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Chapter 69



Chapter 69

The whistle sounded, and the pause ended.

The game continues, and both teams have adjusted lineups: point guard Blake vs. Terry, shooting guard Weaver vs. Stackhouse, small forward Outlaw vs. Josh Howard, power forward Mike Roberts vs. Malik Allen, center Przybilla vs Bass.

According to the results of the jump ball in the first quarter, the Mavericks launched an offense first, and Terry received the ball from the bottom line in the backcourt.

There were boos in the arena as usual, Terry dribbled the ball to the left 45 degrees, and rushed to the free throw line with the help of Bass.

That speed was pretty fast, but Pulzbila was already standing at the free throw line waiting, and Terry hurriedly diverted to the right.

Roberts on the right immediately shrinks and intercepts, Terry stops and throws the ball out, and Malik catches the ball at the 45-degree three-point line.It's a pity that Malik is a defensive power forward. His long-range shooting ability is too poor, and he dare not shoot when there is an open space.

Bass stepped up with the ball, raised his hand to aim at the basket and tried to shoot, saw Pulzbilla approaching with his hand raised, hesitated for half a second and chose to give up.He twisted his hips and turned around to pass the ball to the left corner, and strode over, intending to set a screen for Stackhouse.

But Stackhouse didn't even look at him, and directly started with a crossover, made an emergency stop and made a two-point shot.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

McRoberts grabs the rebound, spins around and dashes forward, giving Blake the center line.

The Blazers team launched a fast break, and Outlaw received a long pass from the right elbow of the frontcourt and rushed to the basket.

Howard couldn't catch up, so he went to pull Outlaw's arm, and Outlaw just raised his hand for a layup.

Beep!The referee whistled Howard for a shooting foul and gave Outlaw two free throws.

There was applause in the arena, and McMillan turned to look at Su Yang, asking questions with a puzzled face.

"Are you in trouble?"

"Yeah, we might win easily..."

Su Yang was happy. The Mavericks sent Harris away at the trade deadline during the season and lost a lot of fast break tactics. After getting Kidd in the trade, they failed to establish a new offensive system and their defense was weaker than before.

With Kidd on the court in the first quarter, the Mavericks' offense can still be seen a little bit. Now that they are on the bench, it's really a few shots.

In addition to no tactics, it is also possible that the Mavericks coach Avery Johnson has lost prestige in the team, and the players do not want to listen to his command. After all, even players like Nowitzki publicly criticized him when facing the media. .

While thinking about it, Outlaw made two free throws, 46 to 29.

In an offensive and defensive transition, Terry took the ball and ran to the left 45 degrees, and moved to the right with the help of Bass.

Pulzbila did not delay the grab, Blake was completely blocked by Bass, and Terry got a lot of space.

But I don't know if it's because of the limitations of the times or the mandatory running tactics. The three-pointer Terry didn't shoot three-pointers.

To add to the confusion, Terry also passed the ball to Malik, who had no shot threat, and then strode to the right wing.

It was a typical Spurs move, using free-throw line screens across half court to get space on the weak side.

But Malik didn't have a shot threat, McRoberts incidentally helped delay, and Blake caught up with Terry again.

Seeing no chance, Terry tilted his head to signal Malik to go down as a screen, and then passed the ball to Howard.

After two rounds of screens, there was not much time left in the attack. Howard used the screen to rush to the left waist and made an emergency stop for two points.

The basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, Pulzbyla jumped high and caught the rebound, and the Blazers launched a counterattack.

"Players or assistant coaches who have stayed in the Spurs for too long are often prone to fall into obsession. They are running tactics for the sake of running tactics. Avery Johnson is typical, and PJ Carlesimo, Brett Brown... "

Su Yang complained about the situation just now, if Terry was coaching, he would be replaced without shooting a three-pointer.

While thinking about it, Blake dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and according to Su Yang's arrangement, passed it directly to Mike Roberts.

Weaver ran over and tried to cooperate hand-in-hand, Terry chose to go around the screen and intercept, and Mike Roberts immediately gave the ball when he saw it.

