The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

"Damn it, how can he be so accurate."

"I didn't touch him, referee."

"Why did he enter again?"

"Brother, I kneel down for you, please don't vote."

After the game, Ibaka was really depressed, sitting there decadently, staring at the score blankly. The first game was at Minnesota's home court, and amidst the cheers of thousands of spectators, he witnessed this memorable moment.

Nowitzki made 12 of 12 shots and made all 24 free throws. He scored 48 points in a completely exaggerated form and completely defeated the Timberwolves.

After the game, the Timberwolves will not say a word in the locker room.

Only at this time did they really know why Xu Xiao cared so much about the Mavericks before the game.

"It's okay, they won't always feel like this, we still have a chance." Xu Xiao was the first to speak, he knew that at this time he had to stand up to appease the players.

If you are making trouble at this time, it will only be counterproductive. As long as the players still have fighting spirit and can value their opponents, then this round of the series may not necessarily be the winner.

At the same time, the outside world's criticism of the Timberwolves also fell from the high-spirited and peak moment when they just defeated the Lakers, to the first game lost to the Mavericks, and fell directly to the bottom.

It's not just the Timberwolves players who don't take the Mavericks seriously, the outside world is also not optimistic about the Mavericks. In this round of the series, they are obviously optimistic about the Timberwolves who can beat the Lakers.

But they didn't expect to give them a big job in the first game. The dealer was the most angry, and the handicap was killed directly.

Let these capitalists pay, and the consequence will be scolding and smearing desperately.

In the second game, the generals of the Timberwolves came back to their senses and tried their best to fight Nowitzki, but Nuo Tianwang was not afraid at all, and no one could defend against that golden rooster independence.

Although Ibaka is not out of position at all, and Gibson is also very tough against Nowitzki, but his shot can always be used in various ways to throw the ball into the basket.

In the second game, the Timberwolves lost again.

The third game was a desperate situation for the Timberwolves, and it was a last stand in Dallas.

In the first three quarters of the game, the rhythm has been in the hands of the Mavericks. The Timberwolves have been unable to play the offensive and defensive transitions and counterattacks that they are best at. Old Kidd has always firmly grasped the rhythm of the game.

Every ball suppresses the time, even if it is the last out-of-bounds error or a 24-second violation, it will never give the Timberwolves a chance to counterattack.

Every ball has to play a position, and the Mavericks directly expand the defensive area, which makes the Timberwolves uncomfortable. The only relatively weak point of defense is Nowitzki.

But it just so happens that the fourth position of the Timberwolves is also Ibaka and Gibson who are not good at offense.

Although Westbrook has a speed advantage over Kidd, Kidd is not like the old fish Fisher. He can control the defensive position very well. In addition, he is tall and strong, and his body is not at all inferior to Westbrook.

And there is Chandler's frame protection on the inside, which makes Westbrook very uncomfortable. He can pass Kidd every time, but he can't get rid of it every time. There are still a bunch of people on the inside.

The offense can only be solved with an emergency stop jumper. Fortunately, today's Westbrook Zombie has a high shooting percentage, otherwise the Timberwolves would have fallen behind by 10 points.

Xu Xiao also tried to let Josh play the [-]th position, but the James Johnson and JR Smith who replaced him didn't work well, and they still couldn't solve the problem on the offensive end.

So in the end, many balls became Josh's singles.

The replaced James Johnson and jr Smith are completely useless on the defensive end.

Everyone in the Mavericks felt surprisingly good. At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks led the Timberwolves by 81 points 72 to 9.

The audience also began to celebrate and cheer in advance. In their view, the Timberwolves players had no fighting spirit.

"Give me the ball, I need space, we can still play." Roy stood up at this moment. As the veteran of the Timberwolves team, he knew that he had to stand up and lead the team out of the predicament.

"Guys, we have survived so many difficulties. We must not fall down like this here. We have survived even the Lakers and must not give up here."

Roy's words rekindled everyone's passion.

Brandon Roy is the only one who has been in the team since Xu Xiao came and has been growing up with the Timberwolves. It's getting lower and lower.

But Roy can always stand up to save the team when the team is most in danger. In the last round of the series, Roy didn't have any outstanding performances. After all, the team's tactics are not on his side.

But Xu Xiao knew that Roy had this strength, and he held his breath in his heart.

"Okay, that's it for now, Josh, you hold the ball, hand-off to Roy, Ibaka, you go to the pick-and-roll for Roy, sink to the bottom, and the others open up the space to give Roy a chance to play singles. "

Xu Xiao quickly drew on the tactical board, arranging tactics for Roy.

