Just as Phil Jackson and Danny Angie were running out of tricks, Roy and his Knicks were facing their tenth opponent of the season, the Dallas Mavericks from Texas.

Speaking of the Dallas Mavericks, this is also an NBA team that Chinese fans are very familiar with, as the parent team of the first Chinese player to land in the NBA, Wang Zhizhi, the Dallas Mavericks are not well-known.

There are many stories about the Mavericks, such as the story of the brotherhood between Nowitzki and Nash, the story of the tragic Black Eight by the Warriors, the story of personality boss Mark Cuban, and the story of a group of old guys who fought back in their careers to defeat the Heat Big Three in their careers to win the championship with revenge.

In short, this is a magical and characterful team in the league who can always create unexpected surprises and scares in situations you don't expect.

However, this year's Mavericks are in poor condition, the team is aging, the loss of personnel is accelerating, the blood loss is not stopping, and the poor blood replenishment has made the Mavericks fall to the bottom in recent years, and they are no longer the Western powerhouse that won the championship and ranked eight in the year. With this year's roster, I'm afraid it's a problem to even make the playoffs.

The original team that won the NBA championship that year has almost retired, leaving only the 38-year-old veteran core Dirk Nowitzki and the 32-year-old small guard Jose Barria still playing their luck.

However, today's game "Nuo Tianwang" is not the protagonist, he is injured and can't play, so he has to watch the game on the sidelines in a suit. Porzingis, who is known as Nowitzki's successor, is one of the focal points on the field now, and he greeted his senior Nowitzki very politely before the game, and the two of them talked and laughed on the sidelines, which was also a different kind of scenery.

Going back to the game, as mentioned earlier, the Mavericks have been extremely poor this year, and their main lineup today is a bit of a trance: point guard Jose Barria, shooting guard Wesley Matthews, small forward Harrison Barnes, power forward Dorian Finney-Smith and center Andrew Bogut.

Just by looking at the starting lineup, you can see that this is a standard old, weak, sick and disabled (not pregnant) lineup.

Jose Barria: A veteran, a model of mixed eating and waiting for death, he has lost his speed and now can only rely on experience to make a living in the NBA.

Wesley Matthews: The undrafted NBA player of the year, the talent is not high, and the celebration action (archery) is better than the stats.

Harrison Barnes: The representative of the losers who came to the Mavericks to pan for gold after a failed bargain over a contract extension with the Golden State Warriors has not really proven himself.

Dorian Finney-Smith: This year's rookie, who was blown up by Roy during the physical test of the rookie joint training camp, has few other strengths other than bounce.

Andrew Bogut: The overhauled former champions have nothing but glass properties, and the current data can only be described in four words.

Such a patchwork Mavericks team obviously can't arouse the interest of New York fans with growing tastes, they are in a good mood today, with five consecutive wins to appetize, eating "steak" to win six consecutive wins must be trivial, as for seven consecutive wins, eight consecutive wins will it be far away?

As soon as Roy stepped onto the pitch, he was greeted with cheers from the crowd, and when he looked up, the stands were covered with exciting placards. What "Rush, Knicks, win six in a row", "Championship, we want a championship", and "Roy, Roy, I love you like a mouse loves rice", "Roy, I'm going to give you a monkey", etc......

In short, the mentality of the fans in New York has changed, they no longer think of themselves as a fish belly team, on the contrary, they agree that the Knicks should have no trouble taking down this "sick cow" that was originally half a pound. What they're looking forward to now is not winning or losing, but how many points the Knicks can win and how many points Roy can score.

The fans are full of confidence, the players on the field are also high-spirited, and everyone's mentality has changed.

At the beginning of the game, it fell into the fast pace that the Knicks liked, running and booming, and the two teams played against each other.

The prime-aged Rose is naturally no problem dealing with the aging Barria, the brainless Lee and the untalented Matthews are half a catty, the second-year rookie Porzingis is brutal and the first-year rookie Smith is definitely not negotiable, and the two non-offensive centers Frenchman Noah and Australian Bogut barely draw.

However, even if the Knicks won two positions, they did not immediately open up the difference, on the contrary, they had a slight advantage. Because Roy, the team's most stable point, had a small problem, Roy actually didn't suppress the Warriors' abandoned Barnes.

