The Godfather of Basketball

But this also shows the ability of the coaches of both sides.

The two teams played against each other in the regular season, and both sides had their own reservations, which were fully used in the playoffs.

A game, after they summed up, they have already started various targets.

At this time, change becomes crucial.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand and made a tactical gesture for Paul in the second position.

In the previous starting lineup, Green was a functional player who did two things, attacking to open up space for open three-pointers, and defending.

Removing Green from the starting lineup, on the one hand, is to use him to defend Terry as he said before. On the other hand, he more or less guessed that Carlisle would make a fuss about the pick-and-rolls of Paul and Yao Ming, and he brought up Iverson. Enhance the offensive firepower of the starting lineup.

Paul advanced to the frontcourt. This time he did not ask Yao Ming for a pick-and-roll, but stretched out his hand and made a tactical gesture.

Iverson used Yao Ming's pick-and-roll to reach the middle distance, and Paul's pass was in place immediately.

Yao Ming blocked Stevenson firmly, and Iverson made a direct mid-range shot after receiving the ball.

"Shua!"

The ball crashed into the net.

Judging from Iverson's running position, decisiveness in catching the ball and shooting, his body is in an absolutely excited state.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

In the stalemate, it was the old Iverson who took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

Carlisle frowned slightly at this time.

Both teams did a good job targeting, but when Tang Tian replaced Iverson, he made a change ahead of time and got a head start.

The Mavericks' offense, Marion's breakthrough layup was interfered by Yao Ming and did not make it.

After Paul got the ball, he played a defensive counterattack. In the fast break, he made a fake pass to Iverson to the sideline.

Stevenson was stunned, Paul made a fake fax shot and scored a layup directly.

4 to 0.

The Cavaliers took the lead in breaking the deadlock and seized the initiative on the court.

In Mavericks' offense, Nowitzki asked for the ball from the right wing, and the "Golden Rooster Independent" who turned around made a fallback and finally broke the scoring drought for the Mavericks.

But in the offense, Iverson swayed Stevens after receiving a pass from Paul, broke through the basket to attract Nowitzki's supplementary defense, and then gave the ball to James, who was cutting on the weak side, and the latter just caught the ball. Tomahawk dunk.

The game lasted over four minutes.

The Cavaliers are 10 to 2, firmly holding the initiative in their own hands.

Seeing this, Carlisle got up and replaced Terry in advance. He was actively seeking a change.

Terry came on the field, Kidd took the initiative to give possession of the ball, ran to the bottom corner by himself, and took Paul with him.

Terry holds the ball and calls Nowitzki to play a pick-and-roll.

The Cavaliers did not switch defenses, and Terry took a step back to the three-point line and shot directly.

"Shua!"

The three-pointer hit directly.

Where Terry is better than Kidd, the most obvious is the three-pointer.

The Cavaliers will definitely have a defensive time gap if they don't switch defenses, and Terry's shot speed is fast enough and his grasp is strong enough.

Paul also made an emergency stop jumper, and the Cavaliers continued to maintain their lead.

Kidd took the ball upfield and handed it to Terry.

This time Terry and Nowitzki went straight to kill after the pick-and-roll.

The Cavaliers still did not switch defenses, Terry broke through to the basket, changed direction and made an emergency stop jumper.

Iverson didn't keep up with the speed, and the interference of the shot went directly to the thug.

"boom!"

If the ball hits the board, there is another chance to add a penalty.

There was a commotion at the scene.

Tang Tian called Green up at this moment.

Iverson's offensive restraint is obvious, but the defensive end is too disadvantaged against Terry.

"Good job."

When Iverson was off the field, Tang Tian reached out and patted him on the shoulder to encourage him.

Terry made an extra penalty, and he scored 6 points in a row, bringing the score closer to 8-12.

Just like Tang Tian's prediction, it is impossible for Terry to continue to play abnormally like the first game.

Terry's consecutive scoring allowed the Mavericks to boost morale on the field, and they fought a wave of defense.

Marion took off the defensive rebound and gave it to Kidd. After Kidd took the ball to the frontcourt, he continued to give the ball to Terry.

This is to die while it's hot.

Terry held the ball and continued to call Nowitzki to play the pick-and-roll.

But at this moment, the situation on the field changed slightly.

Green clung to Terry immediately, but didn't give Nowitzki room to pick and roll.

This is also the instinctive sense of a defensive player. Green relies on this to make a living, and his choice is completely different from Iverson.

Nowitzki's pick-and-roll didn't come out, and Terry directly dribbled one step past Green.

Green was prepared and took a big step in advance.

Terry was forced to stop the ball.

There was a burst of cheers from the fans at the scene.

In the first game, because Green was the starter and Terry was the substitute, the two hardly matched each other. In addition, Terry's performance in the first game was so-so, so the audience didn't feel much.

But the defensive effect after the change just now made the fans' eyes shine.

This is really plug and play, immediate results!

Terry had no chance and wanted to return the ball to Nowitzki.

James was still fighting fiercely at this time, using his butt to reach out to interfere with Nowitzki, not giving Nowitzki the space to reach out and catch the ball.

The two fought fiercely, but the whistle that the referee wanted to keep on his lips never sounded.

It's against the law to hold someone hand in hand, but there's no rule that it's a foul to push someone with your butt.

Terry can only choose to storm.

Without moving the center foot, he turned around and shot backwards.

Green directly reached out to interfere, blocking the line of sight but not violating the defensive cylinder.

"boom!"

Terry's shot hit the iron, and the rebound was accepted by Yao Ming.

This is obviously not the way he is good at attacking.

Artest shouted excitedly at Green at this time.

This kind of defense that combines confrontation, speed and strength is simply a replica of his youth!

Now that he is older and has less speed and reflexes, it is difficult to fight against the speedy outside line, but it is full of memories!

James fouled Chandler on a layup and made two free throws.

Kidd went to the frontcourt and began to let Terry and Nowitzki play off the ball. Terry made an empty cut to the basket and received a pass for a layup.

Green didn't lose his defensive position, sticking to Terry.

Terry didn't have the right angle for a layup. He turned his head and glanced at the outside line, hesitating whether to pass the ball.

"Snapped!"

As a result, when he turned back, the ball had been cut away by Green.

The referee didn't blow his whistle!

A successful steal!

Green looked for Paul immediately after the steal.

Paul took the ball and hit the fast break at lightning speed, squeezed Kidd to the frontcourt, and played a connection with James.

James broke in from the right, and after catching the ball, he dunked with a powerful James axe.

"Boom!"

The entire basket shook.

16 to 8!

The cheers broke out again.

After Carlisle replaced Terry, he sought a change and scored 6 points in two consecutive rounds. The effect was obvious.

But Tang Tian was clearly prepared, he took the initiative to remove Green from the starting lineup, and then let the two directly face each other.

The effect was also immediate, Terry did not score for two consecutive rounds!

After Iverson, Tang Tian gave Carlisle another shot!