The Way of the Center

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Who is Robert Swift? Claire had a vague impression of this eye-catching white center forward. After all, before this game, this guy didn't get even a minute of playing time, but now when he plays, he completely disrupts his deployment.

"Dirk, is it okay to take down that kid?" Carlisle asked the panting German. A rookie center should not make Dirk play abnormally.

"No problem, let's play at our own pace, and don't pay attention to the opponent's strange moves." Nowitzki, as a person who played on the court himself, naturally knows the depth of Anjie's level. Although the Chinese man's defense was indeed active, it didn't make Nowitzki surrender like this.

"Okay, Dampier, don't try to double-team later, just keep an eye on that damn Swift."

Dampier did not speak, just nodded silently. He was dunked by Swift in the first half, and he has not been reconciled until now.

"That German is really elegant. I feel like he is a gentleman on the basketball court. He is completely different from the two rude guys in the Thunder." Abrahim said to Giardina with a smile, In his eyes, only those who move gracefully and beautifully can be called strong. Before he knew it, he had been angrily stared at by the Thunder fans around him, but he didn't know it.

This smart guy is a total idiot when it comes to sports. Saying that the Mavericks players are good at the Thunder's home court is not making fun of yourself.

"I think competitive sports should be bloody. I really like the Thunder's No. 16 and No. 31." Giardina likes just the opposite. She thinks a player is best with fierce confrontation and a tough style of play. attraction.

"My God, let's just talk about the number 31. That tattoo doesn't look like a good person. If these players don't know how to play, they must be the scum of the bottom of society. To them, hurting others is as normal as eating and sleeping." Abrahi has also heard a lot about scandals between football stars and actresses in the entertainment industry, and news of fights between players. Therefore, in his impression, professional players are just some dubious "hooligans".

"Where's the Chinese? He should be clean." Giardina unconsciously looked towards the player tunnel, hoping that the big man would make his debut soon.

"That guy has such a fierce face, he must be a grumpy guy. Don't think he didn't make any fouls on the court, but I can see that he has a lot of unsportsmanlike little moves!" Insight, this is a professional manager necessary human skills. Putting this skill on the basketball court will not fail. Anjie's small moves when confronting Nowitzki naturally failed to escape Abrahi's eyes.

"Well Mr. Abrahim,

Everyone's field is different. If you are not tough on the court, how can you defend well? "

Just when Giardina and his manager in the stands were discussing in full swing, a short 15-minute intermission ended and the second half of the game started as scheduled.

"Coach Van Gundy still left Robert Swift on the court. Can the Mavericks break through Coach Van Gundy's defensive arrangement after going through a half-time adjustment?"

Nowitzki still caught the ball as soon as he was in position, but he was also a smart inside man. Even though he is much more famous than An Jie, he will not confront An Jie head-on.

Nowitzki started to push back to the basket one step inside the free throw line. Anjie was pulled too far by Nowitzki, and the entire penalty area was exposed to the firepower of the Mavericks.

Dampier used his huge body to cover the passing lane, leaving Robert Swift behind him unavailable.

Seeing Dampier walking towards the basket, Nowitzki suddenly turned to face the frame, Anjie jumped high to block, he thought the German was going to shoot!

Unexpectedly, Nowitzki passed the ball from Anjie's armpit to Dampier who cut in from the top of the arc. Robert Swift couldn't find any space to block shots, and could only watch the "second center in the league" dunk in front of his eyes.

"Ho ho ho! Nowitzki is using Andre's playing style to pay back! A beautiful fake pass, Robert Swift can't stop the rushing Dampier at all."

Nowitzki is a precise machine imported from Germany, which runs accurately and reasonably on the court. But the word precision is not reflected in the third section.

A few minutes into the game, Westbrook was on full fire again, scoring two successful breakthroughs. But the Mavericks, apart from Dampier's dunk, did not respond in any way.

Nowitzki relied on Anjie for the second time in back singles, and he completed the Golden Rooster's independent step back very well. Angie hated Nowitzki's raised thigh, but he still bravely jumped forward and tried his best to interfere without fouling.

The German's movements were normal, and he looked very relaxed. However, Dirk was not very satisfied with his shot. Sure enough, everything in front of him looked perfect, but unfortunately, in the end, the basketball just knocked out of the frame.

"0 for 3 shots! Oops! What happened to Nowitzki this quarter!?"

The commentators on all the TV stations had the same question. Anjie's defense was excellent, but it wasn't enough to defend Nowitzki. Nobody in this league can do that. Even the two great No. 4s, the "Wolf King" who has become a Celtic and the Spurs leader Tim Duncan, can't do it.

But this really happened. Nowitzki took three shots and all of them missed the target. So far in the third quarter, he has not scored a point!

When Anjie's shots are not accurate, he can still go to the basket. But when Nowitzki's shot is not accurate, he has no way to easily score at the basket. Especially when facing Anjie, Nowitzki's confrontation and footwork are not dominant, which makes it difficult for him to come up with different methods to deal with Anjie's defense.

Claire never imagined that Nowitzki was really restricted!

In fact, it's not only Anjie's defensive reason, but Nowitzki's poor hand feeling is also one of the main factors for his failure to score. Fortunately, An Jie happened to encounter a time when the Germans didn't feel good.

Nowitzki couldn't score, and the Mavericks' offense collapsed instantly. Except for Jason Terry who can still continue to score, none of the others can pose a threat on the offensive end.

