"What a ball! This is what we call transitional-offence, which is the transition between offense and defense. Chen Yan took advantage of the Mavericks' missed shot to quickly counterattack and scored two points cleanly!" Zhang Liangli shouted excitedly.
He likes to mix some English basketball terminology into his commentary which is also his personal characteristic.
Mavericks offensive possession.
The old driver continued to take the ball on the right side, but the Mavericks did not help him clear the side. Carlisle continued the play style of the first half, consciously letting Nowitzki attract double teams to provide firepower for his teammates.
Many people don't understand Carlisle's thinking. From the outside, it seems that King Nuo's hands were so hot in the last game, so why not just keep throwing the ball to him?
However, basketball games are far from as simple as fans imagine. The head coach has to consider many things, such as home and away games, players' physical fitness, opponents' targeted adjustments, etc. Considering that the series is a long-term war of attrition, in order to control Nowitzki's singles
It is reasonable to do this because of the physical energy consumption it brings.
Stoudemire quickly flanked Nowitzki from the bottom line, and Azubuike on the far end filled the gap inside, letting go of Artest on the weak side.
The advantage of such a flanking attack is the persistence and rotation of follow-up defense, and Nowitzki's passing skills are not that sufficient, so it is very risky for him to frequently send long diagonal passes.
However, Nowitzki still successfully delivered the ball to his open teammate.
Artest in the bottom corner adjusted his shot after receiving the ball. Azubuike reacted quickly and quickly pounced back from the inside.
The basketball bounced out of the frame, and Artest was a little annoyed. He didn't expect Azubuike to retreat so quickly. If he had shot directly, he wouldn't have been disturbed.
Jordan easily collected the defensive rebounds, and the Mavericks players retreated quickly. With this lineup, they didn't dare to ask for any offensive rebounds.
As the Suns set, Nash and Stoudemire played a classic Suns pick-and-roll.
Nash used the screen to take a step back to Stoudemire, who shot through the net from mid-range and hit the ball.
Stoudemire has regained his confidence in shooting, and the team's efforts in the last game have paid off.
Looking back, the Mavericks also wanted to retaliate with a combination of tactics.
There are thousands of offensive tactics in basketball, but the most core and most efficient one is definitely the pick-and-roll.
However, the Mavericks' pick-and-roll cooperation in this round was restrained by the Suns. The Suns used their strong mobility to quickly switch defenses. The Mavericks handed the ball to Ray Allen after consecutive pick-and-rolls failed.
Junzi Lei missed a three-pointer when there was very little offensive time left in the round.
The Suns once again switched offense and defense, Stoudemire strode into the three-point line, and Chen Yan quickly pulled to the opposite side of the three-point line at a 45-degree angle.
Just when everyone was looking forward to what kind of pass Nash would send this time, Lao Na suddenly stopped outside the three-point line.
Nash said that his three-point shooting percentage of about 45% per game does not come from passing the ball!
Kidd had already taken a step back from the three-point line. When he saw Nash stopping the ball and raising his elbow, he instinctively pounced on him.
Kidd wanted to interfere with Nash's shooting, but his old arms and legs had their own ideas. They slipped, and Kidd put his hands on the ground and almost fell to his knees under the pants of the son of the wind.
"Whoa!"
The crisp sound of brushing the screen sounded.
Kidd walked towards the frontcourt without looking back.
A real man never looks back at the scene of the explosion!
The scene was very cool and cinematic, but it was a pity that Nash scored the goal...
The score difference was instantly wiped out, and Carlisle called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Mavericks changed their offensive strategy. They asked the two top shooters Ray Allen and Nowitzki to play pick-and-roll.
The Suns did not switch defense, and Ray Allen took advantage of the pick-and-roll gap to decisively raise his hand from outside the three-point line.
"Whoa!"
A three-pointer helped the Mavericks regain their blood.
The Suns continued their previous firepower. In the sports game, Chen Yan received a pass from Nash and cut into the penalty area for a pull-up layup.
A team that focuses on offense will not affect its offensive rhythm just because the opponent scores.
Kidd dribbled the ball across half court and handed it to Ray Allen.
