"In addition, I think we really need to re-examine Luka Doncic. This young man from Slovenia has far exceeded his expectations this season, even judging from his performance in this game.

"Whether it is scenes or data, I don't think he is worse than Chris Paul."

"But is Chris Paul bad? Not bad. He is one of the best point guards in the league in the past ten years. We don't expect first-year Luka Doncic to really be comparable to Chris Paul, but as long as he can

If he can truly become Bayonet's most reliable helper in the playoffs, then this team can really win the championship this season."

"Taking a step back, even if the Dallas Mavericks fail to compete for the O'Brien Cup this season, they have a promising future. With the 22-year-old Bayonet and the 20-year-old Luka Doncic, if you think about the future of the Mavericks, you will feel that

How scary it is, for Mark Cuban, it is really possible that he will have a dynasty team in the next few years, just like the Golden State Warriors before him."

TNT live broadcast room, Shaquille O'Neal is the only player who has been in a dynasty team during his career, and he was even one of the founders of the original Lakers dynasty.

He knows how difficult it is to establish a dynasty in an alliance with so many strong players, but he also knows very well what is most needed to establish a dynasty.

What is needed most is potential.

Just like me in my prime and Kobe in my prime.

Even so, it took him two or three seasons of struggle to form the dynasty.

In O'Neal's eyes, the current combination of Jiang Hao and Luka Doncic is very similar to the combination of him and Kobe Bryant.

"Of course, I will say that this is the small ball era. If it were our era, even if the combination of bayonet Luka Doncic had potential, it would be difficult to win the championship."

Then Shaquille O'Neal said.

In Shaquille O'Neal's view, there is a certain difference between today's basketball style and his era.

In his era, if a team wanted to build a championship lineup, the standard equipment was a super inside super shooting guard.

This is also the reason why he and Kobe were able to successfully win three consecutive championships.

It was an era of inside centers and shooting guards dominating the backcourt, so super insiders such as Shaquille O'Neal, Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and Dirk Nowitzki emerged.

Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter and other super shooting guards.

With the advent of the small ball era, today's league has already switched to another mode. For a team that wants to win the championship, super inside super shooting guards are no longer standard. Instead,

Super small forward, super point guard.

That’s why top small forwards such as Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant, and Paul George, represented by LeBron James, and a group headed by Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving emerged.

Strong point guard.

And doesn’t the current duo of Jiang Hao and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks fit this point?

As long as these two people work together for a longer time, they will definitely follow the trend and achieve good results.

This is Shaquille O'Neal's opinion, and he is very convinced of it.

"I basically agree with Shaquille O'Neal, but in fact, this pair is already showing off its power and dominance. To be honest, as of now, I don't think anyone can stop them in the playoffs.

"

"At least not in the Western Conference. The Golden State Warriors had a chance, but they lost Kevin Durant, which greatly reduced their strength on the front line."

"So, what I want to say is that the Toronto Raptors in the East are what I think are the biggest obstacles for the Dallas Mavericks on their way to the championship, because they have a core combination of Kyle Lowry, Kawhi Leonard, who are very adaptable to the trend.

"

Charles Barkley's remarks were a bit bold. What was bold about him was that he directly ignored the West of Purgatory!

But we have to admit that his statement still makes some sense.

On the court, the second quarter of the game has begun. Compared with the first quarter, Jiang Hao further showed his power on the offensive end as soon as the second quarter started. For him, he has not been so full on the offensive end for a long time.

Went there.

This also shows his determination, that is, he will win tonight's game no matter what. His goal is to score as many points as possible on the basis of leading the team to victory, because he is indeed very good.

He cares about the honor of being the scoring champion, and he doesn't want to be surpassed by James Harden.

It is said that a scorer who does not want to win the scoring title is not a good scorer. Jiang Hao thinks this is probably the truth.

Perhaps having the same thoughts as Jiang Hao, James Harden continued to be aggressive enough on the offensive end in the second quarter.

Under this circumstance, the situation on the court became very clear throughout the second quarter, which was a scoring battle between Bayonet and James Harden.

The two of them did not choose to rest during the entire second quarter, and both went all out to show off their arsenal of weapons.

This made the fans watching this very enjoyable.

While everyone marveled at James Harden's skillful step-back shooting, they were also impressed by Bayonet's ability as a rookie to take turns to take turns to come up with various scoring methods.

For example, at 8 minutes and 24 seconds of the second quarter, when the Dallas Mavericks had the ball, Jiang Hao actually completed a very difficult reverse pull-up layup under the basket while facing two defensive players from the Houston Rockets.

Frankly speaking, after Jiang Hao completed the scoring action, many people were exclaimed. Many people said that they saw the shadow of the basketball god Michael Jordan in Jiang Hao's reverse pull action just now.

After all, when the basketball god was at his peak, reverse pull-up layups were his specialty.

While Jiang Hao and James Harden continued to run rampant on the offensive end, both sides scored 30 points in the entire second quarter.

Of course, for the home fans, their mood was relatively better. After all, the team still beat the Houston Rockets by 10 points in the entire second quarter.

In other words, at the end of the first two quarters, the Dallas Mavericks not only evened the point difference, but also gained a 2-point lead.

Although a 2-point lead seems insignificant, don't forget that after the first quarter, they were 8 points behind. Being able to lead now, even by 1 point, is a good thing for the next game.
Chapter completed!