basketball scientist

"Dear viewers, welcome to the CBA regular season. I am Yang Jian, and the person sitting next to me is Director Zhang. Today I will bring you the home game of the Dallas Mavericks against the Atlanta Hawks. This is the ranking of the East and West.

A direct dialogue between the top team!" Yang Jian faced the camera and talked, "Director Zhang, what do you think of this game?"

"The Hawks, Mavericks, and the Spurs are the three teams that have the most championship potential so far in the regular season. The match between these two teams is also the most interesting. I believe that Popovich is now

I'm also paying attention to this game." After a few sentences, Zhang Liangjie slowly got to the point, "The last time the two teams played against each other was at the beginning of the season. After the Eagles had a perfect start, the Mavericks ended their 13-game winning streak! But the key points are

The obvious thing is that Battier had not yet joined the Hawks at that time, which means that the Hawks have not yet entered the complete state they are in now! It can be said that that game does not have complete reference value. If these two teams

If we can enter the finals, then this game will be a showdown that determines who can have the psychological advantage between the two sides."

After a lengthy and meaningless analysis, domestic fans became impatient. The scene finally cut to the American Airlines Center. Players from both sides stood on the court and the game began immediately.

Yang Jian looked at the players on the court and said: "The Hawks still have the regular starting lineup. Paul, Garnett, and Joe Johnson are all there, plus Diaw and Battier. Throughout the season, except for resting the main players or having players

Due to the injury situation, otherwise only the game against the Spurs, Ke Yan chose to change the lineup and let Milicic start against Duncan. The Mavericks' starters were Devin Harris, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Nowitzki and Dan

Pierre Devin Harris is very fast and agile. He guarded Parker against the Spurs. I don’t know what kind of performance he can perform against Paul today."

"drop--"

The referee blows the whistle, throws the basketball into the sky, and the game officially begins!

Garnett beat Dampier and won the jump ball. Diaw dribbled the ball across half court, handed the ball to Garnett in the low post and then set a screen for Joe Johnson. The three played a no-ball tactic on the strong side.

With the help of Diaw's screen, Joe Johnson ran to a 45-degree angle, received Garnett's pass and quickly shot a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Dampier followed up slowly, and Joe Johnson's shot went into the net without any interference.

3:0.

Ke Yan on the sidelines clapped his hands and nodded slightly. Dampier is an insider with both advantages and disadvantages. It is easy to defend the big center in the low post. Against the Eagles' two insiders who are good at operating outside the penalty area, Dampier not only protects

Backboards are of little use at other times.

At the transition of the possession, the Mavericks attacked, Devin Harris dribbled the ball across half court, and then handed it to Nowitzki, who was stretched to the free throw line, and skillfully ran to the bottom corner.

The Mavericks under Avery Johnson have a total of five sets of offensive tactics, Devin Harris singles, Jason Terry singles, Josh Howard singles, Nowitzki singles, Stackhouse singles. At most, they are called

A pick-and-roll, creating a mismatch and then playing in isolation.

However, facing Diaw's defense, Nowitzki didn't need to call a pick-and-roll. He just faked a shot and slightly focused Diaw's defense, then easily broke into the paint and scored a dunk.

Nowitzki was still a little proud after completing the dunk, but when he saw Garnett in front of him, he ignored his "arrogance" and quickly hit the baseline.

Diaw took the pass from Garnett and ran straight to the frontcourt. Battier and Joe Johnson flew on both wings, and the Eagles players rushed to the frontcourt like a tide.

As expected of being the second-ranked team in the league, the Mavericks players were very focused and retreated quickly, especially Harris and Howard, who kept an eye on Joe Johnson and Shane Battier respectively and did not give them any open three-pointers.

Opportunity.

However, the Mavericks' defense in the middle was not protected, and the center goal was wide open. Diaw passed Dampier with a realistic fake move and scored an easy layup. (5:2)

"What a ball! Diaw is really smart in this aspect of his game. He is not fast, but he has a really good sense of rhythm, and he is a great passing threat. The opponent does not dare to double attack!" Zhang Lili praised.

Terry dribbled the ball across half court, handed the ball to Nowitzki, who was on his way up, and then suddenly cut downwards. After receiving Nowitzki's pass, he went straight to the basket and faced Garnett's defense and made a fadeaway jumper.

