Chapter 545: The Horn of Counterattack
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Curry scored 12 points in a single quarter, which is a statistic that is excellent even when taken out on its own. What's more, this 12-point performance in a single quarter, Curry still got it under Yiyang's defense.
How terrifying is Yiyang's defense? Even Chris. Paul will also have a hard time facing Yiyang. However, the No. 30 babyface from Oakland was able to score 12 points in a single quarter on Yiyang's head.
"The rapid rise of Stephen. Curry is challenging all of the league's top point guards and is undoubtedly a great match. If he can dismiss him today, then no one in the whole league will dare to look down on him anymore. ”
"It's been a month into the new season, and I've finally met an opponent I can fight. Hopefully, when facing a strong opponent, they have not forgotten how to fight back, because since the beginning of the new season, the Mavericks and Yiyi have gone too smoothly, and they have hardly encountered any setbacks. Now, the setback has come. ”
"Stephen perfectly blends his individual abilities with the Warriors' system, not with Stephen alone, but with the entire Warriors' system."
If Yiyang, who was on the scene, could listen to what the commentators had to say, then he would definitely agree with Bill. Duffy's point of view. He's not playing against Curry alone, it's the Warriors' entire system.
In the first quarter of the game, every time Curry made a three-pointer, it affected the operation of the entire team. The entire Warriors team is trying to create three-point space for Curry or Thompson. In a sense, this is no different from 1 to 5.
But now, Yiyang won't worry about this anymore. With Carlisle's arrangement, everyone on the Mavericks is already eager to try. This time, the Mavericks will play a "national defense" performance.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Mavericks attacked the ball first. The 8-point difference is not big, but Yiyang still hopes to make up for the disadvantage as soon as possible.
This time, instead of going toe-to-toe with Curry, he reached out and called Nowitzki to block the pick-and-roll.
Nowitzki and Yiyang's blocking, no matter who the opponent is, as long as this blockade appears, it will definitely make everyone nervous. These two guys have so much experience in blocking and dismantling, no matter who the ball hits in the end, there are countless possibilities for attack.
Bogut has already set up a net on the inside, and this time he will never let Yiyang make a layup. The 360° sticky turnaround layup in the air just now is the maximum of Bogut's patience with Yiyang.
But what was unexpected happened, only to see that Yiyang did not break through immediately after hanging Nowitzki's block, and did not pass back. Instead, take a step back directly to the three-point line and shoot immediately!
Sure enough, Curry, who didn't react in time, basically didn't cause any interference to Yiyang. Because of this babyface, he never expected that Yiyang would choose to step back and shoot a jumper. The step-back jumper is Yiyang's favorite shooting rhythm, and he throws the ball with ease. In the next second, the basketball network was flooded with "white waves", and the basketball hollowed into the net!
The three-point shot, as soon as it opened, also used a step-back three-pointer to thin the margin for the Mavericks. Hahaha, if you want me to say, this ball really has a hint of provocation in it. It also uses Stephen's best style of play to score easily, and there is nothing more irritating than this. "Mike. Brin couldn't help but smile, don't look at Yiyang, this guy doesn't talk much on weekdays, he is very vindictive.
The Mavericks' offense gave them a full house, and Yiyang's three-pointer also made the difference between the two teams instantly become 5 points. But it's clear to everyone that whether the Mavericks can score or not is not the point. The point is that the Mavericks, who were tortured to death by elevator tactics in the first quarter of the game, can make people not score.
Elevator tactics are not exclusive to two interior players and one guard, as long as you use them correctly, everyone in every position on the basketball court has the possibility to play elevator tactics.
So, the Mavericks' defensive pundits were staring at each other because they didn't know who would walk through the elevator door next, and who would be the elevator door.
Curry, as always, passed the ball early, and he was also suspected of finishing the offense. But at the same time, Thompson is also actively running, and both brothers seem to be dangerous.
But Yiyang didn't think about it so much, he followed Curry conscientiously, no matter what tricks the other party played, Yiyang would not let Curry take half a step. let the opponent score 12 points in a single quarter, Yiyang felt that it was shameful enough. From now on, Curry wants to score easily!
Sure enough, Curry suddenly turned around halfway through the run, trying to shake off Yiyang with a reverse run. And the direction in which Curry is running, David. Lee and Barnes are ready to close their doors at any time.
Seeing this scene, Yiyang smiled. There is no tactic in this world that cannot be cracked, and neither is the elevator tactic!
What happened on the field afterwards left fans and commentators very puzzled. I saw that Yiyang, who was originally following closely behind Curry, suddenly gave up the chase, and instead headed for Klay. Thompson pounced.
Thompson himself was a little confused, Yiyang didn't chase Stephen, he came to confront him.
"Couldn't you have been dizzy by Stephen's aggressive running!?"
Of course not, Yiyang is more sober now than ever!
Curry receives the basketball, the elevator closes, and whether Yiyang follows up or not, he will shoot.
But just as Curry jumped up and was about to make a move, a black shadow came out without warning, blocking all of Curry's vision.
"Impossible!" Curry was shocked that Yiyang couldn't have rushed from Thompson's side to his side so quickly.
