Chapter 343: The Regular Season Is Over, The Limit of Supersonic Speed!
On April 18, 2007, Seattle hosted the Dallas Mavericks.
As the head coach of the supersonic in this game.
Old Nelson is the absolute protagonist of this game!
It is almost impossible for the supersonic to defeat the Maverick by normal means.
The only way is to use Nelson Sr.'s favor to let the Mavericks concede victory in this game!
As the former head coach of the Mavericks, he is also the creator of this Mavericks.
Old Nelson's influence on this calf is multifaceted!
These days, the media across the United States has been hyping everything about Old Nelson in Mavericks.
Including his mentorship with Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson.
Including his mentorship with Mavericks star player Dek Nowitzki.
The purpose of such hype in the national media is to tell everyone that if the Mavericks really deliberately let go of the supersonic in this game, don't be surprised.
And for good reason!
The relationship between Mavericks and Old Nelson is the kind of relationship that is cut and unorganized!
As the focal point at the center of the storm.
It's business as usual for the old Nelson in the supersonic these days.
It seemed as if the voices outside didn't have any effect on him.
No matter how the outside media hype, no matter how the media in the United States get to the bottom of it.
Nelson Sr. never mentioned anything about him or the Mavericks.
Until the start of the game in the locker room.
"You're doing more than I could have imagined!"
"A few days ago, I thought I had seen your limits, and only now do I know how short-sighted I am!"
Ye Si and the supersonic players, who were about to leave the locker room, were a little surprised.
It's been business as usual for Nelson Sr. lately.
Ye Si really thought that old Nelson didn't care about what the outside world said.
"I know that the relationship between me and Maverick has caused you more or less trouble lately, and that wasn't my intention."
Old Nelson sighed.
"Coach, it's not your problem."
Ye Si said lightly: "You are just the former head coach of the Mavericks, and you are now the head coach of the SuperSonics." ”
Old Nelson looked at Yes's gaze and shook his head with a wry smile.
"Yes, you know, I've picked up the phone to Dirk and Avery countless times in the past few days, and hung up the phone countless times."
Old Nelson's words surprised Yes.
Rondo, David Lee, Milicic, Quentin Richardson......
Every supersonic player had a look of surprise on his face.
Does Coach Nelson Sr. really have plans to influence himself?!
"In the last few days, I've been hesitant, I'm really hesitant!"
"I know, I can't tarnish Yes's fairy tale!"
"When I call Avery or Dirk, whether they want to or not, my actions will tarnish the miracles and fairy tales of Yes."
"But it's hard for me to be indifferent to Yes, to all of you's efforts."
"I don't want your fairy tale this season to come to an end, I know exactly what you've paid for it!"
"These days, I don't know what I can do to be best for you."
"Win? Or lose? ”
Which one is the best for us?
Win or lose?
Ye Si was a little puzzled by what old Nelson meant.
Of course, winning the Mavericks to fifth place in the West is the best!
Old Nelson struggled with whether to give Nowitzki and Junior General Johnson, he can understand.
But entangled in whether it was better for them to win or lose, Ye Si was very puzzled.
However, Nelson Sr. was sincere.
And he's always done that with the team.
So, even if the relationship between Nelson Sr. and Maverick has been ambiguous lately.
But the supersonic never thought that the old Nelson would make a secret deal with the Mavericks.
"Even now, I don't know which is best for you."
"But now, I know, you're hungry for a win!"
"In this match, I will leave everything to you to decide, just let me see how far your limits can go!"
"In this game, let me see how short-sighted my estimation of you is!"
"I have not defiled your fairy tales, nor will I defile your fairy tales, I want to see the ending of the fairy tales you have written for yourself!"
Old Nelson had rarely said so much agitation in the SuperSonics before.
This time, listening to the old Nelson's agitation, Ye Si still didn't understand the meaning of some of the old Nelson's words.
I always feel that some of Nelson's words are words.
But there is no doubt that the morale bonus of the old Nelson's words to the supersonic is obvious.
Yes could clearly feel how excited the supersonic players around him were now!
Nelson Sr., one of the greatest head coaches in NBA history!
He's recognizing their performance in this way!
Even Ye Si was quite excited at this time.
Even, he felt, old Nelson continued to agitate.
He can get a temporary status bonus in this game!
Sadly, Nelson Sr. didn't continue to agitate.
The Key Arena is packed tonight!
As the arena with the highest attendance rate in the NBA with an attendance rate of more than 100% during the regular season this season.
The Key Arena is full every game!
The number of fans in this game may still be so large.
But the momentum caused is simply incomparable to the past!
