On April 1, 2004, April Fool's Day, the 03-04 NCAA finals kicked off at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the game, UConn's core interior player Emeka? Okafor dominated the game, scoring 24 points, 15 rebounds, two blocks and four assists in an all-around performance that overwhelmed Georgia Tech's first NCAA finals on both ends of the floor, and UConnas won their second NCAA championship in five years since winning in 1999, 82-73.

Okafor was the MOP of the Final Four and is also considered the favorite to win the top spot in this year's draft.

No one from the Mavericks was there to watch the game because they still had a game against the Kings on April 1.

The Mavericks haven't lost a game since losing to the Spurs in early March, and even though they beat the Suns on March 10 and then challenged the Kings the day after they beat the Suns, the Kings are now most afraid of a team like the Mavericks who are tough on offense.

In the game with the Kings on March 11, the Mavericks won the opponent 127-110, the Kings' defense couldn't stop the Mavericks' torrent of offense at all, and their offense had no way to play the same effect as the Mavericks, even if Adelman had taken Princeton's tactics to the extreme, even if the Kings played a very gorgeous offense, but the Kings always lacked enough championship heritage, and they didn't have a championship heart, As Tomjanovic said after the Rockets won two championships, never underestimate the heart of a championship, and what the Kings lack is the fighting spirit of iron, and they overpursue the team's flashy offense.

In the next 20 days, the Mavericks played 10 more games, including Eastern powerhouses like the Pacers and Nets, as well as teams with superstars like the 76ers and Magic, but the Mavericks won the games very smoothly.

After more than half a season, the Mavericks have gradually possessed the style of a champion, and Nelson has gradually developed the most suitable formation for the Mavericks through various bold "experiments", and the Mavericks players have gradually integrated in these games, they know what their tasks are after they get on the court, and they are also willing to work hard for their teammates, which makes the Mavericks still perform in the limelight in this stage of the game.

The Mavericks have also had some trouble in these 10 games, not to mention the fierce confrontation against a team like the Pacers who are tough on defense, but the weak teams in the East like the Hawks and the Heat can turn the team over in the gutter if they are not careful.

In their home game against the Hawks on March 17, the Mavericks met the "open" Stephen? Jackson.

Stephen? Jackson was selected by the Suns with the 17th pick in the second round of the '97 draft, but after being drafted by the Suns, he was relegated to the Development League. Jackson even got into a no-ball situation at one point.

Eventually, though, Jackson survived, and he was offered a one-year contract with the Nets in the 00-01 season, where Jackson took advantage of the little playing time to start with dirty work, and eventually earned Popovich's trust with his excellent marking-to-man defense and consistency.

Over the next two seasons, Jackson became the Spurs' No. 2 man on the perimeter defense, and his shooting ability was further developed, averaging 11.8 points per game last season.

This season, Jackson signed another contract with the Hawks, and he has become a consistent starter here.

This game with the Mavericks Stephen? Jackson scored a team-high 39 points on 14-of-23 shooting, and on defense he successfully severed Liu Han from the rest of the Mavericks, leaving Liu Han in a solo battle, which once limited the Mavericks' overall offense.

The two teams were unable to decide the winner until the last minute of the match.

However, at the last moment, the Mavericks were still superior, Liu Han hit a key three-pointer to make the Hawks' efforts all over the court go to naught, and finally the Mavericks narrowly beat the Hawks 111-110 at home.

In addition to the final minutes of the game against the Hawks, the Mavericks also had thrilling encounters with the Heat.

The Heat are finding their rhythm after an early season throes, and Stan? Van Gundy was a first-time coach but gradually developed his own style, and he and his brother Jeff? Van Gundy is different, he advocates a balance between offense and defense, and he also relies on outside players, and the Heat have developed a new system of their own, and the team is now 34-37 after a seven-game losing streak of the season, which is enough to push them into the top eight in the East.

And the new core of the Heat, rookie Dwyane? Wade is also growing rapidly, after the first encounter with Liu Han, Wade began to recognize himself, and at the same time gradually clarified his characteristics, and now he is an indispensable core figure at both ends of the team's offense and defense.

In this home game against the Mavericks, the Heat is staring at Liu Han's defense, Wade, Eddie Jones, Karen? Butler, Haslem and other outside defenders took turns to mark Liu Han, while the Heat deliberately found fouls or timeouts to interrupt the Mavericks' offensive rhythm when the Mavericks started to get up, which once plunged the Mavericks into a lot of chaos.

Liu Han handed over possession after being surrounded and let Odom organize the attack, but in the face of the old master, Odom did not perform too well, and his mentality was still greatly affected.

However, in this game, the Mavericks still had someone to play in addition to their own abilities, and Nowitzki repeatedly made shots from the outside to help the Mavericks bite the score.

In the final minute of the game, Liu Han broke through to make a layup and hit two plus one to help the Mavericks lead by two points, but Wade also broke through the layup and caused Nowitzki to foul and hit two free throws, and the game was finally dragged into overtime.

In overtime, Liu Han's low-post strong attack took effect to help the Mavericks take the lead for a while, but the Heat's three-pointer at a crucial moment from Alston helped the Heat regain the score.

The Mavericks have 13 seconds left for their final offense.

Liu Han drew most of the defensive attention on the final offense, and Nowitzki finally got on the end of Liu Han's extreme pass after attracting the bag, and the Mavericks finally had the last laugh.

These two thrilling games also made the Mavericks and even everyone realize that there are no underdogs in the NBA.