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"If you don't want to play, then get out of here this summer! Five minutes ago, we were still sitting on a 12-point lead! But now? If I didn't call this damn timeout, he might be the one behind now Damn us!”

Popovich was shocked off the court. The game was obviously about to be won, but now it was thrown into suspense. The old man was very angry, but now he had to restrain his anger and tell the players the tactics he had arranged.

On the other side, Carlisle and Popovich are in completely different situations. Carlisle was calm and called the players a job well done. The kind of defense he wanted, the Mavericks executed perfectly.

"Of course, the game only ends in two minutes, and we are still 3 points behind. In the next game, everyone must keep up their efforts! The Spurs will definitely strengthen their offense later, so don't be discouraged, but be even tougher than before. ! Let’s go on the court and keep the victory in Dallas!”

The electronic buzzer sounded, Carlisle waved his hand, and the Mavericks' starting five high-fived each other and re-entered the battlefield under the cheers of the fans.

Although they were still three points behind, it was the Mavericks who actually took the initiative at this time. The Spurs have not scored for five minutes. How can a team that cannot score take the initiative?

The more unable to score, the more anxious the Spurs players became. On the first possession after coming up, Parker and Duncan played a classic pick-and-roll. Taking advantage of the screen, the Frenchman reached the mid-range position alone with the ball, stopped and made a jump shot.

But Yiyang's interference was very timely, and he quickly got rid of Duncan and rushed to Parker. Being selected to the All-Defensive First Team for two consecutive years, Yiyang did not rely on luck.

Under Yiyang's interference, Parker still failed to hit the mid-range shot. But the terrible thing is that Duncan actually grabbed the offensive rebound from Nowitzki's head. Facing the second offensive opportunity that was close at hand, the Spurs should break the scoring drought!

After Duncan grabbed the rebound and landed, he immediately took off a second time and layup on the spot. At this critical moment, Gobert raised his arms and rushed out, standing between Duncan and the basket.

Duncan leaned on Gobert and forced a layup, but Gobert's height still affected Duncan to some extent. This layup was so close, but Duncan didn't make any progress!

"Tim actually missed this opportunity for a second attack. I can only say that the Mavericks' defense is too tight. Even if the Spurs players are under the basket, they may not be able to attack and score!"

Popovich held his head in his hands in frustration. He really didn't know why those guys always failed at critical moments.

If Duncan had scored that goal just now, the situation would be completely different now.

But it's useless to worry. No matter how good Popovich is, he can't take off his suit and stand on the court in person.

Yiyang, who had been playing very fast in the previous rounds, once again slowed down his pace. Now, he was simply controlling the court as he pleased.

In the last three points, Yiyang knew that he couldn't be anxious. After the timeout, the Spurs' defense obviously focused more on protecting the penalty area and preventing breakthroughs. Parker took two steps back from Yiyang this time. In just a few rounds, the Frenchman had already seen how fast Yiyang was.

Seeing that Parker was not guarding him, Yiyang dribbled the ball outside the three-point line and shot! At first, Parker thought that Yiyang was still pretending to worship Buddha. It wasn't until Yiyang really took off that Parker knew something was wrong!

However, the French's hasty blocking did not have any practical effect. For Yiyang now, two steps of space to complete the shot is more than enough!

The basketball crossed a high parabola and fell straight into the net in the expectant eyes of the fans!

"Brush!" This voice is so sweet no matter when I hear it.

"He started with a three-pointer! He simply inherited Dirk's 'King of the Final Quarter' pedigree! How many times has he saved the team in the last quarter of the playoffs this year? I can't answer one question. Accurate numbers. I can only say that the more critical the moment, the better Yi’s condition is!”

Yiyang's three-pointer completely wiped out the advantage the Spurs had finally established.

Popovich was still cursing off the court. He asked Parker to defend against the breakthrough, but he didn't ask him to directly let Yiyang shoot!

Although in today's general trend where three-pointers are becoming more and more important, Yiyang's tendency to shoot three-pointers is not high. But just because he doesn't like shooting doesn't mean he can't make a shot.

The score was evened and both sides were back on the same starting line. So far, the Spurs still haven't scored. After four quarters of the game, the old guys were beginning to feel tired.

At this time, the young Leonard stood up, hoping to take the initiative to carry the team's offensive banner. I have to admit that the momentum of young people is indeed unmatched by the three "bad old men" of GDP.

The game has come to an end, and Leonard can still hold the ball and rely on the strong Iguodala to force his way into the penalty area!

Of course, the Mavericks have already set up a dragnet in the penalty area. As soon as Leonard took off, he was knocked to the ground by Gobert who was actively welcoming him.

The penalty area was full of people, and Leonard completely hit a "wall" and then bounced down.

But even so, the referee still blew the whistle. The players on the Spurs bench cheered. Finally, they finally had a chance to score!

Leonard high-fived his teammates and walked toward the free throw line. He didn't celebrate or look happy. It seems that he is really the best candidate to inherit Duncan's mantle.

