The fourth battle on April 30, Bunch. Wells continued to be in great form, contributing a team-high 25 points and 17 rebounds. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but Yao Ming showed his might and got 31 + 8, and finally the Rocket defeated the opponent by 17 points and swept the king 4-0 to advance.

Also comfortably advanced was the Suns, who also beat the Nuggets 4-0 to reach the second round. In the days that followed, the Pistons and Lakers both eliminated their opponents 4-1, while the Nets and Heat won 4-2 against the Pacers and Bulls.

On May 5, the final battle in the East, the Cavaliers finally narrowly defeated the Hawks by 1 point. LeBron. James made a lethal layup, and the Hawks duo of Parker and Johnson failed to make it past the first round.

The final battle in the West also came on May 7, and the Spurs and Mavericks met in a narrow way. This series was extremely intense, with Starkerhouse missing a three-point shot in the first game, and the Mavericks losing by two points; In the second game, the Mavericks won a big game to pull one back; With eight seconds left in the third game, the Spurs still had a one-point lead, and Nowitzki grabbed a lethal frontcourt rebound and drew a foul and made both free throws to take the lead. At the critical moment, Ginobili made a mistake and lost the ball and was forced to foul. But Starkerhouse missed both free throws and gave the Spurs a chance, Hawley's whistle shot missed, and the Mavericks were in danger; In the fourth game, the two sides fought hard, and in the last 15 seconds, Duncan assisted Finley to shoot a three-pointer, and the Spurs took a two-point lead. At the moment of life and death, it was Nowitzki who caused a foul and hit both free throws to equalize. Duncan misses the shot and is dragged into overtime. In overtime, Harris became the hero, he scored four points and grabbed three rebounds, helping the Mavericks to a five-point narrow victory to take a 3-1 lead; The two sides tied at 97 in the final minute of the fifth game, and Ginobili made a key steal that caused a foul and made one of two free throws. In the end, the Spurs narrowly won by one point; In the sixth game, the two sides hit the last minute, Arenas made two free throws to seal the victory, and the Spurs won the game by five points, leveling the score at 3-3.

The Rockets who watched the fire from the other side were happy to see their opponents fight like this. On the one hand, the Spurs and Mavericks have a lot of consumption if they fight like this, and the Rockets have a great advantage in waiting for work. On the other hand, Maddie's injury is gradually improving, and he has already started recovery training, and there is a good chance that he will return in the second round. The longer it drags on, the more optimistic Maddie's recovery will be.

(Quick fact: As of the 05-06 season, the playoff roster has been increased to 13 players, but one of them must be DNP.) This leaves Maddie on the playoff roster as the Rockets' 13th man and can be adjusted)

The seven tie-breaks of the cattle and horses were as fierce as the first six. The Mavericks opened the game with the lead, but the Spurs were resilient and kept clenching. In the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, Howard made 1 of 2 free throws to finally extend the margin to four points.

Arenas hit a jumper and hit the iron, and the hearts of Spurs fans were cold. Time is running out.

When Terry made a three-point shot, the hearts of the home fans were in their throats, and if this goal was scored, the Spurs would be seven points behind and it would be over.

Fortunately, the ball missed the iron, and Nowitzki fouled while grabbing the rebound. In the end, the Spurs were handed over to Duncan, and Shi Buddha showed his hero at the critical moment, hitting a jumper to make the score 99-97.

It's still Howard's big heart, he caused Finley to foul and hit both free throws, or a 4-point gap, and there are less than 2 minutes left in the time!

Duncan attracted a three-man package under the basket and decisively split the ball from the outside. Finley was ashamed and brave, he received a pass and hit a jumper three-point shot, 101:100!

John Terry's key shot was still missed, and the home fans were cheered up. With less than a minute and a half to go, the Spurs possessed the ball. If this goal is scored, it will be overtaken!

Duncan did not disappoint the fans, he forced a foul on Dampier and walked to the free throw line, and Dampier also left the court with six fouls after Van Horn!

The home fans of Al-Quds are in a frenzy. Duncan first shot himself when the team was about to collapse, then assisted Finley for a three-pointer, and now knocked out the opposing second-place center. Now the stone Buddha has scored 38 points! If he hits the next two free throws, this will be another battle for Duncan.

But fate played a joke at this time, Duncan hit 1 of 2 free throws, and the two sides were evenly divided!

"The bull and horse battles have been fought for 7 times, but in the end, they fought for the last minute." CCTV's guest commentator Su Qun said regretfully.

Nowitzki has also scored 32 points, and both he and Duncan have superstar performances in this game. It's a pity that only one of the two superstars can stay, and now the balance has tilted in favor of the Spurs. Nowitzki missed a jumper with Barry Sr.'s interference and the game had 50 seconds left.

Duncan was in full swing again, he drew the defense and distributed it to the outside Ginobili, and Manu hit the decisive three-pointer with a big step-back shot! 101:104 Spurs overtake by 3 points! In the last 32 seconds, the Spurs took the lead for the first time in the game!

The SBC arena is boiling again! Their heroes, Duncan and Ginobili, stepped up and saved the team once again! The live footage was given to Mark. Kuban, at this time his face was extremely ugly.

"The Mavericks' excessive fouls are starting to show harm." Teacher Su Qun explained: "After sending off two centers, no one can protect the rebounds. ”

Yuanfei scoffed at this. The Mavericks obviously still have Diop here, and they are also players who play a lot of starters in the regular season and have certain abilities. It's just that the little general wants to strengthen the offense, and deliberately didn't send players who lack offensive ability.

The life-and-death ball was really handed over to Nowitzki, who used his physical advantage to hit the basket and saw that it was a violent dunk, and Ginobili suddenly came up to help the defense and jumped up and slapped it. The whistle blows, 2+1!

The fans were stunned, and Manu, the hero who had just hit a three-point shot, suddenly gave Nowitzki a free throw. If Nowitzki scores the goal, the Spurs still have a one-point lead, and the situation is great. But now? The Mavericks have a chance to equalize!

Nowitzki, who had previously made 12 of 13 free throws, hit this shot steadily, 35 points!

On the Spurs' last attack, Ginobili was eager to make up for it and forced a breakthrough layup miss. Duncan grabbed the rebound but ate a big hat from Nowitzki's back. It's time, and the two sides go into extra time!

The Mavericks didn't give the Spurs any more chance in overtime, and they hit consecutive shots to beat their opponents 119-111 and advance to the Western Conference semifinals! Duncan contributed 41+15+6+3 super data, but in the end, the goddess of victory did not favor him.

The series also gave the league more support for reforming its ranking system. The mediocre Nuggets are ranked third, and the bulls and horses are ranked four or five in the first round, and I have to say that this ranking is ridiculous.

In this way, the opponent of the second round of the Rockets was also born, and it was the old enemy Dallas Mavericks! (To be continued.) )