Play with your brain

Chapter 420

The Hornets attacked again. They first handed the basketball to the stick and let Wells play singles.

It was still his old method, but this time Bangzi chose to make a mid-range shot from the bottom line after squeezing out his position.

Bang!It's a pity that Bass' defense is not a vegetarian either. Maybe Bangzi's butt is big enough, but he was still disturbed at the moment of shooting.

Snapped!Julian Wright hit the ball, which is not easy.

Genilo Pargo got the flying rebound, and he immediately made a three-pointer.

The defense came right away. Although Barea is not tall, he is still active in defense.

Whoosh, but the ball still flew out, Pago was not lazy, he directly threw the basketball to Peja who ran out of position.

Swish!Peja's shot was quick, and the ball went to the rim before the Mavericks' defense came up.

"Oh ho ho ho!..." He hit a three-pointer and finally scored.

28 to 27, yes, finally scored, and this time is the opening of the second quarter, that is to say, in the final period of the first quarter, the Hornets did not score.

A 4-point lead turned into a 1-point lead. The Mavericks' bench players felt that this was a bit unacceptable.

At halftime, the basketball was handed over to Bass, who let him single out the opponent in the paint.

Julian Wright is about the same size as Bass, but it's clear that Bass is much better technically than Wright, even though he's always been seen as a body guy.

With one lean and one turn, Bass got a good position. The old guys who have faced Gasol and the Spurs, Bass has improved a lot recently.

Wright was pushed away, and Hilton Armstrong came over.

However, halfway through the Hornets' center, the basketball was no longer in Bass' hands.

Kuang Ang!Dampier catches the ball at the rim, and immediately he wreaks havoc on the opponent's rim!

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." The New Orleans fans gave the 'No. [-] center in the West' the boo he deserved. It's been a long time since anyone booed him like that. This guy seems to be enjoying this treatment very much now.

Finally able to feel elated, among other things, in the face of the Hornets as a substitute insider, Dampier completely played the 'Western No. [-] center' level.

The Hornets immediately launched the next wave of offensive, but Gerniro missed a three-pointer, which directly led to the fast break of the Mavericks. Eddie House shot from the outside in the fast break and scored a three-pointer.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." The fans can only do so much.

The score gap was quickly widened again, and the Hornets' bench was indeed too cheating.

"Great shot, the Mavericks' substitutes are amazing these days. The Hornets are about to be overwhelmed with this shot. We have to find a way..." Mr. Zhang couldn't stand it.

"Well, it looks like we have to call a timeout, and then the main players will be played, otherwise the game will be finalized." Yu Jia also echoed.

The game has actually been finalized. Just before the start, the head coaches of both sides actually have their own arrangements, and Carlisle's idea is actually to use his strong bench depth to gain enough advantage.

As for Byron Scott, he still wants to use the rotation to make his lineup look less weak.

Substitution, Scott replaced Hilton Armstrong with Tyson Chandler, and let the boxing champion play, meaning to strengthen his defense.

Sure enough, there are some effects, at least the Mavericks can't be so crazy at the basket, and Dampier has temporarily returned to his normal state from the 'No. [-] center in the West'.

Carlisle didn't do much, he just stepped on the veteran Jones and replaced Eddie House, which was to defend the opponent's Serbian.As for other positions, it is natural that the longer the time on the court, the better.

Time passed bit by bit, and the game soon came to the middle of the second quarter.

At this time, the Hornets have used almost all of their main lineup, except Peja resting off the court, and the Mavericks are still half substitute and half main force.

Carlisle hopes that the bench in his hand can consume more opponents, the more the better, but they are benches after all.

44 to 40, when the second quarter finished with 7 points and 40 points, the Hornets had already caught up with the score.

It's almost time for a substitution. At this time, Carlisle called a timeout to let his main lineup play.

That's right, it's set up like this, to give full play to the strength of one's own substitute players, and the main starting players will go up to pick up bargains.

Swish!From the current point of view, this tactic is quite good. Nowitzki scored two points as soon as he came up.

Waiting for work with ease, it can be said that the Mavericks have taken a great initiative so far.

But the Hornets will not be willing to fail like this, this is their home court, and there are their fans here.

Pulling away, running, the inside position has been unable to get out, even David West can't get rid of the opponent.

At this time, Paul knew that he would come by himself.

