Chapter 398: The Highest Salary Burden
Yiyang's crazy performance silenced the entire Madison Square Garden. An Asian who flew away from the world in the NBA and also blocked Stoudemire, who was known for his athleticism. This kind of shock is something that Jeremy Lin can't bring to Knicks fans.
Black people can fly, which is not uncommon in the NBA. White people can fly, and this seems to have become a habit among fans. But the yellow race can fly, but every time it makes everyone's jaws drop.
Although it is not the first time that Yiyang has performed a terrifying dunk, it is not the first time that he has blocked an inside player by chasing him. But every time he did this, it gave goosebumps to the people watching the game.
Even Yao Ming, who was sitting on the court, felt that his scalp was numb, and it was not easy to block Stoudemire when he was still playing. You must know that Yao Ming's height is not at the same level as Yi**. However, Yiyang proved with practical actions that basketball is not the exclusive domain of giants.
After being blocked, Stoudemire swallowed, then looked at Yiyang in disbelief. Through the close-up of the camera, one can even see the ...... in Stoudemire's eyes The horror in his eyes!
That stinky boy, what the hell is it made of!? The bones of his legs are stuffed with springs!
It wasn't just Stoudemire who was frightened, all the Knicks players on and off the court were taken aback. Such a horrible guy, can we really defeat it?
If it was the beginning, Yiyang's aerial relay dunk behind the rebound side would have caused tons of damage to the Knicks' morale. After that, this shocking block completely shattered the Knicks' self-confidence.
After an attack, Jeremy Lin sent the ball to Stoudemire again, but this once invincible "little bully" actually chose to pass the ball because he was afraid of being blocked by Yiyang!
What had been a great opportunity to attack was wasted by Stoudemire, and his sudden pass caught Chandler off guard. The basketball flew straight out of bounds, and the Knicks came back again in vain.
Since the start of the second quarter, the Knicks have not scored. D'Antoni was a little anxious, and he was even wondering if to let the Knicks' highest-paid Stoudemire go! "Little Overlord" now seems to have been completely suppressed by Yiyang's "Big Overlord".
The Knicks continue to waste opportunities, and Yiyang won't be just as soft. In the face of Jeremy Lin's mad dog-like entanglement, Yiyang did not call for blocking, but used his stronger body to protect the basketball. A summer's hard work was not in vain, and during last year's summer league, Yiyang's physical strength was not much different from that of Jeremy Lin. But now, Yiyang's confrontation ability is no longer comparable to Jeremy Lin.
After using his stronger body to lean on Jeremy Lin to the basket, Yiyang alone attracted the defense of Jeremy Lin, Chandler and Stoudemire.
Facing the encirclement, Yiyang was in danger, and his wrist shook slightly. The basketball came out of the gap and flew into Nowitzki's hands, which was completely empty in the middle range.
Nowitzki is faced with a big open space like shooting drill, so naturally he won't squander his chances. The rigorous German shot the ball steadily, and the Mavericks completed the overtake!
"Stoudemire was completely demented, and he actually threw Nowitzki aside. Maybe he should call and ask LeBron how Dirk shot the Heat to death last summer! ”
The two-point difference is not huge, so D'Antoni has not called for a stoppage. The Knicks attacked again, and this time, Jeremy Lin decided to attack the basket himself.
As always, Jeremy Lin went beyond the three-point line and called Stoudemire to block him. The Asian defender has to be in the right system to be the most effective, and with D'Antoni, Jeremy Lin gets the two things he wants most, the right system and unlimited possession. In fact, this is also the main reason why Lin Crazy happened.
Under D'Antoni's arrangement, the superstar Stoudemire could only block and dismantle Jeremy Lin, a former nobody, again and again without complaint. This time was no exception, and Jeremy Lin needed to borrow Stoudemire's cover to make a breakthrough.
Yiyang actually had some concerns in his heart, and after switching guards with Nowitzki so many times, Jeremy Lin's smart guy must have guessed what he would face later. This time, let Jeremy Lin face Dirk again, and Jeremy Lin will definitely continue to break through directly without hesitation. When the time comes, don't expect Nowitzki to keep up with Jeremy Lin.
So this time in the face of blocking and demolition, Yiyang was very active in wanting to bypass. Seeing that Yiyang was about to catch up with Jeremy Lin, Stoudemire secretly used his strength to push Yiyang and directly flipped Yiyang to the ground!
I thought that this secret little action would not be discovered by the referee, but helplessly, the current Stoudemire has long been treated as a superstar. On the contrary, Yiyang is now more able to win the referee's whistle.
"Illegal covers, ball exchanges!"
