The direct battle between the Mavericks and the Clippers is also a conversation between two young and highly individual players. Long before the end of the regular season, the media began to hype up the game.

There are too many hype stories between Yiyang and Griffin, they are both considered the most superstar-like young people in the league today, starting from Yiyang snatching Griffin's Rookie of the Year award last season, and then to this All-Star Game, the friction between Griffin and Yiyang escalated. The dispute between the two finally came to settle the account.

“…… Yihe and the Mavericks defeated almost all their opponents in the regular season and led the Mavericks to the playoffs again with a good record of third place in the West. However, they were the only ones who did not win against the Los Angeles Clippers. ”

"Both teams are in great shape at the moment and I think it's going to be a very intense and very good series, and the Mavericks can accept temporary defeat in the regular season, but trust me, they certainly won't take a step back in the playoffs!"

Before the game, he also declined to comment on the game and his opponent Griffin, who said in the face of reporters' questions that the Clippers will be able to fight back against the higher-ranked Mavericks to win. In any case, the process of this game is bound to be very intense! ”

The discussion about the Mavericks and Clippers has never stopped, and fans are very much looking forward to the collision of the two teams. And this day has finally come.

Just one day after the end of the regular season, the NBA league pushed the flames of the NBA playoffs to the world without giving fans and players any reaction or respite.

Mavericks vs. Clippers, two teams that once had little to do with each other, are now the two most watched teams in the first round of the playoffs.

The conflict between Yiyang and Griffin, and the Mavericks' experience of three kills against the Clippers, have made this game more interesting topics.

Switching between the regular season and the playoffs quickly is no easy task for players. Although they have only just come out of a seasoned season of intense competition, the players have had to play at a more intense pace.

But when the Clippers and Mavericks players came out to warm up, you didn't see that these were two teams that had just finished the regular season. Aren't they tired? Of course tired. But in the face of a mortal enemy, no one wants to relax!

From the players who came out to warm up, it can be seen that both sides are elite, the Mavericks have a complete lineup, and the Clippers are also on the Clippers side, except for Billups, who has already been out for the season.

With no injuries and other factors to worry about, it's going to be a hard-fought bloody matchup.

Fifteen minutes before the start of the game, the players warm up and walk off the pitch again, and the coach must make the final arrangements for the players within 15 minutes.

The original white tactical board has been drawn into a mess, but it doesn't matter, no one looks at it, the real tactics have long been imprinted in the minds of the players.

At this time, TNT TV gave Yiyang and Paul a split-screen shot. Although the conflict between Yiyang and Griffin is one of the highlights of this game, everyone knows that the direct dialogue between Yiyang and Paul is the essence of this game.

In his first year with the Clippers, Paul led the "Los Angeles No. 2 Team" to the playoffs. Of course, he wants more than just the playoffs. Paul will not be satisfied with such a result in one round, so he will definitely give his best against Yiyang. Western Conference Finals and even the championship, this is Paul's yearning!

And Yiyang, who has grown up, is not fully backward in the face of Paul. The "fairy battle" between the two star point guards obviously whetted everyone's appetite.

"The Mavericks are really strong, very strong, and they beat the Big Three last season to win the championship without being favored. This season, he also entered the playoffs as the third in the West when he was looked down upon all the way. But! Off the court, Clippers coach Vinnie. De Nagro is making the final moves on his players. He suddenly changed his words, and the players were in good spirits.

"Only against us, the Mavericks have never won! We played away today, but there was no reason for them to take the win away! Go on the field and send the defending champions home! ”

"Roar!" The players roared in response to De Nagro's impassioned remarks, and one by one they stepped onto the pitch with the determination to win.

The Clippers are aggressive, and the Mavericks are a little tepid.

Yiyang, Carter, Marion, Dirk and Haywood, the Mavericks' starting lineup has been in place since the start of the season. The guys don't look as excited as the Clippers' starting five when they come on the court, but don't think it's because they've accepted their fate.

