The Mavericks had some doubts about themselves during the half-time break. Is it because they were too weak in this game? Or were the Knicks too strong? Or were they neither, but the New Yorkers were too lucky today?

The answer is of course the third one. Although the Knicks have the strength to win any team now, they will never be so easy to face a truly strong team. Any team of the same level can play a shooting percentage of more than 60%, which cannot be regarded as the norm, and they cannot even expect them to perform the same way in the first and second half.

Nowitzki should thank him for his experience of being ridiculed by fans around the world after being hacked by Hacky Eight. Although this memory is unbearable, it has really tempered the Germans' strong will. Nowitzki has long been affected by any adversity. He has a serious and serious face in the game. This temperament can affect the whole team. Even if someone shoots 61% in the first half, they still haven't given up on this game. They firmly believe that the Knicks will take the date pill and they will definitely turn the defeat into victory in the second half.

The Germans have changed a lot over the years. Before 2006, he was more like Gasol, and he was indeed softer in all aspects. But after 2006, Nowitzki began to change. First of all, on the court, he would scold his teammates loudly when needed. As long as he thought that the teammate did not do his best, off the court, Nowitzki began to integrate into the black player group. To this day, the team atmosphere inside the Mavericks is still one of the best in the league.

However, the Knicks did not have such an example of being black-haired. They are more like the Lakers in the West. When they are behind, they always feel that they can catch up with them with a little effort. When they are leading the score, they start to kill themselves in various ways, and they want to let the Angel sister take out a small pistol to block the door.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Knicks's desperation was a problem. After the Italian passed Marion, he made a difficult layup against Nowitzki, but was directly blocked by the Germans, and the Mavericks sounded the horn of the counterattack.

Terry first made a three-pointer, and then Wu Huang was careless and was hit by Kidd from outside the three-point line. He didn't expect the old monster to take such a decisive move. The Mavericks scored six points in a minute, and narrowed the gap to 9 points in a blink of an eye. In fact, the Knicks' lead was not stable. They played so well in the first half and only led by 15 points.

The Knicks soon realized that something was wrong. Wu Huang scored a layup with Kidd, giving Knicks fans a reassurance at home. However, the feng shui turned around and smooth sailing in the first half did not mean that the whole game could be continued. Nowitzki made a strong shot from outside the three-point line. New York fans began to feel that their team seemed not very good. Could it be that someone would turn the tables?

New York players didn't dare to slap anymore, but they played so smoothly in the first half and never thought about the problem of defense. For a moment, they couldn't find any way to limit the Mavericks' offense. Moreover, they were not good at defense, and their style of playing in the first half was actually the way they were best at playing only offense but not defense.

At this time, although everyone knows that the Knicks should strengthen their defense to limit the Mavericks' scoring, the Knicks' players on the court cannot do this. They can only strengthen their offense again and then fight their opponents back.

The Mavericks are still their first half style of play. The defensive end uses the popular hybrid defense, aiming to limit Wu Huang's offensive efficiency. At the same time, they pinch the offensive of other Knicks players to reduce the opponent's shooting rate and score. Then they rely on better tactical execution to score on the offensive end. Whether they can win in the end depends on the state of the team and the performance of the stars, and of course, how good the opponent's defensive ability is?

Of course, the Knicks' defense is not the same as none. Their single defense may be good, but once they encounter a systematic attack, they are prone to fall into a situation of fighting on their own. Moreover, if the Knicks want to play a good defense, they must first play a good attack. However, their condition returned to normal in the second half, and they began to struggle under the Mavericks' defense, which made their defense even worse.

After the third quarter, the score was 100:97, and the Knicks had only 3 points left in the lead. Their chaos on the defensive end became an opportunity for the Mavericks to chase points. Once they faced the smooth running, without the ball cover, and excellent passing transfer, many players in the Knicks would be shocked on the defensive end. As long as the basketball leads back and forth a few times, except for Wu Huang and Iguodala, even Tony Allen doesn't know where to fill the position, nor where to stand. They often have an embarrassing situation of overlapping positions, and then they are easily shot by their opponents in a chaos.

