Chapter 393: Mark Cuban

"Mark, you're worried, aren't the Brooklynites easy to mess with?" That's the advice Time magazine gave to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban in its basketball section before the game.

Mark Cuban, a man who came out of Pennsylvania, the "free state", has been deeply branded as "free" from the moment he was born.

IN COLLEGE, CUBAN SHOWED EXTRAORDINARY FINANCIAL ACUMEN, TEACHING DISCO TO PAY FOR HIS TUITION, AND IN 1981, HE GRADUATED FROM INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS, AFTER WHICH HE FOUNDED A COMPUTER CONSULTING FIRM CALLED MICROSOLU-TIONS.

In just seven years, Cuban grew the company into a successful company with an annual profit of $30 million, and in 1990, he sold the company to someone else and became a billionaire.

In 1995, he and his college friend and business partner, Todd? WAGNER CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF BROADCASTING SPORTS OVER THE INTERNET, AND HE FOUNDED THE FAMOUS BROADCAST WEBSITE, WHICH HE SOLD TO YAHOO IN JULY 1999 FOR A NET PROFIT OF $2 BILLION.

In January 2000, Mark Cuban officially purchased the Dallas Mavericks, and since his arrival, the Mavericks have changed completely.

Thanks to the efforts of this "fanatical fan", the Mavericks are thriving, getting their first playoff ticket in 11 years in the 2000-2001 season, and have rapidly risen to the top of the league in recent years.

Cuban didn't just inspire Mavericks players and fans with his presence in the game, he was the first team owner to make his personal email address available to fans. A person who uses this to communicate directly with fans.

Mark Cuban's motto "do whatever it takes to win" has infected the entire team and even become the spirit of the Mavericks.

However, the owner with a strong personality is also known as a "big mouth", and he recently joined the Brooklyn Nets without warning in a war of words with Miami Heat president Riley.

Last week, the Miami Heat president publicly stated in an interview with reporters that Nets management should consider trading their All-Star Deron Williams to build a team with a tall and strong core.

In this regard, the Nets have officially expressed strong dissatisfaction, and Nets general manager Billy King immediately publicly said: "It is very inappropriate for the president of the Heat to speak like this."

Just when this incident was hyped and inextricable, Mark Cuban rushed headlong into the team, before the Nets hosted the Mavericks. Cuban told reporters who came to interview: "I think Riley is right. For a team to develop, you have to make changes, even sacrifices, especially for a team as young as the Nets, let's be honest. Deron Williams' performance this season is not worthy of his salary."

As soon as Kuban said this, he said. was immediately abused by the majority of netizens on the Internet. Cuban had to respond again that it was just a joke, and he also paraphrased the story of the spat between Phil Jackson and O'Neal the big shark. said that the current alliance is too boring, and the implication is that he is just joking.

As an unexpected party to the incident, Deron Williams also talked about it in an interview before the game, and in the face of Cuban's jokes, Delon also fought back in a mocking way.

"I can only be sure of one thing," Deron Williams said, "and it would be more entertaining if Cuban traded Dirk Nowitzki." ”

Although Cuban has repeatedly said he has no bad intentions, the league seems to have put his statement on the level of whether or not to impose a fine.

Of course, as the boss of the league who likes to "apply" for a ticket from the league, such a thing has long been commonplace for Cuban.

However, it is precisely because of this turmoil that the highlights of this game have increased, and almost all the media and fans are waiting for the Nets to "knock, knock" Mark Cuban.

Although the Brooklyn Nets are very ferocious today, Dallas, as an old powerhouse in the West, is obviously not so easy to deal with.

Facing the Nets, who have won seven in a row recently, the Mavericks played extremely conservatively at the beginning, especially in response to the Nets' recent three-point phenomenon, the Mavericks have significantly strengthened their defense on the outside.

At the beginning of the game, Nowitzki scored for the visiting Mavericks, then Mayo scored a layup, and then Carter followed up with a mid-range shot, and the Mavericks started the game 6-0.

With 3:05 left to play, the Brooklyn Nets, who were playing at home, were able to score from free throws.

The Mavericks' strategy to strengthen their perimeter defense today has clearly paid off, and despite the Nets' frequent three-point shooting, the shooting percentage is frighteningly low.

Dallas, on the other hand, played in the middle of the game, especially their core player Nowitzki, who was unstoppable.

Today's NBA offensive players tend to stay between the two and three front guards, but this limitation can sometimes go into the wrong place, because today's NBA big men are more and more capable of inside and out.

And Nowitzki is definitely the strongest in the well-deserved inside and outside drift, especially his independent signature moves of the golden rooster on the outside are invincible.

