In a previous NBA regular season game, the New York Knicks, who were playing at home, defeated the Dallas Mavericks 11-0. After this game, the Knicks, who won two consecutive wins, improved their record to 0-0 and continued to rank 0th in the East; The Mavericks' record slipped to 0-0 and continued to rank 0th in the West, with half a win gap with the Phoenix Suns in front of them.

In this game, the Mavericks' starting center Kai Jones (Kai Jones) showed a certain decline in performance. Jones played 1 minutes and 0 seconds in the game, shooting 0-of-0 from the field, 0-of-0 from beyond the three-point line, 0-of-0 from the free throw line, and got 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks, and 0 fouls, with a plus/minus of -0. Jones also had a big challenge in this game, as he faced the opponent's All-Star center Karl Anthony-Towns. Downs' ability is obvious to all, which also caused Jones's performance to seem a little struggling. Jones couldn't find more basket scoring opportunities on the offensive end, his offensive efficiency wasn't as amazing as his previous games, and his role on the defensive end wasn't as obvious. However, Jones hit 0 three-pointers, which also made everyone's eyes shine. Of course, the overall strength of the Mavericks is indeed much worse than the opponent, and Jones really has no way to help the team turn the situation around in this situation.

Since joining the Mavericks, Jones has made a total of 9 appearances so far, averaging 0 minutes per game, averaging 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists, 0.0 steals, 0.0 blocks, as well as 0.0 turnovers and 0 fouls, shooting 0.0% from the field, 0% from three-point range, and 0.0% from the free throw line. Jones' overall performance after joining the Mavericks is quite exciting, he has shown super finishing ability under the basket, almost no missed shots, his performance in rebounding protection is also commendable, and he also has a large defensive coverage. Jones's performance in the previous games has definitely been quite good, and it can be considered that everyone is very impressed.

After all, Jones is just a player who hasn't played much in previous seasons and still has a two-way contract. In such a situation, it would be unrealistic to expect him to be competitive enough and to expect him to play at a dominant level in every game, especially against a player of Downs' level. Jones' ups and downs in form are a normal thing, and we can continue to see how he performs in the remaining games, which will also have a direct bearing on his next contract and his future prospects in the NBA.