Chapter 511: The Old Guys' Protest
Sir Charles Barkley, a man of "beauty" and talent......
Barkley, who retired in 2000, has the ability of "brother is not in the rivers and lakes, but the rivers and lakes still have the legend of the brother". Why has Ross Barkley been so often dominating sports headlines? As a player, he made the league's interior miserable with his all-powerful big ass, and even made the NBA change the rules of the game for him. Barkley during the commentary period made the already exciting game more interesting with his big mouth that said everything.
The most famous of these is Yao Ming's rookie season in 2002. Barkley bet that Yao Ming, who had his rookie season, would not score 19 points in a single game, otherwise he would kiss Kenny Smith's ass. As a result, Yao Ming scored 20 points on 9-of-9 shooting in the face of O'Neal, and scored more than 19 points in a single game, and Barkley lost the bet. According to the bet, Barkley was going to kiss Smith's ass. In the live broadcast room, Smith brought a donkey, and finally Barkley kissed the donkey's butt to the camera.
At this point, Barkley became a narrator known to everyone around the world. And his big-mouthed style has not been restrained.
So this time, when Barkley broke out the bet again, fans didn't worry about whether he would keep the agreement. They know very well that no matter how ugly Barkley looks in a wig and dancing hula, this guy will always do it.
O'Neal and Barkley's gamble is not just a gimmick, it's a perk for the fans. Thanks to the gamble of O'Neal and Barkley, the heat of the Western Conference finals has completely overshadowed the big battle between Miami and Indiana in the east.
"What do those two guys bet it doesn't matter to me? All I think about is victory. Faced with the gamble between Barkley and O'Neal, Popovich clearly didn't care much. The old man himself was a "joker", and Popovich couldn't be excited about O'Neill and Barkley's low-level tastes.
"But I still have to say, Shaq, you're very discerning."
"Gamble? What a gamble!? Carlisle, who had two big black circles under his eyes, didn't know anything about gambling. After the loss to the Spurs, the academy coach did nothing but frantically study the Spurs' game footage. If you want to defeat Popovich's iconic opponent, you can't do it without a little effort. So on TNT's entertainment TV show, Carlisle didn't watch it for a minute.
As for Yiyang, Leonard, and Duncan, these three guys just looked coldly at their glasses in the face of reporters' questions, and then walked away on their own.
Yiyang is fully prepared today, and his extra practice last night allowed him to maintain his fiery shooting touch. Now all he thinks about is how to crack the Spurs' defense, and O'Neal's appearance in the flag is not a priority.
Yiyang got up and jumped after changing his equipment, and walked to the court early. In the past, Kidd would be the first to be named Yiyang, and let Yiyang accompany him to warm up in advance. Although Kidd is no longer there, Yiyang still maintains the habit of going to the court to warm up at the earliest.
Yiyang walked out of the locker room, the player passage in the ATT center is not complicated, and when you turn a corner, you can see the entrance of the stadium.
He hung his head and breathed in the air of the battlefield with his eyes closed. Just as Yiyang was about to step into the court, a guy in a suit and leather shoes opened his arms and stopped him.
"You look really energetic!" It was none other than "Fliggy" Charles. Buckley!
"Charles?" Faced with Barkley, who broke into the situation, Yiyang was a little surprised.
"Hey, you've heard about the gamble between me and Shaq!"
"I watched your show last night." Yiyang nodded.
"Seriously, I don't want to do any stupid hula dancing in front of so many fans! Do you have confidence in this game? "Yesterday I promised a good promise, but when the game was about to start, Barkley was a little nervous.
"Nope." Yiyang replied to Barkley with a simple "no", and Barkley's face suddenly became gloomy.
"Just kidding, Charles." Yiyang smiled stiffly, Barkley could be sure that Yiyang was definitely not a guy who was good at joking.
"Listen, don't be fooled by Shaq's nonsense. How glorious the Spurs used to be, that doesn't matter what it is now. Relax and play well. God, what am I doing? I'm like a fucking coach! Barkley said halfway, scratching his hairless head.
"I think it's you, Charles. It's okay, I'm sure you have the potential to dance hula. Yiyang patted Barkley on the shoulder, and then walked straight towards the basketball court.
Looking at Yiyang's back, Barkley sighed. Are you serious? Brat. In any case, I bet my treasure on you......
After Yiyang came on the field, he looked at the stands on the sidelines. Stevens, Hayward, and Vignali were already seated in the first row, and when they saw Yiyang appear, they also waved their hands on the field.
Yiyang retracted his gaze and looked at the basketball in his hand, and then looked at the ATT center, which was dominated by black tones. More than ever, at least there are still people who believe he can do it. Come on Leonard, basketball is never played with the mouth.
As the start of the game gets closer and closer, the empty spaces in the stadium stands are gradually decreasing. By the time the game started with half an hour to go, all 18,797 seats in the ATT center were full. In addition to the fans who came to watch the game, there were many fans around the world who followed the crucial matchup live on television.
If the Mavericks lose one more game, they will return to Dallas from a 2-0 deficit to be very passive. What's more, in addition to the game itself, fans are also curious. Whether it was Barkley wearing a wig and hula, or O'Neill undressing and draped the flag.
The dual effect of a wonderful game and a wonderful game made this ball the focus of attention. But in the eyes of Yiyang and Leonard, there are only opponents!
"It's about to start Charles, and seriously, I can't wait to see what you'll look like the day after tomorrow. This is the ATT Center, and no team can win easily here! ”
"Don't talk nonsense, Shaq, let's watch the game. After the game, I think you'll know how to be quiet. 'Ross Barkley was sweating profusely, he was already infected by the tense atmosphere of the game.
