One Guard

In the first four games, the Dallas Mavericks were completely suppressed by the Thunder. Ultimately, it's because no one can contain Westbrook.

Deron's defense is not bad, but compared with Westbrook who is attacking at full strength, it is still slightly inferior. Once Westbrook gets out of the way, the Mavericks will definitely help defend. And assisting in defense means that there will be openings.

As a result, Durant gets too many open shots. If Durant is left alone, that would be in line with Westbrook's wishes. That guy can personally take the ball and hit the basket again and again, scoring high points.

But in the first round of the Thunder's offense today, Westbrook felt great pressure. Because after Yiyang came back, he could no longer break through easily.

"Russell tried to use his body to attack Yiyang, but was carried down both times. He must get the ball out as soon as possible because the 24-second attack time is passing!"

Westbrook is not the kind of player who is willing to give up the ball easily. Unless the game is going smoothly, the more he will have to compete with himself.

Durant finally ran out of an open space under Iguodala's desperate struggle and raised his hand to ask for the ball, but Westbrook was indifferent.

"Asshole!" Durant cursed in his mind, why did the guy seem to not know how to play as soon as Yiyang came back.

In the end, Westbrook used Adams' screen to reach the mid-range, and Yiyang's timely blocking made a mid-range shot. Although Westbrook still scored this goal, Carlisle was not worried at all.

That guy can't play like this the whole game.

After that, the sound in the American Airlines Center Arena rose another octave. Yiyang personally controlled the ball for half the game, and the first attack organized by Yiyang in the Western Conference Semifinals began!

In fact, in the past four games, Deron's organization has not had much problems. The problem with the Mavericks' offense is that if they are blocked by the opponent, they don't have a point where they can force points.

Although Deron, Dirk and Wade were once popular stars, their ability to compete head-on has indeed declined a lot. You know, the Thunder have two defensive backbones in Adams and Ibaka.

Especially Adams, he has grown long hair and a beard this season, looking very rugged, which is very different from his previous image. In fact, this is what Adams really looks like. His style of play is the same as his current appearance, rough and wild, and always full of power in the interior.

Yiyang looked outside the three-point line and saw that the Thunder's defense was indeed tight. Durant and Robertson are not bad defensively, and it is difficult for Wade and Iguodala to get out of the gap.

Since there is no gap, then it is up to you to tear open a hole yourself!

But before Yiyang could speed up, Westbrook couldn't help but pounced forward, reaching out to steal the ball. Well, another gamble steal.

It stands to reason that a point guard with unrivaled physical fitness like Westbrook should be a defensive champion like Yiyang and Paul. But the fact is that Westbrook doesn't understand defense at all, and his defensive habits are so bad that even Donovan, the college coach, can't stand it.

The defense doesn't like to raise its hands to interfere, but likes to gamble and steal. With these two points alone, most people can score points on Westbrook.

Facing Westbrook's sprint steal, Deron's brain knew he should avoid it, but his body had no time to react. As for Yiyang, he is very agile both mentally and physically!

With a change of hands behind his back, Yiyang easily avoided Westbrook's rush. Once the rush is avoided, Yiyang will be left with a big space. It's really hard to find anything without wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort at all to get it.

Since Westbrook is so "enthusiastic", Yiyang would rather be respectful than obey.

Easily, Yiyang broke through Westbrook, who was charging forward with all his weight. Outside the three-point line, Yiyang took a direct shot and the basketball went hollow into the net.

"Tsk." Billy Donovan shook his head. Westbrook's style of play was to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to himself.

It's okay for others, but against Yiyang, it's not worth the gain.

"A beautiful goal that easily avoided Westbrook's attack. The Thunder must be more cautious if they still want to advance."

Westbrook was very unwilling to be scored by Yiyang. He originally wanted to continue his attack, but after halftime he calmed down.

He can't act recklessly. As long as he wins this game again, Yiyang will never appear in front of him again this season! Everything is about winning, everything is about winning...

Thinking of this, Westbrook stopped in his tracks and patiently organized the offense outside the three-point line. Carlisle was stunned, is this still Westbrook?

Durant used Ibaka's off-ball screen to reach outside the three-point line on the wing and was ready to catch the ball. This time, Westbrook did not disappoint him again. The basketball was delivered in time, and Durant caught the ball and shot!

"Stop daydreaming!" Iguodala shouted and rushed towards Durant. Durant did not expect that Iguodala would block so well, and his shooting rhythm was a bit messy.

Outside the three-point line, a small difference in the shot will turn into a huge deviation in the end. Under the interference of Iguodala, Durant shot the iron! Gobert pushed away Adams and firmly protected the rebound.

"Yeah!" Gobert threw a long ball from the backcourt like a shot put, and the long-lost quick counterattack finally appeared!

When Yiyang is away, the Mavericks lack an arrow figure in transition offense. But now, the Mavericks can attack the way they love best again.

Westbrook jumped up to grab the ball. In fact, this was another gambling steal. If it is grabbed, the opponent's fast break will be terminated. If he can't grab it, Yiyang will hit the basket directly without interference!

