The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 356 Against the Mavericks
"Old man, you should probably vote more."

"You can't still hope to enter the finals this season, right?"

"Since the record is doomed to be bad, it's better to brush up the statistics in the last season."

After the game, Li Xun said to Kobe.

Kobe pursed his lips and nodded with a smile. It's not that he doesn't want to brush tonight, but that he is a little powerless.

"Got it, Lee."

"I didn't expect such words to come from your mouth."

"We still have one chance to play against each other this season, and next time I will definitely score [-] points on your team."

Li Xun laughed loudly, "I hope so."

This high-profile opening game is over, and the fans still have more to say.

Originally, they thought that Li Xun's first game after coming to the Mavericks would be directly at the Madison Garden Arena with an explosive stat.

At the end of the game, the data can't be said to be bad, after all, a large triple-double of 30+.

The vast majority of NBA players will never be able to hit this kind of data in their lifetime.

But for Li Xun, such data is too sparse and commonplace.

Fortunately, the next game is against the Mavericks, and fans may be able to see Li Xun's outbreak.

When many players face their old clubs, they will explode violently.

"You two played well tonight."

"But don't be proud, you have to keep working hard."

"Especially you, Devin, I think maybe you should watch more videos of top shooting guards and see how they defend their opponents."

Li Xun suggested.

Booker nodded, "Boss, I've been watching."

"It's just that I learned their offensive methods before, and now I have to learn their defensive methods."

"After the game tonight, I feel that I have touched some doors."

Li Xun nodded in satisfaction, "Yes, as long as you work hard enough, our team's starting second position will be yours sooner or later."

"Jokic, you played very well tonight, you can even describe it as perfect."

"Keep playing like that, and I feel like you're going to be an All-Star this season."

This is definitely not deliberately touting Jokic, but if Jokic can really hit this kind of quasi-triple-double data every night, and then maintain an ultra-low assist-to-turnover ratio.

Not to mention the All-Star, he may even start this year.

Under normal circumstances, there is still no insider in the Eastern Conference's starting lineup this year, and all three frontcourts are small forwards.

The only two inside All-Stars are Horford and Zhuang Shen, both of whom are substitutes.

Now Zhuang Shen is still in the Timberwolves.

And Howard's data is actually not good. If Jokic maintains the current data, he is really likely to start.

Hearing that he might even be selected as an All-Star, Jokic couldn't help feeling fascinated.

He may not have dreamed of it.

He was just a mascot in the Mavericks last season, but this season he is going to be an All-Star when he comes to the Knicks.

Booker was very envious.

But there is no way to be envious. No matter how good his statistics are this season, he will not be able to enter the All-Star.

We can only hope for next season.

On October 10, the New York Knicks sat at home and ushered in a heavyweight opponent.

The Dallas Mavericks just created a dynasty.

Although Li Xun left and the Mavericks failed to renew Anthony's contract, the Mavericks' current lineup is still quite gorgeous.

Gobert, Nukic, Nowitzki, Clay, LaVine, Dinwiddie, Antetokounmpo, etc., there is still an Embiid lying on the injury list.

This is definitely a fantasy lineup.

Coupled with Carlisle's outstanding coaching ability, the Mavericks are already the most popular team to win the championship this season.

"Boss, you left too suddenly."

"Yeah, you didn't tell us before you left."

"But seeing that you seem to be very happy in the Knicks now, we are relieved."

"I have a hunch that we will meet in the finals this year."

When the Maverick generals saw Li Xun, they swarmed up and hugged Li Xun warmly.

Seeing these old teammates, Li Xun felt emotional.

"Then you have to work hard, our Knicks may be able to enter the finals."

Li Xun joked.

Tonight's game, no matter what the outside world thinks, in the eyes of the players on both sides, it can be regarded as a preview of the finals.

Because they know Li Xun's terrifying dominance too well, the Mavericks have no doubt that Li Xun can drag a lineup like the Knicks into the finals.

The Knicks' current lineup doesn't look particularly good, but it's not too bad.

Anyway, in addition to Li Xun, there is also an All-Star player from the United Arab Emirates.

A team with two All-Stars can't be said to be too bad.

