One Guard

Genius remembers the address of this site in a second: (Apex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads! After a two-game losing streak, the Dallas Mavericks have become a complete clown in the eyes of fans and the media.

Almost all the news media are mocking Cuban and Nelson Jr.'s summer operations are too stupid, and they let go of several core backbones during the championship. Little did they know that half a month ago, they gave Cuban and Nelson Jr. an A+ rating for the joining of Odom and Carter.

That's the way the sports media is, they're the ones who put you on the top. But it was they who pushed you off the cliff.

On December 29, when the plane that the Mavericks players took landed in Oklahoma City. Most fans and the media have already sentenced the defending champion to his first away trip of the season.

"Three Musketeers of the Thunder are invincible in youth, Durant has been the scoring champion for two times, Westbrook was selected as an All-Star last season, James Harden is the best sixth man in the league, Ibaka has unlimited potential, Perkins is on The season has been plagued by injuries, and the new season is expected to come out of the trough. The Thunder's age advantage and potential space are the best in the West. The Dallas Mavericks, who are not in a good situation, want to continue to win in Oklahoma. It is not an easy task. "

"The Oklahoma City Thunder have gone through a summer and they've gone from strength to strength. But the Mavericks have just the opposite. They lost Chandler and Stevenson, two guys who were the Mavericks' inside and outside defense last season. Pillars. The retirement of Peja Stojakovic and the departure of Jose Barea have greatly weakened the Mavericks' firepower beyond the three-point line. After two games, we can clearly see that Odom , Carter, and Haywood are completely unable to fill the gap left by the few left behind. I hope the Mavericks will not lose too badly in Oklahoma!"

"The Thunder's momentum this season is very strong. They have won three consecutive victories before. The record of the Dallas Mavericks is two consecutive losses. Although the game has not yet started, everything is unknown. But I have to admit that Oklahoma The Thunder's odds of winning are indeed greater."

"Last season's playoffs, the Mavericks' heroic performance stopped the young Thunder from the Western Conference Finals. But this year, the old Mavericks may no longer be able to stop the Thunder, the young guards."

No matter which website, which newspaper, which reporter, everyone's views are surprisingly consistent. The Mavericks are back to their previous form, they were never favored.

After all, the performance of the Mavericks in the first two games was indeed too bad. Except for Yiyang and Nowitzki who played normally, the others did not achieve the expected results at all.

Among them, Odom and Terry are the two most disappointing Mavericks players. Odom had high hopes, but in the two games, he took 16 shots together, but only 4 points were recorded.

Terry seemed a bit reckless on the court, and he was a thousand miles away from the "Jets" who frequently hit cold shots to help the team open the score last season.

Right now, it's still only Dallas that imagines they can win. Even though the Mavericks have won an O'Brien Cup, they don't seem to have escaped the fate of being underestimated.

No, it's not that people underestimate the Dallas Mavericks, but that the Mavericks played the first two games really badly.

It is impossible for the Mavericks players not to hear the overwhelming doubts. Among them, Terry is very concerned about these remarks, so he also hopes that he can perform well in this game. What about Odom? He's completely indifferent to the voices that criticize him. Basketball was just a job to him, nothing more. After the game, take the money and leave. As for the pursuit of the championship, the desire for honor, the protection of his own reputation... these things, when he was put on the shelves by the Lakers, they had already disappeared.

And what about Yiyang? He chose to ignore those dissonant voices. News of a locker-room altercation between him and Lamar Odom has spread across the league in recent days.

A Chinese player and an American player had conflicts in the locker room, which was the first time in NBA history.

But Yiyang doesn't care what the outside world thinks about this matter. The only thing this young No. 1 guard wants to do at the moment is to stop the Mavericks' losing streak.

When the Mavericks arrived at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on the team bus, the reporters were already waiting outside. As soon as the bus doors opened, all the reporters stretched out their microphones.

"Excuse me, there are rumors that you and Lamar had conflicts in the locker room, is this true?"

"Coach Carlisle, have you lost control of the locker room?"

"Dirk, what do you think of the recent disharmony in the locker room?"

This group of reporters has lost interest in the game itself, because in their view, the Mavericks are sure to lose. What they are more concerned about at the moment is the inside news of the Mavericks locker room.

However, facing such a dire situation, no player is in the mood to play these boring games with reporters.

