One Guard

Chapter error/Click here to report click/Save to desktop

Remember [..] in one second and read popular novels for free!

People thought that Marcus Smart would give Mudiay a try as soon as he came on the court, but it turned out that the Congolese gave Smart a big risk.

Mudiay is strong and has excellent athletic ability. He has the basic conditions to defend well, but no one has taught him truly good defensive habits before.

But now, with Yiyang, the best defensive defender in the league. Mudiay's basic conditions and Yiyang's guidance have made his defense more than a star and a half better than it was during the Nuggets. In fact, Mudiay's performance on the defensive end this season has been pretty good, but no one cared about this guy before.

Today's national live broadcast game is likely to make fans look at Mudiay with admiration.

Mudiay didn't celebrate, or even make an expression. He knew that the basketball was just slapped out of the baseline, which meant that the defense was not over yet and he could not relax his vigilance yet. He clung to Smart's side, clinging to him like candy. Smart was not good at attacking in the first place, but after being treated like this by Mudiay, he was even more at a loss what to do.

Although the Mavericks entered the rotation, they still played tight defense. If you have to say that the Mavericks' defensive weakness on the court is probably Kuzma at the fourth position.

Kuzma's defensive habits and defensive skills are indeed not very good, but this guy is better than being active enough. Marcus Morris turned over and made a jump shot. Kuzma actively jumped on it, causing huge interference to Morris's shot. The Celtics, who originally wanted to open up the score in this half-turn, failed in their first attack.

After the missed shot, the Celtics almost gave up fighting for offensive rebounds, and the team immediately retreated on defense. Stevens knew that no matter what, he couldn't let the Mavericks run. Let the Mavericks run and fight, and even the Spurs can't stop the car.

Seeing that the opponent's defense was so timely, Yiyang pushed forward calmly. While dribbling, he used gestures to direct his teammates to move. The person guarding Yiyang changed from Jaylen Brown to Smart. In short, Stevens just didn't give Yiyang a chance to face Irving directly.

Yiyang stopped at the three-point line. Smart lowered his center of gravity and let Yiyang take a small step. He didn't dare to go too far because Yiyang's three-pointers were equally deadly.

Hayward suddenly ran away from Tatum and ran towards the right corner. Yiyang stared at Hayward as if he was about to pass the ball. In fact, Yiyang suddenly turned his wrist and knocked the basketball in the completely opposite direction to Hayward. He wanted to break through!

Smart stuck close to him, but Yiyang also had his own methods. He used a back turn to give Smart some competition, and then wiped the defense smoothly. After a turn, Yiyang entered the penalty area, and the Celtics' defense shrank!

At this moment, Yiyang sent the basketball out of the crowd and passed it to Mudiay, who was standing behind the free throw line. When Mudiay caught the ball, Irving jumped out like crazy. This Congolese man is not good at shooting. As long as he is given a little interference, he can easily prevent this ball!

However, no matter how fast Irving is, he can't rush from the penalty area to the free throw line in an instant. Mudiay took the shot calmly, and after he had thrown all the basketballs, Irving arrived.

Horford and Morris were stuck in position, hoping to grab the defensive rebound in the chaos! However, the rebound does not belong to either side because there was no rebound at all. Mudiay's mid-range shot went into the net!

"Yi's wonderful pass caused the Celtics' defense to be completely torn apart. The Mavericks are leading by two points. Can the Celtics stabilize the situation?"

People only saw Yiyang's sharp breakthroughs and exquisite passes. No one cared about Mudiay's composure and calmness when shooting. It was completely different from before.

As the core of the Nuggets, Mudiay may indeed not meet the requirements. But after he improved, he became a sixth man, but he did not disappoint Yiyang.

Afterwards, Irving and Smart played a pick-and-roll between defenders. Although he successfully broke through Mudiay,

But it took a lot of effort. If the Celtics rely on scoring like this, Irving will be exhausted before half the game is over. The Mavericks have no real defensive weakness now, not even Mudiay and Kuzma.

Stevens stood anxiously on the sidelines, but the Celtics never capitalized on their opportunity to turn the clock around.

Mudiay had 5 points and 2 assists. After his outstanding performance forced Yiyang to leave the game, the Mavericks still stabilized the situation. In the past, the Mavericks lost the most points in rotation time, and it was also the time when it was easiest for other teams to chase points. But now, this obvious shortcoming of the Mavericks has disappeared.

After 12 minutes of the first quarter, the Dallas Mavericks led 30-26 by 4 points! Stevens' plan was disrupted. He obviously didn't expect that a guy like Mudiay could actually let the Mavericks survive the rotation.

After the start of the second quarter, the Celtics defended Yiyang tighter. A team that can defend Curry frequently has very strong defensive skills. But what Stevens never expected was that Kelly Irving's defense still encountered a challenge!

It wasn't that Yiyang frequently switched positions to hit Irving, but that Mitchell's impact gave Irving a huge headache.

Mitchell, who was substituted early in the first quarter, is now full of energy and eager to vent all his strength. Breakthrough with the ball, Mitchell can play. Mitchell is also good at cutting without the ball.

At the beginning of the game, Mitchell first took the ball and made a sudden layup. If the referee hadn't been so lax, the ball might have been a three-pointer.

One round later, Kuzma actively interfered with Tatum's three-point shot. Yiyang personally grabbed the rebound and held the ball for a fast break. After entering the penalty area to attract the defense, he suddenly distributed the ball. Mitchell cut in from the center and jumped after catching the ball. Horford could only watch as the No. 45 rookie soared into the sky and smashed the basketball into the frame with an unstoppable attitude.

