Chapter 267: Can You Blow This Ball?
"Fuck the referee!" Although he was dragged back to the bench by Stotts, Carlisle was still babbling. In order to ensure the smoothness of the game, there is no need for the referee to blow the ball just now. If it were a Mavericks player shooting, Carlisle would have bet the referee would never blow the whistle.
But this kind of ball that usually doesn't blow is blown today, then there is only one explanation, the league doesn't want to see the Mavericks advance! In other words, the league doesn't want to see the Lakers, a money-sucking giant, be eliminated so soon.
The NBA is first and foremost a business league, with business coming first, followed by basketball. In the face of this unfair treatment, Carlisle had no choice. He only hopes that his players will not be affected, as long as they play well, the referees will not be able to save the Lakers!
Bryant stepped to the free throw line and hit all three free throws in a row. In an instant, the Lakers equalized and now they had a throw-in.
Gasol serves, and the ball is passed to Fischer. Fischer and Artest played a block, and after the breakthrough, "Old Fish" did not attack on his own, but passed the ball inside and gave it to Bynum.
Having Bynum catch a basketball under the basket is not much different than giving up defense. The "little shark" leaned on Chandler's easy little hook hand and helped the Lakers complete the overtake!
"The Lakers scored five points in just one round, and hopefully the Mavericks players' mentality won't be affected by that decision." Mike. Brin frowned, the league's "unspoken rules" are known to senior commentators, but it's just hard to tell the fans.
"Hey, it's okay, just don't give them a grip." Before the Mavericks re-attacked, Nowitzki also explained a few words in Yiyang's ear, for fear that the kid would be in a hurry.
Yiyang nodded slightly, in Staples, he won't lose to the referee!
The cameras followed the yellow-skinned No. 1 rookie, and the Lakers fans clapped their hands and stomped their feet vigorously while shouting the word "defense", but the momentum did not affect Yiyang's ball control rhythm in the slightest.
Yiyang quickly played the ball and gave it to Nowitzki. Gasol was a little nervous, he had suffered enough from the Germans in the first two games. Today, he didn't want Nowitzki to score easily.
Nowitzki, who was holding the ball with his back, slowly turned around and turned into a face frame to hold the ball. Meanwhile, Yiyang had already cut in from outside the three-point line and raised his hand to ask Nowitzki for the ball.
Nowitzki, who has a wide vision, did not miss this opportunity, he passed the ball high, Yiyang received it steadily, and hit the basket directly!
"It's too aggressive!" Even Jackson off the court couldn't help but sigh that Yiyang's desire to attack seemed to be very high today.
Seeing Yiyang cut in, Bynum hurriedly made up for the basket, and Kobe Bryant also interfered from the side.
Yiyang jumped high against the encirclement of two people, and in the air, he passed the basketball from Bynum's waist.
Chandler received the basketball behind Bynum, who was jumping, and by the time Bynum landed and turned around, Chandler was already in the air. If you want to stop it, it's too late.
"Little Shark" could only watch as Chandler pulled off a slam dunk on his head and took away two points. Yiyang's another assist made Kobe Bryant sigh softly.
"I've always been able to get the basketball to my teammates in a small gap, and I'm sure Kidd has worked that!" Mike. Brin now sees that Yiyang's performance is becoming more and more Kidd's shadow, but this guy has a lot of things that even Kidd didn't have back then.
When Yiyang retired past the Mavericks bench, Carlisle gave him a thumbs up. Yiyang nodded in response, then opened his arms, and the Mavericks' impregnable defense once again stood between the Lakers and the basket.
When the Lakers players all passed halftime, the referee immediately got serious. The whistle for today's game must be biased in favour of the home team. As soon as he sees the slightest violation by the Mavericks, he will stop the game!
With the experience just now, Chandler naturally knew that the league was not good for him. So this time when defending Bynum, Chandler didn't dare to block the opponent with his body, he was afraid that the referee would look away. Not to mention the loss himself, he will also send the opponent to the free throw line.
But if you don't toughen up, how can Bynum, the "shark", let go of the opportunity? Seeing that Chandler's defense was not so decisive, Bynum simply took a hard step inside, pushed Chandler who raised his arms high, and violently pulled the frame under the basket!
"Boom!" In the next second, Yiyang felt that the entire arena was trembling with the basketball hoop. Bynum's powerful dunk made him a shame and made Lakers fans angry.
"What are you doing Tyson!? Toughen up, don't be afraid of those damn referees, give me tough! Bottom, Carlisle, who was already angry, didn't agree. He doesn't want to see his players scared of the referee, but he wants the players to continue to be alive on the pitch.
Chandler raised his hand apologetically, he had been too scruples.
Yiyang, a rookie, was not affected, but Chandler, a veteran, made a mistake. It's a situation the referees want to see, and it proves that the Mavericks are afraid of his blows!
After that, the two sides switched offense and defense. When it came time for the Mavericks to attack, the referee's attention immediately shifted from defense to offense. He observes carefully, even if a player walks, the referee will not let it go!
In college, under the careful teaching of Stevens, Yiyang's basic skills are very solid, and his feet are generally explained very clearly, and there is no bad problem with walking.
This time, Yiyang and Terry played a quick hand-to-hand hand. The purpose of this is to force the Lakers to change their defense and let Fischer defend Yiyang.
