In this game, Bai Xiaonian scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists, successfully extending his consecutive double-double games in his rookie season to 4 games, once again setting a new rookie record in the league.

At the same time, Bai Xiaonian also temporarily topped the league's assists per game list with an average of 11.2 assists per game, which means that he has every chance to compete for the assist king this season as a rookie.

So far, the Minnesota Timberwolves are temporarily tied with the Chicago Bulls for third place in the West with a 3-1 record, just one win less than the Miami Heat at the top of the table, which has led many experts to see the Minnesota Timberwolves as the biggest dark horse in the league this season.

After the game against the Dallas Mavericks, Bai Xiaonian, who scored two double-doubles in four consecutive games and has basically taken the best rookie into his arms, has become the focus of all media attention.

The Los Angeles Sports Newspaper, the Los Angeles Sports Newspaper in Bai's hometown of California, once again praised the most popular superstar in Minnesota with a full-page page, and Dan Luore, the editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Sports Newspaper, wrote himself:

"Our elves in the City of Angels have once again proven themselves in the NBA and have shown us what miracles are. With four consecutive double-doubles and a three-pointer that pushed the team to the playoffs, there is no doubt that he is one of the best guards in the world. ”

"Even though the Timberwolves are facing the challenge of the defending champions, Wood has shown us with a wonderful three-pointer and a precise assist that he is the future of the league, and I believe the best gift the Timberwolves have received this season is the elf who was cut off by them in Minnesota in the summer..."

"Incredible players! He did it!!! —That's the headline on the front page of The Weekly Event, and they used three big exclamation points, and that title alone says it all.

Even Kobe Bryant expressed his optimism about Bai Xiaonian's future on his Twitter.

"When I first saw this guy at the Staples Center, I felt like he was going to have a place in the NBA, and it turned out that I didn't lose sight."

But apparently the poisonous milk of these media outlets once again had an indescribable effect, and soon the Minnesota Timberwolves were beaten back to square one the next day at home against the San Antonio Spurs.

Not only was Kevin Love defended by Duncan all over the court, but even the little white children's shoes that had been in hot form before felt cold in this game.

That is, in this game, our little white children's shoes failed to get two pairs of data for the first time since entering the NBA, ending their own record of two consecutive pairs. In the end, he shot 6-of-15 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, handing over 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 turnovers.

In fact, Bai Xiaonian's performance in this game is not the worst in the team, and it can even be said that he is one of the best performers in the whole Timberwolves team, but because of the performance in the first four games, everyone no longer sees him as a rookie who has just entered the league, but really sees him as the core of an NBA team, the cornerstone of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The team was sleepwalking on the court, with the Timberwolves committing a season-high 28 turnovers throughout the game, so it was no surprise that the Timberwolves swallowed their second loss of the season.

88-105 was the final score of the game, with a 17-point win over the San Antonio Spurs laughing and walking away from Minneapolis with a win.

However, this was not the end of the defeat, and two days later, the Timberwolves were back at home to face the Memphis Grizzlies, and on the day of the game, the Grizzlies taught the Timberwolves a good lesson with their tough defense.

This game made Bai Xiaonian understand what is the real iron-blooded defense, every time we attack with the ball, our little white children's shoes are in danger, the ball control skills that I was proud of are not offensive in such a fierce confrontation, and basketball has become a hot potato on the court, this is the first time Bai Xiaonian has entered the NBA and does not want to hold the ball to organize the team, and it is good to suddenly feel quiet as a scorer.

Especially Mike Conley, the starting guard of the Grizzlies who is directly opposite Bai Xiaonian. The point guard, who was drafted by the Grizzlies in the first round in the 2007 draft and came out on defense since entering the league, completely limited the play of the little white boots.

not only limited Bai Xiaonian's score to less than 20 points, but also allowed him to send a record-breaking 6 turnovers, and Bai Xiaonian only scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists in 29 minutes.

In the end, the Timberwolves lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 85-95 and swallowed two consecutive losses.

After the game, the powerful news media naturally did not let go of this opportunity, and negative news about Bai Xiaonian sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

While most of the media has used the Minnesota Timberwolves' losing streak to ruin Bai Xiaonian's prospects, Kyrie Irving, the best buddy of the Little White Shoes, doesn't think so.

"I think you all know there's something called the rookie wall. In other words, no matter how well a rookie performs, there will always be a chain of poor performance at some point, like a wall in front of the rookie. I think Wood is hitting his rookie wall right now, even though he came to this wall relatively early..."

"Besides, I don't think his performance in these games is terrible, if you don't believe me, you can take a look at me!"

Indeed, if there is one rookie who has been the most disappointing so far this season, it is probably Irving. In all the games he played for the Cavaliers, only one game scored more than 20 points, let alone assists and rebounds.

In contrast, Bai Xiaonian, who has averaged 21.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game so far, while also maintaining a 43.1% three-point shooting rate, can indeed be regarded as an excellent performance.

But what's more interesting is that Kyrie Irving's Cleveland Cavaliers will play their next game away to Minneapolis against the Timberwolves led by Bai Xiaonian.

This battle for the top pick and the top of the rookie in the same class, as well as the battle between brothers and friends, has attracted attention across the United States, and it is difficult to find an example of two bad teams getting so much attention throughout the history of the NBA.

On January 6, 2012, the Cleveland Cavaliers arrived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, one day early, and keeping players fit at all times is a top priority in their coaching tasks.

Of course, this gave Bai Xiaonian and Owen a chance to go out and fool around together, and when these two guys appeared at the same time in the most luxurious card bear bar in Minneapolis, they immediately attracted the attention of the audience.