For those veterans, the NBA shutdown has had a bigger impact on them.

Many veterans at the end of their careers choose to retire because they can't work hard to keep fit during the long vacation. Most of the veterans left behind have dropped their form significantly.

Ben Wallace, for example, may have been too bored with the shutdown, and Big Ben was drunk driving and was found carrying a handgun on holiday. After the start of the new season, Big Ben averaged only 1.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Pistons, and his ball skills have long been wasted.

Kidd also hinted in the summer that if the season was shut down, he would retire and go into business, which is a different battleground.

He eventually stayed, but was distracted, averaging 6.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals in 28.7 minutes per game, shooting 36.3% from the field and 35.4% from three-point range. Playing soy sauce on the offensive end, he is also close to a black hole on the defensive end, it is difficult to regain the courage of the year, and retirement is a matter of the past two years.

Kidd's defensive experience was still there, and he was worried about being passed by Curry's speed, so he kept a two-step distance. Curry dribbled the ball to his right hand under his crotch, stepped back sharply, and made a jump shot more than a meter from the three-point line.

It's rare to shoot three-pointers at this distance, but that's what Curry has been working on on the team, with Kidd having poor bounce and only slightly interfering when he steps forward and reaching out, and the ball hollows into the net. 14 to 6.

After joining the Clippers, Curry's three-point range is getting farther and farther, and he has this talent, but he didn't expect to shoot like this before.

The Mavericks attacked, West was pressed by Paul just after half the court, couldn't take one more step forward, and almost caused a mistake in the return court, he hurriedly passed the ball to Kidd, Curry was beside him, stretched out quickly, made a successful steal, and rushed out to play a fast attack.

Curry ignored the middle Paul reached for the ball, and made a 70-degree pullup on the left side to shoot a three-pointer, and Kidd couldn't catch up behind him.

No matter how experienced the veteran is, the body can't compare to the youngsters, and Curry's shooting rhythm is amazing, and he hit another three-pointer.

17-6, the fans applauded and cheered.

Curry gritted his braces and shook his head to defend himself, but he heard Yang Rui shouting on the sidelines, and hurriedly put the braces into his mouth again.

Yang Rui didn't let him grit his teeth to play, and said that he told him last season to get rid of this bad problem.

It's okay for players to be arrogant and domineering on the court, but Curry's habit of biting his teeth is very unpopular and is disgusted by many Chinese fans.

Curry's relationship with braces came on December 13, 2007, when Curry was a junior at Davidson College, when he was punched in the lip after a defender threw his arm in the ring. After that, Curry had a few stitches on his lip and immediately had his braces custom-made the next day. Since then, whenever he competes, Curry's braces have barely left his mouth.

Curry always grits his braces when he plays, and it's half in his mouth and half outside, which is unhygienic and not cool.

As soon as Yang Rui saw him gritting his braces, he didn't know why he always thought of the Vietnamese HKT group, and felt uncomfortable, and the song appeared in his mind: "Braces girl, how beautiful, my sister has such strong and beautiful legs......"

Some songs really have a brainwashing function, and Yang Rui can't forget it for many years after being reborn, such as "Wrong, Wrong, Wrong", "Ninja Mud Stick", "Worried", those who have listened to it must have similar feelings.

Mavericks coach Carlisle was forced to call a timeout and had to make a substitution. Jason Terry came on for Kidd and Marion came on for Gasol Jr.

After thinking about it, Carlisle decided to follow the rhythm of the Clippers and play small-ball tactics, although Gasol Jr.'s ability to respond is strong, but he and Nowitzki's offense are mainly two-point, and now the most important thing is to limit the Clippers' three-point, only Nowitzki, a slow person on the court, can keep up with the rhythm and make up for the Achilles' heel.

Yang Rui also adjusted the lineup, replacing Parsons and sending Chandler to play. Both sides are playing double guards, and Curry will not be a defensive hole, but Griffin and Parsons will struggle to defend Nowitzki.

