At this time, he didn't hesitate at all and directly used the peak status card.
The Mavericks cannot afford to lose in this game. Although the Knicks can afford to lose, they don't want to lose.
Once the Mavericks win this game and return to their home court, the changes will be even greater.
Carrying the power of reversal, returning to the home court, coupled with the blessing of the home atmosphere, their momentum will surely reach its peak.
The Knicks are a group of young people. Once they experience this disastrous defeat, their morale will definitely be weakened in the next game. Their morale will be weakened in the away game, and they are likely to collapse.
In this case, it is really possible for the Mavericks to complete a reversal.
Although no team in history has ever reversed a 1:3 deficit in the finals, Lian Dao knows that it will happen in the future.
The 2016 Finals. That year's Finals took place between the Warriors and the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers fought back after falling behind 1:3 and won three games in a row.
The Warriors' strength that year was so unparalleled that they started the regular season with 24 consecutive victories and had an incredible 73 wins and 9 losses throughout the regular season, breaking multiple league records in one fell swoop.
Even in Lian Dao's previous life, he felt that the Warriors were certain to win the championship. The last player to achieve 72 wins was the Chicago Bulls. Once this record appeared at the time, it was considered the most difficult record to break.
However, the Warriors unexpectedly won 73 games in a single season, and the Splash Brothers and five small lineups slaughtered the entire league.
Therefore, in that year's finals, almost everyone was optimistic that the Warriors could crush the Cavaliers and win the championship, and the Warriors' championship support rate once rose to 97%.
Before that, no team had been able to come back from a three-to-one deficit in the finals to win the championship.
And just when everyone thought the Warriors would win the trophy again, the Cleveland Cavaliers began a desperate counterattack.
LeBron James dominated the next series, and the team's core guard Kyrie Irving also showed extraordinary strength. In the end, the Cavaliers won three games in a row, reversed the Warriors with a score of 4:3, and won the first title in team history.
champion.
When the Cavaliers fell behind 1-3, the whole world knew what it meant.
ESPN, a well-known sports website, predicted that the Cavaliers' chance of a comeback was almost 0 (3%). However, with the team's determination and persistence, the Cavaliers began a desperate counterattack in Game 5.
In the final tiebreaker, ESPN used BPI (Basketball Power Index) to predict that the Golden State Warriors still had a 73% chance of winning the championship.
But the result slapped everyone in the face, and the Cavaliers finally won a 4-3 game at the Warriors' home court that neither side could lose.
It is possible that the Cavaliers are a special case, and it is possible that the Mavericks cannot replace the Cavaliers, but the situation on the court changes rapidly, and no matter how perfect the data analysis is, it cannot influence the game controlled by people themselves.
People created data analysis, so using data analysis to analyze people will have its own drawbacks.
Data can only be used as a reference, but it cannot become authoritative!
Therefore, nothing is impossible in the game. Only by killing all opportunities for miracles before the opponent has a miracle can we avoid the opponent's miracle.
And Lian Dao wanted to strangle all possibilities of a miracle for the calf before it happened.
"Cheer up, we haven't lost yet!"
Lian Dao suddenly roared in the locker room, and everyone's eyes in the locker room immediately focused on him.
"Leave the offense to me in the second half. You must defend and pick and roll, and fight to the death! I am determined to win the championship today, even if God comes! Let's continue to fight in the second half. We will fight until the end. The Mavericks want to
To bring the game to Dallas, fucking dreams!"
The Knicks players, who were originally downcast, all raised their heads.
As long as the team boss has not surrendered, there is still hope for everything!
…
The morale of the Mavericks locker room is high, and they are finally proud today. In this series, this game is undoubtedly the best game of the Mavericks overall performance.
The Mavericks are now more determined to bring the game back to Dallas. As long as they can bring the game back to Dallas, the Mavericks will have a chance for a miracle.
Nowitzki is taking his temperature with the help of medical staff.
"The temperature is normal!" the medical staff said.
Nowitzki nodded. He felt that he was in great condition tonight, but his head was still a little heavy in the afternoon.
