Charge! The Reckless Man Throws Caution to the Wind!

But... once he got truly selfish.

DeAndre Jordan had no room to contribute at all. And Nick Young was even weaker than Morris.

Fighting alone, he had no chance of defeating Su Yan, much less leading the team to victory.

The score difference kept widening.

The Knicks easily defeated the Clippers and claimed another win.

Without Griffin and Paul, the Clippers had never been much of a threat. Losing was only to be expected.

Two days later.

The Knicks faced a somewhat stronger team: the Mavericks.

They had originally been a team expected to win the championship last year, but because of Su Yan, they ultimately fell short.

Nowitzki also failed to shed the label of "soft."

Perhaps it would follow him throughout his entire career.

The Mavericks' starting lineup was: point guard: Jason Kidd, shooting guard: Delonte West, small forward: Josh Howard, power forward: Nowitzki, center: Brandon Haywood.

The Mavericks' original center should have been Chandler, the "rebounding monster."

But Chandler was already with the Knicks, so the Mavericks promoted backup center Haywood into the starting lineup. He was still a qualified blue-collar player.

The Knicks' starting lineup: Point guard: Curry, Shooting Guard: Tony Allen, small forward: Su Yan, power forward: George, Center: Chandler.

"Jump ball!"

The jump ball between Chandler and Haywood.

Slap!

Haywood, young and full of fire, got to it first and swatted the ball away to Nowitzki, who then handed it to Kidd to organize the offense.

At the right side of the top of the key.

Kidd went one-on-one against Curry. He had the size advantage, while George lurked behind, ready to help at any moment.

Kidd? ...He charged straight in, muscling through George for the layup, but it was only a feint.

Drawing the defense, he looked toward Nowitzki on the perimeter and,