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Ibaka's powerful dunk made Carlesimo in the commentary box couldn't help but wave his arm vigorously. Although the reason for this goal was because Westbrook's ball was cut off by Yiyang, as long as If the Thunder can score, Carlesimo still has hope of saving face.

Ibaka quickly retreated after dunking the ball. So far, he has completely overshadowed Westbrook. With two blocks and a dunk, time seemed to have returned to last season's Western Conference Finals. Ibaka's aura once again outshined everyone!

"Serge, he helped the Thunder seal the score. If I were Westbrook, I would put aside my untimely offensive desire and send all the balls to Ibaka! Now, Westbrook's shooting percentage It’s gotten to a point where it’s terrible and I hope he knows that.”

"I bet, Mike. Even if Westbrook knows that his shooting percentage is less than 30%, he will not pass the ball easily. Yi has the entire half-court situation in his eyes, but in Westbrook's eyes, there is only Basket!”

Hearing what Mike Breen and Kevin Harlan said, Carlesimo actually felt quite uncomfortable. For some teams, Westbrook only sees the basket as an advantage. But against a team like the Mavericks, this may be a drawback.

Ibaka succeeded in a one-handed dunk, and the Mavericks were not to be outdone. After the fight, Yiyang broke through and assisted Wade in making a mid-range shot.

Compared with the Thunder's chaotic isolation, the Mavericks' offense is obviously more fluid. It only takes a few passes to get a chance.

Active passing of the ball is also Carlisle's way of dealing with the Thunder's defense. These guys have excellent single defense capabilities. But if you connect them as a whole, they don't seem so great.

Wade's mid-range shot allowed Yiyang to get his fifth assist of the day early. Also a point guard, Westbrook currently has no data that surpasses Yiyang except for the number of shots.

The five-point difference remained, and the eyes of all the fans fell on Westbrook. How this guy handles the ball later will determine the direction of the game.

If Westbrook insists on playing alone, all Ibaka can do is wipe his butt. But if Westbrook is willing to share the ball, the situation is very different.

Don't look at the fact that Westbrook is averaging 8.6 assists per game this season. In fact, this is just an inflated number.

First of all, behind Westbrook's 8.6 assists is an exaggerated average of 4.4 turnovers per game. And when a player's ball possession rate is as high as 38%, unless all your balls are passed to the opponent, the number of assists will not be too low.

Moreover, Westbrook's assists are still at the level of passing the ball to open teammates.

However, he basically has no organizational skills. The so-called organizational ability is a point guard's role in coordinating, organizing, and leading his team according to the game situation. Give full play to the abilities of each player, let the whole team integrate into the game, and let the form, direction, and rhythm of the game be under your control. Organizational ability is not as simple as passing a few balls and making a few assists.

So, although Westbrook averaged 8.6 assists per game. But it is still very difficult for him to really bring out the best role of Ibaka.

This time, Ibaka did not go inside with Westbrook to squeeze in, but ran to the right corner alone to prepare. He knows that the bottom corner is within Westbrook's field of vision.

Sure enough, Westbrook entered the penalty area persistently. This time, Nowitzki also shrank back to help defend.

In this way, Ibaka, who was "squatting" in the right corner, got a big open opportunity! Westbrook can still see this kind of opportunity!

So this No. 0 leaped high, attracting everyone's attention, but at the moment when he was about to take action, the basketball was handed to Ibaka.

Nowitzki is still not used to defending Ibaka's three-pointers. After all, this guy has never made so many three-pointers in the previous five seasons combined.

By the time Dirk realized that Ibaka now had a good three-point shooting ability, it was already too late.

The basketball went hollow into the net, and Westbrook finally passed the ball and assisted!

"Good shot, this is the first time Westbrook has played such a smooth cooperation with his teammates today. The point difference has been narrowed to only two points. If Westbrook had been so big earlier, they might not be behind!"

Ibaka's three-pointer also made Westbrook extremely gratified. He doesn't like to give up the right to take shots. Once he is asked to give up the right to take shots, Westbrook must continue to reciprocate.

It's obvious that Ibaka has gained Westbrook's trust at this time. He believes that he will have more and more opportunities in the future.

