One Guard

When Yiyang steals the Lakers baseline and completes dunks, Carlisle, the usually gentle academic coach, suddenly jumps up, shakes his fist vigorously, and then roars loudly.

Carlisle rarely celebrates goals on the sidelines in such a high-profile way. As a coach, he appears very calm more often. But this goal allowed Carlisle to see the dawn of advancing to the Western Conference Finals.

Is the aging Kobe still very good? He can't stop that Mavericks No. 1! Yiyang's super high score today made Kobe only a foil. In the brightly lit Staples, Yiyang is the God who dominates the game!

Kobe now hates his weak ankles and knees very much. He lost to Yiyang again, and he lost completely. Being robbed of the basketball by a rookie twice in a row will become an indelible stain in Kobe's career.

A spiritual pillar like Kobe has no right to lose, because once he loses, it is very likely that the entire team will lose.

The morale of the Lakers players seemed to be very low. They had nothing to say about Yiyang's two goals and steals. Kobe, the most resolute head star in this team, was intercepted by Yiyang twice in a row and succeeded in two consecutive fast breaks. Is there anything else to say about this situation? It's just too shocking...

Yiyang naturally knows that Kobe is not feeling well right now, both physically and mentally. But this is a playoff, not a duel between medieval knights. In order to win, Yi Yang will use any means, even if he seizes Kobe's weakness of being injured, he will do whatever it takes!

"Cheer up everyone! The game is only in the second quarter! Remember what we said before the game? No matter what kind of situation you face, don't give up. It's not the worst now, cheer me up "Kobe looked at the dejected teammates around him, and couldn't help standing still and shouting.

This is Kobe's personality. Even if he fights to the last drop of blood, he will never admit defeat in advance!

After Kobe finished yelling, Phil Jackson called to stop the game again. Now that the Mavericks are in the limelight, he needs to break the opponent's momentum. The most stable coach on weekdays has become the busiest person today.

This timeout, "Zen Master" Jackson did not make any major changes in tactics, but replaced the backup point guard Steve Blake to replace Fisher.

In this year's playoffs, Fisher showed his old age and was in a very bad state. It is an exaggeration to say that no matter who he defends, anyone can score. This is why Carlisle often puts the Mavericks in a pick-and-roll between the two guards, forcing Fisher to defend Yiyang.

Yiyang wants to break through the "old fish", it is simply relaxed and happy.

Now, Jackson can only use Blake to try to fill the hole on the defensive end. At least this white guard who once practiced boxing has a hard work on the defensive end that Fisher does not have now.

The timeout was over, and Carlisle smiled cryptically as Blake stepped onto the court and started driving the baseline. Now the Lakers' troubles cannot be solved by just one Blake. It seems that Phil Jackson has reached the point where no one can use him! The aging of the Lakers came faster than people imagined...

Blake attacked with the ball, and this time, Kidd's defensive pressure instantly dropped a lot. Blake is a solid passer and a threat from beyond the arc. But the breakthrough is indeed his biggest shortcoming on the offensive end.

Kidd only needs to press close to Blake, and the defense will not have any major problems.

Kobe took the initiative to pick and roll Blake,

Blake used the pick-and-roll to break through, and Yiyang immediately switched defenses, not giving the Lakers any chance to cooperate.

After being blocked, Blake gave up the idea of ​​continuing to break through, because he knew that his speed was not enough to complete the overtaking in front of Yiyang.

Helpless, Blake had to give the ball back to Kobe. Kobe held the ball outside the three-point line, and then raised his hand to indicate that he wanted to open the singles!

Kidd spread his arms as far as possible, lowered his center of gravity, and kept his eyes fixed on the basketball bouncing between Kobe's hands. Kobe changed hands twice under his crotch, and then suddenly sped up and stabbed to Kidd's left hand!

Although Kidd's legs and feet were weak, his nerve response was still very fast. He immediately took a step sideways and stopped Kobe!

There was an exclamation from the stands, Kobe can't even break through Kidd now?

Kidd himself was a bit surprised, his slowness has become more and more obvious this season. Even if he judged the right direction of the breakthrough of many balls, it was too late to block them. But this time, he easily "locked" Kobe!

"Bryant's knee and ankle injuries don't seem to be as optimistic as we thought. His speed of starting the first step may not be half as good as before!" Mike Breen frowned, It's no coincidence that Bryant has scored at the rim just once in three games.

