NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

On January 1 local time, the Dallas Mavericks headed by Nowitzki came to an away game to challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers.

This is a battle of focus. Since Long Rui was born, the exposure of the Cavaliers has skyrocketed!

Especially after defeating the Charlotte Bobcats, Long Rui's highest score surpassed the basketball god Jordan, and now his attention is not inferior to any superstar in the league, even surpassing the thriving Big Three of the Heat!

Before the start of the game, the media from all over the United States came to the Quicken Loans Center Arena early. They would pay any price to get the news as soon as possible.

The last time the Quicken Loans Arena was surrounded by so much media was during James' time, but today the arena is even more popular than ever.

The Cavaliers played at home against the Dallas Mavericks, the super powerhouse team in the Western Conference. Because of the presence of Long Rui, the attendance rate in the arena was already full, and the last time the arena was full was also during James' period.

"Hello! Coach Carlisle, facing the Cavaliers today, what are you going to do?"

A reporter from a US media won the opportunity before the game. After he met the head coach of the Mavericks, Carlisle, he got straight to the point.

Carlisle glanced at him, and responded slowly: "Before this game, our team had just suffered a two-game losing streak. Now is the time when we need a victory. I think our players have already done their best." ready."

"You know that the Cavaliers have just won two consecutive victories. The Chinese player's performance is really outstanding. I have to say that the Cavaliers are very lucky."

"But their lineup is not deep enough. With Long alone, we can't go far. Except for him, we can suppress almost every point."

"So what we have to do is to limit the rest of the Cavaliers and prevent the dragon from easily driving the rhythm. I think as long as we can play steadily, we will definitely win."

Mavericks coach Carlisle made his own analysis of the strength of the two sides, and his analysis is also in line with most people's views.

The performance of the Mavericks this season is obvious to all. They were able to rank among the best in the Western Conference surrounded by strong enemies. They have brought the power of team basketball to the extreme.

Moments later, the reporter finished his interview with Carlisle, and then he found Cavaliers coach Scott.

"Coach Scott, I interviewed Coach Carlisle just now. He believes that the Mavericks will definitely win this game, and he said that the Cavaliers are really vulnerable. What do you think of the outcome?"

As the saying goes, it’s not too big of a deal to watch the excitement. This reporter obviously deliberately picked things up to get the most attention. In fact, Carlisle didn’t say that at all...

Sure enough, after hearing this sentence, Scott's face immediately darkened: "I don't know what that guy Carlisle wants to do, but at least I don't think we will be easily defeated by them."

Having said this, Scott paused suddenly, and then looked at Long Rui who was preparing to warm up on the sidelines.

"After we got Long Rui, the strength of the team has improved significantly. We have killed the Magic and Bobcats one after another. This is the best proof."

"I don't know where Carlisle's confidence comes from. In my opinion, that is completely stupid remarks. The Mavericks are indeed strong, but we are not completely without opportunities."

"I might as well tell you first, today's Cavaliers will have a big change in lineup, I promise, it will surprise everyone, just wait and see!"

Facing the reporter's challenge, Byron Scott's attitude was very tough.

A few minutes later, the players of the two teams started their respective warm-ups, but saw a very interesting scene on the field.

I saw Dirk Nowitzki, the star of the Mavericks, walking towards Long Rui.

"Long, I watched your performance in the first two games. I have to say that your personal ability is very good, but it may not be enough to beat us."

On weekdays, Nowitzki actually didn't talk much, maybe he saw Long Rui's excellent performance in two consecutive games, so he said such provocative words.

Facing Nowitzki, Long Rui looked very relaxed. He shrugged and said calmly: "I hope your strength can match what you said now."

The short response was full of gunpowder, and the commentator on the sidelines saw this scene and began to tease him constantly.

"It's really rare to see. It's hard to imagine Nowitzki rushing to the opponent's half during the warm-up."

"I heard that Long's performance has attracted the attention of many teams. They have all begun to study this Chinese player. I think the Mavericks have already made sufficient preparations to see what kind of visual impact they will bring tonight. !"

After the warm-up, the two teams offered their starters.

Mavericks

Starting center: Tyson Chandler

Starting Power Forward: Dirk Nowitzki
Starting Small Forward: Shawn Marion

Starting point: Deshaun Stevens
Starting point guard: Jason Kidd
Cavaliers

Starting center: JJ Hickson

Starting power forward: Antawn Jamison

Starting Small Forward: Alonzo Key

Starting position: Long Rui

Starting point guard: Baron Davis
As Scott said in the interview before the game, no one thought of the lineup that the Cavaliers offered.

When everyone saw this lineup, their first reaction was that the Cavaliers would definitely be blown away by their opponents!