The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Talking across the air before the game, this is to directly provoke a war of words between the two sides like last year's finals.

Catherine quickly released this interview with Terry.

In the era of rapid development of self-media, these words quickly reached the ears of the Spurs players.

There are still 2 hours before the start of the game, and players from both sides have entered the field one after another.

The Spurs players began to change clothes one after another in the locker room.

"Don, did you hear that? Jason is shouting at you from the air."

Dior said to Tang Tian with a smile.

"what?"

Tang Tian didn't check social media for the past two days, so he didn't know what Terry said.

Dio told him again.

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing wryly after hearing this, how can Terry and Jefferson's agreement be forcibly attributed to him?

"Don't care about that, that guy has always been like this, don't let his words affect the state of the game."

Ginobili reminded at this time.

"I know, didn't he talk about the agreement with Richard? Then he should go to the Bobcats."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

The purpose of Terry doing this is similar to what Ginobili said.

Although Terry said it was easy, it has never been easy to say that the eighth hits the first place. Throughout the history of the NBA, there have been only 55 black eights since its establishment 4 years ago.

In order to accomplish this kind of low-probability event, apart from praying for the opponent's injury or internal conflicts, you can only use this kind of outside trick.

Of course, Terry is also changing direction to cheer up the Mavericks.

But no matter what the reason was, Tang Tian didn't take it seriously.

If Jefferson had a good relationship with him like Green, he also said that he would help in the spat. But the problem is that he and Jefferson have a bad relationship.

And Jefferson is not in the Spurs at the moment, he is full to support this kind of verbal battle.

Half an hour before the game, Budenholzer came to greet the players to go to the schedule.

There was no shouting of slogans before playing, and the players walked out of the locker room calmly.

The Spurs aim to win this season, although their opponent is the defending champion Mavericks.

But for them, this is only the first round of the game. What they have to do is to win the opponent steadily and make a good start.

Tang Tian walked out of the locker room with the team members.

Today's ATT Center arena is a bit different compared to the past, the scene is bustling and the attendance rate is full, this is the first time since the season.

Like the fans in Dallas, it is difficult for San Antonio fans to sit still at home when they encounter the Texas Civil War and are still in the playoffs.

Tang Tian saw many fans holding up the "Godfather" sign, mixed with a small amount of "Tang Ritian".

With his performance getting better and better, his fan base in the Holy City is also increasing.

Tang Tian saw Olsen in the front row, sitting there with his hands on his knees, looking towards him.

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Tang Tian stretched out his hand to signal her, and she also made a cheering gesture to Tang Tian.

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony.

The cheers of the audience were overwhelming, and the atmosphere in the arena in the playoffs was also different from the past.

The starters of both sides played one after another.

For the Mavericks, Carlisle sent a regular lineup, with Kidd and Carter on the outside, Marion and Nowitzki on the striker, and Haywood at the center.

For the Spurs, Popovich continued to use the starting lineup for the second half of the season, with Parker and Tang Tian on the outside, Leonard and Diaw on the striker, and Duncan on the center.

After the opening ceremony, the starting players of the two teams appeared one after another.

Duncan and Haywood's jump ball in the middle circle.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand and patted his chest. At the beginning, he didn't feel much about playing in the NCAA tournament, but when it came to the NBA playoffs, his mentality was still a little different.

He had coached the playoffs as a godfather in his previous life, and he could feel the difference in intensity just by being on the sidelines.

If you really play the game as a player, this feeling will definitely be stronger.

Duncan used his wingspan to dial the ball back to the Spurs half, and with the cheers of the audience, the game officially started.

The Spurs started with a TD.step hammer.

However, the Mavericks' defense was so airtight that they blocked all the opportunities of the Spurs.

Popovich is a master tactician, and Carlisle on the opposite side is no different.

And the Mavericks' competitive state on the court is 100%.

Parker's final layup was missed by interference, and the Spurs' first offense did not succeed.

The offense of the Mavericks is much simpler than that of the Spurs. After Kidd dribbled the ball to the frontcourt to signal to open the space, he then gave the ball to Nowitzki.

Nowitzki catches the ball and hits Diaw with his back.

After Dior lost his weight, his overall competitive state improved significantly, and his defense was also underestimated.

Nowitzki took the initiative to fight physically, and Nowitzki was very uncomfortable.

Nowitzki chose to turn around the iconic "Golden Rooster Independence" back shot.

Dio rushed forward to interfere.

"Shh!"

However, the ball still fell into the net bag after crossing a high parabola.

Nowitzki killed the Heat so abruptly in last year's finals.

The Mavericks turned away and took the lead.

The Spurs' offense still had a lot of physical confrontation on the court, and Tang Tian never got an open chance.

In addition to tactics, he played a small cooperation with Dior and took the initiative to run out through the pick-and-roll.

