Seven Hundred and Forty-Seven: The Biggest Trouble for the Champion

Dirk Nowitzki has played 40 minutes. For a 35-year-old veteran, playing 40 minutes in a single game is not an easy task.

What's more, it's still the last game of the regular season, or the playoffs are approaching.

"Dirk didn't want to give up today, he tried to win the legendary 74-win Grizzlies!" Hubby Brown admires Dirk's spirit very much. If ordinary people encountered a team like the Grizzlies, they would have given up long ago. .

The new record for most wins in a single season was set by the Memphis Grizzlies in Phoenix two days ago.

Since Link led the team to 72 wins over the Heat, the Grizzlies have started to rest for the playoffs. But even so, the Grizzlies still defeated the already smashed Lakers and the Suns who worked hard for the playoffs, and won an incredible 74 wins!

It is believed that this time, it will really become an unbreakable record.

In this regard, the Mavericks must thank the Grizzlies well. It is precisely because the Grizzlies defeated the Suns to get 74 wins the day before yesterday, which gave the Dallas people another hope of returning to the playoffs.

There is one game between them and the Suns. As long as the Mavericks can win the game today, they will overtake the Suns on the last day of the regular season and rank eighth in the West!

Therefore, even in the face of the legendary Grizzlies with 74 wins, Dirk still did not compromise. He is like 2011, dragging the entire team against the most powerful force in the league!

Nowitzki was sweating profusely at this time, and his long hair was all glued to his forehead.

The Grizzlies did not go all out to fight the Mavericks today, and the main players and bench players played almost evenly. 75 wins would be nice, but Joger didn't want to take a chance either. The Mavericks came for the playoffs, and they played this game as their last game.

If the Grizzlies fight them recklessly, they will only suffer.

But even if the Grizzlies didn't fight with all their strength, the Mavericks still struggled. In the tenth minute of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks were still 2 points behind the Grizzlies.

At this point, is the Mavericks offensive round. Link sat on the bench and silently watched the old calf dragging his feet onward.

Monta Ellis quickly crossed the half and quickly handed the ball to the old Carter who was in a good position on the flank.

The most talked about "half man, half god" is undoubtedly his dunk, but in fact Carter is not just a dunk. His accomplishments beyond the three-point line are no less than his own dunks.

Carter is shooting 39.4 percent from three-point range this season and 40.6 percent last season. He's always been a great 3-pointer, it's just that people focus on his dunks and ignore his equally good shots.

If he's just a dunk, he can't still dominate the league near 40 years old.

Carter was ready to shoot, Jimmy Butler actively jumped to block. However, in the air, Butler found that Carter did not take off at all, it was just a fake shot!

Carter immediately dribbled to break through, and Butler immediately chased back after landing.

But when the young Butler turned around, he didn't see Carter.

It turned out that Carter's shooting and breakthrough are fake! He pretended to break through to deceive Butler to chase back, but in fact the moment Butler turned around, he retreated to the three-point line!

Old Carter, get Jimmy Butler around!

finally,

Carter made another three-pointer when Butler was stunned. This time, Carter didn't waste the opportunity, three points hollow into the net!

The Dallas Mavericks overtook 1 point, and they have entered the playoffs with one foot!

"Unbelievable state, I'm afraid this guy can hit 40 years old!" Randolph, who was beside Link on the bench, shook his head with emotion.

Although the Grizzlies are now only challenging the bench, the Mavericks' performance is still amazing.

Link didn't answer Randolph because he knew that being 40 was a complete trifle for Carter...

In the next round, the young Dellavedova was just approaching the three-point line when Monta Ellis started to steal. Ellis has never been a great defensive player, but he averaged 1.7 steals per game. He strikes quickly and can easily lose the ball if he is not careful.

Ellis ran the court, but was blocked by Dellavedova. If it wasn't for being taught by Link not to hurt people intentionally, Dellavedova really wanted to trip Ellis with a shovel.

Ellis missed a layup on Dellavedova's tough block, but Carter, who followed up, grabbed an offensive rebound.

The Grizzlies' defense immediately shrank, after all, the rim is the most dangerous place right now.

"It's over." Link screamed badly when he saw all his teammates rushing towards Carter under the basket.

Sure enough, the next second Carter passed the ball out of the crowd and found the "German tank" that was emptied outside the three-point line.

Although Carter has few assists, that doesn't mean he can't pass the ball. Again, Carter is not just a dunker.

