Yao Min left Dallas again depressed, not because he had to win against Liu Han, but because he just wanted to get better stats, but it was clear that he couldn't take advantage of a team like the Mavericks. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

And what made Yao Min a little depressed was that he basically couldn't run in the fourth quarter of this game, and the Mavericks' rapid offensive and defensive conversion was not something that a big center like him could keep up with, but even so, Van Gundy still let Yao Min play, which was the most puzzling to Yao Min, he felt that it was useless to let him play in this way, even if the Mavericks were substitutes in the entire fourth quarter.

The Rockets eventually lost to the Mavericks 88-117 on the road, and Yao Min only scored 12 points and 10 rebounds in the game, which is a double-double stat that doesn't match his reputation at all.

The Mavericks' schedule after the All-Star break was relatively unfavorable, and although there was a home game, one away game and one back-to-back home game were still very draining for the players.

However, after the game against the Rockets, the Mavericks have a two-day break before heading to Cleveland, where they will face the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers have actually received a lot of attention from the league this season, after all, they have a "little emperor" in their team.

This season's draft is a very important draft in the league, some of the rookies are the "cornerstone" of the future of the league, the league needs to develop, there must be enough talented players to continue to join and grow, this is David Stern's experience after years of leadership, compared with the previous "free-range" way to cultivate star players, this "domesticated" way is obviously higher in success, but also easy to operate.

In David? In Stern's plan, Liu Han needs to be enveloped, at least within five years for now, Liu Han will become the "Nanbo Bay" of the league, and after that, the emerging superstar will replace Liu Han's position, continuing the glory and attraction of the league, as for where the emerging superstar comes from, Stern is optimistic about this year's rookies, especially LeBron? James.

In fact, at the beginning of the draft, including the league and the media, they were more optimistic about Anthony, after all, he looked more comprehensive, able to be inside and out, and his image was more positive, but after most of the season, although Anthony's data was quite good, his character flaws were also known to everyone, and in contrast, James was more mature, although the Cavaliers' results were really not good, but James showed his potential to become the team's "boss", So now the league values James more, and as for Milicic who is on the list, well, the fate of that kid has been a complete "tragedy" in the past six months.

Although the Cavaliers' 20-33 record so far has not squeezed into the top eight in the East, there is no doubt that their situation is improving, LeBron has a lot of support after the initial encounter with some problems, and his personality advantages make him easy to be supported by some people, from the initial Ricky Davis being quickly traded and now the referees are taking care of him intentionally or unintentionally, which shows that many people are optimistic about LeBron.

As for the regular season between the Mavericks and the Cavaliers, although it is an ordinary game, in the eyes of some fans, the showdown with Liu Han can really see the true strength of this rookie, after all, some media have called Liu Han "03 rookie experience instrument" before, and the Mavericks have not played against the Cavaliers this season, this will be a good occasion for James to show his true strength, and of course, it may also become a good occasion for LeBron to experience the NBA's top-level strength.

Before this game, the Chicago media, which has always had a lot of "resentment" with Liu Han, once again hyped this game, saying that Liu Han will "educate" LeBron how to really play in the NBA, in fact, their purpose is very clear, that is, to set up more enemies for Liu Han, and at the same time to deal a blow to the Cavaliers, the direct opponent of the East into the playoffs, although now the Bulls don't seem to see any hope of coming out, but they still have to do this.

As for Cleveland's media, they are much more low-key, they are well aware of Liu Han's strength, and they also know that it is impossible for LeBron to confront Liu Han head-on at present, and the current roster of the Cavaliers also has obvious flaws, and it is obviously unwise to set up an enemy like Liu Han for the core of the growing future team.

In an interview with the media, LeBron himself showed maturity that did not match his age, and he made it clear in an interview with the media that the important thing for him to play this game was to learn from Liu Han how to play correctly, and as for the result of the game, LeBron said that he would do his best.

Although his statement was somewhat official, at least he had a lot of respect for Liu Han, which was in stark contrast to Anthony.

And Liu Han himself actually wants to really verify LeBron's strength, he has watched the opponent's game video, for LeBron? James's physical fitness Liu Han is quite optimistic, "bulldozer" style layups in Liu Han's view, although the technical content is not high, but the dominance is still strong, after all, few outside players can withstand LeBron's strong burst head-on, and Liu Han is more optimistic about LeBron is his positive mentality, through the game video he found that LeBron's progress in most of the season is very obvious, and LeBron is not the kind of player with a tendon, people who are too paranoid may have achieved more in the past, But now that the confrontation is becoming more and more intense, they can either become superstars or self-destruct, and LeBron has an innate advantage, which is enough for him not to go too extreme.

After the All-Star Game, the league is actually worried that the regular season will be less attractive after all, after all, the season has entered the end, and it is an indisputable fact that some teams are rotten, so the head-to-head matchup between the first rookie in the class of 03 and the rookie first person in the class of 96 has become the key to the hype.

So this strong and weak matchup between the Mavericks and the Cavaliers has become a hot spot in this round of games, and it has the opportunity to broadcast live across the United States.

The Mavericks rushed to Cleveland a day early, not because they paid too much attention to the Cavaliers, but because Nelson didn't want the players to be too tired, and it was actually an injury risk for the players to play with the opponent on the same day after crossing most of the United States, so if possible, the next Mavericks away games will try to arrive a day earlier, which is the advice given to Nelson by the Mavericks' medical team.

Although the media and fans in Cleveland are very low-key, most fans still want to see their team fight with the Mavericks, who are now the No. 1 in the league.