To be honest, this tactic is really exciting and very practical, but Carlisle still underestimated Holiday's passing ability.
In the third quarter, Carlisle's tactics did not completely block Holiday's passing, but Holiday, who was inexperienced at the beginning, did suffer a bit, especially when he was intercepted by the Mavericks twice in a row and completed a defensive counterattack.
At that time, the score was once tied by the Mavericks.
However, Holiday, who adjusted in time, never made a similar mistake again. On the contrary, near the end of the third quarter, he successively delivered artillery shells to Lian Dao at critical moments, helping the Knicks stabilize the score advantage to four points again.
However, I have to say that Carlisle's tactical level is indeed very good. In the last match, the Mavericks did not have such a sophisticated defensive layout against Lian Dao, but less than a month later, Carlisle came up with such a defensive layout.
, I really don’t know what new things Carlisle will come up with next time they play against each other.
And this tactic is not to say that it was not completely effective. Carlisle at least disrupted the Knicks' offensive rhythm and suppressed the explosive scoring ability of other Knicks players.
In the fourth quarter, both sides were not as physically energetic as they were in the first half. However, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Lian Dao frequently shot mid-range fadeaway jumpers amid double teams.
Now he still has a certain physical advantage. At this time, the fadeaway jumper has the bonus of the "God's Backward" badge, and the hit rate is also extremely high. However, the further he delays, the greater his physical energy consumption will be.
, lack of physical fitness, the "God Retreat" badge bonus will not be available.
Lian Dao also led the Knicks to a 12:6 offensive climax at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
In one fell swoop, the lead was extended to 10 points.
However, as Lian Dao's physical energy gradually depleted, his shooting percentage also declined.
At this time, Marion implemented Carlisle's defensive strategy, closely guarding Lian Dao's shooting, and relaxing Lian Dao's breakthrough. Carlisle's purpose was very clear, which was to let Lian Dao break through, and then help defend the amazingly fast Chandler.
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Chandler showed his defensive strength in the fourth quarter. He is tall, long-armed and agile, and can always cause huge interference to Lian Dao's offense.
The Mavericks' collective defensive strength was also fully revealed at this moment.
To be honest, the Mavericks' defensive strength this season is better than that of the Spurs and Celtics. Duncan of the Spurs has slowed down his movement. DeJuan Blair, as a short and stocky inside man, is not as tall as Millsap.
High, and even worse than Millsap on the defensive end.
Therefore, the Spurs' interior defense this season can still be effective against slow-moving interiors in court battles, but when faced with faster-moving interiors like the Knicks, their interior pressure will be very high.
The same will be true for Celtics Garnett. After a serious injury, Garnett's condition has declined every year, and Perkins on the inside has been traded away. Do you expect O'Neal and O'Neal to defend when he is injured?
Neither of these two players spend as much time playing games as they do sitting on the bench. The Celtics' No. 5 position now relies solely on big baby Davis.
However, the Mavericks are different. Tyson Chandler is only 28 years old. He is at the peak of his body and skills. The key year is his contract year.
Tyson Chandler is a typical competitive player. To say this is not to praise his big heart.
It's that he is not active in training, and is especially lazy in physical training. This guy belongs to the type of player who can sit down instead of standing and take advantage of his talent.
But Chandler is very involved in the game. He is a player who only likes playing and not training. Otherwise, with his talent, he would not be just a blue-collar player.
In the fourth quarter, Lian Dao was interfered by Tyson Chandler and attacked many times to no avail. Although this guy is crazy, his defensive strength at the basket is definitely at the top level in the league.
Although unlike Howard, his defensive data can be reflected through blocks. Tyson Chandler's defense is mainly reflected in the interference with offensive players' shooting, which cannot be reflected in many defensive data.
Some players who have fewer blocks and fewer steals do not mean that their defensive strength will really be weaker than those who are the leaders in blocks and steals.
The Knicks attacked many times to no avail, but they did not let the Mavericks get closer to the score.
Nowitzki's shooting percentage also dropped seriously under the defense of Stoudemire and Cousins.
