basketball scientist

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Eagles took the lead.

Paul advanced past half court, using quick movements and flexible changes of direction to break through Terry's defense. Nowitzki blocked Paul's breakthrough route in time.

Paul made two rapid shots of the ball without stopping at all. He continued to make fake moves while walking. In just two steps, three different fake moves appeared, which opened Nowitzki's center of gravity.

As the sides of the two bodies collided, the referee immediately put the whistle to his mouth. Knowing that he had committed a foul, Nowitzki lowered his shoulders and made an obvious forceful movement, not wanting the opponent to score 21.

Although Nowitzki has been criticized by many fans as a "softie", his confrontation is not bad at all. This action caused Paul to lose his balance and his movements were somewhat deformed. But fortunately, his core strength

He is so strong that he can still aim at the basket and throw the ball before he falls to the ground.

"Beep!!!"

"Whoosh!"

At the same time as the referee's whistle sounded, there was also the sound of a basketball passing through the net. Paul made a beautiful single, which also caused Nowitzki to foul. Sitting on the ground, Paul also raised his finger towards the cameraman.

The extra free throw was made and the point difference was reduced to 2 points. (71:73)

Paul's beautiful 21 boosted the morale of the Hawks. In the next Mavericks offense, Terry and Nowitzki played a pick-and-roll, attracting the defense and the ball was intercepted by Paul and Josh Smith.

Paul advanced directly to the frontcourt, sent the ball high to the backboard, and bounced into the air. Josh Smith followed up and jumped into the air. After grabbing the basketball, he pulled an arc in the air with both hands, creating a beautiful

Xiaofengchao's counterattack dunk, locking in the first place in this week's Friday's best goal in advance!

"Oh, this ball from Paul is so comfortable!" Yang Yi praised crazily.

Looking back at the slow motion, this ball is probably not only among the top five goals, but also has a high probability of being included in Josh Smith's career masterpiece. He himself was also very happy. After landing, he made a birdman flapping his wings, inspiring the whole audience.

The atmosphere among the fans could be even higher.

The Hawks fans at the scene fulfilled Josh Smith's wish and cheered like a tsunami to celebrate this wonderful dunk. Looking back, Nowitzki was soft on the offensive end again and beat Josh by force.

Smith missed a mid-range jumper. Diaw grabbed the offensive rebound and sent the ball out before Dampier blocked it.

The Mavericks returned to defense immediately, but made a mistake in the rush and missed Joe Johnson at the top of the arc. The latter stretched his bow and arrow and hit a three-pointer steadily.

At the beginning of the second half, the Hawks went on an 8-0 spurt, forcing Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson to call a timeout (76:73)

After returning from the timeout, the Mavericks attacked. Nowitzki stood in the corner, while Josh Howard and Griffin moved across each other to try to find opportunities. The ball point was still in the hands of "Jet" Terry.

He brought it up to create a pick-and-roll for Terry. After breaking it up, Nowitzki moved to the position outside the left three-point line and waited for the ball to be returned, creating a better space environment for Terry's breakthrough.

Terry forced Josh Smith, and there was a slight collision between the two. Terry suffered a loss in the confrontation, and his steps were immediately confused.

The route to the basket was blocked by Josh Smith, and the route passed to Nowitzki included Paul, a thief. In addition, Terry's own "combo guard" background, passing ideas and ball distribution deductions

I didn't predict enough, so I simply chose to drive to the basket, then take a step forward and shoot a fadeaway jumper.

The ball rolled around the basket several times and finally fell into the net.

Putting stability aside, Terry's ability to force shots is pretty good.

Getting up from the ground, Terry chased back non-stop. Almost without stopping, the Hawks' offense roared in again. The frequency of this repeated back and forth was really as high as last season's Western Conference semifinals against the Suns.

Intensified.

Diaw and Joe Johnson played a high-low game. Joe Johnson broke into the basket and returned the ball to the free throw line. Facing a wide open space, Josh Smith tried a mid-range shot and hit it accurately. (78:75)

Josh Smith's mid-range shooting ability is average, but not bad at all, and the free throw line is the distance he is most comfortable with.