"Being 8 points behind, the situation is very unfavorable for the Celtics! Their defensive focus is on Yiyang, but Donovan Mitchell is obviously more active!"

After the next goal, Irving finally tightened his marking on Mitchell, making it no longer easy for him to catch the ball. The Celtics were not stunned, and their defensive intensity increased again.

This time, even Yiyang had a hard time finding an opening. After passing the ball several times, he still failed to break down the Celtics defense. Finally, Gobert provided a screen for Yiyang, and Yiyang took advantage of the screen and shot directly. Because at this time, the 24 seconds of attack time were almost exhausted, and Yiyang had no choice.

Horford's defense was very quick and timely. Yiyang's basketball shot just passed Horford's fingertips and was severely interfered with.

"The Celtics' defense in this round was very good! They defended for 24 seconds!"

The basketball that Yiyang was forced to throw knocked out of the frame. Stevens let out a big sigh, and the team finally regained its composure. As long as the defense doesn't collapse, there's no fear of being taken away by the Mavericks.

But just when Irving was about to take off and collect the rebound to end the defensive round, a dark shadow jumped out from beside him.

Before anyone could react, Donovan Mitchell jumped into the air, grabbed the missed basketball, and then hung the frame with one hand without waiting for it to land, successfully making up the dunk!

"Boom!"

The basketball stand was trembling slightly, and the entire American Airlines Center Arena was shaking. Owen looked confused. How high did that guy jump just now? My head is almost flat!

"Donovan Mitchell! The incredible rookie guard, the last time he faced the Rockets, he dunked his own shot! This time, he used an incredible height to dunk Yi's shot over Irving's head! Let's Look at the slow-motion replay, oh my God, his head was level with the basket!"

Looking at the scene of Mitchell making up the dunk, Yiyang got goosebumps all over his body, because even he didn't expect it. Although this make-up dunk was successful, the main reason was that Horford was pulled out by Yiyang and did not rush back to the penalty area to protect the rebound. As a result, the Celtics had no high point in the three-second zone. But even so, the deduction was scary enough. Before others started to jump, Mitchell had already grabbed the basketball and dunked it directly.

Yiyang may owe Chris Paul a lot of this favor.

"Mitchell scored 6 points in a row after the start of the second quarter. His momentum caused a hole in the Celtics' impregnable defense! Coach Stevens stopped the game and took a look. He had a frown on his face. At the beginning of the second quarter, they were only 4 points behind. But less than five minutes have passed and the point difference has widened to double digits!"

Mitchell and Stevens never expected that the person who widened the point difference would be Mitchell. The Celtics' defense against Yiyang proved to be very successful. Yiyang has missed the ball many times today due to the opponent's active defense. Perhaps only Stevens and his team in the league can limit Yiyang like this.

But the result? In the end, they still allowed the Mavericks to open the score. This team always seems to have someone who can stand up. If you miss one point, another point will give you a fatal blow!

After returning from the timeout, the Celtics continued to strengthen their defense. Mitchell was very embarrassed by Irving. He was still a rookie and his personal ability was not strong enough to defeat Irving.

But with Mitchell's restraint, Yiyang's point came back to life. Can Jaylen Brin really guard against Yiyang? The answer is obviously no. If Yiyang and Brown were to go head-to-head, Brown would definitely win. But head-on confrontation has never been Yiyang's style.

After a series of quick kicks and sudden step-back three-pointers, Yiyang not only hit a three-pointer, but also caused a foul on Brown, and scored four points!

After that, Yiyang deceived Brown with a fake move of praying to Buddha, and then went straight into the penalty area for a one-handed dunk. Poor Al Horford, he became another heavyweight backdrop for Yiyang's dunks.

Yiyang is a player who relies on his brain to play. Jaylen Brown is indeed not easy to lose his position. It is very difficult to shoot or break through on his head. But Brown has a very fatal flaw, that is, he is too positive.

As long as you make a suspicious shot, Jaylen Brown will jump up and block it without hesitation. To put it bluntly, it’s the type that flies away at once.

It's hard to imagine that a defensive champion who can tear up both Curry and Durant will have such a problem, but the fact is that Jaylen Brown is really easy to defeat.

Stevens should set a hard rule for Brown: no jumping when defending.

Yiyang observed this during the fight with Brown and took advantage of it, resulting in a wonderful dunk. Others use their bodies to dunk, but Yiyang uses his mind.

The defense that the Celtics were proud of began to gradually collapse. Stevens waved his hand, and now they can only double-team!

The forward players began to double-team Yiyang, and Stevens was betting that Kuzma and Hayward would not score.

But the cruel reality once again plunged Stevens into despair. Not only can Kuzma shoot, he can also break out! Although the young man was a little impatient, the score really went up.

Not to mention Hayward. After two three-pointers, the Celtics obediently gave up their plan to double-team. After Yiyang was pinched, the two forwards of the Mavericks were really merciless.

If the Celtics weren't so talented and scored many difficult goals on the offensive end, the point difference might have been as high as 20.

Fortunately, after the rotation time came, the Mavericks' firepower was a little "gentle". But with Mudiay and Rudy Gay here, the Mavericks' offense will not be completely stopped.

At halftime, Stevens hurried into the tunnel. Trailing by 13 points at halftime, this halftime will be very busy for him.

"The Dallas Mavericks actually completely suppressed the 15-game winning streak of the Celtics. With a 13-point difference, I don't know if the Celtics can come back in the second half! But I know it very well, audience friends. This is the Dallas Mavericks. The ultimate form of terror!”

Kenny Smith couldn't help but tremble when he saw it. This team that failed last season and lost the championship has really become too strong. (No. 1 Guard)