Guard With a Knife

For these old men's self-boasting and arrogance, the Bulls are extremely unhappy.

Especially Carlos Boozer, before the start of the game, he was still aggrieved in the locker room: "Dallas people are too hateful. They even said that I am not as good as a third of Nowitzki??? I am all star!!"

His voice is loud.

However, Snoopy quickly walked over and told him: "You have to hide this anger in your heart, and then go to the court to prove yourself."

In fact, he also said the same to Korver, Rose, including Joakinoah.

He hopes that everyone will ignite their anger on the court. Only in this way can they win this tough battle.

Korver, Luol Deng, and even Joakim Noah, who has the hottest temper, endured it. They waited for the game to come, and then used their actions to tell those "old guys" during the game: Your era is over! !

But Carlos Boozer was extra sensitive, and he was still aggrieved.

Maybe it's...he thinks he can't beat Nowitzki on the court.

Since the start of the playoffs, although he has been touting the little duke on TV every day, he is actually very anxious in his heart. Because he found that he was really unable to do what he wanted, and many times he tried to play a very strong offensive performance, but...it seemed that he had stayed in the greenhouse for too long, or officially slipped from the peak, and he was always unable to release his former self.

Some media outlets have begun to vilify him as the main person responsible for the garbage contract and Chicago's huge salary package. What's more, some people feel that the better defensive and tougher Taj Gibson should take his place. Anyway... his role is just to shoot, and Taj Gibson can shoot too. His salary is only one-thirteenth of Boozer's.

With the combination of internal and external factors, coupled with the malicious hype of the Dallas media, can Boozer not be anxious?

After persuading for a while, Snoopy asked Stephen Marbury to give him one-on-one psychological counseling.

Marbury heard about his distress and analyzed the form for him. Finally, I told him the guerrilla strategy, and hoped that Boozer would play the sixteen-character policy of "when the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy stops, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we attack, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue".

Boozer nodded again and again, not sure if he really listened.

...

The Bulls and Mavericks played their first finals game on the night of International Children's Day.

The United Center arena was packed with 20,000 fans.

The ticket price for the Finals has dropped compared to the Eastern Conference Finals. After all, in terms of popularity and market influence, the veteran phalanx in Dallas is obviously not as good as the Big Three in Miami.

Rick Blair, who had an excellent resume in Detroit and Indiana, made an uncharacteristic arrangement in the finals.

When the Mavericks lineup took to the field, all TV commentators were exclaiming.

Because Rick Blair actually used an extremely conspicuous three-high lineup.

Tyson Chandler, Brandon Heywood, Nowitzki, Shawn Marion and Jason Kidd make appearances.

This extremely conservative combination makes one have to admire: this is really an old-shool academy!

In contrast, Tom Thibodeau, who also started as a defensive player, has a fairly satisfactory arrangement: Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer, Luol Deng, Snoopidoo, Derrick Rose.

With the whistle of the referee.

Joakim Noah, who was holding back his energy, defeated his predecessor Chandler extremely strongly. Snoopy grabbed the basketball ahead of Marion and quickly pushed back like lightning.

Marion, wearing the No. 0 jersey, followed closely. Although he is no longer the ace swing forward known for his physical fitness, his defensive influence remains the same as before.

He closely followed Snoopy's side, and the running ability of the hacker who followed Nash's running and bombing remained the same.

but.

Snoopy is by no means the kind of pure speed player. He suddenly stopped at the three-point line, and when Marion stepped forward, the little duke turned around suddenly, and he slipped past in an instant as if his body had been oiled.

A year ago, the little duke would never have been able to perform this action. But now, he has enough success rate to support his use.

After taking advantage of the situation to wipe out Marion's defense, Snoopy took the lead, his body was like a violent shell, and he rushed into the penalty area fiercely.

Although both Haywood and Chandler are centers known for their defense.

However, the little duke is indomitable!

The momentum is like a rainbow.

This made the two defenders who were worried about the passing of the Duke a bit slower. Therefore, Snoopy directly split between the two!

boom!

Snoopy slams the basketball into the hoop.

