After the episode where Nowitzki was injured, the game itself did not become dull. The two sides still attacked very fiercely and played very excitingly, but in terms of development, it became quite satisfactory.
Then the coaches on both sides began to rotate the players step by step.
In fact, the Magic and the Mavericks are the teams with the best rotations in the league so far. The Mavericks have only three players who average 30 minutes of playing time per game.
Nowitzki has the longest playing time, with 38 minutes, which is also the top number in the league. The second is Terry with 34 minutes, and the third is Josh Howard with 32 minutes. These two are one
More mainstream numbers.
Then everyone else was within 30 minutes, and even main center Dampier's playing time was directly reduced to 23 minutes. This is the number of a main rotation player from other teams.
But the Magic are even more exaggerated. Nash plays the most, with 35 minutes in each game, followed by Brand and Howard's 30 minutes, and the rest is more than 20 minutes in the second gear.
Although the rotation is very strong, because of the strength of the players, even if they are purely substitutes, they can play well.
But what is different from the past is that due to an accident today, the German tank slowed down for a while and was unable to catch up with the assistant, so he could only lead the substitutes.
Ordinarily, this kind of sudden change of lineup should be very hurtful, because whether you are a starter or a substitute, your most proficient tactical routine will be missing a link, and others will be very uncomfortable. But today, the Mavericks were a blessing in disguise.
Instead, it slowly gained an advantage.
After Nowitzki came off the court, Diop replaced him and defended Brand.
Diop can be said to be the biggest discovery of the Mavericks this season. No one expected that this extremely lazy guy would suddenly change his personality after arriving in Dallas. He first successfully lost weight, transforming himself from an oval ball into a
A cylinder, and then used strong defense to earn a place, thus washing away the stigma of his time in Cleveland.
Diop didn't think much about anything else as soon as he came on the field. He just defended Brand steadily. He would go wherever Brand went. Not to mention, this guy must be tall and strong, and he must be strong and move well.
times, at least faster than Dampier. As a result, Brand was unable to defend him for a moment. He went to the basket, couldn't squeeze in, and made a mid-range shot. This guy's arms were like a black pot hanging over Brand.
It is definitely a big thing for the Magic that Brand can't score points. You must know that he is now an insurance for the Magic's offense. If there is nothing else to do, let him play in isolation, just like Rasheed of the Pistons. Brand
Greatly improves the fault tolerance rate of the Magic offense.
Although it is not obvious at ordinary times, the players have adapted to all this, but now they suddenly find that this guy can't hit, and the psychological pressure of other players quickly increases. Every time they attack, there seems to be someone saying in their ears, "We must find space.
You have to make the shot." Under the pressure of playing like this, Iguodala and others will definitely not move as naturally as usual.
So the Magic's offense started to suffer a little bit, and the Mavericks tied and overtook the score.
Being forced to have no choice, Edison had no choice but to try to replace Brand and send in Josh Smith to see if he could find an opportunity with his stronger athletic ability.
When he came off the bench, Edison's original plan was to let Wallace watch their best sixth man Stackhouse. Stackhouse now averages 14 points per game and is the Mavericks' fourth scoring point.
If he can no longer score, the Mavericks' overall score will definitely drop a lot. Edison essentially plays as a substitute to determine the outcome.
But it is a pity that Nowitzki became a substitute in this game. When he came on the scene, he did affect Stackhouse's rhythm. But Stackhouse was already locked up by Wallace, so the impact was not big.
But with the German tank's attack, the Magic were helpless. If you tied Martin and Josh Smith together, they wouldn't be able to defeat Nowitzki.
The results varied. By the end of halftime, the Mavericks overtook the Magic by 9 points 62-53, beating the Magic by 20 points in a single quarter.
"You didn't perform well in the first half. The opponent's defense was very targeted. We need to adjust in the second half. Roy, what do you think of Daniels' defense?" Although the situation of the game was very unfavorable, Edison was not as good as usual.
Anxious, because he knows that the team's problem now is not with the players. Everyone has worked hard, but the other team has performed better and his own tactics have been targeted.
When he was looking for changes, he thought of Roy, the only guy on the team who could solve the game entirely on his own without relying on anyone else.
"That guy's defense is good, but if someone can help me cover, I can take care of him." Roy's answer was very confident.
"Very good, then when the second half starts, we will focus on you first, and you go to attack. Steve, Brand, and Dwight, you guys have to cooperate with him. There is also defense. We are behind now, so the defense must not be
Relax. Especially Steve, because Roy is the main player, you will have much less pressure on the offensive end. You have to focus on defense to interfere with Terry to the maximum extent. Okay, do you all know your job?
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After the start of the second half, Nowitzki, who had completely recovered his form, once again drove Diop back to the bench.
