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Update time:2012-09-04

Chapter 229: Falling Behind by a Big Score

January is coming to an end. The Warriors have been playing at home most of the time this month, and now they only have the last two away games left. These two opponents are not easy to deal with. They are the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Hornets (

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After the game against the Clippers, they rested for three days before the Warriors appeared again in the arena at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

This season, the two teams need to play against each other three times, and this is only their first meeting. The two teams have not met before. Speaking of the Warriors and Mavericks, everyone’s first reaction is the Black Eight in the 2006 season.

The Western Conference champion Mavericks have been making great progress since entering the 2007 season, and finally won the first place in the regular season (the latest chapter of Gou Shen's Bagua God Cult).

From fans to players, from coaches to owners, everyone in the Mavericks is very ambitious. They all believe that this will be a year of success, that they can reach the finals again or win the O'Brien Cup.

But such a Mavericks team was defeated by the Warriors in the first round. Nelson led his gang to give his old club a head-on blow, and this blow made it difficult for the Mavericks to recover in the past two seasons.

The peak of those two years.

Now, these enemies are finally getting together again. Although the Warriors have changed a lot of people, the Mavericks still can't let go. When they came to the American Airlines Center, the entire Warriors team received the strongest boos.

"Hey, Stephen, did you see the murderous look in those people's eyes? Man, you guys did a great job that year." Yang Shuai smiled and said to Jackson. Since he came to the Warriors, Yang Shuai of course also understood that

years of their glorious history.

Jackson shrugged and said indifferently: "I'm used to it. Those guys can only watch from the sidelines. If they rush in to play, I will be happier."

"Well, Stephen, in China we call this a dry stare!"

"Staring? Hey, Yang, your Chinese words are really interesting." Jackson and Yang Shuai looked at each other and smiled, then walked side by side towards the venue.

The Warriors' starting lineup has not been adjusted, with center Biedrins, power forward Landry, small forward Yang Shuai, shooting guard Jackson, and point guard Hinrich Monta-Ellis, although they performed well in both games.

Performance, but he will still come on as a substitute in this game.

On the Mavericks' side, the center is Eric Dampier, who calls himself the "No. 1 center in the Western Conference", the power forward is the star "German Tank" Dirk Nowitzki, and the small forward Josh Howard scores.

Guard Antoine Wright, point guard Jason Kidd. Of course, what must be mentioned is their sixth man, "Jet" Jason Terry.

The biggest threat to the Mavericks is of course Nowitzki, so in this game, Landry's task will be heavier, especially since his height is too disadvantageous in front of Nowitzki (the latest chapter of The Rise of the Wolves).

There is no doubt about the jump ball. The aging Dampier is no match for Biedrins. Dampier is no longer what he used to be. What's more, even in his peak period, his ability was only this.

When Hinrich dribbled the ball to half court, he was stopped by Kidd. Although he is getting older and running slower and slower, Kidd is still a member of the point guard who cannot be ignored.

His passing skills and defensive skills can bring huge help to the team, which is why the Mavericks recruited him in the first place.

When Hinrich saw that there was no chance on his side, he immediately passed the ball to Yang Shuai. The Warriors' offense could not stop. With the ball in his hand, Yang Shuai quickly broke through after a slight sway.

Josh Howard, who Yang Shuai faced today, is also a very capable figure on both offense and defense. When Yang Shuai started to break through, Howard immediately got stuck in the path of Yang Shuai's breakthrough.

After this period of practice, Yang Shuai's breakthrough has already made great progress. Although Howard blocked Yang Shuai immediately, he did not directly stop Yang Shuai. He circled the ball behind his back and Yang Shuai quickly changed.

Xiang, before Howard could adjust his steps, Yang Shuai had already rushed over.

Accelerate! Yang Shuai did not let Howard stick to him, but accelerated towards the basket again. Dampier was indeed about to rush to the basket, but his steps were already half a beat slower. The right hand holding the ball lightly picked

, the ball flew out of Yang Shuai's hand and fell into the basket.

The Mavericks' offense was also very fast. Kidd quickly brought the ball to half court and immediately handed the ball to Nowitzki in the mid-range.

After getting the ball, he turned around and faced the basket. Nowitzki stared at the basket for a while, and then he kept making fake moves while holding the ball. Nowitzki's shooting is good, and he also has a way of breaking through.

, Landry had to deal with it carefully.

At this time, Nowitzki suddenly took a jump shot, a signature slightly faded shot. The ball flew out of Nowitzki's hands, but Landry couldn't even take off.

"Whoa!" The ball passed over Landry's head and fell directly into the basket.

Biedrins picked up the ball under the basket and quickly pushed it to Hinrich. In 3 seconds, the Warriors' ball had reached half court and fell into Yang Shuai's hands. Yang Shuai once again chose

A breakthrough.

Yang Shuai, who was rushing, flicked the ball and handed it to Stephen Jackson on the other side. After receiving the ball, Jackson made an emergency stop and threw Antoine Wright away, and quickly took off and shot.

"Bump!" Jackson did dodge Wright, but the ball bounced out of the basket. Biedrins wanted to grab the offensive rebound, but the Mavericks players did not give him this opportunity. Howard grabbed the backboard, and then

It was handed into Kidd's hands.

