The Mavericks players then appeared, although they were not booed by home fans, their momentum was much worse than that of the Suns.

Coach Nelson left, captain Finley left, and the current coach is a "little general" Avery Johnson with little experience. The Mavericks were not favored before the game.

After the players warmed up, the Suns' lineup was eye-catching again. The five were Guo Xu, Laga Bale, Josh Howard, Marion and Haslem.

D'Antoni clearly wanted to fight the attack with the Mavericks and killed his opponent with running and bombardment. Haslem was at a loss as a guest center forward, but he was fast and could shoot in the mid-range shots, and both sides would have many misalignment opportunities.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Suns lineup were equipped with this kind of lineup in every game. Veteran Cott Thomas was a guest star as a center, 206cm tall and 104kg. He was only 3cm taller than Haslem, and he was the body of a power forward.

Larry Drew, who attaches importance to defense, also agrees with this. The Suns' defense in the penalty area is indeed not good, but there are not many teams in the league that have a penalty area killer. Since the NBA allows joint defense, the big man is gradually no longer the main scorer.

The advantage of the small ball lineup is that it is very good at defending the outside shooting and pick-and-roll attacks. Four people can switch defenses without limit. It is perfect for a team like the Mavericks, which is mainly shooting. They cannot let the meat shield center Danpier dominate the attack.

Mavericks: Jason Terry, Doug Christie, Joey Graham, Nowitzki, Danpier.

Graham is a rookie selected by the Mavericks. He is 201cm tall and weighs 102 kilograms. He has excellent physical fitness. Although he has no skills, the coaching staff is also preparing to focus on cultivating him and get the opportunity in the first game.

You may not believe it. Graham's template in the draft was LeBron James, who was the number one in the physical test this year. If he hadn't been simple-minded, developed limbs and low ball quotient, he would not have fallen to 18th place in the first round before he was selected.

Danpier won the jump ball and the game began.

Graham received the ball from the wing and wanted to hang the ball to Nowiski on the right side to play Marion single, but made a mistake as soon as he got up. He lacked experience and had too obvious intentions to pass the ball. He thought that the NBA star was standing on the same position as the NCAA player.

Marion started so quickly and couldn't see it in the college inside. He suddenly made a steal and took the opportunity to get rid of Nowitzki in two quick attacks, attracting Graham to make up for defense and then pass to Howard, who was quick to get down. The latter made a one-handed dunk. 2-0.

When returning to defense, the Phoenix City slapped his hands to celebrate.

Zhang Heli said: "Howard scored the first two points of the new season for the Suns and officially got on the post. He was less than Joe Johnson's shooting, he was physically better and better at fast breaks."

Xu Jicheng said: "He is also a low pick in the first round. Since Guo Xu joined, all the first round rookies of the Suns have played in recent years."

The Mavericks attacked, veteran Christie passed the ball to the low post Danpier, who turned around and entered the basket with Haslem and scored with one hand. 2-2.

The difference in figure between the two faces is very obvious. Danpier is one size bigger, and he can attack occasionally, and he won 12+12 back then.

The Sun attacks, and also looks for misalignment opportunities.

Haslem pulled out to cover Guo Xu, Terry chased him, Guo Xu moved one step across the left, dribbled the ball towards Danpier, and quickly changed direction and shook half of his body, hitting the ground and passing the ball to the bottom line.

Marion received the ball with an empty cut and then threw Nowitzki away for a layup. 4-2.

Nowitzki defends the big guy, but it is very difficult to get a misplaced swingman like Marion. He reacts a little slower and doesn't get stuck.

The Mavericks attacked, Nowitzki received the ball and was close to Marion. He leaned on the right and turned around and shot to avoid the cover, and missed the basket after Marion jumped up and disturbed.

Graham rushes to grab the frontcourt rebound and gets it out. Terry takes the ball and makes a mid-range shot. With Guo Xu's interference, Bale doesn't score.

