NBA: Defensive master, averaging five doubles per game

At the end of the game, the Dallas fans were very confused.

It's hard for them to imagine that the Mavericks, who play with an all-offense style, will lose to the Rockets on their home court!

And still lead the whole game, and finally let the opponent blow 44 points in a single quarter.

The most unacceptable thing is that in this series, they have fallen behind 0:2.

Such a situation is something that makes the fans desperate.

"What's the situation, we can't even win against

the Rockets?" "No, no, our goal is to win the championship, and we can't beat the Rockets."

"In this state, still the championship? It is estimated that the Rockets will not be able to pass this level."

"Hey, it's hard to lose two home games in a row, and then it's going to be very stressful to play in Houston.

"Could it be that this is another season where the regular season is fierce and the playoffs are like dogs...... Ah, don't!"

......

In the distant Dragon Country, the fans' evaluation of this result is both happy and worried, of course, the sorrow is not due to the loss of the Mavericks, but because Da Yao's data is not good enough.

"The Rockets can, they played such an explosive offensive performance, and they are all 2:0 ahead of the league's No. 1 Mavericks, it seems that there is a lot of hope for entering the West.

"Long Fei's defense is really powerful, since he came to help defend Da Yao, Da Yao hasn't scored much.

"Fortunately, the role players of the Rockets are good enough, otherwise this game is probably going to be explained.

"I have to say that the Mavericks' defense, getting rid of Long Fei, is really weak, and the role players of the Rockets can kill crazy, which was impossible in the past!"

......

Losing with a score of 116:119

really made everyone uncomfortable.

Long Fei was the most uncomfortable one of them, this game, due to his tactical arrangement, the whole game was in the role of containing Da Yao, so that he had few opportunities to perform.

The final stats are only 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and 3 steals, which is completely a data presentation of a blue-collar role player.

The game settled, and it was even more miserable.

......

The rest of the Mavericks players were also expressionless, didn't say a word, and walked back to the locker room depressed.

No one will be happy if they lose.

What's more, if it is really eliminated by the Rockets in the series 0:2, then it will be an extremely bad season, and even the entire roster will face another crisis of disintegration.

......

On the coaching staff's side, the debate has begun.

Little General Avery Johnson is the kind of person who is straightforward and has something to say.

At this time, he was walking side by side with old Nelson in the players' tunnel, and he said: "Coach Downey, I think my previous idea was right, we should make good use of Long Fei's outside defense ability, instead of letting him help defend Da Yao, if he defends on the outside in the last quarter, we won't lose so many ......"

The little general walked all the way, talking to himself all the way.

Old Nelson was smoking a cigar, and the expression on his face was not very good.

It can be seen that the loss still affects the mood of the legendary coach very much.

After a few puffs, old Nelson suddenly stopped and said to the little general Johnson: "You're right, Avery, then, you will command the next game, it just so happens that I have been feeling a little unwell recently, and I need to check it out." With that

, he threw the unfinished cigar on the ground and walked forward on his own.

Only the little general with a puzzled face was left.

......

Obviously, old Nelson was angry, and he was deliberately picking on the little general.

Of course, the little general knew that this old man's temper was just as unpredictable as his name as a "mad scientist".

He's angry now, but his words count.

Avery Johnson also knows that it will definitely be useless to apologize now.

Besides, in his opinion, if the Mavericks play defense around Long Fei, they can defeat the Rockets.

After seeing old Nelson walking away, he clenched his fists: "Command is command!"

......

The Mavericks lost two games in a row, which became the biggest upset of the day.

The media and experts have also expressed their opinions on this.

"The Mavericks are still the same, although Long Fei has a historical level of single defense ability, but their team defense is still too bad, without defense, it is difficult to gain a foothold in the playoffs, and it is estimated that the Rockets will not be able to pass this level this year.

"With two home losses in a row, the Mavericks don't have much of a chance, and with their form, it's hard to win two away games in a row.

"It turns out that Nelson's experiment has failed again, and it is a failure to let a top outside defender like Long Fei go

to the top inside!" "I have to say that this Rocket team is still very combative, and the Yao Mai combination is also reverie!"

......

The Mavericks had a good probability of winning the championship, but with the loss of G2, there was a cliff-like decline, and now everyone is not optimistic that the Mavericks can reverse the Rockets and enter the Western Conference finals, let alone the championship.

However, the 0-2 deficit was huge, but it was far from the time when the team should despair.

The day after the loss, the Mavericks conducted team training as usual to prepare for the G3 game afterward.

On the day of training, junior General Johnson came to the training hall early.

Sure enough, Nelson Sr. didn't arrive, and he had to shoulder the burden of the team.

So, after the players arrived, the junior general Johnson announced: "A very bad news, our head coach Donnie is sick, he has to go for a check-up in the past two days, he is old, and it is understandable...... Then, for the next two days, as well as G3 in Houston, I will lead you as the interim head coach to lead you to prepare for the game. When

they heard the news, everyone was expressionless.

No one felt that the team had any more hope of winning, and no one showed the positives.

Everyone seems to think that this is a normal thing, or rather, because the young general Johnson is still popular in the team.

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Immediately afterwards, the junior general Johnson announced again: "In the past two home games, we unfortunately lost the game, so, in the next G3, I will use my way to prepare and play, then, the tone will be set today, the next game, we have to play defense!"

The young general emphasized again: "You heard it right, in G3, we have to play defense! Look at our poor defense last night, the fourth quarter made the opponent crazy to shoot 44 points, which caused the current passive situation, so we have to play more actively, this is the playoffs, we must bring up the defense!".