The five hundred and fortieth chapters [downcast calf, contemporary Jordan]
On February 26, the Suns flew to challenge the Mavericks away.
Joe Johnson's shooting feels good during training. Guo Xu suggested that he shoot more and play his masterpiece in his career. The Mavericks' defense is very bad.
The Mavericks are less powerful this season than Guo Xu's previous life. An important Josh Howard was intercepted by the Suns in 2003. His mission is to deal with the opponent's outside arrow figure.
In the past life, people often said that Howard missed two free throws in the G5 overtime game in the finals, and Wade used the last timeout in the last 1.9 seconds, making the Mavericks have no good chance of attacking for the last attack.
However, people often ignore that he averaged 16.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1 steal per game in the playoffs. He was the team's third scoring point and best defensive player on the wing. Without him, the Mavericks could not enter the finals.
In 2003, the Mavericks chose a player who was not up to date. Now they can't play the ball. The wing defense is a mess. The Mavericks lack Howard, so they don't know when they will reach the finals.
Nelson, the old man is currently playing double-back with Jason Terry and Devin Harris, occasionally allowing Starkhouse to strengthen its defense. Before the star game, Starkhouse will be out for 6-8 weeks due to a right knee injury, and now the Mavericks' outside defense is weaker.
The Mavericks' fatal weakness is not the outside defense, but the center position. The "second center in the West" Danpier was injured and absent. No one at the Mavericks' No. 5 position is available today.
Danpier was just a blue-collar worker when he was there, nothing great about it.
The "Russian Yao Ming" signed by the management in the summer was not able to play. He was in the same situation as Hesheng Town. He was tall but not skilled, and his movement speed was too slow. Even the "big bamboo pole" Bradley was better than him.
Bradley is moving slowly, and he is the highest player in the league who cannot defend against pick-and-roll and cannot play for a long time.
The Mavericks' third center is DJ Mbenga, a Congolese player who entered the NBA in the non-draft, with a height of 213cm and a good body weight of 111kg, but he has almost no offensive ability. His upper limit is an "8-minute player", and he can play in the second quarter and garbage time.
The Mavericks are currently only ranked sixth in the Western Conference and should be able to enter the playoffs, but it is difficult to think about the first round. If the Mavericks meet the Rockets, they will probably not be able to beat them.
Since the two teams are offensively winning, they will be fierce in every encounter and are very popular. This game is broadcast live across the United States and Chinese CCTV5 is also broadcast live.
Suns: Guo Xu, Howard, Joe Johnson, Marion, Stardameier.
Mavericks: Terry, Devin Harris, Finley, Nowitzki, Mbenga.
When the player appeared, Zhang Heli introduced: "The Suns played small ball tactics at the beginning of the game, and they must have to attack wildly. The Mavericks have weaknesses in defense and play double guards as soon as they come up."
Xu Jicheng said: "If Guo Xu doesn't attack like he is on the court, the Mavericks will be less pressure, and it will definitely be easy for him to play against the two defenders of the Mavericks."
Zhang Heli said: "Guo Xu has become even more selfless this season. He likes to pass the ball to help his teammates play. If his teammates can't open it, he will play by himself. This is beneficial. If young players in the playoffs dare to take the offensive responsibility, the Suns will be even more powerful."
Guo Xu stood in the middle circle and gave Joe Johnson a wink, who nodded and understood it.
He was responsible for the main attack at the beginning and wanted to win super data, not only to compete for a big contract, but also to compete for a nickname.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Joe Johnson's highest score in a single game was only 42 points, which was obtained when the Hawks had the ball rights. He has never had a nickname in North America, "Contemporary Jordan", "Single Joe", and "Muzzy Clan" are all nicknames joked by Chinese fans. Only "Flash", "Black Mamba", and "Shark" can be regarded as real nicknames.
Xiao Si won the jump ball and accurately transferred the ball to Guo Xu. Guo Xu used two steps to pass the ball to Joe Johnson who was about to go down. He got the chance to play Harris alone and forced the basketball to enter with the opponent, 2-0.
