Chapter 632: Be handsome and win
"If you don't want to fight, then fuck me all this summer! Five minutes ago, we had a 12-point lead! But what about now? If I hadn't shouted this damn timeout, we'd be the ones behind right now! ”
Popovich was shocked off the court, obviously the game was about to be won, but now he was in suspense. The old man was furious, but now he had to restrain his anger and tell the players everything he had planned.
On the other hand, Carlisle and Popovich are in completely different forms. Carlisle was calm and called out the players for a good job. The kind of defense he wanted, the Mavericks executed perfectly.
'Of course, there were two minutes left and we were still three points behind. In the next competition, everyone must continue to work hard! The Spurs will definitely step up their offense later, so don't be discouraged, but be tougher than just now! Let's go, get on the field, and leave the victory in Dallas! ”
The electronic beep sounded, Carlisle waved his hand, and the Mavericks' starting five high-fives high-fived each other, re-entering the battlefield to the cheers of the fans.
Although it is still three points behind, it is actually the Mavericks who have the initiative at this time. The Spurs haven't scored too much for five minutes, so how can a team that can't score take the initiative?
The more they couldn't score, the more anxious the Spurs players became. On the first shot after coming up, Parker and Duncan played a classic pick-and-roll combination. Borrowing cover, the Frenchman held the ball alone and hit the mid-range position, making a pull-and-go jump shot.
But Yiyang's interference was very timely, and he quickly got rid of Duncan and rushed in front of Parker. Selected as the best defensive team for two consecutive years, Yiyang relied not on luck.
Under Yiyang's interference, Parker's mid-range shot still missed. But what's worse is that Duncan actually snatched the offensive rebound from Nowitzki's head, and in the face of a second offensive opportunity close at hand, the Spurs should always break the scoring drought!
After Duncan grabbed the rebound and landed, he immediately jumped on the spot for the second time and went to the layup. At the last moment, Gobert threw his arms up and rushed out, between Duncan and the basket.
Duncan leaned on Gobert and forced a layup, but Gobert's height still affected Duncan somewhat. This close layup, Duncan actually didn't go up!
"Thiem actually missed this opportunity to attack again, and all I can say is that the Mavericks' defense is just too tight. Even if a Spurs player is under the basket, he may not be able to score offensively! ”
Popovich clutched his head in chagrin, he didn't know why those guys kept dropping their chains at critical moments. If Duncan had just scored that goal, the situation would have been completely different now.
But it's useless to be annoyed, no matter how good Popovich is, there is no way to take off his suit and stand on the court in person.
Yiyang, who had played fast in the first few rounds, slowed down the tempo again, and now, he was in control of the court as he pleased.
In the last three points, Yiyang knew that he couldn't be in a hurry. After the timeout, the Spurs' defense was noticeably more focused on protecting the box and defending breakaways. Parker replayed Yiyang's two moves this time, and after just a few rounds, the Frenchman had already seen how fast Yiyang was.
Seeing that Parker didn't defend himself, Yiyang dribbled to the three-point line and then pulled up and shot! At first, Parker thought that Yiyang's was still a feint to worship Buddha. It wasn't until Yiyang really jumped that Parker knew that something was wrong!
However, the French hastily blocked the blockade to no practical effect. For the current Yiyang, two steps of space to complete the shot is more than enough!
The basketball crossed a high parabola, and in the expectant eyes of the fans, it fell straight into the net!
"Brush!" This sound is so pleasant to listen to whenever you listen to it.
"The starting point is a three-pointer! It's simply inheriting the bloodline of Dirk's 'King of the Ends'! How many times has the team been saved in the final quarter of this year's playoffs? I can't answer an exact number. All I can say is that the more critical the moment, the better the state! ”
Yiyang's three-point shot completely wiped out the advantage that the Spurs had built up with great difficulty.
Popovich was still scolding off the court, he let Parker break through, but he didn't let him shoot directly!
Although in today's general trend of three-point shooting becoming more and more important, Yiyang's three-point shooting tendency is not high. But if he doesn't like to vote, it doesn't mean that he can't vote.
The score was equalized, and the two sides returned to the same running line. So far, Spurs have not scored. After four quarters, the old guys were starting to feel the strain.
At this time, the young Leonard stepped up, hoping to take the initiative to carry the offensive banner of the team. I have to admit that the momentum of young people is indeed incomparable to the three "bad old men" of GDP.
The game has been played to the end, and Leonard can still hold the ball and lean on the strong Iguodala to force his way into the penalty area!
Of course, the Mavericks' restricted area has long been laid out. Leonard had just jumped when he was completely knocked to the ground by Gobert, who was actively ushering.
The box was packed with people, and Leonard completely knocked down a "wall" and then bounced himself.
But even so, the referee still blew the whistle in his mouth. The players on the Spurs bench cheered, finally, they finally had a chance to score!
Leonard high-fives his teammates as he walks toward the free throw line. He didn't celebrate, he didn't look happy. It seems that he is really the best person to inherit Duncan's mantle.
