The Mavericks actually knew this result before the last day of the regular season.

Because of the victory or defeat relationship with the Spurs, this position is the position whether they win in the last game or not.

This result is good for the Mavericks.

The bad thing is as mentioned before. The Forest Team Leader's joint defense is the best in the league this season.

The good thing is that Nash still stays with the Mavericks.

When Old Nelson and Cuban quarreled, he said that Nash would play a major role in the Mavericks' offense and joint defense.

As a result, they really faced the Timberwolves.

Looking back, it was a blessing that the Mavericks didn't trade Nash at the beginning.

When they faced the Timberwolves, the Mavericks players were also happy.

The reason why I lost to the Spurs last year was not only because the Spurs themselves have many small moves, but also because of the excessive consumption in the first round.

After all, the intensity of the playoffs is consumed every round.

If you want to win the championship, you have to be brave in addition to your strength.

If you meet Trail Blazers again this year, the consumption will not be less.

But the Timberwolves look very strong in the joint defense, but the Mavericks are exactly one of the best teams in the offense and defense.

Their bombardment is very restrained in joint defense, and old Nelson started practicing positional combat and breaking joint defense tactics as early as December last year.

If you want to talk about the team that is most confident in playing against the Timberwolves, the Mavericks say second, and the Lakers dare not say first.

The Mavericks are very happy, and the Timberwolves are very happy.

In the eyes of head coach Sanders, they won’t meet the top four teams in the upper half of the Kings in the Western Conference. Needless to say, the strongest team in the Lakers league, the Spurs are also their miserables.

In contrast, the Mavericks, who are labeled as "relying on the feel", are the teams they are most likely to beat.

Of course, it's not just Sanders, but Garnett.

Don’t mention how much Garnett hates this Mavericks now. Last season, he was abused by 58 points, so fans have a 58 meme.

Originally time could have diluted everything, but the result was good. Sun Hao scored 58 points in the game against the Timberwolves!

It's like an endorsement, repeating the impression!

As a result, the fans who had already forgotten it a little remembered it again.

It's so sad!

So this time he meets the Mavericks in the playoffs, he will definitely take advantage of his previous shame.

Not to mention winning the Mavericks by 58 points, at least they will eliminate the Mavericks.

Don't think that this is a delusion. This is in the Great Western Conference, the Mavericks and the Timberwolves' record is only 8 games away.

The strength gap between the two teams is not as big as the rankings.

On one side is the confident Mavericks, and on the other side is the Timberwolves who are determined to take revenge.

The four teams in the West are definitely the most concerned group.

Like last year, the league presented its first wave of awards of the season before the playoffs officially began.

Best Head Coach and Fastest Progress Award.

The suspense of the best head coach basically emerged between Carlisle, Adelman and Byron Scott.

Although Adelman brought the Kings to the top in the West on the Kings, the Kings ranked third in the West last season.

In terms of performance improvement, the Nets' record improvement is greater than that of the Celtics.

But in the end, Carlisle was elected the best coach of the season.

The reason is naturally the role of the head coach.

The Nets' changes are more because of Kidd's joining, and the Celtics' lineup has not changed much, but the improvement in the player's performance is obvious to all.

There is no problem with this best coach.

There are some suspense for the Best Head Coach, but the Fastest Progress Award is as suspense as last year.

O'Neal Jr., the Pacers, was successfully elected with a vote-winning rate of nearly 50%.

After these two awards were awarded, the NBA playoffs gate was officially opened.

Like last year, the Mavericks did not play on their first game day.

On the first day, the teams ranked first and fourth in the East and West.

In the West, the Kings play supersonics against the Jazz and the Lakers;

On the east side, Celtics vs. Pacers, Pistons vs. Magic;

In four games and three fierce battles, the Kings only beat the Jazz 3 points, the Celtics only beat the Pacers 1 point, the Pistons and Magic even played overtime, and the Pistons narrowly won 2 points in the end.

The competition between the east and west this year is even more intense than last year, and the strength to enter the playoffs is not weak.

Of course, there are exceptions.

The Lakers beat the Supersonics 102-82.

Kobe and O'Neal scored 60+ in three quarters, easily defeating their opponents.

The Lakers in the playoffs are two completely different teams from the regular season.

By the next day, Sun Hao and his Mavericks will also usher in the first game of the playoffs.

The competition location is in Dallas.

They have the home court advantage of the series.

Dallas fans have an unprecedented carnival.

The team played against the Spurs until tiebreak in the Western Conference semi-finals last season. Although they were a little short of the Western Conference Finals, they were already excited.

The team is stronger this season than last year, so fans' expectations are naturally higher.

And they will also find the inside of the wheels prepared by the team.

Championship? It’s not impossible!

On the afternoon of the game day, Mavericks players arrived in the locker room one after another.

Before Sun Hao arrived at the locker room, he was thinking about a question in his mind.

What are they going to do this season?

This actually accompanied them in a season of problems.

At the beginning, as Nelson said, they were just trying to beat the Spurs.

As a result, they did it very quickly at the beginning of the season.

Then, there is a victory along the way.

Their new goals are also vaguely emerging.

Including the team stockpiling 5 players who can play centers in one go.

That goal is actually just about to say it.

When he arrived at the locker room, Sun Hao saw that his teammates were in good mood, so he reached out to bring everyone together.

"It's time for us to set a goal for the playoffs, guys."

Sun Hao rarely speaks like this this season, but when he speaks, the players look at him one after another.

"Our goal is the championship!"

Without any drag, Sun Hao got to the point.

"We may fail, but we will succeed. I hope that in June this year, we will be able to hold a grand championship parade in Dallas!"

In fact, after getting in touch, Sun Hao found that NBA players, especially local American players, were in a very fast mood.

Many times, they don’t need such a long prelude.

This is also an important reason why many chicken soup coaches do not need to say a lot, but can still mobilize the team's morale.

Sun Hao's two words have already made many players in the locker room scream excitedly.

"That's our big goal, and it takes a lot of steps to achieve it. We must first achieve a small goal and eliminate our first round opponents."

After the shouts of his teammates ended, Sun Hao continued to speak.

"We have played against the Timberwolves many times in the season and Kevin Garnett many times. We are not afraid of them, but we will not underestimate them either. He and his team have a characteristic, tenacity, so the fastest way to defeat them is to defeat them at the beginning."

If Sun Hao had an overview of what he said before, then what he is talking about now is the details.

Although Garnett fought and retreated, and made a big jump shot from the iron-blooded shot, you have to admit that his spiritual attributes are very powerful.

To defeat such people in the playoffs, you must take the absolute initiative from the beginning.

Otherwise, their series against the Timberwolves will likely be dragged into a protracted battle. Not to mention whether they can win, even if they can win, they will have to lose their skin.

Then they may have to play the Spurs later, and it will become more and more difficult to play the Lakers.

"For example, win them 58 points?"
To be continued...