Chapter 657: Unbelievable Reality
"No, it can't be, Mike. It's not easy to get more than five assists in a single quarter. Kevin. Harlan shook his head, he kind of understood Mike. Brin asked himself what those questions meant.
Mike. Brin guy, he thinks that "Magic" Johnson's record of 21 assists in a single game in the finals may be broken by Yiyang!
But that's a record that has been sealed for 30 years, and in the past 30 years, how many outstanding players have been born and retired. How many great stars have left their names in history. But that record has never been shaken.
Now, someone tells you that a Chinese who has only played in the NBA for four years will break one of the league's hardest records to break, which is difficult for a normal person to accept for a while.
"The Mavericks don't feel as good as they did in the first half, Mike. Even if he makes a good pass, his team-mate may not be able to throw the ball in. It's not easy for Mike, who has also played a great game, but broken the record? No, no, I don't think he can do it. Kevin. Harlan waved his hand repeatedly.
"I didn't say it was easy, Kevin. The game is about to begin, so let's wait and see. "Mike. Brin looked at the pitch with interest, maybe today, he will witness a miracle!
Because the state of the Heat and the Mavericks rebounded from each other in the third quarter, the game that had been spent was re-played by the Heat. 11 minutes, 12 minutes. As long as the Heat can continue to maintain their momentum, it is not impossible to turn defeat into victory.
However, when the five Mavericks players stepped onto the court, Spoelstra, who was originally full of confidence, was stunned for a moment.
Yiyang, Nick. Young, Carter Sr., Iguodala and Gobert, these five guys are not the Mavericks' regular starting five. Replaced Tony. After Allen and Dirk, the Mavericks may struggle defensively, but they are more mobile and scoring.
The Filipino looked at the Mavericks bench, and Carlisle stared blankly at the court with his hands on his chest.
Do you play a small lineup? This guy, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?
Not just Spoelstra, but even Mike, who commentates the game. Brin thought Carlisle's change of formation was a bit incredible. Carlisle has always been a more traditional coach, and he rarely uses "non-traditional" things like small lineups. In the heart of this academic coach, the combination of two long-term people and three outside lines is the most secure.
But now Carlisle had to compromise in order to win the game. No tactics or set-ups are absolutely safe, and the manager has to make the right adjustments in the game.
See Nick. Young came on, and Spoelstra was counting on Wade to make a big deal out of the defender's swingman. But when Kerr passed the ball to Wade, they realized that the defender of Wade had already taken the ball from Nick. Yang has become Yiyang! And Norris. Cole, then give it to Nick. Yang went to cook.
It's a planned change, and Carlisle isn't going to be foolish enough to put his weaknesses on the table.
"Damn!" Wade looked at Yiyang, this guy's defensive position has not shifted at all. Bosh blocked up, and Wade's speed at this time couldn't even allow him to use cover to get rid of Yiyang's "pursuit".
Yiyang has always been by Wade's side, which makes "The Flash" very uncomfortable, and he can't improve his speed at all.
There was no way, Wade had to pass the ball back into James's hands. James made a direct long-range shot in the face of Iguodala's two-step defense, but after a break in the quarter, LeBron's hot hand was long gone.
The basketball hit the neck of the basket, and the Heat lost that opportunity to narrow the margin to single digits.
In the first three quarters of the game, Yiyang controlled the rhythm of the Mavericks slowly. Therefore, in the fourth quarter, in order to save physical strength, the Heat team also gave up the rapid retreat defense that they had been insisting on.
But this time, when Gobert grabbed the rebound, Yiyang did not continue to control the rhythm slowly, but sprinted with the ball!
Yiyang suddenly accelerated the pace of offensive and defensive conversion, which caught the Heat off guard. And not only Yiyang, but the other four members of the Mavericks on the court also rushed up!
"Dallas Mavericks...... Is this going to run and run!? "Mike. Bryn's eyes widened, if someone had told him a minute ago that the elderly Mavericks were going to run and shoot, he would have thought that guy was crazy!
However, now, the Mavericks' speed is the momentum of running and booming!
