After the All-Star Weekend, the Lakers' regular season ranking fluctuated between fifth and sixth in the West.

As the 11/12 season progressed, the older players like Kobe, Gasol Jr., and Marion were in much better shape than at the start of the regular season.

However, facing this scalp-tingling devil schedule...

Both Coach Lue and Su Feng agreed that the Lakers, who were at extremely high risk of injuries this season, didn't need to and shouldn't risk continuing to climb up the rankings.

As everyone knows.

In competitive sports, many athletes' injuries are caused by fatigue.

Although the Lakers, who had played nearly a hundred games a year on average for the past three years, had received adequate rest during the lockout period...

However, the Lakers needed a longer recovery period, so they had been using games as practice all season.

During the Lakers' three-peat, many fans of other teams who couldn't get what they wanted claimed that the Lakers were lucky.

Because after three consecutive years of high-intensity games, the Lakers' health was as if they had collectively activated a cheat code.

However, these people ignored that besides overusing Su Feng, Coach Lue had always been conservative in his use of other players.

To put it bluntly.

In the NBA, if a strong team wants to improve its record, it must increase the playing time of its star players and core players.

After all, no matter how good a role player is, you can't use him like Su Feng and Kobe every game.

In addition, to ensure that Su Feng, who would soon turn 34, was in shape before the playoffs, Coach Lue also adjusted Su Feng's playing time to 36 minutes per game during this devilish schedule.

And this time, even Su Feng, who always roared, "Replace me after I die," chose to compromise.

Because, not to mention that with the passage of time, Su Feng's own physical recovery speed and the recovery effect of nutrient solutions could no longer keep him in full health like in the past.

Just the 11/12 season’s various back-to-back devil schedules...

If Su Feng could recover by drinking "goji berry tea," then why would the NBA need the "Old Players' Basic Law"?

During this devilish schedule, the Dallas Mavericks were also making their fans in the West feel anxious.

As the only hope of the "Lone Star Republic," the only team in Texas that could compete, after the All-Star Weekend, the Mavericks fans, who thought the Mavericks would regroup, never expected that they would be struggling between ninth and tenth place.

Has Dirk Nowitzki's era ended, Dallas?

These days, Mavericks fans have asked themselves this question more than once.

Admittedly.

In the NBA, you can never underestimate the heart of a champion.

But as the regular season progresses...

If you tell the Mavericks fans that they still have a chance to compete for the championship.

Then, in the eyes of those Mavericks fans who know a little about soccer, this is as ridiculous as the Chelsea old boys, who have completely given up on this season's Premier League and are preparing to go all out to win the team's first Champions League trophy in history.

Wake up!

Chelsea fans and Mavericks fans!

With the age of your starting players, who are old enough to be someone else's dad...

NBA championship, Champions League trophy?

Don't be ridiculous.

Just like everyone thinks that Bayern Munich, who are sweeping across Europe, will win this season's Champions League.

This season's NBA...

At least in March of this year.

Everyone is convinced.

The NBA championship will be produced between the young and invincible SuperSonics, Hawks, Warriors, and Bulls.

I'm not saying that everyone here is trash.

I just want to say that this era is called Roduwayden.

In March, they beat the Los Angeles retirement home and kicked the Boston daycare. (Note 1)

After the Seattle SuperSonics gave people the feeling that "we're beating these active legends," Chris Webber, who was a guest on ESPN Sports, said bluntly on the show: "The SuperSonics have already shown the look of a champion.

In my opinion, they are undoubtedly the number one contender for the championship this season!"

In the 11/12 season regular season.

They're all back!

April 18th.

In the play-in game against the Nuggets, in this win-or-go-home game, the Mavericks fans, who had been waiting for nearly half a year, finally ushered in the "return of the immortals"!

On the court.

In the competition with Ty Lawson, one of the "Four North Carolina Youngsters," the 39-year-old Jason Kidd, even though he could no longer keep up with Lawson's pace...

However, his calm command on the offensive end made Lawson feel for the first time in his life what it meant to be completely crushed in terms of IQ.

And then, the 34-year-old Hamilton used his endless running to disrupt the rhythm of the Nuggets' general, JR Smith.

I wasn't born to run.

But I only have this year...

To hopefully run out a brilliant life with these teammates!

Richard.

Do you remember the Lower Merion twins that you played basketball with at the McDonald's All-American Game?

At this moment, they have already stood at the pinnacle of the basketball world.

But what about you?

"You, you're worthy of being called 'Su's successor'?" And on the court, Prince, who has long been tormented by Su Feng, made me feel the chill in my hands on this night.

Whether it's lateral movement or physical fitness, Prince is not as good as he used to be.

But don't forget.

In these years of facing Su Feng, he has also accumulated a lot of experience in dealing with this kind of one-on-one expert!

Of course.

If only these three veterans had exploded in this play-in game.

Then the Mavericks fans in front of the TV would not be worth crying for.

Denver.

The Nuggets, who had the advantage of a high-altitude home court, never expected.

That German tank that could only get 15.4 points per game in the regular season...

Its tracks are not only not rusty.

On the contrary, on this night, he transformed into a Transformer again.

From a German tank, he became a German Gundam!

One season.

Two seasons.

Three seasons.

Since the Mavericks put forward the slogan of competing for the championship.

Nowitzki had long forgotten how many failures he had experienced.

But at least.

On this night.

Just this Nuggets team.

Why should it stop the Mavericks' dream?

Just like when Barcelona happily drew the aging Chelsea in 2012...

How did they know that they drew a group of old boys who were willing to give everything for that year's Champions League?

On this night, Nowitzki scored 30 points for the Mavericks in the first three quarters alone.

And on the Mavericks' bench, the Jet Terry, who took off again, and Barea came together and smashed the Nuggets' second unit!

In the final quarter, the Denver fans, who were extremely disappointed with the Nuggets' performance this year, booed when the Nuggets' starters were replaced.

Now, at this moment, the Dallas Mavericks have secured the last ticket to the playoffs in the West!

In this year's playoffs.

They will challenge the invincible Seattle SuperSonics as the eighth seed in the West!

11/12 season.

The first round of the Western Conference playoffs are as follows:

SuperSonics vs. Mavericks.

Warriors vs. Kings.

Jazz vs. Lakers.

Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers.

The eleventh to fifteenth in the West are as follows:

Suns, Clippers, Spurs, Timberwolves, Rockets.