After a big loss, the Spurs braced for Popovich's wrath in the locker room.

But unexpectedly, Popovich did not get angry, but said some moving words in front of the players.

"Everyone of you did your best. No player will be blamed tonight. The responsibility for the loss lies with me and the coaching staff. If someone leaves the team in the end, it will only be me."

After saying this, the Spurs players felt a little ashamed.

They even felt that being able to make Popovich talk like this shows how disappointing they are.

"Old man, we will win back in the end."

Duncan spoke rarely.

He usually only uses this address in private. He calls Popovich old man like a father, and Popovich will call him a kid.

And he made a rare promise.

"It was me who failed to guard De Young, and I must have tried my best to guard him in the end."

Before Popovich could speak again, Ginobili took the initiative to stand up and said.

"No, it's my fault."

"mine."

...

Then Parker, Bowen...

The rest of the Spurs stepped up to take the blame.

Popovich's words had unexpected results.

After the big defeat, the morale of the Spurs reached the highest point since the series.

Popovich nodded, seeing what he wanted to see.

Sima's words, in fact, have always understood the way of people's hearts.

Of course, only those in the locker room knew what happened after the Spurs game.

After a big road win and regained home-court advantage, Mavericks fans can't wait to start the next game.

After all, the Spurs seem to have nothing to do with the Mavericks' isolation tactics.

It is not an exaggeration to say that even if you let Auerbach come here now, he will not be able to reverse the situation in front of him.

Because the Mavericks' style of play is too good for the Spurs, it may only be a matter of time before the latter is eliminated.

At this time, the fourth game between the Wizards and the Nets in the East started at the Nets' home court.

In the previous series, the Wizards had rewritten the big score to 2-1.

Yao Ming's strength, coupled with the advantage of the team's overall strength, allowed the Wizards to take the initiative in the series.

After the fourth game started, everything developed as the fans expected.

After the first half, the Wizards led the Nets by 10 points 48 to 38.

But in the second half, the game changed drastically.

That change is not in ability, but in momentum.

On the defensive end, the players of the Nets fought all kinds of physical fights, crazy defense, or mad dog defense.

In this era, the referee's whistle-blowing scale for confrontation is relatively loose, which also allows the Nets to use this defense to frequently launch defensive counterattacks.

As a result, the Wizards only scored 35 points in the second half, but the Nets scored 46 points relying on defensive counterattacks!

No more, no less, in the end the Nets just won the Wizards 84 to 83 by 1 point.

After the Nets won this game, the two sides tied 2-2 on a big score!

The BO7 game became a BO3, and the two sides returned to the same starting line.

Who will be able to advance in the end is full of suspense.

League commissioner David Stern was also present at the game.

While the fans at the scene celebrated the Nets' bloody battle, he was frowning and thinking.

This kind of game...is too low to watch.

Especially outside players, all kinds of elbow support are very brutal.

If the game has been played in this way, it will become difficult for the NBA to promote globally.

He has to gradually civilize the game, first of all, he has to regulate the defense of outside players.

There is already a plan brewing in his heart, but it will definitely take some time.

Of course, no matter what he wants to do, it will be next season, or later.

On the second day after the Wizards and the Nets played, the fourth game of the Western Conference finals between the Spurs and the Mavericks also opened in San Antonio.

The Mavericks continued to use the singles tactics of the previous game, and the Spurs still had nothing to do.

This set of tactics is too targeted, and unless the Spurs abandon their existing defensive system and start from scratch, this kind of restraint will always be there.

But it is not easy to change a defensive system, and it is definitely impossible to do it in two days.

However, the Spurs showed fans another thing about them, offense.

That's right, an offense.

Everyone thought the Spurs were a defensive team, and they were, and always have been.

But with the growth of its perimeter strength, its offense has actually been improving.

Whether it is playing against the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals this year in history, or playing against the Kings in reality, they have at least two or three games with 110+ games.

This ratio is actually very telling.

They mostly win games on defense, but on offense, they can now too!