First handed the ball to West, and then immediately used his wall to go around the three-point line.

Shot!

The two make a hand-to-hand pass, and then Paul shoots.

It's a very simple cooperation, just use the blocking of teammates to create space, but I have to say, it is very effective.

Swish!Three-point hit.

"Oh ho ho ho ho!..." "Chris! You're amazing!..."

46 to 43, the point difference is still close.

"Good shot! Did you see that, as soon as the Hornets' main force came up, the situation immediately opened up. The Hornets still have strength. Although they don't have a good bench, they have already reached the Western Conference Finals, so they are definitely not that weak." Mr. Zhang is very sympathetic to the Hornets now. He is really indignant when he sees the Mavericks bullying them so much.

"Well, that's right, as long as the main players work hard, they can still hit the ball." Yu Jia naturally agreed.

However, Lao Hu saw that his friends were showing off their power, so he felt that he had to show it.

Swish!This time Lao Hu didn't organize an offense, but passed the ball to run out of the baseline, and hit a three-pointer at a 45-degree angle!

49 to 43, Lao Hu came with an ANSWER-BALL!

"Shhhhhh..." The fans refused, but there was no other way but shhh.

The tone of the last few minutes was also set, that is, the main force of the Hornets showed their strength, and the main force of the Mavericks was also unambiguous.

54 to 50, the Mavericks entered the second half with a 4-point lead. Although the point difference was small, Carlisle was still very satisfied.

There is no other reason. Judging from the situation of the entire game, although the point difference is not big, the average playing time of the entire team of the Mavericks is very balanced. It can be said that everyone has played and got a certain opportunity, and everyone almost.

Lao Hu, who played the most minutes, played 11 minutes alone, and the least was veteran Stackhouse, who played 7 minutes. Except for those who didn’t play, otherwise, from the current point of view, the time allocation of the Mavericks is simply perfect. of.

This means that the main players of the Mavericks have been fully rested. You must know that they had a few days more rest than the main players of the Hornets before. This is all beneficial and very beneficial.

On the other hand, the Hornets were not so good. Paul played 20 minutes alone, and Chandler even played 21 minutes, because they really had no choice but to rest so much.

From this point of view, Byron Scott is really worried. It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice.

The game is still proceeding according to this situation, and the Mavericks still give full play to their advantage of having a large number of players, constantly rotating personnel, and constantly consuming the Hornets' physical strength.

The entire third quarter was almost a replica of the first quarter. The Hornets gained a certain advantage in the main players. It should be said that when the score was only one point away, the Mavericks still used their substitutes, and the vigor of the substitutes It made the Hornets fail to overtake again. There was no way, Scott also replaced his own substitute, because if he persisted, he felt that it would be difficult for his team to get together a main lineup in the fourth quarter.

As a result, the point difference widened again. After the third quarter, 81 to 73, the Mavericks led by 8 points.

"It's a very interesting game. I didn't feel it at the beginning. Now we look at it. As long as the Hornets are in the main lineup, the ball will be played. But once they are on the bench, the point difference will be widened immediately. This is really great. Interesting thing." Yu Jia said half-jokingly at the end of the third quarter.

"That's right, there's no other way. The Hornets' substitute is Bunche. Wells is good. The other point guards are okay, or Peja, but Peja can't play for long. , Wells has been restricted by his opponents, there is no way around this. If there is still the problem, the Hornets have too few players, and once the main force goes, basically there will be no one to play..." Mr. Zhang said in the Emphasize what we already know.

Anyway, the fourth quarter started.

Although the Mavericks do have an advantage in terms of situation, the point difference in the whole game has not widened to the point of irreversibility. It's only 8 points, whoever comes to an explosion may win the game.

Moreover, the Mavericks are still the same, they still use their own bench players to consume opponents.

This time at the beginning of the fourth quarter, David West came on the bench with the Hornets. Byron Scott hoped that his main power forward could play some role in defense.

However, the result was brutal. The Mavericks scored two more goals in just one minute of the game.

85 to 75, the gap between the two sides has reached 10 points, the Hornets can't wait any longer, they can only show all their cards.

Paul and other main players played, only 1 minute and 20 seconds into the fourth quarter, and at this time Lao Hu, Lao Li and others were still sitting on the Mavericks' bench.

　The Rockets are still out, let's fight again next year.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)