At the beginning of the second half, both sides fielded their main lineups as usual.
The Mavericks are Dirk Nowitzki + Monta Ellis + Jose Calderon + Shawn Marion + Samuel Dalembert.
The Lakers are Kobe + Nash + Meeks + Gasol + Tang Qian.
Staples Center, home commentator Bill McDonald said:
I hope the Purple and Gold Army can show some improvement in the second half tonight, otherwise they will be pulled three games in a row, and the next game will be at the Mavericks' home court, and the Lakers' situation will be dangerous.
This is 100% correct. This battle at Tianwang Mountain is very important to the Lakers.
Compared to the Mavericks, they are under greater pressure and have no way out.
However, the Lakers have encountered similar situations before. In the 2008-09 playoffs, the Lakers played the Houston Rockets until Game 7, but still won the championship in the end. The original time and space Spurs
This season, we also played against the Mavericks until the 7th game before successfully advancing. Therefore, if we don't play well in the first two rounds, it does not mean that we have no chance of winning the championship.
This doesn't affect anything.
However, if you are directly eliminated, that's a different story.
The Mavericks' touch is still very smooth, which was cultivated by consecutive wins in the past. Instead, the Lakers were suppressed by their momentum and were at a loss. However, there are always times when the game cannot be started. At this time, the Mavericks are very used to leaving the basketball in their hands.
It was handed over to No. 41 Dirk Nowitzki. They also knew that in this game, the German did not have an explosive state. Even so, the latter completed the task perfectly in the first half.
The Oriental center, who just won DPOY, seems to be a little bit blinded, which is also a point that can be exploited.
In the playoffs, everything is focused on victory, and no one will sympathize with the opponent or the enemy.
Nowitzki held the ball, a triple threat, and then subconsciously prepared to take off and take a shot. He also felt that throughout this series, the Lakers No. 29 was not in good condition, but he did not have the time to explore and sympathize. He had to
Fight for the success of the city of Dallas.
"Dirk Nowitzki! The basketball is in Dirk Nowitzki's hands again! How will he defend this ball? Can he defend it???" It can be heard that the two on-site commentators of the Lakers
There was some uncertainty and nervousness in his words. Because in this series, Tang Qian did not play well and his defense was average. Although this was also due to the fact that he performed a very "thankless" defensive task, but
After all, it is his opponent who has the greatest influence on the situation of the battle. If you don't ask him for this question, who else can you ask?
Gasol? Now everyone's attention is on Tang Qian. It's just that after this series ends, some rational fans will slowly start to think about this.
Some people at ESPN were writing articles in advance, preparing to once again slander Lakers No. 29, mocking him so much that he couldn't even win the DPOY trophy.
Tang Qian's reaction to this ball was much faster than before, at least much better than in the first half of this game. Combined with his physical fitness and long arms, it gave the Germans who had not exploded greater shooting interference. Basketball, dang
~, his aim was slightly off, and it bounced out of the basket. Gasol firmly protected the rebound, and defensive rebounding. Even in a few years, the Spaniard will be a first-class presence in the league. This is also Tang
The reason why potential players can safely go out to guard Dirk Nowitzki alone.
But there is no problem with one ball. After all, even Jordan will always miss, and it is impossible to maintain a 100% shooting rate. No one in the Mavericks team takes this seriously.
Brush~ Kobe Bryant of the Lakers caught the ball and hit a 2-pointer. When the team's momentum is suppressed, giving it to role players is far less reliable than giving it to the star. In addition to hard ability, there is also the issue of pressure resistance.
, a role player is a role player, not everyone is Horry or Fisher, key shots, attack against the wind, stability is naturally guaranteed for the top scorer.
Needless to say, the Lakers' leading scorer is Kobe Bryant, who just averaged 43.7 points per game in the regular season. Let alone the Lakers, looking at the entire history of the NBA, he has
This is definitely a top-three individual offensive season. In addition, the opponent is either Monta Ellis or Marion. In fact, counting the entire Mavericks' positions 1 to 3, no one on the outside can stop Kobe. A little.
No delay can be achieved.
