After the home game was 2-0, the third game to Dallas was a crucial one.

If the Clippers win, there will be no suspense in the series, the Clippers will lose, and the Mavericks will have a chance to live.

After playing the second game, Li Liang and his teammates boarded the plane to Dallas.

On the other few courts, the Thunder defeated the Warriors 113-102 at home, and the big score came back to make it 1:1.

The Spurs continued to crush the Grizzlies, leading 2-0 and not far from a sweep.

In the case of superior strength, the Spurs rarely overturn, let alone the Grizzlies.

In the face of the Trail Blazers, the second game was always leading the whole court, and in the last quarter, it was broken down by the Trail Blazers' sharp offense, losing consecutive points in a short period of time, and finally lost to the Trail Blazers, falling behind 0:2 and falling into an extremely unfavorable situation.

Harden played a notch off the regular season in the series, and he was completely limited by Trail Blazers guard Matthews.

At the same time, no one on the Rockets' side could limit the Trail Blazers' big forward Aldridge, who was bombarded by Ade for 41 points in the second game and was eaten alive.

The Rockets tried to use Josh Smith, Jones and others to take turns in the game, but they were abused by Ade.

Of the top three in Texas, two are already dangerous.

On April 27, the Clippers and Mavericks game kicked off at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

This is the Mavericks' last battle, and this loss will put the Mavericks at risk of being swept away.

Before the playoffs began, people swore that the Mavericks had a chance to Black Eight Clippers.

But after two games, people found that the team with 70 wins in the regular season is really not so easy to be blackened, and the Clippers are really strong.

It has both offense and defense, and can blow you up with offense, and can also consume you with defense.

Once the Clippers show their defensive toughness in the playoffs, there will be no hope for the Mavericks.

Defense is a lifeline in the playoffs, and with that lifeline, the Clippers won't roll over without accidents.

At 7 p.m., the game officially began.

The Mavericks, who returned to their home court, started with a ferocious offense.

Nowitzki opened the scoring with a high catch and a turnover jumper.

On the Clippers' side, Li Liang missed a three-point shot for the first time.

Li Liang often tries to shoot three-pointers at the beginning of the game, and if he feels good, he will basically feel good for the whole game.

If you can't make it, it means you need to adjust.

Carlisle and the Mavericks fans on the sidelines were slightly relieved, knowing that Li Liang had a mediocre opening tonight.

It shows that the Lone Ranger still has a chance.

Then the Mavericks hit a 9-2 mini-surge to give the Clippers their first timeout.

After the timeout, the Clippers played Paul Griffin's pick-and-roll cooperation.

Rivers' idea is that Li Liang was sharp in the first two games, and the Mavericks have paid more attention to Li Liang.

In the third game, you have to fight from other points, and Griffin is the best choice.

And the edge of Li Liang's knife should be hidden first, revealed when necessary, and give the lone ranger a fatal blow.

Rivers' idea is correct, the Clippers already have an absolute advantage in lineup and strength, and how to win is big.

If the team's third man can open this point, the Mavericks will not be able to beat the Clippers who bloom at three points.

Griffin lived up to expectations and shouldered the burden of the team's offense in the first quarter with little playing time and began to attack the Mavericks' interior.

Griffin's strength has been greatly underrated this season, and he has been the team's most consistent scoring point on the inside during the regular season.

And Griffin's interior offensive ability has improved a lot this season, his style of play is very tough, and he can also output stably under the high-intensity defense in the playoffs.

The Clippers got off to an unfavorable start in the first quarter, relying on defense and Griffin's inside offense to chase back the score little by little.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides were over-lineup, and Griffin continued to attack the Mavericks' aging, fragile interior, forcing Carlisle to wrap up Griffin.

It didn't matter if the package was clamped, Crawford and Collison hit three points in a row, and the Clippers faintly opened the score.

Carlisle saw that the situation was not good, and immediately called a timeout and replaced the main lineup again.

At this point, Nowitzki was out for a while in the middle of the second quarter, and the Clippers launched the most ferocious comeback in the second quarter by taking advantage of the weak time period of the Mavericks' offensive system.

Li Liang appeared in this time period, hitting two three-pointers from the outside, forcing the Mavericks to change their defensive focus.

As a result, Paul followed suit, Calderon's defense was ignored in front of Paul, and the Clippers pulled away in the second quarter.

But the Mavericks who returned to their home court were obviously not so easy to deal with.

In the third quarter, Carter Sr. stepped up and hit three points in a row on offense to close the score.

Then, the Mavericks played a very efficient pick-and-roll — with Monta-Ellis and Nowitzki's high-post pick-and-rolls starting to kick in.

In the first two games, Li Liang exploded in the first game and did not give the Mavericks a chance to play.

In the second defensive battle, Li Liang did a good job of curbing Nowitzki's role in the Mavericks' tactical system.

In the third game, Carlisle felt that the situation was not good, and boldly abandoned Calderon in the second half, and used the two veterans of Carter and Harris more, while leaving Monta Ellis in charge and attacking from the top with Nowitzki.

