Winning against their former owners is definitely a very refreshing thing for NBA players, especially for those who don't have a good relationship with their former club.

The first game of the new season with the Thunder is of great significance to Durant, winning the game by a big score shows that his choice is right, at least at the basketball level, absolutely right, only when he comes to the Warriors, he can get one step closer to the championship!

Waking up in the morning, Durant felt refreshed, and yesterday's sleep quality was probably the best since leaving the Thunder.

But when he found out about the news that was circulating wildly on social media, he suddenly felt less than good!

SHXT！ Are the current rookie players so arrogant?

At this time, Durant will not back down, he immediately responded on his IG, without all kinds of swearing, but said, "Sure enough, there are strange people!" It clearly echoes what he said in the interview.

Zhou Jian has been paying attention to Durant's response, and after seeing this news, he immediately stopped Chen Dao, who was training, "How are we going to respond?" ”

Chen Zhi glanced at Zhou Jian, and didn't look at Durant's reply at all, "See you on Tuesday!" Just reply like that! ”

Next Tuesday, the Mavericks will face the mighty Golden State Warriors for the first time of the new season.

Although Chen Zhi deliberately angrily sprayed Durant, he didn't want to fall into an endless tearing war, as long as he showed his attitude, and at the same time attracted some media attention, it was enough to create convenience for soul power collection.

There is no winner or loser in the air spitting on social media, and too many arguments are just annoying, so it is better to go face-to-face in the arena to determine the winner and loser.

Although Chen Zhi knows that the Mavericks' strength is not the opponent of the Warriors, it is not completely without the strength to fight, at least not at all. Even if he loses, Chen Zhi still believes that he can get a good data, not to mention that the Mavericks lost to the Warriors, isn't it a matter of course, the strength of the two sides on paper is not at the same level at all.

Chen's mind now is not to fight with the next opponent, but to improve the strength of the Mavericks.

As a player, when Cuban and Nelson Jr. did not ask for their opinions, Chen Zhi didn't want to point fingers, so the only way to improve the Mavericks' combat effectiveness was to dig up the potential internally.

The veterans don't have much potential to tap, this is a fact, not to mention that although Chen Zhi is the core of the team, he is a rookie after all, and the NBA pays attention to qualifications, especially in the locker room, it is difficult for him to command those veterans such as Delon and Barria.

But young people are different, Chen Zhi and they already get along well, and they do need to fight for their future in the NBA.

Seeing Finney Smith resting on the sidelines after finishing his possession drill, Chen Zhi paused his training and walked over to Finney Smith and sat down.

"Electric fan, how do you feel about the effect of your training, I saw that you just made several three-pointers in succession." Chen Zhi asked seemingly casually.

"Damn, the NBA three-point line is too far, why is the NC+ three-point line not directly on the same track as the NBA, I shot okay three-point shots in college, but I didn't dare to shoot three-point shots in the NBA, and I had to re-adapt to the three-point line, but it was okay in training, but in the game, the shooting rate dropped too much." Finney Smith complained, "I really envy you guys who shoot so well from three-point range, I don't know how you do it." ”

Chen Zhi glanced at Finney Smith, "Do you want to know my secret to practicing three-point shooting?" I have a lot of experience in improving my three-point shooting percentage! ”

"What's the secret?" Finney Smith's eyes lit up when he heard this, if others said so, he might disdain it, but Chen Zhi's three-point shooting ability was too rebellious, to say that Chen Zhi did not have unique three-point shooting skills, the electric fan did not believe it.

"Well, after tonight's game, don't be in a hurry, I'll share it with you and Anderson a few guys who don't shoot three-pointers." Chen Zhi said with a smile.

"Oh, good!" As soon as Chen Zhi said this, Finney Smith was even more sure that what Chen Zhi had just said was reliable, and if he wanted to share his experience alone, he would probably have to think more.

After a while, Curry Jr. sat on the sidelines to rest, and Chen Zhi leaned over again, "Seth, you've been shooting a little little bit of three-pointers lately!" ”

Seth Curry leaned back on the backrest and looked at Carlisle, who was watching Barnes practice, "I made a special trip to ask Dirk for advice, what Coach Carlisle hates the most is that young players shoot indiscriminately, and then they make frequent mistakes on the court, and I am still trying to get more playing time, I must be more efficient on the court, but I don't dare to shoot indiscriminately." ”

"I feel like with your level, especially the three-point shooting, it's totally worth the extra playing time." Chen Zhi said.

