The Christmas game is a feast for fans on the most important holiday of the year, but the Dallas Mavericks, who are now ranked at the top of ESPN's power rankings, are happy to relax, and the Mavericks' players have a rare relaxing holiday.

On the day after Christmas, the Mavericks still didn't play. But the team's training has returned to normal.

After the morning of practice, the Mavericks will have to fly to Oklahoma after Christmas on Cuban's private jet for the players this afternoon in preparation for their first post-Christmas opponent.

Today, Terry specially appeared in the locker room wearing the leather coat that Yiyang gave him. Although everyone is an adult, whenever they receive Christmas gifts, these big men are still as happy as children.

"Merry Christmas guys, may the one-and-a-half-day holiday not let your bodies slacken. Jett, you drank a lot of bars yesterday? Carlisle greeted the players enthusiastically as he pushed through the locker doors. He looked at Terry, who was a little short-sighted, and continued to tease. "Or were you kicked out of bed by your wife again?"

"Huh? Of course not! No! How dare she kick ......" Terry was halfway through his words before he realized that he had been tricked.??, and the teammates around him had already burst into laughter.??" Rick, you're kidding me again! ”

"Hahaha, alright, guys. As soon as this Christmas is over, we will meet a fierce rival. The Thunder had a great Christmas game, especially Durant, who scored 44 points on Christmas Day. Durant and the Thunder are not easy to deal with, and I hope the Christmas holidays have refueled you. Carlisle waved his fist, this guy was holding a mobilization meeting after returning from vacation.

"I haven't played for five days, and I feel itchy all over." Nowitzki echoed Carlisle's mobilization, then looked at Yiyang.

"Me too." Yiyang clenched his fists, and the fierce game in the NBA has struck again.

For this game between the Mavericks and the Thunder, Westbrook himself also attaches great importance to it. The last time he met Yiyang, he could be said to have lost face. This time, taking advantage of the victory in the Christmas War, he has to make a name for himself no matter what.

And the real star of the Thunder, Kevin. Durant, naturally, also hopes to get the team on the "highway" of winning streaks.

Players from both teams were very interested in this game, and on the night of December 17, the Chesapeake Energy Arena was indeed unavailable.

The best team in the league and a team that has gone on a killing spree in the Christmas War, such a matchup is even as luxurious as the Christmas War.

Before the game even began, the smell of gunpowder was already spreading over Oklahoma.

When interviewed by reporters, Westbrook choked and said that this time he would not let Yiyang take advantage of it again. He dared to say this in front of reporters, which naturally shows that this extremely impactful Zero is ready for everything today.

Yiyang certainly won't respond to Westbrook's remarks, but Terry won't sit back and watch his teammates choke.

"We can win anyone we meet, and if you don't believe it, you can ask LeBron. No one dared to fight us, that kid was just bluffing. "Terry also doesn't save face for Westbrook in front of reporters, don't look at this guy as a veteran, but in some things, Terry may be more excited than the youngsters.

The game hasn't started yet. NT TV even sent Jeff. Van Gundy and Kevin. Harlan commented on how seriously the lineup travelled to Oklahoma and took this game seriously.

As soon as the game began, the two sides moved in earnest. Marion put so much defensive pressure on Durant that the tall, arm-length No. 3 missed the target on two consecutive shots from beyond the three-point line.

And Westbrook, who is eager to perform in front of Yiyang, directly took Kidd under the knife. Although Kidd could easily judge the direction of the breakthrough of this immature No. 0, he had no choice but to guess what Westbrook was going to do next, but he didn't have time to block it immediately.

Kidd can handle most of the guards in this league, but an impactful type like Westbrook is really Kidd's weakness right now.

Halfway through the first quarter, Carlisle finally replaced Yiyang on the court. When the No. 1 guard took the field, there was a huge boo in the Chesapeake Energy Arena. It seems that not only Westbrook, but even the Thunder fans have not forgotten what Yiyang did last time at this venue.

After Yiyang came on the court, Westbrook's offense was obviously not so easy. Yiyang can not only judge the direction of Westbrook's breakthrough, but also react immediately with a speed that Kidd does not have.

On the other hand, Westbrook was always able to rely on his strong body to force Yiyang's breakthrough to stop.

The war between the two sides on the guard line has come to a standstill for the time being, with Nowitzki and Durant once again carrying the team's offensive banner.

In the last minutes of the first quarter, both starters were dismissed. Coach Brooks of the Thunder team was replaced by James, who was also a guard at last year's show. Harden.

The latter showed little in the last duel between the two sides, as if it were transparent. But today, Harden scored back-to-back points as soon as he got on the court, allowing the intense game to continue even after both starters were all gone.

In the end, after the first quarter, the Mavericks went into the break with a five-point deficit of 34-29.

Although the game was hard, the Mavericks' multi-point performance still gave Carlisle confidence in this battle.

"Sergi, you go on in the second quarter. I'm just giving you the task of interfering with the German offensive as much as possible! Never leave an inch, I want you to stick to him on the defensive end! No matter how uncomfortable it is, you can interfere with me. From the moment the Mavericks sent the baseline ball, I wanted you to press him closely! "On the Thunder bench, Brooks is playing against Congolese forward Sergi. Ibaka yelled.

