Chapter 616: Rookie Rudy
No one expected such an accident to occur at the beginning of the first quarter, and Daimporter still fell to the ground, and the boos almost drowned out "Big Baby". But Big Baby didn't care, he thought he had done what he had to do.
Iguodala and Tony. Aaron stood beside Dareham Potter and could only silently watch the veteran suffer on the ground. They did not dare to do it easily, because if they did not do it properly, they would likely cause secondary harm to Haitians.
Nowitzki dragged Yiyang to the sidelines, refusing to let go. He knows Yiyang's personality too well, don't look at the "big baby" as big as a piece of meat, he really doesn't have to be Yiyang's opponent when he moves. But it doesn't matter if you play well or not, the important thing is that Nowitzki can't let Yiyang be banned for causing trouble.
The stretcher team finally came out of the tunnel and Benjamin casually touched Durham Porter's knee and felt that something was very wrong. The sprain must have been very serious, and there may have even been structural damage.
The Mavericks' chief team doctor shook his head anxiously at Carlisle, and the last thing Carlisle liked to see in his life was Benjamin shaking his head. Because he shakes his head, it means that a player can't continue to play.
"it, the league should ban this guy for life!" Carlisle angrily kicked the bench off the bench and there was a good chance he would get a technical foul for it, but who cares?
In the end, the referee did not let "Big Baby" Davis go, and he was awarded a first-degree malicious foul. In this regard, the Mavericks fans at the scene were naturally quite dissatisfied. But fortunately, Carlisle didn't eat T, maybe the referee can understand his feelings as a head coach at the time.
Seeing Durham Porter, a strong man, being carried out of the court with his face covered in pain, O'Neal, a living treasure, was speechless for a while.
Dyham Porter is one of the few centers in the league who has played against O'Neal at his peak, and although he is not very strong, his dedication still impresses O'Neal. Seeing such a veteran who is still sweating blood and sweat in the playoffs be carried out of the court, O'Neal feels quite uncomfortable.
"Glenn. Davis's actions, really, very degrading to work ethic! On the basketball court, there is no need to deliberately hurt people by deciding the winner with basketball. I used to work with the Celtics and Glenn. Davis was a teammate for a short time, and I swear to God, he's a selfish and shameless bastard! O'Neill's public condemnation of "Big Baby" surprised everyone.
In fact, once when he was with the Celtics, O'Neal really had a falling out with Davis. At that time, O'Neal was in average form on the court, so whenever he asked for the ball on the inside, Glenn . Davis would have chosen to ignore it and make some untimely mid-range shots himself.
Even Doug. Rivers set up a tactic for Davis to pass the ball to O'Neal, and he still didn't listen. At that time, the "big baby" had a very obsessive confidence in his own shooting, and was often obsessed with mid-range shooting and neglected tactics and teammates.
O'Neill once bluntly said in an interview that he almost went up and slapped Davis directly. It can be seen that some people like Davis, but there are also many people who hate him. All this is not without reason.
"Boss, Samuel, he'......." Gobert watched as his mentor was carried off the court, and he couldn't even go up and say a word to him. His heart was greatly shocked, and he was even a little overwhelmed.
"Rudy, let's get on the field. In this game, Samuel can't come back. Don't be nervous, just do what you did in training. ”
The incident subsided and the game resumed. Carlisle patted Goebel on the shoulder, and Yiyang whispered in Goebel's ear as usual. But when Gobert stepped onto the court and saw the Clippers players looking eager to skin you, the young French center was still a little hairy.
"Also, don't do anything stupid!" After the game started, Nowitzki also specially reminded Yiyang. Losing a Yiyang for Davis is not a good deal.
Yiyang and Goebel, the two of them inside and outside, are not worry-free at this time.
As the match resumed, Yiyang tried to restrain his emotions, reminding himself over and over again not to ruin the situation because of anger.
On the court, Yiyang still calmly organized the offense, he called Nowitzki to block and kill, and after breaking through, he went to the basket. Although Paul's defense was excellent, he was still a little delayed by the pick-and-roll.
Seeing this, Little Jordan had no choice but to step forward to make up for the defense, and Yiyang repeated his old tricks and threw the basketball high in the direction of the basket!
