One Guard

The three attacks led by Yiyang made the 8-point advantage that the Warriors had finally established disappear instantly. But it wasn't the offense itself that allowed the Mavericks to tie the game, but their better defense. Therefore, it is absolutely true to say that defense drives offense.

Mark Jackson is very popular now. The biggest disadvantage of the elevator door tactic is not that it requires giving up offensive rebounds, but that it is extremely easy to be targeted. As long as the three-point shooting point is restricted, the elevator tactic will lose its power. But he didn't expect that the Mavericks would find a way to deal with it so quickly.

Carlisle's players have excellent personal defensive abilities, and they don't have any pressure at all when switching defenses. A few minutes into the second quarter, the Warriors, who played vigorously in the first half, had yet to score.

Mark Jackson started shouting into the field. He hoped that the players could stabilize the rhythm by attacking inside. So this time, Curry is no longer the end point. David Lee, who actively takes position in the interior, has become the anchor of the Warriors.

Stabilize the situation first and then launch a counterattack. This is the Warriors' current strategy. But David Lee overlooked one thing. The person guarding the Mavericks' interior now is not the old Haitian center.

Leaning on Nowitzki, David Li sat back in a comfortable position. Nowitzki's defense is above the pass line, but not top-notch. For an offensive kaleidoscope like David Lee, just defense above the passing line is definitely not enough.

Halfway through his advance, he suddenly turned around and seemed to be planning to shoot a fadeaway jumper! Nowitzki knows very well how accurate David Lee's close-range fadeaway is. Although his shooting point is not as high as his own, it is easy to interfere, but you still have to interfere.

So Nowitzki tried his best to pounce on him. As long as he pounced on him, he could interfere with David Lee, who had a slightly shorter shooting point.

But unfortunately, this is another trap! Seeing Nowitzki rushing forward, David Lee turned around suddenly, then took a step forward, passing by Nowitzki, who was all focused forward, and walked towards the basket instead.

The white man's superb footsteps made Nowitzki hard to guard against. This was the second time in this game that Dirk was tricked by David Lee's footsteps.

Nowitzki also wanted to change his focus to make up for David Lee, but it was already too late. Facing the unguarded basket, David Lee jumped lightly and prepared to put the ball into the frame.

Just when Mark Jackson started to applaud David Lee, Rudy Gobert rushed over and used his exaggerated long arms to directly hit David Lee's layup on the backboard!

"Boom!" There was a loud sound, and the tempered glass of the backboard trembled slightly. The basketball was squeezed tightly against the backboard, as if it might be crushed at any time!

David Lee turned around in surprise. He clearly didn't see Gobert coming to defend him just now! However, this is the strength of Gobert. Without diminishing his destructive power, Gobert's movement speed among seven-foot centers is definitely top-notch. If this ball was guarded by Marc Gasol or another seven-foot center, it would definitely be too late. But with Gobert, distance is not a problem at all!

After the top board exploded, Gobert didn't think much and threw the ball directly to the frontcourt. When the on-site cameras followed the basketball quickly, people discovered that Yiyang had already started running to the front.

But there is a problem. Gobert's pass seems to be a bit too big. Not everyone can throw the ball long, let alone big players.

The ball was not passed quickly, but it was too high. Yiyang had to jump up to catch it. But if you jump up and wait to land again, the Warriors' defense will catch up, and the Mavericks will miss an opportunity to play a fast break.

But for this ball, Yiyang couldn't directly make an alley-oop. Because he needs to jump to catch the ball from the free throw line, Yiyang cannot guarantee that he will be able to complete an alley-oop dunk from the free throw line.

At this moment, Yiyang's peripheral vision caught sight of Iguodala, who was quickly following up. He didn't know if Iguodala could understand what he meant.

But that's all it can do.

Yiyang jumped vertically from the free throw line and caught Gobert's long pass. At the same time, Iguodala completed the overtaking and flew past Yiyang. Yiyang was in the air, without landing on the ground, stretched out his hand and lightly touched the ball, then passed the ball again, pushing the basketball closer to the basket!

"What is this guy going to do!?" Mike Breen's eyes widened, unwilling to let go of any details on the field.

The basketball was pushed closer to the basket, and then Iguodala, who came from behind, leaped high and held the basketball up with one hand. Yiyang's pass was just right. Now Iguodala only needs to press the ball into the basket without making any angle adjustments.

Iguodala succeeded in a one-handed split dunk. After the dunk, he did not celebrate alone, but immediately rushed up and touched Yiyang's head. What about the rest? They were all stunned.

"What the hell is this!?" Mark Jackson couldn't help but curse.

In the air, with just one touch of the ball, he can create opportunities for his teammates to complete alley-oops. Not to mention how terrifying Yiyang's passing ability is, the fact that he can come up with this kind of rescue method is enough to shock everyone.

"This is a veritable alley-oop, because the passer and the finisher are both in the air!" Mike Breen joked, but this is also the best explanation of the attack just now.

A fast attack that was obviously destined to fail was unexpectedly saved by Yiyang in an incredible way. Turning decay into magic is Yiyang's specialty.

This alley-oop allowed the Mavericks to take the lead and completely broke the Warriors' control of the situation. At the same time, such a wonderful goal also demoralized the Warriors.

