Almighty legend life

Chapter 716 Lost the suspense
"Liu, I don't think you will be angry because I replaced you early, haha, this is just one game, I don't want to delay the next game because of this, we will solve them when we return to Dallas."

On the plane back to Dallas, Nelson took the initiative to communicate with Liu Han, who was not very good-looking.

"Don, honestly, I rarely give up a game, and this is the first time."

Liu Han did have some opinions about Nelson replacing him early, but it's not really angry to say that he was angry.

"Liu, it's not that we gave up the game, but an adjustment. Although we encountered some small difficulties in the previous game, we won it smoothly. It was so smooth that some players started to feel flustered. We now have an absolute advantage. It's not worth getting hurt for such an unnecessary game, I think you can see it."

As Nelson spoke, he patted Liu Han's thigh. Although Liu Han felt a little upset, he knew that he was actually a little impulsive. He was no longer young, and he couldn't think about things too simply.

The media’s opinions on the game of the Timberwolves’ Jedi counterattack are different. After all, this game is not a normal game. The players of the Timberwolves almost lost their minds in such a game. This is not what the league wants to see. It is true that the intensity of the competition is important, but too intense will also arouse the resentment of some fans. The game they are watching is a basketball game, not a K-1 fighting competition.

On the same day that the Mavericks lost to the Timberwolves, the Heat beat the Pacers again at home.

After coaching in the last game, the Heat have actually found some sense of the game, and at the same time they have home court advantage. , only Artest scored 37 points, and no one else scored in double figures. The old Miller only scored three points and made 28 of 4 three-pointers.

On the other hand, six members of the Heat team scored in double figures. Wade, Caron Butler and Eddie Jones all scored more than 20 points. Than 100 flat.

On May 5, the Spurs once again lost to the Lakers in an away game, 13 to 98. O'Neal dominated the game. He scored 90 points and 42 rebounds. He was cheated by the referee. Too many fouls made the Spurs fall into the quagmire early. The Spurs didn't score any decent points in the whole game. The game was another big loss.

On the 13th, there was only one game between the Lakers and the Spurs. The Mavericks conducted tactical research after returning to Dallas. They had to find a way to break through the desperate defense of the Timberwolves.

On May 5, the Timberwolves came to the American Airlines Center Arena again. The Dallas Cowboys greeted the Timberwolves with sharp boos.

After the game officially started, the Timberwolves tried to use the iron-blooded defense to limit the performance of the Mavericks, but the referee gave the Timberwolves a blow as soon as they came up. Elvin Johnson was punished for trying to elbow Liu Han when Liu Han layup Direct ejection, this accident reminded everyone in the Timberwolves that this is American Airlines Center, not Minnesota.

The Timberwolves, who encountered such an accident, did not show any restraint. After all, if they can't win, they can only be eliminated, and they have no way out.

However, the Mavericks did not play the previous offensive method in this game, but played Princeton tactics. The two horns Nowitzki and Odom stood still. Liu Han, Josh Howard and Jamison repeatedly cut back or inside. The defense of the Timberwolves is a mess. They want to find someone to find a physical confrontation, but the tactics of the Timberwolves are executed very well. There are always players who can get a suitable gap in the tactical movement.

After experiencing the last game like that, everyone in the Mavericks felt guilty for their poor performance in the last game. They yearned for the glory of the championship, but were frightened by their opponents. This is not the temperament of a championship team. But in this game, the Mavericks players have all adjusted, and their shots are extremely resolute. After Liu Han no longer holds the ball, he also feels that the defensive pressure has decreased a lot.

The Timberwolves were stunned by the Mavericks' tactical switch as soon as they came up. The defense was not in place, and they also encountered problems in the offense. Garnett was closely followed by Jamison. Clamp, completely let go of others, the Mavericks are using the "Jordan Law" on Garnett.

Without Garnett's support, although Sprewell and the new Olowokandi scored two goals, overall the Timberwolves' offensive efficiency dropped a lot.

The Mavericks ended the first quarter leading the Timberwolves by 9 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Garnett was still on the court. He led the Timberwolves' bench to play a 12-2 offensive spurt, overtaking the score in one fell swoop, but immediately after Liu Han came on the court, two consecutive threes The goal helped the Mavericks open the score again. This kind of unreasonable three-pointer made the Timberwolves players very depressed. They worked hard to lead by one point, but in a blink of an eye, the Mavericks overtook it by 5 points again.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves still failed to catch up with the score, but the point difference between the two teams remained in single digits.

Entering the third quarter, the Mavericks suddenly broke out collectively. Liu Han blew the horn of the Mavericks' offense with a sudden three-pointer in transition after a steal. Then there were waves of unreasonable three-pointers by the Mavericks, like rain. The general three-pointers completely stunned the Timberwolves. They have seen teams that take 20 or even 30 three-pointers in a game, but they have never seen such a shot by the Mavericks. Almost every attack is outside the three-point line. projection.

With 44 points in a single quarter, the Mavericks once again played their regular season championship momentum. In the three quarters, the Mavericks made 33 shots from outside the three-point line and hit 16 three-pointers. In the third quarter alone, the Mavericks made 10 shots. Record three-pointers, shot 21 three-pointers.

At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks had widened the point difference to 22 points, and the Timberwolves still had a little bit of suspense.

However, when the Mavericks substitute hit three consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the fourth quarter to widen the point difference to 26 points, the players of the Timberwolves finally collapsed.

126 to 94, this is the final score, the Mavericks used a resolute three-pointer to completely lose the suspense of the game, and they also became the first team to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

(End of this chapter)