Dirk: Unable to Ascend to Godhood!

This was the year the Mavericks became legends.

But this year's Mavericks roster was different from before.

Chandler was gone, and so was Marion. Without their two formidable interior forces, it was hard for the Mavericks to establish any truly dominant presence.

They could only place their hopes on Nowitzki.

Once Su Yan contained Nowitzki, the Mavericks had little chance.

"Calm down, calm down, stay calm!"

Nowitzki slapped himself several times to steady himself, then tried once again to take Su Yan one-on-one.

That was the best possible outcome.

But... the result was still mediocre. He still failed to hit his unstoppable One-legged shot.

Meanwhile, Su Yan's offense was unstoppable.

Threes, drives, drawing fouls—he kept doing everything for the team, constantly widening the score difference.

If this continued, the Mavericks would soon collapse completely.

What should they do?!

Nowitzki frowned deeply. In the end, he decided to avoid Su Yan and attack Curry, Tony Allen, and George instead.

No matter who defended him, he could score, and his efficiency rose dramatically.

He started scoring again.

But... scoring like this had little meaning. It simply could not help his team overturn the score.

Su Yan kept answering back, allowing the Knicks to maintain a lead of around 12 points all the way to the final second.

They could not win.

The Mavericks lost.

The Knicks won once again, launching their fiercest charge toward a "three-peat."

"Who can defeat the Knicks?!"

The next day.

Fans heatedly discussed it on Twitter.

"The Mavericks led by Dirk definitely aren't a match for the Knicks. After all... even the Heat Big Three, strengthened in the paint, weren't a match for the Knicks.

Ordinary teams really can't beat them."

"The Nuggets are strong too, yet they were still defeated by the Knicks."

"Stop dreaming. I think