Popovich opened his mouth, and the atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became relaxed again.

Despite his age, Popovich is still so skinny.

Popovich glanced back at Duncan with a strange look in his eyes.

Duncan turned his head a little embarrassed, probably for the first time in his career.

The current league does not have a special award ceremony as it did later, and the league will announce the results of some awards every once in a while.

This time, in addition to the announcement of the best coach, the attribution of the best defensive player and the most improved award was also announced.

Tyson Chandler finally ended Dwight Howard's three-game reign for Defensive Player of the Year and won the award for the first time in his career with a win over Ibaka, who has been a standout performer this season.

It's interesting to say that he didn't win a win in the Mavericks' championship season last year, but he won it immediately when he arrived with the Knicks.

But the changes he made to the Knicks' defense this season were immediate.

The Knicks rank No. 2 in the league for forcing opponents into turnovers, No. 10 in limiting opponents in shooting percentage and No. 11 in limiting opponents to scoring.

It's a stark contrast to last season's Knicks' sloppy defense.

Chandler deserves this award.

"Sergi deserves more of the best defensive player and you can't deny him because he's done so well in the past."

"Twitter big" Durant was the first to complain about Ibaka.

Although Ibaka is not as average as Chandler in points and rebounds per game this season, he is the league's block leader with 3.7 blocks per game.

There is nothing wrong with Durant's uneven fight this time.

However, Chandler's score of 311 points was only 17 points more than Ibaka's 294 points, and it is reasonable to say who won the award, but it can only be said that Chandler was luckier.

The Defensive Player of the Year is controversial, but relatively small, and the results of the Most Improved Award have really attracted a lot of spat.

The award was eventually won by the Magic's Ryan Anderson.

He is averaging 16.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game this season, a significant improvement from last season's 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds.

He also received 24 percent of the vote.

The Most Progressive Award is highly competitive this year, which is well deserved, and theoretically there won't be so much saliva.

But the problem is with another person.

Lin.

To say that the Knicks can advance to the playoffs as seventh in the East this season, in addition to the addition of Chandler, the person who should be thanked the most is Jeremy Lin.

Because of a series of injuries, the Knicks were unavailable on the guard line for a while.

Jeremy Lin, who was on the verge of being laid off, suddenly emerged at this time, and staged a "Lin Madness" that made everyone jaw-dropping and once swept the world.

It is no exaggeration to say that Jeremy Lin's popularity this season is higher than Tang Tian's.

Last season with the Warriors he averaged 2.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists, and this season with the Knicks he averaged 14.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

If you really want to count it, Jeremy Lin should be the winner of the Most Improved Award.

But as a result, he only received 8.39% of the votes in the Most Improved Award, which is sixth among all players.

"It's the most incredible result I've ever seen, man, and he's made Lin crazy! And now you're telling me he's sixth? ”

"It's true, given the number of appearances he's made, and his defensive disadvantage, but sixth is too ......"

"I remember that the league had pushed him before, thinking that he was the best choice for the Most Improved Award, but now this is the result?"

"An early consolation prize, perhaps?"

"Hey! You have to understand that the votes are selected by media reporters, not by the alliance. ”

"Are these reporters all eating dry food? Or are they decisions made with their butts? ”

"They're obviously using their brains, buddy, it's just that you don't understand, you probably didn't notice that Anderson was white and Jeremy Lin was yellow."

"Ilyasova in second is also white, and Pekovic in third...... Even though none of them are native white, man, you probably got to the point. ”

"This is a sensitive topic, stop talking about it!"

"It's not fair, sports shouldn't be mixed with these elements!"

"Then you have to greet those reporters, although I don't want to admit it, but how many of them do you think they will think highly of a yellow person?"

"It's really infuriating!! ┻━┻︵╰(‵□′)╯︵┻━┻”

"I'm a little worried about the godfather now, he's doing so well, will he be treated like that in the Rookie of the Year selection?"

"Chances are, although Irving's performance this year is outstanding among rookies, but considering that Don is on the Spurs, he should also be competitive, but Lin's treatment has to be worried."

……

No one dared to explicitly mention the word racism, but the content of the conversation was quite close.

Even Yao Ming at the beginning, the whistle problem encountered in the alliance was obvious.

Even TNT's commentator, Steve Cole, has used discriminatory language in his commentary.

The fans were very excited, but Tang Tian was very calm.

