Build a Dream Dynasty

Before the Western Conference officially started, Stevens took the lead in making the decision that Stephen Curry will not appear in the team's away game against the Kings. The team will rest Curry during the game. As the grounds were ready, the hips tensed.

In fact, from the perspective of strength, it is more rational for the team to rest in the game against the Mavericks, and then win the Kings steadily with all the main players. However, the game against the Mavericks was broadcast live across the United States, and if he took a rest without a legitimate reason, he would be punished by the league in the future.

The Mavericks put together a pretty strong roster on paper over the summer. Bledsoe, Monta Ellis, Marion, Nowitzki, Howard's starting five looks quite luxurious. However, in the Wild West, the Mavericks' record is not as strong as it seems on paper, and the ranking has been spinning from sixth to eighth.

There are many reasons for the team's poor record. The first is that the team lacks a suitable organizer to neutralize this lineup with many offensive points. Bledsoe is known for his breakthrough and defense. Offensive organization is not his strong point. For the Mavericks, it is impossible for him to use Nowitzki as Anderson. Monta Ellis has always been a scorer. After leaving the Jazz, he still puts scoring first. Marion, Nowitzki, and Howard have all declined to a large extent on the defensive end, especially in terms of mobility .

Yi Jianlian won by jumping the ball somewhat unexpectedly, and allocated the ball to Fernandez, who had come back from the suspension, and the game officially started.

Fernandez dribbled the ball and faced Monta Ellis outside the three-point line in the middle. He was looking for an opportunity to score because of his height. Butler stood on the left baseline and ran back to the upper line. At the same time, Yi Jianlian on the right gave Cu Ri set an off-ball screen to help him get away from the stalking Bledsoe.

Fernandez made eye contact with Butler. After observing the running position, he chose to split the ball. There was an obvious change on the court. Butler used a counterrun to evade Marion. The latter's brain actually kept up with Butler's changes, but his legs and feet did not. He didn't keep up, and watched Butler catch the ball and rush into the basket, facing Nowitzki's defense, causing the opponent to foul.

The Mavericks attacked, Nowitzki and Bledsoe played a pick-and-roll, West switched to defend Bledsoe, and judged the opponent's breakthrough route very accurately. Bledsoe distributed the ball to the middle, Han Fernandez was the one who switched to defend Nowitzki, and the Spaniard interfered closely. Nowitzki leaned back, and the horn on the left turned around and missed a jumper.

The Nets attacked. This round of offensive tactics was not played because of Howard's strong restraint at the basket. The ball was passed back and forth several times and there was no space. In the last five seconds, Curry started a single play and looked sideways on the right. Nowitzki, who was defending in the middle, glanced at him, dribbled the ball with his left hand to his right, and suddenly changed direction from 45 degrees to the baseline. His speed is very fast, his movements are perfectly connected, he passed Bledsoe, and he made a direct throw.

The Mavericks attacked, and Bledsoe took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Nowitzki.

Nowitzki leaned against West to observe his teammate's running position, and passed to Ellis, who was 70 degrees on the right.

Ellis and Howard got rid of the screen without the ball, Yi Jianlian was slow to switch defenses, Ellis caught the ball and made a jump shot, the ball drew a perfect arc and went hollow into the net. 4 to 2.

Curry received the ball from the bottom corner and leaned on Bledsoe to turn to the baseline. Bledsoe got stuck on the breakthrough route. Curry failed to make a breakthrough, and stepped back with his right foot to make a jump shot. With a simple movement, he avoided the block and hit a mid-range shot. 6 to 2.

Ellis made a breakthrough in the middle, attracting Yi Jianlian to keep up, dribbled two steps and threw a high toss to the basket. Howard squeezed away West, jumped up to catch a one-handed dunk and scored. 6 to 4.

From the composition of the lineup, we know that both teams are good at offense. The opening confrontation was also very exciting. After all, it was broadcast live across the United States, and the quality of the game was indeed high. Stevens and Carlisle are the two top coaches in the league, and their fights with each other are also very exciting. The Mavericks have designed many sets of offensive tactics around Nowitzki. Offense and so on, and for the Nets, Curry's own offensive threat needless to say, there are few people in the league who have stronger offensive restraint than him, not to mention, he also ushered in a good game in this game. The comeback of partner Fernandez.

In the middle of the first quarter, Carlisle replaced Marion with Carter, and the Nets also replaced West with Green. After that, the two sides still couldn't defend. In the first quarter, the two sides scored a high score of 37 to 40.

The Mavericks' offensive performance today is perfect enough, but as long as they can't conversely limit the Nets and Curry. Still can't turn the sky. This is Stevens' confidence.

In the second quarter, the two sides sent substitutes. In terms of the strength of the bench players, the Nets have a slight upper hand. With Jiang Mingliang here, the Nets may never have to worry about the team not having a high-quality contract. The Mavericks lost too much blood in order to sign Howard and Ellis, and the strength of the bench declined significantly. However, judging from the situation of this game, the situation is really not as optimistic as the Nets fans thought. Beaubois and Blair still caused a little trouble for the Nets. As for the Nets, McCollum performed well as a main player during Fernandez's injury, but when he returned to the bench, the surprise he brought to the Nets fans stopped, which was a bit disappointing.

Fortunately, Boban, who is increasingly adapting to the rhythm of the NBA, has shown his performance during this time period. Carlisle has a characteristic. He is used to using players who are one size smaller than players at the same position. Stevens decisively reused Boban, who was two sizes bigger than the opponent. Boban also showed his best performance after joining the Nets and helped the team.

"Bains just left, and another Boban came. It seems that the Nets will never lack high-quality European insiders." Barkley also emphasized this point in the commentary.

In fact, only the Nets can continue to tap the European inside. It's not that other teams have never poached the White Bears, but there are good players like Mozgov, and there are also many parallel imports that cannot be named.

The main lineup returned, and Howard, who was very quiet in the first quarter, began to work. To reduce the frequency of pick-and-rolls, the main focus is completely on the inside to wrestle with Yi Jianlian, block positions, and low-post requirements. Howard's strength and explosive power are indeed very strong, but firstly, he is not tall enough, and his foot strength is not stable. He spends it.

It is certain that Yi Jianlian will not be able to stand up to Howard, but his softness and toughness also make Howard's offensive efficiency not as high as imagined. His defensive desire is not that strong, and his performance in defense is not so good.

The main reason for the decline of Howard's deterrence is of course the physical wear and tear. But his mental immaturity is also very harmful to the team.