The Lakers didn't take a long break and started training after only one day, because the opponent in the next game was the Dallas Mavericks.

Last season's Mavericks lost to the Nuggets in the second round and stopped in the second round, but it does not mean that the Mavericks are the targets that can be bullied. On the contrary, the Mavericks are very strong. The Mavericks killed the Spurs 4:1 in the first round, which is an object that the entire league dares not ignore.

The Mavericks not only have King No, who is at his peak, but also won Marion this season. The team also includes Danpier, Jason Terry and Jose Barrea, who can fight after standing up from the bench.

The key is that there is also a Jason Kidd, who is getting older and more demonic!

Last season, the Lakers had a strong forward and won all three games with the Mavericks, but they were very hard to win each time. This year, the Mavericks have strengthened. On paper, the Mavericks are not inferior to the Lakers, not to mention that Gasol has not made a comeback and has lost the core of Gasol, so the Lakers and the Mavericks have only 50% chance of winning.

The Lakers attach great importance to this game because the Mavericks are likely to be one of the Lakers' strongest opponents in the playoffs. If the Lakers want to defend their title, they must cross the Mavericks' mountain.

The industry also attaches great importance to this game. The Lakers were the champion of last season and the winning members were retained. The Lakers still have the strength to win the championship, while the Mavericks are striving for the championship every year. This game is likely to be a preview of the Western Conference Finals.

Of course, there are many such games that play the Western Conference Finals preview every year, but it is undeniable that this should be a high-level and high-quality game.

The industry is concerned about not only the victory or defeat of the two teams, but also a gimmick worth watching. Of course, it is not Kobe and Nowitzki. Although they are the core of the team, they have long lost the meaning of hype over the years.

The point guard position they are concerned about is not originally a strong point, but can only be considered a well-behaved position. The Lakers don't care. Even if Fisher is hammered, the Lakers may win. Generally speaking, this is not the key.

But this year the Lakers have made a new change. At the opening ceremony, an unknown kid suddenly made an incredible debut, shocking many people, but this game was directly facing the big devil Kidd in the league's central point guard position, which inevitably made people feel very interested.

Since 2008, people have discovered that Kidd has been slower. After all, Kidd has gradually grown older, but the slower one is his legs, his brain and hands are becoming more and more useful. You may not see gorgeous back passes, wielding passes or passing people without watching people, but the timing, landing point, strength and accuracy of each pass are amazing.

Kidd's legs were slow, but his defense was still surprising. The young point guard still had to tremble in front of Kidd to prevent the ghostly hands from stealing the basketball from their hands. You must know that Kidd averaged two steals per game last year.

Kidd is getting more and more demonic as he gets older. Some fans even call him a thousand-year-old demon. Even in the league where new mid-zoo point guards are rampant, Kidd is still among the four point guards at an advanced age. I have to say that this is a terrifying opponent.

And the Lakers rookie has to face such an opponent in the second game.

Some people hope to see Zhou Mubai perform well, while others hope that Kidd can teach Zhou Mubai hard, but no one thinks that Zhou Mubai is Kidd's opponent. The biggest expectation is just that Zhou Mubai has some light to satisfy.

That's true, it's Kidd after all.

A reporter interviewed Kidd before the game.

"Jason, do you know Zhou Mubai?"

This name may be a bit strange and difficult to pronounce. Kid was stunned, but he was an old monster after all, and he would not give it easy to be honest. He quickly smiled and said, "That's a good young man."

Actually, he really doesn't know that he has been in the league for more than ten years. Apart from some old opponents, there are not many new players worthy of his attention. He originally looked at the opponent's information before the game, but the Lakers are different. The Lakers have not changed much this season, so he ignored it.

"Then are you interested in him? Will you teach him a lesson in this game?"

Jason Kidd: "???"

"I didn't think so much, you know, we just wanted to play well and win every game we should win, and I don't care about the rest."

Kidd's words were stable, and the reporter could not take out the explosive information and could only change the topic, but Kidd remembered the name.

After being interviewed, he quickly found the assistant coach and wanted to come to the data statistics of the Lakers in the last game, specifically found Zhou Mubai's data. After looking at it, he really became interested.

If it weren't for the lack of time, he would have really wanted to find Zhou Mubai's video to check it out, but judging from the data, this young man is indeed capable.

In recent years, the league has produced many point guards who he thinks have potential, such as Derek Ross and the Thunder Westbrook. As for Deron and Paul, they are already considered old opponents.

Among the rookie point guards this year, he paid attention to Evans of the Kings, Jennings of the Bucks, Rubio of the European Golden Boy, and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, but when did a Zhou Mubai appear?

The game has not yet begun, and the Staples Center is already crowded. After the Lakers came to Gasol, they have entered the finals for two consecutive years and won the championship last season, which makes the Lakers even more popular.

Tonight's opponent is the Mavericks of the top three in Texas, which has attracted fans to pay more attention.

But there are quite a few fans who come for Zhou Mubai, not because they are Zhou Mubai's fans, but because of a curiosity, they want to see if Zhou Mubai is so magical as bragging in the newspaper.

Kobe looked at the fans in the stands and smiled and said to Zhou Mubai: "How is it? Is there any pressure?"

Zhou Mubai shook his head: "Why should I feel pressure?"

Kobe: "…Your opponent is Kidd tonight."

Zhou Mubai smiled politely: "I know he is a very strong opponent."

So, you, as a newcomer, won’t you feel nervous about such a big devil?

Zhou Mubai looked at Kobe's shocked eyes and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

I am a real thousand-year-old monster. I don’t know how many times I have survived from death. I don’t know how many big scenes I have seen. Just a few small scenes, I want to make me nervous... Well, do you have to pretend to be nervous?

Kobe: "????"

"Your acting skills are too bad. If you are not nervous, don't be nervous. Don't pretend to be like this." Kobe left a sentence and walked away.

Zhou Mubai: “…”

Kid looked at the young man opposite who was calmly tidying his shoes. On the young man's face, he could not see any nervousness, nor did he be as immature as the young man. Instead, he felt that this young man had a maturity that was incompatible with his appearance, and even... he felt like he had experienced vicissitudes.
Chapter completed!