Come back and Dirknowski takes the ball to prepare for a single, but at this time, Kot Thomas retreats back and gives out the position. Then Yao Ming takes a step forward and pushes up.

Nowitzki glanced at Yao Ming and immediately passed the ball back to Jason Kidd, running outward. In the area near the three-second zone, he knew that this was Yao Ming's territory, just like the territory of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Although he was also a dragon of the same level, he would only suffer both losses if he rashly went up.

The competition has just begun, and Yao Ming is in this situation now. It is not worth fighting against Yao Ming to the death.

After Nowitzki passed the ball to Jason Kidd, Jason Kidd controlled the rhythm. The Dallas Mavericks were originally known as the Dallas singles team, and the point guard was basically a player, but after suddenly having the top point guard in the league, the Dallas Mavericks realized what happiness was.

Jason Kidd doesn't need to completely control the ball in his own hands like he did in the New Jersey Nets. He just needs to respond when his teammates are unable to attack, adjust the rhythm of the team's offense, and focus on supporting the team's offense. The task is simple, and Jason Kidd can naturally complete it better.

In the past, when he was in the New Jersey Nets, the team's offense completely needed him to promote it alone, but in Dallas, everyone in the team had the right to attack independently, and he only needed to adjust everyone's role. Of course, Rick Carlisle added his own content from it, but did not completely deny that it was a framework created by old Nelson.

A tactical system that does not require an excellent center or an excellent point guard will only bring better results with an excellent point guard. Jason Kidd is a super point guard who can find his position and position himself in almost any tactical system.

After getting the ball, facing Stephen's defense, Jason Kidd took a step back, opened a space, and made a move to make a breakthrough, but he sent the ball three or four people to Nowitzki who had moved to the other side.

It was already difficult for Yao Ming to turn around again, because Nowitzki took action immediately after receiving the ball. Kot Thomas covered it with his hands in vain, without any effect. The ball flew directly into the basket in a parabolic form without any obstacle.

After returning, just as the midfield line was about to come, Stephen suddenly accelerated, quickly crossed Devin George's defense, and rushed towards the basket. Eric Danpeil bypassed Yao Ming at the fastest speed and stood in front of Stephen, but Stephen threw the ball diagonally above the basket. It was obvious that a shooting mistake turned into a wonderful assist. Because the ball hit the basket, it directly rebounded into Yao Ming's hand. Yao Ming made a slight backward jump shot and sent the ball into the basket.

Yao Ming's shooting skills or range may not be as superb as Nowitzki, but his soft feel ensures that his shooting is also extremely fast. Players of different types may not be able to compare directly, but there is no difference in the degree of threat.

The defensive system established by Rick Carlisle can limit Stephen's performance to a certain extent, but he has no way of Yao Ming's activity. Of course, when designing a strategy for this game, he still thought that Yao Ming would only play for five or six minutes, so naturally he didn't need to pay special attention. However, the first quarter was almost over, and Yao Ming was still active on the court, with no intention of ending.

Whether a player is active depends on his participation in the game. If an inactive player is at least not visible on the camera, but in this game, whether it is offense or defense, Yao Ming is basically in the camera every moment, participating in every offense and defense of the team.

This game was broadcast live in Texas. Of course, because of Yao Ming's relationship, the game was also popular with Houston audiences. At least in the TV station's statistics, there were more viewers from Houston than in Dallas.

Seeing Yao Ming in his current state, look at the performance of Wilcox, who is playing away games at the same time, one can do almost everything, the other can only defend, and the defense effect is not good. Why don’t Houston fans resent, that is, they resent the Rockets to have a loss-making business, and also resent the Supersonics’ robbery. If you hadn’t made a offer that made the Rockets’ heart-warming offer, Yao Ming might have stayed in the end.

Combined with Stephen and Yao Ming's cooperation in the national team, many people think that Stephen was causing this incident later. Otherwise, how could Yao Ming, who has been working well with the team, suddenly cause trouble? Although the fans did not completely guess the facts, the main reason for this incident was not taken by Stephen, but the role Stephen played was definitely not positive.

Such an excellent center is not easy to find in the current league. When the opportunity appears in front of you, Stephen will never miss it. Moreover, Yao Ming's personality can ensure that the cooperation between the two is very smooth. Although Coupard will suffer a little, Coupard himself expressed that he does not care about this.

In the second quarter, Yao Ming still stayed on the court and did not come down. Now his playing time has exceeded ten minutes, which makes people very doubt whether his playing time is no longer limited. The Supersonics at least have not announced this news, but seeing that he has been staying on the court, people can't help but believe that Yao Ming has completely recovered.

