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"At the end of the first quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder trailed the Mavericks by 15 points at home. I believe that this is definitely not the result the fans hoped to see. The Mavericks' oppressive defense has brought great benefits to the young Thunder. Trouble. Especially on the outside, the steel defense formed by Yi and Kidd completely strangled Westbrook and James Harden! Coupled with KD's poor hand today, it is really difficult for the Thunder Then find a fourth attack point." Barkley looked at the data of the Thunder players in the first quarter in disbelief, Westbrook made 1 of 4 shots, Durant made 1 of 5 shots, and Harden even went straight to 4 shots 0, suffered a zero seal from Yiyang.

The Thunder's three most aggressive players had more points than Yiyang alone in the first quarter. Obviously, this is not the normal state of the Thunder.

"In the second quarter, Sefoloza, you go up for a while. James..." Brooks looked at the dejected Harden. This guy still has a long way to go before carrying the banner. "James, take a break, I will still need you."

Brooks replaced Harden, because Harden made it very easy for Yiyang to score. Originally, the purpose of Brooks replacing Harden was to score, but now he can neither score nor defend, so naturally he cannot meet Brooks' needs.

Harden also knew that he had messed up everything, and finally had the opportunity to stand out, but he failed to grasp it well. At that moment, Harden even felt that he would be the sixth man all his life and spend his entire career on the bench in Oklahoma City.

"Kevin, get to the rim more, shoot less from the perimeter. Russell, you too, get to the rim more, and do the damage. I know we're a lot behind, but again, we've got the same amount of time! Don't Give up, okay? This is our home court, there is no reason for those guys to run wild here!" Brooks obviously has not much to do, if they can't bring the score back in the second quarter, it will be a big problem for the young Thunder , was almost sentenced to death.

Young teams like to play the ball with the wind, but if they encounter the ball with the wind, they may not be so good at it.

As for the other side, the Mavericks came off the bench and Carlisle, who led by as much as 15 points, was not without trouble.

Dirk Nowitzki is in a very average state today, only hitting one goal in the first quarter. Although Carlisle hopes that Nowitzki can find the feeling next and continue his superb performance. But as a head coach, Carlisle can't control the game solely on expectations. If Nowitzki still can't find the feeling, he needs a backup plan to help the Mavericks maintain their lead.

What plan do you use? Yiyang and Marion played the most stable performances today, both offensively and defensively, both of them made great contributions to the team. Carlisle looked at Yiyang, who had scored ten points, and Marion, who had a good shooting percentage, and made his own decision.

"As soon as the second game started,

Dirk, you attack with the ball more often! "As soon as Carlisle said this, even Nowitzki himself was taken aback for a moment.

"But if you still can't find the feeling, I want you to let go! Leave more mobile phone opportunities to Yi and Xiao En, no problem?"

Nowitzki smiled, it turned out that Carlisle was doing his own psychological work. Although Nowitzki is the real owner of the Mavericks, this guy doesn't really care about his data and ball possession. As long as the team can win, you can ask Nowitzki to do anything.

"Of course no problem. Today, I will be a blue-collar insider for you!" The German smiled kindly, and was not angry because the head coach took away his right to shoot.

This reminded Yiyang of what Nowitzki once said to him: "If you want, I can even step back and give you this team."

The guy with the blond hair doesn't care about status, much less possession of the ball. The only thing he cares about is winning, the championship!

Under the shouts of Thunder fans, the second quarter started as scheduled. Since Yiyang played a whole quarter just now, Carlisle did not let Yiyang continue to play, but let him rest temporarily off the court. The Mavericks' back line is temporarily partnered by Terry and Stevenson.

Seeing this situation, Westbrook's eyes lit up. Yiyang and Kidd are not here, so he should be able to flex his muscles!

However, as soon as the game started, the Mavericks poured cold water on the Thunder.

Terry commanded the offense from the outside, and it seemed that Westbrook's defense seemed to make it difficult for the Jets to take off. But in fact, Terry is waiting for his teammates to get in position.

Seeing that the time was right, Terry passed the ball to Peja who was standing on the right corner. As soon as Peja received the ball, Durant opened his arms and forced him up. This guy is a fort. If you let him fire, he will be very dangerous. But as long as you block his muzzle, there is no threat.

However, unexpectedly, after being pressed by Durant, Peja did not pass the ball again, but beckoned Chandler to put up the pick-and-roll.

Chandler mentioned the high position and blocked Durant tightly. Peja took the opportunity to break through, but his pace was too slow.

Durant bypassed the pick-and-roll and returned to Peja with ease. Based on the current Peja wanting to use a breakthrough to beat Durant, it is simply impossible.

As a guy with a very high basketball IQ, Peja naturally wouldn't dream that he could break through KD and then dunk Perkins. His breakthrough is just to attract the defense.

After Peja broke through, Chandler cut down. Peja started to pass the ball, and the basketball quickly passed through the gap between Durant and Perkins, and then was received firmly by Chandler.

