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The 2017-2018 season has already started for a month and a half. So far, the losses of several teams have only been in single digits.

The Golden State Warriors have a record of 16 wins and 6 losses, the Celtics have a record of 19 wins and 4 losses, and the San Antonio Spurs have a pretty good record of 14 wins and 7 losses. The Houston Rockets naturally performed well, with 17 wins and 4 losses. The Minnesota Timberwolves, now with Jimmy Butler, have 14 wins and 9 losses, barely making it onto this list.

With a craze for teaming up across the league, many teams that have been heavily supplemented this summer have achieved impressive results. But there is only one team in the entire league, and until now, it has not lost even a single game!

This team is the Dallas Mavericks, which achieved complete victories in October and November and is currently at the beginning of a 22-game winning streak.

If fans and experts were asked to choose a team that is likely to achieve a 20-game winning streak before the start of the season, people might choose the Warriors, the Rockets or even the Thunder. But absolutely no one would associate this matter with the Dallas Mavericks.

After the Mavericks failed last year, the problem of their aging lineup has been exposed. In addition to the signing of Hayward this summer, the Mavericks did not attract any other superstars. After all, they are the public enemy, and the stars would rather defeat the Mavericks than join them. At that time, most people believed that the Mavericks had no chance of winning in the terrifying Western World.

However, the Mavericks relied on the power of the draft to once again have the top team in the league. There are many teams that have completed reconstruction through the draft, but it is very rare for a team to directly become a championship candidate through the draft. The Dallas Mavericks are one of them.

When Yiyang said the words "This is very close to the Mavericks' ultimate form", the whole world was waiting to see Yiyang's joke. But Yiyang silenced everyone with a 22-game winning streak.

With hot superstars, promising rookies, experienced veterans and a coach who can connect them together, the Mavericks have almost everything they need to succeed. 22 consecutive wins is the best proof, but it will never be the Mavericks' highest ceiling.

On December 6, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Denver Nuggets after losing Mudiay 122-105 at home. The Nuggets had no resistance in this game. After his rebirth, Mudiay scored a season-high 23 points in this game, which can be regarded as an explanation to his old club.

Of course, the most exciting thing today was not Mudiay's 23 points, nor Yiyang's 30 points and 12 assists. But after this game, the Dallas Mavericks officially surpassed the Golden State Warriors and started with a 25-game winning streak, creating a new best start record in the history of the NBA and even the entire North American sports league!

"Under the influence of teams like the Warriors and Mavericks, these records seem to have become less valuable. For more than a hundred years, this best start record has not been broken. But in recent years, the numbers of these records have But it's changing frequently." These words summarized by Mike Breen after the game made many fans feel the same way.

Has it become easier to break these records? No, it's not easy at all. But the current Dallas Mavericks are really too strong.

It wasn't until they achieved 25 consecutive victories that the Dallas Mavericks' undefeated streak finally came to an end. In the next game, they faced the Boston Celtics for revenge, and the Mavericks suffered their first defeat of the season by 7 points.

Both the Celtics and the Mavericks performed poorly in this game, but the Celtics themselves are an excellent team, so it is normal for them to win.

But now that the Mavericks lose again, no one will stand up and say they are wrong. After playing 26 games, one-third of the schedule has passed, and the Mavericks have only lost one game. There is really nothing to say about such achievements. Losing a game in the regular season is normal.

Lost to the Celtics,

The Mavericks gave the league just a brief breather. In the following games in December, the Mavericks continued to kill everyone. Until the last day of December, after the Mavericks defeated the Thunder for the third time this season, their record had become 35 wins and 2 losses. After the games in December, we only lost two games in total. What is the concept of this?

A very simple comparison is that the Houston Rockets, ranked second in the Western Conference, have won ten fewer games than the Mavericks, the first team! In this year's regular season, the Dallas Mavericks are destined to stand out.

During this Christmas at Mudiay's house, Yiyang made a total of three wishes. One is to bless the family members with good health, and the other is to ensure that they can thrive. As for the third one, Yiyang didn't tell anyone else, but kept it in his heart.

Time came to 2018, and like most teams, the Dallas Mavericks began to suffer from injuries. Kyle Kuzma, Donovan Mitchell, Dirk Nowitzki and Gobert have all suffered injuries to varying degrees. For a time, the Mavericks fell into a state of no one available. The large-scale outbreak of injuries caught the Mavericks off guard. Cuban and Carlisle had to sign a bunch of ten-day short contracts from the Development League and the free agent market to let them act as firefighters. character of.

But fortunately, most of these people's injuries are staggered. When Mitchell was injured, Kuzma just returned. When Gobert was injured, Mitchell happened to come back.

Although the Mavericks lost a few more games in January. But under the attack of injuries, they finally survived. 45 wins and 6 losses. Even with a weak lineup, they still only lost four games in a month. Moreover, the four games were lost to strong teams such as the Warriors, Rockets, Raptors and Trail Blazers. The performance of the Mavericks Not bad either. Their record of 45 wins and 6 losses also allowed them to maintain their No. 1 ranking in the league.

