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With less than 3 minutes left in the game, Adelman took the initiative to admit defeat, replaced the main team, and gave up the game, which meant that the Spurs officially broke through the first round and entered the second round , against the Dallas Mavericks who have long been waiting there.

Wells, who only scored 38 points and [-] rebounds, looked very unwilling when he left the court. He thought he could score [-] points, so he was a bit reluctant to be replaced early, but their main force If you don't leave the field, the main force of the Spurs will not leave the field, and as long as Stephen is on the field, it will not be too easy for him to score.

Stephen scored 26 points, eight rebounds and three assists in this game, which ensured that his scoring average in the playoffs was still more than [-] points per game. Among the rookies who performed well this season, except Stephen's Spurs entered the playoffs, and other teams such as the New Orleans Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, Utah Jazz, and Toronto Raptors did not enter the playoffs, so Stephen also became the best team. The only remaining playoff player in the rookie lineup.

In the first round of the playoffs in the Western Conference at this time, except for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns who are still fighting, the others have already won the victory. The Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets also went through five battles. The Clippers finally won the next game, and the Suns rebounded strongly after losing three games in a row, and won two more games in a row. At present, the two sides have reached a three-to-three tie, and the tiebreaker is about to begin start.

Now many experts and fans are looking forward to, if the Los Angeles Lakers finally win, then in the semifinals, the Los Angeles Derby will be staged.

Except for the Detroit Pistons who defeated the Milwaukee Bucks [-]-[-] in the Eastern Conference, only the New Jersey Nets and the Indiana Pacers decided the winner. Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat currently lead [-]-[-].

Two days later, all the winners were determined in the first round. The much-anticipated Los Angeles Derby did not appear in the end. The Phoenix Suns finally won the victory by relying on their superior strength. In the regular season battle, Nash Kobe, who also defeated Kobe and lost both his personal team and his team, started his vacation in a very lonely way, while the Cavaliers and Heat also had the last laugh and won the game.

The semi-final matchup was first between the Spurs and the Mavericks, the two Texas teams. The Spurs, who had a two-day rest, played against the Mavericks, who had a five-day rest. This made many people not very optimistic about the Spurs. Although the Spurs have a home advantage, but it is also the two teams with relatively older players, and those who rest more will naturally have a physical advantage.

In the pre-match interview, Popovich and Avery Johnson, the mentor and student, also had a big fight of words, but neither of them is the kind of overconfident person, and they jointly adopted a style of praising their opponents for their own humility. Facing the media interview, Avery Johnson desperately praised the current Spurs as the most powerful Spurs he has ever seen, and also the most powerful Spurs ever, with Duncan, Ginobili and Tony Parker. In addition to two champion players, this season recruited an All-Star player like Michael Finley, and picked an outstanding player like Stephen in the second round. The strength of the Spurs is extremely strong.

Speaking of physical problems, "Little General" Johnson said that rest is naturally important for players, but too long rest time can easily make players lose their original state, and for a team like the Spurs who are good at deploying players' physical strength Said that a two-day rest period is enough for players to return to their normal state. The implication is that their team's long rest time is not necessarily a good thing.

Popovich is not as friendly to the media as "Little General" Johnson. He always speaks simple and clear words. Regarding the strength of the Mavericks, Popovich did not praise too much, but pointed out that the Mavericks are the league's [-]th postseason team. In the team, he was the only player who crossed the opponent. At the same time, regarding the problem of too little rest time, he turned his head to the league's game arrangement. He thought that such an intensive game would cause serious damage to the players. The schedule should be stretched out a bit.

Time passed in this kind of war of words. Due to the focus of attention and arguments, everyone felt that the time passed quickly. The media all looked forward to it. It would be great if the two teams argued for a few more days Yes, their topics will be richer and more attention will be added, but the players of the two teams are gearing up and waiting for the start of the game.

The enthusiastic and fierce atmosphere of the SBC Center, which was already noisy enough, has added another layer. The enthusiasm of the fans has reached an unstoppable level. It stands to reason that fans who are used to seeing the division finals and even the finals should not be so enthusiastic, but don't forget Yes, the Spurs have the law of winning the championship in odd-numbered years, and the curse of not winning the championship in even-numbered years.