The Mavericks' speed this time was comparable to that of the Warriors, but after entering halftime, they had stabilized their rhythm. Kidd and Nowitzki picked and rolled, and the ball was distributed to Nowitzki.

In his hands, when Yang Shuai rushed to double-team Nowitzki, the ball was transferred to Howard's hands by the German.

Yang Shuai quickly returned to defense, but did not stop Howard's shot. The ball hit the inside of the basket and fell into the basket.

Jackson's last missed ball may have been an accident, but when he received another pass from Hinrich and still missed, it was obviously not as simple as an accident.

Jackson missed two consecutive goals, and the Warriors' offensive power returned to Yang Shuai. After signaling Landry to step forward for the pick-and-roll, Yang Shuai directly broke through and hit the inside, making a mid-range emergency stop jumper. This is Yang Shuai's specialty, but

This time the ball didn't go into the basket as he wanted but bounced out.

At 2:10, after 4 minutes of the first quarter, the score difference between the two teams had reached 8 points. They only scored 2 points in 4 minutes. This kind of Warriors was obviously abnormal, so Nelson called a timeout.

After pointing out that the team relied too much on shooting during this period, Nelson emphasized the need to strengthen breakthroughs in the next time. When they returned to the court, the Warriors players did exactly that, but obviously this did not achieve the effect Nelson expected.

It’s not that the Warriors didn’t score through breakthroughs. The Warriors did score, but the point difference did not narrow. Instead, it slowly widened (the latest chapter of the game The Native Counterattack).

Realizing that the Warriors were not feeling good in shooting during this period, the Mavericks consciously strengthened their defense of the basket. Under such circumstances, it became not easy for the Warriors to score.

On the other hand, the Mavericks, with the help of Kidd, the old monster, the team's offense is extremely smooth. Whether it is Nowitzki or Howard, including Terry who was replaced later, the shooting touch is amazing. In such a situation

Under the circumstances, the Mavericks combined their inner and outer skills to achieve more results, scoring 34 points in the first quarter.

As for the Warriors, although their offense recovered later, they were hampered by their shooting touch and only scored 23 points in the first quarter.

Ellis was substituted at the end of the first quarter, but it did not solve the Warriors' problem. It seemed like it was contagious. Ellis' touch today was equally bad.

Throughout the first quarter, the Warriors' most normal performer was Landry. Landry scored 10 points through pick-and-rolls, mid-range shots, or breakthroughs. Without his performance, perhaps the point difference between the two teams would have been larger.

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Entering the second quarter, Nelson replaced Jackson and Yang Shuai, leaving only Landry as the main player on the court, and then Ellis led the team to fight on the court. As several of the Mavericks' main players left the field one after another, their defense

The intensity has dropped, and it has indeed allowed the Warriors to find some opportunities, but they still score more close to the basket, and their scoring in the mid-to-long distance is still not ideal.

Belinelli, Morrow, Watson, the Warriors have several shooting substitutes, but none of them showed up in this game. Although the Mavericks' substitutes are not as strong as the main players, the Warriors still failed to close the score.

After a timeout, Nelson put Yang Shuai and Hinrich back on the court. As soon as they came on the court, Yang Shuai hit a three-pointer, which made Nelson's eyes shine.

I thought this was the recovery of Yang Shuai's touch, but unexpectedly, Yang Shuai's shooting fell silent again, while the Mavericks players continued to maintain an excellent touch, and the point difference was slowly widening.

There was not much time left in the second quarter. At 43:63, the score difference between the two teams had reached 20 points. The Mavericks fans were shouting excitedly, while most of the Warriors fans in front of the screen fell into silence (Xiu Zhen

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There were still more than ten seconds before the end of the half. Xinli rushed to the frontcourt with the ball and did not hand it directly to anyone. The touch of several main players was very average. He did not have a good choice. He decided to take the ball by himself.

Come!

With his eyes always paying attention to the movement of his teammates, Hinrich began to slowly move towards the three-point line, and then stopped when his toes were still ten centimeters away from the three-point line.

Yang Shuai had already stepped out from the bottom corner to catch the ball. Hinrich did fake a pass, but did not pass the ball.

When his teammates didn't pass the ball, Yang Shuai immediately stopped and ran back, rushing to the other side. Most of the Mavericks players' attention was also on the running Yang Shuai, and Hinrich's eyes were also on him.

Just when Yang Shuai rushed out of the three-point line, Hinrich withdrew his gaze, and then jumped directly in front of Kidd and took a shot!

"Huh?" Hinrich's shot obviously exceeded the expectations of most people, whether they were players from the Mavericks or the Warriors.

"Whoa!" What surprised more people was that the ball accurately passed through the net and hit the ball hollowly.

"Hinrich hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, but the Warriors are still 17 points behind. This is a huge hole. Can the Warriors fill it in the second half? See you in the second half!" Zhen Li, the commentator of Silver Sports Network, finished.

Finally, when the fans in front of the screen could no longer see it, he shook his head. Judging from the Warriors' touch today, it will not be easy to chase points in the second half.

The sluggishness of all Warriors players can also be epitomized by Yang Shuai. In the first half, Yang Shuai played 19 minutes, but only scored 7 points, 2 rebounds, and no assists. Such data is extremely stable for recent performance.

There is indeed something unusual about him coming.

With a huge score difference of 17 points, all the Warriors players obviously didn't look relaxed when they entered the locker room, and Nelson was no exception.