Chapter 36: Three-game losing streak in away games
After Li Tian was pulled up by Conley.
Just run back as if nothing is wrong.
"Li, you are so bad. You even dived. If the referee finds out, you will be called off." Conley said this specifically when Dampier passed by. He could see that Li Tian was deliberately trying to irritate Dampier. .
"How is it possible? I am a model player. He pushed me. He is a center. I am not as strong as him, so I was pushed." Li Tian spread his hands and expressed that he was helpless because he was too weak. disaster.
Conley laughed and dribbled the ball across half court.
Dampier volunteered to defend Li Tian and pushed Howard away from his position.
"I'll do it." Dampier didn't care about Howard's reaction.
Conley also knows how to do something, and directly passes the ball to Li Tian.
"Remember to hit him!" Conley shouted at Dampier and pulled the defender away.
"Haha, look, all your teammates asked me to beat you up." Dampier shouted at Li Tian.
Li Tian felt that Tumo Xingzi was about to spray onto his face.
"Is there something wrong with your brain? He asked me to blow you up. Your brain is a good thing."
After Li Tian finished speaking, he didn't wait for Dampier's reaction.
Accelerating directly to the basket, Dampier's speed could not keep up with Li Tian, and he was instantly left behind by Li Tian.
Li Tian jumped up and scored with a dunk.
"Man, that dunk was so cool, you successfully beat him."
Dampier, who was passing by, was almost injured internally from anger.
In the next few rounds, both teams scored goals, and Terry hit consecutive mid-range shots to narrow the gap to 7 points.
"Man, we must succeed in this attack." Conley passed halftime and came to Li Tian.
"No problem, just use the pick-and-roll and switch Dampier over to defend me." Li Tian said to Conley with a smile.
"OK!"
After two pick-and-rolls, Conley successfully switched Dampier in front of Li Tian.
"Hey, man, you're here to guard me again." Li Tian continued to provoke Dampier.
Dampier was so angry, but he couldn't rush over and commit a foul, so he would have to sit on the bench.
After Li Tian provoked Dampier, he was ready to take action.
After making several shooting fakes in a row, Dampier was still deceived by Li Tian.
The moment the three-dimensional jump took off, Dampier also rushed over.
The moment he took action, he leaned back a little.
Dampier could only try his best to interfere with Li Tian's shot, but unfortunately he was unable to complete the block on Li Tian.
But when his arm fell, it hit Li Tian who was taking action.
Dampier hit Li Tian's arm, although his shooting posture was somewhat deformed.
But Li Tian's shooting has already formed muscle memory and has not changed the trajectory of basketball.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded.
"Whoosh!"
A three-pointer went into the net.
The referee made a penalty: Dampier fouled and Li Tian received an additional penalty.
Dampier became angry and pushed Li Tian directly.
The referee who was standing next to the two men immediately stood between them and pulled them apart.
Li Tian raised his hands and signaled to the referee that he did not initiate trouble or take action, acting like an innocent victim.
The referee's whistle sounded again and Dampier was given another technical foul.
Li Tian added another free throw.
The fans were unwilling to give up and shouted "black whistle", "black whistle" and "black whistle" loudly.
Looking at the referee's expression, it is obvious that he has been used to it for a long time.
The Mavericks head coach yelled at the referee on the sidelines to express his dissatisfaction with the penalty, but Nowitzki pulled him back.
This is a way to put pressure on the referee.
Avery Johnson (Mavericks head coach) called a timeout.
"Dampier, you have to calm down. He is just a rookie. How could you be so stimulated by a rookie that you forget your mission?" Johnson shouted angrily towards Dampier.
"Tyson, Nowitzki, you guys come on stage early, Dampier, please sit down and think about it." Johnson was a little angry.
Li Tian made two free throws.
The point difference is back to 12 points.
Mark saw Nowitzki coming on early and replaced Gasol and Gay.
Li Tian took a look at the Grizzlies' main lineup and saw that it was really Tianke.
Although Tyson's offense is mediocre, his defense is very good, and he can only defeat Gasol; Nowitzki is playing from the outside, and Gay is pulled to the outside, and his speed will definitely not be able to keep up.
After the main players of the two teams came up, the Grizzlies gradually fell into a disadvantage.
Gasol played too long in the last game and was exhausted in the second quarter.
Gay hit consecutive mid-range shots, while Nowitzki beat Gay and hit consecutive mid-range shots.
The point difference is gradually narrowing, and the Mavericks are approaching the point difference to 7 points.
Mark couldn't sit still on the sidelines and had to call a timeout.
"Next we have to change our defense. Lee, you will defend Nowitzki, and Guy, be prepared to help defend Lee at any time. Gasol, you are too tired, you must pay attention to conserving your energy, reduce some attacks appropriately, and I will save my energy for the crucial fourth quarter." Mark didn't make too many tactical arrangements, he just changed his defensive strategy.
The Grizzlies offense is no longer as efficient as I thought, and the main players are very tired.
Nowitzki saw that the person defending him had been replaced by a Chinese man, and he was still a rookie.
Holding the ball in the high post, preparing to play Li Tian in singles.
Li Tian was beaten with a back-up, and Li Tian directly used Death Coil.
Nowitzki tried to turn around and break through Li Tian several times but failed.
He had no choice but to use his ultimate move, Golden Rooster, to become independent.
Nowitzki turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper. Li Tian knew the famous stunt of "Old Driver" and was always on guard against Nowitzki's turnaround and fadeaway jumper.
The moment Nowitzki turned around to take the ball, Li Tian quickly took action.
"Snapped!"
Hit the ball directly.
The moment the ball was taken by Li Tian, Howard and Gay who were standing next to him saw Li Tian stealing Nowitzki, and they both rushed over to fight for the ball.
Li Tian also joined in.
Several people fell into a ball, fighting for rebounds, and the basket became even more chaotic.
No one had effective control of the ball.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded and the Mavericks had a 24-second violation.
Grizzlies ball rights.
Gasol tried to shoot again and missed, hitting the ball continuously.
Scenes like this continued to appear in the following games. By the fourth quarter, the Mavericks had closed the point difference to 2 points.
Seeing that all the main players of the Grizzlies are already weak.
Mark could only let Li Tian and Conley lead Varrick, with Varrick temporarily acting as center, and Stromire Swift replacing Gay at the power forward position.
The Grizzlies' lineup at this time is very strange, with three 206cm players at the forward position, and two 185cm players in Lowry and Conley on the outside.
Li Tian looked at this lineup and was speechless. It was so weird. Milicic was injured and it did too much damage to the Grizzlies.
The disadvantages of the Grizzlies' lineup gradually became apparent. They couldn't beat the Mavericks in rebounding. Without rebounds, they would not have the ball.
When Gasol came up, the Grizzlies were already 7 points behind.
Even if Li Tian and Conley completed several cooperations, the shooting percentage began to decline due to Nowitzki's defense and excessive physical exertion.
The Mavericks maintained their lead against the Grizzlies in the fourth quarter, and the Grizzlies once again lost the game.
The Mavericks lost 100-108, an 8-point advantage to the Memphis Grizzlies who came to challenge.
The Grizzlies have lost three straight.
The game is over and the press conference ends in a hurry.
On the plane flying back to Memphis, the entire team was under clouds. Everyone was doing their own thing and no one was talking.