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The Mavericks' oppressive defense combined with the smooth offense brought by Yiyang and Kidd made the Thunder fall to the bottom. For the rest of the second quarter, Yiyang and Kidd completely controlled the rhythm, even though Nowitzki only made three shots in the second quarter and only hit one goal. But the Mavericks still maintained a big lead, and the young Thunder couldn't see any hope at all.

The entire Chesapeake Energy Arena fell silent. The team owner Bennett in the luxurious box stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows with a wine glass in his hand, but he didn't move for a long time.

Behind him, Bennett's assistant didn't even dare to speak. The Thunder played really badly tonight. Bennett, who originally had high expectations for this game, must be furious now.

In the last two minutes of the second quarter, Kidd, Yiyang, and Marion, the three "low-profile" Big Three were replaced for a rest, and the Thunder finally started to improve. Under the leadership of Westbrook, they played a wave of 7 A small climax to 1's offense.

It's just that under the huge gap, this 7 to 1 is really insignificant. At the end of the halftime game, the Thunder let the Mavericks take 52 points when they only scored 36 points.

The 16-point difference is firmly pressed on the shoulders of these young people, and Yiyang is like a tyrant with a whip at the moment, oppressing the people who built the pyramid for him. After the pyramid is cast, Yiyang is bound to be the one standing on the top.

At halftime, Brooks tried to reinvigorate the players. But the young people who were greatly shocked had their eyes glazed over, their heads lowered, and they didn't listen to Brooks' words seriously. As a result, it is clear that Brooks' efforts at halftime did not have any effect at all.

In the second half of the game, Nowitzki's state continued to decline. Seven shots and still only hit one. The head star of a team is not in good condition. It stands to reason that the Thunder should have already closed the score.

However, no. At the beginning of the third quarter, the Mavericks started 6-0. Yiyang successfully broke through Sefoloza and made Perkins a foul, scoring a three-pointer. After that, he assisted Kidd and fired from outside the three-point line.

If we talk about the first two games, the Mavericks' brightest is the duo of Yiyang and Nowitzki. So today, the most shining one is only Yiyang.

On the commentary stage, Kenny Smith and Barkley were full of exclamations. Watching Yiyang, a thin guy, hit the basket again and again, fighting against the two muscular sticks of Ibaka and Perkins. Falling down again and again, but getting up again and again. The two really wanted to cut open Yiyang's chest to see what was supporting all of this in his heart.

The Mavericks continued to take the lead, and the Thunder couldn't close the score anyway. They can defend a possession or two once in a while, but they always fail on offense. When they open up on the offensive end,

The defensive end was played wantonly by the Mavericks.

The Thunder fell into the abyss. If you do a good defense, you will not be able to do a good job offensively. If you do a good job of attacking, you can't do a good job of defending. When Nowitzki's state continued to slump, the Thunder failed to seize the opportunity.

At the end of the third quarter, 52 to 70. Those who didn't know thought it was because the Mavericks scored too much in the first half. But in fact, it was the Thunder who scored too low after three quarters.

Despair, the Chesapeake Energy Arena, which was once so hot, is now full of despair. This despair fills the air in every corner of the arena and is reflected in everyone's eyes.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was discovered that there were sporadic gaps in the stands. Some Thunder fans had already given up on the game and left the field early. This situation is actually the most damaging to the morale of the players.

And the young Lei Ting is precisely the most easily swayed by emotions.

They didn't play smoothly in the first place, and now they are undoubtedly sprinkled with salt in the wound by the fans. However, there is another bad news-Nowitzki, the sleeping lion, woke up in the fourth quarter.

As soon as the game started, Nowitzki received a pass from Yiyang and made a crisp three-pointer from beyond the three-point line. In this regard, the Thunder players did not take it seriously. No matter how bad Nowitzki is, it is normal to score one or two goals.

But in the next round, the German scored consecutive goals.

This time, Marion and Nowitzki played an off-ball pick-and-roll. As everyone knows, this time the pick-and-roll actually formed a misplaced defense. Ibaka pounced on Marion, and Nowitzki's opponent became Durant.

Misplacement, what is there to hesitate about? Although Durant is tall and has long arms, he doesn't look shorter than Nowitzki. But inside defense is not enough just by height.

Yiyang lobbed the ball firmly to Dirk, Dirk was no longer humble, and sat back abruptly!

Sure enough, Durant, who was playing the third position, was forced to take a step back in the face of this sudden and huge impact. Taking advantage of Durant's unstable center of gravity, Nowitzki turned over and made a jump shot.

Durant tried his best to block, but to no avail. Nowitzki's touch is coming, even if you slap your palm on his face, he can throw the ball into the basket.

I don't know if it was because the self-esteem was stimulated by Nowitzki's goal. After that, Durant finally turned on the scoring mode. The Thunder fans were overjoyed, there might be something to play in this game!

The Thunder really played the best offense of the game under the leadership of Durant. In the last three minutes of the game, the Thunder even narrowed the point difference to 13 points. It seems that it is not impossible to overtake.