The Knicks' offense is much better targeted. The limit of Wu Huang in the first form is mainly to limit his breakthrough and shooting efficiency, because the Knicks' offense is basically initiated by him, and all defenses can only follow him, but they cannot suppress Wu Huang too harshly. Many teams just want to completely defend Wu Huang, but in the end they fail.

A player like Wu Huang can only affect his offensive efficiency, but don’t think about the complete limitation, otherwise it will backfire.

The Mavericks have learned a lot of experience from losers. Today they adopt a strategy that is worse than blocking and loosening. They only defend Wu Huang's offensive efficiency and do not ask to completely limit him.

Coach Carlisle knew that if they did this, then Wu Huang would increase his off-ball run next. At this time, the defense also had to change, mainly to limit Iguodala or other ball holders of the Knicks, and must not focus on the erratic Wu Huang.

Wu Huang's running position is not inferior to Lei Allen. It is not cost-effective to place too many troops on him. As long as they watch the basketball, even if Wu Huang can walk on the light of the light, it will be useless. No matter how accurate his shooting is, he must first get the ball to score. Therefore, in his second form, the first task of the defense is to keep an eye on the basketball, which is the source of everything.

If the defense even keeps Wu Huang in the second form, even if he cannot completely limit the Knicks' offense, he can at least extinguish their explosive scores. At this time, who will really score higher on both sides?

The Mavericks set a good example for other teams in the third quarter. As long as the Knicks are not playing smoothly on both offense and defense, it will be difficult for them to produce explosive output. Gradually, the feel will get worse and worse, and in the end they will die.

D'Antoni has never understood why his team never comes to the end? Why is it always extremely depressing in key battles and is completely without the usual blows?

I guess he won't understand this problem in the future, because excellent defense can reduce the morale and momentum of the opponent. These two things are exactly necessary factors for running and bombarding teams. Once the momentum is not played, the shooting feel will not be good and the offensive feeling will become worse. For a truly powerful opponent, others will definitely not let you easily play momentum, and will definitely find ways to turn the game into a quagmire battle.

In the fourth quarter, the Knicks players' physical strength is not as abundant as the first half, and they need momentum to drive overall performance, but they cannot play the rhythm they like under the defense of the Mavericks.

Wu Huang changed several times in the first and second forms today, but Kidd, an old guy, can always get his best offensive position. Although he still can't defend against Wu Huang's breakthrough, this bastard's experience and defensive consciousness made him unable to enter the inside as soon as possible, giving Chandler the opportunity to fill the position with his amazing defense speed.

Chandler showed his value in this game. He was tall and long and flexible, and he could cause great interference to King Wu's breakthrough. Marion, who was on the outside of the Mavericks, kept a close eye on his passing route. The Mavericks' collective defense is no less than the Spurs and Celtics at this moment, and even the restrictions on point guards like him are stronger than those of the Spurs and the Celtics. After all, this is the peak season of the boxing champion, and who said that this is his contract year?

Tyson Chandler is a typical game-type player, which is not a compliment because he is not active in training, especially in physical training, and is a talented player. However, Chandler is very dedicated in the game and is a player who likes games but is more likely to be a blue-collar player, otherwise he will not be just a blue-collar player with his talent.

And even if this guy performs well this year, there are probably not many people willing to give him a big contract next year. Everyone knows that 80% of the players who explode in the contract year are cheating on big contracts. Don’t expect him to keep performing like this.

In the key match in the fourth quarter, Chandler sent two blocks in a single quarter. Although the number of blocks is nothing compared to top inside defenders like Howard and Camby, Chandler's strength is interference with offensive players' shooting, which cannot be reflected in the data. Those inside lines with fewer blocks do not mean that their defense is not as good as those inside lines with more blocks.

Wu Huang didn't dare to break through the inside today. Iguodala and Gallinari hit the basket a lot less, and even Sir's offense was affected. This is the role of a top inside defensive player. The deterrence alone can make many excellent guards much more honest.

The Mavericks' defense played more elastic and contracted more freely in the fourth quarter. Obviously, the performance in the third quarter gave them confidence. Once the confidence comes, their judgments during defense will be strengthened, and they will make fewer mistakes. The opponent will make more mistakes. As one goes up and down, a wave will sooner or later appear.

