Chapter 234: Old Fellows

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"Peja. Stojakovic, this guy's defense has made the Trail Blazers useless! Gerrard. Wallace was still a little confused, he probably didn't think he would be covered by Peja. The Trail Blazers wanted to pull the score away, and Peja poured cold water on McMillan and his players! Now, the Mavericks will have a chance to overtake! ”

At the age of thirty-four, he hit a three-pointer to tie the score and break the opponent's attempt to regain the advantage with a block on the stage of a key playoff battle. The playoffs are a perfect stage where good actors make a name for themselves and bad actors are brutally eliminated. There is no doubt that Peja, the thirty-four-year-old veteran, does not want to be eliminated yet!

After Peja completed the block, he immediately handed the ball to Yiyang. An opportunity to fight back is in front of Yiyang's eyes, and of course he will not waste it.

This time, Yiyang did not suppress the rhythm, but hit at full speed. When Yiyang began to soar on the hardwood floor of the American Airlines Center Arena, it seemed that a whirlwind was blowing throughout the arena.

No player on the Trail Blazers roster can match Yiyang's speed, although Gerald. Wallace chased back with all his might, although Miller Sr. was also running desperately. But Yiyang was still the first to enter the penalty area, soared into the air, and unceremoniously reversed the score with a tomahawk-style split.

At that moment, the whole "blue sea" in the stands was churning. From Peja's block to Yiyang's dunk, everything that just happened is really very ornamental. And most importantly, the Mavericks finally reversed the score after being suppressed for six minutes!

McMillan did not hesitate and immediately called a halt to the game. He needs to interrupt the Mavericks' momentum, and this guy doesn't want to wait for the team to fall too far behind before making adjustments.

"Jason, you're on the field! Also, you play the second position! We continue to look for opportunities beyond the three-point line and wait for the Trail Blazers' defense to spread! You've done a great job, Peja, and I'm looking forward to your better performance in the future! Taking advantage of McMillan's timeout, Carlisle also began to implement his own rotation policy.

With the dual point guard duo of Kidd and Yiyang playing for the team, Carlisle believes that this is definitely enough to make McMillan clearly realize that he lost not because of bad luck!

Coming back from the timeout, both sides made lineup changes. The Trail Blazers replaced Wallace with Batum, while the Mavericks replaced Stevenson with Kidd.

"The Mavericks have a two-point guard formation, and they're going to step up their offense!" Kenny. Smith saw Carlisle's purpose at a glance, and it seemed that Carlisle and McMillan really didn't give each other a chance to breathe. As soon as they catch the slightest gap, they will launch an onslaught in an attempt to pull the score away. The strategy of these two managers is not to fight each other until the last moment, but to end the fight as quickly as possible! So, from the first minute, the game was destined to be very bloody.

Miller Sr. regained possession of the ball, and this time, the Trail Blazers' offense was not so impatient, and Kidd wanted to steal Miller, but the veteran's rich experience allowed him to dodge Kidd's pressing many times.

Wesley. Matthews and Yiyang were opposed, and he suddenly accelerated with a reverse run, opening up half of his body with Yiyang. After that, Marcus. Camby tried to make an off-ball block for Matthews, but his pace seemed to be a little slower. If it goes on like this, he can't stop Yiyang.

In a hurry, Camby quietly moved a step when he was already ready to block and dismantle, this step made Yiyang collide with Camby, and the huge impact force could make Yiyang fall directly to the ground.

"Illegal cover!" Carlisle shouted at the pitch with open arms, but the referee ignored him.

At the same time, Matthews, who threw off Yiyang, jumped up directly, and the elder Miller immediately took out the ball and passed an aerial relay for Matthews.

With Chandler being transferred out of the box by Camby, Wesley. Matthews caught the basketball with both hands steadily, dunked hard, and completed a wonderful aerial cooperation with Miller Sr.

An aerial relay dunk allowed the Trail Blazers to re-equalize the score. Of course, it also reassured McMillan.

"A beautiful aerial relay allowed the Trail Blazers to stabilize the situation. Camby is indeed suspected of illegal cover-up. But the referee said that it doesn't count, then these two points are valid! ”

Carlisle held back his anger and yelled at Kidd, who was advancing on the ball. "Remember, hit threes, threes!"

The Trail Blazers players thought they had stabilized the situation, however, an even more intense storm was approaching.

Kidd had just passed half time on the ball before he stopped his steps and waited for his teammates to come up with a play. Yiyang immediately activated, came out of the bottom right corner to the horn position, and received a pass from Kidd.

After receiving the ball, Yiyang did not stop, but continued to run outside the three-point line.

When Yiyang ran to the top of the three-point arc, Kidd also made an off-ball block for his rookie teammate.