Yiyang made his way through the crowd at high speed, and it was the first time he had played so aggressively in this match. Norris. Kerr couldn't keep up with Yiyang, who was at full speed, and Yiyang plunged into the restricted area, and then jumped to the basket!
James and Bosh immediately blocked, but the basketball was not thrown to the basket by Yiyang, but rose vertically!
"Did you make a mistake!?" James looked back in surprise in the air, this was Yiyang's first shot in the restricted area today, maybe his injury affected his layup!?
However, there were no mistakes. Rudy. Gobert came from behind, stretched out his long arm, jumped up suddenly, caught Yiyang's "missed" "layup", and smashed the ball into the frame vigorously without being marked!
"Another air relay, this is the fourth air cooperation that Yiyi and Rudy have played today! Yi's breakthrough attracted everyone's attention, and everyone thought he was going to go to the basket, but it was actually a wonderful pass! ”
"Rudy. Gobert's speed is really fast in his height range, and Coach Carlisle is said to have kept Rudy moving in order to keep him moving. It seems that this choice is the right one! With a height of 2.18 meters, he can easily run up and participate in the counterattack! ”
Carlisle flicked his fist lightly, and the quick attack he imagined was well organized by Yiyang.
Now that I don't fight with you anymore, your infinite change of defense will be useless!
"It was a really entertaining game and we don't know if it was a quick comeback or a deliberate arrangement by Carlisle. If the Mavericks were going to play like this throughout the fourth quarter, the Heat's defense would have to adjust as quickly as possible. "Mike. Brin couldn't help but worry about Spoelstra, and when he wits with Carlisle, the Filipino was still a little tender.
Kevin. Harlan didn't care if the empty catch just now was exciting, he only knew that Yiyang's assists had come to 17!
Small lineups also have disadvantages of small lineups, such as the height of the interior line is easy to be exploited by the Heat.
Bosh and James had a pick-and-roll, and Iguodala was forced to defend Bosh, who is 2.11m tall. Bosh didn't perform well in the whole game today, but he lived up to James' trust in the crunch time.
With an absolute height advantage, Bosh hit a solid shot, and the Heat moved back to two points.
Bosh was about to high-five James to celebrate after scoring the goal, but saw James yelling nervously: "Quickly get out of the way!" Retreat! ”
Before Bosh could react to what was going on, Yiyang had already passed past him with the ball! The Mavericks are still playing a fast-paced offense, and they don't give the Heat any time to defend!
Yiyang ran wildly with the ball, then made an emergency stop outside the three-point line, holding the ball with both hands, ready to shoot!
Just when the players of the Heat team braked the car and wanted to come up again to block Yiyang, Yiyang, who was staring at the basket, turned his wrist and passed the ball to Nick, who slipped to the bottom left corner. Poplar.
Nick. Yang received the ball and threw it, and he didn't waste this open opportunity when he felt hot today. Three points in the bottom corner passed through the net, and Yiyang's 18th assist!
"It's fast-paced, it's still fast-paced. It's no coincidence that the pace suddenly picks up, it's definitely Carlisle's arrangement! ”
"What a fucking damn one!" Spoelstra yelled, and the Heat team finally got up a little in the third quarter, but I didn't expect that Carlisle guy to play a sudden change of formation! Well, the 14-point margin weighed heavily on the Heat's head, and their hopes of winning the game became increasingly slim.
Carlisle's change of lineup is not enough, and most importantly, the Mavericks also have a super point guard who can turn the head coach's setup into reality. The combination of Yiyang and Carlisle is simply impeccable!
Before you know it, the rhythm of the Heat is also picked up by the Mavericks. It's like this when you play on the court, sometimes when the opponent picks up the tempo, you can't help but play faster. Even a team as sophisticated as Spurs occasionally makes such mistakes.
But at this time, the Heat did not have the conditions to play a fast-paced offense. Although Bosh is playing the No. 5 position and James is playing the No. 4 position at this time, the Heat is also a small lineup. But unlike the Mavericks, the Heat's small lineup doesn't run very well.
Wade, Ray. Neither Allen nor Bosh are fast, and Norris, the only one who can run after James. Cole doesn't have much finishing ability.
