Chapter 284: Chance to end the Lakers dynasty!

The fourth game of the Mavericks and Warriors series continued at Oracle Arena in Oakland.
The process and results of this game were never expected before the game.
The Warriors, who had played evenly with the Mavericks before, fought to the end even if they lost the third game, played a rout-style game.
Except for Nash, everyone else is extremely depressed.
As a result, the Warriors have been behind since the beginning, and finally lost to the Mavericks 88-120.
This result is unexpected, but it is reasonable.
The Warriors are not a team with mental attributes. On the contrary, their team culture in the past few years has been a mess.
Able to make the playoffs, and play like that with the Mavericks in front, depends on Nash and D'Antoni.
But if you want to change the culture of a team, this is obviously not enough, or it can't be done all at once.
In history, the Warriors can have the subsequent rise of the Splash Brothers, and the person fans should be most grateful to is not Cole, but Mark Jackson.
Not to say how strong Jackson's coaching ability is, but the cultural change he brought to the Warriors.
It took him a long time to reshape the concept of defense for the Warriors, which is the new team culture.
Since then, the Warriors have become a regular player in the playoffs with an offensive and defensive balance, and then waited for Cole to reach the top of the small ball era.
In fact, going further, D'Antoni was able to bring the Suns in history. In addition to his tactical system, another very important reason is that the Suns are a ball with a strong defensive strength. team.
In addition to Nash, look at the configuration of that team, Bell, Marion, Joe Johnson, Quint Richardson, Kurt Thomas, Stoudemire...
None of these are weak defensively, even like Bell and Marion, which are all top defensive standards in the league.
So looking back at the defeat of the Warriors, it makes sense.
A team with no defense at all, he is destined to not go far in the playoffs.
Strong as the Mavericks, the previous configuration was luxurious enough, but in the end it stopped at the Western Conference Finals.
After winning the fourth game, the Mavericks took a 3-1 lead on the big score.
Here is an insert, the NBA has been improving the rules in recent years.
Last season, a series of rules such as three-second defense and illegal defense were added. This season, the game mode of the first round of the playoffs was modified, from 5 games with 3 wins to 7 games with 4 wins.
As for the second round and subsequent matches, it was still the same with 7 games and 4 wins.
So after winning Game 4, the big score became 3-1 instead of directly eliminating the Warriors.
But this score means that the Mavericks have already got the match point.
As long as they win another game, they will be able to reach the Western Conference semifinals for the third consecutive year.
At this time, Sun Hao is a lucky general.
Before he came, the Mavericks had not tasted the playoffs for ten consecutive years, but after he came, the team has reached the playoffs for three consecutive years.
And the results are getting better every year, and this year is a great opportunity to hit the championship.
The fifth game of the series between the two sides returned to the Dallas National Route Center Arena.
The home game was another match point game, and the attendance was full.
However, some Warriors fans also came on the scene, including the Nash fan.
They are obviously here to support the Warriors, hoping that the team can fight back.
Not long after the two teams entered the venue to warm up, Sun Hao saw the cheers on the scene and looked up to find a figure on the large LED screen at the scene.
That is clearly "Little Melon" Anthony.
Anthony waved his hand when he saw the camera, like a gang boss.
In fact, if you really want to talk about temperament, Anthony has stood out from the crowd when he was a rookie.
Not to mention anything else, that is, if you let the people of the 2003 class stand together and take pictures, the first thing you see is neither James nor Wade, it must be Anthony.
And just to say that now, Anthony has just led Syracuse University to score 37 points in the final. He led the team to defeat the Trident-owned University of Connecticut and won the first NCAA championship trophy in school history. This resume has already beaten everyone in the same class. .
With his temperament and his achievements, it is not surprising that he will be captured by the photographer before the game.
However, when he saw Anthony, Sun Hao also saw the guard named Jerry.
The guy was also waving frantically, and he also took out a slogan that said "sun, go!".
Well, without Sun Hao speaking this time, Nash, who was also looking up, also discovered that Sun Hao also has his own enthusiastic fans.
Sun Hao waved his hand in response.
He responded to Jerry, but Anthony looked happy.
At this moment, he felt that Sun Hao was a very good basketball idol.
