Chapter 262
The Heat management was also distressed to see Wade playing so well but the team couldn't win a single game.
They immediately promised to strengthen the team for Wade this summer and find a strong helper for him.
""Flash" Wade must be the core player in the championship. There is no problem in building a team around him.
Not only is he strong personally, but also because in 2006, with the help of"Big Shark" O'Neal, who was not at his peak, he won the championship and won the FMVP, proving his ability. With such a Wade, what reason does the Heat management have not to strengthen the team for him?
At the same time,
Wade himself can no longer sit and wait for death. When he finished his playoff journey, he was looking for helpers.
Looking for strong players who can come to his team and conquer the world with him
……
In the West, the Mavericks and the Suns face off.
This series is the most intense matchup in the first round of the Western Conference.
Kidd + Nowitzki vs. Nash + Stoudemire.
The core players are equally strong, and the role players of both teams are also good.���Wrong.
The Mavericks have a stronger defense.
The Suns have more running and gunning.
The two teams are almost equally matched, and it is difficult to decide the winner.
The game was extremely tense.
The first game went to the last minute, and there was no difference in the score!!!
Both teams had a chance to win.
Crucial moment
""Swish!"
Nowitzki first used his signature"one-legged stand" to hit a difficult mid-range shot against Stoudemire's defense.
This attack was quite tough.
Switching offense.
Nash threaded the needle, pushing the speed to the fullest, rushing straight to the basket, and then, as if he had eyes behind his head, he found Stoudemire who was following up on his side.
The little bully grabbed the ball and flew into the sky.
He ignored the defense in the divine weapon descending from the sky and glided and dunked successfully.
One team, one attack.
The score difference was still the same, but there were only 27.8 seconds left, and the game was getting more and more tense.
Kidd pushed over.
He used his passing vision and Nowitzki's deterrence on the outside to find the"Jet" Terry in the right corner.
""Wow!"
He drew his bow and shot a three-pointer decisively.
No one.
But Nowitzki grabbed the key rebound and made a second attack.
He used his excellent footwork to continuously turn around and fake shots to shake off Stoudemire and Marion and hit the dunk.
Very steady.
Very crucial.
In the transition offense
, Nash pushed over again and was immediately met with Kidd's tight defense, not giving him a chance to pass the ball.
Marion and Dio immediately stepped forward to cover him and force Nash to create free space.
Stoudemire and Nowitzki were entangled.
The passing opportunity was not good.
But he also had a chance, and calmly made a three-pointer from the outside to kill the game.
This shot?!
""Bang!" The shot failed.
Only 4.7 seconds were left.
Rebound?!
Nowitzki jumped up again, rushing to grab the rebound from two inside players of the Suns.
He forcibly protected the rebound.
At the critical moment,
Nowitzki scored two rebounds and two attacks, killing the game. The
Mavericks had the last laugh.
But this game was extremely anxious. If the Mavericks won, the Suns would also have a great chance.
So... In G2, the Suns won a game at the Mavericks' home court, and rewritten the series score to 1:1.
The strength of the two teams was too close.
Back at the Suns' home court, the Mavericks did not feel that they had such a big disadvantage in playing away. They played steadily.
All the players worked hard.
The Mavericks took the lead in winning the game at the Suns' home court, leading the series by 2:1.
G4.
The Suns could not let the Mavericks win games in a row at their home court. They adjusted their state, maximized the home advantage, and held the victory in their hands.
The score was 2:2.
G5... The decisive battle, this match point battle, is particularly important.
The two teams are once again tied.
The game is at the last moment, and when everyone is looking forward to the"D country tank" Nowitzki turning the tide again,
"Bang!"
""Bang!"
His"one-legged stand" missed many shots due to Stoudemire's interference, which also buried the Mavericks.
However, everyone has bad performances.
It is impossible to hit the ball 100%.
So the fans can understand Nowitzki's failure tonight. The series is not over yet.
Just win the victory in Game 6.
But…… In G6, when the game once again reached the most tense final decisive moment.
Nowitzki was lagging again.
He needed to stand up and score, but he was not strong enough in attack and could not push away Stoudemire.
There was no other way.
He had to shoot.
He could only force the shot and use the"one-legged stand" to force the shot against Stoudemire's long arms.
It was really difficult.
Nowitzki's one-legged stand was unstoppable.
But he failed to hit the key shot tonight, and the Mavericks once again lost the game.
This was not just a defeat.
It also ended the Mavericks' playoff journey this year.
The next time.
That will be a year later.
The Mavericks fans are the saddest to lose in this way.
Some grumpy fans put all the blame on Nowitzki alone.
They said that his style of play was too soft and he did not play hard enough, and he was a complete wimp.
Even though Nowitzki averaged 27.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.0 blocks per game in this series.
The shooting percentage was 55.1%, and the three-point shooting percentage was as high as 57.1%.
Although he only took 1.2 shots per game and made 0.7 shots.
This is all-round and efficient.
But there is no way.
He is the strongest core of the Mavericks, and he needs to stand up and score at the most critical moment of the team.
The performance at the critical moment was indeed a bit soft, and he couldn't hit incredible shots.
Then he just couldn't satisfy the fans.
The accusations and discussions became louder and louder. After the series, Nowitzki was under a lot of public pressure.
Fortunately.
All his teammates supported him, and the boss Cuban was also comforting him, supporting him, and believing in him!
This made Nowitzki feel better.
Of course.
This year's Nowitzki has not evolved to the strongest period of the championship year.
But it is precisely because of the fans' abuse and scolding that Nowitzki's belief in becoming stronger has been stimulated to a certain extent.
This offseason, he will double his training, and when he returns in the new season, he will definitely become stronger and more stable.
Then re-launch the impact on the championship.
……
Lakers vs. Trail Blazers series
"The duel between the"Black Mamba" and the"Yellow Mamba", the contest between Kobe and Kobe's successor.
The gap is obvious.
The Lakers' suffocating offense and defense made the Trail Blazers helpless. They collapsed in every game.
They were suppressed miserably in every game.
The Lakers easily won 4 games in a row, sweeping the Trail Blazers with a big score of 4:0 to advance.
This is the strength of the defending champion.
In this way, the list of the semi-finals of the division was released, and another highly discussed topic was extended at the same time!!!