Sun Hao was inexplicably familiar with this scene.

In history, this kind of scene occurred when the Chinese team played against Nigeria in the 2019 Men's Basketball Asian Championships.

At that time, the Chinese team rushed in with the ball on the outside, and the empty space was also rushed in, which made the fans so anxious that they broke the keyboard on the live broadcast.

However, there is only one reason why they don’t make a shot, they can’t make a shot.

Three-pointers can easily turn into long rebounds.

In other words, it is easy to make the opponent strike a defensive counterattack.

The Mavericks are precisely an expert in this regard. After being hit by several counterattacks, the Spurs didn't dare to shoot on the outside.

Then, just like the performance of the Chinese team in the Asian Championships, the space on the field is getting smaller and smaller.

Popovich was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at him, but there was nothing he could do.

Although the Spurs attach importance to three-pointers, this thing is not so easy to practice.

Because this is not a matter of one person, the Mavericks' current three-point level is accumulated by the old Nelson in Dallas in several years.

The result was that the Spurs felt hot outside the three-point line in the first quarter, but they took 20 shots throughout the game but only scored 5 goals.

Such a hit rate is obviously not enough to guarantee that they will win the game.

The Mavericks won another game at home 96-83, rewriting the big score to 2-1.

"Sorry, I won another game."

After the handshake, Old Nelson and Popovich said with a smile when they shook hands.

The happier Popovich is, the happier he is.

After the last game, he and his coaching staff had a headache, but after this game, it was Popovich and the Spurs' coaching staff who had a headache.

Two days later, the fourth game of the Mavericks and Spurs series was still open in Dallas.

Before the game, both Mavericks fans and players seemed a little excited.

As long as they win this home court again, they will get the series match point.

Thinking about the scene where I lost the seventh tie last year, and thinking about the scene of being able to successfully revenge, it is really hard to be unexcited.

Moreover, after the game started, Parker and Smith missed consecutive three-pointers, which made them even more excited.

At least the Spurs started the game accurately, but the game was gone.

The Mavericks quickly established a lead.

It looks like a big victory.

At the critical moment, it was Duncan.

The stone Buddha was furious.

He turned on personal offensive mode in the face of joint defense.

The Mavericks' double-teaming and joint defense were not effective.

If there are two inside players in the league who can ignore multiple defenses in certain games, one is O'Neal and the other is Duncan.

Duncan scored 20 points in the first half to help the Spurs keep a close eye on the score.

However, in the second half, the Mavericks still opened the score little by little.

The Spurs have Duncan, but they only have Duncan tonight.

Smith felt bad on the outside, and Parker and Ginobili were too immature.

In the end, the Mavericks laughed to the end 91-83.

Duncan scored 31 points and 14 rebounds, but he had no choice but to score.

After winning this game, as fans expected before the game, they took a 3-1 lead in the big score!

This revenge came faster than many people imagined!

In TNT's latest episode of "NBA Insider", Cole also analyzed this round of the series with Kenny Smith.

"I highly agree with an old Chinese saying that failure is the mother of success."

After saying this, Cole also explained why he knew this.

His brother-in-law Fang Dewan is a famous historian and sinologist, and a professor of modern Chinese history at the Institute of East Asia, Cambridge University.

Sometimes they talk about some Chinese culture.

"Because only after failure can we find the cause of failure, solve it, and then make it successful."

In his analysis, the Spurs defeated the Mavericks last year with one move to fake joint defense, and even this season it can become 2-3 joint defense.

But the Mavericks have made significant progress in the middle distance this year.

Sun Hao has gone from scratch, and Nowitzki's projection is much more stable than last year.

The Spurs use the same defensive tactics and the Mavericks can already deal with it calmly.

This is very critical for the Mavericks, who are focusing on offense.

Then, this year it was the Spurs' turn to encounter difficulties.

After Robinson got old, they did not have the second stable scoring point except Duncan, especially the stable three-point shooting point on the outside.

"Don't throw the blame on this era, even the Bulls of the last century, they still have... me."

Cole even pretended to be a pussy.

In his opinion, the Spurs may win another 1 to 2 games, but the Mavericks will eventually take revenge and successfully win the series.

But he also said in the end that losing this year's series may not be a bad thing, just like the Mavericks last year.

Because he has seen Popovich's changes and the Spurs' emphasis on three-pointers.

As early as next year, the Spurs will have the strength to reach the top.

Cole's analysis sounds very professional, but only time can prove whether he is a poisonous milk when he played for the Spurs later in his career.

After two days of rest, the Mavericks returned to San Antonio to celebrate the fifth game of the series against the Spurs.

This is also the match point for the Mavericks. As long as they win, they will succeed in revenge and advance to the Western Conference Finals.

However, in San Antonio, the Spurs, who had been silent for two games, finally made a start on the outside.

Smith made 3, Bowen made 2, and even Parker made 2, adding up to the Spurs’ 9-for-20 shots from the outside, with a 45% shooting percentage.

The Spurs won a 98-91 home goal, rewriting the big score to 2-3.

And there is something worse for the Mavericks than losing this game.

After the game, Sabonis's knee developed soreness.

Among the Mavericks' inside players, Sabonis is the best performer since entering the playoffs.

His experience and personal abilities are perfectly reflected in the competition.

This also made old Nelson trust and dependence on him unknowingly.

The most direct result is that he has more and more playing time.

This is not a good thing for a 37-year-old veteran.

When he returned to Dallas, Sabonis's condition did not improve, and the team doctor directly announced that he had been reimbursed for the season.

The moment the news came out, the situation of the series changed subtly again.

Originally with Sabonis, Duncan could only attack more from the free throw line.

Now that Sabonis is not here, we can foresee that Duncan will beg for more in the inside in the later game.

Coupled with the Spurs' recovery, the Mavericks' promotion situation has become suspense again.

Moreover, the Spurs have a home advantage. If they can win the sixth game in Dallas, the tiebreak will be played in San Antonio.

Plus, I had the experience of winning the tiebreak last year.

"Cole is Jiuxing Poisonous Milk."
Chapter completed!