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Troy Murphy may not have imagined that the hottest moment in the playoffs was due to his injuries. If it were not for this **** concussion, Murphy would never have appeared on the headlines of the major media in Dallas. Although Murphy is not a strong player, the loss of him means that there is only one center available in the Mavericks team.

For these various reasons, Murphy became the focus of attention in the playoffs for the first time in his career. However, Murphy now prefers not to use these useless heat, and hopes that he never gets hurt. His playoff journey has ended early, and what this guy can do now is to pray that the Mavericks' playoff journey will continue.

After the game back to Dallas, the situation has not become much easier. Although the Mavericks won a hearty victory in the last game, the 1 to 1 total score at most brought the two sides back to the same starting line, and did not give the Mavericks any substantial advantage.

And Carlisle knew that Popovich would not be indifferent to the news of Murphy's injury. In the first two games, the Spurs focused on the outside. In the next game, Popovich is likely to put the key to the victory on the inside.

What makes Carlisle feel very helpless now is that although he can guess what Popovich is going to do, he can't do anything about it. Kaman, Nowitzki, Brand and Yi Jianlian, when you have only these four inside players in your hand, it is really difficult for you to have any solution.

How to defend Tim Duncan? This is a question that countless coaches have racked their brains to figure out in the past 15 seasons.

Chris Webber, Shaquille O’Neal, Pistons’ double Wallace, Kevin Garnett, and even Rockets’ Yao Ming... These brilliant names, without exception, were once Duncan’s defeated men. . And now, Carlisle wants to contain Duncan with Kaman and others, as ridiculous as asking him to buy a villa with a hundred dollars.

Although the game changed, the NBA officially gave the players of the two teams three days of rest. But in these three days, not a minute of Carlisle was comfortable. He studied the Spurs' game video and Duncan's game habits day and night. The final conclusion is that there is no way. With the current lineup, he has no way to contain Duncan's performance. At most, he can only prevent Duncan from breaking out.

This feeling of knowing what card the opponent was going to play but being powerless made Carlisle spend another three sleepless nights.

Where is Yiyang? On the first day after returning to Dallas, he invited Stevens, Hayward, and Vignalie to dinner together, and then soaked in the training hall day and night again.

The biggest feature of Yiyang is that the better his performance, the more he wants to strengthen training. Because Yiyang fears that his excellent state will pass away due to neglect of training.

If O.J. Mayo scored 30+10 in the playoffs, then he would definitely sing songs every night in these three days. After all, I am already so good, is there any training necessary?

But Yiyang was different. He wasn't thinking about himself who had been beeping last night, but about how to continue this beeping state. This may be the biggest difference between him and others.

According to Carlisle, the Mavericks chief team doctor Fleming made a comprehensive assessment of Yiyang's physical condition after returning to Dallas. Surprisingly, although Yiyang has played almost all the games so far with the Mavericks on his own this season, his physical condition is very good.

The news also gave Carlisle a sigh of relief. At least for the rest of the season, he doesn't need to worry about Yiyang's health.

As the game day approaches, Carlisle and Yiyang are not the only ones who are anxious. O'Neal, who lost to Barkley in the gambling game, is also frowning these days.

In the show, he must accept Barkley's cynicism without any room for retort. And in the third game of the series, he had to take off his suit and shirt, and put on the Chinese flag to explain the entire 12-minute game!

Even O'Neal, who is very playful, thinks this is really crazy. Presumably, the picture of the game interpreting the game wearing the Chinese flag will definitely be popular all over the world.

"What's the matter, Shaq? Why are you frowning? Could it be that your male cat messed with you outside again?" Barkley, who is this guy, doesn't open the pot or raise the pot, and bet this kind of person you better not lose. Because once you lose, he can tease you for a lifetime.

"I don’t want to talk to you Charles, I don’t even know why I accepted that stupid bet. But don’t worry, I’ll do what I say and I’m willing to bet. Although the Mavericks won the last game beautifully, I still To say, looking at the entire series, the Spurs still have an advantage." O'Neal quickly changed the subject and returned all his attention to the series they were talking about.

"Are you talking about Troy Murphy's injury? I admit that he is a respectable player, but to be honest, Murphy is really not that important to the Mavericks. His injury will not affect him. The play of the bull."

"Are you sure Charles? In the next game, who will the Mavericks use to defend Duncan and Dior? Yi Jianlian? Or Brand, who is too old to walk? Murphy still has a height of 2.11 meters. There, his threat from beyond the three-point line can also help and win the breakthrough space. Although Murphy may be just a small screw in this precision instrument of the Mavericks, sometimes, a slight malfunction can also be very important. May cause major accidents."

After losing the game, O'Neal was surprisingly serious on the show today. Every word he says now is only after careful consideration.

Barkley moved his lips, seeming to want to refute. But in the end, he said nothing. Yes, the advantages of the Spurs are too obvious. Yiyang is no matter how good he is. As a point guard, it is impossible for him to even take care of the defense of the penalty area.

It’s already very difficult for the Mavericks’ broken lineup to get to this point. Do you want them to reach the Finals to compete with the Miamiians for the O’Brien Cup? It is indeed difficult for some strong people.

How long can Yiyang's miracle light continue to shine? Barkley shook his head, Mark Cuban, Mark Cuban, I hope you can sign some players who are really helpful to the team this summer...

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The three-day truce time passed in the blink of an eye, and on May 25, the war in the playoffs finally rekindled in the US Airline Center Arena. Since the Mavericks swept the Thunder 4-0 in the last round of the playoffs, this is the first time fans have watched the Mavericks game at home.

