The two teams in the West are also rivals, and the Mavericks have been eliminated by the Lakers led by Yang Rui for several consecutive years, and they have all been abused out of the shadows. Now, almost everyone thinks that the Clippers are like the Lakers who won three consecutive championships, and the Lakers are like a lottery team.

ESPN proposed that if the Mavericks beat Yang Rui's team, it would prove that this Finals has a high gold content, and it is the best chance for Nowitzki and others to prove it.

NBC Radio's comments are even more exaggerated: "This season is the best chance for the Mavericks to win the championship, and it may also be the last chance, if you can't catch it, it will be very difficult to win the championship in the future. What's more, the Clippers are below the salary cap, and they can bring in a star this summer. ”

After reading the news, the Mavericks management was under a lot of pressure.

The Clippers have one of the most salary space in the league in the summer, and there are only two high-paid players on the team this season, Dunleavy and Paul, and Dunleavy will have 10 million free space when his contract expires, which makes the Clippers renew whoever they want, and they can poach whoever they want, and they may not pay the luxury tax when they poach two stars.

How will the Mavericks compete with the Clippers in the future? Even if the Clippers have another second-rate star, their strength can be improved a lot.

On the other hand, the Mavericks, 33 years old, could slip at any time, and it was difficult to deal with Griffin.

Terry is 34 years old, his form has already begun to decline, and this year will be his final peak.

Marion, 33, is transitioning from an All-Star to a defensive blue-collar, role player.

Prince is 31 years old and in good form, but he was also a defense-oriented role player at his peak.

The 38-year-old Kidd is getting slower and slower, has transitioned to the No. 2 position, and doesn't know how long he can play.

This year is really the Mavericks' last chance to win the championship, and Gasol Jr. is young in the core of the team.

On May 13, the first battle between the two sides began in Los Angeles.

In the away dressing room, Rick Carlisle boosted morale and shouted: "In this series, we are only allowed to win and not lose, and the media analysis says that this is our last chance to win the championship, not alarmist." The Clippers will be stronger next season unless they have serious injuries, but it's hard to say. ”

The Mavericks players have serious expressions, and they know Yang Rui's history.

He led the Raptors to the Eastern Conference finals in the first season, and broke the regular season record record in the second season to win the championship; led the Wizards to win the championship in the first season, helped Jordan realize his dream, and retired with a championship ring; led the Lakers to win the championship in the first season, broke the regular season record in the second season, and Yao Ming and Kobe Bryant won the regular season MVPs......

This resume is powerful and almost human.

Now Yang Rui joined the Clippers in his first season, won the best record in the regular season, and Paul MVP. They don't think it's Paul's credit, the success of the Clippers is due to Yang Rui's ability to use people.

Carlisle said: "The reason why I say this is not to be pessimistic, but to ask everyone to cheer up, give all their strength, fight until the last minute, win the Clippers, and I firmly believe that the Mavericks will win the championship." ”

Usually the coach will say something like "no regrets if you lose", but Mavericks are a group of veterans, how can they not regret losing? Carlisle spared the words that decompressed the players. What they have to do now is use their game experience to beat the Clippers.

When it comes to boosting morale, Yang Rui has many similarities with Carlisle's views.

"You can't just have a moment of slackness, you have to fight for every ball, beat the Mavericks, and we're going to win the championship because the finals are going to be against the Cavaliers. It's not that I look down on them, it's a victory for the knights not to be swept away. ”

The players all smiled, and although the Cavaliers triumvirate game was not good-looking, the fame was still very bluffing. Yang Rui said that they will definitely beat the Cavaliers, with a strong psychological cue attached to the players' confidence.

The Clippers have a lot of young players, and at this time, excellent mental quality is more important than skill.

Yang Rui continued: "You are very strong, but against the Mavericks, you must do your best. We have a weakness on our team, which is the lack of experience in the game, and the scale of the playoffs is not the same as the regular season, which I think you have already felt. In terms of confrontation, you have to be tougher. ”

The young players have become very serious, and the playoff games have become more confrontational, with double standards.

Jordan Jr., Griffin, and Mashinmi felt it the most, and it was impossible to stage a violent dunk as easily as in the regular season, and the opponent would foul them fiercely and send them free throws, which were not their strong point.

Even after a season, Griffin, who is more accurate among the three interior lines, only shoots 67.7% of the free throws in the playoffs.

In the playoffs, it is easier to play a role on the inside line that can shoot steadily, like Nowitzki, and the strong interior line will face tough defense, which will lead to a decline in form.

Yang Rui said to Paul: "Chris, be quick when you counterattack, as long as Gasol Jr. and Nowitzki play together, you will storm behind them." Rudy (Gay), you have a very heavy task today, try to interfere with Nowitzki's shooting, it doesn't matter if you can't prevent it, you have to return it on the offensive end, everyone is ready to play. ”

The players played, the Clippers' home court was full, and the fans were uniformly dressed in red commemorative T-shirts

CCTV5 Zhang Reasonable Introduction said: "This year, in addition to two sets of traditional jerseys, the Clippers also launched a set of Chinese red jerseys, although Yang Rui is not a Chinese nationality, but his Chinese complex is very strong, and the Clippers use this way to express their respect for him." ”

Yu Jia said: "Today, the Clippers wore this jersey, I think it represents a good start, this jersey is much more beautiful than the other two. ”

After Yang Rui joined, he put forward his opinions on the jersey, and it is necessary to have a set of Chinese red, and the other two sets will also be redesigned in the future, changing the color scheme and style.

The reason is simple, the Clippers' jerseys are just too ugly. If the jersey style makes fans have no desire to buy it at all, how can the commercial value be raised?

As for the home team generally wearing light-colored jerseys and the away team wearing dark jerseys, this is negotiable, not necessary, and today the Mavericks will wear white jerseys to play.

"Lakers fans have rarely uniformed their outfits for many years, and Clippers fans seem to be more united," Zhang said. And on the sidelines, several stars in the entertainment industry have changed into T-shirts. ”

Yu Jia said: "Jerry's three girlfriends didn't come today, two went to filming, and one was ready to have a baby. If they come, it will also be a beautiful scenery on the home court of the Clippers. ”

At this time, many fans who watched the live broadcast online began to discuss Yang Rui and Scarlett's children.

"I hope to have a girl, the mixed-race baby must be beautiful, just like Tom's mixed-race girlfriend, with long breasts and thighs, and eyes and pupils like jewels." (Daddario: Why do their children look like me?) ）

"This kid is so lucky, he grew up with a golden key, will he be very young and fat into a ball, just like Scarlett used to be?"

"I just want to know, after inheriting his father's genes, how high is this child's IQ, and what can he do in the future?"

"I wonder when Stanna and Nina had a baby? No matter how their family was born, they are of mixed race. ”

"I think the most amazing thing is that their family is not upset because of religious issues, Scarlett is of Jewish descent, Jerry is Chinese, Steina is of mixed Serbian and Croatian descent, Nina is of mixed descent of ancient Bulgarians and Slavs, what should they believe when they get together?"

The last question was initiated by American netizens, there are many kinds of denominations in the United States, and if you don't believe in religion, there will be many people who will recommend it.

Therefore, they unanimously profess to believe in Christ, but they never go to church, but only perfunctory, saving a lot of trouble.

After the players warm up, the game is about to begin.