"Russell, look at your teammates! I know you'd love to prove yourself in front of that guy who is also from Long Beach, but you don't have to! You've proven yourself to be better, there's no need to waste energy on him all the time! We have to pinch each other together, and only by being a whole can we have a chance of winning! "At halftime, Coach Brooks was also doing Westbrook's mental work.

It's really not an easy task for coaches. On the one hand, he couldn't let the young Westbrook lose confidence. On the other hand, he had to control Westbrook's bottomless desire to hold the ball.

But fortunately, perhaps seeing his miserable shooting percentage in the second quarter, Westbrook nodded lightly and gladly accepted Brooks' suggestion. Seeing this scene, Durant actually breathed a sigh of relief. At least in the second half of the game, his running position will not become useless again.

On the other side, in the Mavericks' locker room. Carlisle, who was originally emphasizing defence, is now laying out more offensive tactics for his players.

"Westbrook will definitely be a lot more restrained in the second half, which means that Durant will get more chances. Durant's firepower and offensive stability are not on the same level as Westbrook. We must stabilize the situation with a more efficient attack, he alone can't attack our whole team! Carlisle knows that with Marion and Cardinal alone, there is no possibility of completely limiting Durant. To stay ahead, the Mavericks' focus must also shift from defense in the first half to offense.

Durant is indeed great, and he will definitely become a superstar in the future. But Carlisle believed that a boy who was still stinking could not have overturned the calf on his own.

After the start of the second half, Kidd returned to the game. Kidd played very well in the second half of the second quarter, which is why Carlisle continued to keep the veteran on the court.

Indeed, on the defensive end, the spicy Kidd was always able to press Westbrook for passes. Westbrook's passing and playmaking is not a concept, he just passes for the sake of passing, not for the sake of sorting out the team's offense.

On the offensive end, Kidd's superb playmaking ability allowed the Mavericks' offense to meet Carlisle's expectations. Everything seemed perfect, but a timeout from Brooks turned the tide for the better.

After the Thunder returned from a timeout in the fourth minute of the second half, their defense was noticeably more targeted. Blocking the pass lane and forcing the Mavericks players to play their own singles became Brooks' solution to the problem.

With a hard time getting out of the ball, Kidd tried to play a few times on his own. But the effect is very bad. Kidd was perfect in every aspect today, but the feeling that had been cool from the beginning has not recovered until now.

At the end of the shot, even Kidd himself didn't want to shoot again. He really didn't want to watch the team's good advantage, so he was buried by his own iron again and again.

The game went on for another two minutes, when Durant hit a three-point shot against Marion's defense and chased the deficit to just one point. Carlisle looked at Yiyang and called a timeout.

Since you won't let me organize a fluid attack, then I'll let a defender with more individual ability rush you! Seeing the move, this academic sect leader replaced Yiyang and Terry in one go.

Although Yiyang's shooting rate in every game is good, and he has also scored high scores. But in the world's mind, he is still a defender who passes more than he scores. For example, a guy like Rondo, even if he scores 30 points in a game, people don't see him as a dangerous scoring point.

This kind of cognition is also Thunder's cognition of Yiyang. So, when Yiyang came on the court, Brooks didn't make a change. He believes that if Yiyang plays Westbrook alone, Yiyang has no chance of winning!

Seeing Yiyang control the ball again, Westbrook's eyes flashed with fire. The humiliation of the game in the second quarter, he will now pay it back!

Looking at the Thunder No. 0 with strong muscles and open arms, Yiyang knew that it was not easy to score by himself.

He didn't go straight to Westbrook, but, as is customary, called the pick-and-roll!

Westbrook can certainly use his strong body to dominate on the defensive end, but this guy's judgment when defending pick-and-rolls is often problematic.

Seeing that Tyson's block was in place, Yiyang immediately started. Westbrook squeezed as hard as he could, as if Yiyang would definitely move forward from the side where there was a block.

Just when Westbrook and Tyson were entangled together, Yiyang, who walked in front of the "Boxing King", suddenly changed direction in front of his body and walked to the side that was not blocked!

Thunder bench center, veteran player Nick Brown. Collison hurriedly changed his defense, and it wasn't once or twice that he wiped Westbrook's ass.

But where could Collisson's slow footsteps pose a threat to Yiyang, who turned around again after changing direction. The two moves were so seamless that he easily got rid of all his defenses.

