I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 163
On May 12, at the American Airlines Center Arena.

The Mavericks will host the Los Angeles Clippers.

The two sides played against each other for the first time, and the Mavericks won a big victory.

At this stage, the Clippers are still ranked first from the bottom in the West. The last few games have basically been disastrous defeats, and they have lost eight consecutive games so far.

In tonight's game, the Clippers players did not report any hope, they just went through the motions. After all, their opponent is the number one Mavericks, and it is simply too difficult to win.

Soon after the start of the game, the strength gap between the two sides was reflected.

The Clippers' offense was chaotic. Basically, after a simple pick-and-roll cooperation, the core players began to play singles, and the shooting rate was pitifully low.

On the other hand, the Mavericks' offense played smoothly and blossomed more.

That's the advantage of having a top organizer.

Although this organizer is a defensive black hole, with the help of teammates, this problem can be solved in minutes.

When the Mavericks opened up the score, they began to pass the ball to Nowitzki for singles to get him back to his state.

In this game, Nowitzki felt pretty good, not as hard as the previous game, and played quite steadily.

"Nowitzki felt good tonight. Facing Brand's defense, he hit jumpers one after another. It seems that yesterday's report hit him hard. This game is undoubtedly a battle for him to prove. I think many people mocked him yesterday. The media reporters should be trembling in a corner at this time."

In the on-site commentary booth, Barkley laughed and said.

On the field, Nowitzki played singles with the ball in the low post on the right, with his back against Brand, made a few fake moves, shook Brand's center of gravity, and then quickly turned over and made a jumper.

Brand failed to rush to interfere in time, and could only watch the "driver" take a shot.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

After the goal, when Nowitzki passed Brand, he whispered: "Man, your defense is much worse than Lee. He won't let me shoot so easily."

Brand looked at the back of No. 41 of the Mavericks going away, feeling a little annoyed, and clenched his fists.

I'm an All-Star anyway, comparing myself to a rookie, is this guy mocking me?

But that rookie is really strong, and his defense is indeed not as good as others, which he has to admit.

Brand thought about it, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. The anger in his heart dissipated, and he ran to the frontcourt to participate in the attack.

In this round, Brand wanted to return a goal, but was seriously interfered by Li Xuan, who retreated to the basket to help defend, and failed to score.

Looking back, Dirk held the ball with both hands near the high post on the right, facing Brand in a triple-threat action.

Brand was a little nervous at this time. He didn't know whether Nowitzki was shooting or suddenly. After all, he had been forced to shoot many times before.

Dirk raised his hand, made a fake shot, shook Brand up, then dribbled and rushed to the basket, came to the penalty area, made an emergency stop and made a jump.

Brand, who was being teased, was a little frustrated. He really couldn't guard Nowitzki.

"Why didn't you play against the Mavericks in the last game!"

It can be seen from the fluke psychology of the leading star that the Clippers are basically out of play in this game.

The next game did develop like this.

Relying on strong offensive firepower, the Mavericks defeated the Clippers steadily and quickly opened up the point difference.

In this way, the Mavericks clocked out of get off work in only three quarters and easily won the game.

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Clippers 114-85 at home and won two consecutive victories.

数据方面，李轩这场比赛上场30分钟，投篮15投10中，其中三分球5投3中，罚球2罚2中，得到25分8篮板4助攻2抢断2盖帽的全面数据。

诺维斯基投篮25投15中，其中三分球3投1中，罚球6罚5中，砍下36分6篮板2助攻的数据。

Nash scored a double-double of 11 points and 12 assists; Finley scored 18 points and 3 assists.

快船队方面，布兰德17投6中，罚球8罚5中，拿到17分11篮板的两双数据。

马盖蒂获得12分3篮板3助攻的数据；理查德森获得11分5篮板的数据。

After the game, Nowitzki was elected the best player of the game, surrounded by media reporters, scrambling to ask questions and interviews.

Li Xuan, who was not selected as the best player, did not feel frustrated, but felt elated.

"Finally, I don't have to deal with those unscrupulous media reporters, so leave Dirk with a headache!"

Immediately, Li Xuan sneaked back to the locker room.

On the other side, Nowitzki began to accept post-match interviews with media reporters.

"Dirk, congratulations on your high score of 30+. You played very steadily in this game. You are completely different from your last game. Can you talk about how to quickly adjust your competitive state?" the reporter asked. .

"I would like to thank the team and teammates for their help, especially Lee. He helped me a lot and sacrificed his training time to help me recover. I am very grateful to him." Nowitzki responded.

Immediately, the reporters asked Nowitzki how Li Xuan helped him recover.

Nowitzki also told the reporter very frankly how the two played heads-up. This is not a secret.

Afterwards, Nowitzki returned to a few questions, squeezed out of the crowd, and walked toward the player tunnel.

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After winning the Clippers, the Mavericks rushed to San Antonio overnight to face the Spurs back-to-back.

The game was extremely intense and anxious, and it was not until the end that the winner was decided.

In the end, relying on Li Xuan's three-point lore, the Mavericks narrowly beat the Spurs 91-90 and left San Antonio calmly.

In the final stage, the Spurs had already guessed who the Mavericks would hand over to the last attack, but they still couldn't stop it.

Li Xuan calmly made the damn three-pointer under the interference of Duncan and Ginobili.

The moment the basketball hit the net, Duncan's expression was the same as that of Garnett's lore before, very bewildered.

He's been playing defense so flawlessly, he's almost able to block the basketball, and just a little bit to help the team win.

After the game, Duncan took the initiative to find Li Xuan and shook hands.

In fact, he wanted to touch Li Xuan's head more, but Li Xuan was very resistant and failed to realize his wish.

"Little guy, you did a good job in this game. You beat the defending champion, and the future is yours." Duncan blurted out the famous line that belonged to Zhan Huang.

After hearing this, Li Xuan smiled gracefully, and responded: "It's still uncertain who will own the future, after all, no one knows what will happen."

If you want to trick me, I won't take this trick.

After that, Li Xuan and Duncan exchanged a few more words, and then exchanged their mobile phone numbers before saying goodbye to each other and walking towards the player tunnel.

After returning to the locker room, Li Xuan chatted with his teammates for a few words, and then packed his belongings in the locker.

Not long after, Old Nelson opened the door, clapped his hands, praised some players as usual, followed by a post-match summary, and then sent the players to wash and shower.

After dismissing the players, Old Nelson looked at the schedule in his hand and sighed. The next step is to test the physical strength of the Mavericks.

"I don't know if that little guy can hold on."

Old Nelson was a little worried, but there was nothing he could do. It was all because the league's schedule was too dense.

(End of this chapter)