Unlike China, the United States does have discrimination here, but in the final analysis, the strong are respected.

Not to mention Cole, O'Neill also said "Toy-inchee" to Yao Ming at the beginning.

But then what?

Cole apologized publicly, and O'Neill became famous Yao Chui, and Yao Ming sympathized with him.

The most fundamental reason is that Yao Ming used his strength to conquer Cole and O'Neal, as well as American fans.

It may be more difficult to be a yellow man, but if he can one day rule the league like Michael Jordan, even the homeless people on the streets will have a lot of respect for him.

This is America.

Game 2 of the Spurs-Mavericks series continues in San Antonio.

This time, the Spurs didn't give the Mavericks a chance in the opening game, and they frequently attacked the basket after they pulled out the space on the offensive end.

The Mavericks' collapse began with the collapse on the inside, just like the second half of Game 1.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Mavericks 108-91 at home, and the next game turned the score into 2-0.

Terry's off-the-board moves didn't work.

After the two games, the two sides moved to Dallas to continue the next two games of the series.

There have been a lot of games in the playoffs after falling behind 2-0, and Terry continued to cheer for the team in front of the media before the game.

"I've been through this kind of scene in my career and it's not a problem at all, we're back at home and we're going to forget about the first two games and the series is just starting for us here."

Terry's mouth is still a bit big, but with the rise of Tang Tian, the return of Ginobili, and the addition of Dior, this Spurs team is balanced offensively and defensively, and its strength is much stronger than he thought.

Despite the Mavericks' tenacious play at home, they lost 93-105.

Carlisle has made adjustments in this game, Yi Jianlian, who didn't get a chance to play in the first two games, topped most of Haywood's playing time in this game, he also hit 1 three-pointer, and played well on the defensive end, with 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block in 10 minutes of playing time.

However, the difference in quality between the two teams cannot be changed by changing role players.

The 3-0 score says it all for the defending champions, who are going to follow in the footsteps of the Heat.

In NBA history, there have been 14 0-2 comebacks and 8 1-3 reversals since the best-of-seven games were achieved.

But there has never been a team that has come back from 0-3.

To put it bluntly, falling behind 0-3 and reversing it means three consecutive defeats followed by four consecutive wins.

If you can win four in a row, why do you lose three in a row?

This is a playoff game, and unless the opponent's core is all injured, the probability of this event is slim to none.

The Mavericks' elimination is basically a foregone conclusion.

Terry didn't have another big mouth this time.

As a side on the verge of elimination, there will be a lot of pressure on each player.

Not to mention that they are still the defending champions.

'It's the best team in the league and I'm sure they can do it.'

Only owner Mark Cuban still has faith in the team.

As one of the league's most basketball-loving owners, his confidence has never been less.

You can see this from the way he wears.

When it comes to home game day, he'll wear his blue Mavericks T-shirt.

That's the shirt he thinks will bring luck to the home team.

When he gave his victory speech last year, he also said that the shirt brought them luck.

He was also dressed tonight, and he also brought his most precious and precious daughter to the scene.

The fans in Dallas are still enthusiastic, and among the top three in Texas, the fans here are the most enthusiastic and hardcore.

Carlisle made some changes to his starting line-up tonight, with him putting Masimmy straight into the starting line-up.

In the first few games, Haywood didn't play well, and Masimmi played well, which is taking the initiative to change.

Masimmi's movement speed and scoring ability are better than Haywood's, and Carlisle's adjustment is ready to play offense with the Spurs.

That's not wrong.

Anyway, it's like this no matter how you defend it, it's better to fight the offense, so that at least there is still a chance.

However, after the game really started, Carlisle's intentions were not able to be played.

Terry was basically killed by Don, and a Masimmi could only help the Mavericks on the court.

Although Nowitzki had a good hand tonight, the Mavericks trailed the Spurs by 10 points at 21-31 after the first quarter.

If this momentum continues, the Mavericks will be swept by a certainty.

In the second quarter, Tang Tian rested off the court, and the Spurs were led by Ginobili at this time, Mills, Green, Dior and Split.

On the Mavericks' side, Marion and Nowitzki returned after a two-minute break in the first quarter, along with Delonti West, Terry and Yi Jianlian.

Not only did Heywood not start this game, but he was directly abandoned by Carlisle.

Ginobili came up and scored a three-pointer.