So when Nash discovered that the rest of the Lakers were not strong enough in this game, he immediately changed his passing idea, starting from connecting the teams and directly changing it to "feeding" Kobe. The effect of this change is obvious, especially when Tang
After Qian once again defended a ball from Dirk Nowitzki, the Lakers' momentum finally improved slightly.
"You've recovered a lot, but it's still not enough. It's far inferior to your regular season level!" Nowitzki started talking rubbish, trying to affect Tang Qian's recovery. Unexpectedly, Tang Qian opened his mouth and said:
"You are no longer at your peak level a long time ago, aren't you? We are evenly matched."
"You can't guard against me," Nowitzki said.
"I will try my best." Tang Qian said, "I'm not kidding this time."
Once the overall feel of the Mavericks improved, they began to look for Nowitzki to break the game just like the previous two games. This move worked wonders at least in the third and fourth games. Nowitzki took the ball and
He looked at Lakers No. 29 in front of him, who was taller than him, put away his slight contempt for the first two goals, and quickly increased his concentration.
"Nowitzki adopted a back-up defensive attack. He immediately pushed forward and competed for strength attributes. The Germans could not take advantage of him." This is true. Tang Qian's bench press this season has stabilized at
Around 400 pounds, this is no longer a bench press number that Nowitzki can achieve. But the attacker still has to occupy a dominant position. And when it comes to back-up play, Nowitzki combined with his Golden Rooster independence is also unique in the league.
The rhythm of hitting from behind is great, but hitting Tang Qian like this won't be very effective.
Because as he gets older, Nowitzki's weight has also weakened, and he is no longer in the peak state of the championship season. This has a significant impact on strength and power. But this problem generally does not show up easily, after all, the Germans
He is also one of the labeled natural mismatches. Those who are taller than him are not as fast as him, and those who are faster than him are not as tall as him. Bosh of the Heat back then was considered a 4th position with high agility and agility. The original prediction of ESPN was,
It can give the Germans a lot of shooting interference. But... the fact is that Bosh was beaten one after another.
Especially at critical moments.
He can keep up with Nowitzki's speed, and his height is not much weaker. Counting his wingspan, he even has a slight advantage. But so what? He suffered a big loss in terms of strength and tonnage attributes.
Therefore, the Germans were beating him from behind one by one, with no way to fight back. Only the Oriental in front of him was the first defender to put such great defensive pressure on Nowitzki.
Speed + height + strength are all better than Nowitzki's, and the tonnage is also much heavier than Nowitzki's this season. This makes Nowitzki's "natural misalignment" advantage instantly offset.
Lost. In his peak season, he reached nearly 260 pounds, but that was before, and now he is doubtful even reaching 240 pounds. Although Tang Qian is not a heavy center at 280 pounds, he is close to 270 pounds. This weight can put his
The strength advantage can be better exerted. When the top man is stuck in position, the bottom plate is more stable and stable.
However, do you think you can guard me like this? Nowitzki, a former super giant, exploded in an instant, exploded, and then forced the Golden Rooster to make an independent back shot! The basketball passed Tang Qian's fingers and hit the board.
The Lakers' net!
"NO! The Germans started scoring goals again! Are they going to repeat the nightmare of the previous two games?" Bill MacDonald said: "Hot, you need to think of a solution!!!"
"I'm in," Nowitzki said.
"I saw it, but I didn't expect you to explode again. You are indeed a representative figure who can become a god with one crown. You are awesome." After finishing speaking, Tang Qian ran to the frontcourt and began to participate in the Lakers' offense. As if, he was not affected by it.
The impact of this goal is the same. This is completely different from the first half and the first two games. The impatience and eagerness are not reflected at all.
Was it hidden? Nowitzki was a little confused, but he didn't think much about it, because he scored the ball, and this was the best result. The Lakers attacked, but the basketball didn't go in, and Gasol got it.
The ball was blocked by Dalembert at the moment he took the shot. Dalembert now only had one bright spot: occasionally blocking shots. Gasol was a little angry, and he signaled to the referee that the ball was blocked.
The violation was punished, but because his words and attitude were a bit excessive, under the "zero tolerance" rule, the referee directly gave him a technical foul.
Pau Gasol? Sorry, you are not on the "protected list" explained above.