Fischer's deterrence on the defensive end naturally cannot be compared with Kobe. The two sides fought on the flanks, and Yiyang made a few three-threat moves to deceive Fischer's center of gravity, without the help of blocking, Yiyang suddenly started without warning, and surpassed Fischer by half of his body in one step.
Yiyang broke through along the bottom line, Fischer hurriedly chased back, the penalty area was crowded, and the referee kept a close eye on Yiyang's pace. In the presence of defense and confrontation, players generally unconsciously appear to walk.
Yiyang entered the restricted area along the baseline and held the ball with both hands, as if he was ready to make a layup.
One step, two steps, three steps!
When Yiyang took the third step, the referee picked up the whistle on his chest and was about to blow it. But when he looked up, what about the ball? Yiyang doesn't have a basketball in his hands! Without basketball, walking wouldn't be true!
The Lakers players were also stunned for a second, and then Terry took a jump shot from a mid-range position on the same side as Yiyang.
It turned out that just now, when he was piercing into the pile, Yiyang hit the ball from his crotch to Terry's hand.
Terry's position was not tactically set, it was a coincidence. As soon as he was wondering if Yiyang would see this gap in his own, the basketball suddenly burst out of the crowd!
Playing with Yiyang, he seems to want to be in front of you all the time!
After being thrown off by Terry, Bryant didn't have time to make up for it, and the "Jets" got a near-empty opportunity. This kind of opportunity will naturally not be wasted for Terry, who is good at jumpers.
The basketball passed through the net, and Yiyang completed another beautiful assist, and the referee who picked the stabbing couldn't find any fault.
Sometimes, it's not the referee who wants to control the game, he can control it.
After this goal, Yiyang has already delivered three assists in a row. The Mavericks' first three goals were all directed by Yiyang.
And so far today, Kobe Bryant has not scored in an athletic battle. The only three points were made from free throws.
Now that the Lakers are behind, the most anxious person is naturally Kobe. But he also knows that with his current physical condition, it will be difficult for him to break through Yiyang's defense.
As a result, Kobe Bryant did not entangle with Yiyang outside the three-point line this time. "Black Mamba" sat directly on the inside line and leaned on Yiyang's back to ask for the ball!
"Bryant is going to take the position, he's rushing for the ball at Fischer! As I said, it's impossible to limit Kobe Bryant's score to less than 25 points today! As long as Kobe Bryant sits with his back and plays with Yi, there is nothing that Chinese guard can do at all! "Kyle. Thompson clenched his fists excitedly, and every attack Kobe Bryant now has a bearing on the fate of his ass after 48 minutes.
Yiyang tried to push it out, but Kobe Bryant didn't move at all. Fischer hesitated for a moment with the ball in both hands, and then slowly hoisted the ball high into the air.
The basketball flies to the highest point and then starts falling. Bryant opened his palms, ready to catch the basketball steadily.
But at the moment when the basketball was about to fall into Kobe's hands, Kobe felt that the resistance behind him suddenly disappeared! After that, a long arm came through Kobe's eyes, and Yiyang rushed from behind Kobe to the front, and snatched the basketball that Fischer hoisted to Kobe!
"Damn it!" Fischer still remembers that the reason why the Lakers lost in the first game was that in addition to Kobe's final killer ball being blocked by Yiyang, a passing error at his last critical moment caused the Lakers to fall into a passive fuse.
Today, however, something similar is happening again. The veteran point guard was stealed by a rookie point guard, and he now just wants to get back to the defense quickly to make up for that miss!
Fischer reacted quickly and followed Yiyang the moment he made a steal. But helplessly, the gap between the two sides in speed is too big, and gradually, Fischer was overtaken by Yiyang, and this distance is still increasing!
After Yiyang stepped into the three-second zone, there was almost a body distance between him and Fischer.
There was no way, Fischer had to reach out and grab Yiyang's jersey!
In normal times, the referee may blow the whistle decisively. But today, the referee was indifferent!
Yiyang didn't expect the referee to be fair and impartial, and from the time he made a foul on the first ball today and didn't succeed, Yiyang was mentally prepared for this.
Although he was dragged behind him, Yiyang still took a big step and kicked it violently, allowing himself to jump high!
The unwilling Fischer still didn't let go, and he tugged at Yiyang's jersey fiercely, as if he was dragging his dignity as a veteran point guard.
"Zla!"
Fischer's hands suddenly emptied, and Yiyang, who was in the air, was instantly freed from his restraints.
He raised the basketball high and poured it into the frame, and when he landed, only half of Yiyang's jersey was still hanging on his shoulders.
Yiyang stared at the referee and didn't speak. The referee was stunned for a second, the jersey was torn, and it would be too much if he didn't blow the foul.
So, under Yiyang's gaze, the referee blew the whistle in his mouth with a weak heart, and Yiyang got a chance to score three points!
"God, what a terrible determination! Fischer tore Yi's jersey and couldn't stop him! "Mike. Brin shouted into the microphone at his maximum volume, and Fischer angrily threw the scraps of his jersey to the ground. He lost, and he lost so shamelessly!
Yiyang's tough style made the referees have to give in. Want to find a whistle on me? Want to help the Lakers win with special means?
Please, you're the wrong person!