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After being dunked by Yiyang, the photographer at the scene gave Griffin a close-up of his face. At this time, the arrogant expression on Griffin's face had disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by capital embarrassment.

How arrogant Griffin was yesterday, how embarrassing Griffin is now. He obviously promised to make Yiyang look good, but in the end, he was taught a lesson mercilessly by Yiyang.

In fact, if Griffin's wingspan were longer, Yiyang's dunk just now might be difficult to complete. However, who makes Griffin a veritable "T-Rex"? His short arms became his biggest weakness.

After Yiyang succeeded in dunking, countless Mavericks fans held up the signs they had prepared. On the sign, fans used colorful paper cutouts to make letters, spelling out a simple sentence.

"Who is being beaten now? The big star Griffin!"

The laughter of the fans, the accusations of the media, the contemptuous looks of his opponents and the disappointed expressions of his teammates, Griffin looked at everything around him and wished he could find a hole to burrow into as soon as possible.

However, Griffin is not a goblin, and he does not have the ability to dig holes on the spot. Even with humiliation, he had to finish the entire game.

After being dunked by Yiyang, Griffin obviously felt more at ease. On the offensive end, he no longer dares to dunk at every turn. The experience of being blocked by Gobert for a dunk was still lingering in his mind.

On the defensive end, Griffin no longer dares to look down on anyone. Yiyang's dunk made him suddenly understand that his defense did not seem to be omnipotent.

Griffin's proud fireworks have been extinguished by Yiyang. At this time, he is just a timid, confused and panicked big man.

Griffin's sudden decline in status undoubtedly gave Nowitzki a chance. Dirk used his turn-over jumper to kill everyone in the second quarter, and Griffin seemed to have returned to his rookie season. At that time, he was helpless against Dirk. Four years later, he still has no good solution to Nowitzki.

"It seems that Yi's dunk put a lot of psychological pressure on Blake. Look, he actually let Dirk turn around and break through so easily. The enthusiasm in the first quarter is completely gone!" After Yang completed a dunk, Mike Breen was originally looking forward to seeing how Griffin would fight back. Little did he know that this big white man had actually lost confidence.

If Yiyang had just been dunked by Griffin, Mike Breen believed that Yiyang would definitely try his best to regain face. But what about Griffin? He always seems to be trying to escape.

So at the end of the second quarter, Chris Paul had to turn on his personal offensive mode. But as mentioned before, when Paul turns on the scoring mode, it just means that there is something wrong with the Clippers' offense!

56 to 43, Yiyang's dunk broke the balance of the game. Leading by 13 points at halftime, I have to say that this game was really "calf".

Use an iron-clad defense to lower the opponent's score, and then rely on Yiyang's exquisite organization to improve his own score. A double-digit advantage at halftime has become routine for the Mavericks.

At the end of the half, the players from both sides temporarily returned to the locker room. Yiyang, who was silent at first, was talking and laughing with his teammates, while Griffin, who was in a fierce mood, had already lowered his head.

"The turn in the second quarter seemed a little too fast. No one expected that the game would turn out like this. What about Shaq? Do you think Griffin can still make a turnaround in the second half?"

Faced with Barkley's question, O'Neal rarely answered, but spread his hands. Griffin's performance left O'Neal with no choice but to remain silent.

If it weren't for going against Barkley, O'Neal would definitely answer.

"That boy Blake has no chance!"

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"Blake! The game isn't over yet, do you already want to give up!?" In the visiting team's locker room at the American Airlines Center Arena, Rivers' ugly duck voice seemed particularly harsh in the quiet environment.

"Give up? Of course I didn't!" Griffin replied in a panic, like a little boy whose secret was known to others.

"Then why did you play so timidly? It was just a one-man dunk. Maybe the fans have forgotten that one-man dunk now. Don't worry about it anymore, Chris. In the second quarter, continue to give it to the inside. Make the ball. Blake, I want you to continue attacking and believe in yourself. The opponent is just a veteran and a rookie guarding the inside!"

It seems that Rivers is still immersed in the Clippers' smooth inside attack in the first quarter. But in fact, since Gobert came on the court, the Clippers' interior offense has been stumbling.

The former Celtics champion coach seems to be a little too contemptuous of Nowitzki and Gobert's defense.

Although Griffin's morale has been greatly reduced, he has to listen to the head coach's arrangements. In the second half of the game, I had to bite the bullet...

While the Clippers fans watching TV in Los Angeles were looking forward to Griffin's comeback in the second half of the game, Rudy Gobert's unkind shot broke their pitiful illusions.

At the beginning of the second half, Griffin used a quick turn to pass by Nowitzki and go straight to the basket.

But Rudy Gobert's movement speed obviously exceeded Griffin's expectations. Such a big man can actually run so fast. What kind of monster is he!

