NBA is loved by many people because it is a place where miracles can happen at any time, just like its ad slogan "where amazing happens". Many games are difficult to distinguish between the winners and losers until the last minute. In the playoffs, the series against the Croatian football fans is the most crazy. The eighth-ranked team defeats the first-ranked team is called the black eight miracle. There have been 5 "Black Eight Miracles" in the league, and each of them is extremely classic. And to say that the strongest presence among them is the 2007 Warriors. The Warriors became the third team in history to complete the black eight miracle, and at the same time the first team in history to complete the black eight under a 7-game win system.
Although the Black Eight in 2007 was not the first time in league history, until today, the first impression of many fans who mentioned the "Black Eight Miracle" still belonged to the madness of the Warriors. They only spent 6 games. Just defeated the Mavericks led by MVP Nowitzki. Now that I recall the miracle of the Black Eighth that year, there are really too many things to be amazed at.
The Dallas Mavericks were in full swing in 2007. Since losing to the Miami Heat in the Finals last season, the team's morale is high. Nowitzki wants to return to the Finals in 2007. Nowitzki led the Mavericks with an outstanding performance of 24.6 points in the regular season. The strongest record in team history is 67 wins and 15 losses, becoming the first in the Western Conference. At the time, almost only the Spurs and Suns can pose a threat to the Mavericks, but the Mavericks have always played the Spurs. First, the Mavericks have a better lineup, and the matchup is not lost. Second, the 2006 post-season Sai Mavericks once successfully crossed the Spurs once and already has experience. As for the Suns, the Suns led by D'Antoni really can't match the Mavericks at the critical moment of the playoffs. In other words, the Mavericks were the most promising team in the league that year.
Looking back at the 2007 Warriors, their performance throughout the regular season was staggering. Before the season’s player trading deadline, the trade came for Harrington, Captain Stephen Jackson, Baron Davis the Bearded, and before March, the Warriors’ With a record of 26 wins and 35 losses, the playoffs seemed out of reach for the Warriors at that time. But the magic is that under the combined efforts of Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Matt Barnes, Jason Richardson, Monta Ellis and Biedrins. , The Warriors won 16 of the last 21 regular season games, successfully squeezed the Clippers and caught the last train of the playoffs. Even so, the outside world agrees that the Mavericks will sweep the Golden State Warriors 4-0. The reason why the outsiders are not optimistic about the Warriors is that the Warriors have never advanced to the playoffs in the previous 12 years, and the regular season wins between the two teams are poor. There are 25 wins. All assumptions of
became confusing after the first game of the series. The Warriors use shelling, which is the embryonic form of small ball tactics. The tallest of the starting five is the 6-foot-9 Al Harrington. They relied on fast conduction and accurate three-pointers. The Mavericks have nothing to fight back, and four of the five starting five have the ability to attack the ball, and the offensive points are scattered, so that the Mavericks can't catch the head. Although the Mavericks won the second game and seemed to have solved the problem of playing, and the players' condition has also recovered, the Warriors at this time have the support of home fans, which is particularly excited.
The momentum of the Warriors’ home court that year was particularly warm. It is possible that Golden State fans saw their own team’s long-lost playoffs. The slogan of the Warriors’ home court was "We Believe". The audience will wear the "We Bellieve" golden T-shirt, which looks like a golden ocean. The Warriors won two consecutive victories at Oracle Stadium. At this time, the Mavericks withstood the tremendous pressure, relying on the star Nowitzki's performance in the critical moment of the fifth game, and won the crucial victory. At this time, the state of the Warriors players can no longer be restrained. They played the Mavericks an 18-0 offensive climax in the third quarter of Game 6, and took advantage of the trend to win the entire series. The Warriors played an amazing performance in this round of the series. They averaged 10 three-pointers per game. In three home games, the Warriors averaged 15.6 points to win the Mavericks.
For the Mavericks, the 2007 season is undoubtedly a failure. Let's take a look at the reasons why the Mavericks lost to the Warriors.
The first Warriors coach at the time was Sr. Nelson, who created the Warriors, a civilian team without an All-Star. Speaking of old Nelson, he is a legendary coach with 30 years of coaching experience. He coached the Warriors in the early 90s, but more fans knew him during the Mavericks period, from 1997 to 2005 for 8 seasons. During the time, the old Nelson was the Mavericks' head coach. Under his coaching, Nowitzki grew into a league super giant that can stand alone. However, in 2005, the Mavericks fired the legendary coach, and only a year later, the old Nelson coached the Warriors. In other words, this round of the series also belongs to the old Nelson's revenge drama, he plays the most critical role. Because the old Nelson knew too much about the Mavericks and Nowitzki. At that time, Nowitzki was not as unstoppable as it was when he won the championship, both technically and psychologically. The old Nelson coach knew that Nowitzki was facing a small man. Players will be affected when defending, so they sent Stephen Jackson, Matt Barnes and others to harass Nowitzki in turn. As a result, in the six games of the series, Xeno Tianwang averaged only 19.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists. At first glance, the data seems to be okay, but the overall shooting rate is only 38.3%, and the three-point shooting rate is only 21.1%, which is undoubtedly the worst performance in the career playoffs.
Secondly, when the Mavericks were targeted at their star, they followed the Warriors' rhythm throughout the entire series, and they had no rules at all. The Mavericks coach "Little General" Avery Johnson should be primarily responsible for this. Because the Mavericks were strong at the time and the players were full of talents, such as Josh Howard, Jason Terry, Devin Harris, etc., you can arrange the corresponding tactics, and the ball will be scattered from the king, and the Warriors will be reduced accordingly No one stood up in the dilemma of scoring at the time of Nuo Tian Wang.
The Mavericks record that year was 67 wins and 15 losses. In the 15 losses, they lost to the Warriors three times. It seems that the Mavericks were extremely uncomfortable with the Warriors’ whirlwind play during the regular season. Did not find a suitable solution, perhaps this also laid the groundwork for the black eight miracle later.
The key to winning the final series is the Warriors themselves. In terms of players, Byron Davis and Stephen Jackson both performed exceptionally in that series. Both players averaged more than 20 points per game, and the former was even better. It was Terry and Devin Harris who directly exploded the Mavericks. Of course, in addition to them, Jason Richardson, Monta Ellis, Biedrins and Pietrus also played well. In fact, after the mid-term reinforcement, the Warriors’ forward and bench The lineup has improved to varying degrees. In terms of fans, the Golden State fans saw their team return to the playoffs for the first time in 12 years. They were extremely emotionally excited. This immediately affected the players. Whenever the Warriors hit a three-pointer, the audience Will incitement to wear the "We Bellieve" golden T-shirt. The scene is quite spectacular.
All in all, this round of "Black Eight Miracles" really happened. Regardless of the reasons, this may be the charm of basketball itself, and it also inspires ordinary people to encounter difficulties, even if there is a glimmer of hope. , You should go all out to fight for it, maybe the miracle is behind the effort.
