I Am An NBA Goalkeeper
Chapter 52
The game between the Mavericks and the Lakers began at the American Airlines Center on November 28, us time.
The Lakers are currently number one in the west, 12-1 from the start of the season. In addition to losing one game against the pistons on November 14, it''s also a five game winning streak so far.
The Mavericks also won five games in a row. This game has also attracted much attention. Today''s game between the two teams is broadcast live in the United States.
In addition to the excellent performance in these games, Antoine White was promoted to the starting position again by coach Carlisle. The others have not changed.
The lineup of the Lakers is the same as that of the two teams on the court.
The game begins.
In the first quarter of the game, the two armies were evenly matched. The leading stars of the two teams, Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant, both achieved efficient performance. Nowitzki scored 8 points and 5 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant scored 10 points and 2 assists.
At the end of the first quarter, the score of both sides was 30:27, and the Mavericks were three points behind.
And this section of the game also exposed a serious problem for the Mavericks, the main center Eric Dampier only got one rebound and two fouls in the first quarter. The Mavericks are under serious threat.
In the second quarter, both sides replaced with substitutes. Terry led the substitutes not only to stabilize the score, but also to surpass the score under his outburst. At the end of the second quarter, the score of both sides was 57:51, with the Mavericks leading by 6 points.
In the third section, both sides change the main force. In the first two minutes, the Mavericks had to call a time-out. Dampier, who came back on the court, was abused by Bynum and Paul Gasol in the inner line, which made Nowitzki have to put more energy on defense, and the attack efficiency was significantly reduced.
Dallas head coach Carlisle has been very disappointed with Dampier and can only replace Wang Dachun who has not played in this game.
The game goes on, the Lakers attack.
Fisher came to the front court with the ball. Kobe cut into the interior line under the cover of Paul Gasol. Bynum jammed Wang Dachun and Kobe hit two points with a dunk.
The score is 57:53.
Kidd passes to Nowitzki! Gasol was robbed, thanks to Kidd in time to catch up with the general basketball found. Reorganize the attack, pass to Nowitzki again through Wang Dachun''s high cover ball. Nowitzki made a two-point backhook.
The score is 59:53.
Kobe came to a high position with the ball, and Bynum asked for the ball from Kobe. He saw that there was no better chance to attack, so he hung the ball to Bynum in the interior. Bynum thought that he had stuck Wang Dachun behind him and reached out to catch the ball, but he still ignored Wang Dachun''s arm exhibition. Before his hand touched the basketball, Wang Dachun''s big hand suddenly reached out to steal it, which caused Kobe''s mistake.
Wang Dachun passes the ball to Kidd. Kidd quickly passed the ball to white, who had already run to the bottom line. White made a three-point hit.
The score was 62:53.
The Lakers attack. Fisher has the ball and Kidd is ready to steal. Fisher passes the basketball to Kobe, who is three points away.
When Kobe saw that Wang Dachun was blocked by Gasol, Bynum had already entered the inside line and quickly passed the ball to Bynum who was close to the basket. Bynum was ready to dunk. Wang Dachun, who was chased back, directly shot the basketball, which was a very clean block.
The basketball was picked up by Nowitzki and quickly passed to white, who was running crazy. White took off from the 45 degree three-point line and was ready to shoot. Fisher, who was driven to stop him, interfered and missed the goal.
The rebound was picked up by Radmanovic. Radmanovic handed the basketball back to Fisher. Fisher came to the front court, broke through the inside line and made a fake pass. The basketball passed to Kobe, who was behind him. Kobe scored two points.
The score was 62-55.
Kobe''s goal, also opened his own singles mode, he does not hold too much hope for the inside now.
Since Wang Dachun came on the court, after a few rounds of the two teams, he can see that Wang Dachun has made obvious progress in this period of time, defending Bynum is much easier than before.
After Wang Dachun came on the court, Bynum didn''t get a point in the interior at present, and he made a mistake.
In fact, white felt aggrieved at this time. In the last few games, he finally found the feeling that a professional NBA player can score in the field strength.
Today, he returned to the starting position, but he didn''t expect that he would face Kobe Bryant when he returned to the starting position. His first starting counterpart was McGrady. After he was beaten by McGrady, he entered his own cold period.
Back in the starting line-up, I met Kobe. In the first quarter, he had already been beaten. I thought the coach should adjust when he saw that he was so weak, but I didn''t expect to defend Kobe when he came back in the third quarter.
He has a feeling that after the start of this game, he should be knocked down again. He has deeply suspected that he is in conflict with the starting position. Every time he starts, he meets the most powerful point guard in the league.
If it wasn''t for Wang Dachun from the inside who helped him make up for some of Kobe''s goals from the basket, maybe Kobe would break through the funnel of white into a trumpet.Kobe''s outburst in the second half of the third quarter, coupled with white''s weak defense, made the score 73-73 at the end of the third quarter. Kobe scored 13 points in a single quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Mavericks replaced the substitute at the beginning, with Wang Dachun as the center.
Head coach Carlisle can obviously feel that Wang Dachun is better and better than before. After Wang Dachun came on the court, the protection of the inside line has obviously exceeded that of Dampier. In the whole third quarter, he only got two rebounds in the defense of Bynum, and basically completed the scoring "0 seal" against Bynum in a single quarter.
Phil Jackson, the coach of the Lakers, naturally found that the current interior is constrained by this. In terms of body shape, Bynum seems to be much stronger than Wang Dachun.
But he can see that in the competition on the field, Bynum''s upper limb strength is stronger, which can limit Wang Dachun''s aerial scoring, but his lower limb strength is obviously unable to squeeze Wang Dachun, who looks thinner than him.
So made the adjustment, the fourth quarter after the opening two minutes to replace Bynum, let Gasol top to the center position, Odom on the defensive at the same time back to the field of Nowitzki.
Let Paul Gasol pull Wang Dachun out of the inner line and limit his ability to protect the frame of the inner line.
For Kobe''s singles did not make adjustments, send Ariza to replace Radmanovic, let the two forward players rush the box to grab the rebound.
From Phil Jackson''s point of view, Kobe has a good hand today. He wants to play superstar ball, open fire to Kobe unlimited, and let Kobe play a team alone!
Phil Jackson''s tactics are very successful, and Kobe is worthy of being Kobe Bryant. In the eighth minute of the fourth quarter, the Lakers led the Mavericks by five points.
After Paul Gasol and Wang Dachun''s opposition, it also limits Wang Dachun''s ability. If Wang Dachun dares to assist in defending Kobe, Kobe will give the ball to Paul Gasol. You know, Paul Gasol has a very accurate shot, which makes Wang Dachun dare not help defending.
This forced Dallas head coach Carlisle. We have to change Wang Dachun, let Nowitzki head to the center position, and change Buss to defend Odom. At least buss does not suffer in strength, and has a certain self-help scoring ability.
But in the end, the Mavericks still failed to catch up, losing 107-114 to the Lakers.
Kobe scored the highest 35 points in the game. Wang Dachun scored 2 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 18 minutes.