One Guard

Chapter 186: The Protagonist of Staples

"Yi! A three-pointer hit! A tough goal, scored on the head of Kobe Bryant! This is the third three-pointer hit by Yi today. God, you know the previous three games combined, He didn't make a single three-pointer!"

Not only Van Gundy, but even Phil Jackson on the sidelines were surprised. I thought that Yiyang's two three-pointers in the first half were lucky, but after the silence of the third quarter, the Tanhuaxiu hit another three-pointer.

Everyone has a good time, and even Wade may have a ridiculously accurate three-pointer. It's just that Jackson didn't expect that this kind of thing happened to his Lakers.

Kobe was also very helpless. He had tried his best for this ball, but Nowitzki's pass behind his head was beyond most people's expectations.

Nowitzki and Yiyang have only been partners for half a season, but the tacit understanding between the two seems to have been partners for several years. Nowitzki is playing for Yiyang. The treatment of the two was completely reversed.

Although Nowitzki's pass behind the head and Yiyang's three-pointer were very exciting, the fans at the Staples Center were not discouraged at all. The reason is simple, they have Kobe. Bryant!

Kobe's score today is not considered a burst, but the victory is efficient enough and able to connect the whole team.

Kobe's turnaround jumper just now has taught Yiyang how powerful the league's top guards are. This time, Yiyang was pressing close to the body, and he was not even willing to give Kobe a chance to catch the ball easily.

Bryant, of course, will not give up, but when Fisher hit the ball into the hands of Gasol, Bryant did not disturb. He pulled into the left corner and tried his best to help his Spanish teammate open up the space.

Gasol is the most efficient offensive player on the field today, bar none. Even Kobe is not as eye-catching as Gasol on the offensive end today.

Phil Jackson made the right decision. He asked Gasol to put pressure on Nowitzki at the beginning of the game. Not only did the German not find his form, but also Gasol himself played with confidence.

After Gasol took the ball, he looked around himself, confirmed that there was no help defense, and then began to recoil and advance!

Now that Odom is playing the 4th position on the field, Gasol's opponent has also become Chandler. Chandler's defensive ability is much better than Nowitzki's, and Gasol's promotion effect is minimal.

But the confident Spaniard didn't give up. He turned around and leaned on Chandler for a layup. "Boxing King" raised his hand to interfere, intending to block it. But unexpectedly, the hand was patted firmly on Gasol's forearm.

The referee was aware of the details and did not let Chandler go. Although Gasol did not score directly, he also got two free throws.

The Spaniard's soft touch allowed the Lakers to continue to score. The defending champion still controlled the trend of the game. A three-pointer was obviously not enough to defeat this ancient giant.

Yiyang's defense against Kobe has strengthened, and in turn, Kobe's defense against Yiyang has also improved a lot.

Yiyang had just dribbled the ball across the half court, and then rushed out the ball. Although Yiyang performed well today, he also knew that it was not a wise choice for him to single-handedly play Kobe with the ball.

"Are you scared, kid? Come on, let's have a good fight!" Kobe began to stimulate Yiyang with words, but Yiyang, the "wood", naturally didn't give any response.

After a series of transmissions, the basketball was finally hit by Marion, but Marion's shooting space was completely blocked by Artest. As Carlisle said, Marion's single offensive method can easily be restricted.

The 24-second attack time is running out, and Marion makes an emergency stop jump shot after a strong break.

Under Artest's interference, Marion's peculiar shooting posture naturally failed to make the basketball. The two teams scrambled inside the penalty area. Gasol and Chandler jumped at the same time and touched the basketball at the same time.

But in the end, no one caught the ball. The basketball was tapped by two elders and jumped out.

Yiyang, who was extremely focused, had quick eyes and quick hands, leaped high, and got the pointed basketball. After catching the basketball, Yiyang didn't retreat beyond the three-point line to reorganize the attack, but broke through suddenly while taking advantage of the chaos!

Although Odom raised his hands high, he didn't want to foul Yiyang, but he didn't completely block Yiyang to death. After Yiyang broke through to the basket, he jumped up, and the basketball lightly wiped the backboard and entered the net. The sneak attack was successful!

"A failed attack was turned into a real two points by Yi. This is an opportunity to fight for it. It seems that Yi also does not intend to catch the defending champion today."

