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The electronic beep went off, the red light on the backboard was like a signal, and when it came on, fans all over the American Airlines Center were on their feet.

They applauded wildly, and their eyes were all focused on one person. 31 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. He played 44 minutes and was exhausted. Yiyang is the only focus of today's game.

"Great game, this is a great game. I also used my strong perseverance to break the Thunder's dream of advancing early. Looking at the expression on Coach Brooks' face, perhaps even he himself did not expect that With such a good performance, he actually lost." Barkley said and joined the applause.

After the game, Yiyang returned to the bench. He spread his limbs and fell on the bench, as if he didn't even have the strength to move.

Yiyang didn't know how he persevered just now, anyway, once the match was over, his whole body softened.

Countless photographers carried cameras to take pictures of Yiyang sitting on the bench, but at this moment, no one went up to interview him. Yiyang's performance won everyone's respect, even the reporter knew that what this guy needs now is rest.

"We won, boss." Sitting on the bench, Yiyang turned his head and smiled at Carlisle.

"That's right, you led us to victory, and we won." Carlisle squatted down, holding Yiyang's face with both hands.

"I can't walk anymore."

"It's okay, we're not going anywhere..."

At this time, in the luxurious box of the arena, Cuban held up the wine glass in his hand, but it was frozen in place, as if it had become a stone sculpture.

"This summer we will definitely receive a lot of offers about the same." Next to Cuban, Mavericks general manager Nelson Jr. joked.

"Unless someone can come up with the 20-year-old Michael Jordan, Donnie. Otherwise, he won't go anywhere!" Cuban took a sip of his wine and moistened his dry throat.

The question is, can anyone in this league take out a 20-year-old Jordan? Cuban's implication is that Yiyang, like Nowitzki, is not for sale!

"What if the Lakers take out Gasol and Bynum?" Nelson Jr. joked that the Lakers missed Paul last summer, and they will definitely play other people's ideas. Moreover, Kobe himself likes Yiyang very much. If Kobe exerts pressure, the Lakers management cannot remain indifferent!

"Pau Gasol and Bynum? Then the Los Angeles people should just go and rob the bank's main building."

Cuban waved his hand. He really regretted that he chose to watch the game in a luxury box today. Otherwise, he could have joined the fans and applauded Yiyang at this time.

After resting on the bench for nearly five minutes, Yiyang just stood up again. He walked slowly to the locker room, his legs, which were able to make up for the dunks, were struggling even to walk.

But none of the Mavericks stepped forward to help him, not because the others sat idly by, but because letting Yiyang walk off the field by himself was the most dignified way to call a curtain call.

It has been a while since the game ended, and the neighborhood near the arena will definitely become a "second-hand car trading market". But even then, no fans left. They have been watching Yiyang walk into the player tunnel, and will never leave before that.

Yiyang walked to the entrance of the players' tunnel, raised his arms with difficulty, and high-fived the fans in the stands on both sides.

Mu Ran immediately squatted down, took out his camera, and took a picture of this scene.

The back figure of Dallas No. 1 with his hands raised high is leaving, and around him is a group of sincere followers. One of the most classic photos in the history of the Mavericks was born under Mu Ran.

After Yiyang walked into the player's tunnel, the hustle and bustle instantly became quieter, and the lights were no longer so dazzling. The staff in the passage also stood on both sides one by one, applauding for Yiyang.

After walking a few steps, Yiyang saw someone blocking his way in front of him. Looking up, it turned out that it was Vignali who had been granted permission to enter the player tunnel.

The tall Italian girl clenched her fists and stood straight in front of Yiyang. She didn't jump around like usual, but her eyes were rosy.

"Vig...I..."

Before Yiyang could finish speaking, Vignali plunged into Yiyang's arms. "MV shouting, did you hear it?"

"I heard it, I heard it..." Yiyang hugged Vignali, and leaned his weight on it to save his strength.

Trying my best, it turned out to be such an experience...

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"Today's performance is too exaggerated!"

"Yeah, I have fought for so long, and I am relentless at the critical moment."

"This playoffs, he has made a qualitative leap! Next season, he may be a first-tier star in the league."

"What nonsense, I think he is already a first-tier star in the league!"

In the lively media reception room, the reporters were chattering non-stop. The crowd huddled in the small reception room waiting for the press conference to begin, but today they seemed extra patient.

Finally, the female press officer of the Mavericks opened the door of the media reception room. The reporters all got excited and raised their cameras one after another.

Carlisle walked in first, followed by Nowitzki. Then, there was no one else.

"Isn't Yiyang here?" A reporter couldn't help looking around for a while, making sure that Yiyang wasn't hiding under the table.

"I won't come to the press conference today. I believe everyone understands that he needs to rest for a while." After Carlisle finished speaking, he sat down with Nowitzki. It seemed that they were the only ones attending the press conference today.

Journalists, look at me, and I look at you. Even if Yiyang didn't attend in person, even if Nowitzki performed well today and scored 23 points, what they are most concerned about is the issue related to Yiyang.

"Coach Carlisle, how do you comment on Yi's incredible performance today?" The reporter of the Dallas Evening Post raised his hand and directly pushed the press conference to the climax.

Carlisle originally wanted to say a lot, because Yiyang's performance today cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. After thinking for a long time, Carlisle leaned back and spread his hands.

"What can I say? Bless Dallas too."

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Taking advantage of Yiyang's success in the playoffs, NA2K hit the iron hot and announced that Yiyang has become one of the cover characters of their latest work 2K13.

As soon as this news came out, many fans expressed that they bought the game as soon as it came out! 2K's decision-making in business operations is indeed very successful. They know what to do to maximize the sales of their games.

