Finally changed the formation! Russell will serve as the starting point guard for the Mavericks today

6686 Sports November 6th NBA regular season, the Mavericks will face the Pelicans at home today.

Before the game, the Mavericks announced the team's starting lineup: Flagg, Christie, PJ Washington, Gafford, Russell.

Among them, Russell will make his first start this season. He will serve as the team's starting point guard, while Christie will serve as the starting point guard. In the previous 7 games, the Mavericks had always used Flagg as the starting point guard, but the results were mediocre. He averaged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, shooting 38.8% from the field and 30.8% from three-point range. The Mavericks only achieved a record of 2 wins and 5 losses, ranking second to last in the Western Conference.

Klay Thompson ushered in the first reserve appearance of the Mavericks career. He has played in 7 games so far this season, but his competitive status is very sluggish. He averaged only 8.1 points, 3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.1 interceptions per game. His shooting percentage was as low as 31.8%, his three-point shooting percentage was as low as 26.2%, and his plus-minus value was only -10.6.