Kobe's defense was perfect from the beginning to the end, but Yiyang did not expect that after the offense was over, he could still fight for a chance. The point difference turned into points, and Kobe's sense of crisis became more and more serious.

After that, the basketball finally reached Kobe himself. But Yiyang was not nervous, his long arms virtually increased his defensive area, and this also greatly hindered Kobe's breakthrough.

Kobe repeated the same trick, turning into holding the ball with his back when advancing to the mid-range position. Only this time, when Kobe turned over and made a jumper, what stood in front of him were two hands!

Tyson Chandler did not hesitate to give up protecting the basket and threw himself out to block Kobe, while Marion and Nowitzki were responsible for blocking positions for rebounds.

This unexpected supplementary defense affected Kobe's shooting rhythm a little bit. The basketball spun twice on the rim, but finally slipped out like butter.

This time, the Mavericks did not miss the rebound like the Lakers did, giving Kobe a chance to grab it. The German grabbed the basketball steadily, and the Mavericks aimed to tie the score in this round!

I don't know if it was because the score was about to be equalized, but Yiyang seemed very excited this round. He didn't hand over the ball as soon as halftime as he did just now, but pushed the ball steadily beyond the three-point line against Kobe's entanglement.

Outside the three-point line, Yiyang stopped his steps. Kobe also stepped back a little distance, opened his arms, and lowered his center of gravity, like an eagle waiting for its prey to bite.

Yiyang was not stupid enough to confront Kobe, he stretched out his hand, and the German immediately raised the high position to pick and roll.

Yiyang and Nowitzki's pick-and-roll can be said to be the most threatening way for the Mavericks to initiate an offense. This kind of pick-and-roll is not safe for the opponent to defend against breakthroughs or to shoot. Both Yiyang and Nowitzki have the ability to end offenses.

But today, Nowitzki is not in good form, so the Lakers' strategy is to defend Yiyang's breakthrough with all their strength!

The German put in the pick-and-roll, Yiyang stepped on the ground with his left foot, the basketball shoes rubbed against the wooden floor and made a "squeaky" sound, and Yiyang was "bounced" out in response!

"so fast!"

Bryant immediately went around the pick-and-roll, while Gasol blocked Yiyang's drive to delay his speed and help Bryant catch up to his matchup.

Dirk Nowitzki was completely voided from beyond the arc, but Phil Jackson had no worries. At least today, Nowitzki is not a threat!

really! Yiyang did not immediately return the ball to "Nuotian Wang" who had a bad hand feeling, but moved forward with difficulty under the front and rear pincers of Gasol and Kobe.

If Yiyang insisted on attacking the frame by himself, it would undoubtedly be suicide. Under the defense of Gasol and Kobe, a rookie can't escape!

People thought that the end point of this pick-and-roll attack was either Dirk or Yiyang, but when Yiyang suddenly used a ground pass to send the "ammunition" to the third person during the breakthrough process, the Lakers were already too late made up.

"How did he do it!?" Seeing that Yiyang delivered the ball to Terry under the blockade of Gasol and Kobe, Mike Breen's eyes widened. Blocked by a long player like Gasol, it stands to reason that there is no passing vision at all.

Indeed, Yiyang didn't see where Terry was at all. But what he passes the ball is not his eyes, but his brain's deduction and prediction of tactics!

Terry received the basketball and shot it quickly, but Fisher was a bit slow in reacting. After all, this guy didn't expect the basketball to get out of the cracks.

"Swipe!" The basketball rolled up a piece of the net, and the crisp sound made Yiyang excitedly look up at the big screen. That's right, the Mavericks made another three-pointer and the score was tied!

"The Mavericks tied the game, and the defending champions are in big trouble now! Obviously, the Mavericks have regained their momentum during this time!"

If it was an ordinary coach, maybe he would call a timeout right now. But Phil Jackson didn't. As I said earlier, this guy may be one of the most disliked timeout coaches in the league. He's more used to letting players figure things out on their own than letting himself babble like an old woman.

No matter how old a horse stumbles, Phil Jackson should call a timeout. Because he didn't know what the No. 1 defender would be like afterward...

Kobe held the ball himself, but he was not in a hurry, but walked across the half court. The Black Mamba was still far from the three-point line, and the double pick-and-roll of Gasol and Odom came up.

This time, no matter which way Kobe goes, Yiyang will be delayed. And if other people help defend, Kobe's pass can quickly find his teammates.