When the Mavericks attacked, Terry brought it to the frontcourt and passed it to Nowitzki in the middle. The latter took the ball and turned to the left with his back to Josh Smith. Diaw was unable to defend in time, and Nowitzki broke into the basket first.

, succeeded in a layup. 78 to 77.

Paul dribbled the ball past half-court. Diaw stepped forward and cooperated with Paul in a hand-off. Paul pulled the ball horizontally to get rid of Dampier, attracted the defender and passed it to Posey in the bottom corner. The latter finally did not waste the opportunity and played the best in the game.

A three-pointer from the corner.81:77.

Compared with the Mavericks' stronger singles ability, the Hawks' tactics are more changeable. Paul, Joe Johnson, and Diaw quickly established a tacit understanding at the ball-handling points, making the team's operation smoother.

Different from the Suns' system that is completely driven by Nash, the Hawks do not completely rely on the point guard; at the same time, they are different from Nelson's "random bombing" system. The Hawks focus on sharing the ball on the offensive end, but after the emergence of

When you have an advantage, you don't exclude using singles to break the game.

Josh Howard cut sharply into the Hawks' inside line and completed a dunk against Diaw. But before he could let go of the rim and land on the ground, Diaw was already dunked by him...

The Eagles' offense came like a tide, and the accelerated pace made Dampier's point completely useless.

On the defensive end, his shortcomings of insufficient mobility are magnified. Diaw is pulled outside the three-point line. As long as he follows out, the Mavericks' restricted area will have problems; and if he does not follow out, the Hawks will naturally create more attacks on the outside and less.

, Paul, Joe Johnson and even Diaw himself can take advantage of the numerical advantage and shoot directly from the outside.

"Push Nowitzki directly to the center position?" Avery Johnson thought of this plan, but then he felt it was not appropriate!

This is tantamount to giving up the team's own inside advantage and instead following the opponent's rhythm!

In order to reduce the pressure on Nowitzki as much as possible on the defensive end, the Mavericks gathered three "human shields" in Dampier, Diop, and Mbenga in the paint, but did not have a more mobile inside man.

Even with a Najera type, the Mavericks can match up with the Hawks' lineup, but now...

For the first time, Avery Johnson felt that the team's lineup was lacking!

Fortunately, he just felt that if he dared to say it, Cuban wouldn't be able to kill him!

When the team's second-in-command, Josh Howard, is still holding a rookie contract, his total salary has exceeded 80 million. Against the Eagles, whose total salary is less than 40 million, you said that the team's lineup is still lacking...

..what else do you use?

Although Johnson can't do anything against Ke Yan, the Mavericks' lineup is still strong after all!

Nowitzki, Terry, Howard, Harris, various types of singles still made it difficult for the Hawks to withstand. Relying on extremely efficient singles, the Mavericks were not opened up by the Hawks. The Hawks led 106

:97 leading by 9 points entering the fourth quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ke Yan reappeared as the "Lightning Earl" and deployed a double point guard lineup of Paul and Eddie House. The three frontcourt players were Kittles, Barnes and Mickey Moore, giving him full mobility.

, played a full-court press against the Mavericks.

Although Devin Harris has great potential, he lacks experience after all, and like Terry, he is also the type who prefers personal offense to revitalizing the team.

Facing the attack from Paul and Mickey Moore, he recklessly relied on his speed to break through the defense, resulting in two mistakes.

The Eagles, on the other hand, relied on accurate outside shots to create an 8-0 spurt, suddenly stretching the score to 17 points!

After the timeout, Avery Johnson did not replace Harris, but replaced Terry again to cooperate with Harris to advance through the half.

Terry's appearance can solve the Mavericks' advancement, but the team's offense still encounters trouble. Mickey Moore, the "flyweight" insider, has become the Nets' surprise weapon in limiting the Mavericks' offense!

Mickey Moore's physical confrontation, let alone against the inside, could not withstand strong wings like Carter and Jefferson, but he was able to limit deft defenders like Terry and Harris. On the offensive end,

He even has a mid-range shot!

The score difference went straight to 20 points, and Avery Johnson quit! He replaced Nowitzki again for a last ditch effort.

Good guy, this is the head coach. The offensive tactics are basically mismatched singles after the pick-and-roll. If you can't find the mismatch, hand the ball to Nowitzki. The tactical adjustment is to come on the bench to give the main players some rest time. If they are suppressed, they will be replaced in advance.