Gobert's passing accuracy is actually not high. It is impossible for him to let the basketball just pass the opponent's fingers. But unfortunately, Westbrook really has no gambling luck today.

The basketball fell backwards after grazing Westbrook's fingers. Westbrook was shocked. He really hated that he couldn't jump even one centimeter higher!

Yiyang caught the basketball without any danger, what should he do next? Needless to say?

Stepping into the three-second zone with one foot, Yiyang soared into the air, holding the basketball high in his right hand, as if holding an ax in his hand, and struck the basket with great force! The basketball stand lowered its "head" steadily, and Yiyang's explosive dunk made more than 20,000 fans at the scene cheer together!

"Scored five points in a row and made a strong comeback!"

After landing, Yiyang glared at Westbrook fiercely. The strong Thunder No. 0 curled his lips, Yiyang had already scored 5 points in a row on his head!

"Man, calm down, okay!?" Durant walked up to Westbrook and patted him on the shoulder. Durant also has a good temper. If it were Kobe or James, Westbrook might have been scolded bloody by now.

Westbrook did not respond, but ran over to catch the baseline ball. As soon as Adams passed the ball, he immediately shouted loudly. "Careful, Russell!"

Before Westbrook could react, a big hand stretched out from behind him. The basketball was stabbed away by this big hand, and a gust of wind blew past Westbrook. It was the No. 1!

When Adams served, Yiyang had not yet entered his field of vision. But the moment the basketball was passed, Yiyang jumped out. Yiyang's speed caught Adams off guard.

Seeing Yiyang complete the steal, Adams immediately ran to the basket to cover up the defense, but Yiyang's layup still passed Adams' "high wall" and fell into the net.

After scoring seven points in a row, the Mavericks played very strongly from the start!

"I have to admit that the Mavericks with Yiyang and the Mavericks without Yiyang are completely different teams! It's 7 to 2. The Thunder are completely overwhelmed by the Mavericks in terms of momentum." Mike Breen was shocked. Numb, 1 to 3 reversal? Maybe a miracle can really happen again!

In the following game, Westbrook and Durant were blocked from scoring under high-intensity defense. Yiyang came back to contain Westbrook, and Durant and others had fewer opportunities.

After adding 3 to 1, the two became somewhat relaxed. After all, who would have thought that just because of one more person, the Mavericks would undergo earth-shaking changes.

Durant and Westbrook fought like crazy, while Yiyang used his superb offensive skills to hit the Thunder's heartland again and again. Surrounding Yiyang, two veteran stars, Dirk and Wade, have finally reached their level.

Dirk frequently received Yiyang's passes from mid- to long-range and scored easily, while Wade used his superb penetration to defeat the Thunder.

After three quarters, the Mavericks, who were already hanging on the edge of the cliff, led the Thunder by 11 points!

At this time, the Thunder's weaknesses were exposed. That is, in the Thunder formation, except for Durant and Westbrook, there is no third stable scoring point!

Before the injury, Ibaka could still perform on the offensive end, but after the serious injury, Ibaka played more like a pure blue-collar player. Apart from rebounding and defense, the only thing Ibaka can do is shoot three-pointers. In previous seasons, Ibaka averaged only 0.8 three-pointers per game in the playoffs. But this season, it has increased to 3.8 times.

However, Dirk defended very well today and did not allow Ibaka to get too many easy shooting opportunities.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Westbrook and Durant were obviously unable to play anymore. But Donovan couldn't make substitutions. Waiters, Anthony Morrow, Randy Foye and others on the bench found it difficult to perform in a game of this intensity.

In the fourth quarter, the game was completely controlled by the Mavericks. They strengthened their defense and did not open up the score, but they did not allow the Thunder to get closer.

In the last 38 seconds of the game, when Yiyang made a beautiful assist for Majori to complete an alley-oop, the Mavericks once again widened the point difference to 11 points.

At 38 seconds and 11 minutes, the game could actually enter garbage time. But Donovan is not going to give up. As long as he wins one more game, as long as he wins this game, his team can reach the Western Conference Finals. How could you give up such a good opportunity so easily! ?

He used up the last timeout he had, hoping to lay out the Thunder's next tactics.

But at 38 seconds and 11 minutes, even if Donovan is the most powerful tactician in the world, it is still too difficult to come back.

After returning from the timeout, Carlisle replaced all the main players. The Dallas Mavericks have officially sounded the clarion call for their counterattack!

Ultimately, the Thunder's offense ended on a reckless three-point shot from Westbrook. Donovan's face was purple with anger. He spent a long time arranging the arrangement, but Westbrook didn't follow the tactics at all.

Durant looked at his good partner in confusion and could only shake his head helplessly. He was even used to this situation.

"The game is over! It's over! The Dallas Mavericks came back at home and turned the total score into 3-2! I know that the Thunder still have the advantage. But now, their promotion situation is no longer clear!"

The moment the game ended, everyone on the Mavericks team rushed forward and hugged Yiyang tightly.

In the first game back, he scored 38 points, 12 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Yiyang's arrival gave hope to the desperate city of Dallas! Armstrong completely ignored his coach's image and hugged everyone wildly, even though his tie had been ripped off by someone unknown.

The legendary Mavericks are flying again.