Both sides jump the ball.

Samuel Dylem Potter successfully dials the ball.

In addition to looking at the height and arm span of both sides, the jump ball also looks at some skills or probability things, and the small man also has a time when the jump ball wins the big man.

Moreover, Samuel Delham Potter is a big man himself.

Calderón possesses the ball.

Generally, the team's first attack goes to the team boss.

However, Nowitzki is not so competitive after winning the championship, and sometimes he can be used as an assistant.

Of course, it is also related to Nowitzki's age, and Nowitzki does not need to worry about the problem of data and not getting a contract, and Cuban will not treat Nowitzki badly in the contract at all.

Even Nowitzki himself voluntarily took a salary cut to renew his contract in order to strengthen the team.

Such a Nowitzki is already willing to be the green leaf of the team and hand over the stage to others.

Nowitzki didn't ask for a position, but opened up space for the team.

Nowitzki didn't attack, and Monta Ellis was not welcome.

Monta Ellis was previously traded by the Warriors to the Bucks.

In the summer, Monta Ellis chose to join the Mavericks this year, signing a two-year, 16 million contract,

For the sake of his contract, he is not polite to be able to get the data.

Facing Iguodala, Monta Ellis rushed straight into it with an acceleration after consecutive dribbles.

Monta Ellis' first move was at the top of the league, and Iguodala apparently didn't take it too seriously tonight and was straight past Monta Ellis.

Seeing Iguodala being stepped over, the Timberwolves' help defense did not keep up, and was directly scored by Monta Ellis for two points in the opening game.

Timberwolves 0:2 Mavericks.

"Focus!"

Su Chen shouted loudly from the sidelines.

This kind of simple score is won by the opponent, but it is very demoralizing.

Iguodala doesn't seem to be excited about the regular season, even if he has corrected his attitude.

However, Su Chen didn't plan to change much about Iguodala.

It doesn't matter how Iguodala paddles during the regular season, as long as Iguodala can come out with the same hard work as the playoff FMVP, it's enough.

He paddled if he wanted to paddle in the regular season.

But after being yelled at like this, Iguodala was a little more serious.

Timberwolves round.

It's still a cow's corner.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler's ball, interspersed with runs, allowed Butler to find an opportunity.

Calderon was already not as strong as Butler, and now he was half a position behind, and Calderon had to step up his defensive moves.

Honk!

Butler, under Calderon's defense, directly caused the foul.

Calderon's interference didn't make much of a difference, and Butler put the ball in anyway.

2+1！

Butler celebrates flexing his muscles and roaring.

The Mavericks' dual backcourt is not as big as any Timberwolves on the court.

Neither Calderon nor Ellis are known for their defense.

Usually when facing other teams, because the guards of other teams do not often have guards who are too strong on the inside.

Even with a breakout defender like Wissoros, Marion can still lead the defense.

But the Timberwolves' Marion team is useless.

The Timberwolves' five, who played Calderon and Ellis, were all misplaced.

Needless to say, Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the core of the team they are now.

Iguodala's breakthrough ability is not to be underestimated, as is Lore Deng, although he has now transformed into a 3D character.

But in Rose's absence last season, he was still the one who carried the Bulls forward.

It may be difficult to play other defenders, but to play Ellis and Calderón, it's a grip.

In the next offensive and defensive rounds.

The Mavericks contributed a lot of firepower in the backcourt, and Calderon also had a good hand tonight, hitting frequent three-point shots.

But with Iguodala serious and Butler taking the initiative to defend Ellis for entanglement with him, the Mavericks' offense suddenly dropped.

On the contrary, the Timberwolves' offense made the Mavericks a little overwhelmed.

The Timberwolves didn't play anymore next, and went directly to Calderon and Ellis's defense by blocking and cutting inside.

At the same time, Su Chen also arranged it, and he could change it infinitely if he played the calf, that is, he had to bring out the calf's double backcourt to play.

When the team has a defensive colander, it can be difficult to hide him.

Not to mention that the Mavericks have two defensive colanders.

Anyway, it's a change, and whoever hits them is misplaced.

More than halfway through the first quarter.

