One Guard

The FedEx Arena in Memphis was buzzing with people, fans waving their scarves wildly, and the entire scene turned into a sea of ​​carnival.

On the court, No. 11 point guard Mike Conley, wearing the white home jersey of the Grizzlies, was slowly controlling the ball. At this time, Conley's game data was displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Conley only made 2 of 10 shots and scored 7 points on free throws. He had 6 assists, but he paid the price for 4 turnovers. No matter how you look at it, the performance of Conley, the core of the Grizzlies team, is appalling. Against Yiyang, Conley did nothing on the offensive end. He can neither score by himself nor effectively link up the team's offense. So, what are Grizzlies fans excited about?

"Conley passed the ball to Rudy Gay, but we saw that Marion kept guarding Gay! Although Gay scored a Grizzlies-high 26 points today, it does not mean that he You can continue to score goals at critical moments!" Reggie Miller stared nervously at the court below the commentary table. From now on, every action and decision of the players will have a direct impact on the result!

Gay made several triple-threat moves with the ball, but Marion, an old man, was unmoved at all. He just opened his arms and stared fixedly at the "elf" jumping between Guy's hands. Just when everyone thought the Mavericks' defense was about to succeed this time, Gay passed the basketball over Marion's head. The basketball jumped in a straight line to the basket. Suddenly, a man burst out of the empty basket. Tony Allen!

"Perfect cut, the cooperation between Gay and Tony is simply perfect!" Reggie Miller applauded, and Tony Allen also easily put the basketball up.

Carlisle cursed on the sidelines, although people in the noisy scene could not hear what the academic coach just cursed. But judging from the shape of his mouth, the word Carlisle just said should be related to a certain word starting with "F".

"Although Gay's pass and Allen's cut are both very beautiful, I still have to say that Mayo's performance was like sleepwalking. It was his absent-minded defense that gave Tony Allen a chance. When Tony started to start the cut At the time, Mayo seemed to be stunned for a moment and did not give any reaction! And when he came back to his senses, the Grizzlies had already scored."

Yiyang neither showed disappointment nor whispered into Mayo's ear as usual. Because through previous experiences, Yiyang already knows that no matter what suggestions you give this guy, he will not accept them.

Maybe Mayo would nod in agreement and accept the suggestion in front of him, but as soon as he turned around, he could throw away what his teammates said.

"Mayo's defense is really bad. The most ironic thing is that his offense today is not much better than Tony's. It seems that God forgot to visit him tonight."

Then the Mavericks resumed their attack. As soon as Yiyang broke through Conley's defense, Tony Allen came up. Although the No. 9 guard of the Grizzlies has limited scoring ability, he is an out-and-out perimeter defensive gate. Encountering Tony Allen's blockage, Yiyang first changed direction.

But unexpectedly, Tony guessed the direction of Yiyang's breakthrough and forced him to stop. After Conley quickly doubled up, Yiyang was already in a situation where he had to pass the ball!

Since Tony Allen came up to double-team him, it meant that his opponent was temporarily left open at this time.

Without thinking much, Yiyang saw Mayo among the crowd. He knocked the basketball directly to the ground, hitting the ball from the legs of Conley and Allen to Mayo's hands.

Facing Rudy Gay who came to cover up the defense, Mayo did not choose to break through, but shot directly from outside the three-point line!

"Oh God, he actually took a shot. Did he want to get a three-pointer directly? This is obviously a great opportunity for a breakthrough!" Mayo's choice of shot confused Miller on the commentary table, even though he was also a Excellent shooter,

But Miller doesn't just shoot the basketball.

Mayo's game feels like he has no talent. He prefers to shoot from outside, especially from hiding. He would rather dribble a few mid-range shots than hit a layup for two points or cause damage. He doesn't even want defenders to stick to him. At the beginning of the season, Mayo was also able to use his aggressive movement and play wonderful air-cut coordination with Yiyang. But now, this guy will never move honestly unless he has to.

When Rudy Gay rushed toward Mayo fiercely, Mayo felt a little panicked again. His hasty shot caused the Mavericks to miss another opportunity to narrow the gap. And this is why Grizzlies fans are still willing to cheer even when Mike Conley's performance is so miserable. Because today's Mayo is worse than Conley!

"It's time to strike again. O.J. Mayo met his old club for the first time this season. Aren't you excited at all? He made 3 of 12 shots. Mayo's performance was really 'stable'!"

The moment the basketball came out of the frame, Carlisle, who had been walking back and forth on the sidelines, sat back on the bench. He seemed to calm down, as if the shot had given the Mavericks a ten-point lead.

