Chapter Eighty-Four: God's Gift
Yiyang and Terry's back-to-back scores gave George a new score. Carl had to call a timeout at the end of the first quarter, and if he didn't, the elder Karl was really worried that the Nuggets would fall behind in the first quarter.
"You let an old man and a kid beat each other up!?" There is no doubt that even Chauncey. Billups, too, had to accept George when the team was behind. Karl's roar. It's also good that Billups has a gentle personality and is able to play in George. Carl often calms the team when he curses. Otherwise, it is estimated that several players on the Nuggets team will have conflicts with Crazy Karl.
George. Carl's roar was heard even by Yiyang on the other side of the court. Although it is said that a strict teacher makes a high apprentice, Yiyang still can't imagine how to play under such a grumpy coach.
Fortunately, the one who is sitting in front of them in Yiyang now is a typical representative of the academy coach, Rick. Carlisle. This coach, who is always calm and composed, rarely gets angry, and during the time that Yiyang has been with the Mavericks, he has rarely even yelled.
During the timeout, Carlisle replaced Yiyang with Kidd to play the final minutes of the first quarter. Although Yiyang was the one who came off the bench, he played for most of the first quarter of the game. People can see, Rick. Carlisle is gradually completing some kind of handover. The Mavericks' main control is slowly changing hands.
In the final moments of the first quarter, George. Carl's high hopes for the third or fourth swingman Al. Harrington put on a good performance. The veteran caught the absence of Nowitzki and Chandler, scored six straight points on the court, and also handed out a block.
In the Eyre. Harrington's efforts led to George. Karl's Nuggets didn't fall too far behind in the first quarter.
27-23, the Mavericks still have a four-point lead over the Nuggets on the road. If it weren't for the veteran Harrington's ability to show his magic at a critical moment, it is estimated that the Nuggets would have been beaten all over now.
During the interval, Rick. Carlisle did not hesitate to start from the defence. He told everyone to increase their defensive intensity and encourage physical contact. If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, Yiyang would definitely have thought that these words were George. Karl said it.
Injury issues have limited the number of players the Nuggets can play, and Anthony only rested for two minutes in the entire first quarter. If he plays like this for four quarters, he will definitely be tired enough! So, I want you to put pressure on everybody and use our thicker roster depth to grind well with the Nuggets! 'Carlisle has a gentle personality and the pace of the game is the same.
The Mavericks usually don't suddenly play an exaggerated offensive climax to make the game lose suspense, more often than not, the Mavericks will play until the last minute, and then use a deeper lineup to take away the victory with a steady rhythm.
When it comes to bench depth, Carlisle is also particularly confident in the combination of Yiyang and Terry. When Billups and Anthony got tired, the Nuggets relied more on the "nerve knife" J.R. Smith and Harrington. But these two guys are not reliable at all times.
Yiyang and Terry, on the other hand, are a group of attacking points that Carlisle can rely on. These two guys, who often quarrel in private but actually have a very good relationship, will always bring their tacit understanding to the basketball court.
At the beginning of the second quarter, George. Karl let Harrington, who played well, replace Gary, who was the original No. 4 position. Forbes. Carlisle and George. The coaching styles of the two Karls are also in stark contrast.
Carlisle would rather put a good man on the bench than ensure squad depth. And Crazy Carl, as long as it's powerful, you can get it, if not, you can go down and sit on the bench!
I have to admit that Harrington really felt hot today, and his luck was very good. On several occasions, he used his footwork to break through Nowitzki's frames, and some of the balls that seemed to be completely interfered with by Nowitzki were also thrown in.
Although Harrington didn't have much to do with the Germans on the defensive end, the score between the two sides was so deadlocked.
Rick. Carlisle is not in a hurry, this time, he has the capital and the Nuggets to drag it to the end. The second quarter was played in this scorching state for eight minutes, and the Dallas fans and Chinese fans watching the game in front of the TV were eager to see through, all of them waiting for Carlisle to replace Yiyang.
On the field, old Kidd was already exhausted. The Nuggets' extremely athletic lineup naturally made Kidd not have a good time.
But it was George who called a timeout first. Karl's grumpy old man. That's when Carlisle was convinced that it was time!