"Wow!" The audience exclaimed, Peja didn't pass the ball as fast as Yiyang, and he didn't have so many fake eyes. But straight, fast and accurate, this is the characteristic of Peja's pass!

Chandler received a basketball dunk with both hands and hit the frame vigorously, putting the Thunder in even greater trouble!

"The Thunder lost the ball in the opening game! They underestimated Peja's strength too much. Although most of the Mavericks are veterans, they are not ordinary people!"

17 points, the point difference is getting bigger and bigger. The fans looked at Durant and Westbrook with expectant eyes, hoping that these two guys could pull the team out of the abyss.

Two young people under the age of 23 shouldn't have to bear these things. But as long as you step on the field, no one cares about your age. Everyone is a man, whether you are young or long, you are treated equally!

Westbrook took the lead. Although Terry was old and cunning, he neither had Yiyang's speed nor Kidd's strong physique. Westbrook ran out of the gap to catch the basketball, then used a tentative step to shake Terry's center of gravity, and directly started to break through.

Terry pressed very hard, but this little interference couldn't shake Westbrook's rhythm at all. When breaking into the penalty area, Westbrook held the ball in both hands and leaned on Terry with a shoulder, knocking out a little space for a layup. After that, a clean three-step layup was made, and the Thunder finally scored!

More than ten seconds later, the Thunder made a comeback. Still Westbrook, he broke through Terry with an extremely fast frontal change and went straight to the penalty area.

This time, Chandler's supplementary defense was very timely. The moment Westbrook took off, Chandler jumped high, trying to make this kid feel powerful.

However, the ball was slapped away by Chandler, but the referee called "Boxing King" a foul.

Westbrook, who was eager to win the game, made two free throws and scored 13 points. The gap was further narrowed!

After the game, the Mavericks seemed to lose the control they had in the first quarter. Nowitzki tried several offenses according to Carlisle's arrangement, but all ended in failure. Now the Germans knew that they might as well just let go.

When the Thunder chased the point difference to only 10 points, Carlisle called to stop the game. And the Chesapeake Energy Arena is boiling again, and they are about to succeed!

Under the shouts of the fans, Carlisle could only talk to the players at the top of his voice. "Yeah, Kidd, Sean, you guys re-enter the game! Open the score, I ask you to open the score!"

Carlisle didn't arrange any tactics during this timeout, it was just for substitutions. He didn't expect the Thunder to close the score so quickly, so he had to shorten the rest time for the three of them. But if everything goes well and the score is opened successfully, these three guys will have plenty of time to rest in the second half.

After the timeout ended, Carlisle turned his head to look at the restless crowd behind him. In a few minutes, you should shut up!

The game restarted with the Mavericks on offense. Westbrook, whose morale has been raised, is even more defensive than before. As soon as Yiyang approaches, he will actively seek physical contact. Either keep picking up balls and disturbing Yiyang's dribbling rhythm.

By playoff standards, nothing Westbrook did would be called a foul. Yiyang also had no choice but to protect the ball at his waist from time to time, pointing his elbow at Westbrook to keep him away.

The Thunder's defense is indeed a lot better, at least for now, Yiyang can't easily find gaps. No way, he had to reach out and call Nowitzki to set up a screen for himself.

Although Nowitzki didn't have a high shooting percentage before, the Thunder players were still a little nervous when they saw that Yiyang was going to play a pick-and-roll with him. The pick and roll of these two guys allowed Nowitzki to score 48 points on the Thunder. It's hard for you to say whether a player like Nowitzki will suddenly come back to life!

Yiyang breaks through the pick-and-roll, while Nowitzki unwinds toward the three-point line. Ibaka had to cover Yiyang, while the blocked Westbrook stayed with the German.

Westbrook observed very carefully. If Yiyang tried to pass Dirk back, he would definitely intercept the ball midway. And if Yiyang chooses to attack the frame by himself, he believes that Ibaka will definitely give the Chinese a good look.

Yiyang leaned against Ibaka who was blocking him by his side, and stepped into the restricted area with difficulty. At this time, Durant also shrank in, trying to help defend.

Seeing Durant coming to help defend him, Yiyang didn't panic, but smiled with satisfaction.

Yiyang raised his head, stared at the basket, held the ball with both hands, and was about to make a layup! But when he took the first step, he turned his wrist. Durant only saw an orange "light" flashing across his eyes, and then, this tall and long-armed genius cried out inwardly, and turned around immediately!

When Durant turned away, Marion had already caught the ball and used his weird shooting form to "push" the ball from beyond the three-point line to the basket.

It seems that the short break did not cool Marion's hand. This three-pointer from the bottom corner passed through the net, and the sound of the net rolling was so cold to the Thunder players.

"With a very timely three-pointer, the Mavericks regained the initiative, and the point difference came to 13 points. After Yihe Kidd and others played again, can the Thunder get closer to the score?"

The momentum that Westbrook finally built up was suppressed by Yiyang again. Both defenders looked at each other menacingly, with fire in their eyes.

Continue to suppress or overtake the score, the turning point of the game depends on now!