The second quarter of the game is a competition of rotation.
Hong Kong True, just looking at the comparison of the total salary expenditures of the two teams, the gap between the Thunder and the Mavericks is not a big one.
At this time, the Mavericks' salary has reached the level of 86 million, while the Thunder's salary is only 48 million, which is not even enough to exceed the poverty line of 54 million according to league rules. Rounding off, the Thunder's salary is 40 million less than the Mavericks.
What is this concept?
Butler's annual salary is 10 million, Marion's less than 8 million, Artest's less than 8 million, Ariza's around 7 million...
If the Thunder are willing to spend money, they can use the Mavericks' cash-capacity script to complete a strong starting lineup.
You can sign two superstar-level players, or even package James and Wade...
Durant, the new scoring champion, only has an annual salary of 6 million, Westbrook has 4 million, Harden has 4.3 million, Solsaf has 3.25 million, Yin Baka has 1.2 million...
In the face of Tianhu-level rookie benefits, as long as the Thunder management is willing to make trouble, in 2011, 2012, and even 2013, this team will have the opportunity to announce the league's finale.
No one else gets to play!
The Heat's Big Three are nothing to worry about!
However, the Thunder just want to quietly implement the draft strategy to hit the championship, and do nothing in the free market!
In order to make up for the poverty line stipulated by the league, Nick Collison, a blue-collar worker whose peak was less than 10+10, received an annual salary of 13.25 million this season. You must know that this person’s annual salary, except for 2011, the other average is close to 3.25 million. About this level.
In other words, the Thunder's management would rather give tens of millions of annual salaries to mediocre role players than introduce capable All-Star players. It can only be said that they have wasted an era.
In other words, until the team lineup is disbanded, no one knows how good the cards they have are.
It can’t even be said to be excellent, but terrifying!
Thunder head coach Scott Brooks sent Nick Collison, Yin Baka, Jeff Green, Harden and Eric Maynor.
Not to mention three of the five young players. Collison was the 12th overall pick of the 2003 generation. Once upon a time, in the NCAA era, he and Hinrich were also a popular combination at the University of Kansas.
In contrast, in the NBA, Collison is much mediocre, but he is more motivated.
Who would be inactive if he had a 13.25 million contract hit on his head?
Don't ask, just ask and you'll have to fight hard. You can make enough money to retire.
Eric Maynor was the 20th overall pick in the first round in 2009. He averaged 4 points and 3 assists per game. As a substitute for the Turtles, 5 minutes is enough.
To be fair, if you look at it in the next few years, the Thunder's second lineup is actually not weak.
The Thunder's draft vision is terrifying! Not without reason.
For the Mavericks, Haywood, Nowitzki, Butler, Terry, Barea.
Carlisle continues to implement a rich strategy and wants to crush its opponents with its lineup.
However, he tried his best to overestimate the Thunder's talent, but ended up underestimating it.
"Harden dribbled the ball, stepped down and dribbled in different directions, broke through, took a step back, and pulled up to shoot a three-point fadeaway jumper..."
Terry is 1.88 meters tall, but Harden is 1.96 meters tall. Talking too much about defense brings tears to his eyes. He can only work hard to make defensive moves, and then bet that Harden's three-point shooting pistol has no bullets in it!
Swish——!
Even though Harden is only averaging 12 points per game now, he is not yet stable, and when he is in good shape, he is also a killer.
Terry couldn't stand it at all.
The Mavericks can't stand it, and the Thunder can't stand it either.
"Nowitzki caught the ball and leaned against Collison, a duel between two white men inside.
Collison was knocked away and jumped back aggressively.
Collison was shaken away and actively defended his return.
Collison fouled, but Nowitzki's shot was still successful..."
Being too positive is sometimes not a good thing!
It is not uncommon for good intentions to lead to bad things on the court. The key is talent and strength.
Sometimes when the minus fish lies flat, only 2 points are lost.
Sometimes I have dreams and want to work harder, but I lose 2+1!
"Nowitzki finished playing, and it was Butler's turn to rush forward. Sefolosha went off to rest, and Jeff Green couldn't stand up to Butler at all..."
Jeff Green looks so much like Butler!
Excellent talent, versatile skills, swingman, unstable shooting skills, not far range...
Well, there’s also no trick!
Everything is good, everything is brittle, and everything is nothing.
But Butler wins because he has eaten Hamburg for five more years than Jeff Green. The experience is there, and his body and skills are at their peak.
"Jeff Green serves as Odom's draft model. He has talent and strength. It cannot be said that he does not have it, but he is always a little behind..."
Relying on the joint dimensionality reduction attack of the Mavericks' top boss Nowitzki and the second boss Butler, the Mavericks gradually narrowed the point difference.
But the Thunder won't stand around and take a beating, they will fight back.
