Chapter 463: Clash of Ideas

The Mavericks defeated the Knicks again to win three in a row, and Yiyang and Mayo also brought crazy performances to the fans again. However, the next morning, people woke up and saw not game-related reports, but a string of Mayo-related lace news.

"Squandered $35,000! Mayo nightclub money spree! ”

"Too much energy? The reporter photographed Mayo walking into the house with four sexy girls at three o'clock in the morning. ”

"The New King of Dallas's, Mayo Dallas Night."

O.J. Mayo had undoubtedly become the most recognizable figure in all of Dallas, as even people who didn't care about basketball could read about him in various gossip magazines.

Even a woman who doesn't know anything about basketball knows that this guy named Mayo can bring wealth to herself.

O.J. Mayo became a Dallas smash hit, and photos of him having fun in nightclubs went viral. Reporters even joked in their reports that Mayo is now finally a real "superstar", because only superstars can enjoy the thrill of spending money in nightclubs.

Even Jordan, who is known as "God", was an out-and-out player back then. Even an exemplary man like Wade used to be at ease in a nightclub in Miami. Not to mention O'Neal, Los Angeles is a complete playground for him.

And now, Mayo has joined the ranks of those names. But the young guard, who has just ushered in his second spring with the Mavericks, seems to have forgotten that he is nowhere near as great as those names!

Yiyang opened his eyes the next day, and sure enough, the push news on his mobile phone was all related to Mayo. Seeing Mayo's crazy move, Yiyang couldn't help but shake his head. This guy is still doing very well on the basketball court at the moment, but how long can he continue to do so well?

In the United States, the last thing that is lacking is extremely talented basketball players. There are countless examples of geniuses who shouted in college and fell into the NBA.

The biggest reason why Mayo was abandoned by the Grizzlies is because he has been labeled "degenerate". Doping off the field, getting into big fights with teammates over poker, laziness and laziness on the training ground...... As long as the Grizzlies' general manager has nothing wrong with his brain, there's no reason to keep such a guy on the team.

But no one expected that such a doomed guy would make a perfect start with the Mavericks. But now, it seems that everything is about to be revealed again.

The Mavericks didn't play on Nov. 22 and 23 after the win over the Knicks. But that doesn't mean the players can take a holiday, and basic training is still a must.

On the morning of the 22nd, when Mayo stepped into the training ground of the American Airlines Center Arena, half an hour had passed since the start of the Mavericks' practice.

The moment Mayo pushed the door in, everyone stopped in surprise. Carlisle looked at Mayo, a little overwhelmed. Because in all these years of coaching the Mavericks, Mayo is the first player to be so late for training!

"Hehe, I'm sorry, boss, I didn't have a good night's rest last night." Mayo nodded and smiled, Carlisle didn't speak, just motioned for him to hurry to the locker room to change.

Carlisle is not a hot-tempered manager, unlike Popovich and George. Carl and Sloane's grumpy old men. The Mavericks' players rarely felt Carlisle's anger, because the coach believes that his players are self-conscious and have the most basic professional attitude. Even Odom and Delonti, who were at odds with the team last year. West, either, has never done anything out of the ordinary of being half an hour late for training.

Mayo's attitude towards professional basketball made Carlisle very chilled. But he still decided to endure it first, and some players can distinguish between off the field and on the field very clearly. No matter how crazy you play off the field, it won't affect the competitive state on the field.

It's clear, though, that Carlisle overestimated Mayo.

In the afternoon of confrontational training, Mayo once again put on a miserable performance. This is the second time this season that Mayo has been taught by a veteran Carter on the training ground.

Mayo just grinned and apologized to his teammates and coach on the training pitch before continuing to make mistakes. He didn't seem to realize the seriousness of his bad form, and in Mayo's mind, such a thing as competitive state would naturally come when the game came!

If Yiyang was in such bad shape during training, then he would definitely train more tonight until his condition returned to normal. And Mayo, after the end of training and paying the fine for being late, he disappeared again.