Last season, the Suns often played the unlimited man-to-man tactic of switching defenses, which gave the opponent a headache in the playoffs. Xiao Si is a position with relatively poor defense and moves very quickly. Now the Suns are players who rarely lose their positions in defense. The opponent can take action, but they must face the shot.

Guo Xu received the ball and launched a counterattack, advanced to the frontcourt and passed it to Marion. The latter saw that Nowitzki took more than two steps and directly scored a three-pointer to hit the iron. Graham grabbed the backcourt rebound.

In the Mavericks' positional battle, Guo Xu chased and defended very quickly after the pick-and-roll. Today, he no longer lets the water offense. Guo Xu did not let the water go, and the players who mainly attacked the frame were very sad to pass him, so they could only use his height advantage to jump shot.

The Mavericks took 20 seconds to pass back and forth and could not create open positions, but in the end they had to rely on the singles of the star. Nowitzki beat Marion to the jump shot missed.

Seeing that the opponent returned to defense quickly enough, Guo Xu slowed down the pace of receiving the ball, and played pick-and-roll with Haslem.

Haslem's figure is difficult to block the shooting opportunity for the defender, but it doesn't matter. He just needs to block Terry a little and stand at a high position to attract the center defense, waiting to catch the ball and completely give up the inside offense.

Guo Xu chose the weak side based on Marion's running. This time Marion went to the right, and Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the left. Howard and Bale ranked two bottom lines to pull apart. At this time, if the Mavericks chose to double-team Guo Xu, Danpier would have to put the middle lane on the air, and Graham would have to put the bottom corner on the bottom line.

The Suns have a triangular attack. Under this system, it is difficult for super guards to be double-teamed, and they can be free when they are double-teamed. This is the most important tactical style that Guo Xu learned when he was in the Lakers. If the opponent forces double-team, he can only hope that the defender will not pass the ball and play randomly.

Graham chose to double-team Guo Xu according to the coach's arrangement. As soon as he leaned into Guo Xu, he jumped and created space. He hit the ground and passed the ball to the bottom line. The latter made an open mid-range shot and hit a steady hit. 6 to 2.

The home fans gave Howard warm applause. He played like this in the preseason. Although he was not sure about three-pointers, his mid-range shots were becoming more and more stable.

In the Mavericks' attack, Terry couldn't get rid of Guo Xu as the pick-and-roll, and passed it to Nowitzki, who raised it high and made an inside pass to Danpier who was deep into the basket. Danpier turned around and shot from close range against Haslem to make two points. 6-4.

In the Suns' attack, Guo Xu had the same routine as before, first waited for his teammates to pull away, and then played the pick-and-roll with Haslem and went to the weak side.

Graham didn't dare to go forward and double-team anymore. Guo Xu and Haslem set aside to play Terry calmly.

He first dribbled the ball under his crotch and changed direction to the left. Terry moved horizontally and followed, retreated more backwards. Guo Xu dribbled the ball behind his left hand and took the right foot and took the jump shot. Terry didn't have time to block it, so he jumped forward and closed his eyes ineffective, and the ball was hollowed into the net. 8 to 4.

This is Guo Xu's sixth season in his career. With three time cycles of exercise, his playing rhythm has been integrated into his bone marrow. On the surface, he is a 24-year-old young player, but in fact he is a veteran with at least 10 years of experience.

Guo Xu can predict that the opponent will not be able to block the shooting rhythm, and will not be disrupted by a mere eye block.

When the Mavericks attacked, Nowitzki beat Marion one-on-one again, and as soon as he received the ball, he was close to the body. He pushed his back twice and turned to the bottom line and wiped it into the basket, dunking the ball with both hands. 8 to 6.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and without waiting for Haslem to come up to cover, he changed direction and drove the ball to the left to break through, hitting the ball with his left hand, Howard suddenly cut from the left to get rid of Graham, and dunked the ball with both hands. 10-6.

Howard was very similar to when he was with the Mavericks in his previous life. At the beginning, players could not defend themselves with three tricks and scored 6 points.
Chapter completed!