Chapter 343: The End of the Regular Season, the Limit of the SuperSonics!

On April 18, 2007, Seattle faced the Dallas Mavericks at home.

As the head coach of the Sonics in this game.

Nelson is the absolute protagonist of this game!

It is almost impossible for the Sonics to defeat the Mavericks by normal means.

The only way is to use Nelson's favor to make the Mavericks give up the victory of this game!

As the former head coach of the Mavericks, he is also the creator of this Mavericks.

Nelson's influence on this calf is in every aspect!

In the past few days, media across the United States have been hyping everything about Nelson with the Mavericks.

Including his mentoring relationship with Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson.

Including his mentoring relationship with Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki.

The purpose of the national media's hype is to tell everyone that if the Mavericks really deliberately let go of the Sonics in this game, don't be surprised.

And for good reason!

The relationship between the Mavericks and Nelson is one of constant turmoil and chaos!

Be the focus of the storm.

Nelson's performance with the SuperSonics these days has been business as usual.

It was as if the sounds outside had no effect on him.

No matter how the outside media hypes it up, no matter how the American media gets to the bottom of it.

Nelson never mentioned anything about him and the Mavericks.

Until the locker room before the game.

"Your performance now far exceeds my imagination!"

"A few days ago, I thought I had seen your limits. It was only now that I realized how short-sighted I was!"

Yees and the Sonics players were a little surprised when they were about to leave the locker room.

Nelson's performance has been business as usual recently.

Ye Si really thought that Old Nelson didn't care what the outside world said at all.

"I know that the recent relationship between me and the Mavericks has caused you more or less trouble. This was not my intention."

Old Nelson sighed.

"Coach, this is not your problem."

Ye Si said calmly: "You are just the former head coach of the Mavericks, and you are now the head coach of the SuperSonics."

Old Nelson looked at Ye Si with a wry smile and shook his head.

"Yes, you know, in the past few days, I have picked up the phone and hung up the phone to Dirk and Avery countless times."

Old Nelson's words surprised Ye Si.

Rondo, David Lee, Milicic, Quentin Richardson…

Every Sonics player had a look of surprise on their face.

Does Coach Nelson really intend to use his influence? !

"In the past few days, I've been hesitant, I really have been hesitant!"

"I know, I can't tarnish the fairy tale of Yes!"

"When I get on the phone with Avery or Dirk, whether they like it or not, my actions will taint the miracle and fairy tale of Yes."

"But it's hard for me to remain indifferent to Yes and the efforts of all of you."

"I don't want your fairy tale this season to end like this. I know exactly what you have paid for it!"

"These days, I don't know what I should do best for you."

"Win? Or lose?"

Which one is best for us?

Win or lose?

Yesi was a little puzzled by what Old Nelson meant.

Of course, winning against the Mavericks and ranking fifth in the Western Conference would be the best!

He understands that Nelson is struggling with whether to give it to Nowitzki and young general Johnson.

But wondering whether it was better for them to win or lose, Ye Si was confused.

However, Nelson said it sincerely.

And he has always done this in the team.

Therefore, even though the relationship between Nelson and the Mavericks has been ambiguous recently.

But the SuperSonics never thought that Nelson would help the Mavericks reach a secret deal.

"Even now, I don't know which one is best for you."

"But now, I know that you are eager to win a game!"

"In this game, I will leave everything to you to decide. Let me see how far your limits can go!"

"In this game, let me see how short-sighted my estimation of you is!"

"I have not tarnished your fairy tale, nor will I tarnish your fairy tale. I want to see the ending of the fairy tale you wrote for yourself!"

Nelson rarely spoke so much in the Sonics in the past.

This time, listening to Old Nelson's encouragement, Ye Si was still a little confused about what Old Nelson meant.

I always feel that there is some truth in what Nelson said.

But there is no doubt that Nelson's words have a significant morale boost for the Sonics.

Ye Si can clearly feel how excited the Sonics players around him are now!

Nelson, one of the greatest head coaches in NBA history!

This is how he recognizes their performance!

Even Ye Si was quite excited at this time.

He even felt that Old Nelson should continue to encourage him.

He can get a temporary status bonus for this game!

But unfortunately, Nelson did not continue to encourage.

Key Arena is packed tonight!

As the regular season attendance rate exceeds 100% this season, it is the arena with the highest attendance rate in the NBA.

KeyArena is always full for every game!

The number of fans in this game may still be the same.

But the momentum created is simply incomparable to the past!

It’s hard to imagine that an NBA team’s role players could receive such loud cheers for their appearance!

As the first player to appear for the Sonics.

The cheers Rondo received shocked even Rondo himself.

