But Gan Guoyang did not choose to charge directly to the basket for a dunk; instead, he stepped back and shot a mid-range jumper from the baseline, scoring again.
"I heard your mid-range shots are pretty good too, why not give it a try?" Gan Guoyang said to Nowitzki while retreating on defense.
Nowitzki was already driven by a competitive desire. He did not respond but did not back down either. Instead, he came out to the three-point line to receive the ball.
The Mavericks went even further than the Trail Blazers in their spatial lineup. When Nowitzki played the center position, they left no one under the basket.
All five players transferred the ball outside the three-point line, driving, passing, and receiving. In this sense, Old Nelson truly had an experimental spirit.
Even the Trail Blazers, a team that had emphasized three-pointers early on, always had at least one player guarding the basket.
