25. The core of the contest
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At halftime, most of the Cavaliers players who played away were relaxed because the team had a big lead at the end of the first half. Even Andre Vallejo, after returning to the locker room again, picked up the Mavericks' older age and opened up.
Although Wu Dawei didn't like this way of joking, because it made him feel that it might be easy for people to take it lightly, but maybe he hadn't sorted out how to be a team boss yet, so Wu Dawei didn't say anything about Vallejo.
After all, the team is now leading and in a very good situation, so there is no need to create disputes.
Head coach Byron Scott soon returned to the locker room, and his expression was a little excited, perhaps for the first time to hope for a good start in the Finals, so Scott's feelings at this time were so high.
Prior to that, Byron Scott led the New Jersey basketball team of Jason Kidd, Kevin Martin and Richardson to the Finals for two consecutive years at the beginning of the millennium. In the end, they were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs, respectively......
The scores were 4:4 and 4:2 respectively, and one thing the two series had in common was that Byron Scott's team never took the lead. And this time, the Cleveland Cavaliers are very hopeful of winning the first game of the Finals on the opponent's home court.
This naturally made Byron Scottton a little hungry for time, and he was desperate to win this game to build momentum.
"Guys, I want to say that your table in the first half was perfect! You're like you're the masters of the Dallas people tonight, and you've completely crushed the Mavericks! It's just incredible! So, I hope all of you can be in the second half. It also showed the style of the first half! Let the Dallas people understand. Even if the league gives them home advantage. They won't be our opponents either! ”
In the away locker room where the Cavaliers are located, it is because of the words of head coach Byron Scott that the players also have a strong desire for the second half. However, compared to the warm atmosphere of the visiting team's locker room, the Dallas Mavericks who are at home tonight are really as Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott said. Not at all in their own home stadium, playing as they should be.
Rick Carlisle walked in with a frown, but his expression was not frustrated, after all, the difference in points was indeed a bit wide. But for a team like the Mavericks with super offensive firepower, that's nothing!
Although the players' performance in the first half disappointed Rick Carlisle, as the head coach, because there was a second half of the game, even if the players' appearance in the first half did not meet Rick Carlisle's expectations, Carlisle did not get angry at the players.
Because he believes that his team is still capable of playing in the second half of the game, playing the hope of turning defeat into victory! In this year's playoffs, the Mavericks basically outnumbered the other teams in the fourth quarter.
Because of Derk Nowitzki, a key man who averaged points per game in the fourth quarter and averaged close to 6 points per game in the last 5 minutes, the Mavericks' fourth quarter is often very powerful!
And the moment Carlisle walked into the dressing room. He knew that this game was still very good. Because the atmosphere in the locker room is a bit dreary, but it is also very depressing. The depression is because the players are holding their breath, so this breath is bound to be released and vented in the second half!
The team's main player, Dek Nowitzki, sat sullenly in his chair. He lowered his head and didn't speak, but Carlisle was still able to move from the 20-centimeter-tall man to anger and unwillingness.
Deknowitski, who has such a love affair, is not a master to be messed with. Nowitzki scored six points in the first half and shot a daunting percentage on 2-of-1 shooting. Although he didn't get a single free throw, Nowitzki still caused a kill to the Cavaliers, psychologically!
Although the Mavericks have a lot of quality players on the lineup, people know that this is Dirk Nowitzki's team alone. Even if Jason Kidd's name is placed in history, it will not be inferior to the German king, but in such a Maverick team, no one can match Nowitzki!
He's been in that heinous offensive form countless times in the playoffs this season, so Carlisle believes that in the second half, Nowitzki will be able to play just as fearful
Offensive state!
The fifteen-minute break quickly passed as fans waited anxiously at the American Airlines Center, with players from both sides returning to the pitch a minute or two early for a brief warm-up for the second half.
The Dallas fans who came to the American Airlines Center tonight were of course extremely disappointed with the Mavericks' performance in the first half. As a team with super offensive firepower, the Dallas Mavericks scored just 47 points in the first half, which is only 94 points multiplied by two.
94 points, Dallas Mavericks fans can't even remember the last time the team scored 94 points in a full game!
From this point, it can be somewhat concluded that the Mavericks are not in good shape in tonight's game. But even if the Mavericks are not in good shape, the reason why the Dallas fans of the Mavericks still did not feel disappointed and even desperate for this game is that the team's main player Dek Nowitzki is in surprisingly good shape tonight!
This season, Mavericks fans have seen Dirk Nowitzki countless times, relying on his unrivaled offensive ability to save the team from danger.
Therefore, their belief that Dek Nowitzki will completely explode in the second half to save the team is the biggest reason why they are still hopeful about the second half.
It's a pity that such hopes did not come true immediately after the start of the second half. Neither side changed their starting lineup at the start of the first half, with the second-half ball first in the hands of the Dallas Mavericks, who were playing at home.
However, their first attack of the second half was unsuccessful, as the ball was handed to Dek Nowitzki, and the German king missed the ball in the expectation of the Dallas fans.
When the Cleveland Cavaliers got the rebound, the Dallas had some disappointment on their faces, and the Mavericks' head coach Rick Carlisle frowned.
The Cavaliers then scored on the offensive end, which made the Dallas fans feel anxious, because it was different from what they thought before the start of the second half.
In fact, for the entire third quarter of the second half, the Mavericks' table was not satisfactory. Of course, it's not that they didn't play well in the third quarter, but that their performance in the third quarter didn't reach the level that Dallas fans imagined at halftime, chasing back the disadvantage and then completing the feat of turning defeat into victory.
It turns out that while turning a defeat into a winner is always exciting, it is also a huge project that is very difficult to complete.
At least the Mavericks didn't have that hope in the third quarter, and at 7:69, they were pulled by one point by the Cavaliers in this quarter......
However, compared to the first half of the game, the Mavericks' performance in this quarter of the game is still improving. Although the difference of nine points is wider than it was at the end of the first half, for a team that is very good at attacking, sometimes nine points are absolutely not safe.
That's why Dallas Mavericks fans still have expectations for the fourth-quarter game, even though they once again felt disappointment in the third quarter of the game.
Nowitzki scored 6 points on 4 shots in this quarter, except for the opening shot, Nowitzki missed none of the next shots, allowing his score to soar to 22 points, and the 22-point table in the quarter is decent compared to Nowitzki's table in this year's playoffs.
However, nowitzki's fourth-quarter game in this year's playoffs was quite terrifying. If he can continue to play as usual in the next fourth quarter, it won't be difficult for him to score 0 points tonight.
But Derknowitzki clearly didn't just want to get his points up to 30 at the end of the game......
The Mavericks' main general still has a good performance even though the whole team is not doing well; Wu Dawei, who is also the core of the Cavaliers, also contributed 7 rebounds and 5 assists to the team in the third quarter of the game, in addition to steals and 4 blocks.
Although Nowitzki scored more, it is clear that Wu Dawei's table is still better! No matter how you calculate it, Wu Dawei's contribution to the team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends should be greater than that of Dek Nowitzki.
Nowitzki, on the other hand, wanted to lead the team and still win the game after trailing by nine points in the fourth quarter. Well, obviously, in the fourth quarter there is a need for a more excellent table! Not only compared with his past self, but also with Wu Dawei!