Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

With 4 consecutive free throws, Nowitzki brought his score in the first quarter to 13 points, which has set a single-quarter scoring record in Nowitzki's career in the finals. Judging from this touch and shooting rate, it has broken his own career.

The scoring record in a single quarter in the playoffs is a matter of minutes. The veteran driver's wonderful performance also allowed the Mavericks to continue to maintain an advantage of more than 5 points.

ESPN commented: "Maybe there was something wrong with D'Antoni's substitution. Ewing Jr. is obviously not a good choice."

Yes, Ewing's three consecutive fouls are considered to be the biggest reason why the Knicks were unable to further narrow the score. I don't know how many people think that Ewing should be replaced directly.

Director Zhang even said: "Don't worry! D'Antoni should be able to adjust!"

However, the facts disappointed the fans. Even after three fouls, Ewing still stayed on the court despite the boos. From the 7th minute to the 11th and a half minutes, Ewing played almost half a quarter.

Towards the end of the first quarter, Ewing Jr. was finally replaced by David Lee.

Phew~!

Finally got down!

This scene also made Knicks fans breathe a sigh of relief, although most of them guessed that the reason why Ewing was dismissed was not because they thought he was not good, or their boos made D'Antoni suddenly wake up, but simply because

...He has already committed five fouls. If he is not replaced, Ewing Jr. will probably become the first player in the history of the Finals to graduate with all his fouls in less than 6 minutes.

but...

It does not matter...

The important thing is that Ewing is finally no longer on the court.

The newly replaced David Lee contributed a tip-in when he came on, then grabbed a backcourt rebound and passed it to Dragic for the latter to complete a fast break counterattack.

This scene made the fans scream fiercely: "Yes, that's it. If we didn't fight like this earlier, it would be over!"

However, time was limited. Although the Mavericks missed the opportunity to beat the buzzer with Terry's shot at the last moment, they still led 45-40 by 5 points entering the intersection.

Nowitzki scored 20 points in a single quarter, successfully breaking his personal playoff single-quarter scoring record and successfully joining the 20-point single-quarter playoff club.

45 points in a single quarter is also the highest score scored in a single quarter by the Mavericks in this playoffs.

This result is not difficult to accept. After all, the Mavericks played really well in the first quarter, not only the explosive Nowitzki, but also the others who played at a super level.

Terry had 8 points, Kidd had 4 points, and Marion had 6 points... Although they also allowed Zuo Li to score an astonishing 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks in a single quarter, more than 75% of the total in the entire quarter.

The shooting percentage and amazing collective performance made Mavericks fans very satisfied.

After all, from the data point of view, the Knicks have a super god Zuo Li, and in addition to Nowitzki, they also have Terry, Kidd and others. If they continue to play like this, Zuo Li may be able to produce terrifying data, but they

I believe victory will definitely belong to them!

However, what the outside world sees is obviously different from what Mavericks fans see. What they see is that the Knicks actually have a chance to tie or even overtake, especially after 8 minutes, Kidd and Terry missed consecutive shots.

, as long as the Knicks replace David Lee who scored 4 points on 2-for-2 early, or simply let Randolph, who also scored 4 points, stay on the court, they will have a chance.

After all, if the Mavericks get fried, so will they.

But D'Antoni obviously chose the style of play with the most barrages. Not only did he not choose any of the two first-class power forwards, he also kept Little Ewing on the court. What is the role of Little Ewing?

0 points, 2 rebounds, 5 fouls...

Gift crab!

Is this because his father gave D'Antoni money?

"Little Ewing should thank the referee. Otherwise, his father would be embarrassed to sit on the sidelines for six fouls in a single quarter. It's such a good position."

"The Ewing family is not suitable for the stage of the finals. Why did we lose so miserably last time in Black Eight?! What? Ewing didn't play, oh, that's okay..."

"I thought Ewing was some kind of big move hidden by the German coach. It turns out that I thought too much."

"If it weren't for his father, I would definitely think he bought it."

"Don't talk nonsense downstairs, little Ewing is a pure talent."

"Why don't the Mavericks give Ewing a Sixth Man of the Year award? If it weren't for him, Zuo Li would have scored 30 points!"

...

For the first time, whether it is the Knicks, the Mavericks, or neutral fans, the views are so consistent. Maybe the forum should give Ewing Jr. a peace award.

However, such criticism will not affect little Ewing, who is sitting carelessly on the sidelines at this moment. He is looking at his results with satisfaction. After all, what D'Antoni and Zuo Li asked of him is: don't control, release as much as you want, the only need is

All you have to do is seize the opportunity to foul.

He thought he had done it, and the rest was up to his brothers.

As for what the outside world said, he could think of it with his eyes closed. They were nothing more than commonplaces. He guessed that someone must be advising D'Antoni to play it slow, but they would never have imagined that he was only at the beginning!

Amid such criticism and suggestions, the second quarter started, and this time, it was also 4 and a half minutes. Curry went to rest, and Beverley was replaced.

There is no doubt about this substitution. Although Beverley is not a regular rotation, he is a functional player. Kidd played well tonight. There is no problem for a young "mad dog" like Beverley to restrict the old Kidd.

But that’s not what Beverly came here to do!

In the first round, Dirk got the ball, and Beverley went up to double attack. Dirk didn't hit, so Kidd took it back and reorganized.

Six seconds later, the ball circled around and returned to Nowitzki's hands. Seeing that there was no time left, Dirk turned his back and wanted to get a golden rooster, but Beverley didn't agree and directly pulled it away.

"Beep beep~!"

The referee called a foul again.

Side kick.

There are only 2.4 seconds left.

Beverley's foul has mixed reputations. Many commentators think it is unnecessary. After all, there is not much time left, but some people think it is necessary. Anyway, it is not a shooting foul. Such a call makes the Mavericks' offense suddenly rise in difficulty. It can be regarded as a rely on

Spectral defense.

Barkley also praised: "Beverley is indeed a strong defensive player, and he controls the foul time well."

However, he soon stopped boasting.

In the next 6 minutes, Beverley seemed to be as drunk as Ewing, and he was fierce on the defensive end. This is a personal characteristic, but his several fouls on Dirk made people confused.

O'Neal issued a soul question: "Why are you always thinking about Dirk? Can't you be more optimistic about your own people? Is Nowitzki something that a person of your height needs to consider!"

But Beverly remained unmoved.

With 4 fouls in 6 minutes, Beverley was slightly better than Ewing when he came off the court, but he also allowed Nowitzki to make 6 free throws.

When he left the game, the Knicks were still 5 points behind 56-51.

The fans are going crazy, what the hell is going on!

Why are everyone coming up with this kind of stuff? Can we still play ball well?

66-60, halftime ended. Not only did the overtake that Knicks fans expected not come, but they fell even further behind!

However, Zuo Li smiled...

In the corner where no one is paying attention, the Mavericks' single-quarter shooting percentage has dropped to 47.5%...