The first quarter was played at a very fast pace, and the Suns led 40-35.

Guo Xu made 6 of 8 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 15 points and 3 assists. Nash, who was on the opposite side, also had a great hand, shooting 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-2 from three-point range, scoring 8 points and 3 assists.

The best performer for the Mavericks was Jamison, who shot 5-of-6 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line for 11 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal, teaching Joe Johnson to be a man through heads-up.

Jamison is holding back a fire in his heart, he thinks he has the ability to be the boss of a team, but after joining the Mavericks, he is positioned as the "sixth man", which is an insult to him by the old Nelson. In terms of personal ability, he is indeed more reliable than the current Finley and Walker.

In the first half of the second quarter, both sides changed several substitutes, and the battle immediately turned into a battle of iron.

After the Mavericks sent Van Exel away, there was no one to lead the bench offense, and Nelson Sr.'s adjustment was to let Jamison play as a substitute, but today he returned to the starting lineup.

Finley and Nowitzki continued to play off the bench, and the rest of the players were dumbfounded, with only the two scoring two points each.

After Josh Howard was cut by the Suns, the Mavericks chose a swingman named Tyrese Hansen, who is 198cm tall and weighs 93 kilograms. Guo Xu has no impression of this person at all, in the Mavericks, he averaged 3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game this season, shooting 35%.

It's a tragedy to lose Howard and the Mavericks pick such a person in the same pick.

If it was like the game against the King, Guo Xu came up to play a wave with the bench, and the depth of the Mavericks' lineup would be difficult to withstand, but this time D'Antoni chose to let Guo Xu rest, and if the opponent collapsed in the third quarter of the Christmas game, the fans would be very disappointed. It's better to make the game more exciting with reservations.

The starters of the two sides had a tacit understanding and played for a while, and started attacking again, Finley and Walker made three-point shots, and led the team to a reversal at halftime. 65 to 67.

Nelson Sr.'s defensive strategy also gave Guo Xu a chance to perform, and the Mavericks resolutely defended alone, blocking his connection with his teammates and preventing him from easily sending assists.

Many teams play the Suns in this way, hoping to limit the play of others, and the Suns that bloom more are too scary.

From the perspective of attracting defensive strength, Nash's scoring ability in the previous life was really not good, he had a lot of heads-up opportunities, but he did not score 20+ in the peak season of his career, Guo Xu easily 30+ in the Sun system, and he should be able to do it by changing Westbrook, Curry and other guards.

When D'Antoni coached the Rockets, the Rockets were not fast-breaking, and Harden was almost 30+10, I have to say that D'Antoni's tactical system is really good news for guards.

Guo Xu scored 11 points in 6 minutes and 26 points and 4 assists in the half.

In the third quarter, the Mavericks continued to make the opening start, and the Suns made adjustments to strengthen their defense.

Haslem played to defend Nowitzki, Marion went to the small forward position to defend Jamison, point guard Bell entangled Finley, and Xiao Si and Guo Xu were responsible for the main attack.

The Mavericks sent five stars, but there was still no defensive expert, and Guo Xu broke out.

teammates pulled away, and Guo Xu singled out Nash and hit two three-pointers.

Nash broke through and missed a layup, Guo Xu misplaced and counterattacked, and Nowitzki made two free throws.

Guo Xu was caught in the bag several times in the positional battle, and at 6 minutes and 11 seconds, he seized the opportunity again, and Marion missed a layup when he counterattacked, but it attracted Walker's defense, Guo Xu cut in and grabbed the rebound in the front court and made a one-handed rebound directly.

At 6 minutes, Nelson Sr. made a substitution, letting backup point guard Travis Best play, and wanted to try to change to a personal main defense Guo Xu.

This is a substitution error, as soon as Best, who is 180CM tall and weighs 83 kg, Guo Xu's offense became simpler, and he grabbed three points in the face of Best in the counterattack, and he could shoot against people, shooting 2 out of 3.

