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With 45 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, Yiyang used a very "cruel" data to bring the Rockets' 14-15 season to an end. There is no more perfect script to lead the team to the Western Conference Finals on MVP night.

After this game, James Harden was the first to disappear from the court. For the current Rockets, stopping in the Western Conference semifinals is definitely not the ending they want. But whether the Rockets are with the Warriors or the Mavericks, there seems to be a huge gap.

Harden even couldn't help wondering if things would have changed if he hadn't left Oklahoma.

But soon Harden shook his head. Time cannot go back, what he has to do now is not to look back, but to look forward. I hope this summer, the Rockets management can bring him some different surprises.

At the press conference after the game, Yiyang, who won the regular season MVP award for the third consecutive year, was naturally the most concerned by reporters. This season has been extremely perfect for Yiyang, the distance is super perfect, and only one O'Brien Cup is missing!

The Mavericks' biggest opponent on the way to the championship is the Golden State Warriors!

"Also, if the Mavericks really meet the Warriors in the next round, how confident do you think you are?" After the match, a reporter also began to discuss the next round. The reason why he said "if" would meet, It's totally in respect of the Grizzlies. Because according to the current situation, the Warriors will definitely advance!

As for the outcome of the Warriors and Mavericks series, no one can predict. The two sides drew 2 to 2 during the regular season, and they were also unmatched during the playoffs. The Mavericks have Yiyang, and the Warriors have an incredible Stephen Curry.

Yiyang did not directly answer the reporter's question, but gave a good response from the side. "Neither the Western Conference Finals nor the MVP trophy is the ultimate goal. I repeat, this season, our goal is the championship!"

This answer is blatant enough, as long as the opponents who dare to stand in our way to win the championship will all be killed!

The Mavericks have already begun to hand out the war books to the Warriors, but the Warriors did not have time to respond. They must also find a way to escape from the big mouth of the black and white bears.

This is good news for the Mavericks, because they once again get more rest time than others.

So on the first day after returning to Dallas, Nowitzki sent an invitation to Yiyang. When the old Dirk did not invite Yiyang to practice, but on this rare day off, invited Yiyang to go fishing by the Baiyan Lake.

When Yiyang and Dirk were sitting on a small wooden boat, wandering freely in the middle of Baiyan Lake, enjoying the not-so-hot sunshine in May in Texas. Yiyang finally understood why Dirk liked to come to Baiyan Lake to fish so much.

Floating up and down with the waves in the middle of the lake, feeling the breeze across the face, gently inserting your fingers into the lake surface, enjoying a hint of coolness through the whole body. This kind of comfortable feeling is absolutely impossible to feel anywhere else in Dallas. On this small wooden boat, Yiyang felt that his tired body was completely relaxed.

"You have lived by Baiyan Lake for so many years, and have never fished before?" Nowitzki was holding the fishing rod while talking to Yiyang.

Yiyang looked at the German at the other end of the wooden boat, with a big beard, long hair and a fisherman's hat. I don't know, I thought it was an old man. No, not thought. Dirk is now almost forty years old. When this season is over, Dirk will celebrate his 37th birthday.

"I don't like fishing very much, so I've never been here. You know, in the Wood District, you can't cultivate this kind of interest in fishing. Of course, I'm good at catching dolls." Yiyang and Dirk joked. Although he doesn't fish, Yiyang is already very satisfied just sitting in this small boat and chatting with old friends.

"The next round of the game may be the hardest Western Finals we will experience." Dirk's eyes are still on the lake, but the topic inevitably talks about basketball and work.

"It's harder than hitting the Spurs?"

"Trust me, too. Although Popovich’s Spurs were equally unreasonably strong before, they are not the same as the Warriors. The Spurs are still within an acceptable range. They are based on tradition. And the Warriors, They are so strong that it’s unreasonable. They broke the tradition. To be honest, I have never seen a team as amazing as them."

Nowitzki has doubts, and it is not without reason. From the German youth to the current German uncle, Dirk himself has experienced many changes. It is these changes that deepen his concerns.

In fact, before the Mavericks experienced the Warriors' Black Seven in 2007, Nowitzki played more like Durant. Throughout the history of the league, if there is a player who is more than 2 meters 08 in mobility and athletic talent than early Nowitzki, then many people can only imagine Durant.

Eat your opponents with speed, control the ball from the backcourt to advance a one-stop singles, use dazzling piercing butterflies to beat people... Many people say that this is the era of small balls, and many young power forwards have them. One-stop ability to run through the audience. But in fact, Nowitzki did this many years ago.

