Chapter 56: Wounded

On December 6, the day after the game against the Suns.

The Dallas Mavericks host a challenge from the Alexander Hawks.

The Mavericks' lineup for this game is the same as the lineup on the court, because it is a home game, Dampier also came to the stadium to watch the game. However, he is not on the activation list, and judging from the injury report, Dampier should be back for the next game.

Today's Atlanta Hawks starting lineup is:

Point guard. Mike Bibby. 185 cm.

Scoring guard. Joe Johnson. 201 cm.

Small forward. Josh Smith. 206 cm.

Power forward. Marvin Williams. 206 cm

Center. Zazapachulia. 211 cm.

In the first quarter of the game, the top stars of both teams showed their individual ability.

The Hawks' "Eagle King" Joe Johnson said it was easy to play Barria, scoring eight points in the first quarter.

The Mavericks' "Silver Horn King" also said it was easy to beat Marvin Williams. He scored eight points in the first quarter and had four rebounds.

The Eagles Zazapachulia says it's too hard! He grabbed just one rebound in the first quarter. and was sent out 2 blocks.

Mavericks Wang Dachun also had to show his ease. Compared to the last game and O'Neal's game, it was a lot easier. He grabbed five rebounds and two blocks in the first quarter.

The first quarter was tied at 23-21 with the Mavericks leading by two points.

In the second quarter, the two sides played a 20-20 tie off the bench. The score was 43-41 at the end of the first half. The Mavericks still have a two-point lead.

In the third quarter, the main forces of both sides returned to the court.

When the scumbag Pachulia saw Wang Dachun, who was talking and laughing with Nowitsky, his heart was a little unbalanced.

In the first quarter of the game, he missed several key rebounds because of his incompetence on the inside. Originally, the Hawks could have overtaken the Mavericks' score, but the score has been suppressed because of his mistakes, not only did the head coach reprimand him just now, but Josh Smith actually taught him, all of which was to blame the Mavericks, the rookie center.

He's going to come up with some means to let this Mavericks rookie know how good he is.

Less than two minutes into the second half, Wang Dachun once again competed for offensive rebounds, and when Wang Dachun just got the rebound in the air and landed, he was suddenly cushioned by a foot.

When competing for this offensive rebound just now, Wang Dachun jumped with all his strength, and the speed was very fast when he landed, and after landing on this foot, Wang Dachun only felt a sharp pain, the ball in his hand fell to the ground, and he couldn't stand steadily at all and then fell to the ground.

Barria, who was outside the three-point line, rushed over at this time, pushed Pachulia away hard, and was stopped by the referee next to him as if he was about to make a move.

Barria saw clearly from the outside just now, Wang Dachun stuck Pachuria behind him when he was competing for the rebound. This guy didn't even jump up and fight for the rebound. Instead, he deliberately moved his foot forward and put his foot on the position where Wang Dachun fell, which was obviously a deliberate foul and malicious injury.

Pachulia showed an innocent look, explaining that it was an accident, saying that he was just competing for a rebound, and the other party jumped down and just stepped on his foot, and he was innocent!

Nowitzki can also see from the video played back on the big screen that Pachulia's kick was deliberately stretched out, and he was also very angry, his little brother was bullied, how could he not stand out as the boss.

He expressed his anger to the referee, but the referee watched the replay and gave a penalty that Pachulia was fouled in the first degree, Barria was fouled, the Mavericks made two free throws, and the Hawks made one free throw.

It wasn't a second-degree malicious foul, which caused the Mavericks, including the head coach, to be very unhappy with the decision.

Everyone saw Wang Dachun lying on the ground in pain just now, and at this time Wang Dachun had been helped back to the locker room, his ankle was swollen severely, and it could be judged that it was a cartilage soft tissue contusion or injury. This game is definitely not going to be played.

In fact, Wang Dachun thought that he was injured when he accidentally stepped on someone else's foot when he fell, and he didn't see Baria rushing over to push Pachuria, but when he returned to the locker room and saw the action replayed on the TV in the locker room, he realized that he was deliberately injured.

He couldn't figure out that when the two were competing for the rebound just now, he didn't make any excessive moves, but Pachulia kept making small moves. Although he was a little annoyed, he didn't expect the other party to deliberately want to hurt him, is he so easy to bully?

Not only the atmosphere of the Mavericks, but also the fans at the scene booed and scolded, expressing their dissatisfaction, their own players were injured by this guy, this hurtful guy can still play on the field now, are the referees blind.

When the Mavericks head coach was arguing just now. actually gave Carlisle a foul warning, this is the home court of the Mavericks, and the referee actually made such a decision.

Although they were all angry, the game had to go on, and it may be that Wang Dachun's injury also aroused the blood of the Mavericks, and the third quarter of the game directly beat the Hawks 33:16.

Nowitzki even gave up on his offense and went on a rebounding rampage with Bass inside, and the range of action began to increase.

Although the Hawks' Joe Johnson played at full strength in the fourth quarter and scored 13 points in a single quarter, it could not change the Hawks' final defeat.

The Hawks' Joe Johnson scored a game-high 32 points. And Pachulia actually got 13 points and 12 rebounds after Wang Dachun retired from injury.

Nowitzki of the Mavericks had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Barria didn't shoot threes from the outside. He also scored 22 points against Pachuria's basket.

The final score was 103-98 for the Mavericks to win.

Wang Dachun started 13 minutes, scored 4 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

After the game, head coach Carlisle said that he would definitely appeal to the league, expressing serious dissatisfaction with the Eagles' players, including the referee of the game, and that Pachulia should be severely punished for such behavior, and such a malicious foul is likely to ruin the player's career, and hopes that the league will pay attention to this matter.

Wang Dachun's injury after the game was also diagnosed, which is a musculoskeletal injury, although the injury is not serious, and there will be no sequelae. However, it is tentatively estimated that it will take a month's break before being able to play again.

The news came as a blow to Mavericks head coach Carlisle, who is currently 10-8 and in seventh place in the league.

And Nowitzki and Wang Dachun's cooperation on the field has just gradually reached a tacit understanding, and Wang Dachun's injury will inevitably have an impact on the team's record at this time.

And the Mavericks currently have only Dampier and Diop left in the center position, but fortunately, Dampier can return to play in the next game, otherwise this interior problem will be a headache for Carlisle.