Chapter 506: A Good Show
"Did this guy really miss training yesterday!?" Seeing Yiyang flying over the elderly Nick. Collisson, the stunned reporters asked such questions. There is a big difference between a player training seriously and not training seriously, not that the MVP will suddenly become a substitute if you don't train for two days. But if you neglect training and spend your energy in bed for two days in a row, a player will certainly not be in such good physical condition.
But can Yiyang's physical state just now be described as bad? His first breakthrough was lightning fast, and Fischer didn't even have a chance to make amends. The last slam was even cleaner, and the 2.08-meter-tall Collison was like air in front of 1.93-meter-high Yiyang, and there was no way to stop him from scoring.
Yiyang's violent deduction made everyone stunned. Isn't this guy going to play? Even if he appears, he will stage a dunk as soon as he comes up, which is too cruel!
"It seems that Coach Carlisle is not going to deliver on his promises. At the critical moment, he still replaced Yi. And they can still stand up and lead the team to victory! However, I doubt that the rumours that he will be absent from training are not true. After all, until now, no one has been able to come up with evidence that he is also absent from training! The only basis for the reporters was that they did not see him coming out of the main entrance of the hotel. "Mike. Brin has sensed that something is wrong, and the head coach of a team is willing to pull out any means to win the game. Deception is just one of the most common!
On the Thunder bench, Scott. Brooks was startled by the slap. But after regaining his senses, the young marshal decided to observe first. Yiyang's ability to block does not necessarily mean that he is in good shape today. Maybe this negligent guy will make a mess of what happens next?
However, Fischer proved a fact to you with a bloody lesson. Yiyang's condition is not only not bad, but also very good!
The experienced Fischer had only been a few steps past halftime when Yiyang, who had opened his arms, suddenly rushed towards him. By the time Fischer reacted to protect the ball, Yiyang's long arm had already reached out and stabbed the ball away cleanly.
Fischer lost control of the basketball in an instant, he turned around to grab Yiyang's jersey, and the ball was lost, at least he couldn't let people play a fast break directly.
So, the "old fish" grabbed it with five fingers, but there was only a ball of air in the palm of his hand. Yiyang's speed was so fast that he didn't even leave a chance for Fischer to foul!
Stepping into the three-second zone, Yiyang held the ball with both hands, took two big steps and jumped high. In the air, the Chinese defender wearing the Mavericks' white home jersey stretched out his body, put the ball behind his head with both hands, and then used his arm to smash the ball into the frame from back to front!
"Bang!" The basket let out a "wail", and the basketball hoop seemed to tremble slightly. God knows how hard Yiyang used to dunk just now, in short, he must have deducted all his long-held emotions!
Missing training? Addicted to women? It's ridiculous! Yiyang now wants to see the distorted faces of the reporters who smeared him. Presumably their expressions must be quite exciting.
"I also used two consecutive violent dunks to narrow the difference between the two sides to 3 points, to be honest, I don't see anything bad about Yi's state at all. His sprints were as fast as ever, and his tackles were as accurate as ever. Although the first quarter of the game will soon be over, the Thunder's 7-point advantage may not be able to hold on to the second quarter. ”
After Durant went off the court, the Thunder didn't have anyone on the court who could compete with Yiyang. Kevin. Martin picked up his "crooked machine gun" and hit a three-pointer at the three-point line, but a mere three-pointer could not break Yiyang's control and dominance of the whole court.
The reporters looked through yesterday's interview records one by one and determined that Yiyang's absence from training was not a rumor. Otherwise, how do you explain Carlisle's angry look and his remarks about absent players not playing?
Carlisle was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai at this time, and it seemed that there was no contradiction with Yiyang.
Mougin, like the rest of his peers, was stunned for a while, but after seeing the slight smiles on Carlisle and Yiyang's faces, the reporter understood everything.
Oscar didn't prepare a little golden man for the two of you, what a loss of conscience!
At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder's bench lineup was tortured to death by Yiyang, and there was no power to fight back at all. Yiyang played just four minutes to help the team go from a seven-point deficit to a six-point lead. Durant gritted his teeth off the court, and he knew that the game against the Mavericks would not be so simple!
Interval, although Brooks couldn't figure out if Yiyang was missing from training. But what he does know is that Yiyang's state has definitely not been affected in any way! I originally thought that I didn't have to worry about Yiyang today, but I didn't know that this biggest trouble would come back so soon!
Therefore, Brooks has devised a lot of defensive strategies against Yiyang this time. On the offensive end, the Thunder team is also relatively conservative, after all, they still have to take care of Yiyang's quick counterattack.
However, when the Thunder came together to prepare to fight against "Yi", Brooks found himself being tricked again! Rick. Carlisle's old fox hid Yiyang again, and continued to play with Collison. That is to say, everything he arranged during the break just now is nullified!
The defensive strategy against Yiyang did not work, and the Thunder were beaten by Nowitzki so that they could not find the north. And the Thunder's relatively conservative attitude on the offensive end did not allow them to pull away the score again like in the first quarter of the game.
