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4 to 2, the young Thunder was completely overwhelmed by this wave of offense. The Mavericks were able to hit shots from beyond the three-point line, but Yiyang continued to hit the basket and succeeded.

Westbrook walked to the basket unwillingly, picked up the basketball, and smashed it to the ground. If he encounters a bad-tempered referee, he may even get a technical foul for this action.

However, it is normal for Westbrook to have such a big reaction. The opponent steals the ball from behind, and then watches the opponent complete a beautiful two-handed back button. No matter who happens to do this kind of thing, it's a great shame!

Brooks has nothing to do about it. This is the tuition that young teams should pay. The vigilance of Westbrook and others on the court is indeed still a bit worse.

Although unwilling, Westbrook at least understood one thing. If I and Yiyang fight to the death today, the only ones who will suffer in the end will be myself and the team. He knows very well that his current shooting percentage should already be very low, and the team is so behind by so many points.

The No. 0 defender finally calmed down after a quarter and a half of crazy offense. He looked at Durant, who just spread his hands slightly. This taciturn big man never complains, but Westbrook understands that now, he can no longer hold back the team!

Ibaka picked up the basketball and handed it to Westbrook, who pushed forward again. The fans of the Mavericks shouted the word "defense", and they all expected Yiyang to continue to give Westbrook some color.

Durant mentioned the high position and set up a pick-and-roll for Westbrook. Everyone remembered the same tactic a few minutes ago, the scene where Westbrook directly hit the basket and was blocked by Yiyang.

But this time, Westbrook did not attack the frame by himself after breaking through the pick-and-roll, but passed the ball to Durant who was running down.

The old Peja is naturally unable to compete with Durant in terms of speed now. After Durant received the basketball, he easily shook off Peja and went straight to the basket.

At this time, Nowitzki was out of the three-second zone by Ibacara, and Chandler was stuck behind Perkins. Durant straightened his long arms, raised the basketball high, and jumped hard.

Although this tall guy with long arms looks thin, but the moment he dunks, he is still full of strength! An explosive tomahawk-style slash seemed to wake up the young Lei Ting.

"The Thunder finally came up with a response, and they successfully stopped the bleeding. I hope Durant's dunk can bring the young people of the Thunder back to their senses! The Mavericks tried to take the game away directly, but Durant didn't Will agree!"..

Although in the Thunder team,

Westbrook has always been a talking point. But in fact, Durant is the real leader.

Brooks smiled happily off the court, not because of Durant's dunk, but because Westbrook finally calmed down.

Then the Mavericks attacked, Westbrook did a good job of defending Yiyang, and did not give Yiyang any room to shoot. The Mavericks passed the ball many times, but in the end they didn't find a chance.

In the end, Peja barely made a shot before the end of the 24-second shot clock. Naturally, the basketball missed. The Thunder finally managed to contain the momentum of the Mavericks' offense, and Westbrook went full speed after receiving a pass from Ibaka. But beyond the three-point line, the No. 0 stopped his footsteps. He didn't act recklessly, but waited for his teammates to take their positions!

"Westbrook seems to know what he should do. Instead of continuing to fight with Yi, he hopes to connect the whole team together."

As soon as Kenny Smith finished speaking, Westbrook passed the ball. The target was still Durant, who had just thrown off the slow-footed Peja through a reverse run, and cut towards the basket along the baseline.

Seeing this situation, Chandler quickly blocked and guarded the basket. If Durant dares to rush to the basket rashly, he will definitely make the opponent look good.

However, Durant is not James' type of forward who survives on impact. I saw Durant suddenly throwing a shot when he was close to the three-second zone. Durant's soft touch and his enviable long arms made Chandler unable to catch up with this throw.

Although Chandler jumped up with all his strength, there was still a certain distance between his fingertips and the basketball. When the basketball passed Chandler, it was equivalent to passing the last barrier of the Mavericks.

The Thunder scored two more points, and Brooks even felt that the situation had stabilized. At this time, Nowitzki stepped forward.

"Hit me more balls later!" The German walked up to Yiyang, left such a sentence, and then ran towards the frontcourt. Dirk knew that the time had come for him to stand up!

"The Mavericks' offense was interrupted by Durant. If they want to keep their advantage, they must continue to score on the offensive end! Let's see what kind of performance they will show everyone this time!" Kenny Smith Eyes full of anticipation, Yiyang has brought too many surprises to the fans today, whetted everyone's appetite.

Although Nowitzki asked Yiyang to pass the ball to him, Yiyang did not foolishly throw the ball to Dirk as soon as he was beyond the three-point line. Instead, he beckoned and signaled Chandler to cover himself.

The "Champion of Boxing" obediently mentioned the high position, and Yiyang also used the cover of this "wall" to break through to the three-second zone. At the same time, Chandler made a quick roll, and Perkins immediately tensed up. Yiyang and Chandler have completed countless alley-oops in this situation, and he doesn't want to be the background for the two to complete another alley-oop.

Sure enough, Yiyang, who was halfway through the breakthrough, suddenly passed the ball, which made Perkins break out in a cold sweat! He quickly and stealthily grabbed Chandler's jersey, trying not to let the guy jump easily.

Chandler, however, ignored the basketball. The basketball passed over Chandler's head, and "Champion" had no intention of catching the ball at all.

"Did you make a mistake?"

Even Kenny Smith thought that Chandler and Yiyang didn't cooperate well, resulting in the failure of the alley-oop.