And Roy did not let the team down, he is the team's last trump card.

Roy held the ball for Ibaka's pick-and-roll, Roy suddenly started, and the defenders on the Mavericks' line quickly pinched.

Then a single-block screen flowed out of a space, and another throw hit.

Josh made a steal in the frontcourt, Westbrook advanced quickly, Roy followed directly, facing the defense of the three, made a tough layup, and made a one-handed layup.

Roy regained the score almost by himself.

Later, Stevens hit 3+1, 82 to 81, and the Timberwolves took the lead for the first time in the game.

Carlisle hurriedly called a timeout, and Westbrook hugged Roy. At this time, Big Brother is the most trustworthy.

After the timeout, Roy still maintained his fiery touch.

Seeing that the Mavericks were still in the zone defense, Roy didn't hold back, and directly made a three-pointer, and made another three-pointer again.

Now it's the Mavericks' turn to panic, double-teaming Roy in the next round without thinking.

But Roy was still very calm, not looking up, observing the opponent's defense, a pass like a scalpel pierced through the Mavericks' defense.

Westbrook made an air cut and got the basketball directly, and Josh from the outside line.

Josh strode directly into the inside line, and the Mavericks' defense line was completely messed up, giving Josh a good space.

The iconic Roc spreads its wings and violently abuses the frame.

This ball completely ignited the passion of the Timberwolves.

The next Timberwolves finally cheered up. Oden also forced Chandler under the basket, grabbed the rebound, and completed the second attack.

Ibaka also hit the mid-range.

But the Mavericks didn't want to be caught at home. Jason Terry hit a three-pointer, and Nowitzki also hit the iconic Golden Rooster.

The two sides fell into an anxious battle in the fourth quarter.

At the critical moment, it was Roy who stood up again.

In the last 43 seconds, Westbrook missed a three-pointer, and the rebound was pointed out by Josh. Roy grabbed the last one and turned around and passed Marion.

With a sharp stab in, facing Chandler's supplementary defense, he hit the board with a high hit.

The Timberwolves held a 109-point lead 105 to 4. At this time, the Mavericks wanted to grab an attack.

Quickly serving the ball to the frontcourt, Barea stepped on the Hot Wheels and used his speed to pass Josh. The basket was in front of him, and he went straight to the frame.

Suddenly Roy appeared in front of him. At this time, he had no time to brake, so he could only bump into it straight.

"Beep beep beep." A hasty whistle sounded to stop the game.

"Dribbling the ball, offensive foul!"

In an instant, countless boos broke out at the American Airlines Center. In fact, from the perspective of the audience, the ball was indeed a blocking foul, because Roy seemed to have stepped on a small circle with one foot.

However, from the referee's point of view, it was clear that Roy's foot was very stable, he was not in the circle, and he didn't even step on the line.

So there is no problem with this penalty. Although Carlisle and Barea protested, the result will not change.

The possession of the ball was converted and came to the Timberwolves again.

In fact, theoretically speaking, the Mavericks still have a chance. There are 37 seconds left in the game. As long as they can successfully defend against the Timberwolves' attack, they still have two timeouts to call.

Arrange a three-point tactic, then attack the whole court and add a foul tactic, come back and call a timeout, and arrange a three-point tactic.

If they are lucky and hit both three-pointers, they have a chance of a tie or a lore.

But obviously the last goal made their mentality a little unbalanced.

Barea missed Westbrook in the most critical defense.

This forced Stevens to defend Westbrook, who threw the ball directly.

After receiving the basketball, Roy made a mid-range pull-up.

Feeling hot, he hit the game-killing goal steadily.

In the fourth quarter, Roy turned into a Grim Reaper, scoring 18 points in a single quarter, reaping the game.

Seeing this scene, Xu Xiao suddenly remembered the last time Roy played in the playoffs was at this time of this year.

Also facing the Mavericks, Roy, who was seriously injured, came back from the fire line, dragging a crippled leg, still able to score 18 points in a single quarter, the savior of the final quarter.

It also became the swan song of his career.

Although not as tragic as in the previous life, this time Roy is also worthy of respect. When he was defeated, he was ordered to be in danger.

In this life, Roy once again showed the strength of the Yellow Mamba, with 18 points in a single quarter and 26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in the game, once again helping the Timberwolves retain the last spark.

111 to 105, at the end of the game, the Timberwolves surrounded Roy to celebrate this hard-won victory.

The game is not over yet, the Timberwolves still have a chance.