Timberwolves 18:13 Mavericks.

The Timberwolves played efficient rounds that brought the Mavericks' defense close to destruction.

Honk!

Carlisle called a timeout.

"The Mavericks' roster has been restrained by the Timberwolves, who have the highest average height of players right now, and you have to make sure you match their size when you play against a team like that."

"Otherwise, the Timberwolves will target your weaknesses infinitely as they did with Ellis and Calderon."

The on-site commentary saw the situation on the field and analyzed it.

The on-site commentary can be seen, and Carlisle naturally won't fail to see it.

And the Timberwolves seem to be playing the cards open, just to let Ling play the two scoring players.

Although the Mavericks have dropped a lot of points, these 13 points are basically scored by the backcourt double guards.

The Mavericks are doing well in the regular season now, also because the two firepower points in the backcourt are maintained at all times.

With the defensive intensity of the Timberwolves, the backcourt duo still contributed 13 points, all of which were theirs.

To replace these two people is tantamount to making the Mavericks lose the firepower of the two main outside lines.

But if you don't replace these two guys, they will lose a lot of points in their defensive rounds.

The suspension ends.

The two sides are back on the field again.

Ellis was substituted and substituted by DeJuan Blair.

But Calderón is still on the field.

Both of the two defenders are core players of the team, and no matter how much they want to keep one on the court.

After coming back, the Mavericks attacked.

Calderon called a tactic, but because the Timberwolves players were so athletically talented, they didn't run out at all.

There are still too few of them.

But by the time the data specimens are convincing, the Timberwolves' defensive efficiency must be among the best in the league.

The Timberwolves have too many long men, not to mention the long-handed and long-legged Gobert, but a group of long-term forwards are already oppressive enough to defend.

Seeing that there was no chance, the others also threw the ball to Nowitzki, who asked for the ball in the low post.

Defending Nowitzki is Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Now, Giannis Antetokounmpo has been trained by Milosevic to not only have more means on the offensive end, but also to have a stronger body in the game.

His defensive ability is also improving rapidly.

His defensive conditions are too good, as long as Giannis Antetokounmpo learns some basic skills, as well as his own defensive awareness.

Reaching this, Giannis Antetokounmpo is the defender of the league's first echelon, that is, a group of defenders.

The new king of the Timberwolves and the old king of the Mavericks had their first meeting at this moment.

Nowitzki turned his back and slapped Giannis Antetokounmpo twice.

Of course, Nowitzki didn't really want to finish Giannis Antetokounmpo under the basket by hitting him with his back, which was obviously difficult.

This is the first time that the new generation and the old generation of players have played each other today.

After loading Giannis Antetokounmpo with his back a few times, the Nujiang Ouwei driver planned to collide with Giannis Antetokounmpo again, and then then reacted to make an open shot.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was on the defensive, but his eyes were not on Nowitzki's ball-handler, but on Nowitzki's footwork.

It was at this time.

It was supposed to be a reinstatement of Giannis Antetokounmpo's power to form a stand-alone move for his standard golden rooster.

But Nowitzki slammed hard into the back, and Giannis Antetokounmpo opted to pull the bench away.

Nowitzki, who suddenly had no support point, was thrown to the ground, and the ball in his hand was about to fall off.

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't say anything to Nowitzki.

Seeing Nowitzki fall to the ground, he reached out and forcibly snatched the ball.

After all, Nowitzki is not a young child, and he fell down just now because he wanted to catch the ball, but he didn't use a way to protect his hand.

Giannis Antetokounmpo felt no guilt at all.

Don't say that Nowitzki wasn't brought down by him, but even if he did?

Giannis Antetokounmpo grabbed the ball ferociously and launched a fast attack.

said that he launched a fast attack, but in fact, it was because there was no one in front of him.

Of the five people the Timberwolves played, they all shot three-pointers.

Giannis Antetokounmpo rushed up and looked unstoppable.

Bang!

Giannis Antetokounmpo made a powerful dunk.

Timberwolves 20:13 Mavericks.

The difference between the two sides was also stretched to 7 points.

Nowitzki had already gotten up from the ground by this time and had returned to defend halfway.

