On the evening of February 22, Dirk, who had finished his All-Star tour, had a reunion with the team at his hotel in Salt Lake City.

Early the next day, February 23, Yiyang wore the Mavericks training uniform and started his first joint practice with the team after the All-Star Game.

The All-Star break has just ended, and the players have all been well rested. Watching this familiar old guy bounce around the court and sweep away the fatigue before the All-Star break, Carlisle felt full of confidence.

Before the All-Star break, the Mavericks' 44-11 record was definitely excellent. Both Cuban and Carlisle himself were undoubtedly very pleased with this result.

But the Mavericks aren't a team that's just content to make the playoffs, and the playoffs are a "basic requirement" for the Mavericks. The championship is the real pursuit of this group of "cowboys".

So for the rest of the season, the Mavericks won't let up. Both Carlisle and Cuban will be looking to get their teams up the table and not to meet the traditional powerhouses too soon.

The excellent form of the players today made Carlisle feel that he was getting closer and closer to his goal.

In addition to Carlisle, the coach, and Cuban, the boss, the players themselves who are running on the training ground are also in high spirits.

As soon as they entered the locker room today, the Mavericks players all said hello to Yiyang. The Rookie MVP is not a big accolade, but it's something to be proud of.

In addition, Terry proudly received $1,000 in cash from Yiyang. And the price he paid for $1,000 was just a newspaper worth $1.5.

"Open romance!? Members of the Italian women's national basketball team kiss goodbye to Yiyang Airport! It was a front-page headline in a local sports newspaper in Dallas, and underneath the headline was a photo of Yiyang and Vignari kissing at the entrance to the security checkpoint.

This matter is understandable in the eyes of other fans, but in Dallas, in this place where Yiyang fans gather, such a photo is undoubtedly a depth charge that has set off a storm.

And how could Terry, the "big brother" who always pays attention to all the dynamics of Yiyang, forget the original bet?

"What am I talking about? This Italian girl will be your girlfriend sooner or later! Hey, how's it going, is she as good in bed as she is on the basketball court? Terry counted the money and smiled wickedly at Yiyang.

Yiyang didn't bother to answer the question, but it was clear that this time, everyone in the entire locker room had the same smile as Terry.

Except for this little episode, Yiyang had a good day today. The separation from the team for a few days did not make the tacit understanding between Yiyang and his teammates drop much. On the training ground, Yiyang is still able to accurately execute Carlisle's arrangement, and Yiyang's teammates will always appear in the right position.

The training lasted until the afternoon, and after a short break, and some casual dinner under the arrangement of the nutritionist, the Mavericks' first regular season game after the All-Star Games officially began!

When Yiyang met Hayward on the court again, Hayward's eyes were full of envy when he looked at him. First, Hayward envied Yiyang's first NBA season with the treatment of participating in All-Star Weekend. Second, Hayward envied Yiyang, who didn't talk much, and actually found a girlfriend with a beautiful face and a hot body.

Of course, as Yiyang's best friend, Hayward's envy is just envy, and it will not develop to the level of jealousy. Yiyang is doing well, and Hayward is just as happy.

"You're really in the limelight, man. But it's the regular season, so don't expect me to show you off. After making a joke, Hayward also showed his determination to win today.

"Show your real skills, Gordon!" Yiyang smiled and fist bumped with Hayward, and every meeting between the two friends would burst into sparks on the basketball court.

But today wasn't a great day for Salt Lake City fans and Hayward.

Jazz guard Deron Brown. Williams has been officially traded to the New Jersey Nets after the All-Star break, and without Deron, the Jazz's strength is undoubtedly greatly reduced.

Although in the first quarter of the game, Al. Jefferson's play was excellent, allowing the Mavericks to drop points under the basket. With Jefferson's hole in the Mavericks' interior, the Jazz were able to play inside and out, taking a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

Jefferson was so unhappy that he didn't make the All-Star selection that he took out his frustration on the Mavericks, who have two All-Star players, today.

But during the break, Carlisle made a bag arrangement for Jefferson. And this arrangement allowed Jefferson to be contained. also completely, curbed the entire Utah Jazz.

In the following games, although Jefferson still performed well, he also played very hard under the infinite change of defense and packing.

As for Hayward, Yiyang's best friend had a terrible hand today. He made 6 shots and hit just 1 goal. Most of the time, Hayward seems to disappear from the court. If it weren't for Yiyang's warm hug with Hayward after the game, the fans might have almost forgotten the existence of this guy.

After Deron left, not everyone on the Jazz team was able to get the ball to where it needed to be quickly. In college, Hayward and Yiyang played together. Entering the NBA, Hayward and Deron played together. Now Hayward suddenly has no good point guard around him, and it will take him a while to adapt and adjust.

Not just Hayward, but the entire Jazz team can more or less see such discomfort. The impact of a good point guard is so huge.

In the end, the Mavericks beat the Jazz 118-99 on the road and got off to a good start after the All-Star break. Yiyang got 18 points, 12 assists, 2 steals and 4 rebounds, continuing his excellent form.