At this time, Yiyang was actually a little angry. Two people with completely different attitudes towards basketball can't get along much in the first place. Even O'Neal and Kobe, who have won three championships together, will hate each other because of their different philosophies. What's more, Yiyang and Mayo just played a good game together for a month.

In the training on the second day, Yiyang deliberately applied to replace the first team, the purpose of which was to use his serious attitude in confrontational training to bring Mayo back on track. After all, tomorrow, they will officially face the Los Angeles Lakers. In front of Kobe, Mayo will score 40 points if he is not in this state!

On the training ground, Mayo picked up Dalen. Collisson's pass was followed by a nonchalantly tri-threatening step. This level of dedication is like playing in the streets, and naturally it is not possible to successfully protect the basketball.

Yiyang reached out his arm and stabbed the ball from Mayo's hand with precision. Then Yiyang entered the backcourt with a dragon and clasped his hands violently.

At the beginning, Mayo also applauded Yiyang's steals and dunks. But when Yiyang repeatedly made Mayo look ugly, the No. 32 guard also seemed a little unhappy.

Everybody is training here, what do you mean by this guy playing so seriously? Challenge me? Or do you want to divide the ranks and establish who is the real team boss?

Yiyang didn't actually think about so much mess, he just hoped to use the intensity close to the actual battle to make Mayo adapt to tomorrow's game. But two people with different philosophies have completely different views on the same thing.

Twenty minutes later, Mayo's emotions exploded when Yiyang fanned Mayo's layup with a frontal block and knocked him to the ground.

"What the are you doing!?" After falling to the ground, Mayo roared loudly, and the entire training ground echoed with this roar.

"As you can see, I'm training like a pro." Yiyang was not afraid of Mayo's roar, he spread his hands, everything he did was normal behavior.

"What's the use of being so fierce to me if you have anger in tomorrow's game!?" Not to be outdone, it is difficult for two people with different philosophies to convince each other.

"Hey! What are you doing!? Look at the logo in front of your training uniforms, if I'm not old-eyed, you're all wearing Dallas Mavericks jerseys! Seeing that the two were arguing more and more, Carlisle had to rush into the field to intervene.

The two veterans, Carter and Marion, acted as peacemakers, pushing Yiyang and Mayo in front of each other, respectively, hoping that they would shake hands and make peace.

"It's normal to have confrontational sports and have a little physical contact. Don't be angry, Mayo, he definitely didn't mean to. Come on, come on, shake hands, after training, let's go to that steakhouse on Beihe Avenue and sit down, I'll please, hahaha. Carter deliberately used laughter to hide the awkward atmosphere on the court, and Mayo reached out and shook Yiyang gently, and his expression relaxed.

"It's okay, let's keep training, keep training!" Marion waved his hand and motioned for everyone to disperse and get on with their work.

Although in the subsequent training, Yiyang and Mayo did not clash again, and the performance of both in the locker room was the same as usual. But once the contradictory crack appears, it will be difficult to heal as before......

In the blink of an eye, the two-day break passed. Mayo's lace news is still circulating in every corner of Dallas, and Yiyang's outstanding performance still makes fans proud. And this backcourt combination is still the talk of Mavericks fans.

On November 24, the mighty Purple and Gold Army met Mavericks again. Only this time, the battlefield shifted from Staples to Dallas.

Ever since losing to the Mavericks in the opener, the Lakers have been in a state of bad luck. Not only did they lose Nash, but their record was not as good as they could have been.

So far, the Lakers, who have a super luxury roster, have only a 6-7 record. Excluding Nash, who is out due to injury, Kobe, Howard and Gasol are all superstars on their own. But the three of them combined, but they can't play anymore.

Gasol was squeezed out of the three-second zone by Howard and played very tangled. Howard lost his absolute leadership position in the Magic and was a little unbalanced. And Kobe Bryant is often terribly paranoid in the face of poor records.