The United Center arena instantly boiled.

The little duke set off a home wave with his slam dunks like Huashan. The hoarse voice of the old commentator on the scene seemed to be singing a magnificent battle song: Snoopy...Du! !

For Bulls fans, this name is like Michael Jordan back then! !

He led Chicago to the finals for two consecutive years, and this year created an unprecedented Eastern Conference victory, advancing to the finals 12-0.

"If the Bulls finally win the championship, Snoopy's ring is full of gold." TNT's Earl Johnson said with emotion.

But Kenny on the side thought it would be very difficult for the Bulls to win the championship. "The future must be theirs. But now, the old guys in Dallas obviously haven't reached the time to retire from the center of the stage. Moreover, I think Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Chandler, these guys who have been in the league for many years are still empty. The desire for the championship is even stronger!"

Smith's judgment was accurate.

After Snoopy's aggressive dunks, the Dallasites showed a steady offensive rhythm under the leadership of Old Kidd. Although it is a three-high lineup, it still runs very precisely and patiently.

In the end, the basketball was handed over to Nowitzki.

The German chariot probed down unhurriedly, Carlos Boozer had just raised his center of gravity and was about to retreat, but Nowitzki had already leaned back and shot.

Nuo Tianwang's Golden Rooster stand-alone fadeaway shot has always been enjoyable for Dallas people.

Swish!

The basketball falls firmly into the hoop.

Mark Cuban, who was sitting behind the visiting team's bench, couldn't wait to stand up and roar to cheer for the German tanks. Although this greasy middle-aged man has a reputation for being harsh on other players, he is as warm as first love to Nowitzki, always caring and loving.

The Bulls fans quickly greeted him collectively, but this guy's face remained unchanged, obviously after a lot of such battles!

The game is still going on.

The Dallas Mavericks did not give the Bulls a chance to go deep into the penalty area, and their three highs lay in the penalty area. Even if an assault master like Derrick Rose goes deep into it, he can only pass the ball passively.

The strategy of the Dallas people has been very obvious. They focus on deploying the paint area, followed by the mid-range, and then outside the three-point line.

boom!

Luol Deng's jumper missed the basket.

Looking back, Nowitzki is still carrying the banner of offense.

He opened Boozer's defense with a shot fake, then quickly penetrated into the paint, and scored an easy layup under the cover of Haywood!

Looking back, the Bulls immediately increased their tempo and tried to play a quick counterattack.

But at the beginning of the game, these 'old men' were so physically strong that they were able to keep up with them all.

This caused Chicago's offense to stalemate.

"The Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat are completely different teams. The Miami Heat are strong on the front and back lines. But Dallas is very balanced, and their inside strength is even more crushing. So... it is difficult for Snoopy to go deep into the penalty area for singles. , because he will be facing a defensive center who is over seven feet tall!!"

Kenny Smith analyzed in the commentary: "In terms of the depth of the bench, the Dallas Mavericks are also full of talents. They have hoarded a lot of players in various positions!!"

"If the Chicago Bulls represent the power of the new generation, then the Mavericks bench is the representative of the Pan-96 golden generation!!"

"After defeating the Big Three of the Mesozoic Era, Snoopy is finally about to usher in the test of the golden generation."

Kenny Smith was right.

While he was talking, the Dallas Mavericks slowly took the lead in the form of boiled frogs.

Although the Bulls have replaced Ty Gibson and Korver on the court through continuous substitution strategies. But still little effect.

When the game enters the rotation lineup.

Dallas made a three-up, three-down strategy. Heywood, Jason Kidd and Nowitzki went off, replaced by Jason Terry, Peja and Stevenson.

The boldness of the substitution once again caused an uproar in the commentary booth.

This is equivalent to switching directly from the three highs to the fast running and bombing, and also replaced Nowitzki to rest. Is it so wild?

In contrast, the Bulls are still quite satisfactory.

Just replace Derrick Rose with Stephen Marbury, plus Ty Gibson and Korver, who have already been replaced before, form a rotation system with Luol Deng and Joakim Noah.

