One Guard

Chapter 199: Time Bomb (Part 1)

Carl Landry is actively holding his position in the paint, and Cardinal can't compete with the old Rockets in terms of strength.

In order to prevent Landry from continuing to press back, Cardinal also used the desperate defensive method of top defense. But Landry would not be restrained like this, he suddenly gave up his position and ran to the middle distance position.

As soon as he was in position, Kings backup guard Luke Hyde delivered the basketball. Landry catches and shoots the ball, and the power forward's high mid-range shooting percentage has always been one of his trump cards.

The basketball rubbed against the net and fell into the hoop. At the same time, the red light on the backboard suddenly lit up. At the end of the first quarter, Landry put in a buzzer-beater. The entire Sleepy Train arena was surrounded by the shouts of fans, and the noise here is completely incompatible with the word "sleep".

The score on the big screen at the scene became the reason for the people of Sacramento to cheer, 20 to 28. The Kings, who have only won 2 games so far this season, are 8 points ahead of the Mavericks who have just completed 9 consecutive victories! Not only the score, but from the scene point of view, the Kings do have the advantage.

Although Yiyang's hard work gave the Mavericks the hope of reversing the score for a while, when he rested, the Mavericks suddenly didn't even have the strength to fight back.

Carlisle frowned and sat in front of the players with a small bench lifted. Looking at these strong men who were sweating profusely and panting heavily, Carlisle also had a very headache. ..

"The Kings play very fiercely. Cousins ​​and Evans are the kind of players who like to look for physical confrontation. It seems that the Mavericks are a bit overwhelmed." In the commentary, Van Gundy also felt that the score was a bit incredible.

"The age structure of the Mavericks is still a bit old. I think coach Carlisle should increase his playing time appropriately. Only when he is on the court, the Mavericks' offense will not be a mess." Mike Brin also gave own opinion.

Carlisle on the court naturally couldn't hear the voices of the two senior commentators, but as a head coach, Carlisle also knew what he should do now.

"Also, I will let you play a little longer in the second quarter, can you?" Carlisle looked around, and Yiyang looked the most relaxed among all the players on the field. This guy is still young, so his physical problems shouldn't be too big.

"Yes, yes." Yiyang replied simply, and then nodded slightly.

"Very good! I need you to make more use of the drive to foul Cousins, use the foul to restrict his hands and feet, just like you did in the first quarter. If he moves too much, you must tell the referee, Don't be bored all the time, okay?" Carlisle put all his focus on Yiyang,

He knew that if the Mavericks wanted to get out of Sacramento alive today, Yiyang would be the most important link!

On the other side, on the bench of the Kings, Cousins ​​is ready to go on the court and continue to kill the Quartet. After the first quarter of the game, Cousins ​​​​is also confident now. If it is a "boxing champion" who is fully open to guard the inside line, Cousins ​​may not be so easy. But it's a pity that Chandler's physical fitness also hindered him today, giving Cousins ​​a chance.

Just like that, under the screams of the Kings fans and Carlisle's uneasy mood, the electronic buzzer sounded again. The Mavericks will start their journey in the second quarter with an 8-point disadvantage.

Kidd, who was out of breath, did not take the role in the second quarter, and Yiyang returned to the first position. Carlisle also hoped that this would allow Yiyang to avoid Evans' strong defense.

However, when Yiyang, who was advancing with the ball, crossed the half court, Evans, who performed well in the first quarter, still opened his arms in front of the No. 1 guard!

"Coach Westphal continues to use Evans to defend. It seems that he wants to completely suppress the most efficient point of the Mavericks today!"

Yiyang shook his head, it was not a wise plan to hold the ball and fight Evans recklessly. He played the ball immediately, allowing Terry to become the point of possession, and he began to look for opportunities by running without the ball.

"Coward!" Cousins ​​smiled disdainfully, that No. 1 defender is a softie at all!

Cousins ​​looked down on Yiyang, but Evans, who was defending Yiyang, dared not slack off. Yiyang's offense with the ball is equally as good as without the ball, as long as he is a little careless, he will be completely thrown away by the lightning-fast No. 1.

