It wasn't until the third minute that the Mavericks scored, Nowitzki drew the ball in the bag, and Kidd relied on Gasol Jr. to cover away from Lowe and run to the middle to catch the ball and hit a three-point jumper. 9 to 3.

The veteran stabilized the situation and the home fans applauded enthusiastically.

But the Lakers immediately returned the favor. Lu Wei and Yao Ming blocked in the middle, brought it to 45 degrees to attract Kidd's pursuit, and passed the ball to the high post, and Yao Ming quickly passed the ball to Iguodala who cut to the right baseline.

Iguodala caught the ball under Howard's followers, took three steps, forced a layup to score, and as soon as he surged up, not many swingmen in the league could stop him. 11 to 3.

In the next round, Nowitzki once again attracted the bag and distributed the ball out of the perimeter, Howard missed the empty three-pointer, Odom grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack with a pass.

Lowe rushed forward with the ball, Kida fouled and Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle called a timeout.

TNT Radio commentator Kenny Smith said: "The Lakers are going to create a miracle again this year, and in Kobe's absence, they are still the favorites to win the championship. ”

Barkley smiled: "The Mavericks just look very strong on the lineup, Kidd and Howard are not as good as before, especially Howard, who entered the playoffs and the regular season when he was judged to be two, I don't know if he is smoking marijuana again." ”

Howard's playoff stats dropped to 15.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists, shooting only 43.8% from the field overall, and scoring mainly by jump shots.

Last season, Howard was exposed to smoking marijuana, and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban became a joke in the league when he was asked if he minded his players smoking marijuana when he participated in a talk show in the summer offseason.

What matters is whether it is appropriate for him to confess to ESPN after the team enters the playoffs. And at that time, the Mavericks were in a terrible situation of falling behind 0-2, and the situation of the coach and teammates was quite difficult.

And just as the Mavericks were in the middle of a life-or-death moment, Howard threw his own birthday party in a big way, and head coach Avery Johnson responded by canceling the team's practice. This has an extremely bad effect on teammates. At the end of last season, the "Little General" was ousted, and no other team used him anymore.

Today, Howard was clearly sleepwalking, and it didn't change after the timeout ended.

Carlisle replaced White and brought on John Terry to bolster the offense and add an outside point of attack. The effect of this move is obvious, the Mavericks have strong shooting ability, and Yao Ming must also change guards.

Six minutes later, Yang Rui took the lead in making adjustments, and Yao Ming was rested and replaced by Millsap to strengthen the defense on the outside.

Gasol Jr. is contradictory, at this time, does he still have to pull out to block the demolition? It seems that there is an advantage in playing the inside line, but if he does not go to the middle to block and dismantle, it does not match the tactics arranged by Carlisle.

The Lakers switched to a joint defense, disrupting the Mavericks' plans.

Gasol Jr. is a team player, so he still went to block and dismantle, Millsap switched defenses and blocked Terry's breakthrough, Kidd distributed the ball to the middle, and Iguodala defended Gasol Jr.

Gasol Jr. had a high ball quotient and passed to Nowitzki first, then opted for an open cut.

Millsap let go of Kidd and retracted the basket to clip Gasol Jr. Nowitzki passed the ball to the basket, Gasol Jr. drew the bag in the box, had a physical advantage and didn't shoot, and passed the ball outside the three-point line.

Kidd received the ball on the left side, Posey made up for it, let go of the bottom corner, and Kidd passed the ball again.

The receiver became Terry, who was immediately different, hitting a three-pointer in the open space.

The Lakers changed their style of play on the offensive end and returned to color again.

Iguodala went to the middle as a playmaker, and Lowe relied on Odom to cover the ball without the ball, and the three-point hollow net on the right side scored his ninth point and had two assists, and Gasol Jr. couldn't change the defense.

The opponent attacked Gasol Jr. and used his slow movement defect to create misplaced opportunities, and Carlisle finally couldn't stand it anymore and replaced Gasol Jr. with Brandon Buss, who could shoot from the middle.

