Dirk Nowitzki was breathing heavily and fighting against Lin Ri.

Although he doesn't have to fight with Lin Ri on the defensive end, he needs to block his position to catch the ball, which requires him to fight hard. But facing Lin Ri, the "German Tank" has to say

As the saying goes “boxing is afraid of young people”!

If I were 5 years younger, would I be afraid of him?

It's a pity that he can't be 5 years younger...

But he knew very well that if the game ended like this, he would probably encounter another round of controversy after the game, and the label of being a "softie" would be slapped on his head again.

To be honest, this is not the result Nowitzki wants to see.

He has been wearing the label of "softie" for too long, he needs to change!

But it is not that easy to change... After all, his image is indeed a bit too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If he really wants to change, he must perform well in a tough battle.

Just like this game right now.

Lin Ri is the most popular player right now and a phenomenal newcomer!

The Suns are currently ranked first in the Western Conference...

This game is tough enough!

Before the game started, he was thinking about performing well in this game!

But, if I think about it, the current state of the Suns and Lin Ri is much better than the last time Nowitzki played against them!

Nowitzki never thought that the current Suns would be so difficult to deal with!

He had no intention of having a beautiful comeback, but he couldn't do anything...

"beep!"

The third quarter ended with Nowitzki gritting his teeth, and the Suns entered the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead.

Gentry looked at the atmosphere of the scene and the widened score difference, and started to let the substitute players play for a while in the fourth quarter.

It’s not that he has planned to put on the bench to play garbage time. In the NBA, there is an unwritten rule. If the lagging team does not replace the main players first, the leading team will not be able to replace the main players on a large scale. This is

A kind of respect.

And Gentry doesn’t think that if he leads by 15 points, he can enter garbage time. This should have been possible 5 years ago, but in this league where the offensive pace is getting faster and faster, any team can win a game in one game.

If you score less than 100 points, you will be too embarrassed to go out and meet people. This also makes a 15-point point difference less and less important in this era. If a team plays smoothly, it can easily open the point difference to 15 points.

points or more.

In the same way, once the lagging team gets their luck, it only takes a matter of minutes to catch up with the 15-point deficit!

The more critical reason why Gentry did this is because he did it so that the team's main force could have enough rest time before he could go on the court and deliver a fatal blow!

This is the most important reason!

Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle seemed to understand Gentry's thoughts, and he changed into the Mavericks' main lineup ahead of schedule.

Don't tell me, this trick is really useful.

They took advantage of the two minutes when the Suns' main players did not come on the court, and suddenly narrowed the point difference to 8 points.

This is a score difference that can be instantly tied to a safe range with just a small climax. Especially when there are nearly 8 minutes left in the game, it is a score difference that can give people hope!

At this time, Gentry also saw that the entire atmosphere of the Mavericks was beginning to warm up, and immediately put the main lineup back on the court.

Although the ferocious start of the Mavericks was a bit beyond his expectation, his goal was achieved - the Suns' main lineup had rested for a long enough time, and when they were on the court, they were obviously full of energy individually.

"Okay, the toughest time is coming for the Mavericks!"

Commentator Reggie Miller duly followed up.

The Mavericks just had a good scoring climax, but in his opinion, for the Mavericks, it can only delay their death. Only now can the wave of offensive after the return of the Suns' main force be stopped.

Only then did they truly have the possibility of winning!

This is the conclusion reached by Reggie Miller, a veteran who has played in the league for n years.

Facts have proved that his judgment of the situation was completely correct.

Because when the main players of the Suns came on the court, Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle's expression instantly became serious.

He knows very well whether the Mavericks can complete the comeback will be concluded in the next 3 to 4 minutes.

So he really can't help but be serious!

Although the Suns made a substitution, the offense behind the "dead" ball belonged to the Mavericks.

Nowitzki played very easily when Lin Ri was not on the court.

When the opponent is not Lin Ri, his excellent running ability without the ball on the court is perfectly displayed.

Think about it, after playing in this league for so long, do you still have some practical tips that can save you effort on the court and get rid of your opponents?

In fact, as long as the opponent is not Lin Ri, Nowitzki has a way to save effort on the court to catch the ball...

And the reason why these skills failed against Lin Ri, well... Nowitzki thought for a long time and came up with the answer. Once the fourth position faced a guy with good physical fitness, golf intelligence, and high key motivation, once

I'm a bit physically inferior, and some techniques, no matter how clever they are, are indeed difficult to work.

However, although Nowitzki lived under the shadow of Lin Ri's defense in the first three quarters, when Lin Ri came on the court this time, he did not change his current style of play and still actively caught the ball.

But this time he caught the ball from beyond the three-point line...

Well, I admit that I can't compete with you in the low post, but with such a wide space beyond the three-point line, you can't stop me after all, right?

This is a solution Nowitzki thought about for a long time after Lin Ri came off the court.

It's not that he can't think of such a move, but Nowitzki is reluctant to give up the low position...

Of course, under the current circumstances, he had to give up even if he didn't want to. Otherwise, this game would probably be decided like this.

Nowitzki knows very well that what the team wants now is for him to step up!

Nowitzki made no mistake. Lin Ri's defensive ability is strong. No matter from any aspect, he has the potential to become the absolute core of a team's defense in the future. He is the kind of person who can compete for the best defensive player.

Guy.

But even for such a guy, he is still a big man. He wants to seal Nowitzki away from the three-point line as if he were on an island. This is impossible!

Nowitzki successfully caught the ball from beyond the three-point line.

The moment he got the ball, Nowitzki couldn't help but want to cry.

Think about it, this is one of the few times in this game that he can get the ball so easily.

Do you have to force me outside the three-point line to get the ball?

Um!

Nowitzki really wanted to ask this question.

But he didn't dare to ask.

In other words, there was no time to waste time talking rubbish with Lin Ri.

Whenever he wasted even a second, Lin Rike would pounce on him.

He chose to take action directly.

"Whoa!"

The ball made a perfect arc and then fell directly into the basket.

yes!

Nowitzki clenched his fist hard.

When the main players of the Suns just came on the field, hitting such a three-pointer would definitely deal a blow to the opponent's momentum.

His three-pointer is really important.

And the point difference is only the last 5 points!

Well done, well done!

Nowitzki clenched his fists and walked back.

His teammates also happily gave him high-fives.

Their momentum has increased a lot.

This also made Nowitzki feel even more like he had hit a key goal.

"Boom!"

only……

The Suns completed a successful fast break in 7 seconds. Steve Nash and Lin Ri played a perfect cooperation. "Son of the Wind" hit the ground and passed the ball in seconds to help the Sun complete a flying dunk!

The scene, which was a little dull just now, suddenly erupted into a huge cheer.

Nowitzki suddenly felt that the three-pointer he just made didn't seem that important... because the opponent's offense was not affected at all!

On the contrary, after the Mavericks dunk, the entire atmosphere became a little depressed.
To be continued...