NBA: Defensive master, averaging five doubles per game

Before the game, no one thought that the Mavericks would lose their home court in such a way.

You know, the American Airlines Center, the home of the Mavericks, has always been known as the "home of the devil", and it will be even more difficult for other teams to win here.

But it's not impossible to return to the end.

The most incredible thing is that the Mavericks, who are the only team in the offensive firepower league in the regular season, and average 120 points per game, scored less than 90 points.

Such a result of the game naturally made the fans a little unacceptable.

"The Mavericks' shooting percentage is so bad, and it's so bad for the whole game? "

The whole game was suppressed by the Rockets, we can't play in the rhythm that the opponent is good at

!" "The inside line is too weak, completely weak, it's just crushed, we have to make changes!"

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The fans in Dallas are very depressed, but on the other side of the ocean, the fans of the Dragon Kingdom are very happy.

The Rockets won, Da Yao scored 34 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, such a performance is very commendable.

You must know that in the first round of the battle with the Kings, although the Rockets won in the end, Da Yao's performance was very average, averaging only 22 points per game, and the highest game was only 26 points.

In the second round, against the Mavericks, they broke through 30+ in the first game and achieved a new high in their personal playoff scores, how could the fans not be happy!

" I said, Da Yao will definitely play better and better, he needs more playoff experience to grow

up!" "Thanks to the Mavericks Lao Tie, their interior line is indeed too weak, giving Da Yao confidence!"

We are very happy that the Rockets won, but I have to say that Long Fei also played very well, he actually locked Maddie to single digits, if it wasn't for the Rockets' good defense, I think this game would definitely be lost.

"Hahaha, in fact, there is no pressure to watch this round of matchups, any team can win, as long as Da Yao and Long Fei have a good performance.

"The Dragon Country Derby, whether it is Long Fei or Da Yao, it is the hope of our Dragon Country basketball, but I still support the Rockets a little more.

"Looking forward to the next meeting between the two teams, it will probably be a tense and intense matchup!" ......

Such a defeat definitely sounded the alarm for the Mavericks!

Whether it was the coaching staff's summary after the game or the coaching staff's seminar before training the next day, the whole atmosphere was quite tense.

And in private, the old Nelson and the little general Johnson, the master and apprentice, even have some disputes.

The veteran Nelson Sr. easily found the biggest reason for the Mavericks' G1 loss: "We can't play defense with the Rockets, they have players like Da Yao, we can't limit them...... In the past, we won them, relying on offense, the ultimate offense, we can't lose what we are good at, and to play something that is restrained by the opponent, we must play up the speed and let the opponent run!" "

What Nelson Sr. said is actually not wrong at all, the reason why the Mavericks G1 will lose is not only the problem of shooting percentage, but also because the rhythm is too slow.

Slow-paced positional offense and defense is not something the Mavericks are good at, although Dek Nowitzki is also very good in positional offense.

But Johnson, the assistant coach who focuses on the team's defense, retorted: "Coach Downey, our defense is actually doing a good job, no problem at all, Long Fei limited Maddie to single digits, and the Rockets scored only 98 points in the whole game, Da Yao can't limit it, so just let him play, consume him, at best, he will score more than 30 points, and he will be out of fitness in the second half...... We don't need to make too many adjustments, and the offensive state can't be so bad in every game......"

The little general's point of view is also reasonable.

This season, since Cuban retained Nash and Nelson Sr. agreed to transform the team into an offensive and defensive style, he appointed Johnson Jr. to take full charge of the team's defensive tuning.

Due to the addition of Long Fei, the defensive effect of the Mavericks was immediate.

As a defensive coach, everyone thinks that he is a great contributor to such an achievement.

Now that he has lost the game, he was questioned by the old Nelson that he was not good at defense and wanted to switch to offense, and the little general naturally had something to say.

Old Nelson shook his head and said, "Avery Eyward, although you have made rapid progress in the last two years and have done well in all aspects, your coaching experience is still too little...... The game against the Rockets is not as simple as you think...... You look at the opposing coach and think about it, what kind of coach is Jeff Van Gundy? You should understand that we can't stick to the regular season system of balancing offense and defense, we have to show the way we won in the past, and we have to use different methods against different opponents......"

Johnson Jr. was silenced by Nelson Sr., but he didn't agree with Nelson Sr.

I just thought that I was a "disciple" and that I was only an assistant coach in the team, and I wouldn't have any say in front of old Nelson, so I simply didn't say anything.

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Time flies, and two days later, the Mavericks and Rockets' G2 are about to start.

On the night of the game, the American Airlines Center was still crowded, and the enthusiasm of the fans was not at all than G1, or even more enthusiastic! G1's

loss made the Dallas fans nervous, although in the best-of-seven series, the impact of a loss in one game was not too great.

And it is normal for a team like the Mavericks, which relies on shooting and relying on feel, to have a collective sluggish performance.

But they certainly don't want the Mavericks to lose a second game, and they hope to have a strong rebound tonight, a big win over the Rockets, and bring the team's morale back!

After all, the goal of the Mavericks this season is to win the championship, and players of the Rockets' quality should not be delayed and consumed too much by them!

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In the team's training before the game, Long Fei did not carry out mid-to-long-range projection in the two bottom corners as usual.

Today, he warmed up with his teammates for air-cut catch-and-baskets in various positions.

The reason for this inconspicuous change is all due to the change in the tactical thinking of the Mavericks in this game.

As Long Fei completed another layup, he remembered the old Nelson's tactical arrangement for the team before the game: "Focus on offense tonight!"

For this reason, the old Nelson even changed the formation, directly took Dampier down, and then used Derk Nowitzki to start the center, and put Terry in the starting lineup, while Long Fei went to the No. 4 position.

This change of position is challenging for Long Fei.

But the biggest challenge is Nelson Sr.'s strategy of focusing on offense.

Attacking ...... Well, that sounds a little weird.