Chapter 246: I'm Bowen, I'm deposed
Dallas, cloudy, sometimes rainy.
On Game Day 6, the weather in Dallas was as gloomy as the mood of the fans.
The originally good situation has taken a turn for the worse, saying that Cole's poisoned milk is just a joke, and fans are now more concerned about the sixth game in front of them.
Although this losing series is not over yet, no one wants to go to the home court of the Spurs to play a tie-break.
The fans were nervous, and the atmosphere within the Mavericks was quite relaxed.
Although they lost the last game, it is difficult for the Spurs to shoot that kind of three-point shooting rate at the level of the Spurs.
And Sabonis, although he was out for the season, still came to the training ground to be with his teammates.
The players were training on the field, and Nelson Jr. and Sabonis were chatting on the sidelines.
"Do you think you can win tonight?"
Sabonis is a member of the team, but his resume and age make him no less important in the league than Nelson Jr.
"There's a chance, and it's not small."
Nelson Jr. looked happy when he heard this, and he certainly wanted the Mavericks to end the series at home.
"How?"
But he didn't forget to ask.
'It's a young team, it's united, and it's going to be better at home than away.'
Sabonis only spent with the Trail Blazers before the NBA, but he has spent a lot of time in Europe.
His words are his experience.
"If I had been a little younger, I think this team would even have a chance to beat the Lakers."
Sabonis continued.
"Ahem, are you saying you can't beat the Lakers this year?"
Little Nelson heard the voice.
Sabonis smiled and didn't speak.
After the training, Sun Hao saw Scarlett outside the stadium.
Previously, because she was busy with the follow-up production of "Eight-legged Monster", Scarlett didn't have time to come to Dallas.
Now that it's finally done, she also came over to cheer Sun Hao on.
"I've got a birthday present for you."
Scarlett's meeting brought good news to Sun Hao.
This was the first major holiday they had since their relationship was confirmed.
Scarlett looked prepared.
Sun Hao is still quite curious.
What to pack yourself for him It's impossible, Scarlett's birthday is not until November.
"Can you tell us a little bit about that?"
Sun Hao's curiosity was aroused a little.
"Nope."
Scarlett looked mysterious.
"Just a little?"
Sun Hao did not give up.
"No, a little bit, you'll know."
Sun Hao was a little helpless after hearing this, it's okay if Scarlett doesn't say it, but if she says it, it's confidential and torturous.
"Well, if you win the game tonight, I'll reveal a little bit."
Seeing Sun Hao's expression change, Scarlett finally relented.
"What you say, it's a deal."
Sun Hao hurriedly stretched out his little finger.
The two pulled the hook, and the agreement was reached.
After this agreement is completed, Sun Hao will be more motivated to compete.
We've got to win tonight's game.
The National Route Center Arena was full.
This game is not a life-and-death battle, but it is comparable to a life-and-death battle, and the attention of Dallas fans is also unprecedentedly high.
And revenge on the Spurs at home and knock the opponent out of the game, that feeling is definitely much cooler than seeing the news or something.
The game started immediately, and when the players of the two teams entered the field, the cheers of the scene were overwhelming.
They can't wait.
After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting list was also released.
The Spurs, for their part, did not make any changes to the roster.
On the Mavericks' side, Sabonis was sidelined, and Nelson Sr. put Lafrenz back in the starting lineup.
Duncan pulled the ball back into the half, and the game kicked off.
Sure enough, Sabonis couldn't play, and Duncan opened the game on the inside.
The Mavericks didn't get a cover in the first round, and Duncan received the ball and turned to play Lafrentz and scored a game.
Lafrentz's cap was just a little bit closer.
But that's one point that Lafrenz can't reach.
Unless it's a significantly larger size like Sabonis, it's going to be difficult for the basket to defend Duncan alone.
Nelson Sr. got up in one round and signaled to continue the defense.
He also just wanted to see Duncan's opening state, and he had already seen it.
The Spurs opened the game with a 2-1-2, still putting it in the middle distance, but not so thoroughly.
And Bowen started to defend Sun Hao after the second game, and Sun Hao didn't have a chance.
Nowitzki hits mid-range after receiving the ball.
As Kerr analyzed, the Mavericks are not a team that can be killed by a single point.
2 to 2.
Both teams scored in their first offense of the opening game.
Although the two teams have played each other many times, the opening two sides are still tentative.
This principle is the same as that of old husbands and wives, foreplay is always inevitable.