And after Sun Hao and Bodi Loga, the two European emperors, have performed one after another, in this game, the third European emperor Ginobili broke out.

He scored 25 points off the bench, setting a new high for a single playoff game.

Coupled with Duncan's 32 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, Parker's 19 points. Jackson's 17 points.

The Spurs blossomed across the board, and finally beat the Mavericks 119 to 113, and also tied the big score to 2 to 2!

After the first four games of the Eastern Conference Finals and Western Conference Finals, they all ended in a tie.

In other words, they will usher in the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the fifth game!

The BO7 game becomes BO3, and the person who wins the next game will directly get the match point, hence the name of Tianwang Mountain.

This contest will be no less intense than a life-and-death battle.

The Mavericks and Spurs played in the playoffs for the third consecutive year, but the first two times, the score was 3-1 after four games.

In the first year, the Spurs 3-1 the Mavericks, and in the second year, the Mavericks 3-1 the Spurs.

A closer score also indicates closer strength and greater pressure.

You have to say that the two teams, whether it is the coaching staff or the players, are under a lot of pressure.

The Mavericks have tactics that the Spurs can hardly defend against, but they lost Game 4, and if they lose Game 4, they will naturally lose Game 5.

Although the Spurs won Game 4, they scored a full 119 points to win.

Their scoring ability is indeed more improved than before, but it is obviously a bit unrealistic for them to score like this in two consecutive games.

The pressure is great.

Mavs players practice for Game 5 in Dallas.

The good news for them is that their regular season record is better, and the Tianwangshan battle will be played at home.

This can give them more confidence in the game.

After some simple training, Sun Hao sat on the sidelines and "rested".

Others entered the system and started targeted ultra-long three-point training.

After getting [Shooting Talent], his upper limit of shooting ability has been improved.

But just like the previous analysis, to realize that part of the upper limit, he still needs more training.

This he knew in advance.

What he didn't know, or what surprised him, was that the speed of this training was much faster than he had imagined.

In fact, it's normal to think about it carefully. He has been trapped in this bottleneck period for a long time.

The time of the system 1 to 3, one year is three years.

So like a dam with its gates opened, it spewed out in an instant, and the speed was naturally fast.

The main thing that has been improved is actually his ultra-long three-pointer ability.

This is also the reason why he was able to hit several ultra-long three-pointers in the opening game against the Spurs.

His "unlimited range" is very, very close to the Hall of Fame.

While practicing, Sun Hao heard someone calling him in reality.

He came out of the system, and the next thing he found was Nowitzki.

Under the current pressure, the old Nelson did not arrange any mandatory training, focusing mainly on shooting and relaxing his mind.

At the moment, the training is about the same, and the players are moving freely.

Nowitzki proposed to compete with him for three-pointers for entertainment, and the loser will treat the whole team to dinner later.

"No."

Sun Hao refused.

This kind of gameplay is too boring.

"We are farther than Chaoyuan, and the loser's team will have all the meals after the playoffs."

As soon as Sun Hao said this, there was already unstoppable booing in the training ground.

Everyone can tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal.

Nowitzki, yes.

Originally, it was entertainment. As for how many meals to invite, for people of their worth... Do you think there is a difference between spending 10 yuan and 100 yuan for Jack Ma?

The impromptu event after training was not only attended by the players, but even old Nelson and Johnson came to watch.

After asking what it was, Old Nelson and Johnson laughed and shook their heads.

There is still a little chance to beat Nowitzki by three points, and to surpass Chaoyuan... Sun Hao is taking money out of Nowitzki's pocket!

However, it's actually kind of fun.

How does it compare to super far? You say super far, one step away from the three-point line is called super far, and throwing from the backcourt to the frontcourt is also super far.

They decided to set five points, one step from the three-point line, two steps, logo, midline, and backcourt logo.

It's only five balls. Compared with ability, luck is also very important.

Nowitzki started first, and he made a one-step shot from beyond the three-point line.

For a big man like him, the strength of this position is completely sufficient, so his shot does not look much different from the three-point line.

"Shua!"

