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Chapter 313 The Heart of a Champion

The eastern side progressed slowly as if constipated, but the western side decided the winner early. Both the Lakers and Spurs had finished the first game of the second round, and the Rockets finally determined their opponents in the second round.

It's not the Suns in the best situation they imagined, but the Dallas Mavericks who are said to be no good by everyone, but can be killed every time in desperation.

Totoro has always felt that among the Rockets Mavericks and Dallas' three Texas strong teams, the Dallas Mavericks is the one that best represents the tenacity of Texas.

Under the leadership of Nowitzki, they have always been a team that can steadily enter the playoffs, but they are a little different from the Spurs led by Duncan. The German tank lacks the so-called leadership qualities. The team makes people feel that the finals are a matter of course, and that Nowitzki leads the team makes people feel that the playoffs are a sure thing at best, but it will not work any further.

It's no wonder that the fans looked at them with colored glasses. The finals against the Heat was too demoralizing. With a 2-0 lead, the opponent could win four games in a row. From a certain point of view, the small Niu successfully and very few teams in history side by side.

But even that blow didn't break the Mavericks, it didn't break the old driver.

He still has not given up in his heart, still has the desire for championships and victory, and Cuban has not given up either. This boss who is more of an idealist than a doer is still working hard. As long as the Mavericks do not announce that they are entering reconstruction, they will never be considered a failure. By.

And this year's Mavericks are really not weak. Although their team members haven't adjusted much, and they haven't changed blood in the summer like other teams, the mentality of the Mavericks players has reached its peak this year. Leading the Rockets by 1 points in the last minute of a regular season, although in the end it was still regarded as a footnote to the miracle by the Totoro.

Nowitzki is old, Kidd is old, and Terry is also old. If they are not crazy this year, they may miss the championship in this life.

After seven games with the Suns, the Mavericks successfully advanced to the next round. If this is not surprising, then they beat the Rockets 102 to 82 at home by 20 points, which is enough to earn the world Eyeballs gone.

Totoro is still the incomprehensible Totoro, you can think of him as Antetokounmpo who will shoot more accurately in the future, and the Greek monster has always been considered an enhanced version of Westbrook, so Totoro is an upgraded and upgraded version of Westbrook.

The current basketball system can no longer limit Totoro's offensive ability, so the Mavericks put Totoro on offense and let him score 46 points in the first game, but they put all their energy into the Rockets On the defense of other teammates, the 11 players except Totoro only scored a poor score of 36 points.

This tactic is undoubtedly a success. Of course, the Mavericks won because the Rockets themselves were slack. It was unexpected that the offense was targeted, but the defense was not well defended. That is a problem with their own attitude.

"We all slacked off, it was our fault, I don't have much to say about this loss, we haven't reached the level where we can ignore our opponents."

"Yes, we didn't watch their backcourt. Barea played well this time. He scored 24 points under my defense. This is my fault. I will watch the tape after the game. We'll have a good second game when we find out."

At the post-match press conference, Chris Paul and Andre Iguodala, who appeared as representatives, both reviewed their own problems. They underestimated the impact of a team with a championship heart on them, but this They can't be blamed either. The Mavericks are the team that was killed three times in the regular season. Who would have expected that the other team could win a victory at home?
In the second game, all the Rockets put their attitudes on the right foot. Paul began to face up to the idol who was 10 years older than himself. Godala also defended the little-known Barea like Kobe, and the result of this game instantly reversed the situation.

122 to 96, the last game the Mavericks won the Rockets by 20 points, this time the Rockets in turn won the Mavericks by 26 points, only Totoro was fighting alone, and this side became an old driver and then played one against five, Among all the matchups, only Nowitzki has an advantage against two rookies Gibson and Jordan Hill, but so what if your old driver is good alone?Can you score 123 points in a single game?If not, then you can only accept the fate of the team's failure.

In this round of the series, the referee who stole the spotlight last year has become a lot more peaceful this year. Totoro's departure is a foregone conclusion, and the league will not embarrass the Rockets' championship this year. For the Rockets themselves, they Don't even need the referee to give yourself a home whistle, as long as the whistle is a little fairer, it will be a great help to them!
121 to 89, 124 to 100, 99 to 88. Except for the fifth game, the Rockets scored more than 120 points in the playoffs for three consecutive games. Created the average scoring record of all second-round games in the history of the Western Conference. The playoffs should be a defensive stage, but they used their super high firepower to blast a new model. The last game did not pass 109.8 because of the Annoyed, Dampier made a malicious foul against Dayao. After getting rid of the little giant, the angry Totoro beat Dampier and was blown off by a malicious foul. Otherwise, they should be able to challenge the best player in history. average scoring record.

But this time the Rockets took the lead in deciding the winner, but the Spurs and the Lakers, who went smoothly in the first round, were inseparable. Obviously they played the game three days earlier than the Rockets, but when the Rockets ended the second round, they But it became a 3-3 tie, and the Rockets in turn became a party waiting for work.

The outside world can't help but sigh that in addition to the Rockets' strong strength this year, their luck in winning the championship is also great.

According to normal circumstances, the Rockets will play against the Spurs in the second round, the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, and the Cavaliers or Celtics in the Finals. I was biting hard over there, but the Rockets were waiting for work, this is no one's luck
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