This group of guys on the Mavericks has been deeply influenced by Yiyang's character, and this team has also been imprinted by Yiyang. Their excitement will only show up during the game!

The referee blew the whistle and threw the basketball into the air, and the hands of the two giants, Jordan Jr. and Heywood, intertwined in the air. At that moment, Yiyang's eyes suddenly widened.

Griffin, your best days are over!

"DeAndrew. Jordan fought for the Clippers to get the first strike, ladies and gentlemen, your long-awaited Mavericks vs. Clippers game in the Western Conference playoffs has begun! "Kenny. Smith's shouts kicked off the contest, with Barkley and O'Neal getting into top shape from the start. The two living treasures stared at the court solemnly, Kenny. Smith rarely saw the two of them so serious.

Paul picked up the basketball with light and began to organize the Clippers' first offense. As soon as Paul held the ball, the entire Mavericks tensed up. Because they know very well that Paul is the same as Yiyang, and the threat he brings is not only himself, this guy can revitalize a whole team!

Paul strolled to the three-point line and reached out for Griffin to block for him.

"Champion Lang" Griffin excitedly blocked Yiyang's side, although this ball was blocked by himself for Paul, but Griffin knew very well that this was Paul making the ball for himself!

After the block, Paul did not hesitate, and directly borrowed the cover to plunge under the basket. I have to admit that the quality of Griffin's blocking and dismantling is still very high, and Yiyang was stunned and didn't squeeze through.

Seeing that Paul got rid of Yiyang, Nowitzki had to switch to Paul. When Paul saw Nowitzki stretch out his arms in front of him, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he threw the ball directly to the rebound!

At the same time, Griffin, who had done the cover, had already cut inside. The only thing he needs to do now is jump up and grab the basketball in the air and stuff it into the frame!

It's a classic pick-and-roll tie between Paul and Griffin, whose subtle passing, combined with Griffin's athleticism, has earned Los Angeles the nickname "City of Empty Picks." It turns out that Paul and Griffin did not disappoint the fans, watching the Clippers game, the most important thing is the wonderful air relay!

Griffin jumped hard and was ready to open the game with an open catch. Yiyang took the lead, and with an incredible starting height, he was stunned to catch the high pass directly before Griffin!

“hat！？”

"Impossible, right!?"

"Yiyang, hahahaha, he broke this ball too beautifully!"

Suddenly, there were bursts of exclamations from the commentary platform. Even Paul, who passed the ball to Griffin, widened his eyes. Blake. Griffin, a guy with amazing bounce, actually lost to a point guard in the air!

The height of Yiyang's vertical bounce just now made Paul gasp. What is a straight line of lift-off, what Paul just saw is a straight line of lift-off!

After cutting off the basketball, Yiyang directly slammed the basketball to the ground.

The basketball bounced through the crowd and bounced back into the hands of old Carter, who had already started.

"Ho ho, a very long distance pass to the ground, and it was very accurate. It seems that Kidd learned everything he needed to learn! ”

Yiyang assisted the elder Carter to take off again with a pleasing long-distance ground-hitting pass, and the latter scored a one-handed slam dunk with no one to chase after him, earning the Mavericks a good start to their playoff journey!

"Damn it!" Seeing Carter's goal, Griffin gritted his teeth. Just now, he actually lost to Yiyang in the bounce that he was most proud of, which really made Griffin feel very shameless.

In fact, Yiyang was able to steal the empty pass just now, relying on more than just bouncing. Before the game, Yiyang and Carlisle almost threw up when they watched the video of the Clippers' game. So when Paul beckoned Griffin to block and dismantle, Yiyang probably guessed Paul's next thoughts.

Top-level anticipation ability, this is the weapon that Kidd was able to dominate on the defensive end back then. And now, this ability has also been passed on to Yiyang. As Kidd himself said, seeing that Yiyang can do this, he can already retire behind the curtain with peace of mind.