However, there is still a trace of luck in Griffin's heart. Maybe he can score this goal? Maybe this ball can cause a foul!

But Gobert's ruthless palms are specifically designed to kill the opponent's illusions. As soon as Griffin took off for a layup, Gobert straightened his arm and easily blocked the basketball. Then with another force, the basketball escaped the control of Griffin's hand.

The photo of Gobert blocking Griffin has been preserved forever by countless sports reporters using their high-definition cameras. From the photo, you can clearly see how much Griffin's short hands are in front of Gobert's long arms. Powerless.

Obviously Griffin is the one who can jump higher, but even because of his inferior arm, he can only swallow the bitter pill of risk.

The shot was blocked as soon as the first offense came up. This was a huge blow to both the Clippers players and fans.

After just experiencing the first attack, Griffin was already sweating profusely. Of course, he was sweating not because he was too tired, but because he was too embarrassed!

Before the start of this game, many Los Angeles fans only knew Rudy Gobert by his name. But after today's game, I believe Gobert will have a high reputation in the "City of Angels".

Yiyang took the basketball, controlled the ball and pushed forward unhurriedly. Now that the rhythm of the game is completely controlled by the Mavericks, Jin can play however he wants!

Yiyang excitedly changed hands from left to right outside the three-point line, making the Clippers' defense instantly tense. They all thought Yiyang was going to break through.

But after the third change of hands, Yiyang handed the ball to Iguodala with a back pass. He was the end point!

No, Iguodala attracted the defense and passed the ball over the head of Dudley who came from defense. Tony Allen, who cut inside, received the basketball steadily and took three steps directly for a layup.

Compared with the Clippers' "constipated" offense, the Mavericks' offense is very smooth. Every pass and cut is very subtle.

However, the Clippers' poor offense cannot be blamed on Paul's organization, but rather on the fact that the person who finished the offense did not dare to be decisive and strong.

At this point, the game has shown a one-sided situation. With Paul here, the Mavericks naturally cannot widen the point difference. But the Clippers were unable to equalize the score.

The game seemed to be very suspenseful, but in fact the score difference hardly changed much.

It was not until the ninth minute of the fourth quarter that Gobert fouled Griffin, and Griffin stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws, that his personal score today barely reached 15 points. And the difference between 15 points and the 30 or 40 points mentioned by Griffin is not even a little bit different.

By this time, the game's ratings had begun to plummet. Countless Los Angeles fans turned off their televisions and no longer had any expectations for their big star.

Yesterday's talk show? It was originally an entertainment program. They just thought it was Griffin who made a big joke to the fans on the show.

In the last three minutes of the game, Chris Paul seemed to want to act as the savior. However, the Mavericks' perimeter defense cannot be defeated by Paul.

When the electronic buzzer sounded that signaled the end of the game, Griffin was the first to leave the court. He refused to be interviewed by all reporters, which was completely different from the proud look he had before the start of the game.

"15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, shooting 37%. I have to say, Blake's personal data is really terrible! If he could have known in advance that he was playing like this, maybe he would not have taken the initiative to provoke him a few days ago. Yeah. I have to say, it’s really embarrassing to actively provoke others and then fail to beat them!” After the game, Barkley’s big mouth didn’t stop talking. He will not give face to anyone, not even Griffin, who has become very popular recently.

"Blake said before that the reason why the Mavericks are still first in the Western Conference is because they did not meet the Clippers. I think this sentence needs to be changed. The reason why Griffin performed so well in the first three games is because he did not Meet the Dallas Mavericks." O'Neal's views today are surprisingly consistent with Barkley's. It can be seen that Griffin's performance has reached the point where no one is willing to speak for him.

After the game, the Clippers players did not greet any Mavericks players, and Rivers did not shake Carlisle's hand.

But these don't matter anymore, winning the game is the most important thing.

Griffin was gloomy in the locker room. It would be strange if he was happy now. The No. 1 pick in 2009 doesn't even dare to take out his cell phone now. He can't imagine how he has been scolded by fans and media at this time.

As soon as Yiyang returned to the locker room, he took out his mobile phone and received a photo sent to him by Mu Ran.

This photo was just taken by Mu Ran on the sidelines, and it shows the moment when Yiyang dunked on Griffin.

Looking at this photo, Yiyang smiled. He simply opened Twitter. Sometimes, he had to update a few updates.

Thus, a viral tweet was born that was retweeted by thousands of people.

"Congratulations to Blake Griffin, he once again appeared in the highlight moment!"

Under this sentence, Yiyang accompanied the photo that Mu Ran sent to him. This irony was enough to make Griffin's dimpled face turn red with anger.

Don't you want a response Blake? Now, the response has arrived!