I am so Accurate

Chapter 182 Barkley's Unprecedented Gamble

A big score of 1 to 1 is not too bad for the Mavericks.

Because they won the first game and the BO7 game, they still have the home court advantage.

After a two-day break, the Mavericks head to San Antonio for the first two road games of the series.

These two away games are extremely difficult for the Mavericks.

That is, in these two away games, Duncan continued to show his determination.

In the third game, Duncan focused on defense. Although he only scored 18 points, he contributed 15 baskets, 3 steals and 7 blocks.

More importantly, he limited Nowitzki to only 9 points.

The Spurs also won the game 83 to 73 with an impregnable defense.

In the fourth game, Nowitzki found the feeling and scored a series-high 30 points, but Duncan also broke out again, scoring 32 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists.

After four games, the Mavericks have fallen behind 1-3 by a big score.

The first game the Mavericks played was soul-stirring.

But the NBA playoffs are not the March Madness of the NCAA after all. In the entire series, the Mavericks are weaker than the Spurs in terms of experience and strength.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Spurs have Duncan.

O'Neal said that his grandma could win the championship with Jordan. In fact, his grandma can touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals every year with Duncan.

A certain gun can't wait to be born 5 years earlier. Isn't it delicious if I come to be your Chris Parker?

After the fourth game, TNT's latest issue of "NBA Insider" once again attracted the attention of fans.

"There's no way they can win another game in the series."

The old representative of Barkley spoke.

The object he was talking about was naturally the Mavericks.

But as soon as this sentence was said, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith were already laughing.

They couldn't count how many times Barkley said that about the Mavericks.

No, to be precise, it should be the "poisonous milk" Mavericks.

After Sun Hao uttered that word now, it became a hot forum.

"Charles, I see now, you're actually a Dallas Mavericks fan."

Smith suppressed a laugh.

"Dude, what the hell are you talking about!"

Barkley opened his mouth wide.

"How do you prove that you are not? You clearly know that you have a mouth full of poisonous milk."

Smith wasn't prepared to show affection to his plastic brother.

"We bet."

"What bet?"

Kenny Smith also became excited when he heard the word bet.

Speaking of the first two times, he easily won $2,000.

Since then, Barkley has rarely spoken out about the bet.

Once bitten by a snake and still afraid of well ropes for ten years, no one's money is blown by strong winds.

But for some reason tonight, Master Baron is going to be on top again.

"If the Mavericks can win another game, if Michael does come back, I'll come back with him."

However, what Barkley said next was something Smith could never have imagined.

Even Johnson's mouth fell open for a split second.

man, are you drunk? What nonsense are you talking about here!

When they usually explain, there is only one basic content, and the rest of the time is free to play.

This has worked very well in the past, but what Barkley said just now was really unexpected.

"Charles, I'm very skeptical."

Thinking Barkley was joking, Smith smiled and looked down at Barkley's stomach.

This has been retired for a long time, and no one believes it!

"I was serious."

But Barkley's next expression was really serious.

"Although I don't think the Mavericks can win another game."

Johnson and Smith made a cut expression, and Barkley was still playing the show.

"But what I said was really serious."

Barkley emphasized it again.

But his words drew another burst of laughter from Johnson and Smith, who clearly still didn't believe Barkley.

However, Barkley's words caused the fans on the forum to boil again.

Whether Jordan will come back is still unknown, and Barkley is here to join in the fun!

And to be honest, Barkley has more reasons to come back than Jordan.

After all, as a historical superstar, he has never had a championship in his career.

Because of this, he couldn't stand up in front of Jordan's super giants. As long as the opponent mentioned the championship, he could only silently withdraw from the "group chat".

...

After returning to Dallas, the Mavs prepare for Game 5.

Because they lost three games in a row, they had no chance to play Tianwangshan.

For them, the next match is a win.or.go.home match.

Although, this is only their first trip to the playoffs.

Although, there is no shame in losing to the Spurs led by the peak Duncan.

