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The day after the Warriors and Jazz finished their battle, on April 21, the remaining four teams in the West also had a fierce confrontation. The Lakers played against the Mavericks at home. Gasol and Nowitzki, two players representing the top inside in Europe, played against them. Nowitzki is great, Gasol is slightly inferior to him, but the boss of the Lakers is not Gasol but Kobe, but the boss of the Mavericks is Nowitzki.

The boss of the family just barely overwhelmed the second in command, and the defeat of the Mavericks became inevitable.

The Lakers defeated the Mavericks 128-114 at home and won the first victory in the first round. Kobe and Gasol combined to defeat Nowitzki's single-core Mavericks. After experiencing a 0-12-loss playoff journey, Gasol also ushered in his first playoff victory.

The Mavericks have a bad year this season because their other core, Kidd, is injured.

Yes, Jason Kidd, the point guard who can be ranked in the top four of the active league, was finally caught by Cuban and the Mavericks. In the end, he was injured less than two months ago, and he had a knee injury and relapsed. It was certain that he missed the playoffs.

This matter needs to be reviewed. On February 13, 2008, the Dallas Mavericks completed a deal with the New Jersey Nets. The Mavericks sent Devin Harris, Dessa Gehner Diop, Trenton Hassel, Morris Iger, Keith Van Horn, two future draft picks and some cash, and exchanged them for Jason Kidd, Marik Allen and Antoine Wright from the Nets.

The Mavericks have never had an All-Star point guard since losing Steve Nash. Although the young defender Devin Harris, who just renewed the contract for the season, performed well and contributed a career-high 14.4 points and 5.3 assists, the Mavericks are unwilling to continue waiting, and they dare not wait any longer.

The Celtics in the Eastern Conference formed a force G3. The Lakers recruited soldiers in the Western Conference and got the hands of Gasol. Then the Suns were unwilling to fall behind and changed O'Neal. When the Mavericks saw the situation, they were anxious. Even Nowitzki, who was gentle in character, made a harsh statement: Find me a good helper now.

Cuban is worthy of being the most perfect boss in the league. He immediately spent half a team to exchange Kidd from the Nets. Kidd is definitely the best pure point guard in the league. Considering that his rebounding ability may be the word pure point guard is not very suitable, this guy averaged 8 rebounds per game last season, and the league's inside line has been eclipsed at this point!

After Kidd arrived at the Mavericks, he immediately organized the team to win eight consecutive games, and then he had a knee injury and had been sitting on the bench until now. This is also the reason why the Mavericks will fall to seventh in the West. They were still the regular season champion last season.

Of course, the Suns were also unlucky. They spent all their energy to get O'Neal. As a result, they found out that O'Neal was no longer the Lakers' three consecutive championships. The sharks were old and could not swim and could only fight in positional battles.

But the Suns are a guerrilla warfare team, coached by D'Antoni and Nash controls the ball. Such a team can still play positional battles, right?

Whether it's a joke or not, the Suns have become a joke in the league now. The deal with O'Neal not only did not make their strength higher, but the team's record plummeted. Last season, it was second in the West, this season, and became sixth in the West, and a brother-in-law with the Mavericks.

The Mavericks and the Suns are in a very similar situation. Both of them have much worse regular season records than last season, and they lost the first playoff game in the first round.

The specific scores between the Lakers and the Mavericks in the four quarters are (Lakes behind): 22-26, 34-32, 22-39, 36-31. Nowitzki scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, while the latter had 12 rebounds, Josh Howard contributed 23 points, 14 rebounds, and Starkhouse contributed 15 points, but the other two main players and 1 substitute played only scored 16 points in total.

On the Lakers, Gasol contributed 20 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks. Kobe scored 18 points in the last 8 minutes, contributing 32 points in the whole game, Odom scored 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Walton contributed 16 points.

