In the last few minutes of the second quarter, when Paul came back on the court, Yiyang's momentum was quickly suppressed again. In this regard, Rick. Carlisle was also very helpless. Yiyang is indeed very strong, but he is only a first-year rookie. Maybe in the future, Yiyang will be stronger than Paul, but if you pray that Yiyang will beat Paul all over the ground now, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream.

Paul's ability to defend, attack on his own, and organize offense is top-notch. Carlisle now just hopes Nowitzki can keep his good form up until the end today, otherwise it will be difficult for the team to stop the Hornets from moving on.

After returning to the locker room, Carlisle naturally laid out a lot of defensive strategies. Most of this is targeting Paul's passing and pick-and-roll, completely restricting Paul's methods? Carlisle really can't take it out now.

"We're going to do our best to block the rest of the Hornets' offense so that Paul's wonderful pass can't be converted into a score! Therefore, the change of guard must be fast, and the defense must be tight. If Paul calls for a pick-and-roll, you will immediately help in the defense. In short, I want you to give the Hornets a sense of oppression at any cost. As for attacking, you must find an opportunity before you make a move. Defense alone can't defeat the Hornets, offense, we have to bite too! It's bound to be a protracted battle, gentlemen. I want you to show your willpower and fight until the last moment! Carlisle finished and tapped the tactical whiteboard that he had drawn so badly.

Everyone clenched their fists and couldn't go on the court right now to unload the Hornets. A matchup between two of the best teams in the West? No, there can only be one of the best teams in the West!

After the start of the third quarter, the old Kidd once again controlled the ball, and Yiyang, who performed remarkably in the first half of the game, was once again taken down by Carlisle.

Actually, for Paul, neither Kidd nor Yiyang made much difference to him. Although Kidd is experienced, his physical condition has really dropped too much. As for the flower show, although it is very energetic, it still lacks a little experience.

But at the beginning of the third quarter, Kidd borrowed Tyson. Chandler's blocking, taking advantage of a not-so-fast breakthrough, was stunned to score a goal on Paul's head!

Yiyang, who was sitting on the court, widened his eyes, Kidd's not fast breakthrough could actually allow him to easily score on Paul's head.

In the next round, Kidd repeats his old tricks. This time, a somewhat fearful Okafor came to help defend, but Kidd hit the ground and passed, and the basketball crossed the gap between Paul and Okafor and bounced back into the hands of the "boxing king". The boxing king jumped up and down in the tight space, and the dunk was on the spot.

In this way, Kidd actually succeeded in stabilizing the situation. A veteran who is nearly 40 years old made the Mavericks very embarrassed in the third quarter of the game to force the Hornets, who have won eight in a row!

But the continuous breakthrough and hard defense naturally made the old Kidd's physical fitness a little unbearable. In the fourth minute of the third quarter, when Kidd, who was slumping in physical strength, was easily swept past Paul to complete the score because he couldn't keep up, Carlisle knew it was time to make a substitution.

He immediately called for a halt to the game, and Kidd walked off the court, the first to find Yiyang. "Break through, attack Chris with a deadly breakthrough! If there's one thing he's missing, it's his height! ”

Kidd is like an explorer, using his already "old" body to find a way for Yiyang to defeat his enemies. This young man needs someone to lead him forward. Kidd knew that as a veteran of the team, he had to do just that.

"Don't be stingy with your right to call for pick-and-roll, trust me, everyone is willing to help you!" After Kidd finished speaking, he looked at Chandler and the other insiders. The big men nodded one after another, indicating that as long as Yiyang gave the order, they would be in place immediately without complaints.

On the other side, the Hornets bench. Jean Monty. Williams was a little surprised that Paul was already sweating profusely after playing for only a few minutes.

Despite Kidd's age, his consumption of Paul in these few minutes was enormous. That's what a historic point guard can do, and even when he's old, he's never useless.

The timeout ended, and as expected, fans saw that Dallas No. 1 in action again. The Hornets' defensive strategy is also obvious, and they will focus on blocking Yiyang's passing lanes. Because as long as Paul is there, Yiyang, a rookie, will not get any chance to score points at all.

