Chapter 1150 1149. The Coquettish Best Sixth Man

In the game between the Eagles and the Mavericks, no matter who loses or wins, both teams either played very well offensively, or they both played average offensively.

The Hawks' high-speed rotation defense is based on the defensive systems of the Mavericks and Bulls, two teams with relatively even players. This kind of defense is really powerful, and Nowitzki was restricted. Under the defense of Rasheed Wallace and McGrady, Nowitzki did not play well in three-pointers and mid-range shots.

As for the Eagles, except for Liu Mang who insisted on playing one-on-one, everyone else, including Tracy McGrady, didn't play well.

The Mavericks' style of play is similar to that of the Bulls. Not only is the defense similar, but the offensive end is also very similar. The lineup is average. Looking at the Bulls' lineup, it can basically be regarded as the Mavericks without Nowitzki. They are all a group of With a quasi-first-class star and a defensive center, if the Mavericks didn't have Nowitzki, they would probably be about the same as the Bulls. But just because they have Nowitzki as an absolute strength, their strength is obviously several levels better than the Bulls.

However, in today's game, Nowitzki was restricted again. Nowitzki is the most stable point of the Mavericks. Correspondingly, Tracy McGrady was also restricted on the Hawks' side.

But the Hawks have Liu Mang here. With the Mavericks limiting passes and assists and defending well, Liu Mang stopped passing the ball after passing it twice. He went into singles on his own and made 3 of 5 shots in the beginning and 1 of 2 three-pointers. 2 of 3 mid-range shots, one of which was 2+1, scored 8 points. With Kwame Brown hitting a tip-in, the Eagles scored 10 points in the first 4 minutes.

With Tracy McGrady restraining the defense, Liu Mang played well in the beginning. As long as he didn't go deep into the basket, he would have shooting opportunities when he reached the mid-range. He felt good today and made the Mavericks take many shots.

For the Mavericks, apart from Nowitzki's 3 points, only Josh Howard's low turnaround throw scored two points.

The Eagles started with a 10-5 run!

Mavericks head coach Junior General Johnson called a timeout!

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After the timeout, the Eagles replaced Rasheed Wallace. Nowitzki played too far outside. Coach Kruger replaced Josh Smith and let Rasheed Wallace rest first. .

On the Mavericks side, Jamal Crawford was replaced by Harris. Harris failed to shoot and the Mavericks suffered a disadvantage when they faced the Hawks' high-speed rotation defense. They replaced him with Crawford, who is the favorite for the Best Sixth Man.

Dallas offense.

Liu Mang saw Crawford pushing over and immediately defended himself.

Regarding Crawford's dribbling, Liu Mang can only describe it as coquettish!

Judging from Crawford's size and appearance, it has nothing to do with handsomeness, but his dribbling is so cool! It completely makes up for the strange appearance, all kinds of coquettishness.

Liu Mang's "glove" feature is very effective for most outsiders, but it is useless for Crawford. He is looking for opportunities while dribbling.

Liu Mang was very serious about guarding Crawford. He could see that this guy didn't seem to have any idea of ​​passing the ball.

Suddenly, Crawford slapped the ball to the right, put the ball away, and threw a three-pointer from the right side of the top arc!

Liu Mang rushed forward and successfully interfered with Crawford's shooting.

but! It’s useless to interfere!

Crawford's three-point shot hit the target!

As one of the best sharpshooters in the league, Crawford is so elusive, he just does it when he comes up!

8 to 10!

Crawford made his due contribution as soon as he came up. When faced with the situation where the opponent's defense could not be broken, he suddenly penetrated the opponent's defense.

Looking back, the Hawks were in trouble. During the timeout, the Mavericks made defensive adjustments to Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady. They blocked these two players and guarded the basket, leaving Prince open for a three-pointer. Missed!

Immediately, Crawford used Nowitzki's pick-and-roll to step into the three-point line and hit a long two-point shot!

After coming up, he even scored 5 points to tie the score!

Junior General Johnson made a very correct choice, replacing Crawford early, so that the Mavericks did not get into trouble for a long time.

Crawford opened up this point, and everyone else was relatively liberated. After Harris was replaced on the outside of the Mavericks, Crawford, Stackhouse, Josh Howard, Nowitzki They can all shoot three-pointers. After Crawford needs to deal with double-teaming, others will have opportunities.

In the original time and space, Prince, as one of the top three perimeter defenders in the league, could not get a high salary during his peak period for a reason. His scoring ability was too poor, and he was only slightly better offensively than Tony Allen in the future. The three-point shooting percentage was 33/3, but with so many open spaces this season, Prince only averaged 0.8 three-pointers per game, and did not dare to take more, averaging only 2.4 three-pointers per game.