With Durant, Westbrook and Sefolosha back, the two sides entered an anxious situation in the confrontation, and no one could do anything to their opponents.
At the end of the second quarter, the Mavericks, relying on their so-called league's best bench thickness, only scored a 33-30 score against the talented Thunder team, recovering 3 points.
At the end of the first half, the score was 65 to 62. The Mavericks were 3 points behind and entered the locker room to rest.
After 15 minutes of rest and recuperation, they came back for the second half of the game.
The starting lineups of both sides then played music and then played again.
"The Mavericks had the ball. Kidd took the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball from the top arc for Su Bei to break through.
After being blocked, Su Bei made no waves and passed the ball back to Kidd for control..."
'I fight, I fight, I hide, I fight again...', the Mavericks continue to implement their main tactics, trying to use the "exhausted" effect to consume the Thunder's talent.
"Kidd switched to the left and turned over Butler's card.
In the second quarter of the game, Butler was in good shape..."
But it also depends on who is facing him?
When encountering Jeff Lorraine, it was a relatively open offensive situation. Butler was able to show his all-around posture, which was not surprising at all.
But when faced with Sollosa's pressing, Butler couldn't break through.
"Being caught up by a beautiful slide, Butler has been able to make the best defensive second team in 2010, but because he is not popular, Butler despises his opponents, which will suffer.
Butler played very strongly, trying to break the game with his personal ability, facing the man, and against the Thunder's intensive defense, he made a strong two-point shot from close range..."
The closer you are to the basket, the more likely you are to hit the target. This is an irrefutable truth, but it is also a matter of scoring.
With an empty basket, there is no interference. Naturally, it is a question of scoring points, and it is difficult to miss a shot.
But it's not an empty basket, it's still a densely blocked defense. It's very likely that it's a score question. The water is too deep and you can't grasp it.
Bang-dang——!
Butler's offense shipped.
“Protected the rebound, then the Thunder counterattacked, and Westbrook rushed up.
The Mavericks retreated quickly, and Westbrook passed the ball to Jeff Green who was rushing..."
Su Bei fought and retreated, finally experiencing Jeff Green's explosive athletic ability.
Fortunately, the position was not lost.
"The Mavericks' defense shrank, Jeff Green broke into the paint and chose to score the ball..."
Jeff Green's draft template is Odom, and his organization, support and passing are naturally not bad.
Once upon a time, as a member of the Sonics' two young men, Jeff Green also knew how to play ball for Durant.
"70 degrees to the left, Durant caught the ball, faced Nowitzki's block, raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper...
Lean back, avoid Nowitzki's block, and fall back..."
Swish——!
Come in!
"Beautiful, Durant is worthy of being the scoring champion. Nowitzki's defense blocked his face, but he was still able to make this three-pointer.
So powerful!
"
"Indeed, Durant's talent is too strong. In fact, his height is not a disadvantage against Nowitzki.
He entered the league at 18 that year. As he grew the ball, he also grew taller..."
68 to 62!
The Thunder continued to widen the point difference to 6 points.
Looking back, Nowitzki broke through with the ball, stopped for a two-point jumper...
"Wha—!
Beautiful, Nowitzki used a jump shot and returned it on Durant.
Two top forwards, a big man over 2.11 meters tall, are showing off their jump shooting skills. The scene on the court is so beautiful..."
68 to 64!
"Westbrook brought the ball upcourt and handed the basketball to Durant very intelligently.
Receiving the ball from outside the three-point line, facing the basket and being pressed against the body, he turned around quickly and broke through with the ball.
Nowitzki retreated to defend. As he was moving, Durant changed direction and broke through in another direction. When Nowitzki wanted to chase, he continued to change direction and headed towards the penalty area. The Mavericks' defense was penetrated. Durant's persistence When the ball breaks through, he doesn't look like a 2.11 meter big man at all.
He is more like a defender, his skills are too strong. When Subei helps defend, Durant jumps up and suddenly passes the ball in the air..."
Bang-dang——!
Jeff Green cut to the basket, connected with Durant, and dunked with both hands, his whole body hanging on the basket.
70 to 64!
"There is no need to defend this ball, Durant plays a king, and then brings a K.
You simply can’t afford it…”
With the big and small kings in hand, you have the initiative to play your cards.
Offensive and defensive transition, the Mavericks offensive round.
"Kidd continues to play Su Bei's cards, but he can't beat Jeff Green.
Jeff Green's defensive skills are average, but he is better because of his talent and motivation..."
There is no breakthrough that cannot break the press. If not, then break through a second time.
Su Bei's idea was very pure, and Kidd's thought the same way. After receiving Su Bei's back pass, he immediately distributed the ball to Butler. However, Butler, Su Bei and Kidd did not expect that on this channel, the Wizards would During his team days, he was accustomed to the style of individual combat.