"The blocking and dismantling coordination on the guard line, let's see what results the master and apprentice duo of Yi and Kidd will achieve!" It's no secret that Kidd is helping the Mavericks work Yiyang. People are eager to see what kind of performance these two point guards, one old and one young, can give in the playoffs.

After hanging the block, Matthews was delayed, and the old Miller naturally quickly switched to Yiyang. At the same time, Matthews did not stay in front of Kidd, but walked towards Yiyang.

Yiyang is McMillan's key defensive target, and Matthews's approach is understandable.

Seeing the bag coming up, Yiyang looked at Peja who was standing outside the three-point line on the left side, and raised his hand to pass the ball.

People thought that Yiyang was going to throw the ball to Peja, who had the right feeling, and even Peja himself thought so. But Yiyang, who was about to pass the ball forward, suddenly threw the ball behind him, and the basketball quickly jumped into Kidd's hands, and at this time, Kidd was empty in front of him!

"A very deceptive story! Jason. Kidd, he got an open shot! "In Kenny. Under Smith's shouting, Kidd made a decisive move.

Everyone on the Trail Blazers can only watch this 38-year-old veteran pierce their hearts with a three-pointer!

"Another three-pointer from the Mavericks, from Jason. Kyd! The smooth rotation ball advantage of the two point guards was brought into full play, and the cooperation with Kidd tore the Trail Blazers' defense apart! ”

A 34-year-old Peja, a 38-year-old Kidd. These two guys, who are both in their 70s combined, have put the Trail Blazers on the back foot again.

Later, on the Trail Blazers' offense, Aldridge used his tough back-to-back single turnaround jumper to renew the team's score. But before the Trail Blazers could gain momentum, they were suppressed again!

This time, Kidd's sudden inward cut caught Miller Sr. off guard. Yiyang's scalpel-like pass cut through the Trail Blazers' defense and sent the ball to Kidd, who was heading straight to the basket.

When someone storms the basket, all teams' defensive formations habitually shrink, and the Trail Blazers are no exception.

But in the eyes of an organizer like Kidd, there's more to the basketball court than just hoops.

Kidd stepped inside, stared at the basket, and jumped high. But in the air, the guy flicked his wrist and passed the ball diagonally beyond the three-point line.

Kidd's pass found Peja's "European cannon" with precision, and the Frenchman Batum tried his best to pounce forward, but Peja's high shot and fast speed allowed him to be undisturbed.

The three points passed through the net again, bringing only a "white wave". The fans are crazy because they feel like they've gone back to the days when Peja was still playing for the Kings!

"Spread the defense and don't give the Mavericks a three-point shot!" After being hit three three-pointers in a row, McMillan began to sit still a little. He decided to abandon the strategy of focusing on protecting the basket and build the defense outside the three-point line. However, the black coach didn't know that all of this was going according to Carlisle's plan.

Then on the attack, the basketball was again played to Peja. Only this time, French striker Batum did not give Peja any space.

It's simple to defend a shooter, completely force him to death, and don't give him space to shoot. No matter how accurate he is, there is nothing he can do.

However, Peja is not a simple goalscorer, his cunning, cleverness, movement, big-picture vision, air cuts, passing and improvisation are all easily overlooked.

Peja didn't rush when she was pressed by the defense, but instead held the basketball high and twisted her waist from side to side to avoid Batum's steal.

Suddenly, Peja's veteran eyes lit up. He grabbed the ball with one hand, stretched his long arm to Batum's waist, and struck the ball away.

The basketball travels through the crowd, hits the wooden floor, and bounces back. Yiyang just appeared, held the ball steadily, and used a horseback archery shooting action to steadily put the basketball into the frame.

"Peja's pass! My God! Can anyone tell me if that guy on the field is really Peja? Are you sure this guy didn't come over from 2002? "Charles. Barkley exclaimed in an exaggerated manner that no one was expecting Peja to perform until the game began. But what about now? The European, however, performed his all-round performance. It can be said that without him, there would be no current Mavericks lead!

This goal turned the Mavericks' lead into a six-point lead. McMillan shook his head helplessly, and finally sealed the Mavericks outside the three-point line, but they missed frequently outside the three-point line.

Carlisle, on the other hand, was triumphant, and the Mavericks' performance today did not disappoint Carlisle. Yiyang is a magical guy, not because of his magical passing, but because that rookie can always make the people around him shine.....

Last time, it was Dirk, who scored 18 points in the final quarter. Today, it's the low-key hero who is always overlooked, Peja. Stojakovic!

McMillan's wish to take a victory away from Dallas is unlikely to be fulfilled by Yiyang......

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