The Warriors' upset win over the Mavericks away was also not a lot of news, and in the nine games of the day, there was basically no other big news on the court. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

So on the same day, the NBA's official website put the Warriors' victory over the Mavericks in the first place, and it was also another way for Stern to promote the Chinese players.

Yang Di was also placed in fifth place in the top 10 of the day's top 10 balls through Dampier's supplementary dunk.

From the perspective of visual effects and American aesthetics, Yang Di's dunk in almost every game can be selected as one of the top ten balls, and because of his violent dunk style and the vain increase in performance opportunities this season, the exposure rate has also risen all the way, basically becoming a representative of the new generation of insiders, and he is an out-and-out local star player in San Francisco.

The support of the Chinese is even greater, and they have never seen such a long-faced compatriot! Together with Yao Ming, he made people who had no sense of belonging happy, and gradually became an idol-type figure.

Of course, it's just an idol on the pitch.

The next day, Yang Di and the Warriors rushed to New Orleans, then rested for less than five hours, and then entered the arena to train and play.

In the game with the Mavericks, Yang Di didn't feel any physical problems, and as soon as he played this game, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The Hornets' Mage Loyer is also in a serious injury reimbursement situation, and the player who replaced him is Matt Frege, a second-round pick traded by the Hornets from the Heat this season, who is about the same height and weight as Young.

is such a rookie, Yang Di is particularly uncomfortable in the low post, coupled with PJ Brown's timely defense and card position, Yang Di didn't get many rebounds in a game, but was robbed of several frontcourt rebounds by PJ Brown, that's a 35-year-old man!

"Feet are weak! Weakness in the legs. ”

Montgomery knew the game was going to be going to be a game as soon as he saw the players in this state, and Richardson shot 0-of-4 from the opening game, all of which smashed into the front of the basket.

The first one is too fierce, and the latter is not good.

He didn't have much hope either, so he replaced the main player early in the first quarter.

At this time, the Warriors' benches broke out!

John Salmons, who got his chance, finally played his best game since coming to the Warriors, hitting all three shots in the first quarter and scoring nine points from inside and outside to help the Warriors close the gap with the Hornets and lead by one point.

The Hornets' rookie JR Smith was shaken off by Salmons' various feints and was stunned by Salmons' lesson.

After it was over, Salmons unceremoniously said to JR-Smith: "Rookie, welcome to the NBA." ”

JR-Smith was embarrassed and speechless, but he couldn't help it, defense was not his strong point, he could only sigh when he was young, the legendary NBA is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and any substitute player can beat him out, it's really hard to mix.

Hornets head coach Byron Scott didn't like JR Smith and replaced him not long after seeing J.R. Smith such a poor defense, at which point he only played 5 minutes, 0 of 1 shooting, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 turnover and 1 foul.

After Salmons was over, substitute power forward Foyer also began to play, and David Wesley was rewarded with a big pot on the defensive end to boost the team's morale, and on the offensive end, Petrus played a perfect block, and a three-step layup made two and one, making the Hornets even worse.

Scott let out a long sigh, "If only Margloyle, David West, Byron Davis, and the others were here at this time." ”

These Hornets strength players are all on the injury list, the Hornets are equivalent to half a team and then play with the Warriors, even if the starters withstand, the rest of the bench are more talented temporary workers or inexperienced rookies, compared to the Warriors' bench, it is already a shotgun to cannon-like gap, he is really unavailable.

Montgomery was overjoyed by the excellent performance of the substitutes, and simply let them stay on the court until the last three or four minutes of the second quarter, when the main players were replaced one after another, which was equivalent to sharing the playing time with the main players.

The Warriors led the Hornets by five points at halftime 42-37, and Yang Di played 13 minutes and only scored 3 points and 3 rebounds.

In the third quarter, Richardson missed a shot and the rebound bounced far away, and Young stuck with Matt Freger and reached out to finally grab the first offensive rebound of the game.

He fed back to Richardson from beyond the three-point line, and then leaned against Matt Freger's body and suddenly spun around him, like a spinning top.

Richardson understood and sent the ball near the basket, Yang Di jumped high, and caught the ball with both hands and dunked it violently.

Scott shook his head, Freger is still just a rookie after all, too young, this ball should not be so front, giving Yang Di the opportunity to run away.

After dunking this ball, Yang Di gradually came to the state and grabbed rebounds in a row.

Scott made a gesture on the sidelines, signaling the players on the court to change defenses, and PJ Brown changed from a help defense to a top defense to contain Yang Di a little.

Montgomery replaced Fisher and Dunleavy early and brought on Salmons and Petrus.

Salmons continued his first-half form, coming up and hitting a mid-range jumper in front of Junio Hanington, playing much like Jordan.

In fact, there is not much difference between Salmons and Jordan, at least in the face of this level of defense, he easily seems to be training with a trainer, scoring more and more freely, and the confidence of the whole person in this game is bursting.

Then Yang Di watched in amazement as Salmons scored 29 points and came off the bench to score the highest score, leading their team of declining physical strength to win the game.

After this game, the Warriors won three in a row.

But because of the gap of a weekend, and Yang Di's performance in the last game was not particularly good, Yang Di still failed to win the Player of the Week.

In Salt Lake City, the Warriors lost to the Jazz on the road.

Memet Oku, who was freshly traded to the Jazz, made a big splash, hitting all 5 shots from the outside and wearing 100 steps. The champion of the Pistons last season, after being poached by the Jazz, gradually found a new self-confidence in the Jazz, almost like a fish in water, especially adapted to Sloan's blocking offensive tactics.

He was paired with Carlos Boozer and not only complemented each other offensively, but was also fierce on the defensive end.

If it weren't for Kirilenko's injury, the Jazz would have a better record now, and even so, they still have a 10-13 record after this game, which is very close to the Warriors.

On December 18, the Warriors flew to Houston to take on the Rockets on the road.