On the main players.

The changes Avery Johnson brought to the Mavericks only changed Nelson's "crazy offense" tactical thinking and reminded the players to pay attention to defense?

Entering the decisive battle in the last half with a 19-point lead, the Hawks did not give the Mavericks many opportunities. Although Nowitzki hit 3 3-pointers in the last half of the quarter and scored 13 points on his own,

The steady control of Paul and Joe Johnson still kept the score difference at double digits.

In the end, the Hawks defeated the Mavericks 135:123 at home, causing a big upset on Singles' Day.

In the whole game, Nowitzki made 14 of 22 shots, scoring 35 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. His personal performance was impeccable. However, the Hawks had a three-game battle with Lu Bu, and Paul had a double-double of 24 points and 10 assists.

Data, the first time in his career in 2010, is worth remembering; Joe Johnson performed solidly, scoring 25 points on 8 of 17 shots, with a shooting percentage of nearly 50%. Josh Smith scored 19 points and 9 rebounds in 2010, and contributed in the game

A dunk that can be replayed countless times at Phillips Arena.

In addition to the above four people, the former Eagle King Terry returned to his hometown and scored 18 points and 7 assists, which is considered the season average. However, Terry's problems were more obvious. He was appointed as a "combo guard" with his playing habits.

As a point guard, Terry lacks the thinking of a point guard and is relatively single-threaded and routine-oriented in organizing offense, which is easily targeted.

Diaw scored 8 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in this game. Eagles fans have become accustomed to his "performance greater than data" role.

After this game, the Eagles' record reached 5 wins and 2 losses, rising to third place in the Eastern Conference. Even team owner Ressler had forgotten the last time the Eagles sat in this position.

Ke Yan's wonderful performance after taking office has made the outside world full of expectations for the Eagles.

At the press conference after the game, Ke Yan's reply was "cautious"

"In my opinion, the Mavericks are the top three teams in the league. Our victory is a combination of many factors including the right time, location, and people. Their goal is the championship, and our goal is the playoffs. This

Nothing will change.”

This is not to belittle the efforts of the players, but sometimes, the "pride" that arises can be the biggest enemy of young players.

And the Eagles are really not that strong. They "swept the league" this season by relying on Ke Yan's development of Diaw's "organizing center" skill.

The opponents they have encountered so far, except for the Pistons, are not adaptable to this change. But this does not mean that everyone will always be unable to come up with solutions. At the same time, the Eagles have too many young players. Youth means vitality and upward progress.

There is room for improvement, but it also means that without experience, you will make mistakes on the court and even hit the "rookie wall."

Ke Yan can foresee the ups and downs the team will have in the next season, and doesn't want to be too full of words.

.......

After two days of rest, the Eagles began their long road trip on November 14th.

In the first game in the Western Conference, the Hawks visited Houston and challenged the Houston Rockets led by Yao Ming.

The second season of the "Yao-Mai combination" cooperation was tragic. From the beginning, McGrady sprained his knee in the third game of the season against the Hornets and was expected to miss three weeks of the game.

The dual-core team lacks one core, and the Rockets' strength is greatly reduced.

Fortunately, Luther Head, the rookie selected by the team this season, stepped up after Tracy McGrady was injured. In the past three games, he averaged 19.4 points per game and shot 38% from three-point range, giving Yao Ming some support and help.

The Rockets won the game against the Lakers.

The Rockets currently have a record of 3 wins and 4 losses, ranking tenth in the Western Conference. They have not been left too far behind in the playoffs, and there is still hope for the season.

The Hawks are a team that plays small ball. Against a slow-paced team like the Rockets with a big center, the most important thing is of course rhythm.

Yao Ming is not O'Neal. His offensive power can be contained, but he can never kill small balls! What's more, the Rockets don't have Tracy McGrady! Without his support from the outside, the Hawks can double-team Yao Ming unscrupulously.

Open position? To help defend the rotation, just let Bowen shoot. Let him shoot ten open shots. How many can he score?

"Lutherhead's three-pointers are indeed good, but he only has good three-pointers. Just pinch his three-pointers and let him jump in. He has no confidence in mid-range shots!"

