Rick Carlisle has been using Stevenson as a false starter, and Stevenson's main task on the court is defense.
Shawn Marion and Jason Kidd's outside offensive capabilities are not very good either.
Therefore, the biggest problem with this lineup is insufficient output, and there is no way around it. They lack Caron Butler, the core of outside offense.
But if Stevenson feels good in any game, then Carlisle will extend his playing time.
Otherwise Carlisle will increase the playing time of Jason Terry and Barea.
But the problem is that in that case, the Mavericks' perimeter defense will be too fragile, especially when facing a strong perimeter team like the Knicks.
"As for the Knicks, oh, D'Antoni has changed his lineup again. The point guard is still Jrue Holiday, the shooting guard is Danny Green, the small forward Lian Dao Sickle, and the power forward Amar'e Stade
Meyer, the center is no longer the former Cousins, but has been replaced by 36-year-old championship center Rasheed Wallace who has rich experience in the finals."
Before the game started, Kenny Smith took the time to introduce the starting players of both sides to the fans.
The same is true in CCTV's live broadcast room.
However, in order to let fans clearly understand the Knicks' lineup changes and to allow Yao Ming to adapt to the rhythm of commentary, Mr. Zhang Lili raised a question.
"Dayao, you should understand why the Knicks replaced Rashid Wallace, right?"
Yao Ming smiled and nodded, and then said: "Well, actually this is easy to understand."
"Cousins is probably the best and most talented post player the Knicks acquired last summer, but no matter how good he is, Cousins can't get rid of the problem of lack of game experience, and it's still the finals.
Competition experience.”
"Moreover, Cousins has always had flaws in his character. In order for D'Antoni to make the game more stable, it is definitely impossible for a rookie to start the finals as soon as he comes up."
"Of course, although Cousins is not the starter, his playing time will not be reduced too much. After all, Wallace is already 36 years old, and his physical fitness is not enough to support him playing for too long. And in the last few finals,
After Cousins adapts to the rhythm of the game, he will probably be mentioned in the starting lineup!"
Mr. Zhang Lili nodded in agreement. What Yao Ming said was what he wanted to say.
The game officially started, and the referee threw the ball high in the midfield.
Chandler and Stoudemire jumped up at the same time and fought hard for the ball!
But in the end, Tyson Chandler was superior in height and helped the Mavericks successfully compete for the ball and pass the ball to Shawn Marion.
After Shawn Marion dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, he handed the ball to the Mavericks' brains, Jason Kidd.
Kidd stood outside the three-point line, dribbling and directing the players' movements.
Although it felt like Kidd's dribbling was careless, Holiday didn't dare step forward to steal the ball.
On the surface, this old fox has flaws in his dribbling, but behind each of his flaws, he gives himself enough room to make amends and counterattack.
Once Holiday can't resist the temptation and steps forward to steal, it will play into Kidd's hands.
This is a move he often uses when playing against Westbrook, and he reaps rewards in every game.
But obviously, Holiday is not the reckless man like Westbrook. Although he did not see the deep meaning behind Kidd's flaw, he had a feeling in his heart that things were definitely not as simple as they seemed.
Although Holiday is not as experienced as Kidd, he is alert enough and smart enough to not be fooled.
At this time, Kidd also discovered that Holiday was not fooled like Westbrook, which made him feel a little pity, but he also knew in his heart that this kid was more difficult to deal with than the Thunder's reckless man.
At this time, Nowitzki came to the high post to withstand Stoudemire and reached for the ball towards Jason Kidd.
Kidd immediately dropped the ball into Nowitzki's hands.
Nowitzki took the ball with his back and hit Stoudemire in singles.
With Stoudemire's height, it's actually very difficult to defend Nowitzki. Nowitzki is 2.13 meters, and his height is really an advantage in the fourth position.
But there is no way, the Knicks as a whole do not have tall insiders, even center Rasheed Wallace and Cousins, both of whom are less than 2.10 meters tall.
As long as there are no double teams, Nowitzki is simply an unsolvable offensive power among the power forwards.
His singles ability is too strong.
