Unlike the poor form of the shutdown season, the Mavericks are only in seventh place, which is the result of Yao Ming and Nowitzki resting a third of the games.

And it's not like last season to take turns to rest, but to rest together, according to the prediction, Yao Ming and Nowitzki may only play about 50 games this season, and the playing time is also strictly limited, playing the same team or weak team.

"Mike Conley, 25, Aptitude Assessment A-......"

Conley's progress is still so slow, averaging 14.3 points, 2.2 boards, 6.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game.

"Tyson Chandler, 30, Aptitude Rating B+ (Peak), Offensive C+, Defensive S...... Averaged 32 minutes per game, averaging 8.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game......"

The most important thing to pay attention to is Chandler!

The stats are not outstanding, but the defense is extremely efficient!

Gasol Jr. saw that Chandler was also very aggressive, and he was one of two opponents competing with him for the best defensive player.

After the final preparations before the game, at 8 p.m., the match between the two teams began.

The starting lineup of Conley, Morrow, Marion, Nowitzki, and Chandler on the Mavericks' side.

The starting lineup of the Grizzlies is Son Ce, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Battier and Gasol Jr.

After the game started, the Mavericks played a good team combination, but the shooting effect was not good, Battier and Klay Thompson did a good job of chasing and defending Nowitzki and Morrow, but Conley and Chandler's blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation made Marion's cut play well, so Nowitzki was replaced by Brandon Wright after 3 minutes of play, and the cut was enhanced.

This decisive substitution once caused problems for the Grizzlies on the defensive end, but fortunately, Sun Ce and Klay Thompson each hit a three-pointer, and when the official timeout reached the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Mavericks by one point 16-15.

6 points, 1 board and 2 assists in the first quarter, Sun Ce returned to the bench and sat down, Coach Hollins wanted to replace Nash to attack aggressively, Klay Thompson and Paul George continued to play, and Yi Jianlian and Lopets Jr. appeared together.

Looking at the current score, Sun Ce feels that the Mavericks' offense is no worse than that of the Spurs!

The good thing is that the Mavericks don't have the same defense as the Spurs.

The Mavericks actually replaced Nowitzki after 3 minutes of play, and in this case, they could immediately play a wave of 7-3 to overtake the score!

This made Sun Ce seem to see the Mavericks team that played a tie-break with the Spurs in the first round of the 13-14 season, and it was stronger in terms of continuity, and in the rotation stage, Carter and Yao Ming were on!

Mike James, Carter, Bernard James, Chandler, Yao Ming, who averaged 6 points and 3.1 assists per game, played.

Entering the rotation stage, the thanks to Coach Hollins was a keen judge, did not try to use Gasol Jr. as the core of the defense to play defense, and chose to attack with all his might, and the Spurs led by 14 points in the first quarter of the Christmas game and were almost overturned.

This season, even Nowitzki has lost his tactical core position, and Yao Ming's way of using it has also changed, that is, to score! At the expense of physical strength, you can get as many points as you want.

Sun Ce was replaced midway through the second quarter, but at the end of the first half, the Grizzlies trailed by 2 points at 55-57 and went into halftime!

Compared to last season's Mavericks, this season seems to be stronger!

With better stamina and better tactical coordination, Carlisle's use of a core scoring lineup of several veterans slipped into the air!

When watching the video and watching the scouting report research, the Grizzlies didn't think the Mavericks were so difficult to defend, but when the real game started, they knew that it was really difficult to defend!

If it weren't for Chandler's substitution in the second half of the second quarter, the Grizzlies would have almost been pulled apart.

At the start of the second half, Chandler was still resting, and playing a quarter and a half in a row was more expensive for him.

The Mavericks are perfect offensively, with a flaw of poor physical fitness, and on the defensive end, they rely too much on the defensive trio of Conley, Marion, and Chandler.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Ce and Jimmy Butler, who started in the second half, played a pick-and-roll, Klay Thompson and Randolph made a shot and a cut, and Larry Sanders remained a threat, and the Grizzlies went on a 14-9 lead in the first four minutes of the third quarter to take a three-point lead.

At this time, the Grizzlies established an advantage, and found a relatively suitable defensive lineup, and played until the official timeout in the third quarter, and the Grizzlies relied on Sun Ce's right mid-range high position to turn sideways and step jumper, and beat the score to 72-66 in one fell swoop, stretching the difference to 6 points.

But the official pause is back, and the veteran Carter is powerful!

Taking advantage of Yao Ming's defense under the basket, Chandler's expansion, Marion and Conley's coordinated defense to limit the Grizzlies' offense, Carter hit two three-pointers in a row to tie the score!

Once again, the game was in a state of scorching.

You can see it, the Mavericks are working hard!

Yao Ming wanted to win against Sun Ce, played 16 minutes, and scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting; Nowitzki was targeted today, but he still played a leading role in playing time, Gasol Jr. was very hard defensively but Chandler was also very hard, and the best defensive player competition between the two would not budge, and it was very important to go straight to the fight......

The anxious game lasted until the end of regular time, Sun Ce played the second half, taking advantage of the Mavericks' average of 102 points per game defense this season, constantly looking for opportunities to score, and used physical medicine after the third quarter to help the team support the score while doing his best on both offensive and defensive ends.

On the Mavericks' side, the defense is only average, but they average 108.5 points per game and are third in the league!

The Mavericks, who average double-doubles per game, are too balanced, and with players like Carter and Yao Ming who can rely on singles to ensure scoring when they can't play in regular time, Nowitzki and Conley have the strength to dare to shoot and dare to score when it comes to critical moments.

Sun Ce played 36 minutes in regular time, shooting 14-of-22, including 4-of-9 three-pointers, and scored 39 points, but the Grizzlies were still forced to draw by the Mavericks!

After regular time, the Grizzlies and Mavericks were tied 107-107!

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Sun Ce returned to the bench, and Coach Hollins calmly arranged the rotation for overtime.

Sun Ce didn't panic, they had an advantage in overtime, but they didn't expect that they played the highest efficiency in recent times, but they were bitten tightly by the other party, which was very uncomfortable!

At the critical moment, he failed to limit Nowitzki's turnaround jumper, and Sun Ce failed to trigger the hand of "Havlicek", but in the end, his sideways step-by-step jumper did not score, and Nowitzki tied the score.

looked at the 7 people on the opposite side to score double-doubles, Yao Ming, Chandler, Conley, Nowitzki, Marion, Morrow, Carter...... There is no 1 20+ score!