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The San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks are both in the Western Conference, in Texas, and in the Southwest Division. They are both super powers in the West.

Dirk of the Mavericks and Duncan of the Spurs are both super power forwards in the league. The Mavericks once had the Trident, and the Spurs had the GDP. The annual battle between the Cowboys and the Horses was extremely exciting and intense.

The two sides have played against each other several times in the regular season, and the two sides have also played against each other frequently in the playoff history.

Now, both teams have entered a period of alternation between old and new. The Mavericks are now a team that completely belongs to Yiyang. The San Antonio Spurs have also given birth to super rookies like Leonard.

The two old enemies will meet again, and it will be on the battlefield of the Western Conference Finals. Texas fans must be very excited at the moment. Who would have thought that the Western Conference finals matchup would turn into a civil war in Texas?

The entire Texas was infected by the atmosphere of the Western Conference finals. Unfortunately, Houstonians could only watch helplessly as the other two Texas teams reached the top of the Western Conference, but they failed to even make the playoffs.

San Antonio and Dallas are only over 300 kilometers apart, and it takes less than a few hours by car. What's more, the Mavericks players have special flights to pick them up.

Meeting the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals means that the Mavericks players no longer have to spend a lot of energy on long distance travel. The bad thing is that the San Antonio Spurs are definitely one of the worst opponents in the playoffs!

In the past few days, many reporters have gathered at the entrance of the ATT Center. Everyone wants to see what Popovich thinks of the Mavericks as an opponent. However, Popovich either responded with a cold joke or simply said nothing. It was obvious that the old man had no intention of giving any comments to his teammates before the game. In his opinion, these are meaningless things.

As for the Mavericks, Carlisle also led the players to actively prepare for the game. The San Antonio Spurs are a difficult team to deal with. They are united, defensive, and offensively stable. They don't seem to have many characteristics, but this team also doesn't have any major shortcomings.

Don't think that the Spurs advocate team basketball because their stars are not strong enough. Duncan, Parker, Ginobili and young Leonard, these guys are not ordinary people. It can even be said that they are all future NBA Hall of Fame members!

Judging from the lineup on paper, the Mavericks are far behind the Spurs. But basketball games have never been judged by the strength of the lineup on paper. You have to fight to know the final result!

The start of the Western Conference Finals is getting closer and closer, and the players seem to be getting more and more anxious. This season, the performance of the Mavericks and Spurs in the regular season can be said to be 50-50. Both sides have their own wins and losses. There is no absolute overwhelming advantage, and there is no absolute defeat.

That's why the Mavericks feel anxious. They know very well how difficult the Spurs team is. The Spurs in the playoffs and the Spurs in the regular season are completely different teams. This Western Conference finals is destined to be quite tough.

The fateful entanglement between the Spurs and the Mavericks is like a bloody eight o'clock TV series. It has been hyped to the point that few people don't know about it.

Since Yiyang is the new MVP, the Mavericks miraculously reached the Western Conference Finals this year. Therefore, the popularity of this team is even higher than in previous years.

At the end of training, the Spurs players walked from the training ground to the locker room. Along the way, reporters came up to ask them questions about the Mavericks.

Most of them asked "What do you think of the Mavericks' strength? How likely are they to make it to the Finals?"

Some Spurs players were able to politely answer this question that had little to do with them. However, there are also people with the same eccentric temper as Popovich, such as Leonard. He always looks at the reporters who put the microphone in front of his mouth with very cold eyes. Just when the other party is full of expectations, he then He looked away and left without saying a word.

In fact, at the beginning, Leonard would also stop to answer questions from reporters.

But if the people around you always open and close their mouths and say "What's going on with the Mavericks" and "What's going on with Yiyang". When people ask questions like this a lot, they always feel slighted. Is there any mistake? We are the team with a higher regular season ranking and a stronger lineup on paper!

Seeing the players' distress, Popovich shook his head helplessly. There is no way, the Chinese in the Mavericks formation is really eye-catching. Everyone is watching him to see which superstar he will decapitate next. But if the players' mentality is affected by reporters' persistent stalking, Popovich cannot accept it.

Popovich himself doesn’t hate the Mavericks, nor does he hate Yiyang. After all, Yiyang also came to the Spurs for a trial back then, and he admired that guy's talent very much. But in order to keep his ears and those of the players quieter, Mr. Popovich took the initiative to rush to reporters today and pointed in the direction of the entrance of the ATT Center.

"If you want to pay attention to the Mavericks, please go to Dallas. This is San Antonio, not the American Airlines Center. Here, we only accept questions related to the Spurs. Dallas Mavericks? Sorry, my team and I will not accept it. Any media of any kind related to the Mavericks."

Popovich tried his best to protect his players from interference from reporters. It can also be seen that the old man is actually also very afraid of the Mavericks.

The Spurs and the Mavericks, these two teams don't want to meet each other. But there is no way, now these two teams are the only ones left in the West. Meeting on a narrow road, a battle is inevitable in the end!

Duncan and Dirk, Carlisle and Popovich, and Yiyang and Leonard. This is a series full of highlights, and at the same time, it is also the most cruel series.

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At three o'clock in the afternoon on May 19th, US time, it rained lightly. San Antonio’s Riverside Walk is not as busy as usual due to the weather, but the sparse pedestrians and wet stone roads still give the Riverside Walk a unique flavor.

Yiyang remembered that almost half a year ago, on Christmas Eve, he and his team also came here to play an away game. Originally, people in San Antonio regarded that game as a Christmas gift for themselves. Unexpectedly, the Mavericks led by Yiyang took away the victory in a shameless way, ruining the Christmas atmosphere of the San Antonio fans.

Since then, Yiyang has been added to the "blacklist" by Spurs fans. This point was reflected from the moment Yiyang got off the bus.

"I am now at the door of the ATT Center! Although it is raining lightly in the sky, it has not dampened the enthusiasm of the fans at all. Due to the close proximity of San Antonio and Dallas, many Mavericks fans also showed up at the away game today, ready to cheer for the fans. Cheer for your own team. Did you see the long line at the ticket office? For San Antonians, today is simply a great holiday!" ESPN's beautiful reporter was wearing a raincoat and reporting live among the crowd. Suddenly, the fan base burst into flames There were violent boos.

The photographer and the female reporter pushed through the crowd and rushed to the place where the boos were most concentrated. Only then did I realize that it was Yiyang who had appeared!

Yiyang turned a deaf ear to the abuse from Spurs fans. Being hated by others on the road is actually a very successful thing. They are afraid that you will win, so they hate you!

"It seems that we are already an old acquaintance in San Antonio." Seeing that Yiyang was booed so miserably by the fans when he got off the car, Stevens, who ran to San Antonio to watch Yiyang's game, couldn't help but take out his cell phone to record the video.

Normally, only phenomenal players cause such a stir. Next to him, Hayward stood with Spurs fans, and at most a few people came up to ask for autographs. If Yiyang and Spurs fans stood together, Stevens believed, Yiyang might not survive ten minutes.

"The Spurs didn't take advantage of the Mavericks in the regular season this year. I think this series may be inextricable." Looking at the surging crowd, Hayward also expressed his concern for the playoffs. The stage is full of yearning.

"This series will indeed be very difficult. No matter what the final result is, we can play against the Spurs in the playoffs. After this series, it will definitely become very different. Because only by playing against stronger enemies can we change. Be stronger.”

People are concerned about the win or loss of the Mavericks and Spurs, but Stevens is thinking about how Yiyang can improve.

The results are important, but the process of this series is even more worth savoring.

Enjoy this formidable opponent, as well. San Antonio can give you more than just boos.