After taking Arenas to bolster the perimeter, the Magic surprised fans the next day, sending Michael Petrus, Marshin Gortat, a 2011 first-round pick and $3 million in cash to the Suns, from whom they got Sido Turkoglou, Jason Richardson and second-year center Earl Clark, who just switched from the Raptors this season!

There is no doubt that Dwight Howard was a key figure in the Magic's big trade, and the Magic know that if they continue to have a poor schedule this season, Howard could jump out of his contract at the end of next season and opt to test the free agent market in the summer of 2012, when Hornets guard Chris Paul could also become a free agent.

The two trades have completely changed the structure of the Magic's roster, with Turkoglou, who helped the Magic reach the Finals in 2009, once again standing by Howard's side, while Arenas and Richardson can relive their youthful years playing alongside the Golden State Warriors.

But in fact, since Turkoglou left the Magic, his form has dropped very much, not to mention the unbearable period of the Raptors, even in the Suns he seems to be struggling, he simply does not know how to cooperate with Nash.

The Suns are also quite hard, thinking that there is Nash on the outside and Oden on the inside, and a jack-of-all-trades Tekoglu in the middle to run in, then they will have a chance to win the championship if they form an iron triangle.

As a result, Turkoglu and Oden didn't call at all, Oden is not Howard's kind of person who waits for the forward to feed him the ball, what he needs is to get the ball himself to create zào opportunities, so that Turkogre's play restricts him - the Turk is not the right height, he lacks mobility to play small forward, but he lacks strength to play big forward, anyway, no matter which position, Oden has to wipe his ass on the defensive end.

The deal made the Magic ambitious again, and Howard said in an interview: "It's really exciting to be teammates with Turkoglu again, and Arenas and I have admired each other for a long time, and we used to work together in the All-Star Game in the past, and it was a beautiful memory, and I think it will be beautiful in the future." ”

The current situation of the Magic team has little impact on the Warriors, they have one game left to play this season anyway, and more games are still in the West, and this time they are also facing a strong team in the West, the Mavericks.

Since Mark Cuban became the owner of the Mavericks, this team has maintained an extremely strong fighting force, and even if the team can't keep it, it can be enhanced by a guò trade.

ESPN has a vivid metaphor for the Mavericks' recruitment policy: "In the eyes of owner Mark Cuban, transfers are like a woman's wardrobe, always one less piece of clothing. ”

Last summer, for example, the Mavericks didn't make a small move — in addition to contract extensions with Brandon Haywood and Dirk Nowitzki, they also welcomed Dream Nine center Tyson Chandler as a powerhouse insider.

The Mavericks' biggest bargaining chip this summer is Eric Dampier's completely non-guaranteed contract, which they even wanted to use to chase superstars like LeBron James and Dwayne Wade. Of course, in the end, they didn't get what they wanted, because they somewhat overestimated the value of the non-guaranteed contract. Fortunately, in the end, the Mavericks got Chandler and also gave away two garbage contracts by the way, which made Dampier's contract worth it.

After failing to attract superstars, Mavericks' moves were pragmatic.

After keeping Haywood, trade to Chandler. In this way, after Dampier left, the Mavericks' interior defense not only did not decline, but faintly improved. Chandler's contract expires next summer and will not affect the team's future operations in the slightest. And in this deal, the Mavericks cleared out the two junk contracts of Matt Carroll and Eduardo Nahoola, and this deal is only profitable in every way.

Now that the Mavericks have several big-expiring contracts including Chandler and Caron Butler, that will give them a chance to do something more before the trade deadline next February. Last year, they traded Josh Howard to Butler and Haywood, who have become indispensable figures for the Mavericks.

In this way, the Mavericks have Tyson Chandler, Nowitzki, Butler, Kidd, Terry on the main team, and there are also Haywood and other fierce players on the bench, and on paper, this lineup is strong enough.

However, now the Mavericks have a problem, that is, they have the ability to bring in well-known players, but whether these people are in tune with the team's idea and deserve to be called the "last piece of the puzzle for the championship" remains to be further discussed. And if you don't figure this out, the Mavericks are always an insurmountable gap from the championship.

The Mavericks have been trading beautifully in recent seasons, especially with the introduction of Jason Kidd in the 2008 arms race.

To be fair, Kidd does have his own ability to combat aging, and he is one of the few veteran players who knows how to maintain himself, but to say that he was still the world's No. 1 point guard back then would be a bit impressionistic. In fact, as he grew older, Kidd's numbers in all aspects plummeted.

The only thing Kidd has grown in proportion to his age is his three-point shooting percentage, but that has a lot to do with the change in his ball setting. In his prime, Kidd played the role of a core defender, and his three-point shooting pattern was also more with the ball than without the ball. Now his offensive role has been greatly weakened, and the scoring method has gradually evolved into a less stressful outside catch-and-shoot, which can be evaluated as "keeping up with the times", but at the same time, it is undeniably a helpless choice.

