Rebirth of Yidi Legend

Chapter 532 The first defeat
The first-half game between the Mavericks and the Knicks ended in a 52-52 tie.The Mavericks let all the fans who underestimate the Mavericks and don't know the Mavericks fans realize how good they are in the first half. They don't just have Dirk Nowitzki, they have Jason Kidd, and Jason Terry , and Sean Marion... Although in the eyes of many fans, their group of veterans no longer have the strength to become the first-line players in the league, but this does not mean that they do not have the ability to perform as expected!

It turns out they can!

Like right now, they're in the Finals, and they're going to have a hard time with this Knicks.

"The strength of this Mavericks team is beyond everyone's expectations. They have the ability to become the champion of the finals this year. At least from the current situation, I am not sure who will win and who will not win this game! That's what the Mavericks showed us in the first half! I have the highest respect for this group of veterans!"

Kenny Smith was surprised by the performance of the Mavericks in the first half, and even more admirable for this kind of team that can explode with such strength.

Most of the players on this team are players he knows, and it is for this reason that he finds it incredible.

They were able to re-explode such strength at the end of their careers.

"I don't know how the players of this team came together, but now it seems that it is a very correct choice for them to come together!"

The entire Madison Square audience was also surprised by the performance of the Mavericks in the first half. To be honest, the performance of the Knicks in the first half was really not bad. Both Yi Jianlian and Stoudemire played at their normal level, but The problem is, this team has played its own normal level, but the Mavericks still caught up with the disadvantages. This tenacity makes Knicks fans feel that this team is much better than the Bulls, at least if it is the Bulls , In the case of a disadvantage, it is impossible for so many role players and main players to stand up. That team really only has Derrick Rose on the offensive end!

But the Mavericks are different. Originally they thought Dirk Nowitzki was the only one, but they really didn't expect other players on this team to be so good at critical moments!
Their impression of the Mavericks has really changed!

The second half of the game begins!
The Mavericks played aggressively in the opening game.Jason Terry, who was already very hot in the first half, started the game directly in the third quarter. His linkage with Tyson Chandler directly set off a bloody storm inside the Knicks at the beginning of the game!
The Mavericks made all four of their first three shots -- three layups and a pick-and-roll mid-range jumper.

The strategy of the Mavericks in this section is: Jason Terry plays with the ball to attract double-teams, and Tyson Chandler supports the mid-range shot from the free throw line.

Conversely, for the Knicks, Yi Jianlian struggled for a while, during which time he didn't feel very good.

During this period of time, the Mavericks' offense basically relied on offensive and defensive transitions, as well as the cold arrows of Felton and Dragic.

By the middle of the third quarter, the Knicks lost the backcourt rebound inside and were trapped outside by shots from Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry
In this quarter, the Knicks trailed 15 to 22.

D'Antoni put Stoudemire off the field at this time, making things worse.

This made the New York fans uncomfortable for a while. In their opinion, they seemed to be losing this game!
Are the Mavericks so good?
Their awareness of the Mavericks has improved a lot. How can this team be so good?They are a little puzzled.

But when the New York fans were a little lost, the Knicks set off a climax.On the defensive end, the Knicks will defend in a zone for a while, and counterattack from the weak side for a while, trying to force the Mavericks to make a jumper or pass error, and then speed up the counterattack;
On the offensive end, in addition to counterattacks, the Knicks basically relied on Yi Jianlian's breakthrough alone.

Towards the end of the third quarter, Stoudemire re-entered the court. While constantly putting pressure on the frontcourt, he added a few fixed-point three-pointers to help the team recover the score.

