Big upset! The Mavericks defeated Yu Wei with 4 points: the No. 1 pick scored 11 points, 3 steals and 5 turnovers, and his thick eyebrows were blown out

On October 12, the NBA preseason continued, with the Mavericks playing against the Hornets at home. In this game, all the main players of both teams played. The two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the point difference never widened. After halftime, the Mavericks fell behind by 2 points. In the second half, the Hornets gradually took some initiative. As the two teams sent in substitute players, the Mavericks fell completely passive. The counterattack in the last quarter failed. In the end, the Mavericks lost to the Hornets 116-120.

In this game, the Hornets were passive for a while, but then directly launched a 30-8 offensive to reverse the situation. However, they failed to continue the momentum. The two teams exchanged offensive attacks and the point difference never widened. After halftime, the Mavericks trailed 59-61. In the second half, the main force remained on the court. The Hornets began to take the initiative with their excellent three-point touch. The Mavericks continued to counterattack in the last quarter, narrowing the point difference to single digits. Unfortunately, there was not much time left, and it was a pity that they lost in the end.

This was the Mavericks' first home show of the new season. Flagg, the top pick, started the game. He performed well on both offense and defense, and even allowed him to handle the ball more, which also had good results, but there were also some mistakes. Flagg played 23 minutes in the game, making 4 of 8 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals, but he also made up to 5 turnovers.

Davis, the core inside line, was in good shape. He played 24 minutes, scored 12 points and 4 rebounds on 6-of-12 shooting, with a team-low plus-minus of -24. Due to his sluggish performance, the team's inside line was also at a disadvantage. The inside line that should have the advantage fell behind 37-54 in rebounds and 5-15 in offensive rebounds. This was also the key to their upset loss. Fortunately, this is only a preseason game, and problems discovered early can be solved in time.

Davis returned to the No. 4 position he wanted, but unfortunately this time he was beaten. The Hornets' inside combination of Kalkbrenner and Bridges both got double-doubles. Among them, Bridges scored 20 points and 11 rebounds on 4 of 8 three-pointers, and Kalkbrenner scored 14 points and 10 rebounds on 7 of 7 three-pointers. The outstanding performance of the two was the key to winning the game. In addition, the three-goal side also had 20 points and 6 assists, and Miller had 15 points.