"Man, I think so, haha, but, you know, probably Coach Carlisle is going to have to watch how I do for a while." Seth Curry looked at Carlisle's back, and then said modestly, in fact, he naturally wants more playing time in his heart, and his performance in the team's training games is no worse than other players, but his presence on the defensive end is weaker, limited by his body, and he is easy to be eaten by opponents.

"Don't pretend to me, I know you want more playing time, right?" Chen Zhi whispered.

Little Curry showed a slightly embarrassed smile when he heard this, if you know, don't say it!

"I can talk to Coach Carlisle for you and increase your playing time!" Chen Zhi seemed casual, but he also said with some conviction.

Seth Curry's eyes lit up when he heard this, Chen's current status in the Mavericks, if he wants to compare with Nowitzki, it may be really bad, after all, Dirk has been a good friend of Cuban for 20 years, and there is a relationship between them that has been cultivated between old friends for many years.

But Chen Zhi's role in the team with his performance against the sky is still above Dirk, and the Mavericks management attaches great importance to him, after all, Chen Zhi can undoubtedly confirm that it is the future of the Mavericks.

"Although Coach Carlisle will take my opinion seriously, I can't ask Coach Carlisle directly to increase your playing time." Chen Zhi said deliberately.

Curry Jr. couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he heard this, but he heard Chen Zhi say, "But I have a way, I don't need to say it, Coach Carlisle will also slowly improve your playing time." ”

"What's the solution?" Curry asked pretending to be calm, but his eyes were clearly very eager.

"Well, after finishing the game with the Trail Blazers today, you don't leave yet, Anderson and they also want to increase their playing time, and I'll give you an idea in the evening." Chen Zhi pretended to be mysterious and said.

After speaking, Chen Zhi returned to the field to continue his training.

In the morning, Chen Zhi communicated with several newcomers in the Mavericks, without exception, and asked them to stay and wait for him after the game.

In the evening, the Mavericks sat at home to face the challenge of the Trail Blazers.

The current Trail Blazers team is led by Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum in the backcourt, and the Trail Blazers surprised the entire league last season.

Before the start of last season, four of the Trail Blazers' top five starters left, with Matthews of the Mavericks and Aldridge of the Spurs both leaving at that time, and only Lillard was a starter.

Experts from all walks of life have expressed their opinions, and the pioneers have entered a period of reconstruction.

However, instead of getting bogged down in a rebuild, the Trail Blazers reached the second round of the playoffs under the leadership of Lillard and rising McCollum.

This kind of performance is the envy of many teams that have struggled in the quagmire of rebuilding for years.

Under the leadership of the two of them, the Trail Blazers have the sixth offensive efficiency in the league and the sixth in points per game.

However, their defensive standards are not high, and they are in the bottom 10 of the league.

There's no doubt that the Trail Blazers are an offensive team, and that trait is evident in their backcourt duo.

The backcourt combination of Lillard and McCollum is a well-known defensive black hole in the league, both of whom are offensive masters and don't have much strength on the defensive end.

The Trail Blazers are currently two wins and three losses, and even lost to the Suns, who are in the rebuilding process, and it looks like they don't have much to compete with the Mavericks, who have won four in a row.

However, the Mavericks' home game was in a bitter battle.

Because the Trail Blazers are a well-deserved youth army, their physical and athletic ability is what makes veterans like the Mavericks suffer the most.

The Mavericks are not afraid of the Spurs' high tactical literacy, but the aging team, because the Mavericks themselves have high tactical literacy, and the two sides can see the moves, just afraid of the Trailblazers, a young army full of momentum, the so-called indiscriminate punching to kill the master is this reason.

What's even more of a headache for the Mavericks is that in this game, the Trail Blazers, who have outstanding singles ability, are hot again.

Especially Lillard, who seems to be very excited about this game, at the beginning of the first quarter, he and Chen Zhi started the confrontation mode on the offensive end, and Lillard, who felt hot, did not fall behind at all in the battle with Chen Zhi.

After Chen hit a three-pointer, Lillard used center Mason Plumlee to block and immediately make a three-point pull.