The game continued, and the Mavericks' defensive outside shooting immediately became stronger, but their own offense was also affected, Chandler's main defense Nowitzki could play a jamming role, and Griffin defended the veteran Marion, with obvious physical advantages.

Gasol Jr. is off the court, and the Mavericks' ability to defend the restricted area has deteriorated. The Clippers' offense became inside and out, and Griffin held the ball and began to play to his strengths.

The Clippers were very efficient offensively and not bad defensively, beating the Mavericks 36-17 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Carlisle asked Gasol Jr. to take the bench, and the other four were White, Marion, Dominic Jones, and Terry.

Compared with Yang Rui's previous life, the Mavericks bench has become weaker, without Odom, Carter, and Marsinmi, and with one more Bobby Simmons, it is useless.

The Clippers fielded Paul, Gary Neal, Battier, Gay, Chandler.

The advantage of Chandler not starting is that he can deal with Gasol Jr. with physical strength and guard the penalty area. If Gasol Jr. doesn't play and White plays center, then Yang Rui will send Farid to play the death five tactics to strengthen the attack.

Since he was reborn in 97 and received the memories of his predecessor, Yang Rui has been in the basketball circle for nearly 15 years. In the early days, he would be paranoid and arrange wild attacks throughout the season, just to play beautifully, and the training of players is mainly looking for people with explosive offensive talent.

Now, Yang Rui pays more attention to "balance", even if there are offensive players in the team, he will not use them all the time, but arrange tactics for the opponent's lineup from beginning to end.

In basketball games, offensive and defensive balance is king, and there are blue-collar workers in the team who are not reused, and after a long time, blue-collar workers will also have opinions.

Nowitzki's absence will weaken Gasol Jr.'s power, he and Terry play high blocking, Terry can't break through the ball, he plays in the middle, and it is difficult to assist teammates.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Gasol Jr. of the Grizzlies cooperated with Randolph, Conley and others, and the offense was very simple. Now, except for Terry, the other three are all blue-collar workers, so it's not easy to do.

Gasol Jr.'s low-post attacking ability is not easy to use, and his 1CM bounce power is impossible to face Chandler to score consecutive points. He won't do that either, and people with a high ball IQ will avoid the opponent's defensive strengths and look for opportunities.

It's a pity that Gasol Jr. is already the strongest offensive point on the Mavericks court at present, he is selfless at this time, who can he give it to?

The 35-year-old Terry, who is not as good as before, is facing Paul's defense; The 34-year-old Marion's athleticism has declined, and the only thing he is sure of is a back-to-back play, facing the league's famous defensive player Battier; White's No. 4 position is fast, and it's not as fast as Guy, who cameos as a power forward.

The Mavericks' offense became boring, and the coordination was a simple pick-and-roll, and then the player pulled away the singles and forced a shot with someone interfering.

The Clippers' offense is much stronger, Paul will distribute the ball to the right position, all five people pull away, Chandler goes to the side to cover Neil, the latter catches the ball and shoots, Chandler covers and cuts into the air, this move is not easy for the Mavericks to defend.

Gasol Jr. went to defend the off-ball screen, but he was not fast enough, and Neil could easily get a good shot as long as he got rid of Jones.

If White goes to defend the pick-and-roll, Gasol Jr. will have to keep an eye on Gay or Battier in the bottom right corner, which is also difficult and obviously misaligned.

Six minutes later, the Clippers led 51-23, and the Mavericks were powerless to fight back.

Yang Rui let Paul and Chandler go to rest, but with a big lead, he sent Curry, Korver, Battier, Gay, and Griffin to play, and the offense was the mainstay.

Gasol Jr. did not rest, Carlisle replaced Nowitzki to form a twin tower, played a mutual lineup to fight the offense, and could score, but could not prevent the Clippers from attacking.

At halftime, the Clippers led 67-38.

The Mavericks are gone........