But as soon as he came on stage in the evening and entered a super state, he seemed to have completely recovered from his cold.
Even if I have a slight fever, it seems to be adding a buff to my hot feeling.
"Dirk, do you think we can win the championship this year?" Next to Nowitzki, Jason Terry once again expressed his longing for the championship before the game was over.
"Of course, as long as we can win this game, we will definitely win the next one. The Knicks, who have lost two consecutive games, will definitely have a huge morale drop. Even if they come to Madison again for a tiebreaker, we can win
There is still great hope for the championship.”
"No one has done it before, but that doesn't mean we can't do it. We were full of doubts along the way, but in the end we were crushed. It's the same this time, we want to make history!"
Nowitzki was very motivated at this time, and he inspired all his teammates.
What he said really worked. The Mavericks' morale was already high. At this time, with Nowitzki's encouragement, the morale was once again lifted.
…
The electronic buzzer sounded, the intermission was over, and it was time to change sides and fight again!
D'Antoni also made adjustments to the lineup at this time. Like the previous game, Lian Dao returned to the third position and put Millsap, who had excellent defense, into the fourth position.
"The game started again in the third quarter. Now the Knicks are 16 points behind. They must do something to change this predicament."
"The Knicks first made a lineup change and moved Sickle to the third position. This is an urgent need to use Sickle's scoring ability to tear apart the Mavericks' defense."
"Indeed, at times like this, we can only rely on the performance of superstars, but I don't know if sickle can get back to form?"
Kenny Smith knows that the fiercest battle is probably coming soon, and he doesn't think that the Knicks have no counterattack ability.
They were only trailing by 16 points at halftime. Although this point difference was a bit large, it was not enough to put the Knicks in a desperate situation.
The Mavericks have set up a defensive posture. They want to continue the tight defense in the first half into the second half. Moreover, the Mavericks' morale is now high and their defensive enthusiasm is even worse than in the first half.
Lian Dao asked Holiday for the ball before halftime passed, and then advanced quickly.
Outside the three-point line, he was once again fiercely defended by Marion. Lian Dao didn't want to fight too much, so he used Millsap's pick-and-roll to get past him and go straight to the inside.
The speed did not slow down and the mid-range area continued to accelerate. Nowitzki quickly retreated to defend Lian Dao's breakthrough.
Lian Dao suddenly stopped suddenly, then pulled himself up and jumped.
Nowitzki couldn't change the backward inertia of his body, and it was too late to make up defense at this time, but Chandler had already been watching Lian Dao, so he blocked the shot at this time.
Lean back, dodge the block, and take a shot!
Chandler did his best to block the shot this time, but still couldn't stop Lian Dao's shot.
"Rebound!"
Chandler didn't believe that after he defended to this level, the opponent could still score.
So after landing, he shouted and rushed to the basket.
"brush!"
As soon as he bent his knees and prepared to take off, the sound of the basketball passing through the net made him stop his subsequent actions.
"Tyson's interference was to the extreme, but he still didn't stop Sickle's shot. Has his touch returned?" Barkley said with some hope in his tone.
"Wait to be slaughtered by me, Dirk!" Lian Dao felt very good when he just made the move. Sure enough, the system's product will be a high-quality product.
Nowitzki's face was a little solemn. He knew that if the opponent hadn't found his touch again, he wouldn't be able to make such a noise.
When the Mavericks attacked, Kidd still handed the ball to Nowitzki, who had a hot touch. Lian Dao did not hesitate to choose to double-team Nowitzki with Millsap.
Nowitzki did not force the ball and passed the ball to Marion, who took a three-pointer from the outside without hesitation.
"Bang!"
Three-point strike!
Marion clapped his hands unwillingly, and he was a little angry that he had lost the feeling at this time.
Lian Dao breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, this guy's three-point score was really unstable. He once again made the right bet.
Danny Green grabbed the rebound and immediately transferred the ball to Lian Dao.
His ball-holding is a weak point. If he does not transfer, he is likely to be intercepted by Terry.