However, Chandler, who was going down, suddenly stopped, crossed a gear, and made an off-ball screen! The Congolese Ibaka was delayed again, and the basketball fell into the hands of Nowitzki in the middle distance.

The German didn't hesitate, and shot immediately after catching the ball. In the case of unmarked, the basketball was hit steadily without any mistakes.

Nowitzki smiled slightly after scoring the goal, and he knew that Yiyang's ball would definitely find him!

"The Mavericks played very clearly. Everyone did their job. Peja and Terry spaced the three, Chandler drew the defense, and Dirk finished the offense. Everyone was clear. Their own roles, they have also completed the task very well. And the Thunder, their offense still relies more on the personal abilities of Durant and Westbrook. I think this is the young team and mature players. The difference between the teams." Although it was just a simple mid-range shot, it made Kenny Smith watch it with gusto.

Nowitzki's mid-range shot didn't get people's attention. This guy has always played like this. What people want to see more is what kind of explosion the Thunder Twins will use to turn the tide of the battle. But just over ten seconds later, the German scored again.

This time, Yiyang didn't ask for a pick-and-roll, but honestly threw the ball to Nowitzki who wanted to be in the position.

However, due to Ibaka's tough defense, Nowitzki is still a little far from the basket at this time, and is not in the most ideal offensive position.

So, Nowitzki, who was holding the ball with his back, made another pass and passed the ball back to Yiyang who cut inside.

Yiyang is like a high-speed train, and it can't help but kill the Thunder's restricted area. Although he is thin and thin, he doesn't seem to be afraid of the inside line of strong men like forests at all.

Both Westbrook and Perkins are eager to give the Chinese a big hot pot. Especially Westbrook, he is still brooding over the shot that Yiyang blocked him head-on just now.

However, after Yiyang plunged into the crowd, he did not take off to attack the frame, but slapped the ball back from his crotch. Nowitzki received the basketball, and under the impact of Yiyang, the German seemed to be forgotten by everyone, standing "alone" behind the free throw line.

There wasn't even a single defender around Dirk when he caught the ball! Ibaka screamed in his heart that it was not good, and hurried back.

However, this time is enough for Nowitzki to calmly shoot.

"An understatement is another assist, that kid is amazing! Compared with Westbrook, who has been working hard in the league for three years, he seems to be more mature."

Another unsightly but very useful attack, another goal, another assist from Yiyang. This guy Yiyang doesn't like to show off like other young people, he likes to show those good-looking moves on the court.

Although Yiyang occasionally has performances such as passing the ball with his elbow, most of the time, this guy does his job. He is like a certain part of a precision instrument, which will never go wrong, and will always drive the "instrument" of the Mavericks to continue to run.

It seems that the scene is still calm. But in fact, the Mavericks have slowly pushed the young Thunder into the abyss.

Durant and Westbrook are still using their personal abilities to help the team score, but after working hard for a long time, they found that the point difference on the field has not been narrowed, but has been widened.

Yiyang and Nowitzki's precise strikes again and again allowed the Mavericks to "quietly" score a lot of points in a tepid situation.

It seems that the Mavericks' offense is a simple open shot. However, it was this unsightly way that allowed the Mavericks to completely control the rhythm of the game.

Ibaka is about to be cast a psychological shadow by Nowitzki. As long as he receives a pass from Yiyang, the German will hardly miss. No matter how hard Ibaka tried, he was always greeted by the crisp sound of a basketball hitting the net.

This time, Nowitzki went beyond the three-point line, and Yiyang still quickly and accurately sent the ball to Dirk.

Nowitzki held the ball and raised his center of gravity. Without thinking about it, Ibaka stretched his long arms and jumped high, preparing to block Nowitzki's three-point shot.

However, Dirk reclaimed the ball after tapping Ibaka and swiped past the hoodwinked Congolese.

Ibaka turned sideways in the air, grabbed Dirk, and used a foul to prevent Nowitzki from breaking through. But sending Nowitzki to the free throw line is not much different from giving the Mavericks two points.

Sure enough, Nowitzki made two free throws at the free throw line. The only thing Ibaka did was to make Yiyang lose one assist.

Under this calm rhythm, the two sides finished the second quarter of the game. Nowitzki made 8 of 9 shots alone and scored 2 points in the half game. When this data was displayed on the big screen of the TV, almost everyone was taken aback.

Dirk Nowitzki already scored 2 points? That guy didn't seem to do anything other than open shots, so why did he score 2 points?

This is the scary thing about the Mavericks. Yiyang's pass, Chandler's pick-and-roll, Peja and Terry's containment... Without these things, Nowitzki would not be able to get open shots again and again. Unpretentious, yet highly functional, that's the Mavericks' style of play.

Can you kill a team directly by shooting? Maybe Carlisle will tell you righteously, as long as you have the right players, this is not a problem at all!

Durant, who scored 7 points in the half game, performed equally well, but at the moment he was completely overshadowed by Nowitzki's light.

48 to 55, the Mavericks scored 35 points in a single quarter with terrifying offensive firepower, which plunged the Thunder into the abyss. In the second half of the game, if the Thunder cannot cut off the connection between Yiyang and Nowitzki, what awaits them will be a disastrous defeat!

Coach Brooks turned down the microphones from all the reporters and went straight to the player tunnel. The Dallas Mavericks are indeed a bad opponent.