Hit!(5:4)

Terry's offensive choices are quite unique. Normally, when attacking the frame at close range, everyone will choose a layup. Even if they don't score, there is a possibility of fouling, but Terry resolutely uses difficult fadeaway jumpers to avoid the defense.

Once you feel good, your scores will be like cannonballs, one after another!

Paul held the ball past half-court, and just when Harris was about to press forward, Paul passed the ball in his hand.

Before Harris could react, Paul ran in the opposite direction to Joe Johnson who was catching the ball.

Joe Johnson, who received the ball, did not stop and ran towards the top of the arc with the ball. At the same time, Battier on the right side of the three-point line pulled up.

Paul, who was running towards Battier, suddenly stopped suddenly and ran towards the inside while Harris was chasing after him.

Garnett on the inside pushed Dampier and ran towards the high post, setting an off-ball screen for Paul. Paul got rid of Harris's marker.

Nowitzki wanted to cover up the defense, but was blocked by Diaw; Battier and Joe Johnson completed a hand-to-hand cooperation and got rid of Jason Terry.

Josh Howard immediately switched to guard Shane Battier.

"Left corner!" Avery Johnson off the court saw the situation clearly. At this time, Joe Johnson was already in an open position.

Terry made a desperate move and chased to defend, but was hit by a fake move by Joe Johnson. The rest was for Joe Johnson to calmly adjust his rhythm and easily shoot a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

Avery Johnson immediately started swearing on the sidelines. He is a coach who values ​​defense. The reason why he was able to replace Nelson as the head coach of the Mavericks was because he "brainwashed" Cuban and let him know that he can't win by just running and bombing.

championship; and then after taking over the team, he quickly improved the team's defense and allowed the team's performance to truly increase, even reaching the finals for the first time in team history!

However, this year is already Avery Johnson's third season in charge of the Mavericks, and the team's investment has always been very high. If there are no results, God knows what Cuban will do.

You know, although Cuban is generous and willing to spend money on the team, he also has a bad temper.

In the next round, Terry and Nowitzki played a pick-and-roll, completed a mid-range jump shot, and the basketball bounced into the frame. (6:8)

Looking back, Diaw and Paul worked hand-in-hand to contain the defense and then passed the ball to Battier. The latter missed a three-pointer. Avery Johnson immediately signaled to hand the ball to Josh Howard.

In his previous life, Avery Johnson was fired. In addition to being embarrassed by the Warriors, another reason was that he wanted to promote Josh Howard as the boss and let Nowitzki help Josh Howard. As a result, Nowitzki still

There was no reaction, so Cuban fired him directly. At the moment, although Avery Johnson is not sick yet, his tactics really favor Josh Howard.

Battier stared intently at Josh Howard's movements, lowered his center of gravity, turned half of his body, raised his right hand high, covering Howard's shooting space, and performed a very standard defensive action with his right hand on the crossbar.

But he stuck a little tight, and although he blocked Josh Howard's shooting space, he left a gap for the opponent to break through.

Howard pulled the ball to the left and used his speed to pass Battier in one step, but Battier was not Anthony Parker and would not be easily broken through by him. He first exerted physical confrontation on Howard, delayed his movements for a moment, and then followed closely.

He caught him, and although he was slightly behind by half a body, he raised his hands to cover Howard's shooting space at all times, and the two of them walked inside together.

Garnett stood up in time to help defend, blocking Howard's path to the penalty area. Battier kept covering Howard from his side, preventing him from easily taking shots, forcing Howard into a two-year situation.

Down.

Howard realized that he had fallen into a trap, and quickly looked up to find his teammates. He found that Dampier had a gap under the basket, hit the ground and sent the ball over.

But when Dampier caught the ball, Paul shrank to the basket in time and reached out to try to cut the ball. Although it was unsuccessful, it slowed down Dampier's attack rhythm.

At the same time, Garnett turned around to protect the frame, and Dampier was completely surrounded. The shooting space and passing route were almost completely blocked. After several struggles, he barely found a gap and threw the ball towards the basket.

, I’ll leave it to fate whether I make it or not!

His far-fetched shot didn't touch anything. After bypassing the basket, he was caught by Battier. The Hawks took the opportunity to counterattack and switch offense and defense. Garnett stepped in from the back and scored a dunk! (6:10

)

"Beep~~" Avery Johnson called a timeout with a livid face.

He arranged the opening tactics, and it was also his command to hand the ball to Josh Howard for singles. This timeout was called, and it can only be said that the chaos was brought to order, and no one can blame him!