"Also! Jason! Carlisle immediately turned his head and shouted at the two defenders, one old and one young.
"Here, Chief!" Terry grinned in response.
"After you and Yi come on the court, you have to open the score in the last four minutes!" Carlisle couldn't help but clench his fists.
"Yes!" Terry smiled slightly, and then touched Yiyang's head beside him. "Did you hear what the boss said? Rookie. ”
"I'm not deaf, old man." Yiyang replied angrily, but Terry, who was beside him, smiled even more happily.
After the timeout, the Nuggets only took Harrington and Billups out of the game. Anthony, must continue to fight against great attrition. On the Mavericks' side, Carlisle replaced four people in one go. With the exception of Nowitzki, who had a few minutes of rest at the start of the second quarter, everyone changed rounds. One of the most eye-catching substitutions is naturally the backline combination of Yiyang and Terry.
The Nuggets took the lead in blowing the horn of counterattack, and now the person who rushed to Yiyang to control the ball has changed from Billups to the Nuggets' second-year rookie Ty. Lawson.
Great. Lawson doesn't take his time like Billups, he takes the baseline ball and sprints directly, and the entire Nuggets team runs with their No. 1 position, which is the characteristic of the Denver "track and field" team!
Yiyang did not hesitate and immediately blocked Tai. Lawson's way forward. But this stocky defender is never afraid of physical confrontations, and the strong Ty. Lawson carried Yiyang on his shoulder and continued to move forward!
However, when Lawson looked up and was about to pass, he realized that Yiyang, who had a huge height advantage, was waving his arms and making Tai . Lawson's vision is greatly disturbed!
Anthony has a fabulous inche being Thai. Lawson didn't have enough vision to miss, and the star, who was tasked with overtaking the score, shouted in frustration.
Hearing the team's boss Anthony shout like this, the young Lawson was also anxious. He rushed the ball out and passed it in the direction where Anthony was.
However, Anthony, who had lost his best chance to catch the ball, failed to get the ball as he wanted, and the basketball was replaced by the Mavericks as the No. 3 player in Bryan before it fell into his hands. Cardinal intercepted.
Cardinal, nicknamed "The Administrator," is a good guy on the Mavericks' roster, even volunteering to clean the floor of the training court and inflate basketballs. But that doesn't mean Cardinal is completely useless on the basketball court. Although he is not very capable, he is by no means just a mascot!
"Boy!" After intercepting the basketball, Cardinal shouted, threw it hard, and launched a fast attack with a long pass.
Cardinal passed a little high, and Yiyang had to jump up at high speed to get to the basketball. But if Yiyang jumped up to catch the ball, it obviously delayed the speed of the fast attack.
In order to solve this problem, Yiyang deliberately looked at Terry's position. Terry didn't seem to slow down, but continued to cut under the basket.
Yiyang immediately drew up a plan, and when the basketball flew to his head, the Dallas No. 1 jumped hard.
Yiyang grabs the basketball in the air, and at the same time, Tae. Lawson also took advantage of Yiyang's jumping time to force up. As soon as that damn No. 1 hits the ground, Lawson will immediately take out the ball!
But Yiyang hadn't landed yet, in the air, he had just gotten the basketball and passed the ball out again!
After Yiyang's middle hand, the basketball changed its "course" and flew towards Terry on the other side of the court.
The 33-year-old Terry may not be able to complete the shocking dunk as before, but a lightweight, one-handed frame is still not difficult for Terry.
The basket shook slightly, and the basketball was dunked into the frame by Terry's big hand. The Pepsi Center was overwhelmed by the boos of the fans, and Terry instead enjoyed putting his hands to his ears and listening to everything.
"A non-stop pass in the air, God, what ball can't be done?" Kenny. Smith looked up at the replay on the big screen of the scene, he didn't know how Yiyang managed to pass the ball quickly and accurately in the moment of take-off. But he knew that the Mavericks wanted to pull the score!
Subsequently, Anthony finally got his wish to receive the basketball. But Anthony, who didn't have much rest after two quarters of the game, missed his shot from outside the three-point line. Physical fitness also plays a key role in a player's shooting stability.
