Although Jordan Jr. has always wanted to have more opportunities to perform on the offensive end, his autonomous offensive ability is really only at a blue-collar level.

This is also the main reason why he first reached a contract with the Mavericks and then regretted it later, he wants to be the core of a team's interior offense, but he doesn't have the confidence to be the interior offensive point of an NBA team.

And back in bustling Los Angeles, he only needs to do his job on the defensive end, and wait for Paul and Griffin to eat the cake in his mouth on the offensive end, so there is no need to go to Dallas to add to his troubles.

Jordan Jr. turned to look at the basketball stuck between the basket and the rebound, and ran towards his own half without looking back, as far away from the still stuck basketball as possible, as if the basketball was giving him a silent mockery.

The Clippers under the winning streak are indeed unprecedentedly good now, and Paul and Griffin came over to pat Jordan Jr., which eased the latter's embarrassment a lot.

Chen Zhi came to the basket and jumped lightly, reached out to take the basketball off, and threw it to Bogut, who had already run straight out of bounds waiting for the serve, and then received Bogut's serve to advance to the court.

Come and don't be rude, that's probably what I'm talking about at this time. Chen Zhi, who has always been the pioneer of the Mavericks, did not make the first shot this time as before, but handed the ball to the hands of the returning Nowitzki.

Neither team started with a rush of urgency, with Nowitzki easily in the low post and Chen Zhi immediately passing the ball to him.

The Clippers' interior division of labor on the defensive end is also very clear, Griffin is replaced by Bogut, who lacks the desire to defend offense, and Jordan Jr., who is a defensive gate, to defend Nowitzki.

Nowitzki attacked, Jordan Jr. defended, but it was a bit of a sharp spear against a strong shield.

Nowitzki, who was backed by Jordan Jr., turned around and leaned his legs back, using his signature golden rooster independence, and even Jordan Jr. was unable to block it.

It's a pity that Nowitzki, who has been out of action for a long time due to injury, didn't seem to be soft enough in the opening game, and the ball that had already entered the basket was finally thrown out after a circle, and was accepted by Griffin, who rushed to the scene.

Originally, it was not a big deal to let Jordan Jr. try to hit a ball and show his attitude, but what Chen Zhi didn't expect was that the ball in Paul's hand, after several transmissions, finally came to Jordan Jr. again.

"Could it be that Jordan Jr. has developed a low-post offensive weapon?"

Not only was Chen Zhi a little surprised, but the commentators from all walks of life couldn't help but guess when they saw this.

After all, Little Jordan's footsteps under the basket just now seemed to be good, and it was really okay, that is, the final feeling was a little worse.

After receiving the ball, Jordan Jr. was ready to ravage Old Dirk again, but Nowitzki, who was singled by Jordan Jr. one after another, probably also got angry, and when Jordan Jr. hit the top man on his back, he didn't retreat directly as before, but directly lowered his center of gravity and fought hard with Jordan Jr. a few times.

Although Nowitzki is old, but this is just the beginning, he is very physically strong, and he is struggling to fight at the moment, even Jordan Jr. is not so easy. It's just that the old driver does often paddle on the defensive end to maintain his physical strength, which makes him look very weak on the defensive end, as if he can only retreat at a casual touch.

Little Jordan really didn't run directly under the basket as easily as last time, but was pushed to the front of the basket by Nowitzki for three seconds, and the distance from the basket was not as close as just now.

It can be said that in this low post defense, Nowitzki performed very well.

In fact, Nowitzki's poor defense is mainly due to his slow pace, and there is not such a big gap in strength compared with these centers who are constantly losing weight and pursuing speed.

Little Jordan held the ball and turned to the left, just like he turned back just now, but this time it was just a feint, and after a slight shake, he quickly turned forward in the opposite direction and tried to shoot directly with the frame. This kind of shot will be closer to the basket, and for little Jordan, who has never felt soft enough, the certainty of a successful finish is naturally higher.

This plan is naturally good, but at the moment when Little Jordan turned around and tried to raise the ball to the point of shot, the old driver was quick and slapped the ball out of Little Jordan's hand, and then grabbed the ball out of Little Jordan's control into his own hands and firmly protected it with both hands.

