Chapter 878: Fight Between Gods!

After the first three games between the Supersonics and the Mavericks, the NBA's public opinion was that the Lakers and Nuggets were the real focus of the two semifinals in the West.

The Mavericks and the Supersonics were a typical battle between two weaklings.

The Mavericks and the Supersonics were dominated by Durant's foul-making skills.

However, after the fourth game of the Supersonics and the Mavericks, the style of the series suddenly changed!

In the fourth game between the Supersonics and the Mavericks, facing Durant's aggressive foul-making, Nowitzki completed the counterattack against Durant.

He scored 48 points with only 15 shots, and his true hit rate was as high as a terrifying 94%!

In this game, Durant, who forced the Mavericks into a desperate situation with foul-making, was cut off by Nowitzki when he stretched his claws to Nowitzki in this game. Not only did he not let Nowitzki fall into foul trouble, but he was beaten into foul trouble by Nowitzki.

Not only Durant was fouled five times by Nowitzki in this game, but Ibaka was also fouled five times by the Mavericks players led by Nowitzki in the short time when he came on as a substitute for Durant. In addition to Durant and Ibaka, the starting power forward Millsap and the substitute inside player Gasol were also in foul trouble.

Throughout the game, the number of fouls committed by the Seattle Supersonics reached a terrifying 33 times!

Nowitzki almost defeated the Seattle Supersonics on his own in this game.

Facing the defense of Milicic, Millsap, Gasol, Durant, Ibaka and other Supersonics players in this game, Nowitzki's ease and omnipotence on the offensive end were definitely not a fight between chickens!

Although Nowitzki also took 24 free throws in this game, anyone who watched the game knew that Nowitzki's free throws in this game were completely different from Durant's free throws in the previous game.

Durant was looking for free throws just to commit fouls.

As for Nowitzki, it was not Nowitzki who wanted to foul, but the defensive player had to foul!

There was a shot in this game. Ibaka, who came on as a substitute for Durant, was fouled five times by Nowitzki in just eight minutes. Ibaka did not complain, was unwilling, or dissatisfied. He was only collapsed and confused.

Nowitzki's game in this game was a game that shocked the whole world.

After the Mavericks' black eight, the Mavericks and Nowitzki have always given people the impression of being soft, unreliable, and untrustworthy.

But in this game, facing the aggressive Supersonics, facing the media and experts around the world, the optimism rate dropped from 80% to 30%. The fourth game between the Supersonics and the Mavericks was even seen by many people before the game as a Waterloo for the Mavericks this season. The Mavericks will lose four games in a row and be swept out by the Supersonics.

No one really expected that in the end, Nowitzki actually led the Dallas Mavericks to climb out of the deep pit!

In this classic game where one person became a god, Nowitzki's performance shocked the world. Many people thought that this might be Nowitzki's roar that had been immersed for two years.

After the roar, it should be like this and that.

However, the development of things is often different from what we imagine.

The fourth game between the Seattle Supersonics and the Dallas Mavericks was the first battle of this series from a fight between chickens to a fight between gods, not the final stop!

On May 12, 2009, the fifth game of this series between the Seattle Supersonics and the Dallas Mavericks was the decisive battle.

In this decisive battle that determined the trend of the entire series,

Nowitzki, who performed superbly in the previous game, did not come down from the altar after being taken care of by the Supersonics.

In the fourth game, Nowitzki dragged the Mavericks out of the quagmire with his own strength, but this was the Mavericks, not himself.

After the Mavericks chased the big score to 2-2, they did take the initiative again.

The Mavericks are stronger than the Supersonics, with a score of 2-2, but the system has changed from a best-of-seven system to a best-of-three system.

The Mavericks' chances of advancing have indeed increased greatly.

But after Nowitzki became a superstar, the Supersonics will definitely focus on Nowitzki.

In the playoffs, there are also many people who have ascended to the altar in a certain game, but will soon come down from the altar.

