Chapter 796: The starting candidate
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After the battle with the Utah Jazz, Hayward attracted countless fans, although he was defeated. Their spirit of persevering until the last minute and never giving up has made many fans love them.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing in this battle is Yiyang, who shines on the defensive end. If you talk about defending Paul and Harden, it's just luck. If you defend against Hayward in a row, it will be enough to explain the problem.
Hayward is a strong forward who dominates both height and weight. In this way, it was all guarded down by Yiyang, but it is not something that luck can explain.
Yiyang's strong body made his already terrifying defense even tighter, and it is always said that Yiyang's career has reached its peak. However, in fact, this three-time MVP, he is still getting stronger!
At this point, the Mavericks finally won ten in a row, completely sweeping away the shadow of the opening game loss. The iron hooves of the Dallas Cowboys are starting to wreak havoc in the league again.
On November 18, Yiyang, who had just finished playing Hayward, immediately met another of his college friends. Brad. Stevens stated that Isaiah. Thomas will fight Yiyang to the end.
In the penultimate game of last season's regular season, the fierce battle between the Celtics and the Mavericks is still regarded as a classic. In that game, Stevens pushed the head coach's power to the extreme, and there were big expectations for the seventh-place team in the East.
This season, Celtic really got rid of the image of a "weak team". Stevens' Celtics have won six of their last ten games! And Isaiah. Thomas has also been a pleasing performer after becoming the core of Stevens' mention.
In the past ten games, Thomas, who is only 1.75 meters tall, has averaged 22.6 points, 6.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game! He's undoubtedly a star point guard, and under Stevens' system, Thomas Jr. is playing even better than last season!
No coach would dare to use a guy who is only 1.75 meters tall as the core, but Stevens did, and it achieved good results. It's like back then, no one dared to give a full scholarship to a yellow-skinned child. But Stevens just dared, and so he created a legend.
Thomas Jr.'s climb has made everyone look forward to this game. But as it turns out, the Celtics are far from becoming the biggest powerhouse in the East, and having Thomas Jr. is not enough.
In this game, the Celtics have been struggling to chase points. The difference between the two sides is not large, basically between 4 and 8 points. But the Celtics just couldn't get over that big hurdle anyway, and they were kept crushed by the Mavericks. Seeing that they are about to catch up, the score difference will be widened again.
Isaiah. Thomas's performance today is still gratifying, and he still scored 18 points under the constraints of Yiyang's defensive monster. Of course, the hit rate is only 32%. However, compared to Paul and Harden, Thomas is already the best performer among the guards who have recently played against Yiyang.
Against Shang Yiyang, as long as a defender's hit rate does not fall below 30%, it is a success!
In the end, the Celtics lost. They chased for 48 minutes, but they just couldn't close the gap of a few points.
"Coach Stevens should be glad that against a team like the Mavericks, a loss is considered a win!"
'They only lost by four points, which is something to be happy about. The loss of only 4 points against the Mavericks shows that the strength of the Celtics is still very good! ”
The commentators were complimenting the Celtics on how good they were, as if it were the Bostonians who won. After all, there is nothing to say about the Mavericks winning now. The fact that the Celtics were able to resist for so long is news.
The strength of the Mavericks has made the entire league accustomed to it.
In the games after November, the Mavericks scored a series of devastating victories, and played a winning month.
17 straight wins, 17 wins and 1 loss, including defeating strong teams like the Spurs and Thunder. Of course, Yiyang's defense didn't let Westbrook and Tony . Parker felt good. 28% and 34% are the hit percentages that these two guys hand over when they are in line with Yiyang.
At the end of November, the Mavericks are second in the West. And the first place is the Golden State Warriors with 17 wins and 0 losses! Yiyang didn't become the best player in the West in November, and this award was intercepted by Curry!
Such a result made the whole league explode! The calf has obviously played such a terrible result, but he was still crushed by the warriors!
