roccoschili Chapter 292 Confronting Dirk!
Chapter 292 Confronting Dirk!
Chapter 292 Confronting Dirk!
The game officially started, and the starting lineups of both sides were shown on the big screen.
[Pacers]: Lu Wei, Xu Xiang, Paojiao, Plumlee, Hibbert.
[Mavericks]: Felton, De Xiaopang, Wesley Matthews, Dirk, Zaza Pachulia.
As soon as this lineup came out, it immediately aroused doubts.
Double guard lineup?
Coach Nate fumbled with his big bald head and looked at Rick Carlisle on the opposite side with a puzzled expression. What kind of trick is this?If Matthews is counted, then the Mavericks' outside height is too low, right?
Matthews is only 196 tall, which is 206 centimeters short of Pickled Pepper's 10.
The two sides jumped the ball, Zaza squeezed past Hibbert fiercely, and won the first attack for the Mavericks.
Deron advances to the frontcourt, giving Novus Fund Chicken independence to the middle distance!
With a bang, the ball hit the net, and the Mavericks scored 2 points first.
Dirk's mid-range shot is too consistent.
The Pacers attacked, Lu Wei rushed into the penalty area, hit the iron with a small throw, Wesley Matthews grabbed a defensive rebound, stabilized it, and handed it directly to Deron to advance!
Transported to the frontcourt, Deron successfully attracted the attention of the Pacers' defenders, scored the ball to Zaza Pachulia, and also scored in the middle distance!
The Mavericks took the lead in the opening game and scored 4 points in a row!
"The Mavericks felt good today."
"It is still difficult for the Pacers to complete the three-game winning streak. So far, the Mavericks have 14 wins and 11 losses, and the record is not bad."
"I heard that Cuban really wants to trade Xu Xiang, and he can pay any price for it! Except Dirk!"
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"Xu Xiang teamed up with Nuo Tianwang? Why does it sound so imaginative?"
On the field, Pacers' offense, pickled peppers faced Matthews with the ball, dribbled one step, aimed at the basket, and shot.
Bang!
Still strike!
The rebound was protected by Zaza, and Hibbert put down his big hand and began to retreat. He had already jumped up just now, and there was only a slight distance, and the rebound was gone.
The Pacers didn't score in the first few attacks today.
Coach Nate yelled from the sidelines:
"The third set of tactics will be implemented later!"
"The third set!"
The situation could not be opened for a long time, so he could only forcefully change his tactics.
Deron is still holding the ball forward, and Felton is nominally a point guard, but today when Rick is playing double guard, he can only abdicate for Deron.
Delong accelerated from outside the three-point line and passed Xu Xiang in one step, but fortunately, the pickled peppers in the defense were in place immediately.
Xu Xiang's defensive problem has not been a day or two. Even if he has improved this season, he has not escaped the suspicion of "big colander".
However, Deron's personal strength is really strong. Even if the person who was able to compete with Paul for the first place is now a lot fatter, no one can defend him. He swings left and right through the wall and gives the ball to Wesley Matthews on the outside.
Wesley had an open three-pointer, and he directly chose to shoot.
"Oh!"
The angle of the ball was not adjusted very well, and the basketball ended up hitting the backboard.
Lu Wei, who was passing by, picked up a rebound, evaded Felton who was stealing, and stabilized for a while. There was no chance of a quick counterattack. The Mavericks retreated very fast, and they would have already settled down.
The Pacers are not afraid of this kind of tough battle. With Xu Xiang and Paojiao, two singles masters, no matter how good your defensive formation is, they will always have a way to break through.
The third set of tactics that Coach Nate mentioned was actually for Xu Xiang to play singles. In the previous few attacks, neither Pickled Pepper nor Lu Wei found the touch, and this meeting will be handed over to Xu Xianglai.
Xu Xiang's current role is a bit like the "Du's Second" of the Warriors of later generations. Once the "Splash Brothers" cannot be opened, Cole's choice is to hand the ball to Durant and solve the problem directly!
Coach Nate is playing this way now.
Durant is because he is misplaced when he hits everyone, and Xu Xiang is purely accurate.
Xu Xiang faced Deron with the ball outside.
Hibbert and Plumlee continued to help Xu Xiang with pick-and-roll screens. The Mavericks directly chose to switch defenses, creating a dislocation on the court. The person in front of Xu Xiang became Dirk Nowitzki.
The scene suddenly burst into cheers!
As the two most successful "foreigners" in the league now, this kind of duel scene is not common!
"Xu, if I defend the ball, how about you consider my proposal?" Dirk was still working hard on the proposal just now, wanting Xu Xiang to let go.
Xu Xiang was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized, "Okay, but if I score, I'll buy you a drink after the game is over!"
Dirk nodded with a smile, this kid really is.
Xu Xiang became serious, and kept dribbling the ball on the outside. Like this kind of misplaced defense, the general offensive team will choose to break through to end, because the pace of typing inside the line is relatively slow, and it is easy to break through, but——
Xu Xiang didn't choose that way!
The center of gravity moved down quickly, leaning on Dirk and stepping inside in an instant!
Nowitzki was taken aback, the ball was going to be passed!
He quickly took a step back, opening up the defensive space and not giving Xu Xiang a chance to break through.
However, Xu Xiang did not choose to break through, but after taking a step forward, he quickly retreated and came back outside the three-point line!
Dirk was still a meter away!
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Xu Xiang aimed at the basket and took off directly!
With a flick of the wrist, there was a swish sound, and the basketball went into the net hollow!
Xu Xiang played this ball so smartly!This is his first goal of the field and his first shot of the field!
"How is it? Dirk? Drink~"
Xu Xiang smiled at Nowitzki and shook his shooting arm.
Nowitzki shook his head with a wry smile, this is his second season!Cuban, I hope you can trade him over.
Going back to the defensive end, the Mavericks' offensive Dirk Golden Rooster hit the iron independently, Hibbert took the defensive rebound, the ball was still passed to Xu Xiang, Xu Xiang made a false shot, and after deceiving Deron, he took a step to the side and shot again.
The arc of this ball is very positive, because the precision missile usually shoots to the basket!
"Shh!"
The ball crashed into the net, and there was a wave of white waves in the Nets.
Xu Xiang scored two three-pointers in a row!Lead the Pacers to overtake the score in an instant!
This is Xu Xiang's power on the court!
"I must get him!" Cuban said excitedly while sitting at home watching the game. He couldn't even imagine what effect Dirk and Cuban would have if they teamed up. He felt that he would be laughed out of his dreams!
"Next year, you will definitely appear on the home court of the Mavericks!"
The game continued. With 5 minutes left in the first quarter, Paojiao was replaced for a rest, leaving Xu Xiang on the field with a substitute to play. Paojiao did not feel very good in this quarter. So far, he made 5 of 0 shots, 4 of 0 three-pointers, and 1 point.
Thank you [Tang Song Yuan Ming Qing] for your reward!
(End of this chapter)