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Chapter 132 Maverick's Welcome Ceremony

Chapter 132 Maverick's Welcome Ceremony

The Dallas Mavericks, this team has never missed the playoffs since entering the millennium. This is only the Spurs in this league. Won three championships, but the Mavericks are empty-handed, the story of black eight and black seven makes the Mavericks almost be characterized as a regular season team.

"Don't relax, keep it up!" Marco Evaroni was yelling at the team's defensive drills on the training ground.And Del Negro is studying the Mavericks' game video with a dignified expression.

"Mark, this opponent is not as easy to solve as imagined. The 33-year-old Dirk is still an MVP-level player." Del Negro looked serious, "Besides, we don't have a player who can match him perfectly. .”

This sentence is actually very reasonable. Blake Griffin's defensive ability has not been good all the time. Fortunately, Anson and Jordan Jr. help to defend, and he is facing an MVP level like Dirk Nowitzki. player, Del Negro really has a feeling he's going to be eaten alive by Dirk Nowitzki.

The American Airlines Center arena, the game has not yet started, the entire venue is already full of fans wearing white T-shirts, of course, this is related to their having the most generous owner in the NBA, Mark Cuban, although his wealth is not ranked in the NBA. Not in the rankings, but when it comes to the love of the team, no team can match him.For the stars he likes and players who can improve the team's combat effectiveness, he will not hesitate to offer big contracts. During this playoffs, the team will also distribute free T-shirts to every fan who comes to watch the game. A sea of ​​white gathers in the auditorium.

"Dirk, many guys who can only comment say that you are old, and even think that the 20-year-old No. 100 pick on the opposite side should be more qualified to enter the best team than you. Go up and let the other side understand what they call the playoffs." Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle patted Dirk Nowitzki's substitute with a smile. For his disciple, he has always held [-]% trust.

"Of course, our goal is the championship!" Dirk Nowitzki understands that it is completely unconvincing to say that he is not so soft. Only by taking practical actions and winning can he prove his toughness.

The Mavericks' lineup has undergone relatively big changes this season. Perhaps after experiencing black eights and black sevens, only a major change in the lineup can allow them to regain their victory in the playoffs, and the only thing that is not bad for the Clippers is The latest news is that their second-in-command Caron Butler will be reimbursed for the season.

Starting point guard Jason Kidd, shooting guard De'Shawn Stevenson, small forward Shawn Marion, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, center Tyson Chandler, this lineup looks There doesn't seem to be any shortcoming.

The more experienced Tyson Chandler jumped to the basketball first. After a few passes, the basketball went directly to Dirk Nowitzki at a 45-degree angle. For this epoch-making four position, three points The front line is his offensive area, and Blake Griffin has pounced on it, but it has no effect.

The Clippers quickly started to counterattack. Before the game, they thought about using speed to overwhelm the Mavericks, an elderly starter whose average age is over 30 years old, but when it came to the actual game, they found that this was not the case at all. thing.

Jason Kidd, who is experienced in defense, is almost hard to lose his position against Randy Foye, who is not fast, and DiShawn Stevenson has always been known for his defense. Eric Gordon There is also no way to get past him easily.As for Sean Marion and Tyson Chandler, you can regard this defensive combination as a defensively weakened version of Anson and a defensively strengthened version of Jordan.

People are confused by the Mavericks who held high the banner of offense a few years ago. Now this Mavericks is definitely a solid defensive team. The defensive capabilities of the four positions are not bad. The task of the team is to resolutely protect Dirk Nowitzki, which is the tactical core of their honest team.

Anson cut in and received a pass from Eric Gordon, hit the frame directly, and was directly blocked by Tyson Chandler. For all players who want to score in the Mavericks paint area , He is a mountain that people can surpass, with strong jumping ability, extremely fast movement speed among centers, and more importantly, his excellent position selection ability.

This block slapped directly into the hands of Sean Marion. This small forward who looked a little hunchbacked was not slow to run, and completed the fast break frame like a bolt of lightning.

However, this is only a microcosm of the next game. The Clippers have nothing to do with the 5-year-old driver in the first 33 minutes. In the summer of losing to the Warriors, Dirk Nowitzki has begun to improve himself every year Excellent post-up technique, turn-around jumper, quick breakthrough of back-turn and quick pull-up.He shows a completely different technique than other power forwards, which is why he is still a candidate for the most powerful forward in the entire league in the case of his defense. His offensive ability is better than Duncan and Garnett. First, Blake Griffin completely became his background board, under his defense, Dirk Nowitzki scored 5 points on 4 of 11 shots.

At 16:7, a group of old guys directly educated the Clippers’ playoff recruits in the first few rounds of the game, and gave them a warm welcome to enter the playoffs. This welcome ceremony is very beautiful. Their boss Mark Cuban is wearing his team's cultural shirt and sitting in the first row of the entire arena, which is completely different from other bosses who sit in the luxury boxes of the auditorium.

"Charles, I'm not wrong. The Clippers can't limit Dirk at all. Dirk only uses jump shots, but jump shots can also kill people." Seeing the scoreboard where the Mavericks lead by a large margin, Kenny Smith smiled. Full face, as a three-point shooter, he has always believed that shooting can also kill people.

Charles Barkley is a bit indisputable about Blake Griffin's performance. For Blake Griffin, who is very similar to himself, this is like his type of power forward and Dirk Nowitzki This type of power forward competes on the court, and right now, it seems like their Brutalism is at a disadvantage.

"Don't worry, this game is still long. In the playoffs, the penalty for physical confrontation will be more relaxed. I don't believe that he can always maintain such a high shooting percentage under fierce physical confrontation."

(End of this chapter)