Chapter 158 Marion plays and changes the situation!
McGrady raised his long legs and advanced at high speed from the center.
On both sides of him, Roy and George were also following up with all their strength.
The three figures are all very slender, running on the field like three elk in the jungle, which is a feast for the eyes.
As McGrady was walking, he looked to the right, flicked his wrist to the left, and passed the ball to George on the left with a no-look-pass.
After Pickle got the ball, there was no one in front of him.
Satisfied with his energy, he jumped off his feet and spun 360 degrees in the air...
"bang!"
An extremely cool one-handed chop brought the atmosphere of the scene to its peak again.
After the goal, George happily ran to McGrady and gave him a high-five.
Seeing this scene, CCTV commentator Yang Yi couldn't help but sigh: "T-Mac is 30 years old and George is 20 years old. This pair of wings with extremely strong physical fitness will become a nightmare for forward players of all teams in the next few years!"
When the camera turned, Nowitzki raised his right hand to apologize to his teammates during the Rockets half.
In the attack round just now, he really underestimated his opponent.
King Nuo Tian could never have imagined that the little chubby guy behind him could have such a strong defensive ability.
It's no wonder that Tucker is only a little over two meters tall, and he doesn't seem to be the type to only explode.
Without special research, it would be hard to imagine that his confrontation ability is so good and his hands are very fast.
However, although Tucker's defense is good, he has to face Nowitzki who is at the peak of his career!
At this time, he not only has exquisite skills, but also has excellent adaptability on the field.
King Nuo immediately noticed that Tucker is a powerful defender and likes to use aggressive defense to make up for his lack of height.
However, at the highest level of competition, a player's flaws will be infinitely targeted and magnified by his opponents.
On the next possession, Nowitzki passed the screen and reached the free throw line.
After receiving the pass from his opponent, he turned around and shot without hesitation.
Tucker jumped up hard in an attempt to interfere with his opponent.
However, the height difference between the two, coupled with the fact that the driver's shot itself was slightly backward, left Tucker in the end just looking at the ball and sighing.
"Shua~"
The basketball hit the net crisply, turning the net upside down.
At 22:17, the Mavericks continued to chase the score.
Nowitzki's changes made Mark Jackson on the Rockets coaching bench frown.
[The manager's prediction was indeed correct... This year's Nowitzki is much better than he was in the past.]
[After only one round, he caught the weakness in Tucker's defense. This kind of adjustment ability is terrible!]
Mark Jackson thought to himself.
In transition between offense and defense, McGrady holds the ball to organize the offense.
After a series of tactical moves, the ball was passed to George, and he faced Sean Marion, who had just come on as a substitute.
The small forward nicknamed "The Hack" was an All-Star in the Suns back then.
Some fans who don't know him well may only have an impression of Marion's weird shooting moves (a bit like the 38-style shooting of the women's basketball team).
But in fact, Marion is very powerful.
At his peak, he averaged 21.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1.7 blocks per game.
To summarize simply, Marion is a monster who combines offense and defense with explosive physical fitness (top-notch running and jumping, and he is 2.02 meters tall and has an astonishing wingspan of 2.21 meters)!
Of course, now that he is about to turn 32, his strength has declined a lot.
But Marion was still very calm about George, who was in the first grade.
When Pickle used his crotch dribbling like a butterfly piercing flowers, he remained unmoved.
It wasn't until George accelerated and really started to break through that Marion stretched out his long arms, like a mantis waving a "scythe", keeping the ball in place.
Pickled Pepper is a little confused.
Since entering the NBA, this is the first time he has been intercepted so cleanly.
In normal training games, even Tony Allen needs frequent physical confrontations to possibly steal the basketball from George's hands.
After completing the steal, the Mavericks launched their first counterattack of the game.
Kidd held the ball and pushed forward with all his strength.
After arriving at the Rockets half, the passing master relaxed his arms and found Terry who was ambushing in the corner.
The Jets lived up to expectations and hit a three-pointer!
At 22:20, the point difference between the two teams was narrowed again.
Rockets coach Mark Jackson saw the situation was not good and immediately signaled a timeout to the technical desk.
At the same time, in the box, Shen Fei cast his eyes thoughtfully at Marion on the Mavericks bench.
In his memory, Butler seemed to be out for the season due to injury in the middle of the season.
Afterwards, Marion became the Mavericks' main small forward.
It was this change of formation that caused a qualitative change in this Dallas team.
On the defensive end, they no longer rely solely on Tyson Chandler in the paint, and their defensive efficiency is rising steadily!
The defensive system built around Kidd-Marion Chandler protected Nowitzki and Terry well, allowing the two to have more energy to shine on the offensive end.
Then, there was the Mavericks team that created miracles!
[Basketball is indeed not a game of stacked superstars.]
[Currently, Canon Butler is a more "star-flavored" player than Marion, but he cannot help the Mavericks win the championship.]
[Pushing Marion into the starting lineup is the final form of the Mavericks!]
Shen Fei made the following judgment in his mind.
With these judgments, he will have a clear direction to strengthen the team or think about tactics in the future.
"First beat the Mavericks, then beat the Heat, and we will win the championship..."
The Asian young man murmured to himself.
Of course, we have only played less than 20 games in the regular season, so we still don’t know what the future holds.
............
The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Rockets serve from the backcourt.
McGrady advanced with the ball and met Marion's defense.
"You were on good defense just now, Sean."
While t-mac lowered his center of gravity to observe the defense, he was not idle at the same time.
"That kid is good, but he's still a little too young."
Marion replied noncommittally.
"Oh, what about me?"
Maddie asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, Marion didn't even have time to open his mouth to answer. T-MAC suddenly pulled out the green onions and shot one step outside the three-point line!
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
25:20, Tracy McGrady’s shot stopped the bleeding!
After scoring the goal, he spread his hands slightly and looked at Marion who was stunned on the spot with a smile on his face.
In fact, McGrady's singles this time was not only to stabilize the morale of the army, but also to help the younger brothers in the team regain their place.
Marion smiled helplessly.
In the transition between offense and defense, Nowitzki once again used the cover to come out.
But this time, Tracy McGrady made up the defense in time and stood in front of the driver.
When Nowitzki saw that T-Mac was guarding him, he became interested and raised his right hand to signal his teammates to pull away.
The first direct conversation between the two teams' stars in this game is about to take place!