The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Excited that he had the opportunity to touch it, but disappointed that it did not belong to him.

"Guys, the series is not over yet, I believe in you, you can bring back the championship trophy that belongs to this team."

When the players had touched enough, Cuban continued.

There was a burst of shouting in the training hall.

Carlisle was also rarely excited.

Cuban's big move has been sacrificed, he will win the fourth game no matter what!

Cuban left, and the championship trophy with him.

This thing is a priceless treasure, and it cannot really be placed in the training hall.

But seeing and touching is enough. The morale of the Mavericks players is unprecedentedly high.

During training, the shouting in the training hall never stopped.

When the training was over, Butler stayed and continued to practice.

He didn't finish training until after 2 o'clock in the middle of the night.

After taking a shower, he took out the computer Cuban gave him.

He is a training fanatic, and he usually trains in addition to competitions.

But last summer, he practiced hard at the brothers training camp. Because of the hurricane, he played 2K with Tang Tian and Walker for several days.

So there is another leisure item in his life, playing 2K.

He had already started playing the game before the additional training, and it was finished now.

He installed it, and then opened the game.

Playing two games properly is a good way to relax after training.

The game started, but after playing for a while, he found that there was a lag problem, and the bottom of the computer was still hot.

As a result, after playing a game, I felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

"What rubbish."

He threw the notebook directly into the closet.

The quality of this notebook is too low.

After changing his clothes, he didn't bother with the notebook anymore.

Although the notebook is rotten, the championship trophy brought by Cuban still inspires him.

He can still play better, no matter what, he will win a game in Tang Tian's hands.

Two days later, the game between the Pelicans and the Mavericks kicked off at the American Airlines Center.

This is the match point game for the Pelicans. If they win this game, they will sweep the Mavericks and advance to the second round.

This is also the last stand of the Mavericks, and they have no way out.

The American Airlines Center arena was crowded with fans holding up a lot of signs.

In addition to defending the home court, there are many logos such as "New Orleans next stop" and "0 to 3 reversal".

Dallas fans also know that this game is life or death, so they brought up everything that can be used.

With 15 minutes left before the start of the game, players from both sides entered the arena one after another.

Stevens observed the state of the Mavericks at this time.

Sure enough, Tang Tian hit the mark again.

Mavericks players are very excited, this game will be more difficult than the first three games.

In the opening ceremony before the game, the Mavericks players cheered loudly when they came out.

It was at this time that fans noticed that the Mavericks' lineup had been adjusted.

Deron, who performed poorly before, did not start again, and Jennings became the team's starting point guard.

This is Carlisle's change of tactics, and it also makes fans excited.

What cannot be broken cannot be built, and change is needed in a desperate situation. This is a positive signal.

Embiid beat Davis to kick off Game [-] of the series.

As soon as Nowitzki came up, he broke through Davis head-on, turned around with an emergency stop and made an independent hit, scoring the first score for the Mavericks.

Tang Tiansan responded by threatening a breakthrough layup.

But looking back, Harris made a mid-range shot against the interference of Holiday's help defense.

Davis received an assist from Tang Tian and forced Nowitzki to foul him at the basket. He made two free throws and continued to increase his points.

Jennings missed a three-pointer when he came back, but Butler rushed to grab the offensive rebound and forced Jokic to foul him, and also made two free throws!

After the first quarter, the score on the court was 32 to 26, with the Mavericks leading.

Although I don't know the reason, the Mavericks showed a completely different state from the previous three games tonight!

Stevens stood up from the bench holding the tactical board, frowning.

Looking at this quarter, the Pelicans are in good shape on both ends of the offense and defense.

On the contrary, the Mavericks performed well tonight at a super level.

It seems that like Tang Tian said, the series is likely to return to New Orleans!

Chapter 8 I was fooled, and I still laughed!

In the transition period of the second quarter, Stevens, like the previous two games, still let Jokic lead the team on the court.

This is also a key part of the team's victory in the past two games.

But this time the Pelicans failed to establish an advantage.

It's not that the Pelicans didn't play well, but that the Mavericks played too well.

Barea, who was on the bench for the Mavericks, was in a brave state, breaking through the scene like no one was there, like returning to the 2011 Finals.

More than 4 minutes into the second quarter, 38 to 32, the Mavericks still lead.

After the transition period from the bench, the two sides replaced the main players one after another.

