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Rondo didn't feel discouraged at all because Yiyang and Chandler completed a wonderful aerial cooperation, because his defense just now had actually pushed Yiyang into a desperate situation. If it weren't for "Big Baby" Davis' extravagant forward rush, he wouldn't even be able to pass the ball at all.

Therefore, when Rondo attacked with the ball, his face was full of confidence. Even Kidd can't do anything about him today, let alone a rookie!

Rondo held the ball and came in front of Yiyang. He didn't stop the ball, but directly broke through!

Yiyang hastened to defend. Although he was much taller than Rondo, Rondo's physical strength far exceeded Yiyang's expectation.

This point guard, who can go head-to-head with Kobe, James and others, is quite easy when facing Yiyang, who is weak in physical confrontation.

Rondo rushed all the way to the basket, and Yiyang had to retreat step by step. When Rondo came to the left side of the basket, he raised his long arms high and took off lightly. With Yiyang separated, he used his slender arms to hook the basketball with a big hand shake.

The basketball rubbed against the backboard and refracted into the net. It seemed that Rondo's goal was effortless at all.

"Fuck!" Yiyang was no longer expressionless, but gritted his teeth and cursed. This may be the most humiliating goal Yiyang has ever scored against a shorter player.

Rondo hooked Yiyang directly in the air for a layup, which was simply despising Yiyang's defense.

Kidd was also very helpless looking at Rondo who scored easily. After all, Rondo is a real star player! He's not old Baron Davis and Chauncey Billups, or too young D.J. Augustin and Mike Conley.

He is Rajon Rondo, a star point guard in his prime! Such an opponent might really be too strong for a rookie like Yiyang?

While Kidd was thinking, another round of confrontation between Yiyang and Rondo started again on the field.

Rondo felt more and more that this rookie was nothing to be afraid of. The reason why he was able to play so well before was entirely because his opponent was not good! If he changed himself today, Yiyang wouldn't be able to achieve any good results.

Rondo's close defense made it difficult for Yiyang to move, and the overall excellent defense of the Celtics made it difficult for Yiyang to play the ball easily.

In the commentary, almost everyone praised Rondo's defense. Compared with Rondo, Yiyang looks so immature, so vulnerable.

In the end, Yiyang had no choice but to throw the ball hastily. Fortunately, there was no error in this pass. After getting the basketball, Nowitzki catches and shoots. Hit two points. The Mavericks scored again, but the fans also found that Yiyang was already in a precarious situation under Rondo's defense.

In exchange for Yiyang's defense, Rondo still relied on his super fast speed and strong body to break through with Yiyang. This time, Rondo didn't score by himself. Instead, halfway through the breakthrough, he suddenly stopped and made a pass, hitting the ball into Pierce's hands.

Pierce, who got rid of Deshaun Stevens, took a mid-range jump shot and hit the basketball steadily. Rondo responded with an assist!

"Too passive, if you continue to fight like this, that kid will collapse sooner or later." Although Yiyang has not made any mistakes so far, being suppressed and beaten by Rondo is also not what Kidd wants to see.

"Do you want to use Jeter to play the first position?" Carlisle and Kidd seriously discussed the situation. At this time, Kidd is not like a player, but more like an assistant coach next to Carlisle.

"No, Jeter's organizational ability is not better than that of Yi. Not only Jeter, if anyone else plays the first position, our offense will become very smooth. I think we can't let that kid and Rondo head-on. He may be very strong in the future, but at least for now, he doesn't have the strength to go head-to-head with Rondo. We have to tell him Rondo's shortcomings, and then let him target Rondo's shortcomings!"

Kidd finished speaking,

Carlisle turned to look at his real assistant coach, Terry Stotts.

"I also agree. On the defensive end, Rondo can be allowed to shoot as much as possible. As for the offensive end, we have to set up more pick-and-rolls for him and let his teammates help him beat Rondo."

After listening to the suggestions of the two, Carlisle nodded. On the court, Yiyang Gang held the ball through the half court. At that moment, Carlisle stood up and called a timeout.

Yiyang looked profusely sweating and gritted his teeth. This scene is exactly the same as when Kidd was off the court just now.

Carlisle wasted no time and hurriedly prepared the deployment. Yiyang listened carefully to the head coach's arrangement and clenched his fists.

"As long as you follow the tactics, trust me, you can defeat him!" Carlisle looked at Yiyang, this guy's competitive spirit is really not ordinary. Ordinary rookie players are overwhelmed by All-Star players, maybe they just wave their hands. But Yiyang, his unconvinced appearance left a deep impression on Carlisle.

After re-playing, Rivers replaced the aging Big Three, but Rondo remained on the court. On Carlisle's side, the "Champion" was also replaced, and only Nowitzki was left in the starting lineup.

Rondo smiled. Without Tyson Chandler who can jump, Yiyang doesn't even have anyone to pass the lob. You're screwed, rookie!

The Mavericks sent a sideline ball, Yiyang Gang received the ball together, and Rondo, who was full of confidence, stuck to the defense again.

But this time, Yiyang is not afraid of Rondo. He changed direction directly in front of him, as if he wanted to force a breakthrough.

"This rookie, is he crazy?" Rondo took a step sideways, and decided to use a perfect block to make Yiyang give up. However, just as Rondo took a step, he bumped into a "wall".

