The first two rounds of the divisional semifinals ended with the Warriors holding a 2-0 advantage, and their qualification was almost a foregone conclusion.

Even better than the Warriors is another team in the West, the Mavericks!

On May 7, the third round of the competition began, the Lakers and the Mavericks took the lead, and the Lakers also fell behind the Mavericks 2-0 before, so the Lakers had no way back in this game, they had to win, and if they lost again, then the fourth game would be unnecessary.

In the history of the NBA, there has never been a situation where a team that fell behind 0-3 came back, and the Lakers could only advance by creating a zào miracle.

The Lakers got off to a surprising start, but lost an eight-point advantage in the final five minutes, losing 92-98 to the Mavericks on the road and trailing 0-3 in the second round of the playoffs.

Dirk Nowitzki finished with 32 points and nine rebounds on 4-of-5 three-point shooting. Jason Kidd had 11 points and nine assists, Jason Terry came off the bench with 23 points and Peja Stojakovic had 15 points. The Mavericks shot 12-of-29 from three-point range.

Kobe Bryant had 17 points and six assists, Andrew Bynum had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Pau Gasol had 12 points and Ramar Odom had 18 points.

One of the Lakers' players is in trouble, while another claims to have suffered a "crisis of confidence", Artest is suspended, and all three frontcourt players are in trouble.

Still, the 2-0 lead was not a big deal, and before the game, Nowitzki said seriously: "This series is far from over, I've had the experience of being overturned at 2-0, I've seen enough in this league, so we have to focus and stick together and let the home fans see us win again." ”

Nowitzki is talking about the unbearable past of 2006, when they led the Heat 2-0 in the Finals, and then the Heat lost four cities in a row, killing them to the ground!

This time, Nowitzki would never allow his team to do that again, and with their concerted efforts, the Mavericks finally took a 3-0 lead over the Lakers.

In this way, the Lakers stepped into the coffin with one foot, the house leak happened to rain overnight, Kobe's unruly and unruly trouble again, in the final stage of the third game, the Lakers were beaten by the Mavericks again and again, and the eight-point advantage was buried, Kobe Bryant was extremely angry, when Brown called a timeout, he glared at Brown angrily, the look was terrible, even if it was through the computer screen, the fans were a little chilled.

Although Bryant has many shortcomings, he has one great strength, that is, he is bold on the court, and he explained that look after the game, saying: "I was very angry, I can't believe that we are playing the playoffs with a coach like Brown!" I mean, if Phil was here, he wouldn't have let the Mavericks just catch up with us, he would have deployed effectively during the timeout, but what about Brown? He didn't do anything at all, he just let his opponent eat away at our victory! ”

At this point, the Lakers' handsome discord problem is completely put on the table, Brown's dismissal is a foregone conclusion, and now the Lakers' uniform team is waiting for the moment when the Lakers are eliminated, and then remove Brown.

This year's Lakers are really not playing well, they need a black pot, and Brown is naturally such a candidate.

On the same day, the Eastern Bulls defeated the Hawks 99-82 on the road, leading 2-1 overall and regaining home-court advantage.

Derrick Rose scored 34 points in the first three quarters and finished with a playoff high of 44. He shot 16-of-27 from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point range. In addition to scoring, he also had seven assists and grabbed five rebounds.

The rest of the Bulls starters failed to score in double figures, with Joakim Noah grabbing 15 rebounds, Carlos Boozer having six points and six rebounds, and Kyle Korver scoring 11 points off the bench.

The Eagles' starting five Tigers all scored in double figures, but still suffered a heavy defeat. Jeff Teague had 21 points, Josh Smith had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Joe Johnson, Al Horford and Marvin Williams had 10 points each.

The history is strikingly similar, in 1997, Michael Jordan's Bulls also met the Hawks in the second round, and the two sides also played 1-1 in the first two games. The Bulls won the third game on the road, and then won two more games in a row to finally eliminate the Hawks 4-2 and go to the championship.

14 years later, the Hawks encountered a similar situation again, and in the context of the Spurs' fall and the Lakers' troubles, the Hawks also had higher expectations.

On May 8, the other semifinal of the Eastern Conference began, and the Celtics defeated the Heat 97-81 at home to pull one back, but the overall score was still 1-2.

Rajon Rondo was seriously injured in the third quarter, but insisted on playing "one-armed", and the Celtics were in high spirits, and Rondo had six points and 11 assists in the game. Kevin Garnett had 28 points and 18 rebounds, Paul Pierce 27 and Ray Allen 15.

