Dirk. Nowitzki has played 40 minutes, which is not an easy task for a 35-year-old veteran to play 40 minutes in a single game.

What's more, it's still in the last game of the regular season, or with the playoffs just around the corner.

"Dirk didn't want to give up today, he tried to get the win on the head of the legendary 74-win Grizzlies!" Hubi. Brown admires Decker's spirit very much, and if ordinary people had encountered a team like the Grizzlies, they would have given up long ago.

74 wins, the NBA's all-new record for most wins in a single season, was set by the Memphis Grizzlies in Phoenix two days ago.

Since Link led the team to a 72-win victory over the Heat, the Grizzlies have begun to take a break for the playoffs. But even so, the Grizzlies still crushed the already sparse Lakers and the Suns, who worked hard for the playoffs, and got an incredible 74 wins!

It is believed that this time, it really will be a record that cannot be broken.

For this, the Mavericks must have to thank the grizzly bear. It was because the Grizzlies defeated the Suns the day before yesterday to get 74 wins that the Dallas people had the hope of returning to the playoffs.

There is only one game between them and the Suns, and as long as the Mavericks can win the game today, then they will overtake the Suns on the final day of the regular season and finish eighth in the West!

So, even in the face of the legendary Grizzlies with 74 wins, Dirk still did not compromise. It's like 2011, dragging the whole team against the most powerful force in the league!

Nowitzki was sweating profusely, and his long hair was stuck to his forehead.

The Grizzlies didn't go all out with the Mavericks today, and the playing time of the main players and bench players was almost average. It's good to win 75 wins, but Joggle doesn't want to risk it. The Mavericks are here for the playoffs, and they're playing this game like the last.

If the grizzly bears fight them hard, they will only suffer.

But even if the Grizzlies didn't go all out, it still made it very difficult for the Mavericks. In the 10th minute of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks still trailed the Grizzlies by 2 points.

At this point, it's the Mavericks' offensive round. Link sat on the bench and watched silently as the old calf dragged on with heavy steps.

Monta. Ellis quickly made it past half and quickly got the ball to Carter Sr., who had landed on the flank.

"Half-Man, Demigod" is undoubtedly most talked about for his dunks, but in fact, Carter is more than just a dunk. His accomplishments outside the three-point line can be no lower than his own dunks.

Carter is shooting 39.4 percent from three-point range this season and 40.6 percent last season. He's always been a great three-pointer, but all eyes have been on his dunks and ignoring his equally good shots.

If he was just a dunker, he wouldn't be able to dominate the league at the age of nearly 40.

Carter prepares to shoot, Jimmy. Butler actively jumped up to block. However, in the air, Butler found that Carter didn't jump at all, it was just a fake shot!

Carter immediately dribbled and broke through, and Butler immediately reflexively chased back after landing on the ground.

But when young Butler turned back, he didn't see Carter.

It turned out that Carter's shots and breakouts were fake! He pretended to break through to deceive Butler to chase back, but in fact, the moment Butler turned around, he retreated outside the three-point line!

Aged Carter, put Jimmy. Butler is spinning in place!

In the end, Carter made another three-point shot when Butler was stunned. This time, Carter didn't waste the opportunity and went into the net with three points!

The Dallas Mavericks are one point ahead, and they have one foot in the playoffs!

"Unbelievable state, I'm afraid this guy can fight until he is 40 years old!" On the bench, Randolph, who was next to Link, shook his head with emotion.

Although the Grizzlies are now only playing on a bench lineup, the Mavericks' performance is still amazing.

Link didn't answer Randolph because he knew that 40 was a complete triviality for Carter......

In the next round, the young Dellavedova was just close to the three-point line when he was defeated by Monta. Ellis makes a steal. Ellis hasn't been a great defensive player historically, but he is averaging 1.7 steals per game. He is quick to shoot and can easily lose the ball if he is not careful.

Ellis ran all over the field, but was blocked by Dellavedova. If it weren't for Link's instruction not to intentionally hurt people, Dellavedova would now really want to trip Ellis with a flying tackle.

Ellis missed a layup with a tough block from Dellavedova, but Carter, who followed up, grabbed the offensive rebound.

The Grizzlies' defense immediately contracted, after all, the basket is the most dangerous place right now.

"It's over." Seeing his teammates all rushing towards Carter under the basket, Link secretly screamed badly.

Sure enough, in the next second, Carter passed the ball out of the crowd and found the "German tank" that was empty outside the three-point line.

