Before the game, the Thunder expressed their confidence in winning the game at home.

The Dallas Morning News also worked hard to help the Mavericks.

"The Revenge of the Youth Army!"

"As we all know, the Oklahoma City Thunder is a new team in the past two years. The poor record of last season and the head coach who was ridiculed by people are climbing up step by step. It has to be said that their courage is worth letting go. It is praised by everyone, and the record this season is indeed impressive!"

"Although the Mavericks' lineup is not complete, but with Cuban as a good owner, I believe the Mavericks will teach these proud Oklahomans a lesson on the road!"

While sitting in the locker room, the Mavericks players watched the game preview on TV and were somewhat dissatisfied.

"This group of lunatics, all based on Kevin Durant's record, is actually so arrogant by a second grader, kill them!" Jet Terry first issued a declaration of battle.

"That's right. If you don't teach them a lesson, they won't know what's good or bad!"

"Count me in!"

The players encouraged each other.

The main reason is that Westbrook tore at Nowitzki, saying that the old driver is a soft guy who can only shoot, which made the Mavericks dissatisfied.

Cuban was sitting on the VIP seat with an angry look on his face. Dirk was the unique MVP in Cuban's heart. Whoever said Dirk was soft was slapping Cuban in the face.

It seems that the Thunder have taken advantage of the home court, and the team lineup is neat, but it is much worse than the Mavericks.

The game officially started, Dampier grabbed the ball, and Nowitzki tried to hit the iron.

The Thunder attack.

Westbrook entered the frontcourt with the ball, and the old Kidd defended. Facing an old man who could not move, Westbrook broke through directly, attracting Marion's help defense and passing to Li Muhua.

Li Muhua transferred to Green from behind, and Green made a jumper.

The Mavericks didn't expect the Thunder to pick up the pace of the game at all.

The attack flowed smoothly, and the fans at the Ford Center applauded.

The ball was served from the baseline, the Mavericks attacked, and old Kidd used Butler's screen to pass to Marion. This was a defensive dislocation, and Li Muhua and Marion faced each other.

Marion sat back against Li Muhua and forced himself to sit, and had already lost the opportunity to attack immediately.

Green assisted in defending against interference, and the Thunder double-teamed.

Krstic ran outside to block Nowitzki.

Marion was caught in the circle immediately, and the Thunder strangled the passing line and had to pass back to Kidd to reorganize. However, there were only a few seconds left in the attack time.

This time, Li Muhua let go of Marion, ready to steal.

Nowitzki did not run, but waited on the other side for an opportunity to pass the ball. Westbrook let the ball pass without attacking and came near the free throw line to block the pass. Kidd had to pass to Marion again and forcefully turned around for a jumper.

Marion has had ups and downs on the defensive end, and the offensive end has a greater role.

Get used to the shoulder-mounted bazooka in the open space, if you don't lean back, the chance of hitting the iron is higher than the hit rate.

It's just that the ball didn't fly to the basket as expected. Marion's shot was too crooked, hitting the backboard and bouncing back into Westbrook's hands.

Marion came to the Mavericks in the four-team trade in the summer, and was placed high hopes by the team, hoping to gain something on the offensive end.

In fact, Marion can be both inside and out on the offensive end, and his ugly shooting rate is scary.

According to the normal rhythm, in the first attack, Marion's attack efficiency will be much higher, but Li Muhua supported Marion with his legs, which made the hacker unable to turn around routinely.

The two attacks failed, the hacker was very angry, and went directly to the referee.

"That kid is not clean, you should keep an eye on him!"

The referee shook his head, stopped the hacker from continuing to chatter, and said that he would watch it next.

Every player who can't score a goal likes to complain, for example, the hand feels bad, and the opponent's defense is too dirty. If this is the case, the referees don't have to do it, and they mix your nonsense every day. What is the authority?

Anyway, this is the home court, so the referee will take care of it.

This is a typical thief shouting and catching the thief. The Mavericks are not clean at home. Many players hate Terry alone.

As long as you don't overdo it and don't affect the mood of the audience watching the game, what happens in private is the player's business.

Affecting the rhythm of the game will interrupt Kidd's judgment on the court.

The Thunder team attacked, and Li Muhua chose to play singles after receiving the ball.

After Beverly broke through directly, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Durant, who was in an air cut. Butler didn't have the courage to defend, allowing Durant to step and dunk easily.

In just two rounds of offense, the Thunder played their own style.

Crazy!
Durant doesn't look at people when he catches the ball, he just throws all kinds of things.

During his rookie season, Durant's touch was mediocre, and he could only use the previous strong play strategy. Later, after developing shooting, he prefers shooting to end the battle, after all, the range of shooting is wider.

As long as the off-ball screen is in place, Durant has many opportunities.

After the official timeout, Li Muhua scored 4 points and 4 assists.

What the Mavericks lack is not offense, but defense.

After these two rounds, Carlisle called a timeout directly.

After a timeout, Terry came on and threw a three-pointer to stop the bleeding but hit the iron.
After the dislocation is formed, singles is undoubtedly the best choice. Brooks reminded Durant and Green during the break to pay attention to increasing the offense from the outside. The Mavericks' defense has a flaw, and the dislocation directly affects defensive efficiency.

Under the dislocation, the opportunity for Green and Durant came out.

Durant once again fired frequently in the high position, dragging Marion to the outside.

The Thunder's offense seems to have opened up, from a single swing in the position to a half-court position coordination.

The Mavericks wanted to scold their mothers, they couldn't score offensively, and they couldn't defend. The Mavericks trailed by 35 points at 28:7 in the first quarter. This was impossible in the past. The Mavericks' offense has always been very strong.

Durant scored 10 points in a single quarter, and Li Muhua also scored 7 points and 4 assists.

Mercury's offensive made people see a different Thunder team.

In the second quarter, Westbrook and Harden continued to work with the substitutes. The backup point guard Josie Barea was hiding and playing, and Westbrook was not polite.

Zombie's jumper shooting rate is really a bit poor, but when Westbrook finds that the gesture is wrong, he will blame Harden.

In the summer, Westbrook followed Kalamanda to develop this zombie jumper, and he really liked this kind of disgusting movement. According to Westbrook, this is a non-mainstream and very fashionable performance.

The picture is too beautiful for ordinary people to appreciate.

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