Nowitzki and Wade came off the field and replaced them with Aminu and Tony. Allen, that is, Carlisle swapped the two Mavericks who scored the most points in the first five minutes of the game.

Back-to-back games are a bit of a struggle for an overall older team like the Mavericks. If veterans want to stay healthy, strict control of playing time is a must.

While Dirk and Wade were out of the game, the commentators and fans didn't see it as an opportunity for the Rockets. After all, there is Yiyang on the field, who is a terrifying player who can end the game alone anytime and anywhere.

But Howard doesn't think so, in his opinion, the departure of Dirk and Wade means the arrival of the end of Yiyang!

The Rockets took the lead in attacking, and after Wade was replaced, Harden felt more pressure on the offensive end. After all, Tony. Allen's defense, but Wade can't match.

But seeing that Harden was in a hard battle, Howard did not come out to support, but continued to get stuck on the inside to ask for the ball.

Harden had no choice but to hoist the ball to Howard. Howard held the ball and then shook his shoulder, affecting the inexperienced Gobert's center of gravity. Then, he immediately turned around and hit the basket directly, staged a strong dunk with both hands, and scored his first personal score today!

"Dwight. Howard's shoulder shake is very beautiful, and it seems that he doesn't want to be slaughtered yet. The Rockets have narrowed the gap to four points, so let's see how the Mavericks will cope with the next game after making personnel changes. ”

Yiyang is a defender who takes the ball and playmaking as his responsibility, but he is just as obligated when the team needs him to step up and score.

Yiyang did not take the ball and play it alone, but first handed the ball to Aminu, who was promoted to the high position. After the ball, Yiyang began to run without the ball, borrowing heavy cover to the bottom right corner.

After Yiyang came out, Aminu used his height to smoothly return the ball to Yiyang.

At this time, Beverley had just come up to make up for it, and Yiyang didn't plan to give him a chance to break through directly.

Beverly knew how fast Yiyang was, and he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately turned back to chase back. But when Beverly turned around, he didn't see Yiyang running up!

The fierce black defender turned his head to look, and sure enough, Yiyang's guy used a fake sudden retreat to play his own counterpoint!

Beverly turned around and wanted to interfere with Yiyang, but it was too late. Originally, the step-back jump shot was Yiyang's favorite rhythm, and his extremely fast shooting speed rarely left the opponent with a chance to interfere.

The basketball just got past Beverley's defense and headed straight for the basket. The three-point pass through the net and immediately steal the limelight that Howard has just established.

"He's so steady, whether it's passing, breaking through or shooting from distance, his consistency in attack is unmatched. also helped the Mavericks re-widen the gap to 7 points, and after Dwayne and Yi left the game, the Mavericks' firepower did not decrease! ”

Howard's hopes were disappointed, and people didn't even bother to step into the three-point line, and they didn't give Howard a chance to take a shocking risk.

After a Rockets offense, Howard still chose to ask for the ball on the inside. As a center with little skill to speak of, the only thing Howard can do is be strong.

This time he was lucky enough to draw a foul on Gobert and was sent to the free-throw line. But Howard's "stable" free-throw shooting rate of around 50% every year has made him not as lethal as others.

One of two free throws, and after Yiyang scored a three-pointer, Howard came over but only scored one point for the Rockets. His power-based interior line, which is not fully skilled, is indeed becoming more and more overwhelmed in the current league that focuses on efficiency and scoring per round.

Howard is still waiting for Yiyang, waiting for Yiyang to come and fight him. But not everyone is like Howard, who doesn't know how to score goals when they're out of the three-second zone.

In the rest of the first quarter, Yiyang was stunned to use the long-range throw as his conventional weapon. Occasionally broke into the three-second zone a few times, and he also threw shots, and he didn't fight against Howard at all.

Howard looked forward to it again and again, but was disappointed again and again.

In fact, this also exposes Howard's biggest weakness right now. Whether he's offensive or defensive, as long as he's out of the tiny three-second zone, Howard will be at a loss.

In the context of the increasing range of activities of modern young big men, Cousins and Anthony. With Davis and others no longer beating their guards in three-point shooting percentage, Howard's technical characteristics are indeed a little out of step with the times.

It wasn't until the last three minutes of the first quarter that Yiyang was beaten by Jose. Barria replaced, and Howard didn't look forward to the opportunity to confront Yiyang. Yiyang didn't need to step into the three-second zone at all, and scored 8 points like chopping melons and vegetables.

In the first quarter of the game, Yiyang showed his strong ability to control the court. The Rockets played well, but the overall situation of the game was under the control of the Mavericks.

28-22, the Rockets ended the first quarter with a six-point deficit. Howard only had three points and three rebounds, which was one point, one rebound and one block less than Gobert. However, Howard's annual salary is ten times that of Gobert!

"Dwight, in the second quarter, there was a lot of mention of high screens. James, play aggressively and make the opponent foul. During the break, McHale personally told Howard to cover, and Howard had no way to continue playing dumb.

Whether Howard accepts it or not, it's an indisputable fact that Harden is the offensive core of the Rockets.

"Dwight had too many irrational offenses in the first quarter, and if he had been patient or shared the ball with those few offenses, it would have been completely different now." Barkley could see Howard's struggle, he couldn't let go of the glory of being the first center, but now he really didn't have the ability to blow up the opponent's interior.

In the second quarter of the game, Harden will definitely carry the scoring banner again, and McHale will never let Howard continue to squander his chances like this.

