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Chapter 712 The Wolves Rampaging
After taking the lead, the Timberwolves began to slow down. After all, they are still not used to such a quick transition between offense and defense, and the players' physical strength is also problematic. Compared with the average age of the Mavericks, the Timberwolves still have many veterans.

The Timberwolves took the initiative to slow down, and the Mavericks also slowed down, and they also began to change their style of play and actively played inside. Liu Han did not attack with the ball, but ran without the ball. Josh Howard was not afraid of the newborn calf Tiger catches the ball and breaks through, Nowitzki's low position attracts defense, and the Mavericks advance in a position that they have not played in the past.

The referee's whistles became more intensive. After all, this is the home court of the Mavericks. No matter how fierce the playoffs are, the obvious fouls cannot be ignored. Moreover, with Liu Han running outside without the ball, the Timberwolves dare not be too reckless. After all, everyone knows how accurate Liu Han's three-pointers are. Letting Liu Han open for three-pointers is more accurate than letting him free throws.

The two teams entered into a stalemate, and the Timberwolves also tried their best to ensure efficiency in the offense and did not dare to shoot lightly. In case the Mavericks took advantage of the missed shot and counterattacked, the gap of seven or eight points would disappear in a blink of an eye. Cherish the hard-won lead.

Nelson didn't say anything about the changes on the Mavericks' field. He knew that since Liu Han dared to make such an arrangement, he had his reasons. He now has great trust in Liu Han.

The game in the second quarter was uneventful. Except that almost all players of the Timberwolves inside and outside were fouled three times, they always maintained a 6-8 point lead over the Mavericks.

During the intermission, Nelson also specifically asked Liu Han about his intentions, and then Nelson had to admire Liu Han's precise grasp of the situation and his long-term vision. On this point, he is unmatched by many people in the NBA.

After the start of the third quarter, Liu Han made a sudden attack on the inside of the Timberwolves several times at the beginning. The Timberwolves have been focusing on Liu Han's outside defense. If the situation is stable and they enter the interior, then they will be difficult to defend. Liu Han took advantage of this opportunity to make several surprise attacks. Not only did he get points to narrow the point difference, but he also let the Timberwolves starting center Irwin Johnson back After committing the fourth personal foul, the Timberwolves had to replace the parallel import champion Olowokandi in advance.

The Mavericks took advantage of the opportunity of the Timberwolves' unsteady start in the third quarter to close the point difference to 3 points. This made the Timberwolves have to be careful, and their defense began to shrink consciously. After all, this can limit the Mavericks very well. Assault on the inside.

This happened to be in the hands of the Mavericks. After the Timberwolves contracted intentionally or unintentionally, Nowitzki took the opportunity to play continuous pick-and-roll cooperation with Liu Han. The big outside threat makes it very difficult for the Timberwolves to guard against.

In just 4 minutes, the Mavericks had overtaken the point difference by three points, and Sanders had to call a timeout in advance again.

After the timeout came back, the Timberwolves wanted to use the first-half tactics to deter the Mavericks from outside shots, but the Mavericks players faced the Timberwolves' shots without any fear. Even if they missed the goal, they still won a lot of fouls. In less than 5 minutes, four fouls by the Timberwolves were enough, and then they will face a difficult situation.

Although the Mavericks failed to secure the victory in the game today, they allowed the Timberwolves to step into their preset trap step by step. You must know that the game field is really changing rapidly, and any small change may change the whole The direction of the series, and today the Mavericks managed to control the direction of the game. They controlled the direction of the game and controlled the Timberwolves not to deviate from their established tactical thinking.

From the 5th minute of the third quarter, the game went on and on, and the Timberwolves' substitutions were even more revolving. Sanders had to make such a substitution because they had committed too many fouls before.

The Mavericks team has no obvious shortcomings in free throws. All players have about [-]% of their free throws, and Liu Han and Nowitzki's free throws are more than [-]%. This makes the Timberwolves bigger and more depressed. Disturbed, they want to change the established tactics, but the Mavericks deliberately find physical confrontation time and time again.

As the game progressed, the Timberwolves finally revealed the flaws in their previous tactics. The starters, except Cassel, all had their fourth personal foul in the 8th minute of the third quarter. The Timberwolves The team's lineup and style of play have been completely disrupted, and at this time the Mavericks have expanded the point difference to 8 points.

Saunders watched Liu Han go to the free throw line again in a daze. Sprewell fouled for the fifth time, and he had to rest.

Losing is not terrible, but losing without temper is the scariest thing. This is what the Timberwolves are most afraid of now. They have been beaten by the Mavericks for two consecutive games and have lost their temper. Although they still exist in this game It is theoretically possible to win, but everyone knows that this is probably impossible.

When the Mavericks entered the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, they began to replace the substitute players. At this time, they expanded the point difference to double digits.

In fact, the game has basically no suspense here. From Garnett to Cassel, everyone in the Timberwolves basically lost the spirit of the game. The messy game rhythm made the players themselves a little confused.

Four minutes into the fourth quarter, the two teams began to replace the main players, but at this time the Mavericks had widened the point difference to 4 points, and the main players of the Timberwolves were in danger of being sent off at any time.

In the 7th minute of the fourth quarter, Garnett was fouled for the fifth time. Less than 1 minute later, Sprewell left the field with a sixth foul, and then Elvin Johnson left the field with a sixth foul. The game completely lost its suspense. , because the Timberwolves have almost no defense inside.

The Mavericks finally defeated the Timberwolves 106-90 in their second home game without bloodshed. They ensured their absolute advantage at home, and at the same time let the Timberwolves leave Dallas with resentment in their hearts. It is hard to say about the subsequent games, but At least the Mavericks have taken a significant lead, which is good news for future games, but the Mavericks can't be too careless. The Timberwolves can get second place in the Western Conference this season. In terms of momentum, the Mavericks will actually be very difficult to play.

(End of this chapter)