NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 51
Whether Josh Howard's commitment will calm the anger and disappointment of Mavericks fans is aside.

The Suns won the match point 3:2 ahead of schedule, which really surprised the fans.

You must know that the Suns were strong last season. Nash was in the peak period of winning the first regular season MVP. Stoudemire was in a very hot state. There were also Joe Johnson and Quentin Richardson in the team. Wait for all the masters.

However, after reaching the Western Conference finals, the result was that the Suns were eliminated by the Spurs with a big score of 4:1, and they were almost swept out.

The whole process was uneventful. The Spurs got the match point 3-0 very smoothly, and the Suns barely won the game in the fourth game. Some people said that the Spurs stayed on the line and let a little bit of water. The game the Suns just won.

All in all, last season's trip to the Western Conference Finals was not a good memory for all the Suns.

The Suns had a lot of problems this season, Stoudemire was reimbursed for the season, Joe Johnson and Quentin Richardson also left the team one after another due to contract reasons, although the Suns have successively strengthened Bell, Diaw and Wang Chao Waiting for the generals, but the overall strength is obviously weaker than last season. After all, the top all-star power forward Amare Stoudemire's season reimbursement is a lack of combat power that cannot be made up anyway.

Who would have imagined that this Suns team has overcome all obstacles to the present, and won the match point in Tianwangshan one step ahead of the Mavericks, only one step away from the Western Conference championship?
This may be the closest the Suns have come to the finals and the championship in recent years!

No one wants an opportunity to slip away from their hands.

The entire Suns team has therefore inspired a strong desire to win.

On June 6, in the sixth game of the series, at the home court of the Dallas Mavericks, the Suns and the Mavericks, who were just short of reaching the finals, fought fiercely again.

But the Mavericks are indeed tenacious enough. In other words, Nowitzki has reached the peak of his career this season.

诺维斯基这场比赛16投11中，罚球10中8，再砍30分15篮板3助攻，率领小牛队以102:93战胜太阳队，拒绝被六场淘汰出局，将总比分扳平至3:3平。

Wang Chao made 16 of 7 three-pointers in this game and scored 21 points.

Josh Howard did keep his promise. He followed Wang Chao closely throughout the game. For this reason, he even spared no effort to reduce his offensive shot rights, and gave more ball rights to Terry, Harris and others, so that he could concentrate on defense. Wang Chao.

This also led to a certain decline in Wang Chao's three-point shots and shooting percentage compared to the previous game.

But even so, Wang Chao scored 21 points, which is already a very good performance.

太阳队这边迪奥19分11，纳什17分6篮板9助攻，马里昂13分11篮板……

For the Suns, although it is a little regretful to lose this game, they still have a chance, or they have a better chance of winning the series and reaching the finals than the Mavericks.

Because the last game of the Western Conference Finals, the much-anticipated tiebreaker, was played at the home court of the Suns.

So far, in the few games between the Suns and the Mavericks, the two sides have won far more games at home than away, and whoever is at home will naturally have a better psychological advantage.

The tiebreaker will start two days later, on June 6th.

The Mavericks in the away game came aggressively. They immediately showed a strong desire to attack at the beginning of the game. They took the lead at 37:29 in the first quarter, followed by a stable advantage at 29:27 in the second quarter.

At halftime, the two teams scored 66:56 and had already achieved a double-digit lead.

However, as the game entered the third quarter, the situation suddenly changed, and the Suns' offensive rhythm suddenly accelerated, scoring 38 points in a single quarter, narrowing the 10-point difference to only 2 points.

The first victory in this quarter of the game naturally belonged to Wang Chao, who scored 6 points on 4 of 12 three-pointers.

When the game entered the fourth quarter, the offensive firepower of the Mavericks suddenly misfired. Nowitzki made 6 of 2 shots, Jason Terry was 5 of 1, and Stackhouse was 4 of 1. The entire Mavericks can only rely on Nowitzki Nowitzki made 9 of 8 free throws in a single quarter and scored 12 points. The Mavericks only scored 20 points in the fourth quarter.

The scoring efficiency of the Suns in the fourth quarter was also not high, but it was slightly better than the Mavericks, and finally scored 26 points.

Therefore, the final total score of the two teams was 120:116. The Suns reversed the game at home and defeated the Mavericks by 4 points. The total score eliminated the opponent 4:3 and advanced to the finals.

这又是一场诺维斯基的尽力局，全场20投11中，罚球16中15的诺维斯基砍下了37分17篮板的大号两双。

Jason Terry and Josh Howard also had 27 and 18 points respectively.

But the performance of the Suns is obviously better.

Nash 31 points and 12 assists, Diaw 27 points, Marion 24 points.

As for Wang Chao, he also scored 24 points in this game.

Only four starters scored 106 points together, which shows how good the Suns' offensive rhythm is in this game.

"Won!"

The moment the game ended, Wang Chao, who was covered in sweat, was relieved.

In fact, he didn't expect that the idea of ​​defeating the Mavericks and entering the finals would actually come true.

Originally, Wang Chao just had the mentality of giving it a try. After all, without him, the Mavericks eliminated the Suns by a big score of 4:2.

During the game, Wang Chao also personally experienced how strong Nowitzki was during this period.

Wang Chao himself was a little skeptical. With an overall rating of only 54, did he really help the Suns eliminate the Mavericks?Is he really that important on the field?

In fact, he knows very well what a player with top three-point ability means to a fast-paced small-ball tactical team.

In many cases, Wang Chao doesn't even need to score on the field. As long as he stands in the bottom corner or runs, he can help the team stretch space, attract defensive attention, and make it easier for Nash and others to score offensively.

This is why Wang Chao can't do anything but score on the court, but D'Antoni will still let him stay on the court.

Sometimes, some people only need to master a unique skill to occupy a place in this competitive league.

(End of this chapter)