The strongest basket king

Chapter 424 Powerless Zhang Tian

Chapter 424

Barea is a spoiler, not a star player who can dominate a game.

If the Nuggets do not have any preparations, it is indeed possible to be stolen by the Mavericks, but the Nuggets have been attacked by Barea several times before, and they already have targeted tactics.

In the third quarter, Barea was not so comfortable, but Ellis still performed well.

Players like Ellis actually have some super sixth-man attributes, and no one can stop the touch.

But it is also difficult for this kind of player to drive his teammates. The Nuggets let this buddy play singles, and try to cut off his connection with other Mavericks players on defense.

The Mavericks must have sensed something was wrong, but they had no better way.

Carlisle can only pray that Ellis' touch will continue. Of course, he also arranged for Nowitzki to try to further improve the team's offensive power, but the effect is limited.

It is difficult for a player like Ellis to be compatible with others. He can also play pick-and-roll with Nowitzki, but it is too difficult to maintain high efficiency. The Mavericks do not destroy his touch now.

It's just that if Ellis loses his touch, it will hit the team hard. They can only gamble, and they have no choice but to use this double-edged sword. The slightly conservative tactics before have completely failed.

However, the Mavericks' current lineup also has a problem, that is, after Barea is promoted, their bench lineup is almost useless.

Stoudemire can still score, but the effect is not that great. His strength has long been ruined by injuries.

After Nurkic has adapted, at least he is doing better and better on defense.

This is still the case that the Nuggets didn't make a big move, and they didn't die.

If Xiang Chu stayed on the court, the Mavericks would never have a chance.

Relying on the continuation of Ellis' touch, the Mavericks still maintained the lead in the third quarter, leading by 5 points.

5 points is definitely not much, but it is not too little. The key is whether they can maintain it, but they feel that it is getting more and more difficult. Ellis and Nowitzki did not rest in the second half, but it is difficult to expand the lead.

With the referee's whistle, Lu Wei scored 2+1, and the Mavericks requested a timeout.

They took the opportunity to adjust. Nowitzki is not young anymore, but Xiang Chu also returned to the court for a while.

The current situation is that the Mavericks Chandler had 4 fouls before.

The Mavericks basically didn't attack much this time, but it's not that they don't pay attention to defense.

Try to prevent the pass, as well as fierce hand-to-hand defense, Chandler's fouls also contributed to the team.

It's just that at the end of the quarter, some details will have a greater impact on the outcome of the game.

If Chandler goes off the court, the Mavericks' inside line may collapse directly.

Don't say that Xiang Chu has scored 40+ because he is not good at defense. Xiang Chu still has the ability to score 50+.

It's just that Carlisle is considering whether to use Chandler or directly use the attacking lineup.

Anyway, I can't prevent it. Instead of making too many fouls and being trembling, it is better to go to Stoudemire to attack and attack.

Even if Stoudemire can't attack, he can get to the two-point position to contain it, and Chandler can only defend.

Carlisle had this plan, but he still didn't dare to make a decision lightly. Xiang Chu was too troublesome.

Three minutes later, Xiang Chu gave the opponent a chance to make up his mind.

He caused Chandler's fifth foul, and by the way helped the team catch up with the score.

Carlisle gritted his teeth, switched to a full offensive lineup, and then replaced the main offensive point with Nowitzki.

Coincidentally, Ellis couldn't hold on to this point, and according to the plan, Nowitzki was also called at the last moment.

Regardless of whether Nowitzki is old or not, as long as he is willing at this critical moment, Carlisle is still willing to put the fate of the team in the hands of the team's best player.

The other four pulled away, and Stoudemire stood on the other side of Nowitzki, preventing Xiang Chu from going over to help in time.

Nowitzki's status is singles, internal teeth, external rotation, classic golden rooster independence.

After entering, the entire American Airlines Center shouted crazily, and they were all willing to believe this man.

However, the cheers of the fans have not been interrupted, and the Nuggets scored a counterattack.

Gallinari's breakthrough directly wiped out Nowitzki, who had not yet stabilized his defense. Gallinari was never a pure pitcher.

Coming back, Nowitzki hit again.

This time they didn't let the Nuggets sneak attack, the two sides settled down, and Stoudemire tried his best to block in front of Xiang Chu, preventing the Nuggets from passing the ball in.

He had an annual salary of more than 2000 million in the Knicks this season, and the Knicks gave up on him.

As a six-time All-Star, he is very unwilling. He wants to perform in the playoffs, and he wants to tell everyone in the league that he still has gas in the tank.

But at this time, the Nuggets did not force the pass or continue to look for opportunities, and Gallinari made another shot.

He didn't make a hit this time, and he still couldn't reach the level of ignoring defense.

However, Xiang Chu, who was squeezed behind Stoudemire with all his strength, took off the rebound directly, and then it was a heavy dunk.

The Mavericks are still defending Xiang Chu from receiving the ball, but the Nuggets have already completed the offense in an alternative way.

The Mavericks' rebounding was already inferior. Replacing Chandler is not only a small problem of single defense, but also a problem of rebound protection. Xiang Chu is really versatile, he can attack with the ball, and he can attack without the ball.

The time has entered the last 5 minutes, and the leader has become the Nuggets.

Carlisle didn't know what to do anymore, their strategies had actually all succeeded.

Ellis supported the first three quarters, and Nowitzki, who has preserved his strength, has also taken over the baton.

However, the Nuggets' offense was too strong and stable, which still allowed them to achieve a lead.

As long as their offensive efficiency drops a little bit, the Nuggets can seize the opportunity, and Carlisle feels tired.

The Mavericks have no choice but to play a stronger offense.

At 4 minutes and 09 seconds, Nowitzki's mid-range shot missed for the second time.

It's okay to miss two shots. He still shot more than [-]% in the fourth quarter. It's just that when facing a team like the Nuggets, it really hurts not to score at the last moment.

Turning around, Xiang Chu caused Stoudemire's foul again, and Stoudemire didn't even stop him.

At 3 minutes and 31 seconds, Ellis hit a three-pointer, and the Mavericks saw hope again.

There is only a 3-point gap, as long as the defense is successful and then hit a three-pointer.

No, there's still a lot of time, and it's okay to hit a two-pointer or make a kill.

However, Gallinari made a three-pointer next, which directly caused pain in the hearts of all the Mavericks supporters.

When it was the Mavericks' turn to attack, Ellis tried another three-pointer but hit the iron.

Then they finally succeeded in defending once, and Ellis also caused a kill when he came back, but only hit one free throw.

At the critical moment, their performance was far worse than in the first half.

Time was running out, and at the last moment, Nowitzki worked hard to get a chance to stand on the free throw line. He didn't waste free throws, and Ellis also hit 2 points.

But at this time, they were powerless.

(End of this chapter)