After the Eastern and Western team records came out, the lineup for the first round of the playoffs also came out.

Westward:

Calf to partridge.

Nuggets vs. Grizzlies.

Rockets vs. Trailblazers.

Warriors vs. Clippers.

Eastern:

Hawks vs. Nets.

Wizards vs. Raptors.

Cavaliers vs. Celtics

Bulls vs. Bucks.

In the first round of the playoffs, the media started to get high.

The first round of this year's playoffs actually has a lot to watch. In the West, except for the Mavericks who don't have much suspense playing the Partridges, other teams have played.

The Nuggets are strong, and neither are the Grizzlies.

The Rockets against the Trailblazers, giving the impression of being five or five open.

The Warriors vs. the Clippers are the most variable.

In the East, except for the Cavaliers, who are very stable, the other three teams have to play.

In this case, the Mavericks began another closed training camp to prepare for the playoffs.

Dallas Mavericks practice room.

Coach Carlisle is giving tactical guidance to the players:

"Our opponent is the Partridges, they are not always weak, what we need to do in this game is to play steady, Anthony Davis is not easy to play against, at this point, we need to pay more attention to Gobert, as long as we limit him, we will win. As for the rest, the Partridges themselves are very problematic and we don't need to pay much attention to them. ”

The Partridges' problems are not something that can be solved in a moment, so the Mavericks are mainly not dead, and it is no problem to win.

"After the Partridges, our opponents were the winners of the Clippers and Warriors. These two teams are close in quality and we can't predict who will advance, but if we meet the Clippers, we're going to be better off against the Clippers, who are still a long way from being a strong team. ”

"But when you meet the Warriors, you have to be careful."

Carlisle said to the Warriors, his expression a little solemn.

This season, the Warriors have defeated a lot of strong teams, although they have also lost to many weak teams, but the strength of the Warriors has been recognized by everyone.

"No matter who we meet, our opponent in the Western Conference Finals will be the Nuggets if there is no accident, and in the Finals, our opponent will be the Cavaliers."

If there is still suspense in the west, then the east is very simple.

James will lead the Cavaliers to the Finals without any suspense.

The East is already weak, and James is still holding together, which makes it impossible for the East to play.

The Cavaliers have been strong this year. 、

The biggest advantage of the Mavericks is that the cooperation of the Cavaliers is not tacit enough, as long as they seize this point, the Mavericks have a high probability of winning the championship.

Coach Carlisle said, handing out the manual to everyone.

The Mavericks team all took it and looked at it.

Qin Yang picked it up and looked at it more attentively, and most of the others smiled and didn't look at it much.

"Take a break at noon and start tactical training in the afternoon!"

Coach Carlisle announced the dismissal, and the players stood up with laughter.

Qin Yang took the tactical manual to the side and began to look at it.

The playbook is very detailed, mainly explaining the tactics against the Partridges, Warriors and Cavaliers, of which the Warriors and Cavaliers are the key.

Qin Yang looked at it for a while, and he roughly understood the team's tactics and strategies.

Against the Warriors, it's still defense, pay attention to rotation defense, at this time the outside defense is very important, and the presence of Gobert on the inside is very important.

Against the Cavaliers, it is even more complicated, there is no special tactics on the defensive end, because the Cavaliers' individual offense is very strong, and wherever the Big Three are placed, they are all absolutely strong teams.

But on the offensive end, there is a lot that the team can do.

After reading the tactical manual, Qin Yang stood up, and Nowitzki next to him also walked over.

"Bruce!"

Qin Yang stopped: "What's the matter, Dirk?" ”

"Actually, it's nothing, I just wanted to ask you something."

"Okay, then let's eat and talk!"

Qin Yang took Dirk to the restaurant.

The Dallas Mavericks' restaurant is as sparsely populated as ever, and to be honest, no one is used to eating nutritious meals, unless the professionalism is very good, and the average athlete can't stick to it at all.

After ordering the meal, Qin Yang sat with Dirk.

"Bruce, I'm actually thinking about retirement!"

"Huh? Why? Dirk, I mean Dirk, you're doing really well and you're the most beneficial addition to the team, why are you thinking about retiring? ”

Qin Yang asked in some surprise.

This season, Nowitzki has started just a dozen games, and most of the time, Dirk has come off the bench to stabilize the situation, and Dirk's shooting percentage is also frightening.

It stands to reason that this is the best outcome.

"Bruce, I feel like if I continue to play, it will affect the performance of other people, such as Gobert and Al, and next season's rookie Jokic is also playing well in Europe, so it doesn't work for me to stay on the team, I want to ......," Deknowitski said flatly.

But this kind of blandness made Qin Yang moved.

At the end of the season, Dirk's 1+1 contract will be in its second year, and Dirk will have the option to end his contract directly.

If you retire, it's a good time.

Dirk really gave everything he had for the Mavericks.

Qin Yang was silent.

After pausing for a long time, he waited until the nutritious meal came out before Qin Yang spoke: "Dirk." I don't think you have to do that. The team still needs you, it's not comforting you. ”

"Gobert's defense may be better than yours, but his offense is too poor, Eyre's defense is not as good as yours, as for Jokic, who is obviously coming, no one knows what his situation is, the future is always unpredictable, if you are for the good of the team, I think you should stay, it's not just a matter of a year or two, Dirk you should play for at least another five years!"

Qin Yang said what was in his heart.

Dirk is too important to the team, not only tactically, but more importantly mentally, with Dirk in the Mavericks there is a fighting force.

Moreover, even though Dirk is older, on the offensive end, Dirk's role is still stronger than Gobert's.

Professionalism, shooting ability, and intangible influence on the team, Dirk are all very important.

Dirk smiled when he heard this:

"Let's wait until the end of this season, and hopefully we can continue to win the championship this season!"

Dirk brought the team a championship, which is the thing he is most proud of, but unfortunately he can only bring one championship.

After eating, the training camp continued.

Before the war, there were very few fierce confrontations.

The team mainly conducts tactical drills.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the outside world, on April 18, the first game of the playoffs, the Mavericks hosted the Partridges.

This round of the series is known as the most suspenseless game in the West, but the two cores of the Partridges have said that they will play their own advantages if they do not admit defeat.

Anthony Davis:

"Dallas is a very strong team, they are the defending champions, they are the first in the regular season, but we are not going to throw in the towel and I believe we will play our own style."

Tony Parker:

"The Partridges aren't weak, we have the best guards and interior players in the league, and it's going to be a great series and we're going to play our character."

Tony Parker is clearly not happy, and Tony Parker is not happy with leaving the Partridges this year.

The Spurs aren't that well positioned for Tony Parker.