One Guard

The Oklahoma City Thunder, a new NBA team that has just started its third season. 【】Different from the Charlotte Bobcats who joined the league back then, the Thunder seems to have become a force to be reckoned with as soon as they appeared in the NBA. Although most of the main players of this team are young people, they have already shown their prowess over the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers as early as last year.

Although they failed to eliminate the Lakers to complete the Black Eight miracle, the Thunder has undoubtedly become the most promising team among the 30 teams in the league. Their three leading stars Durant, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook are even more models among young people, the seedlings of superstars.

Especially Durant. Before the Thunder moved, the Sonics gave up the team's stars Ray Allen and Lewis for him, and built a team around this tall and long-armed genius.

Facts have proved that the Thunder's choice is quite correct. In just two years, the Thunder has transformed from a weak team to a playoff-level western powerhouse. Among them, Durant naturally contributed a lot. This young man who is only 22 years old seems to have become a member of the league's superstars.

So far this season, the Thunder have achieved a proud record of 10 wins and 4 losses. You know, the Mavericks, who are almost on a smooth journey, have a current record of only 10 wins and 3 losses, only one more win than the young Oklahoma City Thunder. Judging from these data alone, the game between the Thunder and the Mavericks will naturally be a collision like sparks hitting the earth.

Therefore, although the Atlanta Hawks had just been defeated, none of the Mavericks players allowed themselves to relax. 24 hours later, they will face a stronger opponent at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma. Only by gnawing off the Thunder will everyone on the Mavericks take a breather. Before there, nerves were on edge throughout the team.

Nowitzki slowly opened his eyes. He first looked at his watch, it was two o'clock in the morning. In about half an hour, the plane will land in Oklahoma.

Although he had rested for three days before, Nowitzki would feel very strenuous every time he played back-to-back. In the pitch-black cabin, Nowitzki found a faint white light in the row diagonally across from him.

The German stood up and walked towards the light. Sure enough, at this very moment, Yiyang was watching Thunder's game video with his computer.

"Aren't you going to sleep for a while?" Nowitzki simply sat beside Yiyang.

"Can't sleep." Yiyang's eyes never left the screen from the beginning to the end, he just answered Nowitzki's question with his mouth.

"He has a lot of impact." On the computer screen, a defender wearing a white zero jersey was trying to break through. When he passed through the opponent's defense,

It seemed that all defensive preparations were in vain.

The strong guy used his body to carve a path, then went straight to the rim for a dunk and a 3-point shot.

Seeing Westbrook complete another explosive performance, even Yiyang widened his eyes. This guy, is he really a point guard? With such an impactful defender, Yiyang can hardly imagine what will happen when he is in front of him.

"That's right, his impact is terrifying." Yiyang shook his head while answering Nowitzki.

"But it's okay, he's reckless, he's not as thoughtful as you are. The guy has a good body, but he still hasn't figured out when to shoot and when to pass. The guy's shot selection is usually It’s not reasonable, you can take advantage of this and let him take more shots but score fewer goals.” Nowitzki patted Yiyang’s shoulder with a smile, and the German’s confident smile also made the tense Yiyang Yang calmed down a little.

"In the NBA, there are countless people who are stronger than me and more destructive than me. But I was never afraid, but used my own way to survive until now! Believe me boy, you can too! Rest early, if tomorrow If your mental state is not good, old Jason will have to suffer. His old bones may really not be able to withstand Westbrook's charge a few times." After Nowitzki finished speaking, he pressed the Yiyang computer on the standby button.

The laptop screen gradually dimmed, and Yiyang realized that his eyes were already exhausted.

He put down the computer and closed his eyes under the blanket. An excellent team leader can really greatly increase the combat effectiveness of a team. Following the Germans, Yiyang always felt very at ease.

Under the comfort of Nowitzki, Yiyang soon fell asleep. Another linebacker from Long Beach? I can't wait to meet you as scheduled!

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Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m., Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City. Yiyang, who was warming up on the field, attracted the attention of most of the fans and reporters.

It's not that this guy changed his hairstyle or got a new tattoo, but his positive attitude during the warm-up period made the reporters look forward to the collision between Yiyang and Westbrook.

"It seems that the Chinese is determined to eat you tonight." Looking at Yiyang who was galloping in the opposite half, Durant couldn't help joking with the No. 0 guard beside him.

