Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

From the overall 75.6% in the first quarter to the overall 47.5% in the second quarter, the Mavericks' shooting percentage dropped by nearly 30%. This is a very exaggerated drop, which is also reflected in the score. They scored 45 points in the first quarter.

They only scored 21 points in this quarter, which was less than half of the first quarter.

Apportioned to player performance, Dirk still scored 8 points steadily, 6 of which came from the free throw line. At the end of the half, Dirk has taken 14 free throws and made 12 of them, as always.

Stable and efficient; compared to Dirk, the main reason for the decline of others is that except for Peja who missed two shots from beyond the three-point line, Terry only scored 2 points on 1 of 4 shots and Marion scored 4 points on 2 of 5 shots.

, Kidd only took one shot, failed to hit, and scored zero in the single quarter.

If it were another game, such a big gap between the first quarter and the second quarter would definitely attract attention, and both the outside world and the Mavericks themselves would definitely analyze the problems involved.

However, in this game, this decline was directly hidden by the performance of the Knicks!

There is no way, forget about Little Ewing in the first quarter, the Wannian water dispenser, his level is average, but Beverly, who is expected by many people to be the most difficult defender at the No. 1 position in the future, actually does the same thing as Little Ewing.

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This is too much.

After this quarter, Mavericks fans burst into laughter, Knicks fans burst into tears, and the commentators were convinced. All the limelight was taken away. As for the drop in shooting percentage and the huge gap between the two quarters, they didn’t pay much attention at all.

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Even the Mavericks players who returned to the locker room were making fun of the two Knicks players during the chat, and laughed out loud from time to time.

Terry: "Not to mention, the Knicks did too much. They really sent these two to defend, which is quite unlucky."

Marion: "You know, I was a little worried when Beverley came up, but... please, I must continue to use him in the second half."

Chandler: "Hahahaha, man, this may be a little difficult, after all, that guy has already committed 4 fouls, and there is not much time left for him."

Stephenson: "Before the game, they told me how strong the Knicks were. My grandma even called me and asked me to play seriously. But now it seems that they are just like this. We can win!"

Marion: "Hohoho, tell your grandma that you will take the trophy back as long as it doesn't stew in it."

"Hahahahahaha~!!!"

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The Mavericks players were teasing the Knicks wildly in the locker room, and the atmosphere was relaxed and joyful. After all, the first half overall went very smoothly for them, leading the score, and the scene was exciting. Dirk and the big devil Zuo Li were only 50-50, and they were

Helping role players is obviously much more reliable than the dazed bench next door.

As for the drop in shooting percentage... isn't the half-court shooting percentage still above 55%? There is nothing to worry about with this shooting percentage. No one really thinks that a team can play with a 70% shooting rate, right?

, I wouldn’t even dare to write this in a novel!

As for the low score... our low neighbor is not even lower, so there's nothing to worry about!

Well...it sounds quite similar to that. After all, what they think is true, so it's not surprising that they opened the champagne at halftime.

Only Nowitzki and Kidd did not participate in the discussion of their teammates. Dirk's personality was like this, while the old Kidd vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Ewing Jr., Beverly...

Although one of these two people is a third-year rookie and the other is a second-year rookie, they do not have much playing time in the playoffs, and they do not have rich experience, but are they really fools?

What's more, even if they are hot-headed and can't control their actions on the field, Zuo Li is on the side. How can he allow these two people to act so randomly?

No matter how you think about it, it's unreasonable...

However, there is no problem from the performance and data on the court. Dirk did benefit from the two people's mindless fouls. The 14 free throws in the half said everything. For a player like Nowitzki, he can

Of course it's best to solve the problem at the free throw line.

For the opponent, it is very stupid to let Nowitzki constantly go to the free throw line. After all, Dirk is not a fat O. Although his free throws are not as good as those of guards like Nash and Fisher, he is so good in the paint.

It's still made of steel, no team would be stupid enough to use foul tactics against Dirk!

(Knicks: "...")

I can’t figure it out, I just don’t want to think about it anymore!

Kidd decided to take a look at it in the second half before deciding whether to remind Carlisle. Now he doesn't even know what to remind him.

It is a pity that Kidd is the one who is closest to the correct answer so far. The Knicks are indeed disrupting the Mavericks' rhythm by sending Nowitzki to the free throw line.

"Take risks, be brave, and you will lose everything." This was the German coach's first reaction after hearing Zuo Li's suggestion.

Nowitzki is so accurate, other teams are trying their best to lock him down, and no one is dedicated to giving him points.

However, Zuo Li understands this Mavericks team too well. The scariest and most dangerous thing is for others to show off their power together. No matter how good the Knicks' defense is, they will not be able to withstand the explosion of a group of people.

Just like the Heat, do you think they didn't guard Nowitzki hard enough? But what, the old driver who cheats is not afraid of you at all, and you put all your troops into the old driver, what do you do with the others?

Keep it.

Therefore, Zuo Li was prepared to do the opposite. You want to score anyway, so I'll give it to you, as long as your teammates don't score!

Facts have proved that Zuo Li's bold method still has some effects. Of course, there is also a problem, that is, because his side is too focused on defense, the score is not high.

But this is not important, the Knicks have achieved their goal, the second half is the real battle!

"Come on, guys, show them the real us!"

After saying this, Zuo Li led his teammates to start the second half. Curry, Ke Liu, Randolph and Danny Green were entrusted with important tasks.

Next door, Carlisle also directly replaced the four starters with Gatrey, the super sixth man.

"Ha! It starts with a decisive battle," Director Zhang said.

"Yeah, I hope the Knicks won't make any mistakes," Yu Jia said.

At the beginning of the game, the Mavericks served, Kidd attracted the defensive ball, and Terry caught the ball from the bottom corner without being defended!

"Okay...~!"

"boom!"

The shouts of the Mavericks fans were choked in their throats. Terry's ball hit the bridge directly. Zuo Li easily collected the rebound, dribbled away the defense, and scored 2 points with a one-stop layup.

The score difference came to 4 points.

"It doesn't matter, hold on steady, play slowly, and have a good success rate." Carlisle applauded, and then motioned for Nowitzki to block Kidd.

The pick-and-roll was successfully completed, but Zuo Li blocked Nowitzki's path. Old Kidd made a prompt decision to take action himself.

boom!

Blacksmithing again!

Randolph collected the rebound and handed it to Curry. The Knicks' third-line fast break was 3-on-2 in the frontcourt. Zuo Li passed the ball without looking behind him, and Danny Green caught the ball and dunked!

The difference is only 2 points!

"It's over, we won't be tricked anymore!" Carlisle's heart skipped a beat.