This season, the Trail Blazers are the dominant team. Judging from the regular season record, their 72 wins are naturally incomparable to other teams. Strictly speaking, the records of other teams are not even affected by the Trail Blazers.

Last year, although the Trail Blazers' 69 wins were also amazing, the Heat's 66 wins and the Thunder's 60 wins were also very outstanding. The entire league showed a phenomenon of a hundred schools of thought contending.

This year is different. In addition to the Trail Blazers' terrifying 72 wins, the second best record in the league is the Spurs' 62 wins.

Not to mention that the Spurs have ten fewer wins than the Trail Blazers, except for the Spurs, there is no third team in the league with more than 60 wins.

The Pacers, the number one in the Eastern Conference, won 56 wins, while the super team Heat only won 54. The results of these teams cannot be said to be poor, but they are indeed much inferior to the Trail Blazers.

Therefore, the media regard this season as a season for the Trail Blazers. Because judging from the 82 regular season matches, there is indeed no team that is better than them, and there is not even a similar record.

The Mavericks had the opportunity to swap positions with the Grizzlies, but in the end, because of a winning gap, the unlucky Mavericks had to meet the arrogant Trail Blazers.

Although the Spurs, the second-place in the West, is also not easy to mess with, Cuban is more willing to see his team play against the second-place in the West than the Trail Blazers.

However, what Cuban did not expect was that even worse news was still coming.

The news that Anjie received concussion test in the league has been a hot topic in the past two days. Because Anjie's absence or not will directly affect the trend of the entire playoffs.

Cuban also paid attention to this news from beginning to end, but early this morning, Cuban learned that Anjie had been allowed to play!

What does this mean? This means that the last straw for the Mavericks is completely lost.

espn and tn.t also made a special column before the start of the playoffs, just like in previous years. When mentioning the Mavericks and Cuban, the hosts expressed sympathy.

"These may be the two teams with the biggest gap in strength in the first round of the playoffs." Jeff Van Gundy looked at the playoffs and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Jeff, if you were the only one who coached the Mavericks, what do you think you need to do to defeat the Trail Blazers?"

"What do you need to do? We need to make Dirk at least five years younger! Otherwise, there is no chance!" Van Gundy is not the kind of person who likes to joke when interpreting games. When he can only answer this question in this way, it means that the Mavericks really have no choice.

The Mavericks have been unsatisfied this season. Nowitzki, who has grown older, has declined significantly this year. Monta Ellis has not been able to maintain his excellent performance after opening high and closing low at the beginning of the season.

In the fiercely competitive West, the Mavericks were even almost turned around by the Suns in the ninth place, almost making the playoffs! It can also be seen that it is already thankful that the Mavericks can still make it to the playoffs this year.

Complete the Black Eight Miracle? Van Gundy really couldn't imagine any possibility.

"Average 30.1 points, 14.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 3.1 blocks, and shooting percentage is as high as 69%. When a team has such an inside monster, it is difficult for them to be defeated. Angel's data this season is better than when he won the MVP last year. What's more, compared to the data, Angel's dominance on the basketball court is also extremely strong. And don't forget that there is still Aldridge in the Trail Blazers who can average 21.1 points, 9.1 rebounds per game. Where is the Mavericks? Vince Carter? Please, it's the second decade of the 21st century. The Mavericks can no longer keep up with the pace of this era."

Before the playoffs started, the Mavericks were already looked down upon by media from all sides.

Dallas fans are very dissatisfied with this. On the Internet, fans of the Mavericks and Trail Blazers also started a fierce verbal battle.

Mavericks fans said that Angel was a hypocrite who relied on fake throws to sympathize with, while Trail Blazers fans were mocking Monta Ellis for making incredible mistakes on the court.

In short, although the strength gap is huge, the popularity brought to fans before the battle between the two sides is still not low.

In this war of verbal battle, April 20 finally came. What will this game that has attracted much attention because of the huge gap in strength?

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2012-2013 NBA championship.

Nowitzki was fascinated by staring at the fake championship pennant hanging in the training ground.

In corridors, locker rooms, and even the training grounds now, the Trail Blazers are trying their best to stuff Moda Center with anything related to the championship. This makes this Rose City team always seem inseparable from the championship.

This is true. The Trail Blazers are also a favorite to win the championship this year. Even the popularity of the Heat's Big Three was successfully suppressed by Anjie and the Trail Blazers.

