The day after the game, fans can easily find news about the Mavericks' victory in most sections related to sports and basketball, whether online media or traditional media.

However, in fact, for fans, the Mavericks' victory is no longer news.

From November 20, when Yiyang exploded and scored 25 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals to help the Mavericks defeat the Pistons, fans have seen the news that the Mavericks won. Among them, the Mavericks even defeated the Thunder, Spurs and Heat three top teams in a row.

This time the Mavericks just defeated the jazz again, so what's so exciting?

But in the midst of this overwhelming news of the win, there was a remark that was discovered by the fans and quickly spread.

This remark does not refer to the entire Mavericks team, but it is related to the Mavericks' popular player Yiyang.

"Experts predict: Yiyang will hit the rookie wall in the next game."

"The rookie wall is coming, and Yiyang has been targeted by many teams."

Former Charlotte Bobcats Strength and Conditioning Coach Kurt Brown. Hales: The rookie wall isn't a trick, and it's going to be down for the next game, and he's probably going to spend a lot of time breaking through it. ”

Overnight, the remarks about Yiyang meeting the rookie wall were immediately hyped by major media outlets as the only news about the Mavericks.

As the team with the best record in the league at the moment, there is very little news about the Mavericks that is worth hype. The Mavericks have always kept a low profile and calm, and their players have rarely been caught off the court with anything to be hyped about.

Nowitzki going to a nightclub? Obviously he wouldn't do that. Kidd is entangled with a woman again? He is almost 40 years old, and he will not be so stupid anymore. Terry? Terry is a ruffian, but there really isn't much news about this guy off the court.

For such an "airtight" team, if the media wants news, they must take the initiative!

It just so happened that in the last game Yiyang was Delong. Williams was completely outplayed, and it was clear that several of Sloan's defensive tactics against Yiyang had been very successful. These phenomena undoubtedly give reporters from all walks of life a firm foothold in their theories about the "rookie wall".

"Every team has a video analyst, don't underestimate him, it's a very important position! Current Heat head coach Spoelstra is a video analyst by training. In this role, you'll be responsible for collecting a comprehensive analysis of every player in every game across the league, and the more samples you have, the more thorough the analysis. So for rookie players who don't play a lot, it takes some time to study them. The current performance is really good, and the video analysts and coaches of the teams already know that he is not easy to deal with, so they will study him more deeply. Which side he is more efficient on when he gets the ball, where he is most uncomfortable with the ball, how he runs in a particular of Carlisle's tactics, these things are probably in full control of many team analysts and coaches right now. The more you perform, the better your opponents will know you, that's for sure. Therefore, after the rookie players have been thoroughly studied, coupled with the physical problems brought about by the extremely dense schedule of the NBA, it is inevitable that the rookie will hit the wall. ”

This is one of the articles, the expert's "proof" that Yiyang has hit the rookie wall. Looking at these very reasonable analyses, more and more Mavericks fans are beginning to worry about whether Yiyang's performance will continue to decline.

After all, for a rookie player, suddenly facing a schedule that is more than three times that of their college years, their mental and physical breakdown will be a little bit of a breakdown. Coupled with the in-depth research of opponents, many rookies will indeed have a period of "hitting the wall".

Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian also encountered the problem of the rookie wall back then, Yao Ming broke through the wall, but Yi Jianlian was blocked by the rookie wall. It can be seen that although not every rookie will face the problem of the rookie wall, the players who face the rookie wall are not unique.

"Alright, don't read him those damn articles! What a rookie wall, it's simply something out of nothing. Why did some hit the rookie wall and others didn't? So, forget about it! Seeing Terry jokingly discussing some articles about the rookie wall with Yiyang at the training ground, Carlisle also reprimanded loudly in a rare way.

Although he knew that Terry had no ill intentions, he just wanted to joke with his little brother. But Carlisle is also well aware that as a rookie player who is not fully mentally mature, he is easily influenced by outside rhetoric.

It's possible that you don't have any problems with yourself, but when there are more people who say you, you will also start to wonder if you are really in trouble. Over time, the problem will really be with the rookie.

"Okay, boss, I'll just joke with him. Hey, forget all that shit talk, what a rookie wall, I haven't fucking come across. Terry smiled and patted Yiyang on the shoulder.

"You? You spent an entire season in your rookie year inside the wall! You certainly don't have any rookie wall experience. ”

"Hahaha." Kidd's joke caused laughter to be heard again on the training ground.