Then on a Clippers offense, Paul broke through the ball and let Mavericks veteran Cuaron Brown. Butler gets an opportunity from beyond the three-point line.

Before the start of last season, Caron. Butler is also the Mavericks' second-leading scorer. Sending his team's No. 2 scorer away for a rookie was met with unanimous criticism for Cuban's decision at the time.

But for now, Kuban's decision couldn't have been more sensible. Butler fired directly from the three-point line, but Marion's defense was very active.

If it was the regular season, maybe Marion would let Butler shoot in order to conserve his strength. But this is the playoffs, and in the playoffs, everyone on the Mavericks is reckless!

Butler, who was heavily disrupted, had a messy pace of his shots, and Paul's brilliant pass still failed to convert into a score. Haywood desperately protected the rebound under Jordan Jr.'s huge pressure, and the Clippers' offense failed again!

Without hesitation, Heywood handed the ball directly to Yiyang. Yiyang raised his left hand and shouted as he passed half the court.

"Block one, block one!"

Since Kidd's teachings last time, Yiyang has been shouting more and more frequently on the court. Hearing Yiyang's order, Nowitzki set up a block for Yiyang near the halfway line.

The purpose of this kind of blocking and dismantling is very simple, to create misalignment!

Paul was blocked like this and temporarily lost his defensive position. Yiyang was about to get up, but Griffin changed to Yiyang.

The fans in the stadium stood up and cheered, and the matchup they had hoped to see finally appeared.

Dirk's pick-and-roll also gave him a misplaced chance to attack and he will face Blake. Griffin, this old enemy! Haha, isn't the highlight of this game too early? ”

Griffin opened his arms, his eyes full of murder. He has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and today, he is going to personally kill Yiyang, the annoying guy, on the defensive end!

Yiyang was not in a hurry to use his speed to attack Griffin's defense, because he knew that once he made physical contact with the strong Griffin, it would be more than worth the loss, and he would inevitably fall into a bitter battle.

So, Yiyang's plan is to get past Griffin on the premise of trying not to make contact with him.

So, Yiyang began to walk to the right side with the ball, and suddenly accelerated halfway through.

Griffin reacted in time and immediately blocked Yiyang's breakthrough route. He was like a gate, completely separating Yiyang from the three-second zone.

But Yiyang didn't seem to be in a hurry, and after seeing that the route was blocked, he continued to dribble backwards under his crotch and retreated again. Griffin was secretly proud, he thought that Yiyang was going to give up the breakthrough when he retreated back to the three-point line.

However, just as Yiyang dribbled back, he was observing his teammates and suddenly knocked the ball to the ground! The basketball passed under Griffin's crotch, and at the same time, Yiyang quickly walked past Griffin, and one passed through the crotch!

"God, what did he do!?"

"I also wore the crotch past the Griffin!"

Griffin hurriedly turned around, but Yiyang had already received the basketball that he knocked out of the penalty area. At this time, it will be very difficult for Griffin to catch up with Yiyang.

DeAndrew. Jordan mooed his strength, ready to compete with Yiyang in the air. However, Yiyang is not stupid enough to go toe-to-toe with Jordan Jr. He threw his shot the moment he stepped into the edge of the three-second zone, and the basketball went over Jordan Jr.'s barrier and went straight to the net.

At that moment, the entire U.S. Route Center Arena was boiling. Everyone threw up their arms and cheered, and the fans in front of the TV felt like the cameras were shaking.

Under the fanatical shouts of the fans, Yiyang put his index finger to his lips and made a "shhh" gesture at Griffin.

You're talking too much, stupid big guy, one moment you're going to completely defeat Yiyang, and the other time you're the Mavericks have never defeated the Clippers...... Speaking of which, Yiyang felt like his ears were going to get calluses. From now on, shut up for me! Then, watch me perform!