The "block maniac" Ibaka on the Thunder bench has been pulled outside the three-second zone by Nowitzki at this time, and in the face of the empty basket, Yiyang gently lowered his hand. The basketball deftly fell into the frame, and Collison, who was jumping and blocking, slapped Yiyang in the face with a palm.

For such an obvious foul, the referee could not have ignored it. The rush of the whistle sent the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena into a violent boo, and Yiyang got a three-pointer. As soon as he got on the court, he broke the Thunder's hard-won advantage on the defensive end, and in the most exciting way.

Standing on the free throw line, Yiyang took a big breath to stabilize his breathing. Westbrook kept cursing behind Yiyang, hoping that the guy's free throws wouldn't work. However, the curse of the Americans did not seem to work much against the Chinese, and Yiyang's free throw shot hollowed out, and the three-point shot was successful!

was completed by Yiyang with a beautiful three-pointer, and Westbrook's desire that had been suppressed swelled again.

He didn't continue to pass the ball to his teammates, but after receiving the baseline ball, he began to accelerate and swoop!

Yiyang reacted in time and immediately stuck to the opponent's side when Westbrook ran past half court. Westbrook was a little surprised, he found that he actually had no way to get rid of this Chinese in a sprint!

Yiyang's softer style and yellow skin usually make people overlook his explosiveness. You know, this guy's bounce and speed during the physical test are at the same level as Wall's champion!

Westbrook, who is bent on regaining face, doesn't care so much, without completely getting rid of Yiyang, this guy directly throws himself into the air, intending to shock the audience with a heavy slam!

The audience was indeed shocked, and even the experienced ESPN commentator Mike . Brin has grown his mouth. But they were shocked not because of Westbrook, but because Yiyang, who actually jumped as high as Westbrook!

Westbrook raised the basketball in the air and was about to dunk, but Yiyang overtook from the side, and then with a wave of his long arm, his entire palm was pressed on Westbrook's basketball!

The two continued to wrestle in the air, but in the end, Westbrook was defeated! He slipped his fingers and lost control of the basketball.

"Smack!" Yiyang's vigorous blocking made the basketball fly directly to the three-point line! No one thought that this Chinese, who played mildly, would be able to complete such a hot block on Westbrook's head!

"Dwayne. Also! "Mike. A name blurted out by Brin became a nickname used by fans to ridicule Yiyang in the future. The name was born because in that moment, Mike. Brin seems to have seen the same 1.93-meter-tall defender Dwayne. Wade!

He didn't expect that a Wade-style adventure would be replicated by a Chinese defender!

The experienced Terry received the basketball that was fanned out, and he went straight to the long distance, and then threw the basketball into the air during the fast break. Chandler jumped high, got the basketball in the air and slammed it straight into the hoop. A jaw-dropping cap followed by a beautiful aerial relay made countless Mavericks fans cheer in front of the TV, and the scene at the Chesapeake Energy Arena became silent.

Seeing this happen, Brooks didn't seem to have any more patience. He directly used last year's Tanhua James. Harden replaced Westbrook, and perhaps in terms of offensive power, Harden is not as strong as Westbrook. But at least that kid won't be hot-headed.

After that, the Thunder continued to use the tactics of forcing singles against the Mavericks. But Harden, the kid, always seems to be slow to react on the defensive end. In this regard, fans have a joking name, called "eye defense".

Yiyang can always easily break through Harden, as long as he can break through, Yiyang can capture him whether he attacks himself or finds someone to pass it.

Seeing that the score was about to be caught up, Yiyang's play, but let the score difference gradually widen again.

At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks returned to the bench with an 11-point lead. When Yiyang went off the court, almost all the Mavericks players hugged and high-fived the expressionless rookie with a big laugh. His outstanding performance made this back-to-back match a lot easier in an instant.

In the fourth quarter, the demoralized young Thunder did not organize any effective counterattacks. The spicy Nowitzki and Tyson turned the Thunder's interior upside down in the last quarter. Although Durant worked very hard, as Carlisle said, this stinky guy was not enough to overturn the calves on his own.

By the time the red lights on the rebounds flashed, the fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena were already halfway there. On the big screen at the scene, the score was officially fixed at 111-103.

Nowitzki's 34 points, Chandler's 17 points and 18 rebounds and Yiyang's 16 points and 9 assists helped the Mavericks overcome the rising NBA team and survive the back-to-back road trip.

After the game, Westbrook, who scored 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting, was compared to Yiyang by a number of TV stations. It seems that this "Long Beach Civil War" did not end in a peaceful way.

There was a winner among the two defenders from Long Beach, but this winner was not what most people expected.