One Guard

When did Yiyang develop a feud with San Antonio fans? On Christmas Eve, the Chinese defender ruined the joyful Christmas mood of San Antonians. Since then, Yiyang has not been well received by Spurs fans.

So today, when Yiyang walked out of the tunnel, the boos that greeted him were even louder than the cheers given to Duncan by the fans.

"Haha, Yi has his own sound effects as soon as he comes out. It seems that the Spurs fans are very unwelcome to last season's MVP." Mike Breen smiled, don't think that being booed by the away fans is something embarrassing. Only true superstars can "enjoy" such treatment.

Yiyang didn't pay attention to the boos around him and started to warm up on his own after taking the field. The Mavericks have lost three games in a row, and it is indeed very unlucky to meet the Spurs at this juncture. But no matter how strong the opponent is, Yiyang has no reason to fail today.

Yiyang's abnormal performance in the last game was the main reason why he was attacked by the media. Before today's game started, Yiyang also adjusted his mentality. Carter's dream will continue to be carried by Yiyang, but he will not think about it all the time. Only by fully devoting yourself to the competition without any distractions can you perform well.

On the other side, Gobert, who started warming up early with Yiyang, seemed unable to concentrate. Yiyang could see that the Frenchman was a little nervous.

After all, he will face several living legends later. Any rookie will inevitably be nervous when facing the Spurs for the first time. Yiyang only hopes that Gobert can adjust himself during the game.

Gradually, there were more and more fans in the stands, and the noise at the scene became louder and louder. Cameras were placed on the sidelines, filming the entire scene without blind spots. This event, which was simultaneously selected as a national live broadcast by ESPN and TNT, has officially begun.

"Four consecutive losses! There is no doubt that the only thing the Mavericks can take away from San Antonio is four consecutive losses! Last season's Western Conference Finals, the Spurs eliminated the Mavericks. And Yi, who returned after being suspended for three games, did not seem to find the game. Condition. As long as the calm San Antonio Spurs don't make mistakes, they will definitely be able to keep the victory in the ATT Center!"

On the commentary desk, O'Neal, a living treasure, has already predicted the outcome of this game. Although the Warriors are also very strong, in O'Neal's eyes, the Warriors are still one level behind the Spurs. The Mavericks couldn't even beat the Warriors the day before yesterday, so why should they arm-wrestle with the Spurs today?

"Your predictions are never reliable, Shaq. Yi's performance in the last game was indeed not good enough, but you also said that was the last game, and the last game has passed! Yi is in the best condition today. How about it, we won’t find out until the game starts!”

"You are making a last ditch effort, Charles. He is not a god, and he cannot perform well every time in San Antonio. Let's see, today, the Mavericks will officially fall off the altar!"

Yiyang, who was warming up on the court, couldn't hear the conversation between O'Neal and Barkley, but he knew very well that he and the Mavericks were definitely being questioned now.

If a team that was originally invincible suddenly loses three games in a row, anyone would be surprised. But these doubts have not affected Yiyang's determination to win. The Dallas Mavericks have always moved forward amid doubts.

After the fans roared to prepare the ground, the referee finally gathered the starting players from both sides to the midfield and prepared to kick off!

The Spurs' starting lineup has not changed much from last year, with Splitter, Duncan, Leonard, Danny Green and Parker. This starting lineup has been used by Popovich since last year. The lineup is stable, which is actually one of the reasons why the Spurs can succeed.

As for the Mavericks, the starting lineup has changed dramatically. Except for the two unshakable cores of Yiyang and Dirk, the other three have all changed. What troubles Popovich the most is that they have changed positions and are stronger than before.

Despite this, Popovich is still full of confidence in this game.

Mavericks are certainly very powerful, but we are not vegetarians either!

The referee blew his whistle, and this game, which attracted much attention from many parties and involved countless interests, officially began. Dalembert won the basketball in front of the Brazilian center and the Mavericks got the first chance.

The moment Yiyang got the ball, his eyes became murderous! He immediately advanced quickly and reached the three-point line before the Spurs' defense had time to spread out!

"As soon as the game starts, we plan to launch a surprise attack!"

Yiyang is indeed very fast, but the Spurs' defense awareness is also very good. Yiyang jumped into the crowd and temporarily got rid of Parker, but Danny Green made up for it, completely blocking Yiyang's breakthrough route.

Danny Green comes to defend him, which means Tony Allen has a chance! Yiyang immediately turned his head and stared at Tony Allen, who was standing in the middle distance at a zero-degree angle on the right, preparing to pass the ball with a hook!

"Hmph!" In the dark, the black small forward wearing the Spurs' No. 2 jersey chuckled. The moment Danny Green pressed forward, this guy expected that Yiyang would pass the ball this way. He has been lurking nearby for a long time, waiting for Yiyang to "send" the ball over! As soon as Yiyang passes the ball, he can intercept the ball immediately!

Yiyang raised his arms high and already made a hook-like movement. Seeing that the ball was about to be passed, Leonard suddenly sprinted and the time came to intercept the pass!