Sun Hao didn't know what Anthony was thinking, and after waving his hand, he turned and looked at Nash in the opposite half.
I'm sorry, Steve, your first year of playoff trip in Oakland is over here.
After the warm-up, the game started quickly.
The process of the game is exactly the same as on the field.
The Warriors did not stage any last stand, the Jedi counterattack.
In Chinese history, Xiang Yu's last battle was unsuccessful for future generations.
Because it requires too many conditions, the Warriors obviously do not have this ability and quality.
In the end, under the light of the fans' relaxed expressions, the Mavericks defeated the Warriors 114-97 at home, eliminated their opponents by a big score of 4-1, and took the lead in reaching the Western Conference semifinals.
"Next year will be better."
After the game, the two teams shook hands after the game, and Sun Hao reached out and touched Nash's head.
Nash averaged 24.6 points and 10.7 assists in this round of the series. Such a performance is worthy of the saying "The Warriors lost Nash but did not lose."
Because he had the "Touch Your Head" badge in his hand, Nash didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he liked Sun Hao more.
Yes, this is his first year with the Warriors. The team will do some reinforcement in the summer and it will be better next season.
"I will look at you and take my share to fight for the championship!"
Nash went on to speak.
Being eliminated by the Mavericks is equivalent to being eliminated by Sun Hao and Nowitzki. This result is better than others.
And as he said, he can't win the championship, so let Sun Hao take his share to win the championship.
This is Nash, full of love.
"Then you have to watch it."
Sun Hao said firmly with his eyes.
From the beginning of the season to the present, he has too many reasons to win this championship.
...
After the Mavericks eliminated the Warriors, many of the NBA's first round series have come to an end.
On the eastern side, perhaps stimulated by Sun Hao's text messages, Jordan began to exert his efforts in advance.
There was a gap between the Magic and the Wizards in strength, and only relying on Tracy McGrady's lonely heroic play was the stalemate with the Wizards.
But after Jordan's effort, the game situation completely changed.
The series scored 32 points in the fourth game and 39 points in the fifth game. Jordan did not give the Magic a chance and directly eliminated the Magic 4-1 to advance to the second round.
It was not until this time that fans realized that Jordan was completely keeping a low profile and accumulating the playoffs from the beginning of this season.
In this way, the Wizards have a great chance of breaking through from the East.
And McGrady fell in the first round of the playoffs for three consecutive years. Well, he has faintly revealed his image as a "first-round man in ten thousand years".
On the other side, the Celtics also eliminated the 76ers 4-2 and successfully reached the second round.
The Wizards and Celtics encountered another encounter after last year.
Last year, Jordan's injury made the Wizards finally hate, and this year they have a chance to do it again.
Pierce is the same with the Celtics. He was blasted by Jordan last year. If it hadn't been for Jordan's injury, he might have been defeated.
He also has the opportunity to prove himself again this year.
The Eastern Conference is full of highlights.
In the remaining two groups, the Nets eliminated the Pistons 4-2, and the Pacers eliminated the Hornets 4-1.
The two defensive teams will start a war of attrition in the second round.
Look at the west again.
The Spurs and the Trail Blazers fought for 7 games before they eliminated their opponents 4 to 3 and advanced to the second round.
Although the Trail Blazers in the tiebreaker were consumed to the end and ended in a big defeat, the Spurs were also consumed a lot.
This is definitely great news for the Spurs opponents, the Kings who eliminated the Jazz 4-1.
The defensive versus offensive battle was once again staged in the Western Conference semifinals.
On the other side, after the Mavericks eliminated the Warriors, their potential opponents the Lakers and Timberwolves.
After winning the second game before, the Timberwolves hurriedly returned to home and beat the Lakers again, leading by a 2-1 lead.
Garnett has a chance to really stand up.
But the Lakers made one of the simplest adjustments in the following games to increase O'Neal's offensive weight.
In the fourth, fifth, and sixth games of the series, O'Neal's data were 34 points and 23 rebounds, 27 points and 16 rebounds, and 31 points and 11 rebounds.
This game has become very easy.
The Lakers also made three straight sets and eliminated the Timberwolves 4-2 to advance to the second round.
As a result, the two teams in the Western Conference Finals last year met early in the Western Conference semifinals.
