Chapter 361 The United Arab debuts, the Mavericks fans are hi!
At this time, Nowitzki had played a high-intensity game for 10 consecutive minutes.
But the strange thing is that both his body language and facial expressions are very relaxed and show no signs of fatigue.
The only explanation is... After entering the state, King Nuotian's brain secreted a large amount of dopamine, making him very excited physically and mentally, so he did not feel tired.
On the other side, the Rockets' main players have all gotten a full rest.
Returning to the game this time, they had only one idea in mind - to kill the game!
Rocket serve.
After Curry passed half court with the ball, he raised his right hand and made a gesture.
The next moment, Tracy McGrady rushed over and set up a cover for him.
"Are the Rockets using two guards in a pick-and-roll tactic?"
Su Qun said with some surprise.
"Curry and McGrady playing pick-and-roll is a bit interesting..."
Yang Jian said with a smile.
The Rockets' sudden new tactics not only exceeded the host's expectations, but also confused the Mavericks players.
Kidd and Terry made a communication error and even pounced on Curry holding the ball after the pick-and-roll.
McGrady was "shooting out" and unexpectedly found himself in an undefended area.
Curry passed the ball behind the back and handed the ball to T-Mac.
The latter didn't hesitate, raised his hand and hit a three-pointer...
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
104:102, the score difference is only 2 points.
After being scored, Kidd and Terry immediately communicated and quickly reached a consensus.
During the transition between offense and defense, the Mavericks still handed the ball over to Nowitzki.
But as soon as the latter caught the ball, he was tightly defended by Big Ben.
Perhaps because of his hot touch, Nowitzki still chose to force the shot even when there was no particularly good opportunity.
The basketball bounced out of the hoop. Yao Ming relaxed his arms and protected the backboard.
The Rockets took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack.
But the Mavericks retreated very quickly, and all five players rushed back to their own half at the first opportunity.
Then, George received Curry's pass, rushed inside, and prepared to dunk.
His movements are very relaxed, and from a distance, he looks somewhat similar to Tracy McGrady.
Unfortunately, George's attempt was rejected by Chandler.
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, the boxing champion slapped the ball away.
The ball landed right on Terry's head.
After the Jets took control of the ball, they immediately accelerated towards the Rockets half.
When he rushed to the free throw line, McGrady rushed over and stopped in front of him.
Terry knew that he was not as talented as his opponent and would not be able to gain advantage by attacking inside, so he suddenly stopped and took a mid-range shot.
He had used this trick before and succeeded.
But McGrady predicted Terry's choice.
He stepped forward, jumped high, and knocked down the latter's shot.
Upon seeing this, Terry immediately took off a second time, trying to regain control of the ball.
Unexpectedly, McGrady, who landed later than him, quickly jumped to a higher position after taking off again.
t-mac stretched out his right hand, took off the board with a "Tomahawk" move and pocketed the ball.
"woo..."
The fans at the scene screamed in surprise.
One female fan even covered her face and said: "How come someone can be so handsome even if he grabs a rebound?"
After winning the ball, McGrady took long steps and ran straight to the Mavericks half.
But after taking one step beyond the three-point line, he stopped to collect the ball and suddenly fired a cold arrow...
"Shua~"
The basketball hit the net.
In one minute, McGrady scored two three-pointers, directly reversing the situation.
104:105, the Rockets completed the lead!
Mavericks coach Carlisle frowned.
After both sides returned to their main players, the game went as expected...
"Hold on, kids..."
Carlisle whispered.
............
The game continues.
Terry and Nowitzki started a pick-and-roll tactic on the outside.
Both of them have extremely strong commitment abilities and pose a huge threat.
Curry and Ben, who were responsible for the defense, adopted a follow-up strategy.
They worry that once the defense switches, they will give the opponent a chance to shoot.
But problems also arise.
The slightly thinner Curry collided with Nowitzki when he squeezed through the pick-and-roll, and was unable to keep up with Terry immediately.
The Jets took the opportunity to get inside.
George on the side had no choice but to give up his defender and shrink inside to help defend.
Terry looked around six directions and immediately found Peja in space. With a flick of his wrist, he passed the ball.
George secretly thought something was wrong and immediately turned the car around and rushed towards the bottom corner.
But he struggled to defend himself against the outstretched right hand, which instead became Peja's target.
The latter drew his bow and nocked an arrow, calmly taking action...
"Shua~"
Three-pointed arrow, flames of hell.
107:105.
Peja scored a three-pointer to help the Mavericks take the lead again!
"So tenacious...The resilience the Mavericks showed today is so amazing!"
"Every time the Rockets want to take off, they respond quickly."
"Nowitzki is 32 years old, Terry is 33 years old, Kidd is 37 years old, Peja is 33 years old, and Peja, the youngest player on the Mavericks field, is already 28 years old."
"This group of old boys who are eager for the first championship in their career have shown us what it means to be an old man with a formidable ambition and an ambition for a thousand miles!"
Yang Jian said with sigh.
In the next few minutes, the two sides reached a deadlock again.
Back and forth, either you score at the same time or you don't score at all.
But no matter what, the point difference always remains at one goal.
Just like that, the game came to the last 2 minutes.
The score at this time was 120:123, with the Mavericks leading by 3 points.
It is worth mentioning that the Rockets have not scored for 3 consecutive rounds.
Mark Jackson on the sidelines decided to deploy his troops and increase his offensive firepower.
He turned his attention to the bench.
Roy, Griffin, Lowry and others all have the ability to change the trend of the game.
But Mark Jackson thought about it and finally made a bold decision - to replace Yi Jianlian!
The reason for doing this is actually related to the positioning of Arab League.
Don't look at the fact that Yi Jianlian currently only has three-pointers, which he can do well.
But one trick can be eaten all over the world!
What the Rockets need now is a space-based insider who can stab the ball in to help Yao Mai and other core players open up space.
Moreover, Arab League also showed his "big heart" attribute in training.
The closer the critical moment comes, the more accurate his three-pointers become.
And now, it is the moment when every round is extremely important.
This is definitely the most suitable time to switch to Arab League!
Of course, Mark Jackson also has some worries...
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Nowitzki developed a fiery touch on Ah Lian.
If Yi Jianlian is replaced now, it means that the German tank will most likely continue to "crush" the United Arab Emirates.
But after much thought, Mark Jackson finally decided to give Yi Jianlian a chance to prove himself.
After all, after being substituted from the field before, Ah Lian blamed himself very much and was in a very low mood.
The Rockets coach also doesn't want Yi Jianlian's newly built confidence to collapse just because of a regular season game.
To put it simply, switching to Arab League was Mark Jackson’s choice after weighing the pros and cons!
"Yi, I hope you can help the team win this damn game."
"Be bold and punish them with three points!"
Mark Jackson said solemnly before the UAE took the field.
Yi Di nodded seriously, took a deep breath, and stepped onto the court.
Seeing him come on the court, the Mavericks generals looked three parts surprised, three parts secretly happy, and four parts puzzled.
The home fans at the scene cheered unabashedly.
Obviously, they all regard Ah Lian as a "food delivery" role.
"What are the Rockets doing? Seeing how hard we played, they decided to give us a game?"
"Didn't this kid just get beat up by Dirk? How could Mark Jackson still dare to send him on the field at such a critical moment?"
"The Rockets still want to show off their skills? Are they kidding?! If they don't respect the game, the results of the game will not respect them either!"
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Mavericks fans are talking to each other, as if the victory already belongs to Dallas because of the appearance of A Lian!