In the first two quarters, Roy's hand was not good, perhaps because he was too tired in the previous game, or because his date with Abby affected his hand (evil...... Abby was sitting on the sidelines). All in all, Roy had a tough first two quarters, his proud shot was out of sight, his breakaway was a little gruffy, and he didn't seem to be willing to share more of the ball with his teammates.

It's clear that Roy's mentality has also changed, and he either wants to prove his worth in front of Phil Jackson or show himself in front of his new girlfriend, Abby Hornacek.

Unfortunately, it backfired, and his hand was mediocre in this battle, while Barnes, who was defending, was in great shape. If it weren't for his newfound "ball stealer" skills that worked wonders and was always able to unexpectedly cut off the opponent's ball, the Knicks would probably have been beaten in the first half.

Of course, the situation is not much better. At half-time, the performances of the two teams were evenly divided, no, it should be said that it was the same difference. The poor Mavericks took a 39-36 lead over the worse New York Knicks.

Can't you play like this, the fans are the first to be unhappy, those fans holding up placards are a little embarrassed after watching the half, watching this score is more like playing a rugby game?

Head coach Hornacek immediately saw that something was wrong with Roy today. He has ideas, he has desires, is he carried away by five consecutive wins? Or is there something else to consider? Of course, Hornacek couldn't imagine that Roy's overexcitement was partly due to his daughter sitting on the sidelines cheering Roy on.

At halftime, the cautious Hornacek chatted with Roy and warned him that he had to change his style of play in the second half, winning is the last word, and without victory, no matter how good the data is, it is useless. Roy nodded in approval.

So, in the second half, the Knicks were all at once.

The Knicks' offense has smoothed and their defense has become more resilient.

The small climax came after another, and after Roy began to organize the offense and began to pass the ball to revitalize the team, his personal scoring account was finally opened.

In the third quarter, the Knicks beat the Mavericks 31-12, widening the gap and almost killing the game.

Roy was back on the bench after three quarters, and he was clocking out of work.

The TV camera gave his stats for today, 24 minutes of play, 15 points scored, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 1 block.

At this time, he was sitting on the bench, happily watching Jennings lead the bench lineup to fight against the opponent.

Derrick Rose, who was on the side, spoke coldly.

"Roy, are you still feeling comfortable with the NBA game right now?"

"Of course, I'm feeling great right now, I can't wait to play, I want to play every game."

"Congratulations...... By the way, you know what? Anthony is about to be traded. ”

"Oh?" Although Roy was well aware of Anthony's deal, he still pretended to be a little surprised, "Where is Anthony going?" Isn't he unwell? ”

"It's said that Anthony is going to Cleveland and wants to join the Cavaliers, do you really not know?"

"It's not very clear." Roy shook his head helplessly.

"So who do you think Anthony will trade with? Who will come to our team? Rose continued to ask.

"If I had to guess, it would be Kevin Love? Or Tristan Thompson? ”

"The Knicks are trading Kyrie Irving." When Rose mentioned the name, his face inadvertently contorted.

"Owen? Just kidding, right? Will the Cavaliers let him go? "To lie, acting in a full set, Roy's surprise is not like pretending at all.

"That's the way it is, Anthony will go, Owen will come."

"What does that mean?"

"That means I could be traded, and I'm not going to have a place if Irving comes." Rose looked at Roy meaningfully and continued: "This is the NBA, this is the business, and the day we lose our value, we will be traded as commodities at will. ”

"But you're playing pretty well here, and you can't start with Irving?" Roy really can't accept what Rose is leaving, he can be regarded as Roy's best mentor and friend in the NBA, but he can't tell the truth now, and he can't tell Ross Irving that he can't come.

"Well, anyway, you're going to have to put on a good show on the team, live up to our expectations of you, and lead the Knicks to the playoffs. If I'm gone, take my share with me, okay? ”

"Hey, Derek (Rose), what's your greatest wish? Is it to win the NBA championship? Hearing Rose say such sad words, Roy suddenly became resolute.

"Yes, it's been my lifelong dream."

"Then stay, do everything you can to stay. If it's possible not to go, then stay, let's win a championship together, not by others, not by our thighs, by our own hands, believe me, we will succeed! ”

"I'm ......" Rose was a little speechless, and he adjusted his mood.

"Roy, are you sure?"

"I'm sure!"

There was silence for three seconds, and the gloom on Rose's face slowly dissipated.

"Okay, if I can stay, let's work together and win the championship."

"It's a deal!"