One Guard

Highlights from the first quarter of the Thunder's game are being played on the big screen at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. [The latest chapter reading] Among them, Westbrook's several wonderful breakthroughs have attracted screams from the fans at the scene.

In this regard, the No. 0 defender himself is quite proud. After all, just now he had overwhelmed one of the hottest rookies this year.

In this matchup that has been hyped by the media for a long time, Westbrook has the upper hand for the time being. Moreover, the Mavericks are still fighting back to back today. 24 hours ago, this group of guys were still fighting head-to-head with the tough eagle.

Westbrook believes that the deeper the game, the less dynamic the Mavericks' players become. At that time, he, who is strong and strong, can turn the entire Mavericks' defense upside down!

Indeed, there were a few Mavericks players whose physical fitness was affected by playing back-to-back games today. For example, Marion, in the first quarter, his follow-up defense was obviously half a beat slower than Durant. If it weren't for Westbrook not passing the ball, God knows how many points Durant has scored now. Another example is Kidd, who is nearly 40 years old, affected by his tired body, his shooting today is really inaccurate. Kidd shot 4 times in the first quarter, but failed to score even one point.

But at least Yiyang and Chandler were not affected by back-to-back games at all. And these two guys are the key to Carlisle's restraint of Westbrook next. If that "bird trap" really works, then Westbrook will no longer be a threat.

After the start of the second quarter, it was discovered that Carlisle did not replace Kidd, but let Yiyang stay on the court. This is in line with Westbrook's wishes, he will continue to crush until he beats the Chinese until he collapses!

Seeing Westbrook rushing towards him aggressively, Yiyang didn't panic. If Carlisle's arrangement can be successfully executed, then Westbrook's good days will be completely over.

No pick-and-rolls, no plans to pass. Westbrook signaled his teammates to pull him away. He wanted to single the Chinese rookie in front of him!

"Fuck, stop looking down on people!"

"Yiyang, cover him!"

At this time, countless Chinese fans in front of TVs and computers were gnashing their teeth. Westbrook's formation clearly shows that he looks down on Yiyang's defense.

Seeing that the space has been opened, all the cells in Westbrook's body seem to be jumping. He couldn't restrain the desire in his heart to defeat the opponent, this strong defender kicked his legs suddenly, and the whole body was "ejected" out!

Westbrook's breakthrough is not too confusing at all.

Like Yiyang, they are both straightforward types. Yiyang relies on speed, while Westbrook relies on his perverted body.

Yiyang didn't fear the pain in his chest, he blocked it immediately. But Westbrook still relied on his steel body to crush Yiyang and get into the three-second zone.

Westbrook went to the basket and took off directly. Seeing that Yiyang was about to be humiliated again by Oklahoma City's No. 0 guard, a black shadow suddenly appeared above Westbrook's head.

Afterwards, the black shadow waved its hand, and directly slapped the basketball in Westbrook's hand! The basketball hits the backboard hard and bounces back! The clever Terry received the bounced basketball before everyone could react, and began to run long distances!

"Tyson Chandler's brutal blocking! Although the tough blocking failed to completely stop Westbrook, it undoubtedly slowed down his breakthrough. This time is enough for Chandler, a top player. The rim protector rushed back to the basket to complete the defense. The Mavericks' defense is very layered. I believe that the appearance of this block was not accidental, but a deliberate arrangement by Coach Carlisle!" Kevin Harlan praised the Mavericks' defense At the same time, the Mavericks also launched a quick counterattack.

Terry's speed is fast, but his height is flawed. Durant, who is closely behind Terry, is a threat that cannot be ignored. But Terry looked around, and none of his teammates followed him. No way, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and layup directly. Sure enough, Durant stretched out his long arms and gave the Mavericks a big risk.

However, unlike the Mavericks' defense, the blocked basketball did not fall into the hands of the Thunder players after hitting the rebound, but was snatched by Yiyang, who leaped high.

Yiyang pushed directly in the air, pushing the basketball back into the basket. A very fast-paced offensive and defensive transition, but in the end it was the older Mavericks who won the victory.

"This tip-up is very smart, and he knows that if he lands, he will definitely lose his chance. So, he just shot directly in the air. Basketball IQ, and his basketball IQ is more terrifying than his speed and jumping."

Being blocked by Chandler also caused the Mavericks to fight back, Westbrook felt aggrieved. But don't think this guy will stop after a failure. Westbrook's head is hot, and even God can't stop him from continuing to hit the rim.

Facing Westbrook who was pounced again, Yiyang deliberately adjusted his position and induced Westbrook to break through to his right, which is the middle.

Watching Westbrook hit the basket again regardless of the overall situation, Durant shook his head helplessly. My teammate is good at everything, but sometimes his head gets hot and he really can't control it.

Yiyang's chest has been turned blue by Westbrook today, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted. But fortunately, all the sacrifices Yiyang made were rewarded with more valuable rewards.

