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The battle with the Mavericks can be said to be the most disadvantaged time in Embiid's career. Not only did this guy lose the game, he even failed to win against Yi Yang.

For Gobert, this game made him famous. The person who was originally famous was Embiid, but Gobert guarded Embiid so embarrassingly, so he took over Embiid's popularity.

Especially after the incident in which Gobert promised Yiyang before the game that he would not let Embiid score more than 15 points was exposed, Gobert's popularity soared.

Before the start of this season, people said that the dual-core combination of Yiyang and Hayward would be difficult for the Mavericks to do anything this season. After all, none of the Big Three are embarrassed to call themselves a championship contending team.

However, it is different from those stars on other teams whose reputation is greater than their strength. Most of the players on the Mavericks are more powerful than famous.

Gobert was called "half a giant" before the season, but his performance this season has been extremely outstanding. Few people knew Mitchell before the start of the season, but now people see the shadow of Wade in him. Rudy Gay may have been forgotten by people, but he still showed great strength...

This is the case with the Dallas Mavericks, they always look mediocre, but in fact they are extremely powerful.

After defeating the 76ers, the Mavericks have only one opponent left in October, the Utah Jazz.

Although the Jazz have the powerful Hood and the "Spanish golden boy" Ricky Rubio who just joined the team, their hard power is still not enough to compete with the Mavericks.

Hood and Rubio scored 45 points together, which can be said to be their best effort. The Mavericks easily won an away victory in Salt Lake City with five players scoring in double figures.

As people expected, in the first month of the new season, the Mavericks had a complete victory record! Although there are only games for half a month in October, it is still not easy to start with 8 consecutive victories.

You know, this is almost a new Mavericks team. Compared with previous seasons, their starting lineup has all changed except for Yiyang and Gobert.

And this brand new team has almost no need to break in, and it directly enters the best state.

After October, the Mavericks soared from fifth place to first place in the ESPN Power Index rankings! This team, which was not favored by people before the start of the season, is now ranked ahead of teams such as the Warriors, Rockets and Thunder, which is nothing short of amazing.

Now the whole world knows that the Mavericks are a super team. They are completely different from the old and sluggish team before. And every opponent who tried to win against them failed without exception.

On November 1st, the Mavericks challenged their old rival Clippers in an away game. Although the Clippers are old rivals, after losing Paul, the Clippers' strength is naturally not what it was back then.

Just relying on Griffin, the "pseudo No. 1 pick" who has hardly improved over the years, the Clippers "sinked" in just three quarters. The Mavericks still had 5 players score in double figures, Yiyang with 30 points, Hayward with 19 points, Mitchell with 18 points, Kuzma with 15 points, and Nowitzki with 13 points. Their more blossoming performance beat the Clippers by a thousand. Full of holes.

On the other hand, the Clippers, without the guidance of Paul as the "captain", Griffin and DeAndre Jordan can only attack in the paint by themselves, and the efficiency is obviously low.

During the game, Griffin deliberately hit Kuzma on the head with a ball to vent his frustration. But in the end, he still lost. This once glorious white monster is now losing both games and people, and is in a very depressed state.

118 to 105, Yiyang led the Mavericks to a nine-game winning streak, and they are still undefeated!

On November 3, the Mavericks ushered in the challenge of Cousins ​​​​and Anthony Davis, the league's first twin towers. Since Cousins ​​joined the Pelicans in the middle of last season, the Pelicans have always had high goals. This season, the running-in between Cousins ​​​​and Davis has been very mature, and the Pelicans have also given people a lot of surprises.

Before the game, Yiyang's old rival Cousins ​​also threatened to end the Mavericks' undefeated streak.

However, this statement did not cause any controversy among the fans. Because the few people who said this before were all killed without exception.

Although the Pelicans have made great progress this season, people still don't think they can compete with the Mavericks. Without the ability to turn talent into tangible strength, the Pelicans have no chance of winning.

In this game, Cousins ​​and Davis teamed up to score 50 points and 35 rebounds! This explosive data makes Gobert feel ashamed!

Gobert wouldn't be so embarrassed when facing off against Davis or Cousins, but facing two super insiders at the same time, Gobert seemed a little powerless.

The explosive statistics of the two looked very enjoyable. Logically speaking, if the two core players of a team play like this, it should be impossible for this team to lose.

However, that’s the wonderful thing about the Pelicans. Cousins ​​and Davis have historically had very good numbers, but the Pelicans have always missed out.

Because apart from these two big guys, the Pelicans have no third person who can stand up. In order to serve these two super insiders, the rest of the Pelicans seemed to be outside the system and out of tune with the game.

