One Guard

"Did this guy really miss training yesterday!?" Seeing Yiyang flying over to dunk on the elderly Nick Collison, the stunned reporters asked this question one after another. There is a big difference between a player who trains seriously and one who doesn't train seriously. It doesn't mean that after two days of less training, an MVP will suddenly become a substitute. But if he neglects training for two consecutive days and spends his energy in bed, a player's physical condition will definitely not be so good.

But can Yiyang's physical condition just now be described as bad? His first step to break through was as fast as lightning, and Fisher had no chance to make amends. The last dunk was even more clean. Collison, who was 2.08 meters tall, was like air in front of Yiyang, who was 1.93 meters tall. There was absolutely no way to stop him from scoring.

Yiyang's dunk made everyone stunned. Isn’t this guy not going to show up? Even if he comes on the field, it would be too cruel to perform a dunk as soon as he comes on!

"It seems that Coach Carlisle is not going to fulfill his promise. At the critical moment, he still replaced Yi. And Yi can still stand up and lead the team to victory! But I am very doubtful about the rumors about Yi's absence from training. , is it true? After all, until now, no one can produce evidence that he was absent from training! The reporters’ only basis is that he did not see him coming out of the hotel’s front door.” Mike Breen had already noticed that something was wrong. In order to win the game, the head coach of a team is willing to use any means. Deception is just one of the most common!

On the Thunder bench, Scott Brooks was shocked by the dunk. But after regaining his senses, the young marshal decided to observe first. Yiyang's ability to dunk does not necessarily mean that he is in good condition today. Maybe this guy who neglects training will mess up everything later?

However, Fisher used a bloody lesson to prove a fact to everyone. Yiyang's condition is not only not bad, but also very good!

The experienced Fischer had just passed the halfway mark, when Yiyang, who originally had his arms outstretched, suddenly rushed towards him. By the time Fisher reacted to protect the ball, Yiyang's long arm had already reached out and poked the ball away cleanly.

Fisher lost control of the basketball in an instant. He turned around to grab Yiyang's jersey. The ball was lost. At least he couldn't let anyone directly play a fast break.

So "Old Fish" grabbed it with five fingers, but there was only a ball of air in his hand. Yiyang's speed was so fast that Fisher didn't even have a chance to foul!

Stepping into the three-second zone, Yiyang hugged the ball with both hands, took two big steps and then jumped high. In the air, the Chinese defender wearing the white home jersey of the Mavericks stretched his body, put the ball behind his head with both hands, and then used his arms to smash the ball into the frame from back to front!

"Bang!" the basket howled, and the basketball stand seemed to be shaking slightly. God knows how hard Yiyang used to dunk just now. In short, he must have let out all the emotions he had been holding back for a long time!

Missing training? Addicted to women? How ridiculous! Yiyang now wants to see the twisted expressions on the faces of those reporters who smeared him. Their expressions must be quite wonderful.

"Yi used two consecutive dunks to narrow the difference between the two sides to 3 points. To be honest, I can't see anything bad about Yi's condition. His sprint is as fast as ever, and his steals are as accurate as ever. Although the first The game will end soon, but the Thunder's 7-point advantage may not last until the second quarter."

After Durant left the game, the Thunder had no one on the court who could compete with Yiyang. Kevin Martin picked up his "crooked machine gun" and hit a three-pointer from the three-point line, but a mere three-pointer could not break Yiyang's control and dominance of the entire court.

The reporters looked through yesterday's interview records one by one and confirmed that Yiyang's absence from training was not a rumor. Otherwise, how can you explain Carlisle's angry expression and remarks about players who were absent from training not being allowed to play?

Carlisle was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai at this time, and he seemed to have no conflict with Yiyang at all.

Mu Ran was confused for a while like other colleagues, but after seeing the slight smiles on Carlisle and Yiyang's faces, the reporter understood everything.

Oscar didn't prepare a statuette for you two. How unconscionable!

At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder's bench was tortured to death by Yiyang and had no power to fight back. Yiyang only played four minutes and helped the team go from a 7-point deficit to a 6-point lead. Durant was gritting his teeth as he watched it off the court. He knew that the game against the Mavericks would not be that simple!

Rest between sessions, although Brooks couldn't figure out whether Yiyang missed training. But what he knew was that Yiyang's condition was absolutely not affected in any way! I originally thought that I wouldn’t have to worry about Yiyang today, but I didn’t know that this biggest trouble would come back so soon!

Therefore, Brooks designed many defensive strategies against Yiyang this time. On the offensive end, the Thunder team was also relatively conservative. After all, they had to worry about Yiyang's quick counterattack.

However, when the Thunder team came on the field as one to fight against "Yi", Brooks found that he had been tricked again! That old fox Rick Carlisle hid Yiyang again and continued to play as Collison. This means that everything he arranged during the break will be invalid!

The defensive strategy against Yiyang didn't work, and the Thunder were beaten by Nowitzki. The Thunder's relatively conservative attitude on the offensive end did not allow them to open up the score like they did in the first quarter.

