swept the Warriors 4-0 to advance, a score that many people never expected. Although the Warriors are only ranked eighth in the West, their strength is not a true reflection of the rankings. Are the seventh-ranked Grizzlies and sixth-ranked Trail Blazers necessarily better than the Warriors? Not necessarily, I'm afraid.

The day after the series, Warriors officials announced the loss of Mark Murphy. Jackson. While the arrival of this coach has transformed the Warriors from a fish-belly team into a playoff-caliber powerhouse, there is no doubt that the results of the first round of the playoffs still did not meet management's expectations.

Plus Mark. Jackson's voluntary admission of defeat in front of the media touched the bottom line of the management. As a manager, you can lose, but you can't throw in the towel before you play. If even the manager throws in the towel, what player is willing to fight for you?

Looking at Mark in the office. On the news of Jackson's dismissal, Carlisle couldn't help but shake his head. While Jackson's playoff performance was indeed terrible, he was the one who put the Warriors on the right track.

Stephen. Curry, Klay. Thompson and Drummond. Greene, these young men are all in Mark. Jackson's men are glowing. His "elevator door" tactics and defensive system allowed the Warriors to escape the fate of rotting in the West.

But the league is so cruel, no matter how great your past achievements are, the team will abandon you when they say abandon you. This is the NBA, a business with a weak touch and victory over everything.

Putting down the newspaper, Carlisle rubbed his temples. He was glad that he was working for the most humane boss in the league. Otherwise, he may have been fired when the Mavericks were the defending champion in the Western Conference semifinals in '12.

After advancing to the second round of the playoffs, the pressure on Carlisle was instantly reduced. Although Carlisle has been telling his players not to listen to the nonsense of the media, he is actually a little worried. If the team really suffers from the "Black Eight" again, it is estimated that without being fired by Cuban, Carlisle himself will apply for resignation.

But luckily, nothing bad happened. Carlisle stretched and leaned back in his chair. The Clippers and Rockets series are still intractable, and there is even a good chance that the winner will be decided by a tie-break. This is undoubtedly a good thing for the Mavericks, at least these days, the Mavericks can live in peace.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of Carlisle's office. At this time, the players are training and the members of the coaching staff should also be on the training ground. So the only person who comes to knock on the door now, except for Cuban, is probably Benjamin, the Mavericks' chief team doctor.

But Kuban has a business to talk about today, and he is not in Dallas. So even though the door hadn't opened yet, Carlisle already knew who it was.

"Please come in." After Carlisle responded, the door to his office was pushed open. Sure enough, Benjamin walked into the head coach's office with a file bag in his hand.

"The latest fitness report of the players." Benjamin said as he lifted the file bag, then placed it on Carlisle's messy desk. "If the table in my room were as messy as yours, I'd be scolded by my wife."

"Fortunately, our work environment is a world without women." Carlisle made a joke, then opened the file bag and looked at it.

'The players have been in good shape lately and there is no possibility of injury. Unless, of course, something unexpected happens. By the way, the last page of the report, you should be interested. Carlisle began to read the report, and Benjamin was on the side to explain it to Carlisle.

After hearing this, Carlisle directly flipped the report to the end. After a few glances, Carlisle looked up, his eyes lit up. "Are you sure?"

Benjamin nodded. "Sure."

Seeing him say this, Carlisle looked down at the stack of papers in his hand again.

This is the latest report on Carter's physical recovery, and the team's medical team has closely followed Carter's body and will have a daily check-up to keep track of his physical recovery.

Carlisle's conclusions from this report are encouraging.

"We agreed that after more than four months of recovery, Vince has met the requirements to be available for training. If all goes well, Vince should have no problem making it to the finals. ”

"When you say everything is normal, do you mean Vince's body, or do you mean our game." Carlisle looked up and smiled at Benjamin.

"It's a bit of both, after all, if the team doesn't make it to the Finals, Vince will have to wait until next season even if he recovers his health. But ......" Benjamin grinned, remembering the 4-0 aggregate score in the first round. "You're not going to let that happen, are you?"

"May God favor Vince and visit us." Carlisle handed the report back to Benjamin, in a good mood. "Did you tell him about it?"

"Not yet, we have to be the first to tell you, and then it's up to you to decide."

"What else can I do? Hurry up and tell Vince to come to training tomorrow, or his old bones will rust. ”

Sometimes, good things come one after another. First, the team won and advanced, and then Carter was about to return. Let's hope this smooth momentum can be maintained until the last minute.

After reading the report, Chief Team Doctor Benjamin will personally inform Carter, who is recovering from his injuries at home, that he will be returning to the training ground. Carlisle could already imagine how excited the gray-bearded guy would be later.

As for Carlisle, he must stay on the training ground and supervise the team's training. The next opponent, no matter who advances to the Clippers or the Rockets, is not a hard bone to gnaw on. Even if you win the game, you can't relax on the training ground.

