The Fifth Point Guard

In the locker room, Kidd was speaking to reporters after a Nets team practice.

"We will not relax, we train hard and hard every day"

Facing the reporter's camera, Nets captain Kidd said solemnly.

the other side.

"Twenty thousand." Jefferson's Chinese pronunciation was a bit strange, with a hint of a northern Chinese accent.

"Touch, whiteboard." Collins, who was sitting in Jefferson's next room, seemed to be an old hand.

"Toad." Shen Tong threw out a piece of eight.

It turned out that Shentong, Jefferson, Collins, and Armstrong were playing mahjong!

Kidders, Martin, Williams and others sat beside and watched with relish.

Just as the battle was raging, Collins suddenly glared, pushed the card with his left hand excitedly, and shouted: "I'm convinced (Hu)!"

"Oh!" Jefferson immediately covered his smooth head with his hands, very frustrated.

Martin and Kidders, who were watching, also showed regretful expressions.

Shen Tong stretched his head, and it turned out that all cards were listened to.

Collins stretched out his hand excitedly and said, "Give me the money."

Although he is a fart, he is self-conscious anyway.

The sound of manual washing of mahjong wafted in the locker room, and the reporter's face turned green.

Kidd said with a smile: "Don't worry, playing mahjong is just a way to relax and entertain. People's nerves can't always be tense, right?"

Walking out of the Continental Arena after the interview, the reporter who interviewed that day said to the photographer accompanying the team: "The New Jersey Nets are really bold, I can't tell that they are tense, it seems that although they scored again in the second year In the finals, the winner should still be one of the two teams in the West."

Compared with the clean 4-0 sweep in the east, the battle in the west is showing intense anxiety.

In the first game away to the Spurs, the Mavericks gave the arrogant San Antonio media a "horse" prestige.

The core of the Spurs and the regular season MVP winner Tim Duncan scored 40 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, but still failed to help the team win, losing 110-113 at home to the Mavericks.

The Spurs eliminated the Suns and the Lakers successively after entering the playoffs, while the Mavericks defeated the Trail Blazers and Kings. Both teams had a staggering 60 wins in the regular season.

The two sides won each of the four regular season confrontations in the other away game, and the battle was tied 2-2.

Before the game, the core of the two teams showed a strong desire to win. Duncan said: "The Mavericks' victory over the Kings shows that they are very strong, but we are fighting at home, and the victory must belong to us."

And Nowitzki said: "We look forward to a good start in the away game."

The Mavericks' starters are Nash, Raja Bell, Finley, Nowitzki and LaFrentz, while the Spurs' starters are Jackson, Parker, Bowen, Duncan and Robinson.

Although Duncan's performance is still impeccable, Nowitzki is also unsolvable for the Spurs.

He scored 38 points and 15 rebounds in this game, coupled with Finley's 26 points and Nash's 22 points, the Mavericks killed the twin towers with the trident.

Compared with the Mavericks, the rest of the Spurs' support for Duncan is not enough.

Parker's 18 points were the second-highest score for the Spurs, and defensive gate Bruce Bowen scored 13 points, which turned out to be the team's third-highest score.

In this case, it is not difficult for the Spurs to be defeated.

After being reversed by the Mavericks with a lead of up to 18 points in the first game, Popovich made a big fuss in the locker room.

As a result, one of the Spurs lineup became a surprise player.

Malik Rose showed his prowess and scored 25 points and 6 rebounds alone. 25 points were his personal playoff high.

The Spurs beat the Mavericks 119-106, tying the total score to 1-1.

Duncan scored a game-high 32 points and 15 rebounds for the Spurs in this game. Parker and Jackson also contributed 19 and 17 points respectively.

Mavericks Finley scored a team-high 29 points and 10 rebounds, Nowitzki scored 23 points and 10 rebounds, Nash scored 12 points and 8 assists, Van Exel, who has been performing well in the playoffs, only scored 13 point.

In the next two games, the Spurs won consecutive victories, defeating the Mavericks 96-83 and 102-95 respectively, leading the total score 3-1 and winning the match point.

Duncan fully demonstrated the demeanor of the MVP. In the two games, he scored 34 points, 24 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 blocks and 21 points, 20 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks. Falling into a disadvantage in an all-round way, he was injured early in the fourth quarter.

The news after the game was a huge blow to Dallas fans. Nowitzki's injury was more serious than expected and he will miss the rest of the season.

Perhaps it is the reason why the underdogs must win. After the Dallas Mavericks lost Nowitzki, everyone fought bravely. The former king of Dallas once again took over the team's banner.

Michael Finley hit the basket over and over again, made all 12 free throws, scored 31 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks, leading the Mavericks to a 103-91 victory spurs.

Van Exel also scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Although Duncan still performed well, scoring 23 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, he lost to the Mavericks.

In the sixth game, the Spurs had no intention of fighting, and played a 34-9 crazy single quarter in the last quarter, thus defeating the Mavericks 90-78, eliminating the opponent with a total score of 4-2, and winning the Western Conference championship. Break into the finals again after the season!

Before the start of the game, there was news from the media that Parker may have a truce due to food poisoning, but he still appeared in the Spurs' starting lineup, but his performance was not good. He played 16 minutes and scored 0 for 5 shots. , Duncan also encountered crazy double-teaming by the Mavericks.

In this case, Stephen Jackson stood up. He made 5 of 7 shots from the outside and scored 24 points, the highest score of the Spurs.

Malik Rose also contributed a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Steve Kerr was also a surprise player in Game 6. He made 4 shots from beyond the three-point line and scored 12 points.

Michael - Finley is no longer the last game brave, only scored 13 points and 6 rebounds.

Van Exel's 19 points were the Mavericks' highest score.

The Spurs team excitedly put on the Western Conference championship ball cap.

Even Tim Duncan grinned happily, hooked shoulders with David Robinson, and celebrated the honor of reaching the Finals.

In this way, the opponents of the 2002-03 season finals have been determined.

The New Jersey Nets in the East played against the San Antonio Spurs in the West.

Although there are still a few days before the finals and the game has not been played, the Spurs with Tim Duncan have become the championship team in the hearts of many fans.

And when the reporter went to the home court of the New Jersey Nets to inquire, they found that they were actually in .