Nowitzki's career-high score is only 53 points, which is obviously not comparable to Kobe's astonishing 81 points, and he is not as scoring as Kobe Bryant, or even as tall and strong as the 56 points he scored earlier.

But the offensive competition is not simply a competition for how many points are scored, but should be measured by scoring efficiency, and Nowitzki's points per game average is also among the best in the league.

Nowitzki's offensive efficiency is based on the principle of sticking to the supremacy of scoring efficiency, and the premise is that in terms of offense, Nowitzki's offensive means are comprehensive, as a European big man, he has a soft touch and perimeter projection ability that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and has even been crowned the NBA three-point champion, and his height of 2.10 meters and shooting from a high point make him difficult to be blocked by opponents in the offense.

"Brushed" Nowitzki and singled Nets power forward Faried near the free-throw line, even though Faried had put Novitzki under extreme pressure on the defensive end. However, this is the third time in a row that he has succeeded in singles Faried.

His "Golden Rooster Independence" is simply unstoppable, not only turning, but now that Nowitzki himself has a tall height, his shooting point will be very high, and some people have commented that Nowitzki's shot is "shooting from the second floor".

It's not an exaggeration to say that, such a high shot point and a large angle of leaning back make the defenders helpless.

59:44

At halftime, the Brooklyn Nets, playing at home, unexpectedly trailed the Dallas Mavericks by 15 points.

With 15 points trailing at halftime, in addition to the outstanding performance of the opposing team, the Nets' powerful three-point shooting in the first few games also lost their effectiveness in the Mavericks' tight defense.

So far. The Nets made a total of 21 three-pointers. Only 4 of them were hit, and the shooting rate was even less than 25%, and the tall and strong star, who was the team's number one star, shot 0 of 4.

But just when the Nets fans at the Barclays Center began to get restless, the tall and strong unexpectedly exploded.

After the start of the second half. Opposite the tall and strong is Mavericks veteran Vince Carter.

However, this former superstar is now clearly unable to keep up with the tall and strong footsteps. 2 minutes and 15 seconds in the third quarter. After a series of cross-steps, the tall man suddenly accelerated, forcing a longitudinal cut from Carter's left-hand side into the inside line.

Carter kept sliding back and couldn't catch up with the tall and strong footsteps. I could only watch the tall and strong easily layup and score 2 points.

Just 20 seconds later, Gao Dazhuang deceived Carter's center of gravity with a dot in the same position, and scored 2 points with the same longitudinal cut and another layup.

The back-to-back offensive successes also allowed Gao Dazhuang to find his touch, and he then hit five shots from beyond the three-point line in a single quarter, hitting four of them.

81:78

At the end of the third quarter, the Brooklyn Nets chased the deficit to just one point.

Just when the fans at the scene and in front of the TV thought that the fourth quarter of the game would fall into a more fierce competition, the Brooklyn Nets, who were playing at home, suddenly made a three-point rain offensive that made the Mavericks dizzy.

Tall Strong, Kyle Korver, and Kawhai Leonard hit three-pointers one after another, and the Nets outscored the Mavericks by 10 points at 90:100 in the middle of the fourth quarter.

After that, the Mavericks had to catch up, but in the last 3 minutes and 18 seconds, Nowitzki hit another three-pointer, and then Carter also used a three-pointer to add icing on the cake, and the Mavericks once chased the score to only 3 points.

However, then the tall and strong shot his seventh triple of the game completely stabilized the game.

103:112

In the end, the Brooklyn Nets, who were playing at home, defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks to win eight in a row.

Amid a chorus of boos, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban left the court, while the entire Barclays Center arena erupted in loud cheers.

The Nets' three-point rain once again swept the court, and they also averaged 40 three-point attempts per game after the All-Star break, which also topped the league.

The Nets also won the game today by shooting 15-of-39 from three-point range.

In the first half, Gao Dazhuang shot 0 of 4 three-point shots, and in the second half he shot 7 of 9, 37 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists are the data handed over by Gao Dazhuang today.

In addition, Kawhai Leonard also contributed a team-high 22 points, followed by Kyle Korver who made 5-of-11 three-pointers and scored 17 points in total, center Marcin Gortat had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and backup point guard Lance Stephenson also contributed 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Brooklyn Nets, who are currently 37-21, have officially surpassed their city rivals, the New York Knicks, in second place in the East.

The San Antonio Spurs (45-14), the Miami Heat (42-16), the Oklahoma City Thunder (42-18) and the Los Angeles Clippers (40-19) are also above the Brooklyn Nets in the entire league.

In other words, the Nets are now the fifth-best team in the league, and the joy of victory is on the faces of every Nets player, and the media has begun to sing their praises. (To be continued......)