Nowitzki's three-point shot hit the net.

This soft touch is unmatched among active big men.

"it's your turn."

Nowitzki looked at Sun Hao with a smile after finishing his vote.

The fun of this kind of game is that when you make a shot, it is equivalent to throwing the pressure on the opponent, and then you can sit down and watch the show.

Well, it's like kicking a football.

Except it's a stress ball.

Sun Hao dribbled the ball to the designated position and adjusted his shot.

"Shua!"

Also hollow into the net.

Although he is not as tall as Nowitzki, Sun Hao, who has a small steel cannon, has never been weak in strength.

And more importantly, as the upper limit of shooting talent increases, the influence of shooting distance on him is also significantly weakened.

Although it is impossible to talk about three-pointers like in "Heizi's Basketball", he does have the ability to shoot from the logo position in the backcourt.

Of course, the hit rate at that distance is definitely not too high.

The pressure ball was kicked to Nowitzki's side.

Nowitzki's second-step shot from beyond the three-point line, this time he adjusted his breathing.

For most people, the distance from the three-point line is not more than one point, and the difficulty is one dimension greater.

Nowitzki adjusted his posture and dribbled the ball twice before making the shot.

"Shua!"

Accompanied by the cheers of his teammates on the sidelines, Nowitzki yelled happily.

It was a joy to break.

The pressure ball was kicked to Sun Hao again.

Sun Hao then made a shot from the same position.

"when!"

But he was possessed by the Mamba for a moment, and the basketball smashed out of the frame!

The booing sounded louder.

Like old Nelson and the others, of course they also know Sun Hao's three-point ability.

But now, Nowitzki leads!

This is what I said before, a ball is still super far, in addition to strength, it also depends on luck!

Nowitzki walked over to the logo with a smile and took a deep breath.

Sun Hao often shoots from this position in the game, but he basically doesn't shoot much.

"when!"

It is easy to shoot crookedly if you sharpen your gun in front of the battle.

Nowitzki's logo misses three points.

Sun Hao's chance has come.

There are still three goals left, and he has to make sure that this is scored in order to have a chance to win.

He adjusted his breathing this time before making a move.

"Shua!"

Wipe the gun frequently, only at critical moments can it be tough... bright.

After three balls were thrown, the two were tied 2-2!

Last 2 balls left.

Although it is an entertainment segment, it still makes people feel nervous and exciting until now.

Nowitzki's midline attempt.

This distance is a bit far for him.

He usually doesn't have nothing to do to practice this.

However, his shooting foundation is there, and he doesn't need to deliberately change his shooting posture.

He takes a jump shot.

It's like a cruise missile.

"when!"

But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.

This distance is indeed a bit difficult for him.

Sun Hao walked to the center line.

His expression was very serious, and he even simulated it a few times before making a move.

His current "unlimited range" badge is close to being a Hall of Fame player, but he's barely there.

So he is looking for feeling.

It's also a jump shot, but he uses a single-action push shot.

"Shua!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound, Sun Hao's ultra-long three-pointer hit from the center line must hit!

3 to 2!

This is basically tantamount to quasi-lore.

Because of the backcourt logo, the possibility of making a shot is too low.

Nowitzki was already smiling and shaking his head.

The team members are also booing, ready to welcome their playoff meal package.

Dirk Nowitzki's last shot.

The backcourt logo, this distance is too far even for him.

He dribbles the ball into the backfield for a run-up.

After Sun Hao made the three-pointer in midfield, the pressure ball was actually broken.

Whether the shot goes in or not depends entirely on the face.

Nowitzki made a running shot.

The ball looks noticeably heavier.

"boom!"

The ball hit the backboard.

But maybe Nowitzki himself didn't expect it at all. After the ball flew out and hit the basket, it bounced...and hit the net bag heavily.

This, full of European spirit, hits the soul!

The teammates didn't care about the tie or not at this time. Bodi Loga and Bell had already rushed to Nowitzki and yelled.

This ball is thrown in, it's so cool!