So, the Black Mamba Lakers lowered their shoulders and killed to the left!

Yiyang reacted quickly and immediately got rid of the pick-and-roll and followed Kobe closely. After a while, Yiyang has already reached the parallel position with Kobe.

Kobe has already gritted his teeth, he knows that his speed is not as good as before. But running fast does not mean that the defense will be successful!

Kobe was about to make a layup in three steps, but Yiyang's eyes were fixed on the basketball in Kobe's hand. Just as the black mamba took the second step and just jumped off the ground, Yiyang quickly cut towards the basketball!

"Ah!" Kobe yelled, and the basketball was released, his arm thrown into the air.

"Foul!" Phil Jackson yelled, and the fans in the stands also booed. However......

However, nothing! The referee didn't blow his whistle! Yiyang cut off Kobe's basketball!

"Kobe made a mistake! Could it be that in Yi's eyes, the speed of everything is twice as slow!?" Kobe's ability to protect the ball is naturally needless to say, being able to cut the basketball from Kobe's hands is enough for Mike . Brin made a fuss.

After Yiyang cut the basketball and made a long pass, the "Jets" had already reached the front. But Artest, the beast, clung to Terry's back.

Yiyang's passing is still very stable, and people can't help but wonder if this guy will achieve greater achievements in football. But after looking at the small body of the Tanhuaxiu, he is still more suitable on the basketball court.

Terry caught the ball and went straight to the basket, but Artest's defense was far tighter than Terry imagined. When he took off for a layup, Artest also jumped up as hard as he could, and a big hand was already waiting on Terry's head.

Terry knew that if he continued to make layups, nine times out of ten he would be blocked. At this critical moment, Terry in the air turned into a pass and threw the ball out again!

Terry's breakthrough made all the chasing players of the Lakers shrink to the basket, so when Terry passed the ball again, there was not even a Lakers player beside the receiver! And the person who received the pass from Terry was precisely Yiyang!

"Damn it!" Kobe immediately changed direction and rushed towards Yiyang, but Yiyang had already calmly shot. Three-pointer, in the end is to kill yourself, or kill the opponent?

The basketball is spinning in the eyes of tens of thousands of people, and the Lakers fans are praying to God to let this basketball go off course. But it's clear that God hasn't heard the prayers of the people of Los Angeles.

Against the bright lights of Staples, the orange-red Spalding basketball turned into a shooting star and fell into the net with light!

Kobe, who was back on defense, stopped, panted heavily with his mouth open, and looked at Artest who was in a mess under the basket.

Carlisle raised his fist high, he almost wanted to rush to the court to hug Yiyang.

The expression on Phil Jackson's face froze, his mouth was half open, as if it had been frozen. Just now, it really should be called a timeout!

"Three! From Yi! Haha, another three-pointer, God, the Mavericks overtook the score! This is the first time since the third minute of the first quarter that the Mavericks took the lead! Yi's performance today is really amazing, He made more three-pointers in one game than he made in the previous half month combined!" Van Gundy rarely had such an excited moment, but today, but that crucial three-pointer, this guy was also called The warm atmosphere of the stadium is completely contagious!

The No. 1 guard's three-pointer put the defending champion at a disadvantage in an instant! They didn't expect that in the case of Dirk's poor state, the Mavericks actually overtook the score in the last few minutes!

If you think that Yiyang's performance is over, then you are very wrong. After that, Yiyang hit another three-pointer from outside the three-point line. At the end of the fourth quarter, Yiyang made 3-point shots from beyond the arc, and his total 3-point shooting percentage reached 5 of 8.

In the fourth quarter, Yiyang's pass and breakthrough also brought a lot of trouble to the Lakers.

The defending champion, who had led the entire game, lost his position, lost his defense, and lost his previous efficiency on the offensive end. And it all started with that terrible three-pointer...

In the end, Yiyang scored 1 point in a single quarter with the efficiency of all 5 shots in the fourth quarter, helping the Mavericks to play an amazing 0-17 game in a single quarter! The defending champion Lakers led by 4 points before entering the fourth quarter, but finally lost 100 to 109 at Staples!

Carlisle rushed onto the court the moment the game ended, wanting to hug the guy who led the Mavericks to an incredible comeback.

But suddenly, Carlisle stopped his footsteps. Only then did he remember that he hadn't shaken hands with "Zen Master" Jackson yet. I really don't know what kind of expression that old man will have now...

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