One Guard

Although the Mavericks won't start fighting in the playoffs until April 20, the war in the playoffs has begun to spread on April 19.

On the first day of the fierce battle, the teams fought horribly. Eight teams competed in four games. It is worth mentioning that there are three results of the game, all have one thing in common.

In the first game, the sixth-ranked Nets in the East defeated the third-ranked Raptors in the East with a score of 94-87. Then, the seventh-ranked Grizzlies in the Western Conference won 62 wins this season and the second-ranked Spurs dropped into the water!

After the game, Popovich shook his head repeatedly. "I should **** trade away those useless guys in the middle of the season!" The old man faced the camera, very angry.

But it's not over yet. In another game in the East, the eighth-ranked Eagles will defeat the Pacers who dominate the Heat. So far, in three of the four games on the first day of the playoffs, the lower-ranked team defeated the higher-ranked team in the regular season.

The emergence of this phenomenon has also sounded the alarm for the teams that are about to play on the 20th. Regardless of whether you have won 69 or 49 in the regular season, in the playoffs, everyone is equal. Who loses and who wins has nothing to do with the regular season record. There is only one thing to pursue in the playoffs, and that is strength! Only the stronger party can kill the enemy to protect itself.

And this special phenomenon undoubtedly caused the media to aim their guns at the Dallas Mavericks.

"Last night's game fully demonstrated that the higher-ranked team in the regular season may not be able to win the final victory. I think the Dallas Mavericks must be quite nervous now. Because seven years ago, they lost to the eighth hand in the Western Conference. in!"

"69 wins in the regular season. This is a great result. But this greatness is limited to the regular season. When it comes to the playoffs, everyone is a blank paper. If you want to win? Then you have to take action, the regular season. The results won't make any difference!"

"Three of the four games were won by lower-ranked teams, which shows that this is not accidental. I believe that the Warriors will burst into huge energy in the playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks want to keep their home court. I'm afraid it's quite difficult."

Looking at this piece of news that was unfavorable to the Mavericks, Yiyang simply turned off the phone screen. He doesn't quite understand what the Spurs' loss to the Grizzlies has to do with the Mavericks. Do the Spurs lose to the Grizzlies, we will lose to the Warriors?

"Don't care about the nonsense of the media, we can play our game well. The Warriors of seven years ago have nothing to do with the Warriors now. And we are completely different from the Mavericks seven years ago. So, Don't be burdened, play well, and the victory will definitely belong to Dallas!" Carlisle looked at the players who were changing equipment and adjusted the team's mentality now.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nowitzki stood up abruptly. Dirk doesn't talk much today, and his expression is quite serious. He was the first to change his equipment before Yiyang, ready to warm up.

Carlisle didn't call Nowitzki, he knew exactly what the big guy was thinking. Seven years ago, Nowitzki won the regular season mvp, leading the team to an excellent record of 67 wins. Everyone believes that the Mavericks will eventually take the O'Brien Cup.

However, the high-profile them were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The Mavericks have become the laughing stock of the league, and Nowitzki has also lost his reputation as a "soft egg". Wade even claimed at the time that Dirk was an "incompetent leader."

Because of this incident, the league postponed the regular season mvp awards time to avoid the embarrassment of being eliminated in the first round of the regular season mvp. And Dirk's "soft egg" notoriety finally dissipated until he won the championship in 2011.

This incident, perhaps the darkest in Dirk's career, is the last thing he wants to mention. Other stars change the rules of the league because they are too strong. Dirk changed the timing of the league's awards, but it was because he was too embarrassed to lose.

Therefore, Dirk will be so serious today that Carlisle will not be surprised at all. This guy is about to face, but the darkest time in his career!

Only a minute after Dirk walked out of the locker room, Yiyang also changed his equipment and followed out. On the empty basketball court, Yiyang found Dirk who had already started shooting.

"Why is it so early today?" Yiyang walked onto the court casually and picked up a basketball lying quietly on the ground.

"Come on, I don't need encouragement for an old man like me." Nowitzki smiled, he knew what Yiyang wanted to do. But verbal encouragement should be reserved for young people like Gobert. As an old fritters, Nowitzki would not have become motivated because of a few words of enthusiasm.

Yiyang scratched his head in embarrassment. He was really stabling a sword in front of Guan Gong, and he was spotted right away. He really wanted to inspire Dirk to come, but who made his mouth so dumb?

"You know, seven years ago, I almost became an idiot in everyone's eyes!" Dirk said while shooting the ball. Moreover, this does not seem to affect his shooting accuracy. "The most incompetent, tragic, and most elusive mvp in NBA history, God, I don't even know how they came up with those words."

Dirk smiled bitterly and shook his head, remembering the painful memories of seven years ago. At that time, as long as he opened his eyes, Dirk could see countless news about his "crimination". He was really anxious to give up the title of mvp to others. He would rather throw the trophy that symbolizes honor to the bottom of Baiyan Lake.

mvp is like a curse, making Dirk live in stress and depression all day.

