NBA: Defensive master, averaging five doubles per game

Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, a coach known as the "defensive expert."

In the past season, ordinary fans have always focused on the average number of points per game that the Yao Mai duo can play, and the scoring ability of other role players is completely insufficient.

They ignore the power of the Yao Mai duo on the defensive end, as well as the contribution of role players to overall defense and targeted defense.

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As a head coach who advocates defense, Van Gundy will inevitably "salivate" when he sees a historical defensive seedling like Long Fei.

When the Rockets and the Mavericks played each other for the first time, when Long Fei locked up Maddie, Van Gundy sighed: "The Mavericks, the young man of the Dragon Country, is estimated to become the only outside defender in history...... It's a pity that if he is good with the Rockets, I can take him to the next level, and the Mavericks' overall defense is really not good enough. "

He knows how to defend, and he knows more and more about Long Fei's potential and value.

At the same time, he also knows the power of Long Fei!

So when he meets the Mavericks again in the playoffs, Van Gundy is not iron-headed at all.

Even if he has a two-time scoring champion Maddie, he naturally doesn't dare to use Maddie to attack Long Fei again.

As for Maddie himself, he was still a little angry in the regular season, thinking that he couldn't beat a rookie, but after a few fights, coupled with Long Fei's explosive defensive performance, he is no longer so iron-headed now, and calmly accepted the task of containing Long Fei in the playoffs.

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Avoiding Dragons and then attacking the Mavericks' other defensive weaknesses is Van Gundy's first strategy!

Throughout the regular season, as the Kings offense was relegated and the system collapsed, the Mavericks became the only source of offensive firepower.

Van Gundy is well aware that if he wants to win against this Mavericks, he will have to curb their offensive firepower.

First and foremost, the number of rounds is reduced, which can fundamentally reduce the Mavericks' expected scores, and the Rockets have a traditional big center like Da Yao, who also wants to slow down the pace and reduce the number of rounds.

Secondly, it is to reduce the average height of the other four players outside of Da Yao.

The Mavericks get rid of Dampier on the inside, and other points can be long-distance projection, anti-long-range shooting, height does not play much role, and reducing the height and improving the ability to move, the effect of defense will be quite significant.

So in this round of the series, the Rockets decisively gave up using the aging and slow Uncle Huo, and went to Ryan Bowen to target Nowitzki.

In addition, don't look at David Wesley, Bob Sula and other players are mediocre on the offensive end, but they are actually quite the defensive end, and in the defensive movement, they are deeply trusted by Van Gundy

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! Such meticulous preparation is also the reason why the Rockets were able to take the lead in the opening game.

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On the court, the Mavericks have missed three consecutive offenses.

The fans at the scene also slowly began to complain.

"The Mavericks were slow to get into form tonight, and I haven't scored yet, and my legs are sore. "

Did you rest for too long and your form was gone?" or was the last game too explosive and your feel ran out

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?" Here, the Mavericks' offense failed continuously, and when it came to the Rockets' round, although Da Yao was still trapped, Maddie was still on the verge of not receiving the ball.

But you can't expect their role players to be left blank.

Ryan Bowen hit an open shot, and the score came to 0:6

in the Mavericks round, and Nash's three-pointer still missed.

The Rockets attacked, Wesley's breakthrough layup missed, but Da Yao grabbed the rebound in the front court and scored the ball!

0:8

The Mavericks rounded, Nowitzki hit his back to the near basket area, turned over and made a jumper, and still hit the iron.

After missing so many consecutive rounds in the opening game, the Mavericks players on the court were obviously a little anxious, and on the defensive end, Nowitzki cut the ball hard, was whistled for a foul, and had to send Ryan Bowen to the free throw line.

At this point, the Mavericks coaching staff finally couldn't sit still and asked for a timeout.

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Obviously, although the targeted defense made by the Rockets has a good effect, the Mavericks' continuous iron playing in the opening game is still directly related to their overall cold hand.

You must know that the Mavericks are a group of crazy shooters, once the touch comes, it is difficult for the opponent to limit them.

Although the whole team felt sluggish at the beginning, this situation has also occurred in the past, and when the feeling is found later, chasing points is also a quick thing.

But everyone tried a lap at the beginning, and no one could shoot, so in this case, you still have to use a timeout to pick a pick.

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Soon, the timeout ended and the game came back.

Ryan Bowen hit 1 of 2 free throws, and the score came to 0:9

The Mavericks attacked, and it was Long Fei who took the lead to break the scoring drought.

Nash broke through the basket after the pick-and-roll to attract the defense and passed to Long Fei on the wing, who scored a 2-pointer directly from long range.

2:9

" ding, reasonable shots, morale +2. "

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Long Fei is only moderately accurate with his shooting accuracy in the Mavericks, but he never relents when he has the opportunity to shoot on the offensive end.

The fans at the scene, after standing for a long time at the opening stage, were finally able to sit down and watch the game.

"My God, it's not easy to get a point, it has to be Long Fei, my legs are almost numb. "

What's going on with the Mavericks today, the MVP and the team are so weak, do you still have to rely on DPOY to score?"

"I don't feel like I'm in shape, this game doesn't seem to be easy to play!"

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Long Fei's shooting and scoring on the offensive end is simply a "surprise", which is not even his usual scoring method.

As the fans said, the Mavericks players were really out of shape on the offensive end tonight, and although they were able to score after that, the scoring efficiency was still very low.

In the middle of the first quarter, Maddie finally stood up to catch the ball and attack!

Although his teammates covered him a lot to help him get rid of Long Fei's marking, but under Long Fei's strong interference, Maddy shot three times, all of which hit iron, and only scored 2 points at the free throw line by making fouls.

But the Rockets are still the better side.

At the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks, who were playing at home, only scored 16 points in a single quarter, trailing by as many as 10 points at 16:26.

Nowitzki scored seven points with a three-pointer and four free throws, followed by four points from Long.

On the other hand, the Rockets, in addition to Maddy's inefficiency, are in full bloom, Da Yao scored 8 points in a single quarter, and Sula, Wesley, and Bowen each scored more than 4 points.

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But even so, Mavericks fans are still not in a hurry.

"The first quarter was so bad, we were only 10 points behind, no more, no more, a three-point rain came back!"

"It's normal to have a slow heat, and what the Mavericks do best is a super attack wave in the second half, so there's no need to rush."

"Maddie was locked by Long Fei again, as long as we find our touch on the offensive end, it will not be difficult to win. "

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