Chapter Two Hundred and Three: Crossing the River Safely

In the 7th minute of the first quarter, Kidd passed the ball inside from outside the three-point line.

The passing intention of this ball is obvious, it is to give Nowitzki, who wants to occupy the position on the inside.

But the intention to be too obvious, although it will make the offensive line very clear, will also make the opponent ready to defend.

Cameron. Anthony ditched Peja and headed inside, and "Little Melon" intercepted just in time for Nowitzki to catch the basketball.

Kidd misses and Anthony advances with the ball himself. Although Anthony's speed is not top-notch, his strong frame and excellent technique make him almost unstoppable after pushing the fast attack. Don't forget, "Melon" was a super small forward on the same level as James back then!

Under Stevenson's pursuit, Anthony still made a layup and successfully scored points.

At this point, the Nuggets already led the Mavericks by 8 points. The Mavericks' tired appearance on the court made it quite easy for the Nuggets.

"The Mavericks have been on a 10-game winning streak lately, and the mid-season 10 games have pretty much drained their fitness. Yesterday against the Kings, the Mavericks' fitness problems were very serious, and today against the Nuggets back-to-back, it seems that they really can't get up. "Charles. Barkley is well aware of how much of a test a player can be with the NBA's dense playing field, especially for a team that isn't really young.

"Anthony has been in excellent form in the last few games and we all know that now that Cameron is infinitely close to New York, the countdown to his time playing in Denver is almost complete. This guy is also using his excellent performance, thanking the fans in Denver, and by the way, telling the Knicks. Don't hesitate any longer, I'm the one you've always needed! "Kenny at Barkley's side. Smith pointed out another reason why the Mavericks will play so passively today, the Mavericks are not in good health, and when they meet Anthony who is in full form, they are really in trouble.

After Anthony hit a layup, Carlisle called a halt. Normally, Yiyang will appear in the fourth to fifth minutes of the first quarter of the game, but today the game has been played until the seventh minute, and Yiyang has not played yet, and many people think that this guy will not play again. After all, the news that Yiyang will take a truce to undergo a concussion test has been spread all over the world. Before the players came out to warm up, many people even thought that Yiyang was not in Denver, but returned to Dallas.

However, after this pause, a familiar figure jumped into everyone's eyes. The Dallas No. 1, which always surprises people, has appeared!

Yiyang's appearance not only attracted the fans, but also attracted the attention of Anthony and Billups.

These two guys have not forgotten that when the two teams met at the beginning of the season, it was they who paved the way to fame by becoming Yiyang.

With 16 points, 11 assists and 3 steals, Yiyang's performance against the Nuggets for the first time undoubtedly impressed both Anthony and Billups. So today, when Yiyang, who was rumored to be absent from the game, played, Anthony and Billups couldn't help but be a little worried. That all-star rookie, very dangerous!

Yiyang's appearance was unexpected by everyone, but his performance was expected.

Like the rest of the Mavericks, Yiyang's state today can be described in one word, and that is exhaustion.

Don't forget, before the start of the game, Yiyang had just finished that series of tests with a lot of intensity. Although the doctor said that Yiyang is a body of steel, the body of steel also has its own upper limit.

Throughout the game, the Mavericks were led by the nose by the Nuggets. In the last seven minutes of the fourth quarter, when the Nuggets thought they had won the game, Yiyang used two consecutive three-pointers and an 11-point performance in a single quarter to make the Nuggets almost overturn.

Although Billups won the game in the final minute with an assist for Anthony's mid-range shot, when the game was over and everyone looked up at the score on the big screen live, they were all in shock.

Anthony's last-minute smash shot gave the Nuggets a narrow 121-120 win over the Mavericks at home, and his last-gasser will undoubtedly be selected as one of the top 10 kills of the season.

The fact that an exhausted calf has forced the nuggets who are in good shape to this point is indeed much beyond everyone's imagination.

The Nuggets players and fans alike expected it to be an easy win, but the process and outcome were so thrilling.

Although he lost, it can be seen that Carlisle's mood is not bad. His players dragged their tired bodies until the last minute to rely on the final goal to separate the winner, which is already very satisfying.

"It's because the Nuggets are playing so well that I'm even more proud of my players, everybody played really well, they did everything they could!"

At the press conference, Carlisle even took the trouble to report the names of each player, expressing "praise by name". The academy coach didn't lie, the team lost, but he was very proud.

