One Guard

When Dirk Nowitzki appeared on the basketball court, ESPN's on-site cameraman deliberately gave him and Draymond Green a split-screen shot. Green's big mouth is well known, no matter what level the opponent's team is, he will always talk about it. Even Nowitzki is so harmless.

Before the game started, ESPN reporters found Green again on the sidelines. But Green's attitude has not changed. Perhaps his outstanding performance in the last game of the Western Conference semifinals has greatly increased Green's confidence.

"I must remind you that Dirk Norwich has the most points among active players."

"I know, but it's not the one who scored the most points this season." Green spread his hands, disapprovingly.

In the playoffs this season, Green's double-double average of 13.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game is very gratifying, but Green's biggest role cannot be reflected in personal data, and that is his half-measure defense.

From position one to position five, Green seems to be able to guard him. His rough style and tough attitude are his greatest value.

In Green's view, Nowitzki is no longer a super scorer, so there is nothing scary about such an almost 37-year-old veteran.

"It seems that you are full of confidence, Draymond Green. So, I wish you good luck in the game!" After the reporter finished speaking, he evacuated the scene. This also means that everything is ready before the game and just waiting for the referee to kick off.

During Green's interview, Dirk had been practicing his jump shots from various positions. Attentive Mavericks fans will find that when Dirk warmed up today, he didn't even miss a single shot!

At eight o'clock in the evening, prime time, the referee on duty personally threw the ball into the air. As a floor center, Bogut does not have an advantage in height and jumping, so the basketball is easily won by Gobert.

The moment Yiyang controlled the ball and started to advance, Mike Breen's heart was beating wildly. This much-anticipated war of the century has finally begun!

But after halftime, Yiyang immediately discovered Steve Kerr's caution. The person standing in front of Yiyang is Klay Thompson, who has excellent defensive skills, and Curry followed Wade. In other words, Cole has no intention of letting Curry defend the star point guard Yiyang. He perfectly hid the Warriors' biggest weakness on the defensive end!

"Hmph, smart." Yiyang curled his lips. Klay Thompson is indeed a relatively difficult defender.

Why is it "relatively difficult"? Thompson's defense is very disciplined and does not lose position. Since his rookie season, he and Curry have been the more difficult ones for him to guard against the opposing backcourt players. However, in fact, in terms of single defense, Clay's pace is not fast, his strength is not enough, and he does not have a strong sense of oppression.

Against people like Iguodala, Tony Allen and Yiyang, offensive players generally have to be particularly careful because the ball may be stolen at any time. In addition, the pressure they exert on defensive players is also huge.

Thompson's defense cannot put such pressure on attackers. He is proactive and can not be easily shaken away, not passed cleanly, and not easily out of position, but that's all.

Yiyang didn't even call for cover, he just made a wide arc crossover to get some space, and then used his speed to surpass Thompson by half a body.

Thompson was indeed not completely shaken away, nor was he out of position. But for a top scorer like Yiyang, half a body's space is more than enough!

Yiyang went straight to the inside, then stopped suddenly, pulled back with his hips, and stepped back for a jumper! Thompson tried hard to block, but the timing was still a little late. Yiyang would not let go of this opportunity easily.

As soon as the game started, Yiyang took the lead in scoring with his strong singles. In fact, this is also a signal sent by Yiyang to Cole - don't think that changing personal defense can restrict me!

Yiyang's "opening show" did not disappoint the fans and commentators. This highly anticipated game climaxed immediately. Of course, the Warriors' offense also cannot tolerate Xiaoxu.

The Mavericks want to guard the Warriors, but it is not easy at all.

Curry calmly controlled the basketball in his hand in front of Yiyang, as if there was glue on his palm. After the basketball was patted off, the center of gravity would always "stick" back. Yiyang tried to take out a few balls, but Curry nimbly avoided them all. This time, Yiyang almost lost his position because he took out the ball. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and immediately blocked Curry's breakthrough route, otherwise it would have been a big mistake.

