Chapter 216: Corinth's Roar
When Yiyang fell heavily from the air and fell to the ground after dunking, the referee's rapid whistle quickly made the atmosphere of the game tense.
Meeks first raised his hand to signal for a foul, and then pulled him up with Stevenson to avoid the game going sour. The 76ers are just hungry for victory, but that's about it. This game doesn't need to smell of gunpowder, it just needs to decide the winner.
"It didn't hurt, boy." After Yiyang got up, Stevenson also quickly inquired about the physical condition of the No. 1 rookie. It is now clear to everyone that Yiyang is an integral part of the Mavericks. His health is directly linked to the team's results.
Yiyang shook his head, then walked straight to the free throw line. When the referee passed the ball to Yiyang, who was standing at the penalty line, the biggest boos of the day were finally heard from the Phu Quoc Center Arena.
This group of fans, who are too serious to even bother to shout, still hope to disrupt Yiyang's free throws with boos. It's a pity that Yiyang has long been accustomed to this kind of sound. Bending the knees, shooting, pressing the wrists, and flicking the fingers, Yiyang's shooting action was completed smoothly, and the basketball naturally fell into the net hollow.
"Good shot, hit three points and succeed! When they first came on the court, the Mavericks were one point behind. And now, after only a few rounds, the Mavericks have surpassed by six points! Let's see what else this defender can surprise us next! ”
In the next few minutes, the managers of both sides slowly changed their substitutes. Wait for Evan. After Turner got on the court, the 76ers fans gave the college star a big cheer. It can be seen that fans still have expectations for this show.
But unfortunately, this alliance of the jungle is not a theater of dreams. People are expecting Turner to stage a Hollywood inspirational movie-like explosion and defeat Yiyang, the "villain". But Terry's relentless marking made it difficult for Turner to even receive the ball, let alone score.
In the following games, Yiyang's performance was still solid, and he also helped the Mavericks maintain their lead. With Yiyang, Terry and Marion on the bench, the Mavericks' rotation lineup is still very strong.
28-22, when the first quarter ended, the 76ers were so crushed that they couldn't even lift their heads.
In the stands of the Phu Quoc Center, the fans let out a cry of dissatisfaction, as if they had seen a defeat close at hand. This bunch of guys is putting pressure on the team because they don't want to see the team lose anymore after a three-game winning streak.
Collins turned his back to the stands and the boos, beckoning the players to come off the field.
On the other side, Caral was also beckoning his players off the pitch, but he was smiling and patting them on the shoulder when they passed him.
The two head coaches, one expressionless and the other full of spring breeze, are as contrasting as the scores on an electronic scoreboard.
Collins walked off the court, and under the boos of the Philadelphia fans, the 76ers players hung their heads one by one and said nothing. It's as if Collins is facing a cloud of air, not individual players.
Once upon a time, Doug. Collins was also a member of Derek. A player like Rose, a star student from Illinois who became the NBA's top pick, a point guard who led his team to the playoffs at a young age. Although injuries caused the guy to retire early at the age of 29, his desire to win never stopped.
Seeing his players hanging their heads because of a mere six-point difference, Collins was angry. This old man hasn't given up, why should this group of young people admit defeat? Collins simply put down his tactical board, rolled up his sleeves, and looked at his watch.
"Is there something wrong with my watch? Is the game over? Collins asked, feigned surprise.
"Hey, no one can answer me? Holiday is here to check the watch, it must be something wrong with my watch! "The fans sitting behind the 76ers bench were stunned, what the hell is this head coach doing?
"No, boss, it's just the end of the first quarter." Holiday didn't know what his coach wanted to do, so he had to answer softly.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Holiday nodded repeatedly.
"Since we have three quarters to play, what are you doing, gentlemen? One by one crying and mourning, waiting for the Mavericks and the Chinese to give up the victory!? Collins suddenly raised his voice, causing all the players with their heads down to lift their heads.
"We want to win, the fans want to win, the team wants to win, and nobody likes to lose! But victory must be created with your own hands! The enemy doesn't feel sympathy, and the only way they can sympathize with us is to take the starters off the pitch in garbage time and laugh at us! Of course, I think that's more of a humiliation! In my team.? Don't allow a coward who has given up hoping that he has lost before the game is over! Collins roared, as the 1973 NBA No. 1 pick, Collins didn't want his team to be mediocre. They can lose, but they must not surrender!
"Now, tell me, does anyone want to be a coward!?"
"We don't want to, sir!" Holiday was the first to answer Collins' question, and Collins could see that the first post-90s generation to play in the NBA league was the most determined person on the team now.
