The Lakers and Suns, the Heat and the Nets, the two teams had tense emotions off the court.

On the other hand, the two superstars of the Mavericks and Spurs, Nowitzki and Duncan, who played the most intense game, seemed very calm.

Duncan was not selected to the first team for the first time in his career, but he went to the award-winning press conference in shorts and slippers like a normal person; Nowitzki, who had never been selected to the first team, was also good in the second team, compared with Garnett.

Strong, and Duncan was not selected for the first team, Nowitzki felt balanced.

The Hawks began to prepare for the Heat. Both players and coaches of the Hawks are very optimistic about the Heat advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals. Therefore, the focus of the training arranged by the coaching staff and the focus of the coaching staff's research are aimed at the Heat, and the Nets must be relatively

Much less attention.

And now the Hawks are no longer afraid of the Nets. After defeating them, the knot in their hearts has been resolved and they have huge confidence.

On the other hand, Wade and O'Neal in the playoffs each competed in a series. They have the top two shooting guards in the league and the top two centers in the league, which attracted the attention of the Hawks even more.

Sweeping the Heat in the regular season does not mean that they will have that kind of advantage in the playoffs, and they were very anxious twice in the regular season.

As the Hawks prepare for the next Eastern Conference Finals, the other three series continue to be heated.

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On May 16, the Lakers returned to their home court to compete with the Suns in Game 5 of the series.

The Lakers did not have an easy game back at home. They fell behind by 11 points in the first quarter. Until the third quarter, the Suns still maintained a 10-point lead and entered the fourth quarter with a score of 79 to 69.

However, the Lakers' lineup was more balanced after all, with strong points inside and outside. Relying on Yao Ming's strong play in the fourth quarter, the Lakers launched a 15-8 offensive in the last four minutes of the quarter. In the end, Kobe Bryant hit the buzzer in regular time.

The ball helped the Lakers drag the score into overtime with a score of 101.

In overtime, Kobe had no solution, scoring 6 points on 3-of-3 shooting, and also gave Wang Zhizhi and Odom an assist each. The most important thing is that Kobe finally scored 109-all with two seconds left in overtime.

After receiving a buzzer-beating pass from Fisher, the Lakers won 111-109 and were not dragged into the second overtime by the Suns. If another overtime is delayed, Yao Ming's defensive role will probably not be played.

4-1, the Lakers relied on Yao Ming's 10 points in the last 4 minutes and Kobe's double buzzer-beater to advance to the Western Conference Finals again after a year.

The series between the Spurs and the Mavericks continued to be tense. Nowitzki was finally on par with Duncan during Duncan's weakest year. Nowitzki would compete once, and Duncan would compete once. The two of them had agreed.

It seemed like they were all hitting amazing numbers.

The strength gap between the Spurs and the Mavericks is very small. Both teams have a superstar. The Spurs have Ginobili, a top star, and Parker, a first-class star. From an absolute point of view, the Spurs are stronger.

But the Mavericks have a group of quasi-first-class stars who all have a very complete tactical system and completely different styles.

Home advantage and away disadvantage have almost no effect in a series of similar strength. In the first two games where the Spurs were at home, the Spurs and the Mavericks each won one game. In the third and fourth games when the Mavericks were at home, both teams also won.

One game.

In Game 5 of the Battle of Tianwangshan, the Spurs defeated the Mavericks at home, 88-87. The Spurs played their best defense in the series, relying on Ginobili's tip-in at the buzzer to win the match point.

Seeing that the Spurs were already feeling good, on May 18, the Spurs came to Dallas and prepared to kill the Mavericks.

In the sixth game between the two teams, the Spurs still played very well defensively, limiting the Mavericks to only 81 points with 11 seconds left. The Spurs led the Mavericks by two points 83-81, and the Spurs were about to score 4-4.

2 eliminated the Mavericks. However, in the last attack of the Mavericks, when the ball was passed to Devin Harris, who had very average three-point ability, Ginobili's head twitched. With 3 seconds left on the clock, Harris

When he had to shoot a three-pointer, he fouled Harris who was shooting and gave Harris three free throws...