"Yi was put on the bench again. I can't understand Coach Carlisle's hiring strategy. Did he just let Yi play just to be a firefighter? So, Yi was still absent from training yesterday? "

Buckley touched his head, which was as smooth as jade, and wondered what medicine that Carlisle guy was selling in his gourd! ?

"Boss, do you believe that Yiyang really missed training yesterday?" In the stands, even Yiyang's best friend Hayward couldn't understand.

"Based on your understanding of Yina boy, do you think he will miss training? That guy will be thankful if he doesn't train too much." Stevens smiled. Carlisle, an academic, is really naughty sometimes. The media was used to create the illusion that Yiyang was absent from training.

"That means..."

"Yes Gordon, all of this is part of Carlisle's strategy!"

The Thunder's untimely tactical arrangements prevented them from taking advantage of Yiyang's absence to open up the score. The Thunder are in chaos. Except for Durant, everyone else's contribution to the team has begun to show negative growth.

Durant, who is both a father and a mother, finally narrowed the point difference to 4 points, and he was exhausted. Just when hope is about to come, Yiyang appears again!

"Yi came on the court. He seemed to be the god of death. He wanted to use the basketball in his hand as a sickle to kill the Thunder team! You asked me if Yi missed training yesterday? Who the hell cares! Now he can lead the team to victory. that's enough!"

After Yiyang came on the court, he started his personal scoring mode without any explanation. Reggie Jackson, who was already exhausted, could not guard Yiyang, and the rest of the Thunder team were also unable to defend Yiyang quickly enough.

And what about Durant? Sweating profusely, he is no longer as stable on the offensive end as before. He was too tired. Once a person is tired, it is difficult to control his shooting action. But, Durant is another star who likes to shoot.

At the end of the second quarter, Durant struck frequently, while Yiyang used various methods to help the team score.

Unknowingly, the Mavericks had already taken a 10-point lead thanks to Yiyang's surprise. Others were still thinking about whether Yiyang had missed training.

The Thunder were forced into a corner. If they lost another half, they would have an early vacation. Without Westbrook, Durant seems powerless when fighting alone. In his career, Durant has a record of 1 win and 3 losses when facing elimination. His only victory was against the Grizzlies in Game 7 two years ago. Both now and historically, the Thunder seem to be on the ropes. Now, the only thing Thunder fans are looking forward to is that Yiyang, who did not participate in training, will perform abnormally in the second half of the game. After all, the game gets more tiring as it goes on. Once Yiyang starts to get tired, the problem will be exposed!

However, as soon as the game started in the third quarter, Yiyang extinguished the Thunder's hopes with a step-back jumper from outside the three-point line. Yiyang's goal sent a message to everyone: I am in very good condition. Those who expected me to perform abnormally, I'm sorry, I'm afraid you will be disappointed!

At this moment, Brooks was convinced that the nonsense about Yiyang's absence from training and about never letting players who missed training be played were all told to him by Carlisle! And those stupid media who are eager to stir up trouble all day long have instead become the mouthpieces used by the Mavericks.

Yiyang and Carlisle's deception put the under-prepared Thunder team now 10 points behind. With a big score of 3-0 and Yiyang in such excellent form, it is not something that the Thunder can do casually if they want to get back to 10 points.

In the subsequent games, although Durant still performed with a clear conscience. But Yiyang, a guy who "neglects to train", is always able to suppress the scoring frenzy set off by Durant. Coupled with the "magic assists" from the Thunder's role players, the Mavericks maintained the point difference to double digits until 50 seconds before the end of the game.

Reggie Jackson defied Yiyang's defense and magically hit a three-pointer two steps away from the three-point line, allowing the Thunder to narrow the point difference to 7 points!

Afterwards, Kaman was violated in the penalty area and went to the free throw line. However, the German center really gave him a chance. He actually missed two free throws, allowing the Thunder to gain both time and possession of the ball.

God opened a crack for the Thunder, but he quickly closed it. The miracle didn't happen. Although there were some hiccups at the last moment. But in the end, the Thunder lost 100-105 at the American Airlines Center Arena! The Thunder lost three games in a row, which meant that the Mavericks turned the series score into 3-0. The 3-0 score has already made the Thunder's elimination a foregone conclusion!

After the game, Durant didn't speak to anyone and disappeared alone in the middle of the court. Brooks looked around in confusion. Is this season really going to end like this?

As for Carlisle and Yiyang, they became the most popular people at the post-match press conference.

"Coach Carlisle, didn't you say yesterday that you would never let players who missed training play? Not only did you play today, but you also had a huge double-double of 32 points and 11 assists. How would you explain this? What?" The reporters stared at Yiyang and Carlisle attentively, waiting for their answers.

Carlisle smiled teasingly and brought his mouth closer to the microphone.

"I did say that players who missed training must not play, but I never said that and I also missed yesterday's training."

Journalists, look at me and I'll look at you. They, once again, have become real idiots.