In the fourth quarter, the Mavericks successfully played a wave of streams. The Knicks failed to score a point in the next two minutes, and were immediately pulled away by the Mavericks by a double-digit lead.

A game that I thought I would win was a desolate ending. The 20,000 fans in Madison Square Garden could not accept the result. There was no sound in the entire venue. They fell into the deep quagmire like the home team. The difference was that the Knicks players jumped in by themselves, and finally found that they could not jump up.

Wu Huang scored 9 points in the last quarter with his personal ability, but this score did not help the team's reversal. In fact, his own shooting rate was also affected. These 9 points were exchanged for 9 shots, and the cost-effectiveness was extremely low. It was no different if there was any.

The final score was 121:129. When the Knicks scored a terrifying 76 points in the first half, they only scored a pitiful 45 points in the second half. This score is indeed pitiful to the Knicks.

Wu Huang was a little sad after the game. He was also a little careless in this game, but he didn't expect the team to jump so fast in the second half. The Mavericks were suppressed so fiercely in the first half, which did not affect their performance in the second half at all. The Mavericks' performance in the four quarters was basically no different, and the score in each quarter exceeded 30, which shows that the Knicks' defense has always been at the same level. Can this kind of defense really achieve results in the playoffs?

D'Antoni said tactfully after the game that the team is still in a running-in period and has the flaws of unstable performance, but this problem will improve as the season progresses.

Wu Huang said nonsense. If they had a running-in problem a month or two ago, since their 27-game winning streak, the running-in problem has basically not been a problem. The Knicks have almost completed the running-in. Although the main framework and coaching staff remain unchanged this season, although there is still room for improvement, it is impossible to have a significant improvement again, so this has nothing to do with the running-in level.

It is foreseeable the next day that the media will definitely slander the Knicks' loss. The adjectives used in the report are enough to remind people of the performance of being black-skinned in the playoffs. But in fact, even if the Knicks lose, it is just a regular season game, and no team can fail for the whole season.

But even though that's it, as long as the Knicks loses, they will definitely be like the end of the game after the game, because only by hype can the media gain enough attention. Generally, the more bloody the team is depicted after losing, Wu Huang is no longer surprised. Anyway, as long as they win the next game, the media will turn their backs on you. In fact, what they fool are not the players, but the fans who are half-knowing.

The good news for the Knicks is that although they lost to the Mavericks, when the day to officially confirm the head coach of the East and West Stars on February 4, they pushed D'Antoni to the position of the East Stars as the number one in the East.

The official website of the nba website has already announced the lineup of the East and West All-Stars. Now we are just waiting for their respective coaches to determine the substitute lineup. The result will be announced on February 5, but the New York media has basically confirmed that the beard will bring Iguodala and O'Neal to Los Angeles. In this way, one of the three giants Horford and the Celtics will be out of the election.

"ESPN" predicts the All-Stars in Los Angeles this year. Judging from the lineup of the two teams, the East is more traditional and they are more likely to defeat the West.

The all-star lineup of the East and West is Wu Huang, Wade, James, Stoudemier, and Howard in the East is Paul, Kobe, Durant, Anthony, and Yao Ming.

Judging from the configuration of the Eastern Conference, they are all Yuhara in every position. Wu Huang plays a point guard in the Knicks, Wade and James are both second and third positions, Stodmeier plays a power forward in the Knicks, and Howard is the center. They are very familiar with their respective positions, and Wu Huang and Xiao Si are teammates, Wade and James are teammates, Howard and three other players except Wu Huang have been teammates in the national team, so the Eastern Conference will be more comfortable in playing balls.

Judging from the Western Conference lineup, Paul is a traditional point guard. Kobe has always played the second position in the Lakers, but Anthony and Durant both play small forwards on the forward line. If they play in the All-Star Game, they must have one of them to play the fourth position to defend Stoudemire. They will suffer losses in terms of height and weight. Yao Ming has a certain advantage in the center position against Howard, but the tacit understanding of the whole team is not as good as that of the Eastern Conference.
Chapter completed!