May 5.

After a day off, the second game between the Mavericks and the Thunder Western Conference semi-finals will officially start today.

As soon as this game started, both sides were the first to test on the offensive end, and they continued their conventional offensive methods and did not make major adjustments.

However, the loss in the last game obviously sounded the alarm for Carlisle, so the Mavericks made a very targeted defense on the defensive end in this game.

All players' defensive focus on the court also instantly improved to a higher level.

The Thunder was able to win the game, except that Yang Fan caught Carlisle off guard in tactical terms, the main reason was that the players' touch was very hot.

You should know that in a playoff showdown, a team's overall shooting percentage can reach more than 55%, and the three-minute shooting percentage can also reach about 45%. This difficulty is very huge.

Even in history, it can be ranked as a name.

However, the Thunder obviously did not have the excellent feel of the last game in this game. Although they did not enter the power outage on the offensive end, because although the Mavericks' offense is strong enough, they are not so outstanding on the defensive end.

In the regular season, the entire Mavericks' defensive efficiency was only ranked 16th in the league.

But as the Thunder's feel decreased, the Thunder was suppressed by the Mavericks throughout this game, and they never turned over from the first quarter to the third quarter.

Especially when Livingston's point was focused by Carlisle, it became very difficult for Livingston to fall to the low post as easily as in the last game to play Kidd.

Because under the defensive strategy of the Mavericks in this game, Carlisle simply left the inside in the penalty area.

Even if you make some of Collison's mid-range shots, you will never create offensive opportunities for other players, especially Livingston and Jamison, who have already played crazy in the last game.

As the Thunder's situation on the court has been lagging behind, although Yang Fan frowned, he obviously has no good idea.

After all, the overall feel of the Thunder team is not that hot, and even no matter how much Yang Fan adjusts, it will be useless.

What Yang Fan can do is to rotate as much as possible, and then find players with better offensive form in this game, so that they can perform more on the field.

Even at this moment, Yang Fan was already determined in his heart that after the end of this season, he must trade an excellent league center in the offseason.

Because when facing the Mavericks, the feeling that they know the Mavericks' flaws but are unable to target them is too helpless.

Finally, after the game ended, when people expected the Thunder to create miracles again, the Thunder who played away in this game was without any suspense:

96:108

Losing to the Mavericks 12 points, the Mavericks tied the total score of this round of the series to 1:1.

The Mavericks' Nowitzki performed well throughout the game. Facing Antoine Jamison's defense, Nowitzki beat the opponent in two consecutive games without any suspense.

In the end, relying on his outstanding offensive ability, Nowitzki scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists to lead the Mavericks to win the game, further stabilizing Dallas' morale.

For the Thunder, Durant's performance in this game was pretty good. In this game, Durant contributed a total of 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

However, the team's overall offensive was indeed much worse than the previous game, so they finally lost the game.

In addition, Jordan and Avraro, who came on as a substitute in this game, also played very excellent games.

Among them, Jordan contributed 11 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks, while Avraro scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal.

It can be said that in this game, these two players have already played a game that is far beyond their average playoff level.

It's just a pity that when other main players of the Thunder didn't feel that well, they finally lost Dallas with regret.

I can only watch the Mavericks tie the total score of this round of the series to 1:1.

With the Mavericks' victory in this game, this also made many fans from the outside world breathe a sigh of relief.

Because if the Thunder continues to win in this game, then this shock is huge enough.

After all, the Thunder was able to eliminate the Nuggets, which proved its strength, but if they eliminated the Mavericks, it would be a bit too crazy.

After this game, the Thunder will bring the game back to Oxford City and return to their home court to play.

Even without any surprises, it is difficult for the Thunder to return to home court to be the Mavericks' opponent.

But in this round of series, the Thunder have won one game, so so far no fans dare to make assertions easily.

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May 7.

The third game between the Mavericks and the Thunder Western Conference semi-finals will start today at the Thunder's home court.

Although this game is not a life-and-death battle for the two teams, from a probability perspective, whoever can win the third game will have a chance of finally advancing to the next round will be as high as 78.1%.

So both teams are determined to win this game, and the Thunder's advantage lies in their home game, although this is useless.

Because the Thunder's market is too small, it is difficult for the league to give some special benefits. At most, when the Thunder scores a good goal, they finally don't have to bear the booing from Dallas fans.

However, after the game started, the situation on the court was obviously a bit unfavorable for the Thunder. Although both teams can be said to be performing normally, the Mavericks are obviously better than the Thunder in terms of offensive firepower.

Even though the Thunder have many players with excellent offensive abilities, players like Durant, Jeff Green and Westbrook are still too young after all.

It is difficult to maintain one's form in the playoffs. As the intensity of the playoffs becomes stronger, especially the ups and downs of Westbrook and Jeff Green have become even more tremendous.

As for Durant, who has been treated as a star in the regular season, although it is better, it is difficult for him to maintain game-after-game stability like the top league stars like Nowitzki and James.

No matter what, Durant was not a fully physical player at this time. Although the road he had to walk was no longer long, it did take time to settle down.

It is worth mentioning that after Carlisle made adjustments to Livingston, Yang Fan brought the starting lineup back to Hamilton in this game, allowing Stephen Jackson to play point guard, increasing his shooting ability on the court.

Because once Carlisle focuses on defense in the inside, Livingston's presence will become a burden.

After all, as a defender, Livingston's lack of shooting ability outside the three-point line is indeed a flaw.

At least playing under Yang Fan's men is really a flaw.

For example, Westbrook's performance in the regular season was very eye-catching, but it was the same thing that had to be pinned on the bench by Yang Fan in the playoffs.

As the match between the Mavericks and the Thunder gradually became fierce, Yang Fan frowned tightly on the field, obviously feeling something was wrong.

Especially after being caught off guard by Carlisle in the first game, this guy has become more and more cautious on the court.

Yang Fan found that it was difficult for him to effectively target the Mavericks through his existing lineup.

Finally, after the end of the game, even though the Thunder in this game had worked hard and fought hard enough, they were still at home:

103:109
Chapter completed!