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Mourning's style of play has always been tough, but he is not brainless. Even if he can beat most centers in low singles, he has no confidence in Li Shengli, so his decision is... to fly a kite!

"Come on, Li, come and play!"

After Mourning received the ball, he hung outside the penalty area and teased Li Shengli wildly. Li Shengli was stunned for a moment, and Monk Zhang Er was confused.

This thing...

Are you sure it's Mourning who's riding the horse?

Are you sure you weren't beheaded?

Some people are usually silent, but when they really get angry, it's terrifying. Mourning is such a typical example, and everyone except him is a little confused.

"Damn it, don't talk to Shaq anymore, don't let him lead you astray!" Li Shengli cursed and bullied him forward. It was impossible not to defend, because Mourning's offense can be used both inside and outside, so he let him hit the mid-range shot. The threat is even greater than letting go of a backcourt player.

Seeing Li Shengli coming forward, Mourning ran and pulled like crazy, turning the battle into a chase between centers. When everyone else was dumbfounded, Mourning passed the ball to the ground and slipped to the basket. Lucas rose to the sky on the spot and succeeded with a dunk.

Holy shit!

So simple?

What about the Smiths?

The Mavericks were caught off guard, and looked for Smith. The guy stood there with his hands on his hips and watched the show for a long time. Finally, he glanced at Lucas pulling the basket and shook his head, completely unaware of the strange looks from his teammates.

Defend, brother!

You are on guard when you step on a horse!

Even if I can't prevent you from holding him down, that's fine. Will it be an active foul?

After scoring a goal, Mourning became even more excited and high-fived Lucas to celebrate, while Li Shengli suffered from embarrassment and said to Smith, "Smith, you...you...you are really a talent!"

"I'm sorry, I...I was a little distracted!"

"I'm riding a horse... can you still be distracted during the game? Well, forget it, you concentrate. Guys, counterattack, give them some color!" Li Shengli originally wanted to curse, but couldn't stand Smith's confession. His attitude was good, so he could only give up and lead a counterattack.

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Dallas offense.

Similar to Mourning's idea of ​​pulling Li Shengli's position, Li Shengli's side is more simple and rough, attracting the defense after taking the ball.

As expected, Mourning and Lucas rushed over to double-team, and in order to prevent Smith from catching the ball, they did everything possible.

Mourning assumes the frontal defensive task, and Lucas always blocks the connection between Li Shengli and Smith to interfere with the pass. Li Shengli knows very well...it is very risky for him to take action, but as long as his passing and receiving are fast enough, The leaked Smith still has a chance.

Li Shengli is the starting point, Kidd is the transit point, and Smith is the end point of the offense!

"Kid!"

"Got it, Smith!"

"Huh? What?"

Kidd had a strong sense of the overall situation, and his consideration of the whole team allowed him to react quickly. He didn't even have time to blink when he received Li Shengli's pass, and passed it to Smith through the gap. However, Smith... after receiving the ball, there was something wrong. A little hesitation, no one knows what this guy is thinking.

Fortunately, Kidd passed and received the ball very quickly, which bought Smith time. Even if the shot was a little slower, the air defense could still score, but the process in between... Li Shengli and Kidd was all sweating.

"Well done, Smith, just fight like this!" Li Shengli praised Smith, then turned back and patted Kidd on the shoulder, but said nothing.

Kidd is so smart!

When Lucas rushed over, his reaction at that moment was absolutely top-notch. There was no sloppiness or hesitation. Even though the passing route was opaque, he still sent out an exquisite assist. This kind of ball is Stockton. It may not be possible to spread it.

The two looked at each other, turned around and returned to the rhythm of the game.

…

In this game, compared with the Magic, the Mavericks were completely different teams, and Li Shengli really felt Kidd's excellence.

To put it bluntly, the Timberwolves' tactics are very simple and quite efficient.

The offense used Mourning to involve Li Shengli. If he could hit, he would hit, and if he couldn't hit, he would stay far away and let Lucas beat Smith. This point made the Mavericks unable to deal with it for the time being. As for the defense, it was a complete replica of the previous game. Magic, using heads to pile up Li Shengli and restrict his shots.

However, Kidd's existence directly overturned the Timberwolves' old background.

On the offensive end, as long as the ball is in position, it is a flat pass to Li Shengli. It does not matter what the situation is, because the Timberwolves have only two choices... The first is to use Mourning to defend Li Shengli alone, but the defensive effect is very poor. The second It's double-teaming Li Shengli. Although this kind of defense will leak out, the Timberwolves are not afraid of Smith leaking out. They just need to try their best to put pressure on the opponent to pass and receive the ball.

