One Guard

Chapter 227: Yi's Persistence

Peja Stojakovic, a legendary European shooter, is of course one of the greatest shooters in nba history. After wandering around, the 33-year-old Peja chose to come to the Mavericks in the middle of this season. The purpose is very simple, to fight for a championship trophy and a championship ring for his career!

Jason Terry, an old boy in his thirties, but still as rebellious as a rookie player. He never admits defeat. At the beginning of the season, after he took Yiyang to tattoo an O'Brien Cup on his arm, the championship was the man's only goal.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Carlisle did not continue to use the starting lineup, but put these two people who did not perform well in the first quarter, and put them next to Yiyang.

Carlisle's purpose of doing this is very clear, he wants to strengthen the offense and try to open the score!

Two outsiders with stronger scoring ability, paired with Yiyang, Nowitzki and Chandler. If this lineup plays well, it is not impossible to open the score.

Of course, the most important thing is that if Nowitzki still fails to find his form in the second quarter, then there are more scoring points and Yiyang can play a greater role. At that time, even if the Mavericks can't open the score, they can ensure that they will not fall behind too much.

The only thing Carlisle hopes for now is that Dirk can get back to his form quickly, because he doesn't know how much responsibility that rookie Yiyang can take in the playoffs.

The game restarted, and the Trail Blazers took the lead in attacking. As soon as he came up, Aldridge found Dirk, hoping to use the poor German as a breakthrough.

Seeing that Aldridge was in a deep position, Tyson Chandler also went to supplement the defense according to the tactics. But Aldridge did not attack blindly. Seeing that Chandler, a defensive champion, was attracted by him, Aldridge used a hook action to throw the basketball to the basket.

Such a difficult hook makes people look at Aldridge as if he is messing around. But it's not actually a hook, it's a pass.

Aldridge couldn't pass the ball to Camby who was emptied through Nowitzki and Chandler, so he came up with such a way to pass the ball to the sky!

Although Camby's athletic ability is not as good as when he was still in the Nuggets, Camby can still complete a simple alley-oop dunk.

Before Chandler came back, Camby jumped up and grabbed the ball firmly in the air with both hands. Then he landed straight again, easily pressing the ball into the frame.

Camby's goal means that it is no longer safe to double-team Aldridge. In subsequent defenses,

I'm afraid Nowitzki will be under even greater pressure.

A beautiful internal pass received the goal in the air, continuing the fierce battle between the two sides.

Now, the pressure is all on the Mavericks. If the score cannot be continued in time, the confident Blazers are bound to launch a fierce attack. If the situation is bad, it will be the Trail Blazers who can open the score!

Andre Miller planned to take advantage of the pressured atmosphere to force Yiyang to make mistakes, but Yiyang, a rookie playing in the playoffs for the first time, was as calm as a yellow-skinned version of Kidd.

Yiyang's dull personality may make him not as popular with the media and fans as other stars, but this personality is just right for a point guard on the basketball court.

Being calm in dealing with things is a rare trait in Yiyang. Now maybe even if you call Jordan up and wear the Trail Blazers jersey in front of Yiyang, he won't have any emotional fluctuations.

The result of a point guard's calm is that no matter what the situation is, whether he is behind or ahead, he will handle the team's offense clearly.

This time, Yiyang made a breakthrough by himself first, but he didn't directly split the ball, but passed the ball to Nowitzki during the march.

Nowitzki felt Aldridge's defense with his back, and seemed to attack. But in the end, he made a sudden pass and passed the ball back to Yiyang.

After Yiyang received the basketball, he didn't stop at all, and touched the ball with one hand, allowing the basketball to quickly transfer.

Peja just took advantage of Chandler's off-the-ball pick-and-roll to get out of the three-point line.

"The Mavericks did a great job of sharing the ball and running the ball! Their tactics are interlocking. Coach Carlisle must have put a lot of effort into it!"

"Don't forget Charles. Without a good point guard, these subtle tactics can't be executed. It's really interesting for a rookie to bring a group of veterans to the court."

As a shooter, it's okay to feed him the ball when he feels good. So only tens of seconds later, Yiyang found Peja again.

