The news of the Mavericks' victory over the Thunder by a ten-point margin made Dallas fans very happy. But more people are silent in the haze.

Nowitzki will confirm that he will not play against the Raptors, and the return date is undecided.

"Dirk is plagued by injuries and the Mavericks are in the biggest crisis of the season."

"The timing of Dirk's return from injury is yet to be determined, and the MRI results will be released tomorrow afternoon."

With Nowitzki injured, the news of the Mavericks' win could only be relegated to a small corner of the headlines. The German's health seems to be more important than a regular-season victory.

After all, everyone knows how hard a player's injury can hit a team. Looking at the Trail Blazers, injuries almost immediately sent that Roses team back to the rebuild. If it weren't for Aldridge's sudden rise, the Trail Blazers might have rotted in the lottery by now. Looking at the Houston Rockets, the injuries of Maddie and Yao Ming have left Houston no longer in the West.

Everyone has a fear of injury, and even the greatest player can be destroyed by injury. And the Dallasians, who finally saw the hope of winning the championship this year, naturally don't want all this to be ruined by Dirk's injury.

But for Carlisle, the team's problems now are not just about Dirk's injury. As the competition deepened, all kinds of problems followed.

Because of the back-to-back games, the Mavericks returned to Dallas in the early hours of the next morning after the victory over the Thunder, and they had to start training at noon and start games in the evening.

This kind of high-intensity sports life is not necessarily unbearable even for professional athletes. So, the bad news happened again at the noon training ground.

During the tactical drill, the exhausted Puerto Rican defender Jose . Barria sprains her waist. After a review by the team doctor, it was also confirmed that a new name had to be added to the Mavericks' injury list.

Although after Yiyang joined the team, Barria's playing time became less and less. He has gone from starting at the start of the season to being an alternate defender after John Terry and Yiyang. But with Dirk injured, Carlisle needs everything he can use. Barria's absence is undoubtedly a blow to the Mavericks.

Halfway through the regular season, all sorts of things happen. Some teams may experience the reimbursement of the star season, while more are like the Mavericks who can't put together a full roster.

Nowitzki's side has not yet produced results, and here Carlisle has lost another general.

And in the NBA, games don't stop because your team has an injury. No matter how well the Mavericks are prepared, the truth is that the night's game is getting closer and closer to them.

Thinking of these troubles, Carlisle felt a headache. Reality is not a game after all, and there are things that can be ignored. In the game, if a player is injured, he can reload the file and keep the team healthy for the whole season. But here, he doesn't have the ability to reverse reality. All the Mavericks can do is keep going.

Kidd looked at Carlisle's mental state and was a little worried about his manager. This tall guy is a little pale, and the players have substitutes to change, but the coach has to hold on for a whole season.

In the midst of all this mess, the Mavericks' back-to-back games against the Toronto Raptors are still here.

The Raptors have won just 10 games so far this season. That's less than half that of the Mavericks. It can be said that the Raptors in the process of reconstruction are definitely an out-and-out weak team.

Then today, the Raptors, who have already experienced three consecutive defeats, very much hope to walk away the victory on the head of the Mavericks with an uneven lineup. The tired calf, but not so high-spirited.

Once the game started, it was obvious that the Mavericks couldn't even find a consistent scoring spot!

As soon as the game started, the Mavericks dug themselves a big hole at home that was ten points behind.

Fortunately, when Yiyang came on as the sixth man, the situation finally improved. But the bad state of other people has made many of Yiyang's wonderful legends wasted.

Although Yiyang attacked very fiercely, in front of the red-eyed raptor, Yi** was invincible with one punch and four hands.

In the end, Yiyang scored a game-high 18 points and also added eight assists. But the Raptors, who scored double-doubles with five players, defeated the league's No. 1 team on the road.

In addition to Yiyang, Marion's 12 points are the highest score. As for the others, it was as if they were sleepwalking.

84-76, the Raptors won the game by an extremely low score. The Mavericks scored 76 points in the fourth quarter, which shows how bad their offense was today.

"Congratulations, buddy." After the game, Carlisle politely greeted Raptors coach Jane Brown. Triano shakes hands. But the expression on this guy's face did not mean the slightest sincere congratulations to others.

Carlisle twisted his head back again, looking at the dejected players. Losing to a team at the bottom of the league is too demoralizing.