During Stoudemire's absence, the Knicks had a small climax, which hurt him a lot, but fortunately, the Knicks still played very well after he played, which made him gratified. On the one hand, if it is true that the Knicks have fallen into a state of stagnation again as soon as he plays, then he will really fall into autism!
Unfortunately, the lead of the Knicks was canceled by the Mavericks: the Mavericks set up a three-guard lineup in the first half of the fourth quarter, and Jason Kidd brought Jason Terry and Stevenson together. Other than Jason Terry, they didn't have any scoring ability, but at the beginning of the fourth quarter, they didn't know what was going on. These guys unexpectedly scored and shot long shots, and they all made it!
The Mavericks caught up 7-5 and returned to the stalemate.

The negative factor of the Knicks during this period is: the Mavericks would rather let Yi Jianlian and Stoudemire make mid-range shots, but also strangle the combination of Stoudemire, Yi Jianlian and Dragic.Dragic disappeared after the first 4 minutes. He missed the only time he broke through Barea, and Stoudemire couldn't find the mid-range shot. He only relied on Yi Jianlian to support him. There was really no way!

"It's not that Stoudemire or Dragic didn't work hard, but in this game, they really didn't seem to be able to give Yi enough help. This game has to be won by Yi Lai, such a thing He has done it many times, but this time, it is much more difficult than before!"

A few minutes before the fourth quarter, Dirk Nowitzki's exit was a good opportunity for the Knicks, but Jason Kidd and Jason Terry held up the situation abruptly.

This once again proves one thing, this team does not rely on Dirk Nowitzki alone, they rely on the whole!
At the same time, the Mavericks also showed their amazing defensive ability at this end.

"How to win the game?" Asked the same question to the former Mavericks coach, Nelson Sr. and Johnson would give two completely different answers.

After failing in the playoffs for two consecutive years, the "little general" left sadly, but his successor, Rick Carlisle, who now leads the Mavericks to the championship, is also an academic coach who started out on defense.Defensive first, this is Carlisle's 10-year coaching career, which has never changed. This view coincides with Johnson's and has also created the current championship-level Dallas Mavericks.

This period of time now proves that Rick Carlisle’s persistence is justified. Any NBA team that wants to win must not rely solely on offense. A team without defense will not go far in the NBA. Many teams have experimented!
Now the Mavericks have once again proved that they are justified in winning the game with defense, and it is by no means luck that they can enter the finals!
Of course, the Knicks themselves have failed in many details during this period, ruining the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, missing free throws, missing rebounds in the backcourt, and extremely failed defense against Jason Terry.

Dirk also began to find his touch after he returned to the court. Naturally, the Mavericks began to let him use high-post pick-and-rolls as a check, clearing the Knicks inside and letting him play singles.In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Knicks' defense was too inward, and Kidd and Dirk made consecutive three-pointers to open the score.

The Knicks' counterattack in the fourth quarter during this period was still clueless. They only tried to repeat Yi Jianlian's breakthrough and Stoudemire's long shot in the first half. The Mavericks stabilized, Dirk finally showed his power, and the Knicks fell into an unfavorable situation again in the middle and half of the fourth quarter.

The balance of victory once again favored the Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki.

In fact, Dirk played very little offensive role in the first half, but the Knicks missed him and only made 12 of 4 shots.The aggressiveness of the start and Stoudemire's explosive advantage were wiped out by the Mavericks' targeted zone defense and steals. They did not expect the Mavericks' role players to be so good. The Knicks counterattacked several times afterwards. An advantage has been established, but there is no opportunity to gain momentum.Conversely, in the first three quarters, Dirk was more of a containment, but the Mavericks used high-quality ball transfers, long-range shots, and ingenious transitions from defense to offense to avoid a positional battle with the Knicks, allowing the offense to score a steady stream.

So far, the Mavericks' lead by points has been less a win for Dallas than a victory for veterans, skill, long-range shots and team.The Knicks' aggressive attack with the ball on the outside and the compressed defense with athletic ability have the style of the Knicks playing talented ball, while the Mavericks' routines are very international-in fact, Germans, Puerto Ricans, Serbian blacks, A veteran who relies on his jump shots and awareness.The Knicks dropped ten games and relied on Yi Jianlian's ability to overwhelm the Mavericks, but the Mavericks managed to contain the Knicks' counterattacks with ease!
Yi Jianlian seems unable to stop such a team.