But before the Thunder were happy for long, the Mavericks responded with a three-pointer. This time, Yiyang finally took action.

Unlike Westbrook, he dribbles to the three-point line and takes advantage of pick-and-roll shots. Rather than holding the ball and shooting, Yiyang prefers to catch the ball and shoot from outside the three-point line.

As always, Yiyang handed the ball to Iguodala, and then made a cross move with Wade to confuse the audience. Finally, with the help of Gobert's tacit understanding of the screen, he went out to the three-point line.

Iguodala's pass was timed just right, Yiyang caught the ball and shot, and Westbrook was half a beat slow.

As an organizer, Yiyang only controls a little more than 10% of the ball. However, Westbrook's ball possession rate is three times greater than that of Yiyang. No, it should be four times because 38% and 40% are almost the same.

But even so, Yiyang still does whatever he wants on the court. He seems to know every detail and every movement very clearly. On the offensive end, the Mavericks can always score easily because Yiyang controls the rhythm of the game as he pleases.

Yiyang's three-pointer will definitely stimulate Westbrook's nerves. Far from being afraid, Yiyang hoped that Westbrook would attack harder. Compared to Westbrook, Ibaka is obviously more dangerous now.

"Look for open teammates, look for open teammates!" Seeing something wrong in Westbrook's eyes, Brooks quickly reminded him.

The Thunder finally managed to play a smooth offense, but it can't be ruined just because Westbrook's head gets hot.

Westbrook turned his head and glanced at his coach, who was jumping up and down anxiously. He took a deep breath and tried to control his emotions.

After calming down, Thunder No. 0 stopped doing stupid things. This time, Westbrook's breakthrough still attracted a three-man defense. In the gap, Westbrook stuffed the ball into the hands of Ibaka who was cutting to the basket.

After Gobert was fooled into jumping by Westbrook, Ibaka got a direct dunk opportunity.

With both hands vigorously filling the frame, Ibaka scored 7 points in a row! The Congolese was really angry, and he seemed to try his best every time he attacked.

The space-based power forward who floated on outside shots no longer exists, and the beast-like Ibaka is back again!

The on-site photographer immediately took a close-up of the faces of Carlisle and Yiyang. The former sat on the bench easily, while the latter passed the baseline ball expressionlessly.

It seemed as if Ibaka's goal just now didn't exist at all. The Mavericks weren't nervous at all and didn't make any adjustments. It's like everything is under control.

Everything is under control, and this is the scary thing about Yiyang. This time, Yiyang seemed to be planning to attack on his own. He waved his hand from outside the three-point line, and except for Dirk, who was covering for himself, everyone else pulled away!

"What's going on? Is it possible that the habit of playing singles can be contagious?" Mike Brin was very puzzled and started playing singles. This was not Yiyang's usual trick. Unless the Mavericks have no better solution at the most critical moment, Carlisle will let Yiyang play in singles.

But now, it's obviously not to the point where we have to rely on singles to decide the outcome. Is Yiyang possessed by Westbrook?

Ibaka was well prepared. He had to decide in an instant whether to follow Yiyang or stick to Dirk. Ibaka had already seen the result of giving Nowitzki space in the first quarter. He didn't want Dirk to score another 9 points in a single quarter. But if Yiyang is not guarded, if Westbrook cannot catch up, Yiyang will score points as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.

While Ibaka was still thinking, Yiyang started!

He first started towards the side with the pick and roll, but just when his body was about to bypass the pick and roll, he suddenly changed direction in a large arc and walked towards the side without the pick and roll, fake screen!

Fortunately, Westbrook reacted quickly enough, changed his focus in time, and stayed close to Yiyang.

Seeing this situation, Ibaka stayed with Dirk with confidence. This time, Yiyang has no chance!

Westbrook, who was next to Yiyang, kept putting pressure on him, so he had to rely on physical confrontation to his advantage. As long as there is resistance, Yiyang's attack will be disrupted!

However, Yiyang is not a "tank" like Westbrook who can only walk in a straight line. He suddenly slowed down, turned around with Westbrook as his axis, and then went for a layup.