Then the Spurs were dragged into the tiebreaker by the Mavericks.

The day after the Mavericks and Spurs entered a tiebreaker, on May 19, the series between the Heat and the Nets was decided.

After being tied 2-2 by the Nets in the first four games, the Heat did not give the Nets a chance in the third game on May 17. They won the battle of Tianwangshan 110-95 at home, with Wade scoring 37

The incredible statistics of 7 rebounds and 10 assists defeated Kidd.

On May 19, in the sixth game of the series between the Heat and the Nets, both teams performed very well offensively.

Carter had 43 points, Kidd had 22 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds, and Ratliff had 20 points and 8 rebounds. The Nets' strongest trio all scored more than 20 points. Even Ratliff scored 20 points and Kidd both scored.

He scored 6 three-pointers and scored 22 points, and the Nets scored 110 points as a team.

But the Heat were even better. Wade, O'Neal, Payton, and Walker all scored 20 points.

Although Carter hit a three-pointer with 11 seconds left to narrow the point difference to 1 point, after a tactical foul, Carter missed another three-pointer. The Heat defeated the Nets 112-110 and entered the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Nets regrettably lost the opportunity to meet the Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth time in six games. In people's eyes, this was a signal of the complete end of an era. In the past five seasons, the Nets and Pistons have

, did not reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time, and became an old chapter that was turned over by the Hawks.

It was also the first time in the five years since Liu Mang entered the NBA that he could not face the Nets and Pistons in the playoffs at the same time. In the previous four seasons, in three of the seasons, his opponents would face the Nets and Pistons in two rounds of the playoffs. Last season

Although they didn't meet the Nets, they also met the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After watching the exciting sixth game between the Heat and the Nets, Liu Mang saw Carter's lonely back. Unfortunately, he has not yet met Carter in the season.

We played against each other in the post-match.

In this playoffs, Carter played very hard, averaging 33 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the six-game series. Seeing the performance of McGrady, Kobe, Iverson, and the performance of young players like Wade and James, Carter also

It created a very different feeling than before.

The combination of Carter and Kidd is indeed powerful, but when their best teammate is the aging Ratliff, this pair of guards, regarded as the second best in the league, are unable to go further.

Liu Mang lamented the passing of an era. Although the Pistons were an unpleasant team, they did represent the last afterglow of the iron-blooded era. The Nets also carried a memory of Liu Mang.

But the past has passed, and Liu Mang is looking forward to the next showdown with Wade.

The Heat have Wade, O'Neal, Antoine Walker, Payton, Jason Williams, Mark Jackson, Posey, Haslem..., especially Payton and Jason Williams.

, Antoine Walker, all came for the championship, representing the pursuit of the championship by a group of veterans in the 1990s, and may also be their last chance to compete for the championship as the main force of the team...

Playing against such an opponent, Liu Mang feels that his pursuit of three consecutive championships has become more meaningful!

Kill them!

Fuck your basketball dreams!

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The three teams, the Lakers, Heat, and Hawks, have already been confirmed to enter the conference finals.

The series between the Hawks and the Heat will start on May 22, leaving only the tiebreaker between the Spurs and the Mavericks on May 20.

The Lakers are anxiously waiting to see who their next opponent will be. The Hawks have entered the last two days of preparation, and the Heat have also begun preparations for the Eastern Conference Finals against the Hawks in Miami.

People's attention has been focused on the final tiebreaker between the Spurs and the Mavericks.

The five teams that are still in the playoffs are the five strongest teams in the minds of fans.

On the evening of May 20, Liu Mang was watching the game at home with his daughter in his arms.

Originally, Liu Mang thought that like the fifth and sixth games, the Mavericks and the Spurs would play an ugly and anxious game, or at least it should be a close game.

but……

Nowitzki went berserk at the beginning of the game!

Nowitzki scored 41 points in three quarters!

Ginobili was super awesome in Game 5 and super weird in Game 6. He seemed to have broken the Spurs' neck, and the last game collapsed!

Relying on Nowitzki's 41 points in the third quarter, the Mavericks led the Spurs by 25 points 81 to 56 in the third quarter!

