Chapter 108: Suspense
"Whether it's a pack of wolves or a husky, the Timberwolves desperately need to prove themselves. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info But the object of their proof can only be other teams, because in front of the Mavericks, all the enemies are not much different from the puppies who are spoiled at their feet, and there is no doubt that the Chinese Super Liu is undoubtedly the soul and brain of this giant, and we can see from him that God favors this Oriental, even if he does not believe in God. Or God favors us in Dallas, and his gift to us is Liu from the East, Dallas fans, please look forward to the next Western Conference Finals and Finals, we will have the first NBA championship in history. ”
After the Mavericks' third victory over the Timberwolves, the Dallas media was full of praise for the Mavericks and Liu Han, after all, in the eyes of them and fans, the series with the Timberwolves has lost its suspense, and the Mavericks who are leading 3-0 are unlikely to have an accident, and no team in the league has ever been able to turn the tables after falling behind 3-0.
The Mavericks have never won a league championship since the team was founded, but this year they have hope, and the Mavericks' current record is clear to everyone that this is a phenomenal team that breaks with the league's tradition and leads to a whole new kind of tactical thinking.
The Mavericks got the series point on the spot, and on the same day, the Heat, who had lost their first two games on the road, returned home to a victory.
After experiencing the depression of the first two games, Wade finally found his rhythm, and in the face of Artest, who was defending himself with all his might, Wade let the opponent see what is called lightning speed.
Artest would be very good at defending a player as pure as Pierce, because he has his weight and is not afraid of all kinds of confrontations, but when he comes up against extremely fast players, his own weight becomes a burden.
Wade had his best game since entering the playoffs, with 25 points, six assists and five rebounds to show his all-round finish as the Heat beat the Pacers 94-87 to tie the overall score at 2-1.
Heading into mid-May, the NBA playoffs saw a sharp increase in viewership, as many schools entered the summer vacation, and the suspenseful and passionate NBA games were undoubtedly the favorite of many student parties.
On May 11th, the Spurs came to Los Angeles away, and the Lakers who returned to their home court finally regained their momentum, O'Neal, Finley, Malone and Payton The four kings collectively exerted their power, Phil Jackson also emphasized the team's defense, after two consecutive defeats away from home, the depressed Lakers collectively broke out, 105-81, the Lakers bloodied the Spurs at home, the Spurs started only Duncan alone got ten points, and the others did not score in double digits, but Ginobili and Devin came off the bench? Brown scored 17 and 16 points respectively, and the Spurs were not in shape at all in this game, and Popovich was also a clever woman.
On the same day, the Nets once again defeated the Pistons at home, the Pistons had little offensive ability on the inside of this game, only Hamilton was struggling alone, but the Nets did blossom more, Kidd scored 22 points, 11 assists, 12 rebounds triple-double data, the Nets scored six double-doubles, the Pistons paid the price for their overemphasis on defense, even the defense was affected after the offensive end was dumb, the mentality of the players is not as hard as iron, it is when people will be weak-willed, With this victory, the Nets tied the overall score at 2-2 and were not the team that the media saw as they were about to be swept away.
On May 12, the Timberwolves ushered in a game related to their fate, whether it was a humiliating sweep by the Mavericks or a Jedi counterattack, in short, the Timberwolves have no way out.
The Mavericks don't know if they're going to face a Timberwolves who have lost their nerve or a Timberwolves who are completely red-eyed, but none of that matters, the important thing is that they can do their best, which is what many Mavericks players think.
However, when the game officially started, the Mavericks were still taken aback by the state of the Timberwolves, because after two rounds of offense, they felt that they were not just facing a red-eyed Timberwolves, but a completely violent Timberwolves.
Timberwolves players almost always play in a battle-like state, which allows them to almost ignore the rules of the game and start to press the Mavericks directly on the court at the limit.
Mavericks players who want to do any move must wrestle and generally break the Timberwolves players around them completely before they can act, otherwise there is no way to do any movement at all.
Not only were the Mavericks players stunned, but even the referee who officiated the game was frightened, and he didn't know which person he should blow for a foul, because almost all five people on the Timberwolves court had foul-like actions.
Liu Han tried to use his personal strength to adjust the team's somewhat stagnant state, but unfortunately he encountered the Timberwolves' all-out defense, although Liu Han let the Timberwolves start Elvin? Johnson and Sprewell both had a first-class foul, but that didn't change the Timberwolves' defensive model and the Mavericks' sluggish form.
At the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks trailed the Timberwolves by 11 points.
Entering the second quarter, the Mavericks bench was also almost blown up by the Timberwolves' bench, and they were used to playing smooth games, and everyone would be uncomfortable with this kind of war-like scene suddenly, especially some rookie players, the Timberwolves no longer cared about other things in this game, but completely vented the depression they had accumulated in the first three games.
Faced with such a situation, Liu Han returned to the court early, he showed his strength again outside the three-point line, and made various forced shots to catch up with some scores for the Mavericks, but when the Timberwolves came back from the start, Liu Han's strength alone was not enough.
The Mavericks almost completely collapsed at halftime, and they trailed the Timberwolves by 20 points.
The Mavericks have recovered since the second half, but they have lost their rhythm and feel.
Liu Han still didn't give up the game, he even began to attack the Timberwolves' interior regardless of the risk of injury, trying to cause the Timberwolves' interior foul crisis, but after he was directly pulled to the ground by the Timberwolves for the third time, intentionally or unintentionally, Nelson took the initiative to replace Liu Han, he didn't want Liu Han to be injured because of a less important away game, Nelson saw that today's Timberwolves are purely a bunch of crazy people.
In the end, the Mavericks were beaten 109-89 on the second road of the Timberwolves, Liu Han played only 32 minutes, scored 26 points and nine assists, but apart from him, the Mavericks only Nowitzki scored 14 points.
The Timberwolves have reserved for themselves, albeit a small but still small suspense.