One Guard

Harden, who was sitting on the bench, saw Yiyang's eyes, and he knew exactly what those eyes meant. Although Yiyang doesn't know how to provoke people with his mouth, his eyes never lie!

The Chesapeake Energy Arena froze for a moment, stunned for a second or two before the fans suddenly remembered that they had to boo now. So after being quiet for a while, the entire stadium became agitated again, forming a huge contrast with just now.

"Yi's body is completely stretched when gliding in the air. I have never seen any Asian player who can perform such a wonderful dunk. Yi's athletic ability has been ignored by people. In the NBA2K game, Yi's dunk ability value is only 76." But I think after this year's playoffs, no one can ignore this point. Indeed, Yi's playing style is very selfless and relatively gentle. He prefers to use technical technical moves to score. Compared with Griffin So explosive. But if you think that you are also a yellow-skinned version of Steve Nash, then you are so wrong! This guy is a dunker, a real dunker from the far east!" Charles Barkley Surrounded by boos from Thunder fans, he had to yell into the microphone to make sure the fans at home could hear him.

Westbrook leaned over and picked up the basketball very unwillingly. In the past, it was his impact and dunks that made the opponent's defender retreat. Today, it is himself who makes the opponent stage a shocking dunk.

Westbrook frowned and gritted his teeth. Brooks off the court knew that the guy was going crazy!

After receiving the baseline ball, Westbrook sprinted at full speed. Although Yiyang has excellent athletic ability, his physical confrontation ability is not excellent. Facing Westbrook who was rushing straight, although Yiyang tried his best to block it, he was still rushed by the opponent abruptly.

Kidd couldn't help shaking his head off the court. If Yiyang fell on the spot just now, maybe he could have cheated a foul. It seems that in the future, I have to teach him some less "serious" things.

Westbrook rushed inside, and the Mavericks' defense immediately shrank. As soon as the lineup shrank, Durant and Sefolosha both got the chance to shoot three-pointers.

"Pass, pass, pass!" Brooks chanted anxiously on the sidelines, hoping that Westbrook could hear his voice.

It's a pity that Westbrook only has the basket in his eyes at this time!

Facing the siege of Yiyang, Chandler and Marion, Westbrook couldn't help but "throw" himself into the air! For "birds and beasts" with perverted physical fitness like Westbrook, they usually take off first and then think about what to do next.

In the air, Chandler's arms were raised high, and on both sides, there were Yiyang and Marion blocking the passing route. But the trapped Westbrook did not give up,

He slammed into the strong Chandler and flicked the ball toward the hoop.

Chandler is such a muscular stick, you can't just hit it if you want to. Westbrook's impact did not shake Chandler at all, but Westbrook himself was bounced back and fell back violently.

I saw the No. 0 guard fell heavily to the ground, and the basketball fell into the net almost at the same time. Seeing this situation, the referee immediately blew his whistle, and Westbrook used his desperate impact to get a chance to hit a three-pointer in the crowd!

"This is Russell Westbrook! No matter how much you question him, you can't deny that he is a real fighter!"

Accompanied by Kenny Smith's passionate shouts, the fans also jumped up and down and cheered. But Brooks off the field pulled his face together. The one Westbrook fell from the air just now was not light, so there must be nothing serious about that guy.

Just when Brooks was worried, Westbrook stood up before his teammates came up. After getting up, Westbrook looked up to the sky and screamed, as if nothing happened.

Brooks let out a breath and wiped the cold sweat from his brow. It's okay, it's okay...

Standing on the free throw line, Westbrook made a steady shot. The No. 0 defender used his desperate impact to complete the redemption. Today, he does not intend to lose to that Chinese again!

The duel between Yiyang and Westbrook quickly heated up the atmosphere on the scene. Just when people thought that the competition would become more intense, the two sides started a crazy "performance" of blacksmithing.

Defensive strength, both coaches asked the players to increase their defensive strength before the game started. In addition, today, the tired hands of both sides are also very ordinary, so this "concerto" composed of iron strikes is created.

Nowitzki's shot outside the three-point line was interfered by Ibaka's face cover, and he hit the iron.

After returning, Durant, who had already hit a three-pointer, was about to repeat the same trick, but was completely covered by the cunning Marion and hit the iron.

The offense was played again, and after conduction, Stevenson fired with the ball in the middle distance. It's a pity that "Swiss Army Knife" Sefoloza is also a defensive champion. Stevenson, who was not good at offense, was severely blocked and hit the iron.

Grabbing the defensive rebound, Westbrook hit the basket desperately again. Only this time, after being brought down by Chandler, the referee neither called a foul nor scored, and the Thunder returned without success again...

It wasn't until the fifth minute of the first quarter, when Yiyang successfully scored with a dexterous layup around Perkins' outstretched arm, that the continuous sound of hammering on the court finally stopped.

6 to 6, the scores of both sides are outrageously low. The shooting percentage of the players is declining one by one. Except for Yiyang, who continued to score goals, and Westbrook, who didn't take many shots, it seemed that everyone else became unable to score.

"The defense of both sides is very tight, which is the main reason why the score is not high in today's game. Now whoever can break the opponent's airtight defense first will take the initiative in the game. Coach Brooks called a stop to the game, let us see Look, how the two sides will adjust." Barkley in the stands looked at Brooks and Carlisle with interest, what will these two guys do?

"Jason, you replace Stevenson and play the first position! Also, you go to the second position, and more balls will hit you later! Now that you play like this, Brooks will definitely replace him. James Harden! At that time, also, you defend him yourself, and Westbrook will hand it over to Kidd! Remember, defense, we must first do a good job of defense! The opponent is a young team, and they are impatient. ! When they start to get impatient, our chance will come! Hold on, we will definitely win the final victory!" Carlisle explained the strategy in a few words, and in fact, the time of a timeout is not enough for the head coach to say too many things.