Parker found him and passed the ball immediately.

Tang Tian caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, and Nowitzki tried his best to save the interference.

"boom!"

This ball opportunity is fleeting, but it is enough for Tang Tian.

But it's a pity that the luck was a little bit bad, and the ball bounced out after going in.

Haywood protected the defensive rebound, and the Spurs failed to score in the opening consecutive offense.

The Mavericks attacked the frontcourt and continued to hand the ball to Nowitzki.

Leonard began to help defend the past at this time, and Nowitzki suddenly threw the ball to the middle after turning around.

Marion cut in and scored against Duncan's throw.

Just like Ginobili said in the locker room, the peak of the Mavericks' strength was not when they won the championship last year, but in the two years of 06/07.

The Mavericks had almost no solutions in those two years, but Nowitzki at that time had obvious technical shortcomings and couldn't pass the ball.

There are gains and losses. The team did not win the championship at its peak, and Nowitzki developed a pass after learning from the pain.

Most people remember his unsolvable "golden rooster independence", but in fact, he can shoot and pass, so he is so unsolvable in the playoffs.

4 to 0, the Mavericks gave the Spurs a disarm at the beginning of the game.

In the Texas Civil War, it seems that there will be no one-sided game.

The Spurs finally scored a goal from Duncan, but Marion's breakthrough hit also caused Leonard's thugs.

The performance of the Mavericks after the opening perfectly interpreted the word "defending champion".

In 95, the Rockets ranked sixth in the Western Conference as the defending champion, and everyone was not optimistic that the Rockets could defend their title.

But then coach Rudy Tomjanovich said one of the most classic words in the NBA:

Never underestimate the heart of a champion.

Just after he said that sentence, the Rockets finally defended the championship of the season.

As the defending champion, regardless of strength, the confidence of the championship is like the halo in the game, allowing them to play 100% or even 120% of their strength.

Popovich tried various tactics and lineups in the first half, but none of them worked very well.

The Mavericks played away, but they really played the momentum of the defending champion.

At halftime, the Mavericks led the Spurs by 45 points 38 to 7.

Not many points were scored, but the audience was extremely nervous.

The fierce confrontation on the court, the master-level tactical game between Popovich and Carlisle, the two sides played a half-court game at the finals level.

The Mavericks played respectably, but the Spurs didn't play well, shooting just over 40% in the half, and they needed to make adjustments in the half.

The team's shooting percentage was not good, and Tang Tian was a little bit behind tonight. In the first half, he made 4 of 0 shots and scored no points. He only contributed 1 rebound and 1 steal.

The Mavericks were so tight, he didn't get any open shots, and all four of his attempts were catch-and-shoot threes.

And what's even more depressing is that the balls were actually shot quite squarely, but they either bounced out or hit the frame, and none of them went in.

The basket at home tonight was a bit unfriendly to him, and it was covered in front of him.

The game entered the intermission, and the players of both sides returned to the locker room to rest.

The commentary for this game was ESPN's Mike Breen and Reggie Miller. The two were also chatting about the situation in the first half of the two sides in the commentary booth.

"The Mavericks played very well, but the Spurs didn't seem to find their form at the beginning. One obvious thing is that Don, their most accurate three-pointer in the regular season, took 4 shots in the first half, but all of them failed. Missed."

Breen watched carefully.

"Maybe this is the difference between the playoffs and the regular season. As a shooter, it is not easy to perform well in the playoffs."

Miller's words have a say, which is one of the reasons for his popularity. He is the kind of player who rarely performs better in the playoffs than in the regular season.

"Maybe Terry's words got to him."

Brin said another possibility.

He still had some fresh memories of Tang Tian's performance in the NCAA Championships. It was unreasonable to say that Tang Tian's stage fright in the playoffs was somewhat unreasonable. Compared with him, it was more likely that he was influenced by Terry.

"perhaps."

Miller nodded as well. Talking before NBA games is commonplace. Tang Tian didn't answer this time, maybe his mentality was really affected.

In the Spurs locker room, Popovich had a chat with Tang Tian after analyzing the halftime game.

The general content is to let him not worry about not being able to make a shot, but to make a shot if he has the chance.

Others saw that Tang Tian's performance was abnormal, but Popovich knew very well that Tang Tian simply didn't make a shot.

Tang Tian nodded.

After Popovich left, he took out the lucky bracelet that Olsen had given him before the game.

He is not a superstitious person. After all, he has experienced previous lives, and he knows that most things can only be achieved by his own efforts.

But he still believes that there is such a thing as luck in the world.

Otherwise, with so many people writing books, why would readers subscribe to your book?

Popovich knew it, and he knew it was pure bad luck not to score in the first half.

So now he can try this necklace made by Grandma Olsen to see if it can bring him good luck.

The intermission time is approaching, and the players leave the locker room one after another.

"what is this?"