The Mavericks players then played, and although they were not booed by the home fans, they were much worse than the Suns in momentum.

Coach Nelson Sr. is gone, captain Finley is gone, the current coach is the inexperienced "little general" Avery Johnson, and the Mavericks were not favored before the game.

After the players warmed up, the Suns' starting lineup was eye-catching again, with five people being Guo Xu, Raja Bell, Josh Howard, Marion, and Haslem.

D'Antoni made it clear that he wanted to fight with the Mavericks and kill the opponent with running and bombing, and Haslem suffered a lot of height in the cameo center, but he was fast and could shoot from the ground, and there would be many mismatch opportunities for both sides.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Suns discharged this kind of lineup every game. Veteran Kurt Thomas is a cameo as the starting center, with a height of 206CM and a weight of 104 kg, he is only 3CM taller than Haslem, which is the body of a power forward.

Larry Drew, who values defense, also agrees with this play, the Suns' box defense is really not good, but there are few teams in the league with a big box killer. Ever since the NBA allowed joint defense, the big man has gradually ceased to be the leading scorer.

The advantage of the small-ball lineup is that the defense outside shooting and blocking offense are very powerful, and the four of them can change the defense infinitely, which is perfect for a team like the Mavericks who mainly shoot, and they can't let the meat shield center Dampier attack.

Mavericks starters: Jason Terry, Doug Christie, Joey Graham, Nowitzki, Dampier.

Graham is a rookie selected by the Mavericks, 201cm tall, weighing 102kg, super physical fitness, although he has little skill, the coaching staff is also ready to focus on developing him, and he was given a starting opportunity in the first game.

You may not believe it, but Graham's template for the draft was LeBron James, who was the No. 1 in the physical test this year. If it weren't for his simple mind, well-developed limbs, and low ball quotient, he wouldn't have dropped to 18th in the first round to be selected.

Dampier jumped the ball to win and the game began.

Graham received the ball on the flank and wanted to hoist Nowitzki on the right side to single Marion, but there was a mistake as soon as he came up. He's inexperienced and his passing intentions are too obvious, thinking that NBA stars are on the same defensive footing as NCAA players.

Marion couldn't see it on the inside of the university at such a fast start, he suddenly made a successful steal in front of him, took two quick steps to get rid of Nowitzki, attracted Graham to make up the defense and passed to Howard, who scored with a one-handed smash. 2 to 0.

When returning to the defense, the Phoenix double clown clapped his hands in celebration.

Zhang said: "Howard scored the first two points of the new season for the Suns and officially took the position. He's worse than Joe Johnson's shooting, he's physically better, and he's better at playing fast-breaks. ”

Xu Jicheng said: "He is also a low-pick rookie in the first round, and since Guo Xu joined, all the first-round rookies of the Suns in recent years have been played. ”

The Mavericks attacked, and veteran Christie passed the ball to Dampier in the low post, who turned and drove to the basket on Haslem and scored with one hand. 2 to 2.

The difference in size between the two is obvious, Dampier is one size bigger, and he can occasionally attack, winning 12+12 that year.

The Suns attacked, also looking for misplaced opportunities.

Haslem pulled out to cover Guo Xu, Terry chased the defense, Guo Xu moved sideways and walked to the left, dribbled towards Dampier and then quickly changed direction and shook half a body, hitting the ground and passing to the bottom line.

Marion cut to catch the ball and shook off Nowitzki's layup in one step. 4 to 2.

Nowitzki's defense against big men is not bad, but it is misplaced and difficult to deal with an air-cut swingman like Marion. He reacted a little slower, and he couldn't do it if he didn't get stuck.

The Mavericks attacked, Nowitzki received the ball and the single was close to Marion, he leaned on the right side and turned to shoot to avoid the block, and deflected the basket under Marion's jump interference.

Graham rushed to grab the rebound in the front court, Terry caught the ball and threw it, but he also missed under Guo Xu's interference, and Bell grabbed the rebound.

