Chapter 427 20 Consecutive Victories After Suffering

After playing against the Knicks, both Li Shengli and Curry were suspended, one for five games and the other for three games. The main force was suspended for two games, but then there was a three-game away game. You can imagine how hard the Mavericks played. difficult……

When playing against the Sonics, he was beaten by others throughout the game. He couldn't raise his head. He lost every quarter and lost the whole game by 16 points. In the absence of Li Shengli, Kemp felt like there was no tiger in the mountain. The defensive end repeatedly broke into the Mavericks' penalty area, and the defensive end just chased Garnett.

Playing against the Rockets, because the Rockets replaced the glider Drexler with Thorpe at the fourth position, Garnett was in a better situation than in the previous game, but Olajuwon was unstoppable, and backup center Donald was completely helpless. The threat to Olajuwon made the Rockets' game against the Mavericks feel like the first game the Mavericks played against the Grizzlies. The Houstonians were beaten by a huge 27-point margin.

Playing against the Jazz, the situation was similar to playing against the SuperSonics. Fortunately, Malone was more respectful and civilized. Garnett scored a good 20+9 in this game.

However, the combination of Stockton + Malone is far from comparable to that of a rookie combination like Kidd + Garnett, because in the former's classic pick-and-roll, Stockton had a super-high shooting rate of 54.2% last season, and he can do it on his own. You can also choose to take the shot to Malone, but the latter... Kidd's offensive shortcomings make him awkward to handle after the pick-and-roll, and Garnett does not have much lethality when he goes deep.

So against the Jazz, the Mavericks exploded again, losing by 20 points in the first three quarters. Fortunately, Jerry Sloan let loose in the garbage time of the last quarter, and ultimately lost the third game by 10 points.

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After losing three games in a row, Dallas fans cried.

Curry returned in the fourth game. Amid the expectations of thousands of fans, Curry's rematch did not significantly improve the team's combat effectiveness.

Because Tony, who replaced him, could also make long-range shots from the outside, and the difference between the number of hits and shots was almost the same. In the fourth game, he returned to the home court and played the Grizzlies again. This time, someone even made a buzzer-beater. A one-point lead gave the Grizzlies a win.

Lost the game against the Grizzlies?

In the fifth game against the Spurs, if you think about it, the situation was similar to the one against the Rockets. Without Li Shengli... the super center's destruction of the Mavericks' interior was simply inhumane, and because of Li Shengli's absence, David Robinson's The dominance overturned Dallas that day, scoring a full 51 points in a single game, which became the highest record in a single game in the new season.

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Two big wins in the first two games, but then five consecutive games?

It's not that they can't win without Li Shengli, but these five games have proven one thing...the Mavericks' lineup is very deep at the center position.

You know, the Mavericks lineup was built with Li Shengli as the core at the beginning, and without the core, although there are reasons for poor performance in the fifth consecutive kneeling, the bigger reason is that their own tactical system cannot be used at all...

Garnett has no fire cover or output environment, and is always stuck in the meat shield-type fourth position.

Kidd carried a basket of ammunition, but there was no artillery. This thing could only blow itself up.

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With a total record of 2 wins and 5 losses and last place in the Western Conference, Game 7 finally ushered in Li Shengli's rematch, and the Mavericks' situation was immediately revitalized, even a bit scary, as if four points were connected by the center. , the original record of repeated defeats also began to rise.

Without Li Shengli, the team has no backbone.

With Li Shengli on the court, the effect was completely different, and the offense and defense improved by one and a half levels.

First of all, Kidd's basket of ammunition has a place to go. His increasingly mature court control has greatly improved his assist data, and Li Shengli has also become more relaxed. Opponents who are not strong in the inside can just take the cake and finish it. The team will kill everyone they catch.

Next is Garnett. Kidd made Li Shengli's offense easy and comfortable. Li Shengli's unsolvable offense also attracted the defense and gave Garnett a good output environment.

This kind of linkage effect did not exist in the first five games. With Li Shengli on the court, the Mavericks' combat power has been greatly improved in a linear manner by combining base and addition.

However, the improvement of the Mavericks' entire lineup is more than just that. The young Big Three have joined forces to make the small offensive end a headache for all teams. But in this case, Curry and Jones, McLeod, and Crotty, who rotate back and forth at the third position, also have sufficient opportunities. Explosive power can supplement the firepower of the Big Three.

All the best!

It can be said that Li Shengli's rematch gave the Mavericks an amazing improvement.

But this sublimation is not over yet. After all, the above is only the offensive end, and the Mavericks' defense... makes all the teams that play against them in the new season vomit.

First, on the outside, Kidd and Curry's defense is not weak. If the opponent has sufficient firepower at the third position, Gordon will let Crotty, the defensive hero, come on and pick out whoever he catches. However, Crotty is still very adaptable. It is not limited to blocking the third position. Even if the data cannot reflect it, the entire Mavericks team knows... We have a master of outside defense on the bench.

Then there are the insiders.

Needless to say, Li Shengli's defense in the penalty area is his label. Confrontation plays a huge role not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. Non-first-line centers have no desire to take action at all, and first-tier centers have no desire to play in isolation. Hard work.

Li Shengli is fucked up enough, and with the addition of Garnett, who "bullies the weak and fears the strong", the super high speed of assisting defense not only allows Li Shengli to abuse his opponents more safely, but also further improves the perimeter defense, because the outside is temporarily missed. It doesn't matter, Garnett will definitely arrive in seconds and stop his opponent from taking action.

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How could this be?

The Mavericks' main starting lineup is both offensive and defensive, and they are all at a first-line level. The only drawback that can be found is probably the lack of interior rotation. But the problem is that Li Shengli and Garnett are both in the healthiest condition. They are not injured or playing hard. Three quarters are enough to kill the opponent, but for the Mavericks... the fourth quarter is always garbage time.

No fourth quarter in Dallas?

Facts have proved that the young concept version of the Big Three has exploded with extremely terrifying combat effectiveness during their growth. After the humiliating five consecutive kneels... they directly won a 20-game winning streak, with a total record of 22 wins and 5 losses.

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What is the concept of 20 consecutive wins?

In addition to the 33rd consecutive Lakers in the 1970s, there are also the 20th consecutive Bucks in the 1970s. The Lakers and Bucks have one thing in common. The former is led by Chamberlain and the latter is led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. They are both famous players. Super giant center, and Li Shengli led the team to set a record that had been dusted for more than 20 years, making the entire league pee blood.

The 20th company is already scary, but what’s even scarier is that you don’t even know where Li Shengli’s end point is, and more people are willing to believe that... Li Shengli already has the potential to compete with famous bosses for honor, no matter what he hits. At that time, there was no room for a Hall of Fame quota, which coincided with the NBA's 50th anniversary next year.

Top 50 superstars!

This honor plays an important role in the history of the league, and in the Mavericks' first game after 20 consecutive games, the whole world discovered that the Mavericks actually faced... the Orlando Magic? Li Shengli faced off against another young top 50 player, O'Neal.

Li Shengli VS O'Neal?

Speaking of which, a single game may not be able to determine who is higher and who is lower, but the outcome of the game is a factor that proves the strength of the two brothers, and it coincides with the Mavericks' 20th consecutive victory, hitting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's winning streak with the Bucks. As long as they win One game...the Mavericks are second in history.

During the Jazz era, O'Neal could not resist because of the team's strength gap. In the early days of the Mavericks, Li Shengli could not resist because of the team's strength gap. But God's blessing is...

The Magic and the Mavericks have become complete entities.

Li Shengli and O'Neal are also reaching their peak.

From beginning to end, the competition between the two has never been so fair!