Chapter 1798 The Thin Line Between Life and Death

The same desperate half-time three-pointer as in the second game. The difference is that this time the protagonists were replaced by Ji Feng and the Lakers. Ji Feng's long-range three-pointer passed through the basket and did not go in. Instead, it went straight It flew into the hands of reporters on the sidelines, which was very similar to the Lakers' performance in this game. In fact, long, long before this ball, this game had already gone as far as this ball.

Even before Ji Feng threw the ball, the entire American Airlines Center in Dallas had already become a sea of ​​joy, with 20,000 spectators whistling, cheering, and shouting to celebrate the victory.

"The Battle of Tianwang Mountain is coming! The Lakers did not win another victory on the road. The Dallas Cowboys and Purple and Gold Army each won their two home games in the first four games. Now, they are tied!" Major commentators After angrily praising the Mavericks, the final result of the game was announced.

Ji Feng and other Lakers players did not say anything and walked back to the locker room dully. This was their worst loss in the four-year playoffs and the most unwilling one. They had to accept the reality that the two sides were tied. They have to accept that they have now reached the most dangerous moment of the playoffs.

They had nothing to say about their loss in this game. They never led for even a minute in the entire game, and fell behind by as many as 28 points at most. Although they launched a long-lost offensive in the last quarter, it didn't help.

Even so, the Lakers' team statistics were still crushed by the Mavericks in this game.

The Mavericks led the game 42-23 in rebounds, 24-17 in assists, 7-3 in steals, 6-2 in blocks, and 5-12 in turnovers. Except for one more foul than the Lakers, all other statistics were significantly ahead of the Lakers.

Even the shooting percentage is the same. The Mavericks' 58% shooting rate set the highest record in this playoffs so far, while the Lakers only had 42%. This is also due to their performance in the last quarter.

In terms of players, 7 Mavericks scored in double figures. Dirk scored 32 points and 7 rebounds. Chandler had 14 points and 11 rebounds, beating the Lakers Twin Towers with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 7 points and 4 rebounds. Terry's 22 points also topped the list. Higher than Kobe's 20 points.

Although Marion's 16 points and 6 rebounds were not as good as Ji Feng's 33 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Marion only took 10 shots in exchange for 16 points, which was more efficient.

As for the substitutes, Barea of ​​the Mavericks had 12 points and 10 assists, Hayward had 7 points and 5 rebounds, while for the Lakers, only Artest scored 9 points, and Farmar only scored 1 point.

"The Lakers team played abnormally tonight. This is not the true level of the Lakers." Director Zhang said after the game. He had never seen such a miserable game in which the Lakers were suppressed.

Even Coach Zhang, a Lake honey, is a little confused, not to mention the Lakers players. Now the atmosphere has dropped to freezing point, and they just want to leave this sad place as soon as possible.

Behind them, the slogan "BEA LA!" resounded throughout the audience, and this time, anyone could hear the joy contained in this sentence, which was completely different from the previous situations where they shouted with despair.

The Mavericks substitutes also celebrated wildly in front of the bench early. A group of people held hands and rushed into the court just waiting for the whistle. The five people on the Mavericks court no longer cared about the Lakers' last attack. The score difference is still 12 points. Unless the last ball counts as 13 points, there is no possibility of them being reversed.

Just like the DJ shouted: "Then we will meet at Tianwang Mountain! Come on! Dallas Cowboys!"

That's right, the Mavericks pulled one more game at their home court, two games in a row, to tie the score at 2-2, and the two sides returned to the same starting line!

There seems to be no need to be so excited. It's just 2-2. The Mavericks haven't gained the slightest advantage yet. They still haven't mastered the home court advantage. The Lakers still have the advantage on paper.

However, this game is considered by countless Mavericks fans to be the most memorable victory in the playoffs in team history!

"Sleepless tonight in Dallas!"

The on-site commentator even shouted such a slogan in excitement, and Dirk, who has always been low-key, also stepped onto the technical stage that he had never set foot on before, shouting to the fans: "We will come back here, and we will bring success." champion!"

Not to mention Terry, who is already high-profile, he has already held the ball for tonight's game and it seems that no one can take the ball away from his arms.

Mavericks coach Carlisle was so cheerful that he even tidied up his messy hair and tie before being interviewed by reporters. In his first words to reporters, he said to himself: "This is the most important thing in my coaching career." A win and I'm proud of Dallas."

Yes, although the big score was only tied at 2-2, this is enough for the people of Dallas to be proud, because this is the first time in four seasons that the Lakers have tied their opponent 2-2 in the playoffs, and it will be The upcoming fifth game will also be their first trip to Tianwang Mountain in four seasons.

"This game changed the pattern of the playoffs. The Mavericks used their actual actions to prove that the Lakers are not invincible." Nash said in summary after the game.

Yes, this game now seems to be a major turning point in the history of the playoffs. The arrogant Lakers encountered a Waterloo-like battle in Dallas. Their 26-game winning streak in the playoffs was ended. At the same time, they have never won the playoffs for four consecutive seasons. The record of not losing consecutive games in the playoffs also came to an end tonight, which is enough for the Mavericks to become a part of history.

This game also made countless Mavericks fans more confident. They now believe that they really have a chance to set a record and end the Lakers' dream of four consecutive championships!

"We can do it, and we will keep up our efforts in the next game. Los Angeles is not a castle that cannot be conquered." Carlisle said after the game.

Yes, with victory comes strong self-confidence. The Mavericks believe they can continue to win. As for the Lakers, although they are sitting at home, their momentum is low. They did not even choose to attend the press conference and left the ball directly. They went straight to the airport and flew back to Los Angeles. For them, it was really a life-or-death situation.

There have been many dynasty collapses in sports history. Most of the reasons for their collapse were not due to injuries or lack of strength. The biggest reason was actually a breakdown in mentality.

"Facing failure is not an easy thing."

This sentence is the truth of competitive sports, and for a winning team, it will be even more difficult to face failure.

This is also the main reason that outsiders think when analyzing why the Lakers lost so miserably in Game 4.

"Obviously, the Lakers haven't gotten over the loss in Game 3 yet." Barkley said after the game when analyzing why the Lakers suffered a disastrous defeat.

"Yes, the Lakers won too much, but they didn't know how to get back to form early in adversity, and there were too many controversies in the third game, which made them too angry and the Mavericks seized the opportunity. I have to say, the Mavericks The resilience of this team, and what the Lakers have to do now is to get over the loss as quickly as possible," Kenny Smith said.