A 1-1 score isn't too bad for the Mavericks.

Because they won the first game, and the BO7 game, they still have the home advantage.

After a two-day break, the Mavericks headed to San Antonio to open the series for two away games.

Those two on the road have been extremely tough for the Mavericks.

It was these two away games that Duncan continued to show his determination.

In the third game, Duncan focused on defense, and although he only scored 18 points, he contributed 15 rebounds, 3 steals and 7 blocks.

What's more, he limited Nowitzki to just nine points.

The Spurs also won the game 83-73 with an impregnable defense.

In Game 4, Nowitzki found his senses to score a series-high 30 points, but Duncan exploded again, scoring 32 points, 20 rebounds and five assists.

After four games, the Mavericks are already 1-3 behind in the big score.

In the first game, the Mavericks played with great energy.

But the NBA playoffs are not NCAA's March Crazy after all, and in a whole series, the Mavericks are weaker than the Spurs in terms of experience, strength, and all aspects.

On top of that, of course, the Spurs have Duncan.

O'Neal said that his grandmother and Jordan could win championships, and in fact, his grandmother and Duncan could also fight every year.

A certain cannon can't wait to be born 5 years early, I'll be your Chris Parker, isn't it fragrant?

After Game 4, TNT's latest NBA Insider has once again caught the attention of fans.

"There's no way they're going to win another game in the series."

Old Representative Barkley spoke.

The object of his speech is, of course, the Mavericks.

But as soon as this sentence was uttered, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith already laughed.

They can't count how many times Barkley has said that to the Mavericks.

No, it should be the "poisoned milk" Mavericks to be precise.

Now after that word is said by Sun Hao, it is a popular forum.

"Charles, I understand now, you're actually a fan of the Dallas Mavericks."

Smith said with a forced smile.

"Man, what the hell are you talking about!"

Barkley opened his mouth wide.

"How do you prove you're not? You know you have a poisonous mouth. ”

Smith wasn't prepared to plead with his plastic brother.

"We bet."

"Bet on what?"

Kenny Smith also got excited when he heard the word bet.

Speaking of the first two times, he easily won $2,000.

Since then, Barkley has rarely offered to make bets.

Once bitten by a snake for ten years, I was afraid of the well rope, and no one's money was blown by the wind.

But tonight I don't know why, Lord Ba is going to go up again.

"If the Mavericks can win one more game, if Michael does come back, I'll come back with him."

But Barkley's next words were something Smith couldn't have imagined.

Even Johnson's mouth opened wide for a moment.

Man, are you drunk? What nonsense are you talking about here!

They usually only have a basic content when they explain, and the rest of the time is free to play.

This has worked well in the past, but what Barkley said just now was really unexpected.

"Charles, I'm very skeptical."

Thinking Barkley was joking, Smith smiled and looked down at Barkley's stomach.

How long have these people been retired, no one believes it!

"I'm serious."

But Barkley's next expression was really serious.

"Although I don't think the Mavericks are going to win another game."

Johnson and Smith made a cut face, and Barkley was still working on the show.

"But I'm really serious."

Barkley emphasized again.

But his words drew another burst of laughter from Johnson and Smith, who apparently still didn't believe Barkley.

However, Barkley's words made the fans on the forum boil again.

It's still unknown whether Jordan will come back, and this Barkley is also here to join in the fun!

And if you really want to talk about it, Barkley also has more reasons to make a comeback than Jordan.

After all, as a historical superstar, he has no championship in his career.

Because of this, he couldn't lift up in front of Jordan's supergiants, and as long as the other party talked about the championship, he could only silently withdraw from the "group chat".

……

After returning to Dallas, the Mavericks players prepared for Game 5.

Because they lost three games in a row, they didn't have a chance to hit Tianwang Mountain.

The next game for them, that is. The game of the game.

Although, this is only their first trip to the playoffs.

Although, there is nothing to be ashamed of losing to the Spurs led by the peak Duncan.

However, if you lose the game like this, it is still unwilling.

