Chapter 486: The Fire That Can't Be Contained

Yiyang's one-handed violent buckle made Lionel. Hollins was a little surprised. He never imagined that a point guard could dunk easily under his team's iron bucket.

The picture of Yiyang shaking over Conley and Doffy Gasol was defended over and over again on the big screen on the spot, and I believe that this attack must have reserved the top five seats of the day or even the top ten of this week.

But the strong-willed Grizzlies did not suffer because of Yiyang's violent dunk, and they still used their one-on-one positional offense and desperate defense to contain the Mavericks' play. Yiyang's difficult scores again and again did not seem to discourage the group of guys from Memphis.

The two sides played inextricably, and both Carlisle and Hollins made changes to their lineups halfway through, but the effect was minimal.

It is worth mentioning that when Carman was gone, Mark. Gasol's performance in the penalty area was like no man's land. Nowitzki had no way to resist Mark's back-to-back singles in the three-second zone, and as for Yi Jianlian and Brand, who is only 2.03 meters tall, there was no way to take the Spaniard.

In the first quarter of the game, under the leadership of Gasol Jr., the Grizzlies' offensive efficiency greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. And the Mavericks, with Yiyang's excellent play, were not dragged down by the Grizzlies' defense.

When the first 12 minutes of battle between the two sides ended, the score became 25-29, and the Grizzlies were only four points behind, and the two sides were close to each other.

Although Yiyang's performance is very good, it can be said that he is leading the entire Mavericks forward. But after watching the first quarter of the game in the stands, Stevens still frowned.

"Gordon, what do you think?" Stevens deliberately asked Hayward, and although he's just a fan now, as a professional coach, Stevens can't help but analyze tactics during the break.

"Both sides played at their level, but the Grizzlies' offense seemed to be better than expected." Hayward scratched his head, he didn't know if he was right.

"Well, Mark. Gasol's point on the inside can be said to be unscrupulous. If it weren't for the Spaniard's physical preservatives, Gasol would have been able to penetrate the Mavericks' interior in its entirety! Stevens recalled the scene of Mark wreaking havoc on the inside, scoring 8 points in a single quarter on 4-of-5 shooting, which is not a small number for a player of Gasol Jr.'s type.

"If you were in command of the team, how would you contain Mark?" Next, it was Hayward's turn to ask Stevens.

"What else can you do with this tower besides the bag?" Stevens looked at Carlisle, what was the bald coach anxiously saying to the players?

"Bag clip! In the second quarter of the game, Mark wrapped up as soon as he got the ball! I know Zach. Randolph's mid-range shooting is also very threatening, but if we continue to one-on-one, without Randolph's shot, our interior line will be completely rotten! With a big wave of his hand, Carlisle decided to use a trap tactic against Gasol. All of this was as Stevens expected.

And on the other side of the Grizzlies' bench, Lionel. Hollins seemed very unhappy with Yiyang's crazy scoring performance. This kind of guy is very difficult to defend one-on-one. Even if you put Tony. Aaron threw it in front of Yiyang, but it didn't necessarily work. So, what Hollins is thinking about now is also a bag!

Unknowingly, Gasol Jr. and Yiyang were both added to the bag list. The managers of both teams are well aware that whoever controls the opposing team's star first will also be in control of the game.

So after the start of the second quarter of the game, the Mavericks' fluid offense disappeared in an instant. Instead, it was Yiyang's difficult to move the ball.

Yiyang had just held the ball from beyond the three-point line, Conley and Toney. Aaron and the two opened their arms and clamped them up. Yiyang saw that there was no chance to break through, so he passed the ball to Tony. Aaron vacates Carter.

However, Carter hasn't caught the ball yet, Tony. Allen, a guy with a deep paranoia about defense, posted it again. The Grizzlies can quickly reset after the pack, and the Grizzlies' pick-and-roll defensive efficiency is really different from other teams.

There was no way, Carter had to pass the ball back to Yiyang. As soon as Yi Yang held the ball, he saw the Grizzlies' defense shrink slightly. Now it's not just Tony. Allen is coming for him, but the entire Grizzlies' defensive center of gravity is tilting toward him. No matter which direction he breaks through, he will meet the help defense.

Seeing this, Yiyang waved his hand and motioned for everyone to pull away, he wanted to play singles! This scene made Mike, who often watches Yiyang's games. Brin was stunned.

"Also, was his gesture just now to pull away the single!? Although he also has a high desire to score on the offensive end this season, it is the first time that he has pulled away from singles! ”

Tony. Aaron was a little hesitant, he didn't know whether he wanted to continue to wait in the designated position to help defend Yiyang, or to follow Carter out. Help defense, then Carter has a chance to hit a three-pointer. With him out, Conley alone has no chance of stopping Yiyang.

Right here at Tony. When Arun hesitated, Yiyang had already held the ball and stabbed inside. So, the league's best perimeter defense expert decided to stay put, and he chose to give up on Carter!

The threat level of "Old Flyer" is indeed not as good as before, his three-point shot is not stable enough, and the breakthrough is even weaker. But don't forget, what Carter has accumulated over the years is not just simple and crude things like three-point shots and dunks.

See Yiyang Breakout, Tony. Aaron chose to help defend again. Carter Sr. ran to the left beyond the three-point line, and after a false shot, he suddenly cut diagonally to the basket.

Yiyang's eyes never looked in Carter's direction from beginning to end, he just judged the position of the old flyer by his afterglow. In the process of breaking through, Yiyang was caught off guard and slapped the ball behind him!