Seeing that he couldn't break through, the persistent Kobe hugged the basketball with both hands. After making a fake shot on the spot to find the rhythm, Kobe forced Kidd to shoot against the close-fitting Kidd.

Kidd is also a tall point guard, and with his arms raised, Bryant didn't take much advantage. Under Kidd's strict interference, Kobe's shot was ridiculously crooked, brushed the side of the basket, and almost turned into a "three non-stick" shot.

Nowitzki accepted the rebound without any hesitation, and directly threw the ball to Yiyang, allowing the No. 1 guard to launch a counterattack.

The Lakers retreated quickly, and Yiyang didn't seem in a hurry, he patted the ball slowly towards the Lakers' half court.

I saw Yiyang raised his right hand while walking, as if he was directing his teammates to move. Blake swallowed, this guy who can't even guard against Kobe, what will he do next?

Excited to play, Yiyang lowered his right arm, and then suddenly slapped the basketball on the ground, switching to his right hand, intending to break through from the right!

Yiyang, who was still walking slowly, suddenly started to move. The speed of his first step was so fast that Blake could only watch Yiyang pass by him!

This monster seems to be able to increase the speed to the highest speed without any acceleration process!

Naturally, Blake hurriedly chased back, and it was the kind of chase that exhausted all his strength.

Just when Blake was about to approach Yiyang, Yiyang who broke into the three-point line suddenly took a step backward diagonally!

Blake, who was sprinting with all his strength, hurriedly braked, and then changed his original center of gravity backwards to pounce forward. Unexpectedly, after taking a step back, Yiyang just made a false gesture of praying to Buddha. Seeing that Blake followed him and changed his center of gravity, Yiyang started again!

This time, Blake couldn't take it anymore. Continuously and quickly following others to change the center of gravity is a very fatal thing for defensive players.

Blake really wanted to keep up with Yiyang, but under Yiyang's repeated play, Blake's back feet seemed to be tied to a rope. Under the chaos, Blake's feet were unstable, and he fell to the ground!

"Haha, yes, he knocked Blake down to the ground!" Seeing this scene, Mike Breen stood up directly from his seat. At the same time, after the breakthrough, Yiyang made an emergency stop jumper from the middle distance, and the basketball entered the frame steadily, which lived up to the sweat he had put in for this.

Blake got up from the ground in embarrassment, his ankle was still aching. How can that damned Chinese change the center of gravity at will? And the fake act of praying to Buddha is too realistic!

After Yiyang scored the goal, he still didn't do any celebration, and walked past Blake in an understatement. This feeling of being ignored made Blake feel humiliated even more!

"Next time I'll defend!" Bryant patted Blake on the back, motioning him to catch the baseline ball. Afterwards, the "Black Mamba" focused on the No. 1 defender. Today, let's have a good time!

In the next attack, Kobe singled Yiyang with his back, attracted the defense and then passed the ball, assisting Blake to hit a three-pointer.

This is the first three-pointer hit by the Lakers today, and it is also the first time a Lakers substitute scored. Although the cooperation of Kobe and Blake stopped the bleeding for the bruised Lakers, it was still far from a complete cure.

The Mavericks attacked again, and Kobe also crossed in front of Yiyang again. The No. 24 was panting heavily during the high-intensity competition, but Yiyang didn't seem to be struggling too much.

Kidd stopped the ball outside the three-point line, Nowitzki lifted up from the three-second zone, and at the same time, Yiyang also moved towards Nowitzki's direction.

It seems that Nowitzki intends to make an off-the-ball pick-and-roll for Yiyang, so that Yiyang can get a gap to catch the ball.

Just when the two were about to meet, Yiyang suddenly changed his running direction, a very sudden reverse run, which caught Kobe off guard!

Kidd sent the basketball steadily, Yiyang dribbled a step after receiving the ball, found the rhythm and shot immediately!

This time, Kobe saw clearly that Yiyang touched the basketball with both hands. It's true, Yiyang's shot this time is absolutely true!

Therefore, "Black Mamba" did not hesitate, and took off straight. This time, Kobe is bound to win the block!

However, Yiyang, who was shooting, did not avoid Kobe's block, but leaned towards Kobe's body instead!

"Boom!" The bodies of the two collided violently in the air. Yiyang, who was not strong, was hit hard enough by Kobe, but he still gritted his teeth and threw the basketball out!