Carlisle shook his head, I hope Yiyang can have a good performance in the next game.

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On December 13, the Mavericks continued to play at home. Today, their opponent is the Milwaukee Bucks, who have a 9-13 record.

Against a team like the Bucks, almost everyone agrees that the Mavericks are on the verge of a 13th straight win. But few people have noticed that the Bucks, who have recently won two in a row, are in excellent form.

For the Bucks, there is one person whose name Yiyang is often mentioned. This guy is none other than Yiyang's counterpoint today, Brandon. Jennings.

Jennings, like Yiyang, is Bilda. The players under the Philippines are all part of Duffy's rejuvenation plan.

It is precisely with this relationship that Jennings took the initiative to greet Yiyang before the game began. But the relationship between the two is limited to this, after the game starts, neither Yiyang nor Jennings will show mercy because they have the same manager.

In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks played a 25-15 score, and the Bucks, the second-to-last in the league, seemed to have no ability to fight the Mavericks at all.

But from the second quarter onwards, the situation changed dramatically. The Bucks started looking for opportunities from beyond the three-point line, and most importantly, the Bucks players really shot today!

Jennings fired at Yiyang's head several times, and although one of the shots was taken away, the Bucks' core guard still shot a 4-of-5 three-point performance.

The soon-to-be-forgotten former Magic point guard Kenyon. Dorin, who was on target from beyond the three-point line today, was also very surprising.

With 3-of-4 shooting, Durin also experienced what it was like to be a star tonight.

The hot hand of these two men quickly spread to the whole team, and the Bucks were full of three-point firepower, and it continued until the end.

Eventually, when commentating on the game of Reggie. When Miller got the technical statistics, he himself was shocked. In this game, the Bucks' three-point shooting rate was as high as 69.2%! You must know that their free throw shooting rate is only 70%!

Even though Miller is a legendary shooter in NBA history, the Bucks' performance beyond the three-point line today is still too magical for him. After so many years of commenting on the game, Miller is the first time that a team can shoot three-point shooting as well as free throws.

For this exaggerated three-point shooting rate, the Mavericks could only reluctantly swallow the defeat and end the long 12-game winning streak.

Although the game was lost, it was well known that it wasn't because the Mavericks dropped the chain, they did a good job on the defensive end, but the Bucks were just too lucky. The Bucks were able to shoot a lot of three-pointers that looked like they were interfered with, and there were even a couple of three-pointers that were front-to-head. can shoot three-point shooting close to free throw percentage, even Bucks coach Scott. Skels also bluntly said after the game that this kind of winning method may only be encountered once in his life.

The Mavericks finally lost, but for people, BA had 82 regular season games and occasional losses, so there's nothing to be nervous about. Throwing away the baggage of the winning streak, the Mavericks may be able to go more easily in the future. What's more, the loss in this game was not caused by the Mavericks' own poor form.

There is nothing to hype about the Mavericks' loss, but for Yiyang, he let the fiery Jennings get a double-double of 23 points and 10 assists today, but he only hit 4 of 5 shots, and only 11 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds.

This huge contrast undoubtedly makes the theory of the rookie wall completely firmly established!

In fact, the reason why Yiyang didn't shoot much today was because Carlisle, who was eager to equalize, asked Yiyang to hit the ball more into the hands of Nowitzki and Terry.

Yiyang is not the kind of player who cares a lot about his stats, and he resolutely executes Carlisle's tactical set-up, so he doesn't leave himself much opportunity to attack.

But the media doesn't care about that, data is the only thing they recognize.

"Yi's performance continues to decline, and the pressure on this wall has become more and more intense. This time, in the face of Jennings, he actually let the opponent easily get a beautiful two-double data. I think the next half a month or so will be very uncomfortable for Yi! After the game, countless remarks surrounded Yiyang, and it seemed that this guy hit the rookie wall, which has become a real reality.

Under the ferocious offensive of this kind of rhetoric, many Mavericks fans can't help but worry. It's not that they don't trust that tanhua show, it's that his performance in two games is there.

But Yiyang himself, he didn't have any sense of panic. Rookie Wall? Yiyang didn't want to discuss it, or even talk nonsense about it. I'm not blocked by anything, it's just those guys who don't like themselves and want to be blocked.

But want to stop this stubborn guy with just a few words? I'm afraid, it won't be that easy......