At this time, the team's training has entered the stage of various special exercises. Each player's program at this stage is different, and some may be practicing shooting, while others may be practicing the confrontation and making layups. As for Gobert, his training program is still a thunderous defense.

At the beginning of the season, Carlisle and the coaching staff actually thought about getting Gobert to practice his shooting. After all, if a center forward can not only defend but also open up space on the offensive end, it will undoubtedly match Yiyang's style of play very well.

But after half a season, the shooting coaches of the Dallas Mavericks exclaimed that Gobert was simply the most "genius" player he had ever met. Because no matter how much you practice, that guy's shooting just hasn't improved!

Free throws are the only thing Gobert has improved in terms of shooting. Even so, Gobert shot just 49.2 percent from the free-throw line.

Even Gobert joked to himself in an interview with reporters: "I think I'm a shooter because my free throw shooting percentage is already higher than many people's three-point shooting percentage." ”

Shooting drills didn't show any results, and Carlisle had to give up for the time being. Since new skills can't be developed, let's consolidate what Goebel already has.

As a result, defensive training has become a compulsory course for Gobert every day. With Durham Porter as an experienced teacher, Gobert's improvement defensively is evident.

Although Bowler has always been a minor player in the league, his average of close to 2 blocks per game is a terrifying achievement that no one can ignore.

Bowler first played for the Philadelphia 76ers after joining the NBA in 2001, and his first NBA coach was Larry Brown. Brown, his most recognizable teammate was the sought-after Allen Brown. Iverson. But the biggest help for Durham Porter was the aging "African Mountain" Deacon Bay in the 76ers team at that time. Mutombo.

At the time, Mutombo was a mentor to Durham Potter. The Haitians learned a lot from Uncle Mu, especially the one-on-one defense and, of course, a lot of elbows.

It can be said that it was Mutombo's guidance that allowed the originally mediocre Daimpot to survive in this league by relying on blue-collar work. And now Daimpoter is like Mutombo in the past, guiding the young Frenchman.

Under the supervision of the trainer, Dareham Porter singled Gobert with the ball and his back. The Haitians were not polite to Gobert because it was training, and relaxing on the training ground was irresponsible for the game. This sentence was told to him by Mutombo at the beginning. And Durham Porter's entire career has been guided by this principle.

So, Durham Porter was not polite to Gobert. He turned abruptly, and raised his elbow covertly as he turned. Of course, the experienced Dareham Porter knows the dynamics. His elbow won't really hurt Gobert's health, but it will definitely make the Frenchman's chest feel tight.

After being elbowed, Gobert seemed to lose his strength. Dalem Potter seized the opportunity and took a big step and hung the frame with both hands! The hoop made a loud noise, even attracting the attention of everyone else on the training floor.

"You're too weak! If just elbowed you is DeAndrew. Jordan or Dwight. Howard, you can't expect them to be as gentle as I am! After the dunk, Durham Porter yelled at Gobert. This guy has really entered the role of a teacher.

"Damn, don't be complacent, old man. Again, I'm going to cover you this time! Gobert responded unflinchingly, and everyone was used to the bickering between two strong men on the basketball court.

The first time the two yelled at each other, it really startled everyone, and people thought that the two guys really had a conflict. But later, everyone found out that these two guys had to yell at each other almost every time they trained. But as soon as the training ended, the relationship between the two was too good to be good.

Dareham Potter is well aware that being fierce on him on the training ground is meant to make him fierce against others in the game. Gobert's progress can be so rapid that it has nothing to do with Daim Porter.

In the next practice, Durham Porter gave Gobert another big elbow. But this time, the Frenchman did not flinch, but endured the pain and continued to press, flying the basketball in Dyrem Porter's hand!

Durham Porter lost his center of gravity during the confrontation with Gobert and fell to the ground in embarrassment. But Haitians have excited smiles on their faces.

"That's right, boy, that's what defense is called! Basketball is a sport in which muscles fight against each other, and no inch of land is given. You're so big, but you want to dodge and float out to shoot, what do you look like? The little man sees that you don't defend, and you don't have to touch the inside line, and you will collapse. So, it's time to be tough like you were just now, good job, boy! ”

"Cut, watch out for your old bones. If I hurt you, I can't take care of it. Gobert spoke coldly, but he still reached out and pulled Daim Porter, who had fallen to the ground, up.

Seeing that scene on the training ground, Carlisle couldn't help but smile. It is precisely because of these seemingly "cumbersome" veterans on the team that the Mavericks will become better.

Think about how much Yiyang learned from the old guys before. Kidd, Terry, Peja and even Cardinal, without them, Yiyang would not be what it is now.

Durham Porter's dedication and Carter's upcoming comeback...... The afterglow of the old guys will continue to illuminate the Mavericks' path forward in the playoffs.

There is the "support" of this group of old guys, coupled with the vigorous vitality of young people. Whether the Mavericks' next opponent is the Rockets or the Clippers, Carlisle is confident at this point.

Come on, because we can't wait to advance to the next round!