At the beginning of the game, Nowitzki helped the Mavericks start 6-7, two fouls of Lakers Radmanovic ended early, but the Lakers used Kobe to attract defense, Odom and Gasol cut into the penalty area at a break, and the firepower of the German tank was quickly suppressed, Walton and Famar helped, and the Lakers opened the score 23-13 with a 12-4 high ball to 23-13. In the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, Nowitzki and Howard worked together to score 9 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks fell behind 22-26.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Starkhouse completed a beautiful "2+1" as soon as he got started, and then made a dunk in the inside. He could not tell at all about his old age, which surprised the Mavericks fans. After Kidd was injured, their only reliance on the outside was Jason Terry and the 34-year-old veteran.

The veteran did not disappoint the fans. He first made two 3 points in a row, and then made two more mid-range shots. Terry also performed very vigorously on the bench. After completing a "2+1" in Kobe, the Mavericks completed a 19-7 high squad lead 41-33 in the first 5 minutes of the quarter. Gasol stepped forward in time and scored 4 points in a row. In the last 2 minutes and 02 seconds of the quarter, he took 6 points from the Lakers' last 8 points, helping the Lakers lead 58-56 again at the end of the half.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Kobe and Gasol joined forces to attack, and the two scored 13 points, while Terry and Starkhouse suddenly stopped the show. As a result, the Lakers' high 17-4 high-end scored widen the score difference into double digits. Terry scored twice in a row in a row, but Gasol and Odom's firepower remained unabated. The Mavericks were unable to catch up with points for a while. Even though Kreza made a layup and performed well in three points, Radmanovic and Famal's two 3 points still allowed the Lakers to lead the first three quarters 97-78.

In the fourth quarter, the Mavericks tried to counterattack. Nowitzki's counterattack 13-4 at the beginning of the quarter narrowed the gap to 10 points, but Kobe immediately made a three-pointer and layup, and the score was widened again. Nowitzki and Howard then joined forces to counterattack. The two won 20 points of the team's 23 points in the last 8 minutes. Kobe was not willing to be outdone and scored 15 points by himself. The Mavericks' counterattack ended here. Nowitzki then left the field with six fouls, and the Mavericks collapsed and lost.

The Mavericks failed, and his brother-in-law Suns did not win either.

The Suns have been a complete tragedy this season. I really don’t know what their uniform team thinks. They actually exchanged Marion, one of the Sun Iron Triangles, for O’Neal, the old shark. It’s not that the two have much inferior abilities. If they play singles, I believe Marion will be beaten out by O’Neal. Even if the shark is old, no matter how old the shark is, it will be a shark.

The problem is that the Suns are a running team, and this system is very suitable for Marion, not O'Neal. To give an analogy, Marion's ability bonus in the Suns is 200%. Nash can add a fast break aura to him, run and capture aura, and various projection auras, but O'Neal's ability is reduced by 50%. He and Nash hurt each other, he gave Nash a hysteresis aura, while Nash gave him a weak aura, and the Suns were injured in the end.

Although the Mavericks and the Suns are brothers in trouble, everyone knows that the Mavericks lose in front of them. They are over this season but can make a comeback next season because they will get a healthy Kidd from the start of next season. Kidd can actually play this season, as long as he grits his teeth.

But Cuban and the Mavericks have taken safer measures. They have allowed Kidd to recover from his injuries. This season is considered training, and it will be OK for Kidd to return full health next season. As long as Kidd returns full health, the partner he and Nowitzki will definitely cause a bloody storm in the West.

As for O'Neal and the Sun? Haha, let's go down. O'Neal is waiting to retire, while the Sun is waiting to rebuild.

The Hornets fought against the Suns at home, and this game was seen as the competition for the league's first point guard. This season, Chris Paul officially ascended the throne and became another emperor in the league's point guard, and fought for the top point guard with MVP Nash on the double team.

The Suns led the way in the first half with fierce momentum. After the second half, the situation suddenly changed. After the first 6 minutes, the Hornets took the opportunity to overtake the score. Although the Suns counterattacked wildly in the fourth quarter, it was too late. In the end, the Suns lost to the Hornets 96-102...

