Nowitzki barely slept the night before the game. It's not that he's anxious about today's game, it's that the fever hasn't gone away, and Nowitzki can't sleep at all.

Twelve hours before the start of the game, news of Nowitzki's high fever spread around the world. Although it is not a thing to be thankful for others to be around, it is undoubtedly great news for the Heat Big Three!

Especially Chris. Bosh, when he was still changing equipment in the locker room, "Dragon King" was already eager to try. The finals were played three times, and Bosh was abused by Nowitzki three times. If the German really came into the game with illness today, he would definitely not show mercy!

The basketball court is like a battlefield, don't expect Dirk's fever to win the sympathy of your opponents. On the contrary, the weaker Dirk is, the more likely he is to be a target of attack.

"Chris, you have to play a little bit more aggressively today! Whether or not Dirk will play sickly, the Mavericks' No. 4 position will become very weak! In the interior to hold the ball in a lot of positions, we have to play both inside and outside attacks at the same time today! Spoelstra will also be hoping to take advantage of Nowitzki's illness to tie the series at 2-2 on aggregate.

As for Yiyang? Although the rookie had staged a layup, Spoelstra believed that as long as there was no Dirk, the Mavericks would not be able to win!

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In the home locker room at the U.S. Route Center, everyone seemed very agitated. They always stare at the locker room door from time to time, and then shake their heads with a sigh.

People were waiting for Nowitzki's arrival, and they hoped that the Germans would be in good spirits when they pushed the door in today.

But half an hour had passed since Carlisle's deadline for arrival, and Nowitzki had not yet appeared. This can't help but make the Mavericks players a little panicked. Dirk, will you not be here today?

When everyone is geared up and ready to warm up. The thick locker room door was slammed open, and Nowitzki walked in, sweaty, his cheeks flushed. It looks like the fever hasn't gone away.

Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing, and their eyes fell on Nowitzki.

"You...... It's okay, Dirk. Seeing Nowitzki's sweating profusely, Kidd felt that Dirk's illness had worsened rather than improved.

Nowitzki waved his hand, then sat down in front of his cabinet. The German leaned his head back on the cabinet as if he had just finished a match. "No problem, no problem. You guys go warm up, guys, I'll be there in a minute! ”

Everyone knew that Dirk must be very uncomfortable now, so they didn't urge him, and they all went to the court to warm up first. When everyone was gone, Dirk found that Yiyang was still inside.

"What's wrong? I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me. Nowitzki squeezed out a smile at Yiyang, it's no wonder that this guy has no problem!

"I'll pass you the ball, man." However, Yiyang suddenly jumped out of such a sentence coldly.

Now, Nowitzki's smile became much more natural.

"Then I'll score!" Nowitzki stretched out his fist and touched it lightly with Yiyang.

yes, I still have such a group of teammates by my side, nothing to be afraid of!

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"It's very unfortunate that the Mavericks have just officially confirmed that Dirk. Nowitzki's flu didn't get better. The latest body temperature is 38.2°C, and if my body temperature is so high, I may not even be able to complete the commentary. I can't believe how Dirk will have to deal with the fierce competition! "Kenny. Smith looked at the latest news in his hand and couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment. Dallas must be a city cursed by God, otherwise they wouldn't have had so much trouble in the Grand Finals.

"Today, the Miami Heat's defensive focus will definitely be tilted towards Yi, as long as Yi is blocked, the Mavericks' threat on the offensive end will drop by half! Dirk could struggle to play dominantly again today, and this is the chance for the Big Three. If they want to equalise, there is no better time than this. "Even Barkley, who has always been bullish on the Mavericks, was not very optimistic today.

Jordan was able to kill the game with a high fever back then, and that was because Jordan no longer belonged to the category of "people". Nowitzki has made history in this year's playoffs, but no one believes that the German can create the Jordan myth.

In the first attack after the start of the game, Nowitzki's weakness was evident under the high-intensity confrontation.

In the first goal of the opening game, Yiyang asked Nowitzki for a block and a pick-and-roll, trying to use the block to launch an attack. However, Nowitzki's pick-and-roll didn't slow Wade well. Nowitzki felt his whole body weak, and Wade squeezed past him with a little effort.

Fortunately, Wade's speed is not as fast as it was back then, even if he quickly bypassed the block, he was still surpassed by Yiyang by half a body. Yiyang took advantage of this half of his body and hit a low-handed layup, and the Mavericks took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

Although Yiyang's goal with Wade's speed was very exciting, Mavericks fans were still not at ease. Later, on the defensive end, what should Dirk do?

soft, this is the most significant change that Bosh found in Nowitzki today. Nowitzki wanted to be tough, but his feverish body didn't support him. Bosh leaned against Dirk and pushed back. Immediately, he grabbed a very good offensive position near the three-second zone.

Bosh raised his hand to ask for the ball, and Bibi passed the ball over Yiyang's head and sent it to the "Dragon King".

