With 13 points trailing at halftime, Stevens had anticipated a lot of tough situations before the game began. But he never imagined that the Mavericks would be able to take a double-digit lead in just half a game.

The Celtics' defense nearly collapsed midway through the second quarter, and if Carlisle was willing to play to the main force, the Mavericks might be able to stretch the margin to 20 points!

The Mavericks' offense is unfocused, as everyone has the potential to be the focus. Even Moodier's much-maligned guy did a good job of scoring and defending in rotation time today.

The Dallas Mavericks actually had a lot of shortcomings at the beginning of the season, but now in the game, many of them have disappeared.

That's the horror of the Dallas Mavericks, they're already strong, but they're still evolving.

"Strict execution of man-to-man tactics, change guards as soon as there is cover, don't hesitate! On the offensive end, pass the ball more, and then shoot when you have the opportunity! There's still half a game to go, and we still have a chance! It's not the first time we've faced such a situation, but we've survived each time! So, don't be discouraged, the Mavericks aren't here to celebrate! ”

As Stevens spoke, the locker room was quiet, and no one was silent.

With 13 points trailing at halftime, compared to trailing the Warriors by 17 points in the third quarter and trailing the Rockets by 18 points at halftime, today was really not the toughest game they have ever faced.

Half of the Celtics' 15-game winning streak came from behind before equalizing the score.

The reason is simple, because the Celtics don't have a pure playmaking guard. Kelly. The guard is an offensive point guard whose style is more like Allen. Iverson. It's okay for you to let him score, but if you let him organize the offense like Yiyang or Kidd, it's a bit of a tough man.

Without a pure point guard, it will take time for the Celtics' youngsters to integrate into the offense.

It's common to see the Celtics play a sloppy first half but turn the tide in the second, and that's why. Irving was often able to play unbelievable offense in the second half, while Jalen. Brown, Tatum and others will also start to find an offensive feel in the second half.

It's just that today, the Celtics' opponent is the Dallas Mavericks, who are known for their steadiness. That's why Stevens is extremely worried.

I wonder if the second half that the Celtics have been relying on to survive will save the team again today?

The half-time break was short, and before the players could catch their breath, they had to step into the arena at the American Route Center again. Playing in this arena is not easy for a minute. The Mavericks have a sense of pressure that no other team has.

In the third quarter of the game, it was still the Celtics who attacked first. In the first half, in order to get his teammates into the state, Owen had to play more or less. But in the second half, he had almost unlimited fire.

Irving's dominance on the offensive end of the second half was the key to the Celtics' frequent comebacks. However, with Yiyang as a defender today, it is unknown whether Owen can still dominate the offensive end.

Instead of sticking to the ball, Irving let Brown handle the ball and run without the ball himself. On LeBron's side, Irving has long developed a good off-ball offensive skill.

But Yiyang knows Owen too well, in the past four years, there have been three consecutive finals in which the Mavericks have played the Cavaliers, and Yiyang's opponents have been Owen for three consecutive years. Owen likes how to run, and when he may suddenly accelerate, Yiyang has long remembered it.

Owen felt as if he was in the shadow of himself, because Owen couldn't believe that anyone else knew him so well but himself.

Seeing that Owen couldn't run for half a day, Jalen. Brown had to figure it out on his own. However, Brown is not an outside player who is good at shooting, and if he wants to attack, he must be close to the basket.

Although he played a cover with Horford, Mitchell didn't have to go around at all, but just turned around and ran backwards. Because Mitchell knows that Jalen. Brown doesn't borrow cover and shoot right away.

Of course, Mitchell, as a rookie, naturally can't be so smart. These were all minutes before the start of the second half, and Yiyang leaned into his ear to tell him.

"I'll take care of Kelly, and you'll take care of Brown. His shooting is inconsistent, let him shoot. If there's a block, don't let Rudy make up for it, you just shrink the box. Do your best, and we'll win! ”

It was this simple sentence that made Jay. Brown ended up with a layup against Mitchell's interference. As soon as the game came up in the third quarter, the Celtics failed to attack, which was undoubtedly a huge morale blow to the team.

This time, Yiyang didn't slowly advance and grind positions with the Celtics. As soon as Gobert grabbed the rebound, Yiyang immediately clapped his hands for the ball. The Mavericks are going to pick up the pace, and Stevens' worst fear is still here.

At this time, Jay. Brown still didn't have time to react in the Mavericks' penalty area, and Yiyang had already crossed the halfway line. There was no way, so Owen had to go up and block Yiyang. This is also the first time that Owen has confronted Yiyang on the defensive end so far in this game.

Yiyang didn't slow down in the confrontation, thanks to Mike. Bibi once gave Yiyang special training. Yiyang doesn't say how strong he is now, but at least a guard like Owen can't directly force him to stop.

But even so, Owen didn't give up. He has been clinging to Yiyang, constantly confronting him, and would rather force Yiyang to pass than let him get close to the basket.