Although the Lakers look weaker, the last three games in the first round show that they have regained their playoff feel.
Moreover, at the beginning of the century, the Lakers, OK Zen master, when these words appeared, no one could look down on this opponent.
But for Sun Hao, this was the best result.
On the one hand, after being defeated by the Lakers last year, he shouted in his heart "I don't want to lose anymore."
Now that the Lakers are in front of him again, he has the opportunity to prove this sentence and avenge his revenge last year.
On the other hand, he also has hidden tasks!
[Dynasty Terminator]!
Compared with the previously uncertain [God's Inheritance], this is the truth in sight.
And the reward for this hidden task is the "shooting talent", the kind that directly increases his shooting limit is also the most useful for him.
His desire to beat the Lakers is no less than that of winning a championship.
Of course, there are two days off between the first and second rounds.
At this time, the alliance carried out two relatively big things.
The first is the same as in previous years. At this time, the second batch of awards for the 2002~2003 season was announced.
The best defensive player, and the best rookie.
Ben Wallace, averaging 6.9 points, 15.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 3.2 blocks per game, nearly 50% of the votes, overpowering Artest and Garnett, winning the best defensive player award for the second consecutive year!
Although the Pistons' record is not as good as the same period in history, this does not prevent Big Ben from winning.
Because his defensive strength lies there, and the more he plays, the more experienced he is, the higher the defensive contribution value.
"Rodman of the New Century", this nickname has been hammered.
The suspense of the best defensive player is not big, the big one is the best rookie.
Prior to this, the three most popular people were Stoudemire of the Suns, Caron Butler of the Heat and... Bodi Loga of the Mavericks.
The final result came out, and the winner was...Body Loga!
He got 43% of the votes, 5% more than Stoudemire's 38%!
This is close!
But considering the role of Body Loga in the Mavericks, as well as the record comparison between the Mavericks and the Suns.
If you look at it this way, Bodilloga, the best rookie pick, is very reasonable.
Body Loga was very happy about this. As soon as he learned the news, he said that he would invite the whole team to dinner.
Sun Hao's previous judgment was correct. This predecessor, Ou Huang, liked to collect these honors.
But speaking of it, when fans evaluate stars in the future, they often list personal honors.
From this point of view, Bodilloga's preference will win him more fans in the future.
The second is that the NBA held the lottery for the 2003 draft at this time.
The NBA in the 2002~2003 season is actually very interesting.
In addition to the power struggles between the East and the West, many teams are also fighting for 2003, this year of the draft.
All this, in addition to popular rookies such as Anthony and Bosh have announced their candidacy, there is another very important reason.
James, after finishing his senior year in last season, has decided to skip college, which is to run after the end of this season.
He will be a member of the 2003 class!
The reason for this decision was that he had accumulated enough strength and popularity, and naturally, he was to defeat Sun Hao earlier.
He can't wait to get back the title of "Little Emperor" that belongs to him.
After all, Sun Hao hasn't won the championship yet, so it would be much less difficult to define the word "beat".
The two most fierce teams of these are the Eastern Cavaliers and the Western Nuggets.
Both teams have been rotten for a long time, and they both can't wait to want a "chosen son" to change the fate of the team.
In order to achieve this goal, the two sides also made frequent tricks, and put on a new level.
On the Cavaliers side, the boss directly instructed the head coach. We have to lose more. Even the head coach John Lucas at the beginning of the season was unwilling and was fired directly.
After taking office, Keith Smart came up with the mission of losing ~EbookFREE.me~ In the end, he successfully helped the Cavaliers achieve a record of 17 wins and 65 losses.
Then, he also followed the get out of class.
This wave of operation is quite suffocating.
However, the Nuggets didn't make too much of it. It's not uncommon for the Nuggets to win the final quarter of the three quarters.
But the fans are very happy, because they know this is for next season!
Ever since, the Nuggets' final record, exactly the same as the Cavaliers, was 17 wins and 65 losses!
This means that they have the same probability of getting the No. 1 lottery!
This is very beautiful.
Then, after the operation of the show, this year's draft lottery opened with unprecedented attention.
ps: I finished writing hungry and went to eat! Recommended reading: "Reading Files 2013"