Duncan averaged 30 points and 14 rebounds in the first six games, and Nowitzki averaged 32 points and 15 rebounds in the first six games. Duncan was not far behind, but in the tiebreaker, Duncan couldn't hold on and only scored 11 in the first three quarters.

With 4 rebounds, Nowitzki scored 41 points and 12 rebounds. Duncan was crushed by Nowitzki.

Nowitzki made 9 mid-range shots in the first three quarters, killing the Spurs!

Trailing by 25 points 56 to 81 in the third quarter, according to the Spurs' style of play, it was almost impossible to have a chance to come back, especially since Duncan, a superstar, rarely performed poorly.

If we change another team, even if it is Jackson's team, in the original time and space, in Game 6 of the 2008 Finals, after falling behind by 29 points in the third quarter, Jackson gave up the game, and finally the Lakers lost in Game 6 of the Finals.

Defeated the Celtics by 39 points.

But Popovich is different!

Popovich was about to lose and felt uncomfortable. He felt uncomfortable being alone and wanted to drag the opponent down.

In the garbage time of the fourth quarter, Popovich refused to replace the main players. In the last quarter, he continued to send in the strongest lineup of the Troika, Sprewell, and Nesterovich, and continued to fight.

Just like the 2001 Western Conference Finals, the Spurs trailed by more than 20 points in the fourth half and more than 30 points in the third quarter, but Popovich let the Twin Towers play until the last minute. Although the Spurs finally

They were defeated 82-111 and were swept by the Lakers, but they just had to consume the Lakers.

This time, it was the Mavericks' turn to be stumbled by Popovich.

In the fourth quarter, the Mavericks sent out substitutes, but were beaten 6-0, and the point difference was reduced to 19 points. Johnson, the young general, was so painful that he replaced the main force.

Although the Mavericks have many stars, Popovich's small-mindedness basically cannot have an impact on the Mavericks, but Popovich just wants to make the Mavericks players and the Mavericks coaching staff unhappy.

However, this came true for Nowitzki, who scored 9 points in the final quarter, shooting 16 of 33 from the field, 5 of 11 three-pointers, and 15 of 16 free throws, soaring 50 points!

Nowitzki became the fourth active player to score 50 points in a single playoff game after Liu Mang, Iverson, and Carter!

Moreover, he is the second post player in the new century to score 50 points in a single game in the playoffs since Karl Malone in 2000.

In NBA history, there are only five power forwards and centers who can score 50 points in a single game in the playoffs: Wilt Chamberlain, Bob McAdoo, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, and Bob Pettit.

Superstars have done it, O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Duncan have never done it, but Nowitzki has done it!

As strong as O'Neal and Duncan, neither of them came close to 50 points in a single game in the playoffs.

O'Neal had 46 points in a single game twice, but when he wanted to reach 50 points after scoring 40 points in one of them, his shooting percentage changed from a terrifying 16-for-20 to 17-for-27. Although it was also

It was scary, but due to the opponent's double attack and his lack of physical strength, he could hardly walk after scoring 46 points.

The difficulty for inside players to score 50 points is that their offensive range is so large, and the opponent can easily destroy them to gain points.

Among the post players who have scored 50 points in a single game, even Chamberlain is a master of mid-range and short-range shooting. Nowitzki has become one of the six post players in NBA history to score 50 points in the playoffs!

Liu Mang was lucky that he didn't turn off the TV at halftime. After halftime, the Mavericks led by 19 points. According to the current characteristics of the Spurs, it is almost impossible to come back. The first six games were so anxious that there was almost no chance of a comeback.

There has been a point difference of more than 10 points. With such a big point difference, the Spurs will definitely not be able to catch up.

Unexpectedly, Nowitzki scored 21 points in the second half and scored 50 points in the game.

This was the first time Liu Mang saw another player score 50 points in the playoffs. It was so shocking. Every time the Spurs tried to gain momentum, Nowitzki stopped the opponent's momentum with a mid-range shot.

Liu Mang felt very excited when he thought about the next Heat team and whether he met Kobe and Yao Ming in the finals or Nowitzki!
Chapter completed!