As long as the Mavericks have two guards, they will have natural misalignment, and this weakness is too obvious.
When the Mavericks attack, the Suns use mixed defense, with people on the outside staring at people, and Xiao Si doesn't go out near the penalty area and is waiting for people to attack.
Mbenga has no range and can open the ball outside the penalty area. If he reaches the low post, Xiao Si will go up and carry it. Guo Xu is the main defense of Terry, Joe Johnson is the main defense of Harris, and there are also misalignments on the field.
Harris forced a breakthrough and changed direction by speed, and passed Joe Johnson, attracting Sir to defend and pass the ball at the basket. Mbenga scored easily with the board at the basket. 2-2.
The attack was good this time, but Old Nelson tilted his gaze on the sidelines and did not applaud the new disciple.
He doesn't like Harris very much. He gives Harris a lot of opportunities to perform because no one is available. He found that Harris's organizational ability is poor and his mid-range and long-distance shooting is completely incomparable to Nash.
Old Nelson likes players who can shoot, and Harris will never become Nash. It has nothing to do with offense, because his wrist is too stiff. It is difficult for such people to become pitchers. After decades of coaching, Old Nelson has seen many.
When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu held the ball and waited for his teammates to pull away, observed his defensive position, and gave his teammates a secret code.
Sir Joe Johnson had no ball cover to block Finley, and Guo Xu passed the ball to the wing.
Finley's pursuit was a little slower, Mbenga replaced the defense, and Joe Johnson passed the ball to the empty cutter, who squeezed out Finley and jumped up, and his right hand made a strong splash and splashed the ball. 4-2.
Guo Xu's playing style is also good at Joe Johnson, but he is slower when running and it is not easy to get a direct phone call. He has the ability to organize and can also break through with the ball. These points make him an excellent all-round fighter.
The Mavericks attacked, because the center could not pull it open and the tactics could not be played out. Mbenga went out to cover and was emptied. The real tactical terminator.
Finley turned to shoot in a single, and Mbenga grabbed the frontcourt rebound and shot hard from close range. Under the interference of Sir, Marion scored the rebound and passed it to Guo Xu to launch a counterattack.
Guo Xu advanced to the frontcourt and passed it to Joe Johnson, who forced a layup with Harris, and scored and caused a foul. He also made a free throw, 7-2.
When he returned to defense, Joe Johnson clenched his fists. Guo Xu could see that he was very excited. It was rare for this person to celebrate.
The Mavericks attacked, Terry ran without the ball, and was able to get rid of it with Nowitzki's cover. After receiving the ball, he changed direction and broke through. Marion fouled, making both free throws. 7 to 4.
As long as Terry is given enough ball rights, his offense is much more reliable than Harris. But old Nelson doesn't like Terry either, thinking that he is like a short shooting guard with average organizational skills, and he can't compare to Nash.
When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu first played pick-and-roll with Xiao Si in the middle, and then dribbled the ball to the right to expand the distance.
This side is the weak side, only Joe Johnson is in the bottom corner, and Sir can cover the two teammates with two steps, Marion and Howard pull away on the left.
Guo Xu played very well. The Suns lineup was super strong. The opponents could not have obvious loopholes if they wanted to defend against each position. If he did not attack with the ball, passing it to Howard to play Harris alone would be a chance.
Terry's pursuit was in place, and Xiao Si had no time to cut the middle and stood still. Guo Xu dribbled the ball under his crotch and changed his direction to the right. Terry did not take any fake moves and stepped forward to form a close body.
Guo Xu leaned on Terry with his back, shook his right shoulder slightly, held the ball with his left hand and turned to the bottom line with his right hand. Terry was attracted by his shoulder swinging fake action, and did not keep up with this step and was passed.
Guo Xu quickly entered the basket and made an easy layup. Nowitzki and Mbenga both stood outside and didn't have time to make up for defense. 9 to 4.
Chapter completed!