Chapter 292: You're Finally Here
Harden, who was sitting on the bench, saw Yiyang's eyes, and he knew very well what that look meant. Although Yiyang doesn't provoke people with his mouth, his eyes never lie!
The Chesapeake Energy Arena froze for a moment or two, before the fans suddenly remembered that they had to boo. So after a moment of silence, the whole stadium was restless again, forming a huge contrast with what it had just been.
"I was completely stretched out as I was gliding through the air, and I've never seen any Asian player perform such a spectacular dunk. Yi's athleticism has been overlooked, and Yi's dunk ability value in NBA2K games is only 76. But I don't think after this year's playoffs, no one can ignore that. Indeed, Yi's style of play is very unselfish and relatively gentle, preferring to score points with technical moves, which is not as explosive as Griffin. But if you think it's also a yellow-skinned version of Steve. Nash, that's a big mistake! This guy is a buckleman, a genuine buckler from the Far East! "Charles. Barkley was surrounded by boos from Thunder fans, and he had to yell into the microphone to make sure fans watching the game at home could hear him.
Westbrook leaned over and picked up the basketball very unwillingly, in the past, it was his impact and dunk that made the opposing guard retreat, but today, it was himself who made the opponent stage a shocking dunk.
Westbrook frowned and gritted his teeth. Brooks on the field knew that guy was going crazy!
After receiving the baseline ball, Westbrook sprinted directly at full speed. Although Yiyang has excellent athletic ability, his physical confrontation ability is not excellent. In the face of Westbrook, who was rushing straight away, Yiyang tried hard to block it, but he was still rushed by the other party.
Kidd couldn't help but shake his head off the court, if Yiyang fell on the spot just now, maybe he could cheat a foul. It seems that in the future, I will have to teach him something that is not so "serious".
Westbrook rushed inside, and the Mavericks' defense immediately contracted. As soon as the lineup shrank, Durant and Sephorosa both got the opportunity to shoot three-pointers.
"Pass, pass, pass!" Brooks anxiously shuffled on the sidelines, hoping that Westbrook would hear him.
It's a pity that at this time, Westbrook only has baskets in his eyes!
Faced with the three-person encirclement of Yiyang, Chandler and Marion, Westbrook couldn't help but say, or "throw" himself into the air! For "birds and beasts" like Westbrook, who are physically perverted, they usually take off first and then think about what to do next.
In the air, Chandler's arms were raised high, and on either side, Yiyang and Marion blocked the passing route. But the trapped Westbrook didn't give up, he slammed down on the strong Chandler and gently threw the ball to the basket.
Chandler's muscular stick is not something you can bump into if you want to. Westbrook's collision didn't shake Chandler in the slightest, but it did cause Westbrook himself to be bounced back and slammed backwards.
The No. 0 guard fell to the ground and the basketball crashed into the net almost at the same time. Seeing this, the referee immediately blew the whistle in his mouth, and Westbrook used his own fatal impact to get a chance to score three points in the crowd!
"This is Russell. Westbrook! No matter how much you question him, you can't deny that he is a true fighter! ”
Accompanied by Kenny. Smith shouted passionately, and the fans also jumped up and cheered. But Brooks off the court pulled his face, the moment when Westbrook fell from the air just now was not light, that guy must not have any big problems.
Just when Brooks was worried, Westbrook got to his feet before his teammates could come up. When he got up, Westbrook looked up to the sky and roared, as if he had nothing to do.
Brooks let out a big breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. It's okay, it's okay......
Standing at the free-throw line, Westbrook landed the ball safely. This zero defender completed the redemption with his desperate impact, and today, he does not plan to lose to that Chinese again!
The duel between Yiyang and Westbrook quickly heated up the atmosphere on the scene. Just when people thought that the game would become more intense, the two sides began to frantically "perform" the iron.
