Kidd generally doesn't talk trash on the field, and Zhou Xuan is also very quiet.

But this kind of quietness is very bad for Kidd, because the Mavericks are behind, and Zhou Xuan's data is much better than him. He could roughly think of Zhou Xuan's thoughts.

The two chatted, and Kidd implicitly wanted to tell Zhou Xuan that if he wanted to be recognized, he needed to score more. What Zhou Xuan wants to do now is to prevent the opponent from killing and attack as usual. The first is easy to hurt the team's offensive system, and the second way is just to reduce the help defense.

It doesn't matter if you don't cooperate in defense, the main attacker is Nowitzki, even if Zhou Xuan goes to block it from the side, he can't cover it. However, every time Nowitzki misplaced Zhou Xuan after blocking and dismantling, someone will come over to help.

The situation did not change in the second half, as soon as Buss came on to replace Dampier and strengthen the defense of the defenders to break through, the Warriors immediately switched to a low-post attack. Except for the eye-catching play in the first game, Bath was completely blown out by Randolph in both games. The margin between the two sides widened to more than 10 points, and until the fourth quarter, the Mavericks were unable to organize an effective offense.

At 102-91, the Warriors won one more game to take a 3-0 lead in the overall score.

As the Mavericks' best scorer other than Nowitzki, Josh? Howard fell off again in this game, scoring just 17 points on 4-of-16 shooting.

Terry, who ranked third on the team, scored just 11 points. Azubuke, Ellis, and Jackson took turns restricting them.

Howard did a good job against the Spurs in the last series, and Carlisle said, "If Josh doesn't play properly, then we can't do well in the playoffs." ”

Now, Howard is just not playing properly.

Nowitzki scored 38 points and walked to the free throw line 10 times, but he didn't kill the Warriors much, and the Warriors had someone to replace. Not to mention Margeti's swing in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, and only playing for more than 20 minutes, Anthony? Randolph, Brandon? Wright also wants to play more.

Marion hit four three-pointers today and responded with 22 points, eight rebounds and two assists against Nowitzki, discounting Nowitzki's stats.

Of course, Nowitzki's poor defense wasn't his fault, and Terry also allowed Ellis to score 25 points in front of him. Especially on the inside, the three-second zone guarded by Dampier was smashed to pieces by the Warriors guards. The Warriors scored 48 points on the Mavericks' inside, Zhou Xuan's breakthrough, Randolph's low-post offense and fouls, and Ellis's terrifying quick counterattack allowed Dampier to receive 5 fouls early.

Now the Mavericks miss Diop a little, after all, Randolph, in the case of too many fouls by Dampier, the big forward Bath, who is only 203CM tall, can't withstand it at all.

Last season's only Mavericks trade was to bolster the team by cutting the interior. Now, they're paying for their choice.

Zhou Xuan had 13 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal. Kidd shot 0-of-4 from the field, didn't score a point, grabbed only 5 rebounds, and handed out 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

After the game, "Magic" Johnson bluntly said that Zhou Xuan is already one of the best point guards, and he and Paul will compete until they retire. As for the other rookie guards, Rose, Westbrook, Augustin, and Magic all feel that they are very average, at least in terms of organization, they can't compare with Zhou Xuan.

In China, the contest between "Xuanmi" and "Xuanhei" gradually began to show a one-sided trend. People who hate Zhou Xuan are a little "black". Heading into the playoffs, he still averages first assists per game. Only Rajan of the Celts? Rondo's stats can be compared to him, but the Celtics are likely to be eliminated by the Magic.

Randolph also suddenly seemed to be the interior of the league's top five, unstoppable on the offensive end. Although Nowitzki's stats are more beautiful than him, the two are rarely aligned and cannot be used as a basis for evaluation.

Both Cuban and the manager had a feeling of being at a loss.

Cuban has been depressed again this season, and the Mavericks have now given the impression that they played well in the regular season and will be finished in the playoffs. Cuban also felt that he had spent his money a little wrongly, and the scouts on the team were not very qualified. Obviously, the Mavericks lineup looks good, why can't they beat the Warriors?

In order to dig the inside line, the Mavericks gave up on Nash. Later, in order to strengthen the vacancy after Nash's departure, Kidd was introduced, but now when I look at it, I find that the Mavericks' interior line is still a weakness. So what have they traded all these years around? Looking at the Warriors' lineup, the interior can shoot, there are rebounds, two big men are still sitting on the bench, a few excellent swing men, super guards......

It's not that Warriors manager Mullin will trade, but in recent years, they have also suffered from no interior offense and poor defense, so there will be two big trades, and they happen to be the right people for the Warriors.

The Mavericks, like the Jazz, are restrained by the Warriors' lineup, and under such conditions, winning a game by shooting is the limit. The Mavericks were able to win the last match between the two teams in the regular season, which also accounted for Randolph's injury. Once the inside killer returns, they won't be able to withstand it.

The fourth game was still played at the Mavericks' home court, and although the team was only one step away from going out, the Mavericks fans still enthusiastically supported the home team. They have an atmosphere that other teams should learn from. If you don't play well, you will boo the home team and erupt into all kinds of dissatisfaction, which will only put pressure on the Mavericks players.

