The defeat to San Antonio left the Bulls with no time to refresh the game as they traveled to Dallas for the second leg of their Southwest schedule.

Despite the loss to the Spurs, the Bulls' counterattack spirit when they fell behind by a large score still impressed Thibodeau. At the press conference, Thibodeau made a point of praising his players, especially Sun Xiaotian.

"Sun's leadership qualities in difficult times have given the team a lot of motivation. We almost moved the score back, alas! You know, the Spurs are a great opponent, Duncan, Parker, Ginobili and the three guys worked together so well that we were beaten by the three of them at the end. ”

On the plane to Dallas, the Bulls players did not appear to be frustrated by the team's loss, on the contrary, they eagerly forgot about the game and quickly plunged into the rest of the game.

On the plane, Sun Xiaotian had a magic sound in his ears and an iPad in his hand, which played the game analysis intercepted by the video analyst for him.

Since returning from injury, Sun Xiaotian has developed the habit of opening video analysis after the game. He wants to make himself stronger, so he needs to know what he's not doing well.

Video analysis told him that when Sun Xiaotian was defending the opponent's right side, his footsteps would move significantly slower, but it was actually because of his foot injury. Knowing his own shortcomings, Sun Xiaotian was able to know where to exert himself-

When they got off the plane, it was already 8 o'clock in the evening, and the team members returned to their hotels one after another. However, Sun Xiaotian did not do this. Together with his physical fitness, he came to the arena to do the regular exercises every night before going to bed.

Since returning from injury, Sun Xiaotian has handed himself over to his physical trainer whether it is diet or training. The physical trainer told him that only by constantly training will every key point of his body be in the perception of the game at all times. As long as there is a competition, you only need to do a simple warm-up, and you can quickly get into the state.

After deducting his rest time, Sun Xiaotian has to train for at least 3 hours a day, and the results of his training are also very obvious, and his recent outbreak is due to his scientific training.

Against the Spurs, Sun Xiaotian was entangled with Ginobili, Leonard, and Green. Against the Mavericks this time, Sun Xiaotian's task was not easy.

Sun Xiaotian's possible defenders are also well-known figures, Carter, Mayo, Marion, Deng Tai. Jones. Although it is impossible for everyone to touch it once, at least it shows that Sun Xiaotian has attracted the attention of other opponents in the league, and the coach has already studied him. As for what kind of people will be used to defend Sun Xiaotian, it depends on Sun Xiaotian's own performance.

The scene of winning the championship two years ago is still in front of us, but today's Mavericks, the championship lineup has long ceased to exist. Kidd Sr. and Chandler went to New York, Terry went to the Celtics, and Barria went to the Timberwolves to serve as a signpost mentor

Although today's Mavericks are no longer the same team they used to be, as long as Cuban is still there and Nowitzki is still there, the Mavericks will never be looked down upon.

This offseason, Cuban didn't bring Howard to the Mavericks. However, the functioning of their management is commendable.

The addition of former All-Stars Brand and Carman has made up for the interior strength caused by Chandler's departure to a certain extent. The addition of young talents such as potential players O.J Mayo and Collison makes people seem to see the future of the Mavericks.

Of course, the Mavericks' biggest takeaway was not sending the team's anchor Nowitzki away. At the beginning of the season, many pundits suggested that Cuban trade the Noble King. However, the angry Cuban resolutely said: "Dirk will retire in the Mavericks!" The words

The Mavericks have not had a good season this season, with a 16-20 record so far, ranking 10th in the West, and it will be quite difficult to make the playoffs.

"We've lost a lot of players in the past two seasons and brought in a lot of talented players, but the run-in of the team is not perfect. I don't agree with some people who say it's time for us to rebuild, I think we're still competitive. At the same time, I am confident that the team will make the playoffs. Team leader Nowitzki said.

Nowitzki has missed most of the Mavericks' games since the start of the season due to injury, and this is only his third game against the Bulls. In those three games, Nowitzki played without the prestige of the past two seasons.

In his three games back, Nowitzki averaged 16.8 points per game, his worst performance since his rookie season. Not only that, but he also shot just 4 out of 4.

For Nowitzki's ups and downs in form, head coach Carlisle is very open.

'Dirk has been trying to regain his grip but the injury has made it so painful for him, but he's still a key man for our team anyway.

Not surprisingly, the Mavericks' lineup against the Bulls is: Collison, O.J. Mayo, Marion, Nowitzki and Carman -

As the Mavericks' most important pick of the summer, O.J. Mayo spent an unhappy four years with the Grizzlies. After coming to the Mavericks, he seems to have a tendency to grow into a star (although not very good now, but he has been doing well with the Mavericks at first). So far, O.J. Mayo has averaged 18.7 points per game, shooting 48.7% from the field and 38.9% from three-point range, both of which are personal highs.

As the team's champion of the championship, Marion seems to be much older than the year he won the championship. But, even so, he's still the Mavericks' most well-rounded man. averaged 12.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, which is still worthy of Cuban's trust.

Another thing I have to mention is Carter sitting on the bench, although he is no longer the UFO, but Carter averaged 13.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game to tell everyone, if you underestimate me, I can still dunk you

On paper alone, the Bulls seem to have the upper hand, both physically and lineup. But, in Thibodeau's words, "Don't think that they have old arms and legs, they are all battle-hardened warriors, and they have to do our best." ”――

Coming to Dallas for the first time, Sun Xiaotian prepares to conquer the American Airlines Center Arena. However, before the game, Mavericks owner Cuban once again made another surprising statement, "When we tame the Bulls, it's time for the Sunday trend to stop, he's really talented, but I'm more optimistic about Lillard among the rookies." ”

I wonder how Sun Xiaotian will reply to Kuban this time?