Barkley could think of it, and Carlisle could think of it. So at the beginning of the second quarter, Dirk and Wade still didn't play! Carlisle needs to use Tony. Allen defends better to contain Harden, and if Harden breaks through, Aminu can be quicker than Dirk.

"That guy, still don't let Wade and Dirk play?" McHale looked at the Mavericks' bench, and Carlisle was really patient. At this time, they dare to put the star on the bench.

In the first goal of the opening game, Yiyang used another throw to cut down the first 10th point of the game. Although the responsibility for Yiyang's goal is not entirely on Howard, seeing Yiyang score in the three-second zone easily again, Howard felt very uncomfortable.

To add insult to injury, Howard hasn't been able to vent his emotions on the offensive end, as he has to cover for Harden and give up scoring opportunities.

Harden did play as efficiently as McHale wanted, and the beard couldn't break through Toney. Allen's defense, so he sent himself to the free throw line with an exaggerated foul making move.

Tony. Aaron was very helpless, and he yelled to the referee to plead. After so many years in the league, most stars inadvertently foul for the sake of scoring goals. But Harden is different, this guy didn't want to score well from the beginning, he was here to make fouls from the beginning!

Playing against Harden, Tony. Aaron scoffed. But just like Howard did with Yiyang, no matter how unpleasant you are, it's a fact that Harden can score. Every game by relying on free throws alone, Harden can score nearly 10 points. In professional basketball, it's called efficiency!

Harden helped the Rockets close the gap again, but Howard just couldn't be happy anyway. He doesn't just want to win, he wants to be a hero.

After that, Harden began to score more and more frequently. As long as you can't get from Tony. When Allen broke through next to him, he made a foul. At the Toyota Center, the referee really gave the whistle. The originally smooth game was also interrupted by Harden's free throws again and again.

"This boy, should I say he's smart or should I say he's a little too much?" Looking at Harden, who used the rules again and again to put himself on the free throw line, Wade, who was sitting on the bench, shook his head. Harden's style of play is very unpleasant, but it really works.

Relying on free throws again and again, Harden led the Rockets to narrow the gap to 4 points. Carlisle walked up to Wade and Nowitzki and clapped his hands, it was time to step up the Mavericks' offensive firepower as well.

The two old guys went to the technical table to prepare, and at the same time, Yiyang also controlled the ball and pressed through the half. Harden's foul-making behavior made Yiyang feel a little too much, so Yiyang's desire to score was much stronger than just now.

He wanted Harden to see what the real offense really looked like!

This time, Yiyang was not polite, he slowed down outside the three-point line, and motioned for his teammates to pull away.

Yiyang began to change hands with continuous crotch to confuse Beverly's center of gravity, but Beverly was unmoved, not because he was calm, but because he couldn't predict Yiyang's breakthrough route at all!

After a continuous and rapid change of hands, Yiyang suddenly paused, straightened up, and seemed to be about to accelerate!

Beverley's sideways steps had just taken a step, but Yiyang used a beautiful cross-step dribble to stab in the opposite direction.

Beverly hurriedly moved, but as soon as he touched Yiyang, Yiyang smoothly turned around Beverly who was changing his center of gravity with a back.

The continuous feints made Beverly's "bulldog" unguardable, and his center of gravity could no longer be adjusted, and he was easily passed by Yiyang.

"Again, he used his superb ball skills to shake off the outlaw!"

Barkley's eyes widened, this league can get past Beverley's defender one-on-one without cover, which is not much.

Maybe Owen and Yiyang are the only two people who can do this.

After Beverley, his teammates helped Yiyang open up space, and Yiyang's next step was naturally to kill the penalty area!

Howard immediately left Gobert behind and rushed back to the basket, as long as Yiyang no longer chooses to throw, then the opportunity he dreamed of is coming!

But Yiyang's speed was obviously beyond Howard's estimate. He had just arrived at the basket and had not yet gained a foothold, and Yiyang had already entered the three-second zone and jumped high!

Howard has to react quickly now, and he's going to have to jump and get the block in a fraction of the time.

But before Howard could jump, Yiyang had already pressed on him.

The huge inertia made Howard reflexively raise his arms, and the impact brought by Yiyang made the "Warcraft" take a step back.

"Damn, won't it......" Howard secretly screamed in his heart, and in the next second, the basket made a loud noise, and Yiyang came with a successful dunk through himself!

"Also, he was separated by Dwight. Howard completed the slam dunk! ”

“hat！？ Dwight was stabbed!? ”

"God, he's literally out of gravity!"

All the commentators around the world let out an exclamation, and the fans throughout the Toyota Center gasped. Howard was blocked, although he is no longer at his peak now, but no one ever thought that Howard would be locked up today!

After landing, Yiyang glared at Howard and then at Harden. See? That's how men solve problems! Straightforward and without any superfluous movements.

At the same time, the referee blew the whistle. Howard was not to mention the dunk, and was whistled for a foul. Yiyang dunked successfully, and he had to add a penalty!

is also a foul, Yiyang's foul is much more domineering than Harden.

Yiyang's violent dunk boosted the morale of the Mavericks, and taking advantage of the opportunity to be a dead ball, Wade and Nowitzki reappeared.

Howard was very depressed at this point, he put his hands on his knees, and he didn't smile. used to be a "happy beast", but now it is also gloomy.

The Mavericks have played with momentum, and the defending champions will be hard to contain once they have played with momentum.

It seems that Howard's boasting in front of the media will not be fulfilled again.

The best duo in the NBA? Maybe this duo is not Yiyang and Wade, but definitely not Howard and Harden......

How can a duo who don't even bother to cooperate with the pick-and-roll be called the best?