While the commentators praised the magic of Cousins ​​and Davis, Yiyang led the Mavericks to silently win the game.

99 to 94, the Pelicans' Super Twin Towers provided a visual feast for the fans, but failed to add a win to the team. The Mavericks used the power of the team to defeat the Pelicans twin towers who could only fight alone. The statistics of Yiyang and others may not be that explosive, but in the end, what fans remember is the winner whose statistics are not so good.

After the game, the stands at the American Airlines Center were filled with excitement. With a 10-game winning streak to start, although this season has just begun, fans seem to be able to foresee that the Mavericks will win the O'Brien Cup again after a year.

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At the end of the game, everyone in the Mavericks team, which had won 10 consecutive victories, was joking or joking in the locker room, and the atmosphere was full of joy.

The failure of last season made the entire Mavericks team look old and weak. But this year, with many new blood joining, the team has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

The entire locker room has become more energetic, and because of the consecutive wins, the players are getting along quite well with each other.

After Yiyang returned to the locker room, he was not in a hurry to take a shower. Instead, he chatted with his teammates one by one. Some team leaders will let the whole team cater to them, but Yiyang will never do that.

He will take the initiative to understand his teammates' views on the game and their attitude towards the current situation. It is precisely because of this that the Mavericks have become one of the most united teams in the league.

By the time Yiyang finished this and took a shower to leave, the locker room was already empty. Tomorrow, the Mavericks will fly to Minnesota to play a back-to-back game with the Timberwolves who now have Jimmy Butler.

Before that, Yiyang just wanted to go home early and see his wife, mother and children. Although Vignali no longer has to travel around, Yiyang still doesn't have much time to spend with her family.

This summer, in order to train and build the team, Yiyang was away from home for a long time and did not even take his family on trips. Now that the season has begun, Yiyang is even more busy. In addition to competitions, various business activities and training also occupy a lot of Yiyang's time.

Unlike a few years ago when he only knew how to play hard and train hard, Yiyang now longs for family more than the basketball court.

When Yiyang walked out of the locker room door and walked through the player tunnel to walk to the underground parking lot, he was surprised to find that the training hall door was still ajar, and there was a "bang bang" sound from the basketball hitting the wooden floor inside.

This season, Yiyang has seldom practiced extra. Besides him, no one else on the entire Mavericks team would practice so late. What's more, there is a back-to-back game to be played tomorrow. So who is it that is still sweating at this time?

When Yiyang pushed open the door of the training hall, he only saw a tall figure covered with tattoos on the court, shooting from outside the three-point line.

"Kyle! What time is it? We have a game tomorrow!" Yiyang shouted, but he didn't expect it to be Kuzma.

"My shooting was really bad today, too. I don't want to think about tomorrow and still have to perform like this!" Kuzma did not look back, but continued to focus on training.

In today's game, Kuzma made only 1 of 5 three-pointers, and many of them were wide open opportunities. Kuzma is worried about this. Although the Mavericks won the game, Kuzma was not satisfied with his performance.

He shoots three-pointers poorly. Today he will practice three-pointers desperately and make sure to show his touch!

Yiyang, who originally planned to go home, walked straight towards Kuzma. At this time, Kuzma was shirtless and covered in sweat. He looked like he had been training for a long time.

Before the draft, Yiyang had heard about Kuzma's deeds. When this guy was in college, training usually lasted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. As a player with mediocre talent, the only thing Kuzma can do is to sweat more than others.

After all, as an older rookie, Kuzma already lost at the "starting line" as soon as he entered the league. Therefore, he is willing to work harder than everyone else and he wants to prove himself extremely.

After watching Kuzma shoot a few baskets, Yiyang shook his head, "Stop, Kuz. Your muscles are already extremely tight due to fatigue, and training like this will do you no good."

After hearing what Yiyang said, Kuzma actually stopped his movements, "But I heard that you used to practice like this."

"That's because I'm stupid, Kurtz. I can only catch up with them by spending more time than others."

"Did I say I'm smart?" Kuzma smiled and then continued shooting.

This No. 0 forward seems to have been undrafted and is practicing all the time. Some people take a breather after earning their first big contract in life, but he has never slacked off since he was drafted, and he will not stop working hard.

In Kuzma, Yiyang seemed to see his former self.

Shaking his head, Yiyang walked out of the training ground. Before leaving, he didn't forget to poke his head in and say, "Don't train too late, remember to get a good rest."

That's what Dirk told Yiyang that night seven years ago. From Deke to Yiyang, and from Yiyang to Kuzma. Maybe, this is the inheritance of a team...