With the win over the Grizzlies, the Pelicans got better and better, and then they went on an eight-game winning streak.

After an eight-game winning streak, they met the Dallas Mavericks, who are also in the Southwest Division.

Li Feng's scoring has decreased a lot this year, and he is currently only averaging 22.5 points per game, but the rebounding and assists are double-doubles again, with 11.8 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 4.5 blocks, and 3.7 steals, with an average triple-double per game, and an average of nearly 5*5 per game.

The Dallas media sourly said before the game that letting Li Feng go to the Pelicans was really a big loss for them.

The Mavericks didn't get Li Feng this summer, but they did get Ellis and Iguodala, but the team's record is not optimistic, and the Mavericks are currently only seventh in the West, although they have always had a tradition of slow heating, but it seems that the team chemistry is not obvious.

Now that the Pelicans are here with a sharp spirit, it makes Dallas fans worry about the team, and they are also very envious of the Pelicans After Li Feng came, the whole team immediately took on a new look.

In this case, almost all the commentators agree that the Pelicans have a big chance of winning, and the Mavericks are almost impossible to win.

But now the Pelicans are actually facing some problems, the most obvious one is can Van Gundy lead the team? Will Van Gundy's new team philosophy fit into the team? The Pelicans are also being put to the test.

The Pelicans arrived at the American Airlines Center, and the game was on the radar of ESPN, and Bill Wharton and Joan Barry arrived at the American Airlines Center to explain the game.

Bill Wharton, who was in the commentary box, was watching the giggling pitch at this time, and Bill Wharton was there joking with Joanbary.

"Joan, you said that the fans who came here to watch the game today want to see Li Feng? Or do you want to see more of the Dallas Mavericks? ”

Hearing this question, Joan Barry also said very meanly:

"I don't know about others, if it were me, I must have come to see Li Feng. Because I never wanted to watch a team play in a split game. ”

Joan Barry was mean enough, and Bill Wharton was much better than him, and immediately said:

"If it's me. I'll come to see Li Feng too. Otherwise, I don't know what to see in a calf. They don't feel like a team at all. ”

Before the game, Joanbarry and Wharton started to black the calves, and it's not that the two of them are mean.

It's that the Dallas Mavericks have really done poorly enough in recent seasons, and the entire management has spent a lot of money not improving the record but leaving a bunch of garbage contracts. It's also a mess on the court, there are more things off the field between the players than on the field, and this team doesn't seem to have anyone playing, it's all acting, and in this situation it's really difficult for the Dallas Mavericks to get good results.

If it weren't for the Mavericks' ability to make the playoffs with Nowitzki's struggle, the media would have been eager to call them "catching up with the Knicks of Thomas's era."

It was at this time. The starters for the Pelicans and Mavericks came out, and the starters on the Pelicans' side were point guard Rose, scoring guard Arenas, small forward Li Feng, power forward Paul Millsap, and center John Henson.

Van Gundy hid Al Jefferson today, and his 8-game winning streak gave him confidence, because there are back-to-back games tomorrow, so the big AL sat directly on the sidelines in a suit today. This means that Van Gundy will not let Al-Jefferson play even if there is an accident, and for the always cautious Van Gundy, doing so undoubtedly proves that he has the confidence to win this game.

The Mavericks fielded a small-ball lineup, point guard Devin Harris and shooting guard Monta Ellis. Small forward Andre Iguodala, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, center Samuel Durham Porter.

The main lineups on both sides came on, and the Pelicans sent sophomore John Henson up to fight Samuel Delham Porter for the ball. Samuel Dalem Porter and John Henson's bounce gap was too big, and John Henson easily spotted the ball to his team's side.

Rose took the ball and pushed over and handed it to Li Feng. Li Feng took the ball outside the three-point line and looked at the Mavericks' inside.

I saw that the Mavericks in New York were loose and loose, and in this case, Li Feng easily passed the ball to John Henson.

John Henson hits Samuel Daim Potter and wants what he wants.

The butt sat down a step, then turned around and threw a one-handed throw, although John Henson was far inferior to the other party in fame at this time, but his strength was not bad, and the basketball got into the basket in New York.

The Pelicans came up and hit the first shot on the inside, and they scored smoothly! This scene is both unexpected and unexpected.

Because everyone used to think that Al Jefferson was the best player on the Pelicans interior, but now that the season has begun, Paul Millsap has caught up with Jefferson.

Now John Henson missed a hand, which also surprised Bill Wharton, he didn't explain the Pelicans game before, and today was the first time, so after seeing John Henson's score.

Bill Wharton immediately said:

"Oh! Who is this player for the Pelicans? This kind of inside action is very solid! This kind of player will definitely make a difference in the future, as long as he doesn't join the wrong team. ”

"John Henson is a sophomore rookie and was traded from the Bucks this summer!"

Joanbary, who was on the side, immediately found John Henson's information, and then said loudly:

"Many experts say that the Pelicans have been successful this summer. Now it looks like it's really very successful. Not only did the introduction of Li Feng change the overall face of the team, but Oladipo showed very good potential, and now the sophomore is performing very well. Such a pelican is really exciting! ”

"This John Henson is indeed solid!"