In the team training match, the person Gasol Jr. fears the most is Barria, and this weakness of restraint cannot be made up for by his own efforts, so he can only make substitutions.

The Lakers' two small guards are faster than Barria, and Gasol Jr. is destined to be deflated in this series.

In the second half, the Lakers continued to ensure offensive firepower, and the commentators from various countries were surprised.

In the eyes of most people, Yao Ming, the Lakers have no stars, in fact, Lu Wei, Iguodala, Millsap, and Odom are all players who have the ability to average more than 15 points per game in Yang Rui's previous life, and the ball runs very well.

The Lakers led 32-24 in the first quarter.

The Mavericks relied heavily on Nowitzki and Terry to score 10 and 9 points, respectively.

Yao Ming, who had a 6-minute break in the second quarter, came up to bring the bench and partnered with Millsap on the inside, taking advantage of Nowitzki's break, Odom was also replaced to rest for a while, and the other three were Dundee Jones, Gibson, and Brooks.

The Mavericks came off the bench with Barria, Terry, Gerald Green, Buss, Ryan Hollins.

The Mavericks bench mainly relies on fast break to score, Hollins is blue-collar in positional warfare, and pulling out to block and dismantle will be empty, and Buzz is too short to block and dismantle, and the effect is average. Yang Rui sent three fast interior lines to strengthen the defense, and on the premise of ensuring the defense, the offense was handed over to Yao to play.

Brooks dribbled across half court and passed to Gibson at 70 degrees on the right, who brought out a bit of space and hit the ground to the low post, where Yao Ming got his back to Hollins for the basketball.

Yao Ming leaned his back against Hollins twice, shook his right shoulder at 50 degrees, and turned to the bottom line to hook his hand.

Hollins is 213CM tall and weighs only 104 kilograms, very thin, he can't jump up after being squeezed, and he can't cover it in the right direction. 34 to 24.

The Mavericks attacked, the Lakers defended, Yao Ming waited for someone near the restricted area to attack, and he didn't care about Hollins.

Hollins can only score by picking up leaks, has neither range nor low post, is not good at grabbing rebounds and blocks on the defensive end, and his only advantage is that he can move quickly, can block and dismantle, and is a wonderful center.

Barria also showed his strength, playing with Bass to get rid of Xiaobu, and relying on speed to get rid of Odom, and scored on a pull-up jump shot on the right side. 34 to 26.

The Mavericks' home fans uniformly dressed and turned the arena into a sea of blue, and the home team cheered in unison as soon as they scored a goal, which would create a lot of psychological pressure on the opponent.

But the Lakers players are super resilient to pressure, at least in the Western Conference finals, so that everyone is extremely confident and will not be intimidated.

The Lakers continued to attack in a triangle, Gibson passed to Yao Ming, formed a triangle with Brooks on the right side of the baseline, and two small guards on one side, and the Mavericks couldn't wrap Yao Ming.

The Mavericks' defensive tactics are man-to-man, and Terry and Barria let go of the people they are staring at to cover Yao Ming, which is of little use. Let the striker be fortified on the right side, then the defender does not need to pass, and the direct breakthrough is misplaced.

Yao Ming received the ball with his back against Hollins twice, turned to the bottom line, and leaned his back against the opponent to score from close range. 36 to 26.

The Mavericks attacked, Hollins pulled out to block and was let go, Barria broke through and was trapped, and the ball was distributed to Hollins, who stood on the right side and waited for his teammates to respond.

Terry singled out Gibson with the ball, changed direction and shook half of his body, missed the pull-up jumper, and Yao Ming won the rebound in the backcourt.

The Lakers attacked, or hung Yao Ming on the right side of the single, Yao Ming leaned twice and turned to the middle, took the ball with both hands, and then stepped out with his left foot, and forced a foul against Hollins.

Yao Ming hit both free throws, 38-26.

Carlisle already has a big head, not on Gasol Jr., can't prevent Yao Ming in the low post, Gasol Jr., it's not good to break through the guard, how can the Lakers' offense be defended?

Carlisle began to miss Bryant's singles.

Kobe, why are you hurting?