However, losing the game like this is still not reconciled.

"Sun, have you watched the inside story of the latest "NBA"?"

After the day's training, Nowitzki leaned over and asked Sun Hao while wiping his long hair.

Sun Hao shook his head. He is either thinking about how to break the Spurs defense in the game, or how to start training mid-range next season. How can he care about watching that.

"Barkley said we won one more game and he's ready to come back next season."

"What?"

Sun Hao temporarily put down what was thinking in his mind.

"By the way, he also said that if Jordan comes back."

Nowitzki added.

"Fudge."

After hearing this, Sun Hao said firmly.

Nowitzki's last sentence reminded him.

In the year Jordan came back in history, Barkley did say that.

After all, Barkley has only retired for a year, and it is much less difficult for him to come back than Jordan.

But in fact, in the end, Jordan came back and this guy didn't come back.

Everyone has a different attitude towards basketball.

At the end of his career, Barkley ran to team up with Olajuwon, but he failed in the end. He basically resigned to his fate in the end.

So anyone can come back, but he can't.

"Do you think it's impossible at all?"

Nowitzki was puzzled by Sun Hao's determined attitude.

"Although it is difficult for us to win the Spurs, there is also a chance. Jordan's comeback... also has a chance, but even if these two things happen at the same time, that guy Barkley will not."

Sun Hao was still very determined.

"Why?"

Nowitzki asked.

"Barkley just wants to earn attention and increase the ratings of the show! Otherwise, why do you think he grabs us every time? The whole world knows about his poisonous milk but he doesn't know? Or is he stupid?"

After listening to what Sun Hao said, Nowitzki nodded thoughtfully.

There is nothing wrong with saying this.

"However... Although he has a big mouth, he fulfills every bet he makes."

Nowitzki muttered to himself.

Sun Hao was stunned for a moment.

It seems... also.

In history, Barkley is most famous for kissing donkey ass.

At a certain point in the novel, I almost kissed the ass of the donkey to death.

But people do.

And to be honest, he never heard Barkley bet on the TNT show that he would come back in his previous life.

Is Barkley really likely to come back?

For the first time, Sun Hao felt that something incredible was changing.

After all, Yao Ming has already participated in the election in advance.

A butterfly in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon River Basin in South America, occasionally flapping its wings, can cause a tornado in Texas two weeks later.

The butterfly effect brought about by Sun Hao's time travel may be happening now.

"But seriously, can we win another game?"

After chatting about the gossip, Nowitzki then turned his attention to the upcoming game.

After these few games, he was really convinced by Duncan.

It's really hard to imagine that there will be such a powerful power forward, and the opponent just entered the league a year earlier than himself.

And he also knew that Duncan suffered a serious injury before, the kind that almost crippled his athletic ability.

This is outrageous.

"Yes, Dirk."

Sun Hao said.

He didn't know when to start, Nowitzki treated him as the backbone.

Obviously, his official age is only 18.

"Um?"

Nowitzki looked at Sun Hao.

"Barkley says we're going to lose, we're going to win."

Sun Hao knew that Nowitzki was under a lot of pressure, so he said with a smile.

Nowitzki also laughed after listening.

It seems to be the truth.

"But seriously, Dirk, I think whether you win or not depends on you."

After joking, Sun Hao talked about this topic seriously.

"I don't understand."

Nowitzki didn't know what Sun Hao meant.

"Mid-range, you have to hit them."

Sun Hao replied.

In fact, from the beginning of the game in San Antonio, he found that the Spurs' defense had changed.

Not just for him, but for the Mavericks as a whole.

The Spurs are deliberately giving the Mavericks the mid-range, which makes the Mavericks' sense of space meaningless, especially when they can't make the ball from the mid-range.

In fact, this defensive strategy was also used by the Spurs in the regular season, and it made the Mavericks very uncomfortable at that time.

If it weren't for the collective inaccuracy of the Spurs' shooters at that time, Sun Hao would not have had the chance to make consecutive ultra-long three-pointers in that game.