Yiyang originally shot towards the restricted area at an angle, but just as he stepped into the restricted area, he suddenly turned around and went outside the left three-point line.

Evans hurried to keep up, but Nowitzki's screen blocked the way of last season's Rookie of the Year. Evans nimbly changed his pace and flashed past the German. But just after flashing out, he found that Peja also set up a pick and roll behind Nowitzki!

With two consecutive screens, Evans was completely thrown away by Yiyang. As soon as Yi Masculine reached the three-point line, he received a pass from Terry. The No. 1 guard did not hesitate, he did not want to let go of this fleeting opportunity.

Yiyang jumped high and lifted the basketball above his head. At the same time, Evans, who was chasing Yiyang, and Casspi, who was closest to Yiyang, both rushed forward. This is Westphal's arrangement, and all defenses have been focused on Yiyang.

The blocking of the two made it look like Yiyang had no room to shoot the ball. Even if he succeeded in throwing the ball, it would be a forced shot and it would be impossible to hit it. Westphal was overjoyed. The Mavericks' first attack in the second quarter seemed to end in failure again.

Just when Cousins ​​was ready to protect the defensive rebound, the orange basketball came out from between the outstretched arms of Casspi and Evans.

The basketball was impartial, and it just fell into the hands of Peja, who was emptied in the mid-range position. Since Casspi assisted in defending Yiyang, the Croatian was completely missed. And everyone in the Kings team thought that Yiyang would shoot by himself, so they didn't care about Peja.

Just like that, Stojakovic made an open mid-range shot. Indeed, the condition of Yiyang's teammates is indeed not good today. But they can still grasp this extremely simple opportunity.

When the sound of the Nets tumbling reached Westphal's ears, the veteran coach with rich experience couldn't help cursing a curse word in a low voice. As expected, Yiyang's ability is not so easy to completely strangle him to death.

"Passing the ball calmly, this guy always seems to be able to see all the gaps on the field." Mike Breen also thought that Yiyang would shoot by himself just now, but he didn't expect the ending to be unexpected.

"This is the quality of a good point guard, and that's why I like this kid!" Jeff Van Gundy showed his approving smile again.

Offensive and defensive transition, after being scored a goal, the Kings naturally hope to maintain their advantage. This group of players has only won two games so far this season, so they will not easily give up every possible victory. After all, victory is too rare for the Sleeping Train Arena.

Cousins, who left the game early in the first quarter, was very excited. Instead of covering for any teammates, he wrestled with Chandler near the three-second zone and rushed to Udrih for the ball.

Youdri dare not slack off, and Cousins ​​is one of the most sure offensive points on the Kings field. As a point guard, it's his duty to get the ball to Cousins.

So the white guard hit the ground and passed the ball to his own center. And after only one pass, the Kings' cooperation was over. Next, it was time for Cousins ​​to play alone.

Cousins ​​is indeed very strong, but the Kings' tactics are too simple. Carlisle has long targeted this point.

Cousins ​​advanced two steps and was about to turn around and attack the frame, but found that Chandler and Nowitzki raised their long arms and stuck to him. Nowitzki's just-right double-team timing put Cousins ​​in a tough fight, and now this long rookie is very difficult to pass the ball, let alone score.

In desperation, Cousins ​​​​hastily played the ball. The object of the pass is Evans, who is pocketed to the left.

Evans was ready to catch the ball, and before he even caught it, he had even seen the empty driving line behind Peja.

Just when Evans was thinking about how to break through and score points, a black shadow suddenly jumped out.

"Stop him!" The next second, Evans heard Westphal's shout.

"Whoosh!" After that, a gust of wind passed by. When the black shadow disappeared, the basketball that was close at hand also disappeared.

Without even thinking about it, Evans immediately turned around and chased after him! As expected, it was Yiyang!

"The king's tactics were too simple, and the purpose was too obvious. Yi's prediction was very accurate, and he intercepted Cousins' return pass!"