Just when Yiyang just hit the three-point line, Dallas No. 1 suddenly pulled back from his crotch and stopped urgently!

Due to inertia, Owen rushed over his head. He had to get back on it right away, and Yiyang's pull-up jump shot has been a headache for all defenders since his rookie season.

However, what Yiyang was waiting for was the time when Owen pounced back, taking advantage of the opportunity of Owen's center of gravity to pounce forward, Yiyang, who was originally pulling back and stopping urgently, started again!

Owen knew that he had been deceived, but his body could not fight against inertia, so he could only watch this Yiyang pass by him.

By this time, Horford had rushed back to the basket. But Yiyang easily threw a shot and scored the basketball without even confronting Horford.

Stevens was sweating profusely, not because it was too hot, but because he was nervous!

He could see that that Carlisle guy was almost identical to his own thinking! In the first half of the game, everyone has been successfully mobilized, and in the second half, the bald head intends to let Yiyang dominate the offensive end!

This is definitely not good news for the Celtics! Once this guy Yiyang turns on the scoring mode......

Stevens didn't dare to think about it, he only hoped that Owen would respond as soon as possible!

The Celtics attacked for the second time in the third quarter, and Irving scored a three-pointer from outside the three-point line against Yiyang's defense to stop the bleeding for the team in time.

"Kelly can score a goal or two like this, but he can never win the game that way. To turn the tables around, the Celtics have to be a little more patient! ”

However, Owen's goal didn't give Kenny a goal. Smith is bullish on the Celtics. With this kind of giant star who shoots on defense, how many can Irving shoot in the second half?

Yiyang didn't interrupt his rhythm because of Irving's goal, the last time he attacked with the ball, he taught Irving, a master dribbling, a lesson. This time, Yiyang let Owen see what it means to attack without the ball.

Hayward went to the top of the three-point line arc and received a pass from Yiyang. Stevens frowned, he was all too familiar with this position and passing.

In the past at Butler University, how many strong teams have Yiyang and Hayward killed with this trick!?

Yiyang didn't stand stupidly after handing over the ball, but quickly cut in! As soon as he hit the three-second zone, he immediately braked sharply, and ran back to the middle distance position! Jay. As soon as Brown posted it, Yiyang moved again, and this time, he cut along the bottom line. Brown just turned around and was about to chase back, but he and Gobert collided solidly, without ball cover!

At this point, Yiyang ran out of the gap. Hayward doesn't play the offense, but he has a great passing ability. He pushed hard with one hand outside the three-point line, and the basketball dragged the afterimage into Yiyang's hands quickly, extremely accurate!

At this time, Horford followed Yiyang as much as he could. Jay. Brown was stopped, and Yiyang had to be chased by Horford himself.

However, Yiyang didn't treat Horford as a threat at all, not because he looked down on Horford's ability, but when the offensive players broke through along the bottom line, it was useless to simply chase and defend without blocking.

Yiyang used a beautiful lever to make a layup, and with the help of the basket, he opened Horford, and the basketball wiped the board into the net. Through the basket, even if O'Neal comes, he can only choose to foul.

After two consecutive attacks, Yiyang's performance in the first half was tepid. But in the second half, he had already broken the Celtics' defense repeatedly.

After an attack, Jason. Tatum's three-point shot was also crooked. The 17-year-old Tanhua doesn't seem to feel very good today, he fired three times in the bottom corner today, but none of them hit. Compared with Tatum, Mitchell and Kuzma, two low-pick rookies, performed better.

The basketball slammed into the frame, and before the Celtics players could feel sorry, the Mavericks' surging offense struck again.

Yiyang rode into the box before the Celtics' defense was open. The Celtics are a bit of a mess, and their vaunted defense is looking extremely vulnerable at this point.

Yiyang hugged the basketball like a dynamite bag and killed it under the basket, Jay. Brown was in a hurry, and directly used his strong body to put down Yiyang, who had just jumped.

Yiyang's body was completely unbalanced in the air, and it looked like he was just casually throwing the ball to the basket. However, even when the body was almost parallel to the ground, the basketball thrown by Yiyang was fortunate enough to fall into the net!

"Hit three points! Hit three points! This can be advanced, and it also fully shows us what is called real personal ability! ”

After Yiyang's goal, Carlisle sat back on the bench with peace of mind.

"I went completely crazy in the second half." Armstrong laughed.

"yes, so, there should be nothing wrong with this game." Carlisle stretched.

The free throw was added, and the 17-point margin weighed heavily on the Celtics' head. Jay. Brown is still too immature in front of Yiyang, no, in fact, he doesn't blame Brown. In this alliance, can anyone really contain Yiyang?

Stevens was stopped again, by his proudest student.

In the first half of the game, everyone was a soldier to reduce the pressure on Yiyang, and in the second half of the game, Yiyang, who did not consume much, ended the game. The Dallas Mavericks' tricks are all to the point.

Stevens is glad that Boston isn't on the West Coast.