Just thinking about it, Tang Tian saw Bo Yang chatting with a female model and went to the yacht room.

This was the third time he'd seen go over there, and each time he brought a different model.

Sure enough, there is no shortage of girls who can talk on such occasions, and Bojan's combat effectiveness is also very strong.

But when it comes to him as a shooter, this aspect is quite consistent.

After the yacht party of the Mars program, the Pelicans returned to team training with satisfaction.

For them, it was definitely the most special Christmas since they entered the league.

Christmas was a happy one, but time passed quickly, and the players adjusted their mentality to move on to the rest of the season.

Their first game back was away to the Mavericks, which was also the first meeting between the two teams this season.

The Mavericks didn't perform as expected, lost to the Knicks in the Christmas game, and now have to play the Pelicans again, and this schedule is a bit devilish for them.

However, this team has Embiid, Nowitzki, and Butler, and their game temperament is not bad at all.

When Don traveled to Dallas, Butler also texted him.

"I've finally waited for this fight."

Reading between the lines, you can feel that Butler can't wait to beat the Pelicans.

And the good news for the Mavericks is that Embiid, who missed the Christmas game due to a foot injury, will return in this game.

This is undoubtedly the most exciting news for the Mavericks.

The Mavericks without Embiid lost to New York, but the Mavericks with Embiid had a fight with the Pelicans in Dallas.

'We need this win and we're going to win it.'

Embiid was full of confidence in front of reporters before the game.

Although the season has been interrupted by injury, he has been a lot better than what has happened in history, and he has played more than half of the games in his second year as a rookie.

And his heart is as high as Butler's, although he has only played a dozen games, but his momentum is like a superstar who wants to unify the league.

That night, the match between the two sides kicked off at the American Airline Center Coliseum.

The stadium was packed, the fan atmosphere in Dallas was second to none in the league, and now that the team is starting to rebuild, the enthusiasm of the fans is only stronger than ever.

However, there were still many Chinese fans at the scene who supported Tang Tian.

Since Wang Zhizhi, the Mavericks have attached great importance to the Chinese market, including Yi Jianlian, who has played here for two years before, and has accumulated a lot of popularity.

He is now second only to the Pelicans, Rockets and Spurs in popularity among the Chinese.

The scene entered the opening ceremony, and when Tang Tian was the last to play as the away team, it attracted a lot of cheers from the audience.

After the Pelicans, the Mavericks' starters were also introduced.

The decibels of the scene are completely different from before, and the fans are screaming as much as they can to vent their cowboy enthusiasm.

Team owner Cuban joined in the shouts, and as the team's number one fan, he is more fanatical about this crucial battle than anyone else.

The Mavericks have a combination of Deron and Butler on the outside, Harris and Nowitzki on the front, and Embiid at center.

If Deron or Nowitzki are two years younger in this lineup, the team's competitiveness will definitely be on the same level as the Pelicans and Warriors.

Embiid jumped to beat Davis to officially kick off the game.

Nowitzki came up and hit Davis' golden rooster in the low post and hit a back-to-back shot.

The team has improved this season and his form has been his best since winning the title in 2001.

However, looking back, Davis also received a pass from Tang Tian through tactical running, hitting a mid-range shot.

Harris missed a catch-and-shoot in the frontcourt, and Jokic grabbed a defensive rebound before the Pelicans countered defense.

The Mavericks retreated quickly, but Tang Tian cooperated brilliantly with Davis in the frontcourt and assisted the latter to take off and score in the air.

Deron's pick-and-roll layup was deflected off by Davis, and the Mavericks quickly stepped back and didn't give the Pelicans another chance to play the fast-break.

But in the positional battle, the Pelicans played a match again, Tang Tian borrowed Davis to block and dismantle, and received Jokic's second pass to receive the ball and then scored.

6 to 2.

Despite the enthusiasm of the Dallas fans, the Pelicans still had the upper hand in the opening period.

Carlisle is a bit more capable of coaching than Stevens, and after two seasons as a good woman, he finally returned to becoming a chef.

Although the Mavericks' record this season has been up and down, their offense and defense are in the top 15 in the league, and their strength is definitely not bad, but the difference is just luck.

If the Mavericks and Pelicans played at the beginning of the season, the Mavericks had a good chance of winning with the Pelicans' offensive strength.

But now that the Pelicans' offense is running in, the difficulty is different.

Just like the first few rounds of the opening game, the Mavericks played without any problems, but the difference was still opened up little by little.

By the time the two sides came off the bench, the Pelicans had a double-digit lead over the Mavericks 25-15.

During the bench phase, the Pelicans' three cores were all rested, leaving Ariza and Holiday on the floor.

And the Mavericks have a lot of stars on their side, and the rotation is a bit extravagant, and Butler and Nowitzki are still on the court at this time.

In the last few minutes of the quarter, Butler and Nowitzki joined hands to play a wave of 12-2 climax, and the score was tied in a daze.

A healthy Mavericks do have the capital to fight the Pelicans.

The situation was a little unfavorable, and Stevens replaced Tang Tian at the beginning of the second quarter.

After Tang Tian came on the court, he scored consecutive mid-to-long-range shots against Butler's defense to help the Pelicans increase their scores.

But Harris on the Mavericks' side was on the fire, and he continued to use tactical blocking to get rid of Bojan's defense and score with long-range shots.

The game on the pitch remained deadlocked.

Bojan was weak in attack and defense, and Stevens could only bring Ariza back on the court, who had been resting for less than two minutes.

The substitution adjustment was immediate, Ariza made two consecutive shots to defend Harris, and Tang Tian's line on that side won a series of strong attacks.

The Pelicans came over in a wave, and the margin stretched back to six points.

Iron and iron, Ariza has also had big ups and downs outside the three-point line after Ariza arrived at the Pelicans, but his defense is really indispensable.

And what's even more exciting is that in the next offensive and defensive round, Ariza stole Harris's ball-holding attack, and when he was fast attacking, he received Tang Tian's pass and hit three points!

This time the difference went straight to 9 points, and the wave of chasing points at the end of the first quarter of the Mavericks was in vain.

Carlisle stood on the sidelines, frowning slightly, and turned to call Deron and Butler up, ready for them to come on the court and replace Harris.

Barria missed a pull-up throw in the frontcourt, and McGee grabbed a defensive rebound.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian suddenly gave it to Ariza, who was in the air, and Ariza flew to Pachulia for a layup.

Ariza was eye-catching defensively tonight, but his offensive touch was not good, and he didn't score any of the three shots from the outside so far.

This close-range shot has a positive trajectory and has a good chance of breaking the scoring drought.

"Huh!"

The ball fell and went into the net, but it was followed by a scream.

Ariza stepped on Pachuria's instep as she fell, and the whole person fell directly to the ground with a painful expression.