When Bill Wharton said this, the Mavericks quickly pushed forward.

Devin Harris pushed forward quickly, and when he hesitated a little and didn't make a quick shot, the Pelicans had already tied up the position for the halfcourt.

The Mavericks didn't play a 7-second fast break and fell to the position, and they really didn't have much to do.

Devin Harris looked at Dirk Nowitzki, who was on the sidelines, was asking for a basketball, and immediately passed the basketball to Dirk Nowitzki.

Dirk Nowitzki is a very capable guy, but now Dirk Nowitzki is in a bad mood because the team didn't trade for Li Feng in the summer, and wants to trade for his own rebuild.

In this case, the team is going to trade you, are you still willing to play well for him? It can't be, there will definitely be something uncomfortable in the mentality.

Take the ball and dribble to hold Paul Millsap down. Raising his hand for a jumper, Dirk Nowitzki made a rather irresponsible casual shot.

If Paul Millsap was soft, Dirk Nowitzki would have been very easy to score, but Paul Millsap was not soft at all to resist the Noble King, who smashed the rebound with his shot and quickly rebounded back.

At this time, Li Feng rushed over to protect the rebounding ball in the backcourt first, and then turned around and passed the ball to Rose.

Rose quickly pushed back, and he also learned to be obedient, and when he saw that John Henson was easy to use, he still passed the ball to John Henson this round.

John Henson is also unkind. Take the ball up and force Samuel Daimler to hit Potter again.

Samuel Delham Potter's defense is not bad, but the gap between him and John Henson's skills is too great, and he was squeezed in by John Henson in one step, and then John Henson's body pressed Samuel Delham Potter to throw a left-handed hook hand, and the ball went in again.

As soon as today's game opened, Li Feng didn't do anything, just watched his teammates get the other party done, and Li Feng was immediately happy! This kind of game is really as much as possible for Li Feng, so that he doesn't have to be so tired. How nice it would be for your teammates to handle them.

Carlisle saw John Henson score the second goal, and he was finally sure. Samuel Delham Porter really can't handle this sophomore rookie, but it's not Carlisle's style to play with a big center, and at this time Carlisle can only shout from the sidelines:

"Assist in defense. Pay attention to the big man. It's the big guy. ”

At this time, Carlisle forgot John Henson's name, but he was overwhelmed by John Henson.

John Henson hit two inside lines in a row, upsetting the Mavericks' inside line.

In this case, the hot fast break in Carlisle's mind. The calf can't hit it.

Devin Harris controlled the ball to the Pelicans halfcourt, and the pass was quickly given to the little AI, but the little AI did not have too strong independent offensive ability.

He took the ball and only passed it to Monta Ellis. Monta Ellis has good ability and good health, and when he got the basketball, he directly stabbed under the Pelicans' basket with a breakthrough.

Young players are generally so unstable that they can't help but rush to the opponent's basket, regardless of whether the opponent's basket is full of troops.

At this time, John Henson and Paul Millsap were standing under the basket of the Pelicans, how could he get into it alone.

John Henson came up to help defend, but Montaelis was not convinced and forced his shot to miss.

Paul Millsap easily picked up the rebound under the basket, and then turned around and threw it to Li Feng, who quickly dribbled the ball to the Mavericks' half.

When Li Feng arrived here, he immediately discovered that there was a problem with the calf's retreat, and the calf, who was known as playing the ball, ran back with 3 people when he retreated, and the pelican who chased up ran over with 5 people.

At this time, the Pelicans are much faster than the Mavericks, which means that the Pelicans have two more points of attack.

Li Feng threw the basketball directly to Paul Millsap, who ran to the free throw line, and Paul Millsap shot from this position is simply stable.

Receiving the ball and shooting, Paul Millsap finished as smoothly as water, and the basketball simply fell into the Mavericks' basket.

As soon as the game started, the Pelicans beat the Mavericks a 6-0, and they were faster than the Mavericks and more ferocious inside. The personnel were more complete, and at this time Carlisle couldn't help but immediately went to the sidelines and shouted:

"More passes! Be bold. Shoot when you get the chance! ”

Carlisle disliked the team's lack of courage in his shots, which was a shame for the Mavericks' players. Wouldn't it be a shot?

So when the Mavericks advanced again, the little AI wanted to take the first shot the first moment he got the ball.

But as soon as he raised his hand, he found that Li Feng's defense had arrived, and he really couldn't shoot casually, such a casual shot could only lead him to be blocked.

The little AI didn't want to be the background of being blocked, so he could only pass the ball to Samuel Daim Potter on the inside.

As a result, Samuel Delham Porter wanted to make a shot when he faced John Henson, but he didn't have a chance to shoot.

After Van Gundy laid out a new defense, the Pelicans paid a lot more attention to defensive details than before, which made it more difficult for the Mavericks to shoot.

The Mavericks came running over and it was really hard to even make a shot, and at this point they had to hand the basketball to Dirk Nowitzki, the team's best singles player.

