Chapter 372: The Witch in the Stands
Defeating the Thunder again, the Mavericks won four consecutive victories, and Yiyang scored 27 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks in the all-around data, completely comparing Westbrook, who only scored 18 points and 3 assists.
Yiyang's continuous excellent performance has made him the darling of the media. Now major websites and newspapers are frantically analyzing Yiyang's technical characteristics, and they are all predicting what kind of heights he will reach in the future.
"He also beat Westbrook, and twice in a row. This is no accident, because Yi's strength is indeed above Westbrook! Maybe, this guy will be the next Derek. Ross. I'm not talking about the way he plays, but I'm saying that he will likely lift the regular season MVP trophy before his rookie contract is executed! ”
"He has been very good from beyond the three-point line this year, and has shot 39% from beyond the three-point line so far. You know, last season's three-point shooting rate was even less than 35%. The increase in offensive tactics has made it more difficult to defend. And the more gaps he can pull out, the more opportunities his teammates will have. Defending is also a big headache, and I think the head coaches of the other 29 teams in the league are fretting about it right now. ”
"In the midst of an extremely dense schedule, the Dallas Mavericks, whose roster has begun to age, have won four in a row. This is very remarkable, and in addition to the wonderful performance of the Dirk Sword, it is also the key to the Mavericks' current result. He has gradually begun to take over the reins of the team from Dirk, and it can be seen that he is doing very well. ”
The day after the victory over the Thunder, almost all sports websites and newspapers around the world blew Yiyang.
If the Mavericks had beaten any other team yesterday, they probably wouldn't have had that much impact. But this year's Thunder, which has a lot of momentum, has lost to the Mavericks twice in a row, which is indeed something that no one expected before.
The Mavericks were initially considered one of the fastest regressing teams this year, and the Thunder were the opposite, with their huge improvement visible to the naked eye.
However, the underrated side is still the Dallas Mavericks. One can't help but think of the Mavericks' championship last year, where they were never fancied, but they always came out victorious!
Maybe this year, they can do a miracle too?
For the affirmation of the outside world, Yiyang is not fluttering. He knows very well that journalists are the grass on the wall. They praise you when you play well, but once you don't play well one day, the person who praised you the most in the first place will make you fall the most painfully.
Therefore, Yiyang doesn't care about what he says to the media. It doesn't matter what they say, it's how they deal with the game.
After defeating the Thunder, Yiyang and they couldn't get a break, and the next day, they immediately threw themselves into preparing for the game against the Suns.
The Suns aren't faring much better than the Mavericks this season. Nash and Grant. Hill and the others are getting old. The departure of Stoudemire also greatly reduced the strength of the Suns.
This season, the Suns have played five games and won only two of them. One won against the Hornets, who lost their "Queen Bee", and the other against the Warriors, who were too young. Neither of these opponents is very strong, so these two victories are actually not of much reference value.
Nash's passing on the court is still haunted, but there is really no right-hand man around old Nash. In this era when all All-Stars have begun to play together, Nash is indeed a little alone in the Suns.
So, while the Suns were once a powerhouse in the West, Nash is still one of the best point guards in the league. But I have to admit that the Suns are the most confident opponents for the Mavericks in this round of back-to-back games.
Against Nash, Carlisle did not lay out more defensive tactics for Yiyang. Nash's offensive ability has degraded greatly compared to before, and his passing is not something that Yiyang can stop if he pays attention. The academy coach believes that even without special set-ups, it won't be a problem for the team to defeat the Suns.
Before the start of the game, Nash and Yiyang's pair did not draw their swords against each other, but hugged each other in a friendly way.
At Brickley's training camp last summer, the person with whom Yiyang had the best relationship was Nash. In between training, Nash also taught Yiyang a lot of practical skills. Of course, Carlisle is glad that Yiyang didn't learn the way Nash licked his free throws.
When the two guys, who are also teachers and friends, meet again, they are actually more happy. Anyway, the current Suns roster is definitely hopeless to win the championship, and Nash just wants to enjoy basketball more in the regular season.
Kidd looked at Nash, who was hugging Yiyang on the court, and his mind was full of pictures of the two fighting each other in 2006.
It turns out that so many years have passed. Kidd in 2011 was already the Mavericks' backup point guard. And Nash, can no longer lead the sun to create miracles.
The game started as scheduled, the 2.11-meter-tall "Polish Hammer" Gortat took the lead in winning the ball for the Suns, and Nash calmly dribbled across the half court after receiving the basketball, and was not frightened by the menacing Yiyang.
With a pick-and-roll, Nash dribbled to the basket. Lucking and transporting, the long-haired Canadian in front of Yiyang suddenly slapped the basketball behind him!
The basketball went from behind Nash to Gortat, who cut in, as if it had eyes.
Gortat stretched out his long arms and kicked his legs, out of Haywood's control, and dunked with ease.
