker, and in terms of continuity, Carter and Yao Ming came on the court!

The lineup of Mike James, Carter, Bernard James, Chandler and Yao Ming, who averaged 6 points and 3.1 assists per game, came on the court.

Entering the rotation stage, thanks to Coach Hollins' sharp judgment, he did not try to use Gasol as the defensive core to play defense, and chose to go all out on offense. In the Christmas battle, the Spurs led by 14 points in the first quarter and were almost overturned in the end, because the Mavericks used this lineup to chase points, and Yao Ming's inside line was so hard on the opponent.

This season, even Nowitzki has lost his tactical core position, and Yao Ming's use method has also changed, that is, scoring! The kind of physical strength, as many points as possible.

Sun Ce was replaced in the middle of the second quarter, but at the end of the first half, the Grizzlies fell behind 55 to 57 by 2 points and entered the halftime break!

Compared with the Mavericks last season, this season seems to be stronger!

With better physical strength and better tactical coordination, Carlisle's use of the core scoring lineup composed of several veterans is so good!

When watching the video and the scout report, the Grizzlies didn't think the Mavericks were difficult to defend, but when the game really started, they knew that it was really difficult to defend!

If Chandler had not been replaced in the second half of the second quarter, the Grizzlies would have almost been left behind.

After the second half began, Chandler was still resting. Playing for a quarter and a half was quite exhausting for him.

The Mavericks' offense was perfect, but their weakness was their poor physical strength. On the defensive end, they relied too much on the defensive trio of Conley, Marion, and Chandler.

Taking this opportunity, Sun Ce and Jimmy Butler, who started in the second half, played pick-and-roll. Klay Thompson and Randolph shot and cut, respectively. Larry Sanders remained threatening. The Grizzlies scored 14 to 9 in the first 4 minutes of the third quarter, overtaking by 3 points in one fell swoop.

Now the Grizzlies have established their advantage and found a relatively suitable defensive lineup. When the official timeout came in the third quarter, the Grizzlies relied on Sun Ce's high-post turnaround and step-over jump shot from the right mid-range to make the score 72 to 66, widening the gap to 6 points.

But after the official timeout, veteran Carter showed his power!

While Yao Ming was guarding the basket, Chandler was expanding the defense, and Marion and Conley's defense limited the Grizzlies' offense, Carter hit two three-pointers in a row to tie the score!

The game fell into a tense state again.

It can be seen that the Mavericks are fighting hard!

Yao Ming wanted to beat Sun Ce very much. He played for 16 minutes, made 4 of 7 shots and scored 12 points; Nowitzki was targeted today, but he still played a role in the playing time. Gasol defended very hard, but Chandler also worked hard. The two were fighting for the best defensive player and neither of them was willing to give in. It is very important to fight directly...

The tense game lasted until the end of regular time. Sun Ce played the entire second half. Taking advantage of the Mavericks' average defense of 102 points per game this season, he kept looking for opportunities to score. He used physical potions after the third quarter, and only helped the team to score after trying his best on both offense and defense.

On the Mavericks side, the defense was only average, but they averaged 108.5 points per game, third in the league!

The Mavericks, with 6 players averaging double-digit points, were too balanced. In addition, there were players like Carter and Yao Ming who could rely on singles to guarantee scoring when regular time was not open. Nowitzki and Conley were strong and dared to shoot and score at critical moments.

Sun Ce played 36 minutes in regular time, 14 of 22 shots, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, and scored 39 points, but the Grizzlies were still tied by the Mavericks!

After the regular time, the Grizzlies and the Mavericks tied 107 to 107!

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Sun Ce returned to the bench, and Coach Hollins calmly arranged the rotation for overtime.

Sun Ce was not panicked. They had an advantage in overtime. He just didn't expect that he had played with the highest efficiency in recent time, but was bitten by the opponent. This feeling was very uncomfortable!

At the critical moment, he failed to limit Nowitzki's turnaround jump shot, so Sun Ce failed to trigger the "Havlicek" hand. However, his lateral step jump shot did not go in, and Nowitzki tied the score.

Watching 7 opponents score in double digits, Yao Ming, Chandler, Conley, Nowitzki, Marion, Morrow, Carter... None of them scored 20+ points!

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