On May 2, 2011, Staples Center, "Kill God" Kobe Bryant, who had scored 36 points, held the ball outside the three-point line, and all Staples fans were waiting for Kobe to contribute a final kill!

There are 3 seconds left in the game, the Lakers are 1 point behind, and Kobe controls the ball, which seems to be a script written specifically for Kobe. According to the "script development", he should score a final victory, stop the Texans from moving forward, win the first game of the Western Conference semi-finals, and express the Lakers' determination to win three consecutive championships.

However, Kobe's difficult three-pointer ultimately failed. The electronic beep sounded, and Staples was in an uproar, and the defending champion Lakers lost!

"No, God, Kobe Bryant missed the finale! This means that the Dallas Mavericks reversed and defeated the defending champion with a maximum 16-point back, and won the first victory in the Western Conference semi-finals! Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 points in the second half, and the Germans and his team were full of ambitions this year!" On the commentary stage, Mike Bryn shouted in surprise. No one could have thought that Dirk, who has always been "weak", and the Mavericks, who have always loved to lose their chains at critical moments, could fight tenaciously at Staples to the end.

With a 16-point comeback, the Dallas Mavericks made the defending champion feel a sense of crisis! Nowitzki led the Mavericks in all five of them to score in double digits, while on the Lakers, except Kobe and Gasol, everyone's performance was very average.

Seeing the Mavericks players ecstatic on the court, Mike Brin is trying to recall what has happened in the past two days. There are so many incredible things happening this year's playoffs!

After the first game of the Western Conference semi-finals, the results were different from what everyone imagined. In most people's impression, the Lakers, who are rushing towards three consecutive championships, will definitely book a seat in the Western Conference Finals. The veteran powerhouse Spurs may play fiercely with the Grizzlies, but they will still become winners.

As a result, in the first game of the Western Conference semi-finals, both of these popular teams lost.

Kobe just missed the final shot and ruined the situation. Yesterday, the Spurs and Grizzlies' match, Link's 25 points and 10 assists also made the West's No. 1 defeated.

These two games can be said to be equally magical. The Grizzlies relied on their strong perseverance to stabilize the situation while the Spurs counterattacked wildly and completely ended the game in the last 1 and a half minutes of the game.

On the Mavericks, they were 16 points behind in the first half and relied on everyone's efforts to get back little by little.

The amazing qualities shown by these two unpromising teams have caused chaos in the entire western region.

On the court, Kobe walked into the player channel helplessly. He looked at his knees and sighed deeply. Seeing this, Mike Bryn quickly took out Kobe's data sheet today and found that Kobe did not score any penalty area today! Only 4 points out of 36 points came from free throws, and the rest basically depended on jump shots!

Yes, Kobe has been facing huge injuries this season. In today's game, Kobe basically failed to break through. He scored 36 points by shooting alone. Mike Brynn is quite terrifying to think about it.

But Mike Bryn did not praise Kobe for this idea. He thought of another topic worth discussing, "It's not clear that the two teams that will eventually participate in the Western Conference Finals this year will be beyond our imagination."

"What did you say?" Kevin Harlan asked in surprise beside Mike Brin.

"I mean, the victory between the Mavericks and the Grizzlies yesterday was not just a coincidence. The two highly-anticipated teams, the Lakers and Spurs, actually have big problems. The Spurs have insufficient interior reserves and no fresh blood. They cannot defend the Grizzlies' inside offense, and Parker and Ginobili are difficult to kill the game under the Grizzlies' terrible external defensive chain. The Spurs' lineup is completely restrained by the Grizzlies!"

"And here on the Lakers, Kobe's condition is a big problem. He has almost no breakthrough today, and he scored all the game by shooting. Kobe can score 36 points today, but it is impossible for him to score such high scores in every game by shooting. Kobe's knee has been tortured throughout the season. Can an unhealthy Kobe really withstand the impact of the Mavericks? I think it's too difficult. The Dallas Mavericks are definitely one of the most underrated teams this season."

After Mike Bryn finished speaking, Kevin Harlan did not refute. Just the "unclassy" Grizzlies and the Mavericks who always lose their chains at critical moments can kill Kobe and Duncan? Harlan is still a little unacceptable.

After all, since 1998, only in 2006, Kobe and Duncan have not been seen in the Western Conference Finals. This attendance rate in the Western Conference Finals is enough to show the ability of Kobe and Duncan.

Kevin Harlan is really not used to a Western Conference Final without Duncan or Kobe.

But I have to admit that Mike Brynn is quite reasonable. The victory of the Grizzlies and the Mavericks is not accidental. They are really likely to change the entire West!

How exactly will the end become, Harlan can't wait to know the answer.

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Link has been very popular in Memphis recently. After all, he has become the most successful rookie in the history of the Grizzlies, no doubt. His title will somewhat embarrass Tabit, who has begun to take a leave and Mayo, who has become a substitute.