Yao Ming was able to recover to his playing form so quickly, but it was rumored that the Rockets gave up because Yao Ming's injury had developed into Yao Ming's who could not be completely cured. This created a problem: was the Rockets deceived, or was it that they thought Yao Ming's injury too seriously.

No matter which reason is it, the Rockets team doctor Thomas Cranton is to blame. Thomas Cranton, who is watching the game, does feel the pressure and promised Alexander confidently that Yao Ming will never be able to return to his previous state, but now it seems that Yao Ming is even better than before.

Alexander had no time or interest in watching the Supersonics against the Mavericks, but this news will sooner or later reach his ears. Unless Yao Ming is injured again, he will definitely be suspected. Thomas Cranton sighed. Although with his reputation and professional skills, he would not have to worry about not having a job, but a mistake can accompany his life, and Yao Ming's reputation will make this situation worse.

However, no matter how resentful Thomas Cranton was, he could not have cursed through the TV, causing Yao Ming to be injured again, especially when he saw Yao Ming exerting force, knocking Eric Danpier away like a broken bamboo, then scored with one hand, got up and turned off the TV and left, but Yao Ming's brave posture in his mind kept playing back.

By the time Yao Ming was out of the game, he had already scored 11 points and four rebounds, and in less than fifteen minutes of playing time, this was close to his peak state. His performance on both offense and defense in this game also showed that his recovery was very good, and his condition in the game was getting better and better.

After Stephen and Yao Ming both left the court, the Supersonics' scoring stagnated for a while. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Mavericks overtook the score again. However, soon, as the Supersonics' offense entered the normal track, the score was overturned again. Then the Mavericks overturned the score again, and then overturned it to overturn. Both sides completed the first half of the game.

The Mavericks are three points behind, but this lead is almost negligible. And you should know that the Dallas Mavericks are not the weak opponents of the past. Even if you lead ten or twenty, they will not give up the game so easily. They are a team with ambitions for championships. The players on the team have great ambitions, and their bosses use funds to provide them with sufficient guarantees.

There is not a richer boss in the league than Mark Cuban, but if you are willing to let the team use their own private charter flights, there is only one in the league. Private charter flights and commercial charter flights have completely different enjoyments. The Mavericks' team building policy is also very correct, which is to focus on Dirk Nowitzki. For this reason, they would rather give up Steve Nash and Michael Finley. When the media accused Dirk Nowitzki of being patient when his performance was not tough in the playoffs caused the team to lose, this allowed the Mavericks to maintain combat effectiveness and competitiveness.

A team should do this. If you think it is correct, you will always stick to it. A team that is unstable cannot achieve a good record. No matter how the team changes, it should be operated around a team building policy. At present, it seems that Nelson Jr. has done a good job. Although Mark Cuban is famous for interfering with the team, he is just a basketball enthusiast. He can maintain the stability of the team under his interference. Nelson Jr. has done very well.

In the second half, the Mavericks replaced the three-back lineup, Jose Baria, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, and Dirk Nowitzki was still on the court. When Josh Howard was unable to play, this was the Mavericks' strongest attacking lineup. However, the Supersonics allowed Yao Ming to sit off the court at this time, and Stephen played with a half-main and half-substitute lineup.

Russell Westbrook, Jarret Jack, Stephen, and the Supersonics also played a backcourt organization with all guards. His backcourt game was at least taller than the opponent. Jose Barrea could not stop Russell Westbrook at all, but after approaching the basket, Westbrook returned the ball to Stephen outside the three-point line.

When they were on the court, Stephen's main job was to receive their passes on the periphery. The area under the basket was generally handed over to them to occupy. Few teams could withstand the two of them's successive impact, and the Mavericks were no exception.

No matter how capable Rick Carlisle is, he cannot make up for the weakness of the lineup. He can only strengthen the team's offense to compete with the Supersonics. However, in front of the Supersonics, which has also a strong offensive lineup, their offense can only barely be able to avoid being widened by the Supersonics.

Jason Kidd did not perform well under Stephen's personal care, and Jasont did not perform well against Jarrett Jack in the "Jets". You should know that although Jason Tri is only the height of a point guard, his scoring ability is comparable to many shooting guards in the league. After welcoming Jason Kidd this season, although he is only the sixth man on the team, his average score is close to 20 points.

It seems that Jalet Jack is underestimated not only because of his offensive ability, but also seriously underestimated his defensive ability. Calesimo shook his head with a headache below. Sometimes too many outstanding players under him are also a distress. Although it is a kind of happiness, it still makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

A capable player should not be pressed on the bench and cannot play. This is a waste and is also a bad feeling for the players. However, with Earl Watson and Russell Westbrook already, Jarret Jack's playing time is indeed impossible to guarantee, because even if he plays on a double point guard lineup, considering that Stephen's playing time is more than 35 minutes, he can only free up more than ten minutes of playing time at most, which is absolutely not enough for a player of a contract year.