Yiyang, Yiyang, don't let me hold my head up in front of Shaq in the future.
Carman won the first attack for the Mavericks, kicking off the much-anticipated battle. Yiyang received the basketball steadily, and he accelerated directly after winning the ball, without giving the Spurs time to defend themselves!
In the last game, the Mavericks and Spurs battled positions, which made their offense very inefficient. Today, Carlisle intends to tear apart the Spurs' defense by allowing Yiyang to play a fast-paced, high-frequency offense.
The Spurs didn't expect Yiyang to kill the hinterland, and Yiyang's speed was indeed fast enough. Before Duncan could react to what was going on, Yiyang had already stepped into the three-second zone.
Yiyang's sudden impact made the Spurs players unconsciously shrink to the basket. Yiyang struck the ball from behind, and the basketball made its way through the crowd before finally stopping in Marion's hands.
Marion was defended badly enough by Leonard in the last game, and today he finally got an open three-point opportunity, and the No. 0 "hacker" was naturally unwilling to give up easily.
He calmly "pushed" the ball, the ball was still gliding in the air, and Yiyang had already turned back to defense. Sure enough, in the next second, the melodious sound of the Nets tumbling sounded. Yiyang stretched out his hand and gave Marion a gentle high-five, the Spurs' defense is not unbreakable.
"A quick attack, Yi's pass was so calm. It can be seen that Coach Carlisle should want the Mavericks to play fast-paced. After all, Parker and Duncan couldn't follow along for the entire game. But will the Mavericks' veterans be able to afford it? "Mike. Brin asked, people say the Spurs are old, but in reality, the Mavericks aren't much younger than the Spurs.
Then the Spurs attacked, and the cheers in the ATT center doubled in an instant. The Mavericks were arguably shot alive by the Spurs in the last game, and today, Spurs fans naturally hope that their three-point firepower is still there.
However, when Parker just had possession of the ball after half court, he was forced by Yiyang's close defense. Don't get me wrong, it's not Parker's special treatment. The fact is that all the outside players of the Spurs today enjoyed the "enthusiasm" of the Mavericks.
"Coach Carlisle wanted to completely block the opponent's three-point opportunity, and he didn't let the players leave any room for the opponent to shoot three-pointers!"
While the Spurs' three-point shooting percentage was a bit unusually high in the last game, Carlisle didn't attribute it all to luck. If their defense is in place, even luck won't help the Spurs.
There was no way, after Parker passed the ball to Green, Green had to break through with the ball. But his layup, but Carter forcefully interfered with it, so that he could hit.
Duncan and Nowitzki scrambled to each other, and the two great No. 4s touched the basketball at the same time, but neither controlled it.
The basketball was spotted to the perimeter, and Leonard stretched out his long arms, ready to pocket the rebound. Just as he was about to grab the basketball, a dark shadow suddenly popped out. Leonard didn't see the player's face, but the big "1" on the back of the jersey, he saw it very clearly.
Yi's active scramble allowed him to take away the rebound that was pointed, and the Mavericks quickly counterattacked! Leonard is close behind him, and with the huge height and arm span gap, there is no chance of winning at all! ”
Watching Yiyang advance at high speed with the ball, and Leonard chasing after him, Barkley's palms were full of sweat! If such an exhilarating fast break doesn't come through, it will be a devastating blow to the Mavericks' morale.
Yiyang couldn't pick up speed at all under Leonard's intentional or unintentional collision, he looked behind him, and finally decided to make a layup himself!
But when Yiyang threw the basketball up, everyone was dumbfounded. Yiyang's ball was thrown high and hit the rebound hard. And after the ball hit the basketball, it did not refract into the net, but bounced behind Yiyang and Leonard. If Yiyang did this to avoid Leonard's block, then there is no doubt that it was a desperately failed layup!
"How so!?" Barkley gritted his teeth, this layup was too outrageous!
But the next second, when Carter jumped high and grabbed the rebounding basketball in the air to press it into the basket, everyone was dumbfounded.
Yiyang is not a layup error under pressure, this is a board pass!
"He's 36 years old, and he's useless."
"Half-human, half-god? This title may be more appropriate for Yiyang now. ”
"Carter? Forget it, it's only in the Mavericks' retirement home that he can get a chance to start. ”
The moment Carter took off, these voices suddenly echoed in his head. Yes, I'm old, and I can't just fly over the opponent's center and dunk casually. But it's useless to say I'm useless? Sorry, you guys watched!
Carter received the basketball, grabbed the ball with one hand and placed it behind his head, and smashed it into the basket with the help of his inertial arm!
After the basketball landed, it also bounced high, which shows how energetic Carter is. Danny, who was in charge of defending Carter. Green was completely dumbfounded, in his mind, there was no such thing as playing basketball!
Carter and Marion scored one goal each to give the Mavericks a 5-0 start. At this point, O'Neill suddenly fell silent, because 24 hours ago, he had just reduced Yiyang's teammates to worthlessness. And Yiyang's two wonderful passes that formed direct assists undoubtedly pushed him one step closer to the data of two doubles.
In the last game, Yiyang fought alone, and as a result, the calf was beaten by the Spurs and couldn't lift his head. So today, let's fight again in a different way!
A 5-point lead isn't much, but Yiyang and Carter's crazy cooperation has undoubtedly made the Mavericks' adrenaline start to soar.
Get ready, the cowboys are going to start going crazy.