However, even if the fans are very supportive in this game, the Mavericks are still under a lot of pressure. Nowitzki went berserk in the opening stanza and missed consecutive shots. He played well in both games, the team failed to win, and today he began to wonder if it was a good thing for the team to shoot more. If your teammates can't stand up and prevent it, how can you win?

Burdened with psychological baggage, his shooting percentage began to decline, and the Warriors' tactics were still pulling out inside, covering breakthroughs, and misplaced offense.

Unlike the previous games, this time Nelson Sr. was more resolute, replacing Azubuike, who was more accurate in three-point shooting, and letting Margeti play off the bench. After covering off the ball, Azubuuk drew the defense in the bottom corner, Marion cut inside and was responsible for playing the low post, and Randolph was high.

This kind of blocking and dismantling has created a situation where Azubuike has speed in the reverse run, and he can shoot after receiving a pass from the three-point line, and Marion is also very powerful with a small throw with his back after being misplaced.

Mavericks head coach Carlisle was completely convinced, he did his homework before the game, studied various defenses, and was able to limit Zhou Xuan and Ellis from breaking through, and Randolph singles, emphasizing rotation and transition. Unexpectedly, the core of the Warriors' opening offense was Marion!

Marion seized the opportunity, he wasn't a simple defensive blue-collar and didn't have many opportunities with the Heat, but once he had a game in place, he could make a difference. If Nowitzki doesn't change his defense after Marion's block, Jackson may shoot and switch defenses, and Marion will immediately cut inside and eat Terry with his back to the ball.

Dampier can of course go to make up for the defense, but in this way, Marion only needs to pass the ball to the middle, Randolph will be empty, and the fat man's vacant shooting is very sure, even if he rotates the side to make up for Randolph, Zhou Xuan and Azubuuk will be vacant.

The Mavericks trailed by 11 points in the first quarter, and it was tragic.

In the second quarter, Margety, Ellis, Jackson, Moreau, and Turiaf were present, and this lineup did not suffer even if it was a fight with the starters of some teams.

There is a clear purpose for Margeti to make a cameo in the No. 4 position, and a block against Barria, Margeti can use his body to eat hard. Margeti's style of play is not just a breakthrough in the face frame, Barria is far away, Margeti pulls out, leaves in, pouts his ass, turns around and breaks through.

Ellis's speed also made Buzz jealous, he couldn't help Barria at all, and if the two didn't switch defenses in time, Ellis rushed directly to the basket.

Morrow has been invisible for many games and finally showed up today, hitting two three-pointers off the bench. Nelson Sr. has done a lot of mental work for him off the court, and if Barria defends him, he has to rely on his height advantage to make bold shots.

198CM jumped in front of Barria, who was less than 180CM tall, and he couldn't be disturbed at all, and Morrow finally stepped out of the shadows and cheered up.

Barria was unlucky, being attacked as a defensive weakness, and Carlisle replaced him after 5 minutes. To deal with the Warriors' 122 joint defense, which can't be used to compress the defense, several people dare to throw it as long as they have the opportunity, and they will immediately come to the three-point rain. Without compressing the defense, Barria can't stay on the court.

The Mavericks trailed by 16 points, Carlisle called a timeout to replace all the main players, ready to make a desperate bet, and the Warriors sent a two-guard combination of Zhou Xuan and Ellis, and Margety, Marion, and Randolph could attack inside and out.

At halftime, the Mavericks were still trailing by 15 points. In the second half, the Warriors still tried to attack, and the Mavericks began to score, but they couldn't prevent it.

By the fourth quarter, the Mavericks' psychological pressure had become overwhelming for the players. The cheering of the fans has also become something that creates pressure. Kidd could only pass the ball, and Zhou Xuan guarded him tightly, so that he could not get a good chance to shoot. He scored only two points in the fourth quarter. The Warriors suddenly wrapped Nowitzki, and Zhou Xuan also actively rotated and vacated Kidd, but Kidd rarely shot in these games, and his hands were cold when he reached the bottom, and he missed two three-point shots in the empty position.

The Warriors went on a 9-0 run, and Marion hit a three-pointer to extend the lead to 27 points and seal the win early.

After that, the Warriors replaced all their main players, and the Mavericks let the starters play to the last minute, and they recovered some scores, but to no avail. Nowitzki finally found his touch, hit two three-pointers, and broke through to make it 2+1, but his outburst came too late.

115 to 101. The Warriors swept the Mavericks in the second round!

At the press conference, a reporter asked Nelson Sr. whether the grievances and hatreds between him and Cuban have been resolved after so many years?

During Nelson's time at the helm of the Mavericks, although the offense was pleasing to the eye, the team never went far in the playoffs due to the lack of attention to defense. The only real chance to win the championship was in 2003, but in the Western Conference Finals that year, Nowitzki was injured again. At the time, Nelson Sr. insisted on not playing Nowitzki for the sake of his long career. Because of this incident, the conflict between him and Kuban became public, and then he was fired, and he and Kuban went to court over the salary.

There is one more thing, which is the heart disease of old Nelson. Nash, who was still in the Mavericks at the time, faced a contract extension, and Cuban promised that Nelson Sr. would do everything he could to keep him, but in the end, he still didn't match Nash's contract.

Nelson Sr. smiled: "I've always remembered Nash's matter, and I think it's hard for me to forgive Cuban for this decision." Now he should also know the importance of a point guard. It's been too long, and our feud is over. What's the use of thinking about that? ”