On the afternoon of the second day after the game, Anxi had just finished training, and when he swiped his mobile phone, a headline popped up. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"The UAE officially announced the signing of the rocket, and the terms of the contract have not yet been announced!"

An Xi, who was quick-eyed, clicked in directly.

On the afternoon of January 19, US time, the Houston Rockets and Chinese basketball player UAE held a press conference in Houston, announcing that they had reached a contract with UAE and would play in the NBA next, and the specific contract terms were not announced. ”

Seeing this news, An Xi smiled, and An Xi didn't ask about the specific contract terms, but he probably knew that the UAE and the Rockets had signed a one-year contract, with an annual salary of about 2 million.

For the UAE, this one-year contract is the best option, because he can have enough opportunities to prove himself, and once he proves himself this season, then the new contract of the UAE next season will not be as little as 2 million.

As January draws to a close, the voting for the NBA All-Star Weekend is coming to an end.

This season, because of Anxi's outstanding performance, in China, there are many fans shouting the slogan of voting Anxi into the All-Star, and frantically voting for Anxi on major portals, but the results of the first few rounds of voting were released, and Anxi only got tens of thousands of votes.

However, the official explanation given by the NBA is that overseas votes have not yet been counted in the NBA, and overseas votes will not be counted until before the All-Star starts.

But Anxi didn't care, he didn't want to participate in this All-Star, and even in his heart, Anxi prayed that domestic fans would not really throw him into the All-Star. After all, in Anxi's view, if he really enters the All-Star, with Anxi's real strength, he will become a laughing stock on the American side.

Of course, there will always be a few players like Anxi squeezing into the All-Star Game every year, but that is in the East, and the number of stars is not enough, so one or two will be pulled to make up the number, but it is far different in the West, there are too many stars in the West, and the 12-man roster of the All-Star team is not even enough.

Anxi still wants to enter the All-Star with his true strength, and he is still disdainful of being thrown in by fans.

On Jan. 25, the Spurs won six straight games after beating the Hawks, 76ers and Hornets in quick succession, and then they took on the Mavericks on the road in Dallas.

Anxi knew through Ivoc Clark that the Mavericks had asked for Anxi before, but the final offer was rejected by Popovich, but DeJuan Blair was still traded to the Mavericks, and Anxi's former teammate was not comfortable after coming to the Mavericks, averaging less than five minutes per game, and became the Mavericks' water cooler manager directly from the Spurs' stable rotation.

Before the start of the game, Anxi said hello to DeJuan Blair: "Dejuan, long time no see." ”

"Ann. The two shook hands and hugged. "Well, I heard that you rejected San Antonio's contract extension, and are you also ready to leave?"

An Xi frowned, then shook his head.

"Ann, I think you better leave as soon as possible, look at you now, you obviously have the strength to start, but you can only play as a substitute. DeJuan Blair also shook his head, as if sighing for Anxi.

An Xiqiang laughed a few times, De Juan Blair's attitude was a little strange, it seemed that he suddenly had a bad impression of the Spurs, maybe the Spurs traded him and broke his heart......

Without saying anything more to DeJuan Blairdo, Anxi finished the warm-up and returned to his place.

The game started quickly, and the Spurs returned to their regular starting lineup, with point guard Tony Parker, shooting guard Danny Green, small forward Kawhi Leonard, power forward Boris Dior and center Tim Duncan. The starting lineup of the Mavericks is point guard Darren Collisson, shooting guard O.J. Mayo, small forward Sean Marion, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, and center Chris Kaman.

The Mavericks have a poor record this season, losing 24 of their first 42 games, and in the highly competitive West, the Mavericks fell out of the playoffs early, although there is still a chance to catch up, so this game is considered a top priority by Maverick Carlisle.

Rick Carlisle is arguably the most adaptable head coach in the league, leading a group of veterans to defeat the Heat last season to win the championship, and still leading the team to the playoffs last season when the championship team was torn apart.

However, this season, the Mavericks continued to dismantle the championship lineup and introduced a group of newcomers, but the effect was not very good, and Rick Carlisle was also very worried about this.