It's hard to imagine that an NBA team with role players can get such a big cheer when they appear!
As the first player to play as a SuperSonic.
The cheers Rondo received shocked even Rondo himself.
"The second master has successfully counterattacked and become the boss of the supersonic?!"
In terms of the amount of cheers he received, it was comparable to the previous Yes!
This surprised Rondo.
Until Quentin Richardson, David Lee, Milicic who played later......
After each of them could get such treatment, Rondo kept glaring at these supersonic players on the field with a dark face.
Co-authoring the second master is still a trick!
"Awesome!"
Originally, Nowitzki thought that Rondo's appearance was already shocking.
It wasn't until Yes came out that they knew what a shock was!
It's not the first time it's been against the supersonic.
At the Key Arena, the Mavericks are not just the first time this season.
It can only be said that judging from the current performance of supersonic fans, the importance of this game can be seen!
The opponent takes this game so seriously.
And the outcome of this game is in their hands!
This feeling makes every player on the Mavericks have a comfortable feeling of hair standing up!
The more attention the supersonic players take, the hungrier the supersonic fans become, and the greater the sense of accomplishment when they beat the supersonic and drive the supersonic to eighth in the West!
The starting lineup for this game is center Milicic, power forward David Lee, small forward Quentin Richardson, guard Yees, and point guard Rondo.
It was an expected starting line-up.
The whole world knows what the attitude of the supersonic is to this game.
Win!
Determination to win!
If the SuperSonics want to finish fifth in the West, they need to win this game!
But when the Mavericks' starting lineup came out, it was a bit of a surprise!
Center Eric Dampier, power forward Nowitzki, small forward Josh Howard, shooting guard Jason Terry, point guard Devin Harris.
Full main lineup!
The Dallas Mavericks didn't go through a cutscene as many people guessed, but directly came up with an all-main lineup!
"This game Mavericks are not going to put ?!"
Barkley was surprised!
Very surprised!
He's also the one who thinks the Mavericks will put this game.
Maverick put hypersound.
According to the current situation where the Spurs beat the Nuggets.
The fifth in the West will be the SuperSonics, the Spurs in sixth, the Nuggets in seventh, and the Lakers in eighth.
Mavericks beating the Lakers isn't cutting melons and vegetables?
Letting go of this game will not affect their promotion.
Playing the Lakers and playing the Supersonics, just the difference between playing ants and slightly bigger ants.
But it is possible to hand over the hardest bone spurs to the equally hard to gnaw on the rockets!
As far as the strength of the Spurs in the sprint stage, if there are still teams that can't recognize the true strength of the Spurs, they are really fools!
The strength of the Spurs is definitely not much worse than the Western Triumvirate, and it is definitely a team at the same level as the Western Trio and the Celtics.
It is very beneficial for the Mavericks to let two teams like the Spurs and Rockets meet in advance and consume them in advance!
Even if Nelson Sr. didn't ask the Mavericks to let go of this game, if the Mavericks were for the long-term plan of the championship, they should have let this game go!
But the starting lineup of the Mavericks is really surprising!
"Maybe the Mavericks were just symbolically in the last minute, or the full main force in the last quarter!"
Let the Spurs and Rockets meet in advance and consume in advance, such a good strategy, Barkley doesn't believe the Mavericks will be so stupid and unwilling to accept.
Soon after the game began, Barkley was really stunned by the Mavericks' behavior!
"Maverick this is ready to play really?!"
Milicic and Dampier jumped the ball to beat Dampier, the second center in the East, to win the first chance of the game for the SuperSonics.
Rondo dribbled over half court, and in the face of Rondo's release, Yes, as usual, brought up to play blocking and dismantling with Rondo.
This is the main tactic of hypersonic in recent times.
This tactic can solve the problem of Rondo being released to a certain extent, and it can also get more assist opportunities for Rondo.
Now Rondo is still the assist king, and the advantage is not so subtle.
In the face of a style of play like Rondo and Yes, most of the teams that are not so focused, after the defenders are blocked by Rondo, Yes is almost invincible.
Covered by Rondo, Yes has an amazing shooting percentage in the open position!
The Mavericks have now been confirmed to be number one in the West.
This game is the last game of the Mavericks' regular season.
and the Suns Rockets sprinted for a season.
What is the mental state of the calf now, it goes without saying!
Now that there is finally a game that has nothing to do with winning or losing, how can you not take a good rest?
It can be said that the tactic of hypersonic is very suitable for the current Mavericks.
But for Barkley and a lot of supersonic fans on the scene, and a lot of viewers in front of the TV.