Dirk Nowitzki had a good chance, but Novitzki himself was reluctant to play and took the ball to spy on it. Then immediately got up and still made a very irresponsible long-range shot.

Dirk Nowitzki's long-range shot was casual, and the basketball barely grazed the basket a little before it fell into the hands of Paul Millsap under the basket.

Paul Millsap took the ball and quickly passed it to Rose, who advanced the ball to Li Feng.

When Li Feng received the ball, he happened to be near the Mavericks' three-point line, and when he arrived at this position, the Mavericks players didn't care about Rose when they came to pounce on Li Feng.

Li Feng made a ground-hitting pass at the opponent's feet and stuffed it to Rose, who smoothly took the ball and cut it into the air.

Jumped up and dodged Samuel Delham Porter's block with a lever in the air, then easily scored two more points.

At the beginning of today's game, the Mavericks let the Pelicans score points under the basket in a row, which shows how bad the Mavericks' defense under the basket is today, and how Dirk Nowitzki is out of shape.

Seen here. Carlisle couldn't help it, and immediately called Marion to get up and replace Dirk Nowitzki.

Marion came up and didn't actually help the Mavericks' offense, and Marion is now a defensive player.

After Devin Harris controlled the ball and Samuel Durham Porter blocked, the Pelicans delayed Devin Harris very well, and then immediately switched positions, which were very fast, and they switched positions back in a very orderly manner.

After Van Gundy highlighted some defensive details, the Pelicans' defense was really much better.

The Mavericks hit the signature high pick-and-roll. also did not tear apart the Pelicans' defense, and Devin Harris, although as a breakaway guard, couldn't help but shoot on the outside at this time.

At this time, Devin Harris had some feelings of hopelessness! Because the Pelicans didn't give them a chance at all.

In this case. Rose still made a quick pounce to defend Devin Harris, but Devin Harris missed again.

It's been more than 2 minutes since the start of the game, and it's almost three minutes, and the Mavericks still can't score a point. At this time, the calf's up and down mentality has naturally been greatly affected.

A team that wins by scoring doesn't score for the first three minutes, which is really bad luck.

Just when the calf was in an anxious mood. The Pelicans pushed forward quickly again, and Li Feng took the ball and passed it to Arenas on the baseline.

Arenas turned around and broke through, tricked Samuel Durham Porter with a feint under the basket, and then stepped up to make a layup, both creating a foul on Montaelis who came with him, and the ball hit again.

Arenas also created a 2+1 for the calf when the calf's spirit was about to collapse, and the calf couldn't collapse this time. Carlisle called a timeout right away, at which point he had to adjust and the team had to score.

And after the Pelicans got off to a dream start, the whole team cheered back to the bench.

Although Bill Wharton had satirized the Mavericks before the game, he didn't expect this to happen, and the Mavericks came up and was shaved bald, and he couldn't get a point.

The Pelicans are defending the Mavericks to the death, looking like they are going to play the playoffs.

At this time, he also guessed some of the situation, so he said:

"The Pelicans are getting better and better, and with Jefferson playing like this, the Pelicans were playing with a lot of intensity today and defended very well. The Mavericks haven't been able to adapt to this kind of defense? ”

Joan Barry also said on the side:

"Yes! Today's pelicans look so fierce! Li Feng didn't choose the Mavericks and was really right, Nowitzki's defense is always a weakness! ”

Carlisle yelled on the sidelines, and then replaced two players who could score, one was Vince Carter and the other was Jay Crowger, and Carlisle replaced two nerve knives in one go, and it seemed that he would not stop scoring.

Carlisle not only replaced two scoring players, but tactically also asked Samuel Durham Porter and Marion on the inside to cover them when they had the opportunity, and told Montaelis to play hard when he had the opportunity.

Carlisle asked the team to serve the attacking players before sending them back on the pitch.

This time when he came back, it was not the cautious Devin Harris who got the ball, but Jay Crowje, who was even bolder than his height.

Jay Crowger was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 34th pick in the 2012 draft and was subsequently traded to the Dallas Mavericks.

Crowger fits well into the Mavericks' lineup, where he needs to be the defensive spearhead on the bench and hit one or two outside shots, but it's doubtful that his offensive skills will be able to adapt to the change.

Originally, there was no playing time before, but this season he played vigorously and energetically, and once he played well, this kid was full of nerve knives, and he was a character who could change a game once he had a nerve.

Now he's got the ball! And Carlisle also gave him a holy decree before, as long as he scores, he can play casually, and this kid suddenly came up and was very active in teasing Rose with the change of direction action of street ball.

Rose immediately came up and tangled with Jay Clauger, Samuel Daim Potter on one side was a professional player, and he came up to block Rose in the back, giving Jay Clouger a chance to face John Henson.

Jay Krauj is less than 2 meters tall and John Henson is 2.11 meters, and there is a half-head height difference between the two of them.

John Henson's arms are both as long as Jay Crowger's, and the two of them are completely players on two planets, with completely different rhythms! (To be continued......)