On October 22, the Rockets host the Dallas Mavericks (the Mavericks have not yet changed their name to the Mavericks).

Cheng Lei got a ticket for the scene for a few friends, although the position was not in the forefront, at least it was not too bad, Morgan happened to fly to Houston, of course, Cheng Lei did not forget to prepare one for his apprentice.

The Mavericks' lineup this year is not very good compared to the Rockets, and they are likely to give up this season tactically, and Nowitzki is also older and lacks the dominance of previous years.

The Toyota Center was full, and there were a lot of Chinese faces, including Cheng Lei and Zhou Qi in the team, which was the biggest ratings guarantee, and there was no worry about no one watching it at all.

On today's commentary bench are Kenyon Martin and former Rockets head coach, Van Gundy Jr.

"Audience friends, I'm your old friend, Kenyon Martin, sitting next to me is the most familiar coach Van Gundy Jr., for the Rockets, I think, he has more say than anyone else!"

"Hello everyone, it's my honor to witness the growth of Team Rocket!" Little Van Gundy said with a smile.

He has a special affection for the Rockets, and although he stepped down as a coach from here, he still hopes to win every time the Rockets play.

This Rockets team now has the best piece of the puzzle to hit the championship, and Van Gundy Jr. is also full of expectations for this team.

When the two were talking eloquently in the commentary room, Cheng Lei and the others were already making final preparations in the locker room.

Harden is still wearing a crisp suit, and to be on the safe side, D'Antoni will not let Harden play easily if he has not fully recovered from the injury, after all, the team's goal is to play in the playoffs.

The Mavericks can be regarded as the old enemies of the Rockets, but in the past few years, the development of the Mavericks has obviously been pulled apart by the Rockets.

The players from both sides began to take the field, and the names of the starters for both sides were already played on the big screen, and Kenyon Martin and Van Gundy Jr. began to introduce the players of both teams.

"Wow, what did I see! This is crazy! Kenyon Martin exclaimed.

Can you imagine that he saw Cheng Lei's name in the list of all the starters? A rookie at the end of the second round only played two official NBA games, and in the third game, he was placed in the starting lineup by D'Antoni.

"What do you think of Coach Van Gundy about this lineup?" Kenyon Martin asked, looking at little Van Gundy on the side.

"It's a good thing for the development of young players, I don't think there's anything wrong with this arrangement, everyone has seen it, Ray played very well in the first two games!" Little Van Gundy praised Cheng Lei without hesitation.

The Rockets put out a combination of Paul, Cheng Lei, Ariza, Anderson and Capela, and this lineup is also the most commonly used lineup of the Rockets, but the position of the injured Harden was replaced by Cheng Lei.

As for the Mavericks, Seth Curry, Wesley Matthews, Harrison Barnes, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwight Powell make up their starting lineup.

"Nowitzki's game, we will only see one less game, and the young master of the year is not far from retirement!" Kenyon Martin suddenly sighed.

It's been a long time since I've been out of hiding, and Nowitzki is still fighting on the court, which is a great thing in itself.

After entering the court, everyone began their pre-game warm-up, Cheng Lei grabbed the ball, shot it from outside the three-point line, and hollowed it into the net.

"Wow, I didn't expect Cheng Lei's three points to be so accurate!" In the stands, Wu Chunlei sighed that Cheng Lei's level was not so high in China.

"I thought Cheng Lei couldn't play!" Zhuo Jiayue said with a smile on her face.

Now that I think of what I said with Meng Yao, I want to laugh, if Cheng Lei can't play, then can other people at that time still play basketball, isn't it just a child's play.

"Don't you see, the first time Ray played the Warriors, a few unreasonable three-pointers, just chased the score back, and in the end, snatched the victory back from the Warriors!"

Hicks said with a fluttering eyebrow.

"It's okay, I didn't see that game, but at that time, the domestic media exploded!" Wu Chunlei said with a smile.

The few fans of the Mavericks were not drowned in the wave of Rocket fans, everyone pulled the flag of the Rockets, and kept waving, and everywhere they could be seen, they were all Chinese red.

In the middle circle, Capela and Powell were already in position, and the race was ready to begin.

Doodle... As the whistle blew, the game officially began, and the referee tossed the ball high between the two.

Both jumped up at the same time and flicked towards the ball in the air.

"Prepare to return to defense!"

Capela started a little late, and Paul immediately reminded his teammates.

Sure enough, the ball was taken by the Mavericks first, and the Rockets, under Paul's reminder, had all fallen into place and put on a defensive lineup.

Although Nowitzki is old, he is still the star of the Mavericks, and the first shot, according to tradition, will be the star of the house to start attacking first.

After a few leads, Matthews passed the ball to Nowitzki, who took a step from the 45-degree three-point line on the right.

The signature Golden Rooster is independent, and Anderson, who is not short in height, has no way to stop Nowitzki's shot.

Swish! The ball went in and Nowitzki scored two points.

Lian is quite old, can he still eat? Today, Nowitzki proved with a shot that there is still gas in his two classic cars.

"What's going on with that guy? It looks full of energy! Turning around, Paul pushed forward, and actually encountered a fierce defense, and Seth Curry kept pestering Paul.

The two are about the same height, and Seth Curry can fully keep up with Paul's speed, and, compared to Paul, he is younger and more hardworking.

After two attempts, Paul found that there was no good chance of shooting, so he passed the ball to Cheng Lei.

Matthews defends Cheng Lei, for a newcomer like Cheng Lei, to be honest, he still looks down on him from the bottom of his heart, not to mention, he is still a yellow-skinned Chinese, and his physical fitness cannot be compared with himself at all.

So, in defense, he kept making physical contact with Cheng Lei.

"You're so naïve, Matthews!"

Cheng Lei laughed secretly, and after taking a step in the three-point line, he turned his back to Matthews and actually chose to play with his back to the single.

Kobe Bryant was in the same position back then, and he singled with his back and couldn't solve it. Matthews didn't care at all after seeing Cheng Lei's back to him, in his opinion, no one can reach the height of Kobe.

Still underestimate himself, Cheng Lei said in his heart, sensed it a few times with his back, and found that Matthews just didn't have all his strength to defend himself, Cheng Lei suddenly exerted his strength and squeezed towards the rear.

The sudden force caught Matthews off guard, and he was directly pushed by Cheng Lei and retreated towards the free throw line.

"The beauty you think!" Matthews exerted his strength and tried to resist Cheng Lei.

Hehe, if you want to defend yourself in this way, you should underestimate yourself too much, Cheng Lei snorted coldly, turned around, faced the basket, held the ball on both sides, and exerted force with his legs upward.

Wanting to shoot in front of me and asking me if I agreed, Matthews yelled and blocked towards Cheng Lei.