Defensive intensity, with both managers instructing their players to increase their defensive intensity before the game began. In addition, today, the tired two sides themselves feel very ordinary, so this "concerto" composed of the sound of iron again and again has been created.
Nowitzki's outside the three-point line was interfered with by Ibaka's face and hit the iron.
After going back, Durant, who had already hit a three-pointer, was ready to repeat his old tricks, but was completely covered by the cunning Marion and struck iron.
The offense was back played, and after a pass, Stevenson opened fire with the ball in the middle distance. It's a pity that "Swiss Army Knife" Sephorosa is also a defensive stalwart. Stevenson, who was already not good at attacking, was seriously blocked and struck iron.
Grabbing the defensive rebound, Westbrook once again slammed into the basket in a desperate manner. Only this time, after being brought down by Chandler, the referee neither blew for a foul nor scored the ball, and the Thunder returned again in vain......
It wasn't until the fifth minute of the first quarter of the game that Yiyang scored with a dexterous layup that bypassed Perkins' outstretched arm and the continuous sound of iron on the court finally stopped.
6 to 6, the scores of both sides were outrageously low. The players' shooting percentages are declining one by one. Except for Yiyang, who continued to score, and Westbrook, who didn't shoot much, it seems that everyone else has become unable to score.
'Both sides defended very tightly and that was the main reason why we didn't score well today. Now whoever can break the opponent's airtight defense first will be able to take the initiative in the game. Coach Brooks called a halt to the game, let's see how the two sides adjust. Barkley in the stands looked at Brooks and Carlisle with interest, what are these two guys going to do?
"Jason, you replace Stevenson and play the number one position! Also, if you go to the number two position, the ball will hit you more later! Now playing like this, Brooks will definitely be replaced with James. Harden! When the time comes, you will defend him yourself, and Westbrook will be handed over to Kidd to deal with! Remember, defending, the first thing we have to do is defend! The other party is a young team, and they can't hold their breath! When they start to get impatient, our chance is here! Hold on, we'll definitely win the final victory! Carlisle explained his strategy in three or two sentences, and in fact, the time of a timeout did not allow the manager to say much.
As soon as Carlisle finished speaking, the electronic beep rang out. The timeout was over and both sides returned to the court. Kidd removes the training jersey, and the camera gives a close-up.
Yiyang paid close attention to the opposite side, and when the Thunder players dispersed, he saw the bearded man wearing a jersey and stepping onto the court!
James. Harden, you're finally here!
"Both coaches have switched to a guard, and Brooks has brought in Harden, who had been outstanding in the last game! Carlisle, on the other hand, uses the experienced Kidd! Do you know what I want to know most right now Kenny? I now wonder who he will defend between Westbrook and Harden! No matter who he defends, it's sure to be a tough fight! Barkley licked his dry lips, not bothering to drink. This game is really getting more and more interesting!
Westbrook slowly advanced with the ball, and it seemed that Brooks must have said a lot to him just now. Now that the Thunder's three best youngsters are on the floor, Brooks wants to get the most out of all three.
As Westbrook made his way through the half, he found that it was no longer the annoying No. 1 in front of him, but Jason. Kyd!
"I also chose to defend James. Harden, haha, this game is so much fun! Harden performed well in the last game, but the only confrontation between him and Yi in the last 34 seconds was perfectly defended! However, the win or loss of a round naturally does not explain the problem, let's see, who will die! ”
Harden didn't stand still and wait for Westbrook to feed the ball, this guy ran aggressively and didn't disappoint Yiyang. That's just like the words, Oklahoma's new darling!
While Harden's run was very positive, Durant did get a better chance. Westbrook passed the ball to the No. 35 big man, and Durant made a false shot, broke through after a tentative step, and then made a pull-and-go jumper.
To Durant's surprise, Marion's defense today was completely unyielding! His pull-up jump shot failed to confuse the seasoned veteran, and despite the defense, Durant's shot was still off the basket!