As a result, this attack became James' personal attack again. He went inside alone and forced a layup, closing the gap again.
But Carlisle isn't in a hurry, and the Heat are just struggling. To equalize, the Heat need to be an offensive surge. However, without defense, there can be no offensive climax!
As soon as James landed on the ground after a layup, the Mavericks had already sent the ball out. The Heat's No. 6 even felt like he was running out of breath. This time, Yiyang, who needed to catch the ball, dragged it to the end. Young, Iguodala and Carter Sr. had already rushed to the frontcourt.
Yiyang is not far behind and advances rapidly. But as soon as he crossed the midfield line, Yiyang passed the ball directly!
Thunder. Aaron saw the basketball flying towards him, and he knew that the ball must have been passed to Iguodala behind him.
The legendary shooter of the '96 Golden Generation jumped high but couldn't catch the basketball. Yiyang's pass is not so easy to be truncated.
Basketball over Ray. Aaron's hands flew right over Iguodala's head. Iguodala easily unloaded the basketball and jumped straight on the spot for a dunk.
"Assists near the halfway line! How did he do it!? No one in this world can pass the ball so accurately! "Mike. Brin was completely suppressed, and the game had simply turned into Yiyang's solo show!
In a flash of lightning, the Mavericks scored again. With 19 assists, Yiyang is only 2 miles away from "Magic" Johnson's record of 21 assists in a single game in the finals!
Spoelstra called a halt to the game, and the Heat's defense collapsed. Yiyang's precise conduction did not give the Heat any chance to organize defense at all.
After the timeout, the Heat's defense was indeed much faster, but it still couldn't stop Yiyang's wonderful pass and the Mavericks' off-ball blocking and fast running.
With 3:30 left in the game, James' long-range three-pointer helped the Heat tie the deficit to 12 points.
This time, the Mavericks didn't play fast, and Yiyang controlled the rhythm as he wanted on the court, like a metronome that never made mistakes.
Kevin. Harlan's face was bloodless, because at this time, Yiyang's assists were already 21. "Magic" Johnson's 30-year-old record was tied by Yiyang.
Again, if Yiyang assists one more time, he will directly break the record!
At this time, fans and commentators around the world have discovered the mystery hidden in this terrifying data. People no longer pay attention to the win or loss of this game, and the reason for everyone to watch this game is to witness the birth of a new record!
This time, the Heat's defense was tight. Yiyang had no way to complete the assist directly, so he had to play the ball to Iguodala for the transfer.
At the same time, Nick. Young hung up the off-ball cover set up by Carter Sr. and pocketed it outside the three-point line to ask for the ball. But Carter's cover quality was not as solid as the interior, and Wade easily bypassed the pick-and-roll to catch up with the Knicks. Yang finished the jam before he could make a move.
Nick. Young is not a consistent shooter per se, he belongs to the kind of player who "convulses". was interfered with by Wade again, and this shot went straight out of the frame.
Gobert and Bosh competed for the rebound together, and under Bosh's interference, Gobert failed to grab the basketball directly, but clicked the ball. Unfortunately, the basketball was spotted out of bounds.
The Heat players breathed a sigh of relief, and this time the defense finally succeeded. With a 12-point difference, if it goes well, they will be able to close the gap back to single digits in the next round.
Just when the players of the Heat team were about to serve the baseline ball, a black shadow flew out of the baseline and fished the ball back before the basketball landed!
He saved the ball back to Rudy. Goebel in his hands! "Mike. Brin shouted, Kevin. Harlan's blood pressure soared.
Yiyang's save is not just a random pick up of the ball, he has already thought about who he wants to save this ball before he saves it.
The basketball jumped into Gobert's arms with precision, and when the Heat players who had let their guard down were ready to make up for the defense, Gobert had already jumped on the spot and poured the basketball into the frame!
Yiyang landed on his back, fell off the bottom line, and slid some distance on the waxed wooden floor. It wasn't until I hit the cheerleader's thigh that I finally stopped.
Looking at Yiyang who fell to the ground, Kevin. Harlan's mind was blank. An incredible save assist, this guy's passing ability is simply incredible.
And a new record for the finals was born!