The American Route Center Arena in Dallas is a stadium that has just been completed and put into use this year, and Richard is still quite envious that Dallas people can build such a new home arena, and he can only sigh that Mark Cuban is fanatical and rich in basketball.

The Warriors arrived at the arena before the game began to warm up, and while Richard turned his head to sweep around, he saw two fat men on the sidelines, one appeared to be Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, and the other was the mad scientist Don Nelson.

"Hey, Richard Cohan? I'm Mark Cuban. Mark Cuban also saw Richard, and he held out his hand.

Richard also stretched out his hand, and the two shook hands, and Mark Cuban continued: "Last time in Los Angeles, you walked too fast, so this should be our first meeting, right?" ”

Richard nodded: "Yes, it's the first time we met, it's an honor." ”

Hearing Richard actually say something very honored, Mark Cuban raised his eyebrows, then spread his hands and said: "Yes, I am also honored, but in fact I just want to say, the boss is the boss, he shouldn't do something else, I just want to say these ......"

When Richard heard Mark Cuban's words, he opened his mouth and seemed a little surprised, but in his heart, Richard was indeed full of complaints.

"I've heard that Cuban is a big mouth, and I'm stupid to get up and say so many good things......"

Yes, Richard felt a little stupid, but only for a moment, and then Richard replied, "But what if I succeed?" I don't think you should say that, Mr. Mark Cuban. After dropping this sentence abruptly, Richard didn't even say hello to Don Nelson on the side, turned around and left.

While walking Richard, he was still frantically complaining about Mark Cuban in his heart, this thing is really a big mouth, a full big mouth!

Maybe from a fan perspective, Mark Cuban would be a very good owner, he's willing to put in and then have a fiery personality and be willing to say things that excite the fans.

But in the eyes of Richard's opponent, some of Mark Cuban's behaviors are a bit brain-dead, Richard is also the boss, although he also wants to be a boss recognized by fans, but he still doesn't want to be regarded as brain-dead by others, so in the original sense, Richard is not like being with Mark Cuban.

Leaving aside Mark Cuban's stubble, Richard found that the game was about to begin.

The starting lineup on the Warriors' side is naturally a regular lineup, with point guard Chaunci Billups, shooting guard Michael Reed, small forward Jerry Starkerhouse, power forward Antoine Jamison, and center Rasonestrovich.

On the Mavericks' side, point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Michael Finley, small forward Danny Manning, power forward Derk Nowitzki, and center Sean Bradley.

When he was about to jump the ball, Richard glanced at Shaun Bradley, who was standing in the center of the court, and Shaun Bradley, who was 2.29 meters tall, was currently the tallest player in the league.

In history, Sean Bradley's height can also rank third in history, second only to George Muresan and Manute Pol, who are both 2.31 meters tall, it is worth mentioning that Manute Pol also played for the Warriors and is considered a Warrior veteran.

And Richard's target Da Yao, who should be ranked fourth on this list, is 2.26 meters tall, although he is shorter than Sean Bradley, but his hard power is much stronger.

Compared with Yao Ming, Da Zhu Pole is also very thin, but compared to Yao Ming, Da Zhu Pole's upper body strength is even weaker, and as an American-born player, Shaun Bradley, like most American centers, has projection as their weakness, so even if they are extremely tall, their advantage is very limited.

Of course, there are still some advantages, such as the jump ball, the opening jump ball, the big bamboo pole Shaun Bradley pressed Rasonestrovic to grab the basketball and win the ball for the Mavericks to attack the first time in the opening game.

"Steve Nash is advancing rapidly, they seem to want to use speed to catch the Warriors off guard, break through, Steve Nash rushes straight in, he is going to go straight to the basket ......!"

In the opening first goal, although the Mavericks played fast and Steve Nash was close to scoring, Richard still sat in the coach's seat with grace.

Because Richard knew that the speed of the calves could not be fast, and the existence of Sean Bradley was destined for them to not be able to run, and if they wanted to run, they could only replace the big bamboo pole.

Coach Don Nelson's team is generally a run-and-run, and Sean Bradley's presence will obviously make the Mavericks unable to play such an offense, so in some ways, Richard is actually very puzzled why Nelson Sr. has always let the big bamboo pole start.

Steve Nash's driving layup eventually succeeded, but Shaun Bradley was not involved in the entire offense, and Steve Nash had just reached the free-throw line when he finished the layup.

"Chauncey Billups pushed to the frontcourt, the Warriors controlled the tempo, and they were going to play a positional battle......"

"Last season, the Warriors were a team that won with speed, but this season, they abandoned their speed and their offense suddenly slowed down, but this slowness is good for the Warriors, and their offense has become more solid."

Chauncy Billups, who dribbles the ball slowly, is definitely a master of controlling the rhythm, and the fast attack played by Steve Nash just now did not rush up with the Warriors, and the offensive and defensive speed of both sides was slowly suppressed by Chauncy Billups.

For this game, Richard is also very much looking forward to it, Chauncey Billups and Steve Nash are both masters of the point guard position, one is good at controlling the tempo, the other is good at organizing the offense, these two plus an all-around Jason Kidd, can be regarded as the best in the league of Mesozoic point guards.

The NBA in 2001 was still in the era of swingmen and interior guards, and point guards had not yet dominated the game, so it was difficult for the Warriors to meet an opponent with a good point guard.

This time, Chauncey meets his old rival Steve Nash for years to come, and it promises to be a Mars vs. Earth showdown!

Chauncey Billups was in good hands, he chose to pass, a very different way than Steve Nash, Michael Reid took the ball and shot, just now, he got through Antoine Jamison's cover and into the ......! Three points ......! ”

Watching Michael Reed hit a three-pointer, Mark Cuban on the sidelines spat out a four-letter word starting with an F, and instead of him, Richard jumped high and waved his hands or towel at the Warriors' bench in good celebration.

[Seeing that someone questioned the draft pick again, I can only give you a science popularization again, draft picks are divided into protected and unprotected, this kind of clause is added by yourself at the time of the transaction, not a mandatory requirement, it is not mentioned in this article, it means that it is an unprotected draft pick. In the case of protected draft picks that season and the top three picks are drawn, the first-round picks of the year that were traded out will be returned to that team and the draft picks will be deferred to the next year, and if this happens in a row, no matter which pick is drawn in the fifth year, it will go to the team that received the trade. Science popularization is over]