Chapter 1149 1148. Use Your Defense to Defend You (Ask for Recommendation Votes and Rewards on Monday)
At 6:40 in the evening, the players of both teams entered the court of the Phillips Arena. The game between the Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks was about to begin.
In the afternoon, Liu Mang looked at Nowitzki's strength, and everyone else also looked at it.
Jamal Crawford, averaging 16 points per game, is the third scorer of the Mavericks, but he is the most critical scorer of the Mavericks besides Nowitzki. His 87 three-pointer rating and 85 mid-range rating are very impressive.
Jamal Crawford's 84 ability rating is a certain gap compared to Jason Terry, the gap between a quasi-first-class star and a first-class star.
From the perspective of shooting, Jamal Crawford is not much worse than Jason Terry in the regular season, and they are at the same level, but Jason Terry is better than Jamal Crawford in the playoffs than the regular season, and the finals are better than the playoffs.
Mainly because Jason Terry can pass the ball, people only think of them as nervous knifes, but ignore that if Jason Terry is willing to pass, he can get the team's scoring leader and the team's assist leader in a weak team, but Jamal Crawford can't do this.
And it is crucial to be able to pass the ball quickly when attracting double-teaming and facing the opponent's switch defense in the playoffs.
In the Mavericks, Jamal Crawford's defect of not being good at passing has been well compensated, because the Mavericks' current style of play is that the stars take turns to play one-on-one. They have too many stars, so many that they have to pardon Michael Finley.
In addition to Crawford, the Dallas duo played amazing performances this season. Josh Howard's ability rating is 86, offense 85, defense 83, and three-point rating is as high as 83. He has excellent low-post skills, fast speed, wingspan comparable to the inside, and good defense. He averages 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals per game.
Marquis Daniels, with an ability rating of 82, plays in a completely different style from Josh Howard. He has a strong ability to break through, but not much shooting ability. He and Jamal Crawford are good at breaking through and shooting on the bench, averaging 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
There is also Jerry Stackhouse, the former Jordan successor with an ability rating of 81. After accepting the team's status as a supporting role, he made outstanding contributions. His singles shooting skills are outstanding in the Mavericks.
There is also Eric Dampier, who claims to be the second center in the West, with an ability rating of 79. His offense is only 68, but his defense is as high as 88. His poor physical fitness is his weakness. When he is on the court, the Mavericks play well in positional warfare defense.
Future All-Star point guard Devin Harris, with an ability rating of 79, has outstanding performance, averaging 9 points and 3 assists in 20 minutes of playing time.
The Mavericks, who are balanced in offense and defense, are a tough opponent.
Although the last time the Hawks lost to them was because McGrady did not play, the Hawks still cannot underestimate the opponent's strength.
Especially recently, Nowitzki is in good shape. In the past month, he has increased his average score from 24 points per game to 26 points per game. In addition to Kobe and Arenas, Nowitzki has the highest average score in March.
Facing this team that once defeated them, the Hawks players are actively making final preparations before the game.
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At 6:58 pm, with a roar from Rasheed Wallace, Liu Mang sprinkled magnesium powder into the air, and the starting lineups of the two teams appeared!
The Hawks sent out the full starting lineup for the first time in a long time. Liu Mang, McGrady, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown started.
The Mavericks sent out Harris, Stackhouse, Josh Howard, Nowitzki, and Dampier as the starting lineup.
Kwame Brown, who is one of the best defensive centers in the East, and Dampier, who claims to be the second center in the West, came to the center circle and prepared for a jump ball.
The Mavericks are very motivated to become the only team in the league to double-kill the Hawks. The Hawks have defeated 27 other teams, and only they and the Jazz have not lost to the Hawks this season. The Jazz think that when they come to Atlanta, the Jazz will not have much chance, so they want to be the only team to sweep the Hawks in the regular season, which will give them a huge boost in confidence!
Not only the Hawks regret every time they lose, but every team that wins the Hawks will be very excited for the next few days, and will also bring a wave of winning streaks. Even after the Timberwolves defeated the Hawks, they won three consecutive victories.
And now is the critical moment for them to compete with the Suns for the third place in the West. Falling to fifth place to play against the Supersonics and squeezing into the top three to play against the Clippers are completely different concepts. The difference is too big!
Although feudal superstition is not advisable, this is the United States, and the Mavericks also want to use this "law" to win a wave of consecutive victories. There are 11 games left. Theoretically, they have a chance to win 60 games. The last time they defeated the Hawks, they won 6 consecutive games. This time they want to do it again.
The Mavericks are very afraid of the Hawks' deep lineup. Liu Mang and McGrady are also troubled by the opponent's deep bench lineup. The lineup is 98 million, and there are almost no garbage contracts except for Dampier. The team that is willing to spend money and spend the money in place is really not to be messed with.