This series of actions was completed very smoothly. Before Westbrook could react, Yiyang had already scored.

No one thought that Yiyang's footwork would be so exquisite. He would slow down and turn his back to pass people at high speeds. If someone with bad footwork does this, he might "drift down".

After the goal, Yiyang winked at Westbrook. Westbrook was furious, but after looking at the score, he endured it.

After the Thunder attacked, Westbrook still chose to pass the ball. It was Ibaka again, who hit the mid-range shot.

At this moment, Carlisle, who was sitting on the bench, shook his head, but didn't say much.

Ten seconds later, Yiyang started playing solo again.

"This is so weird, why are the Mavericks so obsessed with isolations?"

No one could figure it out, not even Brooks. Yiyang's offensive efficiency is indeed very high, but if he keeps playing like this, Yiyang's physical fitness will be unable to bear it sooner or later. You know, the Mavericks are playing back-to-back games today.

Yiyang didn't even need to pick and roll this time, and just pulled everyone away! Westbrook stared at the yellow-skinned No. 1, wishing he could rush up and tear him into pieces!

After seeing the space being pulled out, Yiyang smiled with satisfaction.

"Come on, come on, I'll make you look good!" Westbrook gritted his teeth. Yiyang was simply a naked provocation!

Westbrook didn't give Yiyang any space, but directly posted it! Yiyang's ball control was not affected by the physical confrontation. He changed hands under his crotch and started to speed up! Just when it was about to "take off the string", it suddenly stopped again.

Westbrook was almost deceived, and Yiyang's change of pace was very confusing. Then, Yiyang changed hands again in front of the body and suddenly started to speed up!

But at the moment when he was about to sprint, he stopped again. Westbrook now has no idea when Yiyang will truly break through. He can only pray that he can react in time.

After a pause, Yiyang dribbled the ball from his hips again, shaking Westbrook's center of gravity. Seeing this situation, Yiyang started speeding again! This time, it's true!

However, Westbrook didn't catch up in time. Yiyang's fake move had already made Westbrook dizzy. When he really started to speed up, the No. 0 had no time to react.

Yiyang broke through Westbrook and used the purest singles to break through Westbrook. Then, he shot straight through the sky and dunked with both hands!

"Haha, Yi's singles are really exciting! Every move this guy makes is a pleasure to watch!"

After landing, Yiyang hammered his chest and glared at Westbrook.

Westbrook ignored Yiyang and urged Adams to quickly take the baseline kick.

"No, ignore his provocation, Russell!" At this point, Brooks finally understood why Yiyang wanted to play alone. Once you activate the time bomb of Westbrook, you can't stop him.

However, as Yiyang said to Wade yesterday, it is not certain whether the bomb will kill the Mavericks or the Thunder themselves.

However, judging from Westbrook's current shooting rate of less than 30%, the Thunder have a greater chance of being killed.

Ibaka cut to the left at a zero-degree angle and raised his hand for the ball. Westbrook even glanced at the Congolese.

The results of it? As a result, No. 0 did not pass the ball, but continued to rush to the basket without hesitation!

Under Yiyang's close defense, Westbrook couldn't get up to speed. Without the speed, he would not be able to climb the French tower of Gobert.

In the interference of Gobert with his hands raised, Westbrook's layup knocked out of the frame, and the Thunder's smooth offense was interrupted!

"Do it!" Seeing that the attack failed, Westbrook couldn't help but yelled. The more he fails to advance now, the more irritable Westbrook becomes! The more agitated he gets, the more he wants to score. The more you want to score goals, the less likely others are to get a shot.

"Nice job, too." Carlisle smiled slightly. Without extraordinary singles ability, he couldn't anger Westbrook. After all, not all point guards can beat him in isolation.

People say that Yiyang has better organizational ability. In fact, in terms of personal scoring ability, Yiyang is no worse than Westbrook!

Seeing that Westbrook was completely out of control, Mike Brin couldn't help but shook his head. Just relying on his shooting percentage of less than 30% will only make the Thunder sink deeper and deeper.

In this game, the Mavericks are stable.

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