The playoffs seem to be the best place to explain those four words. It doesn't matter what the feud you have, no matter how good your regular season record is. Here, as long as you are defeated, no one will give you a chance to get revenge. Here, if you don't win, a whole season's hard work will be in vain.

No team will give up their chance to win, regardless of whether their strength is proportional to their opponents, as long as they can cross that threshold, all teams will do their best.

This is the portrayal of the playoffs, where there is no sympathy, and the tragic battles are the only theme of the playoffs.

Although on April 13, the Mavericks managed to defeat the Rockets in the final regular season game of the season. But no one on the team has let up after 82 regular-season games. For the Mavericks, who are aiming for a championship, the truly difficult time of the season has just arrived.

After the end of the regular season, the playoff schedule is naturally clear, and the Mavericks, who are ranked third in the West, will meet the Trail Blazers in sixth place in the West in advance.

Although the Trail Blazers lost Oden and Roy, the team from the City of Roses quickly recovered and moved up to sixth place in the West amid the downturn. When Roy didn't play well at the start of the season and was reimbursed for another season, people thought the Trail Blazers were going to rebuild again. However, the team persevered to the top eight in the West with an unyielding spirit.

In addition to Aldridge's rise, the Trail Blazers traded for "Elvis" Gerald after the All-Star break. Wallace has undoubtedly greatly increased the strength of the team. Although the era of Auden and Roy came to an end, you can't say that the current pioneer is a lamb to be slaughtered.

However, compared to the seventh-ranked Hornets, Carlisle still prefers to play against the Trail Blazers. At least against the Trail Blazers, that guy in Yiyang can play to his full strength. Compared to Chris. Paul, Andre. Miller doesn't seem like a threat to Yiyang. And if Yiyang plays well enough, it will play a decisive role in whether the Mavericks can win.

The New Orleans Hornets will be left to the Lakers, who overtook the Mavericks to second place. Against the Portland Trail Blazers, it was exactly what Carlisle wanted.

After the regular season, there are two days for the players to adjust and rest. And for Carlisle, it was best for the Mavericks players to do nothing but practice for the past two days.

Over the course of those two days, Carlisle trained even more intensively than during the regular season. In terms of tactics, the biggest change for the Mavericks is to make Yiyang, the sixth man, the team's starting point guard.

Although in the regular season, Yiyang already played a lot more time than Kidd. But in every game before that, Kidd took the lead in stabilizing the situation and setting the tone for the battle that followed. Now, Carlisle asks Yiyang to stabilize the battle as soon as he plays, and try to establish an advantage as soon as possible. This feeling is still a little different from playing the sixth man.

But to Carlisle's relief, Yiyang didn't seem to have any discomfort after switching to a starter in training, almost "plug and play". And when the Mavericks' second lineup is led by Kidd, Peja and Terry will be given more room to play.

Everything seems to be going well, and of course, in addition to the teams starting to prepare for the playoffs, the sports broadcasters will also have to start preparing for the playoffs.

These days, there are special programs about the playoffs all over the place. TNT, on the other hand, will naturally talk to fans about the situation this year before the playoffs.

Barkley, Kenny. Smith and Kevin. Harlan, the playoff specials that these three guys do are always very eye-catching. For no other reason than because these three guys are sharp enough to speak.

Most TV shows show that the host praises the teams that participate in the playoffs. But these three guys at TNT are different, and they're able to point out a team's problems and tell you why that team can't win the championship. And then to reassure the fans of this team, you guys don't daydream.

“...... As you said, it's not going to be easy for the Lakers to successfully defend their title this season. Even with a win over the Hornets, they will have to face the winner between the Dallas Mavericks and the Trail Blazers. These two opponents are enough to make Kobe. Bryant drank a pot. At this time, the three presenters are talking about the Lakers, who are second in the West, and they believe that Kobe Bryant will have a hard time creating a three-game dynasty of his own, and the Lakers' performance this season is not as good as the previous two years, which is obvious to all. While the Lakers are in decline, other teams are improving. Take, for example, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Even if the Lakers make it past the Mavericks, it will be difficult to compete with the young Thunder.

"Speaking of the Dallas Mavericks, their record this season seems to be 57-25. It's amazing, this is the 11th consecutive season for the Mavericks to win 50 wins! The addition of Yi has made the Mavericks full of vitality that they did not have before! "Take this opportunity, Kevin. Harlan shifted the conversation and brought the conversation to the Mavericks.

