As the defending champions, the Warriors have almost lost all their games against championship-contending teams before.
Only by competing with top opponents can you truly understand your current level.
In the next game, the Warriors' opponent will be the Dallas Mavericks—although the Mavericks' tactics and lineup are quite peculiar, you can never exclude a team boasting Shaq, Dirk, UFO, and Jason Terry from the championship contenders.
Gary Payton knows his task; in the last game, he only needed to deal with Baron Davis, and in the next game, his opponent will be Jason Terry.
Payton continues to practice his stamina, striving to improve his cruising ability.
At noon, training concluded, the solitary Payton sat on the sidelines, drinking water and resting.
At this moment, a person walked up to him with a basketball.
It was Monta Ellis, who was sent to the development league for games but trained with the first team.
Payton tilted his mouth: "Kid, what do you want?"