Rondo turned his head in surprise, and found that the strong Frenchman Johan Petro was standing beside him at this moment! No wonder Yiyang just made a direct breakthrough. It turns out that he and Petroleum had a plan long ago!

Rondo tried his best to bypass the pick-and-roll, intending to defend back again. But as long as Yiyang gets the space, he can attack like a duck to water!

I saw No. 9 of the Green Army rushing towards Yiyang, but Yiyang, who was about to break through at a high speed, suddenly pulled back his crotch. This pull gave Yiyang room to shoot from beyond the three-point line.

Although Yiyang didn't take many three-pointers in the NBA, he was always able to hit the ball. Rondo didn't dare to take this risk. Seeing that Yiyang was about to shoot, Rondo took a big step forward and raised his long arms, ready to interfere with the shot.

However, just as Long Duo was rushing forward. Yiyang suddenly started to dribble and passed by the astonished Rondo.

"What?" Rondo didn't expect that he would be deceived by Yiyang's fake act of praying to Buddha! This rookie dared to play tricks in front of him!

Rondo hastily changed his focus and turned back to chase, but Yiyang's speed is not a vegetarian either. Facing the "big baby" Davis who was defending the basket, Yiyang didn't hesitate, he jumped directly to attack the basket. Davis, who can't jump up very much, prevented Yiyang from scoring a goal, but also got a foul on his back.

"Beautiful breakthrough! Yi's fake act of praying to Buddha even fooled Rajon Rondo! This kid really won't be convinced by anyone!"

Glenn Davis raised his hand helplessly. If the ball was replaced by KG, maybe he could really block the shot. It's a pity that people just recognized him.

With the cooperation of Dallas fans, Yiyang made two free throws in a quiet environment. Although it was just an ordinary killing, Rondo already smelled a hint of danger.

After that, the Celtics' offense. After being teased by Yiyang, Rondo naturally hoped to beat Yiyang to save face. But when he walked beyond the three-point line, Rondo was dumbfounded.

The rookie in the Dallas No. 1 jersey stepped back to the free throw line to defend Rondo! He gave Rondo a huge open shot opportunity, just let him shoot with confidence!

"Stop looking down on people!" Rondo was furious. What he disliked the most in his life was people talking about his shooting.

Rondo still remembers that when the Celtics went to participate in a museum event last year, they met with the then US President ***. At that time, *** pointed to Rondo beside Ray Allen and said. "Why don't you teach that kid how to shoot?"

Although *** this is just a joke, and Rondo also smiled at the President of the United States. But in fact, his shooting is so bad that even the President of the United States can make a joke of it, which makes Rondo very sad.

The next day, Rondo shot wildly trying to prove himself. But as a result, he slammed the iron like crazy and ingrained the impression that he couldn't shoot.

Right now, being ignored by a rookie makes Rondo feel worse than being made fun of by the President of the United States.

So Rondo took a step forward, then pulled up and shot! In training, one step inside the three-point line, it's not that Rondo can't make a goal!

Rondo took a step forward, and Yiyang followed suit. You know, Yiyang's Gauguin has the advantage, and his wingspan is also very good.

It was originally an open shot opportunity, but in this way, Rondo turned into a defensive shot. For Rondo, who is not good at shooting, this ball is naturally outrageous.

"Successful, and successfully contained Rondo's offensive momentum!" As soon as Kenny Smith finished speaking, Johan Petro grabbed the rebound and passed it to Yiyang.

Yiyang catches the ball and runs away, while Rondo chases after the number one. Chasing and taking big risks has always been Rondo's forte. Yiyang's quick breakthrough caught the rest of the Celtics off guard, but Rondo had the speed to press Yiyang.

However, Yiyang didn't get carried away because he just hit Rondo one. He knew that the guy behind him was still quite dangerous.

Thus, Yiyang, who broke through to the basket, suddenly passed the ball back, and the basketball flew from the basket to beyond the three-point line. At 45° to the left of the basket, Dirk Nowitzki just arrived!

Since all Celtic players' defensive attention was on Yiyang, when the German received the basketball, there was no one around him!

This kind of open shooting opportunity, Nowitzki will hardly miss it!

With a light leap, he threw the basketball softly. Rondo stuck in position, hoping to use his strong rebounding ability to protect the ball.

However, the Germans did not give Rondo such an opportunity. The basketball went directly into the net, Yiyang completed the assist, and Nowitzki hit a three-pointer! The Mavericks narrowed the point difference to only one point left!

"He did it." Kidd, who was sitting on the bench pinching his calf, smiled gratifiedly. Yiyang, even in the face of Rondo, he will not disappoint!

After that, the Mavericks, who showed confidence, became more and more courageous. Rondo, who is a little impatient, has been unable to lead the team's second team to play well.

After all, Rondo is a paranoid guy. As long as his teammates' running positions are not in place, he will not pass the ball. And the tactical execution ability of the Celtics second team is indeed not comparable to that of the starting lineup.

In this way, when the first quarter ended, the Mavericks, who had been suppressed out of breath, took a 4-point lead.

19 to 23, a combination as strong as the Celtics' Big Three has to do its best in Dallas!

Rondo turned his head on the bench to look at the No. 1 in the opposite half. This kid is really tough!

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