On the first day of the Mavericks' training camp, Xu Yong brought something to the locker room and hung it directly on the closet in Jokic's locker room.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to being good to Nowitzki when Cuban was in office, he also invested heavily in the construction of the arena, and the Mavericks' locker room was the best in the league.

You must know that in 2001, Cuban invested a full $3.5 million to repair the home team's locker room, not to mention several upgrades after that.

For example, the closet of the Mavericks team is directly equipped with a face recognition display, which can not only recognize, but also display any notifications from the team on it, focusing on a high-tech feature.

Xu Yong hung what he wanted to put next to the display.

Because Jokic's position is closest to the door, the players can see it at a glance when they walk in.

When Jokic and Rose came in talking and laughing, they looked up and saw the thing, and then they froze for three seconds.

Because it's an Olympic medal hanging there.

A mask of pain began to appear on Jokic's face.

Ross couldn't help but laugh, because Xu Yong did it when he won the gold medal at the 2010 World Championships.

Everyone knows what happened after that, the Bulls completed a wave of two consecutive championships like the original Lakers.

However, the situation is a little different this time, because of this hanging position, Xu Yong is not going to make any locker room speech, but only to Jokic.

Jokic is a man who plays so much that he feels like he has more passion for horse racing than basketball.

The Mavericks' core rotation, DeRozan and Rose both trained intensively all summer, and Jokic spent the rest of the time racing his horses in Serbia except for the World Cup.

Well, in the offseason, it's normal to take a break after playing for a season.

It's just that the new season is too crucial for the Mavericks and everyone needs to put their best foot forward.

Xu Yong's move worked, and in the training session that day, Jokic played extremely tough, and played various physical confrontations with Poeltl under the basket, and even gave the opponent an elbow in the stomach, which also made the intensity of the Mavericks' training camp full.

This intensity also lasted for the entire training camp, and looking at the full energy of his teammates, Xu Yong finally showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Basketball is not a game played by soft eggs, it is the confrontation and the technology built on it that makes fans crazy.

Before the official start of the season, the NBA officially announced the first phase of the new season's power list.

The defending champion Warriors are at the top of the list.

The Warriors have strengthened Robin Lopez and Alec Burks with limited space this past summer, and their overall strength has increased from last season.

The Thunder, Raptors and Bulls are ranked 2~4, and the Mavericks are in fifth place.

This ranking is based on the team's seasonal performance last season, which is relatively objective.

It's just that this makes the members of the Mavericks hold their breath.

They didn't really play last season for a variety of reasons, but they put in the effort this summer.

While they didn't show how hard they worked by constantly posting on social media like the Lakers did, they can't wait to prove themselves right now.

The Mavericks' opponent in the first game of the regular season was the Warriors.

Seo missed out on the Warriors in his comeback last season, but this time the opener was just in time.

After going through seven preseason games, on October 30, the Mavericks headed to the road to prepare for the opener.

However, unlike last season, this time they went not to Oakland but to the Bay Area, because the Warriors officially said goodbye to Oracle Arena this season and moved to the next Bay Area, which is San Francisco's Chase Center.

Winning the championship at Oracle Arena for the first time in 44 years, and then presenting the championship ring at the Chase Center, is a wonderful and fun thing for Warriors fans.

This game was also the same as the opening game of the Warriors and Thunder that year, which was described by the media as Mars hitting the Earth.

The defending champion and the first man in the league, and the first man who just returned with a world title, and with the feud in last season's playoffs, this game deserves that description.

On game night, the Mavericks make their final preparations in the locker room.

After Ma Long left the locker room after the final deployment before the game, Xu Yong gathered his teammates together for the final mobilization before the game.

“let's begin！” (Let's get started!) ）

Xu Yong shouted at his teammates who had been eager to try it for a long time.

After shouting, the players rushed out of the locker room and rushed directly to the stadium.

This is also the first time Xu Yong visited the Chase Center, and after rushing out, he looked at the three-dimensional design around him, and then matched with the large LED bucket screen, the whole stadium has both momentum and modernity.

Construction of this arena began when James was still with the Warriors, and James also went to the scene to take promotional photos, although the photo has long been deleted, but it also shows that the Warriors have put a lot of effort into this arena.

After all, the Bay Area is one of the richest areas in the country, and the potential for the ball market here is much greater than that of Oakland.

"Boss, look over there." Jokic gestured with his eyes.

Xu Yong followed his gaze, and then saw that there were many fans wearing his jerseys at the scene, and even many of them holding KT boards supporting the Mavericks.

And they're not centralized, they're scattered, which means they're not fans from one region, but from multiple regions, and maybe even local Bay Area fans.

Although Xu Yong has only played for half a season in the Mavericks, the number of fans of the Mavericks has begun to increase dramatically because of his super personal influence.

Prior to the opening ceremony, the Warriors' championship ring award ceremony was held on the spot.

The owner of the Warriors also spent a lot of money this time, and it is said that the cost of a ring exceeded $1.5 million, and the players were happy to love it when they got it.

Of course, in the eyes of the Mavericks, it is more motivation.

Especially DeRozan, when Xu Yong turned his head, he saw the light in his eyes for the first time.

After the award ceremony, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

Mavericks: Wright, DeRozan, Xu Yong, Gibson, Jokic;

Warriors: Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, Green, Looney.

With Jokic easily turning the ball back to the Mavericks half court above Looney's head, the curtain of the 2019~2020 season officially opened.

The Mavericks came up and let Jokic fall to the low post to play Looney.

The Warriors only hesitated for a moment, and Jokic turned and hooked the ball to the basket.

