One Guard

Could Dirk and Yiyang be the next great duo? Perhaps before this section of the game, no one had ever seriously considered this issue. After all, the age gap between the two is too big. When Yiyang was in his prime, Dirk might not even play basketball anymore. These two people are destined to be unable to leave their peaks to each other.

But what Yiyang and Nowitzki showed just now made Kenny Smith see something different. It is true that these two people cannot leave their peaks to each other, but it is not impossible for the two who are not at the peak to create miracles!

When the Big Three of the Celtics got together, wasn't it already past its peak? Haven't the three old carriages of the Spurs always maintained a strong competitiveness?

Just as Kenny Smith was thinking, a huge electronic buzzer drew his attention back to the field. 52 to 46, under the leadership of Nowitzki and Yiyang, the Mavericks, who were in poor condition, ended the halftime game with a 6-point lead.

An exasperated John Kuster did not accept the reporters' interviews, but walked straight into the player tunnel. This guy probably didn't expect that the seemingly vulnerable Mavericks would bring him such a big trouble because of the existence of two people.

"If you want to pass the ball, you still give me some hints. I'm afraid I don't realize what you mean and waste your wonderful pass. By the way, if I can't catch the ball, you will make a bold breakthrough. I will Try your best to help you open up the space, if they defend the basket, you can hit me the ball, and I will make a shot." On the other side, Nowitzki lowered his head and said beside Yiyang's ear Gestures. The two walked into the player tunnel side by side. It didn't look like the star and rookie of a team at all, but a pair of old partners who had cooperated for a long time.

Nowitzki doesn't care whether Yiyang is a rookie or not, as long as he can help the team win, he will treat him equally. The Germans don't care about such things as the star of the team or the boss of the team. Victory and championships, this is what Dirk, who is already in his thirties, cares about the most.

Sure enough, after returning to the locker room, Rick Carlisle arranged a lot of tactics for Nowitzki and Yiyang. He knows that it is difficult for others who are exhausted to miraculously revive after a halftime break. If nothing else, in the second half of the game, the only ones the Mavericks can rely on are Nowitzki and Yiyang.

But this time, Carlisle was full of confidence. The two guys No. 1 and No. 41 are enough for the Pistons to drink a pot!

"Team! Double-team me before he catches the ball!" John Custer drew a big red cross on Nowitzki's name on the tactical whiteboard, and Dirk cut it off in just half the game. 18 points. There is no doubt that if Nowitzki hadn't played too easily, the Pistons would not be so passive now.

Kuster also knew that the height of the Pistons' insiders was a big problem, so in the second half of the game, he planned to let rookie Monroe play more and form a strong encirclement with Big Ben to contain the Germans.

Yiyang? That guy Yiyang's pass is really beautiful. But if Dirk can't score, then his pass will be meaningless!

This guy seems to have forgotten the last couple of plays in the second quarter. The Mavericks' scoring is not all due to Nowitzki.

Mu Ran was still nervously thinking about how the Mavericks should deal with the Pistons' counterattack in the second half of the game, and he saw Yiyang walk out of the tunnel early and enter the court.

The guy took random shots on the court to keep his touch. After that, I did some stretching exercises. It seems that Yiyang is also very clear that he will not have a good time in the second half of the game. This first-year rookie must be fully prepared!

It wasn't until all the Pistons players came out that the boos against Yiyang at the Palace Stadium in Auburn Hills finally stopped. It seems that the Mavericks who have fought back to back have only half their lives left. everyone expects,

Expect the Pistons to crush a tired Dallas team in one fell swoop over the next 24 minutes.

At the beginning of the game, Stuckey scored two points with a breakthrough layup. His goal undoubtedly satisfied the self-confidence of the Pistons fans. Stuckey's layup is only the first step of the Pistons' counterattack plan. After that, the Pistons' firepower is bound to be more violent!

For the Mavericks offense, as a rookie, Greg Monroe's enthusiasm is naturally quite high. His height of 2.11 meters and his strong body can indeed bring more pressure to Nowitzki. At the end of the second quarter of the first half, the Pistons used this lineup to limit Dirk's continuous strikes.

Monroe moved forward, while Big Ben lagged behind. As for Chandler? Does this guy have any other offensive threats besides dunking?

Yiyang saw that Nowitzki had no room to catch the ball, so he looked at Marion who was standing in the left corner. Then, he directly stuffed the ball into the hands of the third position who didn't feel good.

It can be said that Marion was completely blown away by the "Old Prince" Prince today. So far, Prince has only allowed Marion to hit one goal. Marion, on the other hand, has allowed Prince to score 10 points.

So when Marion held the ball, Prince was not too alert. Not only Prince, but the nerves of the entire Pistons relaxed the moment Marion received the ball.

Marion held the ball and made a set of three-threat moves. The purpose of the rest of the Mavericks' running positions seemed to be to empty the strong side and create space for Marion to break through as much as possible. It seems that when Nowitzki couldn't catch the ball, Carlisle hoped that Marion could stand up and score.

Just when everyone thought that Marion was going to force Prince, this guy suddenly lobbed a pass, and a bolt of lightning shot out from the originally empty middle! Yiyang raised his long arms and unloaded the lob pass. The running positions of the rest of the Mavericks actually didn't help Marion open up space, but helped Yiyang clear the basket!

Seeing that Yiyang catches the ball and kills the penalty area, Daben throws Chandler away aggressively and rushes forward. Facing the once best defensive player in the NBA, Yiyang did not get nervous, but continued to speed up!

"I'll be knocked straight back to Dallas!" Mike Breen saw that the two were about to touch each other, his palms were covered with sweat! You know, Yiyang and Daben are not at the same level in terms of physique.

Just when the two were about to collide with each other, Yiyang suddenly changed his footsteps and made a quick turn against Daben's sturdy body! Yiyang seemed to have suddenly turned into mist, directly passing through Da Ben's body!

After turning around, Yiyang's footsteps were not messy. The rookie has good control of his stride, and he raises his arms with a flick of his wrist. The basketball wiped the backboard and obediently entered the net.

"A good shot, and the turn around is so smooth. Although Dirk was restricted, we saw that he still allowed the Mavericks' advantage to continue." Kenny Smith applauded. A rookie, he really took the lead today. His identity is completely inconsistent with the heavy responsibility.

Many high-ranking rookies played in the NBA in the past few years only for the purpose of improving, and the team will not put the responsibility of winning or losing on the rookies. For example, Wall of the Wizards, such as Griffin of the Clippers. As long as they perform well, the team doesn't have too many requirements for performance anyway.

But Yiyang is different. As a prospect, he has put the team's victory on his shoulders early on. And this kind of responsibility didn't crush Yiyang, on the contrary, it made him even better!

Subsequently, the Pistons still adopted a 360° close defense against Nowitzki without dead ends. And Yiyang continued to use his personal ability to continue scoring.

When Yiyang scored his eighth point in the third quarter with a beautiful step-back jumper, the Pistons, who were 7 points behind, stopped the game again. Kuster knows that Dirk is not the only threat to the Mavericks now. Yiyang is definitely an offensive point that must be guarded against!

Yiyang walked to the court, and the teammates on the bench stood up ecstatically and gave the No. 1 rookie a high-five. Terry even hugged Yiyang and grinned, as if he was the one who scored consecutively on the field just now.

Mu Ran pointed the camera at the yellow-skinned player and captured the expression on his face.

Calm, composed, and expressionless... Yiyang's expression seemed to say, "It's completely expected to do all this!"

"This kid." Mu Ran smiled. "It looks more and more like a superstar."