The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 329 The matchup of the strongest point guard in the future league! ?
On January 2008, 1, the Warriors ushered in the first game of the new year.

The opponent is their old enemy, the Dallas Mavericks, who have been cutting and messing with them.

Compared with last season's slow start and repeated defeats, the Mavericks started this season with 9 wins and 2 losses. The momentum is good, and it seems to show people that they have not been knocked down by the "black eight".

But since then, the state of Dallas has been ups and downs, and now ranks fifth in the West with a record of 20 wins and 11 losses.

Although this result is not bad, you must know that they only lost 82 games in 15 games last season.

Even if the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, the average score of the leader Nuo Tianwang is only 1 point less than that of the MVP season, and he can still perform close to the "180 club".

But everyone has to admit that the majestic Dallas Mavericks are no longer majestic.

From overlord to tyrannical, what has been lost is not only the power of offense or defense, but also the temperament of looking down on the world.

Facing the visiting Warriors, the Mavericks fans naturally booed the most, bringing the team the climax of the first wave of offense.

In a sea of ​​blue and white at the American Airlines Center, the game officially began.

"Dirk! Dirk's second 9-pointer! Mavericks open 2-[-]!"

"The Warriors haven't found the state of the game yet. The Dragons don't feel good. Others have to stand up in time."

Barkley's loud voice seemed to remind the Warriors that the New Year's holiday is over.

Zhang Bolong tried two three-pointers after the start, but both failed. On the contrary, the Mavericks played vigorously. Nowitzki fired shots from outside one after another, helping the Mavericks to take a 7-point lead.

"The miracle of black eight is in the past tense. The gangsters in Golden State seem to have no gangsters today. They can't rest on the credit book, otherwise the Dallas people will kick their ass hard!"

Kenny Smith said as much after Stephen Jackson had a pass error.

In the NBA, there are few absolute nemesis. In such a league composed of top players and coaches, any team is like sailing against the current.

If you can't continue to improve, you will be overtaken by others sooner or later.

After the first quarter, the Mavericks led by 35 points at 23:12 at home.

Zhang Bolong made 5 of 1 shots in a single quarter, scoring 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. "Captain Jack" even pulled his hips, making 7 of 1 shots. It was a disaster on both offense and defense.

The Mavericks seized these two points to launch a fierce attack. "Pluto" Harris scored 7 points, "Ugly Huo" Josh Howard scored 8 of 6, and his efficient 13 points were unstoppable.

In the second quarter, the Warriors counterattacked with Zhang Bolong's ultra-long three-pointer. Harrington, who replaced Dior, made two three-pointers and made the most of his plug-and-play characteristics.

Relying on the three-point rain of these two, the Warriors responded with a wave of 11:4, narrowing the point difference to less than 5 points.

Since then, PJ Tucker and Lowry have also made achievements, forcing the Mavericks to replace Nuo Tianwang and other starters on the field in advance.

At this time, Nowitzki's golden rooster independence has not yet achieved great success, but his aggressiveness on the court is obviously much stronger than the daze in last year's playoffs.

Tucker, who was facing him, had already achieved the ultimate, and the height gap was made up to the greatest extent under his desperate efforts, but he still couldn't stop the German chariot from putting the ball into the basket.

At the end of halftime, the Warriors recovered a little and fell behind 52:60.

In the third quarter, Ellis and Jackson scored consecutively under the organization of Zhang Bolong and Dior.

On the opposite side, "Jet" Jason Terry stepped forward in time to respond.

He first made a layup and hit a three-pointer, then received a pass from Nowitzki, and shot through the heart from outside the three-point line.

With his 11 points in a single quarter, the Mavericks continued to maintain the lead.

Soon, the game entered a brutal final quarter.

It's just that the cruelty this time is only for the warriors...

Nuo Tianwang kicked off the end of the final quarter with a backward mid-range shot. Facing Bell's defense, the bench bandit Stackhouse raised his hand and scored a super long three-pointer.

The former Jordan junior was also a scoring maniac who averaged nearly 30 points per game in a single season. When he surrendered, he was really not afraid of a defensive champion like Bell.

Seeing that the Mavericks widened the point difference to double digits again, Zhang Bolong began to toughen Harris, using the way Davis used to eat hard, and forced the ball into the basket.

But turning around, Terry missed a three-pointer, and the energetic power forward Brandon Bass overwhelmed Gasol and made a tip-up over the head of the Warriors inside player, completely igniting the entire American Airlines Center.

The Warriors persisted for 5 minutes and replaced the main force when the Mavericks widened the point difference to 18 points, announcing the end of the game.

Even though Belinelli and Landry, who came off the bench, had impressive performances, there was no suspense about the result of the game.

At 108:121, the Warriors lost to the Mavericks and suffered their 10th loss of the season.

Two days later, the Warriors, who returned to their home court, ushered in the challenge of the Hornets, which has been brilliant this season.

The New Orleans Hornets, who still have a long way to go from the playoffs last season, have surprised people in the new season under the leadership of the young bee queen Chris Paul.

So far this season, their record has been unexpectedly good, and they are currently biting behind the Mavericks. The two teams have a record of 21 wins and 11 losses.

In the past 7 games, they have achieved an impressive record of 6 wins and 1 loss, and they are only 1.5 games away from the Warriors.

Before the start of the season, many experts predicted the pattern of the new season in the Western Conference.

Some people think that the cow and horse day will still rule;

Some thought that the warriors who made it to the Western Conference Finals would be completely transformed, and led by Zhang Bolong;

Some people think that Kobe's Lakers and Yao Mai's Rockets will have enough strength to break out of the West;
There are also those who are optimistic about the Golden Spears and the Portland Youth Army...

Only the sudden emergence of the Hornets was hardly expected before the season.

If Paul, who averaged 17.3 points, 8.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game last season, is the representative of the new generation of point guards,
So after progressing to 21.1 points, 11.6 assists and an astonishing 2.7 steals this season, Paul is enough to be regarded as one of the best guards and even players in the league!

And in this game, the direct dialogue between him and Zhang Bolong is also considered to be a match between the new generation of the league's number one point guard.

Although it seems that Zhang Bolong has surrounded Paul in almost all directions, whether it is the team leadership performance or personal data, even if it is a masterpiece.

But compared to a non-traditional point guard in China who is "deviant", Paul, who is a lighthouse rising star with strong roots, and the light of a traditional point guard, has received more local attention.

"Long, I want to thank you for your encouragement. If it wasn't for the big defeat back then, maybe I wouldn't have made such great progress today."

Before the game, Paul sincerely spoke to Zhang Bolong.

"Me too," Zhang Bolong smiled. "Having an excellent point guard like you as an opponent always reminds me not to take it lightly. The 58-point victory has already passed."

Paul's mouth twitched.

"Dragon, it's fucking 52 points, not 58...!"

(End of this chapter)