481 Stubborn Mavericks
The Warriors' starting lineup is Chamberlain FL Ibaka Jackson and the seventh Lupps Iverson. This is almost their regular starting lineup. Old Nelson is working hard to train Ibaka. Although the latter is not growing very fast, it is very stable. This makes Morrow and Curry envious, because the Warriors' back guard is full of people, but the forwards are short of people.
The Mavericks' starting lineup is center Danpeir, power forward Nowitzki, small forward Josh Howard, organizational defender Jason Kidd, and shooting guard Devin George.
Chamberlain stood at the midfield line, Iverson walked over with a serious look on his face and patted his butt and said, "Man, you have to be careful today and take out all your strength."
Seeing Iverson so serious, Chamberlain was startled and asked, "What's wrong, do you have a grudge against the Dallas?"
Iverson shook his head and said, "No, because this game is very important to you, do you know who you are opposite? The second center in the league, so today is the battle between the first center and the second center. You have to be careful not to be overturned by him, otherwise your position will be in danger."
After hearing his words, Billups and others laughed. Danpier gritted his teeth with a dark face, but he didn't dare to get angry. After all, the person who mocked him was the league's number one thorny head Iverson, and he was afraid of being beaten.
There are two allusions in Iverson's words. The first is the well-known 'I am the second center in the league. The Mavericks actually wanted to sign O'Neal back then, but the Lakers gave a higher contract and better lineup. Besides, Dallas cannot compare with a big city like Los Angeles, so O'Neal stayed behind the Lakers. The Mavericks retreated and signed Danpier. That year was 204, and that year Yao Ming also got a rookie contract while Howard was just a rookie. The Mavericks gave Danpier a big contract, second only to O'Neal among the centers. Now Danpier Luther said proudly in front of the reporter: "I am the second center in the West, at least in terms of salary."
This is not too much. After all, Danpier said that from the perspective of salary, only O'Neal in the West is higher than him. O'Neal, Big Ben and Big are strong, but they are Eastern players. But time flies. Two years later, in 2UU, the Sharks traveled east to Miami. Danpier was overjoyed after receiving the news. He patted his chest and began to boast: "Man, from now on, I am the No. 1 center in the West, and I am also the No. 2 center in the league."
Danpiel is actually very smart. When he said this, Big Ben, Big EJj, O'Neal was either injuring or his old strength declined. What he didn't expect was that Yao Ming took O'Neal's gun and dominated the Western inside, and he didn't expect Howard to gain weight from then on and then sing all the way to become a regular at the league's first lineup.
Chamberlain looked at Danpier teasingly, and the latter glared back at him angrily, looking very urinating. Seeing this, Chamberlain said carefully: "Second center, please give me some face later, don't beat me up."
Danpier was extremely angry, so he took out his strength to jump the ball, but even if he was really breastfeeding, he could not match Chamberlain, who easily transferred the ball to Billups.
Needless to say, Kidd's defensive ability is that from 1999 to 207, he entered the league's best defensive team every year, including 4 times in one team and 6 times in the second team, and is known for his good physical entanglement. He has a good grasp of the timing and shows his skills in steals, which is also the basis for his fast attack.
At his peak, Kidd was not only a master of man-marking defense, but also a perfect team defender. He was good at using assisted defense to dismantle the opponent's offense and quickly switched offense and defense. Billups' defense was praised, but Kidd was even more powerful than him. Kidd could even defend super shooting guards such as Kobe, Durant, James, and Wade. Except for Payton, no point guard in NHA history can surpass him.
Billups had a calm mind. He did not play against Kidd to prove himself. Instead, he saw that the opponent was very tightly entangled and passed the ball to Iverson.
Iverson faces the unknown Devon George, whose defense is average and has a very touching big hat, and will be eaten by the opponent very easily. It is also related to his condition. In the words of his coach Fier Jackson in the Lakers, this guy's state ability is comparable to that of the waves on the Atlantic.
Iverson wanted to break through and he was like playing, but he didn't do that, but passed the ball to Chamberlain and handed the first ball to the boss to play. Iverson's mentality is getting more and more peaceful now.
Chamberlain got the ball, Danpier pressed him tightly behind him, Jackson bared his teeth and shouted, "Be careful, be careful he will let you over"
2UU playoffs, the Mavericks and Spurs met in the Western Conference Finals. That year Parker played his bravery and his breakthrough made his opponents extremely troubled. Danpier expressed disdain for this before the game. He told reporters: "If that French boy dares to come to our inside line, I will let him go without mercy."
These crazy words can also be said. At that time, as the head coach, Old Nelson really wanted to take him to the hospital for IQ check. As a result, Danpier was fined 25,000 by the league. Later, Parker frequently entered their inside line, but Danpier did not see him taking action to knock him down.
Chamberlain held the ball on his waist with both hands, and he leaned over to face Danpier and tried to explore.
Danpier is indeed very good at defending. The Mavericks give him a salary of 75 million in seven years. It is not about his offensive ability that averages 10 points per game, but his defensive level. He is tall and long, has a solid position and excellent predictions, so he has become a good rebounder.
