Super Lord of the Rings

Wang Jun guessed right, Nowitzki is more nervous and under greater pressure than James.

As long as he wins one more game and the Mavericks upset the Kings, Nowitzki will be a hero and his evaluation will definitely improve. Kobe was eliminated first, and then Wang Jun and James were eliminated. The most popular stars in the league were all defeated by him.

However, the Kings are famous as the home court of the Devils and rarely lose at home. In the crucial tiebreaker, can the Mavericks pull out their teeth?

Thinking of this, Nowitzki found it difficult to calm down.

The winner is the king and the loser is the loser. In the previous years, he was always the one who failed. James entered the league in 2003 and has been losing, which is a shadow. He entered the league in 1998.

Moreover, if King James is not good, Wang Jun will be able to support him. Nowitzki is the Mavericks star. If the team is not good, he needs to hold on. His position is different.

The media also analyzed that this season is the Mavericks' last chance to win the championship, and they will definitely not be able to guarantee a complete lineup in the summer.

Crawford, Perkins, and Barea are all free agents, and the Mavericks don't have enough salary space to keep them at high salaries.

All this is because Haywood was renewed last summer. This blue-collar center's data dropped to 4.4 points and 5.2 rebounds. No matter how high his shooting percentage was, 57.4%, he made 0.9 free throws in 2.5 attempts, and his shooting percentage was 36.2%. Unfortunately, What's interesting is that the Mavericks have just renewed a super long-term contract with him for 6 years and 55 million.

With this big hole, it will be difficult for the Mavericks to renew Perkins, and there is no reason to sign a blue-collar player with a high salary.

The Kings management has not been idle, helping the team in other aspects. Some of Albert Swann's original suggestions have now come in handy.

Several retired Kings players appeared in the audience together, wearing Kings jerseys to show that they were "with the team."

Bobby Jackson, Divac, Weber, and Christie waved to the audience before the game started.

In addition, the Kings distributed commemorative T-shirts to all fans, turning the stadium into a blue ocean. The team's morale was unprecedentedly high before the game started.

Zhang Lili commented: "The morale of the Kings at home today is amazing, and I believe they will not give the Mavericks a chance to upset. They have not been defeated twice by the same team at home this season.

Yu Jia said: "James' performance in this series is disappointing. I don't know if Adelman will give Wang Jun unlimited shooting rights today. His tiebreaker with the Celtics is still fresh in my memory. .”

The Kings starting five: Curry, Ray Allen, Wang Jun, James, and Miller.

This is a new attempt, because the Mavericks have never used Barea in the starting lineup, and Miller has less pressure to defend the pick-and-roll. He is an excellent passer, can shoot three-pointers, starts the game, and can better allocate players' physical strength.

Mavericks starting lineup: Kidd, Terry, Marion, Nowitzki, Perkins.

When Terry started, he asked Kidd to guard James, and achieved amazing results in two games.

However, James is playing power forward this time, Kidd is the main defender, and Nowitzki has to guard Ray Allen, which is obviously misplaced.

Perkins won the jump ball, and the game started. Wang Jun focused on Terry, and James was responsible for Nowitzki, man-to-man defense.

The Mavericks played very slowly, the style of the first game, patiently looking for opportunities from the outside. Kidd is proficient in controlling the rhythm and can make his teammates play comfortably.

After entering the playoffs, Kidd averaged 9.7 points per game and shot 41.4% from three-point range, which was more stable than in the regular season.

In the last five seconds, the ball was passed to Terry. He and Perkins picked and rolled. Wang Jun chased and double-teamed Terry with Miller. After Terry attracted the defense, he could no longer distribute the ball. Perkins had to shoot directly, and there was no time to bring it to the basket.

Terry almost made a mistake in his step-back jump shot, but was forced to make the shot due to Miller's interference. The ball missed. Wang Jun got stuck in the middle, grabbed the backcourt rebound, and handed it to James, who was in position to fight.

