Chapter 481: Tie
The Mavericks defeated the Warriors 115-103 and tied it 1-1 in the West.
After the Mavericks changed the interior lineup, it really had a certain effect, although Yang Di scored 37 points in the whole game, Van Horn and Nowitzki combined to score 48 points, which was equivalent to offsetting the damage he caused on the inside.
At the same time, the Mavericks perfectly opened up space for the knife-type Devin Harris and Jason Terry to break through.
Yang Di was also forced to pull away from the penalty area, and the deterrent power on the defensive end dropped significantly.
Mavericks fans breathed a sigh of relief, they finally won the Warriors, and if they lost to the Warriors again, the Mavericks didn't have to fight, after all, not every time they could meet the Rockets.
The two sides traveled to the home court of the Warriors, and Oakland played the G3 game.
Yang Di and others have not yet realized the gap between the two teams, and they are thinking about how to beat the Mavericks at home.
As a result, on the first home court back in Oakland, the Warriors lost to the Mavericks 89-105 and suffered a heavy defeat.
The Mavericks completed an excellent offense, Yang Di's hand declined, and many mid-range shots were missed, although he scored 28 points in the game, he took 25 shots, which was not very efficient.
Yang Di was very disappointed, falling behind 1-2, not only because the strength of the Warriors was much worse than the Mavericks, but because the overall thinking of the players was relaxed, the easy victory in the first two rounds, and the reversal in the first game, gave the Warriors players too many wrong signals, this is the Western Conference Finals, the top event, losing one, may be a catastrophe!
A team that can play at this level will definitely not be a weak team, so how can you relax your nerves?
"The next game has to be won or it will ruin a season's hard work." Montgomery gave a military order in the locker room, and whoever could fight was on it, with no privileges and no routines.
The players stood solemnly, finally understanding the urgency of the game.
After a full day's rest, the Warriors host the Mavericks.
In the G4 battle, Montgomery finally made a lineup change.
Montaelis was put into the starting lineup by Montgomery and replaced the slightly slower-moving Fisher, the former is currently the fastest player on the Warriors, and against the equally thin but fast Jason Terry, it can be considered a targeted set-up.
Montaelis has only one mission, and that is to lock down Terry and curb his play.
The change worked, and Terry, accustomed to Fisher's slow but powerful defence, was less aggressive against Montaelis and was able to stick to him throughout, and played significantly less well than the previous two games.
Yang Di's offense exploded, causing two fouls on Van Horn in less than half a quarter, and the Mavericks' two effective interior combinations were about to go down in an instant.
In the first quarter, the Warriors led the Mavericks by eight points, 33-25.
After the start of the second quarter, Yang Di went off the court and staggered Byron Davis to play at this time, leading the bench to play the second quarter of the game, and the Warriors always took the initiative on the court and did not let the Mavericks close the point difference.
After the third quarter, the Mavericks launched a comeback.
The comeback was led by Nowitzki, who hit a 3-pointer first, then Terry made a layup, and Nowitzki made a low-post shot, and the Mavericks suddenly narrowed the gap to just one point.
At the critical moment, Yang Di stood up to score, bumped into Van Horn and forced a shot under the basket.
Then, Byron Davis hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, and the Warriors went on a 5-0 run, stretching the difference to 6 points.
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Mavericks by seven points, 79-72.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Yang Di continued to stay on the court, and in the Western Conference finals, Yang Di played an average of 43 minutes per game, which is normal as the team's superstar.
Montgomery wasn't ready to let Yang Di rest in the second half.
Yang Di also smoothly led the Warriors, held the lead, held the home court, and won 104-92 in the cheers of the fans.
In the East, the Heat, who returned to their home court, won two games in a row and led the Pistons 3-1.
After all, the Pistons are still weak in offense and strong in defense, but O'Neal and Wade are theoretically the two best weapons in the league to break defense.
Miami fans rejoiced, the Heat were really going to the Finals, and they had waited too long for this day.
And Yang Di is more and more desperate to hope, hoping to enter the finals, just for that opponent is his old club, where there are people who once looked down on him.
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The warrior's calf is about to start the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
Yang Dee and the Warriors players are flying around and returning to Dallas.
In China, Yao Ming told Yang Di that he would wait for him to participate in the national team training camp together.
"Did you finally figure it out?" Yang Di said with a smile.
It's not all like that, Yao Ming said: "Because I also see that you have to rest until July in the past, I don't go to train and don't partner with you, so it's useless to go after all." ”
"That's right, there's no point in going early, as long as you make sure that your body doesn't get blessed." Yang Di said jokingly.
"How can you be blessed!" Yao Ming was embarrassed, "I've been training every day, although I'm on vacation, I don't dare to relax myself at all, after all, you have surpassed me now, and you are about to reach the finals." ”
"Maverick is not going to have a good time." Yang Di sighed and said: "The Mavericks still have good tactical execution, and after these few games, all kinds of shots are not easy to defend at all." ”
"The key is that they are still very resilient, and the Texas Xiaoqiang who can't be beaten is average, and they always throw some key goals at the most critical moments." Yao Ming also felt deeply: "And their running and bombing are based on Nowitzki as the core, with speed, shooting, and fast rhythm, but they have not given up the positional attack and low post." ”
"I played against the Mavericks before, but I just thought they had a soft style of play, but I didn't expect them to be so difficult, and they are not soft at all, they can attack and fight, Nowitzki is really a big heart, and the backward jump shot is not easy to defend at all."
"They also think you're hard to guard against, and you're better at scoring than I am right now."
"No, no, no, the skills are better than you." Yang Di said modestly with difficulty.
Yao Ming said with a smile: "Skills do not mean scoring ability, some people have good skills, but they don't have a body, they can't even enter the NBA, scoring ability depends on skills, but it doesn't definitely depend on skills, skills plus body, and being good at using their own way to attack is a real ability." ”
Afterwards, Yao Ming cheered Yang Di with a smile: "Come on, entering the finals and lifting the championship trophy is one step away!" ”
Yang Di smiled and said: "Wait for me, this year's Tokyo Men's Basketball World Championship will definitely turn him upside down!" ”