One Guard

Stevens, with dark circles under his eyes, kept flipping through the newspaper while eating the breakfast his wife prepared for him.

Time entered the end of November, the new season of NCAA games has been fully launched, and Stevens' life has become busy again. But now, Stevens is not only worried about the Bulldogs, Hayward and Yiyang, the two proud disciples' performance in the NBA, also affects Stevens' heart.

Although Hayward's career is not as smooth as Yiyang's, it is now gradually rising. On the contrary, it is Yiyang, who has become a blockbuster, and now Stevens is a little worried.

Two-game losing streak, back-to-back, low morale...every word about the Mavericks in the newspaper made Stevens worry.

Although he is no longer the head coach of Yiyang, Stevens still feels that he has the responsibility to enlighten the Dallas No. 1. Stevens is well aware of how difficult the game in Detroit is for the Mavericks and Yiyang. Although the Pistons are far from as strong as before, playing games across half of the United States back-to-back is not easy for everyone. easy.

Thinking of this, Stevens picked up the phone, found Yiyang's name, and dialed it.

The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. That's right, Yiyang estimated that he only arrived in Detroit yesterday morning, so he should still be resting now.

Just as Stevens was about to hang up, the call was connected. "Mr. Stevens, what's the matter?" Yiyang's cold voice filled Stevens with warmth.

"are you sleeping?"

"No, I was just at shooting practice, so I didn't hear the phone ringing." When Yiyang spoke, he was still panting.

"Training!?" Stevens was a little surprised. Now that the competition was so intense, Yiyang didn't give up his extra training plan.

"You have to go to rest!" Stevens emphasized his tone, he didn't want Yiyang to exhaust himself before the game started.

"I will go to sleep at noon, and then get up in the afternoon to receive a massage. Don't worry, I will keep my best state on the court." Hearing Yiyang's answer, Stevens let out a sigh of relief. The pros are gone. As for his training and rest plans, Yiyang has arranged them decently.

"Today's game...don't put too much pressure on yourself. The NBA is like this, winning or losing is a matter of routine..."

"I will not admit defeat today." Before Stevens could finish speaking, Yi Yang took the right to speak.

"Of course, I just hope you can relax and don't put too much burden on yourself. Let go of your hands and feet and work hard!" Of course Stevens knows the strong competitive spirit in that boy Yiyang's heart. Warlike, in this age of civilization, the basketball court is the place where Yiyang releases his primitive desires.

The boy who grew up in the Woodland area has long known that the world is either lost or won. For him, the NBA isn't much different from the Woodlands. Only here, people don't speak with their fists.

"Okay, you can continue training. I also have a game tonight, so I can't watch your live broadcast. You kid, don't embarrass me."

"I won't lose even if you lose." Yiyang on the other end of the phone raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

"Brat..."

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With 5 wins and 8 losses, the Detroit Pistons' record so far this season is definitely not excellent. It is no wonder that the decline of the Motor City has not been a day or two. Today, the Pistons' lineup is not very competitive in the league.

But even so, Pistons coach John Kuster still hopes that the team can win at home today. The Mavericks are indeed better than the Pistons on paper, but basketball has never been something on paper.

The Pistons had already rested for three days in Detroit.

The state of the team's head defender Stuckey is also very good. As for the Dallas Mavericks, they arrived on the battlefield early this morning. Before that, they lost two games in a row and their morale was low.

These off-court factors are also part of the outcome of the game. Therefore, Kuster is confident today and wants to wrestle with the Mavericks.

On the other side, in the locker room of the visiting team at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Carlisle shook his head helplessly as he watched the tired gestures of these old guys.

Less than 24 hours ago, they were still in a bloody battle with the mighty bull. But at this moment, they are in Detroit, 1902 kilometers away, preparing to fight hand-to-hand with another opponent who is eager to fight.

Carlisle looked around, and he found that in the entire Mavericks team, only Yiyang's eyes seemed to be different from others.

The eyes of the others revealed exhaustion and boredom to some extent. Only Yiyang's eyes gleamed, as if they were burning with flames!

"Also!" Carlisle yelled immediately, which also broke the silence in the Mavericks locker room. There was an idea that Carlisle had actually been working on for a long time, and now, it was time to implement it.

Yiyang looked up at Carlisle, as usual, the Chinese didn't answer.

"Today's game, you start!"

Suddenly, the eyes of everyone in the locker room changed. Although Yiyang has performed well since joining the team, but let Kidd serve as a substitute for Yiyang? Although this kind of thing is expected, it will happen sooner or later. But when it really happened, people were still a little surprised.

"Jason, I know you're very tired right now. So, I'm going to put Ye in the starting position for you for a night."

"No problem, boss." Kidd has long passed the age of eyeing the starting position, as long as the team can burst out the greatest attack power, Kidd is now willing to make any sacrifices.

"Are you ready? A rookie." Sitting next to Yiyang, Terry patted Yiyang's chest.

Yiyang swallowed his saliva, starting in the NBA? This is really a surprise that I didn't expect.

Carlisle's intentions are obvious. He hopes that on the field, Yiyang can use his momentum to lead the weak Mavericks out of the predicament.

I hope this kid's first debut will go well...

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On the basketball court, the reporters have already set up the machines, and the commentators of various TV stations are also making final preparations.

Mu Ran, who is in the press area, always looks at the Mavericks' bench from time to time. He is very worried whether the exhausted Mavericks will swallow their third consecutive loss in Detroit.

The warm-up of the players ended quickly, and the coaches of both sides were nervously making final arrangements for the players.

"What are you doing!?" Everything was proceeding step by step, but Mu Ran's eyes were suddenly full of surprise.

He saw, beside Rick Carlisle. Yiyang was not wearing a practice uniform, but a Mavericks away jersey.

Under normal circumstances, players who come off the bench will put on their training clothes and training pants again after warming up, so as not to catch a cold while waiting on the bench.

At this time in the past, Yiyang should have been dressed like this. But today, the person wearing the training suit and training pants has become Kidd.

"Could it be possible!?" Not only Mu Ran, but all the reporters and commentators at the scene opened their mouths wide. This discovery was beyond everyone's expectations.

Afterwards, the starting five tigers of the two teams took to the court one by one. Kidd sat on the bench, while Yiyang strutted into the court and stood at the designated position!

"Yeah! Coach Rick Carlisle made Yee appear in the starting lineup today!" Amidst Kenny Smith's exclamation, the back-to-back games of the Mavericks officially kicked off.