Anthony's side missed, and Yiyang would not live up to Carlisle's expectations of himself. This defender, who always reveals a ruthless spirit, did not pass the ball this time, but rushed at the French center forward Johan who came on as a substitute. Petro asked for a pick-and-roll.
But when the block was in place, Yiyang broke through quickly from the side that did not block and dismantle. Caught off guard, Lawson hurriedly moved sideways, but it was too late. Yiyang's speed is even faster than he imagined!
After the breakthrough, Yiyang did not relent, quickly made a layup, and scored two points. With a simple tactic, Yiyang put Tai. Lawson was disgraced.
After an attack, Yiyang and the German Nowitzki played a blocking and dismantling cooperation. As everyone imagined, Yiyang finally distributed the ball to the hands of the "Nuo Tianwang" who was left on the outside. For the Mavericks, passing the ball back to the big man after the breakaway is a fairly classic tactic that has long been thoroughly studied by various opponents.
But this time, after winning the ball, the German chariot did not shoot the ball into three points, but pushed it to his left hand with both hands, and Nowitzki passed the ball again!
The ball flew towards the bottom left corner, and just as the ball was about to fly out of bounds, Yiyang suddenly slapped his horse and arrived just in time to catch the basketball.
"It's not bad!" Kenny. Smith had to admire the Mavericks' ability to execute their tactics!
After receiving the basketball, Yiyang was empty two steps away. He looked up at the NBA's three-point line, which was farther away than the NCAA, and then made up his mind, jumped up with both feet, and shot!
Lawson pounced, but he was only 1.8 meters tall, but he couldn't interfere with Yiyang, who was tall and arm-long. Yiyang calmly shot at the bottom corner, landed, and looked at the flying basketball, Yiyang's posture of shooting and pressing his wrist was not retracted for a long time.
The basketball climbed quickly in the air and then fell quickly in a beautiful arc. After that, the orange basketball made the nets glow white and then fell to the hardwood floor.
"Hollow hit! Yi's three-pointer, this is his third three-pointer since joining the NBA! It's so beautiful, and it's also on the field, and there are no particularly obvious shortcomings at all! Now, this guy can also hunt outside the three-point line in the NBA. "Kenny. Smith had just taken a special look at Yiyang's gesture, but it was so standard that he couldn't fault anything.
Is this guy really an Asian who couldn't shoot threes in college? Smith couldn't believe how fast he was improving.
After this three-point shot, George . Carl almost called a timeout again.
"Cameron! Where's your momentum!? But the boss ended up putting the pressure on Antony's shoulders.
Anthony didn't want to be with George. Karl argued, and he didn't believe that the No. 1 guard could still play against him on the offensive end.
The Nuggets' defense is a big score for Yiyang, but the Mavericks' defense won't treat Anthony like this.
Nowitzki's tough aerial interception sent Anthony's layup out of the basket. Yiyang, who was in hot pursuit, jumped high and protected the defensive rebound in the messy three-second zone.
Anthony, who was angry, immediately started and wanted to forcibly drag the basketball in Yiyang's hand away. However, Yiyang fell directly to the ground and pressed the basketball under him.
Just when everyone thought that Yiyang was helpless, the orange-red basketball quietly rolled out of the crowd!
Terry was still quick and found the ball that was passed by Yiyang. "Jet" picks up the basketball and goes on a long run. By the time everyone reacted, Terry had already run to the Nuggets' halfcourt.
Another assist from Yiyang brought another easy score from Terry. And this easy score also helped the Mavericks take a 10-point lead.
With 10 points and 6 assists, Yiyang's statistics have also improved compared to the previous game. In just half a game, he got a good statistic.
Everything is going according to the plan step by step, looking at Yiyang who didn't say anything after getting up from the ground, patting the ash on his sneakers and continuing to open his arms. Rick. Carlisle suddenly felt very lucky, this flower show was really a gift from God.
Yiyang stood at the front of the line with resolute eyes, not afraid of the strong and fast Lawson in the slightest. Once again, the margin is in double digits, so how are you going to struggle? Denver Nuggets, swallow the consequences!