Brooks sat on the bench, not to mention how happy he was. The playoffs were indeed a perfect place for players to evolve. Durant, a young guy, finally has some leadership qualities.

The fans in the stands shouted wildly, and at the same time did not forget to curse those who left the field early. If the Thunder team really succeeds in making a comeback today, those people who left the game early will definitely regret it for the rest of their lives!

Just when the Thunder were about to catch up, Westbrook, who was sidelined in the fourth quarter of the last game, discredited himself again.

He first shot a three-pointer against Yiyang's defense from outside the three-point line. There is no doubt that under Yiyang's tight blockade, this shot almost became a three-pointer, not to mention a hit. dip.

Westbrook's shot selection surprised Brooks! After grabbing the rebound, Yiyang advanced with the ball. He played hand-to-hand with Nowitzki on the outside, and when he broke into the three-second zone, he calmly distributed the ball to Marion. The latter made a steady mid-range shot, and the point difference was widened again!

Brooks really wants to switch Westbrook and Yiyang now. Although Yiyang's physical fitness is not that abnormal, at least he can still keep calm at critical moments.

The more critical the moment, the easier it is for Westbrook to "go crazy". Seeing that he was defended to death by Yiyang just now, he decided to try again, and it was bound to crush Yiyang's defense in one fell swoop.

As soon as Westbrook passed halftime, Yiyang ran up. But this time, Yiyang didn't open his arms to defend, but covered his crotch with both hands, just blocking Westbrook's breakthrough route.

Westbrook didn't care so much, according to Yiyang, he knocked him to the ground directly, and then rushed into the penalty area!

But in this scene, the referee naturally couldn't sit idly by. In the previous games, because Yiyang was too honest to cheat fouls, many of Westbrook's offensive fouls actually escaped punishment. But now, it is impossible for the referee to turn a blind eye to such an obvious collision with the ball because of the smoothness of the game.

The hurried whistle sounded, and Westbrook thought the referee had blown Yiyang to block it. However, when he saw his teammates running back, No. 0 was dumbfounded.

"The Thunder's No. 0 offensive foul, exchange the ball!"

Yiyang silently got up and walked to the sideline, ready to catch a serve from his teammate. Westbrook was standing beside Yiyang. At that moment, he was full of frustration!

Westbrook's two mistakes at critical moments made the Thunder completely disheartened.

In the last game, Westbrook didn't play much in the last quarter, so the Thunder took the victory. At the critical moment today, seeing that the team was about to rise, Westbrook pushed the Thunder into the pit of fire.

The Thunder can't be without Westbrook, but sometimes, it seems that Westbrook is not needed. I believe that after this game, the controversy about this No. 0 guard will intensify.

With one minute left in the game, Carlisle went up and down and asked all the main players to rest, and even sent Cardinal to experience the feeling of the game. At that moment, Brooks put down the tactical board in his hand and watched the score on the big screen helplessly.

103 to 87, it's all over. Mavericks to seal the victory!

The score was maintained until the end of the game, Brooks walked to the middle of the technical table, ready to shake hands with Carlisle.

Carlisle didn't hide his joy, smiling in stark contrast to the gloomy faces of the Thunder players.

"I said we will win back. You made me lose a home game, and now I also let you lose a home game. We are even." Carlisle felt a sense of revenge, but he didn't say anything. show mercy.

"Congratulations, your players performed very well today. But the series is not over yet, don't be too happy, Mr. Carlisle." Brooks responded not to be outdone, obviously he is still full of confidence in the Thunder.

The two coaches in suits and leather shoes smiled, but they smelled like gunpowder. Otherwise, how can you say that the coaches are all actors? Obviously he doesn't like the other party very much, but he still has to act like a gentleman.

Compared with Carlisle and Brooks, the players on the court are much more natural.

The Mavericks celebrated as wildly as the Thunder did at the American Airlines Center the day before.

The Thunder players, on the other hand, walked quickly into the player tunnel with their heads down, not wanting to be exposed to the public's gaze for a second.

Compared with the head coach wearing a "skin", the way the players vent their emotions will be more direct. He laughs recklessly when he wins, and doesn't hide his anger when he loses. No need to hide, no need to care about etiquette.

"24 points, 11 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 0 turnovers. When Dirk made only 7 of 21 shots and most of the goals came in the fourth quarter, he successfully carried the Mavericks. A rare away victory in Oklahoma! In addition, Marion's 18 points and Kidd's 13 points are equally important to the game. But if there is no needle in it, I think these two veterans will also It is difficult to play such an excellent performance. Let us give our applause to the No. 1 in Dallas. I believe that there is no second rookie in the same class as him, who can do better than him!"

Barkley gave Yiyang a very high evaluation. He is not talking about a super rookie now, but he already regards Yiyang as a future superstar!

As for Westbrook, who scored 30 points on 14 free throws and 22 shots but made seven turnovers and screwed up the game at the critical moment, Barkley can only fold his hands and wish him good luck.

Maybe in the future Westbrook and Yiyang will fight hard, but at least for now, the gap between the two is bigger than the height gap between Yiyang and Yao Ming.