basketball scientist

Halfway through the second quarter, the main lineups of both sides returned. The score was 46:54, with the Lakers leading away from home.

This aspect of Bradley was fully exploited by the Lakers. It's no wonder that Dampier, with seven years and 73 million, still doesn't look like a garbage contract in the Mavericks. The Mavericks' interior defense is really poor, and he is a pillar of strength on the defensive end.
In fact, when it comes to low-post defense and rebound protection, Dampier is indeed a "high-end product" among blue-collar insiders. You can say that he has poor cost performance, but you cannot say that he has poor efficiency. But in addition to his big contract, he is criticized for other things.

One drawback is that foul control is very poor.

Except for the contract year last season, when he averaged 34.3 minutes per game, he played no more than 30 minutes in every other season. This season, he averaged only 28 minutes per game. And his short playing time is not due to playing on the court.

Hard work, high consumption, purely due to heavy defensive actions and many fouls. In other words, the Mavericks spend 10.5 million a year to raise a quasi-first-class blue-collar insider who can only play 28 minutes a game.

In the first quarter of the game, Dampier had already committed two fouls. As long as he was beaten, the Mavericks' interior defense would drop to at least one level. Ke Yan gave Kobe and Odom face-to-face instructions, which highlighted the potential crisis for the Mavericks.

Life is like a chocolate, you don’t know whether the next one will be bitter or sweet. Before Kobe took the initiative to find Dampier on the offensive end, Dampier committed his third foul when he grabbed the rebound!

Avery Johnson didn't realize this even when the Lakers were serving the ball. He didn't realize the crisis until the assistant coach next to him reminded him.

Kobe drove to the basket, and Dampier, who had three fouls, was just a symbolic defender. He watched Kobe leap up and dunk! The point difference was widened to 10 points.

If it were Ke Yan, Nowitzki would be arranged to appear at the center position at this time. The German tank should have at least the height, physique, and tactical awareness, and even if the defense cannot defend, at least the team's space on the offensive end will be fully opened, and it can follow

Lakers clash.

But Johnson did not have the experimental spirit of "mad scientists" like Nelson and Ke Yan. Bradley's defensive effect was not good, so he replaced the third center Mbenga, an inside man with nothing but body.

Johnson's stupid move greatly reduced the defensive pressure on the Lakers. Mbenga's performance after coming on the court was almost like a war criminal. The Lakers seized this "five-on-four" opportunity and hit a wave of 8:2 in one go.

The point difference was widened to 16 points and the advantage was maintained until the end of the first half. (50:66)

In the third quarter of the game, the Mavericks relied on the league's strongest singles team to close the score. Avery Johnson simply removed Finley, who was making things difficult for him. Terry and Stackhouse formed a double guard, capable of sudden shots.

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Kobe faced off against Stackhouse on the defensive end and was drained of a lot of energy, which affected his offensive state. Both Odom and Anderson suffered when facing Nowitzki. Nowitzki held the ball in singles and turned around to shoot.

, after picking and rolling, he caught the ball and made jump shots to score consecutive points.

When the Lakers double attack, Nowitzki starts to pass the ball, and other teammates can also score. The Lakers' defense focuses on one thing and misses the other.

The Mavericks rely on offense to win. No one in the league can completely defend them. The Suns may not be able to defeat them even if they play against them!

Ke Yan was thinking about countermeasures on the sidelines, and he was glad that the Mavericks at least had Dampier at the center position, and Nowitzki did not develop the "Golden Rooster Independence" later, otherwise the Lakers would be more difficult to parry!

The Mavericks once approached the point difference to 3 points, causing Lakers fans to break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Kobe and House hit three-pointers respectively, helping the Lakers bring the point difference back to 8 points before the end of the third quarter.

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At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers continued to exploit Dampier's absence and the Mavericks' internal weaknesses, even more extreme than in the second quarter. Odom held the ball at the top of the arc, House, Delfino, Butler,

Barnes completely opened up the space and placed two cups of poison in front of Bradley to see which one he would choose.

Bradley chose to defend. Odom and Butler completed hand-to-hand coordination and blocked Josh Howard. Bradley couldn't keep up with Butler's speed. He got stuck and retreated inside. It was already too late. It was already

Butler rushed up and finally found the opportunity to dunk the highest height in the league. He would not let go no matter what. He almost jumped after Bradley, took the initiative to knock Bradley away, and then threw the ball before losing his balance.

Smash into the basket hard!

The feeling of falling to the ground was very painful, but there was no pain on Butler's face. Instead, he had a serious look on his face. He reminded the photographer, "Did you take the picture? I dunked on Bradley. Are you five?"

The best shots are arranged!"

The Mavericks attacked, Devin Harris relied on LaFrentz's screen to get rid of House, and hit a shot from the mid-range. Although the fifth pick this season is only a substitute for the Mavericks, his potential is still good, he has speed, and the mid-range is acceptable. Shortcomings

It's just that the confrontation is a bit poor, so it's a good choice to slowly grow as a substitute.

The Mavericks' next offense was still initiated by Harris. He broke through and attracted the defense to pass the ball to Finley, who was cutting in the air. The latter caught the ball and drove away Delfino, and scored from mid-range.

Finley's status in the Mavericks gradually declined. He gradually transformed into a shooter and was unable to complete Johnson's singles task. However, he still received a high salary. If the rumored "Allan Houston Clause" takes shape, the Mavericks are very likely to take advantage of it.

Cut him off with a knife.

This also reflects the Mavericks' current terrifying perimeter depth. A player like Finley would actually consider cutting him.

The Lakers' offense continued to target Bradley. Bradley defended him, and Odom skillfully dribbled past the opponent without even giving Bradley a chance to foul. Finley let it go.

Butler, who was defending himself, moved in to the three-second line. Odom jumped to pass the ball and found Butler's position after jumping into the air. Terry assisted in the defensive rotation, but missed Delphi, who was a greater three-point threat.

No, the latter even had time to adjust his dribbling, shot with the same rhythm as training, and hit! (92:101)

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Odom's handling of the ball is not reasonable, and jumping to pass is a big no-no. But the vision brought by his height and wingspan makes it possible to achieve results even if his handling of the ball is somewhat unreasonable. This is also a real talent.

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The Lakers wanted to take the opportunity to widen the point difference, but the Mavericks players were indeed better in personal ability and used personal offense to hold back the Lakers' progress. The game entered the last 7 minutes, and the point difference was still 9 points (100:109).

The main players on both sides returned to the court for the final fight!

Terry dribbled the ball across half court and took the ball in the middle. Atkins defended alone. Nowitzki provided a screen to Stackhouse on the left, who ran to 70 degrees to receive Terry's pass.

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Anderson changed defense in time, and Stackhouse took the opportunity to lead to the center and passed the ball to Nowitzki who was pulling to the outside.

The latter caught the ball on the wing and faced Butler's defense, pretending to break through and forcing Butler to retreat, but in fact he took a clean shot from outside the three-point line and hit! (103:109)

Nowitzki's shooting threat is known to the whole world, but compared with the unsolvable mid-range shot, he does not take many shots from outside the three-point line, and Butler is a little overconfident.

Facing such a superstar, there must be this kind of "defensive inertia", which is a kind of mindset!

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant singled out Howard and chose to rush from the right side. During the process, his body suddenly changed direction. The right hand holding the ball was violently pulled from the right to the left, and his body also moved a few times.

To score, he shook Butler away in front of him, gently held the ball with his left hand, then closed his right hand, stood up and shot.

"Brush!"

The ball passed through the net without any hesitation. (103:111)

Kobe VS Nowitzki, ace versus ace!