Chapter 458: MVP Still Improving
When did Yiyang get married with San Antonio fans? On Christmas Eve, the Chinese defender has upset the mood of San Antonio's Christmas celebrations. Since then, Yiyang has not been well received by Spurs fans.
So today, when Yiyang walked out of the players' tunnel, the boos that greeted him were even louder than the cheers of the fans dedicated to Duncan.
"Haha, it also comes with sound effects as soon as it appears. It seems that Spurs fans are very unwelcoming to last season's MVP. "Mike. Brin smiled, don't think it's a shame to be booed by the away fans. Only real superstars can "enjoy" such treatment.
Yiyang didn't care about the boos around him, and after he got on the field, he started to warm up on his own. The Mavericks have lost three in a row, and it is indeed very unlucky to meet the Spurs at this juncture. But no matter how strong the opponent is, Yiyang has no reason to fail today.
Yiyang's inappropriate performance in the last game was the main reason why he was attacked by the media. Before the start of today's game, Yiyang also adjusted his mentality. Carter's dreams will continue to be carried, but he won't think about it all the time. Only by dedicating oneself to the competition without any distractions can you perform well.
On the other side, Gobert, who started warming up early with Yiyang, seemed to have been unable to concentrate. Yiyang could see that the French were a little nervous.
After all, he'll be facing a few living legends later. Any rookie will inevitably be nervous when they face the Spurs for the first time, and Yiyang can only hope that Gobert can adjust himself during the game.
Gradually, there were more and more fans in the stands, and the noise in the stadium became louder. A number of cameras are placed on the sidelines of the field to shoot the whole scene without dead ends. This show, which was selected by ESPN and TNT as the national live broadcast at the same time, has officially kicked off.
"Four in a row! There's no doubt that the Mavericks can only walk away from San Antonio with a four-game losing streak! Last season's Western Conference Finals, the Spurs knocked the Mavericks out of the tournament. And Yi, who returned after a three-game ban, does not seem to have found the form of the game. As long as the calm San Antonio Spurs don't make mistakes, they will be able to leave the victory in the ATT center! ”
On the commentary platform, O'Neal, a living treasure, has already made a prediction about the outcome of this game. Although the Warriors are also strong, in O'Neal's eyes, the Warriors are still one notch worse than the Spurs. The Mavericks couldn't even beat the Warriors the day before yesterday, so why should they wrestle with the Spurs today?
"Your predictions are never reliable, Shaq. It's true that the performance in the last game was not good, but you also said that it was the last game, and the last game is over! What is the state of today, we have to see after the game starts! ”
"You're making a final struggle, Charles. He's not a god, and he can't do well every time in San Antonio. Let's see, today, the Mavericks will officially fall off the altar! ”
Yiyang, who was warming up on the court, couldn't hear the conversation between O'Neal and Barkley, but he knew that he and the Mavericks must be under suspicion right now.
A team that was originally invincible suddenly lost three games in a row, and anyone would be surprised. But these doubts did not affect Yiyang's determination to win, and the Dallas Mavericks have always moved forward in doubts.
After the fans had done enough foreshadowing with loud roars, the referee finally gathered the starters of both sides into the midfield and prepared to kick off!
The Spurs' starting lineup has not changed much from last year, with Split, Duncan, Leonard, Danny. Green and Parker, the starting Popovich, have been using this set since last year. The roster is solid, which is actually one of the reasons why the Spurs have been able to be successful.
On the Mavericks' side, the starting lineup has become earth-shattering. Except for Yiyang and Dirk, the two cores that can't be beaten, the other three have all changed. The biggest headache for Popovich is that they have changed positions, and they are all stronger than before.
Still, Popovich is confident about this match. Calves are very powerful, but we're not vegetarians either!
The referee blew the whistle, and this game, which attracted much attention from many parties and involved countless interests, officially began. Bowler won the basketball in front of the Brazilian center, and the Mavericks had the first chance to attack.
As soon as Yiyang got the ball, his eyes became murderous! He immediately pushed forward quickly and made his way to the three-point line before the Spurs' defense could spread out!
"As soon as it starts, I'm going to make a surprise attack!"
Yiyang's speed is indeed fast, but the Spurs' defensive awareness is also very good. Yiyang jumped into the crowd and shook off Parker for a while, but Danny. Green made up for it and completely sealed Yiyang's breakthrough route.
Danny. Green comes to defend himself, and that means Tony. Aaron has a chance! Yiyang immediately turned his head and stared at Tony, who was standing still in the middle distance position at the zero degree angle on the right. Aaron, get ready to pass the ball with a hook move!
"Humph!" In the shadows, the black small forward, wearing the Spurs' No. 2 jersey, chuckled. In Danny. The moment Green pressed up, this guy expected Yiyang to pass the ball to this side. He has been lurking nearby for a long time, just waiting for Yiyang to "send" the ball! As long as Yiyang passes, he can intercept the ball immediately!