"KD didn't play well on the offensive end today, and although he hit a three-pointer at the start of the game, it was his second consecutive missed shot. Marion is very well guarded, KD must be more patient! ”
Chandler got stuck in position and was ready to scramble for a rebound. But unexpectedly, this time the basketball rebounded farther and was picked up by Ibaka, who was standing outside the three-second zone.
"Keep defending, defending!" Seeing that the team lost the rebound, Carlisle immediately shouted on the sidelines, for fear that someone would not defend in time.
Ibaka landed, and Nowitzki immediately posted it, not giving the Congolese any chance at all. At this time, Ibaka caught a glimpse of Harden who moved outside the three-point line after running back, and without hesitation, Ibaka immediately hit the ball!
Harden received the basketball from beyond the three-point line, and he thought he would at least get a little room to shoot. However, the speed at which Yiyang was in place greatly exceeded Harden's expectations, and almost instantly, Yiyang was re-posted. Sometimes, movement speed doesn't just work in fast attack.
Seeing that the defense was following so closely, Harden first looked at the positions of Westbrook and Durant, and if these two men had a chance, he would choose to pass first.
However, Kidd's defense was far tighter than Westbrook had imagined. As for Durant, he still lives in Marion's shadow. There is no passing chance, you have to rely on yourself!
So, Harden dribbled the ball, then raised his other arm and called for a pick-and-roll. This guy is going to attack on his own!
Through yesterday's research with Carlisle, Yiyang knows that Harden's speed is not actually top-notch, but this guy has excellent core strength and is also very strong. The most important thing is that he knows how to create defensive fouls!
Yiyang first moved to the left side of Harden, seeing this, Harden changed the ball to his right hand, and Ibaka's block was also set up on the right.
It doesn't seem like a tactic. But in fact, Harden is a left-hander, and Yiyang did this in the hope of forcing Harden to dribble with his right hand, at least in this way, it can reduce the speed and accuracy of Harden's pick-up shots.
Harden broke through with the ball, and Yiyang did not wrestle with Ibaka, but ran directly backwards in an attempt to prevent Harden from breaking through. Mid-range shooting? For some reason, Harden rarely chooses to shoot from mid-range. If he doesn't shoot threes, then nine times out of ten he is going to break through!
Harden thought he had thrown off Yiyang, but he saw Yiyang overtake from his side. It stands to reason that Yiyang put Harden at such a large distance, he should make a stop-and-go jump shot. But Harden didn't do that, and every player has their own playing habits. Just like Yiyang doesn't like to shoot three-pointers, Harden just doesn't like to shoot half-volleys.
At this point, Harden was already caught in the Mavericks' encirclement, and he had no passing route, only to force his way to the frame. Anyway, I'm going to look for fouls!
So instead of slowing down, the bearded man plunged headlong into the restricted area. When he jumped, people were surprised to find that the rest of the Mavericks didn't jump to block, and the only one who jumped with Harden was Yiyang.
In this way, the risk of fouls by interior players is greatly reduced. Yiyang raised his arms in the air, mainly blocking Harden's left hand.
There was no way, Harden had to use his right hand to make a layup, which he didn't like, but under such strict interference, Harden's right hand layup smashed on the neck of the basket and knocked out of the frame!
"It worked!" Carlisle couldn't help but wave his fist, last night's research with that kid was not in vain!
"James. Harden lost again, Chandler grabbed the rebound, and Jason. Kidd led the team on the counterattack, he broke through to the basket, Westbrook knocked Kidd out of bounds, there was no way to do it, and the Mavericks got two free throws! ”
Yiyang slowly ran up and gave Kidd a light high-five, who had successfully created a foul.
Looking at Yiyang, who was relaxed, Harden couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Today, either the wall of Yiyang is torn apart by itself, or it ...... It's that he rushed up and hit his head and broke his blood.
Whatever the outcome, there is only one one who can survive.