Chapter 573: The Skinny Man is Crazy Too
Yiyang steals Paul's pass and completes the folding back dunk, and as soon as the game starts, the taciturn No. 1 guard makes the arrogant Griffin deflated. Although this mistake must be counted on Paul's head, there is no doubt that this is the beginning of Yiyang's declaration of war on Griffin!
"Griffin may not have expected to meet such strong resistance when he came up, but he still looks confident, so let's see how Blake performs."
The goal just now was a clever trick on Yiyang, who predicted Paul's passing timing and passing method in advance. But a 48-minute basketball game can't be supported by cleverness.
After calming down, Yiyang also found that the Clippers have indeed changed quite a lot this year. Griffin's offensive tools on the interior are more abundant, and Dirk, who was able to easily defend Griffin, is even older.
Paul still didn't choose to attack on his own this time, and CP3 is not a No. 1 position with a strong desire to score. If you see Paul having to play with the ball on his own, that's a sign that the Clippers have gone wrong offensively.
Normally, Paul's task is to guide the team to attack, not to score himself. This time was no exception, as Paul broke through and attracted the defense of Yiyang and Nowitzki. But just as he stepped into the three-second zone, the experienced "captain" threw the ball behind his back.
With this back pass, Paul didn't even look back at the receiver's position. Like Yiyang, Paul's passing is not based on his eyes, but on his brain. Even before he burst into the three-second zone, Paul had memorized everyone's position.
Griffin was on the edge of the three-second zone, and the basket was picked up from mid-range range. If it had been placed before, Griffin would have taken a big step into the restricted area for a dunk. But now, Griffin is holding up his basketball and jumping out!
Although his shooting motion still looked a little stiff, the basketball bounced off the inside of the basket several times before crashing into the net.
After the goal, Griffin happily high-fived Paul and thanked the "Boss" for the scoring opportunity he had received. After that, the "White Demon Beast" glared at Yiyang viciously.
I feel pretty good today, maybe it's not a problem to cut down thirty or forty points!
Yiyang shook his head, he didn't know what Griffin guy had to be happy about. With his uncomfortable shooting action like constipation, the shooting rate can be stable.
But that shot just now also made the Clippers' strategy today very clear. Doug. Rivers, the former Celtics championship coach, is planning to rely on Griffin and Jordan Jr. to make a big fuss on the inside!
In this regard, Yiyang is not worried at all. Yesterday, he had already done the ideological work for that Goebel guy!
The offense hit again, and Yiyang didn't give Griffin and Paul any face. He first borrowed Hellam Porter's pick-and-roll to break through Paul, and then he made a drifting shot with Griffin's defense.
The basketball went straight to the net, and in one round, Yiyang defeated Paul and Griffin at the same time. The cheers of the Mavericks fans rang out again, the same shot, Yiyang's shot just now was much more handsome than Griffin!
"It seemed that he played very well today, and before the game people thought that Griffin didn't respond because he was scared. But now, it seems that there is no such thing at all! That guy is just habitually taciturn. "In the stands, Mike. Brin smiled. How could a guy who dared to confront Kobe Bryant in Staples in his rookie season bow his arrogant head in front of a mere Griffin?
Yiyang's offense was still smooth, but Rivers' plan worked just as well. When the Clippers came back on the attack, they finally completed the first aerial relay of the game.
In this ball, Paul suddenly threw the ball in the direction of the basket while he was dribbling forward. When he passed, he hadn't even stepped into the three-point line.
Following the trajectory of basketball, Yiyang realized that little Jordan had left the aged Daim Porter far behind.
In the face of the basketball flying high, Daim Porter, who was chasing after Jordan Jr., was helpless. And little Jordan pulled up on the spot, grabbed the basketball firmly with his big hand, and came to a shocking dunk!
When Jordan Jr. dunked, fans couldn't help but worry about the basket in the Mainland of the American Route Center Arena. Jordan Jr. weighs so much and is going to be so strong, maybe he might really be able to pull the basket down.
After Jordan Jr.'s goal, Griffin rushed up and jumped up excitedly to touch his chest. Looking at his excited appearance, it was as if he had just completed the dunk.
Yiyang shook his head, a clown is a clown. Do you think doing this on purpose scares me? No, that just makes me feel more like a fat punch on you!
Ever since Griffin flipped Nowitzki in his rookie season and showed off his might, Yiyang hated this stupid big man to the extreme. After all these years, Griffin's personality has really not changed at all.
In the next few rounds, the Mavericks and Clippers played each other offensively and defensively. But the difference is that most of the Mavericks' scoring comes from shooting. Most of the Clippers' scoring comes from layups and dunks from interior players.
I have to admit that the aging Nowitzki and Daim Porter are indeed a little weak in front of the young and vigorous Griffin and Jordan Jr. Five minutes later, the two sides were tied at 11. Nowitzki and Damham Porter are both sweating profusely, and Griffin and Jordan Jr. are really in a lot of trouble under Paul's thread.
When Jordan Jr. once again grabbed the offensive rebound on the head of the Haitian old center, and then directly forced a one-handed dunk to win, Carlisle finally called a halt to the game!
Gobert, who was sitting on the sidelines, suddenly had a light in his eyes, and he knew that the moment he had been waiting for had arrived!