Every even-numbered year, the lineup is also very reasonable, and the Spurs, which have no problem with the player status, always have various abnormal situations, and then they will be eliminated. According to the winning percentage of the regular season, the Mavericks are the real West. Second, under the coaching of Johnson, the Mavericks, who were already attacking like a frenzy, learned a rock-solid defense and became a team with both offense and defense. It can be said that in the west, it is the most threatening team to the Spurs. It's the Mavericks.

Popovich attaches great importance to the Mavericks, but in the playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Mavericks did not show any difference from the regular season, which made Popovich complain about the Memphis Grizzlies The strength of the team is too poor, not to mention being swept away, even the real strength of the Mavericks has not been forced out.

In this way, the Spurs can only prepare for this game according to the Mavericks in the regular season. Just like against the Kings, the Spurs put out the same starting lineup, waiting to see the reaction of the Mavericks, and there is no change on the Mavericks side. , Still center Diop, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, small forward Josh Howard, shooting guard Adrian Griffin, point guard Jason Terry.

The lineup of the Mavericks is very strange. It is the only lineup in the league without an orthodox point guard. This is to increase the team's offensive power. It has appeared in the old Nelson era. down.

The Mavericks in the regular season did not have any decent offensive tactics. Their offense basically relied entirely on the team's own singles ability. In the old Nelson era, they could be called the Dallas Mavericks singles team. , He did not make any adjustments to the offense, because the Mavericks' offense is already at the top level of the league, he just created a set of defensive tactics tailored for the Mavericks players.

For such a team, even if Popovich has great ability, he can't design a targeted defense, because the opponent has no offensive tactics at all, and you can't suppress the opponent at the tactical level until the game is about to start. Only a few days ago, Popovich thought that perhaps Avery Johnson hadn't prepared any playoff tactics at all, and he could just deal with it according to the regular season.

This is actually the thinking of "Little General" Johnson. Since I can't play tactics against you anyway, let's not use tactics and play a chaotic battle. Anyway, our players are used to chaotic wars. If we disrupt chaotic wars We must have taken advantage. Popovich just thought too much, always thinking about what new tactics the Mavericks would have, and ended up wasting his preparation time on it.

But this is just Popovich's guess. When the game started, Popovich immediately affirmed this idea. The Mavericks really have no tactics and play chaotic games, but they are more chaotic and crazy than the regular season. The Spurs The team really wasn't mentally prepared to deal with such an attack. They were in a hurry and couldn't handle it.

In two and a half minutes, the Spurs were beaten [-]-[-] by the Mavericks. Seeing that the situation was not good, Popovich hurriedly called a timeout. On the one hand, he arranged countermeasures, and on the other hand, he used the timeout to interrupt the opponent This scoring crazy momentum.

Anyway, the opponent is playing singles and there is no cooperation. Popovich requires the players on the field to do a good job of defending their opponents, especially the opponent's offensive points, such as Nowitzki, Terry, and Josh. Howard's strengths, and his own offense, Popovich asked the players to stabilize, continue to play the original tactical coordination, and must not fall into the opponent's chaotic trap.

The Mavericks just want to use their chaotic offense to drag the Spurs into the chaotic war and make the Spurs lose their strongest tactical advantage, because the players on both sides can influence each other, and the fast ones can drive the slow ones. The slow ones can also drive the fast ones, it just depends on who has better execution ability and who can better grasp their own rhythm, and the relationship between chaos and tactics is the same. It is also very easy to get into chaos.

After Popovich's timeout was called, it only had the effect of more than 1 minute. During this 1 minute, the Spurs insisted on their own offense and at the same time defended the opponent's offense. Both sides scored two points, but One minute later, this frequent exchange of confusion caused the Spurs players to lose themselves again, and the Mavericks once again played a 1-[-] offensive. As a last resort, Popovich had to call a timeout again.

Before the players walked off the field, Popovich started yelling on the sidelines, especially when Tony Parker walked by him, he grabbed Tony Parker and taught Tony Parker loudly on the sidelines. The defensive end was beaten three times by Jason Terry, but he forgot his own rhythm on the offensive end. After Popovich scolded him, he turned his attention to Van Exel who was sitting on the bench.

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