Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

The Mavericks missed two shots at the beginning of the second half, and the Knicks narrowed the point difference to 2 points. At this time, Carlisle finally felt that something was wrong.

He suddenly turned his head and shouted to his assistant coach: "Hey! Go get our statistics for the first half!"

At the same time, he secretly prayed in his heart: "No, never!"

However, the statistics brought by the anxious assistant directly gave Carlisle a blow. Judging from the statistics, except for Dirk, the state of their team has always been good, and the other players in their team have been shooting from the second half of the first quarter.

It has been showing a downward trend.

The most obvious one is Terry, who the team relies heavily on. As the Mavericks' second scoring point, Terry only scored 4 points in the second quarter and shot only 33%. This is undoubtedly not a good sign.

If Carlisle gets more accurate and detailed data analysis, he will also find that the main reason for Terry's lower shooting percentage is that the interval between shots is too long. Sometimes he finally scores, but Dirk takes a free throw in the next round.

Line, it feels like it came after a long time, your girlfriend will tell you tomorrow, it is so sour and refreshing... Whoever uses it knows.

But even if the current analysis is not so accurate, Carlisle still knows that there must be something wrong with the team, because he knows how good the team's condition has been since coming to New York.

It can be said that compared with the Knicks, the Mavericks have no pressure. They have defeated themselves as challengers. They will fight in the finals and it will be over. If they lose, they will not lose, but if they win, they will make a profit. So in the first quarter, they were completely

Beating like crazy.

And from the first quarter to the second quarter, the gap is simply from heaven to hell, so there must be something wrong.

The most important thing is that Carlisle didn't notice it!

"Yes, we only led by 6 points at halftime. This is not a number that can be reassured. The opponent is the Knicks. Logically speaking, I have no reason to relax." Carlisle thought.

During the halftime break, Carlisle was actually very relaxed and didn't think about the problem at all. Even the statistics and analysis data obtained by the assistant coach he just took a look at and put them aside. This was very different from his past habits.

So what is the reason...

"Yes, that's right, it started when Ewing took the initiative to foul. Before that, we shot extremely smoothly. After that, Dirk rarely scored from outside the free throw line..."

"Could it be..."

"Hey! That's it. It turns out that this fucking tactic is actually a foul tactic, and they would use such a method!" Carlisle clapped his hands hard, and he finally figured it out. It turned out that all of this was a trap by the Knicks!

What kind of trash does not know how to play but fouls, what kind of tiger father and son, what kind of classic snake-playing... It's all just an act!

The Knicks were just using an alternative foul tactic, and then used the two abandoned guys to attract all the attention. In this way, no one noticed that except for Zuo Li, the efficiency of everyone else in the Knicks was improving.

Instead, the two important players in the first half—Curry and Randolph—only played 10 minutes each!

"FUCK!" Carlisle slammed the tactical board on the floor, and then kept mouthing out. This was one of his most rude situations since he became a coach. He was completely tricked!

However, Carlisle quickly removed one of them because he treated the tactical board violently, and during the game, he not only scared the players of the two teams who were playing, but also shocked the referee, so

Although the debris from the tactical board did not fly into the field, the referee still came over and gave him a T thoughtfully.

Carlisle: "..."

"What the hell..."

"Don't be like this, don't be like this, don't be like this, coach!"

"No, I said you are SHIT..."

"Calm down, the coach already has one. If there is another one, just go back to the coach. Don't be like this, calm down!~"

...

The bravery of the assistant coach saved the Mavericks from lacking a head coach, but it also made their last 2-point advantage disappear. Originally, the Mavericks defended very well in this round, but this time they gave the Knicks a point in vain, and Curry made a steady penalty.

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Taking advantage of the Mavericks' lack of concentration, the Knicks quickly sent the ball to the sideline, caught the ball on the left to attract attention, and directly hit Randolph inside. The moment he caught the ball, the closest defender to him was No. 1 meter away.

Wisky and the Big Black Bear were also unambiguous and directly gave the audience a two-handed dunk.

The fans at the scene cheered again and again. Finally, the Knicks overtook!

Carlisle called a timeout. He had to do something, otherwise the Mavericks might collapse. However, after talking for a long time, he realized that this hand feeling problem could not be solved by a timeout at all, unless he decided to give all the balls to Norvis.

Base came to play, but this was obviously unrealistic, so in the end Carlisle could only place his hope on the rest of the Mavericks regaining their touch as soon as possible.

However, the Knicks suddenly increased their defensive intensity at this time, especially focusing on Terry and Marion. Now Terry can't get in at all and can only rely on shooting to score points.

The person guarding him has always been Danny Green, a man who is confrontational, taller than him, and has longer arms than him. This not only makes it difficult for him to score, but also greatly consumes Terry's physical strength. Although at the end of the third quarter,

Terry performed a wonderful long-range three-pointer at one moment, but in this quarter he made 2 of 7 overall, and his shooting percentage was worrying.

And this is also a microcosm of the entire Mavericks team. Facing the Knicks' suddenly improved overall defense, except for Dirk, it has become increasingly difficult for others to score points.

In the end, Dirk had no choice but to step forward and take over the game.

Dirk came on the scene in the first minute of the fourth quarter, 3 minutes earlier than before. This is because the Knicks had already led by 7 points 88-81 in the previous quarter. If the Mavericks want to win, they must play in the fourth quarter.

Make a difference.

At the beginning, Kidd tried to cooperate with other teammates several times, but without exception, the shooting rate was worrying. Helplessly, Dirk could only start to carry the banner from now on.

The effect is significant.

Dirk scored 37 points in three quarters tonight. His efficiency is frightening. Only Zuo Li, who also scored 38 points and 13 rebounds in three quarters, can rival him. He is also the Mavericks' anchor.

Taking the ball, he turned around and relied on Randolph to turn around and make a layup. Then he received an assist from Kidd and scored 4 consecutive points in the corner. This also made his score officially reach over 40 tonight, and the Mavericks narrowed the point difference.

I have to say that this year's playoffs really changed everyone's view of Nowitzki.

However, the Knicks like this state very much. After all, consuming the Mavericks' substitutes is useless in certain games. Only by consuming Nowitzki is the real consumption!

In the last five and a half minutes of the game, Nowitzki's physical fitness had bottomed out, and the Mavericks were still 8 points behind. It didn't look like much, but it was like a chasm.

Carlisle shook his head helplessly. The Knicks were really terrible. If he could, he would definitely not make such a mistake again.

But, it was too late, this game was already doomed from the end of the first half, and victory was already within their grasp!