But after recalling those past events and looking at Yiyang again, Dirk's expression regained his composure.

"But do you think what happened seven years ago will affect me? Look at how we struggled over the past few years. We won the championship, we set another winning streak, and we won 69 games. We have changed so much, so I believe that such a tragedy will never happen again." Dirk finished with a smile instead. On his face, you can't see anxiety, tension or panic, there is only one kind of indifference and self-confidence after seeing everything clearly.

"So, you don't have to worry about me, also. When I get on the court, I will never be soft! I have experienced the worst things, and nothing can make me back down!"

Yiyang nodded silently, yes, when did Dirk worry about it? In the regular season of last season, Nowitz's genetic condition plummeted due to injury, and the average points per game was a record low since the rookie season. But as soon as the playoffs arrived, Dirk seemed to be resurrected with blood, and followed the team all the way to the Western Conference finals before finally falling.

As Dirk said, the Mavericks have struggled for so many years. A Golden State Warrior is nothing to be afraid of!

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As the warm-up time gets longer and longer, more and more fans gather in the American Airlines Center Arena. Fans shouted Dirk's name in the stadium to cheer for the Germans. He is the only player in the Mavericks team who has experienced the Black Eight incident seven years ago, so he should also be the most stressed.

Whenever a fan did this, Dirk would smile and wave his hand in the stands kindly. He thanked these people for their continued support, and he thanked them for their maintenance after he was nicknamed "soft".

Today's game, Dirk can not let himself down, can not let the team down. Likewise, he doesn't want to disappoint the fans.

Golden State Warriors? If you think you can bring me down like you did seven years ago, you are very wrong!

We are extremely powerful now!

At 8:30 in the evening on April 20, the most high-profile matchup finally began with the whistle of the referee.

Until the second before the start of the game, people agreed that the Mavericks could not escape bad luck. But as soon as the game started, the Mavericks were shocked!

Due to the Australian Bogut's season reimbursement, the Warriors had to use Jermaine O'Neal as the starting center. Jermaine O'Neal was once one of the most powerful inside players in the league, but after years of injury, this guy who was once affectionately known as "Little O'Neal" also lost his edge.

Dalemport easily won the basketball from O'Neal Jr., and there were fierce shouts from the American Airlines Center Arena. In the 20132014 season, the Mavericks officially set off on the road to championship!

As always, Curry defended Yiyang strictly, although Dirk was the most talked about before the game. But Curry knows that Yiyang is the real soul of the Mavericks.

Since his defeat on James, Yiyang has become unusually bloodthirsty, and his desire to score is much higher than before.

Today is no exception. Seeing that Curry posted such a death, Yiyang stretched out his hand to call the Haitians to set up a cover for him.

Naturally, Curry’s thin body couldn’t get himself around the pick-and-roll in time, and Jermaine couldn’t compare O’Neill’s speed with Yiyang. When he moved across to make up for defense, Yiyang had already passed him easily. Up.

In this way, Yiyang made a jump shot at a step within the free throw line. This shot will definitely make a good start for the Mavericks' playoffs!

However, perhaps because of the excitement, Yiyang shot the ball a bit hastily. The basketball didn't fall into the net as people thought, but knocked to the right side of the basket and bounced to the outside!

"My favorite stop jumper actually missed. It seems that the Warriors really have an invisible restraint on the Mavericks!" O'Neill shook his head ~www.novelmtl.com~ Seven years ago, he played almost perfect in the regular season. Nowitzki was in decline because of meeting the Warriors.

Is it possible that today, seven years later, will Yiyang still follow Dirk's old path?

Just when everyone thought that the Mavericks' offense was over, Nowitzki jumped high, straightened his long arms, and stupefied behind David Lee to pick off the offensive rebound!

"It's Dirk, he actually grabbed offensive rebounds without being dominant!"

David Lee turned his head in surprise, and as soon as he turned around, Dirk had already passed the ball back to Yiyang.

After receiving the ball, Yiyang made a fake shot and slightly tricked Curry's center of gravity forward.

Seeing Curry moved, Yiyang immediately retracted the basketball, hunched his waist like a cheetah and quickly broke through him!

Entering the inside, facing the flustered David Lee, Yiyang directly took off against him and put on a posture of dunk!

Before David Lee leaped to stop him, Yiyang's body had already collided with him.

This huge impact made it difficult for David Lee to stop him. With his arms raised, he was dunked by Yiyang!

"Everyone flies! Hahaha, at the beginning of the game, I also used a second person dunk performance to kick off the wonderful playoffs! Shaq, don't you say that the Warriors have an invisible hold on the Mavericks? Fortunately, there is a restraining force, otherwise you may fly directly out of the dome of the American Airlines Center Arena!" Barkley waved his arm excitedly, and Yiyang’s dunks seemed to have broken the so-called dunk. Black eight spells.

Yiyang stretched out his hand and gave a high-five to Dirk who had grabbed the offensive rebound. Both partners, inside and outside, frowned tightly, looking fierce.

Want to create a black eight miracle again? Okay, let's step over our corpses! If you can.