After returning from the second half, the atmosphere on the Mavericks became obviously solemn, although before this round of the series, the Mavericks had already attached enough importance to this Thunder.

But after the game started, the offensive firepower displayed by the Thunder still made the Mavericks feel powerless to resist.

You know, in the first half, Nowitzki personally contributed 19 points, and his entire shooting percentage was as high as 59.4%.

From this point of view, it is not difficult to see that Nowitzki's personal touch is already hot in this game.

But even so, the Mavericks only tied with the Thunder after halftime, so it was not until this time that the Mavericks felt huge pressure.

It was even suspected that the Thunder had been playing a pig and eating a tiger in the playoffs, even if this may not exist at all.

As soon as he came back in the second half, Carlisle took the lead in making changes on the defensive end, the biggest change was to lower Stephen Jackson's defensive focus.

This allows players on the court to defend more against others.

It’s no wonder that Carlisle suddenly changed his defensive strategy after returning in the second half. It’s really because Yang Fan’s offensive focus is too cunning.

Although the Thunder still insisted on playing the Hawks' offense at first glance in this game, and the arrowhead is also Stephen Jackson.

However, the offensive focus of the entire Thunder team under this tactic is obviously deviating.

If Stephen Jackson was the well-deserved first scoring point in the Nuggets' series, then Jackson in this game was more like a blind eye.

Because the Thunder's real killer move is actually on the other four players.

Especially when Livingston broke through to the basket, his success rate of singles against Kidd at the basket was too high.

So after returning in the second half, Carlisle took the initiative to lower his defensive focus against Stephen Jackson, and then allowed the players to shift this focus to other people's side.

Even though this change is likely to cause Stephen Jackson to explode in the second half, Carlisle can no longer care about so many problems.

Otherwise, if the Thunder continues to play in such a state of full performance, the Mavericks will really have the possibility of capsizing in this game.

In the third quarter, after the Mavericks' defensive center of gravity shifted, Yang Fan on the sidelines did not feel any surprise at all.

When the players on the court saw this scene, they took the initiative to make adjustments in a tacit way.

The Thunder went from using Stephen Jackson to shoot an empty gun, but suddenly it turned into a real killer move.

If Jackson in the first half was an openly eagle-headed figure, it was actually more like a bottle of soy sauce.

Then Stephen Jackson in the second half was the well-deserved offensive core.

Simply put, Yang Fan's adjustment can no longer be called a conspiracy, because it is simply an open conspiracy.

Once Carlisle's defensive center of gravity against Stephen Jackson drops, Jackson will tear the defense with all his strength with his personal ability.

Once Carlisle's defensive focus on Jackson increases, other players on the Thunder will take over the offensive banner as soon as possible.

After all, although this Thunder team is young and has little rich experience in the playoffs, there are many roles that the entire team can play as the ending point.

Whether it is Jackson, Durant, Hamilton, Jamison, or Jeff Green on the bench, they can take on this important task.

So in this case, it is undoubtedly a bit of a dream that the Mavericks want to use their regular defense to curb the offensive methods of the entire Thunder.

For Carlisle, what he can do and choose is undoubtedly to choose an ending he can accept from the numerous defensive choices.

Or maybe he could pray in his heart, praying that the Thunder's offensive feel suddenly became cold, just like in the game against the Nuggets G4, basically he threw himself to death.

In the third quarter, the offensive feel of both the Mavericks and the Thunder was very hot, and the score difference between the two teams was also very close.

Even if the score is temporarily widened, it will be gradually recovered by the other party in the next few minutes.

Finally, after the end of the third quarter, the Thunder team, which played away, relied on a tenacious will to forcefully:

86:83

It overtook the Mavericks three-pointer and ended the competition between the two sides in the first three quarters.

The backwardness at the end of the third quarter undoubtedly made the entire route center stadium anxious, because judging from the current situation, the Mavericks are likely to lose in the first match between the two sides.

And as the Thunder have just defeated the Nuggets in the last round of the series, this signal is undoubtedly becoming a bit dangerous.

At least at this time, the Mavericks fans' hearts were already in full swing, and they had no confidence before the start of this series.

After returning from the fourth quarter, the two sides had to replace more substitutes in this period of time.

Unlike other teams, the Mavericks and the Thunder are both offensive-oriented teams this season.

Even though Carlisle is a defensive coach, his cards are more inclined to attack, especially the team's star Nowitzki is the best in attack.

Therefore, Carlisle's coaching style has been led to a little offside. At least compared with the period when he coached the Pacers, Carlisle's changes have become more obvious.

When both sides start fighting bayonets from the offensive end, even if the main players have already left the court, the competition between the substitutes of both sides on the court is also very good.

It is worth mentioning that Stephen Jackson's personal performance was not very good in this game. In addition to tactical changes, Jackson was more targeted.

As for the reason, it is because the Mavericks head coach Carlisle coached Jackson for a while at that time, so he is quite familiar with his personal characteristics.

If you ask which period of time it was, it would naturally be the period of the famous Auburn Mountain Palace.