Jeremy Lin had just broken through Dirk to make a layup when the referee interrupted the game. This move undoubtedly drew endless boos from Knicks fans. But through the slow-motion replay, it can indeed be clearly seen that Stoudemire has a small movement, and he deliberately knocked Yiyang over.
Although Stoudemire was well-intentioned, the truth is that the Knicks had another chance to score, and Stoudemire was messed up again.
The Knicks lost possession again, and Yiyang once again controlled the ball. This time, the Knicks, who were taboo about Yiyang's passing, did not actively make up for Yiyang, who broke through. Although Yiyang's passing route was completely blocked, there was no help defense, which also gave Yiyang an opportunity to score easily.
A Jeremy Lin wants to contain Yiyang? No kidding, the Clippers, who have both Paul and Billups, are two outside defensive giants, and can only achieve a 1-1 record against the Mavericks. Yiyang went to the basket with Jeremy Lin and suddenly raised the basketball.
With this one action, Jeremy Lin flew out. After Jeremy Lin jumped, Yiyang gently put the ball into the frame under the basket and played a perfect time difference.
At this time, D'Antoni could no longer take it. After playing the game for so long in the second quarter, the Knicks didn't score a single point. And in addition to Yiyang's opponent, who caused this situation, it was actually Stoudemire, the highest salary in the team!
"Amare, rest for a few minutes, you're too tired!" After the players went off the pitch, D'Antoni had to let Stoudemire go to rest in a low voice. No way, in the city of New York, the star is the boss, and the coach is just the "servant" of the star.
Stoudemire knew that D'Antoni was giving himself a step, so he didn't dwell on it, took the towel over his head and sat back to rest.
D'Antoni breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he got the stars, there was nothing to be difficult to do! Next, D'Antoni is going to win in his own way!
"Steve, you .、 Fields, you all run for me and try to get the pace up. Tyson, pay attention to defense and blocking, and retreat must be fast! Jeremy, you know what to do, let's run and fight! ”
D'Antoni laid out the tactics in two of three clicks, he replaced Novak, a projection power forward, and Jeremy Lin, a point guard who can rush and pass, as if it was a replica of a low-profile version of the Suns!
Last season, D'Antoni led the Knicks to a great record with a similar lineup. Today, he is eager to use what he does best to win this race!
After the game restarted, the tempo on the field became very fast. Although Novak is a 2.08-meter-tall big forward, his style of play is on the outside, which makes Nowitzki very uncomfortable to defend.
The Knicks play fast, and sometimes the Mavericks' defense is already on the move.
The turning point of the game also happened precisely to Novak, an inconspicuous white striker.
Today, Novak's hand feels like an erupting volcano, and even Nowitzki can't do anything about this guy.
As long as Jeremy Lin's ball can get to Novak, Novak can shoot from beyond the three-point line!
His fiery hand also boosted the confidence of other shooters. Smith, Shambaught, and Fields fired one after another, all with good results.
At the beginning, the Mavericks were also able to use tight marking to curb the opponent's shooting percentage. Carlisle was right, and it was wise for his players to keep an eye on their alignment and not defend.
But as the pace of the game gets faster and faster, the Knicks' shooters are getting more and more frequent, and the Mavericks are getting more and more porous on the defensive end.
Jeremy Lin seized the gap to break through to score points, Yiyang defended Jeremy Lin, and he was able to use the pass to assist the shooter group to shoot.
In this way, the Knicks gradually moved back to the situation, and D'Antoni will arrange his tactics like a fish in water under this rhythm.
The Mavericks' aging roster made them weaker and weaker the more they played to the end, Yiyang and Jeremy Lin were still facing off, and Yiyang had even gained the upper hand in individual performance. But when the game reached the end of the fourth quarter, it was the Knicks who took the key lead!
In the final minute of the game, Jeremy Lin assisted Novak on a three-pointer shot against Nowitzki's defense. At that moment, Nowitzki couldn't even believe his eyes. He was sure he had covered Novak completely, but the white forward who replaced Stoudemire could shoot that damn basketball shot!
"Novak's performance from beyond the three-point line was incredible, shooting 5-of-6 and all of his points today came from outside the three-point line. And at least half of the balls were scored by Nowitzki's interference! ”
Novak became the X-factor that saved the Knicks, but everyone knows that when the game hits a critical moment, it depends on the performance of the stars!
Jeremy Lin, who has already scored 22 points, and Yiyang, who has already scored 28 points, will decide the winner in the last minute!
At this time, the picture of being killed by Owen once again lingered in Yiyang's mind. He shook his head vigorously and threw out all the damn memories.
Today, only one person was able to kill the game in a crucial moment. And Yiyang will never let the tragedy happen again!