Josh Howard felt that the superstar duo on the opposite side was playing tricks on him! He ran to the frontcourt angrily, and when he saw the defender, his eyes suddenly lit up! When he came to the right side of the three-second zone, he leaned against Liu Xiu and asked Terry for the ball!

It's hard for the two clowns to hit the warden, right? Does the big clown have any special tricks... Although Terry was confused, he still passed the ball.

Josh Howard is full of confidence. He has made great progress this season as he enters the prime period of his career. He has averaged 16 points per game so far this season. Some experts say that if he changes to a team that can serve as the main scorer, he can average 20 points per game.

When talking to Cuban about renewing the contract in advance, he boldly proposed a contract worth tens of millions per year that even Nash didn't ask for. Cuban didn't refuse and just said that he needed to think about it...

But after receiving the ball, he suddenly didn't know what to do!

Don't think about it so much, just do it! Josh Howard's heart was crossed, and just like Thunder Allen just did, he tried to squeeze out the space through confrontation, and then took advantage of the opponent's retreat to move laterally to cover the position, change direction and rush forward.

But he squeezed Liu Xiu and couldn't move! Instead, under Liu Xiu's guidance, he rushed to the right sideline of the three-second zone and was double-teamed by McDyess!

The high pass line was cut off by McDyess.

Seeing that he was about to make a mistake, Josh Howard quickly raised the ball and threw it towards the basket... "Bang"... It was hard, Randolph protected the defensive rebound.

Josh Howard, who was full of confidence, was knocked back to his original shape. Only then did he remember that Liu Xiu, a perimeter player with sufficient tonnage, strong confrontation, quick feet, and active defense, was the one he was least good at dealing with. In the past two years, he had encountered

Liu Xiudu didn't play well.

It's just that this year's progress has been very big, which gave him some illusions, and the last time they played against each other was too inexperienced. That time, the whole team was afraid of Liu Xiu's soaring points, and their performance was terrible.

During the transition between offense and defense, Liu Xiu advanced to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Ray Allen. Ray Allen immediately started after receiving the ball, making a beautiful horizontal pull and changing direction to accelerate past Adrian Griffin and rush to the left of the three-second zone.

Stopped and hit a jump shot one step away from the side free throw line!

Liu Xiu's eyes lit up when he saw this. This was the control of emergency stopping distance and rhythm he wanted.

When the Mavericks attacked, Nowitzki ran back and forth for several rounds and finally started to catch the ball and attack. The Outlaws guarded carefully. Nowitzki made a mid-range step-back jumper with a face-to-face approach. The action was steady, but the Outlaws

The madman's legs jumped up as if they were equipped with springs, and his hands covered the path of Nowitzki's shot, forcing Nowitzki to lean back when he shot... The force was a little less, and the ball hit the front of the basket.

Ironclad!

Josh Howard and Adrian Griffin actively rushed to grab the ball to no avail. Randolph and McDyess were stuck in position, and Liu Xiu grabbed the defensive rebound.

Using the forwards and defenders to rush for rebounds, Liu Xiu saw the opponent's twin towers that had withdrawn from the midline and expressed his appreciation for the opponent's head coach's defensive-focused coaching philosophy.

But ideas are ideas, and competition are two different things.

After playing several rounds, Liu Xiu was sure that even if the Mavericks were no longer frightened and would not be as impulsive defensively as they were in the last match, their defensive decline due to various reasons had not changed.

Liu Xiu played more decisively, using the cover of McDyess to break into the paint. Adrian Griffin and Terry both shrank to close range. Liu Xiu passed the ball to Ray Allen, and Ray Allen made a three-pointer...

It's a pity that I didn't get in.

But even if he didn't enter, the young general was so frightened that he stood up.

Their defense tonight was even worse than usual!

Using Terry to defend Liu Xiu is a disaster. Adrian Griffin can't defend against Thunder and Allen's breakthrough. Only using Josh Howard to defend Liu Xiu's top arc shot and one-on-one breakthrough can't be prevented.

restricted, but Ratliff's state collapsed, and Liu Xiu's pick-and-roll progress was so huge... Just as the little general feared, in the next three rounds, under Liu Xiu's pick-and-roll attack, the Trail Blazers scored three goals in a row

!

Ray Allen did not get confused because of a ball, and his shots were still stable. He made the second catch and shot; Randolph made a hook that caught the ball and turned around. Although Liu Xiu did not get an assist, Randolph

He was able to easily rely on Liu Xiu to pull Dampier out and pass the ball to him steadily; the other ball was passed back to McDyess and he hit a high mid-range shot.

After the opening 6-2, the Trail Blazers went on a 7-3 run and stopped the Mavericks 13-5 at the beginning!

…

Entering the timeout, after the first 4 minutes of play, the opponent scored 13 points on 6 of 7 shots. The young general saw the frustrated expressions of the players as they walked back to the bench, and at the same time felt the clown's mocking eyes again.

Normally, the young general would be angry, but tonight, he was just unwilling.

Like the other players, the last time they played against each other, because Kobe had just scored 75 points, the young general was also frightened when he met Liu Xiu.

But this time it was different. This time he was angry from the beginning, eager to seize the opportunity to beat the Trail Blazers.

This is the opponent!

He just became the head coach last season and was on the rise, but in the playoffs last season, the opponent in front of him gave him a blow, and his coaching career was almost ruined by this opponent!

