NBA: Starting with James Harden

Chapter 89

Looking around, the place is full of fans in blue clothes.

This is a scene that you can't see in the regular season, so shocking!!

Li Zhen can't wait to make his debut.

At this time, outside the Airline Center stadium.

It was drizzling again in the sky, and fans without tickets gathered in the square with umbrellas.

There are 8 large LED screens distributed around the square, providing live broadcasts for these fans!

Entering the playoffs, basketball has become crazy in Dallas, and even rainy days can't extinguish this enthusiasm!!

In the stadium, all the Spurs players came out.

Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, Li Zhen saw these three horses!

Seeing these three people, you know that this round of the series will be difficult to play.

The playoffs appearance ceremony is a little longer, and the pre-game ceremony is also more grand.

After a long time.

The referee stood in the center of the court with the ball.

The starting players of both sides stayed on the court.

Mavericks starting lineup: Kidd, Caron Butler, Marion, Nowitzki, Dampier.

Carlisle sent out the regular starting lineup, Li Zhen、��Lee and Haywood are still sitting on the bench.

The starting lineup is also very strong, with both offense and defense. Carlisle will not easily break such a balance.

Li Zhen returned to his familiar position on the bench.

Spurs starting lineup: Hill, Ginobili, Jefferson, Duncan, McDyess.

Parker was injured at the end of the regular season and became a substitute. Today, George Hill replaced Parker as the starter.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the game started soon!

The Mavericks started the first attack.

Hill dribbled forward.

George Hill is very similar to Li Zhen. He is also a combo guard with outstanding arm span, not a real point guard.

Hill can shoot from a fixed point, has decent athletic ability, is strong in defense, and has enough arm span to defend shooting guards!

Hill passed the ball to Ginobili!

As soon as Ginobili got the ball, Duncan quickly put up a screen!

Ginobili used Duncan's screen to break in from the left side. Nowitzki made a backup defense, and Ginobili leaned against Nowitzki and made a big turn. When Nowitzki came back, Ginobili took the ball and leaned against him again!

Nowitzki bumped into Ginobili.

"Beep!!"

After the whistle blew, Ginobili's continuous action was not over yet, and he lost his balance and threw it casually!!

""Swish!"

2+1.

After the opening, the experienced demon sword gave the Mavericks a warning, and the cheers on the scene stopped!!

Nowitzki raised his hands helplessly. The referee could whistle on this ball or not, but Ginobili's performance was a bit realistic, and his movements were a bit exaggerated, so the referee blew the whistle.

Ginobili made the free throw steadily!

3-0, the Spurs opened the scoring.

There was no celebration from the Spurs, and everyone felt that scoring was just a very common thing.

Li Zhen kept watching the situation on the court.

Li Zhen did not appreciate Ginobili's touch, but the Spurs' tactics.

The Spurs' tactics are very holistic. Popovich has used a system with Duncan as the tactical axis for many years.

In the breakthrough just now, Ginobili was able to successfully break through under Duncan's high cover, otherwise Ginobili's speed would have made it difficult to get rid of Kidd.

This is related to Carlisle's tactics built around Nowitzki. The systems are similar.

It's just that Nowitzki prefers to attack the axis, while Duncan prefers to defend the screen.

The Mavericks prefer to run out of position and jump shots, while the Spurs prefer various cuts and mismatches.

This is also the difference in the styles of the two teams.

The Mavericks attack.

Kidd brought the ball across half court and passed it to Nowitzki in the high position on the left.

Both teams have a slow pace and emphasize the overall team.

Nowitzki did not stop the ball. After two steps of back-to-back Duncan, he chose to pass the ball to Butler on the right.

Butler passed it directly to Marion who cut inside!

Marion found an open space and made a layup!!

3 to 2.

The Spurs are powerful, but the Mavericks are not bad either!

The fans of the Airline Arena cheered immediately.

Judging from the opening of the game in the first few minutes, the two teams were competing in positional offense.

The Spurs relied on Duncan to launch various passing and cutting tactics, and Duncan would occasionally play when he encountered a mismatch.

The Spurs had a good start, and the Mavericks' defense was not fully arranged, so the Spurs had a subtle advantage.

The turning point for both sides came at 7 minutes and 11 seconds in the game.

Ginobili fell to the ground exaggeratedly when defending Nowitzki's pick-and-roll for Kidd!

Li Zhen could clearly see that this was an act, but the referee gave Nowitzki a screen offensive foul!

Nowitzki Wang had two fouls in less than half a quarter.

Carlisle had to replace Haywood!

After Haywood came on the court, the Mavericks' offense came to a standstill.

Compared to defending Nowitzki, it was easier for Duncan to defend Haywood, and Duncan also had the energy to assist in defending the Mavericks' various cuts and running jump shots.

This made the Mavericks extremely uncomfortable.

On the offensive end, Duncan showed his low-post offensive ability.

Neither Haywood nor Dampier could limit him one-on-one.

When the game was 3 minutes and 11 seconds in, the score became 22 to 12. The Mavericks were 10 points behind at home, and they had not scored for four consecutive rounds.

Carlisle took advantage of a dead ball in the game and immediately made substitutions.

"Li Zhen, you go." Carlisle sent Li Zhen to replace Kidd without any hesitation, and the Mavericks' offense was about to start.

Seeing Li Zhen, the fans cheered immediately.

Li Zhen has always been the rhythm changer of the Mavericks in the regular season. As long as he is on the court, the Mavericks' momentum will change!

On the Spurs side, Hill was also replaced by Parker, and Popovich put the GDP troika on.

The first round after Li Zhen came up was the Spurs' offense.

Parker held the ball at the top of the arc, and Li Zhen guarded.

Duncan came up to cover for Parker, and Li Zhen wanted to bypass the pick-and-roll, but failed.

Parker broke through, Haywood's pace was slow, and Parker stopped in a hurry for a mid-range shot!!!

Parker has never been good at mid-range shots, but now he is actually much better than at the beginning of his career.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc

""Swish!"

24 to 12.

The momentum of the Airline Center has quieted down again. They are 12 points behind and the situation at home is not good.

The Spurs still did not celebrate. They continued to defend the Mavericks with expressionless faces.

Li Zhen felt the fear of the Spurs in the playoffs.

The psychological quality of this team is too stable.

Mavericks attack!

Li Zhen dribbled the ball across half court.

Carlisle did not arrange a singles tactic for Li Zhen, but still passed and cut.

Caron Butler dribbled past Ginobili and came to the free throw line.

Duncan's help defense was very timely, There was no space for him to shoot.

Butler didn't dare to pull up against Duncan, he immediately passed the ball to Marion!

At the same time, Li Zhen called for Dampier's screen, and Dampier helped Li Zhen block the fast Parker.

Li Zhen came to the side where Marion was holding the ball and found the space to receive the ball. Marion quickly passed the ball to Li Zhen, and then stood up to help Li Zhen block Jefferson who switched defense on him!

Li Zhen got the space to shoot.

Li Zhen didn't dribble, but immediately took a jump shot!

This is not Li Zhen's common offensive routine, but this is an open opportunity.

""Shua!"

The three-pointer hit!

Li Zhen seized it.

24 to 15.

Li Zhen did not miss this opportunity.

"Beautiful block!!"

The Spurs didn't celebrate the goal, but he wanted to celebrate.

Li Zhen and Marion high-fived and yelled at each other.

"Good shot, great positioning!"