Nelson Sr. hurriedly replaced Best, who couldn't jump, for Nash.

Nash just got off the court and sat for a while, his strength didn't recover much, but his sitting hands were cold, and two shots missed the basket after coming on the court. Guo Xu began to break through again, and beat Nash in the counterattack.

The Suns hit another three-pointer in the last attack, scoring 25 points and 1 assist in a single quarter, 51 points and 5 assists in the third quarter, and beat Nash with 17 points and 6 assists.

Nash's performance is not bad, his scoring has exceeded his average data this season, and his shooting rate has reached 50%, but he and Guo Xu can't compare, and the defensive end has been deflated.

The Suns went into the final quarter with a 37-24 lead and a 102-91 lead.

D'Antoni replaced Guo Xu first and rested for a while, feeling that he had taken too many shots in the third quarter, and his physical strength must have been consumed a lot.

Taking advantage of Guo Xu's dismissal, the Mavericks, who continued to send the starters, found an offensive feeling, and Nash led the team to a wave of 15-2 to overtake the score again. Walker, Nash, and Decker hit back-to-back three-pointers.

D'Antoni also made a substitution error, and I don't know what he thought, he actually let the veteran Gugliotta play for a few minutes, perhaps to make him show his face in the Christmas game.

Gugliotta had high hopes when he joined the Suns, but injuries ruined him. This is his last season with the Suns, and even if he doesn't retire after the end, he won't get a contract extension from the team.

D'Antoni's intentions were good, wanting the veteran to enjoy the long-lost applause in the Christmas game, but he overestimated his strength.

Although Gugliotta has not been injured this season and has accurate shots in training, he is already playing on the ground, and he has been very poor on the inside with Xiaosi.

On the offensive end, Blake is also difficult to create mismatch opportunities as a point guard, Blake needs to partner with a star point guard, pass the ball through the halfcourt, and then wait for opportunities outside the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot, and the offensive and defensive ends are relatively solid, just like Fisher's type.

Guo Xu rested for 4 minutes and was replaced, the Mavericks began to guard against his three-point shot, and after the block, the interior player kept a distance of about two steps from him, he could force a breakthrough by speed, but if he chose to shoot three points, the big man could interfere with the effect by taking a step forward and relying on his height.

Guo Xu has a way to dodge the cover, but he can't guarantee the hit rate when he shoots against someone who is much higher than him.

In this quarter, he scored 6 points on a breakaway and had no assists, which is a poor performance for him. And the Mavericks guard against Guo Xu, and there will be loopholes in other positions, and Joe Johnson and Marion barely ensure offensive firepower.

The scores of the two sides alternated between the two sides, and in the last minute, Joe Johnson did not relent, shot a key three-pointer, and broke through to attract Nowitzki to switch defenses, and assisted Jr. to cut and dunk in the air.

The Mavericks' side was led by Walker, who hit a three-pointer to tie the game with 1.4 seconds to go. 126 to 126.

The Suns' final attack was too short for players to catch the ball, and veteran Kukoc came on to make the final shot, hitting the iron with heavy interference.

Interestingly, the home team Suns were unable to end the battle in regulation time and emerge victorious, but the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic. The fans are happy, they can watch 5 minutes more of the game, and Guo Xu hopes to get better data.

Barkley lamented: "It was a great game, both sides shot over 50 percent, and it wasn't too much surprise that Jason would score more than 60 points, and he only needed to score one more three-pointer. ”

Smith laughed: "The Mavericks kept the chance to win, but it wasn't necessarily a good thing, Jason scored 57 points in 38 minutes, and if the Suns win in the end, the Mavericks players will not only have a bad night's efforts, but they will also be Jason's backdrop." ”

Barkley laughed: "I want him to set a new personal scoring high, mainly depending on his touch, he can create chances, the Mavericks' defense has been very poor, if it weren't for the Suns' defense is also terrible, it would have been decided a long time ago." ”