"This season, there are two super teams in the league. Warriors and Mavericks, I can't believe what they're going to do with this league! ”
On an ESPN one-off show, Mike. Brin came up with the phrase "super team". This kind of team is generally far stronger than other opponents in the league. Warriors and Mavericks, for example. And the Cavaliers led by James are not classified as super teams.
People have even predicted that there is a good chance that there will be an unprecedented two teams with 70+ wins this season!
"As long as the Mavericks and Warriors stay healthy, I believe this miracle is definitely possible!"
Mike. Brin squirted a mouthful of poisoned milk, and in the first game of December, someone from the Mavericks fell.
"Dwayne. Wade! He clutched his knees in pain! ”
On December 1, the Dallas Mavericks challenged the Portland Trail Blazers after all the starting five Tigers were dismantled. In the fifth minute of the third quarter of the game, Wade broke through and knocked his knee to McCollum before falling to the ground in pain.
Carlisle was angry, and this injury was purely an accident and could not be blamed on McCollum. How long Wade will be out of action, he doesn't know. However, judging from Wade's expression, the injury may not be light this time.
Wade is still averaging 19 points per game this season, making him the Mavericks' No. 2 scoring spot. Without a significant star, the Mavericks' offensive power is bound to be greatly reduced.
Fortunately, the Mavericks still won the game by 3 points. But what about the next game? Carlisle doesn't think he's going to be lucky forever.
After the game, under Benjamin's careful inspection, the Mavericks officially announced that Wade would be out of injury for at least 3-4 weeks. "The Flash's" knees are already extremely fragile, and it is already very incredible that Wade was able to play 74 games in good health last season. You know, in the past five years, Wade has basically only been able to play 50-60 games per season, and it was because of Wade's unexpected health last season that the Mavericks were able to create a 74-win myth.
"If I had been more long-term in my sophomore year, maybe I wouldn't have had so many injuries today. That's when my knee problems basically started, and the medical technology and concept of 12 years ago were completely different from now. At that time, everybody was saying that I would have a 20-year career, maybe I wouldn't have a knee problem, and everyone was thinking about how to get me back on the court as soon as possible. But the truth is...... Hey......"
When interviewed by reporters, Wade could only sigh helplessly. After a month-long injury at the critical moment of chasing the Warriors, Wade was also very unwilling. But injuries, it's something that everybody can't control.
Sure enough, after losing Wade, the second scorer. On December 4, the Mavericks' undefeated golden body was finally broken.
In the face of the Houston Rockets' fierce firepower, the Mavericks, who lacked a second scoring spot, were a little difficult to contend with. Although Yiyang scored a season-high 39 points, it was difficult to beat four hands with one punch, and the Mavericks finally collapsed in the Toyota Center.
With an 18-2 record, the Mavericks' winning streak was ended by Harden. The Warriors still have a terrifying record of 19-0 and continue to laugh at the league! While the 18-2 record is still excellent, this game is still a wake-up call for Carlisle.
With Tony. Allen played the starting No. 2 position, and the effect was actually not good. Although the Mavericks' defense will be very tight, the offense will only rely on Yiyang and Dirk. Iguodala and Gobert don't have too strong scoring ability.
The lack of scoring points makes it easy for the Mavericks to be targeted by the opponent. No matter how powerful Yiyang is, he is not a superman who opens plug-ins. Faced with a tight defense, you might ask Yiyang to score 39 points per game.
Now, Carlisle has to come out with a man to fill the void in Wade's absence. If left unchecked, Carlisle believes they won't even be able to see the Warriors' taillights in a month's time
But who is going to play the starting No. 2 position? Old Carter? God forbid, if Carlisle doesn't want Carter to retire early, it's better not to put him in the starting position.
Bazemore? Bazemore does fit the bill, but it seems to be a little worse off.
Jose. Barria's one-handed three-pointer is very suitable for Yiyang's side, but if this guy is on the court, defense will become a big problem, and he is not suitable for starting.
What about Mark? Mark's problem, like Bazemore's, is that he doesn't have enough attack power.
It seemed that Carlisle's eyes finally fell on Delon. on Williams.
After so many years, is this starting combination of two point guards still coming after all?
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