As a result, in the playoffs, this happened.

Looking back, it may not be a good thing to win the game.

"I've put in a lot in the last game."

Nowitzki spoke back.

The old Nelson also saw the problem Sun Hao mentioned, so Nowitzki took a lot of mid-range shots in the last game, and also scored a series-high 30 points.

"Then invest more."

Sun Hao replied directly.

To win this Spurs, someone has to score and explode.

Mavericks, now only Nowitzki has this ability.

"I see."

Nowitzki nodded vigorously.

Sun Hao's arrogant performance in the first game conquered Duncan and also conquered Nowitzki.

But in fact, Sun Hao has done enough, and he, the boss of the team, must also do better.

The fifth game is imminent, and because of Barkley's remarks, this game has received unprecedented attention.

Of course, it also includes domestic ones.

Domestic fans were looking forward to it, and Su Qun and Zhang Weiping also appeared in the broadcast booth in Dallas.

This is likely to be the last playoff game of Sun Hao's rookie season, although that is not what they want to see.

The Mavericks are in the locker room doing their final preparations before the game.

"Tony, tell everyone about your time in Chicago."

Before the expedition, Harris looked at Kukoc and said.

In this young Mavericks team, there is an experienced playoff boss hidden.

Toni Kukoc, the super sixth man of the Bulls' second dynasty, the team's third scoring point outside of Jordan and Pippen.

Kukoc nodded.

Although his ability to tell stories was not as good as Eisley's, but because of his personal experience, the feeling was different.

What he shared with everyone was a short story about the Bulls' Eastern Conference Finals in the 1997-98 season.

The Bulls that year were plagued by injuries and internal conflicts. It was almost impossible to complete the second three consecutive championships.

Especially in the Eastern Conference finals, meeting the old rival Pacers for the third consecutive year.

It was a real blood and flesh fight.

7 games, 6 games within 6 points, 2 games within 3 points.

Even Jordan, the god of basketball, was forced to make a dribble error in the final lore.

But in that round of the series, the only game with a difference of more than 6 points, the Bulls beat the Pacers 106-87 at home in G5.

Before that game, the Bulls were tied by the Pacers in two consecutive games, but they beat their opponents at Tianwangshan, which seemed unbelievable.

And the reason that happened was Phil Jackson said something before the game.

"Forget about how we've played the last four games, forget about the big scores, think back to when we dominated the game as we wanted, and go with that feeling."

This sentence sounds like a Zen master, but for the extremely nervous team, it was a very good psychological relaxation.

As a result, the Bulls led the Pacers by 31 points in three quarters.

Kukoc deserves to follow Jordan for three consecutive championships, and the story he told is very instructive.

From the previous dialogue between Nowitzki and Sun Hao, it can be felt that after being forced into a 1-3 situation, the players were under a lot of psychological pressure.

Coupled with Barkley's words, it is also invisible to continue to put pressure.

You must know that if they lose this game, Barkley can take off the poisonous milk hat that has been buckled on his head and continue to tease the Mavericks.

After Kukoc finished speaking, Nelson Sr. also announced the starting adjustment.

Bradley returned to the bench and Nash returned to the starting lineup.

Maybe it was pushed to the brink of elimination, or maybe it was inspired by Kukoc's story, all in all, the Mavericks are going back to the lineup they used most in the regular season.

As for the defense, the previous lineup did not defend, since they cannot defend, it is better to stab each other.

"Guys, for Dallas, for the fans, and for yourselves."

After the old Nelson adjusted the starting lineup, he said with rare affection.

At this point in the series, he has put aside his personal grievances with Popovich. The victory he needs is for the future of the team.

This team is still young and confidence will affect next season and beyond.

"Mavericks."

Eisley was the first to raise his hands and make a fist, and the other players surrounded him and leaned on them.

"victory!"

Everyone shouted a slogan, then turned and ran out of the locker room.

Fight to the last stand!

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