Walking behind, Jason Terry, who always likes to make surprising remarks, said directly:
"I came to this city just to win. We must win. We are the best team. In my opinion, the Knicks' offense is nothing remarkable. As long as we score 100 points, they will never be able to defeat
us!"
It seems that the league's top players all have some "crazy" attributes. This is the case for JR Smith and the same for Jason Terry.
However, the interesting thing about the Mavericks' playoffs is that they scored more than 100 points in 7 games in the playoffs, and they won 6 of them. The only one they lost was to the Thunder.
The two teams have actually been at odds with each other for a long time. It's okay for Jason Terry to make wild remarks at this time. Lian Dao had even posted a picture of the championship trophy on social media.
However, compared to Lian Dao's connotative arrogance on Twitter, Jason Terry's impression on reporters at the scene made people think that he was very stupid.
The main reason for this contrasting effect is that in addition to Lian Dao's ability to do what he said, there is also the gap in appearance and strength between the two, which gives people a strong sense of contrast.
So as soon as Terry's words came out of his mouth, they aroused ridicule from the reporters at the scene.
However, there are not many people who support the Mavericks. Stephen A. Smith, the "American Yang Yi" who made a bet with Lian Dao and kissed a donkey's butt, was kicked into the hospital by a donkey when he cashed in his bet.
Recently, after a period of treatment, I was discharged from the hospital and returned to my home to recuperate.
The popularity that I had managed to gather before has basically disappeared due to hospitalization.
So in order to attract attention again, he posted on social media again:
"Sickle is indeed an outstanding player, and the Knicks also gave everyone a surprise. I admit that I underestimated the Knicks before."
"But surprises will only happen once. In the finals, facing the Mavericks with rich experience and a more reasonable lineup, Sickle and the Knicks' luck will end here!"
Although Stephen A. Smith updated his Twitter, he did not choose to bet with Lian Dao this time. After all, his aching ribs were still reminding him of the price of the bet with Lian Dao.
The tweets without winnings were obviously not as sensational as the last time, and the comments below his tweets were filled with people urging him to continue betting.
However, Stephen A. Smith chose to pretend not to see it this time, and then @Lian Dao and Mavericks players as usual, hoping to get a response.
The Mavericks don’t pay much attention to social media, so Stephen A. Smith didn’t get any response from the Mavericks.
Lian Dao is even more lazy to deal with these small characters. Whether it is Jason Terry or Stephen A. Smith, Lian Dao has no intention of quarreling with such small characters.
If Nowitzki had said this in a pre-game interview, Lian Dao might have responded. Jason Terry was the sixth man on the team, and Lian Dao hadn't taken it too seriously yet.
Lian Dao didn't fight back, leaving only these two small characters to perform a one-man show. Naturally, the attention was greatly reduced, and no one took their words seriously.
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The two teams remained in peace until May 31.
The day before the game, the New York Times, the most influential local media in New York, gave a brief introduction to the Mavericks.
This can increase fans' understanding of their opponents.
The Mavericks' NBA history is not very long. This is a team that only joined the NBA in the 1980s. However, in these 30 years of history, the Mavericks have had many opportunities to touch the championship.
But in the end, due to various reasons, they missed the championship.
Especially after entering 2000, in these short 11 years, the Mavericks had four opportunities to touch the championship.
The first time was in the 2002-03 season. At that time, the Mavericks' lineup was really full of talents.
Steve Nash, Mike Finley, and Dirk Nowitzki were the Big Three who were gradually maturing. Under the leadership of "Mad Scientist" Nelson, they achieved a record of 60 wins and 22 losses that season.
This record is tied for first place in the league with that year's championship San Antonio Spurs.
With 17.7 points and 7.3 assists this season, Nash has gradually become the league's top point guard.
Nowitzki even averaged a career high of 25.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, gradually becoming the Mavericks' new offensive core.
In the playoffs, the Mavericks made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals, but facing the Spurs led by No. 21, Nowitzki was never able to overcome. In the three games where Nowitzki and Duncan played against each other, his performance was nothing short of outstanding.
In the first two games, he scored 31.1 points once and 15.7 points the other time, but the Spurs' No. 21 could always beat him. Duncan scored 40 points once and 32 points in the two games.
In the third game, Nowitzki was injured, which was the main reason for the collapse of the entire Mavericks series, and the reason why "Mad Scientist" Nelson later left the Mavericks.
Head coach Nelson also has a close relationship with Nowitzki. In order to protect Nowitzki, he even threatened Cuban that he would resign if he dared to let Nowitzki play with an injury.
The Mavericks without Nowitzki were destined to be unable to defeat the powerful Spurs, and were eventually eliminated by the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals 2:4.
But with Nowitzki, the Mavericks are destined to rise again.
The second rise was in 2006. Coincidentally, they once again posted a record of 60 wins and 22 losses this season, and Nowitzki also won the scoring title that season.
What's even more coincidental is that the Spurs in the same division once again overwhelmed them, recording a record of 63 wins and 19 losses.
However, this time the Mavericks defeated the powerful Spurs 4:3 in the semifinals, which was a revenge for 2003 and also made the Spurs' No. 21 feel the pain of defeat.
Overtaking the Spurs and defeating the Suns, they finally made it to the Finals.
In the finals, Nowitzki still bravely helped the Mavericks win two home games 2:0, just when the people of Dallas thought they were finally about to usher in the championship.
Under the leadership of Wade and O'Neal, the Heat completed a shocking comeback in four consecutive games, and also achieved Wade's FMVP. This has also become a shadow and pain that will never go away for Dallas people.
This season, why Nowitzki prefers the Heat to be their Finals opponent, besides having the inside advantage.
Another point is that Nowitzki wants to completely wash away the shame of the 2006 Finals.
Back then, Wade's unanswerable offenses often made Nowitzki wake up from his dreams. The disappointed eyes of the fans were like sharp knives cutting his heart.
He could not forget the harm the Heat had caused to the people of Dallas, so Nowitzki had been waiting for the opportunity to take revenge. Unfortunately, their enemy fell to the sword of the New Yorkers.
Furthermore, in the 2006-07 season, the defeat of the previous year did not dampen the Mavericks' confidence in winning the championship.
They made a comeback in the new season and posted the league's first record of 67 wins and 15 losses. Nowitzki even won the regular season MVP that season.
However, Nowitzki did not expect that facing the Warriors led by his former mentor Nelson, they would lose so miserably. They were defeated by the Warriors 2:4 in the first round of the playoffs and completed the "dark eight miracle"!
Nowitzki was defended in the crucial Game 6 and only scored 8 points on 2-for-13 shooting. The MVP award ceremony after the first round of the playoffs became the most embarrassing moment of Nowitzki's career.
It was also this "black eight" that caused many fans to become disappointed with the Mavericks. They were no longer favored, even though they could reach the playoffs almost every year.
Nowitzki has been even more questioned. Even his shooting behavior from the outside has been labeled as a "soft egg" offensive method.
And Nowitzki was a figure who could compete with Tim Duncan, the league's fourth position, in the past. His status has plummeted in an instant, and now he has become an All-Star player like Gasol and Stoudemire.
After the Spaniards won two consecutive championships, Nowitzki's current status is even worse than that of the Spaniards.
However, this German is not destined to be a softie at heart. He has had any thoughts in the past four years, but he has never thought about giving up. He has always had the heart of a championship. Even Lian Dao cannot deny this.
And what kind of person is destined to attract what kind of people? A person with a championship heart is bound to attract players who are unwilling to be ordinary and who are extremely eager for a championship.