The outstanding performance in the playoffs coupled with the blessing of 2K games undoubtedly allowed Yiyang to temporarily surpass Duncan, Kobe, James and others, becoming the hottest star at this time.

However, seeing himself becoming popular all over the sky, seeing his business value increasing day by day, and seeing Bill Duffy get huge business contracts for him, Yi Yang couldn't be happier at all.

In the second day's training, Yiyang's condition was very bad. It's not that he didn't work hard enough, but that he really didn't have much strength. He was worried, if he lost the next game, if the Mavericks were eliminated, how would he face it.

Since Yiyang entered NA, he has been going too smoothly, and he just came to a team whose main point guard is getting old. In his rookie season, he directly won the championship trophy with the team. Yiyang has also won various honors, large and small. He has never experienced failure, so he doesn't know what it feels like to fail. However, failure is also something that a professional player must experience to grow.

LeBron James has never won a championship so far, and Chris Paul is still fighting for the floor of the Western Conference Finals. Nash, who has come to the end of his career, still has not left his name on the stage of the finals.

These indispensable experiences, even Yiyang, who has been going smoothly, must go through.

Two days later, at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma, the tiebreaker between the two sides officially started. The continuous running around made it difficult for the young and energetic Thunder team, let alone the Mavericks who had already given up all of them.

Now, the Thunder have also been forced to the edge of a cliff, and the potential that the three youngsters have unleashed is equally difficult for the Mavericks to parry.

Less than four minutes into the game, Durant scored 8 consecutive points on 4-for-4 shooting. Durant couldn't wait to get to the next level, and he didn't allow himself to lose to the same team for the second year in a row.

On the side of the Mavericks, Yiyang reduced the number of breakthroughs and frequently shot outside. The reason is also very simple, his physical fitness does not support him to continue hitting the basket desperately again and again!

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides were evenly matched. But in the second quarter of the game, the point difference began to gradually widen.

The impact of the two guards, Harden and Westbrook, caused a lot of trouble for the Mavericks inside. Even if they can't score, they can frequently draw fouls.

And after Yiyang managed to break through and was violated, most of the time the referee turned a blind eye to it.

The Thunder's three young players face off against the Heat's Big Three. This is a matchup fans have been looking forward to for a long time. It is difficult for you to say whether the league has deliberately manipulated the whistleblowing scale for commercial reasons. NA has never been an absolutely fair arena.

In the fourth quarter, when Yiyang finally tied the score with a three-pointer, Barkley let out a heart-piercing roar.

The Thunder team has been attacking for so long, but they still can't beat Yiyang to death. Barkley has thrown himself into the game, as if he is watching a guard version of himself play on the court.

The Mavericks are still struggling, and they don't care if they are crawling in the mud. As long as the Thunder can be dragged off the horse, everything is worth it.

In the last two minutes of the game, the Thunder took a one-point lead. This time, Westbrook was completely unable to stand up under Yiyang's pressure. The No. 0 guard marveled that Yiyang was exhausted, but he was always able to block himself in time.

Seeing that Westbrook was unable to get a chance for a long time, Harden took the initiative to go out and asked Westbrook for the ball.

Although very unwilling, Westbrook still gave the ball to Harden and let the bearded man attack.

As a new generation of super sixth man, Harden has made Terry deflated in this series. Sometimes the storm of youth cannot be stopped by pure experience. Harden first made a three-threat pace with the ball, and then used Ibaka's pick-and-roll to get inside.

He was not afraid of the ferocious Heywood, but took off directly to attack Heywood.

Heywood naturally tried his best to stop them, but the moment their bodies touched each other in the air, the referee's whistle sounded.

"No. 33 Brandon Heywood fouled for the sixth time and left the field with full fouls!" The referee yelled at the technical stage, the Mavericks players were dumbfounded, and Heywood put his head in his hands in surprise. The referee sent off Haywood at this time, wouldn't that mean the Mavericks were sentenced to death?

"It's me, I was the one who fouled just now!" Nowitzki immediately raised his arm, hoping to carry another foul for Heywood. After all, he did join the blockade just now.

However, the referee did not give any correction results. He picked up the basketball on the ground and signaled everyone to stand in the designated seats for free throws!

Facing the explanations of the Mavericks players, the referee kept shaking his head. How can the penalty that has already been made be changed?

Haywood walked off the field in frustration, and now only the Frenchman Mahinmi can replace him in the fifth position to continue the game. But to be honest, Mahinmi's ability is simply not enough to support the playoffs.

Yiyang gritted his teeth and persisted hard... He looked up at the big screen and persisted for forty-six minutes, and the game was over in two minutes. I had already seen the hope of attacking, but now I was sent off a main player!

"What is this? What is this?!" Yiyang murmured in his heart, with strong anger already in his tone. "What the hell is this!"

Harden made the free throw steadily, turning the point difference into 3 points. After losing Haywood, the Thunder's offense in the interior is even more unscrupulous.

Compared with Heywood, Mahinmi moves slower and lacks defensive experience. Although Westbrook was blocked by Yiyang, Harden broke through the inside to score points, as easy as picking something out of a bag.

At the last minute, the exhausted Yiyang could no longer carry the strong Westbrook into the paint. Both he and Nowitzki tried several outside shots, but the exhausted two couldn't make any more shots.

With half a minute left in the game, the Thunder led by 6 points. The defending champion Dallas Mavericks had no way to recover when Yiyang and Nowitzki couldn't move.

Brooks raised his arms high and clenched into fists amid the roaring cheers. He remained in this position until the referee blew the final whistle.

The young Oklahoma City Thunder finally passed the Dallas Mavericks this year and advanced to the Western Conference Finals!

And what about Yiyang? He stood on the spot with his hips akimbo, watching the score on the big screen. Then he lowered his head, no one could see his expression at the moment.

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