"What are you looking at? Dirk?" Seeing Nowitzki remained motionless, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle walked up and patted the German on the back.

"Hmm? Oh, I didn't see anything." Nowitzki smiled at Carlisle, but his heart was full of bitterness.

I have been working hard on this 420 square meter field for 16 years.

What does 2016 mean? That is to say, when Nowitzki had already entered the league to play, Anjie was still in elementary school. But now, the two are about to compete on the same field.

After so many years, this strong German has felt tired. But there is no way, life has to continue, and I have to continue fighting against generations of powerful opponents!

After picking up the basketball, Nowitzki started to make a try. Unfortunately, the first ball was not made. Looking at Monta Ellis who was full of energy on the side, Nowitzki shook his head helplessly.

Yes, who made me 36 years old? The older I am, the more I am, the more I am in the state. Nowitzki still has the heart of a champion, but his current ability cannot support such a willingness.

It has been 16 years, and soon after, I will play another damn game. These games have been filled with his life in 16 years.

Now... maybe it's time to simply enjoy the fun that the competition brings to you.

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Gasping heavily, Nowitzki ushered in another shock from Aldridge!

But Nowitzki did not retreat. Even though the impact made him feel stuffy in his chest and almost breathless, he still did not retreat!

The cheers of fans passed by Decker's ears. It was like this. It was such a field that made him obsessed with him for a full 16 years!

Aldridge frowned. He didn't know why Dirk's defense was so tough today. However, this issue would be discussed after the game. Aldridge, who dared not waste time, hit the ball and passed it. Angel, who cut from the high position, took three steps directly to receive the ball.

The experienced Nowitzki knew what Angel wanted to do. Who made his inside partner Dalemport also an old guy like him? Anjie was able to easily cut inside, which was already expected by Nowitzki.

Before Nowitzki could move his steps, Anjie had already jumped high. In the air, Anjie placed his hands behind his head, glided for a distance, and then ripped the frame vigorously!

Shaquille O'Neal? No, no, no, it's not him. That guy is sitting in the commentary area of ​​the middle-level stands. Nowitzki shook his head. The center forward who is now raging the basket on the basketball court is Anjie, a Chinese who may be able to surpass O'Neal.

O'Neal's figure on the basketball court has become a memory forever. And he can no longer complete the repair defense as quickly as he used to back it up.

"Slow, slow down." Nowitzki said to himself, dragging his heavy steps and running towards the frontcourt again.

On the offensive end, it is very difficult for Nowitzki to get rid of Aldridge's entanglement.

It’s not that Aldridge’s single-defense ability is, but Nowitzki’s own position and running position cannot be compared with that of that year.

Before he could react, Monta Ellis broke the tactics and walked past him.

Nowitzki hurriedly looked back and saw that the young and reckless defender had eaten Anjie's "hot pot" again.

This offensive and defense round is a microcosm between the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers in this game.

The elderly Nowitzki was powerless on the court, while the young Ellis was thrown to the ground by reality again and again.

The fans of Moda Center shouted loudly, and they didn't care whether the person fighting with them was an "old man" who was already 36 years old.

"You shouldn't choose this!" Vince Carter loudly scolded Ellis on the court. This Ufo, who is one year older than Nowitzki and has a gray beard, seems to have not planned to give up the game.

But what's the use of this? Like Nowitzki, he is just a person who has been smoothed out by time.

Ellis disdained Carter's reprimand, and he felt that the old guy snatched the ball from his own hands.

In the past two years, Carter averaged 11 or 2 points per game. But as he got older, his condition was ruined. This season, Carter's average score was 5.8 points a career low.

5.8 points, can you still expect Ellis, a guy who is not obsessed with discipline, to listen to him?

Carter looked at Andre Miller on the bench opposite, at least that guy chose an excellent retirement position...

"Bee!" After the game, Carter and Nowitzki looked at each other and shook their heads together.

85 to 100, the Mavericks who played away were beaten to pieces by the Trail Blazers. If Carter and Nowitzki joined forces ten years ago, they would definitely be a championship-level combination. Unfortunately, their encounter was a bit too late...

Looking at Angel who was celebrating unbridledly on the other side of the stadium, Carter and Nowitzki were very envious.

Back then, they also fought on the court like this...
Chapter completed!