With three points at the start, Nash begged for a maximum salary to renew his contract

Chapter 48 The unstoppable driver

Author: Aiying Shutan

Chapter 48 The unstoppable driver

(I have a headache. I don’t want to check for typos. I’ll check and make changes later when I feel better.)

Wang Chao would actually give suggestions on the team's defensive tactics. This is really the first time.

The entire locker room was silent for two seconds because of Wang Chao's abrupt words.

D'Antoni nodded and said after being stunned for two seconds.

"Of course, Dirk is our key target. As long as we can limit his performance, we can win the game. But after all, the opponent is one of the most powerful offensive power forwards in the league. It is not that easy.

You can prevent it."

Wang Chao knew that this was the limit of what he could say. Any more words would only make the head coach feel like he was dictating.

If you want to get through the next second half, it is unrealistic to rely on the team or your teammates. Wang Chao must perform on his own.

Soon, the third quarter of the game began.

Nowitzki also started to show off his power as Wang Chao expected, frequently using his signature golden chicken to score independent mid-range shots from the mid-range position, and successfully caused fouls. The free throws were also very stable.

Nowitzki's successive offenses made it difficult for the Suns to withstand, but the Mavericks did not regain the advantage.

Because on the Suns team, there are also people who are constantly scoring.

Wang Chao!

Wang Chao, who had already consumed a huge amount of physical energy through a lot of running in the first half, continued his desperate running without the ball in the third quarter. The game is now going on, and even Josh Howard is feeling a little tired. There is nothing he can do about it.

Continue to follow Wang Chao as he did in the first half. After all, unlike Wang Chao, Howard not only has to follow Wang Chao on the defensive end, but also shares the worries of Nowitzki on the offensive end.

Josh Howard also scored 13 points in the first half, second only to Nowitzki in scoring for the Mavericks and higher than Terry.

This led to the entire third quarter of the game. Wang Chao relied on running positions to find open opportunities many times. He made 4 of 8 shots from the three-point line and scored 12 points.

In addition to Wang Chao, Nash also had 6 points and 4 assists for the Suns, Marion had 7 points, Diaw had 4 points, and the team had 31 points in a single quarter. However, for the Mavericks, only Nowitzki maintained a stable scoring efficiency.

Only scored 26 points.

The point difference went from 1 point at halftime to 6 points.

For the Suns, they have already grasped the opportunity to win in this crucial battle at Tianwangshan.

But Wang Chao knew that the real trouble was still in the final fourth quarter of the game.

Almost in despair, Nowitzki finally broke out.

As soon as the game started, he immediately scored two goals in a row, including a three-pointer, which directly closed the point difference to 1 point.

D'Antoni had to call a timeout and looked at Nowitzki with a headache.

"That guy is really difficult to deal with..."

At this time, Nowitzki has already scored 33 points, and looking at the momentum, he will continue to take over the Mavericks' offense in the rest of the fourth quarter.

They must find a way to curb Nowitzki's offense. After all, the Suns currently do not have players with scoring explosiveness that can compete with top stars like Nowitzki, not even Nash.

"The next step is to use double-teaming tactics..."

D'Antoni, who was thinking this way, couldn't help but be startled. He suddenly heard the suggestion Wang Chao made during the halftime break. Although Wang Chao's words sounded a bit nonsense at the time, but...

At this moment, Wang Chao is still resting off the court. After three quarters of the game, his uncontrolled and crazy running has almost exhausted his physical energy, and he has no ability to continue playing in the fourth quarter.

But his comeback was not without meaning.

In the three quarters of the game, Wang Chao has made 10 of 19 three-pointers and scored as many as 30 points. He is the most stable and efficient scoring point for the Suns.

The 10 three-pointers also tied Wang Chao's record for three-pointers in a single playoff game set not long ago.

It seems that Wang Chao's scoring efficiency is no less than Nowitzki's, and his overall efficiency of 52.6% three-point shooting is even higher than Nowitzki's.

Of course, such a comparison is not fair in itself. Nowitzki's level of defensive attention is far beyond what Wang Chao can compare with, and Nowitzki also has to participate in the team's defense, rebound protection and other tasks.

On the other hand, Wang Chao hardly needs to take on any other work besides shooting three-pointers from the outside.

In the second game, after Wang Chao defended Josh Howard and the opponent scored 29 points, D'Antoni gave up and let Wang Chao defend the opponent.

Although the Suns are a team that does not pay much attention to defense, they still attach great importance to single-point defense. Otherwise, Laga Bell would not become the team's starting shooting guard.

Wang Chao bears less pressure than Nowitzki, and does not need to bear more responsibilities. His only purpose on the court is to find ways to find open opportunities, and then Nash's master-level passing will pass the ball with incomparable accuracy.

into his hands.

Under such circumstances, scoring 30 points in three quarters is not surprising.

only……

"At this stage, I'm afraid my upper limit is limited to this."

Wang Chao, who was sitting on the bench, watched Nowitzki continue to get angry after the timeout. Even if the Suns used a double-team tactic, it was difficult to completely prevent the opponent's scoring. He couldn't help but feel anxious and helpless.

He will really be unable to run now. Even if he can barely stand on the field, he can only be used as a fixed-point fort. Even because of his severe physical exhaustion, it is difficult to say whether he can guarantee his hit rate.

However, Wang Chao still has a chance to play in this game. As long as he stays on the bench to rest and wait until the last few minutes of the game, his recovered physical fitness should be able to support him for a few rounds.

In this process, the Suns could only resist Nowitzki's offense!

Fortunately, Wang Chao breathed a sigh of relief. At this critical moment, someone on the Suns team still stood up. This person was naturally the only leader of the team, Nash, who had just won the regular season MVP.

Nash didn't feel particularly good throughout the game today. He made 3 of 8 shots in the first half and failed to hit the target on his 2 attempted shots in the third quarter.

After entering the fourth quarter, Nash's touch still had not recovered, and he only made 1 of 3 shots from the front.

But when it was about to directly determine the outcome of the game, Nash still didn't give in.

Since the hand feel is not good, can I not focus on the hand feel?

Nash immediately began to frequently use teammates' pick-and-rolls to rush to the basket and force fouls to win free throws.

Although he felt bad, Nash's free throw shooting percentage was still on the line, making 5 of 5 free throws and 100% of his free throws to help the team cling to the score.

The game passed minute by minute, and the scores of the two teams were still rising alternately, and the hearts of the Suns' home fans began to hang on.

Nowitzki's performance in the fourth quarter is really hot. If this continues, the Suns may not be able to win this game.

"Whoosh!"

The crisp sound of brushing the net sounded!

The referee raised his hand to indicate that the three-pointer was valid. Nowitzki, who was standing outside the three-point line, raised his hand high like a swan.

And with this three-pointer, the hearts of all the fans couldn't help but sink.

Because with Nowitzki hitting this three-pointer, his personal score for this game has reached 50 points, and this three-pointer also successfully gave the Mavericks a 2-point lead. At this time, the game was close to the entire court.

It ended in less than 2 minutes.

(End of chapter)