Refused to reverse by 17 points, narrowly won by 1 point! The Mavericks changed their lives against the sky and quietly became the favorite for the championship

SJ Sports Circle

2024-06-04 09:49Published in Hunan

The NBA playoffs are exciting, the finals battle is about to start, and the Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks will launch the final attack on the championship. For the Celtics, the league's hegemon, they have an innate advantage in the East, and they happen to eat the dividends of Butler's injury, Mitchell's injury, and Haliburton's injury. But for the Mavericks, the No. 5 seed in the West, they have defeated the Clippers, Thunder and Timberwolves with 50+ wins in a row all the way to the Finals, which can be called the most powerful dark horse, and they will not be the slightest surprise if they go dark in the end!

This season, the league ushered in a great change that has not been seen for many years, there is no perfect cosmic team, everyone is equal in front of opportunities, and the Mavericks, who missed the playoffs last season, also adhered to the principle of "not breaking and not standing, breaking and standing", and officially embarked on a road of changing their lives against the sky! Before the start of the new season, the Mavericks traded in Lively, Holmes, Exum, Gwee and other giants, and re-signed locker room leader Morris Sr. As the season progresses, the Mavericks' new lineup does not work well, and their heavy offensive and light defensive style of play make them one of the biggest ups and downs in the league. The Mavericks finished with a 50-32 record and went straight to a playoff ticket as the fifth in the West. For the Mavericks, such a record and ranking is not something to brag about, but it is not easy to come by, and if you want to go back to the roots, the key is that they completed two textbook big trades in the middle of the season.

Back in time to the eve of the mid-season trade deadline, the Clippers, Lakers, Warriors and other Western giants were indecisive in response to all changes, but the Mavericks hit hard, first using Holmes + 2024 first-round pick (from the Thunder) to trade to get Wizards center Gafford and then use Gwee + Curry Jr. + 2027 top-2 picks protected first-round pick to trade to get the Hornets' PJ Washington. As a result, the Eastern European combination has Levery + Gafford + PJ Washington + Jones Jr. + Green + Hardy + Kleber and other elite strong generals, and the Mavericks have changed from a pseudo-strong team with strong offense and weak defense to a real strong team with balanced offense and defense. Especially on the big stage of the playoffs, the Eastern European combination is powerful, the helpers around the Eastern European combination are either icing on the cake or charcoal in the snow, and the Mavericks have passed the difficult hurdle and have won many declaratory victories.

In the first round of G2, the Eastern European combination scored 55 points + 12 assists, and the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Clippers by 3 points and took away the home advantage; In the first round of the Tianwang Mountain battle, Doncic scored 35 points + 7 rebounds + 10 assists, and the Mavericks beat the Clippers by 30 points to win the series point; In the second round of G2, Doncic and Washington teamed up to score 58 points + 12 three-pointers, and the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Thunder by 9 points to win the home court advantage; In the second round of the Tianwang Mountain battle, Doncic got a luxury triple-double of 31 points + 10 rebounds + 10 assists, and the Mavericks beat the Thunder with 12 points and won the series point; In the second round of G6, Doncic, Irving, and Jones Jr. all scored 20+, and the Mavericks refused to reverse by 17 points, and narrowly eliminated the Thunder by 1 point; In the Western Finals G1, the Eastern European combinations both scored 30+, and the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Timberwolves by 3 points; In the Western Finals G2, Doncic got 30+ triple-doubles, and completed a three-point quasi-kill on Gobert's head, and the Mavericks narrowly won by 1 point; In the Western Conference G3, the Eastern European group scored 33 points in the contract, Irving scored 14 points in the final quarter, and the Mavericks killed the Timberwolves three times; In the Western Conference G5, the Eastern European group scored 36 points in the contract game, and the Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves by 21 points and advanced to the finals.

The Mavericks are the first team since the Lakers in 2010 to eliminate three 50+ winning teams in a row to advance to the Finals, and what awaits them is the Boston Celtics, a giant team armed to the teeth! For the Mavericks, this is the last mountain for them to hit the championship, and it is also the most difficult mountain to overcome, and it is a good opportunity for them to continue to change their lives against the sky and create history to prove themselves! I say this by no means the pursuit of the Lone Ranger, nor the contempt for the Celts, but to look at any opponent from the perspective of development, as the so-called: Shibei three days should be impressed! The Green did sweep the Mavericks in the last two seasons and beat the Mavericks 138-110 in their only meeting since the Mavericks completed a midseason trade; The Green Army does have the most balanced offensive and defensive starting five Tigers lineup in the league, and the five foreign players have made the whole league fearful, but this does not mean that the Mavericks have no way to take them at all, for three reasons!

First, Boshen's injury is a huge variable. Boshen retired injured in the first round of G4 and has not yet returned. Life is going to tell me that this kind of non-confrontational injury is the most difficult to recover, not to mention that Boshen is a glass attribute? Whether he can make a comeback in the finals and how he returns after a long absence from the battlefield will directly determine the fate of the Green Army! Second, the Green Army is strong in the starting five, and the depth of the rotation lineup is far less than that of the Mavericks. So far in the playoffs, the Green Army bench has averaged just 18.7 points per game, and the Mavericks have averaged 23.6 points per game off the bench. As the finals go deeper, the Mavericks will have the advantage of being outnumbered and powerful. Third, the Mavericks' offense is richer and more three-dimensional, while the Green Army's overly reliant three-point style of play is single, and the Green Army's ability to take over the game at critical moments is far inferior to that of the Eastern European combination, and the superstar is the biggest backing of the Mavericks!

But do good deeds, don't ask about the future, God helps those who help themselves! The Mavericks have completed the following series in three consecutive rounds, and they have become stronger and stronger; The Celts, on the other hand, have been in their comfort zone in the East for too long, and are prone to self-absorption and infighting! Take 10,000 steps back, the lone ranger who is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes will be done, and the Green Army can't afford to lose, and if he doesn't win the championship, he will fail! It is precisely because of this that the Mavericks have quietly become the favorites for the championship, and the Green Army must not take it lightly! Fans, what do you think about this? Leave me a comment to discuss.

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