The two sides didn't warm up anymore, so they sat on the sidelines and chatted.

"Dudududu!"

At eight o'clock in the evening, the referee blows his whistle and the game officially begins.

Li Xun and Gobert walked to the midfield line to execute the jump ball. Needless to say, Li Xun won Gobert with the jump ball with a terrifying jump height and speed.

Gobert touched his nose in embarrassment. His height and wingspan were so much larger than Li Xun's. Why couldn't he beat Li Xun in the jump ball?
In the first offensive round, Li Xun came to do the work.

His desire to attack was extremely strong tonight.

Facing the Dynasty Mavericks that he personally built, Li Xun wanted to see if they could withstand his full power.

LaVine looked extremely nervous, because he was in charge of facing Li Xun tonight.

This young man played a lot of time last season, and he is more reused than Jokic anyway.

This season, because of the inability to renew Anthony's contract, LaVine was directly promoted to the starting position.

He is also competitive enough. In the last game against the Timberwolves, he scored 22 points and played quite well.

Li Xun held the ball outside the three-point line, made a fake shot, shook the nervous LaVine, and then rushed directly to the basket.

When Nowitzki saw Li Xun who was rushing over, he didn't have any desire to stop him.

Leaving aside whether my old arms and legs can stop me, or whether I will be injured, even if I pounce on Li Xun, the final result may be Li Xun's 2+1.

Gobert's expression became serious, and he began to stand ready.

He is too aware of Li Xun's destructive power at the basket.

What left him speechless was that when Li Xun was two steps away from the basket, he made a small throw and accurately sent the ball into the basket.

At this distance, Gobert can't reach the block.

If he runs out of the penalty area, Gobert has no doubts at all, and Li Xun will pass the ball to Jokic behind him in the next second.

In that way, Jokic dunks open under the basket, making it easier to score.

When it came to the Mavericks' offensive round, Antetokounmpo took control of the ball and advanced.

Just when Antetokounmpo was about to pass the ball to Clay, who was running without the ball, Li Xun suddenly shot out, and the long arm broke the ball.

Then, relying on his astonishing speed, Li Xun directly made a fast break alone.

At the basket in the frontcourt, Li Xun completed a dunk with a bang.

The fans at the scene applauded loudly.

In the end it was Li Xun, even against a team of the Mavericks level, he still showed an astonishing dominance.

Carlisle smacked his lips a little uncomfortable.

He is a relatively retro academic coach, but he actually doesn't like letting Antetokounmpo's height play point guard.

In his view, this is nonsense.

However, in the current lineup of the Mavericks, there is no decent master control, so Antetokounmpo can only be played.

Now the disadvantages have emerged. Antetokounmpo is not a traditional master like Paul, and his passing is almost meaningless.

Carlisle is even now thinking about whether to find a way to replace a young All-Star player who is in his prime with the potential youngsters in the team.

In the next few rounds, Li Xun singled out LaVine all the time, all of which were successful.

Success once or twice is still acceptable.

This hit five or six goals in a row, and each goal was scored. For LaVine's young mind, it was tantamount to being rewarded with a few big fights.

"Let me do it."

Clay looked at Lavin's eyes full of despair, and directly took on the burden of defending Li Xun.

Although he knew very well that his defensive effect might not be better than LaVine, but it would not let LaVine be directly shadowed by Li Xun tonight.

With Li Xun's departure, the Mavericks management now has the idea of ​​supporting Clay as the team leader.

Clay also took the initiative to assume this responsibility.

Sure enough, Clay's defense did not have any effect, and it was still difficult to stop Li Xun's offensive.

After half a quarter of the game, Li Xun scored 8 of 8 and scored 18 points in a row with two free throws.

This offensive efficiency is absolutely terrifying.

No wonder LaVine was desperate.

People can score 18 points in a game, which is already considered a good performance.

Li Xun's side is good. He scored 6 points directly in 18 minutes. Whoever plays the matchup must be extremely desperate.

Carlisle called a timeout directly.

He knew very well that he couldn't continue fighting like this.

If the fight continues like this, any strong lineup will be killed by Li Xun.

As long as Li Xun becomes the opponent, Carlisle can also realize how lucky he was in the previous three years.