But the series played here, and the foreplay was short, and when the Spurs attacked the frontcourt again, the Mavericks put on a 2-3 defense.
The familiar situation of the past few games between the two teams has reappeared.
The situation of the game depends on the feel of the Spurs on the outside.
Duncan's offense was caught by a three-man contraction, and he distributed the ball to Bowen in the bottom corner.
So far in the series, Bowen is the Spurs' most accurate outsider.
Bowen received the ball and Nowitzki had already pounced on the defense.
The Mavericks will obviously also focus on the Spurs' accurate shooting.
"Phew!"
Bowen's shot missed.
Duncan pressed Lafrentz to score on a layup.
When Sabonis was there, Duncan averaged 15+ rebounds per game, and it wasn't all defensive rebounds.
Lafrentz's ability to protect the frame is obviously worse than Sabonis.
Nowitzki caught the ball in the front court and shook it, and after receiving the ball, he stretched his body for a layup, and was interfered with by Duncan and didn't score, but he leaned on it to make a foul.
In the first round of the battle with Garnett, Nowitzki has improved more than just lip service.
Nowitzki made both free throws.
4 to 4.
In a life-and-death battle, the two teams looked a little anxious at the beginning.
Duncan continued to split the ball up front, and this time it was Parker who caught the ball.
Parker was a little uncomfortable, and he wanted to tell Popovich that he wasn't a three-point shooter, as Sun Hao could testify.
But there is no way, Popovich said I will not listen to you, he can only choose to shoot.
And he scored two in the last game, and he looks confident in his shots.
"Phew!"
It's a pity that his self-confidence didn't work on the blade.
The Spurs' two consecutive outside three-point attempts in the opening game were all ironed!
Sure enough, dumplings are not eaten every night.
The shooting percentage like the last game, the current Spurs can't shoot.
As in the last three games, the pitch and the pitch were not pitched, and the game was completely different.
Although Duncan wanted to help Robinson win a second championship as he did last year, and he fought hard, he was powerless to turn the tide without help.
At halftime, the Mavericks led the Spurs by 11 points, 50-39.
The two teams haven't scored more than 100 points in the past meeting, and as Sabonis expected, the Mavericks will perform better at home.
This is also characteristic of young teams.
Coming back in the second half, the Spurs felt better, and Smith came up with a three-pointer in the second half.
And Duncan really let it go, and the crowd did the same.
After a wave of 7-0 offensive, the difference was only 4 points in the blink of an eye.
However, the Mavericks also started mixed doubles.
In the first half, Nowitzki felt good and he played more, but in the second half, he felt cold, and the ball slowly turned to Sun Hao's side.
The legendary "unkillable" mid-range reappeared.
And Popovich slowly discovered that Sun Hao played the same as in the first game of the series, and he was super eager to win.
It's a pity that he doesn't pay much attention to TMZ's gossip entertainment, otherwise he should understand it in seconds when he sees Scarlett sitting on the sidelines.
This human flesh plug-in is no weaker than Anne that day!
Sun Hao's continuous mid-range throwing, the point difference was stretched to double digits again.
And the Spurs tried to clip one, Sun Hao and Nowitzki played the connection, and the latter directly took the ball and dunked one.
You really don't dare to clip this easily.
And the Spurs are a bit of a mess on their side.
The pressure of this kind of ".home" competition itself is very high, and it is not easy to catch up and be pulled away, and it is too normal to have a chaotic mentality.
Popovich saw this and reached out to call a timeout.
After laying out the tactics, he grabbed Bowen.
"Can you handle him?"
The bag can't be used, and he can only expect Bowen to do a better job defensively.
Bowen nodded.
Potter, who was sitting on the sidelines, unconsciously looked at Bowen at this time.
The same thing was said to Popovich last year.
I just don't know if Bowen can understand it.
Coming back from the timeout, Duncan scored a 2+1 in the crowd.
By the time Duncan added free throws, the margin was reduced to 10 points.
Aggression is like fire, immobile like a mountain.
Originally, it was two words, but tonight it was all for Duncan.
It's just that Sun Hao, who turned around, played a wave of Bowen after feeling it.
He ran out of position without the ball, and after receiving the ball, he made a shooting feint and a breakaway feint.
Bao Wen was afraid of Sun Hao's middle distance and retreated directly.
As a result, Sun Hao turned around, pulled back the crotch in place, and returned to its original position.