A pass that doesn't look at people behind him, and when Yiyang chooses to pass, no one even knows whose hand the ball will go to.

It wasn't until Carter arrived and received a two-handed dunk from the basketball that the fans in the arena of the American Airlines Center were collectively stunned for a second before screaming from their throats.

β€œhat a amazing pass!” Immediately after that, there was Mike. Brin's signature cry of passion.

The Grizzlies, who are known for their defense, were dunked twice by the Mavericks in their positional offense today. It can only be said that the penetration of Yiyang's pass is really terrible.

"Everybody thought they were going to score, and the Grizzlies thought they were going to win the game by limiting him. Wake up! Although he is only 0.1 points short of scoring per game to become the scoring champion this season, the skill he relies on to survive is actually passing! ”

Once again, Carter was the beneficiary of Yiyang's wonderful pass, and he just cut inside with ease and then caught the ball and dunked. Playing next to Yiyang is so easy and comfortable.

In the first round, the Grizzlies' bag defense against Yiyang ended in failure. After coming, Xiaoli, as before, steadily sent the ball to Gasol Jr. in the position where he was going to live. Carman gritted his teeth, and Nowitzki followed suit.

Gasol Jr., who has a high ball quotient, naturally knows the Mavericks' strategy, and he will not go against the defense of two people to throw himself into the net. In addition to his soft touch, the Spanish centre-forward is also top-notch.

He raised his long arm and slotted the ball towards Randolph with a hook hand.

"Damn it!" With a curse, Nowitzki turned and rushed over, pounced on Randolph again.

Randolph has set up a stance, and in this case, he only needs to take a step forward to dunk directly!

??? Nowitzki flew out with his arms raised, but it looked like it was in vain. No matter how fast the Germans are, can they be faster than passing?

????β€œ Zach is going to dunk hard! ”

Lionel. Hollins is about to raise his arms and cheer, your double bag is killing yourself!

Klandoff didn't dunk, he didn't even catch the basketball. "Big Black Bear" froze in the face of preparing to catch the ball, as a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

When the basketball flew over Nowitzki's head and began to fall, everyone was stunned. Not only the Grizzlies players, but even the Mavericks players didn't expect that. The person who appeared at the point where the ball landed and received the ball was not Randolph, but Yiyang!?

"Also, when did he sneak in!?"

"The top-level prediction ability has also successfully destroyed the connection between the black and white bears!"

"We all thought Zach's dunk was going to happen, but once again we turned the tide in an incredible way!"

No matter how fast you are, can you pass the ball faster? Yiyang used his speed and top-level prediction ability to tell everyone that he could!

At the moment when Nowitzki wrapped Gasol, Yiyang had already begun to move in the direction of Randolph. He knows exactly what to do every step on the pitch, so he's always able to make brilliant decisions.

Randolph looked at the big "1" in front of him, and before he could react to what was going on, Yiyang had already begun to run towards the front.

Xiaokang Li ran away with his legs, biting Yiyang tightly. But the 1.85-meter-tall Conley is obviously at a disadvantage against the 1.93-meter-high Yiyang. What's more, not all guards are as good at blocking as Jordan, Wade and Yiyang.

Conley's pursuit did not put too much pressure on Yiyang, who easily lifted the ball up after stepping into the three-second zone, and the basketball obediently fell into the net, and Conley couldn't even rub the edge of the basketball.

"Nice counter-attack, that's really good! 9 points, just two rounds into the second quarter, the margin was already close to double digits! ”

Lionel. Hollins shook his head vigorously, it was also a double bag, why could Yiyang score and the Grizzlies lose?

The unbelieving Hollins did not change his tactics and continued to trap Yiyang. The Grizzlies' defensive position is still tight, just to help defend Yiyang in all aspects.

Yiyang did not feel pressured by this, but felt that everything was under control. The routes that can form assists have been drawn in Yiyang's mind.

Yiyang reached out and called for Karman to cover, and after borrowing Karman to get rid of Conley, Tyshawn. Prince immediately made up for it, and Conley also helped to defend Yiyang. In this way, Marion was left clean.

Yiyang's eyes were fixed on the basket, and Prince and Conley raised their arms high. However, Yiyang didn't even lift the basketball, he threw it down in a bowling position, and the basketball quickly found Marion through the gap between Conley and Prince's legs. Marion throws the basketball ...... No, it's "pushing" to the basket.

Although Marion doesn't have too strong scoring ability now, he is still sure of an open mid-range shot.

The basketball hollowed into the net, and the 11-point margin was dead on the Grizzlies' head. The Grizzlies are a team that wins on defense, and they can stifle other teams from scoring, but they are not very good at chasing points. With 11 points behind, this is already a very dangerous sign for the Grizzlies.

After that, the Grizzlies were still looking for Gasol Jr., but the Mavericks' combination of the bag and Yiyang's elusive steals made the Grizzlies no longer able to play the efficient offense they had in the first quarter.

After several rounds in a row, Yiyang's assists have become 6, but Gasol's score is still 8 points.

At the end of the second quarter, when Yiyang assisted Nowitzki to hit and throw with a fake pass, the difference in the field had reached 15 points. At this time, Lionel. Hollins couldn't sit still any longer.

"Don't wrap up, return to one-on-one defense!" The black coach shouted in despair, but he was all forced out by Yiyang......

is also a bag defense, Gasol Jr. is at a loss, but Yiyang is like a fish in water. This may be the gap between MVP candidates and ordinary stars.