But just as Leonard rushed out, Yiyang's wrist turned outward and then pushed gently. The pass that was originally going to the right turned to the left, and Yiyang performed another good show of passing the ball with his eyes fake!

But why did Yiyang pass the ball to the left! ? The Mavericks have no one to respond on the left side!

"No!" Leonard seemed to suddenly remember something, and he looked around in horror. Sure enough, Iguodala was not seen!

Iguodala rushed to the flight path of the basketball and held the ball firmly. Taking advantage of the inertia of sprinting over to catch the ball, Iguodala took three steps and jumped up. As soon as the game started, he performed a suffocating tomahawk dunk at the ATT Center!

"Yi, another very confusing pass! This pass allowed him to pry open the Spurs' penalty area! Haha, don't try to intercept his pass, because you don't know the next second. Who's going to get the ball to? The Mavericks started off great, let's see if they can keep it up!"

Yiyang's sudden attack completely disrupted the Spurs' defense. Before the Spurs players figured out who they were going to play against, Yiyang had already assisted and scored.

"Little trick!" Popovich was very disdainful of Yiyang's behavior off the court. A sudden attack after the opening can indeed get you two points, but in every game, there is only one opening!

Yiyang's wonderful assists and Iguodala's violent dunks did not scare the Spurs. They counterattacked aggressively. This is their home court!

Parker had just dribbled the ball past half-court, and before he had time to gesture to direct the attack, he found that Yiyang had already rushed in front of him!

The experienced Frenchman's first reaction was not to dodge, but to protect the basketball in his hand! But it was too late, Yiyang's arm had already reached out!

With a quick poke, Yiyang intercepted the ball cleanly. The orange basketball temporarily escaped everyone's control and jumped toward the Spurs half. Parker turned around and jumped directly, hoping to get the ball back with a save!

However, Parker, who was gliding in the air, was a few centimeters away from the basketball. He didn't touch the basketball and fell to the ground with empty hands.

The faster Yiyang relied on the distance of a few centimeters to take the lead in getting the basketball that was stabbed away by him. Yiyang took advantage of the situation and advanced quickly. Naturally, the rest of the Spurs team couldn't keep up with this speed. But Leonard is chasing after Yiyang, and he will not give up any opportunity to catch up and risk his opponent!

Yiyang knew that it was very dangerous to rush for a layup when Leonard was chasing him. With his excellent prediction ability and slender arms, that guy was simply a smaller version of Gobert.

But Yiyang is not afraid. If he is, he will lose the game before it even starts!

Seeing that Leonard was biting hard, Yiyang not only did not continue to speed up, but also deliberately slowed down his pace! Leonard didn't know what Yiyang wanted to do, but he had no choice but to stick to it.

"Leonard actually caught up with Yi. Did Yi even slow down after being suspended for three games!?"

Seeing this incredible scene, everyone opened their mouths. In the past, as long as Yiyang picked up speed, it would be impossible for anyone to catch up. However, they don't know that being caught up is also part of Yiyang's strategy.

When Leonard pressed against him, Yiyang not only did not dodge, but instead squeezed Leonard hard!

Yiyang took the initiative to squeeze in this way, but gained himself some space for a layup. Yiyang did not hesitate and used a high throw to hit the board for a layup to avoid the block. The basketball hit the backboard and crashed into the net. Two points were captured!

"Yi is very smart. He took the initiative to seek physical confrontation and won himself a chance. Did you see Shaq? Not only is Yi's condition not bad today, but he is actually very good!" Barkley applauded Yiyang's wonderful performance. , this No. 1 defender played very actively today. From stealing to attacking, Yiyang is very proactive and seems to want to take control of the game from the start. As long as he takes the initiative, Yiyang can lead the Mavericks to play at his own pace.

Popovich was also surprised when he saw Yiyang's goal, because Yiyang's layup just now looked so much like Stephen Curry!

Actively seeking physical confrontation to squeeze out the opponent to gain space and then immediately throw up and hit the layup. This is the secret to the thin Curry to survive in the three-second zone. Yiyang, on the other hand, perfectly replicated Curry's movements.

Don't think that Yiyang gained nothing from losing to Curry. The most terrifying thing about this No. 1 guard is his learning ability that can turn the good characteristics of others into his own!

Kidd, Nash, Peja, Carter and even Cardinal, you can see the excellent qualities of all the above in Yiyang. But now, Yiyang is powerful enough to steal skills directly from his opponents.

Such an opponent who is constantly improving is the most troublesome!

With an assist, a steal and a beautiful layup that replicated Curry's, Yiyang proved his determination with his all-around performance.

After scoring the goal, Yiyang was not satisfied. He trotted back to his own half with an expressionless face, getting ready for the next round of fighting.

"Everyone! Be careful not to miss anyone!" Yiyang stood at the front of the team and shouted.

The leader of Dallas is ready to lead the team to San Antonio again!