But soon everyone discovered that the protagonist of the next game became Roy.
Everyone else opened up space, allowing Roy to frequently fight one-on-one with Daniels in the high post. In fact, Daniels was also very smart. He tightly jammed Roy's right hand and forced Roy to use his left hand. This move was defensive
A common method used by players. Many players in the league are one-handed. The main hand is like performing acrobatics, while the deputy can only perform acrobatics. Once pressed, it is easy to lose the ball and make mistakes. Very few people have the ability to do everything with both hands.
Daniels's idea is not wrong, but as the league's top shooting guard in the future, how could Roy be defeated by such a little trick? Roy's left-hand and right-handed abilities are very balanced. Although he cannot shoot with his left hand, he can dribble for layups or short-handed shots.
Casting is no problem at all.
So Roy dribbled sideways, entangled his right hand with Daniels's arm, and kept pushing each other. At the same time, he kept doing a series of "feint-stop-feint again" movements, allowing Daniels to bypass the defense as well.
However, he couldn't retreat. After a few times, Daniels finally couldn't stand it anymore and felt that he couldn't let Roy play in front of him anymore, so he stepped forward to defend and made a gamble-like steal.
At this moment, Roy suddenly stopped sideways, collided with Daniels with the right side of his body, used the force to jump forward, leaned forward and threw the ball.
Although it was the Mavericks' home court, the referee's whistle still sounded, and Daniels committed a defensive foul. At this time, the ball also hit the white frame of the backboard and bounced into the basket.
"Excellent 2+1. Roy played the ball very smartly. He seemed to know exactly what Daniels was thinking, and then appeared there, waiting for him to foul." Barkley looked at Roy's ball and said,
I couldn't help but slap the table and applaud.
"Indeed, Roy was like using Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrapping around hooks, flexing and stretching, using exquisite skills and inexhaustible psychological speculation to play with Daniels. I guess Daniels
After being teased by Roy, his eyes must have been filled with tears of humiliation, thinking that this guy is too bad. But this Roy is too mature, and the foul was made cleanly, not like a rookie at all, as many veterans are about to retire.
He's not as slick as him. If he was lucky in the last game, then with today's ball, I kind of understand why Edison picked him. This guy is totally worthy of this pick." Kenny Smith also admires Roy very much.
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Walking to the free throw line, Roy still had a watery face, as if what just happened had nothing to do with him. Then he made a calm free throw and scored. After the ball was scored, Roy immediately turned around and ran back, while calling his teammates to come back.
Defend.
But this ball was just the beginning of Roy's performance. He then grabbed a backcourt rebound on the defensive end, and then made a one-stop layup, creating a one-man camp.
But Nowitzki immediately returned the favor and used his signature golden rooster to stabilize the situation.
So the two sides fought back and forth very fiercely, but Roy became more and more comfortable with the game, and Nash was also happy to relax. After halftime, he handed the ball to him and became a spot-up shooter himself.
And Roy did not live up to Nash's trust. He anally fucked Daniels 360 degrees in all directions. Finally, the young general Johnson couldn't stand it anymore, so he replaced Daniels and replaced him with Stackhouse.
This veteran is also a hard-charging player, and he participated in the defensive training in the 1990s, and his attacks are fierce and vicious. Basically, he is the type who chops off other people's wrists when he fails to steal, hits people in the face while blocking shots, and gives elbows every now and then.
Roy didn't adapt to his defense at first, so his offensive efficiency dropped sharply. However, Roy didn't have the numbers anymore, so he still had to fight hard against Stackhouse's defense.
At this time, Edison finally discovered what his doubts in the last game were about - Roy is a natural leader, but he is a bit of a ball hog. In this situation, it is obvious that he is not playing well, and the Magic still have
Nash is another master-level offensive initiator, but he still clings to the ball and insists on playing it by himself.
"It looks like I'm going to have a good talk with him in two days." Edison said to himself while subbing Roy, who was already too excited, to calm down.
Although Roy was off the court, his singles performance boosted the Magic's morale. So Nash began to shoot inside and outside again, and kept making wonderful passes, which revived the Magic's rhythm and played a 6-0 wave.
Xiao Gaochao.
However, Nowitzki of the Mavericks also performed at this critical moment, hitting two consecutive three-pointers, extinguishing the hope that the Magic had just ignited.
What is a superstar? Nowitzki's performance is a superstar. It not only depends on how many points he can score, but also the timing of his scoring and whether he is under tremendous pressure.
As the saying goes, one big effort will be exhausted again, and the Magic didn't take a breath, and it won't be that easy if they want to do it again. The game fell into the control of the Mavericks again.
At the end of the game, the Mavericks defeated the Magic 114-108 at home. Cuban was so excited on the sidelines that he almost took off his underwear.
