Preview of the Rockets vs. Mavericks: Flagg will face a strong offensive and defensive team. What kind of results can he produce?

The Rockets will play against the Mavericks. This is the first time the two teams have met this season. This is also the second time the Rockets have faced a Western Conference team this season.

Currently, the Rockets have 3 wins and 2 losses, ranking 7th in the Western Conference. After two consecutive losses at the beginning, they have won 3 consecutive games. The Mavericks have 2 wins and 4 losses, ranking 14th in the Western Conference. Both teams have defeated the Raptors this season, and both have lost to the Thunder and Pistons.

In this game, both teams have important players on a truce. The Mavericks will miss at least two games due to a minor left calf strain. There is no timetable for the return of another core member of the team, Irving, while the Rockets VanVleet and Finney Smith continue to miss games. Finney Smith played for the Mavericks for 7 seasons before this.

Although both teams are from the Southwest Division, their goals and directions are completely different.

After the Mavericks traded Doncic in exchange for the thick eyebrows, they began the stage of rebuilding the core of the team. After winning the No. 1 pick, they selected Flagg. The core of the Mavericks' rebuilt team emerged. They are currently in the replacement of old and new, and the first stage of determining the core of the rebuild.

This season, in order to strengthen Flagg, the Mavericks have trained him in the direction of a ball-handling core, allowing Flagg to assume the role and role of point guard, which makes Flagg very uncomfortable. Currently, Flagg is averaging 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.8 turnovers per game, shooting only 37% from the field and 28% from three-point range.

This season, the Mavericks are the team with the fewest three-pointers in the league. The Mavericks averaged only 28.8 times per game, and the Mavericks' three-point shooting percentage was only 31.9%, ranking 28th in the league. This kind of shot distribution, as well as offensive efficiency, made it possible for the Rockets to have a double tower or a five-high lineup for a long time.

The biggest offensive threat to the Mavericks is Russell, but this season he appears more in the transition period of the substitutes. The Rockets have many defensive leaders. Perhaps when Russell is on the court, the focus will be on Russell's defense. It is inevitable that while Russell is on the court, the Rockets will reduce the use of the twin tower combination of Adams + Shen Jing.

The Mavericks' highest-level player is currently Irving, followed by Irving. The top two players are currently sidelined due to injuries, and the future of the team must be No. 1 pick Flagg. The Mavericks are in the stage of alternation between old and new. Doncic's transaction and the selection of Flagg are signs of this. When Irving and Doncic are After Mei's return, the Mavericks still have a certain level of immediate combat effectiveness. However, since the beginning of the season, it has been very obvious that the Mavericks have trained Flagg. At present, both teams have no pure point guards, and they have switched their forwards to play point guards. The Rockets have Amen play point guard, and the Mavericks have Flagg play point guard. However, the overall effect is not good. Amen's switch to point guard is getting better.

The biggest problem for the Mavericks this season is poor offensive efficiency. The Rockets' offensive efficiency currently ranks first in the league, and their three-point shooting percentage ranks first in the league. Their offense is far better than the Mavericks by more than one level. The offense is not at the same level, and the Rockets' defense is obviously better than the Mavericks. Especially in the victory over the Celtics, the Rockets surrendered suffocating defensive intensity, which made the Celtics obviously uncomfortable. As a defensive master, Udoka is very good at defense.

The head coaches of both teams slowly became head coaches after retiring as players. Uduka used to play forward, and Kidd used to play point guard. Uduka's professional resume as a player is such as Kidd's success. Uduka is good at coaching defense, and Kidd is good at coaching offense. However, with the current lineup of the Mavericks and the injuries they have encountered, Kidd can't make a living without rice.

This is a very disparate game, and the Rockets' offense and defense are very restrained against the Mavericks. If they don't capsize in the gutter, this should be a big victory. The Rockets must not be careless.