How can we not be punished for talking to us like this?
Brush~The Mavericks made a technical free throw and continued to serve and attack.
The NBA is not FIBA. Except for technical fouls caused by excessive timeouts, the rest only requires one free throw and no exchange of ball rights will be performed. Therefore, the Mavericks continued to hold the ball after the free throw. Monta Ellis tried this ball himself.
An offense, but he didn't call a pick-and-roll and compete one-on-one with Kobe. This season, he was looking for death. Kobe blocked the ball directly! Then he went on a solo fast break, turned around and dunked into the basket!!!
This dunk restored the atmosphere at Staples Center a lot, but currently, the Mavericks are still in the lead. The momentum has not completely turned over. The next ball the Mavericks started to play a pick-and-roll, and it was still Monta Ellis.
Trying to use the high pick-and-roll of Dalembert inside to break through Kobe's defense and go to the basket to score points. Because the Lakers' super inside defender No. 29 Dongfang Fang was pulled out of the paint by Nowitzki, so he has
Great opportunity to kill the basket.
However, the premise is that you have to break through the past.
Otherwise, everything will be out of the question.
Kobe played this ball very skillfully. The defense didn't care about Dalembert at all, and directly adopted a back-circuit method to get out of the way of the latter. Then he directed Gasol inside to attack him inside and outside, trying to seal off Monta Ai.
Ellis. As for the others, they are still staring at their defenders and do not need to run over to help. There is a problem, that is, if Kobe continues to add Monta Ellis, it is equivalent to letting go of the high pick-and-roll.
Dalembert. Once Monta Ellis chooses to split the ball, Dalembert will get a medium-sized open shot opportunity.
But, so what? Kobe doesn't plan to guard Dalembert at all, because this guy's mid-range shots have declined drastically this season and are no longer as accurate as before. Only about 26% of them were left in the regular season.
The shot ratio has also dropped significantly compared to before. This all shows that Dalembert's basket has deteriorated sharply. There is no need to worry about guarding anymore.
Don't think there is anything wrong with Kobe's judgment. In this series, players from the opposing team will be studied ten times more carefully than in the regular season. Therefore, Kobe also kept some of Dalembert's basic data this season in mind.
In addition, the former has a history of losing mid-range games in the playoffs, so it is worth a try.
Sure enough, when Monta Ellis saw Gasol guarding him in front of him and Kobe Bryant chasing him behind him, he immediately chose to pass the ball back, and the basketball flew straight to Dalembert and Kodai, who was temporarily unguarded.
After Lempert took the ball, he hesitated for a moment before taking the shot. The ball, of course, hit the front edge of the basket and almost missed it.
Kobe got the rebound, Nash launched a defensive counterattack, and finally the Lakers' No. 24 wing succeeded in a fast break layup.
Brush~
Seeing that his side's offense was failing frequently, the German Dirk Nowitzki once again chose to stand up and take the initiative to get the ball on the left wing. This was to rely on his own personal ability to help the team like the previous two games.
The Dallas Mavericks overcame this difficulty. The reason why the Lakers did not play well and lost the game was because the Mavericks were unable to prevent Nowitzki's goal when their scoring was blocked. In this case, it means pressure.
If the Mavericks can't hold back their momentum, they won't be able to turn it over completely.
As soon as Nowitzki got the ball, Tang Qian followed up. The Mavericks quickly cleared the left side, giving the German plenty of space to play singles and make moves.
"It's Nowitzki VS Feng again!!! It's this matchup again!!! I believe everyone is familiar with this matchup in this series. If Feng can't defend, I'm afraid the Mavericks' momentum will rekindle.
It's hard to suppress." Bill McDonald said worriedly, but this is not a pointless worry. What the Lakers are most afraid of right now is the most reliable defender and defensive point in the regular season.
There is no way, Tang Qian was defeated by the Germans in the previous two games.
It's not surprising for people to think this way.
Tang Qian bent over and bent his knees, looking serious, waiting for Dirk Nowitzki's attack.
It's one-on-one again.
It is another offensive and defensive single-kill battle dedicated to the two.
PS: It will be ready tomorrow~Thank you for your understanding during this period~~~~