Yiyang raised his arm and already made a gesture similar to hooking his hand. Seeing that the ball was about to be passed, Leonard suddenly sprinted and the time to intercept the pass had come!
But at the moment when Leonard rushed out, Yiyang's wrist turned outward, and then gently pushed. The original pass to the right became like the left, and Yiyang staged a good show of eye feint passing!
But what did Yiyang do when he passed the ball to the left!? The Mavericks don't have anyone on the left side at all!
"No!" Leonard seemed to suddenly remember something, and he looked around in horror. Sure enough, Iguodala was nowhere to be seen!
Iguodala scurried into the basketball's flight path and held the ball firmly. Taking advantage of the inertia of sprinting to catch the ball, Iguodala jumped up in three steps, and as soon as the game opened, he staged a suffocating tomahawk slam in the ATT center!
"Another very deceptive pass! This pass allowed him to pry open the Spurs penalty area! Haha, don't try to cut off his pass, because you don't know who you're going to pass the ball to in the next second. The Mavericks have had a great start to the season, let's see if they can keep it up! ”
Yiyang's surprise attack completely disrupted the Spurs' defense. Before the Spurs players could figure out who they should play against, Yiyang had already completed the assist goal.
"Little trick!" Off the court, Popovich was very disdainful of Yiyang's behavior, and the sudden attack after the opening could indeed get you two points, but every game, there was only one opening!
Yiyang's wonderful assist and Iguodala's violent dunk didn't scare the Spurs, they fought back with great momentum, and this is their home court!
Parker had just dribbled past half the court, and before he could gesturing to command the attack, he found that Yiyang had rushed in front of him!
The first instinct of an experienced Frenchman is not to dodge, but to protect the basketball in his hand! But it was too late, Yiyang's arm had already poked out!
With a quick stab, Yiyang cut the ball cleanly. The orange basketball was out of everyone's control for a moment and jumped towards the Spurs halfcourt. Parker turned and jumped straight into the air, hoping to get the ball back with a save!
However, Parker, who was gliding through the air, was a few centimeters away from basketball. He didn't touch the basketball and fell to the ground empty-handed.
The faster Yiyang relied on the distance of a few centimeters to take the lead in getting the basketball that was stabbed away by himself. Yiyang took advantage of the trend and advanced rapidly, and the rest of the Spurs naturally couldn't keep up with this speed. But Leonard is chasing after Yiyang, and he will not give up any opportunity to chase after his opponent!
Yiyang knows that it is very dangerous to make a rash layup under Leonard's pursuit, and that guy's excellent prediction ability and slender arms are simply a small version of Gobert.
But Yiyang is not afraid, if he is afraid, then the game will be lost before it is played!
Seeing that Leonard was biting very tightly, Yiyang did not continue to speed up, but deliberately slowed down his pace! Leonard didn't know what Yiyang wanted to do, but he had no choice but to stick it.
"Leonard actually caught up with Yi, did he even slow down after being banned for three games!?"
Seeing this unbelievable scene, everyone's mouths opened wide. In the past, as long as Yiyang rushed up to speed, it was impossible to be caught up. However, they don't know that being caught up is also part of Yiyang's strategy.
When Leonard stuck to himself, Yiyang instead of dodging, he squeezed Leonard hard!
Yiyang took the initiative to squeeze like this, but won himself some space for layups. Yiyang didn't hesitate, and dodged the block with a high-throw layup, and the basketball grazed the rebound and fell into the net, and the two points were caught!
"He is also very smart, he actively seeks physical confrontation and wins himself a chance. Seeing Shaq, today's state is not bad, but it is still very good! 'Ross Barkley applauded Yiyang's brilliant performance, the number one defender played very aggressively today. From steals to offense, Yiyang is very active, and seems to want to control the initiative of the game as soon as he comes up. As long as he controls the initiative, Yiyang can lead the Mavericks to play at his own pace.
Popovich was also surprised when he saw Yiyang's goal, because Yiyang's layup just now was too similar to Stephen. Curry!
Actively looking for physical confrontation to squeeze the opponent to gain space and immediately throw high to make a layup, this is the secret of the emaciated Curry's ability to survive in the three-second zone. Yiyang, on the other hand, perfectly replicated Curry's movements.
Don't think that Yiyang who lost to Curry has nothing to gain, the most terrifying thing about this No. 1 guard is his ability to turn other people's good characteristics into his own learning ability!
Kidd, Nash, Peja, Carter and even Cardinal, you can see the good qualities of all of them in Yiyang. And now, Yiyang is strong enough to steal skills directly from his opponents.
Such an ever-improving opponent is the most headache!
An assist, a steal and a replica of Curry's beautiful layup, Yiyang proved his resolve with his all-round performance.
After the goal, Yiyang was not satisfied, and he trotted all the way back to his own half with a blank face, ready for the next round of battle.
"Everyone! Be careful not to miss anyone! Yiyang stood at the front of the line and shouted.
The leader of Dallas is ready to lead the team to San Antonio again!