"I was pressed to the bench again, and I couldn't understand Coach Carlisle's employment strategy anymore. Could it be that he just let Yi play, just to be a firefighter? So, you were still absent from training yesterday? ”
Barkley touched his smooth head, what kind of medicine is sold in Carlisle's gourd!?
"Boss, do you believe that Yi really missed training yesterday?" In the stands, even Yiyang's best friend Hayward was a little incomprehensible.
"Based on what you know about the kid, do you think he'll miss training? That guy, thank God for not overdoing it. Stevens smiled, Carlisle, an academic school, is occasionally really naughty, and actually used the media to create the illusion that Yiyang was absent from training.
"That means ......"
"That's right, Gordon, all of this is part of Carlisle's strategy!"
The Thunder's untimely tactical arrangement prevented them from seizing Yiyang's absence to pull away the score. The whole Thunder is in chaos, except for Durant, everyone else's contributions to the team have begun to grow negatively.
Durant, who is both a father and a mother, finally narrowed the gap to 4 points, and he is exhausted. Seeing that hope was about to come, Yiyang was on the scene again!
He also played, as if death had come, and he wanted to use the basketball in his hand as a sickle to harvest the lives of the Thunder team! You asked me if I missed training yesterday? Who the cares! Now we can lead the team to victory, and that's enough! ”
After Yiyang came on the court, he couldn't help but start the personal scoring mode. Reggie, who has been dragged to exhaustion. Jackson couldn't stop Yiyang, and the rest of the Thunder team didn't make up for it quickly enough, and there was no way to take Yiyang.
And what about Durant? Sweating profusely, he wasn't as consistent on the offensive end as he used to be. He's so tired, and once you're tired, it's hard to control your shots. On the contrary, Durant is a star who likes to shoot.
At the end of the second quarter, Durant frequently hit iron, and Yiyang helped the team score in various ways.
Before they knew it, the Mavericks had taken a 10-point lead thanks to the unexpected Yiyang. Others, on the other hand, are still thinking about whether Yiyang is absent from training.
The Thunder were cornered, and if they lost another half, they would have to take an early holiday. Without Westbrook, Durant looks powerless when he fights alone. In his career, Durant is 1-3 in games where he faces elimination, with his only victory coming against the Grizzlies in Game 7 two years ago. Both now and historically, the Thunder seem to be hanging in the balance. Now, the only thing Thunder fans are looking forward to is that Yiyang, who did not participate in training, will play abnormally in the second half of the game. After all, the more you play the game, the more tired you get. Once Yiyang starts to get tired, the problem will be exposed!
However, as soon as the third quarter of the game began, Yiyang extinguished the Thunder's hopes with a step-back jumper from outside the three-point line. Yiyang's goal sent a message to everyone: I'm in good shape, those who expect me to play abnormally, I'm sorry, I'm afraid you will be disappointed!
At this moment, Brooks was sure that what Yiyang was absent from training, and why he would never let the players who were absent from training play, these nonsense were all what Carlisle said to himself! And the stupid media that is eager to do things all day long has become a mouthpiece for the Mavericks to exploit.
Yiyang and Carlisle will be calculated by the scam, leaving the ill-prepared Thunder now trailing by 10 points. With a score of 3-0 down and Yiyang in such good shape, the Thunder team wants to move back to 10 points, which is not something that can be done casually.
In the following games, although Durant still played a clear conscience performance. But Yiyang, a guy who is "negligent in training", can always suppress the scoring frenzy set off by Durant. Coupled with the "god assists" of the Thunder's role players, the Mavericks maintained the margin to double digits until 50 seconds before the end of the game.
Reggie. Jackson hit a three-pointer two steps from beyond the three-point line against Yiyang's defense, allowing the Thunder to narrow the gap to 7 points!
After that, Carman was violated in the box and walked to the free throw line. However, the German centre-forward really gave his chance. He missed two free throws, allowing the Thunder to win both time and possession.
God opened a crack in the door for the Thunder, but it was quickly shut. The miracle did not happen. Although there were some hiccups at the last moments. But in the end, the Thunder still lost 100-105 at the Center Arena of American Airlines! The Thunder lost three in a row, which meant the Mavericks turned the series total to 3-0. And the score of 3-0 has made the result of the Thunder team's elimination a foregone conclusion!
After the game, Durant didn't speak to anyone and disappeared into the middle of the court alone. Brooks looked around in confusion, is this season really going to end like this?
As for Carlisle and Yiyang, they became the favorites in the post-match press conference.
"Coach Carlisle, didn't you say yesterday that you would never let players who were absent from training play? But not only did he play today, but he also played a big double-double of 32 points and 11 assists, how would you explain this? The reporters stared intently at Yiyang and Carlisle, waiting for their answers.
Carlisle smiled playfully and brought his mouth closer to the microphone.
'I did say that players who missed training should not play, but I never said that I missed training yesterday.
Journalists, look at me, I'll look at you. They, once again, have become real idiots.