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At that time, D'Antoni's Suns believed in a 7-second offense, but most of the Mavericks' offenses solved the problem within 5 seconds, which was faster than D'Antoni.

The most commendable thing is that the Mavericks' fast play is fast but not chaotic. In the past, the Suns had Nash, a historical point guard, in control of the situation. As for the current Mavericks, Yiyang, a future Hall of Famer, controls the rhythm.

Of course, on the defensive end, Carlisle only gave up interior defense, but did not give up defense on the outside. This is the essential difference between the Mavericks and the Suns.

If Aldridge wants to score inside, I'll let you score. But I don’t double-team and try my best to prevent others from scoring. Relying on Aldridge alone, Carlisle believes that the Spurs can't beat the Mavericks.

So on the surface, it looks like the Mavericks have completely given up on defense. However, in fact, they just focused their defense on others besides Aldridge.

At the end of the first quarter, Aldridge's shooting percentage began to decline significantly due to his body stamina. Parker's arrival did not help the Spurs stabilize the situation very well. Now Parker is indeed a little unable to do what he wants. Otherwise, Mr. Popovich would not put him on the bench.

As for the Mavericks, physical fitness will not be a shackle that binds their hands and feet. After Yiyang came off the field, Deron continued to control the rhythm for him. Mudiay and Kuzma continued to attack, continuing the Mavericks' scoring momentum.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs allowed the Mavericks to score 32 points in a single quarter. This is a very rare situation in a Spurs game. The Spurs relied on positional battles and only scored 25 points. The Mavericks came from behind and ended the first quarter with a 7-point deficit.

"Don't take it lightly. It's only a 7-point difference. Our opponent is the San Antonio Spurs! We can't relax, even if we lead by 20 points! Until we win the game, no one is allowed to think of anything else!" Although he ended the first place with a 7-point advantage , but Carlisle still looked nervous.

A 7-point difference is not enough to collapse a team like the Spurs. After Aldridge rests, the Spurs are definitely capable of equalizing or even taking the lead.

Popovich is such a guy, as long as he grasps a weakness, he will attack it without sparing any effort. Even if fans complain that the Spurs' games are dull and boring, Popovich doesn't care.

The Spurs will definitely carry out the low-post play. Although compared to the Mavericks' fast whirlwind, the Spurs' positional battle will seem very boring. But winning while sleeping, isn't that exactly what the San Antonio Spurs do?

After the start of the second quarter, Aldridge returned to the court. As soon as he came up, he leaned on Majori and hit a layup and also drew a foul.

Aldridge patted his chest hard after scoring.

You rarely see this guy as domineering as he is today.

This equally low-key and silent power forward doesn't want to disappoint Popovich. The old man's life has been bad enough recently, and he doesn't want to cause any more trouble for him.

Perhaps people have never seen such a determined Aldridge, who almost single-handedly fought against the Mavericks, a legendary team that has won 75 games.

The tactics of both teams were executed extremely resolutely, one side had to be fast, the other side had to be slow. When the Mavericks attack, the fans are fascinated by the dazzling cutting, running and passing. When the Spurs attack, the rhythm will immediately slow down. The meticulous positional battles and low-post singles with hand-to-hand combat highlight the Spurs' composure and calmness.

Neither side will be led by the other, and each will maintain its own pace. I have to admit that the tactical training of both teams is very good. No matter how others fight, they will resolutely implement their plans.

After half a quarter of the game, Aldridge scored a lot of points, and the point difference between the two teams also increased alternately. At the end of the second quarter, Carlisle made a big move and took out Majori and replaced him with Kuzma.

Carlisle's boldness exceeded everyone's expectations.

"Play Kuzma at center!? Is Coach Carlisle serious!?"

"With Kuzma playing center, they will be more mobile and have more space. I don't know what the result will be, but this substitution may be enough to change the situation of the game!"

Carlisle knew very well that he could not continue to waste time with the Spurs. Since there's nothing you can do to defeat Aldridge with Majori, then you might as well not need a center and the whole team will be in offensive mode!

Popovich stood on the sidelines with a frown on his face. Whether the team can withstand this wave of attacks will be the key to winning the game.

In the first attack after the timeout, the Mavericks let the Spurs know what it means to be fast and never break!

With Kuzma playing center, the Mavericks have the equivalent of five players with shooting ability, completely emptying the Spurs' interior.

As long as the players find an opportunity to cut to the basket, Yiyang will definitely be able to deliver the ball. The first person to eat the cake was Mitchell. This guy was so fast that Danny Green couldn't catch him at all.

Mitchell didn't even use an off-ball screen. With a reverse run, he gained half a body of space. For a player with Mitchell's physical fitness, you can no longer catch up with him at half a body.

Yiyang directly passed a high ball, and Mitchell rose up from the ground. This super rookie who could make back dunks from behind the frame smashed Huashan and completed a perfect alley-oop with Yiyang.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks began to double-team. As soon as Aldridge gets the ball, Gay and Kuzma will press forward. Aldridge, who plays calmly, naturally would not force the shot against the defense of two people. He began to find gaps to pass the ball. However, the Mavericks' defense was very good. The five outsiders ran and complemented each other without sparing any effort on the court, trying to block the Spurs' gaps outside the three-point line as much as possible.

The Spurs have no pure shooters this season. As long as the Mavericks put enough defensive pressure, they can effectively reduce the opponent's three-point shooting percentage.

The five small lineups that achieve the ultimate in both offense and defense were something only the Warriors could do before. And now, the Dallas Mavericks can do it too!

In the end, Danny Green's three-pointer was defeated by Hayward's desperate defense. The current Green is no longer the Green who could scare James from shooting. He failed to hit the three-pointer during the interference. Kuzma used his enthusiasm to grab the rebound, and then started to advance by dribbling the ball without any delay at all!

