Barkley couldn't help but set his eyes on the Rockets' halfcourt, watching Da Yao and the others warm up there, and he hesitated a little.

In his heart, he always believed that the Mavericks' strength was stronger than that of the Rockets.

The Mavericks have been regular visitors to the playoffs in previous seasons.

And the Rockets have been rotten.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten the top pick in the '02 draft.

It's impossible to say that a team can go straight from the bottom of the league to a perennial playoff level powerhouse after bringing in a few talented players, right?!

It's just that the previous bet loss and kissing the donkey's ass still made Barkley still have a shadow in his heart.

Smith looked at Barkley's expression and said with a wicked smile: "What's wrong Barkley?!" Don't dare to bet?! This time, we won't bet on kissing the donkey's ass. Whoever loses will play the next game, wear the mascot of the team that won the game, and be the mascot of the game. ”

"How's Buckley?! Don't be cowardly! ”

Smith's words made Barkley's heart suddenly feel a little upset.

What would he Buckley not dare?!

At that time, his big ass was a headache for the big forwards of the entire league, and even the league specially added the "5-second rule for back singles" for him.

He, Buckley, how could he not even dare to make a bet!

Besides, being the mascot of a game is better than kissing the ass of a donkey, right?!

"Good! Bet on it! I'm betting on the Mavericks to win this game today! ”

At this time, all the fans who were watching the game once again witnessed another bet between Smith and Barkley.

Like last time, it's still about Team Rocket.

Suddenly, many fans heard the news and rushed to hear the news.

The ratings for this game are rising. All the fans want to know who the ultimate winner of today's match will be!

"!! Toot

The game officially began, with Da Yao and Sean Bradley battling for a hand-tossed ball.

In the entire league, there are many tall players, but there are few players who are taller than Da Yao.

Sean Bradley happens to be one of them, and his height of 229cm allowed him to become the NBA block king in 1997.

The referee tossed the basketball high, and Da Yao failed to win the ball in the scramble for the hand-tossed ball.

The basketball was dialed by Sean Bradley to teammate Nash.

Nash advanced to the top of the arc with the ball, faced Francis's defense without hesitation, and directly passed the basketball to Nowitzki.

In positional battles, handing the ball to Nowitzki is the Mavericks' top priority.

It's like being on the Rockets, where Francis likes to pass the ball to Da Yao.

Nowitzki receives the ball with his back against Kenny Thomas' defense.

Kenny Thomas's quality as a starting power forward is still very good.

The only Achilles' heel is that he is short in height and suffers a lot when defending tall power forwards.

Especially when defending a big forward like Nowitzki, who is tall and has strong shooting ability, there will only be one ending.

Nowitzki turned around with the ball, glanced at Kenny Thomas, who was staring at him, and leaned back slightly.

Holding the ball too high with both hands, he throws the basketball in the high post.

"Bang!"

"Huh!"

A very clean goal!

Han Ning stood on the sidelines and suddenly had a headache when he saw this scene. Although Nowitzki has not yet developed the Golden Rooster's independent shooting posture, his height and reach advantage and soft touch can still ensure that his mid-range shooting percentage is extremely high.

Nowitzki is at the power forward position, and the only person who can compare to him at the moment is Duncan of the Spurs.

This is the star who will lead the team to win the championship in the future league when all teams are looking for a star huddle!

Kenny Thomas is clearly not able to guard against Nowitzki.

The Rockets attack with the ball.

Muchi-Norris dribbled past half court and passed the ball straight to Francis.

When the star of the opposing team scores a goal, the star of his own side will naturally respond.

Francis held the ball at the top of the arc, and after observing the situation on the court, he did not choose to attack by himself, but passed the ball directly to Da Yao, who was asking for it in the low post.

Now that the inside line is like a meat grinder, Francis will not be stupid enough to have a strong inside line like Da Yao at home, and rush in to suffer by himself.

After receiving the pass, Da Yao held Shaun Bradley behind him, dribbled with his back, and chiseled under the basket little by little.

Although Sean Bradley has a height of 229, he weighs only 109 kilograms.

Facing Da Yao's basket hard encounter, he didn't have any advantage at all, and he was pushed away by Da Yao in three or two clicks.

Da Yao put the ball together with both hands, half-turned to look at the basket, and hooked the basketball out with a slight hook of his right hand.

"Bang!"

"Huh!"

Basketball hits the board into the net.

Smith sneered from the sidelines, "See, Barkley!" Sean Bradley is powerless in front of Da Yao! This attack was too easy! ”

Barkley naturally saw how embarrassed Shaun Bradley was when he defended Da Yao, but he still didn't think the Spurs would lose this game.

"Da Yao is indeed very strong, but Kenny Thomas obviously can't guard Novitzki, right?!"

As the game continued, Nash came to the front court with the ball and passed it to Nowitzki without hesitation.

Obviously, Nowitzki has an advantage against the position, and he certainly won't choose any other way to attack.

The offense and defense between the two teams began to revolve around the two interior players.

Here, Nowitzki scored a mid-range shot, and when he turned his head, Da Yao hit the basket and dunked one.

After a while, Nowitzki scored a hook hand under the basket, and Da Yao returned the shot in the high post.

The two sides went back and forth, and the fight was quite lively.

It's a pity that in order to take care of Da Yao's body and physical reserves, Han Ning replaced Da Yao just over halfway through the first quarter.

Without Da Yao in the inner line, the score between the two sides was quickly pulled away.

With four minutes left in the first quarter, the Mavericks were leading the Rockets by five points, 23-18.

Seeing this, Barkley saw this and said to Smith, "Did you see that?!" The strength of the Mavericks is still very strong! You're ready to play the Mavericks as a mascot for the next game! ”

Han Ning was on the sidelines, looking at Ginobili with a look on his face.

The Mavericks have a strong starting lineup.

The combination of Nash, Nowitzki and Michael Finley is not worse than the strength of Da Yao, Francis and Battier, and is even much stronger.

After all, Da Yao and Battier are both young players.

If you want to catch up with the score, it depends on whether the substitute lineup led by Ginobili can play well!

"Manu, I'll leave it to you!" Han Ning gently patted Ginobili's shoulder and said.

Ginobili felt the trust in Han Ning's eyes, and was immediately full of strength, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, boss, I will definitely overtake the score!" ”