After the home game was 2:0, going to Dallas in the third game was a very critical game.

If the Clippers win, there will be no suspense in the series. If the Clippers lose, the Mavericks will still have a glimmer of hope.

After the second game, Li Liang and his teammates boarded the plane to Dallas.

On several other fields, the Thunder defeated the Warriors 113:102 at home, and scored a big score, and the two sides scored 1:1.

The Spurs continued to crush the Grizzlies and led by 2:0, not far from sweeping.

When the strength is superior, the Spurs rarely fail, let alone the opponent is the Grizzlies.

When the Rockets faced the Trail Blazers, they were always leading the game in the second game, and were penetrated by the Trail Blazers' sharp attack in the last quarter. They lost points in a short period of time and were finally lost to the Trail Blazers. They fell behind 0:2 and fell into an extremely unfavorable situation.

Harden's performance in the series was one level worse than the regular season, and he was completely restricted by Trail Blazers' defender Matthews.

At the same time, no one on the Rockets can limit the Trail Blazers' big front Aldridge, who was hit by Ade in the second game and was stripped alive.

The Rockets tried to use Josh Smith Jones and others to take turns to play, but Ade was abused all over.

Two of the top three in Texas are already very dangerous.

On April 27, the Clippers and Mavericks game started at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.

This is the Mavericks' back-to-earth battle. In this loss, the Mavericks are at risk of being swept away.

Before the playoffs began, people swear that the Mavericks have a chance to Blackjack the Clippers.

But after two games, people found that the team with 70 wins in the regular season is not so easy to get beaten by the eighth, and the Clippers are really strong.

You can use both offense and defense to kill you with offense and defence.

Once the Clippers show strong defensive abilities in the playoffs, people will no longer have hope for the Mavericks Black Eight.

Defense in the playoffs is the lifeline. With this lifeline, the Clippers will not fail without accidents.

The competition officially begins at 7:00 pm.

The Mavericks, who returned to their home court, had a fierce offensive from the beginning.

Nowitzki received the ball with a high-level jump shot and made the first record.

On the Clippers' side, Li Liang failed to make a three-pointer for the first time.

Li Liang often tests three-pointers at the beginning of the game. If he feels good, he will basically feel good throughout the game.

If you can't make a shot, it means you need to adjust.

The fans of Carlisle and Mavericks were a little relieved, knowing that Li Liang felt average tonight's opening touch.

It means that the Mavericks still have a chance.

Then the Mavericks made a 9:2 climax, which made the Clippers stop for the first time.

After returning from the timeout, the Clippers started Paul Griffin's pick-and-roll cooperation.

Rivers' idea was that Li Liang showed his strength in the first two games, and the Mavericks had paid more attention to Li Liang.

In the third game, you must fight from other points, and Griffin is the best choice.

The sharpness of Li Liang's knife should be hidden first and revealed when necessary, giving the Mavericks a fatal blow.

Rivers' idea is correct. The Clippers already have an absolute advantage in lineup strength, and they will have a big chance of winning.

If the team's third player can open at this point, the Mavericks will not be able to play the Clippers that bloom at three points.

Griffin lived up to expectations, took on the burden of the team's offense in his few playing time in the first quarter, and began to attack the Mavericks' inside.

Griffin's strength has been greatly underestimated this season. In the regular season, he has always been the most stable scoring point in the team's interior.

Moreover, Griffin's inside attack ability has made great progress this season, and his playing style is very tough. He can still output stably under high-intensity defense in the playoffs.

With a bad start in the first quarter, the Clippers relied on defense and Griffin's inside strong attack to catch up the score bit by bit.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the second team of both sides was too over, and Griffin continued to attack the Mavericks' aging and fragile inside line, forcing Carlisle to double-team Griffin.

It doesn't matter if this pairing is tied. Crawford and Collison make three-pointers in a row, and the Clippers are vaguely trying to widen the score.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Carlisle immediately called a timeout and replaced the main lineup again.

At this time, Nowitzki was not present in the middle of the second quarter. Taking advantage of this period of time when the Mavericks' offensive system was weak, the Clippers launched the most fierce counterattack in the second quarter.

Li Liang made a appearance during this period of time and scored two consecutive three-pointers from the outside, forcing the Mavericks to change their defensive focus.

As a result, Paul followed suit, and Calderon's defense was ignored in front of Paul. The Clippers opened the score in the second quarter.

But the Mavericks who returned to their home court were obviously not so easy to deal with.