"drop--"

The referee's whistle sounded and the game continued. The Mavericks sent a sideline ball. On the first attack after the timeout, Avery Johnson arranged a pick-and-roll tactic between Terry and Nowitzki, giving priority to the ball to Nowitzki.

However, after the pick-and-roll, taking advantage of the Hawks' defense of Nowitzki, Terry decisively broke into the basket and succeeded in the throw. (8:10)

The Eagles also responded with a pick-and-roll! Paul used the pick-and-roll to hit Dampier, attracting Terry to cover up, and then passed the ball to Battier in the corner. Battier got an open opportunity, but after he caught the ball, Novi

Ski jumped towards him quickly, trying to interfere with his shooting.

Battier raised his hand to shoot, Nowitzki subconsciously raised his hand to interfere, and his center of gravity tilted again. Battier quickly collected the ball and went to the basket. Suddenly, he felt his shoulder being grabbed and forcefully pulled.

Pulled to the ground!

The opening situation was unfavorable. Nowitzki was a little impatient and made a big foul. Garnett immediately stepped forward and pointed at Nowitzki's face to express his dissatisfaction, and was quickly pulled away.

Garnett's pressure had obvious results. The referee called Nowitzki a technical foul and the Hawks got the opportunity to take technical foul free throws.

Garnett and Nowitzki are somewhat opposite in appearance and playing style. Garnett is famous as a "trash talker" and has a bad mouth. As early as when he was with the Timberwolves, he played in the preseason with the Hawks.

During the game, Paul was scolded a lot, but he rarely made dangerous moves that deliberately hurt others during the game; on the contrary, Nowitzki, although he was called a softie, the coach needed to "hide" him on the defensive end.

role, but even so, there are actually many big moves on the defensive end. What many people don't know is that when Nowitzki retired, he had accumulated 192 technical fouls in his career, sixth in league history, and fifth in notoriety.

The far-reaching Rodman, considering that Nowitzki rarely gets a technical foul after arguing with the referee like Rasheed Wallace, many of his 192 technical fouls were really caused by dangerous actions!

Paul made a free throw with a technical foul, and then Joe Johnson succeeded in a single against Howard, and the Eagles continued to lead at 8:13.

But Nowitzki's foul really boosted the morale of the Mavericks. The Mavericks took the initiative to press the pace and played around Nowitzki on the offensive end. On the defensive end, Josh Howard stared at Joe Johnson, forcing the Hawks to focus on Paul and Garnett.

The high pick-and-roll relied on Nowitzki's more stable scoring to narrow the point difference.

With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, the Mavericks replaced Stackhouse and Marquis Daniels. The firepower was still fierce. Ke Yan chose to use Stevens and Milicic to replace Joe Johnson and Diaw to attack.

The firepower then dropped!

Garnett's pressure had obvious results. The referee called Nowitzki a technical foul and the Hawks got the opportunity to take technical foul free throws.

Garnett and Nowitzki are somewhat opposite in appearance and playing style. Garnett is famous as a "trash talker" and has a bad mouth. As early as when he was with the Timberwolves, he played in the preseason with the Hawks.

During the game, Paul was scolded a lot, but he rarely made dangerous moves that deliberately hurt others during the game; on the contrary, Nowitzki, although he was called a softie, the coach needed to "hide" him on the defensive end.

role, but even so, there are actually many big moves on the defensive end. What many people don't know is that when Nowitzki retired, he had accumulated 192 technical fouls in his career, sixth in league history, and fifth in notoriety.

The far-reaching Rodman, considering that Nowitzki rarely gets a technical foul after arguing with the referee like Rasheed Wallace, many of his 192 technical fouls were really caused by dangerous actions!

Paul made a free throw with a technical foul, and then Joe Johnson succeeded in a single against Howard, and the Eagles continued to lead at 8:13.

But Nowitzki's foul really boosted the morale of the Mavericks. The Mavericks took the initiative to press the pace and played around Nowitzki on the offensive end. On the defensive end, Josh Howard stared at Joe Johnson, forcing the Hawks to focus on Paul and Garnett.

The high pick-and-roll relied on Nowitzki's more stable scoring to narrow the point difference.

With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, the Mavericks replaced Stackhouse and Marquis Daniels. The firepower was still fierce. Ke Yan chose to use Stevens and Milicic to replace Joe Johnson and Diaw to attack.

The firepower then dropped!