Chapter 107 Winning the Championship
Winning Game 4 was a surprise for both Pistons fans and Mavericks fans.

But for the former, it was a shock, while for the latter, it was a surprise.

They thought that the Pistons, who had won two games in a row, would continue to win at home and reach their match point.

Unexpectedly, the Mavericks team led by Zheng Yang were so tenacious that they won the game by a large margin, making the total score 2-2!
Next, the two teams will return to the American Airlines Center, where they will have a crucial decisive battle.

The date is set for June 6, when the Pistons' real-time probability of winning the championship is still higher than their opponents, but it is no longer a crushing trend.

Everyone has seen the resilience of the Mavericks team. They will not give up easily. Therefore, giving the Pistons the title of champion so early is just a joke.

"I like the Mavericks because they have the same temperament as Zheng Yi. You know what I mean. I mean they are always creating miracles.

The current score is 2-2, and they still have a great chance to win the championship. Even though they are not favored by most people, so what?
This only shows that most people don’t understand football.

I will still be the most loyal fan of this Mavericks team, and I believe they will win the first championship in the history of the Mavericks team."

Before the decisive battle, Barkley said in front of the camera that he would be the Mavericks' most loyal fan and he would support them with all his strength no matter what.

The game officially started at the scheduled time. The American Airlines Center was still crowded tonight. The tickets for this game had already been sold out. At this moment, even if you took a ticket that had doubled in price to the trading market, you could still sell it easily.

This is everyone's desire to witness this important game with their own eyes. People who don't understand football simply don't understand the desire in their hearts.

"Tonight's starting lineup is still a familiar face. In the director's shot just now, we can see that Coach Larry Brown and Coach Donnie Jason both have frowns on their faces and look serious.

From their expressions, you can tell how important this game is to these two teams.

Yes, if it was not a very important game, it would naturally not be given a special name - the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

Whoever wins this game will be the first to reach his match point.

The referee came to the midfield with the ball and signaled the players on both sides to stand and prepare for the jump ball! "

Under Yu Jia's commentary, everyone focused their attention on the game on the field.

During the jump ball phase, Dampier still made a steady pass. This guy played really well in this year's playoffs. No matter who the opponent was, he protected the basket very well.

Even in the finals, facing Big Ben and Roaring God, Dampier was not afraid at all. He kept fighting with them under the basket and helped the team get rebounds.

Although his performance is still some distance away from the big contract he got, as long as the Mavericks can win the championship this year, this contract is still acceptable.

After getting the ball, the Mavericks still passed the ball to Zheng Yang, but Hamilton, who was defending in front of Zheng Yang, stayed close to him, and his two big arms kept harassing Zheng Yang's dribbling.

Judging from his position, he should be preparing to defend Zheng Yang's shot. If he is passed, the person behind him will provide backup defense.

Facing Hamilton's tight pressure, Zheng Yang did not panic. Instead, he took the initiative to engage in physical confrontation, and then seized the opportunity to pass him in one step.

The reason why many Chinese players who play well in normal times but become weak in international competitions is that as long as the opponent presses hard, they become afraid and start to retreat continuously.

I don’t dare to make any move, let alone confront my opponent!
When you show your fear, your opponents will not show any mercy. They will only come up harder and steal the ball from you.

But Zheng Yang never does this. When the opponent is pressing very hard, it is difficult to get past the opponent by fake moves. At this time, he will use his physical talents, then create physical space and then break through.

After passing his opponent, Zheng Yang looked at the opponent's iron bucket formation in the paint area and did not choose to rush in. Instead, he took a step to the side and then shot.

The basketball did not go in, but the Pistons successfully secured the rebound and started their own offensive round.

Zheng Yang frowned, feeling a little uneasy. Not scoring a goal was a small problem, but he was worried that his condition today was average and he would not be able to score in the opponent's penalty area as many times as he did in the last game.

That would be terrible!
What happened later was indeed similar to what Zheng Yang had expected. His condition today was really average. Although he did miss every shot, his hit rate was much lower than the previous game.

However, the bad situation he expected did not occur. Zheng Yang's average form did not cause the Mavericks to fall behind the Pistons. On the contrary, at the end of the first quarter, they were leading by 5 points.

This was a situation that surprised old Nelson quite a bit, and the reason was very simple.

The shooting touch of other Mavericks players is back!

It shouldn't be difficult for the Mavericks to play against the Pistons. The opponent has been playing double-team defense, and Zheng Yang's drives to the basket can attract the opponent's defensive attention. As long as the Mavericks players can score from the outside, the Pistons can't stop them at all.

But the other players on the Mavericks were so defensive in G2 and G3. No matter how Zheng Yang tried to avoid the double-team or how the ball was passed to them, they just couldn't make the shot.

That’s why we were chased by the opponent for two games in a row!
But maybe it was the home-court advantage, maybe it was the confidence given by the last game, or maybe it was some other reason, anyway, these players all found their shooting touch in today's game.

When they made multiple shots from the outside, they naturally took the lead.

The Pistons were also a little panicked at the moment. Before the game started, they thought that Zheng Yang would not be able to perform like he did in the last game.

As long as the opponent's touch declines, that will be the Pistons' chance.

But they didn't expect that the other Mavericks players, who had been soft throughout the series, would actually become tough at this time.

And each one is tougher than the other, Finley, Jason Terry, Jerry Stackhouse...