If it happened in the game, it would be the top ten goals of Nowitzki's career!

After the excitement, Sun Hao's last ball.

After Nowitzki made the backcourt logo, the two had tied the score 3-3.

There is only one way for Sun Hao to win, and that is to include this backcourt logo.

However, this kind of luck is more important, even Sun Hao can only do his best.

Sun Hao, did not run up like Nowitzki, but just retreated to the position one or two steps behind the logo.

He dribbled the ball a few times to get his feel.

Then he took a deep breath.

Then, look at the sky.

The arena in Dallas is empty above.

Generally speaking, the team will fly the division championship and championship banners over the arena.

Mavericks, no side.

Not to mention the championship, they haven't even made it to the finals before!

Sun Hao led the team to the Western Conference Finals with Nowitzki and the others last year, already tying the best result in team history.

It has been more than 20 years since the Mavericks officially joined the NBA in 1980, and this record is terrible.

All the thoughts are just for a moment, Sun Hao looking at the sky is more like... taking a breath of European energy.

Looking at the basket in the distance again, Sun Hao took a step forward, and while doing this action, his shooting follow-up action also came out.

Unlike Nowitzki's running shot, this is a real shot.

The ball spun toward the basket, not as heavy as Nowitzki, but just as fast.

The ball has not completely fallen, and the players on the sidelines already have a feeling.

This ball will go in!

"Shua!"

The feeling was also fulfilled, Sun Hao scored a three-pointer with a super long shot!

4 to 3!

In the end, he narrowly beat Nowitzki with a one-goal advantage and won the battle for dinner!

The team members are already cheering and celebrating, at least they don't have to discuss how it happened in the case of a tie.

Nowitzki has already covered all their postseason meals.

but.

Sun Hao didn't show any excitement at this time.

It's not that he's not excited, but that he... is too excited.

Just when he made a three-pointer with the backcourt logo, a system prompt sounded in his mind.

"Congratulations to the host, the infinite range badge has been upgraded to the Hall of Fame level, and this badge has been upgraded to the highest level."

Unlimited Range (Hall of Fame): Significantly improves the shooting rate and consistency of three-point shooting from farther away!

hiss~

Sun Hao couldn't help swallowing.

Hall of Fame long range marksman, plus Hall of Fame unlimited range!

His three-point ability, the upper limit has reached the ceiling!

Now, it depends on how far he can raise the lower limit.

If he can really realize all his shooting talents, then he is far from the peak Curry's three-point shooting ability, which is already negligible!

Although before the cancellation of the hand-check rule, his score will not be too explosive, but it will definitely be canceled one day!

hiss~

He couldn't help swallowing again.

Since the beginning of the century, it will have the name of Ritian.

"You win, I will pay for all the meals later."

At this moment, Nowitzki's voice came from his ear.

It turned out that Nowitzki saw that he had been silent and thought something was wrong with him.

"No, I'll come."

When Sun Hao came out of the system, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

"Um?"

Nowitzki looked at Sun Hao suspiciously. Their previous agreement was that the loser would come.

"I'm coming, whoever wins will be happy, and whoever wins will come."

Sun Hao directly changed the agreement.

Nowitzki wanted to say that he had been stopped by Sun Hao.

Sun Hao turned around and told the players about his treat, and he added one more thing.

If the team can finally win the championship, he will also cover the expenses of the championship parade!

When Sun Hao said this, even Nowitzki was taken aback for a moment.

You, Cuban possessed it!

Sun Hao had a serious expression on his face.

Is he excited?

The answer is yes.

But he was obviously not too excited to mess around.

Because his operation is buying people's hearts.

Remember his [Bond] No, bonds can be created when the favorability reaches 80.

In fact, after he confirmed that this was not a joke, he had already seen that the favorability of Bell, Dampier, Bodiloga and him in the system had exceeded 80.

Who doesn't like such an inhumane team member!

This wave, steady blood earns no loss.

Of course, compared to this, Sun Hao is looking forward to the next battle of Tianwang Mountain.

He's already a little... hungry and thirsty!

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