Sean Marion, who had an early friendship with Kidd at the Phoenix Suns, faces a similar dilemma. In his early years, he was very good at brushing jù, and was considered one of the best "glue" players in the league. The problem with "Super Mario" is that his fitness in his prime is hard to match in the league, so it is imperative that he will face a realignment on the ball after the age of 30.

The trouble is that it seems that Marion himself does not recognize this. He didn't play with the Heat and the Raptors, and he preferred to blame the media for not having a teammate like Nash around, or the team's offense wasn't fast enough, and that seemed to work out with Kidd. But what about the actual situation? Marion may not be able to accept his old age, he still has a good sticky appearance on the defensive end, but it is really difficult to regain the courage of the year on the offensive end.

But in the eyes of the Mavericks' management, none of the above issues really need to be cared about, because "it's better to be late than not to do it well", at least the lineup is beautiful.

In the same vein, Caron Butler and Brandon Haywood were bought at the trade deadline last season, and the deal is considered the perfect end to the Mavericks' bench lineup, and the arrival of these two men has strengthened the Mavericks both inside and outside.

In addition, there is the trade that brought in Tyson Chandler last summer, and Chandler, who is good at defense, is seen as the final piece of the puzzle on the Mavericks' championship chariot.

Since the beginning of this season, the Mavericks have not had an outstanding record, and together with their old partner and old rival Spurs, they are floating in the fifth and sixth places in the West.

However, they are considered the league's most promising team to beat the Warriors because of their experience, because of their inside and outside balance, because of their depth of starting and benching.

Overall, compared to Don Nelson's offensive Mavericks or Avery Johnson's defensive calves, the current Dallas Legion lacks enough distinctive offensive and defensive characteristics, and under Carlisle, the Mavericks seem to be in the dark, but the old Nelson does not dare to underestimate this opponent.

The relationship between the Mavericks and the Warriors can really be described as entangled, the salary dispute between the old Nelson and Kuban, and the shame of the Mavericks in 2007, all of which make the matchup between the two teams full of a kind of magicalism, coupled with the rivalry between Texas and California, the battle between the two teams has naturally received widespread attention from fans.

The starting lineup of the Mavericks is: Chandler, Nowitzki, Marion, Kidd and Stevenson, there is no doubt that this is the rhythm of the defensive battle, except for Nowitzki, who is an offensive maniac, the other four positions are all good at defensive battles.

The starting lineup of the Warriors is: Chamberlain, Ibaka, Jamison, West, Curry, Carter's right elbow ligament strain is still under observation, and the old Nelson does not dare to use him, so West and Curry will carry the Warriors' outside banner.

Chandler's arrival helped the Mavericks too much, his defense, his rebounding, and his toughness made the Mavericks look new on the defensive end.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides fought a defensive battle, Chandler marked Chamberlain, and the first ball in the opening game interfered with Chamberlain's iron ejection.

On the other hand, the Warriors' defense is also very tenacious, Kidd commanded his teammates to run, tried to pass the ball several times, the rhythm was interrupted by West, and the ball was finally handed over to Nowitzki, and under the threat of Chamberlain's block, Nowitzki turned his mid-range shot into iron.

The game went on for more than 3 minutes, and the Mavericks' offense did not improve, and after the opening defense, the Warriors dominated the game and kept a tight eye on it everywhere, except for Nowitzki and Stevenson, who scored a goal each in the athletic battle, the Mavericks no one scored.

The defense played well, the Warriors' offensive momentum was also very strong, Chandler defended the inside, Chamberlain decisively transferred to the outside, pressed Marion to make a mid-range shot, and then he grabbed the rebound and followed West to launch a fast break, and at the end came an aerial relay, and the violent dunk was successful again!

The Mavericks played tepidly, so the Warriors simply played at their own pace.

West hit a pull-up jump shot, Chamberlain was caught in the basket and passed the ball to Curry, and hit a three-point shot!

Under Chamberlain's leadership, the Warriors made an 11-6 start in one fell swoop, making the home fans flutter.

Carlisle called a timeout and replaced Stevenson with Terry, and as soon as the little plane came on the court, he made a layup under Nowitzki's cover to stabilize the Mavericks' position.

After that, Nowitzki hit Chamberlain to the inside, and finally turned around and made a quick jumper, Chamberlain was stunned and didn't react, and when he caught up, he was deceived by Nowitzki into a foul 2+1, and the Mavericks suddenly pulled the score to 11 draws.

Chamberlain was even more angry, and he immediately asked for the ball in the penalty area to beat Chandler, and after being caught by Nowitzki and Marion, the latter fouled and made two free throws.

There was a conscious focus on the defensive end between both sides, so in the middle of the first quarter, the scoring efficiency was not high.

In the last five minutes, Chamberlain suddenly fired, he first scored with a hook hand under the basket, then made a block with Curry, hit the basket and dunked, and then received Jamison's response pass from the middle distance, hit a mid-range shot, and fired cross-fire inside and outside, scoring six points in a row to help the team take the lead.

Terry hit a three-pointer from the outside, but West immediately responded with a three-pointer, and the Warriors held on to the advantage, and the Mavericks trailed by five points at 23-28 at the end of the first quarter.