Chapter 875: Invincible Killer
Puzzled, Mike. Brin looked at the Warriors' data for the first three quarters of the game, and Curry, Durant, and Thompson all scored well, but their shooting percentages were not too high. Durant 45.1%, Curry 42.2%, Thompson 41.9%. Such a hit rate can only be said to be ordinary. That said, the Warriors' offense just looked fierce and was actually controlled by the Mavericks' defense all the time.
The Mavericks, on the other hand, relied on team strength to bite the score. But the most terrifying thing is that their star Yiyang hasn't really started scoring yet.
Steve. Cole's 7-point advantage is not very stable. So in the fourth quarter of the game, will Carlisle defend solidly or attack aggressively? From the coach to the players, the duel between the warriors and the Mavericks is really an all-round collision!
After Carlisle finished talking about tactics, Yiyang stepped onto the court. Of course, no one cares about him now, and the Warriors fans are cheering Curry for them. Playing the fourth quarter with a seven-point lead, Warriors fans were confident they could pull the game into a tie-break.
As long as the Mavericks are defeated and enter the finals, in the face of the already broken Cavaliers, isn't it a matter of winning two consecutive championships? The only obstacle in front of them is the Dallas Mavericks!
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Mavericks once again won the first attack. Yiyang is the same as the first three quarters, his advance is very slow and the pace is steady. After falling behind by 7 points in the last quarter, he can still be so calm, Cole really thinks that Yiyang's heart is not made of meat, it is completely a piece of iron!
This time, Yiyang did not continue to direct the offense from the outside, but handed the ball to Hayward. Cole felt a little strange that Yiyang seemed to be starting to change his style of play?
Hayward received the basketball and stopped at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, but Yiyang didn't stop running. Once he starts attacking without the ball, Yiyang's running will hardly stop! The average distance traveled in a race in Yiyang is almost two kilometers! This guy never stops until he hits the basket!
Clay. Thompson chased frantically behind Yiyang, and did not forget to raise his hands high to prevent Hayward from passing over the top. Suddenly! Yiyang, who originally cut to the basket, suddenly ran back and folded outside the three-point line!
The sudden change in the rhythm of Yiyang's reverse run made Thompson have no way to predict it! Yiyang is really good at changing the rhythm, whether it is with or without the ball.
Gobert went sideways, Clay. Thompson was delayed. Green was swapped out, but it was already too late. For Yiyang, his teammates only need to help him delay for a short time. Because the speed that this guy learned from Pejana allows him to shoot before the defense comes up every time!
This time is the same, Yiyang has already shot, and Green, the old black side, has just blocked it. It looks like Green is pounced fiercely, but in reality he is just doing useless work.
Yiyang made a three-point shot, and the basketball crossed the net in a perfect arc! hit a three-point shot, and Yiyang took the lead in scoring points as soon as he came up in the fourth quarter!
"Beautiful shots, see Kevin? The Mavericks changed their strategy, and Coach Carlisle wanted to let Yiya start scoring! "Mike. Brin didn't know why he was so excited, maybe he had foreseen a great scoring performance!
"Yi's line of attack is so clear, he always knows what he has to do! With only four points left, the Warriors need to be careful! ”
Switching to the Warriors' offense, Durant's shot missed Hayward's tight defense. Originally, the Mavericks did a very good job of defense today, but in the fourth quarter, it seemed that it was not falling but rising. Does Carlisle want to defend or attack? Or rather...... This guy is going to catch it with both hands!?
The Warriors failed offensively, as Mike . As Brin has previously analyzed, it will be difficult for them to get a second chance to attack, because Rudy. Gobert is a magnet under the basket, always getting the rebound into his hands.
The Warriors were quick to retreat and would rather grind with the Mavericks than let them play easy transition scores. Yiyang is holding the ball around on the outside again this time, could it be that the attack just now was just a whim?
In fact, after Yiyang made a few gestures on the outside, Mitchell and Hayward's runs took away the help defense, and then Gobert came to cover again, and no one could stop Yiyang.
Bypassing Gobert's blocking, Yiyang went straight to the basket. Kevin. Rooney switched defenses, but Yiyang only used a smooth and fast turn, like a stake, swept past Rooney, and easily picked up the basket.
Yiyang's goal looked extremely light, and it didn't seem to be too strong, and he chased the difference to 2 points! Cole gestured off the court and continued to strengthen Yiyang's defense, and he couldn't defend him like he did in the first three quarters!
On the ensuing offense, Thompson's off-ball run failed to get Mitchell out of the net. Young people have the disadvantages of being young, but they also have advantages. One of them is to always be motivated.
Mitchell has followed Thompson tirelessly, and positivity always plays a role on the defensive end. Thompson missed a long-range shot and he couldn't create space to shoot comfortably. The Warriors' offensive problems began to come to light, and in fact, their offense was not very efficient in the first three quarters of the game. It's just that now, at this critical moment, every shot miss by the Warriors is very eye-catching.
Mitchell received the basketball like crazy to the basket, and when he was outside the three-point line, Mitchell passed diagonally to Yiyang who cut into the restricted area, and Yiyang's inside cut naturally attracted everyone on the Warriors' defense.
Yiyang jumped high, looking like he wanted to dunk! But in the air, Yiyang distributed the ball to Hayward, who was ambushed in the bottom left corner.