Before the game began, the reporters asked Popovich bluntly: "Coach, will the Mavericks' inside line be your key target today?"

Popovich looked at the camera seriously, then moved his mouth closer to the microphone. "Before the game starts, don't you want to hear anything about tactics from me."

Although Popovich doesn't say anything, everyone knows it well. Unless the old man who loves to compose in front of reporters suffers from Alzheimer's, it is impossible for him to turn a blind eye to such an obvious insider advantage.

Nowitzki and Kaman are also mentally prepared, and they will be greeted tonight by a violent storm.

In fact, Popovich does not intend to cover up. From the first second of the game, he intends to build an advantage inside.

Today, Popovich came to make a temporary change. He did not continue to start with Brazilian center Splitter, but with Duncan in the fifth position and Frenchman Dior in the starting position 4.

This is a very aggressive inside match, Duncan and Dior both have strong scoring ability. And Diona's ability to extend beyond the three-point line can help Duncan gain more offensive space.

The effect of this transformation was highlighted in the first round. Parker passed the ball to Duncan, who was about to reach the position, and Duncan played Kaman in the low post. Nowitzki had no choice and stepped forward to double-team. "Stone Buddha" scored the ball calmly, Dior made an open shot from the mid-range position, and the basketball hollowed into the net.

The Spurs' tactics are simple and unpretentious. But the efficiency is very high. This is the Spurs basketball, this is the inside advantage that Popovich holds.

Although only 15 seconds later, Yiyang used his own explosive breakthrough to make a big hole in the Spurs' aging lineup. He succeeded in a layup between Duncan and Dior and committed a foul. Get a chance to hit three points. But Popovich is not worried, the last game is the ultimate manifestation of Yiyang's personal ability. Today, with a huge advantage in hand, even if Yiyang has great abilities, there is no way to rewrite the result.

In the subsequent games, the Spurs made great achievements in the paint. Not only Duncan and Dior, but Parker, Ginobili and Leonard are all grabbing the Mavericks inside.

Kaman and Nowitzki are tired of the German national team-level inside combination. When they are tired, Carlisle must use Yi Jianlian and Brand to top them. As a result, the Mavericks' inside defense has become a big colander.

It's not that Yi Jianlian and Brand didn't work hard enough, but in this weak alliance, there are some things you can't do with hard work. Limited by their own abilities, Yi Jianlian and Brand were somewhat incapable of facing the Spurs' concentrated firepower.

Duncan is stable inside like a machine that can't make mistakes. In the first two games, he reminded everyone that he is a historical power forward!

Yiyang is still struggling tirelessly. He knows very well that if he wants to bite the score, all he can do is make a breakthrough. If you shoot from the outside, your efficiency can't compete with the Spurs' stable inside offense.

After the third quarter of the game, the Mavericks still clung to the score despite the efforts of Yiyang, and did not allow the Spurs to widen the point difference to double digits. But as Yiyang's stamina was consumed a lot, his breakthroughs were no longer so sharp, and his shots began to strike iron.

Seeing that Yiyang was about to collapse, Nowitzki, the old leader of the Mavericks, stepped forward in time. He made three consecutive shots on Duncan's head, and it seemed that he wanted to have a game of the century with Duncan.

However, Nowitzki's play only delayed the Mavericks' death. Ginobili, the Argentine demon knife, played in a convulsive manner in the fourth quarter, and the Spurs completely ended the game.

Ginobi used a variety of unreasonable postures and shooting options to magically score the ball again and again. One of the most typical goals is that Ginobili wanted to play an empty match with Duncan. Unexpectedly, the Argentine threw the ball directly into the basket from outside the three-point line.

Seeing that this kind of pass can turn into a three-pointer, even Popovich on the sidelines opened his eyes wide. When a team has the upper hand in strength and luck, it is difficult for the weaker side to come back.

In the end, with the GDP trio scored 69 points in a "rejuvenation" situation, the Spurs once again took a big lead in the away game with a score of 104 to 95. The three old guys under Popovich once again showed their edge, they are not old yet, they can continue to dominate the league!

The exhausted Yiyang sat on the floor at the end of the game, as if since last year, he has played particularly hard in every playoff game. But if you don't support it, who can help you support this team?

Yiyang looked at O'Neill, who was shirtless and wearing the Chinese flag on the commentary stage, but couldn't smile himself. What else is there to say about this game? Everyone has played their own level~www.novelmtl.com~ but the gap in strength lies there.

"It seems that my Chinese flag did not bring good luck to the Mavericks and Yi." O'Neal finally got relief after 12 minutes of suffering. He didn't rush to take off the Chinese flag at all, anyway, now he became Barkley with a sad look.

Barkley didn't laugh at O'Neal, he couldn't laugh. With 28 points, 12 assists and 3 steals, Yiyang played MVP-level performance. But without victory, all this seems meaningless.

Seeing Yiyang sitting on the floor, he must be very unwilling. Barkley likes Yiyang from the bottom of his heart. This guy works hard enough and doesn't talk much. He dares to challenge authority just like himself.

Watching Yiyang have to accept failure even after doing his best, Barkley was also uncomfortable.

2 to 1, the Spurs took another step ahead. But after that, the Mavericks still want to fight back, which is probably very difficult.

From the barely eighth in the Western Conference predicted before the season to the current Western Conference Finals, Yiyang has actually done well enough. It's just that he has nothing to satisfy him except for the O'Brien Cup.