One Guard

As soon as the game started, the ambitious Pistons suffered a blow. Ronnie Starkey, who was intercepted by Yiyang and completed a dunk, was disgraced in front of the home fans.

As the core of the Pistons' planned team building in recent years, Stuckey's performance has always attracted much attention. However, in the last few games, the performance of the Pistons has not been satisfactory. He had long hoped to restore his position in the hearts of the fans through a beautiful victory.

It seems that the exhausted Mavericks and the first-year rookie seem to be the stepping stones for Stuckey to complete all this. But Yiyang's steals and dunks made Stucky smell danger.

"Why are you in a daze!?" Pistons coach John Custer yelled, pulling Stuckey back to the game.

He raised his hand to signal Big Ben to send the baseline ball. This time, Stucky didn't dare to speed up and hit directly. Yiyang's steal just now has already made this guy fearful of Dallas' No. 1 guard.

Like most offensive point guards in the league right now, Stuckey usually looks at the rim first and then his teammates when he gets the ball.

Perhaps Stuckey, who is 1.96 meters tall, is a shooting guard at heart, but the coach asked him to play the first position, but he failed to fulfill the responsibility of the first position.

Stuckey made a random pass and gave the ball to Richard Hamilton, the veteran of the Pistons. But facing the strong Stevens, Hamilton found that he had no chance after making a few tentative steps.

So, the basketball was played back to Stuckey. This time, Starkey will not be polite. At first, he passed the ball to Hamilton, but Stuckey felt that he should pass the ball, not what he thought of to organize the offense.

Now since you don't fight, then I will do what I do best!

The new core of the Pistons wearing the No. 3 jersey raised his left hand and signaled the team's power forward Jason Maxhill to come to the pick-and-roll.

Seeing that the pick-and-roll was in place, Stuckey started immediately and broke through with the help of his teammates. However, Yiyang leaned directly against Maxiel and turned around. With this turn, he immediately stuck to Stucky's side again!

Yiyang's bold attempt was rewarded. Stucky hadn't moved forward at full speed, but was forced to slow down by Yiyang.

Seeing that Chandler had returned to the basket, Stuckey knew that it would be bad luck for him to force the basket now. So the No. 3 guard suddenly stopped and jumped at the mid-range position, ready to shoot!

Yiyang's concentration on the defensive end is definitely something Stucky doesn't have. When this guy takes off to shoot, Yiyang immediately jumps up to block. This time, Starkey was seriously disturbed. His shot not only failed to hit, but also directly turned into an air ball.

"Damn it!" Kuster couldn't help holding his forehead. Sometimes he couldn't understand why Dumars would choose such a guy as the core of the team. Indeed, Stuckey did play well. But on the whole, Kuster is not optimistic that the Pistons can get out of the predicament under Stuckey's leadership.

He became one of Stucky's defenses again, and forced the opponent to cast a three-point shot. But Yiyang is not complacent. Unless he wins the final victory, Yiyang will never stop today.

In this attack, Carlisle clearly saw that the players' running was much more active than before. Yiyang's excellent performance on the court undoubtedly mobilized the exhausted bodies of others.

Marion's interspersed movement tore the Pistons' defense, and Chandler's off-ball pick-and-roll made the Mavericks' offense beset by growing crises. And Yiyang, who was controlling the ball from beyond the three-point line, inspected the entire half court with a pair of death-like eyes. Kenny Smith in the commentary can't help feeling, this is called a point guard!

Just as his teammates were running, Yiyang found that the Pistons' defense had been torn apart. So this prospect did not hesitate, he made a direct pass, the basketball quickly jumped into the inside, and finally stopped in the hands of the German.

Yiyang's precise and fast pass made the Pistons hard to defend. Trying to block this guy's passing route is even more difficult than limiting his scoring!

The two starting insiders of the Pistons can be described in one word, that is "short".

Whether it is Da Ben playing the fifth position or Max Hill playing the fourth position, their height is only about two meters.

Although these two guys are very strong, they are strong and cannot limit the German's footsteps!

Yiyang sent the ammunition to Nowitzki, and Nowitzki will not be humble. This "German cannon" turned over and shot a jumper. Maxhill tried his best to straighten his arms, but he was still far behind Nowitzki.

One assist, one score. Yiyang didn't even step into the three-point line, and he had already ended the attack. People say that Kidd and Rodman are the only two people in NBA history who can lead the team to victory without scoring. Perhaps from now on, one more name, Yiyang, will be added to the list!

After the Pistons counterattacked with all their strength, Stuckey no longer insisted on shooting, but handed the ball to his teammates. Of course, his passing was far from playmaking. It's just that the responsibility of scoring is thrown to another teammate.

Facing Stevens' tough defense, "Mask Man" Hamilton's layup went directly to "cross the bridge". The defender who likes to play off the ball the most, now has to attack with the ball himself. The effect is naturally known.

So far in the game, the number on the Pistons scoreboard is still "0". But Yiyang, who has flaming eyes, will not let it go softly!

The guy slowed down from beyond the arc and looked like he was trying to solve the problem with the pass again. Yiyang's eyes were looking for his teammates, and Stucky unconsciously relaxed his vigilance.

At this moment, the Asian man in the blue jersey in front of Stucky suddenly moved!

"Whoosh!" Stucky, who was not prepared enough, only felt a gust of wind blowing past him, and then Yiyang disappeared without a trace.

Turning around again, Yiyang has already entered the inside line and forced a layup against Daben's help defense. If it were six or seven years ago, what Yiyang did would undoubtedly be suicide. Big Ben will definitely jump high and reward Yiyang with a fiery daring.

But today in 2010, Daben is no longer as brave as he used to be. Although he prevented Yiyang from scoring, he didn't use a block, but an embarrassing foul.

"Time is not forgiving, Charles, now even a rookie guard dares to do evil on the head of the best defensive player ever."

Yiyang deadpanned his high-fives with his teammates who had extended their palms forward, and then went straight to the free throw line. Immediately, the boos of the Palace Stadium in Auburn Hills were overwhelming. Ordinary people, not to mention taking free throws in such a situation, might tremble just standing in such an environment.

But this calm defender was obviously not affected by the surrounding environment. These boos were nothing compared to the humiliation Yiyang heard on the basketball court in high school.

Two free throws were made, and Yiyang did not waste this free throw opportunity. Pistons coach John Kuster immediately called a timeout, 11 to 0, and the exhausted Mavericks played an offensive climax at the Palace of Auburn Hills Stadium as soon as they came up.

Carlisle was smiling when the players took the break. This game, which was supposed to be extremely difficult, started in such a relaxed way.

But after the timeout ended, as the game continued, the smile on Carlisle's face began to fade away.

Maybe Yiyang and Nowitzki performed very well, but the rest of the Mavericks are obviously still affected by fatigue.

In the following game, the Pistons all fired, gradually approaching the score. As for the Mavericks, apart from Yiyang and Nowitzki, it seems that there is no third person who can stand up and score.

Marion made 0 of 3 shots, and Kidd, who came off the bench, made 0 of 2 shots. Even Terry, who took 4 shots, only hit 1 goal.

When Yiyang and Nowitzki both went off the field, the Mavericks' offense almost came to a standstill. Seizing this opportunity, the Pistons managed to close the score before the end of the first quarter.

24 to 18, although the Mavericks still have a 6-point lead. But the momentum on the field was completely taken away by the Pistons at this moment.

The impact of the dense schedule on the Mavericks is still very obvious. If you want to win the Pistons, it will not be as easy as it was at the beginning of the game.

Yiyang and Nowitzki must put in 120% effort to lead the team out of the quagmire.

Back-to-back battles are never easy.