Chapter 327 Beyond Time
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel excitedly headlined "Two Games to Go!" the next day as Russ reported on Game 2 of the Bull-Deer Finals.
Moreover, the Bucks' way of winning looks fair and square.
The Bucks at home had only 2 more free throws than the Mavericks.
However, whether the referee is biased is often a subjective issue.
For example, if people in Dallas think that your referee is secretly slandering me tonight, then you are sinning against me.
Moreover, relevant media will provide some evidence.
The Mavericks took less than 20 three-pointers last night, while the Bucks shot 40+ three-pointers. How come you still made two more free throws than me?
How could a scrawny guy like Kevin Martin get 10 free throws?
Conclusion: The power of the whistle has not disappeared, it has just shifted from Da Fei to Martin.
Some extreme Dallas media even threatened: "We all saw Frye's shooting percentage in the second game, which showed us his truest offensive level when he did not receive special care."
"However, special care still exists, and Kevin Martin is the one selected by the league!"
When the Bucks came to the away game, Yu Fei refuted the "special care" rhetoric.
"I think some people need to correctly understand the difference between home field advantage and special care." Yu Fei said, "Of course, maybe for Dallas people, they should be taken care of on the road, just like they were in Houston in the first round last year."
Without Yao Huang's text message, Yu Fei would not be able to recall this recent case of counterattacking the Mavericks.
After Yu Fei said this, the media in Dallas began to defend the home team with all their strength, and excitedly refuted the argument that they defeated the Rockets and advanced to the second round last year because they received special care.
Their plausibility seems very convincing, but the Bucks just want to get peace before the game.
In the third game in Dallas, the Bucks are determined to win.
As long as they win this game and have a 3-0 lead, they can push the Mavericks into desperation.
This night, Yu Fei could feel the referee's conservatism.
The referee obviously felt the pressure from the outside world and easily refused to call Mavericks a foul.
But even so, Cuban still "scrutinizes" every move of the referee like a prisoner.
He knew exactly who blew the good whistle and who blew the bad whistle.
If a referee blows a bad whistle, he will yell at the opponent like a mad dog.
Yu Fei really didn't know what the meaning of this was.
Will they change after insulting the referee on the spot?
If you are a referee and you want to call a game properly, but there is a team owner who keeps an eye on your penalty scale all day long and greets your whole family whenever there is something wrong, will you give his team a fair penalty scale? ?
Some things changed silently.
Kevin Martin was the one who caught the referee's change in call scale, causing him to intensify his drive to the basket.
Yu Fei only felt that Martin was very brave tonight, and his willingness to challenge the defense of the second center in the Western Conference was almost unshakable.
Who gave him the courage? Of course it's the referee.
Martin, who only scored 3 free throws in the first half, made 14 free throws in the second half and made 15 of 17 free throws. He scored the second-highest score on the team with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Kevin Martin became Yu Fei's greatest helper with the blessing of the ninth level of the Whistle Power.
The Mavericks' interior group gradually encountered a foul crisis in the fourth quarter, and Nowitzki's defensive deficiencies were immediately exposed. Under the Bucks' fierce attack, the Mavericks collapsed.
109 to 100
The desperation came so suddenly that Cuban didn't know what to say to the referee's parents at the end of the game.
0 to 3?
How can this be tolerated?
After the game, a series of previous problems were repeated.
The Bucks had the same internal voice and resolutely ignored Dallas's remarks that they were receiving special care from the referees.
Only Kwame Brown entered the realm of no survivors to begin the reckoning on the Mavericks.
You know, he spent three of his four rookie years in D.C. and his final year in Dallas.
At that time, the Mavericks took great pains to find a cleaning master who could wipe Nowitzki's butt. As a result, Brown lost to Dampier in the competition, and the Mavericks gave up matching his contract last summer, so Brown was able to join the Bucks.
"I am the real second center in the Eastern Conference. As for whether someone is the real second center in the Western Conference, I don't know."
This was Brown's riposte to Dampier.
"You know why I'm closer to a championship than the guys in Dallas? Because in Dallas, I was told to wipe the butt of our best player, and in Milwaukee, our best player never had to do that for him. This thing.”
This is the difference between Da Fei and Dirk in Brown's eyes.
"You always say that we are under special care, but is there another possibility? Maybe the referees just don't like you. They just hate Mark Cuban. After all, our boss doesn't sit at home and bark like an unattended dog. .”