Three players from both teams scored in double digits, S. Jr. scored 33 points and 7 rebounds, Nash scored 23 points and 10 assists, and O'Neal scored 19 points and 14 rebounds. For the Hornets, West scored 18 points and 9 rebounds, Paul scored 32 points and 7 assists, and Peja scored 29 points. Although Tyson Chandler scored only 6 points, he had 15 rebounds, which guaranteed the team's victory on the defensive end.

After the first quarter, the Suns mastered their first offense. O'Neal made a strong attack at the basket and caused West to foul, making two free throws. Later, two terrifying point guards began to show their conversation. Paul made a fake fax shot and made a high jump shot from the top.

O'Neal and Sir were rampant at the Hornets' basket. The Hornets made a series of attacks. Nash made a mid-range shot, and the Suns made a 9-2 Hornets. After the timeout, the Hornets began to let Paul attack. Paul lived up to his high expectations for his teammates and coaches, scoring 6 points in a row. However, the Hornets became silent again. O'Neal forced Chandler to make a successful attempt. Sir Sedan scored 8 points in a dunk shot. The Suns made a 10-2 high shot. Peja missed a long shot and started a melee. Then he made a layup. O'Neal scored two points, Bale scored a three-pointer, and the Suns 26-12 Hornets. At the end of the first quarter, the Suns 35-26 Hornets.

After the start of the second quarter, Dior scored 3 points in a row with free throws, Peja scored 7 points in and outside, and the Hornets pressed step by step, Chandler then made one of two free throws, the Suns made a layup, O'Neal gave West a hot pot, the Suns stabilized the situation, O'Neal and Stan each scored 2 points, Nash made a mid-range shot, and the Suns led the Hornets with a big score of 50-38.

When Paul saw that his teammates were too bad, he decisively took charge of the attack, so he bullied Nash to defend, and scored 6 points in a row through breakthrough to put pressure on the Suns. Then West made a layup and the Hornets began to chase the points. Sir Paul lost his layup behind, O'Neal and Nash each scored 2 points, and the Suns widened the gap again, but Paul became more and more courageous, causing O'Neal to make a foul and both free throws. At the end of the first half, the Suns led the Hornets 61-54.

After the start of the second half, the Suns were in trouble. Paul scored 4 points in a row. After that, both sides made consecutive mistakes. Paul added two more points in the mid-range shot. Both sides tied at 61. O'Neal lost both free throws. The Suns did not score in the first 6 minutes. The two teams made a continuous blow, but the Hornets had an offensive genius Chris Paul, and the Queen Bee made another mid-range shot, and then assisted Peja to make a mid-range shot.

When Nash saw that Paul was too arrogant, he decisively showed his attack talent to his juniors. He launched an attacking mid-range shot alone to help the team break the scoring drought, but at this time the Suns were already behind, trailing the Hornets 63-65.

The shooting percentage of the two teams still did not improve. West grabbed the frontcourt rebound and scored a layup, and then obtained two more free throws, all of which hit. Paul scored in the sky, and the Suns 63-71 Hornets.

Nash then made a layup, O'Neal turned around and made a heavy dunk. When the Hornets saw that the Sharks were going to be arrogant, they decisively used the "shark chop" tactic, but O'Neal made 5 of 6 free throws. Fortunately, the Hornets also got a clue. Chandler made a makeover dunk, West turned around and made a hit at the basket, the Hornets continued to control the situation, Peja made both free throws, and at the end of the third quarter, the Suns 72-81 Hornets.

After the fourth quarter, Sir made one of two free throws, the Suns made a series of irons, Peja's three-pointer kick showed his power, and made a series of successes. Sir's shot missed again, Paul grabbed the rebound and played a one-stop layup, Hornets firmly controlled the situation, Oberto scored a layup, and the Suns scored 75-92 Hornets.

Sir S made both free throws, Paul made a big shot in the middle. Both sides continued to make a blackshot, Nash made a layup, and the Hornets continued to maintain a lead of more than 10 points. After that, Sir Sir scored continuously, the Suns began to chase points, Nash made a midshot, and the Suns made a 91-96 Hornets.
Chapter completed!