Because in people's expectations, they should have played Link's role at this time.

All Memphis are discussing Link, and people are speculating how far he can grow. Countless fans flock to the streets, holding signs outside the Federal Express Arena, begging Chris Wallace to keep him this summer.

Rumors about Link's transfer have become as popular as Chris Paul, and he has become a star alive!

But in San Antonio, Link is not very popular. There is no doubt that Link has become one of the most hated players of the San Antonio. Because of his double-double statistics, the Spurs were in a promotion crisis.

On May 3, the second game between the Spurs and the Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals officially started. Today, the Spurs scored 45 points in a combined GDP, helping the team win a game back at home. But even so, Spurs fans are still not happy. Because today, the Grizzlies only lost 4 points. If the Grizzlies hadn't missed a few key balls in the last moment, the Spurs would have to fail.

Link scored 17 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds, and his good performance continued.

The next day, the Dallas Mavericks beat the defending champion 93-81, and the Lakers lost all two home games! Nowitzki scored 24 points and 7 rebounds in the game, and Gasol was taught to be a good person. The Lakers made 20 three-pointers in the game, with a three-point shooting percentage of only 10%. In the West, the situation is still contrary to people's expectations.

On May 6, the Western Conference semi-finals continued. The Mavericks continued to win at home. Nowitzki made 4 of 5 three-pointers and scored 32 points in one fell swoop! The Germans had the experience of being turned around under a 2-0 lead, so he would not allow such things to happen again.

Gasol scored 13 points in the game, with a shooting percentage of only 38.5%, and was taught to be a good person. The Lakers fell behind 3-0. Unless a miracle happens, the defending champion's dream of three consecutive championships will be broken!

One day later, the Grizzlies beat the Spurs again 91-88! Randolph scored 25 points in the game, surpassing Duncan, who scored only 13 points, and showed his terrible attack power. Link scored 14 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, as versatile as ever. The Grizzlies kept up with the Mavericks and once again hurt the Spurs.

On May 8, the Lakers, who had lost their temper, were trampled wildly by the Mavericks 122 to 86. The Mavericks were crazy. In the first half, they made 11 of 15 three-pointers, tying the NBA playoff record. They made 20 of 32 three-pointers in the game, and also tied the record. "Jets" Terry was even more surprising. He made 6 of 7 three-pointers in the first half, scoring 20 points, and 9 of 10 three-pointers in the game, tying the NBA playoff record!

The veteran scorer Peja Stojakovic is also magical. He made 6 of 6 three-pointers in the game, and the Lakers were thrown to death!

At this point, the Mavericks swept the defending champion and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals! This Lakers also embarrassingly became the seventh defending champion in the NBA history to be swept in the playoffs. What's even more shameful is that the Lakers occupied 3 seats among the seven defending champions who were swept.

The Mavericks' magical performance shocked the whole world. Of course, Mike Blinn said a good sentence after the game, "Don't be shocked too early, because something more surprising may happen next!"

Sure enough, on May 9, the Spurs kneeled again! In the fourth game between the Grizzlies and the Spurs, Tony Parker made 100 shots in the first half, and scored 19 points in 7 shots in the first half, which was quite a bit of a momentum to lead the Spurs counterattack.

But in the second half, when Hollins decided to let Link go to defend Parker, the game changed suddenly. The Spurs played for nearly 5 minutes in the second half and had no points, and were hit 14-0 by the Grizzlies! The Grizzlies' resolute defense and determination were not defeated by Parker's every shot in the first half.

On the contrary, the Spurs were suppressed by the Grizzlies' tough defense, and the rhythm was lost in the second half. The Spurs' shooting percentage was only 37.8% in the second half. In the end, they also defeated the Grizzlies 86-104 in Memphis. The Grizzlies scored 20 points in this game, but the five scored in double digits. They successfully defended their home court with team offense and perseverance!

Link had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. His data in the last few games fell slightly compared to the magical first game that created the team's history. But no one thought that this guy was just a flash in the pan. Everyone knew that when Hollins needed him to score, the Chinese No. 0 could score 20 points in a minute.

Just like last year Hill, he almost disappeared when he was playing with the wind. But once the team was heading for the wind and needed him to stand up, he had no choice!

So far, the Grizzlies have led the Spurs 3-1. Although there are examples of counterattacks in the playoffs of the NBA playoffs when they are behind 1-3, judging from the current situation of the Spurs, it is not realistic for them to counterattack the Grizzlies.

Randolph asked for help in the Spurs' inside line, but the Spurs' offense repeatedly failed under the Grizzlies' defense. The lineup was restrained, which was not something the Spurs could do with their efforts. As expected, the Grizzlies and the Mavericks would break everyone's expectations and meet in the Western Conference Finals with a dark horse!
Chapter completed!