The Thunder's disadvantage on the inside made Nowitzki play unusually easy today. Brooks looked at it, and the strongest defensive ability in the entire Thunder team was only this sophomore forward.

Although empirically, Nowitzki will outperform Ibaka by a lot. But Ibaka, too, is the only chance Brooks wants to limit the German.

After the start of the second quarter, the Mavericks replaced Stevenson, who was originally a starter, with Yiyang. Coach Brooks, on the other hand, replaced Jeff with a Congolese man who performed well on the offensive end today. Green.

"Although Jeff. Green played pretty well offensively against Dirk today. But it's clear that Coach Brooks is now intent on winning on defense, and he'd rather sacrifice the Thunder's firepower on the offensive end than use Serge Ibaka to fight Dirk. But trying to contain Dirk is not easy for Ibaka. "Jeff in the commentary box. Van Gundy agrees with Brooks, after all, Van Gundy liked to emphasize defense when he was a coach himself.

But Ibaka has always been a low-ranking sophomore, and it's unclear whether he'll be able to take on the task.

Nowitzki was not intimidated by the Congolese's muscular body, and in the first attack of the second quarter, "Noritzki" took the initiative to lean on Ibaka, and then raised his right hand to rush to Yiyang for the ball.

Yiyang didn't hesitate and hit the ball inside with a precise hanging pass.

With Ibaka's tough top defense, Nowitzki knew he couldn't push in with his back. The German simply turned around and made a jumper, and Ibaka reacted so quickly that it looked like his hands were all over Nowitzki's face.

However, how could Nowitzki, as a superstar, be stumped by such defense? Although Ibaka defended well, Nowitzki's goal was even more unreasonable. The basketball hollowed into the net, Yiyang got his third assist of the game, and the Mavericks continued to widen the point difference.

Brooks, who was walking back and forth from the court, shook his head, if even Ibaka can't do it, then there is no one on the Thunder team who can restrain Nowitzki. Could it be that there is really only a fight with the Maverick?

The second quarter of the game went on like this for 4 minutes, and the two sides went back and forth, attacking and defending each other. But the difference has never been narrowed. What the Thunder need is a wave of offensive highlight, and grinding with the Mavericks like this will only make this young team a waste of effort.

This time, Nowitzki, who was playing well, was in a position near the baseline. Ibaka didn't dare to go around, he knew how terrifying the Chinese defender's passing level was. If you go around the front to defend, it's no different from giving the German a chance to dunk directly. Without stepping into the three-second zone, this position near the baseline is closest to the basket. If Yiyang successfully passes the ball and breaks the circle, Nowitzki can easily threaten the basket as long as he takes a big step of his own.

Yiyang saw that Dirk was about to get to the position, and once again played a little trick on his eyes. His eyes were fixed on Marion, who was standing in the right corner, but with a flick of his wrist, he sent the ball to Nowitzki near the baseline on the left side of the pitch.

Nowitzki gritted his teeth after getting the ball, and just turned over and shot! Today's fiery touch almost plunged Oklahoma fans into the abyss.

Not to be outdone, Ibaka tried hard to block, but Nowitzki's shot was so high that he couldn't block the basketball even if he raised his arms high.

With a pounce in front of Ibaka's rights, Nowitzki lost his balance in the air. He insisted on holding the ball calmly, but when he landed, Dirk, who was unstable, suddenly felt a sharp pain under his feet!

"Ahh

The Germans kicked their hearts and fell to the ground! Seeing Dirk's painful expression, Yiyang was the first to rush forward and ask Nowitzki about his situation.

Ibaka was visibly frightened by the sight, and he hurriedly raised his hands to show that he hadn't touched Nowitzki. The replay on the big screen immediately gave the answer, and with the technology of modern technology, no player can escape the legal open.

Through slow-motion playback, people can see clearly. Nowitzki landed with an unstable center of gravity, did not step on his footing, and held his left foot for a moment, which really had nothing to do with Ibaka.

The injury didn't look serious, but Nowitzki took two steps and waved at Carlisle. The "German tank" could not continue to hold on to the race!

"How does it feel?" Carlisle thought it was okay, but Dirk waved at him. He suddenly rushed up and asked in detail.

"It's okay that this foot doesn't touch the ground, it hurts a lot as soon as it hits, it's impossible for me to run in such a situation, I think I'd better go back and check the subtlety." As an experienced player, Nowitzki naturally knows how important fitness is for a player. Roy and Oden are awesome, right? But once they lose their health, they are nothing.

Nowitzki doesn't dare joke with his health right now, especially this year when the Mavericks are gaining momentum.

Carlisle respected Nowitzki's opinion, and with the help of Yiyang and Kidd, the German limped off the pitch. On the bench, the team doctor picked up Dirk and helped him to the players' tunnel.

After Dirk left, Carlisle took a fresh look at the situation. This sudden injury disrupted Carlisle's entire plan.

The beautiful situation, in an instant, became tricky because of Dirk's injury......

For the calf who has just finished Christmas, this is really not a good sign.