My basketball vision is different

The Pacers' last game before the All-Star Game was against the Dallas Mavericks at home.

The Pacers playing at home are waiting for work, while the Mavericks playing away have just experienced a game with the Bobcats.

In yesterday's game, even with Nowitzki on the court, losing to a team like the Bobcats made the Mavericks, who had lost five games in a row, become a "tragedy" team second only to the Lakers.

The Dallas Mavericks were once recognized as one of the top three teams in Texas. Unlike pseudo-powerful teams like the Rockets, the Mavericks and Spurs took turns taking the throne at their peak. Before winning the championship, they defeated the Rockets. After all, the latter was "fighting for eight" year after year.

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But things took a turn, and as the "driver" got older day by day, Xiao Niu also became an "old cow" and began to be bullied.

Just like the Rockets this season, they are a rising star in the league. Although the Spurs are old, they are stable and nimble. They can make sneak attacks from time to time and occupy the first place in the league.

After experiencing a series of twists and turns, the Spurs secured first place in the Western Conference for the first time before the All-Star Game.

On the contrary, the Mavericks have become the weakest team among the top three teams in Texas, and are now competing for the playoff spot.

However, with the Mavericks' configuration, even if they enter the playoffs, they will be ranked at the bottom at most. Whether it is the Trail Blazers, Thunder, or even the Spurs, the Mavericks are the miserable "old cutie."

Yesterday, when facing the Bobcats, the German tank only scored 16 points, which was still the highest in the team. The Bobcats' Jefferson scored the most 30 points in the game, and also scored 8 rebounds. In addition, Trevor and others all scored.

It was 22 points, but the Mavericks lost all their accuracy and lost completely.

So when we came to Conseco today, the news that the Mavericks were about to lose their sixth consecutive game was already rampant.

As the last game before the All-Star Game, everyone believed that the Pacers, the league's No. 1 player, would not allow themselves to participate in such a game with failure.

Lin Shaojie wanted to entertain everyone from the Mavericks last night, but was rejected by his opponent. Not only was Nowitzki tired, but other players also had no intention of participating. The recent record was too miserable and they had no appetite.

Lin Shaojie just felt that it was a pity that the Mavericks were obviously old. Apart from the driver, Calderon was an old acquaintance.

"Hacker" Marion;

Vince Carter......

It seems that except for Monta Ellis, who is younger in the core, everyone else is a bit too old.

Even the former king of the Warriors, Monta Ellis, is only at the level of a star player. Although the difference is only 20 and 20, the living conditions in the league are completely different.

After being driven away from the Warriors, Monta Ellis was holding back his anger. Now he has returned to the Western Conference and is still a starter for the established powerhouse Dallas Mavericks.

Ellis, who wanted to regroup, was as good as ever in previous games, but it was a pity that the Mavericks were dragging him down at this time.

Perhaps until this moment, Ellis didn't understand why the Warriors' senior management would choose that "elementary student," thus giving up on him, a promising star who was willing to sacrifice his life for the Warriors.

Is there no true love in the alliance?

At the game the next day, Lin Shaojie was greeting his "friends" before the game and took a look at Ellis.

The latter obviously does not have a very good talent for long-range three-point shooting, but today during the warm-up, he mainly focused on three-pointers.

After seeing him and thinking about Curry, it can be said that thirty years are in the east of the river and thirty years are in the west of the river. Don't bully young people into poverty.

The situation in the NBA is changing, and the younger brother back then is now an All-Star@

Now in the Western Conference, if the core is not damaged, it will not be a problem for the Warriors to enter the playoffs.

Of course, the Warriors entering the playoffs must avoid collisions with strong teams such as the Spurs, Thunder, and Clippers. After all, those are tough opponents.

Unlike in the Eastern Conference, as long as they avoid the Pacers and Heat, it's not too difficult for the Warriors to face other teams.

The youthful storm is indescribably alluring, and coupled with the fact that they are located in a big city like San Francisco, many people are really looking forward to them.

After Ellis was given up, it was somewhat tragic.

Fortunately, he hasn't said anything stupid like "I thought Curry was here to help me." Otherwise, it would be extremely embarrassing for the person involved if it sounds like it now.

For most Pacers fans, they did not pay too much attention to this game. After all, the All-Star Game will be held soon, and the fans' enthusiasm is almost entirely there.

Besides, the Pacers' opponent is the Mavericks. A few years ago, they might have paid some attention, but now they can watch the Mavericks, and the rest is just feelings.

This also shows that the Mavericks' market has been declining since they won the championship.

Fans are like stock investors, chasing the ups and downs.

When the team's record is not good, those pseudo-fans outside the circle begin to flee. There is nothing more worldly than this. It is almost a true portrayal of "the rich in the mountains have distant relatives, but the poor in the downtown area have no one to care about."