Before 2007, Dirk was still eating talent, mobility, and bug-level full coverage. But as a result, he and the Mavericks let the old Nelson's Golden State gang fight back before liberation overnight.

As a result, Dirk began to change his style of play. He kept a low-key, honest, and didn't take the ball indiscriminately. He practiced traditional low-position skills like a real mature big man.

As he gets older, Dirk can no longer run like he did when he was young. He was fortunate, fortunate that he had practiced a solid low position back then, otherwise he might not even be able to play as a substitute now.

But it is precisely because he is slow and old now, so he can only make spot shots and low singles. That's why Dirk is anxious, and Coke himself can't play a big role in the series with the Warriors.

As we all know, the Warriors' offensive and defensive rhythm is very fast, except for Bogut's center, the other four people have completely blurred the definition of "position" on the basketball court. It's hard to tell whether Drummond Green is a power forward or a defender.

Dirk appears to be very disadvantaged in such a game. His slow pace cannot participate in fast-paced offenses, and it is difficult to contain opponents on the defensive end. Now he misses himself very much when he was young. If he was by Yiyang's side at that time, the fast pace of Green and the Warriors would not be a threat at all!

This season, Dirk only averaged 17 points per game. On the court, he often takes Yiyang's points and shoots cold arrows. But as a Mavericks who desperately wants to retire in Dallas, Dirk is most afraid of the decrease in his scoring average. He doesn't even care if he can start. What Dirk fears most is his inability to help the team.

"Come on, Dirk. Even ESPN's 13-member expert team can't predict who we will win or lose. It's just the Golden State Warriors. Last season, we got them in the first round! This season, they just live. It’s the third round. But the ending we fixed will not change! Drummond Green can’t help you. See how he was beaten by Randolph in this series. Sometimes, traditional It is not necessarily worse than the new one. For example, this wooden boat is old, but it is the most suitable for this kind of lake." Yiyang patted Dirk on the shoulder, revealing a reassuring smile.

He knew what Dirk was worrying about. This guy dared to fight Ibaka, to fight Duncan to the end, and to defend Bosh to nothing. But in the face of the younger and faster Green, Dirk was a little worried.

But Yiyang is full of confidence in Dirk. A career scoring total of more than 28,000 points this season, ranking seventh in the NBA total scoring list, and also the person with the most points among active players. It is impossible to get lost in front of a mere Green. .

Dirk looked at Yiyang's smile, not knowing why, but the smile of this unloving guy always gave people confidence. But he is right, the traditional ones are not necessarily bad. Nowitzki has switched to a more traditional power forward style since 2007. Didn't it take his career a step further? Pure talent can never fight against tradition, and it can't overwhelm time!

At this moment, waves appeared on the lake. Nowitzki immediately squeezed the fishing rod and tightened the line!

"It seems that we caught a big fish!"

The two men stood on the small wooden boat and got busy.

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On May 15, the sixth round of the NBA Western Conference semifinals. With Stephen Curry shooting 8 of 13 three-pointers, scoring 32 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 108-95 on the road.

After this game, the series total score became 4 to 2. This also means that the Golden State Warriors will return to the Western Conference Finals after a lapse of 40 years!

The Warriors have won the NBA championship three times, most recently in the 1974-75 season. After their defeat in the Western Conference Finals in the 1975-75 season ~www.readwn.com~, they have never gone so far since.

Finally, this year, under the leadership of the "Splash Brothers", the Warriors launched an impact on the 40-year record. In this game, although they led the Grizzlies by only one point at a time with a double-digit lead, they eventually passed the game tenaciously and finally entered the Western Conference Finals.

At the end of the game, Mike Brin jumped up with excitement. Not because of how much he likes the Warriors, but because of the highly anticipated "Brave Bull" battle, which finally arrived as promised!

"I believe that the next round of the series will be an unprecedented battle of the century!" Mike Brin's words have stoked the appetite of all fans around the world.

After the game, the Grizzlies players walked back to the player channel without landing. Every playoff game, they have the ability to wrestle with the champion. But every year, it is always so bad.

The youngsters of the Warriors are proud. Before the start of this season, absolutely no one could have imagined that this young team could get to this point.

"For the next round of the game, do you have anything you want to say to your opponents?" Drummond Green always has the most reporters, because his remarks are often the most topical.

"Look at the end of the Grizzlies, next, it's your turn!" Green said unscrupulously to the camera.

In today's game, Green limited Randolph's shooting percentage to 35.7%, which is undoubtedly Green's best performance in the Western Conference semifinals.

This guy can't wait to drag Nowitzki off the horse. But he didn't know that far away in Dallas, an old German man with blond hair was already waiting for him.

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