Although Yes was not as explosive as Nowitzki in the last game, he scored 40 points with 10 of 18 shots and 18 of 19 free throws, and a true hit rate of 76%, which is also a god-like performance.

Although the team still lost after Yes's god-like performance, public opinion and experts are willing to believe that Yes can continue to play similar god-like performances in the next game.

Because Yes has proved that he is such a person, and he also gives others such an impression.

So the whole world believes that Yes is a star that truly stands on the altar, not a meteor that passes through the sky at the altar position!

Is Nowitzki a meteor?

Before the fifth game between the Supersonics and the Mavericks, most people in the world thought so.

Maybe everyone was shocked and amazed after Nowitzki's god-like performance in the fourth game.

But such shock and amazement were short-lived. If Nowitzki could not maintain his performance in the next game, it was likely that the previous evaluation would become more deeply rooted.

But after the fifth game, those who thought Nowitzki was a meteor were completely confused.

The Sonics did focus on defending against Nowitzki's offense in this game.

And the Sonics' head coach Nelson is the coach who knows Nowitzki best.

Nowitzki's environment in this game was very difficult.

In fact, Nowitzki, who was taken care of by the Sonics, did have a big decline compared to the previous game.

How big was it?

Nowitzki's true shooting percentage in this game dropped from 94% to 68...

In the fifth game against the Sonics, Nowitzki faced a round-robin battle between the Sonics' inside and outside defenders, and shot 25 times, 14 of 25 shots, 16 of 17 free throws, and once again scored 44 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists!

After facing more targeted defense, Nowitzki's data dropped "cliff-like".

But after the game, even though the Mavericks lost to the Sonics 119-123 at home, and even though Nowitzki's own data also dropped, no one felt that Nowitzki had fallen from the altar like a meteor!

The Mavericks lost this game, but they definitely didn't lose to Nowitzki!

As the star players of the Mavericks and Sonics,

Nowitzki and Yes both scored 40+ points in this game again.

In this game, Nowitzki scored 44 points, while Yes scored 41 points, 15 of 28 shots, 9 of 9 free throws, 65% true shooting rate, 41 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals.

Yes's data in this game is better than Nowitzki's.

But no matter how beautiful the data is, there is no way to cover up this game. In the scoring battle with Nowitzki, Yes lost again!

In the two games, the last game had a true shooting rate of 75% to get 40+, and this game Pizza had a true shooting rate of 65% and 40+!

In these two games, Yes's scores were considered god-level performances!

Facing the double-team defense led by Afflalo, he could play such a god-level performance, which was really god-level!

But he was still slightly suppressed by Nowitzki for two consecutive games!

Of course, Nowitzki mostly faced single defense, while Yes faced double-team, and Yes's defense was much more difficult.

Nowitzki did not come down from the altar after losing the game, because his performance was still god-level.

Yes lost to Nowitzki in two games, and he also did not come down from the position of the top scorer in NBA history, because his difficulty was indeed higher.

"Even if Yes faced double-team defense, there were only five people in NBA history who wanted to beat Yes by scoring, and Nowitzki not only scored and won, but also won two games in a row!"

If Nowitzki brought shock to the world at the end of the fourth game between the Seattle Supersonics and the Dallas Mavericks.

Then at the end of the fifth game between the Supersonics and the Mavericks, Nowitzki was not only shocked on the surface, but also shocked from the heart!

It was really surprising!

"The first wimp in NBA history can actually beat Yes in two consecutive games. Moreover, in the critical stage of the game, when the team needs to score, Nowitzki's scoring efficiency is even higher, not inferior to Yes at all!"

"If it weren't for Durant, who had missed four games before this game, he made 7 of 14 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 10 of 10 free throws in this game, finally scoring 27 points with a hit rate of over 50%, the Sonics would definitely lose this game!"

"If it weren't for Durant's brief return to the state of playing against the Rockets last season, the Sonics would lose this game!"