"It's not sure who will eat who, Kevin. After the game starts, he won't be so lively anymore!" Westbrook gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. This guy is just like Yiyang. They are all full of almost paranoid desire for victory!

The game started quickly, even though the media and fans at the scene were eager to see the two guards from Long Beach face off. But Rick Carlisle took Kidd to the starting position very disrespectfully, while Yiyang continued to wait on the bench.

Although against the Pistons, Yiyang scored a career-high 25 points and 13 assists for the first time as a starter. It can be said that the effect is quite good. But Carlisle is not the kind of person who is eager to overthrow the seedlings. It is more appropriate for the current Mavericks to start with Kidd. If Kidd has no problems with his body and fitness, then his starting point guard position will be quite solid.

With Yiyang's aggressiveness, keeping him in the second team would actually be more effective.

The start of the game was inextricably linked. The cunning Dirk Nowitzki and Marion made consecutive shots, allowing the Mavericks to score frequently and putting great pressure on the young Thunder on the defensive end.

On the Thunder side, Durant and Jeff Green, two strikers, also gave the Dallas people a strong response. Especially Durant, although the official data shows Durant's height is 2 meters 06, but Marion dares to swear to God, Durant is not only so "short".

Whenever Durant crushed Marion and forced a layup, Marion felt that his defense was a misplacement! He's playing against a center with great skills and a soft touch, not a three.

Whenever Durant stretched out his long arms to avoid the defense for a layup, Marion simply couldn't reach the ball, let alone block or interfere.

The performance of the two teams on the forward line is very good, but the performance of the two teams at the point guard position is somewhat unsatisfactory.

Kidd and Westbrook both got a few chances, but they were slow to score. Westbrook is always too hasty when facing Kidd, and Kidd is a bit too much under the pressure of Westbrook's strong body.

The two teams just come and go, playing very lively. But neither side has any team that can completely control the rhythm of the game.

In the fifth minute of the first quarter, Westbrook broke through Kidd's defense with a straightforward drive and dunked before Tyson Chandler's supplementary defense was in place. The entire Chesapeake Energy Arena fell into madness, and the city of Oklahoma seemed to vibrate.

A wonderful dunk from a point guard, the Thunder's offense can be seen this time. This goal not only gave the Thunder the most four-point lead in the game, but also forced Rick Carlisle to call a timeout.

When the Thunder left the field, the players were laughing and high-fiving each other. It seems that the Dallas Mavericks, who are making great strides this year, are nothing more than that. If it weren't for Jeff Green, a "nonsense" guy who was too short and allowed the Germans to score too many points, the Mavericks might have been unable to hold on.

All the Thunder fans are cheering. Even a team like the Mavericks will only be in a hard fight when they come to Oklahoma.

But they seem to have forgotten that an important member of the Mavericks this season has not played even a minute today.

"Jason, you've done a good job. You should rest first. Also, get ready to go on stage!" Carlisle gave an order, and Yiyang, who had been sitting quietly on the bench, suddenly "bounced". He quickly took off his training clothes, tore off the Disposable training pants. Then he turned his head and looked at No. 0 who had completed a wonderful dunk. Surprisingly, the two happened to be looking at each other, and Westbrook was also looking at Chao Yiyang!

Seeing that Yiyang was also looking at him, Westbrook first smiled. His generous smile showed his white teeth, which reminded Yiyang of the sunshine in California.

Westbrook's laugh is not counted, he not only laughed, but also gave Yiyang a thumbs up. Could it be that this guy is so friendly to all the players from Long Beach?

No, Westbrook, like Yiyang, is from the dangerous neighborhoods of Long Beach. Like Yiyang, he grew up surrounded by crime, drugs and dilapidated streets. Yiyang witnessed his father's death with his own eyes, while Westbrook kept his best friend's death in mind, and worked hard to move forward with another person's dream!

The next second, Westbrook suddenly twisted his wrist. The original thumbs up turned down!

Westbrook, a guy with a similar experience to Yiyang, knows very well that on the basketball court, the battlefield of this civilized era, either you die or I die! In this 418-square-meter field, there are only enemies and no friends!

After seeing Westbrook's provocation, Yiyang was not angry, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. It has been a long time since Yiyang has experienced a Long Beach-style battle!