The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him! -
Chapter 316 - 183 June 9th, the weather is clear, Su Wan killed that group of Dallas people!
Chapter 316: Chapter 183 June 9th, the weather is clear, Su Wan killed that group of Dallas people!
In Game 3 of the finals, Dirk Nowitzki’s performance was still sluggish, with only 8 successful shots out of 20 attempts, and adding free throws, he barely reached 22 points, along with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 turnovers.
Players good at coordinating from the post all inherently possess strong capabilities to attract double teams.
When they can’t solve their opponents 1v1 and their ability to attract defensive attention decreases, their risk of making passing errors also significantly increases.
Take Chris Webber during his first season with the Kings, for example, who had an average of 3.5 turnovers per game; or like Olajuwon, even during his "back-to-back championships" period, his average turnovers per game reached 3.3, with his career average turnovers also as high as 3!
This is because their bodies are more robust, coupled with larger passing motion ranges, leading to this result.
There is really no way to change it.
As strong as Jokic, after becoming the "tactical core" of the Nuggets, his average turnovers per season reached 3 or more for six consecutive seasons, peaking at 3.8 in one season.
Nowitzki was naturally no exception.
That night, Su Wan once again scored 29 points, with 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, a 50% shooting accuracy, a 40% three-point shot accuracy, and an 80% free throw accuracy.
Without a doubt, he once again outperformed Nowitzki in terms of statistics.
That was also the most agonizing aspect for Mavericks fans watching the game.
Just having Nowitzki underperforming and facing Artest’s attempts, one missed shot after another, was enough.
They also had to watch Su Wan methodically take apart the Mavericks’ perimeter, from Stackhouse to Daniels, then to Adrian Griffin, and the "Little General" Johnson once again showing his mentorship under Popovich by trying every usable perimeter player, except for Josh Howard who could bother Su Wan with his incredible reach, almost none of the others were a match for Su Wan.
But Su Wan wasn’t foolish; if Josh Howard stood in front of him, in 70% of the cases, he would call for a pick-and-roll to create a mismatch against others.
In the remaining 30% of the cases, if Howard anticipated the position of the screening player inside to guard closely, then Su Wan would...
Call for a pick-and-roll twice!
Essentially, Su Wan didn’t give Josh Howard any chance to guard him.
If Howard managed to push past the screen twice, Su Wan would quickly pass the ball to Dior on the wing.
With his strength and mass, aside from the Power Forward like Josh Howard, no one else really matched up against him.
In any case, Su Wan had a thousand ways to avoid Josh Howard, then ferociously faced off against the other Mavericks players!
What’s worse...
After adapting to the Mavericks’ defensive targeting, he evolved even further!
In Game 4 of the series, Su Wan made 15 out of 25 shots, 2 out of 6 three-point shots, and 6 out of 7 free throws, slashing 38 points in total, along with 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block.
The Pacers, under his lead, once again defeated the Mavericks away, 110 to 81, a major victory by 29 points.
Nowitzki finally changed his tactics in that game, facing Artest’s height, and more often choosing direct shots after receiving the ball, which allowed him to initially hit 4 out of 7 shots.
The excited Mavericks fans, seeing this performance, thought he was about to explode after being silent, and shouts filled the arena all at once.
Indeed, the city’s "stimulant" was only Nowitzki.
His performance was the only thing that could truly stir up this city.
But Nowitzki gave up the attacking basket method and became a "High Post Gun."
From Point Guard to Power Forward, the Mavericks had only Jason Terry left who could persistently hold the ball and take singles.
What was more fatal was that they lacked killing power under the basket.
Relying on blue-collar interior players like Dan Pirl to turn the seas upside down under the basket was unrealistic.
Moreover, in the face of Little O’Neal’s aggressiveness, he was utterly helpless, standing on the court could be described in two words:
Flattened!
Rick Carlisle immediately changed tactics, expanding the formation externally, compressing the Mavericks’ space, forcing this group of primarily shooting players to solve problems with breakthroughs.
The result was, whenever anyone attacked, Little O’Neal blocked them.
Being naturally skilled at blocking, he blocked the Mavericks a total of 7 times in Game 4 of the series.
He directly stunned the Mavericks.
As Nowitzki faced Artest’s intense defensive pressure, his shooting percentage also quickly declined, he tried to use dribble penetration to push back Artest and regain his offensive space.
But Artest didn’t cater to this at all, various close-up small moves left "King Nuo" completely irritable.
With an initial 4 out of 7, Nowitzki’s final shooting rate was 8 out of 19...
Meaning in the later 12 shots, his shooting rate was 33.3%!
But at 42.3%, the shooting accuracy was already the highest since the first game of the series.
The external criticism then altogether spilled into Dallas.
The New York Times stated, "This is just a jump shooting team! And such teams often struggle with shooting percentages under high-pressure defense! The Mavericks have proved this again!"
Barkley said, "Dirk’s play is too soft; as a Power Forward, without a skilled ’Back Attack’, his dominance is hard to advance!"
Bill Walton also stated, "For teams centered on the inside, it is essential to first make an impact inside, forcing opponents to shrink under the basket, and then the outside forces strike. The Mavericks skipped the first phase, going directly into the second phase. Dirk Nowitzki, as the core of this team, restricted by Ron in three consecutive games, bears an inescapable responsibility!"
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