The concentration of the Mavericks in this game is jaw-dropping!
Rondo is skinny, but the quality of his cover has always been good.
Rondo has very long arms and is very talented, and sometimes, let him cover Yes, and sometimes he can cover two.
But at the beginning of this game, Rondo couldn't even cover Devin Harris alone!
Devin Harris is too fast!
Fast and dexterous, he can always drill Rondo from somewhere!
The Mavericks' crazy state of high concentration in this game poses a great threat to the supersounds!
The superSonics' attack relied mainly on the connection between Yes and Rondo and Yes and Milicic.
It seems that these are the two lines of the dumping system, but in fact, no matter which line it is, Rondo's possession of the ball and finding Yes are very important!
Because of Devin Harris's existence, there are some problems with the connection between Yes and Rondo.
There was a problem with the connection between Yes and Rondo, and naturally there was a problem with the game!
At the end of the first quarter, the Dallas Mavericks were 33-26 away, leading the SuperSonics by 7 points!
"Mavericks are really playing this game!"
Seeing that as soon as the second quarter came up, Terry and Josh Howard were on the court, and Barkley stood up from his seat in surprise!
"Can the Mavericks really give up the temptation of the Spurs to play the Rockets?!"
"In order to send the supersonic to eighth, the Mavericks can actually give up the temptation of such a big drama as the rocket spurs?!"
It's really incredible!
"In this game, the Mavericks want to send the supersonic to eighth in the West!"
"The Dallas Mavericks really want to play the SuperSonics in the playoffs!"
The Dallas Mavericks have said more than once in previous interviews that they want to play the SuperSonics in the playoffs.
At that time, most people just thought Maverick was joking.
Nelson Sr. is the Mavericks' former head coach.
The Mavericks want to meet the former head coach in the playoffs, and it is also out of a feeling that not many people take seriously.
But now?
Even if the Mavericks don't release water on supersonic speed in this game, they can still be so harsh!
By the end of the first half, Dallas had a 14-point lead over the SuperSonics at 61-47!
Lost by 14 points in the half!
The process of this game is almost exactly the same as the game of the Supersonic Pistons!
The difference is only, the Mavericks have Nowitzki, and the Pistons don't!
In the face of the Pistons, yes, as long as they can bite, a defensive team like the Pistons, there will always be some problems on offense, and this is the opportunity.
But the Mavericks, the Mavericks are the most balanced team in the league!
Watching the game between the Mavericks and the SuperSonics on the court, Barkley felt distressed for the SuperSonics!
"The gap is too big!"
"The gap between the two teams is too big!"
"Nowitzki is unmatched to David Lee and Millsap!"
"The SuperSonics meet the Mavericks in the playoffs, and there is no chance of any chance!"
Are the Mavericks crazy in this game?!
Spurs head coach Popovich, who ended the game with the Nuggets, was surprised and delighted when he watched the game!
The Mavericks played crazier in this game than they did!
He had been worried for several days that the calf would be released, but it didn't show up at all!
106 to 85!
At the end of the game, the Key Arena was extremely quiet!
Yes and the superSonics had expectations for the outcome of this game.
The strength of the calf is very strong, how strong is it?
The strongest team in the league right now!
I really can't win!
By all means, it looks impossible to defeat the Maverick!
I tried my best, I tried my best, and in the end I was eighth in the West.
After a short lull, the supersonic fans in the stadium once again gave Yes and SuperSonics the wildest applause and encouragement!
"This is the limit of supersonic speed and Yes!"
"The strength of the Mavericks, even the supersonic speed and Yes, which are already at the limit, are far beyond it!"
"But congratulations, yes, congratulations to the SuperSonics, they had a very successful regular season season!"
"But, this season, Yes's fairy tale, is over!"
"Even if the fairy tale is over now, they are proud enough!"
Ross Barkley is still excited, for the SuperSonics, even if this game is lost, it will be a great season!
For many reporters across the U.S. on the sidelines, the result was equally exciting.
Mavericks are really not comparable to the current pistons!
You can't send Yes a five-game losing streak in the regular season, but a four-game losing streak in the SuperSonics playoffs is a certainty!
"Personally send the supersonic to the eighth position in the West!"
This is what the Mavericks have been thinking about the most this half season!
Now, this thing is finally done!
Nowitzki, Terry, Devin Harris, Iverson Johnson......
Everyone on the Mavericks looked at the old Nelson standing on the sidelines at the end of the game!
Finally unwrapping God's gift to them!
It's a great feeling!
This is the happiest moment for the Mavericks after being reversed by the Heat and losing the championship!