This is indeed impossible, unless Yiyang's speed reaches the speed of light. The guy before he made up for the defense in the library was not Yiyang at all, but Tony, who had been eyeing Curry for a long time. Alan!
It turned out that back when Curry was about to pass through the elevator door, Tony. Allen left Thompson and went to Curry to make up for it. This is also the reason why Yiyang suddenly left Curry and rushed to Thompson's side.
Changing defenses is the best way to deal with elevator tactics. Carlisle has improved on this basis, and he asked the players to change the defense in advance to try not to leave any chances for the opponent!
Under the interference of Tony Allen, the defensive gate, Curry's three points finally missed! Another drawback of the elevator tactic is that it almost completely abandons the fight for rebounds in the front court. As a result, Gobert didn't jump and pocketed the rebound in the empty box.
It's just a round win, but this one round of victory means a lot to the Mavericks! They have finally completely broken the crisis of elevator tactics!
Then the Mavericks attacked, and Gobert and Yiyang, who were excited, quickly cut inside after blocking and dismantling. Yiyang tossed the ball high, and Bogut jumped with it, ready to intercept the ball halfway.
However, the ball was just too high. Bogut, who is 2.13 meters tall, stretched out his arms in the air, and he couldn't touch the basketball yet. If this kind of ball can't even be touched by Bogut, it will be a mistake nine times out of ten.
Yiyang will of course make mistakes, but he will never make mistakes because he doesn't master the passing height well. Bogut couldn't catch this ball, just because Yiyang didn't pass it to Bogut.
After the basketball crossed Bogut's palm, Gobert, who was behind Bogut, was a head taller and grabbed the basketball that Bogut couldn't touch.
Gobert is better than Bogut in terms of height, arm span and jump, so just because Bogut can't touch the ball doesn't mean that Gobert can't touch it.
In this way, Yiyang and Gobert completed an aerial relay that made the fans applaud. Yiyang's passing was leisurely, and Gobert's dunk was like a rainbow. The loud sound of the basket seemed to be the clarion call for the Mavericks to launch a Jedi counterattack.
"Rudy. Gobert's dunk was so violent! This guy seems to be eager to pull the basket off every time! Not long after the start of the second quarter, the Mavericks narrowed the gap to 3 points! ”
Mike. Brin had to admire the Mavericks' ability to chase points, and in just one intersection, the Mavericks completed their transformation. This kind of team is really scary because the stronger the opponent, the stronger they will become......
After the smooth air relay cooperated, the Mavericks generals immediately returned to defense, and did not give the Warriors a chance to sneak attack. With the experience of defending successfully last time, the Mavericks' players are clearly a lot more confident.
This time, it was Curry who had to pass through the elevator door. It's just that the Warriors changed their style of play and set the elevator door not in the middle, but in the right horn position.
Yiyang is still halfway to the end of the sudden change of defense in advance, David. In this case, why don't you pass the ball to Thompson, who is temporarily empty?
Come to think of it, David. Lee turns and shoots the ball! But the moment the basketball came off, David. Lee regretted it. Yiyang's speed of replenishment and defense greatly exceeded that of David. Lee's cognition.
Thompson opened his hands and was about to catch the ball, but Yiyang suddenly rushed out and cut off the basketball. With the help of the momentum of stealing and passing, Yiyang continued to accelerate and directly launched a fast attack!
By the time Yiyang had already started his spurt, most of the Warriors players hadn't reacted to what was happening. Curry was the first to catch up, and he was very fast. But to be honest, few people expect Curry to complete the chase against Yiyang.
Yiyang advanced at great speed throughout the whole process, and rushed to the restricted area guarded by the Warriors in the blink of an eye. This Dallas No. 1 calf exerted itself and "bounced" his whole person. Curry followed closely behind, trying to block Yiyang's basketball from the diagonal back.
However, Curry's arm slapped and hit Yiyang's forearm solidly. In fact, Curry's timing of the jump and the timing of the block are perfect, the only time he is not perfect, his bounce height is much worse than Yiyang! Even with a hard jump, Curry could only touch Yiyang's forearm.
Yiyang was not disturbed by Curry's beaters, and used all his strength to press the ball into the frame, venting all the indomitability he suffered in the first quarter of the game! Now, it's all over, and the Dallas Mavericks will regain the initiative at home!
The moment the dunk was completed, the referee also blew his whistle. Just now, when Curry hit Yiyang's forearm, the referee could see it clearly.
"Hit a three-pointer, haha, and a speeding counterattack that gave the Mavericks a chance to equalize! The 8-point difference in front of Yi disappeared in an instant! "Mike. Brin was sweating profusely, and Yiyang's hurricane counterattack was much better than the Warriors' elevator!
Although the three-pointer was beautifully completed, the final free throw was also securely hit. The score on the court became 30-30. But there was no excitement on Yiyang's face, not because Yiyang was unhappy, but because this achievement was not enough to make him excited.
The equaliser is just the beginning, and then you'll try to get to the real horrors of the American Route Center.
The relentless counterattack starts now!
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