In fact, he has not given up this season. Instead, he has been working hard. Just like Liu Xiu, he clearly felt that the Mavericks' offensive and defensive strategy this season is based on defense. At the beginning, Dampier defended the pick-and-roll and directly pressed for confrontation, which was to follow the little general.

The strategy and tactics of playing defense at the beginning have always been the same, but they were not executed well.

In addition to objective reasons, there are also personal problems for the young general.

For example, in the adjustment of the lineup, he hopes that the Mavericks this season will have a stronger substitute lineup like the Trail Blazers. Therefore, Dampier, who is in obviously better condition, was not put into the starting lineup at the beginning, but Ratliff continued to be used as a substitute.

seats.

Also, last season he promised to let Daniels start the new season, but in order to ensure the firepower of the bench, he did not move Daniels to the starting position, which made Daniels feel betrayed.

Daniels has everything written on his face and doesn't work hard at all. Anyway, after his rookie year, he got a full mid-level salary of US$34 million over six years, and he often made fun of the young general.

The young general had only retired for two years, he was only in his 40s, and his life was not going well, so he got into trouble with Daniels without any explanation.

It wasn't until he met the Trail Blazers again a few days ago and lost again, when the young general was called in by Cuban to talk for an afternoon, that he truly realized the seriousness of the matter.

He doesn't want to give up, he has his coaching dream, he has his ambition, and he has been working hard...

At this moment, he made up his mind and took the initiative to come to Daniels' side.

Daniels looked at the dwarf in front of him, the mockery on his face became even worse, as if he was eager for a fight.

"Marquez, I'm sorry. I broke my promise and didn't let you start."

The young general's voice was loud. When the team members heard this, their eyes focused on him and Daniels.

Daniels seemed to change his face, his expression was one of astonishment.

Regarding face, the young general threw it away first and continued, regardless of the strange looks of others: "I actually plan to strengthen the substitute lineup. I think you are the perfect candidate. Your ability is no worse than any team's starting guard.

I think our failure in the playoffs last season was related to the weak backup defenders. No one was a match for the Flying Squirrels.

It is already very difficult for Jerry to deal with Raheem on the front line, and he cannot bring more help to the back line... But I feel now that I should not think so much. We have more problems to solve, such as strengthening the bench lineup.

Things are not the most important to us right now.

The most important thing for us tonight is beating the Trail Blazers!

I promise that starting from the next game, Marquez, you will return to the starting position. We have many difficulties this season, and we will overcome these difficulties together!"

Daniels looked at the young general blankly. He was a straight man, so he could just talk about some things.

He thought the little general was disgusting before, but at this moment, he actually felt that the little dwarf was a bit handsome!

Before the other players could react, Nowitzki took the initiative and said: "Marquis, go up and form the strongest outside combination with Jason and Josh. I will help you open up space on the outside and make shots for you."

The ball!”

Daniels was just stunned before, but when Nowitzki said this, Daniels immediately shut down.

Soon, the restarted Daniels immediately became ignited, his thinking became sharper, and he said: "Dirk, you can wait patiently. When the high school student guarding you gets tired, you will have a chance. They have another chance tonight."

Without a high school student, there is no other person who can guard you. You weigh 20 pounds more than him, so you can actively consume him..."

As a player with a straight-laced personality, Daniels goes online whenever he wants.

The young general quietly stepped aside. As a head coach, he was so humble and humble.

But fortunately, the clown's aura was in full swing and attracted the attention of the team members.

The young general looked at this group of players, and he had one thing that bothered him - the bosses with the most aura in the team were actually Daniels and Terry...

…

After returning from the timeout, Liu Xiu came to the court with his teammates who had rotated.

The start was easier than expected. It was a surprise to the Trail Blazers. To be precise, it was a surprise.

Starting today is a wave of 4 games in 5 days. Their goal is not just to defeat the Mavericks tonight, but also has such a huge advantage at the beginning. Maurice Cheeks replaced Ray Allen and McDyess and replaced

Fred Jones and Raheem, Randolph moved to the center position with a stubborn expression.

Liu Xiu looked at the players on the opposite side. Terry, Daniels, Josh Howard, Nowitzki, Dampier...the Mavericks' strongest players at each position were replaced.

Daniels is not a defender like Adrian Griffin who only needs a defender to move inside in advance to prevent cuts. However, their prison captain had to predict the opponent's rotation and replaced him with a defender who can defend the small forward.

Raheem can let him return to the back line to defend.

Liu Xiu's feeling right now is just one word - stable!

The same goes for my teammates, who feel that victory is just around the corner.

14 consecutive wins. They beat the Mavericks just a few days ago. They led 13-5 by 8 points at the beginning. The Trail Blazers were a little bit shaky from top to bottom.

Then, in the next five minutes or so, the Mavericks went berserk!

Terry scored two three-pointers in more than 5 minutes under Liu Xiu's defense, scoring 6 points and 1 assist; Nowitzki scored 1 three-pointer with the ball from the wing; Josh Howard and Dampier shared the pie.

Each gets two points.

The Mavericks got these 13 points, and the Trail Blazers were not surprised.

But the person who helped his teammates score 13 points in more than 5 minutes surprised the Trail Blazers players - it was Daniels!

Clown Daniels, one of the ugly men in Dallas who was criticized by the media this season as a "cancer" after a few blind hits in the last match!
To be continued...