In fact, no matter who the Mavericks grabbed the rebound, they were able to advance with the ball immediately. Even the sun back then couldn't do this.

As soon as the rhythm came up, Yiyang went completely crazy. The fast-paced transition between offense and defense is the easiest way to score for Yiyang. Kuzma passed the ball to Yiyang while running. Yiyang grabbed the ball with one hand and made a fake pass to the inside. In fact, he suddenly accelerated and broke through, passing the slow Kyle Anderson.

Facing Aldridge who rushed back to the penalty area, Yiyang scored with a throw. Aldridge could do nothing but shake his head.

Carlisle's approach of completely abandoning post players seems crazy, but it really beats the Spurs.

After the Spurs attacked again, Aldridge lost the ball in a double-team. Gay just grabbed the ball and threw it directly into the frontcourt. But the ball was passed wide and wide. After all, he didn't have time to adjust.

Everyone thought that the ball must be a mistake, but they saw Yiyang running all the way and catching up with the ball at an incredible speed. He jumped high and flew over the baseline. Although he caught the basketball, Yiyang was already out of bounds at this time. His only option is to save the ball vigorously, and then everything depends on whether his teammates can grab it.

But in the air, Yiyang calmly observed the movements of his teammates. At this time, everyone's attention was on him and that one, except for Kuzma, who cut along the middle without anyone noticing.

Yiyang changed his mind temporarily. Not only did he want to save the ball, he also wanted to assist directly out of bounds! Yiyang used his arm strength to throw the ball in the air towards the middle!

Everything happened in a blink of an eye. People only saw Yiyang catching up with the basketball and successfully saving it. Before he could figure out whose hands the ball had fallen into, Kuzma immediately made a one-handed chop and dunk.

Rudy Gay's failed long pass actually turned into a successful fast break thanks to Yiyang's magic. With such a defender, Carlisle doesn't have to worry about the Mavericks' offense not being able to kill anyone!

"Too fast, what the Mavericks played was that the Spurs were not on a firm footing! They were simply the masters and killers in the conversion offense! The kind of ball just now would have been a mistake for 29 other teams. But in the Mavericks, it turned into a Remember the dunk." Kevin Harlan couldn't help but admire the imagination of Chinese fans in coming up with nicknames, "Ritian", this title is really appropriate to describe Yiyang.

Yiyang is playing crazy not only in passing, but also in scoring at a fast pace. Yiyang is also very good at it.

He used fast-paced running without the ball to score a three-pointer in each of the two corners. Although Yiyang's three-point shooting ability is not the best in the league now, it is still top-notch. Let him play, and he can't hold it back at all. Before the second quarter ended, Yiyang had already scored 22 points.

Chinese commentators couldn't help but joke: The last time Yiyang scored 22 points in a single game, it even dates back to a minute ago.

It seems that the Mavericks' offense is fast, but it is actually very methodical. Every screen and every run is based on tactical arrangements. Quick but not chaotic, this is the secret to the Mavericks' 75 wins.

On the contrary, the Spurs were completely stunned by the Mavericks' lineup without a big man. They couldn't organize an effective defense at all, and most of the players watched the Mavericks score on the return run.

In less than half of the game, Yiyang personally scored 24 points, and the Mavericks' team score also reached 60 or 70. It doesn’t seem impossible to clock out in three quarters.

In the second half, Yiyang was still going crazy. The Spurs' defense finally improved, but was broken by Yiyang's unreasonable goals again and again.

Aldridge still persisted, but when his low post offense began to become inefficient due to physical strength and double-teaming, Yiyang was still scoring tirelessly. Maybe, this is the difference between a superstar and a superstar.

In the eighth minute of the third quarter, Kuzma rushed to the basket for a layup, but was blocked by Aldridge. Kuzma knew that he might be risked if he continued to lay up, so he moved in a wide range and returned the ball to Yiyang in the air.

Seeing the high and far ball coming towards him, Yiyang calmly took a step back and received the impromptu pass without any risk. He suddenly caught the ball and didn't give Mills a chance to block him.

Seeing that he couldn't stop it, Mills turned around and chased back to the basket. But when he turned around, he didn't find Yiyang.

"What!?" Mills quickly turned around, and sure enough, he had been tricked by Yiyang! Taking a step back for a three-pointer, Yiyang must have planned this! I am so stupid, how could I still be cheated?

But when Mills tried his best to reattach it, he discovered that the step-back three-pointer was also a scam. Yiyang took the initiative to lean towards Mills and hit him with a three-point shot.

The referee's whistle blew and Yiyang had to take three free throws. Mills stamped his feet unwillingly, but heard a deafening shout from the American Airlines Center Arena. Immediately, the Spurs point guard felt a chill running down his spine.

"If you hit a three-pointer, there will be an extra penalty! Four points! Also, if the free throw is successful, his personal score will reach 40 points! This guy is crazy, he is playing crazy!"

Popovich looked up at the technical statistics on the big screen off the court. Yiyang had 39 points, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 40 points from free throws. The point difference between the two teams is already 21 points.

After clocking out at 40 minutes in the third quarter, Popovich really didn’t know how to evaluate Yiyang. He has met countless superstars and played against countless superstars. But no one can take away victory in such an unreasonable way like Yiyang. 40 points in three quarters, who are you kidding? That’s 40 points!

The old man sat back on the bench and stared at the blank tactical board in his hand. Leonard's feud, the roster's inconsistency, his wife's illness, and this damn series.

Popovich will never complain about anything in his life, but at this moment he really feels that life is really terrible. (https:)

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