But the Mavericks' performance after the opening game somewhat shattered everyone's impression.

You can't say that the Pacers did not perform well. In fact, the Pacers played very steadily. Lin Shaojie also slowed down the pace of the game out of observation.

After all, this is the first collision with the Mavericks this season, and he also wants to see how the Mavericks are doing this season.

Compared to the past, the pace of the game was slower, and even the confrontation between players was peaceful, but this was not the reason why the Pacers fell behind at home.

From the very beginning of the game, as the Pacers' second in command, Paul George's inconsistent shooting began to be exposed.

When the wind is smooth, he can score all kinds of fairy balls, but when encountering some ditches and bumps, Paul George is in some danger.

Both Lin Shaojie and George Hill wanted to give it a try to see if Paul George could reignite his touch, but it was obvious that Paul George in this game did not bring hope to everyone. Fortunately, the consecutive winning games have added

The All-Star Game is about to be held, which also makes the players less restless.

Even Paul George himself stood on the court and smiled bitterly after throwing a basketball that hit the basket.

As the championship coach of the Mavericks, Rick Carlisle did not have much glory as a player. After all, he was a teammate of Larry Bird, and he was surrounded by teammates like McHale and Robert Parish. The media

The spotlight won't fall on him.

The glory of the Celtics in the 1980s had nothing to do with him.

Fortunately, after retiring early and becoming a full-time coach, Carlisle's coaching career was far more outstanding than his playing days. The Pistons' record between success and failure (failed to win a championship) caused Carlisle to be dismissed by the "Big Ten" after two seasons.

"Bird" invites walkers to settle in.

In the regular season record of the first season, Carlisle achieved excellent results, but unfortunately, just like the reason why he resigned from the Pistons, the Pacers still stopped in the Eastern Conference finals and failed to win the championship.

During his four seasons in Indianapolis, Carlisle's winning percentage declined year by year, and he finally left in 2008 and came to the Mavericks, becoming the latter's ninth head coach.

The current Pacers are completely different from what they were when Carlisle was coaching.

It stands to reason that Carlisle should not be as familiar with the Pacers as Brian Shaw, but as a former championship coach, perhaps because of his good relationship with Larry Bird in private, Carlisle is far more familiar with the Pacers than outsiders think.

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Before the game between the two sides, Carlisle had a close exchange with Larry Bird, who was present on the court. "Big Bird" even introduced his favorite player, Lin Shaojie, to him. It can be said that the meeting between the generals of the opposing sides was very friendly.

In fact, Lin Shaojie had contact with Carlisle last season, but it was only a one-sided acquaintance. This time, under the recommendation of Larry Bird, it was considered that

It's a step further.

Carlisle's starting lineup is Ellis, Nowitzki, Marion, Calderon, and Dalembert.

Lin Shaojie, who is in charge of the team, is quite familiar with this.

Those players were all former acquaintances, and now they are mixed together under the league's business operations.

Seeing Ellis, Lin Shaojie thought of Granger.

They were all former team leaders, but now they can only live in a foreign land.

But compared to Granger's uncertain future, Ellis' life after landing with the Mavericks was much easier than that of the former "Son of Indiana".

Lin Shaojie has heard from others that Granger's trial training with the Clippers after buying out his contract was very good, but the Clippers have been worried about his potential injuries and have doubts about Granger's use. Now

Now, just like Bynum's days with the Pacers, it's not certain when he will play.

Bynum needs to prove himself again in training, and the same goes for Granger. The feeling of waiting is unpleasant to think about.

After the game started, Lin Shaojie, who was determined to slow down the pace of the game, also made the game between the two sides see-saw in the first four minutes. Paul George's touch was not good, and the opponent was also slow to warm up, which was not much better.

After Lin Shaojie changed the direction of his attack, he began to take the lead.

Hibbert played a big role in the inside, with a series of inside attacks. You can see that it is difficult for the Mavericks' inside lineup to resist the Pacers' offense.

During this period, Paul George used too much force on defense, which made the originally gentle Mavericks quite angry. For some reason, Calderon started to get serious with Paul George, and the two of them were chattering on the court.

, the trash talk couldn’t stop, which made the atmosphere of the game a little bit subtle.

A point guard and a small forward start to get serious?

In the process of fighting for the ball, there was some excessive pushing and pushing, and the referee even hit fifty boards each, one for each player, to calm down the players on both sides.

"Haha, it seems that the referee is a strict law enforcer. He doesn't want any accidents to happen to both sides before the All-Star game."

The host said in a teasing tone.

You know, the Mavericks only have Dirk Nowitzki selected as this season's substitute lineup due to his remaining power, while the Pacers have the likes of Lin Shaojie, Paul George and Hibbert.

