On the evening of November 9, the Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks officially started at the Federal Express Arena.

Although the Mavericks' strength is not as exciting as the Lakers, Nets and other teams before, because of Luca Doncic, the popularity of this game is not low.

Doncic received a lot of attention from reporters when he was warming up. Several cameras were around him to shoot continuously.

Soon, today's sideline reporter Stephen A. Smith appeared in front of the camera with a basketball magazine.

He put the cover of the latest issue of Sports Illustrated in front of the camera. The cover of this issue is Luca Doncic, and the title is also very eye-catching: "How close is he to Link?"

"Luca vs. Link, the confrontation between the two most all-round players in the league. Many people say that Luca will take over Link's banner after Link leaves. So today, let Link test how much his successor is."

Stephen A. Smith is very good at focusing on the key points and instantly mobilized the fans' curiosity.

Doncic's performance this season is obvious to everyone.

He averaged 21 points per game in his rookie season, which made people think that Doncic may not make leaps and bounds this season, and may even regress, becoming another example of his debut as the peak.

However, Doncic responded to this question with his own performance.

In the opening game, he scored 34 points and beat Bradley Bill, two-time All-Stars.

In the second game against the Pelicans, he even scored 25 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds with triple-double data, which made Brandon Ingram lose all his face.

In the third game against the Trail Blazers, Doncic scored 29 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds with a quasi-"30+ triple-double" data, and finally lost to the Trail Blazers two points, scaring Lillard into a cold sweat.

When he played against the Lakers and James, he even scored a large triple-double with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists. On the court, you can't tell that the Mavericks No. 77 was a second-year rookie.

He is calm, smart and lethal. When facing him, anyone has to show his attitude towards the superstars in the league.

Last season, people were still discussing who is the greatest young player of this era.

However, this season, the gap between Trae Young and Doncic has become very large.

Of course, this does not mean that Trae Yang is still one of the strongest young players in the league.

However, Doncic has already left the category of "young players", and he has begun to be compared with players such as Link, James.

In this game, people are also looking forward to Doncic's performance, and look forward to him being able to compete with Link as he did last time against James.

Doncic was also very serious when warming up, and this kid was so angry that he felt a little angry.

"That kid is not simple. I remember you were not so scary when you were in the second grade, right?" Gasol stood beside Link while warming up and started chatting with Link.

"When I was in the second grade, I averaged 22.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. His current average data is beyond me in all aspects." Link smiled. He specifically checked his second grade data yesterday, but he didn't expect that he was so much different from Doncic.

Doncic is almost at a three-double average per game now, and he is a three-double average of 30 points per game!

When Link was in the second grade, he broke the three-point competition record, won the fastest-progress player award, and entered the double second team.

But these seem to be difficult for Doncic.

Overall, Doncic is indeed better than Link in the second grade. And you should know that Link is an older rookie, and he was 23 years old when he was in the second grade. Where is Doncic? He is less than 20 years old!

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a super genius.

"Yes, yes, super genius. In the future, the Spanish team will be in danger in Europe..." Gasol sighed. Once Doncic grows up, the position of the top European leader in Spain will be no longer guaranteed.

"I can't control Europe, but in NBA, in Memphis," Link said, patting Gasol's arm, "No one can ride on our heads, and it's not even a super genius."

After saying that, the referee signaled both sides to prepare for the starter and the game began soon!

Doncic walked to the middle circle and hugged Link to show off.

On the surface, this seems to be quite friendly to opponents with "inheritance relationship".

But Doncic and Link both care about the victory of this game very much.

"I won't give in to you today, Luca." Link and Doncic whispered in his ear as they hugged.

"Don't, I won't show mercy just because this is your home court." Doncic also responded.

"Hahahahaha, you are one of the few players who dare to talk to me like this here. Don't let me down, boy."

Both sides let go and each went to their own half.

At that moment, they had gone from friends to mortal enemies.

The starting five tigers on the Mavericks are still very strong, Doncic at the first position and Hardaway at the second position averaged 18 points per game last season.

The third position is the young 3D engineer Dorian Finney Smith, the fourth position Porzingis, and center Dwight Powell.

If the Mavericks don't experience any serious injury problems this season, their results will definitely surprise everyone.

"The Mavericks' advantages are still very obvious. If the Grizzlies use Conley to defend Doncic, it will definitely be another tragedy. But Hardaway, who is the second position, is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If the Grizzlies really want to defend, they can only use Link to defend Doncic."

"In addition to Doncic, Porzingis on the fourth position is also a dangerous person. Looking at what Anthony Davis did last time, it is not difficult to imagine what Porzingis will be like later. Although Jamie Chels Green is strong, he cannot completely freeze the Latvians."

On the commentary stage, Jeff Van Gundy and Chris Webb played the Mavericks respectively.

But everyone knows that as long as Link is there, it will be useless to have the advantage of Mavericks.

The referee threw the ball into the air and the game officially began.

After the Mavericks got the ball, Doncic immediately approached the Grizzlies' halftime.

However, Link did not face Doncic as soon as he came up, and he stood in front of Finney Smith in a proper manner.

After all, it is the regular season and it has not reached the point where you must fight for bayonets.

Therefore, the Grizzlies are just following the regular defensive plan for the time being.

Seeing that Link did not come up to defend him, Doncic immediately called for a cover.

Since that's the case, then I'll be ugly!

Porzingis immediately ran to Doncic, who took advantage of the cover to break into the three-point line.

Doncic did not have lightning speed, but was very steady. He was not in a hurry after rushing in, but calmly observed the Grizzlies' defensive changes.

Conley immediately bypassed Porzingis and chased after him, preparing to post it to Doncic again.

Little did he know that Doncic suddenly slowed down and deliberately used his butt to separate Conley from him, and took the initiative to fight, preventing Conley from getting close to him!

Finally, seeing that Conley had no intention of leaving at all, Doncic suddenly jumped gently and threw the ball.

Because Conley touched too tightly, he violated Doncic's cylinder when he made a move. Therefore, the referee blew the whistle in his mouth without hesitation.

At the same time, basketball is hollowed into the net, and Doncic scores effectively.

As soon as he came up, Doncic got a 2+1 chance against the experienced Conley!

"Beautiful, this is Luca Doncic! There is no lightning speed, no fancy dribbling. It looks slow, simple, but very wise! Do you feel that it is believed? Doncic, the second grader, plays the experienced Conley all the way!"

"Yes, Luca is like an experienced veteran. He knows to take the initiative to slow down, fight against each other, and knows when to make a foul. After all, before coming to NBA, he was already one of the best professional players in Europe. It would be easy for him to adapt to this place!"

Doncic's attack in the first round won him endless praise.

Link shook his head. That kid is indeed smart. The move just now was usually thought of by Lao Qiupi. However, Doncic used it perfectly.

Doncic on the court is very mature and does not look funny at all.

But when he saw Doncic standing on the free throw line, Link was not upset, but instead smiled.

Such an opponent is interesting!

If you are just an ordinary little devil, then you won’t be interested in Link.

Link patted Conley on the shoulder and signaled him not to be discouraged.
Chapter completed!