Frankly speaking, this lineup also focuses on fast defensive counterattacks.

However, the Bulls did not get cheap.

Because Jason Terry broke out without warning.

The nba's well-known convulsive scorer hit a super long-range three-pointer as soon as he came up, and then broke into the penalty area and hit a high throw goal.

He kept waving his hands on the court like a restless patient, boosting the morale of his teammates.

Driven by him, Peja also hit a three-pointer.

This made Snoopy's efforts to counterattack come to naught. Even if he shot from inside and outside and added free throws, he scored five points. And assisted Korver and Ty Gibson to score goals.

But still did not narrow the previous points difference.

When the whistle blew for the first quarter.

32:37.

Dallas still leads by 5 points.

"I have to say that the Dallas people took the initiative." Even Charles Barkley had to admit that the Mavericks were more sophisticated.

The two big advantages the Bulls had against Miami were gone. Deeper than inside, the Mavericks have Chandler, Haywood, Nowitzki, and Mahinmi on the bench. Compared with the reserves of the forward and defensive lines, Dallas is not far behind. On the back line, there are two Jasons, one fanatical and the other calm, compatible with each other.

"The situation is more complicated than imagined!"

Buckley pursed his lips.

Deep down in his heart, he actually wanted to say that if the Bulls lose their home court, then the next schedule will be very unfavorable to them. Because the competition system of the finals is not 22111, but 232. In other words, the Mavericks will have three consecutive home games after playing two away games.

After the start of the second quarter.

Derrick Rose began to explode, as if he wanted to replicate what his Chicago predecessor Dwyane Wade did in 2006. He's been relentlessly running into the paint, facing the Mavericks' muscular jungle with unafraid attitude.

He seemed to be practicing what he said to Snoopy before he went on the court: You have always been carrying Chicago forward desperately. Now, it's my turn! !

Rose tied the score with his fearless style.

But since the humiliation in 2006, the Dallas people's style has become too tough.

Therefore, the number of times he falls is far more than that of the Flash, and the number of times he wins and is punished is far less than that of Wade.

However, when the halftime whistle sounded, the scores of the two teams returned to the same starting line.

66:66.

Derrick Rose gritted his teeth and raised his hands to high-five the excited fans next to him when he was off the court. But Snoopy is worried about this. Every time Rose enters the penalty area and collides with the Dallas inside with high intensity, he can't help being frightened! !

But Rose's firm willpower made it impossible for him to stop him.

Moreover, he has set off the momentum of the entire arena with his performance. If it is blocked indiscriminately, it is very likely to have a more negative impact on the already extremely complicated game situation.

"In the second half, you have to restrain yourself."

Snoopy told Rose: "I'm not underestimating you, but the Dallas Mavericks are not the Dallas Mavericks of 2006."

"And, I don't want you to get hurt."

The little duke spoke very seriously.

Ross nodded, he knew that Snoopy had good intentions.

But the staff of his team obviously didn't know when Snoopy stepped into the locker room. He clearly heard the Adidas staff behind him talking to Derrick Rose: "He just doesn't want you to be in the limelight, and he doesn't want you to take away the finals MVP..."

The tone of this sentence is extremely bitter.

Snoopy's footsteps were stagnant, but he finally walked into the locker room.

Instead of looking at the face of the monk and the face of the Buddha, it is still necessary to give Ross face.

In fact, Rose is also criticizing the staff member, angrily accusing him of saying such things now as tantamount to splitting the bulls.

For Rose, the finals MVP is certainly an honor that cannot be ignored, and it will bring extremely rich commercial influence.

However, winning is the prerequisite.

Unity is his pursuit.

He didn't want to mess with Snoopy over a trophy.

And, deep down in his heart, he thinks Snoopy is more suitable for the Finals MVP. Since the playoffs, he has been the bull's pinnacle.

...

After the little duke returned to the locker room, he could feel the confusion on the faces of the players.

Everyone played very hard tonight, but the rhythm was still not as firmly in their hands as before.

Is Dallas too strong? Or was the previous opponent too weak? ?

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