In the blink of an eye, a week later.
June 20, Dallas.
As night falls, the road leading to the American Airlines Arena is filled with people and traffic.
Outside the arena, Mavericks fans became evasive when being interviewed by reporters, with worries on their faces.
"Dallas must win!"
"We are the championship!!"
In this way, the second middle school has become rare. Only three or two die-hard fans of the Wildcats who have been loyal for 20 years are still chanting this winning slogan.
However, as long as they have time to smoke and think, they will not be so drunk that they cannot wake up.
At this time, 5 games have ended in the finals.
The big score is that the Heat lead the Mavericks 3 to 2. The Heat are only one game away from letting 2 to chase 4, and they have the championship match point.
Hong Kong, in fact, in the 5 games, the Heat only managed to defeat the Mavericks in one game.
In other games, the Mavericks are always in the lead. As a result, the Mavericks are always a little behind, a little behind in the heat.
With a 4-game advantage in my situation, the Mavericks only won the first two home games.
As long as they seize the opportunity better, the Mavericks can prepare for the championship parade early.
In G4, it was not a pity that the Mavericks lost.
Nowitzki made 2 of 14 shots and Josh Howard made 1 of 8 shots. The two leaders lost in G3 and their mentality collapsed. They were desperately defended by the Heat. There is nothing to say.
After all, the Mavericks are a team that shoots from the outside, and it's not unusual for their shots to fall off the line occasionally.
In addition, after Wade played G3, he seemed to have completely transformed, like a killing god, and with the "free throw machine" protecting his body, the Mavericks did not lose unfairly.
"The Sword Comes"
The most pity is that G5 is still at the home court of the Heat. The 2-3-2 finals schedule is very unfavorable to the Mavericks playing at home.
However, the Mavericks' shooting was really good that night. In the second quarter, Terry and Josh worked together. One made 6 of 7 shots and scored 14 points, and the other made 5 of 6 shots and scored 13 points. The Mavericks took the lead.
After all, it was a battle at Tianwang Mountain. The Heat played tenaciously and slowly caught up. At the end of the first three quarters, they were only 1 point behind.
Entering the fourth quarter of the game, the two sides were playing very anxiously, 72-level, 74-level, 77-level...
The Mavericks have always been in the lead, even leading by 5 points. After all, there is still a lot of time, so let's not mention it.
However, when the game reached 1 minute and 30 seconds, the Mavericks fell behind for the only time.
In the next round, Nowitzki took advantage of free throws and quickly took the lead back.
With 10 seconds left in the game, the Mavericks still led by 2 points.
As a result, Wade broke through for a layup and hit a two-pointer to force overtime.
That's it? I won’t say any more.
After all, Wade scored 11 points in a row in the last 4 minutes and hit the tying buzzer beater, so he accepted being dragged into overtime.
In the last 1.30 minutes of overtime, the Mavericks took the lead again. Even with only the last 9 seconds left, the Mavericks were still in the lead. Then, there was nothing more. Wade broke through and caused a foul. He used two free throws to lead by 1 point. , defeated the Mavericks.
Both G3 and G5 were given opportunities. Who can blame the Mavericks for not succeeding?
If a tough battle doesn't last long and you can't stand it in the last few seconds, who can you blame?
In fact, O'Neal kept pulling his hips, and the Mavericks crushed the game in 4 games, and the score was even 50-50.
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In the arena, Mavericks fans did not come to watch the game just because they lost. Instead, the seats were packed with people.
Twenty years of sharpening a sword is worth the money for the game tickets.
The Mavericks' starting five are Diop, Nowitzki, Josh Howard, Terry, and Harris.
The Heat's starting five are O'Neal, Haslem, Posey, Su Bei, and Wade.
This game was broadcast live across the United States on TNT radio, and was narrated by Barkley and Kenny Smith, as well as Mike Breen and Marv Albert, two pairs of commentators.
“Ever since the loss in Game 3, Avery Johnson has started causing trouble.
Instead of letting Adrian Griffin continue to play in the starting lineup, he asked Harris to start at point guard and moved Terry to the shooting guard position.
I wonder what Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson is thinking?
In the three games of the Finals, the Mavericks' starting lineup did not have much of an advantage.
However, that lineup kept the Mavericks in the lead. As a result, in G3, the Mavericks won first and then lost. In G4, Avery Johnson actually chose to change the lineup. The Mavericks would lose 3 games in a row. There is definitely a head coach. The credit of 'Wolong' is in it. ” analyzed Kenny Smith.
“I guess the Mavericks are not ready to reach the finals yet!
Moreover, they did not expect that O'Neal would perform like a "young phoenix" undercover in this series, helping the Mavericks gain a great advantage.
After the first three quarters of the G3 game, I think the core players of the Mavericks are probably ready to compete for the Finals MVP trophy.
However, they still underestimated their determination to win the championship. No one expected that the Mavericks would end up in this messy situation due to their good cards. " Buckley said.
"Of course, Pat Riley also made a lot of mistakes.
He didn't expect that O'Neal would stretch his hips so much, nor did he expect that the Mavericks' inside line was so capable. He underestimated the strength of the Mavericks' inside line.
In the first three games, they tried to free up O'Neal's offense as much as possible. After losing, Jason Williams was still the starting point guard, hoping to match O'Neal with a good passing point guard.
As a result, O'Neal couldn't start the game, and Jason Williams' defensive problems led to a loss of a lot of points. It wasn't until G3 that the game was about to lose in the fourth quarter. With the explosion of Jiangsu Bei and Posey's outstanding performance, it was Leigh finally found the formula for victory. At critical moments, he was not paranoid or superstitious about O'Neal and had the courage to adjust his lineup.
The head coaches of the two teams, one was lost in surprise, and the other was sober in the loss.
Now let’s see if the Mavericks’ home court advantage can bring a little bit of luck…”
Beep——!
When the whistle sounded, the referee threw the basketball into the sky. Diop defeated O'Neal and scored the first offense for the Mavericks.
"Harris controlled the ball to the frontcourt and immediately passed the ball to Nowitzki to play. Haslem, who is 2.03 meters tall, was very reluctant to face Nowitzki's superstar.
Nowitzki used his height advantage to lift the ball and make a shooting posture. Haslem got close to him, was shaken, collected the ball, broke through, and shot a two-point jumper..."
Swish——!
0 to 2! !
Nowitzki made a steady two-pointer.
In the Finals series, Wade was indeed reborn, but Nowitzki also grew a lot, averaging 27 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists in the playoffs.
It's not much worse than his superb performance in the 10/11 season.
The only difference is that the head coach doesn't know how to use it.
In almost every game, Nowitzki's tank has to fire in advance, and it is also the main offensive firepower point.
In the final five minutes of the decisive battle, King Nuo's fuel tank was at the bottom, his shooting accuracy could not be maintained, and the team's defense could not hold up. It is no wonder that the Mavericks missed two advantages in my game.
On the court, the Heat's offensive round.
Wade controlled the ball to the frontcourt and took advantage of O'Neal's physical fuel tank to hoist the basketball into the penalty area.
"The Mavericks play Dirk Nowitzki as their leader, and the Heat also play the team's star. O'Neal's offense at the beginning is still very reliable..."
Peng——!
Diop was hit but did not lose his position. O'Neal turned around and shot.
Bang-dang——!
O'Neal's close shot missed.
Diop played a high-quality meat shield, allowing O'Neal to only score 14 points and 10 rebounds in the 2005/06 season finals.
Although there is still credit for Dampier, in any case, O'Neal fell into the world because of his penalty area defense.
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