Especially Garnett, who has a lot of talk. He failed to say "Don't let loyalty get you" last year, but he ended up saying harsh words before the game this year:

"We are not afraid of LeBron at all. No one in Boston is afraid of him. They are called the Big Three, but they are more like three kids who want to get the attention of the world."

Then he was slapped in the face as soon as he said these harsh words.

In the first game, the Knicks defeated the Celtics 106-89.

The consequences of losing Perkins at the trade deadline were clearly reflected in the game.

Without Perkins guarding the Celtics penalty area, Garnett alone could not stop the attacks of James and Wade.

After the game, Garnett probably couldn't help but greet Ainge.

Knowing that James went to form the Big Three, he even replaced Perkins. This is a real shame for his teammates!

Just when the game between the Knicks and Celtics was not over, the game between the Suns and the Mavericks also started soon.

At the beginning of the game, the Suns were suppressed by the Mavericks.

And as soon as the game started, the Suns showed signs of fatigue.

Although the confidence is high and the morale is high, the physical fatigue is visible to the naked eye.

On the other hand, the Mavericks' morale, physical condition, and even state are extremely good.

After one quarter, the Mavericks led the Suns by 15 points, 30-15.

In the second half of the game, the Suns slowly regained their form, but Nowitzki started on the Mavericks side.

With all kinds of twisted shots, you thought the defense was successful, but it just managed to score!

That feeling of "Give me the ball, I'm going home" when you throw it.

And the Suns found that no one could match them!

In a sense, Nowitzki's shooting method is the same as Durant's, both of which cannot be defended.

How well or poorly they perform basically depends on how good or bad their own condition is.

But unfortunately, this is the best year of Nowitzki's career.

Even this year, Nowitzki has developed excellent organizational skills.

If you double attack, he can pass the ball to the open opponent.

It just so happens that the rest of the Mavericks were inspired by the Suns' victory, and their own strength and mental state are also very good!

Even with Kidd as the setter, Nowitzki felt that the passing opportunity was not good enough to return the ball to Kidd. He caught the ball back and forth, turned around independently, and had no time to flank.

So during this game, Lin Ying also understood more intuitively why the Mavericks won the championship this year in history.

Their overall strength is better than their overall state, and they are not much worse than last year's Suns.

If it were the Suns last year, with abundant physical energy and high morale, it would be hard to say who would win in a fight between the two sides.

But now, it's really hard for them to beat the Mavericks.

In the end, the Suns lost to the Mavericks 91-105 in G1.

Nowitzki made 15 of 20 shots and scored 40 points.

…

In the blink of an eye, half a month later.

Lin Ying contributed his second buzzer beater in this year's playoffs in G2, a difficult breakthrough layup that helped the Suns equalize the score in a thrilling manner.

In G4, he scored 40+ points in a single game and single-handedly tied the series to a 2-2 tie.

But when it comes to Tianwangshan and G6, the Suns have physical problems, state problems, and even injury problems.

By the end of the game, the Suns basically felt like they were determined to fight but unable to continue.

With a score of 2-4, their title defense finally came to an end in the Western Conference semifinals.

During the handshake ceremony after the game, Nowitzki and Lin Ying hugged each other for a long time.

Although he himself and even the entire Mavericks team performed very well.

But essentially, there is still a lot of luck involved in the Mavericks' win.

In a sense, they even missed it.

Lin Ying also had many regrets in her heart. After all, the road to defending her title could not be completed in the end.

But in fact, he had already vaguely felt this result in his heart.

From the beginning of the season, Stoudemire and Nash had problems with their form one after another. Then he was forced to play more and got injured. Later in the season, he had to work early in order to improve the record. As a result, he ran into the Rockets and worked hard until he was exhausted. In the end, he encountered the condition.

The hot Mavericks regretted losing.

This whole process is like playing League of Legends with a snowballing disadvantage at the beginning. By the end, everything seems futile.

Of course, in addition to these helplessness, Lin Ying also had another very firm voice in his heart.

He will win it back!

The things mentioned earlier are things he cannot change. What he can change is his own strength.

Grover said that he is laying the foundation this season, so this summer is the time for him to start to master the true small forward skills!

Moreover, there will be a lockout this summer, so he will have more time to train.

So he will definitely win it back next season!

In fact, it was not just Lin Ying who thought this way. When he returned to the locker room, it was also what most of the Suns players thought.

Even Nash got up and apologized to everyone.

Except for Lin Ying who has to train alone with Grover, everyone else has made an appointment to train together in the summer.

At this time, Durant called, expressed concern for him, and mentioned the Western Conference Finals.

Now the Thunder and Grizzlies are tied 3-3, and they have to play a tiebreaker. The Thunder will advance to the Western Conference Finals after winning the tiebreaker, but the Suns are already out.

In other words, they made an appointment for the Western Conference Finals. Last year Durant broke the contract, and this year he broke the contract.

I don’t know whether to say that Durant is an old stage general with too many flags to place, or that they have no chance of playing in the Western Conference Finals together.

But if nothing else happens, they should be able to meet each other in a real sense next season.

Next season for the Thunder, Harden will evolve to a super-six level, Westbrook will also develop a mid-range shot, and even Ibaka will start to realize his talents. Coupled with the rim-protecting artifact Perkins acquired from the previous trade, then

But the peak of the Thunder's youth team in history was reaching the finals.

As for the Suns, Nash will regain his form, Stoudemire will complete his transformation, and he himself will evolve again.

"Then, see you in the Western Conference next year!"

Lin Ying couldn't help but speak.
Chapter completed!