But in fact, Carlisle sat back because he was completely disappointed. With players like Mayo on the team, they would never win again!

The game was about to end with 44 seconds left, and Mayo squandered another scoring opportunity. Carlisle only had one timeout left, and it seemed that the outcome of the game was already sealed.

In the stands at FedEx Field, some fans spontaneously raised big signs. Without exception, these signs have Mayo's name printed on them and a sentence written on them. "Thank you for helping the Grizzlies win."

If it were in the past, this brand would definitely be an honor for Mayo. But now Mayo is wearing the blue jersey of the Mavericks, and those "praises" are basically humiliating the Grizzlies abandoned general.

In the end, the Mavericks unfortunately lost 98-102. Yiyang looked up at the score on the big screen, and then set his sights on Mayo.

That guy, what on earth does he want to do! ?

"The Memphis Grizzlies ended the Mavericks' previous two-game winning streak, and the Mavericks' 17-9 record has become no longer amazing. You know, at the beginning of the season, the Grizzlies won a wave of 6 consecutive victories. ah!"

Reggie Miller saw that Yiyang and Mayo had no interaction at all, and he could probably guess the reason for the poor performance of this Mavericks team. In the past half month since December, the performance of the Mavericks and Mayo has been ups and downs. Mayo's ability to squander opportunities was so strong that Yiyang was unable to fill the big hole he dug.

One has a paranoid love for basketball and winning, while the other has an absent-minded attitude towards basketball. It would be strange if these two kinds of people could be so gentle together.

Carlisle did not take Mayo to the post-game press conference. Facing reporters, the academic coach also directly criticized Mayo.

"He didn't compete at all tonight. If I were on the court against my old club, I would definitely be ready. I would be ready to deal with them, but that's me, not Mayo!"

It seems that Carlisle has also been heartbroken by Mayo's recent performance. Carlisle is a relatively mild-mannered person. He can accept players being naughty, and he can also accept players making fun of him. But if someone in the Mavericks is just waiting to die without doing any work, Carlisle will be very angry.

Mayo's status has been very ups and downs this season. Ten days ago, he just scored 23 points in Phoenix. But today, he responded to his old club that abandoned him with a 9-point performance.

Even so, Mayo's average data per game this season is still somewhat improved compared to last year. This data is enough for him to win a relatively large contract next year. Maybe Dallas and the Mavericks were just springboards for Mayo from beginning to end.

After returning to the locker room, Yiyang didn't say a word to Mayo. Even if they walked face to face, the two of them acted like strangers, not even looking at each other.

Seeing this scene, Carlisle silently opened his cabinet and took out a magazine.

This is an issue of "Sports Illustrated" magazine in early November 2012. On the cover of the magazine, Yiyang and Mayo each hold a basketball and stand back to back. The headline of the magazine is particularly eye-catching.

“The birth of a new Dallas dynasty?”

Looking at this sentence, Carlisle smiled bitterly. He threw the magazine directly into the trash can and no longer carried it with him. Dynasty...where is it so easy?

On the team bus, Yiyang was always depressed. Mayo, the biggest reason for the team's loss, was listening to the music leisurely and shaking his head excitedly. The Mavericks don't have a game tomorrow, so God knows where this kid will go to party.

Cuban and Nelson are looking around the world for possible trades at this time, hoping to replace Mayo. However, Mayo has a player option for the second year, and he can log directly into the free agent market. In this way, teams eager to get Mayo don't have to hand over their chips at all and can just wait until the summer to sign directly.

As for other teams, they have no interest in signing a player who will be caught by reporters in nightclubs almost every day. The Dallas Mavericks can only silently endure the impact Mayo has brought to the team.

Nowitzki, who was wearing a suit and following the team to Memphis but could only watch the game from the sidelines, sat in the empty seat next to Yiyang. He patted Yiyang's thigh, as if to comfort Yiyang.

"Don't be so sad, I will come back in the next game. Then we have to kill hard!" The German tried his best to smile, hoping to help Yiyang correct his mentality.

"Our opponent in the next game is San Antonio. Are you sure you can handle such a difficult opponent in your first game back?" Yiyang's impersonal response made Nowitzki instantly petrified.

"You kid, you are so unreasonable. I don't know how Vignali gets along with you. But to be honest, at least I won't squander the opportunity with a shooting rate of about 20% in the next game. Don't worry about it anymore I'm worried about this, too. Not every teammate can consistently perform as well as Jeter and others. You have to gradually get used to it. Some people really do more harm than good to the team."

After the German finished speaking, he turned off the reading light above Yiyang's head. Don't worry buddy, your real helper is back...

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