The intensity of confrontation on the field is very high in this period, and each round of scoring has to go through a hand-to-hand fight.

After halftime, the two sides battled to a 55 tie.

This score is the first time since the series.

Cuban got emotional on the sidelines, but his ult worked.

Playing at this pace, the Mavericks have a great chance of winning tonight!

During the intermission, the coaches of both sides were nervously arranging tactics.

Stevens speaks at a noticeably higher decibel than in the opening scene.

He has found a way to beat the Mavericks, but the situation is still so deadlocked, and the feeling of being out of control makes him a little anxious.

He's good, but he's just a 40-year-old head coach.

After the tactics were arranged, Tang Tian took the initiative to follow Stevens out of the locker room.

"Brad, don't worry, it's okay to lose this game, let alone the second half, we haven't lost yet."

Tang Tian comforted Stevens.

Stevens was taken aback after hearing this, then nodded with a smile.

He is not as calm as a player.

Back in the second half, neither side adjusted their lineups.

The Pelicans attacked first, Tang Tian held the ball and then faced Butler with the ball and made a strong kill.

Butler's defense was in place, and he didn't give Tang Tian an easy shot.

However, Tang Tian didn't intend to make a shot from the outside. He directly broke through to the basket and forced Butler's defensive foul.

Two free throw opportunities.

Adjusting his breathing, he made two free throws steadily against the boos of the audience.

After the free throw, he signaled his teammates to retreat quickly.

The Mavericks attacked the frontcourt, Harris came out to catch the ball, and returned the ball against Holiday's shot.

The situation looked the same as it did at the beginning of the game. After returning from the halftime break, the Mavericks' physical strength also returned.

In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian continued to hold the ball, greeted Davis' pick-and-roll, and continued to hold the ball to break through to the basket.

Compared with the first half, although Tang Tian continued to attack mainly, his offensive focus changed from outside to inside.

Butler double-teamed in, and Tang Tian distributed the ball to Davis who cut in the middle. Davis flew to the layup, but Embiid grabbed it early and interfered with his shot.

Jokic's tip-up also missed, and Embiid received a defensive rebound.

"Retreat."

Tang Tian didn't say anything, and directly signaled his teammates to retreat.

The Pelicans retreated quickly, the Mavericks didn't start a fast break, and Butler missed the ball in the positional battle.

The Pelicans counterattacked and advanced to the frontcourt. Tang Tian took the ball and continued to drive to the basket, attracting double-teams before giving it to Davis.

This time Davis seized the opportunity and scored a dunk in advance.

Harris missed a three-pointer from the outside, and Embiid made a tip-up from the basket.

Tang Tian broke through the basket and made Embiid's third personal foul.

After he made two free throws, the Pelicans continued to lead.

These rounds have also become a microcosm of the third quarter.

Tang Tian frequently attacked the inside of the Mavericks, and the Pelicans were also driven deeper and deeper by him.

Soon, Embiid received his fourth personal foul and was forced to leave the court early to rest.

The point difference was unknowingly pulled to 5 points away.

And after Embiid left the field, Mejri, who came off the bench, was obviously not capable enough, and the Pelicans took the opportunity to continue to expand the score.

After three quarters, the Pelicans broke the stalemate on the court and led the Mavericks by 85 points 75 to 10.

Stevens has been standing on the sidelines since the start of the second half. When he saw the score at the end of the third quarter, he couldn't help laughing.

Damn, he was fooled by Tang Tian!

This guy also said he was going to be ready to go back to New Orleans for Game [-], and in the third quarter he fixed it!

After Pachulia was suspended, the Mavericks' inside bench is a problem.

The competition was fierce, and he even forgot this!

This guy Tang Tian didn't even mention it in halftime!

But this time, it was Stevens who wronged Tang Tian.

In fact, he didn't think about this before he played in the second half. He was thinking about another point.

The Mavericks have weaknesses, and they haven't worked together, so they are definitely not as good as the Pelicans.

The only reason for this tonight is off-court factors.

It doesn't matter whether it's filling chicken soup or giving gifts, anyway, it's off-court factors that make the Mavericks players perform at a super level.

But this kind of off-court stimulation has a characteristic, because he used to do it as a coach in his previous life, and he is very familiar with it.

This kind of thing is often full of energy, second failure and third exhaustion. If the advantage is not established in the first half, then the second half of the game will be very difficult to play.

The performance of the Mavericks tonight actually conforms to this rule.