This is a real wound sprinkled with salt, and the fans at the scene grinned in pain.

Nowitzki played Dio in frontcourt, and Green came over to help defend it.

Nowitzki gave the ball to Marion, who didn't catch the ball, but directly gave the ball to Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc.

Split, because he had to juggle the inside line, stood at the free-throw line, and only saved when he saw the ball pass.

His speed was not fast, and Yi Jianlian shot after receiving the ball.

One thing that can be clearly felt is that he shoots faster than he did in the regular season.

"Huh!"

There was a crunch.

The ball hollows into the net.

He hit the first shot and it looks like he's going to feel better tonight than he did last time.

Tang Tian saw this ball thrown in, and his heart was overjoyed.

Although he is an opponent, Yi Jianlian listened to his advice to change himself, and he is quite happy to play well now.

The three-point point drew a burst of cheers from the fans.

13 separated from 15 points very close, and the shot was made to bring the margin back to 10 points, which was a key three-pointer.

The Spurs attacked in the frontcourt, and Dio's response ball was given to Ginobili, who stepped back and stepped on the three-point line to shoot, and the difference came to 12 points.

The Mavericks attacked, West organized, Nowitzki broke through with the ball high on the right side, and at this time Split directly assisted in the defense.

Nowitzki got caught in the bag and then distributed the ball to Yi Jianlian.

After receiving the ball, Yi Jianlian glanced at the soles of his feet outside the three-point line, and then shot.

"Bang!"

The ball smashed into the rebound.

But after the rebound, it still went in!

Yi Jianlian scored 2 three-pointers in a row!

"Easy!!"

Accompanied by the shouts of the live DJ who stretched out the tone, the fans on the scene exploded directly.

"I like you!"

"I'm sorry, Yi, I shouldn't have looked at you like that before!"

“go！ go！ Easy! ”

……

The fans in the stands swept away the previous contemptuous attitude towards him, and at this time they cheered for him.

That's the reality, no matter what color you are, playing well in the NBA is the only way to earn respect.

The Spurs' offense, Dio continued to respond, this time he gave the ball to Split inside.

Split pushed Yi Jianlian before making a move.

However, Yi Jianlian reacted quickly this time, and flew directly to give Split a pegboard hat!

The fans at the scene blew up directly.

Yi Jianlian is going to be a wonder soldier of the Mavericks!

Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh at this time.

In fact, Yi Jianlian played well in the last game, but he didn't have much feeling because of the limited playing time.

This one was better than the last, and the two goals scored were very golden.

Not to mention anything else, Yi Jianlian's next contract must have been settled.

Speaking of which, no one may believe it, he saved Yi Jianlian's career in a few words?

The Mavericks played a fast-break and Terry scored a fast-break layup.

As he ran back after the goal, he made his trademark jet move that set the atmosphere on fire.

The Mavericks launched a wave of 8-0 offensive and directly narrowed the gap to 5 points!

Popovich reached out and called a timeout.

After the timeout, Duncan, Parker and Tang Tian were all substituted one after another.

The old man was cautious for a rare time, and it could be seen that he didn't want anything to happen in the series again.

Duncan came up and ordered Yi Jianlian to eat Yi Jianlian, Yi Jianlian could Split, but there was no way to face the stone Buddha, and he couldn't jump up when he was stuck.

Duncan's under-the-basket hit a two-point shot to help the Spurs stabilize the situation.

When the Mavericks attacked the frontcourt again, it was Dior who went to defend Yi Jianlian, and Duncan defended Nowitzki under the basket.

Yi Jianlian didn't have a chance, and Nowitzki didn't score a strong attack on Duncan under the basket.

The Spurs advanced to the frontcourt, Tang Tian ran without the ball, and Duncan met the assistant defense under the basket and gave it to Ginobili.

Ginobili made another angry pass in West's crotch to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian received the ball and his three-point hand rose and fell.

After a timeout, 5-0, the Spurs stretched the margin to 10 points.

Without Chandler's impact on the Mavericks, Yi Jianlian's 2 consecutive three-pointers are already a miracle, but they still can't make up for it.

Carlisle shook his head vigorously from the sidelines.

He really felt a little embarrassed by the feeling of having no rice.

When Tang Tian retreated, he suddenly felt a little distressed when he saw Carlisle's reaction.

Carlisle's days as a clever woman have actually just begun.