"Foul on the thug!" Little Jordan, who was slapped off the ball, immediately complained to the referee.

As he spoke, he raised his left hand to the referee, and it seemed that Novitzki hit him on his left arm, but unfortunately the referee shook his head at him very firmly.

The probability of fouls in this kind of cutting action is very high, and it can even be said that there are nine fouls in ten balls, but in the slow-motion replay, Nowitzki's hand is indeed clean on the basketball.

"Old Dirk is okay!"

"Driver 666, slow legs and fast hands!"

"Little Jordan's acting skills were perfectly seen through by the referee!"

The online fans who saw the replay footage brushed up the barrage, and being able to see Nowitzki contributing on the defensive end was similar to eating dumplings during the New Year, and it was no wonder that Mavericks fans were so excited.

The players on the court didn't have time to watch the replay, and by the time the replay camera passed, the Mavericks had advanced to the frontcourt.

The Clippers put on a defensive formation, small forward Bamot is the best defender of the Clippers, blocking not far in front of Chen, and Jordan Jr. has already sat on the interior in advance.

Nowitzki does seem to be very old, and his athleticism has declined very obviously, compared with Chen Zhi's players who are full of athleticism, the pace of moving forward court is simply moving step by step, and when everyone on both sides has been settled, he belatedly walked near the three-point line.

Chen didn't look back, and suddenly hit the ball backwards, and the basketball bounced off the ground, bouncing precisely into the hands of Nowitzki, who was still one step away from the three-point line and seemed to be about to move slowly to the inside.

Seeing this, the copycat version of Prince Bamot immediately prepared to pounce to defend Nowitzki, but after Chen Zhi passed the ball, he was already standing directly on the line between him and Nowitzki, which just delayed Bamot's defense.

The slow-moving Nowitzki seemed to have known that Chen Zhi would pass the ball, and after receiving the ball, he did not make any adjustments, jumped directly, and before Bamot avoided Chen Zhi's defense, he made a three-point shot without any defense, and the basketball drew a high arc and fell into the basket accurately.

DeAndre Jordan, who entered the All-NBA and All-Defensive Team last season, failed to use even half a point with his superb defensive skills, and was still standing near the free throw line waiting for the old Dirk to move inside!

The Clippers and Mavericks each have two offensive rounds, and the veteran driver who is about to retire can be said to have exploded last season's double-first-team Jordan!

Chen Zhi saw the three-point shot, turned around and high-fived Old Dirk, and then the two jumped up and collided sideways to celebrate the tacit cooperation just now.

Little Jordan watched the two celebrate, and couldn't help pouting like an angry child, his greatest value is mainly defense, and the foundation of the NBA is also defensive ability, but he just wasted two rounds on the offensive end to compete with Nowitzki. You must know that although Nowitzki is also attacking in singles, for the Mavericks, he is still attacking with strong points, which is fundamentally different from Jordan Jr.'s singles.

The moment he turned around, he saw the Clippers coach grinning and spreading his hands, as if talking about TF, Chen Zhi couldn't help but feel that the Clippers this season might not go far, the problem of the Clippers team was not Jordan Jr., but the river document on the sidelines with an extremely exaggerated expression and working hard to play the role of a meme, his ability to control the team was too weak.

In the past two seasons, the Clippers have been constantly infighting, and now the Curry defensive center in the team wasted two offensive rounds in a row after the opening, and he just sat on the sidelines with his eyes open, as if watching a play, which shows that even if he is also the team's general manager and head coach, he still does not have enough control over this team.

Although Rivers is also a championship coach, he has the same championship in hand, but his coaching ability is not as recognized as Carlisle, and it can even be said that Coach Stevens, who has little experience in the NBA and has not won many honors.

In '08, the Green Shirts formed a Big Three, and in their first season, they finished with a league-leading record of 66 wins and successfully won the championship, and Rivers became the championship coach.

However, in that Celtic team, there is an absolute leader like Garnett, the king of wolves, and he doesn't even need the head coach to have much control over the team to be able to play a strong team strength. It's hard to tell how much Rivers has contributed to the team's cohesion as a coach.

You must know that at that time, the atmosphere of star huddles was not opened, and the Zijin aristocracy in the league who was used to throwing money at superstars had the ability to poach peak superstars, and they could have more than three superstars at the same time.

Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen, although they were all over thirty years old at the time, were already at the tail of their peak, but the three who still had strength formed the Big Three, and their strength should not be underestimated, not to mention that the lineup also had a Rajon Rondo who was not famous at the time, but had a strong offensive skills, and Green Army fans even called the Celtics that year the Big Four period!

Now that there are many Big Four like dogs, and the Big Three are everywhere, it is hard to imagine but how powerful the Green Army Big Three are in the league, and it is really not particularly difficult for the Big Three who worked together to win the championship at that time.

In the 07-08 season, there were indeed not many teams that could compete with the Big Three of the Green Shirts in terms of hard power, and the league's first 66-win record showed the dominance of the Celtics at that time. After winning the championship, the Pistons, which have the first record in the East for many years in the regular season, have aged, and the comprehensive strength of the teams of the little emperor James and Warcraft Howard is not strong enough, and although the Lakers, who have the first record in the West, have achieved two consecutive championships, they just got Gasol through a trade in the second half of that season, and the lineup has not yet run in to the peak, and the Spurs, a strong team in the playoffs, suffered an injury and lost Ginobili, who was at the peak, and finally fell at the feet of the Lakers in five hard games.

Rivers may be the most unworthy championship coach in history, and the conflict that erupted after the Green Army and the departure of Ray Allen all prove that Rivers is unable to put the team together as a true whole.

Now the reason why this Clippers team can become a strong team is because of the existence of Chris Paul, a historic organizational guard, but unfortunately there is still a gap between Paul's leadership ability and the level of Wolf King Garnett's own leader halo.

After the Mavericks scored the first three-pointer, the Clippers finally began to get serious, no longer letting Jordan Jr. play alone, but blocking and dismantling with Paul.

This set of blocking and dismantling, obviously attacking Nowitzki's defensive weakness, flexible and fast foot, is the basis for Jordan Jr.'s strong defensive ability, and his speed after blocking and dismantling, Nowitzki's pace that has been trapped in the cement is obviously unable to keep up.

Chen Zhi understands this very well, so in the defense of Paul, he did not chase too closely, but put a certain distance appropriately, ready to cut off the cannonballs he may send to Jordan Jr. at any time.

is already close to two meters tall, allowing Chen Zhi to have an advantage when defending Paul, but Paul looks very calm and not agitated at all.

Jordan Jr. stepped forward to block and dismantle, and Chen Zhi was very alert and guarded Paul in advance.

Seeing Paul's right hand swinging suddenly, there were signs of a one-handed pass to the ground, Chen Zhi immediately reached sideways and prepared to break the ball.

However, this time the ball was broken, and Chen Zhi failed.

The basketball was not sent inside, but through Paul's back to Redick, who ran to the wing through Griffin's cover.

For the Clippers' offensive routine, the Mavericks can be said to have been prepared for a long time, because this is the Clippers' most common offensive method, and Carlisle has repeatedly emphasized paying attention to the defense of this tactic in team meetings.

Matthews was prepared for a long time, and Griffin's cover quality was not too high, and he instantly chased after Redick, very close to Redick.

However, Matthews failed to successfully complete the defense of Redick, because Redick received the ball while running, did not stop at all after receiving the ball, and jumped on one leg and drifted to shoot three-pointers!

Under the pressure of Curry's rapid three-point shooting, the real three-point shooters throughout the league are constantly evolving, such as Klay Thompson, Korver, and Redick, who has evolved from a fixed-point shooter to a catch-and-drift three-point shot that has now become commonplace, and it can be said that the speed of the shot has formed the difference between the three-point shooter and the three-point players in the league today.

Even with such a high-speed shot, the basketball after Redick's shot still crossed a very standard graceful arc and fell into the net.

Even if Redick doesn't score this goal, I'm afraid the Clippers will still score two points smoothly, because Griffin has quickly cut to the basket after covering Redick, and has even jumped high to grab a rebound, but Redick's accuracy makes him have no chance to grab a rebound, and Bogut, who is responsible for defending Griffin, has been left behind him in two steps.

It is no fluke that the Clippers were able to become the league leader at the beginning of the season, the starting lineup is indeed very strong, and the Clippers, who are serious, have finally set sail!