They hit the outside shot one after another, making the Pistons' iron wall a joke.

In the next three quarters, although the Mavericks' outside shooting was temporarily interrupted at some point, overall, they performed very well throughout the game.

When the Pistons were forced to expand their defensive position outward in order to defend their outside shots, Zheng Yang, who was not in good form today, found an opportunity to break through.

He always managed to rush into the inside when the Pistons players were distracted, and shoot and score before they returned to double-team.

Although Big Ben's defense is very good, he is indeed too short. When Zheng Yang, who also has explosive physical talent, is rushing to the basket, it is difficult for him to successfully defend.

The Pistons were so busy defending that they even lost their offensive touch. In the end, they lost the crucial game 98:112. The Pistons players walked out of the court with their heads down after losing the game. Neither Billups nor Hamilton dared to speak in front of Zheng Yang.

What they lost was not only the decisive battle, but also their self-confidence. When the Mavericks were able to launch an attack smoothly, they couldn't defend them at all. If they couldn't defend themselves, they had no chance of beating them on offense.

You know, the Mavericks were able to put up a big offensive battle with the Suns at the beginning!

What can the Pistons use to compete with them offensively?

"We have one more game to close this series, we have one more game to win the championship and be the best team in this league this season.

There are countless people watching our games on TV. They are our fans, our family members, and our partners...

It is their support that has brought us to this point today. I am really excited now and I really want to go outside the stadium and cheer with our fans.

But we can't yet because there is still one game left and we have to go to Detroit and play the last game at their home court.

Dear fans, I have a sad news for you. You will not be able to see our games in this stadium this season because the game will only stop at Game 6.

We will come back with the championship trophy!"

After the game, Zheng Yang excitedly said in front of the camera that when he was only one step away from success, he couldn't remain 100% calm.

That is the championship trophy, something that can make anyone burst into tears at a glance. No one can resist its temptation, no one!

He couldn't wait to hold the championship trophy and try what it would feel like to hold it with one hand.

Zheng Yang's words caused a sensation among Dallas fans, who were even more excited than Zheng Yang.

They just can't play in the NBA, but their love for basketball is no less than Zheng Yang. Besides, this is the first championship trophy for the Dallas Mavericks.

These Dallas fans have been fighting for this championship trophy for so many years!

Their wish is finally going to come true this year!
One game, just one game left!
……

After Game 5, Dallas became a city that never sleeps. All the fans were so excited that they couldn't sleep and their mouths were full of excitement all night long.

It is foreseeable that when Dallas really wins the championship trophy, the city will be shocked.

In contrast to Dallas, the city of Detroit was in a state of deathly silence.

Although the game was not over yet, they had already vaguely foreseen the coming defeat.

Do they really still have a chance of survival?

On June 6, when the Mavericks bus stopped in front of the Detroit arena, it was already surrounded by fans.

The number of fans is even greater than in the previous two games!
If there weren't security personnel here to maintain order, the Mavericks players would never have been able to get in.

The excited crowd tried to influence their mentality with all kinds of taunts, but they were at their wits' end and could only think of using off-field factors to interfere with them.

But at this moment, everyone on the Mavericks had their ears stuffed with cotton, so even if they could hear what they said, they didn't care at all.

Who cares what a group of people who have already stepped off the cliff say?
The atmosphere on the Pistons' bench tonight was terribly depressing. Everyone, including the head coach, was silent.

They have been thinking about how to change their formation these past two days, but no matter how hard they racked their brains, they couldn't find a way to win.

They can only pray that the opponent's touch is not good and keep the suspense until the seventh game, maybe they still have a chance at that time.

At this moment, the championship trophy has been transported to the stadium. As long as the Mavericks can win this game, they can take the championship trophy with them when they leave.

"We are only one game away from lifting the championship trophy, so don't leave the suspense to the American Airlines Center.

The day to win is today."

Before the game, old Nelson gave a speech. He was wearing a brand new suit, which was specially made for today's game. He hoped that in two and a half hours, his suit would be soaked by the champagne in the locker room.

"Win the championship! Win the championship! Win the championship!"

The Mavericks shouted three times and then walked onto the court.

The game starts now!
After the game started, both teams played well at the beginning, but as long as the Mavericks could find their shooting touch, they would be sure to win the game.

At the end of the first half, the Mavericks had a 7-point lead, although not much, but combined with their very good shooting touch in the first half, the Pistons players closed their eyes in pain.

In the second half of the game, the Pistons' condition began to gradually go off track. In this highest-level game, the most important thing is no longer the skill itself, but the mentality.

Only by keeping a stable mentality can you perform at a normal level, or even perform beyond your normal level, but now the Pistons players are becoming absent-minded and distracted, and their strength is only one tenth of what it was.

The Mavericks controlled the tempo of the following game. Even though the Pistons had a 7:0 run in the fourth quarter, they still failed to take advantage of this momentum to successfully overtake the score.

After this wave of attacks, they no longer had the spirit and energy to win. They were strong at first, weak at second, and exhausted at third!

In the end, the Mavericks won the game 108:98. When the game ended, the basketball was passed to Zheng Yang. He threw the ball high and then strode onto the technical table.

He shouted at the Detroit fans in front of him who were holding their heads with confused eyes.

"F*ck, I'm the champion!
We are the strongest team this season!"

(End of this chapter)