Yang Rui asked the outside players to practice three points, and Griffin practiced free throws, making full preparations, but there was still a problem in the second game.

At the beginning, the Clippers were an extreme small-ball lineup and the Mavericks fought for offense. The Mavericks also made adjustments, allowing Barria to play as the starting point guard and partner Kidd on the perimeter to strengthen the defense of the breakaway.

Barria is short and faster than Paul, and he is not so easy to break through against Paul. Kidd plays against Curry, focuses on defensive shooting, and uses experience to disrupt Curry's rhythm.

Yang Rui's task for Curry is to shoot three-pointers, not breakthrough-based, he looks for opportunities on the perimeter, catches and shoots, retreats to shoot, and shoots against Kidd, but fails to ensure a high shooting rate.

Kidd gave Curry a few elbows covertly, which made him lose his cool.

This is the first time in Curry's career to play in the playoffs, and Yang Rui suddenly assigned him important tasks, which affected his mentality. He really wants to perform, but he doesn't shoot every day. Once he doesn't make a three-point shot, it hurts the team a lot, because he's a weakness on the defensive end, and the Mavericks shoot much more from the offensive line.

The Mavericks led by 13 points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Terry came off the bench, and Carlisle also gave Cardinal a few minutes to play, responsible for defense and shooting threes from the outside.

Cardinal is focused on the defensive end, following Dunleavy and not looking for stats, just interference. On the offensive end, he made a total of one outside shot in 6 minutes and scored. As long as the system is right, the little people can also make a difference.

If the Clippers can't take advantage of this section, the game will not be good.

In the second half, the Mavericks players had a clear division of labor, with Nowitzki, Terry, and Gasol Jr. leading the offense, while others defended solidly and shot three-pointers. On the defensive end, the Mavericks strictly guarded outside shots, and Griffin and Jordan Jr. hit the basket, and if they were misplaced, they would directly foul and pull them and send them free throws.

The Clippers got a lot of free throws, Griffin got alive, and Jordan Jr. shot a heart-wrenching percentage and threw two threes.

His first three-shot drew Barkley laughing: "Not only did the shot go short, but it went off to the side, how the hell did he do it?" Do his eyes see things crookedly? ”

Smith also said: "I really don't understand why he can still make a three-shot with such a standard position, and I can understand him if he has Noah's free throw position." ”

Barkley said: "Don't black Noah, he's got a good free throw. ”

Dunleavy and Korver found their groove in the final quarter and helped the team recover some points, but they fell behind too much before, and finally the Clippers lost the game 94-107, with a total score of 1-1.

The third game was played on the Mavericks' home court, and "Jet" Terry had a convulsion, shooting 13-of-18, 8-of-11 three-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws, scoring 38 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Terry alone can compare with all the Clippers' bench statistics, Nowitzki and Gasol Jr. played steadily, and Prince also played at a super level, shooting 7-of-12, 3-of-4 three-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws, and cutting down 21 points and 7 rebounds.

The Mavericks beat the Clippers 128-108 to make the overall score 2-1.

Everyone felt that the Clippers were a little bit bad, and their offense was at a normal level, but they couldn't stop the Mavericks' offense.

In the fourth game, Yang Rui was forced to increase Jordan Jr.'s playing time, the team needed him to guard the penalty area, Griffin made a cameo as a center, and the penalty area allowed people to play casually, he could resist people and couldn't block shots.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Griffin never averaged 1 blocks per game in a single season, peaking at 0.7. THIS IS THE SADNESS OF THE 211CM ARM SPAN, THE SAME CHAMPION, HE IS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS DUNCAN, AND THE ARM SPAN IS 20CM SHORTER......

Some Kobe Bryant, who has an arm span of 208CM, is simply insulting the adjective "short", which must and should belong to Griffin.

And playing small-ball tactics, grabbing rebounds has to rely on Griffin, Guy's rebounding efficiency is not high, and he doesn't do a good job of protecting the backcourt rebounding, although the Mavericks are on the inside, but they will be smart to dial the ball outside, Kidd, Prince has a good sense of grabbing the board.