"Sun, have you watched the latest NBA episode?"

At the end of the day's training, Nowitzki leaned over to Sun Hao while wiping his long hair.

Sun Hao shook his head, he was either thinking about how to break the Spurs' defense in the game, or how to start training the middle distance next season, how could he have the heart to watch that.

'Ross Barkley said we won one more game and he's ready to come back next season.'

"What?"

Sun Hao temporarily put down what he was thinking in his head.

"By the way, he also said if Jordan comes back."

Nowitzki then added.

"Fooling people."

Sun Hao said firmly after listening.

Nowitzki's later sentence reminded him of it.

In the year of Jordan's comeback in history, Barkley did say that.

After all, Barkley has only been retired for a year, and it is much less difficult for him to come back than Jordan.

But in fact, in the end, Jordan came back, and this guy didn't come back.

Everyone's attitude towards basketball is different.

At the end of his career, Barkley ran to team up with Olajuwon, but in the end he failed, and he basically resigned himself to his fate.

So anyone can come back, but he can't.

"Do you think that's completely impossible?"

Nowitzki was very puzzled by Sun Hao's determined attitude.

"It's difficult for us to win against the Spurs, but we also have a chance, Jordan is back...... There's a chance, but even if those two things happen at the same time, Barkley won't. ”

Sun Hao is still very sure.

"Why?"

Nowitzki asked.

"Barkley is just about earning eyeballs and increasing the ratings of the show! Otherwise, why do you think he grabs us every time? The whole world knows about his poisoned milk, but he doesn't know it? Or is he stupid? ”

Nowitzki nodded thoughtfully after listening to what Sun Hao said.

There is indeed nothing wrong with that.

"But...... Although he has a big mouth, he fulfills every bet. ”

Nowitzki muttered to himself.

Sun Hao was stunned for a moment.

It seems like...... Also.

Buckley is most famous in history for kissing the ass of a donkey.

At some point, the donkey's ass was almost rotten.

But people did do it.

And if you really want to talk about it, he has never heard Barkley make a bet on TNT about his comeback in his previous life.

Could it be that Barkley is really likely to make a comeback?

For the first time, Sun Hao felt that something was undergoing incredible changes.

After all, Yao Ming has already run for election in advance.

A butterfly in the Amazon rainforest of South America, with an occasional flap of its wings, can cause a tornado in Texas, USA, two weeks later.

The butterfly effect brought about by Sun Hao's crossing, it may be happening.

"But seriously, can we win one more game?"

After chatting about the gossip, Nowitzki then turned his attention to the upcoming match.

After these few games, he was really convinced by Duncan's beating.

It's really hard to imagine that there will be such a powerful power forward, and the opponent only entered the league a year earlier than him.

And he also knew that Duncan had suffered a major injury before, and he almost lost his athleticism.

That's outrageous.

"Yes, Dirk."

Sun Hao opened his mouth and said.

He didn't know when it started, but Nowitzki treated him like a backbone.

Obviously, his official age is only 18.

"Huh?"

Nowitzki looked at Sun Hao.

"Barkley said we're going to lose, we're going to win."

Sun Hao knew that Nowitzki was under pressure, and said with a smile.

Nowitzki laughed along.

It seems that this is the truth.

"But seriously, Dirk, I think it's up to you whether you can win or not."

After joking, Sun Hao talked about this topic seriously.

"I don't understand."

Nowitzki didn't know what Sun Hao meant.

"In the middle distance, you have to throw them."

Sun Hao replied.

In fact, from the beginning of the game in San Antonio, he noticed that the Spurs' defense had changed.

Not just for him, but for the Mavericks as a whole.

The Spurs were deliberately giving the Mavericks mid-range, which made the Mavericks' sense of space meaningless, especially when they couldn't shoot the ball in the mid-range.

In fact, this defensive strategy was also used by the Spurs in the regular season, and it made the Mavericks very uncomfortable at that time.