Although the referee is facing the Lakers today, if he doesn't call such an obvious foul, he will completely lose control of the game.

In desperation, the referee blew his whistle, indicating that Kobe had fouled. Suddenly, Staples booed everywhere. But he didn't care about that, he stood on the free throw line and prepared to make a free throw.

Kobe didn't get angry, but he didn't let it go. Yiyang is a reasonable use of the rules, and Kobe has nothing to do except admit that he is wronged!

After finally chasing the point difference to only 10 points, this time, it was pulled away by Yiyang again.

Afterwards, Kobe resisted the pain in his knee and ankle, leaned on Yiyang and hit the basket, trying to make a kill or directly score.

Unfortunately, the injured Kobe did not pose a threat to Yiyang at all. Yiyang easily overshadowed Kobe's "Three Steps Slower". The king of Staples lost face in front of a rookie today!

"What the hell are the referees doing!?" Kyle Thompson patted the table angrily. The reason why this guy is still stubborn is entirely because the league did not give a replay of the block just now.

Lakers fans and Kyle Thompson will definitely have one less excuse to complain if they see the replay. Because Yiyang sealed the cover just now, it was so clean that it couldn't be more clean.

The game continued, and Yiyang still scored wildly. It seems that every game at the Staples Center, Yiyang is very excited. And today is undoubtedly the most exciting time for him.

Endless running, reckless jumping, crazy winding defense... Yiyang is like a robot powered by solar energy, always tirelessly accompanying his former idol Kobe.

Whether it is the defensive end or the offensive end, Yiyang did not let Kobe worry. Carlyle gave him the task, he did it.

When the game progressed to the eighth minute of the third quarter, Bynum successfully blocked Nowitzki's shot, grabbed the basketball, and was ready to launch a fast break.

Bryant was the first person to rush forward. He raised his hand while running and motioned for Bynum to make a long pass directly.

"Little Shark" did as he threw the ball upfield. This is not the first time Bynum has cooperated with Kobe with a long pass. He believes that the strength of his pass is just right.

Bynum's pass is just right, but Kobe's running speed is not necessarily just right.

The basketball flew over Kobe's head, and Kobe tried his best to raise his arms, but he was still a hair's breadth away from the basketball.

In the end, the basketball surpassed Kobe and flew directly out of bounds. Kobe failed to receive this long pass, not because Bynum passed it badly, but because the "Black Mamba" couldn't run anymore.

A pass error, the Lakers' hard-won fast break opportunity was wasted in this way. Kobe didn't yell violently, but bent down, put his hands on his knees, and tried to calm his heartbeat.

Big drops of sweat dripped down Kobe's cheeks onto the wooden floor. Kobe grabbed the collar of his jersey and wiped his sweat. Before he could rest well, Yiyang came again...

Acceleration, emergency stop, change of direction, breakthrough through the pick-and-roll...Yiyang used his most exquisite skills and fastest speed to squeeze Kobe's almost overdrawn physical energy.

After easily throwing off Kobe, Yiyang went straight to the basket. Bynum hurriedly blocked, but Yiyang did not go to die, the basketball flew from under the basket to beyond the three-point line. Nowitzki, who responded from outside the three-point line, went up and down and scored a three-pointer. After this goal, the point difference between the two teams was also pulled to 18 points by the Mavericks...

Jackson called to stop the game. At this time, the Staples Center was not as lively as before. There was a dead silence in the stands, and the death of the Lakers seemed to be at hand.

Kobe walked off the court, and Jackson immediately greeted him and patted Kobe on the shoulder.

"Take a break, Bryant."

Bryant didn't answer, sighed, and sat back on the bench.

He knew that he didn't have a few years of professional career. He also knows that this is his best chance to create another Lakers dynasty. But the fact now is that Kobe wanted to kill the thief but was powerless...

He wants another championship, more than anyone else. But the knees and ankles that were so painful that they were almost numb reminded him. "Wake up, old man!"

Seeing that Kobe was replaced, Carlisle gathered everyone together and told his players that it was time to end it all!

The team doctor took two ice packs and immediately applied them to Kobe's ankles and knees. "Black Mamba" looked at the field with a blank expression, as if what the team doctor was doing had nothing to do with him.

A dynasty and a legend, perhaps, will end here...