One Guard

Chapter 124: Devine. Also (6/10)

"Russell, look at your teammates! I know you want to prove yourself to that guy from Long Beach, but you don't have to! You've proven yourself to be better, there's no need to be on him all the time Waste of energy! We have to make a ball with each other, only as a whole, we have a chance of winning!" During the intermission, Coach Brooks was also doing Westbrook's ideological work. 【】

For the coach, this is really not an easy task. On the one hand, he couldn't let the young Westbrook lose confidence. On the other hand, he must control Westbrook's bottomless desire to hold the ball.

But fortunately, perhaps seeing his appalling shooting percentage in the second quarter, Westbrook nodded slightly and readily accepted Brooks' suggestion. Seeing this scene, Durant was actually relieved. At least in the second half of the game, his running position will not become useless again.

On the other side, the Mavericks' locker room. Carlisle, who originally emphasized defense, is now arranging more offensive tactics for the players.

"Westbrook will definitely restrain himself a lot in the second half of the game, which also means that Durant will get more opportunities. Durant's firepower and offensive stability are not at the same level as Westbrook. We must use more efficient He can't attack our entire team by himself!" Carlisle knew that with Marion and Cardinal, the two three positions alone, it was impossible to completely restrict Du Rand's. Want to continue to lead, the center of gravity of the Mavericks must also be changed from the defense of the first half to the offense.

Durant is indeed great, and he will definitely become a superstar in the future. But Carlisle believed that it was impossible for a boy who was still a baby to overturn the calf by himself.

After the start of the second half, Kidd re-entered the game. Kidd's performance in the second half of the second quarter was very good, which is why Carlisle continued to keep the veteran on the court.

Indeed, on the defensive end, the seasoned Kidd can always force Westbrook to pass. And Westbrook's passing and organization are not a concept. He just passes the ball for the purpose of passing the ball, not to sort out the team's offense.

On the offensive end, Kidd's superb organizational skills allowed the Mavericks' offense to meet Carlisle's expectations. Everything seemed perfect, but a timeout by Brooks made the situation worse.

In the fourth minute of the second half, after the Thunder came back from a timeout, their defense was obviously more targeted. Blocking passing lanes and forcing the Mavericks' players to play on their own became Brooks' solution.

Kidd tried to play a few times by himself when it was difficult to play the ball. But the effect is very bad. Today, Kidd's performance in all aspects is very perfect, but the cool feeling from the beginning has not recovered until now.

cast to the end,

Even Kidd himself didn't want to make another shot. He really didn't want to see the team's great advantages, just like this being ruined by his own strikes again and again.

The game continued like this for another two minutes, when Durant hit a three-pointer against Marion's defense and closed the gap to within one point. Carlisle looked at Yiyang and called a timeout.

Since you won't let me organize a smooth attack, then I'll let a defender with stronger singles ability beat you! The academy coach saw his tricks and replaced them with Yiyang and Terry in one go.

Although Yiyang's shooting percentage in every game is good, and he also scored high points. But in the world's impression, he is still a defender who passes more than scores. For example, a guy like Rondo, even if he scored 30 points in a game, people would not regard him as a very threatening scoring point.

This kind of cognition is also Lei Ting's cognition of Yiyang. Therefore, when Yiyang played, Brooks did not make any changes. He believes that if Yiyang is allowed to single-handedly play against Westbrook, Yiyang has no chance of winning!

Seeing Yiyang attacking with the ball again, Westbrook's eyes lit up. He had to pay back the humiliation in the second quarter!

Looking at the muscular Thunder 0 with arms outstretched, Yiyang knew that it would not be an easy task to score by himself.

He didn't try to play singles directly with Westbrook, but according to the usual practice, he called for a pick-and-roll!

Westbrook can indeed use his strong body to take advantage on the defensive end, but this guy often has problems with his judgment when defending pick-and-rolls.

Seeing that Tyson's pick-and-roll was in place, Yiyang immediately started. Westbrook squeezed desperately, as if Yiyang would definitely move forward from the side with the pick-and-roll.

Just when Westbrook and Tyson were entangled, Yiyang, who was walking in front of the "Champion", suddenly changed direction and walked to the side where there was no pick-and-roll!

The Thunder's backup center and veteran player Nick Collison hurriedly switched defenses, and it wasn't once or twice that he wiped Westbrook's ass.

But Collison's sluggish footsteps could not pose a threat to Yiyang. After changing direction, Yiyang turned around again close to Collison. These two movements were connected smoothly, allowing him to get rid of all defenses with ease.

