Chapter 1218 Boss, Please Show Mercy!

In the West, the Suns and the Mavericks are also old rivals. In the past few seasons, the Mavericks have been more frustrated than the Lakers.

This season, the Suns have been relatively weak, and the Mavericks think they have a chance to win the championship.

Especially when the Suns and Lakers met in the second round, the Mavericks thought it was a God-given opportunity, so they were full of energy.

But the Mavericks originally thought that the Lakers would win, but they didn't expect that the Suns would advance to the Western Conference Finals. This made the Mavericks somewhat unexpected.

The Mavericks' head coach was replaced by Rick Carlisle. After the tiebreaker, he repeatedly studied the series between the Suns and the Lakers in the past two days and was deeply surprised by the strength displayed by the Suns.

On the 16th, the Mavericks arrived in Phoenix, and owner Cuban immediately found Carlisle and asked him how he was thinking about his tactics and how confident he was of reaching the finals.

"Mark, judging from the Lakers' experience, they relied on solving the battle on the inside, but they failed. And our inside line is not as good as the Lakers, so we will definitely not be able to beat the Suns. We still have to rely on outside offense." Carlisle said.

"I don't understand this. I just want to know, how sure are you?" Cuban asked, staring at Carlisle.

Carlisle fell into silence. Although he did not say no, Cuban was still disappointed because this attitude meant that Carlisle was not sure at all.

Cuban was disappointed. Like Bass, he had invested a lot of money in the past few seasons, but the results were even worse. He didn't even win a Western Conference championship, let alone a championship.

Moreover, Dallas is no better than the Lakers. The profit brought by his ball market is not as much as that of the Lakers. He has not made much money in the past few seasons.

He had contacted Gao Yuanyuan and told him that as long as Li Ba came to the Mavericks, he could agree to all conditions, but unfortunately the result was not very satisfactory to him.

In fact, this was what he expected. Li Ba was not another star. He had more assets than him. He no longer played for money. It was impossible to attract him to the Mavericks under ordinary conditions.

On the 17th, the G1 game of the Western Conference Finals began.

Before the game, the media predicted that the Mavericks would have a higher winning rate because the Suns had played two series and had injured Tracy McGrady and Hill. The remaining physical reserves of veterans such as Carter and Ray Allen and Nash were getting smaller and smaller. .

The media seemed to have a tacit understanding and did not mention Li Ba's physical problems.

Before the game, both sides announced their starting lineup.

Mavericks: Chandler, Stoudemire, Nowitzki, Terry, Kidd.

Suns: Li Ba, Allen, Ray Allen, Ginobili, Nash.

After getting the list, Barkley analyzed: "The Mavericks' interior offense and defense are very balanced this season. O'Neal was traded away, and Chandler came to the Mavericks and performed well. He was also a member of the Suns' championship team that year. But he said To be honest, the media is optimistic about the Mavericks now, but I don’t think so, because the inside combination of the Hammers and Yi can beat the Mavericks’ inside combination.”

Kenny Smith nodded and said: "The media has indeed ignored the Mavericks' insiders. This season, Stoudemire averaged 26+8 All-Star numbers per game, and Chandler also averaged a double-double of 10+10 per game. But this combination is a win-win. The combination of Hammer + Yi cannot be used.

To be honest, if the Mavericks met the Grizzlies in the first round, they might not be able to win. If they meet the Lakers, they will definitely be eliminated. "

What the two are thinking about is exactly what worries Mavericks coach Carlisle.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili analyzed: "Judging from the second round series between the Suns and the Lakers, the Hammers have obviously changed their style in the past few seasons. They play very violently on the offensive end, often dunking, There are many dunks and breakthroughs after riding on the opponent's inside line and knocking over people."

Xu Jicheng said: "This style of play is not something Tyson Chandler can handle. With Chandler's fragile physique, injuries are difficult to avoid, which will undoubtedly affect Chandler's defensive quality."

Yu Jia continued: "Stoudemire has never been an inside player who is good at defense, so who does the Mavericks rely on for their inside defense? The reason why the Lakers failed was because the inside was blown out, and now it's the Mavericks' turn."

At this time, the two teams met at the exit.

"Boss, you played too hard in the playoffs. Please be merciful, but don't hurt me."

From a distance, Chandler shouted when he saw Li Ba.

Li Ba laughed and said: "Tyson, you can stay away from me, your physique can't withstand my impact."

Nowitzki is also helpless. It is really a headache to encounter a bug like Li Ba in his career.

In this year's Western Conference Finals, his confidence is not too high.

There are no major changes to the Mavericks lineup, except the addition of Chandler.

Chandler can play against other teams, but playing against the Suns is obviously much worse.

In fact, in his opinion, there is no one in the league who can handle Li Ba.

In fact, in his opinion, among the inside players, Li Ba has long been a standout.

"Brothers, come with me and beat the Mavericks!"

Before taking the field, Li Ba's roar rang out in front of the Suns bench.

"Fuck the Mavericks! Fuck the Mavericks! Fuck the Mavericks..." The whole audience roared.

The team's record in the playoffs is obviously better than that in the regular season. All Suns fans are looking forward to the second dynasty defense, and they are extremely excited. The atmosphere at the home court of America West Arena is like the sun bursting out, with heat. unlimited.

The Mavericks players, including the coaching staff and owner Cuban, couldn't help but swallow dryly in this atmosphere.

Li Ba and Chandler jumped the ball, and the latter touched the ball first, and the Mavericks attacked.

Carlisle's offensive tactics today are that the inside is responsible for rebounding and the outside is responsible for shooting.

Stoudemire and Chandler entered the basket, Nowitzki was outside the three-point line on the right wing, Terry was outside the three-point line on the left wing, and Kidd was at the top of the arc.

At this time, Kidd made a tactical gesture, Stoudemire came out of the paint area, and Terry cut into the wing at the same time, and the two made a pick-and-roll.

A-Lin followed Stoudemire out, and Chandler moved to the low right wing, pinning Li Ba under the basket and preventing him from helping to defend the left wing.

After the separation, Terry blocked the following defense of A-Lin, and Stoudemire formed a mismatch advantage over Ginobili.

Kidd is one of the point guards with the strongest observation ability of teammates in the league's history. Stoudemire is now equivalent to half an open position, and his ball came immediately, and Nash's defense was useless.

Stoudemire received the ball and shot, and the opportunity came, but the first shot missed.

Li Ba grabbed the rebound, did not play a fast break, and handed it to Nash, who pushed forward steadily.

The Suns have too many veterans. After two rounds of series, especially the sixth game against the Lakers, their physical fitness has become a problem. Their already poor fast break ability has further weakened. In order to reduce their physical energy consumption, the coaching staff has given up the fast break tactics.

In fact, even Yi Jianlian has some physical problems.