Weaver caught the ball and jumped up without hesitation, but before he could raise his hand, he was fouled by Malik.

The Blazers got the right to the sideline ball, Su Yang stood up and gestured to remind Blake to play by himself.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and Mike Roberts used Pulzbila's cover to run from the basket to the top of the arc to receive the ball.

Blake pulled up from the short corner at the same time, and the two met at 45 degrees. After handing over the ball, they screened and cooperated by the way.

Terry squeezed through the wall at a slightly slower speed, Blake dribbled away in two steps, made an emergency stop and shot two points long.

The basketball went into the net hollow, 48 to 29.

The Trail Blazers led by nearly 20 points. The central big screen showed the Mavericks directly to Avery Johnson. He was chewing gum quickly and vigorously. He seemed to want to hide his nervous expression, but his eyes were erratic and he was obviously at a loss.

On the other side of the Trail Blazers bench, Su Yang and McMillan were talking about whether Weaver had more tactical possibilities.

In the transition between offense and defense, Terry ran the ball to the right wing, passed it to Stackhouse at the top of the arc, and went straight to the bottom corner.

Blake scrambled to catch up, even going around the screen first, but Terry stopped and diverted to the paint.

The opportunity to pass the ball suddenly appeared, but Stackhouse didn't pass it, or maybe he didn't dare to pass it.

Blake took the opportunity to catch up with Terry, Terry twisted his hips and changed course again, returning to the right wing.

Bass saw Terry's gesture to cover, and hurriedly stepped up to set up the wall, but Blake immediately blocked Terry's left side to go to the top of the arc, and McRoberts stepped up at the same time to block the space to the right in advance The sidelines take space.

Suddenly, Terry lost the possibility of a breakthrough and faced the threat of being intercepted, so he quickly turned around and made a long pass.

Stackhouse received the ball at the top of the arc, raised his hands high to look like he was going to score the ball, and then used Bass' lateral screen to go right to the elbow, facing Pulzbila's screen, and sacrificed a gorgeous Li suddenly stopped and turned around.

It's a pity that Stackhouse is no longer as brave as he used to be. He turned around and didn't miss anyone, and even confused himself.

In a hurry, he threw the ball casually, and the attack time was wasted to only three seconds left.

Howard caught the ball on the baseline, and before he could make too many moves, he turned around and threw a backward throw against Outlaw.

That float shot was not sticky, and laughter erupted in the arena, Pulzbila grabbed the rebound, and the Blazers counterattacked.

After several consecutive screen runs, Outlaw got a shot from the left waist, but it was a pity that he shot and smashed the basket.

The Mavericks grabbed a rebound and played a fast break. Terry found a cover at the top of the arc and was double-teamed, and hurriedly passed the ball to Malik.

Mike Roberts was unable to return to the defense in time, and the rest of the Blazers did not go to make up the defense, and Malik hit the iron with a bang.

Outlaw grabbed the rebound, landed and turned around to lead the team to a fast break, rushed to the left waist of the frontcourt, made a quick stop and made a successful shot.

There were cheers in the arena, the Mavericks made a fast break, and Terry rushed to the right wing with the ball alone.

Facing the Blazers' two-man defense, Terry didn't dare to storm the basket, but passed the ball long to the left corner.

But his movement was too obvious, and his speed was very slow. Weaver flew to save and steal the pass.

The cheers in the arena exploded one after another, and Weaver rushed to the paint with the ball, carrying the three men in a siege and forcing a layup.

The referee's whistle sounded simultaneously, and Weaver stood on the free throw line amidst the cheers of the audience and made two free throws.

A short whistle sounded in the arena, the Mavericks requested a timeout, and the Blazers led 52 to 29.

With 9 minutes and 28 seconds left in the half, Su Yang stood up feeling bored. Seeing the dazed players on the Mavericks bench and the Mavericks coach who pretended to be calm, he thought to himself that I haven’t used my strength yet. just fell down.

(End of this chapter)


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