In one-on-one low post defense, Danpier used his strong strength and relatively flexible footsteps to defend most centers in the league. Even excellent and strong centers such as Yao Ming and O'Neal have suffered a lot of losses under him. However, he does not have particularly outstanding explosive power and bounce, and his footsteps are relatively flexible compared to Yao Ming and the elderly O'Neal. If he encounters Duncan, Garnett or Chamberlain now, he will be done.
Chamberlain did not care about the gains and losses of one city and one place with Danpier. He got the ball and turned around and stepped forward. Danpier was most afraid of such a breakthrough under the basket. He quickly opened his arms and retreated, panicking as if he was an old hen that touched the Eagle.
Nowitzki came up to double-team, Chamberlain tilted his right hand and took two steps in a row, then turned around and pushed Danpier. While turning around, he spread his legs and received the ball. He quickly passed it back to his right hand. His body twisted like a twist and continued to move sideways to the right.
Danpier and Nowitzki were thrown away by him at the same time. When both saw him turning around, they thought he was going to break through the left wing. As a result, Chamberlain made a guard-like turn and changed hands. He threw Nowitzki away and passed Danpier. Chamberlain raised his arm to form an equiangular triangle from the ball and paint area, and the basket ring formed an equiangular triangle. With a swing of his wrist, he pushed the ball to the board and bounced into the basket ring.
"Is this the second center? I can't see it on defense." Chamberlain yelled at Jackson, "Are you fooling me?"
Jackson rolled his eyes and responded while running, "Get out of your way, your layup just now is the ultimate trick of AI. You can actually make such a breakthrough. Even if God comes, you can't defend you.
This is not a compliment to Chamberlain. His dribble and change direction just now was so beautiful. Now his attack is still being played back on the big screen, and many fans are fascinated by it.
Kidd didn't care. He had seen big scenes. He had competed with the Flying Emperor back then. Can he take Chamberlain seriously? He held the ball smoothly for halftime. Billups swayed in front of him with small steps, constantly reaching out to try to steal, which made Kidd very annoyed.
Kidd is good at defense, and Billups is also first-class. Unlike most point guards, Billups' defensive characteristics are fast eyesight, ruthless, hard-hearted, and cunning. Many league guards have suffered from him in the game, especially Parker. Parker in 205 was incredible before the Finals, but Parker in the Finals was beaten back to his original form under Billups' defense. Under the attention of the whole world, he made mistakes and repeatedly missed his shots. He only occasionally relied on a few layups to save his face.
Of course Parker can't compete with Kidder, but when it comes to offense, the former is several streets better than the latter. Kidder cannot break through head-on under Billups' defense, so he organized his teammates to rotate and run. He has a good vision. Nowitzki completed the pass when he used Howard's cover to throw away Ibaka. Nowitzki turned around and shot, hit.
What Chamberlain envied the most was Nowitzki's ability to shoot in the mid-range shots. He was so accurate. If he could be so accurate, he would still be in the penalty area and be more powerful.
Billups held the ball and stayed at the top of the three-point line to organize the offense. After having Kidd, the Mavericks' defense improved by several levels under his command. Iverson broke through and encountered double teams. After passing the ball to Chamberlain, he also encountered double teams. Billups raised his eyebrows and Jackson covered him and ran out of the open space. When he saw that there was not much time, Billups threw his hand and shot, but ended up hitting the iron.
Danpier shouted and soared into the air. He raised his right arm like an iron palm. He was about to catch the ball with a magnificent one-handed hand, but an arm stretched out faster on his wing. Chamberlain was stuck behind him and jumped a step slower, but he touched the ball with his finger first, and then poked it hard to make it fly again.
Danpier watched the ball that was about to get started again and flew higher and higher. He watched him start to fall and the boy next to him jumped up again, grabbing the ball that should belong to him.
Chamberlain landed, and Danpier came up to stop him. He turned around immediately to avoid Nowitzki who was surrounding him. After that, he supported Danpier's lower abdomen and broke through sideways. He skillfully slapped the ball with his left hand and crossed his legs quickly, slipped the bottom line to the right wing basket. Then he put away the ball, raised his arms and swung his shot high, then moved away from Danpier and moved one step from the basket to the left wing, accurately hitting the basket and sending the ball into the ring.
I don’t know how many Warriors fans raised their beer glasses in front of the TV, and I don’t know how many other fans cried bitterly. The most painful one is Barkley. Chamberlain’s two attacks were purely relying on skills and footsteps. It was really great, it was a complete performance of the top center in history.
Jackson, Iverson and others were also shocked. Billups shook his head and said to Kidd: "God shouldn't have created such a guy. Jason, you must ensure that you can win the championship this season, because this is your last chance. From next season, you will grow to a level that will not even have the heart to resist. God can prove it."
Kidd's expression was neither happy nor sad, but in fact he had already started to bleed in his heart. God, you are so hot next door. I'm not willing to be proud of the championship last season and come to the Mavericks to be the second leader. Damn it, isn't it in vain?
When Kidd was angry, he decided to attack with force. Billups followed him from the wing to the inside, and Chamberlain came out of the penalty area to block it. Seeing this, Kidd passed the ball with a blink of an eye and handed it to inside Danpier.
The second center was even more angry. When he saw Chamberlain running out and Kidd passed the ball to him, he shouted, "Come on, and jumped up and dunked."
"Don't" Kidd's scream sounded, and the miserable tune made the Warriors players unbearable.
Chapter completed!