Westbrook may have wanted to show himself too much. Ascebaria saw through the two consecutive attacks in advance and interrupted the ball from his hand. Jason Kidd's speed of pushing the fast attack was still as fast as lightning. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Mavericks overtook the score. At this time, Caresimo replaced Westbrook, replaced Durant, and also replaced Yao Ming.

As soon as he came on the court, Durant received a pass from Jarret Jack and overtook the score again. Yao Ming then blocked Jasonterey's shot. He and Dirknowski rushed straight to the basket after pick-and-roll, but did not expect that Yao Ming had already understood his offensive cooperation and prepared in advance.

Stephen also made a pick-and-roll with Yao Ming. After using Yao Ming to block Jason Terry, he suddenly turned out and made a backward jump shot in front of Dirk Nowitzki. In the jump shot, Stephen prefers a backward jump shot instead of a pull-out jump shot or a sudden stop jump shot. Someone has specially conducted statistics on this backward jump shot after turning. Stephen can reach a 55% shooting percentage, while Kobe Bryant, who is also good at this, has only 42% shooting percentage.

This kind of hit rate is very considerable. With the joint performance of Stephen, Yao Ming and Durant, the Mavericks' counterattacks did not achieve any effect, but the Supersonics did not pull the score wide and maintained the pressure on the Supersonics.

This is also one of the hallmarks of a strong team. They rarely give up the game. Even if they are still seven points behind at the last moment, they still make a three-pointer and then make the final effort for a foul.

If Stephen's two consecutive shots were not for the last moment, he hit the basket, and the Supersonics almost successfully turned the tables by the Mavericks, and in the end he only won the matchup of the strong with three points. Stephen scored 32 and 6 points and four assists, while Yao Ming scored 21 points and nine rebounds. The data close to 20 plus ten fully demonstrates that as long as he is given enough playing time, he is still a member of the 20 plus ten club.

Influenced by Yao Ming, Kevin Durant's data dropped slightly, but judging from the number of shots, it was not affected, because Yao Ming's joining did not slow down the pace of the game, and it accelerated due to the increase in success rate.

After defeating the Dallas Mavericks, the Supersonics were officially labeled as a strong team. Because of the failure last season, it made people suspect that this Supersonics team is just a regular season team. Therefore, even if they are ranked first in the West, they are suspected that their record is rich, because indeed the opponents ahead of them are a little weaker, and even if they win seven consecutive victories, they are not considered a strong team.

Only by defeating strong teams can one be considered a strong team. The Dallas Mavericks defeated by the Supersonics today are strong teams because they meet the standards of strong teams. Among the opponents ahead of them, they even defeated the Boston Celtics and the San Antonio Spurs.

After coming to San Antonio, it happened to drizzle here, which is absolutely invisible in Seattle. Especially in Seattle now, Stephen is lying on the bed in the hotel, listening to the sound of rain outside the window, unable to fall asleep for a long time. Before he knew it, he has been away from San Antonio for more than a year. He has completed the transformation from a player to a star here, from the first post-match interview, to the first time he lifted the Most Valuable Player Trophy in the Playoffs, to the first time he won the championship ring.

Here, I have grown a lot, learned a lot, and lost a lot. Thinking of Yalis, I don’t know how long it took to receive her call, nor have I ever thought of calling her, and Parker’s pretty cousin, who is said to have made a new boyfriend. These beautiful passers-by in their lives will remember themselves many years later, and I don’t know if they can still preserve their memories of them.

The small fluctuations in thought affected Stephen's sleep, and Stephen had no other way to make up for it. In addition, the back-to-back influence, Stephen was not in good condition in the game against the San Antonio Spurs. After missing four consecutive shots, Stephen even gave up his own attack and focused on defending and organizing offense.

It is normal for players to fluctuate in their condition. Although this is rarely the case for Stephen, it is understandable. After all, Stephen just received an interview and recalled the years of the San Antonio Spurs in the interview.

However, the current SuperSonics are not just one, Stephen, Yao Ming, Durant and Westbrook performed well under Stephen's push and won the game very smoothly. Stephen only scored 21 points but gave 12 assists, but there were only four rebounds. Yao Ming contributed 19 points and seven rebounds stably and efficiently with the playing time of 30 minutes, and Durant scored 20.

The defeat of the San Antonio Spurs made the Supersonics' record rise to the top in the league, and also achieved the longest nine-game winning streak in the season, Stephen also won the Player of the Week.
Chapter completed!