Chen scored two points past small forward Harkris who was sent by the Trail Blazers to guard him, and Lillard quickly dribbled the ball under his crotch and crossed over to Matthews for a layup.

When it is strong, it is strong, perhaps it is Lillard's own attribute.

Curry was born out of nowhere, and successively used three-point shots to complete anti-sky performances and cut high scores, and was given the nickname Ku Ritian by fans, and Lillard exploded one after another in the game with Curry, not only cutting super high data, but also leading the team to defeat the Warriors, and was nicknamed Li Jingtian by fans!

In the face of Chen Dao, who has been in the limelight recently, Lillard seems to have taken out the momentum of Li Jingtian again.

Probably also stimulated by Lillard's explosive performance, Chen Zhi is also uncharacteristically active on the offensive end, usually at this time, his focus on the court is to organize the offense and deliver shells to his teammates.

But even so, the Mavericks still failed to take the lead, first, Lillard's offensive response to Chen Zhi was very successful, and second, in terms of tactics, the Portland Trail Blazers were not inferior.

Coach Stotts was the offensive assistant coach of the Mavericks during the championship, and the Portland Trail Blazers under his command have similarities with the Mavericks' tactical play and offensive philosophy.

Last year, the Trail Blazers were able to play very well despite the departure of the four starters, and Coach Stotts's tactical ability can be said to have contributed a lot, quickly evolving the offensive system centered on creating a low-post offense for Aldridge into an offensive system centered on the backcourt double shots.

In the second quarter of the game, Chen Zhi was still very active on the offensive end, shooting three-pointers after passing the cover again and again, although Lillard was still efficient, but compared with the state of the first quarter, it was still a little down, and the Mavericks finally began to take a slight lead in the score.

It looks like the game is moving in the Mavericks' favor.

At the beginning of the third quarter of the game, after Chen Zhi dribbled under his crotch one after another, he completed the breakthrough to Harkless, rushed into the interior to complete a back dunk, and the Dallas Mavericks home audience immediately chanted!

But soon the cheers of the Mavericks fans stopped suddenly, and Chen Zhi, who was dunk with his back, unleashed his right foot after landing on the ground at the moment when he released the basket, and then Chen Zhi squatted on the ground, rubbing his ankles with both hands.

The game was immediately suspended, and the Mavericks team doctor rushed to the court, and after a preliminary examination of Chen Zhi's right foot and some communication with Chen Zhi, the team doctor concluded that Chen Zhi's ankle was only twisted and there was no serious injury, but for the sake of caution, it was best to go to the sidelines to rest and not play in this game.

After this conclusion was reached, the team management and fans were finally reassured.

"Barnes, the rest of the game is up to you!" Chen Zhi, who was sitting on the sidelines, asked his teammates.

"Rest well! The game on the field is handed over to us! Barnes agreed.

So Chen put on his training clothes and sat on the bench to watch the next game.

What Chen didn't expect was that just a minute later, the game was suspended again, and Nowitzki also went off the field due to a foot injury, and after being checked in the locker room, he announced an indefinite truce!!

Without Chen Zhi and Nowitzki, many of the Mavericks' tactics cannot be developed, Delon's impact ability under the basket has been greatly weakened, and in terms of running without the ball, he does not have the speed and flexibility of Chen Zhi, and in terms of passing, although Delong is still doing well, but compared to Chen Zhi's instantaneous grasp ability, it is obviously much worse, and his current passing is based on stability.

In Chen's absence, Barnes became the Mavericks' No. 1 offensive point on the court, but the other Mavericks players lacked the ability to create offensive opportunities, and Barnes frequently fell into ball-handling singles.

Ball-holding, tentative step, jump shot! Barnes Offensive Trilogy!

As for whether basketball goes in or not, it basically depends on the sky!

The most embarrassing thing for Chen Zhi is that Barnes's tentative step is really exaggerated!

Generally speaking, when a player uses a tentative step, there will be a very big threat of breakthrough, but Barnes uses a tentative step, and the defender does not have to worry about being broken through at all, because his tentative step is basically to pull a little distance from the player, and then pull out the shot, basically there is no other trick!

The occasional back-to-back single, which is basically only a right-sided turn-over jumper.

It seems that after the game, the minibus has to stay, and his singles ability needs to be strengthened urgently! Especially with such good physical fitness, there is too little use for back-to-back attack.