"yes, look at what the Mavericks have gotten in the last 11 years? Everybody knows this team doesn't play well in the playoffs, and it's a regular season team. The Portland Trail Blazers must be very happy right now because they've been that lucky guy. After all, everyone wants to fight the Mavericks. "Charles. Barkley spread his hands and wasn't optimistic about the Mavericks' playoff prospects.

"However, the Mavericks have played really well in the regular season this season, and they even caused a blue whirlwind in the league at one point." Kenny. Smith began a standoff with Barkley.

"Oh, did you forget about the '06-07 season so quickly? At that time, the Mavericks had a terrifying 67 wins in the regular season! 67 wins, gentlemen! Even now, that's a pretty scary number! Dirk also became the MVP of that year. And guess what? The Mavericks achieved the Warriors' Black Eight Miracle in the first round of the playoffs! And I also want to remind you that the Mavericks weren't plagued by injuries in the playoffs that year, but they still lost and were put out of the game so hard. This year's 57 wins are nothing compared to that season. When it comes to regular season performance, the Mavericks have won 60 games in three of the past 11 years. But that doesn't tell the story, they always lose in the playoffs for a variety of reasons. "Barkley listed a piece of evidence in favor of this," which allowed Kenny. Smith couldn't find any reason to refute it.

"Let's accept it, the only time the Mavericks made it to the summary game, they didn't take away the O'Brien Cup, but they made Wade. This is the Dallas Mavericks, the playoffs, not where the bunch of guys should be. ”

In the Mavericks' tactical conference room, the only light source is the projector in the dark room.

Charles. Every word Barkley said was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the Mavericks players. The live broadcast just now, everyone in the Mavericks saw it.

No one knows why Carlisle would send his players to watch this kind of thing, and before the playoffs, all the managers wanted the players to concentrate on training and keep out all the news that was not good for the team. According to rumors, 76ers coach Doug . Collins didn't even allow the players to watch the news. But Carlisle, this guy organized everyone to hear how much the outside world looked down on them.

After the three hosts changed the topic to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Carlisle turned on all the lights in the room and stood in front of the players.

"How do you feel?" The academy coach asked, glancing at the players below.

"Before the playoffs even started, everybody thought we couldn't do it, that we were soft. Many are betting that the Trail Blazers will win the night after tomorrow, or even win an entire series. What do you think? ”

"I think Charles is just fucking spitting." Terry's unabastic answer made his teammates around him laugh secretly.

"You think Flying Pig is spitting, but everyone else thinks he's telling the truth. Guys, there's no way back! The only people who still believe that we can succeed are ourselves! So, the night after tomorrow, and the whole playoffs, I hope you give your best! Everyone wants to fight us, and everyone pinches us like soft persimmons. Then let's use the performance to show each other who is the protagonist in the playoffs! Carlisle's roar made all the players turn their hatred into strength.

Carlisle is indeed an academic coach who is obsessed with studying tactics, but many people don't know that this guy is also very good at mobilizing the emotions of players.

Kidd's old fritter will naturally not be affected by Carlisle's words, and even if Carlisle doesn't say it, Kidd knows what to do in the playoffs. The legendary point guard turned his head and looked at Yiyang, who was sitting next to him, wondering how the young man would react to Carlisle's encouragement.

I saw Yiyang's hands clenched into fists, and his eyes were on fire, as if he wanted to rush up and tear Buckley to pieces now.

Kidd smiled, Barkley couldn't have been torn to shreds. But the Portland Trail Blazers may not have been so lucky.

"Also!"

Hearing Kidd calling himself, Yiyang's gaze also took off the screen.

"The playoffs are different from the regular season, no matter what the moment is, you have to give your best. Even if you try your best to sweat the last drop, you can't admit defeat. "Although Kidd is a historic point guard, the biggest regret of his career is that he never had a championship ring of his own. He knows very well that in the playoffs, there is only hope of winning if everyone gives it their all.

"I'm not going to be lazy." Yiyang responded coldly, and then continued to stare at the screen. Although his tone was cold, a fire had already ignited in the heart of Yiyang, a young man.

The reborn Mavericks carry the expectations of the city of Dallas, while the young Yiyang carries the Mavericks' championship dreams.

"Ready to start in the playoffs?" Seeing that Yiyang seemed to be enthusiastic about the playoffs, Kidd patted Yiyang on the shoulder and continued to ask.

This time, Yiyang didn't answer. The young rookie guard just nodded vigorously.