Ray Allen holds the ball at the top of the arc, and Nowitzki's screen comes up again.
There is no doubt that these two top shooters are a threat in pick-and-roll cooperation, but neither of their breakthrough and passing abilities are top-notch, so their offense has great limitations.
In this round, the Suns switched defenses. Ray Allen did not dare to take action against Stoudemire and chose to hand the ball to Nowitzki outside the three-point line.
When passing the ball, Stoudemire reached out and interfered slightly, causing Ray Allen to pass the ball too small. The old driver bent down and took a step forward to catch it.
Chen Yan quickly got close to his body and hit the basketball with a precise slap. Nowitzki was unable to protect the ball in this position and could only watch the ball being knocked away.
"Crack!"
"Bang!"
The basketball rebounded and hit Nuo Tianwang's chicken. Chen Yan correctly judged the second landing point of the ball, took the ball and blitzed the basket, quickly adding two more points to the team.
In order to hide his embarrassment, the old driver could only sit on the ground with his crotch covered. He rested for a while before being pulled up by his teammates.
Domestic netizens have ridiculed that King Nuo is not covering his crotch, he is covering his face!
At the end of the third quarter, the Suns had already led the score by 7 points.
The pick-and-roll of Ray Allen and King Notion has achieved certain results, but after all, the style of play is single and easy to be targeted by the Suns. Moreover, most of the shooting positions are from high to three-point range, and the efficiency is not high.
In the final quarter of the game, D'Antoni didn't stop doing anything and directly adopted the lineup that led the score in the third quarter.
The main force of Shitong is engraved in the DNA of Mustache and cannot be changed.
D'Antoni's idea is not wrong. The Suns used this lineup to overtake the score. There is no problem in continuing to use the same lineup to have a solid advantage in the critical final quarter, right?
The Mavericks fielded their strongest offensive lineup, with Nowitzki, Terry, Ray Allen and other offensive players placed on the court by Carlisle.
The core players of the Suns will not rest, and Carlisle does not intend to let his main players rest, otherwise the point difference will only widen.
After playing with Nowitzki as bait for a few minutes, Carlisle realized that there was no hope of chasing points in this way. The Suns' defense changes were very fast and very high, which could always cause some interference to shooting players.
After thinking about it, Carlisle, the master tactician, made a decision.
That is to let Nowitzki take over the offensive power in the final quarter, and the whole team will help him clear one side, so that Nowitzki can comfortably play in singles.
Back to the starting point, standing blankly in front of the mirror.
I'm talking about Carlisle tonight.
King Nuo still maintained amazing efficiency after getting the ball, but the score could never be caught up, and the rhythm was already in the hands of the Suns.
The Suns have started the offensive mode again, no matter how many points you score, I just need to score more points than you.
In the last three minutes before the end of the game, Nowitzki and Ray Allen suddenly exerted their strength and each hit a three-pointer.
The score difference comes to 4 points!
The hope of winning was rekindled in the eyes of Mavericks fans.
But what they didn't expect was that this was Maverick's comeback.
The game entered a fierce stage, and the Suns' troika worked together to score all 13 points of the Suns in the last three minutes. Chen Yan scored 5 points, Stoudemire 4 points, Nash 4 points.
The scores are very even, making it hard for opponents to defend themselves.
In the end, 102 to 107, the Suns won another victory at home, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.
The Mavericks only lost by 5 points in this game, which was a great improvement compared to the last game, but the players looked even more lonely than in the last game.
The fourth quarter of the last game was basically garbage time, but the Mavericks had a chance to win this game, and they were even leading before halftime.
In the whole game, Chen Yan made 10 of 19 shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 31 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Nash contributed 23 points and 8 assists. His offensive desire was not low tonight, his shots were decisive, and his passing and organization were still full of threats.
Stoudemire scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. His shooting improved dramatically tonight, hitting 5 goals in 6 mid-range shots.
Stoudemire has a strong mid-range ability. His teammates and fans were surprised that he could shoot such a shooting rate, but no one was surprised.
The Suns' troika all performed well tonight, and the three of them working at the same time is the basic plan for the Suns to win this game.