In the third quarter, Old Carter stood up and made three-pointers in the offense, bringing the score closer.

Then, the Mavericks played a very efficient pick-and-roll cooperation - the high pick-and-roll of Monta Aires and Nowitzki began to exert their power.

In the first two games, Li Liang exploded in the first game and did not give the Mavericks a chance to play.

In the second defensive battle, Li Liang well curbed Nowitzki's role in the Mavericks tactical system.

In the third game, Carlisle felt that the situation was not good. In the second half, he boldly abandoned Calderon and used more veterans, Carter and Harris, while allowing Monta Aires to take charge and launch an attack from a high position with Nowitzki.

Nowitzki's high pick-and-roll is definitely a historically strongman. Monta Aires continuously hit the Clippers' inside in the third quarter, and Nowitzki also scored consecutively in the middle distance.

Nowitzki played very well in this game, reducing the number of touches and acting as a supporting role in high pick-and-rolls - in the past he was a main attacking role.

The main attacker was given to Monta Aires' shoulders. If Alice controls the ball, his offensiveness will be much better than Calderon.

Moreover, at Dallas home court, the referee's whistle was slightly biased towards some home teams. Ellis got free throws many times in the third quarter, helping the home team chase back one point and one point.

Moreover, Carlisle made a bold adjustment in defense, which was to no longer let Marion defend Li Liang, but instead let Blair defend Li Liang.

This change actually had a good effect.

It’s not because Blair defends Li Liang better, but because using Blair defense doesn’t seem to be worse!

In this way, Marion could be free to deal with Paul.

The Mavericks have never been able to find a player against Paul, so Paul's performance in the first two games was terrible.

Marion is against Paul, and Li Liang will let him go. If you break out like the first game and throw me to death, we will throw it away!

Li Liang played in modest quarter. At the end of the third quarter, he made 2 of 6 three-pointers and scored only 11 points.

Ellis made two fouls on the defensive end, and the Mavericks' more flexible pick-and-roll strategy made Li Liang's defense lose the dominance of the second game.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, when Carter received Nowitzki's pass from the outside and made a three-pointer, the Mavericks successfully overtook the Clippers with 89:88!

The Mavericks, mainly veterans, showed amazing tenacity in the second half.

Without major mistakes from the Clippers, they turned around the battle with their strategy adjustment and player performance.

From this point of view, Rivers' adjustment was a bit slow.

With Carlisle making a clear counter-revolution in the second half, Rivers did not dare to boldly use Odom and Granger on the bench, but continued to reuse Crawford, causing the Clippers to decline in offensive efficiency and concede two key backcourt rebounds in the defense.

Rivers called a timeout after Carter made a three-pointer to overtake.

Li Liang played in the third quarter a bit too long, and he couldn't get the ball.

The Mavericks let Blair fight against Li Liang, while the other defenders are trying their best to cut the connection between Li Liang and his teammates.

Li Liang's ability to hold the ball is still insufficient after all, and he needs support from his teammates in his offense.

Paul, a dead short man, was entangled by Marion and it was a little difficult to get the ball.

The chances given to Li Liang are not very good, which leads to the relatively low efficiency of Li Liang in the first three quarters.

Li Liang is a famous efficiency king in the league. It’s all Paul’s fault for his low efficiency.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Rivers made the most important decision of the game - to give Li Liang a rest.

He almost played the third quarter, and Rivers decided to give Lee a five or six minutes rest in the fourth quarter, and then decide the winner at the last moment.

Odom was the one who replaced Li Liang.

As soon as Odom came on the court, the offensive and defensive strategies of both sides were completely different.

The Mavericks' defense has been completely contracted, while the Clippers are still fighting desperately on the offensive end.

The two sides began a close bayonet battle in the fourth quarter.

Paul and Griffin made a double-player on the court, and Griffin attacked the Mavericks' inside line continuously, causing the Mavericks to foul and get free throws.

The Mavericks performed best in the best performance was Ellis.

Tonight, Alice shines brightly and has a sharp breakthrough.

There is also veteran Carter, whose shots outside the three-point line are extremely threatening.

In Texas, the American Airlines Center in Dallas is not the Houston Toyota Center, and the blue cowboy is very popular.

In any case, the Mavericks hope to win a game in the series.

If this game can be won, they may be able to win another game with high morale.

After all, Carlisle felt as if he had found some way to deal with Li Liang and the Clippers.

Li Liang, who was sitting off the court, just wanted to say to Carlisle: No, you don’t.
To be continued...