Carlisle and team owner Cuban both questioned this, but no doubt they were refuted and warned.
Cuban was very angry. He felt that the referee was deliberately targeting the Mavericks, and he was cursing when he left.
Fortunately, the referee didn't hear Cuban's curse clearly, so he didn't pursue the matter.
The Mavericks fans at the scene were even more dissatisfied with the referee's decision. They gave the loudest boos in the audience. Some fans even wanted to throw popcorn, but were stopped by security guards.
Lian Dao walked to the free throw line amid boos from the sky.
One penalty throw!
Lian Dao steadily made the free throw, and then the Knicks took possession of the ball.
"There is no suspense in the game anymore. We are chasing 17 points in less than two minutes, and the Knicks still have the ball. This is undoubtedly an impossible task for the Mavericks!"
"Even if the Mavericks God comes down and makes five consecutive three-pointers without allowing the Knicks to score during the period, they will not be able to close the 17-point gap!"
He looked at Lian Dao, who was smiling at him after making the free throw, and Holiday, who was constantly dribbling the ball on the outside to waste time.
At this moment, Nowitzki's psychological defense completely collapsed. With deep despair and physical exhaustion, Nowitzki could no longer hold on, sat down on the floor, and then fainted.
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Lian Dao looked at Nowitzki in surprise, but he didn't expect him to faint.
Subsequently, the game was suspended again.
Carlisle eagerly asked the team doctor to check.
It was confirmed that it was continuous fever and syncope caused by fatigue.
The staff here hurriedly put Nowitzki on a stretcher and rushed him to the medical center.
A huge 17-point difference; less than two minutes; plus the core player of the team fainted and was absent; Carlisle sighed helplessly.
No chance, the Mavericks have no chance at all!
Carlisle replaced all the main players and chose to give up!
"Beep~~~~~~" More than a minute passed quickly, the electronic buzzer sounded, and the Knicks finally won the game.
113:98!
The 15-point gap completely killed the Mavericks, 3:1. The Mavericks are now hanging on the slaughterhouse, waiting for the Knicks to give him the final blow.
Lian Dao scored 54 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, and pinned Nowitzki, who had "only" 34 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, to the ground.
The moment the game ended, everyone on the Knicks rushed towards Lian Dao.
It was 3:1, they got the match point, and everyone knew what this big score meant.
The Knicks are only one game away from the championship.
"Well done, boy, I knew my vision would be right! Hahaha!" Rasheed Wallace laughed and hugged Lian Dao.
On the outside, the other players are like stacks of lasagna, with one layer surrounding the other.
At this time, they forgot that this was an away game and in the American Airlines Center Arena. They ignored everyone's emotions at this moment. They wanted to celebrate now.
In fact, Mavericks fans have become numb. Some fans who couldn't bear to see their opponents celebrating their victory at their home court chose to leave the arena silently.
Some fans who had not yet accepted the defeat sat on the bench and did not pay any attention to the carnival on the field.
Lian Dao couldn't help but feel excited at this moment. He was now trembling with excitement.
Will it finally come to an end two days later at Madison Square Garden?
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The star worked so hard that he fainted from exhaustion, but still couldn't beat the Knicks. Such a disastrous defeat directly destroyed the Mavericks' confidence.
Most commentators and columnists believe that after this battle, the Mavericks will be completely unable to compete with the Knicks.
And the most important thing is that the Mavericks will play on the road in their next game.
In Madison Square Garden, it is still unclear how much the Mavericks' overall strength can be exerted, and even whether their star player, Nowitzki, can play is still unknown.
In this game, Lian Dao not only completed his revenge, but even directly broke the calf's back.
Although they lost the third game, they took the final decisive moment back to their home court, which should also be the best ending.
"I can't wait to return to New York!" Lian Dao said this to reporters in the post-game interview, and the meaning is self-evident.
After the game, Mavericks head coach Carlisle talked about Lian Dao's amazing performance in this game and praised: "Sickle played an almost crazy offense in the fourth quarter. He even dared to take shots near the midline. This is really crazy.
Already."
"You know, I can't double-team him near the midline...No one could guard him in the fourth quarter. He made several difficult goals in a row during this period. I thought his performance was like
It was God who came and made us lose control of the game."
Lian Dao's statistics in this game also deserve Carlisle's praise.
His 54 points in a single game in the Finals were second only to Elgin Baylor's 61 points and Michael Jordan and Rick Barry's 55 points. He ranked fourth in history and first in current service.
Moreover, Lian Dao also broke the NBA Finals single-game three-point record and the half-time three-point record, and these records were all created by Lian Dao in this game.
For breaking and setting so many records in one game, Carlisle's praise cannot be overstated.
This is the Mavericks, a group of old fritters who have experienced too many storms.
If it were any other young team, facing Lian Dao's impact in the fourth quarter, they would have been defeated long ago, such as: the Thunder in the regular season!
O'Neal said after the game that with Lian Dao's performance, even if his grandmother served as the head coach, he could lead the Knicks to victory.
"Did the Knicks have a strategy in the fourth quarter? I just saw D'Antoni yelling to give the ball to sickle, and then he didn't need to do anything."
O'Neal somewhat regrets his choice last summer. He should have joined the Knicks instead of the Celtics.
If you join the Knicks, you can get another championship ring, so that your championship ring can be equal to that of the paranoid guy in Los Angeles.
Alas, miscalculation!
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Lian Dao and his teammates flew home to New York the day after the game. In the two away games in Dallas, the Knicks won one of them, which was undoubtedly an excellent result.
Originally, the Mavericks wanted to take advantage of their home court advantage to equalize the score. They even took advantage of the Knicks' inexperience to overtake the score and reverse the game.
However, the disastrous defeat in the fourth game wiped out the Mavericks' dream. The Mavericks now do not expect a big lead, but only hope to win the battle of Tianwang Mountain.
Even though Lian Dao boarded the plane to New York, the excitement in his heart still hadn't completely calmed down.
He never fell asleep on the plane. Every time he closed his eyes, there was either a picture of himself winning the championship, or a picture of himself taking over the Finals MVP from Bill Russell.
Yesterday, although Lian Dao was very excited when he got the match point, his mind was mostly blank because he was already confused at the time.
At the end of the game, Lian Dao couldn't believe that he was so close to the championship.
How many superstars have spent their entire lives pursuing a championship but failed; how many players have fallen at the last moment and shed tears on the field.
When joy suddenly comes, the first reaction of normal people is actually confusion.
It wasn't until the press conference, when he felt the congratulations from the reporters in the audience, that Lian Dao truly realized what he was doing.
Now, Lian Dao can't calm down at all. He just wants the battle of Tianwang Mountain to start soon. He just wants to end the battle as soon as possible and enjoy the joy of climbing to the top.
Back in New York, Knicks fans wearing No. 1 jerseys, holding banners, and signs were everywhere outside the airport. They celebrated that the Knicks got the finals match point.
The area outside the airport was impenetrable, with fanatical fans standing on both sides of the road and following the airport bus.
When the bus drove two kilometers away from the airport, the fans on both sides of the street really became sparse.
"Boss, this is the first time I've seen so many fans coming to pick up the plane since I came to New York. It's so crazy!" Gallinari looked incredulous.
David Li next to him also nodded repeatedly.
The basketball atmosphere in New York is almost the best in the United States, but the teams in this city really didn't live up to expectations before.
Fans' enthusiasm is exchanged for disappointment again and again. They can maintain their enthusiasm once or twice, but as time goes by, the enthusiasm is worn away.
This time, the team reached the finals, and this quiet enthusiasm spread like a blowout.