Even in the Lakers era.
Kobe did it too!
He is just following the same example!
"After receiving the ball, Butler continued to break through with the ball, and Sefolosha made a beautiful slide to block the ball in front of him.
Durant and Westbrook assisted in defense, and Butler continued to meet the man...
Sefolosha stretched out his dexterous hand, was not used to Butler, broke the basketball, and started to fight back..."
Sefolosha got the basketball and rushed up quickly. The only thing left in front of him was the basket.
No one expected Butler to make a mistake and lose the ball, and it was too late to make up for it.
Bang-dang——!
Sefolosha counterattacked with a steal and scored two points.
72 to 64!
At this time, the Mavericks' offensive rhythm was not playing patiently, or in other words, only Su Bei was playing patiently.
The Mavericks still want to use jump shots or individual one-on-ones to solve their opponents.
"The Thunder are young and strong, and it is unrealistic to try to wear down their opponents through attrition.
This is just a mediocre regular season, not a playoff series.
After all, there was a big problem with the Mavericks team’s adjustment..."
After all, the Mavericks are also a team that was put together temporarily in the past few years, relying on their ability to shuffle and build the team.
In terms of the degree of integration of the lineup, it is very likely that it is not as good as the Thunder.
Not even possible, but certain.
The strength of the Mavericks is that the players in the lineup are all finished products, and they can rely on experience to cover up their running-in problems.
But facing the impact of the Thunder's talent, people's hearts are still in chaos.
Su Bei also chose to do the next attack by himself.
"Kidd turned over Su Bei's card.
Hey, what's going on?
Su Bei raised his head and shot a three-point jumper...
Jeff Green didn't react at all. He probably didn't expect Su Bei to shoot so cleanly..."
Swish——!
With the knife in hand, Su Bei scored a three-pointer.
72 to 67!
Su Bei scored three points and stopped the bleeding in time.
However, the Mavericks' running-in problem is still unresolved.
In the subsequent offense, Butler continued to play hard, and then took shots, and then hit the iron.
Bang-dang——!
Butler's offense was in full swing again.
When Butler didn't listen to the command and started beating randomly, Kidd showed his high emotional intelligence.
He didn't rely on old people to buy old people, and he went to stop Butler from playing unreasonably.
Rather, joining in without playing, playing basketball with Butler is unreasonable!
"Huh?
what happend!
Kidd brought the ball to the frontcourt, suddenly jumped up, raised his hand and made a three-point pull-up jumper..."
Westbrook also had no reaction defensively.
He failed to predict Kidd's offensive style.
I just want to ask: Sir, did you make a mistake?
You are too basic to attack!
"What conditions?
Also imitate others who play fruit to sleep... no, imitate others who play fruit toss..."
Bang-dang——!
Naturally, the basket was not used to Kidd and rejected Kidd's three-point shot.
The basketball shot missed.
…
"Bangdang——!
Here it comes again, this time Kidd tries two points.
Breakthrough with the ball and made a two-point jump shot.
As a result, you will die if you try! "
…
If Butler dared to shoot 0-for-5, Kidd would dare to shoot 0-for-4!
With Kidd and Butler, the performance of Wolong and Chufeng, the Mavericks' offense was misfired, and the defense was shattered by the Thunder's talented play style, and it was nothing.
Fortunately, even though the Mavericks played unreasonably, I had the advantage in rebounding. There were many second attack opportunities and I regained a lot of points.
In the third quarter, the Thunder were only beaten by a score of 27 to 20.
At the end of the first three quarters, the score was 92 to 82. The Thunder entered the final quarter with a 10-point advantage.
"Here comes Westbrook's show time.
Dribbling the ball to the frontcourt, he suddenly rose from the ground, broke through with the ball, and faced the zone defense.
He pulled it out and ejaculated..."
Emergency stop zombie jump shot!
Bang-dang——!
Westbrook's personal show eliminated the offensive show.
He achieved something that was not seen in the draft evaluation.
Westbrook's draft evaluation said that his shooting is unstable, his body is broken, and he has the potential to become a top defender.
The Thunder's management probably wants to get a non-offensive version of the bearded Davis.
However, I asked you to shoot erratically, but I didn’t ask you to learn zombie shooting!
There is no way, this pain can only be swallowed by oneself.
“The Mavericks attack and Barea rushes.
The ball was given to Su Bei, Harden defended, Su Bei lifted the ball and broke through... No, he passed the ball.
Terry, catch the ball, take one step away from the three-point line, pull it up and shoot...
Swish——!
Terry is crazy and has a three-point shot..."
The point difference becomes 7 points!
The wind has picked up and the Mavericks' counterattack is coming!
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