From the big blocks to the alley-oops, the Mavericks were just performing, performing to their heart's content.

Unwilling to admit defeat, Curry was eager to use his smart breakthrough to score points for the team in the next attack, but the baby-faced No. 30 seemed to have forgotten that he was facing the best defender in the league, no one!

As soon as Curry threw the ball, Yiyang mercilessly slapped it from behind and flew it out of the baseline, without saving any face for Curry. Although the ball still belongs to the Warriors, a big blow undoubtedly made the Warriors' morale even lower.

Sure enough, after re-issuing the baseline ball, the Warriors' offense became a mess. These guys were anxious, they didn't want the Mavericks to open the score, because the whole world knows how difficult it is to catch up with the Mavericks when they are behind.

But the more you think about it, the more chaotic the Warriors become. In the end, Harrison Barnes ventured into the paint, thinking that even if he didn't score, he could still get a foul. But it turned out that young Barnes was still too naive.

Gobert's block was clean and the referee didn't catch anything wrong. After three consecutive attacks were blocked, the psychological shadow of the Warriors players is growing rapidly. And this is officially the horror of the Mavericks' defense.

The offense was chaotic, and the Warriors' defense seemed to be in disarray because of anxiety. Nowitzki retaliated in kind, using a back-turn fake move and a step-up basket to score a goal, and also caused a foul on David Lee.

David Lee wanted to prevent this ball so much that he tried to block it regardless of the consequences. As a result, David Lee's palm hit Nowitzki hard on the forearm. The defensive failure also gave the opponent a chance to hit a three-pointer.

On the free throw line, Rammstein rarely misses. Although his right forearm still feels burning, the blow David Lee just gave was quite serious. But even so, Dirk still made the free throw steadily and successfully hit a three-pointer. The Mavericks went from being behind by 8 points to leading by 5 points. And this is just the beginning.

In the following games, the Mavericks' offense went smoothly, while the Warriors became more and more chaotic. Curry, who scored 12 points in a single quarter in the first quarter, was targeted by Yiyang and seemed to have disappeared. People will only think of him occasionally when he gets to the free throw line due to breakthroughs and fouls. "Oh, it turns out the Warriors also have a Stephen Curry."

Until the fourth quarter of the game, the Mavericks had the advantage. They kept the point difference between 10-12 points, so much pressure that the Warriors almost wanted to give up.

However, maybe God also thought this was destined to be a showdown between top defenders. Since it is a duel between top defenders, naturally it cannot end like this.

So in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, God, he put on the Warriors' No. 30 jersey.

"Stephen Curry took two steps outside the three-point line after halftime. The two consecutive three-pointers seemed to give him confidence! The ball went in! In this incredible position, Jae Yi's interference Then, Stephen Curry made an incredible three-pointer that saved the Warriors' lives!" Mike Breen raised his arms. Curry's wonderful three-pointer was really impressive. Excited.

Two steps outside the three-point line, decisive take-off, quick shot, all actions done in one go. The most important thing is that the ball really went in! Curry's three-pointer explains what a real life-threatening long shot is!

Yiyang shook his head helplessly. For some reason, that guy Curry suddenly felt better. In the first two offenses, Curry once got open through a pick-and-roll and hit a three-pointer, and once he still hit a three-pointer despite Yiyang's defense. And now, he actually hit a three-pointer in two steps from the three-point line. Three consecutive three-pointers, each more difficult than the last, helped the Warriors, who had been struggling on the edge of the cliff, narrow the point difference to 1 point!

This is why Carlisle attaches great importance to this game. The three-point shot is really likely to become the mainstream offensive method that all teams are crazy about! If we put it in traditional tactics, being behind by 10 points in the last minute of the game is almost equal to losing the game.

But the three-pointer made it possible to tie or even overtake.

After Curry scored, he spit out his braces and held it in his mouth, then raised his right hand and pointed at the sky. Thank God he saved the team.

"If the time before this game was Yi's personal performance, then Stephen has undoubtedly put the spotlight on himself again! His incredible performance has brought the Warriors back to life!"

At this time, there were only 32 seconds left before the end of the game. As expected, both sides had an attack each. Carlisle stopped the game to prepare for the final attack. Mark Jackson is also very busy. If he wins this game, he and the Warriors will create miracles again!

"Keep an eye on him. If he gets rid of Stephen, you guys have to defend me. If he gets rid of Stephen again, you have to defend him again! No matter what, I don't want to see him get any space!" Mark Jackson said without any doubt. Putting the focus on Yiyang, there are countless teams that have been defeated by Yiyang, and the Warriors don't want to be one of those many corpses.

"As long as the offense is successful, we will do our best to defend the Warriors' three-pointers. We can leave the basket to them, but we must do our best to defend against three-pointers!" On the other side, Carlisle is also actively arranging tactics. But what he is more interested in is the defense in the next round.

The timeout ended quickly, and the fans, whose hearts were about to beat, finally looked forward to the players who were about to play.

Yiyang and Curry cooperated very well to give the two of them a split-screen shot. Curry was smiling, while Yiyang was expressionless. These two guys are really complete rivals, even their personalities are so incompatible.

So now, which jersey will God choose to wear?