Yiyang controlled the ball and advanced, and the Hornets' defense allowed Yi** to find no space for passing. But the rookie was not in a hurry, he gestured, and the "King of Fighters" who was entangled with Okafor on the inside immediately ran out!

Yiyang dribbles alternately with his left and right hands, and the frequency is getting faster and faster. Paul smiled, this Chinese will not still be delusional to break through himself.

Yiyang suddenly rushed forward to the right, but immediately made a sudden brake, changed hands behind his back and changed direction, and stabbed to Paul's left hand.

Yiyang's speed combined with the fluidity of the movement was enough for him to get past most of the defenders in this league. But Paul was not one of them. He reacted immediately, and took a step sideways to block.

"Bang!" The sound of the collision between muscles and muscles suddenly sounded, it was not Paul who stopped Yiyang, but Paul hit Chandler headfirst on the hidden premise!

"Damn it!" Paul struggled to get out of the pick-and-roll, but Yiyang's speed wasn't vegetarian. Before the rest of the Hornets could react, Yiyang jumped directly into the frame. Instead of fearing Okafor's ferocious block, he rose to the occasion.

Yiyang threw the ball to the rebound with his body extremely twisted, and the next second, he was directly knocked to the ground by Okafor, the "big black bull". The referee's hurried whistle sounded immediately, followed by the crisp sound of the Nets tumbling behind Okafor.

"What!?" Okafor turned his head in disbelief as the referee gestured to the technical table. The goal is valid, and the penalty must be added!

"Hit three points! also made a tough breakthrough and caught the Hornets off guard! "Kenny. Smith immediately came to the momentum, if memory serves, this is the first time that Yiyang has successfully scored under Paul's defense today!

"Willy. Green has done a great job, and it seems that this guy has completely fed out the state of Yi. If the Mavericks can win tonight, Willy. Green will be voted Man of the Match. "Charles. Barkley habitually complained about the players who participated in the game.

Yiyang waved his fist, although his face was still expressionless, but his picture of showing emotions on the court was still rare. This goal allowed Yiyang to prove that Chris. Paul is not an insurmountable mountain!

may be because he was too excited, Yiyang's penalty unexpectedly failed to hit. But Paul didn't rejoice, he sounded the alarm for himself. Once young people rise to the occasion, it is very troublesome.

After that, Paul used a pass hole to penetrate the Mavericks' defense, allowing Ariza to get a layup.

But Aliza never imagined that he had already fallen into the big net woven by the "King of Fighters". When Ariza jumped, Chandler pounced on him. "The King of Fighters" covered the sky with one hand and slapped Ariza's layup into the air.

Marion immediately jumped and controlled the basketball that was fanned out. After that, he quickly got on the ball and directly handed over the offensive power to Yiyang.

Yiyang was not in a hurry, he almost walked through the half court and came slowly. He alternated between his left and right hands again, and the frequency was getting faster and faster. Paul frowned, this guy is still going to be abrupt!

This time, Paul was not careless, and he took the lead in looking behind him to the left and right to confirm which side the block came from.

At this point, Chandler was slowly approaching from the left. Paul was ready, and this time, even the pick-and-roll couldn't stop him from stopping that rookie!

Yiyang saw that the block was in place, and immediately started to prepare to break through. For Paul, who had already prepared, all of Yiyang's actions were expected by him.

Just when Paul was about to directly turn around and block Yiyang, Yiyang, who was about to pass Chandler, suddenly changed direction and walked to the side where there was no block!

"What!?" Paul didn't expect Yiyang to have this hand, this is actually a fake block!

To say that Paul's reaction speed is really ridiculously fast, although he was deceived by Yiyang, he still immediately came back to his senses and sealed back.

However, after getting the space, Yiyang had already passed the ball out. Terry, who ran out of the open space, caught the ball and threw it, although Terry's shooting percentage was terrible in the first half. But this ball went into the net steadily!

Terry spread his arms, gestured three fingers, and the jet glided through the arena of the American Route Center once again.

This three-pointer not only allowed the Mavericks to successfully overtake, but also completely broke Paul's dominance over the overall situation.

As Carlisle said, it's bound to be a long battle. And the protracted battle is also a test for the Hornets and Paul.

Yiyang and Terry high-fived lightly, then spread their arms and prepared to defend. Looking for a nine-game winning streak? Then step over my corpse!