The Heat's "Big Three" table was mediocre, with Dwyane Wade scoring 23 points and seven assists, LeBron James scoring 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting, and Chris Bosh scoring only 6 points and 5 rebounds on 1-of-6 shooting. The bench players were good, with Mario Chalmers scoring 17 points and Joel Anthony 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The first two Celtics lost all and fell into the abyss. Pierce had to find a way to stay on the court before the Celtics had a chance to fight back. He was ejected in the final seven minutes of the opening game and insisted on staying on the pitch after suffering a left heel injury in the last game. Pierce was okay today, but Rondo was injured in the third quarter, leaving the suspense abrupt.

The Heat have not won at the Celtics' home court in the past four years, and James has been "bullied" by the Celtics when he was with the Cavaliers.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, when Wade and Bosh were at rest, James did not withstand the overall situation, he repeatedly passed the ball but did not rely on his personal ability to score, and then was beaten by the Green Shirts with a 12-1 counterattack climax, it was by relying on this wave of crazy counterattacks that the Green Shirts finally decided to win!

After that, the Warriors traveled to Memphis to prepare for Game 3 with the Grizzlies.

This time in Memphis, the Warriors were ready to play hard, and in order to boost their confidence, Nelson Sr. also asked the players to wear their favorite outfits, no matter how weird, as long as they liked.

Nelson Sr. is now learning to play psychological warfare, and according to psychology, a person is most confident when he puts on his favorite costume.

So, when the Warriors' plane landed at Memphis International Airport, Grizzlies fans and the media were stunned to find out that the Warriors had turned the expedition into a fashion show.

NBA players are tall and heroic, especially the Warriors, they don't have fat people like Randolph and O'Neal, nor short people like Nate Robinson.

The Memphis Times was offended: "The Oaklanders have captured the pride and arrogance of Californians, and they have used our battlefield as a catwalk, and if you meet their players, you can't imagine that these people are here to fight and not to walk the catwalk." This is also a good thing, a warrior who does not wear armor will die on the battlefield sooner or later! ”

Fans love to see scenes like this, what is the NBA all about? Sweat, passion, strength and suspense, but in this charismatic league, the personal charm of the players must also be an important reason why fans like it.

The NBA has a history of star fashion.

50 years ago, the hipster began to run rampant in the NBA, in 1959, 23-year-old Wilt Chamberlain started his career in Philadelphia, and it was from that time that the first hipster in American basketball was born, the cause of which was actually a small headband. It's impossible to know who the first player in the NBA wore a headband was, but in 1961 Chamberlain led the trend of players wearing headbands, which were previously used by women's tennis players to deal with sweat and stray hair.

In addition, expensive suits, tights, British gentleman-like short-legged trousers, and expensive leather shoes began to linger on NBA stars, supporting the heroic appearance of NBA hipsters.

Later, as the commercial value of the NBA became greater and greater, and the stars became richer and richer, the influence of the NBA-style pop trend became greater and greater.

Since the 90s of the last century, Jordan and Iverson have begun to succeed their predecessors and become the recognized hipster leaders of the league. Naturally, they have the most unique place, Jordan has his own designer, and the clothes he wears out always fit so well, it is said that there was a time when Jordan only wore clothes that his designer cut for him.

When it comes to trendsetting, no one does it better than Iverson, whether it's his trench hairstyle or hip-hop outfits, it's really leading an era.

Before Iverson, NBA stars had furrow hairstyles that were flashes of light, and after him, it became the second most popular discovery among black players after baldness.

Kobe Bryant has been bald since he became famous, some people analyzed, this is because Kobe Bryant found that he couldn't overwhelm Iverson in hairstyle, and he was a paranoid who wanted to win the battle with Iverson, and began to find that Iverson's ditch hairstyle led the league trend, so he left a signature explosive hairstyle, and no one birded him, he saw that he couldn't win, so he simply made a bald head to avoid comparing with Iverson in this regard.

As for hip-hop fan wearing, there is no need to say much about this, until now, when I go to the streets, there are still the most players wearing this dress. For streetball lovers, you're embarrassed to touch a basketball if you're not wearing a hip-hop outfit.

After playing a round of coaching in Memphis, it is difficult to say how confident the players of the Warriors are, anyway, their morale is rising, and they suddenly find that they are so much more handsome than their opponents.

The Warriors players came to Memphis early, and then every time they appeared in public for the next two days, the fans screamed wildly, and Mayo said angrily in a TV interview: "It looks like we're back in Oakland, is this Memphis?" So why are the Warriors guys getting more cheers than we do? No, it's not our home turf! ”

At seven o'clock in the evening of May 8, the two sides entered the Federal Express Plaza, which Mayo could not consider home.

It's no wonder that Mayo is angry, judging from the scene situation, it is indeed the Warriors who have the advantage, because their fans are all wearing away gold jerseys, which are bright and dazzling in color, plus the Warriors fans are many and they are watching the game together, the momentum actually suppressed the Grizzlies fans!