One Guard

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After the time came to May 4, the results of the first round of the Western Conference had all been released.

After six fierce battles between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Trail Blazers, they finally survived. Despite the loss of James Harden, the Thunder's goal in recent years is still the championship. They did not allow themselves to be eliminated in the first round, so this group of young people lived to the end with their stronger willpower.

The Spurs also took six games to escape from the Memphis Grizzlies. I have to admit that the strength of the Grizzlies in recent years is indeed terrifying. If they hadn't met the Mavericks led by Yiyang last season, they might be able to make their mark in the Western Conference finals. This year, the Grizzlies ran into the Spurs unluckily, and in desperation had to be eliminated early.

And the one that has the closest relationship with the Mavericks is undoubtedly the Clippers and Rockets series. It wasn't until last night that the two sides decided the final winner through the cruel way of tie-break. The Rockets and the Clippers seem to have no problem whoever advances. Both teams are candidates for the championship with a lot of superstars. The head-on confrontation between Chris Paul and Yiyang also attracted the attention of many media.

"It's not that the enemy is wrong. Judging from yesterday's Griffin game, the Clippers have not forgotten the shame of being swept and eliminated by the Mavericks two seasons ago. This year, the Clippers have a complete lineup and the team's running-in is also very good Mature. The Mavericks want to pass, I am afraid it will not be so easy."

"Although the Mavericks broke their ‘Black Eight’ spell, the real challenge is only about to begin now."

"Chris Paul is definitely not a young Stephen Curry, and there will be no more scoring in the game. In addition, the existence of DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin also allows the Mavericks to survive. The inside advantage disappeared in an instant. This will be a head-to-head series. Even if the two sides reach the tiebreak, I will not be surprised at all."

The media regards this game as a close matchup. The Mavericks are indeed strong, but the Clippers are not a fuel-efficient light.

Griffin this season can be described as the pinnacle of his career, last season's playoffs, he averaged only 13.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, he was regarded by the media as a burden in the playoffs. But in this year's playoffs, Griffin averaged 23.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, making him Paul's true right-hand man.

Griffin's newly developed mid-range shooting and coping skills make him more comfortable on the court. This 2009 champion has already begun to transform into a real superstar.

On the other hand, DeAndre Jordan has grown into one of the best centers in the league. Last season, he averaged 45% field goal percentage and 6.3 rebounds per game in the playoffs last season, making him just an unremarkable member of the league's many blue-collar centers.

But in this year's playoffs, Jordan's finishing ability at the basket has been greatly improved. Faced Howard in the first round of the series, he also averaged 75% of his field goals per game. In addition, averaging 12.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game is enough to show how good this guy is in the three-second zone.

When the two insiders of the Clippers began to grow, they were paired with a more mature Paul and a group of excellent helpers. The Los Angeles Clippers this season is really different from the past.

No wonder Griffin will be so rampant after the game with the Rockets. In his eyes, the Clippers simply cannot be defeated.

Just when the Mavericks are fully prepared for the game, ready to make a good start at home. An official news from the league made Carlisle unhappy.

That is, one day after the Rockets and Clippers series ended and the day before the start of the Western Conference semifinals, the NBA official and the Clippers announced at the same time that team guard Jamal Crawford continued the 0910 season and was the first in his career. Won the trophy of the best sixth man twice.

Jamal Crawford's 18.6 points per game in the regular season is indeed very explosive. And the role of this guy is not reflected in the data alone. Sometimes Griffin and Paul are not in good shape, Crawford can stand up immediately, take up the heavy responsibility of being a star, and lead the team to victory.

This guy definitely has the ability to dominate the game. The day before the start of the Western Conference semifinals, the awards will undoubtedly greatly boost the morale of the Clippers players.

After seeing this news, Carlisle was even more certain. Tomorrow's game against the Mavericks is destined to be difficult.

"It seems that the opponents are coming." Carlisle's assistant Armstrong shook his head as he watched the news website overwhelmingly related to the Clippers. So far in the Western Conference playoffs, there are no weak teams. Although the Clippers did not advance until yesterday, it does not mean that they are definitely weaker.