From receiving the ball to shooting and scoring, Jokic took a total of 2 seconds, and the whole process was extremely smooth and silky.

However, the Warriors quickly showed their quality as the defending champions, with Curry running off the ball and Wiggins cutting in to the catch to score in front of Jokic.

The two teams' opening games were similar to last season's playoff matchups, both of which were to exploit each other's defensive weaknesses.

But in the next round, the Mavericks began to show that they were different from last season as the Warriors began to pinch Jokic, who received the ball under the basket.

Jokic basically passed the ball to Xu Yong who cut in in the first moment.

And just when the Warriors showed their defensive reaction speed and were about to give Xu Yong a shrinking pinch, Xu Yong had already knocked the ball to DeRozan on the weak side at the first time.

Continuous transmission, quick distribution, and containment of two offensive strong points allowed DeRozan to get a big open opportunity.

DeRozan didn't hesitate and shot directly with the mid-range that he is best at.

The basketball almost fell straight from the center of the basket, and it didn't even reach the net.

This caused a burst of restlessness among the fans on the sidelines, although this ball is basically not difficult, and it is also DeRozan's best way to score, but this feeling is a bit outrageous.

It also allowed Kerr to stand up straight from the bench on the sidelines.

The layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, and what makes him unable to sit still more than DeRozan's feel is the teamwork played by the Mavericks.

This is also more fully reflected in the next round of the Mavericks.

This offense, the Mavericks attacked by Xu Yong with the ball, he distributed the ball to Jokic who moved to the free throw line after the pinch, Jokic didn't even catch the ball, slapped with one hand, and directly hit Gibson on the bottom line like playing volleyball.

This round was even more silky than the previous round, not only because of Jokic's unconventional passing style, but also because of his choice, because Green went to make up for DeRozan as soon as possible, and Jokic found Gibson in the open space in an instant.

Xu Yong took the initiative to high-five Jokic in the retreat.

Basketball is really a sport that depends on talent, and even if he has been training the ball, even if he has been training, he can't do it like Jokic.

Cole walked straight to the sidelines, frowning.

The Mavericks' loss to the Warriors last season was ostensibly due to physical problems, but after careful analysis, it was actually the reason for too many individual singles, because the only person with physical problems was Xu Yong.

While that was forced because DeRozan wasn't in shape and Jokic needed to improve, the Mavericks were less teamed last season.

This also caused Malone to suffer a lot of doubts after the end of last season.

But this season, the Mavericks have clearly played more team.

Facts have proved that it is not that he is not level, but that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

This is not the same stove, but with good ingredients, he can still make you a full banquet.

The first quarter lasted five minutes, and the score was 14-13, with the Mavericks leading the Warriors by one point.

And after the five-to-five with the defending champions, the Mavericks' desire to compete before the game began to gradually transform into self-confidence.

Curry cut in beautifully to meet Jokic's throw and shot again, but Xu Yong flew out diagonally and slapped his shot directly to the rebound.

Jokic grabbed the defensive rebound and turned around for a quarterback-style long throw.

DeRozan was the first to cross the three-point line, and after receiving the ball, he strode and rushed to the front court to stage a gliding windmill dunk.

After landing, he roared even more rarely, as if he had released all the pressure that he had held back for a whole season last season.

Xu Yong couldn't help but stretch out his hand and punch when he saw this, many people have forgotten that DeRozan was a serious dunk player when he first entered the league, and he was the kind who won the slam dunk contest later.

When DeRozan retreated to the half, Xu Yong went up and touched his head with a smile.

It may be unbelievable to say that DeRozan didn't dunk a few times in a season with the Mavericks last season.

It's not that he can't dunk, it's that he wants to help the team in a more effective way, and that's actually a sign of his struggle, because a lot of times the more you want to do that, the more you can't do it.

Or this dunk just now is a kind of display of DeRozan getting out of depression.

Thompson used Green to cover and tried an outside three-pointer to tie the score.

But Gibson was very experienced, bypassing Green's block in advance, and Green had an obvious moving cover foul at this time and was caught by the referee blowing an offensive foul.

Kerr couldn't help but paced on the sidelines, and this period was entirely due to the fact that the Warriors played well on the offensive end.

Now that the Warriors are on offense, it's easy for the Mavericks to pull the difference apart.

Then the next round, the Mavericks gave Cole a show you want.

Xu Yong held the ball alone in the high post on the strong side, and after encountering a pinch, he distributed the ball to Jokic outside the three-point line at the top of the arc.

It's not about missing a shot, it's about deceiving the defense with a shot and then passing the ball!

On the imagination of a center forward's passing!

"Bang!"

Xu Yong smashed the ball into the basket with an empty one-handed dunk.

A loud muffled sound came through the loudspeaker, and the Chase Center was agitated.

It's not just about playing games, it's about showing off at all!

A question can't help but flash through the minds of many fans: Is this still the same Mavericks team they played in the Western Conference finals last season?

Last season's Mavericks team was completely a team that killed Xu Yong, but tonight Xu Yong has made 2 shots and scored 4 points since the opening, but the Mavericks have obviously suppressed them in terms of score and momentum!

No, this may just be a momentary feel, after all, there is only one offseason between them, and Xu Yong and Jokic have both played in the World Cup this offseason, so they don't have much time to train.

But gradually, when the Mavericks stretched the difference to double digits, and when Kerr sacrificed five deaths and couldn't maintain the situation, and when Xu Yongdu threw the ball over Jokic's head, they were sure and affirmed that the Mavericks were really different from last season!

(End of chapter)