The All-Star break got off to a good start as soon as they returned, and the Mavericks immediately returned to the No. 1 spot in the latest ESPN Power Rankings. In the latest edition of the official rookie rankings, Cousins surpassed Griffin to second place for the first time. But the first throne is still occupied by Yiyang!

The timing of the update of this rookie ranking can be said to be very appropriate, because just two days after the Mavericks' victory over the Jazz, Yiyang will travel with the team to Washington, D.C., and once again compete with the champion Wall!

The fact that the latest rookie ranking Wall is fourth and Yiyang is the first has undoubtedly added a lot to this game.

Although the outside world is hotly hyped, in fact, Yiyang and Wall are not very interested in the ranking. The performance on the field is the truth that tests everything.

Before the game began, Wall and Yiyang also hugged amicably on the court. After Wall hugged him, he also made a joke about Cousins and Yiyang.

"Don't let DeMarcus know I'm hugging you, or he'll force me to take a shower countless times!"

Yiyang didn't get angry after hearing this, and Wall also told him that Cousins was actually a child's temper, and sometimes there was no need to compete with him.

Before the start of the game, Tanhua and the champion can still have a chat and laugh. But as soon as the game started, the friendly atmosphere was swept away.

Although the Wizards' 15-42 record puts them at the bottom of the league, the Mavericks didn't have an easy time playing today.

In Wall, Nick. With all three points of attack in Young and Lewis playing at a level and efficiency, the Mavericks are in a tough battle because of the cold touch of two European players, Nowitzki and Peja.

Throughout the game, Peja received several wonderful passes from Yiyang, but failed to convert them into points in the face of open opportunities.

As for Nowitzki, it's likely that facing Lewis made him too relaxed. As a result, the German's turnaround jumper was repeatedly defeated, allowing McGee, who was up-and-coming in the slam dunk contest, to grab a lot of rebounds.

However, today's most anticipated matchup did not disappoint.

In the case of Nowitzki's poor hand, Yiyang carried the scoring banner and confronted Wall.

Wall hit a layup on the side, and Yiyang is going to make a stop-and-go jump shot here. Wall made a foul and scored three points, and Yiyang used a real three points to extend the score.

The game between the two young guards in the regular season dazzled the fans, and it can be said that tonight, Wall and Yiyang performed incomparably. They were all very good and they all impressed the fans.

In the final 20 seconds of the game, the Wizards still trailed by four points. Philips. Sanders also had nothing to think about, using foul tactics.

It's a pity that the Mavericks are very solid at the free throw line. In the end, the difference of 4 points was maintained until the end of the game.

103-99, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Wizards in Washington, D.C. Among them, Wall's 24 points and 8 assists and Yiyang's 20 points and 10 assists are not much different.

After the game, Wall still greeted Yiyang with a smile.

"The first time I lost to you, this time we draw. Wait until the third time, but it's time for me to win! "Wall's progress is obvious, as the top pick in the 10th draft, Wall is ready to take on Yiyang's next challenge!

However, Yiyang just smiled at Wall. "Winning or losing doesn't happen by following a law."

Although the game was difficult, although Yiyang and Wall had a draw, they could not distinguish the winner. But anyway, the Mavericks still have a solid victory in their hands.

After a pull-out in Washington, D.C., the Mavericks players flew overnight to the frigid North of Toronto. In 24 hours, Yiyang and they will play a long-lost back-to-back game at the Canadian Route Center Arena in Toronto!

Although it was played back-to-back, the game was not too difficult for the Mavericks.

Since last summer "Dragon King" Chris. After Bosh left the warm city of Miami, the Raptors entered the current leaderless period.

In this era when stars are starting to play together, the Raptors, who don't have any stars, are naturally difficult to play.

So far this season, the Raptors have won only 16 games in total. In the East, the rankings are just one place higher than the Washington Wizards. Although the team's young guard DeRozan has shown some potential, DeRozan is by no means the savior who can save the team and the fire.

The Mavericks' trip to the North can be said to be an easy and enjoyable victory, and Nowitzki is chopping melons and vegetables at Amir. Johnson scored a game-high 31 points from the head, sweeping away the doubts that had accumulated since the poor performance in the previous game.

Yiyang, who came off the bench for Kidd, also had an all-around performance of 19 points, 9 assists, 3 steals and 6 rebounds. His play is even better than DeRozan, who has unlimited right to fire. Yiyang used 13 shots in exchange for 19 points, and DeRozan got the same score but made 19 shots!

Combined with Marion's 20 points, Terry's 13 points and Kidd's 11 points, the Mavericks won comfortably 114-96 with five players scoring in double figures.

As of this point, the Mavericks' February games are all over. They also won all three games after the All-Star break. Before the All-Star break, the Mavericks are now on another six-game winning streak.

The Mavericks' momentum is as strong as ESPN's famous commentator Mike Murphy is saying about it. Brin said.

"A few days ago, we were cheering for the All-Star Game. But now, the cheers of the fans are gradually fading into one exclamation after another. Three games, three wins. Three games, three great performances. The Dallas Mavericks are back, and the blue whirlwind that swept the league is back! ”

Yiyang saw Mike on the plane. Bryn's comment, smiling slightly. That's right, we, the demons who terrified the entire alliance, are back!