It is precisely because of this that Jackson is frequently targeted on the offensive end in this game, and even Carlisle is targeting his offensive habits clearly!!

I have to say that zaishu may not only exist in hotels these days. In the NBA arena, zaishu is also a science...

Time passed by minute by minute. With the match between the substitutes of both sides, the score on the court has remained within five points, and neither of them has been able to widen or narrow the gap.

As time goes by, Carlisle and Yang Fan gradually brought the main lineup back to the court and prepared to hold the final final battle in the fourth quarter.

During this period, since the Mavericks have been a behind-the-scenes role, Carlisle was obviously a little impatient on the sidelines.

I simply stood on the sidelines and watched the whole time, and I didn't even want to sit down, as if these legs were rented, which was quite expensive for an hour...

Compared with Carlisle, Yang Fan is naturally not much better. Although Yang Fan has been sitting all the time and stuffs two oranges into his mouth from time to time.

But those who are familiar with Yang Fan know that when Yang Fan's left and right hands begin to cross each other and his whole body changes significantly, it means that Yang Fan really starts to be nervous.

At least it is far less relaxed than he seems on the surface.

Seeing the team's sufficient offensive firepower on the field, even head coach Yang Fan had to sigh on the sidelines that the Thunder's offensive feel was really hot in this game.

In addition to Livingston, who was like a god descending to earth, Jamison also formed a mutual explosion with Nowitzki outside the three-point line.

Even Collison, who has always been low-key since entering the playoffs, played very tough in this game, and it was extremely miserable to defeat the second center in the Western Conference.

Even when Yang Fan sat off the court and saw this scene, he reached out to touch the stubble on his chin, while wondering if the title of the second center in the West should change hands!!

As time goes on the court, with more than two minutes left before the end of the game, the Thunder on the court still held a three-point lead.

Although for teams like the Mavericks and the Thunder, a three-point advantage is an offensive thing, at this moment, the Thunder has undoubtedly gained the upper hand in their mentality.

At least in this game, except for Hamilton and Jamison, who had excellent playoff experience, the Thunder did not have any stage fright, and even Livingston, who was mentioned as the starting lineup by Yang Fan for the first time in the playoffs, was not afraid at all.

Facing the 36-year-old Kidd, Livingston can be said to have played his personal advantage in this game.

The whole person scored with a turnover jump shot on Kidd's head again and again, and also destroyed the pride in Kidd's bones again and again.

Even if he was selected into the best defensive team nine times in his career, Kidd had to admit that he was old after all.

I also have to admit that he has really tried his best to defend Livingston.

46 seconds before the final game, Durant received a pass from Livingston and hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer at the right angle of 45℃. This goal helped the Thunder expand its lead to 6 points.

These 6 points are also the biggest leading score for both sides in this game, because before that, both sides have not yet led by more than 5 points.

In the next two offensive rounds, the Mavericks missed shots one after another, and Nowitzki even blocked them by Hamilton who rushed out from behind in a fallback jump shot.

As the Mavericks adopted a foul tactic at the last moment, the Thunder hit a fatal free throw steadily.

Finally, after the game ended, the Thunder played away with their team's shooting percentage of more than 55%, miraculously:

117:110

He defeated the Dallas Mavericks with 7 points and took the lead in winning the Western Conference semi-finals!!

After the game, the entire route center stadium became very quiet. All the fans held their heads with their hands, feeling incredible about everything in front of them.

In addition to the Mavericks fans feeling unbelievable at this moment, even the Thunder fans were excited and shocked.

Obviously, I didn't expect that the Thunder would actually defeat the Mavericks in the first game of the semi-finals.

I even fantasized that the Thunder would continue to write a miracle and complete the dark to the end this season?!!

At the same time, although Carlisle hugged Yang Fan on the sidelines immediately after the game, it was obvious from Carlisle's facial expression that Carlisle was obviously a little embarrassed about the defeat in this game.

Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that Carlisle had already made a lot of sufficient preparations for the Hawks' offense before the game.

As a result, Yang Fan took the wrong approach and chose an improved version of the Eagle attack that no one had used before. This time, he caught Carlisle off guard.

Of course, the most important thing is not how clever Yang Fan’s offensive tactics are. After all, Carlisle made changes in the second half.

But the key is that the Thunder's feel is too hot in this game, and the overall shooting percentage of the entire team is as high as more than 55%.

The three-point shooting percentage also reached an astonishing 43.7%!!

In this case, Carlisle really has no choice. After all, even if the coach adjusts on the sidelines in a timely manner, the final decision on the game will be the players on the field.

So rather than saying that Carlisle lost to Yang Fan, it is better to say that the Mavericks lost to God's will.

However, as the saying goes, success is the king and defeat is the enemy. For fans, the most intuitive thing they see is the result. In this way, Carlisle obviously becomes a little helpless.

"Hey, I really have to admire you. You played very well in this game. Now it seems that I believe the rumors from the outside world. You guy is indeed a monster."

Looking at Yang Fan, who was oozing sweat on his forehead in front of him, but his face was full of smiles. At this time, Carlisle only felt a little uncomfortable.
To be continued...