Because he never has to worry about how to deal with the strong points in the opponent's lineup.

As long as Li Xun is on the field, he can take the initiative to take charge of the opponent's strong points.

"Giannis, you come to play the third position."

"Even if you die, you have to resist Li Xun and not let him enter the restricted area."

Carlisle looked around, Antetokounmpo became his lifeline.

This is already the third season of Antetokounmpo, and his body has become very strong.

With height, strength, and flexibility, he is definitely the best candidate to face Li Xun.

But Carlisle wasn't crazy enough to think that Antetokounmpo could really stand up to Li Xun, preventing him from entering the restricted area.

But as long as Antetokounmpo can consume Li Xun's physical energy, he will make a steady profit.

As long as Li Xun is off the field, Carlisle has absolute confidence that the Mavericks' lineup can rub the Knicks on the floor.

The timeout ends and players from both sides return to the field.

Seeing Brother Antetokounmpo come to defend himself alone, Li Xun couldn't help but feel a little headache.

When facing LaVine, Li Xun felt that his physical energy consumption rate was [-]-[-]%.

The counterpoint to Clay is roughly [-] to [-]%.

He still has a lot of physical energy to participate in the team's defense, which is why the Knicks were able to establish a huge advantage in the first half of the game.

But now against Brother Antetokounmpo, he is taller and stronger, and Li Xun's physical energy consumption must be at least [-]% to [-]% faster.

It's not that it's completely unusable to carry the defensive player on the back and punch the basket hard, but it's just that it can't be used all the time.

If you have been hard-pressing Brother Antetokounmpo, your physical energy will be too high. Li Xun may not have much physical energy to participate in the defense.

And once Li Xun's defense can't keep up, the Knicks must be in danger.

Since he couldn't do it hard, Li Xun simply began to participate in organizing the attack.

The Knicks are on the offensive end, and it doesn't mean that Li Xun is the only one. The UAE's defense is also strong enough.

Especially in the face of the old Dirk Nowitzki, the UAE's offensive efficiency is quite good.

After the first quarter was over, the Mavericks lost by seven points.

This is not a small difference.

Li Xun scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in the first quarter, and also had 3 steals and [-] blocks.

It can be said that it is almost everywhere on the field.

The UAE also played very well in the first quarter, making 6 of 4 shots, including a three-pointer, and has already scored 9 points.

Jokic was a little stymied.

Mainly he was up against Gobert.

Today's Gobert, but in the DPOY selection, the votes can be ranked in the top three.

It is normal for Jokic to be suppressed when facing Gobert.

During the intermission, the old Hornacek's face was full of disbelief. Their Knicks lineup actually beat the Mavericks in the first quarter?
"Lee, let's take a break in the second quarter."

"We have the advantage in our hands."

The old Hornacek couldn't bear to see Li Xun played the full [-] minutes in the first quarter. After all, he was his cheap son-in-law.

He couldn't help exhausting his son-in-law.

Li Xun nodded. The explosive data in the first quarter was not obtained for nothing, but obtained by expending a lot of physical energy.

Now I am a little tired and out of breath.

As a result, in the second quarter, Li Xun had just rested off the court for 3 minutes, and the situation on the court immediately changed.

The original seven-point difference was directly chased back by the Mavericks, and they even overtook it by two points.

In 3 minutes, the Knicks were chased by the Mavericks for nine points!

The main reason was that Clay broke out and scored three three-pointers in a row, which was absolutely desperate.

Li Xun had no choice but to continue playing to stabilize the situation on the field.

In his opinion, this game is a preview of the finals, and he doesn't want to lose.

After Li Xun played, the Knicks regained control of the situation.

Careful fans can find that once Li Xun is not on the court, this Knicks team is like headless chickens.

Defense has no backbone.

The offense has no backbone.

Organizational efficiency has dropped dramatically.

Rebounding efficiency is even more slammed.

Once Li Xun played, the situation was different immediately.

Many Knicks fans sighed, this can't make Li Xun play every game for 48 minutes, right?
Even the gods couldn't bear it when they came.

Now they can only hope that the Knicks lineup can quickly cultivate a first-class player other than the UAE.

(End of this chapter)