This time, it wasn't Yiyang who personally passed the ball to Peja. Yiyang first hit the ball to Terry. Terry took the ball and broke through the baseline. When everyone thought the "Jets" would go it alone, he threw the ball out of the penalty area and went straight to the outside.

Peja received the ball at the top of the arc outside the three-point line and made another decisive shot! When Peja was shooting the ball, his body was still leaning forward slightly aggressively. The experienced Gerald Wallace didn't dare to act rashly when he saw this situation. As long as Peja is touched, the referee will whistle without hesitation. "Elvis" didn't want to send others to the free throw line for three free throws, but all he could do was raise his arms high.

But Peggia's height, which is comparable to that of the fourth position, is not something that Wallace can interfere with success by raising his arms high. The basketball dragged its long "tail" and fell into the net under the raised arms of all Dallas fans.

With two consecutive three-pointers within one minute, Peja, a 33-year-old veteran, played his residual heat in the playoffs. Carlisle's substitution worked again, and the Mavericks went from trailing by 1 point to leading by 3 points in an instant.

Subsequently, the Trail Blazers finally tied the score. But another person gave this team from the City of Roses no chance to breathe.

Yiyang used Chandler's pick-and-roll to break through, and he repeated his tricks, distributing the ball while advancing. Only this time, Yiyang's pass target was not Peja, but Terry in the middle distance.

Matthews became nervous. In the first quarter, he could be said to have been beaten to pieces by Kidd. In the second quarter, he didn't want to be beaten so badly by another old guy.

But Terry didn't attack by himself, but stuffed the ball inside. Chandler, who received the basketball from a deep position, leaned directly against Camby and turned around, squeezed the most controversial best defensive player behind him, and then forced a dunk, causing a super-large-scale explosion at the American Airlines Center Arena. earthquake!

Thirty-five seconds later, Terry assisted Yiyang from beyond the three-point line and made a successful shot. Yiyang is a combo guard and a guard who plays equally well both with and without the ball. So on the court, the identities of Terry and Yiyang can actually be changed subtly.

Sometimes, Yiyang is the point guard. But sometimes it was Terry who was in charge.

Amid the Mavericks' scoring spree, the Blazers felt like they were stretched.

Every offense, every offense the Blazers play is under pressure. Because they know that if they cannot continue to score, they will give the opponent a chance to open up the score. And under the tremendous defensive intensity of the playoffs, it is not an easy task to chase after the score is drawn.

This kind of pressure gradually disturbed the hearts of everyone in the Trail Blazers. When Aldridge broke through Nowitzki with the ball again, his legs were like lead hanging, and he couldn't run at all.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yiyang rushed behind Aldridge and took the Blazers leader's basketball from behind.

After succeeding in the steal, Yiyang staged a good show of long-distance raids. Facing Gerald Wallace who was following him, Yiyang was not afraid, but relied on the opponent for a hard layup.

Facing the strong "Elvis Presley", although Yiyang missed a layup in the confrontation, Wallace did not escape the price of fouling on his back.

Yiyang's free throw brought the difference back to five points. So far, Yiyang has done well. He withstood all the pressure and led the team to move forward arduously alone. A group of old guys shined brightly under the leadership of Yiyang, and the Mavericks overwhelmed the Blazers. Nowitzki, now, it's all about Nowitzki!

In the sixth minute of the second quarter, Wesley Matthews' three-pointer allowed the Blazers to chase the score by only one point. But in the next round, Yiyang passed the old Miller with a beautiful turn, avoided Camby's block in the air, and scored a successful layup, which opened up the score again.

Seeing Yiyang dexterously pull the lever in the air to avoid the defense, Charles Barkley couldn't help imitating that series of actions on the commentary stand. But no matter how beautiful the goal is, it is only worth two points. The Trail Blazers are still chasing hard, and it is very difficult for the Mavericks to keep their advantage.

In the seventh minute of the second quarter, the two sides had started to substitute players, but Yiyang remained on the court. This time, Frenchman Nicolas Batum, who came off the bench, received a pass from Spanish defender Rudy Fernandez and made a steady mid-range shot. The cooperation between the two European players allowed the Trail Blazers to narrow the point difference to one point again.

