Emperor Yi is invincible

Chapter 456 Mavericks' Bench

Chapter 456 Mavericks' Bench

Westbrook's shooting rate has always been a big problem, even in later generations.

When he averaged a triple-double for three consecutive seasons, the highest shooting percentage was only 44.9%, the three-point shooting percentage was even less than 30%, and the free throw percentage was only about 70 or 80%.

If Westbrook's finishing rate was as good as Curry's, wouldn't he be invincible in the world just based on his physical fitness and Curry's finishing rate?

Both sides conceded a goal, the ball went out of bounds, and the Mavericks had the ball.

Beverly cut to the basket without the ball in the frontcourt, and Perkins returned to the defense, but the ball was directly transferred by Yi Jianlian to Tucker in the corner.

Tucker made a three-pointer!

The Mavericks' two offenses in the opening game were three-pointers.

Now the Mavericks are almost turning into a three-point team.

Tucker's three-pointer, is there any?

"Shh!"

Got it!

According to Tucker himself, his main training item this summer is three-pointers. He knows where he is, and he is a 3D player.

As long as he can practice three-pointers, in the 3D position, he will definitely come out on top.

3 to 0, the Mavericks scored first.

At this time, OKC fans were still standing in the stands watching the game.

The Thunder attack.

After Westbrook missed the first shot in the opening game, he didn't worry about the second shot and handed the ball to Durant.

Durant protected the ball on the right side of his waist, facing Tucker's closed defense!

Straighten your back, and pull straight away!

Tucker's defense, but Durant shot very fast!

"Shh" sound!

Durant hit a three-pointer in the opening game!

The score was 3-3.

For the Mavericks to win the Thunder, how to limit Durant is naturally the biggest problem.

Carlisle used Tucker to defend in this game, but Tucker has confrontation and is not tall enough, so he is always overwhelmed by Durant.

People just rely on physical talent to beat you hard, and you can't hide.

The Thunder relied on Durant's performance to take the initiative on the court.

"Taker's defense against Durant is not good. Carlisle has to find a way."

Carlisle frowned on the sidelines. In fact, he is still very confident in Tucker's defense, especially after going through last year's finals and playoffs, he is very optimistic about Tucker's future.

But I didn't expect it to be so difficult to defend Durant?

Do you want to replace Green again?

Carlisle was thinking carefully.

Last season, it was Green who defended Durant.

It doesn't make sense that Green can defend, but Tucker can't?

Carlisle was puzzled.

In his opinion, Green and Tucker have similar attributes, but there is one problem he ignored.

Green can defend Durant because he has a lot of small moves, which annoys Durant.

And Tucker never made any small moves when defending.

In other words, Tucker can even defend James, but not Durant.

Because what Tucker is good at is confrontation. If he defends a person like James who relies on his body for food, it will definitely be miraculous. This is what he is good at.

And once he meets someone who plays technology like Durant, he can't help it.

Durant is superior to him in terms of height, speed, and dribbling skills, not to mention his offensive methods.

Compared with James, Durant, Kobe, and Anthony, who rely on technology to make a living, are complete in attributes.

That's why Tucker is so difficult to defend against Durant.

Gotta figure out a way.

Just when Carlisle was about to replace Green to defend Durant, Yi Jianlian suddenly moved to his side.

"Coach, why don't you let Patrick try?"

Carlisle raised his eyebrows: "Patrick?"

"Yes."

Carlisle deliberately turned his head to look at Beverly's position:

"His height can guard Beverley?"

It's not that he doesn't believe in Yi Jianlian, but that this matter is a bit of a fantasy.

Although Beverly's performance on the field is eye-catching, and his hard work has also been admired by many people, but he is short!

He is too short.

His height and physical resistance make him only able to defend against some small players, and it is a bit difficult to defend against small forwards, let alone someone like Durant who is seriously oversized.

Carlisle thought for a while, but still shook his head and refused:

"No, we can't fight like this. If it doesn't work, Patrick will be blown up by Kevin, and our situation will become very passive."

Carlisle still decided to use Green to defend Durant.

The situation between the two sides was very tense. After the Thunder took a certain lead, they firmly held on to this lead, preventing the Mavericks from catching up and successfully counterattacking.

After Green came up, it had a certain effect. Durant didn't shoot as brazenly as he did just now.

Green is not Tucker, this guy can use anything.

Yi Jian Lenovo asked Beverly to defend against Durant for no particular purpose, just to satisfy his own bad taste.

After all, in the previous life, I saw how miserable Beverly made Durant.

55 to 58, the Thunder led by three points into the second half.

The two sides change sides and fight again. This is the regular season, not the playoffs, and Yi Jianlian doesn't need to fight so hard.

He rested off the court in the third quarter and watched the substitute players of both sides play on the court.

Now the Mavericks have a double guard lineup of Livingston + Terry, with Marion, Green and Tucker.

"The lineup of the Mavericks is very flexible. You can see that the inside team is Green and Tucker. Both of them can run."

"It's just that the height may not be enough"

At the beginning of the season for the Mavericks, the bench seat was infinitely underestimated.

But after four games, many people have changed their views. The Mavericks' bench lineup looks weak, but it is actually very constructive.

Moreover, Carlisle is notoriously fond of switching lineups. The dozen or so Mavericks are in his hands, changing positions and playing styles back and forth.

In the frontcourt, rookie Adams played well, and in the matchup with Tucker, he did not fall into a disadvantage because of experience.

Adams played very smartly, he just stood inside, did nothing, just ate cakes and got rebounds, and the rest had nothing to do with him.

In this way, Tucker can't help it, after all, Adams' pressure in the paint is still very strong.His body is very strong.

It was not until the last 2 minutes of the third quarter that Yi Jianlian was replaced by Carlisle.

Dirk came on with him.

The two sides replaced the main force and played for 2 minutes.

In the last quarter, the score was 78 to 78, and the two sides tied.

The Mavericks' bench played well and tied the score in the first half.

In the fourth quarter, the main players of the two sides fought again. Durant and Westbrook on the Thunder's side gradually got better, and the Mavericks were directly taken away by a wave of flow in the middle.

The score was 96 to 104, and the Thunder won by 8 points at home.

The Mavericks' 4-game winning streak was ended.

　After watching the game between the United States and Turkey, I realized that my opinion yesterday seemed a bit wrong...? ? ? ?

(End of this chapter)