Brown's interview that night was a nuclear bomb. He said a lot of things that could make headlines and arguably kill the possibility of returning to Dallas.
But in the NBA, everything is possible.
Just like Jordan, after choosing Dallas, he didn't expect that he would play there again.
The fourth scene was completely scripted.
Fans thought the Bucks would sweep the Mavericks and win the championship trophy.
But the league tells you: No, they won't.
Regardless of whether the league is involved or not, they are under pressure from the outside world. With the Bucks' overall situation decided, they hope for some human intervention to prevent the Mavericks from being completely eliminated.
As fans can see, tonight's Mavericks are reminiscing about last year's first-round experience against the Rockets.
The Bucks' insiders were sent off one after another.
Nowitzki seems to be possessed by a golden light. No one can touch him tonight.
The more games like this, the more it reflects the gap in toughness between the two teams.
During the halftime break, Yu Fei expressed his stance: "Let the referee blow the damn whistle! @# whistle, we don't need it!"
In the second half, the Bucks deployed a 5-out lineup throughout the entire game and maintained the suspense of the game through great offense. Until the last ten seconds, Nowitzki used a controversial four-pointer to end the Bucks' desire to sweep the Mavericks. .
There were only a few Bucks fans at the scene. They originally wanted to keep a low profile in the away game, but they couldn't bear it when they encountered such a whistle, and they all shouted "shady".
Cuban was much quieter tonight. He knew the referee was taking care of his team.
They could obviously do it earlier, so why choose now?
When trailing 0-3, does it make sense to win against the Bucks?
some.
At least the Mavericks can sell tickets to their final home game of the season.
But is he the one who owes that show ticket money, sponsorship money, and advertising money?
Cuban believes that the league's top management has ruined their season. If such a penalty had occurred earlier, they would be tied 2-2 now.
Cuban, who confirmed this, could hardly control his emotions. He stared at Stern's position.
Since the championship could have been decided tonight, Stern needed to be there.
But Stern should have known for a long time that the Mavericks would win with a high probability.
It is impossible for the referee to have such an obvious tendency to whistle without instructions from the league.
Moreover, Cuban knew that such preferential treatment would disappear in the next game.
The league just wants to use this game to appease their anger, just like sending away beggars, thinking that this is enough.
But this is not enough, far from it.
Cuban yelled in the direction of Stern the words that made headlines in major sports sections across the United States: "You shady bitch, your league is fake! Your referees are all bastards!" On Sunday, Stern said he believed Cuban's irritating outburst was "unhealthy for him and the game."
"He's very smart and he has to be praised for his job and should be praised for putting together a great team and providing a great entertainment experience for his fans. But I think he loses control at times, It’s not healthy for him or the game.”
Stern said in an interview.
The only time Yu Fei admitted that they were taken care of was in the first game of the finals.
Just like the Mavericks were taken care of in Game 4.
The Mavericks' reaction to the penalty was surprising, especially Cuban's mentality of suffering a loss if he didn't take advantage, which was actually a big destabilizing factor for his team.
Yu Fei blocked the media and refused to accept interviews until the fifth game.
June 18th, the match day of the fifth game.
Before the game, Yu Fei accepted an interview with ESPN.
The interviewer was Jim Gray, who asked Yu Fei about the various controversies since the start of the finals.
"I think the controversy is mainly with the people of Dallas, we don't feel there is any controversy."
"Do you think the penalties in the finals are reasonable?"
"No problem."
"So, you think Dallas overreacted?"
"I'm not good at judging." Yu Fei said with a sarcastic smile, "But I won't blame the shoes because I have problems with my feet."
Tonight, Yu Fei stepped onto the field with the mentality of ending the game.
In terms of penalties, the referee tonight was extremely normal.
But Cuban's off-court remarks made it impossible for the Mavericks to correctly treat the referee's decision.
In their eyes, it seems that the referee is here to persecute them.
Yu Fei's favorite star is Tim Duncan, but he has to say that Duncan also has problems. He is like Cuban on the court, but he can't swear at the referee.
Duncan responded to every foul the referee called him as if he had been given a black whistle. He opened his eyes wide, spread his hands, and added: "No, Mr. Referee"
Tonight, the Mavericks' response to penalties was Duncan-like per capita.
This may be their reward for defeating the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. They got the BUFF of "Tim Duncan thinks he has never had a foul in his career."