The Mavericks repeated their tricks, Yiyang delayed Westbrook's footsteps, and Tyson Chandler immediately defended the basket.

No. 0 of the Thunder attacked the frame again, and the athletic Chandler covered the sky with one hand, and blocked Westbrook for the second time in a row!

"No, I'm so uncool! Someone has to tell him that now is not the time to be a hero!" Kevin Harlan closed his eyes, because the second consecutive scene of Westbrook being blocked is really Terrible.

This time, the basketball that was blocked from the front fell directly into Yiyang's hands. Yiyang is not obsessed with hitting the basket like Westbrook, he stands still and stabilizes his rhythm, and only when his teammates start to move forward, Yiyang starts to advance.

Positional defense is not the Thunder's strong point. Yiyang guided his teammates to run, and then passed a few passes to give Nowitzki another chance at the basket.

Seeing Nowitzki successfully catch the ball, Jeff Green was almost desperate. Why is this European big man always able to catch the basketball easily? The reason is simple, because the Mavericks point guard is not named Westbrook.

Nowitzki "looked back at the moon" at the basket and hit a reverse hook layup. Westbrook launched a counterattack again. No matter how stupid this guy is, it can be seen that Yiyang and Chandler are cooperating on the defensive end.

So this time, when he took off again for a layup. Westbrook turned his wrist and turned it into a pass. This guy tricked Chandler, so if he can successfully put the ball in Krstic's hands, he can use assists to help the team score!

However, this time, Westbrook deceived Chandler, but failed to deceive Yiyang who has been sticking close to Westbrook.

Do you think Carlisle didn't think about what happened to Westbrook when he split the ball? His passing route has long been targeted by Yiyang!

As soon as the No. 0 defender passed the ball in the air, Yiyang stretched out his long arms and caught Westbrook's "wonderful pass".

This guy always likes to cooperate with inside players in a small space. Of course, most of these cooperations are forced. Because he really can't fight, he will pass it like this.

For Yi Yang, who had studied Westbrook's video, it was a breeze to break the ball. The tandem "bird trap" that Carlisle arranged for Westbrook directly knocked this devilish muscular man to the ground!

After Yiyang broke the ball, he slammed the basketball hard on the floor. The orange-red ball passed through the crowd, rebounded, and landed in the hands of Terry, who was running at the front.

"Hoho! A super long-distance ground pass, my god, is there a positioning system installed in Yi's body? Otherwise, why is his ground long pass always as accurate as a missile!"

Under the exclamation of Kevin Harlan, Terry caught the ball steadily, faced an empty basket and scored a layup with ease. After Yiyang made the steal, he took a step with the ball and penetrated the whole court to complete the assist. During this period, he didn't hold the ball for a long time, but he became the most critical point in scoring this time. Perhaps, this is the difference between him and Westbrook!

On the next attack, the impatient Westbrook finally passed the ball. But perhaps due to too impatient or excessive pursuit of passing speed, Westbrook directly hit the ball vigorously before Durant was in place. The result of this is that the basketball hits the camera of the photographer at the bottom line directly, and no one catches the basketball!

Westbrook's mistake gave the Mavericks the ball. This time, Yiyang and Nowitzki played a hand-to-hand cooperation. The former broke through directly after holding the ball, but Westbrook flew out of the baseline with the ball.

But the foul, and can not stop the Mavericks scoring footsteps. Yiyang endured the pain and the boos of the fans and made two free throws. So far in the second quarter, the Thunder have not scored a point, while the Mavericks have scored 8 points in a row!

Coach Brooks, who was as young as the Thunder, hurriedly stopped the game. Westbrook's two blocked shots and two turnovers squandered the Thunder's advantage.

On the side of the Mavericks, Carlisle patted Yiyang on the back with satisfaction and asked him to rest temporarily. The old Kidd is back in battle, and Westbrook will definitely be replaced. After he was replaced, the aged Kidd was on the court, and he could play to his heart's content without any pressure.

In the end, under Kidd's steady control, the Mavericks kept their lead until halftime.

55 to 52, if it weren't for Durant, a guy who is destined to become a superstar, it would be impossible for the Thunder to be only 3 points behind.

TNT studio directly rated Yi Yang, who scored 6 points and 5 assists in the half game, as the most critical player in the half game. In contrast, Yiyang made 4 of 9 shots and made 3 turnovers in the half game with only 1 time. Assisted by Westbrook. Westbrook's extremely high ball possession rate and the extremely low efficiency that does not match it are the important reasons why the Thunder fell behind at halftime.

What should a real point guard look like? Yiyang dare not say that he is the benchmark in the point guard position. But at least, it's definitely not like Westbrook.

After the half-time contest, Yiyang can be said to have turned defeat into victory and washed away the humiliation in the first quarter.

It can be said that Westbrook has been solved by Yiyang. Next, Yiyang and his teammates will take the victory away together!