The game was soon underway, with the Spurs aiming for victory and the Mavericks not willing to lose, so a fierce game began at the American Route Center Arena......

The opening was the Mavericks' possession, Darren Collisson's dribbling was very stable, and the Mavericks' offensive play was positional offense, and he sought a jump shot for the team's scorer through a high block, so Carman pulled it out directly from the inside.

Darren Collison made a quick break, shook off Parker through the screen, and hit the first shot of the opening game!

Then, the Spurs' offense, playing the Mavericks, Popovich did not make too many changes, in Popovich's view, against the current Mavericks, with the normal strength of the Spurs, it is easy to win.

Therefore, the Spurs' offense is slow and slow, and there is no intention of restraining the Mavericks at the tactical level.

On the Spurs' first shot, Tony Parker broke through with the ball, Darren Collison defended closely, and a cross screen from Boris Dior and Parker immediately created an opening. Tony Parker makes a long-range jumper......

Bang, didn't enter......

Carman on the inside picked up the rebound, the Mavericks turned around and played a wave of counterattacks, O.J. Mayo broke through quickly with the ball, and made a layup while the Spurs were not fully back to defense, 4:0!

The Spurs' offense was still unhurried, and it seemed that the opening four-point deficit was no big deal at all.

It was still Tony Parker, who cut in with the ball, and quickly attracted the bag, and after a point-and-shoot shot, Tim Duncan hit a mid-range jumper!2:4!

Popovich clapped his hands off the court, but the Mavericks were still resolutely attacking, Darren Collison rushed to the front court with the ball, a block and dismantling cover, directly flew out a three-pointer, smack, the crisp basketball wipe the net immediately attracted a violent cheer from the American route center.

At 2:7, Popovich frowned, but he still didn't speak, and the Spurs' offense was still the same, slowly looking for opportunities through running in the half.

Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard's off-ball block, there was an open in the bottom corner, Parker's pass came immediately, and Danny Green made a three-point jumper!

With a bang, there was a cheer again in the center of the American route......

The Mavericks grabbed the rebound, and then seized this opportunity, and it was another counterattack, and it was Mayo who scored, holding the ball and shooting directly from the middle distance, hitting a 2-point shot!

The Spurs started the game behind and the situation was not good, and Popovich shouted from the sidelines: "Fight your offense!

But it's still useless, maybe it's the feeling of hitting the iron that will be contagious, this time, Kowhi Leonard, who got the opportunity to vacate the position, continued to hit the iron, and the mid-range shot couldn't go in, Duncan grabbed the offensive rebound, and the rebound didn't go in!

Eventually, Marion swooped out from the side and grabbed the second rebound......

The Spurs' retreat this time was quite timely, but the Mavericks still tore apart the Spurs' defense through a slow positional battle, and Nowitzki's mid-range jumper hit an easy shot!11:2!

Next, the Mavericks unexpectedly played a smooth offense, but it was the Spurs, who were constrained by poor hand and missed shots one after another, and Popovich had to replace Manuginobili in advance, but the score was already behind.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Spurs fell behind by 12 points at 16:28, and Yang Yi, who was commentating on the central five in this game, couldn't help but sigh: "The Mavericks are not hello-kitty, although the results are poor this season, but you can scratch you if you lie down and hit others, so the Spurs must get serious as soon as possible, otherwise this game will be lost." ”

As Yang Yi said, the Spurs had to get serious, but the main hand was not good, and Popovich waited for two more rounds, and when the difference was stretched to 15 points, he had to call a timeout.

"Who are you?" Popovich looked at the group of players who were 15 points behind the Mavericks, and suddenly said this inexplicable sentence.

As a result, Duncan replied directly and cooperatively: "Tim Duncan, a graduate of Wake Forest University, played in the NBA for 16 seasons......"

The Spurs' bench quickly let out a few chuckles, and Popovich, who was still with a straight face, showed a smile, and then he clapped his hands: "Okay, you guys don't feel good, let's adjust it as soon as possible, Ann, you play, replace Kovie, Corey, you play, replace Toney, remember, next, we play the success rate in the offense, the defense will leave him alone, and play the offense we should have! Break down the Dallas defense!" )