"Did you not listen to Griffin? But Yang wants revenge."

"If you take it lightly, you might really get revenge." Armstrong finished speaking and looked at the court. Fortunately, everyone worked very hard. They did not feel complacent because they swept the Warriors, because qualifying for the first round would no longer satisfy the Mavericks.

On the basketball court, Gobert and Dalembert are still practicing offensive and defensive under the basket. The favorite thing of these two muscular men every day is head-to-head hand-to-hand combat. Dalembert is eager to make Gobert feel more aggressive.

In the first round of the game, facing the weak inside line of the Warriors, Gobert played smoothly, and it can be said that he barely experienced the fierceness of the playoffs. But facing the Clippers and DeAndre Jordan, the situation is completely different.

Therefore, today Dalembert began to deliberately look for more fierce confrontations and played more aggressive. He didn't want to see Gobert, a rookie stepping into the battlefield without being ready, and then being bombarded into dregs by the enemy.

"Isn't that possible? DeAndre is several times stronger than me!?" Dalembert pushed roughly to the basket while still not forgetting to use words to stimulate the French.

"Liu Xianfan, a sorrowful scorpion, a paradox, and a slow milling. Apologize to the star 堑, to recruit a stupid porcelain first, but to sculpt Zhang Fan. Speaking of locusts? Ы粞 stopped

At this moment, Dalembert suddenly turned around and broke through, and then took off directly intending to dunk! But to be honest, Dalembert's offensive ability is not enough for him to score goals on Gobert's head.

Gobert leaped high and held the collision in the air, and then with a wave of his long arm, he once again flew the basketball fan in the hands of the Haitian from the bottom line.

But this time the confrontation seemed a bit too tough. Dalembert completely lost his balance and was about to smash against the wooden floor!

Gobert hurriedly stretched out his hands and hugged Dalembert's waist, which helped the tall Haitian stabilize his center of gravity and avoid serious injuries.

"You two are going too far!" Carlisle saw the scene just now, scared into a cold sweat! If Dalembert really fell that time, at the age of 33, he might really be injured!

"Hey, it doesn't matter the boss, let's be safe." Dalembert was no longer as fierce as he was just now, and his kind smile made Carlisle lose his temper in an instant.

Dalemport likes to play under Carlisle because he thinks that Carlisle is a coach who emphasizes discipline, is very intelligent, and knows how to get along with players. Regardless of these things, it seems simple, but looking at the entire league, there are only a handful of coaches who can do well.

Dalembert always greets people whom he respects and recognizes with a smile.

"Don't worry, I will protect him at any time." Gobert waved his hand from Carlisle.

"Come on, kid, if it wasn't for me to protect you at all times, you might have been reimbursed for the season... Hey, thank you just now." Dalembert was not convinced, but in the end he patted Go. Bell's breasts.

Carlisle shook his head, having nothing to do with the excess enthusiasm of these two centers.

"Anyway, keep it safe. I don't want to see anyone fall, okay?" Carlisle waved his hand and left.

"Old man, I covered you again!"

"Don't be proud of the kid, I will double it back right away!"

As soon as Carlisle turned around, the two centers, the old and the young, who admired head-to-head confrontation, began to fight again. Gobert and Dalembert are really similar. But it is also true that without their tough inside defense, the Mavericks would not have won 69 wins, or even where they are today.

Hopefully, these two centers will be well...

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One day passed in a flash. At 8:30 p.m. on May 5, 2014, the Clippers and the already-promoted Mavericks fired their first shots in the Western Conference semifinals.

Facing the visiting old rival Clippers, the fans in the American Airlines Center Arena are more excited than before. In this round of the series, the Mavericks fans all dressed in uniform and wore blue t-shirts, which brought a very strong visual impact to the arena.

When the Clippers players came to warm up, the fans booed endlessly and even made Griffin ask the team doctor for two cotton **** to plug their ears.

After the game started, the atmosphere on the scene became more enthusiastic. Whenever a Clippers player holds the ball, the boo will never stop. But once the Mavericks got players, the boo immediately turned into cheers.

"I have to admit that the Mavericks fans have created a real home of the devil!" Even Mike Brin, who is used to the big scenes, said so.