When he made another shot, Bowen had no time to pounce, so he could only watch Sun Hao shoot.
The first of today's five best balls, Sun Hao played Bruce Bowen with a gyroscope on the spot, and the defensive titan was dizzy, watching Sun Hao's eagle hit the sky and three points fell into the bag!
Popovich's face grew more and more gloomy.
Nelson Sr. used to trash talk at him every time he won a game, and if he was knocked out tonight......
When he thought of that scene, his hairs were already unconsciously upside down.
He would never want that to happen.
Smith tried to shoot from the outside and didn't make a three-point attempt.
The gap between his shooting performance in this year's playoffs and the regular season is really a bit big, and he used up all the touch he had in the last game.
The long rebound bounced into Finley's hand, and the Spurs turned around and played a defensive counterattack.
After receiving the ball, Sun Hao made a layup with Bowen on a fast break to the frontcourt.
He didn't know what Popovich had said to Bowen.
However, as a traverser, he must be wary of Bowen.
The legendary NBA is the first person to step on his feet and the first to play dirty, and if you don't watch out for him, it's an insult to the traverser.
Not to mention playing a series with the Spurs last year, and he has already seen the dirtiness of this Spurs team.
Under the dual premise, it would be unrealistic for him to look at his feet.
Sure enough, he saw Bowen's feet at a glance.
And the position of the foothold is just right, no wonder Carter will be hit again and again.
If this step is also divided into grades, Bowen is definitely the strongest king level.
Sun Hao didn't choose to hide.
Generally, there are two ways to deal with the footsteps.
The most common thing is to hide, the ankle, even if you are a super tough guy, you will be ruined by someone.
A very small percentage of people will choose to be rigid.
The so-called gang refers to some experienced people who will adjust their foothold and step on the thumb of the opponent's foot with their heel after predicting that the opponent is going to step on their feet.
This is a difficult and risky move.
Sun Hao chose this action.
A big reason for this is because after completing the [Hero's Twilight] mission in the regular season, he drew a junior ankle pad.
Invisible but worn on his feet all the time, this greatly reduces the risk.
Another and equally important reason is that stepping on the foot is the most shameful thing in basketball.
In NBA history, Carter was stunned by Bowen from the Hall of Fame to a supergiant, and Leonard was even more Pachulia to lose a dynasty, including Kobe, who also ended his peak early after being cushioned by Jones.
This kind of action is spurned by all basketball players.
Bowen, of course, didn't know what Sun Hao was thinking.
When he saw Sun Hao's feet falling towards his feet, the corners of his mouth were already smiling.
He doesn't cut down the nobody.
Sun Hao can be abolished at his feet, which can be regarded as a blessing for three lives.
That's what he thought.
But in the next moment, he realized that something was wrong.
Sun Hao, there is a deviation between the foothold and the foothold he predicted.
Sun Hao's heels were stepping towards his thumb.
He wanted to pump his feet, but it was too late.
"Click!"
There was a crunch, a sharp pain that had never been felt before came from his thumb.
Although he didn't get checked, he could feel that his toes must have been crushed.
Sun Hao, obviously on purpose!
Of course, what happened on the field was all between the lights and flints.
What the fans see in front of them and what happens on the pitch is not the same thing at all.
What the fans saw was that Sun Hao was stepped on by Bowen when he landed, and then the whole person rolled out.
And after Sun Hao got out, he hugged his ankle and looked painful.
There was an uproar at the scene.
And then there was the boos.
Bowen was already notorious for stepping on Carter before, but he didn't expect to repeat his old tricks on Sun Hao!
Old Nelson went straight away, and if it weren't for Harris and the assistant coach next to him to pull him with their milking strength, he would have played and hit people.
If Sun Hao is abolished, let alone the game in front of him, all the Mavericks' efforts for a season will be in vain.
Cuban is also the kind with gloomy eyes on the sidelines, which can kill people.
On the court, Nowitzki and they have become entangled with the Spurs players.
However, after the boos fell and the players on the field were separated, everyone found that the situation seemed to be a little different from what they had imagined.
Sun Hao had already been helped to stand up, and it didn't seem that the situation was too serious.
On the contrary, it was Bowen, and the scream made people panic when they heard it.
If there is a narration at this point, it should be like this:
I am the pioneer of the Holy City, Bruce, who has always been happy to be wasted, and now, I am abolished! (Recommended reading: Reading Files 2013)