Stephenson never thought that there would be such a day when he could actually play two plus one in a row on a superstar like Nowitzki.

The thing is this: Li Xing's trash words seriously stimulated Nowitzki.

"Their defense is not even as good as shit."

The German admitted that he was not good at defending, but he never admitted that his defense was not even as good as shit.

He not only thought so, he also said it.

In a certain round, Lee missed the shot under Nowitzki's defense. Although he didn't think it had anything to do with the opponent's defense, Nowitzki insisted that it was his defense that had worked.

And he also claimed: "If my defense is not even as good as shit, then your offense is not even as good as shit?"

Although Li Xing didn't know what logic was there, he could just say whatever he wanted. His defense was so bad. If he didn't give him some comfort, he would be crazy.

Nowitzki's "high-intensity defense" lasted a full quarter.

The logic is as follows: In order to prove that his defense is more valuable than shit, he Mu worked hard to defend. (Li Xing didn't know what the meaning of proving that his defense is better than shit)

So Nowitzki defended with all his strength, tried his best to defend, and used all his strength.

The result is that he can occasionally defend his opponent's attack, but in most cases it is a pitiful "I tried my best but couldn't" negative textbook "What will happen if I defend with all my strength?"

So Nowitzki wasted a lot of energy on the defensive end, but the rewards he received were sad.

So Stephenson can play two plus one in a row under his defense.

When Nowitzki was replaced, he poured two bottles of Gatorade in one breath, which shows how severe his physical energy was.

At the end of the half, the Raptors led by 15 points.

Halftime lounge

Snyder talked about the team doing well and not doing well in the first half.

"We have a good offense and a good defense. The only problem is concentration, we need to be more focused!"

Snyder highlighted the praise of Banyani: "Andrea is the superhero of the first half and he deserves the applause of the audience, although he can't defend anyone as always."

“Hahaha…”

Everyone laughed together, and Banyani also laughed, this is the truth.

"But no one can defend him."

After Snyder said, his eyes fell on the others: "This is what we want, just play your best when you go on the court."

"I hope that at the end of the game, I can witness you running through the finish line like the live audience."

Snyder's words brushed through everyone's ears.

Second half

"It may not be appropriate to say so, but girls and gentlemen, if the Raptors continue to perform like this, we will witness history!"

Angus explained the Raptors' games for many years, and it is predictable to be more favorable to the Raptors.

Although Stoudemire has the title of "Raptors", he has only played for three years in the Raptors and his relationship is not that strong, so he seems calm and like a very neutral commentator.

"How are you?"

Li Xing politely said hello to Nowitzki, but the other party was not grateful.

Li Xing didn't care. He knew how much effort Nowitzki put in to prove his defense in the first half.

However, nothing requires more talent than inside defense.

Peripheral players can rely on skills, experience, confrontation and even motivation to turn themselves into a defensive player above the level.

Inside players are not.

The insider not only needs to have the above advantages, but most importantly, he also needs talent.

If you only have a height of 209 and a wingspan of 213, as an inside line, there will definitely be problems with air defense capabilities.

This is just a simple physical condition defect, and the others are more general, so I won’t say much about it here.

Nowitzki's physical condition is not bad, but his defensive awareness is extremely poor and his physical fitness is explosive, resulting in super poor defense.

This kind of badness cannot be improved by Nowitzki having an attitude, enthusiasm, and willingness to work hard.

If he could improve, Cuban was so full that he could hand over a big contract to Danpiers? He was not stupid.

If there is no way, who is willing to do such a thing?

From this perspective, Nowitzki met a good team.

The team completely takes him as the core, tailoring the lineup based on his flaws, protecting him well.

Nowitzki’s poor defense is common sense, but Li Xing doesn’t know why he stimulated the opponent like this by saying a casual trash.

Nowitzki's expression is still very bad.

Carlisle told him implicitly during the intermission.

Give up, Dirk, your defense is so bad, you can't change it.

Carlisle didn't say it clearly, but that's what it means.

Nowitzki was resentful and even more dissatisfied.

In the second half, he still has to work hard to defend, even if doing so will further worsen the situation on the court.

If this kind of thing is good when he is young, the problem is that he is no longer young and has no extra energy for him to waste.

The Mavericks' offense was first launched by Kidd.

Kidd was stuck at the low position and took Calderon.

Even if he is not young, he is still very capable of hitting his back.

Many things will go by over time, but they won't be beaten back.

The 40-year-old Jordan can still average 20 points per game with a low post back-playing game, which is a skill that will not be decayed by time.

Calderon persisted until the end, but was knocked away by Old Kid, turned around and shot, and hit the ball.

"Damn it!"

Calderon gritted his teeth and scolded.

Li Xing picked up the ball and sent it to him, asking, "How are you?"

"Okay, that guy's back beat is really strong!" Calderon muttered.

Needless to say, Li Xing found that Kidd's back-tap attribute points are very high.

Considering that he is an inefficient shot, he was able to maintain double-digit average scores all year round during his heyday, and playing back from low posts must account for a considerable scoring ratio.

As Nowitzki said, he still put a lot of his energy into defense.

Seeing Nowitzki do this, Carlisle's head is getting bigger.

Why don’t he understand this damn German? No matter how he does, he can’t become a good defender!

Nowitzki looked for Li Xing to play against him without a ball in a good manner, and Li Xing looked at him like a lunatic.

It's meaningless to do this, why doesn't he understand?

Li Xing was not ready to attack, and Banyani was in a state, so he didn't need to take action at all.

Banyani got the ball from the outside and faced Chandler.

"Your performance is almost over!"

Chandler said to Banyani viciously.

Banyani just thought he was scaring people, not only was he not afraid, but he was also very excited.

Chandler's defense is not as weak as Nowitzki, as the biggest remains of the best defensive lineup of the season.

Whether it is air defense or release, or one-on-one single defense, there is a set of breakthroughs.

Banyani took advantage of the hot state and did not take Chandler's defense into consideration.

Pull up the mid-range shot and hit it.

"I said it, I'm angry that this defense is not good, I'm still far from defense!" Banyani said arrogantly.

Chandler was furious and ignored the current situation and stared at Banyani and wanted to give a foul.

The strength of the sentences on the court was messy, and the saddest person was the Mavericks' coach Carlisle.

He saw that the situation was out of control but could not stop it.

The players have forgotten how to play, and the Raptors are really a very special opponent.

If they are strong, they often make mistakes in this or that on the court, and they also like to concentrate on the ball and attack a little.

This kind of offense is very easy to be targeted at defense unless the opponent is like Banyani in the first half every night.

The defensive end is too strong, and the offensive end is weak.

Nowitzki played against Li Xing with the ball, and the whole set of movements in front was very eye-catching, but the final ending was like a person who was immediately deformed after the hero rose, and threw an ugly three-no-touch shot.
To be continued...