On the other hand, for the Thunder, the first quarter of the first half belonged to Westbrook, the second quarter belonged to Anjie, and the third quarter belonged to both of them.

Westbrook used Anjie's pick-and-roll to go straight to Huanglong. Facing Dampier's slow attack, Westbrook easily threw a shot and scored two more points.

In the next round, Anjie and Westbrook still picked and rolled, but this time Anjie's roll was very positive. When he cut into the penalty area, Westbrook passed just right, giving Anjie a chance in the three-second zone.

Faced with Nowitzki's close defense, Anjie hooked again after shaking his shoulders, hitting the German without temper.

"An's hook shot point is too high, and the touch is very soft. A player of Nowitzki's type cannot complete the block."

Anjie and Westbrook both opened fire, beating the Mavericks in a quagmire of offense.

Seeing this situation, Claire quickly replaced the team's good scorer J.J. Barea on the bench. Unexpectedly, Nowitzki's touch not only affected himself, but also infected his teammates.

He made 0 of 2 three-pointers and 0 of 4 all combined. Barea, who is not strong enough to rely on shooting as his main scoring method, can't break through the inside to create kills. This defender who can use a few three-pointers to help the team score in every game, today, like Nowitzki, has no results.

That's the downside of a shot-only offense. When players don't feel good, that team's scoring momentum can come to a screeching halt. The offensive firepower of the Mavericks this season is not strong, and the inside offense is even weaker.

When they can't score the shots they rely on to survive, the situation of the entire game will gradually get out of control.

Fortunately, Jason Terry hit two three-pointers from the outside, otherwise the Mavericks may not have scored in double digits in this quarter.

"15 to 31! Do you believe it!? The Mavericks only scored 15 points in this quarter! Only less than half of the Thunder! 59 to 79, is the Thunder going to kill the game in just three quarters!? Incredible performance !” Kenny Smith sat in the studio, although he watched the whole process, the final score still surprised him.

No matter how big the point difference is, the game has to continue in the fourth quarter. Watching the team lead by 20 points, Van Gundy left Anjie and Westbrook on the bench with confidence, and let Collison and Krstic partner inside.

Facing the weak defense at the beginning, the Germans really recovered their form.

At the beginning, Nowitzki still failed to score against Collison's defense with two goals, but Nowitzki finally broke his own scoring drought with the third shot.

"Finally! The Mavericks have been waiting for this moment for a long time! Can Nowitzki keep the touch!?"

The answer is yes, once a shooting-type player makes a shot, it will only become smoother and smoother. For a player of Nowitzki's level, one goal is enough for him to regain his touch.

"Jason Kidd used Eric Dampier's pick-and-roll breakthrough! Earl Watson is still too young in front of Kidd, Kidd has a chance to layup!"

At this moment, Damien Wilkins reached out and almost took away the basketball controlled by Kidd. In desperation, Kidd held the ball with both hands and took a jump, avoiding the steal, but also forced himself to stop his progress.

Without hesitation, seeing that Nowitzki was not near the three-second zone, Kidd immediately started to pass the ball, and a wide range of transfer allowed Nowitzki to receive the ball outside the three-point line.

Kidd's sudden wide-range shift gave Nowitzki an open shot. Nick Collison rushed out and arrived just in time for Nowitzki's shot. Although he failed to complete the block, he thought he had seriously interfered with the sight of the Germans.

Before Collison could turn around after landing, he heard the sound of the net tumbling. He quickly looked up at the huge LED screen at the scene, yes, the score was rewritten, and Nowitzki hit the net with a three-pointer!

"Damn it!" Collison had tried his best, but he was still not rewarded.

"Strong rebound! Dirk Nowitzki scored 5 points in a row! The Thunder's second team is vulnerable to Nowitzki!"

15 points, 12 points, 10 points, 8 points, when Nowitzki scored again and chased the point difference to only 6 points, Jeff Van Gundy looked at the time and moved the main lineup back .

"I think Van Gundy should bring Anjie and Westbrook up earlier. Now the difference is only 6 points. Nowitzki's touch has been fully cultivated. He just changed now, it's too late!" Once again , Van Gundy's rigid on-the-spot command was criticized by Charles Barkley.

Regardless of the situation on the field, only substitute players according to the established plan. Barkley couldn't figure out how such a coach could succeed.

Regardless of whether Van Gundy's tactical philosophy is reasonable or not, one thing cannot be denied is that when Nowitzki was not stopped in time and played with a touch, even Anjie could not stop the crazy German.

"Golden Rooster retreats independently! Anjie failed to stop Nowitzki this time! Nowitzki's step-back jumper is almost impossible to block, and the only way to stop him is through interference. But now, Novitzki Ski is immune to all interference!"

Originally, after the third quarter, everyone thought that the Mavericks were over, but Nowitzki's sudden outburst made the game fierce again.

With three minutes left in the game, the score became 84-91. Dirk Nowitzki, he's usually the underrated guy. But those who underestimated him paid the price in the end.

Although Anjie kept the Germans clean in the third quarter, it was not enough for Anjie to declare victory. Anjie is just a rookie, but Nowitzki, an international player, has become the banner of the Dallas Cowboys.

In the face of a truly powerful enemy, until the last moment, it will never be possible to tell the winner. (To be continued.)