In today's game, Prince did a very good job on defense. He did a good job in the rapid rotation defense built with Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, and Josh Smith. However, in terms of open three-pointers, he did not have Josh Howard. So outstanding, Josh Howard made 2 of 3 open three-pointers in the middle of the first quarter. With the Hawks blocking Nowitzki and Crawford and the Mavericks blocking Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady, Prince was unable to Stand up and compete with Josh Howard.

At the seventh minute of the first quarter, the Eagles called a timeout.

Liu Mang came off the court. After scoring 8 points in the beginning, he didn't score a point in the next three minutes. He only had one throw and hit the iron. He didn't have many chances to make a shot. He only got 1 assist, one passed to Josh Smith. Counter dunk.

In three minutes, the Hawks only got 4 points with Josh Smith's dunk and Kwame Brown's tip-in. 14 points in 7 minutes is good, but it's miserable to get only 14 points in 7 minutes after getting 10 points in the first 4 minutes.

As for the Mavericks, Liu Mang felt that they were one of the best offensive teams in the West. They scored 13 points in three minutes! After Crawford scored 5 points in a row in 1 minute, Josh Howard made two three-pointers, and Nowitzki made two free throws after being fouled. In seven minutes, they got 18 points!

A key adjustment made the Mavericks' offense completely alive! And the more they played, the better!

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Liu Mang returned to the bench and Coach Kruger called him over.

"Ace, should we strengthen defense or offense?" Coach Kruger asked. In the current situation, Coach Kruger felt that strengthening defense would not have much effect!

Rotation defense, that is, it is bound to require double-teaming and backup defense. The key to using this strategy is that the opponent needs a player who can't shoot, even one is enough, such as Harris, or Wade of the Heat. They don't have three-pointers, so high-speed rotation defense is very effective for them.

But now the four players on the outside of the Mavericks can shoot, and the center under the basket cannot be ignored. The height of 2.13 meters is there.

Coach Kruger is good at tactics, not decision-making, and threw the pot to Liu Mang.

"Let Jason play early, with him, our offense can play. The Mavericks have a good touch today, and we may not be able to defend." Liu Mang and Coach Kruger have the same idea.

The same idea!

Coach Kruger called the players together and rearranged the tactics.

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After the timeout, the Hawks sent out a lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, McGrady, Rasheed Wallace, and Mourning.

Coach Kruger replaced Prince with Jason Terry, Liu Mang and McGrady continued to stay on the court, Rasheed Wallace replaced Josh Smith, Josh Smith was too crowded under the blue line, he did not shoot, and replaced Kwame Brown with Alonso, Kwame Brown was used to deal with Dampier, Coach Kruger thought Dampier was probably time to rest now, so let Kwame Brown rest.

The Hawks spent more than half of the first quarter, and it was Kwame Brown who grabbed two offensive rebounds and made a tip-in, otherwise Liu Mang would have been the only one to create scoring opportunities.

On the Mavericks side, Dampier was replaced as expected, and Crawford, Marquis Daniels, Josh Howard, Nowitzki, and DeSagana Diop came on the court together.

The Hawks attacked.

Before going on the court, Liu Mang pulled Jason Terry aside and said a few words, and Jason Terry's eyes lit up.

Liu Mang received the serve and advanced to the front court, where he met a player with a strange appearance.

The world-famous Dallas duo of ugly players are online!

The duo of ugly players are really powerful, with Josh Howard's defensive rating of 83 and Daniels' defensive rating of 84, and both of them are extremely strong defenders.

Josh Howard was sent by the Hawks because of the team's needs.

But Daniels, the undrafted player favored by old Nelson, is very surprising. His performance exceeded expectations since his rookie year, and he got a 6-year, 38 million fat contract after his rookie year.

Josh Howard and Daniels are both tall players with excellent wingspan, fast movement, strong confrontation... Except for the fact that their basketball IQ is relatively worrying, the duo of ugly players are very strong in both offense and defense.

As soon as Liu Mang got to the three-point line, Daniels immediately gave him strong defensive pressure.

Jason Terry was very excited when he came up and asked Liu Mang for the ball.

Liu Mang didn't stick to the ball, and immediately passed it to Jason Terry, then ran to the left 45-degree angle, and together with McGrady at the right 45-degree angle near the sideline, he served as the left and right guards to open up space for Jason Terry.

Jason Terry couldn't hold back when he saw Crawford's coquettish performance!

Crawford saw Jason Terry, a strong opponent for the best sixth man, and defended seriously, trying to defend Jason Terry.

Jason Terry was cautious but not nervous facing Crawford. He didn't take Crawford seriously, but was so excited because Crawford helped the Mavericks turn the situation around from the bench and stole the limelight as the sixth man.

Crawford kept staring at Jason Terry's dribbling movements, and suddenly, Jason Terry said to him: "Boy, do you know?"