Wang Jun's idea was to focus on fast breaks, but Adelman decided to settle down. Counterattacks may lead to beautiful attacks, or more mistakes.

Try not to make mistakes when grabbing 7, the price is something they can't afford.

James is brought to the frontcourt. Kidd is half a head shorter than him, so he can organize calmly.

Ray Allen and Curry stood on the left to attract the defense. Wang Jun and Miller got rid of Marion without the ball in the middle and ran to the right. James passed the ball from close range and Miller also stood in the middle.

Wang Jun caught the ball and stepped towards the frame, holding the ball with both hands and feinting. Marion caught up with him and raised his hands to interfere.

Wang Jun moved sideways to the corner to look for a double team. Perkins stepped forward to block it, and Wang Jun passed the ball to Miller from behind.

Miller caught the ball without shooting, and took a step laterally to hang inside. James made a deep cut to the middle, jumped slightly to receive the pass, landed and turned to the right baseline with Kidd leaning on him.

James took advantage of this. He is much heavier than Kidd, and it is difficult for him to hit the back with the ball. Kidd can't stop him from entering the penalty area.

If James can no longer hit near the basket, he can find a piece of tofu and kill him. He hit the board with his right hand and beat Kidd to score. 2 to 0.

Perkins was attracted by Wang Jun, and Nowitzki did not cover up the defense. Leaving Ray Allen open is something that the entire league will not do.

The Kings are different from the past. They gave up Princeton. The three of them stood still and divided the ball. They mainly focused on the triangle offense. Only James and Wang Jun moved. In this way, it is easy to create singles opportunities on the weak side.

Princeton is not applicable at all times, and there is no harm in beating the Mavericks.

The Mavericks attacked and the ball was passed to Nowitzki. James immediately pressed close and used his strength. In a confrontation between two major stars, the referee would not be able to call James a foul easily unless it was a black whistle.

Nowitzki took two dribbles and couldn't squeeze in. He was far away from the basket and passed the ball to Terry.

Terry holds the ball and picks and rolls with Perkins. Wang Jun switches to guard Perkins and blocks his position to prevent him from cutting. Ray Allen releases Marion and Miller from the side to double-team Terry.

Peja is not allowed to play in order to be more mobile and can double-team the stars at any time. The Mavericks are different from the Kings. The two are not good at shooting and can let go appropriately.

Terry distributed the ball, Marion took a step after receiving the ball, and missed the mid-range jumper from the left.

After leaving the Suns, Marion took fewer and fewer shots and relied mainly on air cuts and post-ups to score. The posture of "throwing hot potatoes" has not changed, and his accuracy in mid- and long-range shots has disappeared.

In the last game, the Kings' defense was effective. Unfortunately, the other players in the Mavericks were too accurate, and the Kings did not open up their own offense, so they lost.

The rebound was obtained by James, and he slowly dribbled the ball across the half court.

Just like before, Wang Jun ran without the ball in the middle and went to the baseline to catch the ball. Miller stood still in the middle. Wang Jun took a step to 45 degrees without any haste, facing Marion and controlling the basketball.

James made an air cut again, and Wang Jun jumped up and lobbed the ball in, cooperating from close range.

Kidd is at a physical disadvantage and cannot move forward, otherwise James can directly dunk in an alley-oop.

James leaned back, held the ball in his left hand and turned around in the middle. He held the ball in both hands and squeezed Kidd, observing Nowitzki's movements out of the corner of his eye.

As long as the bottom line is covered, it will be an excellent three-point opportunity.

Nowitzki didn't cover, Perkins retreated, and Miller immediately called out in the middle.

James jumped up and half-turned and distributed the ball to the outside. Miller received the ball and feinted, attracting Terry from the left to cover, and distributed the ball 50 degrees to the left.

Curry was empty and made a solid three-pointer. 5 to 0.

The king took the initiative in the opening game.

PS (To be continued.):