"Don't move with the rhythm of the other side, remember our rotation order, prevent the Chinese and the German, the others can not care so much, relax, although we are now behind, but the final victory must be ours, play our own rhythm, team, must be team, remember the team." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Phil Jackson's words sounded more or less jumbled, which is very rare, even if he was defeated by the Lakers led by Liu Han in the Finals for two consecutive years, there was no scene like today.

The game has just been carried out in the 7th minute of the first quarter, Phil Jackson has called out two short timeouts, the team has been behind from the beginning, the mentality of the players fluctuates greatly, the veteran's body has been unable to keep up with the rhythm of the opponent, and the team's young people have never been able to find the rhythm, just over half of the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks led the Lakers by 19-8 by 11 points, Phil Jackson did not want to be easily defeated by Liu Han's team for the third time, but the reality is that the team has almost no strength to fight back.

The Mavericks had the advantage from the start, and the atmosphere at home was not to mention, and the Mavericks players were in good shape today, at least much better than the last two games.

After the timeout, the Lakers moved Malone and the underperforming Devin ? George was replaced together, Malone has been feeling uncomfortable with his ankle today, after all, he is already forty years old, and he has played an average of more than 35 minutes per game in the first four games, which is already a bit beyond the tolerance of his current physical condition, and Devin? George, on the other hand, played seven minutes but had four individual turnovers because of frequent turnovers, and the young man from Minnesota was out of balance today.

After the game restarted, O'Neal first forced Nowitzki to score on the inside, and played two and one, which was considered to stabilize the situation for the team, and today the Lakers had no outside touch at all, and could only rely on O'Neal's interior offense to score.

However, O'Neal's two plus one just finished playing, and Liu Han ruthlessly used a three-point shot to re-open the score again, and he had repeatedly sent assists to his teammates before, which made Finley, who defended Liu Han, a little lax to a certain extent, he didn't expect Liu Han to shoot directly when he reached the three-point line.

With the sound of Liu Han's three-point swiping over the net and the cheers of the fans in the American Airlines Center arena, the pressure on the Lakers players increased.

Although the Lakers certainly have much more playoff experience than the Mavericks, the Lakers actually have major flaws on a tactical level.

The Lakers' starting lineup seems luxurious, but in fact, it lacks outside firepower, Payton and Finley's three-point shots are not consistent enough, and now Karim on the court? Rush and Brian? Cook also lacks tactical awareness, and the Mavericks' offensive system is actually much more flexible, with Liu Han controlling the ball, the Mavericks' offense has never lacked various "routines", thanks to George? Krent's adjustment of Liu Han, the "liberal" tactical thinking he pursued with the Lakers back then, is actually very suitable for the current Mavericks.

By the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks had a 15-point lead over the Lakers.

The atmosphere of the Mavericks fans is hot, while the atmosphere of the Lakers players is much duller, and the three-to-one score is pressed there, which makes veterans including Malone and Payton breathless, not to mention those rookie players.

In the second quarter, the two teams switched to the bench competition, Malone came on the court to save a few points for the Lakers, he fought hard against the injury in fact, he didn't want to admit defeat so easily, Malone knew that if he didn't get anything this season, it was really time to retire.

However, when the Mavericks' main team returned to the court, the situation was back in the Mavericks' control.

In the second half of the second quarter, Liu Han began to play without the ball and let Odom control the ball, which is a fixed tactic of the Mavericks, Liu Han can get more space without the ball, and at the same time can win more space for his teammates, no player dares to defend Liu Han without the ball alone, and the lethal three-point is a huge threat to any player.

However, the Lakers did not continue to collapse in the second half of the second quarter, and under the leadership of several veterans, they maintained their offensive efficiency and did not allow the Mavericks to continue to expand the score.

At halftime, the Mavericks still led the Lakers by 15 points.

At halftime, Phil Jackson and the Lakers players finally breathed a sigh of relief that they were not crushed by the Mavericks in one fell swoop and withstood the pressure.

However, when the third quarter began, the Lakers were once again on the back foot.

The Lakers' defense of Liu Han is not unserious, the reason why Finley did not perform well in the first half is actually because he is focusing on defending Liu Han and retaining all his physical strength in defense, and other players of the Lakers team will immediately cover Liu Han as soon as they see Liu Han break through, but Liu Han suddenly broke out in the third quarter.

Liu Han's offense is not strong, it is a simple cover block, or a slip to the bottom line to catch the ball and shoot, but his shooting speed is really too fast, and he often shoots as soon as his body turns to the front ball, which makes the Lakers have no way to prevent it.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Liu Han hit four three-pointers in three minutes, expanding the difference between the two teams to more than 20 points in one fell swoop, and the pressure on the Lakers' players was actually on the verge of a critical point.

O'Neal still struggled to get in the offensive position, grabbing rebounds, but the Mavericks' defensive strategy was to shrink the defense and let the Lakers shoot outside, and it was difficult for him to have enough room to play.

By the end of the third quarter, the American Airlines Center arena had already turned into a sea of joy, because by this time the Lakers had trailed the Mavericks by as many as 26 points, and they were on the verge of victory.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks rotated the lineup, and the substitutes came out first, allowing Liu Han and Nowitzki, who played the entire third quarter, to rest for a while, but at this time, the Lakers were completely unbalanced, they couldn't find their own offensive rhythm, and they made frequent mistakes in defense, but the Mavericks' bench stretched the difference to 30 points.

In the end, when Phil Jackson resigned himself to replacing the main force in advance, the entire American Airlines Center arena was boiling, and Cuban even squeezed to the front and hugged Liu Han and Nowitzki who were off the court, his team was going to the Finals, and his team was the champion of the West.

It was night, and most of the bars in Dallas were full, filled with Mavericks fans celebrating the team's status as the Western Conference Championship and advancing to the Finals.

It was a joyous night for Dallas, and it should be celebrated without sleep.