Super Lord of the Rings

The Mavericks players passed the ball many times without any space, and the ball finally ended up in Nowitzki's hands.

When teammates cannot open up, the core must step up to break the scoring drought.

Nowitzki relied on James to turn around in the middle and used the "Golden Rooster Independence", which was far away and near the free throw line. James ignored the shot and tried his best to block the shot. The ball missed. Wang Jun grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Curry.

Curry protected the basketball, used the width of the court to slowly move forward, and played strictly according to the coach's instructions.

Zhang Lili sighed: "James worked hard today and defended well."

Yu Jia said: "When Nowitzki is shooting jumpers, he often lifts one leg to block the opponent's progress without getting called for a foul. This is a great trick. James would rather get kicked than to do it."

Zhang Lili said: "The King is different today. Princeton is no longer needed. Wang Jun has become the main attack point."

Wang Jun ran to the center, pretending to go to the right with Miller without the ball, suddenly stopped and turned, cut directly into the center, and got rid of Marion.

Marion was thinking about how to get around the big man as quickly as possible and did not follow. James sent a high ball from the right, and Wang Jun jumped up to catch it, dunking the basketball with both hands. 7 to 0.

The Mavericks are attacking and the Kings continue to man-to-man. Curry has the simplest task. To deal with Kidd, he only needs to interfere with the shooting. Kidd usually only takes about 5 shots.

Kidd brought Terry to the frontcourt, and Wang Jun immediately followed him. Terry couldn't turn around and face the frame, so he could only control the basketball and wait for Perkins to cover.

Perkins blocked Wang Jun, and Ray Allen retreated to help Miller double-team Terry, leaving Marion open again.

Marion cut inside and James retreated to cover. Seeing that the defense was attracted, Marion immediately passed the ball out to the outside, trying to find Nowitzki who was empty.

However, Wang Jun, who had double-teamed Terry before, ran towards Nowitzki, blocked the passing route, and successfully intercepted the ball. He doesn't gamble to steal, but relies on excellent anticipation.

Curry caught the ball and dribbled across half court, unable to get rid of the defense.

Adelman sighed softly on the sidelines. Unfortunately, Curry was not fast enough to easily get rid of Kidd. If he had the breakthrough speed of Barea or Ty Lawson, Kidd would be unlucky. One-on-one defense If you don't hold back, the Kings can easily defeat the Mavericks.

Kidd is now better at guarding swingmen than point guards, mainly relying on experience and anticipation.

Curry passed the ball to Wang Jun on the right.

Mismatched against Nowitzki.

He feinted after receiving the ball from outside the three-point line and dribbled the ball to the right. Nowitzki followed up, keeping one and a half steps away. Wang Jun dribbled from behind and took a step toward the center, thrust his left shoulder, then dribbled under his crotch to change the direction of his right hand, and stepped back with his right foot.

Nowitzki defended very hard, not a defensive black hole, but Wang Jun was too fast now. The two changes of direction relied on speed to create space. Even if he made the right decision, he couldn't keep up.

Wang Jun's right side was 70 degrees, and he made a one-step fadeaway jumper inside the three-point line, and the ball hit the ball hollow. 9 to 0.

ESPN's Mike Breen said: "The Kings started the game proactively and made all four shots. The Mavericks seemed not to be ready yet."

Van Gundy said with a smile: "It's amazing that the Mavericks can reach the seventh game. If you want to win, you have to look at the performance of the scorer. You can't expect to suppress the Kings score to less than 100 points."

Kidd distributed the ball, Nowitzki leaned on James in the low post on the left and turned to the middle. Golden Rooster made an independent fadeaway jumper, not far from the basket. Miller double-teamed him. Two people stretched their hands to his face, seriously interfering with the ball. Missed, Miller turned around and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

Four Mavericks players quickly returned to defense and the zone defense was in place.

James took the ball to the frontcourt and was not in a hurry to attack. Kidd kept one and a half steps in front of him.

At this time, Kidd was worried about Marion and Perkins.