Calm, calm, effective and beautiful, just the first attack, Yiyang was impressed by Nash. You know, this guy will be 37 years old in a month! Yiyang can't guarantee that when he is 37 years old, he will be as good as Nash.
From the start, the Suns showed their unyielding determination. Although the Suns have nothing to do with the championship this season, they are by no means lambs to be slaughtered.
But soon, Nash experienced the traces of time on his body. Yiyang slowly controlled the ball and came to the outside of the three-point line, and when he saw that there was a chance on the inside, Yiyang bowed down and accelerated suddenly.
One step, just one step, Yiyang passed by Nash. At that moment, Yiyang seemed to have turned into a cloud of mist. When he flashed out again, he was already running behind Nash.
Nash hurriedly turned around and chased after him, but how could he catch up? Yiyang is one of the fastest guards in the league, and Nash, the word that people use the most when they talk about him is "once".
Yiyang easily broke through to the three-second zone, and the tall Gortat made up for it in time, raising his arms high to completely cover the basket.
Yiyang hurriedly rolled his eyes and looked around him. The No. 1 defender then tossed the ball from the back of his head to the side and into Carter's hands.
Carter hit a career low with the Suns last season, and now in a new environment, he wants a fresh start!
Carter calmly shot, and Dudley, who had already shrunk back, had no time to make up for the defense, so he could only pounce forward in a remedial manner. But it is clear that all this he did was to no avail.
The basketball went through the net, and Yiyang assisted Carter on a three-point shot. Nash smiled and shook his head, last season, it was still himself who passed the ball to Carter. This alliance is really the same every year.
While the Mavericks' response was tough, Nash remained firmly on the tempo of the game. After all, this experienced guy is also a historical point guard, although he is old, but his strength is still there.
Nash is the only good point of the Suns, and he is also the biggest "shortcoming" of the Suns.
Nash has only 14 percent of his shots this season coming from teammates assists, the lowest percentage in the league. That's mostly because, as long as Nash is on the floor, the Suns have to let him plan every offense. That's right, every time!
Nash is the only brain of the Suns, and when he's on the floor, he can mobilize everyone. But once this "brain" temporarily left the court to rest, the Suns' "limbs" began to disobey the call.
In the eighth minute of the first quarter, Suns coach Alvin . Gentry dunked Shannon with a former Lakers. Brown replaces Nash. The 37-year-old Nash is no better than he was back then, and it is impossible to play a full quarter at every turn. His congenital spine moved forward and now more and more affected his play.
Shannon. Brown is actually a very impactful guard, and his dunks are even more amazing. But this guy is known to be a shooting guard, not a playmaker.
As soon as Nash went off the court, the Suns ran out of playmaking. The players who were still connected just now seem to have been "cut off from it".
After that, the Suns' offense was a mess. Hill and Dudley shot indiscriminately from beyond the three-point line. Brown's forced breakthroughs again and again also ate up the hot pot.
Seeing that the situation that had been difficult to maintain balance was easily broken by the Mavericks, Nash, who was sitting on the bench, had to shake his head helplessly. Sometimes, he really envied Yiyang. At least that guy has tried the taste of a championship......
In the second quarter of the game, Nash re-entered the game, and the Suns stopped the bleeding a little. But the 37-year-old Nash can't be Phoenix's patron saint for the rest of his life, and after he went off the court to catch his breath, the point difference was widened again.
In the second half of the game, the Suns couldn't even move back to the situation when Nash was on the floor. Nash's already poor defense was targeted by Yiyang, and off the court, Nash and Yiyang may be good friends. But in the game, there is no such thing as releasing water.
Nash was beaten by Yiyang's breakthroughs again and again, and he himself was difficult to get a chance to shoot under Yiyang's kraft-like defense.
Averaging 12 points per game, Nash this season is no longer the super shooter he used to shoot and have. The degraded scoring ability combined with Yiyang's "unreasonable" pressing forced Nash to swallow defeat in Dallas.
With 10 points and 12 assists, Nash still has a double-double at the age of nearly 37, which is remarkable. But in competitive sports, there is only one winner.
Yiyang, who scored 29 points and dished out 11 assists on Nash's head, helped the team beat the Suns 100-89.
Although Gortat ate 22 points under Nash's wonderful pass, he couldn't make the Suns salvage the defeat.
"Steve. Nash, this season, has another heavyweight name on the kill list! Kidd should be glad he didn't have to be an enemy of each other! Believe me, the aging Nash must have been upset in this game. ”
Another hearty victory, another opponent with a head and a face. Yiyang's heat continues to heat up, and this season he seems to be attacking the title of the league's No. 1 point guard.
Kardashian, who came to watch the game in a sexy low-cut dress, smiled more than everyone else, and Odom scored 15 points and 5 rebounds today, his best performance since joining the Mavericks. But Kardashian was smiling, but not just because of Odom's performance.
Yiyang's guy who was surrounded by reporters is the kind of man the Kardashian family wants!
Popularity, exposure, and money...... I'm sorry, you've been marked on the Kardashian sisters' hunting list.