Despite the aggrieved loss, the league didn't give the Mavericks much time to breathe. Do you expect someone to run to the basketball arena and comfort this wounded heart with all sorts of inspirational words? No. There's no time for teams to do all the bells and whistles in the league's packed schedule. There are only two themes here, dead or alive.

On December 30, the Mavericks will play their final game of 2010 at home. But it is indeed too inopportune to meet this opponent at this time.

The San Antonio Spurs with a full roster met the crippled Dallas Mavericks, and even if the stone-like man didn't care, Popovich would never allow the Spurs to lose such a "free" victory.

The bull-horse battle really piqued the enthusiasm of the Mavericks players, and they played very well today. But under the indiscriminate bombardment of GDP, the Mavericks, who lack stars to sit in, can only swallow the consequences.

Yiyang did his best in this game, scoring 25 points in the game, equaling his career-high scoring record. Kidd's triple-double of 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds also amazed him.

But after the absence of Nowitzki, the gap in hard power between the two sides still allowed the Spurs to rely on Duncan's single to lay the victory in the final moments.

98-93, the Spurs only relied on Duncan's consecutive goals in the final moments to win by a narrow margin of five points. Popovich was furious after the game, and he couldn't believe that the Spurs almost didn't win the game against the remnants of the Mavericks.

Looking at the team that was very unwilling, Popovich felt that he was not happy at all to win.

After the loss in this game, the San Antonio Spurs also officially surpassed the Dallas Mavericks and sat on the throne of first place in the West. And this is also the second time that the Mavericks have experienced consecutive defeats so far this season.

Thankfully, after this game, Nowitzki and Barria's return dates have also been confirmed.

The German suffered only a moderate knee sprain and is expected to be back in mid-January. Barria has torn muscles in her lower back, but if she recupers properly, she will also return in mid-January.

These two pieces of news are undoubtedly the most exciting news Carlisle has heard in the past few days. As long as the Mavericks survive this half month, they can get back on track.

But looking at the schedule of the past half month, Carlisle felt as if things were not as easy as he imagined.

Thunder, Magic, Trail Blazers, Spurs, Grizzlies...... In the past month and a half, the Mavericks will meet several strong teams. And these guys, who are eager to go the extra mile, won't show mercy to the Mavericks with an uneven lineup.

It is obviously impossible to eat them all like before. All Carlisle can do now is try to win the games he can and try not to let the team fall too far behind before Dirk and the others come back.

With that goal in mind, the Mavericks continued on their way. What is their record this year, this half month has undoubtedly become one of the most critical periods.

January 1, New Year's Day. Yiyang can't spend the holiday with his mom because the Mavericks will play away to Milwaukee against the Bucks today. In Carlisle's plan, the ball was undoubtedly within the range that the Mavericks could "take."

However, with the explosive 29 points of Australian champion Bogut, the Bucks, who had been suppressed for the whole game, completed the comeback in the last minute and ended the game.

97-99, Carlisle couldn't even believe what was going on in the final minute. However, the fact is, the Mavericks lost again, losing three in a row. Yiyang scored 20 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals today, but he still couldn't stop the team from continuing its losing streak.

In the final minute, with a lack of stars in charge, Bogut launched an onslaught. And just like that, once again, the Mavericks lost to the point of "no final player".

After a three-game losing streak, the Mavericks players didn't even have time to return to Dallas, instead flying straight to Cleveland to prepare for the upcoming back-to-back games.

Fortunately, in the face of the Cavaliers, who were beaten back to the "pre-liberation" after James left, the Mavericks finally won the victory and ended the losing streak.

The game was a win-win situation for both sides, and the Cavaliers are said to have targeted Duke University's talented guard Kyrie. Irving. The more they lose now, the better their chances of getting Irving.

Yiyang had 18 points and 11 assists, and then cut two double-doubles. Only today, his efforts have not been wasted.

As of now, the two weakest opponents in the past half month, the Bucks and Cavaliers, and the Mavericks have finished playing. The next few games will be the real test for Mavericks and Yiyang.

In the next game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Carlisle didn't put it in the "must win" category. After all, the Trail Blazers, with an 18-16 record, are not a weak team. The last time the two sides met, with Dirk in possession, both the calves were almost overturned.

Carlisle thought so, but Yiyang didn't. As these games progressed, Yiyang became more and more accustomed to the feeling of playing when Dirk was away.

In the next game against the Trail Blazers, many people are not optimistic about the Mavericks. But why can't that game be the start of another winning streak?

Unbeknownst to Carlisle, a huge surprise awaited him...... 8)