In 11, Nowitzki single-core defeated the Heat Big Three to win the championship, why was he swept out of the first round the following year?

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2024-05-26 16:18Published in Henan

In 2011, the Mavericks (now translated as the Mavericks) defeated the Trail Blazers under the leadership of Nowitzki, swept the defending champion Lakers, and defeated the Thunder three to return to the Finals.

First of all, the Mavericks let go of Chandler that year, and Nowitzki has never been known for his defense, without Chandler's interior defense has declined badly, and Chandler won the best defensive player in the 11-12 season. Serbia's three-point shooter Peja announced his retirement, averaging 1.7 three-pointers per game in the playoffs while shooting 40 percent from three-point range, and Caron Butler, the No. 3 scorer in the regular season last season, joined the Clippers.

The Mavericks didn't do a good job of signing, signing Carter, who was once a big four quarterback, but he is also a 34-year-old veteran, averaging a career-low 10.1 points per game in the 11-12 season, in addition to signing Delonte West and Chinese player Yi Jianlian, but they obviously can't fill the holes in the team. Another important addition is the leak trade to get last season's best sixth man Odom, this deal made the Lakers boss Bryant very dissatisfied, but Odom played a "disaster" after coming to the Mavericks, and the data plummeted, from 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3 assists to 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists, and was cut by the Mavericks before the season ended.

The original core of the Mavericks was already old, and the 11-12 season was still a shrinking season, which was a big blow to the veteran, the regular season was shortened to 66 games, and the king of Nuo Tianwang was also 33 years old. He averaged 21.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, both of which were his lows since the 99-00 season, but he was still selected to the third team, and the 33-year-old Marion also scored a new low since his rookie season, averaging 10.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and the 34-year-old Terry also slipped in form, averaging 15.1 points per game. The 39-year-old main point guard Kidd averaged 6.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, all career lows.

This group of old guys started the journey of the 11-12 season on Christmas Day in 2011, the first game of the season Mavericks received the championship ring, raised the championship flag, but there is revenge, there is revenge, after receiving the award, the Mavericks lost to the Heat and suffered a black start, the Heat also defeated the opponent twice in this season to complete the sweep, the Lakers who were shaved last season also completed the sweep by killing the Mavericks four times in the regular season, and the Thunder beat the Mavericks a 3-1 in the regular season, And in the playoffs, they will end the Mavericks' 11-12 season with their own hands.

In the regular season, the Mavericks only scored 36 wins and 30 losses in the seventh place in the West, and the eighth Jazz record is the same, the first round of the Mavericks will face last year's defeated Thunder, the country generation of talented people, the core of the Thunder is very young, the scoring king + Durant of the first team is 24 years old, the second team of Wei Shao is 24 years old, the best sixth man Harden is 23 years old, the block king + the first defense of Ibaka is 23 years old, Shibei three days when impressive, after a season of growth they have become one of the strongest forces in the league.

The G1 game was not as one-sided as expected, and it wasn't until the last moment that the Thunder narrowly won a point with Durant's quasi-stunner, Nowitzki scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 turnovers in the game, and Terry who came off the bench got 20 points and 5 assists in 8 of 10, while the Thunder only five people scored on the whole team, 13 of 23 scored a high 28 points in both sides, and Durant, who hit the quasi-final kill, was not very efficient, 10 of 27 in the game, scored 25 points, and Ibaka scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 blocks in 9 of 12, and Saflosha scored 5 points, Harden off the bench had 19 points and six rebounds. G2 Durant still didn't feel good, shooting only 5 of 17, but he stood on 16 occasions, made 14 free throws, scored 26 points, 10 rebounds, and had seven turnovers, and Wei Shao scored a team-high 29 points, allowing Nowitzki to cut 31 points and 6 rebounds in the air, shooting 52.6% from the field.

Judging from the first two games, the gap between the two sides is not so big, and the Mavericks are still playing away, and they may not be able to defeat their opponents when they return to their home court. However, the Thunder extinguished the Mavericks' illusions in G3, scoring champion Durant found his touch, scoring 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting, Wei Shao scored 20 points, the Thunder won by 16 points, and Nowitzki, the Mavericks' leading scorer, only scored 17 points. The two sides tied in the first half of G4, and the Mavericks experienced big ups and downs in the second half, with Nowitzki scoring 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the third quarter, and Kidd scoring 9 points on 3-of-4, and the two veterans scored the same as the Thunder's entire team, and the Mavericks played 34-21 in a single quarter. In the fourth quarter, Nuo Tianwang felt the powerlessness of the hero's twilight, 1 of 8 in a single quarter, 7 of 7 free throws and 9 points, the Mavericks scored 16 points as a team, Harden scored 15 points in 6 of 9 in a single quarter, Durant scored 9 points and 6 rebounds, the Thunder returned a 35-16 in a single quarter, and completed a big reversal with 106-97, Harden scored 29+5+5 in 11 of 16 in the game, Durant scored 24 points and 11 rebounds, Nowitzki scored a game-high 34 points, but the efficiency was average, and only 10 of 25 shots were hit, The defending champions were swept miserably.

Nowitzki still has oil in this round of the series, and his average of 26.8 points per game in the series is the highest among the two teams, but he is also isolated, Durant, Wei Shao, and Harden are ranked second to fourth, and the shooting rate of the three less is higher than Nowitzki, and he does not have the ability to defeat the three less by himself last season, the Mavericks let go of the championship merit and the unfavorable reinforcements led to the lack of helpers in the Mavericks, which also made the Mavericks have a poor regular season record, and they met the talented Thunder in the first round. In the playoffs, when encountering other teams, the Mavericks may still be able to play with experience, but the punch is afraid of being less strong, the Thunder is too restrained to the Mavericks, and the veterans can't withstand the impact of the three less, especially in the fourth quarter, and it is not surprising that they were swept in the playoffs and encountered the first round.

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