“...... Dirk's performance has been as consistent as ever, he is one of the most consistent players in the league and a guarantee that we can win 10 in a row. Finally, of course, I have to give a word of praise. An hour before the start of the race, he had just finished a concussion test for an exerted athlete. It's not easy to keep playing tonight. What's more, this guy almost helped us kill the game in the fourth quarter! If it weren't for Cameron's lore, today's hero would be the same! Carlisle did not forget that in the fourth quarter of the game, he shouted again and again for Yiyang's wonderful goals and assists. The second before the red light on the rebound, it was still the Mavericks who took the lead.

But Carlisle also knew that Anthony could stop Yiyang once, but he couldn't stop Yiyang I. This guy has already started to challenge the superstars in the league.

25 points, 8 assists and 2 steals, which is the data that Yiyang, who did a lot of exercise before the game, got today. Perhaps from now on, Yiyang's selection to the All-Star team will become a matter of course.

In the next seven days until the start of the All-Star break, the Mavericks only had three games to play, and the density of games dropped a lot in an instant. And the physical fitness of the Mavericks players can also be restored to a certain extent. Although this ten-game winning streak was ended, it may not be so bad.

On Feb. 12, the Mavericks, who returned to their home game after a full day of rest, beat the Houston Rockets 112-106.

Kyle. Lowry's rise has brought a lot of trouble to both the Mavericks and Yiyang, but Yiyang's 19 points and 8 assists are still very good, and it also helped the Mavericks defeat the Rockets, who are bent on rebuilding.

The home team that Chinese fans used to be no longer as strong as it was back then, but the rise of another Chinese player has also made Chinese fans feel good.

Next, the Mavericks were given a full 3 days of recuperation without a game. During these three days, Carlisle also deliberately reduced the intensity of training to allow the players to recover their fitness as much as possible. He didn't want a week before the All-Star break to have players injured from the game.

These three days of rest allowed the Mavericks to recover a certain amount of vitality, and also made Yiyang say goodbye to exhaustion completely.

Feb. 16, the penultimate game for the Mavericks before the All-Star break. Yiyang and his old friend Demarcus. Cousins met again, and the game literally became ESPN's national broadcast broadcast.

Although Cousins and Yiyang are both enthusiastic, the game is not very enjoyable.

The impatient Cousins wanted to prove himself with beautiful statistics, but against the energetic "boxing champion", Cousins suffered a big blow on the offensive end.

Cousins had a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds throughout the game, but those stats came at the cost of a game-high 19 shots and just 31 percent shooting.

In terms of stats, Cousins is doing very well. But if efficiency is estimated, as an interior player, Cousins' play today is undoubtedly substandard.

It wasn't Cousins who scored the game's highest score today, and many Nowitzki weren't Yiyang, but Kidd, who scored 20 points.

Nowitzki only scored 14 points today, and Yiyang only scored 11 points.

However, Yiyang's double-double performance of 11 points and 15 assists helped 8 of the 10-man Mavericks score double-doubles. The only two people who didn't score double-doubles were Stevenson and Chandler, who didn't attack much.

A real team basketball made Cousins, who was playing alone, deflated again. 100-116, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Mavericks, and the grievances between Cousins and Yiyang also deepened.

After the victory over the Kings, the Mavericks only have one game left before the All-Star break.

On February 17, the NBA only scheduled two matchups. The Dallas Mavericks are one of the four teams that compete.

Facing the Phoenix Suns, who were no longer in the limelight, the Mavericks were firmly in control of the rhythm from the first second after the game began.

And Nash's weak defensive ability and the defensive void that the Suns couldn't fill after Xiao Si left, so Yiyang, who came off the bench, cut 22 points.

Of course, Nash's performance was not bad. This guy's performance on the field even made Yiyang worship this Canadian in his heart.

With 15 points and 14 assists, the 36-year-old Nash used a big double-double to sort out the Suns' offense. Yiyang bets that without Nash, this Suns team would be no different from the fish belly team.

Although he respects Nash very much, today, Nash is still Yiyang's enemy.

Yiyang's 22 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, plus Nowitzki's 38 points, gave the Mavericks their final win before the All-Star break in Phoenix by six points.

As of the period before the All-Star break, which was a big headache for Carlisle, the Mavericks finally had a thrilling time.

In the next weekend, let's watch Yiyang and Dirk perform well.

The fighting stopped abruptly, and the smoke cleared. A carnival weekend for fans and players is coming!