Also a point guard, Holiday has grown up and Collins is all in sight. In fact, with Turner unable to take on the big responsibilities and Iguodala unwilling to take on the big responsibilities, Collins had long intended to train Holiday as a core. Holiday didn't play well in the first quarter, but that doesn't mean that Holiday couldn't do it for the next 36 minutes.
Seeing that the players were no longer depressed, Collins picked up the tactics board again and began to write and draw on it.
"Holiday in the second quarter of the game, I want you to hold the ball a lot ......" The fighting spirit of the 76ers was ignited again.
When the break ended, the commentators were talking about how well the Mavericks played and how well Yiyang played. But at home, the 76ers don't say a word. It's not to blame the commentators, but the performance of the 76ers in the first quarter of the game, and there really is nothing worth saying.
After the start of the second quarter, Yiyang replaced Kidd and the other four starters to stay on the court. The 76ers, on the other hand, are back in the starting five.
Seeing Holiday attacking with the ball, Yiyang still decided to keep his distance from this opponent. But this time, Holiday didn't stop the ball, but suddenly changed direction and accelerated in front of Yiyang!
"Holiday got the ball and went through, but he couldn't threaten the basket. This guy is always by his side, and he is inseparable. Reggie, Miller shook his head, if Holiday thought he could defeat Yiyang so easily, he was very wrong.
As soon as Holiday started, Yiyang quickly moved sideways and successfully stopped his opponent. The distance between him and Holiday allowed Yiyang to complete the block perfectly.
But this time, Holiday was not discouraged after being stopped. This guy seems to be more determined and won't throw in the towel so easily.
I saw Holiday take a step back and stick to Yiyang's left side. Yiyang's judgment is still very accurate, and he immediately changed his center of gravity to block. However, this was too timely to react, but this time it hurt Yiyang.
Seeing Yiyang's moving footsteps, Holiday smiled slightly, changed hands behind his back, slapped the basketball from his left hand to his right hand, and then wiped Yiyang's body to successfully break through!
"Beautiful! In the extremely small Duncan space, Holiday completed a behind-the-scenes hand-over! also chased back with all his might, and Holiday jumped to the basket! ”
"Brush!" The basketball is like an orange-red elf, "jumping" into the net lightly.
On the big screen of the arena in Phu Quoc Center, he immediately began to defend the wonderful picture of Holiday passing Yiyang and successfully making a layup. This picture may be the only bright spot of the 76ers so far in this game!
"You've got an opponent today, man!" Chandler said as he sent the baseline ball to Yiyang, who didn't answer, but there was already a little spark in his calm heart.
Seeing Holiday just attacked beautifully, Collins was undoubtedly the happiest person. But now can't be too early to rejoice, if Holiday can't prevent Yiyang, then no matter how good the attack is, it will be in vain.
This time, Yiyang still didn't do it himself, but called Nowitzki out to catch the ball, and he ran to the bottom right corner of the net.
In the process of Yiyang's run, Chandler came out to make an off-ball cover for him. Holiday's follow-up was delayed, and seeing Yiyang's opportunity, Nowitzki, who was acting as a "conning tower" in the high post, immediately passed the ball.
Just as the basketball was flying in the direction of Yiyang, a white afterimage suddenly came out. It turned out that it was Holiday who tried his best to get rid of Chandler and reached out to cut off the basketball!
Yiyang naturally won't let Holiday succeed, both guards reached out to grab it, and the basketball did not stay in anyone's hands under the pressure of two different forces, but was squeezed and flew out of bounds.
Yiyang knew that this ball was touched by Holiday later, so he didn't chase it, but waited for the basketball to go out of bounds. But at this time, Yiyang saw Holiday leap and jump out of the court, stunned to save this basketball that was destined to go out of bounds!
"Fish Leap Save! Cinnabar. Holiday put the ball back! Iguodala received the basketball, the Mavericks missed, and it was a good opportunity for the 76ers to steal points! "Reggie. Miller's mouth quickly spat words in the chaos of the field, and the speed at which he spoke added to the tension of the game.
Holiday jumped to save the ball and fell straight into the stands, while on the other side, Iguodala advanced quickly with the ball, and slammed his hands into the Mavericks before they had time to react.
This goal was scored, which also meant that the 76ers instantly narrowed the gap to 2 points. And most importantly, they finally have the upper hand in terms of scene and momentum!
Yiyang pursed his lips and looked at Holiday . The guy climbed out of the audience and re-entered the stadium with the help of the fans. Off-the-field, Collins put his hand on the pitch to applaud Holiday for what he did.
The 76ers' No. 11 point guard noticed that Yiyang was looking at him and responded with his eyes. But these two guys didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Wars, sometimes, break out in silence!