Reborn in 96, I started by taking charge of the Dallas Mavericks.

The game continues.

The repeated blocked shots did not dampen the Lakers' spirits.

Fisher dribbled the ball into the attacking third and methodically directed his teammates to make runs.

In 96, Phil Jackson had not yet brought the triangle offense to Los Angeles, so the Lakers' offensive tactics were very simple.

After a series of moves, some brief opportunities did arise, but the Lakers players failed to capitalize on them.

This, in turn, gave the Mavericks a chance to launch a counterattack.

Chen Fang's run-and-gun tactics began to show results, and the score gap was quickly widened.

The Lakers are not being led by current head coach Harris, but by the recently retired Rambis.

Rambis was a player for the Lakers before becoming an assistant coach, and immediately became an assistant coach after retiring.

Rambis didn't have any particularly impressive accolades during his playing career; he only won four championships as a substitute player.

After becoming a coach, he continued to learn from Harris how to become a qualified coach.

With his current abilities, he is far from being a qualified coach.

Take this match as an example.

The Mavericks were down by a full 14 points after just over 6 minutes into the first quarter.

This summer league, the Lakers fielded mostly veterans who have spent many years in the NBA, but so far these veterans have been outplayed by a group of rookies who haven't even really entered the NBA yet.

The only player who could hold his own against the other side was their rookie draft pick, Fisher, who was drafted just this year.

At this moment, Fisher dribbled the ball from the backcourt and began to advance. Seeing the huge score difference on the clock, Fisher subconsciously looked at Rambis on the bench.

Logically, after such a poor start, a timeout should have been called to regroup, but Rambis sat calmly on the sidelines, showing no intention of calling a timeout.

Seeing this, Fisher had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue the attack.

After a few minutes, Fisher had already felt the pressure of the Mavericks' defense. Even when an opportunity appeared, the opponent's defense would close in the next second, and if he hesitated even slightly, the opportunity would be gone.

Try to force it; their shooting percentage today is ridiculously low. So far, they've only scored one goal from field goal.

What's worse is that once they miss a shot, the Mavericks immediately launch a fast break, changing the pace so quickly that they can only run around frantically.

After several rounds of running, they hadn't scored many goals, but they had exhausted most of their energy.

This vicious cycle quickly led to a blowout in the game.

Although Rambis made a few symbolic timeouts and substitutions afterward, the game was already decided and the outcome was no longer in doubt.

In the second half, Chen Fang saw that the score had widened to 30 points, so he simply substituted all five starters.

With Kobe and others being substituted off the court, the game was effectively over.

When the referee blew the final whistle, the score was 119-81.

The score clearly shows the significant difference in strength between the two sides.

If Chen Fang hadn't substituted Kobe and others midway through the third quarter, the point difference would have been even greater.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for leading the Mavericks to victory in the Summer League, earning 10 points!]

After the match ended, a system notification sounded in Chen Fang's mind.

Although it's only 10 points, it's very meaningful.

This is the Mavericks' first victory since their resurgence, and it's definitely worth celebrating.

"Guys, let's have a good celebration tonight, everything's on me."

"Long live the boss!"

"Great, boss!"

……

Because the Chinese men's basketball team participated in this California Summer League, domestic media and fans are paying close attention to this summer league.

CCTV Sports Channel even dispatched a professional team to provide full coverage and broadcast all of the Chinese men's basketball team's games live.

The next day.

The scene at the game between the Chinese men's basketball team and the Dallas Mavericks.

Having watched yesterday's Mavericks vs. Lakers game, the players of the Chinese men's basketball team all looked serious, as if facing a formidable enemy.

The commentators for this game, Zhang Weiping and Sun Zhengping, did not watch yesterday's game and therefore were not familiar with the Mavericks' players.

I simply know that the Mavericks' starting five are all this year's rookies.

This gave them immense confidence.

"Mr. Sun, I just took a look at the Mavericks' lineup, and I think we have a chance today."

Coach Zhang Heli, holding the player lists for both sides, spoke with a relaxed expression.

"Oh, what do you say?"

"Look, the Mavericks' starting lineup consists of this year's rookies. Although four of them are first-round picks, rookies are still rookies, which means they lack game experience."

"Moreover, Mavericks' number 8 player, Kobe Biliant, is only 18 years old. He went straight into the draft after finishing high school, so he has even less game experience."

Coach Zhang spoke eloquently while holding the Mavericks' starting lineup.

"Coach Zhang's analysis makes a lot of sense. The starting lineup of this Mavericks team is very young, with an average age of only 20 years old."

Coach Sun first affirmed Coach Zhang's remarks, then changed the subject, "But don't forget that they are all NBA-level players, so we still can't let our guard down."

Teacher Sun was very rational and didn't make any definitive statements.

When Coach Zhang saw that Sun Zhengping had steered the conversation toward the Mavericks players, he began to introduce the Mavericks players to the domestic audience.

"The Mavericks' starting lineup is Nash, Kobe..."

"Wait, am I seeing things? The Mavericks' head coach is Chinese!"

With a startled exclamation from Coach Zhang Weiping, the CCTV sports channel director immediately turned the camera to Chen Fang, who was standing on the Mavericks' bench.

"Chen Fang, he really is Chinese!"

Teacher Sun also looked surprised.

"I never expected that the first person from China to enter the NBA would be a coach, not a player."

Coach Zhang smiled, his heart filled with even more confidence in the Chinese men's basketball team.

An unknown coach and a group of rookie players seemed no match for China's golden generation.

Ten minutes later, the starting players from both sides arrived on the field, and this match, which has attracted much attention from the Chinese people, was about to begin.

The Mavericks' starting five remained unchanged, still consisting of rookies led by Kobe Bryant.

The Chinese team fielded center Shan Tao, power forward Liu Yudong, small forward Li Nan, shooting guard Hu Weidong, and point guard Li Xiaoyong.

This can be considered the strongest lineup the Chinese men's basketball team currently has.

"beep!"

The referee blew his whistle, and the match officially began.

Da Z and Shan Tao jump the ball in the center circle.

Big Z used his height and wingspan to jump and gain possession of the ball first, and Nash took the ball and started the attack.