However, Curry also took advantage of the moment when Yiyang's center of gravity was messy, bypassing Green's pick-and-roll and holding the ball to the right corner, and quickly took a shot when Yiyang came up to defend!

Seeing Curry complete the shot without any interference, Yiyang felt a chill in his heart. Sure enough, the sound of the net rolling came immediately behind him, and Curry hit a three-pointer!

"Curry's three-pointer, he used his trump card as soon as the game started! The Warriors and Mavericks are both the best teams in the league in pick-and-rolls, but they have the ability to directly shoot three-pointers with the ball after using the pick-and-roll. , not even Yiyang! Three-pointers are the Warriors' biggest advantage, and Coach Cole seemed to be emphasizing this from the beginning!

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The response from the Warriors and Curry did not disappoint. A clean three-pointer after passing through the pick-and-roll made Yiyang helplessly shake his head. As long as the interference doesn't come out immediately, Curry will most likely make the ball!

3 to 2, both Curry and Yiyang used their individual abilities to score in singles, regardless of Zhong Bo. To be able to respond to Yiyang's goal so quickly, in the position of point guard, apart from Paul, Curry may be the only one who can do it.

After a subsequent attack, Yiyang was still aggressive. He reached out to call Nowitzki to cover, and then used the screen to get rid of Thompson. Thompson's ability to defend against pick-and-rolls is not bad, but Yiyang is too fast. Before "Tang Shen" has time to move forward again, Yiyang rushes to the inside.

"It seems that from the very beginning of this series, Yi and Stephen did not intend to hold anything back!"

Seeing that Thompson couldn't keep up for the moment, Draymond Green immediately used his strong body to press against Yiyang!

Yiyang instantly became unable to move forward. This guy Green is definitely a weirdo. Although he is over two meters tall, his strength is much stronger than most tall insiders!

But Yiyang was not stopped. The Mavericks were so powerful not just because of Yiyang, but also because of the other members of the team!

Yiyang passed the ball from behind without giving any look. Nowitzki did not wait outside the three-point line, but cut in along the middle. This pass from behind just fell into the hands of Dirk who was cutting inside.

Nowitzki is no longer the tall and flexible man who played in a similar style to Durant when he was young. Although he cannot use his speed to beat his opponent hard, although he cannot use beautiful dribbling fake moves to dodge the opponent. But Nowitzki relied on his own strength and relied on Thompson to hit a slow three-step layup!

Nowitzki's layup was like a slow-motion replay, but the victory was that every step was particularly solid. In the last shot, Dirk was actually a little far away from the basket, but with the German's soft touch, he still hit the ball steadily!

"Beautiful, how long has it been since we saw Dirk break through from the front to score points? In previous games, Dirk would either shoot from the spot or play in the low post. However, that ball just reminded me of Nowitz before 2007. Ji. Although, the movement is a bit slow."

Dirk was naturally praised by commentators from all sides. After scoring the goal, Dirk deliberately glared at Green. Green was naturally angry. If he hadn't been restrained by Yiyang just now, how would he have gotten the old guy's turn to be so rampant!

In the subsequent attack, Green deliberately stayed outside the three-point line after covering Curry. He knew that traditional big men like Gobert and Nowitzki would be difficult to guard.

Curry really understood and followed Yiyang with a breakthrough goal. The basketball was assigned to Green. He didn't hesitate, just caught the ball and shot!

During the regular season, Green was still able to shoot 33.7% of his three-pointers, which was a qualified line. However, amid the high intensity of the playoffs, Green's three-pointer percentage instantly dropped to a disastrous 26.4%. While his shooting percentage has dropped so much, Green's three-point attempts have not dropped.

It can be seen that Green's long-range shooting ability is actually not as terrifying as people think. He can just shoot, but he may not be able to score. In this regard alone, there is no difference between Green and Aminu on the Mavericks bench.