Obviously, the Timberwolves chose the latter. Both Li Shengli and Kidd knew this. Kidd... was almost surrounding Li Shengli. As long as Li Shengli passed the ball to him, he would pass it to Smith in a completely different way. It was accurate. Even if Smith was distracted, the perfect shooting opportunity made his performance in the first quarter very eye-catching.

4 of 5 shots and 0 of 2 free throws.

The touch was not good, but the opportunity was too good. Smith was fed 8 points purely by Li Shengli and Kidd. Li Shengli's intimidation was the foundation, as was Kidd's wonderful pass and second pass.

Even though Timberwolves head coach Bill called a timeout and returned to the game, his tactics of double-teaming Li Shengli remained unchanged and shifted people to Smith's side, but Kidd also changed the direction and began to deliver the ball to Curry, making Curry feel comfortable.

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First quarter, 24:35!

The Mavericks led by 11 points in a single quarter. It wasn't that there was something wrong with the Timberwolves' offense, it was because the Mavericks were playing too smoothly.

Li Shengli pushed into the paint, and the two of them broke through your basket single-handedly, dunking from close range and shooting from far away. Although he scored 6 points in the first quarter, he still made 2 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. It felt hot, and the Timberwolves didn't dare to let it go.

But if you really have two people, the defense is bound to miss someone, but Kidd doesn't look like a rookie at all. He moves aggressively like a marathon runner, never stopping, making Li Shengli's pass very comfortable, and receiving Li Shengli's pass is very comfortable. When passing the ball, he handled it very decisively and always passed it to his teammate on the strong side.

9 assists in a single quarter!

If you hit 0 out of 1 shots, it doesn't matter even if you don't take any shots!

It is worth mentioning that the rebound data in the offensive and defensive rounds cannot be ignored. Although Mourning and Lucas can cooperate well, rebounding is Li Shengli's job. Even if Smith can't help, it's okay, because Kidd can.

No one knows how Kidd runs. Maybe it's because he gave up taking shots and became elusive. Maybe he was a center in his previous life. Anyway, you can always see this guy in every rebound competition. He is stuck in position by inside players. He can't compete for rebounds, but no one can compete with him for rebounds that are farther away.

In addition to 9 assists, Kidd also had 4 rebounds, and at this point, Li Shengli only had 5.

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"Damn, you little lunatic, cough, sorry, Crotty, I was scolding Kidd!" Curry cursed during the break, but Crotty glanced at Curry when he heard the word "crazy". .

"Good job!" Li Shengli also smiled, because he played so comfortably in the first quarter.

"That's not the case. To be honest, Li, your intimidation is too strong. If Mourning and Lucas hadn't double-teamed you, causing them to miss someone, nine assists? It's absolutely impossible!" Kidd at this moment He felt proud, but he still knew the terror of Li Shengli.

None of the 9 assists came from Li Shengli, and Li Shengli's 6 points were all scored by him without any solution. Kidd even suspected...even without his 9 assists, all of Li Shengli's points were scored by him. This big brother took the lead and worked hard, and the Mavericks were able to lead their opponents in the first quarter.

However, who is willing to work hard if he can take it easy?

Li Shengli no longer needs to prove himself with data. It is really a good thing to boost Kidd's confidence in this game. Kidd is obviously not an arrogant and egoistic character. He clearly knows that the basis of his performance is Li Shengli. This It made Li Shengli feel very comfortable getting along with him.

"Okay, don't brag about me!" Li Shengli smiled, "Since you bombed in your first show, use the second game to make up for it. Use all your skills in one game. Now that you are ahead, remember to shoot a few more. There are 10 points for both good and bad. We will give you a hand today. You can play as big as you want!"

"Should we say goodbye? The opponent's defense may change in the next quarter, and I may not be able to play as smoothly as in the first quarter!"

Kidd replied sensibly, but Curry on the side complained that Kidd was too conservative, "You're so scared, what about your momentum just now? This guy Li is guarding us, you can just play with peace of mind, brother today We will get you a triple-double no matter what."

Three pairs?

Did happiness come so suddenly?

Kidd was almost stunned, but when he thought about it carefully, he was a point guard.

First of all, there is no need to consider assists. Breaking doubles is a certainty. He can take shots if he wants to score. Even if the shooting rate is not high, the number of shots can be made up. As for rebounds... If Li Shengli really wants him, breaking doubles will be no problem.

The key to the problem now is that if his shot delays the game, can Li Shengli be able to handle it? Obviously Kidd already has the answer in his mind.

Even if the opponent in this game is not the Timberwolves, but other teams, no matter how the formation changes, no one can deal with Li Shengli. He is only a point guard, but Li Shengli is... a controlling center. There is no such thing as being unable to control the ball. possible!