"The second master has successfully counterattacked and became the boss of the Sonics?!"

The amount of cheers he received was comparable to the previous Yes!

This surprised Rondo quite a bit.

Until Quentin Richardson, David Lee, Milicic appeared later...

After each of them received such treatment, Rondo glared at these Sonics players on the court with a dark face and displeasure.

The second master who co-wrote is still a supporting actor!

"sharp!"

Originally, Nowitzki felt that Rondo's appearance was already shocking.

It wasn't until Yes appeared that they knew what shock was!

This is not the first time he has played against the Sonics.

It's not just the first time this season for the Mavericks at Key Arena.

It can only be said that judging from the current performance of SuperSonics fans, the importance of this game can only be seen!

Opponents value this game so much.

But the outcome of this game lies in their hands!

This feeling makes every player on the Mavericks feel so comfortable that their hairs stand on end!

The more Sonics players pay attention to it, the hungrier the Sonics fans become, and the greater their sense of accomplishment will be when they defeat the Sonics and push the Sonics to eighth place in the Western Conference!

The SuperSonics' starting lineup for this game is center Milicic, power forward David Lee, small forward Quentin Richardson, guard Ye Si, and point guard Rondo.

This is the expected starting lineup.

The whole world knows what Seattle's attitude is towards this game.

Must win!

Determination to win!

If the SuperSonics want to get fifth in the Western Conference, they need to win this game!

But when the Mavericks starting lineup came out, it was a bit surprising!

Center Eric Dampier, power forward Nowitzki, small forward Josh Howard, shooting guard Jason Terry, and point guard Devin Harris.

Full lineup!

The Dallas Mavericks did not go through the motions as many people speculated, but directly came up with an all-main lineup!

"The Mavericks have no intention of letting go in this game?!"

Buckley was surprised!

Very surprised!

He was also the one who thought Dallas would let this game go.

The Mavericks unleashed the Sonics.

According to the current situation of the Spurs defeating the Nuggets.

The fifth place in the Western Conference will be the SuperSonics, the sixth place will be the Spurs, the seventh place will be the Nuggets, and the eighth place will be the Lakers.

When the Mavericks beat the Lakers, isn't it just cutting melons and vegetables?

Letting this game go will not affect their promotion.

Playing against the Lakers and playing against the SuperSonics is just the difference between playing against ants and slightly bigger ants.

But they can give the Spurs, the hardest bone to gnaw, to the Rockets, who are equally difficult to gnaw!

Judging from the strength shown by the Spurs in the sprint stage, if there are still teams that cannot recognize the true strength of the Spurs, then they are really fools!

The Spurs' strength will definitely not be much worse than the three gods of the Western Conference. They are definitely on the same level as the three gods of the Western Conference and the Celtics.

It is very beneficial to the Mavericks to let two teams like the Spurs and Rockets meet in advance and consume them in advance!

Even if Nelson didn't ask the Mavericks to let this game go, if the Mavericks had a long-term plan for the championship, they should have let this game go!

But the Mavericks' starting lineup is really surprising!

"Maybe the Mavericks just played a symbolic minute in the last game, or they were all the main players in the last quarter!"

Let the Spurs and Rockets meet in advance and consume them in advance. Such a good strategy, Barkley didn't believe that the Mavericks would be so stupid and unwilling to accept it.

After the game started, Barkley was soon really shocked and stunned by the Mavericks' behavior!

"Mavericks, are you really planning to play?!"

Milicic and Dampier jumped the ball and successfully defeated Dampier, the second center in the Eastern Conference, giving SuperSonics the first opportunity to win the game.

Rondo dribbled the ball past half-court. Faced with Rondo being released, Yes, as usual, came up to play a pick-and-roll with Rondo.

This is the Sonics' main tactic in recent times.

This tactic can solve the problem of Rondo being released to a certain extent, and can also get more assist opportunities for Rondo.

Now Rondo is still the assist king, and the advantage is no longer so subtle.

Facing the playing style of Rondo and Yes, most teams are not so focused. After the defensive players are blocked by Rondo, Yes is almost invincible.

Yes, who was screened by Rondo and took an open shot, had an astonishingly high shooting percentage!

The Mavericks are now confirmed to be No. 1 in the Western Conference.

This game is the last game of the Mavericks regular season.

Sprinted with the Suns Rockets for a season.

It's self-evident what the Mavericks' mental state is now!

Now that we finally have a game that has nothing to do with the outcome, why not take a good rest?

It can be said that the SuperSonics' tactic is very suitable for beating the current Mavericks.

But for Barkley and many Sonics fans at the scene, as well as many viewers in front of the TV.