The three-pointer was already unstable, but the moment Green took the shot, Nowitzki rushed out desperately! You know, Nowitzki is more advantageous in terms of height and wingspan! Green did not expect Dirk to attack so aggressively. In order to avoid the block, his only option was to increase the arc.

However, once the arc is adjusted, the range becomes shorter. I saw the basketball flying very high, but when it fell, it fell directly into Gobert's hands without touching the basket at all!

"Airball! Nowitzki's defense is really active!"

After Nowitzki interfered, he immediately ran towards the frontcourt. Green was stunned. Did this old guy take a shot today?

Gobert originally wanted to launch a fast break directly with a long pass from the backcourt, but the Warriors retreated quickly and it was impossible for them to let the Mavericks counterattack so easily. So Gobert gave up the idea and handed the ball to Wade, letting Wade control the ball for half the court because Yiyang had just ran over.

Wade's ball control is equally stable, but at his current speed, it is difficult to use fake moves to dodge Curry and break through on his own. Just after halftime, Wade handed the ball to Yiyang. The "Flash" knows very well that now is not the time to play alone with the ball.

Yiyang stopped outside the three-point line and watched his teammates' movements. Wade used a reverse run to get rid of Curry, and Yiyang immediately passed the ball.

The basketball was delivered accurately. After receiving the basketball, Wade made an emergency stop and shot. Unexpectedly, Curry defended very actively this time. He jumped high and completely blocked Wade's sight.

Wade shot and missed under the severe interference of Curry. Everyone thought that the attack failed, including Yiyang, because he had already started to retreat from the backcourt.

Just as Green turned around to grab the board, a tall figure stepped forward and stuck Green behind him! You don't need to look to know it, it's Nowitzki!

So, Nowitzki caught the offensive rebound amid the muscles of Bogut and Green, two "confrontation madmen"! Without hesitation after landing, Dirk threw the ball directly beyond the three-point line!

Yiyang was currently between the three-point line and the center. He reached out and caught Dirk's pass. After receiving the basketball, Yiyang grabbed the ball with his left hand, stretched his right hand forward and pressed it with his palm, indicating to his teammates to slow down the rhythm. But this action also looks very similar to the action of a traffic policeman on the road calling for a stop.

What's dramatic is that Clay, who originally wanted to defend himself, actually stopped when he saw Yiyang making this move. Of course, he was not following Yiyang's orders, but he was afraid that he would be passed by if he stuck too close, so he stayed where he was.

But fans can't see Clay's thoughts. From a visual point of view, it seems that Yiyang asked him to stop.

After Yiyang signaled the team to keep pace, he looked up at the timer on the backboard and found that there were only 7 seconds left in the attack time. There was nothing he could do now, so Yiyang simply made a sudden jump shot!

So, people saw Yiyang making a gesture to tell Thompson to "stop" and then directly shooting a three-pointer from a long distance! The scariest thing is that the basketball still hit the net! Dramatic, sometimes such a coincidence.

"Hahahahahaha, also, that action of reaching out to stop before shooting is so cool! Before shooting, he made a gesture to tell his teammates not to panic, and also told Thompson not to come up, and then hit a three-pointer! This was just after halftime A two-step long three-pointer!" Mike Breen shouted, believing that this scene will become a classic shot in the history of the NBA Western Conference Finals.

After this, the game was interrupted by the referee. Because the timer was malfunctioning, it was time to reset the timer just now. However, Yiyang's three-pointer and the classic scene were retained.

"Damn it!" Green gritted his teeth after seeing Nowitzki and Yiyang excelling so well!

Yiyang shrugged. After he got the ball, he originally wanted to hold it steady before hitting it, so he made a hand-down gesture. He took a three-pointer when his teammates reminded him and didn't reply. Who knew that Yiyang would inadvertently create the most exciting scene in the game.

But this kind of unintentional pretense is the most deadly.

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