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He had already served as the head coach of the Eastern Conference in the NBA. Due to the non-re-election rule, the head coach this season was taken by Spoelstra of the Heat.

In this case, it is not clear whether Lin Shaojie can perform well. Instead of doing this, it is better to focus on having fun and participating.

However, it is obvious that the league's uniform staff has already communicated with the Pacers in advance to block their thoughts. If Frank had the confidence of Popovich, he might be able to withstand it, but he is not Popovich.

Larry Bird was fine, but "Big Bird" was a smart guy. He just tried to comfort him and let Lin Shaojie have a good time in New Orleans. Just don't do anything and don't get hurt.

It can be regarded as acquiescing to the alliance’s arrangement!

Stephenson, who replaced Lin Shaojie on the court, took the lead in attacking in the second quarter, but unfortunately, the Mavericks' substitute, Vince Carter, was not inferior.

As Uncle Carter who has been on standby for a long time, the deepest impression fans have of him is his various powerful and beautiful dunks, but in fact, Carter's shooting is really accurate.

How can he be a master of dunking every day when he is still standing on the court at his age?

Could this be the legendary survivor bias?

Do you really think Carter can only dunk?

Just look at Carter during the rotation. He took a total of 6 shots, hit 4 goals, and didn't dunk once.

Stephenson only made three shots in total and scored 9 points with consecutive free throws. The old "Uncle Carter" had already scored 10 points, which was far better than the young man Stephenson.

Coupled with Nowitzki's stability, the Mavericks actually overtook the Pacers by two points after the second quarter and ended the first half 51-49.

While the two sides were taking a break, the hosts began to comment on the first half of the game.

Everyone can forgive Lin Shaojie for only having about ten minutes of playing time in one quarter. After all, Lin Shaojie has already played a lot of playing time during this period. In addition, the All-Star game is about to be held, so it is also a good thing to take more rest.

But it's really outrageous that the Pacers and Mavericks were playing so anxiously.

After all, the Mavericks had lost consecutive games, so it was unreasonable that this game ended like this.

And Paul George, who occupies a lot of shot rights, has once again become the target of criticism. In the past, it can be said that he worked hard defensively to cover up offensive omissions.

There is no way to cover it up like this in this game. Paul George can still be justified when facing Marion. After all, the "hacker" did not get any benefits from him.

But the confrontation with Calderon was confusing, and he got a t in vain.

After Carter came on the court, Paul George instantly lost his defensive advantage in the face of Carter's various shots, as if he was playing match-fixing.

Uncle Carter had to experience the experience of torturing the second master at that moment. He had had enough of his opponent's fake moves.

The fans at home had to calm down and watch the second in command in their hearts.

Last season after Lin Shaojie joined the team, the sudden emergence of Paul George became the biggest consolation for local fans. For that group of people, no matter how good Lin Shaojie played, after all, he was not one of his own, but just a yellow face, and Paul George

It's different, the roots are bright and the seedlings are red.

Many fans even said that the Pacers can try to give Paul George more ball rights instead of betting on Lin Shaojie alone.

This season, Paul George has taken the most shots on the team, which has excited many fans, as if the Pacers heard their calls.

But halfway through the season, looking at the statistics list, the Pacers No. 13 quickly occupied the top spot. If we look at Paul George, we can obviously find that the efficiency values ​​​​of the team's boss and the second boss are completely different.

They swallowed back the words they once said.

The Pacers have been able to win a record of 38 consecutive victories. How many times have they been saved by Lin Shaojie's comeback against the wind and the savior in danger? They also see it in their eyes. It's not that they didn't give you the opportunity, but that it was given to you but it didn't work.

Now that Paul George is experiencing ups and downs in form, these fans are the ones who are most injured. They love him deeply and hold him accountable!

After the start of the third quarter, Paul George received three passes from Lin Shaojie but all returned without success. Before the home fans booed, Paul George took the initiative to raise his hands to admit his mistake and started on the court.

He defended conscientiously.

That kind of performance where I couldn't open up the offense and you came in made the fans don't know what to say.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Mavericks also took advantage of the situation to expand the score. The maximum point difference reached 7 points, but it was useless. The Pacers also had Lin Shaojie on the team.

The Pacers played very steadily and were not messy at all.

That No. 13 has been standing on the court. Even when the Pacers are 20 points behind, they can come back in the fourth quarter. What does this slight 7-point advantage mean?

Lin Shaojie, who seemed to be in a scoring drought, handed the ball over to George Hill, who began to run across the court.

Upon seeing this situation, Mavericks coach Kalal quickly exclaimed.

"Watch that guy, double-team him, double-team him!"

A scoring machine that can roam the court has appeared, and I don't know if the aging Mavericks can defend it.