The Mavericks' concentration in this game is jaw-dropping!

Rondo is very thin, but his screen quality has always been very good.

Rondo has very long arms and is extremely talented. Sometimes, if he is asked to cover Ye Si, he can sometimes cover two with one.

But at the beginning of the game, Rondo couldn't even cover Devin Harris!

Devin Harris is so fast!

He is fast and dexterous, and he can always drill Rondo from nowhere!

The Mavericks' crazy state of concentration in this game posed a great threat to the SuperSonics!

The Sonics' offense mainly relies on the connection between Yes and Rondo and Yes and Milicic.

It seems that these are two lines of the blame-shifting system, but in fact, no matter which line it is, Rondo's ball control and finding Yeez are very important!

Because of the presence of Devin Harris, there were some problems with the connection between Yes and Rondo.

There was a problem with the connection between Ye Si and Rondo, and naturally there was a problem with the game!

At the end of the first quarter, the Dallas Mavericks were 33-26 away from home, leading the SuperSonics by 7 points!

"The Mavericks are really playing this game for real!"

Seeing Terry and Josh Howard on the court as soon as the second quarter started, Barkley stood up from his seat in surprise!

"Can the Mavericks really give up the temptation of the Spurs to play the Rockets?!"

"In order to send the Sonics to eighth place, the Mavericks can actually give up the temptation of a big drama like the Rockets playing the Spurs?!"

This is really incredible!

"In this game, the Mavericks want to personally send the SuperSonics to eighth place in the Western Conference!"

"The Dallas Mavericks really want to play Seattle in the playoffs!"

The Dallas Mavericks have said more than once in previous interviews that they want to play the SuperSonics in the playoffs.

At that time, most people just thought the Mavericks were joking.

Nelson is the former head coach of the Mavericks.

The Mavericks want to meet their former head coach in the playoffs because of a sentiment. Not many people take such sentiment seriously.

But now?

It doesn't matter if the Mavericks don't show mercy to the SuperSonics in this game, they can still be so strict!

At the end of the first half, Dallas already led the SuperSonics by 14 points, 61-47!

Lost the game by 14 points at halftime!

The process of this game is almost exactly the same as the Supersonic Pistons game!

The only difference is that the Mavericks have Nowitzki, but the Pistons don't!

Facing the Pistons, as long as Yes can bite, for a defensive team like the Pistons, there will always be some problems in the offense. This is an opportunity.

But the Mavericks, the Mavericks are the most balanced team in the league!

Watching the game between the Mavericks and SuperSonics, Barkley felt sorry for the SuperSonics!

"The gap is too big!"

"The gap between the two teams is too big!"

"Nowitzki is unmatched against David Lee and Millsap!"

"When the SuperSonics meet the Mavericks in the playoffs, there is no chance!"

Are the Mavericks crazy in this game? !

After the game against the Nuggets, Spurs head coach Popovich was surprised and happy watching the game!

The Mavericks played crazier in this game than they did in that game!

The problem of the calf that he had worried about for several days never appeared at all!

106 to 85!

At the end of the game, Key Arena was extremely quiet!

Yes and the Sonics players had expectations for the outcome of this game.

The Mavericks are very powerful. How powerful are they?

The strongest team in the league right now!

You really can’t win!

It seems impossible to beat the Mavericks by any means!

I tried my best and worked hard, but in the end I was still eighth in the Western Conference.

After a brief calm, all the SuperSonics fans in the audience once again gave Ye Si and the SuperSonics the craziest applause and encouragement!

"This is the limit of supersonic speed and Yes!"

"The strength of the Mavericks is far beyond the reach of even the already extreme Sonics and Yes!"

"But congratulations to Yes and congratulations to the SuperSonics, they played a very successful regular season!"

"But, this season, Yes' fairy tale is over!"

"Even if the fairy tale ends now, they are proud enough!"

Barkley is still very excited. For the Sonics, even if they lose this game, this is a great season!

For many national reporters on the sidelines, this result also made them excited.

The Mavericks are indeed not comparable to the current Pistons!

There is no way to give Yes a five-game losing streak in the regular season, but the SuperSonics' four-game losing streak in the playoffs is certain!

"Personally send the SuperSonics to the eighth position in the Western Conference!"

This is what the Mavericks have been thinking about most this half season!

Now, this matter is finally completed!

Nowitzki, Terry, Devin Harris, Iverson Johnson...

At the moment the game ended, everyone on the Mavericks looked at Nelson standing on the sidelines!

Finally opened the gift God gave them!

This feeling is great!

This is the happiest moment after the Mavericks were reversed and lost the championship to the Heat!