"Samuel, you're doing a good job, let's take a break." At the beginning of the timeout, Carlisle was the first to pat Durham Potter on the back and then beckoned the staff to bring him Gatorade and a towel.
Dareham Potter has done his best, and he has no stage fright because of the difference in strength with the other party. He's done his part, so it's time to move on to the next part.
"Rudy, don't I need to say anything more, do you? You and Yi work well together, and I'm sure they won't have much advantage in the next three seconds. ”
Goebel nodded, then looked at Yiyang. Yiyang smiled confidently at Gobert, don't be afraid of rookies, there is a brother to play with you!
The timeout ended quickly, and Carlisle did not make any tactical adjustments this timeout, the main purpose was to make substitutions. And on the Clippers' side, Rivers also sent the strongest lineup.
He used this year's Sixth Man of the Year award for best candidate Jamal Jamal Brown. Crawford replaced Dudley, but Carlisle was unfazed. Crawford, that guy handed over to Tony. Aaron, that's totally enough. Now the question is, can Gobert's thin and tall inside line hold up!
"Don't be nervous, remember, reuse your reach to your advantage. Sometimes, there are unexpected results. ”
When Gobert gave Yiyang the baseline ball, Yiyang winked at the French center. As soon as he stepped onto the court, the tension in Gobert's mind completely disappeared. He who chooses, just wants to fight!
Yiyang controlled the ball and switched outside the three-point line, calling Nowitzki to block it for himself. Griffin immediately withdrew, and Nowitzki's kind of guy must not leave him any space to shoot.
In this way, Yiyang broke through. Although Paul soon entangled Yiyang again, Yiyang still relied on Paul to break through!
Suddenly to the basket, Yiyang slammed into it, earning himself some space for a layup. He lifted the basketball and seemed to want to score himself with a master layup!
Paul immediately jumped from Yiyang's side, and at the same time, Little Jordan's giant also jumped high!
However, the basketball that was thrown by Yiyang did not rub the rebound and refract into the net. Instead, it jumped over the palm of Paul's little Jordan and fell to the other side of the basket.
"Because of great obstruction, did you get on a 'bridge'?" Mike. Brin stared at the court curiously, it stands to reason that Yiyang's level would not make such a low-level mistake.
It really won't, because Yiyang is not a layup at all, but a pass!
Behind Little Jordan, a giant tower rises from the ground! When he straightens his arm, it seems that the sky is also within reach!
After holding the basketball firmly in the air, Gobert's body also began to fall. Catching this inertia, Gobert grabbed the basketball with five fingers, and then concentrated all his strength on his right hand.
"Box!" All the fans saw was Gobert taking the basketball at a very striking height and then falling quickly! And that cute basketball was also pressed into the frame by him!
Since Gobert jumped behind Jordan Jr., just below the frame happened to be Jordan Jr. who raised his hand to block the ball. So, this slam dunk looks very much like a slam dunk.
"Rudy. Goebel! Pretty Buckle! Hahaha, his shocking dunk saved face for the Mavericks. Now, the dunk between the guard and the interior player is no longer the preserve of the Los Angeles Clippers! Barkley danced in the stands, and O'Neill looked at his old friend with idiotic eyes.
But seriously, Gobert's kid's dunk just now was really amazing!
"Damn, damn noob!" When serving the baseline ball, Jordan Jr. scolded. It can be seen that he didn't expect that Gobert's tall and thin guy would give him a dismount as soon as he came up.
Griffin has seen all of this, and in that case, then he's not going to blame me for being rude, French boy!
Yiyang lightly high-fived Gobert in the process of retreating, and the opportunity just now was actually not good, and it was very likely that there would be a mistake. But Yiyang still resolutely chose to connect with Gobert in the air, for the simple reason that it would make him full of confidence!
Defending next, Gobert is not as scared as he was just now. Although those strong men look bluffing, they are not invincible.
This time, Griffin gave Paul a look as he attacked. Paul then burst to the right side of the basket, as if trying to use his individual ability to solve the Clippers' troublesome offense.
Yiyang follows Paul to move, and Nowitzki follows Yiyang according to Carlisle's arrangement, acting as a second point of protection to watch out for Paul.
When Paul walked to the right side of the basket, he stepped back and jumped straight to shoot!
Yiyang and Nowitzki both sealed it, and although Paul's desire to score is not strong, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have the ability to score. As long as Paul wanted to, he was the guy who could cut down thirty or forty points casually!
Seeing that Yiyang and Nowitzki both jumped with him, Paul did not panic, but changed his throw into a pass and threw the ball directly into Griffin's hands!
Griffin was overjoyed that the strategy had worked! He now only has Gobert's thin, seemingly intimidating man guarding the basket, and he will die!
Griffin holds the ball and goes straight into the penalty area and takes off! Yiyang watched another tall figure fly up from the side, and an imperceptible smile appeared on his "paralyzed" face.
Die, Blake.
Griffin was in the air and was about to dunk! But before the arm could exert force, Gobert, who straightened his long arm, slammed the basketball away!
Gobert didn't intend to go head-to-head with Griffin at all, he used his obvious reach advantage to complete the block before Griffin exerted his strength, so as to eliminate the possibility of being blocked!
"What!? ......" Griffin landed in disbelief, he couldn't believe his dunk was actually blocked!
However, in the next second, Griffin saw an even more desperate picture. Yiyang had already received the basketball that was flown out and began to run wildly to the front court......