The opportunity to be embarrassed before the snow came, Bosh gritted his teeth, he wanted to hold the ball and hit it back! This guy wants to use the roughest way to vent all his previous grievances!

"Bang!" Bosh leaned back hard, and the muffled sound of muscles colliding with each other made the fans in the stands tremble. They were heartbroken with Dirk and cursed at Bosh at the same time. But that doesn't stop Bosh, it makes him more and more excited!

"Bang!" In the second stroke, Bosh seemed to recoil. Nowitzki looked shaky, but he didn't give up, endured the torture and continued to stick to Bosh.

At this point, Bosh had advanced into the three-second zone. If he turns over and jumps in this position, Bosh is still very sure. Dirk. Nowitzki, I'll give you a taste of humiliation today!

Swing your shoulders with your back, drop back, and roll over for a jumper. Bosh completed his movements in one go, and Nowitzki was half a beat slower to react, and he couldn't jump at all.

Bosh in the air couldn't help but smile slightly, but at this moment, a black shadow suddenly came out, completely covering the entire person of the "Dragon King".

Bosh shot the basketball, but the shadow was still flying upward. He blocked the way of the basketball and flew back with the basketball that Bosh had just thrown!

"Tyson. Chandler, his defense is perfect! A powerful block, as if telling Chris, don't want to take advantage of Dirk! ”

The basketball was fanned, which in Yiyang's view was a signal to launch a fast attack. He ran towards the basketball, stretched out his long arms, and caught the basketball that Chandler had turned away before everyone else.

Chandler's block seemed to step on the accelerator of Yiyang's "sports car" to the bottom, and as soon as he grabbed the ball, Yiyang turned around and ran away!

"Whoosh!" The Mavericks players seemed to see a bolt of lightning running through the court, but behind Yiyang's lightning bolt, LeBron . James's "humanoid tank" is still in hot pursuit.

Yiyang has to admire James's physicality, he always reacts quickly and immediately accelerates to bite the attacker. If he just goes to the basket like this, James will definitely press the ball on the rebound. Yiyang looked at the follow-up route of his teammates and decided to think of something else.

In the blink of an eye, Yiyang, who was moving at a high speed, had already entered the three-second zone. James was like a falcon, biting at the rabbit that was running frantically in front of his eyes.

Behind James, Marion is also running hard, trying to support Yiyang. Yiyang held the ball in both hands, turned around, and lifted the basketball. It looks like he's ready to pass the ball to Marion in the back!

This time, James's attention was distracted. He just wanted to reach out for a steal, but Yiyang suddenly withdrew the basketball and his gaze, and put the basketball into the frame delicately before he ran over.

"Another fake fax scene, and I won't be surprised to see these actions done again. It's been a crazy season, and we've long been used to Yi's beautiful fake passes. 4-0, it seems that the start of the Heat team is far less smooth than people think! ”

When Nowitzki was weak, everyone on the Mavericks stepped up to help Nowitzki share the pressure. Chandler's timely defense and Yiyang's sharp fast break undoubtedly made the Heat suffer and kept him from taking his attention away from Nowitzki.

In the last game, the Heat lost to the Mavericks, who are all soldiers. It seems that today, the Mavericks still have to use the strength of the team to make up for their superstar disadvantage.

In the following games, the resilience shown by the Mavericks made the Heat play very passively.

Defensively, although Nowitzki, who has a high fever, is a weakness, others can always save the day by actively supplementing and assisting in defense.

And on the offensive end, as Dirk said. Yiyang is like a bottle of "super glue", gluing everyone together.

Marion, Chandler, Terry and even Stevenson, who is not good at attacking, are all under the organization of Yiyang and have attacked well.

The Heat simply couldn't find a defensive center of gravity because Yiyang's ball could be passed to anyone on the floor. Anyone can shoot and score.

Even Dirk, who had a high fever, received two wonderful passes from Yiyang and hit a half-volley.

Halfway through the first quarter, only Wade was the only one of the Heat's Big Three. James sleepwalked and couldn't find his rhythm, while Bosh, who was eager to "do nonsense" on Nowitzki's head, suffered from the limitations of the defense and didn't get many opportunities.

Seeing this, Spoelstra couldn't help but take the first timeout of the game. The Mavericks are far tougher than they thought they were, and a high fever simply can't be a roadblock to their victory.

Watching the Heat triumvirate walk off the court in embarrassment, the fans cheered one by one! See? We're the Dallas Mavericks, not the Dallas Nowitzki! We are united, we are invincible!

Barkley didn't speak for a long time because he was completely stunned by the Mavericks' ability to survive adversity. People say the Mavericks often drop chains in the playoffs, but Barkley knows that that's a thing of the past. This Dallas Maverick right now is scary, really scary!

"This team is tenacious enough to sustain them to win the O'Brien Cup!" Charles. Barkley said.