Nowitzki's high-post pick-and-roll is definitely historically strong, with Monta Ellis hitting the Clippers' interior in the third quarter, and Nowitzki also scoring back-to-back games from mid-range.

Nowitzki played smartly, taking fewer touches and playing more of a supporting role in the high pick-and-roll — a main offensive role in the past.

The burden of the main attack is on the shoulders of Monta Ellis, who is much more aggressive than Calderon when he has the ball.

And at Dallas's home court, the referee's whistle was still slightly biased in favor of the home team, and Ellis made a number of free throws in the third quarter to help the home team chase back point by point.

And Carlisle also made a very bold adjustment in defense, that is, he no longer let Marion defend Li Liang, but let Blair defend Li Liang.

This change turned out to be a good one.

It's not because Blair defends Li Liang better, but because it doesn't seem to get worse with Blair's defense!

In this way, Marion would be free to deal with Paul.

The Mavericks have been unable to find a player to match Paul, so that Paul's steady play in the first two games is terrible.

Marion to Paul, Li Liang will go with him, if you break out again like the first one and throw me to death, we will also throw it away!

Li Liang played average in the third quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, he shot 2-of-6 from three-point range and scored only 11 points.

On the defensive end, he was fouled twice by Ellis, and the Mavericks' more flexible blocking and pick-and-roll strategy made Li Liang's defense less dominant than in the second game.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, when Carter hit a three-pointer from Nowitzki's pass from the outside, the Mavericks successfully overtook the Clippers 89:88!

The Mavericks, who are mainly veterans, showed amazing tenacity in the second half.

In the case that the Clippers did not make major mistakes, they relied on the adjustment of strategy and the play of players to turn the tide of the game.

From that point of view, Rivers' adjustment has been a bit slow.

With Carlisle already making a clear change in the second half, Rivers did not dare to boldly use Odom and Granger on the bench, but continued to reuse Crawford, causing the Clippers' offensive efficiency to decline and conceding two key backcourt rebounds in defense.

It was only after Carter hit a three-pointer that Rivers called a timeout.

Li Liang played a little too long in the third quarter, and he couldn't catch the ball.

The Mavericks put Blair against Li Liang, and the other defenders tried their best to cut the connection between Li Liang and his teammates.

Li Liang's ability to hold the ball is still insufficient after all, and he needs the support of his teammates in the attack.

Paul, a dead short, was entangled by Marion, and it was a little difficult to get out of the ball.

The ball opportunities given to Li Liang were not very good, resulting in Li Liang's low efficiency in the first three quarters.

Li Liang is a well-known efficiency king in the alliance, and Paul is to blame for such a low efficiency.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Rivers made one of the most important decisions of the game - to let Li Liang rest for a while.

He played almost the entire third quarter, and in the fourth quarter, Rivers decided to let Lee rest for five or six minutes before going to battle it out in the final minute.

Replacing Li Liang was Odom.

As soon as Odom came on the field, the offensive and defensive strategies of the two sides were completely different.

The Mavericks' defense has shrunk across the board, while the Clippers are still desperately trying to play inside on the offensive end.

The two sides began a hand-to-hand bayonet battle in the fourth quarter.

Paul and Griffin were on the court, and Griffin continued to attack the Mavericks' interior and cause the Mavericks to foul and win free throws.

And the best performance of the Mavericks is Ellis.

Ellis shined tonight, and the breakthrough was extremely sharp.

Then there's the veteran Carter, who is a threat from beyond the three-point line.

Also in Texas, the American Airlines Center in Dallas is not the Toyota Center in Houston, and blue denim is very popular.

Regardless, the Mavericks are hoping to win one game in the series.

If this one can be won, they may be able to go to the next city with their morale high.

After all, Carlisle felt as if he had found some way to deal with Li Liang and the Clippers.

And Li Liang, who was sitting on the sidelines, just wanted to say to Carlisle at this time: No, you don't.

……

"Bruce, play."

With 5 minutes and 45 seconds left before the end of the game, Rivers let Li Liang come on.

At this time, the score of the two sides was tied at 97:97.

The two sides played more than half of the fourth quarter, and neither side scored more than ten, which is enough to see how fierce the game was.

The number of errors and fouls on both sides surged in the fourth quarter, and the smell of gunpowder was even stronger.

In the first game, Nowitzki ate an elbow, and in the regular season, Barnes and Marion almost fought, and this time Monta Ellis and Paul were on the bar.

Paul had a lot of small moves when he was defending, and Ellis played well this time, and Paul defended Ellis behind him, so the conflict between the two will naturally not be less.

In the fourth quarter, the two men each ate a technical foul, and then entered the official timeout, and Li Liang was ready to play.

After more than half a period of rest, Li Liang felt that his physical strength had recovered a lot, and his hand feeling should have returned.

As insurance, Li Liang called up the three-point shooting rate improvement post from the system.

Then he rubbed the muscles of his face, ready to smile on his face.

Li Liang looked up at the timer, and at 5 minutes and 45 seconds, the series was about to end.

3:0, there is no team in history that can turn the tables, right?

The blade, which had been hidden for almost the entire game, finally shone with a cold light.

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