Carter doesn't have many assists, but that doesn't mean he can't pass the ball. Again, Carter is not just a dunk.

Dirk received the basketball, and this ball was undoubtedly the key to deciding the outcome of the game. But Nowitzki didn't have any turmoil in his heart at this time, and he had experienced countless more deadly moments than this.

Outside the three-point line, Nowitzki took a shot with less than 30 centimeters from the ground after jumping. Although he didn't jump high, Nowitzki's shot was still very high.

The basketball is like a bomb dropped from a bomber, "destroying" the target with precision!

The net rolls and the basketball hits the ground. The Mavericks cheered as they went from a two-point deficit to a four-point lead with just two attacks!

At this point, the initiative of the game was completely taken by the Mavericks, and they also played with confidence, and then hit the basket frequently in the next few key rounds!

And the Grizzlies, who lack the main players to lead, are obviously a little overwhelmed, Dellavedova, Jimmy. Butler and Tobias. Young players such as Harris do not yet have the ability to take charge of themselves in critical moments.

Although they are young players, Butler and Harris entered the league a year later than Link......

In the end, with Nowitzki's steady offense, the Mavericks finally made it to the end. 99-95, the Dallas Mavericks narrowly defeated the Grizzlies by four points. The Mavericks players hugged each other frantically and raced all over the court.

They're not happy to beat a team with 74 wins, they're happy to be able to make the playoffs!

Link stood up, admiring the calf. But he wasn't discouraged, because soon, four days to be exact, the Grizzly Bear and the Maverick would meet again.

The Dallas Mavericks won the game and allowed them to make the playoffs as eighth in the West. Therefore, the Mavericks' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is none other than the Memphis Grizzlies!

In the playoffs, the Grizzlies won't be as polite to the Mavericks as they are today.

Dirk happily walked up to Link, who had just beaten the Grizzlies to advance to the Finals when he hugged Link a few years ago. At that time, Dirk also said a lot of words of encouragement to Link, and he was worried that Link would be depressed.

But now, just three years later, when Nowitzki stepped up against the Grizzlies again, he went from victor to challenger. Link, on the other hand, is already working towards his second championship.

Nowitzki really didn't expect that Link would achieve this in the future.

"We'll meet again soon, right?" Nowitzki smiled, his joy still not fading.

"Soon, in the same place, at the same time. But next time, it won't be the same ending. Link looked relaxed, and once again faced the Mavericks who eliminated him in the Western Conference Finals, and Link was not nervous at all.

After all, things are no longer what they used to be.

"Haha, you're still so confident. I know you didn't give it your all today, you're saving up for the playoffs. But trust me, we're going to be stronger in the playoffs. ”

I don't know if it's because Nowitzki's face is too kind, but when he said these words, Link really didn't feel any deterrence.

Link didn't take it too seriously, shook Novitzki's hand, and then turned away.

The eighth in the west, how strong can it be?

But in fact, the Mavericks, who are eighth in the West, have 50 wins in a single season! In the regular season this season, the Miami Heat won only 4 more games than the eighth place in the West!

When Link, who had a relaxed face, walked to the door of the locker room, as if the power had suddenly cut off, he suddenly stopped and jerked his head up.

Randolph, who was walking behind Link, was not paying attention when he was talking to others, so he collided with Link who suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong? Why stop all of a sudden? ”

"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered something." Link still smiled, and walked into the locker room.

But inside, Link couldn't laugh anymore.

Why are the Dallas Mavericks so strong when they are the eighth in the West? Link had been thinking about this a long time ago. Then, he suddenly remembered something from the original history about the 2014 playoffs.

In original history, the 2014 champion was the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs played the ultimate team basketball in the Finals, with a frighteningly high shooting percentage, and Leonard became an FMVP, opening the road to superstardom.

And in this year's playoffs, it was not the Heat who caused the championship Spurs the most trouble, but the Dallas Mavericks they met in the first round!

Link still remembers that at that time, the Mavericks and the championship Spurs played a tie-break and almost created a black eight miracle!

If the Mavericks did win against the Spurs, God knows if Nowitzki would have replicated his success in 2011!

Thinking of this, Link's mind was no longer so relaxed. This strongest first-round opponent was just met by the Grizzlies!

Link doesn't want his team to get into a tough battle in the first round, and he doesn't want the Spurs' history to repeat itself with the Grizzlies.

This eighth in the West is not that simple. After 4 days, you have to give it your all!