Looking at Giannis Antetokounmpo in front of him, Nowitzki couldn't help but sigh, are the current rookies so violent?

If he is at his peak, he will definitely compete with Giannis Antetokounmpo.

It doesn't even have to be too peak, even a few years ago, in the face of an athletic powerhouse like James, he also had the ability to beat the opponent by soaring points.

But Now's Nowitzki mentality is not the same as it was then.

Of course, when it's time for him to attack, he's going to help the team.

On the next offense, Nowitzki used more attacking skills.

Completed the scoring against Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Golden Rooster's independent signature shot.

The second half of the first quarter.

It turned into an offensive and defensive battle between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nowitzki.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is younger and more physical.

Nowitzki's skills, even though they are still top-notch, are often no longer in favor of his ability to use them perfectly.

With the end of the first quarter.

Timberwolves 32:23 Mavericks.

The Mavericks' point difference did not catch up, but was expanded to 9 points.

In the second quarter of the game.

Carlisle also made some adjustments.

But no matter how much Carlisle adjusts, he can't change the team's defensive problems.

The current Mavericks can only rely on offense to fight against the opponent.

Nowitzki, Ellis, Calderon don't have a good defense.

Among them, Nowitzki has slipped too much on the defensive end because of his age.

These three men are the Mavericks' main point of attack.

At the same time, Calderón is not only about scoring, but also about the task of grooming the team.

The quality of the Mavericks' forward line is very average, and there are basically no high-quality forwards to find other than Marion.

Besides, Marion is not what it used to be, and as he gets older, Marion's defense has also declined.

The Mavericks can't play an all-forward lineup to defend the Timberwolves.

But the Timberwolves can also maintain a good offensive rhythm with an all-forward lineup.

It's not McCollum, Curry Jr.

Except for Muscala, the starters all have the ability to dominate the ball, and Josh Smith and Su Chen also let him practice connecting with Gobert.

In the second half of the second quarter.

Josh also played with Gobert for a while.

Basically, Gobert blocks Josh, and Josh rushes inside after blocking and pick-and-roll, looking for an opportunity to throw or make a layup.

If the opponent's defense is focused on him, Josh can also throw the ball into the air and let Gobert complete the open catch.

Although this offensive routine looks simple, it is very difficult to defend.

However, it is also a test for the players who execute the tactics.

Gobert can only catch a few high throws, which requires the ball carrier's view of the court.

Like traditional point guards, they are generally not tall, unless they are top passing masters like Paul Rondo, and the average point guard basically can't find a point to throw Gobert into the long block.

Josh grows tall and jumps high, so he has a wide natural vision.

For this new role, Josh was not too interested in the original.

But after a few sessions, Josh found that he and Gobert played pick-and-rolls together as if they had worked together a thousand times.

In addition, in the actual combat now, he has achieved good all-round data, which also makes Josh very happy.

He wasn't meant to be that explosive scorer.

The work of organizing a tandem team to score points by the way is quite suitable for him.

It's just that the Timberwolves are getting more and more together, and the Mavericks are not so happy.

When Gobert came on, Mavericks main center Samuel Delham Porter was on the break for rotation time.

Gobert faced Bernard James, a mediocre center with a height of only 2.08 meters, and Gobert also played a dominant interior feeling under the staggered peak.

This forced Samuel Delham Potter to return early.

He did make Gobert less arrogant when he returned, but because he played early, his physical strength dropped even further.

For center players, playing for a long time is a relatively large load.

Because Nowitzki's defense of Giannis Antetokounmpo is not ideal, he needs to defend Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Such a high-intensity offensive member who went on the court to defend the opponent's core attacking members made Samuel Delham Porter a little unbearable.

He wasn't a great character either, just an ordinary starting center.

Gobert wants him to defend, Giannis Antetokounmpo wants him to defend, and Jimmy Butler will need him to defend when he breaks through.

With his stamina declining, Samuel Delhampoter's defensive efficiency is getting lower and lower.

The entire Mavericks started and basically relied on him to defend.

He can't prevent it, and the entire calf's defense line is basically not much different from not being defended.

(End of chapter)