Leonard is a very smart player, and he's a good player on the defensive end. But there was one problem, Leonard's big hand, which made his shooting extremely erratic.
He's likely to score back-to-back points in one game, and he's likely to drop the basket in the next game.
It's not just the shooting in the athletic battle, Leonard is averaging only 63.3% of the free throw percentage per game, which is obviously not a good number for the outside.
On the first free throw, the basketball bumped and crashed into the net after "walking" around the basket.
It was the first time the Spurs had scored in eight minutes of the third quarter, and it wasn't an athletic score.
With the Mavericks fans distracting from each other, Leonard's second free throw wasn't so lucky.
The basketball shot was deflected and smashed directly to the right side of the basket! Gobert and Duncan jumped almost at the same time, but neither could catch the basketball, which was pointed out by the two.
Leonard originally wanted to make up for his mistakes, but unfortunately Yiyang took the lead and took the basketball off. In the last 1 minute 07 seconds, the Mavericks are coming!
"Steady, let's fight slowly!" Carlisle began to shout from the sidelines that whoever was more composed at this time would have a better chance of winning.
Yiyang commanded from outside the three-point line for a long time this time, which made the Spurs' defense very nervous. Yiyang's ability to create opportunities is indeed first-class, Parker didn't dare to let Yiyang shoot again, and his breakthrough was very deadly. That difficult Chinese put Parker in a dilemma.
Against this kind of guy, the only chance to help defend is the only chance!
Yiyang only hung up a cover and accelerated slightly, leaving the French behind. Parker's single defensive ability is very average, and the Spurs rely on the defensive system.
Also masculine as a breakthrough Parker, Danny. Green, a familiar old face, greeted him. A perfect assist with little to no delay, and the Spurs did it!
Seeing that Yiyang was blocked, Nowitzki immediately pulled to the middle distance, seemingly ready to respond. But the "Stone Buddha" followed him like a shadow, and he almost hugged Dirk directly.
Yiyang wasn't nervous, and it looked like the Spurs' defense seemed solid. But in fact, everything is developing according to Yiyang's expectations.
"With the Mavericks in trouble, will the Mavericks' scoring momentum be interrupted?" Mike. Brin was a little worried that in the last minute, the failure of any attack would be extremely fatal.
Yiyang took a step back, making room for himself to break through, and then quickly took a smooth turn!
Green immediately moved sideways to block, but he found that Yiyang's turn was spinning in place!
"What!?" Green was stunned, spinning in place was useless for a breakthrough!
It's really useless, but who says Yiyang intends to break through!?
Yiyang's turn attracted everyone's attention. But in the process of turning, he borrowed the strength of his waist and abdomen and the inertia of turning, and quickly passed the ball back to Tony under the inside basket. In the hands of Aaron!
A street juggling action that fooled the world's greatest professional team. Tony. Aaron received the basketball and easily made a layup!
"In! is also a magical assist, this kind of passing, maybe only he can think of it! ”
In the stands, the fans and commentators were in high spirits. Off the court, Popovich was stupid.
If someone had dared to play that kind of bells and whistles on the court before, Popovich would have laughed at him as a clown. They only perform, but they don't know how to win.
But what did Yiyang do just now? The guy used a "only perform" move to penetrate the Spurs' defense. He's not just going to perform, he's going to win!
At this point, the Mavericks have completely completed the overtake of the Spurs. At this point, the Spurs only had 45 seconds left.
The demoralized Spurs did not get back up, and they were able to get a point on Leonard's breakthrough just now. But now, they can't even get that point.
After assisting Green's goal in that unbelievable way, Yiyang, who was full of confidence, deceived the defense with a look feint and a fake pass, and finally assisted Iguodala from outside the three-point line to shoot.
With a four-point lead of 22 seconds, this has undoubtedly condemned the Spurs to death. And what about Spurs? They were already attacking poorly, and after their morale was severely hit, they couldn't shoot goals.
In the final moments, Popovich's Spurs were still struggling with foul tactics. But the Mavericks' solid free throws disappointed Popovich.
"It's over! 97-93, the Dallas Mavericks completed a shocking comeback after trailing by 12 points at the beginning of Game 4 and successfully defended their home court! ”
"It looks like the Mavericks are determined to get revenge on the Spurs this year! With such a big point difference not crushing them, what else could make them succumb!? ”
Looking at the Mavericks players celebrating wildly, Duncan couldn't help but shake his head. The Spurs didn't score any open points in the final seven minutes, which is undoubtedly the best example of the Mavericks' terrifying defensive ability.
It's fine if it's a team that can only attack, but against a team that can defend like this...... The No. 21 turned around and didn't continue to look at the Mavericks players celebrating the victory.
It's quite tricky to play against a team that can defend like that.
The starting three outside line-ups were all selected to the All-Defensive Team, which is no joke.
Defeating the Spurs, the Mavericks took the lead at home and got the series off to a good start. But at this time, Yiyang's inner line was not much excited.
The series needs to be won four games to be considered a victory, and the Mavericks are still far from winning!
The brutal showdown in the west has just begun.