They firmly believe that they are being targeted. Once they have this mentality, it will be difficult to play well.
Yu Fei broke through Josh Howard's defense, using the same set of moves, a feint and then a step-back jumper, and hit four consecutive goals on Howard's head in one quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Howard became rude to Fei's defensive actions, but was not allowed by the referee.
He was called for fouls continuously.
The Mavericks team exploded.
How can you whistle for Big Flying Star?
Da Fei is just the most popular super giant in active service. How can he compare with our Josh Howard?
Less than three quarters later, Yu Fei tore apart Howard and scored 23 points on his head. Howard finally left the game due to the persecution of the "evil" forces.
“!!#￥”
In the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, the boos were overwhelming. The fans really believed that Josh Howard did not foul because he could not guard Yu Fei, but that he was called for a foul because he could guard Yu Fei.
The poor mentality and impetuous fans led to the Mavericks' most painful defeat since the start of the playoffs.
After Josh Howard fouled out and left the game, Yu Fei was unstoppable. In order to restrict him, the Mavericks adopted mandatory double-teaming to block his offense.
Unless it is certain that Yu Fei's teammates cannot bring support, such double-teaming at any cost will only allow the Bucks to fully blossom.
The most hated Buck by Dallas people - Kevin Martin, nicknamed "Oscar Winner" by the local media - hit a three-pointer.
Later, Raja Bell received the ball and made a layup.
Danny Granger and Yu Fei made a three-pointer after popping up from the pick-and-roll.
At this point, the Mavericks have developed serious self-doubt between double-teaming Yu Fei and not double-teaming Yu Fei.
Yu Fei's step-back three-pointer named Nowitzki completely destroyed the Mavericks' defense.
From there, the game became Bucks Tonight.
The Bucks showed their small ball and three-point rain in all aspects. They do not have a great inside line, nor strong rebound control. They are not even a strong defensive team that is highly respected in the modern era.
The most abnormal thing about the Bucks is that the upper and lower limits of the system are supported by one person.
Once Yu Fei is no longer able to survive, the Bucks will also be unable to survive.
The scariest thing for Fei Hei is that Da Fei is a famous tough guy, and everyone who has used it says it is good.
Yu Fei led his teammates, and the rise of Kevin Martin filled the vacancy of the Bucks' secondary attacker. Together with a group of smart and capable backbones such as Brown, Bell, and Sprewell, the Bucks became the best in the league. Unique team.
"We can now say with certainty that the Bucks are what the next phase of basketball will look like," ESPN's Jake Ramsey said.
The game had long lost its suspense, and when garbage time came, Yu Fei sat on the sidelines wearing a towel.
With 40 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, this game allowed him to average a triple-double in the regular season, first round of the playoffs, semifinals, Eastern Conference finals and even the finals.
To him, this didn't seem like a big deal.
He just did what he was supposed to do.
Then, with the last ten seconds left in the game, neither side stopped attacking.
The Bucks' victory is determined.
111 to 84
The Bucks used a hearty victory to win the third championship of the Yu Fei era on the road.
The devastated Mavericks exited the game.
Little did Dirk Nowitzki know that a string of bad luck surrounding him was about to hit him like a stray bullet.
ESPN's Jim Gray asks: "How are you going to digest losses this year?"
Nowitzki said frustratedly: "Time will solve everything."
After that, Yu Fei won the finals MVP trophy as expected.
Greg Sager, who is always present at such occasions like the master of ceremonies, raised his microphone in front of the three-time Finals MVP and asked: "A lot of people may not be able to recover after going through turmoil like you last season." , how did you cheer up? ”
"There is no special secret." Yu Fei shook slightly, referring to all the teammates around him, "There is a sense of urgency deep in our hearts."
"Can I ask why?" Sager asked, "You are a young team and you still have a lot of time."
It's true, the Bucks still have a lot of time, but when the world makes you think you still have a lot of time, you'd better not take it for granted that you actually have a lot of time.
On this issue, you can't excuse yourself with "I still have time."
Because
"For us, this is the key to the problem. We fought hard all the way and finally achieved the goal after burning everything we had. It is precisely because we don't know the answer to this question." Yu Fei said, "Time can solve many things. But if you expect time to solve everything, you will end up asking for trouble because you don’t know if there is enough time.”
⑴The Mavericks’ home stadium is also named by American Airlines.
(End of chapter)