Such a bad Lakers team was completely regarded as coming to Dallas before the game to "give away". The combination of Mayo and Yiyang, although cheap, adds up to less than $10 million. But these two people are much better than the Lakers F4.

As soon as the game began, Howard made a bizarre mistake that sent the fans at the American Airlines Center Arena into laughter. This guy actually dribbled the ball to the instep of his foot when he turned to break through Kaman!

The camera was given to Kobe, and "Black Mamba" just shook his head helplessly. What else could he say? Go up and fight Howard?

The Lakers made a mistake, and the offensive ball fell to the Mavericks. The fans are agitated because Yiyang and Mayo are about to start their show!

Although there was some unpleasantness between Yiyang and Mayo on the training ground two days ago, Yiyang would not let personal matters affect the game. When Mayo borrowed Carman's off-ball block to run out of the open space, Yiyang still passed the ball immediately and sent the opportunity to Mayo. Work is work, life is life. In life, Yiyang doesn't like Mayo's attitude towards basketball as a profession, but at work, they are teammates!

Mayo made a decisive shot in the face of a big open three-point opportunity, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that Mayo's shooting action this time was simply ridiculously bad. He didn't even finish his shot, and his shot was a bit hasty.

Sure enough, the basketball stumbled out of the frame. Mayo's shot failed to score, only adding a rebound to Howard's stats.

Although the first offense failed to score, Mavericks fans didn't seem to be in a hurry. Who can guarantee that they can hit every shot from beyond the three-point line, not even the greatest shooter in the world. Mayo just hasn't found the feeling yet, and he's sure he can turn the tide. After all, he and Yiyang are the strongest backcourt combination in the league now!

But five minutes had passed in the first quarter of the game, and the fans had finally waited for Mayo's first goal. Yiyang broke through the ball to assist Mayo to hit a shot, and the basketball was still bouncing on the frame for a long time before finally falling into the net.

"Although Bryant's defense is very good, I have to admit that Yi's transmission has given Mayo a lot of opportunities. It's just that...... I have to say that it was Mayo himself who squandered the opportunity, and this low shooting percentage has little to do with Kobe. "Mike. Bryin hit the nail on the head, and he didn't want to blame Kobe Bryant for Mayo's poor performance.

Kobe Bryant's defense against Mayo today is far from being tight, and the reason why Mayo scored the first point so late is entirely because of his own problems!

Mayo had just scored, and he hadn't had time to celebrate. Defensively, he was easily broken by the 34-year-old Kobe, who cut through the crowd and forced a layup to score two points with ease.

"Mayo's legs are like they've been filled with lead, and maybe this guy is putting all of his energy into the four girls who came home with him that day." Barkley couldn't help but joke that Mayo's lace news is now known throughout the United States. It's hard to say whether his eclectic nightlife off the pitch will affect the game.

The hit of this goal did not make Mayo's form improve. When the game reached the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, even Yiyang, a selfless guy, didn't want to pass the ball to him anymore. Because when the ball reaches his hand, there is a chance that it will not go in!

"Mayo had a really bad hand today, 5 of 17, which is not what a team's top scorer should take! Fortunately, as always, the excellent performance allowed the Mavericks to withstand the situation. Otherwise, the game might have gone into garbage time by now! ”

Thanks to Yiyang's efforts, the game did not enter garbage time. But Mayo, who has been squandering opportunities, has let the Mavericks bury the possibility of overtaking the score.

By the time the game ended with 30 seconds left, the Mavericks were already trailing by ten points. Carlisle ordered the replacement of Yiyang and Mayo, and the two defenders walked off the field dejectedly, this declining back was in stark contrast to the infinite scenery before.

Yiyang sat on the bench and stared at the court with gritted teeth, while Mayo leaned back on the back of the chair like a normal person.

It's like a stranger, maybe that's what it feels like......