If it weren't for the collective inaccuracy of the Spurs' shooters at that time, Sun Hao would not have had a chance to score three points in a row in that game.

And that's when it comes to the playoffs.

Looking back, winning that game is not necessarily a good thing.

"I've already made a lot of pitches in the last game."

Nowitzki replied.

Sun Hao said this problem, the old Nelson also saw it, so Nowitzki shot a lot in the middle range in the last game, and also scored a series high of 30 points.

"Then throw in more."

Sun Hao replied directly.

To win against this Spurs, someone has to score a blast.

The Mavericks, only Nowitzki has that ability right now.

"I see."

Nowitzki nodded vigorously.

Sun Hao's arrogant performance in the first game conquered Duncan and also conquered Nowitzki.

But in fact, Sun Hao has done enough, and he, the boss of the team, must also do better.

The fifth game is just around the corner, and because of Barkley's remarks, this game has received unprecedented attention.

Of course, this also includes domestic ones.

Domestic fans were eagerly awaiting, and Su Qun and Zhang Weiping also appeared in the broadcast seat in Dallas.

This will most likely be the final playoff game of Sun's rookie season, though that's not what they want to see.

The Mavericks make their final preparations in the locker room.

"Tony, tell us about you in Chicago."

Before leaving, Harris looked at Kukocchi and said.

Inside this young Mavericks team is an experienced playoff bigwig.

Tony Kukoc, the super sixth man of the Bulls' second dynasty, is the team's third scorer outside of Jordan and Pippen.

Kukocchi nodded.

Although his storytelling skills are not as good as Essley's, because of his own experience, the feeling is different.

What he shared with everyone was a small story about the Bulls' Eastern Conference Finals in the 97~98 season.

That year, the Bulls were full of injuries and internal contradictions, and it was almost difficult to complete the second three-game championship.

In particular, they reached the Eastern Conference Finals and met their old rivals the Pacers for the third year in a row.

It was a real battle of flesh and blood.

In 7 games, the difference in points in 6 games was within 6 points, and 2 games were within 3 points.

Even Jordan, the god of basketball, was forced to make a mistake in dribbling at the end of the game.

However, it was the only game in that series that the Bulls beat the Pacers 106-87 at home in G5.

Prior to that game, the Bulls were tied by the Pacers in two straight games, only to have them thrash their opponents at Tianwang Mountain, which didn't seem incredible.

And the reason why that happened was because Phil Jackson said something before the game.

'Forget how we played in the last four games, forget the big scores, think back to when we dominated the game as we wanted, and go with that feeling.

This sentence sounds very Zen master, but it is a very good psychological relaxation for the team that is extremely nervous.

As a result, the Bulls led the Pacers by 31 points in the third quarter.

Kukoc deserves to follow Jordan for three consecutive championships, and the story he tells is very instructive.

From the previous conversation between Nowitzki and Sun Hao, it can be felt that after being forced into a 1-3 situation, the players are under a lot of psychological pressure.

Coupled with Barkley's words, he also invisibly continued to put pressure.

You know, if they lose this game, Barkley can take off the poisoned milk hat that has been on his head and continue to tease the Mavericks.

After Kukoc's speech, Nelson Sr. also announced a change in the starting lineup.

Bradley returned to the bench and Nash returned to the starting lineup.

Maybe it's on the brink of elimination, or maybe it's inspired by Kukoc's story, but all in all, the Mavericks are going to get back to the lineup they used the most in the regular season.

As for defense, the previous lineup didn't defend it, so since it can't be prevented, it's better to stab each other.

"Guys, for Dallas, for the fans, and for yourselves."

The old Nelson said with rare affection after adjusting the starting lineup.

At this point in the series, he has put aside his personal grudge with Popovich, and the victory he needs is even more for the future of the team.

The team is still young and confidence will affect the future next season and beyond.

"Mavericks."

Easley was the first to raise his hand and clench his fist, and the other team members leaned over to lean their hands into it.

"Victory!"

Everyone shouted a slogan, then turned and ran out of the locker room.

Fight to the death!