"Ryan Bowen, don't I need to say anything more?"

"Alston is average in confrontation, but his dribbling skills are really good. Chris, be careful to stay in your defensive position and don't blindly steal the ball. The street ball king can't pass anyone in the NBA!"

"Second Uncle Huo? Old Huo, tell me about your family!" Keyan asked the question to Hornacek...

"Aside from getting to the free throw line and shooting a mid-range shot, Juwan no longer has many stable scoring methods, and he no longer has explosive power." Hornacek said.

Although the Rockets "reinforced" the lineup of role players in the offseason, looking at "Street Ball King, Uncle Huo, Uncle Mu, Derek Anderson, Hyde, Bowen, Swift, John Lu

With the substitute lineup of "Cass III, Jon Barry, and Wesley", Ke Yan still feels a little sorry for Yao Ming. Speaking of "Yao-Mai combination" is not as good as "OK combination", but if you let Kobe and O'Neal lead these role players, it is basically the same

Can't beat the Spurs.

Among them, only Alston is probably a qualified starter, and then... there is no more. Even if it is placed in the Hawks, maybe Uncle Mu can be the third center inside.

Because it was the Chinese Derby, CCTV focused on promoting this game and sent a special reporting team to the Toyota Center. They also took a photo of Yao Ming and Ke Yan before the game.

Although the Hawks have a gorgeous style of play, good-looking play, and better results, the Rockets are still far ahead of the Hawks with a support rate of 91% among Chinese fans. Guest commentators Yang Jian and Zhang Lili from far away in China also fully support the Rockets.

Explain from the standpoint.

The Hawks' 9% support rate comes partly from Ke Yan's fans, and partly from "Yao Hei." Sometimes the commentary is too biased towards the Rockets, even to the point of being brainless, which can offend some people.

For example, when we talked about who we were more optimistic about before the game, it was obvious that the Hawks had a complete lineup and better results. Zhang Lili had to say that the Hawks were in the East and their opponents were not strong, while the Rockets had an advantage at home and had superstars on the team...

...plenty of reasons to watch the Rockets.

The progress of the game was basically contrary to the picture Zhang reasonably portrayed. The Eagles' "poor defensive" inside man Diaw resolutely moved forward from the opening to limit Yao Ming's reception. Behind him, James Posey let go of Ryan Bowen.

As soon as Yao Ming catches the ball, he immediately steps forward to double-team him.

If Yao Ming can get the ball in one-on-two, that's your skill. If you can't get the ball in, the Eagles will counterattack quickly. There is no sloppiness at all.

Hyde, who had surprised Rockets fans in the first three games, also disappointed the fans at Toyota Center in this game. Joe Johnson resolutely blocked his three-pointer, with a style of "shooting but not shooting", which made Hyde disappointed.

It was very uncomfortable. After missing consecutive mid-range shots, Hyde hit the rookie wall and fell into confusion.

When he hit the wall, Yao Ming became even more "crying without tears." After McGrady was injured, the team was able to respond to him on the offensive end. There were too few people to help him share the pressure. He could only carry his huge body with the Hawks.

The team competed with a group of people, watching helplessly as the Eagles widened the point difference.

A head coach who is extremely rigid in employing people and has rigid tactical ideas; an owner who is stingy to the extreme and is reluctant to spend a penny of luxury tax; a general manager who is blind and can't always pick the right person through drafts and Taobao; Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady

It is really a tragedy to encounter such a management team.

The Hawks pushed the Rockets to a halt, and finally defeated the Rockets 109:97, defeating two of the top three Texas teams.

Ke Yan ushered in his first Chinese derby since he became the head coach. After the game, he also took the initiative to shake hands and hug Yao Ming.

"The Rockets' injuries look very serious this season." Ke Yan said to Yao Ming, "Maybe this season is not destined to belong to the Rockets."

"It's okay. When McGrady comes back, we can rush forward!" Although Yao Ming was a little tired, he was still very confident.

As a teammate, he knows very well how strong McGrady is.

But as a time traveler, Ke Yan knows very well how fragile Tracy McGrady is, or the Rockets this season are like being cursed, with injuries to all members.

"Come on~"