"In this game, Nowitzki scored more than Yes, and Nowitzki's killing of the Sonics' inside defensive players was the key. In this game, Milicic had 5 fouls, Millsap had 6 fouls, Gasol had 5 fouls, Durant had 3 fouls, and Ibaka had 4 fouls. The Sonics could defend Nowitzki's big men, and everyone had a lot of burdens on their shoulders!" Foul, if the Sonics didn't have too many big men and too many inside players, the Sonics would have collapsed in this game!"

"The Sonics were really lucky to beat the Mavericks in this away game. Durant is useless and it is impossible for him to continue this kind of last-ditch effort. The Sonics' big men have already reached the extreme defensive intensity in this game. Millsap was sent off. If the intensity is raised, I am afraid that all the Sonics' big men will be sent off no matter how deep they are!"

"In this round of the series, the Mavericks lost this game, but the Mavericks' promotion support rate is rising!"

"I thought this round of the series was a game between weaklings, but I didn't expect it to be a game where Nowitzki became a god!"

"He scored points in two consecutive games to beat Yes who was trapped. This is the first person in the NBA!"

After the fifth game between the Sonics and the Mavericks, whether it was old Nelson, Yes or other players of the Seattle Sonics, they could clearly feel that after the game, public opinion was undergoing some slight changes.

At the same time, after the game, Nelson, Yes and the Sonics players all became more cautious and serious.

May 14, 2009.

The sixth game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Sonics.

Because of the recent fermentation of public opinion.

Nowitzki scored two consecutive games to beat Yes.

This made the game between the Supersonics and the Mavericks very popular.

Yes, who rarely loses a one-on-one scoring battle, actually lost to Nowitzki twice in a row!

Although Yes is double-teamed, it is Yes!

To be honest, even if you tie your hands, not everyone can beat Yes!

The fans' attention to this series between the Supersonics and the Mavericks is already the highest.

Now in the sixth game, the attention of players, coaches, and NBA professionals has also reached the highest level!

Many people are waiting to see if Nowitzki can beat the double-teamed Yes for three consecutive games.

"When did scoring and defeating a double-teamed player become such a big news..."

Jordan's expression was ugly.

He also admitted that the games between the Mavericks and the Supersonics were exciting.

This game was equally exciting.

No, not equally exciting, but even more exciting!

After four quarters, the Seattle SuperSonics and the Dallas Mavericks actually turned around and hit a three-pointer to double-team Afflalo and Monta Ellis after Afflalo faced his near buzzer beater!

Seeing Afflalo's near buzzer beater and Yes's crazy buzzer beater.

He really understands why the world is so obsessed with scoring and defeating Yes, and Yes was double-teamed.

This kid is really domineering!

Even when he was double-teamed, he was still so domineering. You ganked me, I must gank back, no matter if you are alone or two people!

Yes has been called the most domineering player in history since his debut, and it is not without reason. This kid is really tough.

Such a tough kid really didn't expect that he would actually meet an opponent!

112 to 109, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the SuperSonics in overtime away from home!

Yes led the SuperSonics to the overtime, but eventually lost to the Mavericks.

12 of 20 shots, 14 of 15 free throws, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 75% true hit rate and scored 40 points!

Scored 40+ in three consecutive games!

And more importantly, this game not only led the team to win, but also increased the true hit rate!

Although Yes's score exceeded Nowitzki's by 44 points in this game.

But after the game, every audience will not look down on Nowitzki because of Nowitzki's failure to score.

"Unexpectedly, Nowitzki's miracle is still continuing, and Nowitzki is still on the altar!"

"He is not a meteor. He and Yes are like many superstars. Nowitzki is the kind of star with the strength to not fall from the altar!"

This is not the evaluation of fans, let alone the evaluation of Mavericks fans.

This is the evaluation of many NBA players and coaches after the game!

"Unexpectedly, this round of series is not a fight between chickens, but a real battle between gods on the altar!"

Standing on the altar with Yes...

Nowitzki's reputation suddenly reversed after this game!