Nowitzki turned his back to beat Stoudemire.
Although Nowitzki's strength is not very strong, Stoudemire's strength is actually about the same as him.
After Nowitzki made two slams toward the basket, he suddenly turned around and retreated, taking off on one foot and shooting a fadeaway jumper.
"Whoosh!"
Nowitzki used his signature moves as soon as he came up, and the Golden Rooster independently scored a difficult shot.
It was just an attack, but D'Antoni already felt something was wrong. Stoudemire's defense against Bosh in the last round, although not very successful, was definitely qualified. Bosh didn't say anything too presumptuous throughout the whole process.
Bosh and Stoudemire are both masters of face-to-face offense. Neither of them have particularly good back-up skills, so both sides are familiar with each other's skills. However, Nowitzki is an extremely good back-up player.
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In particular, his inside moves, although not very flashy, are extremely practical and have a sense of skill and craftsmanship. They have the flavor of Duncan's "big basic skills", so this makes Stoudemire's defense a bit difficult to parry.
If you think Nowitzki can only turn around and shoot independent jumpers, you are totally wrong.
Nowitzki's ability to turn around and break through is also very good, and he can break through even when facing the frame.
And the most important thing is that Nowitzki has solid basic skills and a simple and simple style of play. Compared with fancy offenses, this style of play has a lower turnover rate.
Nowitzki's dynamic talents are very average, such as jumping and speed; but his static talents are outstanding, such as height, wingspan, ball feel, shooting, coordination, golf intelligence, etc. These talents are all in the league.
top notch.
Players with these static talents, even if they are much older, are still the favorites of major teams. On the contrary, those players who rely purely on physical talents to make a living will basically find it difficult to play after the age of 32.
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Just like Stoudemire, Stoudemire is now 29 years old and can still be in his prime, but in a few years, Stoudemire, who does not have the skills to back the basket, will basically face a situation where he has no ball to play if his speed drops again.
The Knicks attack immediately!
Against the Mavericks, the Knicks' offensive rhythm was very fast!
Holiday took the ball across half court and immediately handed the ball to Lian Dao without any pause.
Lian Dao attacked with the ball, and Shawn Marion was always on guard against Lian Dao's rapid breakthrough, but Lian Dao faked a shot and Marion immediately moved forward.
He knew very well about Lian Dao's three points.
But Lian Dao didn't just shoot a three-pointer, he took the ball with both hands and completed a giant loop in the air.
Then quickly break through with the ball.
Because Marion was too close just now, Lian Dao's "fastest first step" directly passed him by.
Like Durant, Lian Dao is tall and has long arms, but Lian Dao has two other points, that is, he is faster than Durant and stronger than Durant. This makes it impossible for Marion to be like a restricted
Durant restricted cheap rice like that.
Lian Dao took advantage of the situation and broke through directly to the basket.
"Don't even think about it!" Chandler gave up Rasheed Valais who was near the mid-range at this time and came up to defend.
Rashid Wallace was ready to catch the ball and shoot, but Lian Dao failed to pass the ball.
When Chandler came over to defend, Lian Dao jumped up towards Chandler, and then the two collided in the air.
"throat!"
Lian Dao suddenly felt a groan, but he still controlled his body weight, threw the ball towards the basket, and then fell to the ground.
"Beep!"
As soon as Lian Dao took action, he heard the referee's whistle.
Then, "Brush!"
The sound of the basketball passing through the net echoed throughout the stadium through the loudspeaker.
2+1!
Lian Dao scored a strong 2+1 at the start, and the cheers from Madison Garden Arena filled the sky.
"So beautiful!" Xiao Si and Hua Laishi stretched out their hands to pull Lian Dao up, patting Lian Dao's butt and said excitedly.
But Lian Dao didn't celebrate and made the free throw steadily.
2:3!
Kidd passed the frontcourt with the ball, and Holiday was guarding him.
Kidd didn't have a physical advantage when hitting Holiday, but he still chose to hit Holiday sideways.
Holiday defended very well and did not retreat at all in the face of Kidd's physical pressure.