Wang Jun learned a lot from him after he entered the league. He knew very well how strong Wang Jun's offense was, and it couldn't be compared even when he was at his peak. He is not afraid of James playing alone. If Wang Jun opens up, it will be difficult for the Mavericks to double-team.

James waited for Wang Jun to run from the baseline to the top line, and in the last five seconds passed the ball hand-to-hand, blocking Marion by the way.

Kidd immediately switched to guard Wang Jun, who was experienced, but he only moved one step laterally and was blocked by Miller who ran to the middle.

Wang Jun's center of gravity is very low, he is as fast as an arrow and as stable as a mountain. Every inch of his limbs and muscles are coordinated flawlessly, and he flexibly uses every inch of his body's strength. He didn't make any fake moves, and shot the ball quickly and continuously with his left hand, running past Perkins.

Perkins hurriedly turned around to pursue the defense. Wang Jun took three steps, barely jumping, and picked up the basketball with his left hand. 11 to 0.

This kind of quick layup is more difficult to block than a dunk. Unless you can keep up with him, Perkins is one body behind and there is nothing you can do.

After not scoring for nearly three minutes and still unable to defend, Carlisle took the lead in requesting a timeout and making substitution adjustments.

Perkins left the game early and replaced Crawford. Nowitzki moved to the center position. In this way, Nowitzki was the only slow player on the court, and Kidd actually played shooting guard.

Adelman didn't make any substitutions, and he didn't use the tactical board. He just said a few words. "This period of play is very good. LeBron follows Nowitzki closely and doesn't let him take shots easily. As long as the offense is not obviously misplaced, stabilize the situation and be patient. Stephen must be bold when he has the opportunity."

The game continued. Crawford singled out Ray Allen as soon as he came on the court. After attracting double-teams, he split the ball and assisted Marion for a dunk. Miller's speed disadvantage on the court was fully demonstrated. 11 to 2.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks also made adjustments. Kidd defended Ray Allen, Crawford defended Wang Jun, and Marion became the one to deal with James.

After observing the situation on the court, Wang Jun went to the right low post to ask for the ball. James attracted the defense and hoisted the ball in.

The Mavericks did not dare to let Crawford guard Wang Jun in the low post. Now they were engaged in a mixed defense, with Wang Jun singled out Nowitzki and the others standing still.

Carlisle frowned, this was obviously misplaced.

Wang Jun leaned back after receiving the ball and shook his right shoulder at a 45-degree angle. Marion did not let go of James and double-teamed him. Wang Jun turned sharply toward the baseline and took a step with his right foot.

Nowitzki followed up and moved laterally to block the breakthrough route. Wang Jun pulled the ball back, changed direction to the middle, jumped with the ball to open up the space, quickly took off, and threw in the middle. Nowitzki turned around and immediately took off to block the shot, but was still too slow and the ball went in. 13 to 2.

The fans stood up and applauded, and Wang Jun scored his 8th point.

ESPN Van Gundy said with a smile: "The Mavericks' zone defense didn't work well today. Wang Jun misplaced singles, and Nowitzki couldn't defend it."

Jon Barry said: "Although veteran Miller's pace is slow, his intimidation is still there. The Mavericks did not dare to leave him open on the outside. The Kings let Taj Gibson play for a long time last game. His shooting was not accurate, otherwise there would be no tiebreaker."

In fact, the reason for the lead was not Miller's appearance, nor Yi Jianlian. The key was that the Kings players stood still and stopped running.

Adelman reviewed himself after losing the game and gave up the tactics that made him famous, which was a breakthrough.

In the past, Adelman advocated team basketball. He would not let one player shoot endlessly, but had to constantly share the ball. After watching Wang Jun score 91 points this season, he realized it.

When there are no superstars at your disposal, you rely on teamwork. When someone is unable to solve one-on-one situations, you can directly create opportunities for him and you can still win. One person opens first, and then his teammates become successful.

This is Jordan's way of winning, and Wang Jun can also do it very well.

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