The two sides continued to put pressure on each other on the defensive end. Cousins continued to fight with Chandler in the paint. Stoudemire continued to compete with Nowitzki for position. Every turn and shot by Nowitzki seemed particularly difficult.
In this kind of fierce defense, it is basically difficult for players on both sides to maintain their shooting percentage.
In fact, the Mavericks are the most anxious because they are still lagging behind, but the Knicks' interior defense today made them feel as if they were playing against the Spurs, and every attack was extremely difficult.
Although Stoudemire's defense is not as good as Deng's, his tough defensive attitude in this game did create too much trouble for Nowitzki.
There is only one and a half minutes left on the clock, and the Knicks still hold a 5-point advantage.
"Fuck, you can't even think of scoring this goal today!" Stoudemire gritted his teeth and stood firmly behind Nowitzki.
Now, as the game enters the final stage, the Knicks dare not double-team easily, otherwise it is likely to cause missing players.
At this time, Lian Dao and the others could only trust their teammates and Stoudemire.
However, Xiaosi also became ruthless, and when Little Bully became serious, he still had a ruthless spirit.
Nowitzki found that this time he couldn't stand up to the Bully! The Bully is at his peak this season, and he is also the player closest to Nowitzki in terms of overall performance this season.
Although Nowitzki is better inside, he can't beat Stoudemire every time.
Stoudemire stood firm and prevented Nowitzki from advancing even half a step.
Lian Dao defended beside Shawn Marion, but part of his attention was on Stoudemire.
Come on! Stoudemire! Hold on!
Nowitzki found that he couldn't push back, so he wanted to repeat his old trick. Since he couldn't push back, I turned my back and broke through!
But this time, Stoudemire was already on guard.
The moment Nowitzki turned around, Stoudemire reached out and slapped the basketball off Nowitzki's waist.
"If it's taken away, who will get the key ball?"
As soon as Jeff Van Gundy's voice fell, Lian Dao pounced and protected the basketball tightly under his body.
Nowitzki then bent down to fight for the basketball in Lian Dao's arms. The game had reached this point. It is estimated that no one would want to give up the victory of this game.
But Lian Dao was not nervous at all. When Nowitzki fell on top of him to fight for the basketball, Lian Dao found a passing route and threw the ball over.
"Holiday caught a pass from sickle!"
Holiday received the basketball and immediately counterattacked. He originally wanted to break through and score a layup, but unexpectedly Jason Terry caught up with him at this time.
Therefore, Holiday should directly change from a layup to a backward pass.
Cousins was incredibly fast. He threw away Chandler, received Holiday's pass, took three steps, jumped in the three-second zone, and ended the attack with a domineering dunk.
"The Knicks' lead has reached seven points, and the two sides are still fighting hand-to-hand. It is obviously a regular season game, but the intensity is no less intense than the playoffs. However, the current situation on the court is very unfavorable for the Mavericks. 1 minute
At that time, the Mavericks have to catch up with 7 points, which is not an easy task!"
"Coach Carlisle wanted to use Dirk's unsolvable mid-range shot to resolve the battle, but Dirk is also a human being, and he can't be in top form all the time, and he also underestimated Amare's performance in this game.
The toughness of the game!”
Xiao Si pulled up Lian Dao who was lying on the floor, and the two high-fived each other.
At this time, the Mavericks players also knew that they might really have no way to save the situation, and everyone hung their heads.
The Mavericks' morale hit a low point, and even Chandler, who was raving before the game, was bowing his head and speechless at this time.
In the last 32.4 seconds of the game, Lian Dao broke through with the ball. After reaching the basket, Tyson Chandler fiercely came up to him.
Lian Dao was fearless. Both Tyson Chandler and Shawn Marion were angered by Lian Dao today, so they defended Lian Dao extremely fiercely.
But if they want to scare Lian Dao in this way, then they are really thinking wrong.
The more fierce the defense, the more it aroused Lian Dao's fighting spirit, and the more Lian Dao felt he wanted to kill them.