Leonard is a very smart player, and he is even better on the defensive end. But there is a problem. Leonard's big hands make his shooting extremely unstable.

He is very likely to score consecutively in one game, and he is very likely to knock down the basket for you with his shooting in the next game.

Not just shooting in sports games, Leonard only averaged 63.3% of his free throw shooting percentage per game, which is obviously not the number that a good outsider should have.

On the first free throw, the basketball bumped and "wandered" around the rim before finally falling into the net.

This was the first time the Spurs had scored in eight minutes of the third quarter, and it wasn't a sports game.

Under the intense interference of Mavericks fans, Leonard was not so lucky on his second free throw.

The basketball shot missed and hit the right side of the basket! Gobert and Duncan took off almost at the same time, but neither could catch the basketball. The basketball was pointed to the outside by the two of them.

Leonard originally wanted to make up for it, but unfortunately Yiyang got there first and picked off the basketball. In the last 1 minute and 07 seconds, the Mavericks are here!

"Hold on, let's play slowly!" Carlisle started shouting from the sidelines. Whoever is more calm at this time has a greater chance of winning.

Yiyang commanded from outside the three-point line for a long time this time, which made the Spurs' defense very nervous. Yiyang's ability to create opportunities is indeed first-class. Parker dare not let Yiyang shoot again, but his breakthrough is very deadly. That difficult Chinese put Parker in a dilemma.

To deal with this guy, assisting in defense is the only chance!

Yiyang just passed a screen and accelerated, leaving the Frenchman behind. Parker's individual defense ability is very average. The Spurs rely on the defensive system.

As soon as Yiyang broke through Parker, Danny Green, a familiar old face, came up to him. A perfect assist defense with almost no delay, the Spurs did it!

Seeing that Yiyang was blocked, Nowitzki immediately pulled up to the middle distance, seemingly preparing to respond. But the "Stone Buddha" was always with him, so he just had to hug Dirk with his whole body.

Yiyang was not nervous. It seemed that the Spurs' defense was impregnable. But in fact, everything is developing as Yiyang expected.

"We are also in trouble. Will the Mavericks' scoring momentum be interrupted?" Mike Breen was a little worried. Any attack failure in the last minute would be extremely fatal.

Yiyang took a step back to make room for himself to break through, and then quickly made a smooth turn!

Green immediately moved sideways to block, but he found that Yiyang's turn was spinning in place!

"What are you doing!?" Green was confused, spinning in place was useless for breaking through!

It is indeed useless, but who says Yiyang intends to break through! ?

Yiyang's turning around attracted everyone's attention. But during the turning process, he used the strength of his waist and abdomen and the inertia of turning to quickly pass the ball to Tony Allen who was cutting inside to the basket!

A street acrobatic move that deceived the greatest professional team in the world. Tony Allen caught the basketball and easily made a layup!

"It's in! It's also a magical assist. This kind of passing method may only be thought of by him!"

In the stands, the fans and commentators were all excited. Off the court, Popovich was dumbfounded.

If someone dared to do that kind of fancy street ball action on the court before, Popovich would definitely laugh at him as a clown. He only knows how to perform, but he doesn't know how to win.

But what did Yiyang just do? This guy penetrated the Spurs' defense with a "show-only" move. Not only does he want to perform, he also wants to win!

At this point, the Mavericks have completely completed their lead over the Spurs. At this time, there were only 45 seconds left for the Spurs.

The demoralized Spurs did not stand up again. Just now they were able to score a point with Leonard's breakthrough. But now, they can't even get that point.

After assisting Green to score in that incredible way, Yiyang, who was so confident, deceived the defense with a fake eye movement and a fake pass, and finally assisted Iguodala to hit a shot from outside the three-point line.

Leading by 4 points in 22 seconds, this has undoubtedly sentenced the Spurs to death. What about the Spurs? They were already struggling offensively, and after their morale was severely hit, they couldn't even score a goal.

At the last moment, Popovich's Spurs were still struggling with foul tactics. But the Mavericks' solid free throws left Popovich disappointed.

"The game is over! 97 to 93, the Dallas Mavericks completed a shocking comeback after trailing by 12 points at the beginning of the fourth game and successfully defended their home court!"

"It seems that this year the Mavericks are determined to take revenge on the Spurs! Such a huge point difference did not crush them, what else can make them surrender!?"

Looking at the Mavericks players celebrating wildly, Duncan couldn't help but shook his head. The Spurs didn't score in any sports games in the last 7 minutes. This is undoubtedly the best manifestation of the Mavericks' terrifying defensive ability.

It would be okay if it was a team that could only attack, but facing a team that knew how to defend... That No. 21 player turned around and stopped looking at the Mavericks players celebrating their victory.

Facing a team that is so good at defending is quite tricky.

All three starting perimeter players were selected to the All-Defensive Team, which is no joke.

Defeating the Spurs, the Mavericks took the lead at home, giving the series a good start. But at this time, Yiyang's insiders were not very excited.

The series must win four games to be considered a victory, and the Mavericks are still far away from victory!

The brutal showdown in the West has just begun.