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"It's not a big deal, it's just a scratch. It will be fine in a day or two!" Li Tuanjie's heart warmed up. The scene where the Mavericks defended themselves and angered Bo Wen just now made Li Tuanjie very sad. warmth.

"Unity, let the team doctor take a good look at the injury after the game. Don't leave any hidden injuries. You should rest well in the next game!" Coach Johnson still has lingering fears after seeing what happened on the field just now. I'm really afraid that Li Tuanjie will be abolished by Bowen's black feet just now, and the Mavericks will be really tragic.

Li Tuanjie was a little helpless. In fact, he was not injured at all. Although the palm of his hand was scratched, there was no bleeding at all, which did not affect Li Tuanjie's continued appearance at all.

In this game, Li Tuan has scored 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, ranking second in the team in scoring. The team's second attacker, Terry, has only scored 11 points so far!

As for the absolute core of the team, Dirk Nowitzki has scored 18 points since the first half.

There is no doubt that Li Tuanjie's performance is perfect, at least on the offensive end, it is impeccable!

The only place where people can find fault is probably Li Tuanjie's rebounding data. Li Tuanjie, who is 210 cm tall, played a lot of time in the first half, but his rebounding data is only three, which is really too little.

But considering Li Tuanjie's position on the court, he rarely has the opportunity to stand under the basket and compete for rebounds. He spends most of the time opening up space for Nowitzki, so it is reasonable to grab only three rebounds .

Mavericks coach Johnson saw Li Tuanjie's performance on the court and the technical statistics he played, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Recently, he has been thinking about trading Li Tuanjie in exchange for an inside rim protector that the Mavericks are currently in desperate need of. A week or two!

That is to say, if the Mavericks do not strengthen the inside line in the near future, they can only pin their hopes on Dampier's comeback to maintain the original competitive state.

But once Dampier can't maintain the original competitive state, then the door to trade will be closed, and the Mavericks will completely lose the opportunity to reinforce the inside line!

In this era, what is the price of a weak inside, Johnson knows better than anyone else!

Last season, the Mavericks lost in the finals to the Heat, which had O'Neal and Mourning. Among them, the kidney fighter Mourning contributed five blocks in a single game in the sixth game of the finals, which made the Mavericks impossible to find. north!

If it weren't for Mourning's dominance on the defensive end, the Mavericks in G6 would have great hopes of winning. After all, the Mavericks only lost three points in that game!

Once G6 wins and the finals enter the tiebreaker, the Mavericks may win the championship!

Last season, that is, the 04-05 season, the ugliest defensive finals in NBA history, created a finals with a new low ratings, Duncan averaged 20+14+2 blocks per game in the Spurs, and successfully helped the Spurs Beat the Pistons.

Pushing forward, the 03-04 season belonged to the Pistons. The Pistons defeated the Lakers F4 nobles. In addition to the stable performance of Billups, the performance of the inside double Wallace is also crucial.

Daben averaged nearly 11 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block per game, which truly explained the role that top blue-collar insiders can play in the finals!

Going forward, it is still the season for the Spurs to win the championship. Needless to say, Deng Dada, the top insider, still played a vital role in the finals.

The backcourt trident composed of the Spurs' opponents, the Nets, Kidd, Martin, and Jefferson, in terms of offensive power, is not weaker than the current Mavericks, but their inside line is too weak, which eventually led to the Spurs. He fell off the horse and missed the chance to win the championship.

Going forward is the period of the OK combination's three consecutive championships. Needless to say, O'Neal at his peak is the most powerful insider in the league!

Looking at the history of the NBA in recent years, you will find that among these championship teams, there is no team that does not have the league's top insiders.

This is the experience given by history. Johnson feels that if the Mavericks want to win the championship this season, they will not only have an advantage inside, but at least they cannot lose too much to their opponents. Following in the footsteps, the original Nets may be their lesson!

The Nets reached the Finals for two consecutive years. They were swept by the OK Lakers in the first year, and they fought the Spurs in six games in the second year. They still failed. Where did they lose? It is because they lack the barrier of the inside line!

Johnson really wants the Mavericks to introduce a strong insider. He doesn't expect to be able to introduce an insider at the level of peak O'Neal or Duncan. He only needs a peak insider at the level of Dampier.

If Dampier is at its peak, Johnson feels that the winner of last season's finals must be their Mavericks, not the Heat!

However, Li Tuanjie's performance is so outstanding right now that he is reluctant to trade it!

The stability of Li Tuanjie's offensive end is definitely the championship puzzle that any team dreams of. With such a bench player, every coach may wake up from sleep with a smile.

And now Li Tuan is only a rookie, and will continue to grow in the future!

It's no wonder Johnson is reluctant to trade such a precious rookie player!

"Hey, what should I do?! It is imperative to strengthen the inside line. I am really reluctant to trade Li Tuanjie, but apart from Li Tuanjie, the value of others in the team is not enough to trade a decent inside player. !” Johnson was caught in a dilemma!

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The game was still going on, and to everyone's surprise, after calling a timeout, Popovich not only put Bowen off the court, but also all the other starting players did not continue to appear on the court. A fringe player for the Spurs.

It was unexpected, but in fact, it was also expected by everyone. It is only a preseason game now, and Popovich does not want the Spurs to consume physical energy. This is a perfectly normal thing.

Not to mention the preseason, even the regular season, it is not uncommon for Popovich to rest players.

For example, Duncan did not experience too many major injuries in his career, but he did not play many games. He only played about 60 games in half of the season of his career. only twice...

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With the departure of the Spurs' main players, this preseason basically declared that it has entered garbage time. After the main players of the Mavericks played a little advantage, they were also taken off by Johnson to rest!

In the end, the Mavericks won the Spurs with a five-point advantage in a contest between fringe players on both sides.