Since it was a lockout season, the time was tight. After the regular season, we only had one day of rest before the playoffs began.

On April 29, 2012, the game between the Warriors and the Mavericks started at Oracle Arena.

The Warriors and the Mavericks played a series in the playoffs last year, and the Warriors finally swept the Mavericks 4-0.

In fact, last year's Mavericks were very strong. Historically, the Mavericks also won the championship this season.

If the lineup is not changed and some reinforcements are made during the offseason, the Mavericks will still be quite strong.

However, this year's offseason, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban committed suicide and let go of Chandler, Butler, Stevenson and Barea and many other capable players. The strength of the Mavericks has also dropped a lot.

Of course, the Mavericks didn't do nothing. They also introduced two good players in Vince Carter and Delonte West.

However, Chandler's role on the defensive end cannot be replaced by anyone.

Without Chandler, Stevenson and Barea, Kidd, Nowitzki and Terry are all one year older, the Mavericks are even more annoyed on the defensive end.

In desperation, Carlisle had no choice but to hold high the offensive banner and put Nowitzki more in the center position.

Against such a team that focuses on offense but not on defense, the Warriors simply cannot take it easy.

What is the best thing about the Warriors?

attack!

The Mavericks shoot a lot of three-pointers, and the Warriors shoot even more!

The Mavericks rank 20th in the league in three-point shooting percentage, and the Warriors rank first in the league in three-point shooting percentage!

The Mavericks just threw more three-pointers. The Warriors not only had more three-pointers, they also scored more!

The Mavericks throw three-pointers because their athletic ability is poor and it is difficult to hit the basket. The Warriors throw three-pointers just because their three-pointers are accurate. The Warriors' athletic ability is not bad at all!

The Mavericks started the game with Delonte West, Kidd, Marion, Nowitzki and Haywood.

Although Heywood is a rough guy, we still have to let him come up and fight for a while at the beginning.

Otherwise, Nowitzki will have to defend Yao Ming!

Although Nowitzki can also face Yao Ming on the offensive end and cause trouble for Yao Ming, Yao Ming can also beat Nowitzki on the offensive end!

Nowitzki's Golden Rooster is independent and no one can guard him. Yao Ming also has absolute height and soft touch. Nowitzki can't guard Yao Ming either!

In terms of mid-range shooting alone, Yao Ming should be the only inside player who can rival Nowitzki!

Nowitzki's golden rooster is to avoid blocking shots. He only uses it when he has no other choice. If he had an absolute height advantage like Yao Ming, he probably wouldn't use the golden rooster!

It doesn't matter to the Warriors if two people explode at each other, but the Mavericks will never accept it.

Without Nowitzki as a key player, half of the Mavericks' offense would be paralyzed!

The Warriors' starting lineup remains unchanged, with Curry, Klay, Prince, Kirilenko and Yao Ming.

Compared with the Warriors' starting lineup, the Mavericks' starting lineup is too old!

For the Mavericks: Nowitzki is 34 years old, Kidd is 39 years old, Marion is 34 years old, Haywood is 33 years old, and Delonte West is 29 years old!

On the Warriors side: Curry is 24 years old, Clay is 22 years old, Prince is 32 years old, Kirilenko is 31 years old, and Yao Ming is 32 years old!

The youngest of the Mavericks' starting trio of Nowitzki, Kidd, and Marion is already 34 years old!

Although the Warriors have three players over the age of thirty, they are all in their early thirties.

The most important thing is that the Splash Brothers, the core backcourt duo of the Warriors, are extremely young and energetic!

Delonte West tried his best to chase Klay and could barely catch up, but what should Kidd do to defend Curry?

That's not to destroy Kidd's old bones!

How about letting Kidd chase Clay?

Forget it, Kidd will die faster that way!

If the Mavericks can barely cope with the inside battle, then there is absolutely nothing they can do about the outside defense!

In five minutes, the Splash Brothers got several open shooting opportunities through off-the-ball movement. They made 4 of 6 three-pointers and stopped the game immediately.

After the timeout, the Mavericks took down Haywood and Jason Terry.

If you can't defend, you can only attack!

The Mavericks lineup can compete with the Warriors in terms of three-point firepower, but it cannot compare in terms of athleticism and defense.

The Warriors let Yao Ming defend Nowitzki alone. With the Splash Brothers around, the Mavericks didn't dare to double-team Yao Ming.

The result is that Nowitzki and Yao Ming exploded with each other!

The Warriors can bear this result, but the Mavericks cannot.

Yao Ming only needs to play one game, what about Nowitzki?

Even if Nowitzki can play the entire game, he will have physical problems in the second half!

Besides, the Warriors also have the Splash Brothers!

The Mavericks switched to a smaller lineup, and the defensive end can barely cope with the Splash Brothers' off-ball movement. What happens after a while?

In order to free Yao Ming and make him play easier, after Yao Ming and Nowitzki played two games each, Deng Fang began to let Curry and Yao Ming cooperate in pick-and-roll.

Let’s see how you defend!

Switch defense?

Then Curry can easily challenge Nowitzki!

Double-team Curry?

Then Yao Ming will feel comfortable!

Assist in defense?

Do you really think Clay is a jobber?

No matter how the Mavericks defend themselves, they will be annoyed!

The Warriors have no solution on the offensive end and have also made changes on the defensive end.

Deng Fang asked Yao Ming to guard Marion and Kirilenko to guard Nowitzki!

This move is the same as that of later Cavaliers, who used their center to defend Iguodala.

Iguodala's three-pointers at critical moments are still reliable, at least much better than Marion's.

This move directly restricted the Mavericks' offense!

The score difference is getting bigger and bigger!

Soon, the first quarter ended and the score became 39:26, with the Warriors leading by 13 points!

It's time for Nowitzki to take a break in the second quarter. Now the Warriors have an even greater advantage!

Although they are all substitutes, the Warriors' substitutes are no worse than the Mavericks' starters!

The Mavericks' starting lineup can still compete with the Warriors for a while, but the bench can't keep up with the Warriors' rhythm at all.

Three minutes into the second quarter, the point difference opened up to 20 points!

Nowitzki had to appear again.

However, Nowitzki's appearance cannot change much of the situation on the court, and the Mavericks are still very passive.

The game went very quickly, and after halftime, the Warriors led by 28 points!

Nowitzki performed well. With his excellent touch, he scored 25 points in the first half.

However, under the defense of the Warriors, the rest of the Mavericks were completely restricted. The top scorer was Jason Terry. He played 16 minutes and only scored 8 points.

On the Warriors side, the whole team blossomed. Curry and Yao Ming scored 15 points and 13 points respectively. Curry also sent out 5 assists and Yao Ming also got 7 rebounds!

There is no way, the Mavericks can't guard against the Warriors' offense!

There was a scene of celebration at Oracle Arena, and the fans were as happy as if they were celebrating a holiday.

Despite the big lead, the Oracle Arena was packed and no fans left the venue early.

Ku Ritian hasn’t shown off his power yet!

Besides, no matter how big the score difference is, it is not considered garbage time for the leading side!

This is what the home fans want!

If you can win by 50 points, you can't win by 49 points!

Even if all substitute players are playing on the court, the fans at the winning home court will be happy to watch!

Those who abuse others never feel bored, only those who are abused feel bored!

Cool is just one word!

This is also the reason why Warriors home tickets are sold at sky-high prices.

The game started quickly in the third quarter. The Mavericks persisted for more than 5 minutes. Curry suddenly found his touch and made three consecutive three-pointers to directly open the point difference to 35 points!

No matter how good a defensive player is, there are times when his mind wanders.
To be continued...