"Look at him, look at him!" McMillan couldn't believe that his team couldn't take the lead because of a rookie. When the players returned to defense, the black coach also shouted loudly. He hopes that this time, the Trail Blazers can completely overtake the score with one defense and one offense!

If the head coach can win the game just by being loud, then Charles Barkley should not be a commentator, but should copy the myth of Phil Jackson.

Although McMillan reminded his players to watch Yiyang die, but Yiyang first used a pick-and-roll to pass Fernandez, and facing Batum's supplementary defense, Yiyang changed direction abruptly.

When the Frenchman moved sideways, Yiyang suddenly stopped, and then stepped back to shoot a jump shot!

The Frenchman caught off guard and rushed forward with all his strength, but unexpectedly, Yiyang also rushed towards him on his own initiative. Batum hit Yiyang's palm solidly, making a defensive foul, and Yiyang went online again!

After Yiyang fouled Batum, Barkley clearly saw that McMillan slammed the tactical board to the ground, and was still yelling and cursing words beginning with the letter "f".

He knew that the Trail Blazers' hope of overtaking the score again failed. And the cause of all this is still that damned Chinese!

Until the last 40 seconds of the halftime game, the Mavericks' leading position has not been shaken. The Trail Blazers didn't fall behind much, always spinning within five points, but the psychological pressure brought to the players by being behind for a long time and being suppressed, the score difference was much more terrifying.

In this attack, the Trail Blazers played the ball to Aldridge, but Nowitzki's tough defense prevented Aldridge from getting a chance.

So, Aldridge decided to pass the ball to the old Miller to reorganize. But the moment Aldridge passed the ball, he regretted it, because Yiyang had been lurking beside the old Miller for a long time!

Miller wanted to get the basketball before Yiyang. His thinking was quick, but his legs couldn't move.

Yiyang straightened his arms and intercepted the somewhat random pass. subsequently. Yiyang is not in a hurry to push the fast break. Instead, it slowed down, intending to run out of time and not give the Blazers another chance to attack.

At this time, with 24 seconds left before halftime, Yiyang stole the ball and stood there, waiting for his opponent and teammates to run towards the other half, before he slowly dribbled the ball forward.

Yiyang had just dribbled the ball past the logo on the center circle of the court, and then stopped his footsteps. He was wasting time, now that the Trail Blazers were one point behind, it was obvious that Yiyang wanted to hold on to this last point advantage.

The time on the rebound timer decreased little by little, and everyone was fully focused. That No. 1 must be the end point of the last attack!

In 6 seconds, the old Miller pushed forward, but Yiyang remained unmoved.

In 5 seconds, Yiyang used a crotch to change direction to get rid of the entanglement with the old Miller and started to move forward.

In 4 seconds, Yiyang broke into the three-point line, seemingly intending to go straight to the basket.

In 3 seconds, Aldridge and Camby contracted, and the old Miller tried his best to chase back.

In 2 seconds, Yiyang, who broke into the three-point line, suddenly took a step back and returned to outside the three-point line, and shot consecutively.

In 1 second, the basketball fell steadily into the net under the shining lights of the stadium.

0 seconds, the electronic buzzer sounds. 50 to 54, Yiyang's buzzer-beater made the entire American Airlines Center arena boil. The Trail Blazers, who were only one point behind, now have to enter the second half with a 4-point disadvantage.

The commentator was shouting, the fans were shouting, and even the Mavericks players were shouting, but Yiyang on the court and Carlisle off the court were not excited about it.

In the second quarter, Yiyang played for a full 12 minutes. That's right, a whole section.

It was because of Yiyang's persistence for 12 minutes that the Mavericks were able to keep their lead. If Yiyang is removed, the Mavericks who are leading now may not be the home team.

How long can this guy last? Carlisle didn't know. Can Dirk turn the tide in the second half? Carlisle didn't know either.

Everyone is reveling, but Carlisle and Yiyang themselves are a little worried...

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