"Damn it!" Kerr scolded, and sure enough, the next second, Hayward's three-point hollow went into the net.
In the first three quarters of the game, Yiyang had already fed out the feelings of his teammates. To be especially Hayward, know that he was the Mavericks' first scorer in the first three quarters! And in the last game, it was Hayward's two three-pointers at a critical moment that killed the Warriors. Let him go, in fact, very stupid!
Hayward's three-pointer silenced the inside of Oracle Arena. The Warriors took the lead in three quarters, but were overtaken by the Mavericks in three minutes! What's the matter? Why does the Mavericks' performance always overpower the Warriors in key moments?
Steve. Kerr called a stoppage in time, but after the timeout came back, the situation did not change in the slightest. Curry's high-toss layup stopped the bleeding for the Warriors, but soon, Yiyang uncovered the Warriors' scars.
Still off-ball, he's like a dancer on the court, forward, spinning, jumping, beckoning teammates to come and cover, creating space, and making jumpers. In order to find a position to shoot, Yiyang first cut into the basket with a double screen, then threw Thompson two meters away through a reverse cover, and finally received Mitchell's pass and shot to score.
After hitting the three-point shot, Yiyang ruthlessly tore open the scars of the Warriors and did not give them a chance to breathe at all.
Yiyang's finishing ability combined with Carlisle's system has created a super scorer who can pose a huge threat to the opponent with and without the ball!
However, the Warriors can't help Yiyang too much, because in the first three quarters of the game, the state of others has already been played! Carlisle doesn't mind the Warriors wrapping up Yiyang, because if he did, it would be easier for others to score.
On the defensive end, the Mavericks didn't let up at all. On the offensive end, Yiyang put the Warriors in a quagmire. By the time the fourth game reached the final 2 minutes, the Mavericks had gone from being 7 points behind to 7 points ahead!
Also, he has scored 16 points in a single quarter! 16 points! Three-pointers, breakaways, mid-range shots, and assists, you can do it all! On the Warriors' side, the offense seems to be a bit chaotic! Kevin. Harlan's eyes widened in surprise, how the hell did the Mavericks change so much from one section to another?
"The Warriors' offense at key moments is not focused, Durant, Curry and Thompson are all shooting, but in fact, they don't have too good chances! The Mavericks, on the other hand, resolutely used Yi to end the game, and everyone cooperated with him to create space! That's the difference, Kevin. In fact, at the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks had already done that! It's just that at that time, Yi's buzzer-beating shot didn't attract Kerr's attention! ”
Mike. Brin had to admire Carlisle from the bottom of his heart, and he was able to calm down and press Yiyang to the end! In the first three quarters of the game, Carlisle was completely preparing for the crucial fourth quarter!
At this time, Curry's breakthrough clearly formed a layup opportunity. But he insisted on splitting the ball into Durant's hands and wanted a three-pointer.
Durant didn't expect Curry to pass the ball at the last moment, obviously not ready to shoot, and hesitated for a moment after receiving the ball before making a shot. By this time, however, Kuzma's interference had already come up.
"It's too messy, who's going to end this attack? Do you want three or two points? The Warriors players are not unanimous at all! ”
In Mike. Under Brin's shouting, Durant hit the iron with three points! Yiyang personally grabbed the defensive rebound and went to the front court like crazy!
Curry hurriedly posted the defense, it stands to reason that Thompson should defend Yiyang, but now in an emergency, whoever can post it as soon as possible will defend it.
Curry has grown a lot in the past two years, and Yiyang is not to mention being forced to stop directly, but he really can't rush because of Curry's oppression.
So Yiyang simply stopped on the right flank and made a few gestures. The Mavericks players immediately pulled away, and Yiyang wanted to go head-to-head with Curry!
Curry defended very seriously, and he didn't put both hands in the bottom three. The mistake in the final minute of the first quarter of the game, Curry will not make again.
After seeing that the space was pulled apart, Yiyang began to dribble under his crotch continuously to confuse Curry's center of gravity. Others' back-to-back crotch dribbles may just be for the sake of good looks. But Yiyang's continuous crotch dribbling will really make your center of gravity wobbly. He looked like he was going to speed up at any moment, but he could hold back every time.
Just when Curry couldn't tell the difference between east and west, north and south, Yiyang suddenly accelerated! Curry hurriedly retreated, but he didn't know that Yiyang suddenly stopped halfway and immediately retreated! Curry couldn't react, he stumbled under his feet, and the whole person fell backwards!
"It's poured! Poured! also shook down Stephen. Curry! My God! At the critical moment, he is not merciless, this guy is simply born for the big scene! "Mike. Brin's voice has been shouted, and Yiyang shakes Curry, which is completely different from the meaning of shaking down others!
Just like Curry shook Paul back then, this false shake may be able to put an end to the battle between the two sides for the league's No. 1 point guard!
Dangling Curry, Yiyang calmly threw his hand with a smile. The ball goes in, the whistle blows, and the Warriors are stopped.
Yiyang turned around, raised his arms, and then, excitedly, rushed up to hug his teammates.
9 minutes difference, 1 minute and 34 seconds. The fourth-quarter play of this cold-blooded killer almost killed the defending champion.