Among the people interviewed, only Carlisle and Dirk responded to the reporter perfunctorily. The two parties, Yiyang and Odom, wore their own earphones and walked into the player tunnel from the underground parking lot without saying a word.

Seeing that the two remained silent, the reporters became even more excited. It's fine if they say something, and if they don't say anything, doesn't that just prove that they acquiesce to that fact?

"The two main generals of the Mavericks broke up, and the defending champion quickly fell!"

"It's all the fault of the best sixth man? The inventory also has grievances and grievances with Odom."

"Purple gold for one day, Lakers for life. Odom is out of tune with the Dallas Mavericks, and he cursed the future leader!"

Although they didn't get any substantive information, the reporters had already thought about the headlines for tomorrow's news.

Yiyang clenched his fists into the visiting team's locker room at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and people said he wanted to talk. What Ke Yiyang dislikes the most is to accept "fate".

Before the game started, all the Mavericks players were silent in the locker room. The atmosphere in the entire locker room was very serious, as if it was about to overwhelm people.

Usually at this time, Terry would definitely make a joke to ease the atmosphere. But today, the "Jets" don't do that. Because of this guy, I am not in the mood to joke now.

Odom is still putting on his equipment in a leisurely manner. His leisurely look makes Carlisle unable to believe that this guy was actually the most powerful candidate for the best sixth man last season.

If Odom continues to "sleepwalk" on the court today, Carlisle will keep his promise with Yiyang, put this former "all-around fighter" on the bench and replace him with Cardinal.

If he really did that, Carlisle would be putting all his treasures on Yiyang. Please, must, must win this game!

When the players from both sides came out to warm up, the young people of the Thunder were very excited. They have just achieved a three-game winning streak, and today they ran into the Mavericks who swept them out last season, but now they are not doing well. This naturally stimulated their desire to win to a greater extent.

On the other hand, on the Mavericks side, the players seemed to be very inactive, just doing shooting drills mechanically. Yiyang is the most active person among them, but relying on Yiyang alone, it is impossible for the Mavericks to stop their losing streak.

The game is about to start. Yiyang, Carter, Marion, Nowitzki and Haywood took off their training clothes and stepped onto the court. Although experienced a two-game losing streak, but Carlisle does not seem to intend to change. He knew that the problem of the team's failure was not in the starting lineup, but in the substitutes!

On the Thunder side, in addition to the four starters who played in the playoffs last season, defensive center Kendrick Perkins, who won the championship trophy with the Celtics in 2008, also returned from injury. The Thunder team is weak. His basket defense was perfectly filled in an instant.

On paper, the Mavericks seem to be a bit behind the Thunder. What's more, the Mavericks themselves have internal problems.

The referee signaled the players of both sides to stand at the designated positions, and walked into the middle circle by himself, ready to kick off. At the same time, all the fans in the Chesapeake Energy Arena stood up and sat down after the team scored the first goal. This is the habit of Thunder fans watching every game.

Vignali nervously guarded in front of the TV, while Brickley was looking forward to the duel between Yiyang and Westbrook. Mark Cuban, who is far away in Dallas, is also watching this game, hoping that the Mavericks can make a perfect comeback.

On the high-profile court, Yiyang closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

In the next second, the No. 1 guard opened his eyes suddenly. At this time, his eyes were completely different from just now. Even more murderous and aggressive, Yiyang has already entered a fighting state!

Carlisle looked at Yiyang, then at Odom who was sitting on the bench absent-mindedly. If you can only choose one of the two players, Carlisle can give the answer now!

The referee blew his whistle and threw the basketball high into the air. With the advantage of half a finger, Perkins successfully transferred the basketball from Haywood's head to his own player.

Westbrook attacked aggressively with the ball, and the Thunder fans standing watching the game burst out their warmest cheers.

It seems that Westbrook is a supreme monarch, ready to conquer the land he once lost.

Just after halftime, Yiyang opened his arms aggressively and stood in front of Westbrook.

Seeing Yiyang's ferocious eyes, Westbrook couldn't help feeling terrified. He had seen this look in the Western Conference Finals last season!

Is it necessary to play so seriously when they meet for the first time in the regular season? Well, I will accompany you to the end!

Westbrook changed direction with his crotch, and then accelerated sharply towards the basket. The important game that determines the honor of the Mavericks and the status of Odom's team officially kicks off!