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Chapter 836 A Winning Coincidence

Chapter 836 A Winning Coincidence

Warriors attack.

Durant got stuck and asked for the ball. This time Durant played singles with the ball again. Paul George defended well, but Durant forced a layup and caused Paul George to foul.

After 2 of 2 free throws, the Mavericks attacked.

Qin Yang still played steadily, playing against the Warriors, he did not dare to play fast, he did not dare to fight randomly, because the Warriors are masters of random fighting, once they played fast, they would enter the rhythm of the Warriors.

So after halftime, it is still tactical cooperation.

Paul George covered, Qin Yang broke through with the ball, and then hit the ground and passed the ball to Paul George. After Paul George got the ball, he faked a layup, then broke through to the left, and scored an easy layup.

Paul George was not born at the right time. At the small forward position, there are LeBron James and Kevin Durant in the front, and Giannis Antetokounmpo in the back. Paul George is very strong, but he must kneel when he meets them. If they come out alone to talk to each other, Paul George will definitely be suppressed.

But... now the boss of the team is Qin Yang.

Paul George is under very little pressure.

With this ball, Paul George encountered very little defensive pressure. After a feint and a breakthrough, there was almost no decent defense.

Warriors attack.

Curry passes to Draymond Green in an air cut.

Paul George made another contribution, he jumped out from the middle and took the ball out. Qin Yang grabbed the basketball and threw the ball forward.

Mitchell took the ball and made a quick break.

But the Warriors are also quick defensively.

Mitchell stabilized the ball and passed it to Qin Yang. Qin Yang and Paul George played a screen again. This time, Paul George went beyond the three-point line, and Qin Yang didn't look at the pass.

Paul George made a three-pointer.

Whoosh!

Klay Thompson made a three-pointer and was a step slower.

The most powerful thing about Paul George is his versatility. Many people say that LeBron James is very versatile. This is true. People like Giannis Antetokounmpo are widely regarded as the all-around representative of the small forward position, and Kevin Durant, who is good at scoring, is very powerful.

But as the second head of the team, Qin Yang thinks that Paul George is the most suitable.

Because neither LeBron James nor Giannis Antetokounmpo is good at playing off the ball.

Off-ball tactics are too important to the team.

Paul George is one of the best front players in pick-and-roll tactics. Partnering with Qin Yang, the threat of both of them has greatly increased, which is not available to other players.

Although Paul George's three-pointers are not top-notch, they are also reliable.

In previous seasons, Paul George made 37.5% of his three-pointers, but this season, the percentage has reached 39.8%.

There is no suspense, this is Qin Yang's credit.

Most of them are open shots, and the hit rate must be greatly improved.

The game is still tight.

But in the second quarter, when Qin Yang led the team to play again, a strange scene happened. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson hit the iron one after another.

Bang bang bang!

This is iron-clad, very Kobe-like.

No one knows why.

Because the Mavericks defend well, this is not necessarily true, because this kind of defense is within the normal range, and the offense of Curry and Klay Thompson may not be affected so much.

The point is... the feel is bad, and it can't be blocked.

As a result, in this quarter, the Mavericks easily opened the point difference to 17 points.

During the halftime break, when the Warriors were off the court, the players were stunned.

What is this!

In the commentary, Kenny Smith was a little stuck:

"This game is really... special. No one thought that the Mavericks won so easily."

Charles Barkley gave his own explanation: "The feeling is really weird. I still remember the first game, when the Splash Brothers exploded, so there was no way to shoot, and this game seemed to save character for the next game."

"With such a big point difference, it is difficult for the Warriors to reverse, after all, their opponent is the Mavericks."

After the Mavericks lead by 16 points this season, the winning percentage is 100%.

Qin Yang is known as the king of leading the team, and he will never give his opponent a chance to comeback.

In the third quarter, Durant began to score in singles.

At this time, Nowitzki and Belinelli stood up.

Belinelli deserves to be a player trained by Popovich. He was strong at critical moments and played steadily. He made 4 of 2 three-pointers and sent two assists at the same time.

And Nowitzki hit a jumper independently at the critical moment, and scored a 2+1.

Defensively, Nowitzki blocked a layup by Klay Thompson.

When the block was confirmed, all the Mavericks players stood up and applauded Nowitzki, even the commentary was elated.

Kenny Smith: "I bet it's a miracle in the NBA."

Charles Barkley: "He has worked hard in the NBA for 20 seasons. He is a legend of active players. No one can still contribute so much on the stage of the finals like him even at the age of 40."

"Frankly, I'm a fan of Dirk. If in our time, there is someone worthy of my admiration, Dirk Nowitzki is one of them." Shaquille O'Neal.

Nowitzki's performance also completely hit the confidence of the Warriors.

Even a 40-year-old veteran can play like this, how can he play this game.

The Mavericks' bench is completely excited.

JaVale McGee, who came off the bench, grabbed rebounds, assisted in defense, dunked, and played very well.

The Warriors were distraught.

Durant turned on the singles mode again, but at this time, it was more like a struggle. Even though Durant felt hot for the rest of the third quarter, the point difference still expanded to 19 points.

In the fourth quarter, Qin Yang played again.

His performance characteristics are as stable as a dog, leading the team to victory without any suspense.

In this game, Qin Yang scored a triple-double with 29 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds.

This is a rare experience for Qin Yang.

The Mavericks finally won easily in Game [-], which no one expected.

No one thought that this game would go so smoothly. This was an incredible thing in the previous NBA. The two strong teams often played very stalemate. Every game was very difficult, but this game was very simple from beginning to end.

The Splash Brothers didn't feel good. They made 26 of 6 three-pointers in the game, especially Curry made [-] of [-]. They collapsed when they beat the Warriors.

The Mavericks actually didn't perform particularly well, but with the performance of the Warriors, the team won without any suspense and was relaxed and freehand.

In the post-match press conference, Curry took on his responsibilities in an interview:

"Maybe this is a little disappointing, but this is the game. The main reason for this loss is me. I didn't do everything I should do and take responsibility for the team's loss. I hope everything will be different in the next game."

The best performer in this game was Kevin Durant.Durant scored 38 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. At the critical moment when the Warriors fell behind, he stabilized the point difference in singles time and time again.

But at the press conference, Qin Yang expressed a different opinion:

"The Warriors are a difficult opponent. Their performance is not as bad as others think. There are also many people who think that Curry's game is the main reason for the loss. But I think he also played very well. Curry's shooting and breakthrough reduced most of our energy."

(End of this chapter)