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The Mavericks attacked, the three opened up, and Nowitzki and Nash played pick-and-roll in the middle. Nash failed to get past Jordan, and Hamilton stepped forward to prevent Nowitzki from easily catching the ball, successfully defending.

Wesley was guarding Adrian and was one size smaller, but he didn't have to worry about being beaten by his opponent because Nash wouldn't pass the ball over at all. The Mavericks have four high-paid players and no salary space to sign a good shooting guard, so Adrian can only make do with it.

The embarrassing thing is that these four high-paid players do not include Nash. Finley's annual salary is 11.95 million, Nowitzki's 10.07 million, Van Exel's 11.06 million, and LaFrentz's 7.27 million.

Nash's annual salary of 5.75 million ranks fifth in the Mavericks, slightly higher than backup swingman Tariq Wahad, who can only serve as a substitute for Adrian, but his annual salary is actually 5.63 million.

The Mavericks' worst contract isn't Tarik, but veteran point guard Avery Johnson, who is out for the season. "Little General" played 48 games in the regular season, averaging 9 minutes per game, scoring 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds, and shooting 42% from the field. The Mavericks actually had to pay an annual salary of 5 million for such a marginalized person.

Including other role players, the Mavericks' total salary is 72.94 million, which is 10 million higher than the Lakers' salary, second only to the Trail Blazers with a salary of 105.61 million, and the New York Knicks with an annual salary of 93.45 million, ranking third in the league.

In contrast, Wizards players are all low-paid and high-powered, with a total salary of only 46.68 million. Therefore, their results are somewhat unbelievable.

There were several passes back and forth with no openings, and in the last five seconds, the Mavericks star started playing in isolation.

Nash glanced sideways at Nowitzki in the middle on the right side, dribbled the ball from his left hand to his right, and suddenly changed direction from 45 degrees to the baseline. He was very fast and connected perfectly, passing Hamilton for an easy layup. 2 to 2.

The Wizards attacked, and Wesley took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Jordan.

Jordan held the ball high with one hand, leaned against Finley to observe the movement of his teammates, and passed it to Hamilton who was 70 degrees on the right.

Hamilton and Stoudemire broke free from the ball, and LaFrentz was slow to change defense.

Nelson usually also arranges a zone defense, letting LaFrentz act as a human shield inside and block shots. He is not good at guarding pick-and-rolls. Hamilton caught the ball and made a jump shot. Adrian couldn't catch up. This was an open space. The ball drew a perfect arc and hit the net hollowly. 5 to 2.

Kenny Smith shouted: "Another assist. Jordan is so great. This time in the playoffs, he started to give up the ball and rely on passing to drive his teammates."

Barkley smiled: "Jerry Young has assigned important tasks to Mike on both offense and defense.

He still has to guard Nowitzki. "

The Mavericks attacked, Nash lobbed the ball to Nowitzki, and ran to the right corner. Finley was at 70 degrees, forming a triangle. The Mavericks Trident can play various tactics, organizing forwards, pick-and-rolls, inside support, triangle offense... Old Nelson has no shortage of offensive routines.

Nowitzki leaned on Jordan and turned toward the baseline. Jordan's prediction was accurate and blocked the breakthrough route. Nowitzki failed to break through and made a step-back jumper with his right foot. With a simple movement, he avoided the block and scored. 5 to 4.

The Wizards attacked, Jordan protected the ball in the middle and waited for his teammates to move. Hamilton found a cover on the right side to catch the ball. This time LaFrentz blocked it and defended farther outside.

Hamilton broke through in the middle, attracting LaFrentz to follow him. He took two steps and threw a high ball to the basket. Stoudemire squeezed out Adrian's air cut, jumped up to catch the alley-oop and scored with a one-handed tomahawk dunk. . 7 to 4.

CCTV5 Zhang Liyi said: "Adrian's power is considered strong among swingmen, but he is incomparable to Stoudemire. Once LaFrentz goes out, no one is guarding the penalty area. This is not good. During the draft, experts gave Stoudemire His template is actually Ben Wallace, who has ever seen Ben so good at dunking?"

Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "He is most similar to Rainman Shawn Kemp. Stoudemire's mid-range shooting is not stable enough now, and he still has potential to be tapped."

The Mavericks attacked, Nash and Nowitzki played a pick-and-roll pass to the middle. Nowitzki's center of gravity dropped very low when receiving the ball, and he relied on Hamilton to squeeze towards the basket in three slow steps. Stoudemire retreated to cover the defense, forming a double-team under the basket.

Yang Rui's arrangement is not entirely man-to-man, allowing the players to retreat at any time and allowing Adrian and LaFrentz to shoot.

Nowitzki took advantage of the situation and sent the ball out to the outside. LaFrentz took aim at the open space on the left and hit the ball. 7 to 7.

Nelson's tactic is to open up the ball. LaFrentz is not allowed to do that this year, but leaving him wide open will not work.

The Wizards attacked, Jordan took the ball to organize, and passed the ball to Hamilton, who was running on the screen.

Adrian was blocked again and couldn't catch up. He is 196cm tall and weighs 104kg, which is larger than Maggette's tonnage. He does not have enough explosive power and is slow.

In a zone defense system, Adrian can perform well. As long as he defends his own area, he can fight against forwards and even centers. He is not suitable for man-to-man tactics. When encountering a swingman who can run without the ball, he will definitely Deflated.

Hamilton used an Eagle attack pattern from the right side to suddenly cut to the basket. The ball passed by LaFrentz and he scored a three-step layup. 9 to 7. Jordan's third assist.

When the Mavericks attacked, Nash and LaFrentz played a pick-and-roll. After getting rid of Hamilton, he changed direction and accelerated past Stoudemire, and scored a layup on the right side. 9 to 9.

Both sides are attacking lineups with loopholes in defense. It's almost an All-Star Game-like attack.

The Mavericks first changed their defensive strategy and defended the zone.

Without Yang Rui calling a timeout, Jordan gave a signal to his teammates, made a simple adjustment on the court, gave up the middle to Stoudemire, and went to the left to set a screen for Wesley.

Wesley ran and received a pass from Hamilton, which attracted Finley to switch defense and the ball passed to Jordan on the left.

Finley saw Wesley stationed on the outside and did not dare to leave the space to double-team Jordan. Several others also stood in position. Jordan got enough space for singles. He held the ball and leaned against Nash twice, then turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Nash has poor strength and can't jump very high. If he makes a correct judgment, he can only interfere slightly and the ball goes in!

11 to 9, Jordan used his best offensive skills to open the game.

When the Mavericks attacked, Nash brought it to the frontcourt to find a pick-and-roll and passed it to Nowitzki in the middle. The latter took the ball and turned to the left with his back to Hamilton. Stoudemire did not double-team again. Nowitzki easily relied on his height to make a mid-range shot. 11 to 11.

As a 213cm tall forward and guard swingman, defenders are unable to defend Nowitzki. They can only hope that he can't find his own shooting rhythm.

The Wizards attacked, and Jordan once again covered the side to help Wesley get rid of the ball laterally. Finley did not change defense, allowing Nash to chase.

Nash was also slow, and Wesley took a step inside the three-point line and made a jump shot with no one in front of him.

Throughout the season, Wizards players have developed a good habit of sharing shots. They all have the confidence to take shots rather than relying on one star player. Wesley is known for his shooting, which goes into the net empty. 13 to 11.

Barkley smiled: "Both sides can shoot whatever they want. No matter who wins, this is a victory of offensive basketball."

Nash relied on the pick-and-roll to escape. This time Wesley caught up. Nash controlled the ball and took it out, opening up space, and leisurely hit the ground and passed the ball to Nowitzki in the right position.

Nowitzki took the ball, turned his back to Jordan, turned around in the middle, and shot a fadeaway jumper. He is too tall, has a large backward range, and is quick to shoot. Even Jordan at his peak would not be able to block this move unless he took off in advance.

With no one on defense, Nowitzki's shot was in perfect rhythm and hit the net. 13 to 13.

The home fans cheered wildly. This game was very exciting and they were fascinated by it.