What about the game? The fight was equally intense. Both Paul and Yiyang organized their team's offensively well. The Mavericks' defense has encountered a huge challenge, because the Clippers have the ability to score in the first five players, unlike the Warriors, locked Curry and Thompson, even if you are done.

The fierce game played until the sixth minute of the first quarter, when Yiyang's breakthrough caused Griffin's foul. Griffin had to be replaced by Rivers because of two fouls on his back early.

It was the Clippers’ second forward who replaced Griffin, the “big baby” Glenn Davis who had a good performance in the Celtics.

"Big Baby" didn't feel very rested after playing, maybe because he was too excited, as soon as he came up he shot from the mid-range position. However, that ball was just passed by Paul to him for the transition.

This mid-range shot naturally failed to hit under Nowitzki's interference. In fact, "Big Baby"'s mid-range shot was originally not stable enough, and it is not surprising that the shot was missed.

Then the Mavericks attacked, Iguodala's shot from beyond the three-point line deviated from the basket, and the basketball knocked out. But Davis didn't get stuck in time, and Davis stepped in and snatched the offensive rebound.

Dalembert immediately handed it back to Yiyang after grabbing the ball, and Yiyang quickly transferred the ball to Iguodala.

Iguodala made another three-pointer after adjusting. This time, the basketball went into the net.

In the playoffs, if a role player makes two consecutive rounds of mistakes, he will definitely be scolded. Because in such a fierce game, two consecutive rounds of errors are likely to ruin the entire situation.

"You can't **** sit down for me, fat idiot!" As expected, Rivers' drake screamed immediately, which made Davis on the court very shameless. Don't look at the "big baby" chubby and harmless look, but don't forget that he played next to the "iron-blooded" forward Garnett. This guy's temper is not necessarily good.

Twenty seconds later, Paul assisted J.J. Redick to make a shot from beyond the three-point line, which was regarded as returning the Mavericks a three-pointer.

But this did not relieve the "big baby", he was still thinking about how to use his performance to shut up the guy Rivers!

Rivers knew that to let Davis, who was 2.06 meters and not very able to jump, defend Nowitzki would be tantamount to suicide. Therefore, it is Jordan Jr. who is facing Dirk now, and Davis is actually playing at the fifth position.

Nowitzki retreated after receiving a pass from Yiyang and took a jumper, but Jordan's excellent defensive ability caused serious interference with Dirk's shooting.

The basketball hit the side of the basket heavily and bounced vigorously. Davis finally got stuck in the position, but unexpectedly it was a long rebound. After his wingspan was not good enough, he couldn't touch the basket or basketball after he jumped up. Dalemport, who got stuck behind him, got his second consecutive offensive rebound.

This time, Dalem Porter intends to attack a second time by himself. He took off shots and shots from close range were not too difficult for Dalembert.

Davis turned and rushed towards Dalemport, his eyes full of anger. This old guy completely angered him!

"Big Baby"'s huge body made him "unstoppable" and slammed directly into the elderly Haitian. Davis, who was accustomed to being around Garnett, did not slow down, but lowered his center of gravity, and slammed his shoulder towards Dalem Potter.

He clamped Dalembert's knee with his arm, and directly overturned the 2.11 meter tall man! Due to Davis, Dalem Potter's knee twisted.

On the training ground, Gobert will protect the veteran in time. But in the fierce playoffs, others are thinking about how to hurt you...

"Boom!" A man as big as Dalembert slammed a hard board, and the floor trembled. After that, the Haitian did not stand up anymore, but clutched his knees in pain, unable to move.

"Old man!" Gobert looked into the field worriedly, but due to league rules, he couldn't get out of the bench and play innocently.

"Damn it!" Seeing this, Yiyang immediately turned to face the "big baby", but was hugged by Nowitzki in time. Dirk knows what Yiyang wants to do. Pachulia, who deliberately injured people last time, hasn't been able to play.

But in the playoffs, the Mavericks can't afford Yiyang's suspension.

"Big Baby" raised his hand indifferently and signaled his foul. Now let’s see, who should sit down?

This is the playoffs, **** old guy! (One Guard)