Dirk received the basketball, which was undoubtedly the key to the outcome of the game. But Nowitzki did not have any turbulence in his heart at this time. He has experienced countless moments more deadly than this.

Beyond the three-point line, Dirk Nowitzki shot with less than 30 centimeters from the ground after jumping up. Although the jump is not high, but Nowitzki throws the ball arc is still very high.

The basketball is like a bomb dropped by a bomber, accurately "destroying" the target!

The net rolled and the basketball landed. The Mavericks cheered and cheered. They only used two offenses to go from a 2-point deficit to a 4-point lead!

At this point, the Mavericks have completely taken the initiative in the game, and they have also played with confidence. After several key rounds, they frequently hit shots!

Moreover, the Grizzlies, who lack the main players to lead, are obviously overwhelmed. Young players such as Dellavedova, Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris do not yet have the ability to be on their own at critical moments.

Although they are young players, in fact, Butler and Harris entered the league a year later than Link...

In the end, under Nowitzki's steady attack, the Mavericks finally held on to the end. , the Dallas Mavericks narrowly beat the Grizzlies by 4 points. The Mavericks hugged each other frantically and ran around the field.

They're not happy to beat a 74-win team, they're happy to be in the playoffs!

Link stood up and admired the calf. But he is not frustrated, because soon, to be exact, in 4 days, the Grizzlies and the Mavericks will meet again.

The Dallas Mavericks won the game, allowing them to reach the playoffs as eighth in the Western Conference. Therefore, the opponent in the first round of the Mavericks playoffs is the Memphis Grizzlies!

In the playoffs, the Grizzlies won't be as polite to the Mavericks as they are today.

Dirk happily walked up to hug Link. When he hugged Link a few years ago, the Mavericks had just beaten the Grizzlies to advance to the finals. At that time, Dirk also said a lot of encouraging words for Link, and he was worried that Link would be depressed.

But now in the past three years, Nowitzki has gone from winner to challenger when he again stands in front of the Grizzlies. And Link is already working hard towards his second championship trophy.

Nowitzki really did not expect that Link would have such an achievement in the future.

"We'll meet again soon, right?" Nowitzki smiled, his joy still fading.

"Soon, at the same place, at the same time. But next time, it will never be the same ending." Link looked relaxed, and faced with the Mavericks who eliminated him in the Western Conference finals again, Link was not at all. nervous.

After all, everything has changed.

"Haha, you are still so confident. I know you didn't go all out today, you are saving strength for the playoffs. But trust me, we can also burst out stronger in the playoffs."

I don't know if Nowitzki's face is too kind. When he said these words, Link really didn't feel any deterrence.

Link didn't take it seriously, shook hands with Nowitzki and turned to leave.

The eighth place in the West, where can it be strong?

But in fact, the Mavericks, the eighth in the Western Conference, scored 50 wins in a single season! The Miami Heat won only 4 more games than the eighth place in the Western Conference this season!

When Link, who had a relaxed face, walked to the door of the locker room, it seemed as if the power was suddenly cut off. He suddenly stopped and raised his head sharply.

Randolph, who was walking behind Link, didn't pay attention because he was talking to others, so he bumped into Link, who stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong? Why did you stop suddenly?"

"It's nothing, just suddenly remembered something." Link still kept smiling, and then walked into the locker room.

But inside, Link couldn't smile for a long time.

Why is the Dallas Mavericks so strong despite being eighth in the West? Link had just been thinking about this. Then, he suddenly remembered something from the original history about the 2014 playoffs.

In the original history, the 2014 champion was the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs played the ultimate team basketball in the finals, and the shooting percentage was terrifying. Leonard also became the FMVP and opened the road to superstar.

And in this year's playoffs, it wasn't the Heat that brought the championship Spurs the biggest trouble, but the Dallas Mavericks they met in the first round!

Link still remembers that the Mavericks and the championship Spurs had a tiebreaker at that time, almost creating a miracle of Black Eight!

If the Mavericks really won the Spurs at that time, God knows whether Nowitzki will replicate his success in 2011!

Thinking of this, Link's mind is no longer so relaxed. This strongest first-round opponent was just met by the Grizzlies!

Link doesn't want the team to struggle in the first round, and he doesn't want the Spurs' history to repeat itself with the Grizzlies.

Eighth in the West, it's not that simple. After 4 days, you have to go all out!