The camera followed Yiyang quickly, and when the guy ran away on the basketball court, there was no surprise.

Evans tried his best to chase after him, but no matter how hard he tried, there was always a seemingly unreachable distance between him and Yiyang.

Yiyang lived up to people's expectations of him. This time, Yiyang used a powerful back-to-back dunk with both hands, and once again ravaged the basket of the Sleeping Train Arena!

"This guy should be in the dunk contest!"

"Yellow people can fly too!"

"He is simply the second Allen Iverson!"

"It's unbelievable! It's unbelievable! Super dunk! From Yiyang——!"

?? "This is Yiyang! Great dunk! Also showed us his amazing courage! If he leads the Mavericks to tie the game, I will not be surprised at all!"

The eyes of the commentators were once again attracted by Yiyang, the protagonist, wherever he plays, is the protagonist!

After Yiyang dunked successfully, he looked at the big screen. There are still four points in the difference, and I can't relax!

If it was Cousins ​​who completed such a beautiful dunk, he would definitely scream up to the sky and mobilize the atmosphere of the scene. But Yiyang didn't, he didn't even have an expression. This guy just ran back silently, and then opened his long arms.

He is not good at words, and he can't make too violent actions. At this moment, his only thought is to equalize the damn score!

"Pass a few more hands! Don't give the opponent the chance to counterattack so easily!" Westphal's roar appeared on the court, with only four points left, this guy was a little nervous.

Evans listened to the head coach's arrangement, but Cousins ​​is not necessarily. This guy is thinking about Yiyang now, he doesn't want to remain unmoved after the opponent scores such a wonderful goal.

So the scene just now happened again, Cousins ​​didn't pay attention to any tactics, and didn't give his teammates any damn cover. He just stood on the edge of the paint, wrestled with Chandler, and raised his hand for the ball!

Udrih looked at Evans, then at Cousins. In the end, he passed the ball to the more composed Evans.

"Ball!" Cousins ​​roared, and Evans used his height to securely hoist the ball into the penalty area.

"The king's ball was still sent to Cousins. Let's see how he will deal with the Mavericks' defense this time!"

Cousins ​​knew that there was a double-team waiting for him in the three-second zone, so he shook his shoulders, turned over and shot a jumper, intending to score in this simple way.

However, even if "boxing champion" Tyson is affected by physical fitness, he is not so easy to beat. What's more, Chandler still has an advantage in height.

Cousins' turnaround jumper knocked out of the box under the interference of Chandler, and Nowitzki, who was dragged behind, protected the defensive rebound.

"Tsk." Westphal pouted, sometimes Cousins ​​is a powerful weapon. But sometimes, this weapon may hurt the Kings themselves.

Fortunately, the Kings retreated very quickly this time, so Yiyang didn't make another counterattack that he was good at.

Evans' defense still made Yiyang very difficult. This time, he did not pass the ball, but used Chandler's pick-and-roll to complete the breakthrough.

Cousins ​​​​did not follow Chandler out, but continued to guard the basket. Seeing Yiyang rushing towards with the ball, this guy seemed to have fire in his eyes.

Yiyang didn't make an emergency stop for the jumper, but directly rushed towards Cousins. Yiyang naturally knew that it would be difficult for him to successfully attack the frame under the guard of Cousins, but he also knew that this grumpy guy would not let him down.

Just as Yiyang jumped up, Cousins ​​couldn't wait to jump up. In the air, Yiyang deftly avoided Cousins' big hand. And Cousins, whose body was out of control, collided with Yiyang fiercely!

"Beep beep!" The whistle sounded again!

"Foul!" Yiyang yelled in a rare sight. It seems that Carlisle's arrangement is firmly in mind.

"Hat!?" Cousins ​​also yelled at the referee. "Are you blind!?"

The referee ignored the two young men and made a gesture to the technical stage.

After seeing this gesture, Cousins ​​went berserk. Westphal, on the other hand, held his head with both hands.

DeMarcus Cousins, technical foul!

Yiyang smiled slightly, being violent, it will not make everyone afraid of you, but it will hurt yourself...

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