As soon as Jordan Jr. was up, the Clippers broke the joint defense and were worse again, and the Mavericks players shrank near the restricted area, letting the Clippers players shoot from a long distance, and the big man protected the rebound.

Jordan Jr. will be pulled in the air and has a steady performance at the free throw line, shooting 2-of-6 in the first quarter. The Mavericks didn't foul him off the ball, they just pulled him when he cut in the air, so he prevented it.

Griffin's offense was also blocked, and he could shoot from mid-range, but he couldn't dunk it. Whether Griffin shoots after blocking and dismantling, or beating Nowitzki and Gasol Jr. in the low post, the shooting percentage is not high.

101-115, the Clippers lost another game, and the overall score fell behind 1-3.

Few teams can come back from 3-1 down, and the Clippers are almost condemned to death. Yang Rui called a lot of timeouts to adjust his tactics, but the players' cooperation was not tacit enough, mainly relying on personal ability and blocking, and complex tactics could not run. The Mavericks' defense is significantly better than the Clippers, and there's always a way to get them into a single.

After the game, the media stopped touting Griffin and praised the veteran Nowitzki.

Griffin is the representative of the league's brutalist power forward, a new generation of iron-blooded tough guys, and the series is completely suppressed, making it impossible to ignore Nowitzki's "soft egg".

Nowitzki's offense in the playoffs is unsolvable, and it's easy to break the bag, so let's say he has poor defense, right? He also defended Griffin well, didn't let the opponent do whatever he wanted in the low post, and could hardly find a flaw.

Gasol Jr.'s shooting and strategy have also been highly praised, and some people compare him with Yao Ming, thinking that Gasol Jr. is now a weakened version of Yao Ming, an All-Star level center.

The Clippers returned to their home court to fight back, and the Clippers outside players finally found their crosshairs, with Paul, Gay, Curry, and Korver making a total of 14 three-pointers.

Neal and Danny Green were both completely discarded in this game in order to solidify the defense, and Kurt Thomas was given 10 minutes of playing time.

The adjustment worked wonders, as Thomas was able to keep up with the game, defend the box and make two mid-range shots.

Yang Rui also gave Tony Allen and Jordan Jr. a lot of playing time, which successfully reduced the scoring efficiency of the Mavericks. Helplessly, the interior line couldn't open up the space, and the free throw shooting rate was low, and the Clippers still played with the Mavericks until the last minute.

Marion's back-to-back throw and Kidd's three-pointer helped the Mavericks take the lead at 98-99 in the final three seconds.

At this time, the Clippers did not pause, and Yang Rui was in a hurry on the sidelines, so he could only watch the players play.

At the critical moment, Curry stepped up, received a pass from Paul in the backcourt and quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and as soon as the left side crossed the halfway line, he faced Terry and threw the ball to the basket with both hands.

The ball was so sudden that Terry couldn't interfere with it, and the final whistle blew just as the ball was in the air, and the basketball ghost made a hell of a hollow into the net. 101 to 99.

Curry chipped in 25 points and six assists, and helped the Clippers with a super stunner, and the media praised him after the game.

Tony Allen's defense has also been reaffirmed, and when he plays, the Mavericks' scoring efficiency has dropped significantly, and even if the offense is terrible, he will play more than 25 minutes per game.

Unfortunately, the Clippers didn't have the last laugh.

Game 6 was played in Dallas, and the Mavericks' morale was amazing, the players were in great shape, and the offense blossomed more. They took a 19-point lead in the first half and tightened up their defense in the second half to keep the advantage until the end, with Paul and Griffin both lost and shooting low.

Paul shot 6-of-15, 2-of-5 three-pointers, and 2-of-2 free throws to finish with 16 points and 13 assists.

Griffin shot 5-of-16 from the field and 4-of-8 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Curry had 17 points and 4 assists, a decent game, and Guy played a personal best in the series, chipped in 28 points and 6 rebounds, but unfortunately this convulsion came too late.

The Clippers lost 100-112 and were eliminated from the tournament with a total score of 2-4.