January 13th.

American Airlines Center.

The Mavericks will face the Kings at home today. At the same time, Wang Dachun will also return in this game.

The Mavericks' starting lineup is Kidd, Terry, Howard, Nowitzki and Dampier.

But the Kings' lineup has changed a lot today. It adopts a twin-tower lineup. In the two recent games between the Kings and the Mavericks, the Kings clearly have an absolute advantage in the interior. This time, the advantage in the interior is once again amplified. A specially formulated plan for the Mavericks

’s starting lineup.

The Kings starting lineup today is.

Point guard. Ben is 191 centimeters behind Udrih.

Shooting guard. Kevin Martin. 201 cm.

Small forward. John Salmons. 201 cm.

Power forward, Jason Thompson. 211 cm.

Center. Brad Miller. 211 cm.

The Kings' power forward position is Jason Thompson. Thompson is this year's rookie like Wang Dachun. And both of them occupy the same position as center.

Thompson was the twelfth lottery pick in the first round of this year. And his performance on the court since the start of the new season has been very stable. He is currently averaging 11+8 per game. Today, the Kings coach promoted him from the bench to the starting lineup.

It is to cooperate with Brad Miller to protect rebounds and at the same time cooperate with three outside shooters to maximize the power of their twin towers.

In the first quarter of the game, the Kings' twin-tower lineup gained an absolute advantage. Kevin Martin and Ben Udri continued to shoot three-pointers from the outside. Although the shooting rate was average. However, the Mavericks' protection of rebounds was almost extremely weak.

Towers can pretty much do whatever he wants inside the Mavericks.

In the first quarter alone, there were three secondary attacks by the Kings twin towers. Mavericks center Dampier only got two rebounds in the entire quarter and did not score.

And Nowitzki can't even attack at the basket and can only shoot from mid-range and beyond the three-point line.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 29:21. The Mavericks were eight points behind.

In fact, halfway through the first quarter, Mavericks head coach Carlisle already wanted to replace Dampier and replace Wang Dachun.

But considering that Wang Dachun was just recovering from his injury and it was his first game back, he couldn't play too long. So he kept suppressing the situation and didn't let Wang Dachun play in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the main players of both teams continued to play. This time, coach Carlisle did not suppress Wang Dachun's playing time and allowed Wang Dachun to play with the main players.

Nowitzki saw Wang Dachun playing with him in the second quarter. He felt an inexplicable sense of security in his heart. During this period of the game, although his statistics were good and his efficiency was high, he was really tired.

As an offensive power forward, he should score the highest points on the team, but his rebounds are also the highest on the team. This makes him a little depressed. It's not that he doesn't like rebounding data.

But in order to win, he can only keep fighting inside to grab rebounds. This has caused his physical strength to continue to decline. At the same time, his offense will become more and more difficult. He can no longer even guarantee that he will achieve good results in this game.

data, but what will his competitive state be like in the next game? Nowitzki has no guarantee at all, and he feels that he is on the verge of collapse at any time.

Now Wang Dachun is back. Although this little guy is a rookie this year, his talent is not only visible to the naked eye. His progress on the court is also visible to the naked eye.

If he hadn't been injured some time ago, Nowitzki believes that his game during this period would never have been as hard as it is now. And he could focus all his energy on offense. So Wang Dachun's return will be of great benefit to him.

An inexplicable sense of security.

Just as Nowitzki thought, after Wang Dachun came on the court in the second quarter, the Kings' two centers were unable to limit Wang Dachun's ability to protect the frame.

The two even double-teamed Wang Dachun in order to compete for rebounds. Even so, Wang Dachun could still grab a lot of rebounds from the two of them. This made Nowitzki's offense easier and easier.

And as the twelfth pick in the same class as Wang Dachun, Jason Thompson has been beaten by Wang Dachun to doubt his life.

When he and his big brother Brad Miller cooperated in a positional battle in the second quarter, he had been blocked by Wang Dachun three times in a row. Now he no longer dared to enter the inside. He really couldn't figure out how he could draft a draft with Wang Dachun's level.

The order will go to the end.

Brad Miller, who actually faced off against Wang Dachun, also had a very difficult time. Although his offense was not blocked by Wang Dachun, Wang Dachun's interference with his offense was too serious. And he must admit that he struggled for rebounds.

Can't beat Wang Dachun.

Also because of Wang Dachun's appearance, the Kings' outside shooters did not dare to take shots easily. Because of Wang Dachun's presence, whether it was offensive rebounds or defensive rebounds, the Kings' inside line did not have any advantage. Moreover, there was Norvis who was not weak in rebounding.

With Kyrie on the side, they were completely defeated in terms of rebounding.

At the end of the second quarter, the score between the two teams had become 52:47. The Mavericks led by five points.

In the second quarter, Wang Dachun scored 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks.

Head coach Solano was really pleased to see the power of the cooperation between Wang Dachun and Nowitzki. If Wang Dachun's offense can be fully developed, the two of them will definitely form a very shocking force in the league.

Inside combination. Now Wang Dachun needs time to grow.

The most gratifying thing for the Mavericks is coach Carlisle. And the happiest thing should be Nowitzki. He played so comfortably in this quarter. Not only did he score 14 points in a single quarter, but Wang Dachun used a "point board" to let the Mavericks win.

Nowitzki also picked up three rebounds.

This is a new skill that Wang Dachun learned by observing game videos and summarizing his own characteristics during his recovery period.

Of course, Wang Dachun is not that powerful and can be fully trained by himself. This skill was developed by physical coach Bob and assistant coach Solano combined with Wang Dachun's ability. After Wang Dachun mentioned that point rebounding can enhance his advantage in the paint, it was specially formulated for him.

Training methods.

After returning to the team during this period, although Wang Dachun did not play in the game, he added one more item to his training. This is another skill that Wang Dachun himself believes he has mastered after being able to make alley-oops and make-up dunks.

This is also the secret why Wang Dachun still has an advantage in rebounding under the attack of the two centers of the Kings.

And his mastery at this stage has reached the point that if he is not sure to get the rebound after dotting the board, he will point the basketball directly to Nowitzki, or point to the backboard and bounce it to Nowitzki through the backboard. Of course, if

There are other Mavericks players inside, they have a better position, and Wang Dachun will also point the rebound towards them.

After halftime, head coach Carlisle did not continue to let Wang Dachun play. Carlisle believed that one quarter of Wang Dachun's first game after his recovery was enough. He did not want to take any risks and let Wang Dachun play now. Even if he lost this

game.

But his crow's mouth came true. After Wang Dachun came off the court, the Mavericks' inside line was beaten again. Even though Nowitzki played efficiently personally, he could not stop the Mavericks' inside line from protecting the frame. The final score was 102:105.

this game.

Wang Dachun played 12 minutes in this game. He scored 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks. After the game, according to the statistics of the Mavericks game analysts, Wang Dachun was the player with the highest plus-minus value for the Mavericks in the entire game. His integrity reached

Amazing positive 28.

The reason why this data is so high is not only because of Wang Dachun's ability to protect the frame and rebound. It also includes that his scoring does not account for the number of shots taken by the team, and is obtained through tip-backs. At the same time, it also limits the opponent's scoring very well.

and rebounds.
Chapter completed!