The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. Kwame Brown overpowered Dampier and pushed the ball to the back.
The Mavericks quickly retreated. Liu Mang received the ball and had no chance to fast break. The Mavericks' ability to control the rhythm is very good.
Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, and Stackhouse came to defend Liu Mang.
Really positive!
The last time they played against each other, Liu Mang felt the difference between this season's Stackhouse and the last season's Stackhouse who just came to the Mavericks as a supporting role. He is very active in defense. Although he is a 31-year-old veteran, he has very good physical fitness and no injuries that affect his physical fitness. In the original time and space, he played until 2013 before retiring. The most critical factor affecting his data is not the decline in strength, but that no team is willing to give him the power to score points regardless of the record. Iverson has a low hit rate, but at least he can lead the team into the playoffs. Stackhouse has always been far away from the playoffs except for the two years he followed Grant Hill and the year when the Pistons just got Ben Wallace.
But now as a role player, Stackhouse is very good, with active defense, dare to shoot on the offensive end, and is very good at singles.
Facing Stackhouse's defensive ball, Liu Mang took a step back and made a sprint to the right front. Stackhouse retreated again and again, trying to block Liu Mang's breakthrough route in advance.
Liu Mang did step forward, but he only stepped outside the three-point line and took a three-point shot...
"Shua"
Liu Mang played Stackhouse as if it was a game, and took three points first.
Stackhouse was more than active, but his strength was really just like that. Liu Mang made Stackhouse retreat several steps with a fake move, which confused the fans at the scene. Was it because Liu Mang was too cold, and Stackhouse was avoiding the cold?
He is indeed a player produced in Detroit...
Attack and defense, the Mavericks attacked. After Harris advanced to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Nowitzki who was outside the three-point line.
Watching Nowitzki dribbling and playing singles like a seven-foot guard, the visual experience was really not much worse than Odom and Garnett organizing the offense with the ball.
Rashid Wallace defended very tightly and stuck very close, but Nowitzki got the chance to shoot. Nowitzki turned half-turned and pushed like a guard, then pulled back and took a three-point shot...
Also scored!
After scoring, Nowitzki stuck out his tongue at Liu Mang.
The evil tongue of the Silver Horn King appeared!
The two teams' bosses were commercially flattering each other before the game, but when it came to the game, the two of them started to fight from the beginning!
It is difficult for the opponent to counterattack with Nowitzki's style of play. A power forward shoots from outside the three-point line and is so accurate. Even if Nowitzki is not fast among the top power forwards, he can retreat to defense in the first time.
In the original time and space, the most troublesome thing about the Heat playing against the Mavericks in the 2011 Finals was that it was difficult to counterattack. The opponent's power forward was in the position closest to the backcourt. Even if he couldn't make a shot, he would retreat to defense quickly.
In this case, Liu Mang made a gesture here, and the next defensive strategy had to change.
However, before the Hawks could change, when the Hawks attacked, the Mavericks took the lead in responding!
Liu Mang arrived at the frontcourt. This time, Stackhouse was very close to him, and Liu Mang retreated to make room for a breakthrough, but was also blocked.
Liu Mang asked Rasheed Wallace for a pick-and-roll, and Nowitzki and Stackhouse immediately sandwiched Liu Mang.
Liu Mang passed the ball to Rasheed Wallace, and Josh Howard had already switched defense immediately. Rasheed Wallace then passed the ball to McGrady, and Harris switched defense to McGrady.
High-speed rotation defense!
McGrady was surrounded by a bunch of people, and there was no other way. McGrady chose to shoot a three-pointer...
Missed!
Dampier had a solid body and carried Kwame Brown to receive the defensive rebound.
The Hawks quickly retreated.
When the Mavericks attacked, Nowitzki had just received the ball and was about to continue singles, but was closely guarded by Rasheed Wallace. This time, regardless of whether Nowitzki broke through or not, he just stuck to Nowitzki and did not give Nowitzki a three-pointer opportunity.
Nowitzki rushed to the inside line, and at this time McGrady, who was defending Josh Howard in the bottom corner, came to make up for it. Nowitzki started to pass the ball, and Liu Mang's defense also came!
Just like the Mavericks! High-speed rotation and defense!
The Hawks learned this trick from the Mavericks and the Bulls, and they gave each other a taste of their own medicine!
Finally, the ball reached Stackhouse's most inaccurate point, and Stackhouse's mid-range shot...
Dare to shoot, dare to shoot, and shoot fast, but it's just a fast shot. Stackhouse's mid-range shot missed!
Liu Mang and Nowitzki both understood that the opponent really showed no signs of slacking off!
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