As soon as Carlisle finished speaking, the electronic buzzer sounded. The timeout ends and the two sides return to the field. The camera zoomed in on Kidd taking off his training clothes.

Yiyang paid close attention to the other side. When the Thunder players dispersed, he saw the bearded man stepping onto the court in his jersey!

James Harden, you are finally here!

"The coaches of both sides have replaced a defender. Brooks played Harden, who performed well in the last game! And Carlisle used the experienced Kidd! Do you know what I want to know most now Ken Ni? I wonder now, also, who is he going to guard between Westbrook and Harden! No matter who he guards, it will definitely be a hard fight!" Barkley licked his dry hair Lips, don't care about drinking water at all. This game is really getting more and more interesting!

Westbrook slowly advanced with the ball. It seems that Brooks must have told him a lot just now. Now that the Thunder's three most outstanding young men are on the court, Brooks wants to make the three of them play their best.

When Westbrook passed halftime, he found that the person standing in front of him was no longer the annoying No. 1, but Jason Kidd!

"Yi chose to defend James Harden, haha, this game was so interesting! Harden performed well in the last game, but in the last 34 seconds, he and Yi had the only matchup, but was perfectly defended by Yi! However, winning or losing a round naturally doesn't explain the problem, let's see who wins!"

Harden didn't stand still and wait for Westbrook to feed the ball. This guy ran actively and did not disappoint Yiyang. That's right, Oklahoma's new darling!

While Harden's run was very aggressive, Durant did get a better chance. Westbrook passed the ball to the No. 35 big man, and Durant feinted, took a tentative step, broke through, and pulled up for a jumper.

To Durant's surprise, Marion's defense today was completely uncompromising! His emergency stop jump shot failed to confuse this experienced veteran, against the defense, Durant's shot still deviated from the basket!

"KD's offensive performance today is not ideal. Although he hit a three-pointer at the beginning of the game, this is his second consecutive missed shot. Marion is very strict. KD must be more patient! "

Chandler gets stuck, ready to grab the rebound. But unexpectedly, this time the basketball rebounded farther, and Ibaka, who was standing outside the three-second zone, took advantage of it.

"Continue to defend, defend!" Seeing that the team lost a rebound, Carlisle immediately yelled from the sidelines, fearing that someone might not defend in time.

When Ibaka landed, Nowitzki posted it immediately, without giving the Congolese any chance at all. At this time, Ibaka caught a glimpse of Harden who was moving outside the three-point line after a reverse run. Without hesitation, Ibaka immediately took the ball!

Harden got his wish to catch the ball from beyond the three-point line. He thought he would at least get a little room to shoot. However, the speed at which Yiyang got in place far exceeded Harden's expectations, and Yiyang posted it again almost instantly. Sometimes movement speed isn't just useful in fast breaks.

Seeing that the defense was following so closely, Harden first looked at the positions of Westbrook and Durant. If these two people had the opportunity, he would choose to pass the ball first.

However, Kidd's defense is far tighter than Westbrook imagined. As for Durant, he still lives in the shadow of Marion. There is no chance to pass the ball, so I can only rely on myself!

So Harden dribbles the ball, then raises his other arm and calls for a pick-and-roll. This guy is going to attack by himself!

Through yesterday's research with Carlisle, Yiyang knew that Harden's speed is actually not top-notch, but this guy has excellent core strength and is also very strong. The most important point is that he knows how to make defensive fouls!

Yiyang first moved to Harden's left. Seeing this, Harden switched the ball to his right hand, and Ibaka's pick-and-roll was also set up on the right.

It seems that this is not a tactic. But in fact, Harden is a left-hander. Yiyang did this in the hope of forcing Harden to dribble with his right hand. At least in this way, it can reduce the speed and accuracy of Harden's shot when he pulls up.

Harden broke through with the ball, Yiyang did not wrestle with Ibaka, but ran back directly, trying to prevent Harden from breaking through. A mid-range shot? I don't know why, Harden rarely chooses to shoot in the middle distance. If he doesn't shoot three-pointers, then nine times out of ten he is going to break through!

Harden thought he would get rid of Yiyang, but he saw Yiyang overtaking from his side. It stands to reason that Yiyang should let Harden have such a long distance, he should make a quick stop and jump shot. But Harden didn't do this. Every player has every player's playing habits. Just like Yiyang doesn't like shooting three-pointers, Harden just doesn't like shooting half-shots.

At this time, Harden has fallen into the encirclement of the Mavericks. He has no passing route and can only choose to forcibly attack the frame. Anyway, I will find a foul!

So the bearded man didn't slow down, but instead plunged into the penalty area. After he took off, people were surprised to find that the rest of the Mavericks did not take off to block, and the only one who followed Harden to jump was Yiyang.

In this way, the risk of fouls by inside players is greatly reduced. Yiyang raised his arms high in the air, mainly blocking Harden's left hand.

There was no other way, Harden had to use his disliked right hand for a layup, but under such strict interference, Harden's right hand layup hit the basket's neck and came out of the frame!

"Success!" Carlisle couldn't help but waved his fist. The research with that kid last night was not in vain!

"James Harden lost again, Chandler grabbed the rebound, Jason Kidd led the counterattack, he broke through to the basket, Westbrook knocked Kidd out of bounds, this is No way, the Mavericks got two free throws!"

Yiyang ran up slowly, and lightly high-fived Kidd who successfully made the foul.

Looking at the relaxed Yiyang, Harden couldn't help swallowing. Today, either Yiyang's wall was smashed to pieces by himself, or...he rushed up and bumped his head to pieces.

No matter what the outcome is, only one can survive.