The Mavericks have a 12-22 record this season, sitting third from bottom in the West.

And as the season progresses, it will undoubtedly be difficult for the Mavericks to make the playoffs this season if they don't make changes.

Moreover, after the Mavericks renewed Nowitzki's contract with an annual salary of less than 10 million, they did not immediately strengthen it, which makes people wonder if the Mavericks want to give up this season and then get a super rookie in next year's draft.

You know, after Nowitzki's contract extension at that time, fans and experts agreed that the Mavericks would have a big deal in the future. But, in fact, all this has not happened until now. Throughout the season, the Mavericks seemed very stable in losing, and it seemed that they were really going to mess up this season.

Now that the two teams are facing each other, the Lakers, who have the second record in the West, naturally have absolute hope of winning. And according to pre-game predictions, the Lakers will have at least a 15-point victory.

Judging from the current lineup of the Mavericks, the reason why they can't play a good record is that they are too weak in defense and the overall lineup is slightly weak.

This season, the Mavericks' interior line is made up of Nowitzki and Dyreham Porter.

Of the two, Nowitzki's offensive ability is nothing to say, after all, he is the best offensive power forward in the league. However, his defensive ability has not been very good.

Haitian Delham Porter, despite his athleticism and a good hot pot player, is not as dangerous in the box as he was in the first few years.

As a result, the Mavericks' interior weaknesses and defensive holes are quite obvious.

In this way, at the beginning of the game, Chu Xuan arranged to focus on the inside, and in his opinion, the Lakers would achieve great results by doing so.

And sure enough, with the play of Noll and Gasol, coupled with the good performance of the overall players, the Lakers took an 8-point lead at 30:22 at the end of the first quarter.

I have to say that Nash did a really good job of passing to Knoll and Gasol.

Noll, in particular, combined with Nash's passing experience, has completely exposed the Lakers' interior advantage.

As for the guard position, the alignment of Ellis and Kobe Bryant is also a big focus today, after all, there are too few good No. 2 scorers in today's league. And as an all-round guard who can play 20+4+4+2, the matchup between Ellis and Kobe Bryant also has a big news gimmick.

Through the first quarter of the game, the two can be said to be evenly matched, Kobe Bryant scored 6 points in a single quarter, and Ellis scored 7 points in a single quarter.

In fact, Ellis, a high school draft player, is not a shooting guard in the true sense of the word. He's only six feet three inches tall, which is a standard playmaking guard height. However, Ellis is not very good at organizing, and when he is present, his main task is to score.

It's fair to say that Ellis is a two-way guard of the same type as Wade. However, compared to Wade, Ellis's disadvantage is very obvious, his body is too thin, which makes him often rely on shooting to score against defenders. So when he doesn't feel good, then the help he can provide is very small.

*****

"The time is finally coming. Kobe Bryant's personal career total has reached 32,291 points, which is only 1 point away from Michael Jordan's career total. O'Neill reminded.

The game went into a timeout as both sides prepared for the second quarter.

Even if it is an away game today, Kobe Bryant's popularity is very great. When the profile pictures of Kobe Bryant and Jordan and the total career scoring data appeared on the big screen, the scene was immediately jubilant and enthusiastic. This makes people wonder, is this the American Airlines Center or Staples?

Chu Xuan, who had just finished arranging the tactics of the second quarter, had just stopped, and when he heard the noise of the fans, he couldn't help but smile.

"Kobe, your moment is coming, and I think you need to polish your weapon and record it with a classic score."

Kobe Bryant smiled and nodded, his eyes also showed a slight excitement, he had waited for this day for too long, and the name Michael Jordan was too high in his heart. Even if he can surpass him in iron numbers, Kobe Bryant will be proud.

"Chu, this will definitely be a beautiful score, there is no doubt about it."

Bryant replied very crisply.

After hearing this, Chu Xuan just nodded slightly, and stopped talking, he needed to calm down and prepare for this moment.

The break was over quickly, and it was time for the game to start again.

Chu Xuan first sent substitute players to play for a while, and I have to say that the Mavericks' bench lineup is too weak compared to the Lakers. In just four minutes, the bench lineup of Whiteside, Thackeray, Andertokounmpo, Jackson and Jeremy Lin broke the Mavericks' bench lineup and brought the Lakers' lead to 18 points with a wave of 15-5 offense.

With a margin of almost 20 points, Carlisle naturally sensed danger, and he immediately fielded the starting lineup, with Nowitzki and Ellis re-introduced.

And the Mavericks sent a starter, and the Lakers naturally won't change anything. Chu Xuan took down Reggie Jackson, who performed averagely, and put Kobe Bryant back on the court. Also on the pitch was Pau Gasol, who replaced Thackeray.

"Kobe Bryant is on the court, and the crazy moment is finally coming."

"Come on Kobe, surpass Jordan! This is truly an incredible achievement. ”

"It only takes two points for Bryant to surpass Jordan in career total."

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In the midst of countless discussions, Kobe Bryant, as the party concerned, seemed very calm, and it seemed that the upcoming historic moment could not make him lose his calm and calm side, which is the unique characteristic of "Black Mamba".

Ellis was very pressing on Kobe Bryant's defense, and it was clear that he didn't want Kobe to score again, and if he could, he would love to have that moment not happen again.

However, everything obviously can't go on like that, and Kobe, as a super scorer, can't keep playing soy sauce on the court.

Two minutes later, with the help of Gasol's cover, Kobe Bryant finally received a pass from Jeremy Lin and went directly to the basket.

When such a scene appeared, the atmosphere of the scene changed suddenly, and Kobe Bryant was likely to score.

Off the field, Chu Xuan couldn't help but clench his fists. At this time, the Mavericks' defensive space is very scattered, and Kobe Bryant cuts to the basket like this, and scoring is absolutely easy.

And the reason why he reacted like this was not nervous, but excited.

In such a moment, no one can remain calm.

However, Nowitzki made good on his pre-game promise that Kobe Bryant would not be allowed to easily create a historic moment at the American Airlines Center.

"Dirk's timely defense, he blocked Kobe's breakthrough."

Under the nervous exclamation, everyone's eyes staring at the venue were motionless, for fear of missing the excitement.

Seeing Nowitzki stumbling over to block Kobe, Chu Xuan couldn't help but shake his head, and secretly sighed that this guy was really working hard.

Blocked by Nowitzki, Bryant didn't pause at all.

I saw him turn over, his back against Nowitzki, and under the back leg of his back twice in a row, he stepped back, tapped the ground with one leg, and pulled up.

The whole movement is extremely smooth without the slightest dragging.

Seeing Kobe Bryant jumping, the scene suddenly exclaimed, and Nowitzki also jumped up hard at this time.

But then, there was an unwilling low roar from Nowitzki, and the basketball flew past the tip of his hand and towards the hoop.

"Whew"!

A crisp sound, followed by a click of the shutter, recorded this historic moment.

"Golden Rooster Independent, Kobe Bryant completed a 2-point solo with a Golden Rooster in the near basket position, and his career total reached 32,293 points, and he surpassed Michael Jordan to rank third on the all-time scoring list. This is an incredible achievement that can only be described as great. ”

In the warm applause and the crazy praise of the commentators, on the court, Nowitzki, who was defending the ball, suddenly smiled and walked towards Kobe.