In February, the Mavericks can finally get a chance to breathe, because there is the All-Star Weekend in February, which can stop the NBA war for a few days.

At this time, the shadow of injuries is slowly fading, and after the Mavericks' lineup becomes complete, it can already be described as star-studded.

Donovan Mitchell, the 13th overall pick, is averaging 21.4 points per game at this time, ranking first in the rookie scoring list. During the All-Star Weekend, he was selected for the Rookie Game, the Skills Challenge, and was also selected for the Slam Dunk Contest in place of Magic forward Aaron Gordon. It can be said that he was a busy man during the All-Star Weekend. His contribution of 21.4 points per game also made him the Mavericks' second-leading scorer.

Gordon Hayward averaged 19.6 points per game, ranking third on the team. But on the court, his cold-blooded three-pointers and the tacit understanding he had cultivated with Yiyang allowed him to secure his position as the second-in-command.

As for Gobert, this year he was selected to the Western Conference All-Star team along with Yiyang, and he has been ranked among the top three in the predicted rankings of Defensive Player of the Year.

Of course, Kuzma and Mudiay cannot be forgotten. Kyle Kuzma's contribution of 16.2 points per game puts him, Mitchell and Ben Simmons in a fierce competition for the Rookie of the Year award. Mudiay averaged 12.3 points, 4.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game, making him a veritable sixth man role.

The Mavericks are developing on the trajectory that Yiyang and Carlisle expected, and they are waiting for the playoffs. Everything should be exactly as expected.

During this year's All-Star Weekend, the biggest star is Mitchell. After winning the slam dunk contest, the rookie guard's name appeared more and more on the front pages of major news websites and newspapers.

The dunk contest itself is a perfect stage for people to quickly become famous. If you look at Aaron Gordon's sudden increase in jersey sales and playing time after the dunk contest in the past few years, you will know how important the dunk contest is to the development of fame.

The names of Yiyang and Mitchell are increasingly being discussed together. He also belongs to the Mavericks, he is also a guard, he also paid tribute to the team veteran Carter in the slam dunk contest and won the championship, and he also made a name for himself despite being unknown... People were surprised to find that although Mitchell and also Yang is two completely different players, but their career trajectories are surprisingly similar.

If Mitchell can win the championship this year as he wishes, it will be a replica of Yiyang's career.

This year's All-Star Weekend, the Mavericks became the team with the largest number of players participating, which naturally made the Mavericks the focus of attention. Of course, it's not just the All-Star weekend that makes the Mavericks hot, but also that they had another undefeated month in February!

With 55 wins and 6 losses, the collective explosion of everyone on the Mavericks allowed them to launch a 10-0 offensive in February. What everyone is discussing now is not whether the Mavericks will be caught up by the Rockets, but whether they can break their own record of 74 wins in a single season!

It's a pity that in March, Rudy Gobert, the guardian of the Mavericks' restricted area, fell down again due to a sprained medial knee ligament. The last time I was injured was because of this old problem. I didn't expect it to relapse so soon.

This time, the Mavericks were not so lucky. Team doctor Benjamin estimated that Gobert would be injured for 1-3 months. This means that if everything goes very smoothly, Gobert will most likely not be able to return until the playoffs. .

Gobert's unfortunate injury undoubtedly dealt a huge blow to the Mavericks. But in the end, Yiyang relied on his godly data of 35.8 points, 12.2 assists and 2.8 steals per game in March to make up for Gobert's gap, allowing the Mavericks to lose only one game in a month! Without the defensive strength of Gobert, the Mavericks have to use offense to make up for it. In the regular season, their fierce offense was enough to kill most of their opponents.

With 68 wins and 7 losses, the regular season only ends in half a month, but the Mavericks have already won 68 games. With 7 games left, if the Mavericks win all, they will once again set the NBA record for most wins in a single season. But even if they don't win all of them, it's a sure thing that the Mavericks will have another 70+ win season.

But the Mavericks and Yiyang have never turned a blind eye to honors. In April, the last 7 games of the NBA regular season were played. The Mavericks defeated the Trail Blazers, Magic, Pistons, 76ers, Suns, Cavaliers and Wizards respectively. Their 7-game winning streak set a new historical record in the NBA!

There was a gap of more than ten years between the Bulls' 72 wins and the Mavericks' record-breaking 74 wins. But it only took the Mavericks four years to go from 74 wins to the latest 75 wins!

The Record Printing Press became the Mavericks' new nickname.

After playing the last game of the regular season with his friend Wall, Yiyang knelt down excitedly in the middle of the floor and kissed the Mavericks' logo on the hardwood floor to celebrate another great season that would go down in history.

From the failure of last season to the return of the king this season, only Yiyang knows how difficult it is. Being Public Enemy and unable to recruit stars, they survived. Let the rookies adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, and they survived. They have managed to survive the widespread intrusion of injuries.

At this time, Yiyang suddenly recalled in his mind the scene when he and his family spent Christmas Eve at Mudiay's house.

During this Christmas at Mudiay's house, Yiyang made a total of three wishes. One is to bless the family members with good health, and the other is to ensure that they can thrive. As for the third wish... it is to win the NBA championship trophy again!