In fact, Yi Jianlian is very clear that the Mavericks played the "small ball tactic" that became popular later, that is, through defense and counter-shooting, they wiped out wave after wave of Knicks' counterattacks.

To be honest, this is already the most advanced tactical concept at this stage!

It was only after playing against them that Yi Jianlian realized that the current Mavericks team is really terrible. It wasn't that LeBron James was bad, nor was it that Wade was bad, including Chris Bosh... Well, he seems to be really bad!

But this Mavericks are terrible!

In the end, the Knicks lost the game 98 to 107 at their home court, and the Mavericks took the home court advantage back.

Yi Jianlian scored 32 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in this game. His performance was not bad, but not outstanding. Stoudemire scored 27 points and 14 rebounds in this game, and his performance was not bad either!
This is also the problem. The Knicks' core players performed well tonight, but they lost the game. This shows that it will be difficult for the Knicks to win.

This Mavericks team is really hard to play!
After the game, the fans in Dallas were naturally the most excited, and reporters from major media were equally excited. They began to praise the team's past deals crazily:
"Let's see how such a great team is formed! In 2006, the Mavericks lost the finals, that is, in the same year, they picked a rookie named Barea's little man, this unremarkable Puerto Rican became the biggest surprise player in the Finals five years later.

In 2008, Cuban traded Harris for five players and two draft picks for the "triple-double king" Kidd. The Mavericks finally found a reliable partner for Nowitzki at the No. 5 position?After the deal, the Dallas media accused Cuban of being a prodigal son who "needs the present but not the future", but what about now?As the oldest point guard on a championship team, 38-year-old Kidd said to the swarming reporters: "I think I can play for two more years."

In the summer of 2009, Marion joined the Mavericks in a four-team deal. Five months later, Butler, Haywood, and Stevenson arrived one after another. They all sat on the sidelines in suits, but the other three quickly integrated into the Mavericks and became the most reliable support for Nowitzki.

Yes, it was so many transactions that made the Mavericks what it is now. More importantly, so many transactions did not have much impact at the time, but the final result tells us that these transactions of the Mavericks are all Right, they could very well bring a championship trophy to the Mavericks! "

There is also crazy praise for the team owner Mark Cuban:
"Cuban is not a fool, but he is like a fool when it comes to investing in the team. As a shrewd businessman, Cuban accumulated more than $40 billion in wealth before the age of 50; Victory, Cuban will return to the blood, and then become regardless of cost."

They think that Mark Cuban is a proud boss, and they think that a team must be as proud as Mark Cuban if it wants to succeed!

They completely forgot how they thought Mark Cuban was just a rich fool!

"He used to be the vanguard of the anti-black whistle, and he received a huge fine of $25 for reprimanding the referee, creating the most in the league. As a businessman, Cuban always seemed to be doing nothing. He would wear a T-shirt and sit on the sidelines. Dance with hands and feet. Either cheer for the team's wonderful performance, or beat their chests and feet for the opponent's wonderful performance, and even challenge the referee and even the league from time to time."

They think that Mark Cuban is a warrior who dares to speak the truth and openly question the league, but they may have forgotten that they thought Mark Cuban had done too much as a boss at the beginning!
"He needs to make him look more like a team owner, not just a fan" This sentence was once used by all fans to attack Mark Cuban.

But now Mark Cuban's Mavericks won Game [-] of the finals and grabbed the home court advantage. They look so strong, which makes everyone think that NBA owners should be like Mark Cuban!
"You have to be a fan before you can be an owner!"

Very righteous words!
Regarding this situation, Mark Cuban sent two dumbfounding expressions on Twitter, and he was also very helpless!

(End of this chapter)