Nowitzki, the "shot-blocking maniac" Ibaka on the Thunder's bench, had already been pulled outside the three-second zone by Nowitzki. The basketball deftly fell into the frame, and Collison, who took off to block the block, slapped Yiyang's face with his palm.

It is impossible for the referee to ignore such an obvious foul. The hasty whistle caused the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena to boo violently, and Yiyang got a chance to hit a three-pointer. As soon as he came on the court, he broke the Thunder's hard-won defensive advantage, and he did it in the most exciting way.

Standing on the free throw line, Yiyang took a deep breath to calm down his breathing. Westbrook kept cursing behind Yiyang, hoping the guy's free throws wouldn't work. However, the curse of the Americans seems to have no effect on the Chinese. Yiyang made a free throw and hit a three-pointer!

After Yiyang made a beautiful three-pointer, Westbrook's passion, which had been suppressed with difficulty, swelled up again.

He didn't continue to pass the ball to his teammates, but started to speed up after receiving the baseline ball!

Yiyang responded in a timely manner, and immediately stuck to Westbrook's side when he ran across the half court. Westbrook was a little surprised. He found that he couldn't get rid of the Chinese man while sprinting!

Yiyang's soft style of play and yellow skin usually make people ignore his explosive power. You know, this guy's bounce and speed data during the physical test are at the same level as Wall, the champion!

Westbrook, who wanted to save face, didn't care so much. Without completely getting rid of Yiyang, this guy threw himself into the air, intending to shock the audience with a heavy dunk!

The audience was indeed shocked, and even experienced ESPN commentator Mike Brin grew his mouth. But they were shocked not because of Westbrook, but because of Yiyang, who jumped as high as Westbrook!

Westbrook raised the basketball in the air and was about to dunk, but Yiyang overtook from the side, then waved his long arm, and pressed his entire palm on Westbrook's basketball!

The two continued to wrestle in the air, but in the end Westbrook was defeated! He slipped his fingers and lost control of the basketball.

"Crack!" Yiyang blocked the shot so hard that the basketball was sent flying beyond the three-point line! No one thought that this gentle Chinese player would be able to complete such a hot block on Westbrook's head!

"Dwayne Yi!" Mike Brin blurted out a name, which became the nickname used by fans to ridicule Yiyang in the future. The name was born because at that moment, Mike Breen seemed to see the guard Dwyane Wade who is also 1.93 meters tall but super good at blocking shots!

He didn't expect that a Wade-style big risk would be reproduced by a Chinese defender!

The experienced Terry received the ball that was blown out by the fan. He ran for a long distance, and then threw the ball into the air during the fast break. Tyson Chandler, who came from behind, jumped high and took it in the air. After reaching the basketball, press it directly into the basket. A jaw-dropping block followed by a beautiful alley-oop, this wonderful picture, made countless Mavericks fans watching the game in front of the TV cheer, and made the Chesapeake Energy Arena become silent .

Seeing this happening, Brooks seemed to have no more patience. He directly replaced Westbrook with James Harden, last year's pick. Perhaps in terms of offensive power, Harden is not as strong as Westbrook. But at least that kid won't be hotheaded.

After that, the Thunder continued to use the tactics of forcing singles against the Mavericks. But that kid Harden always seems to be slow to respond on the defensive end. In this regard, fans have a joke called "eye defense".

Yiyang can always easily break through Harden, as long as he can break through, Yiyang can easily catch it no matter if he attacks by himself or finds someone to pass.

Seeing that the score was about to be overtaken, Yiyang's appearance gradually widened the gap.

After the third quarter, the Mavericks returned to the bench with an 11-point lead. When Yiyang left the court, almost all the Mavericks players hugged and high-fived the expressionless rookie with a big laugh. His outstanding performance made this back-to-back match a lot easier in an instant.

In the fourth quarter, the demoralized young Thunder failed to organize any effective counterattacks. Sophisticated Dirk Nowitzki and Tyson showed off at the end of the quarter, turning the Thunder's insiders upside down. Although Durant worked very hard, as Carlisle said, this young guy is not enough to overthrow the Mavericks by himself.

When the red light on the backboard flashed, most of the fans in the Chesapeake Energy Arena had already left. On the big screen at the scene, the score was officially fixed at 111 to 103.

Dirk Nowitzki's 34 points, Chandler's 17 points and 18 rebounds and Yiyang's 16 points and 9 assists helped the Mavericks overcome this rising NBA rookie without any danger and passed through this time safely Back-to-back road trips.

After the game, Westbrook, who scored 13 points on 5 of 14 shots, was compared with Yiyang by many TV stations. It seems that this time the "Long Beach Civil War" did not end peacefully.

There was a winner among the two guards from Long Beach, but this winner was beyond most people's expectations.

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