Last season, the Suns often played the man-to-man tactic of infinite defensive changes, which caused a lot of headaches for opponents in the playoffs. The Suns' starters are now players who rarely lose their position defensively, and the opponent can shoot, but they must shoot at the man.

Guo Xu received the ball and launched a counterattack, advanced to the front court and passed to Marion, who saw Nowitzki retreat more than two steps, and directly grabbed a three-point iron, Graham grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

The Mavericks wanted to cooperate in the positional battle, and Guo Xu chased the defense very fast after the blocking, and today he stopped releasing water from Terry. Guo Xu doesn't let go of the water, and the players who mainly attack in the face frame will be difficult to pass him, so they can only face him and use his height advantage to jump shots.

The Mavericks couldn't create open space after 20 seconds of passing back and forth, and in the end they had to rely on the star to play alone, and Nowitzki singled out Marion for a jumper.

Seeing that the opponent was fast enough to return to defense, Guo Xu slowed down the rhythm by receiving the ball, and played blocking and dismantling with Haslem in positional battles.

Haslem's size is difficult to block shots directly for defenders, but it doesn't matter, he just needs to block Terry a little, stand in the high post to attract the center to defend, wait to catch the ball and shoot, and completely abandon the interior attack.

Guo Xu chose the weak side according to Marion's running, and this time Marion went to the right, and Guo Xu took the ball to the left. Howard and Bell split two lines to pull apart. At this time, if the Mavericks choose to wrap Guo Xu, Dampier has to let go of the air road, and the bottom line Graham has to let go of the bottom corner.

The Suns played a triangle offense, and it was difficult for super guards to be caught in this system, and they were out of the box as soon as they were packed, which was the most important tactical play that Guo Xu learned when he was with the Lakers. If the opponent forcibly packs the ball, he can only hope that the defender will not pass the ball and play indiscriminately.

Graham chose to wrap Guo Xu according to the coach's arrangement, and as soon as he leaned into Guo Xu, he jumped to create space, and passed the ball to the bottom line Howard, who shot in the open position and hit it steadily. 6 to 2.

The home fans gave Howard a round of applause, and he played like this in the preseason, although he was not very sure of the three-point shooting, but the mid-range shot was getting more and more stable.

The Mavericks attacked, and Terry couldn't get rid of Guo Xu by blocking and dismantling, and passed to Nowitzki, who held it high and gave it to Dampier who went deep into the basket. Dampier leaned on Haslem and hit a two-point shot from close range. 6 to 4.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu followed the same routine as just now, first waiting for his teammates to pull away, and then blocking and dismantling the weak side with Haslem.

Graham didn't dare to step forward anymore, and Guo Xu and Haslem pulled away and calmly singled Terry.

He first dribbled the ball under his crotch to the left side, Terry moved horizontally to follow, retreated relatively backwards, Guo Xu dribbled the ball to his right hand behind his left hand, and then stepped back with his right foot to shoot a jumper. Terry didn't have time to block, jumped up and sealed the eye to no avail, and the ball hollowed into the net. 8 to 4.

This is the sixth season of Guo Xu's career, plus three time loop exercises, the rhythm of his play is integrated into the bone marrow, on the surface he is a 24-year-old young player, but in fact he is a veteran with at least 10 years of experience.

Guo Xu can predict that the opponent will not be able to cover it, and he will not be disrupted by the blocking of the shooting rhythm.

The Mavericks attacked, and Nowitzki once again singled out Marion and was close to him as soon as he caught the ball. He turned his back twice to the baseline and turned to wipe it into the basket, and dunked the basketball with both hands. 8 to 6.

Guo Xu took the ball to the front court, and without waiting for Haslem to come up to cover, he changed direction and broke through with the ball to the left, hit the ground with his left hand and passed, Howard suddenly cut to the basket from the left side to get rid of Graham, and received the ball and dunked the basketball with both hands. 10 to 6.

Howard was very similar to his previous life with the Mavericks, opening with three boards and axes that ordinary players couldn't defend, scoring 6 points.

Guo Xu knew the characteristics of his teammates, and he only scored two points on one shot and handed out three assists......