The older superstars of the NBA

After the opening game, the NBA regular season officially begins.

However, what makes the New York Knicks frustrated is that DeAndre Jordan's back injury recurred before playing two games!

After playing in the Finals last season, Jordan's injuries bothered him. During the offseason, Jordan didn't even dare to run out and was always looking for ways to recover.

It was not until the new season approached that his back injury improved slightly.

Unfortunately, no one expected that not long after this, his injury would once again become an unavoidable problem.

Fortunately, it was only the beginning of the season, and the Knicks management also generously gave Jordan a period of leave, and also found him a skilled doctor for diagnosis and treatment.

As soon as he left, Tristan Thompson naturally took advantage of the situation and temporarily became the Knicks' first choice at the fourth position.

The second game of the regular season is here.

This time the Knicks traveled to Dallas to challenge the Mavericks.

Interestingly, Porzingis's team is the Mavericks.

He was still with the Knicks last season and now he has changed his club. Although the team's lineup does not look very luxurious, with talented young players such as Luka Doncic, the Mavericks have huge potential. .

Route Center Arena.

This is the home court of the Mavericks.

On game day, the arena was packed with fans, and countless people poured into it.

Fans certainly know the potential of the Mavericks, but because of this, they also want to see how big the gap is between the Mavericks and the Knicks, a team that just won the championship last season.

If even the Knicks can be defeated, wouldn't it prove that the Mavericks have every chance of reaching the finals in the last two seasons?

beep.

The live timer beeps.

Zhao Feiyang led his teammates onto the court. On the Mavericks side, Doncic, Porzingis and others also came up and shook hands.

"Porzingis, long time no see."

"Zhao, how are you lately?"

The two hugged and high-fived.

Although they are not close friends in private, they still have a good relationship. Now that they have changed camps, the two of them do not have any dissatisfaction with each other.

Other Knicks players also greeted Porzingis, but Tristan seemed more indifferent and only gave Porzingis a symbolic high-five.

call out.

Both sides made their debut.

The Knicks' lineup remains unchanged, still based on the trio of Zhao Feiyang, plus Dwight Howard at the fifth position.

As for the candidate for the fourth position, head coach Norman Thomas was originally hesitant. He wanted Noah Vonleh to play, but Vonleh's condition was not very good, so Coach Thomas finally chose Tristan.

For the Mavericks, the team's starting lineup is Luka Doncic and Tim Hardaway II, who are responsible for the first and second positions.

The third position is given to Finney Smith, the fourth position is taken by Porzingis, and the fifth position is given to Dwight Powell.

Snapped.

The referee threw the basketball, and Tristan and Porzingis, who were responsible for the jump ball, jumped at the same time. Tristan was confident that he could swat the basketball away, but before he could get the ball, Porzingis slapped the ball away.

The basketball fell into Doncic's hands, and he advanced with the ball.

After halftime, Doncic looked for opportunities to attack. Zhao Feiyang immediately guarded him when he saw him coming up. The two faced each other. Doncic did not choose to pass the ball, but used his body to push Zhao Feiyang into the three-point line.

He is a head taller than Zhao Feiyang, so he has a slight physical advantage.

Zhao Feiyang was just about to use his body to resist this guy, but he didn't expect that Doncic suddenly turned around and pulled away. When Zhao Feiyang quickly adjusted his defense, Doncic suddenly leaned back and raised the basketball to shoot.

Unlike Kobe's fadeaway shot, Doncic is quite similar to Nowitzki's "Golden Rooster Independent" fadeaway style.

Swish.

The basketball fell steadily into the basket.

Doncic's shot helped the team score first, and also surprised Zhao Feiyang who was marking him.

"This guy is different from any player I've ever guarded!"

"No wonder he is so highly anticipated at such a young age... He is truly an extraordinary talent!"

The ball came to the Knicks.

Zhao Feiyang held the ball personally, and Zach LaVine was preparing to cover for him, but Zhao Feiyang waved his hand to indicate that he would not use it.

After halftime, Doncic came up to guard Zhao Feiyang. One second, Zhao Feiyang seemed to be planning to pass the ball, but the next second, he suddenly feinted away, and Doncic was directly passed by him.

After passing Doncic, Zhao Feiyang rushed into the two zones and made a pull-up jumper.

Swish.

The basketball fell steadily into the basket.

There was applause from the Knicks' bench.

The game goes on.

In the rest of the first quarter, Doncic and Zhao Feiyang had many exchanges. Both of them use their own unique playing methods and styles, and neither can completely restrict the other.

This made both players score pretty well. Zhao Feiyang scored 16 points in this quarter and Doncic scored 13 points.

Different from the wonderful performance on the outside, Porzingis and Tristan on the inside are in complete contrast.

One has only been in the league for five seasons, and the other is a veteran in the league.

The two of them are in a good mental state and have different technical styles.

Porzingis looked for opportunities to take shots under the basket, and even seized the opportunity to hit Tristan in the back. His style of play is very efficient, and Tristan is often half a beat too late, or even if he notices, he is unable to effectively interfere.

Compared to Porzingis' offense, Tristan seems very clumsy.

He is not that good at the offensive end and his skills are rough. On the defensive end, his state cannot be compared with Porzingis.

Therefore, when the two sides finished the first quarter, the Knicks were rarely behind the Mavericks by 7 points.

The two sides scored 30 to 37.

Break time.

Considering that the score was behind, Zhao Feiyang did not intend to leave the game. Coach Thomas made adjustments, LaVine took a break, Zhao Feiyang led Howard and Feng Lai up, and Adrian on the wing also took a break, with Kevin Knox taking over.

Jeremy Lin is responsible for helping Zhao Feiyang control the ball.

call out.

The second quarter arrives.

What is surprising is that the Mavericks did not replace Doncic.

Snapped.

The Mavericks serve.

Doncic continued to advance with the ball.

After switching to Jeremy Lin to guard him, Doncic was no more cautious than before. After halftime, he made a gesture to communicate with his teammates and signaled them to come up and cover.

Knox on the wing stepped in, trying to interfere with the opponent's pick-and-roll. Unexpectedly, Doncic and his teammates just made a false shot.

Soon, Doncic seized the opportunity to dribble the ball straight to the basket. He used his strong body to push outside the penalty area, and then suddenly jumped up and took a shot.

The whole action doesn't seem to be difficult, but the basketball he throws can hit the basket accurately.

Swish.

Doncic's shot scored again.