"Relay in the air!" Barkley had even shouted in advance, but this time, Gobert didn't jump high to dunk the basketball.
The basketball passed Jordan Jr. and Gobert at the same time. Gobert's reaction seemed to be half a beat slower, and the basketball had already flown over his head before he could jump. As a result, what should have been a seamless air connection turned into an embarrassing mistake.
There was silence in the arena at the U.S. Route Center, and there weren't many mistakes in Yiyang and Gobert's aerial relay coordination. And even if there were, most of the time it was Gobert who dunked the ball away. This is the first time that you haven't even received the ball!
"Rudy, be serious!" Dirk, who was on the side, patted Gobert on the back, and he could clearly see that Gobert had just lost some concentration. Otherwise, he wouldn't have missed the ball.
Goebel nodded, but his mind was still all about Durham Potter. What the hell happened to the old guy? Are his injuries serious? These questions occupied Goebel's entire brain.
In the games that followed, Gobert was sleepwalking. If he couldn't contribute on the offensive end, that's understandable. Because the Frenchman is not an attacking center per se, he naturally scores best when he attacks, and it is to be expected that he will not score.
But when Gobert also allowed the Clippers players to score again and again on the defensive end, Carlisle had to frown.
Gobert's performance today is generally always slow and half-beat, and Jordan Jr. has already jumped and dunked, and Gobert remembered to reach out to interfere.
Paul had already made it to the box and jumped to the basket, and Gobert was "late".
As a centre-forward, it's not enough to defend against your own position. Players in other positions may only have their own defensive tasks, but the center must also do a good job of helping the team to defend well.
And today's Gobert is clearly not doing well enough at both ends.
Gobert, who was originally full of deterrence, has today become an "ATM" for the Clippers players. Yiyang fought desperately to score, and the Clippers were able to quickly chase him back from the restricted area after getting to the other end.
Gobert's performance made O'Neal and Barkley shake their heads repeatedly, and even Yiyang sighed at this.
"Rudy was always in his first year playing in the playoffs, and he was just a first-year rookie. Honestly, it's understandable that this is the case......" Barkley shook his head, many stars have played in the playoffs for the first time in their careers, and even Griffin has only finally played well in the playoffs this year.
More intense confrontations, more frequent shocks, and his own inattentive attention left Gobert at a loss.
Jordan Jr.'s oppression made the slightly emaciated Gobert look weak, and Durham Porter didn't joke with him, and Jordan Jr. and Griffin really wouldn't be polite to him.
After Durham Porter's injury, Carlisle had only Gobert on his hands a two-meter-tall "mini" center, Dejuan. Blair is available.
Blair has played well with the Spurs and even won the MVP of the rookie game. But his short stature and knees without a meniscus made Blair's fall as swift as he became famous.
Blair is talented, and both Popovich and Carlisle agree he's one of the most talented interior players in the league. But the physical injuries are irreparable by talent.
After Blair came off the bench, the effect was not obvious. The Clippers still use the Mavericks' three-second zone as an ATM, and scoring is not a struggle at all.
Carlisle is now experiencing Mark. Jackson was in the mood, watching the inside line being dragged and beaten by others and doing nothing, this feeling was really fucked up.
The game was played in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, and Yiyang used an extremely fast back-to-back change of hand to change direction past Paul, and then went straight to the penalty area guarded by Griffin and Jordan Jr.
In the air, Yiyang first withstood the impact brought to him by two strong men. Dodge the block with a pull-up layup and then score the ball. At this time, Yiyang had been knocked to the point that he had no center of gravity and fell to the ground.
Although he was still able to score, Yiyang seemed to be desperate every time he scored, and he had to pay a great price, which undoubtedly made the fans heartbroken.
Yiyang struggled to take a two-point lead, Paul borrowed a block to get inside, and the absent-minded Gobert only symbolically extended his hand, and then watched an easy layup to score.
This kind of lax defense is undoubtedly very, very demoralizing. Gobert numbly picked up the basketball and exited the baseline, ready to send the ball to Yiyang.
"Can you fucking be serious!" But Yiyang's roar made Goebel stunned.
"If Samuel saw you like this, he would be half angry!" After scolding, Yiyang directly "snatched" the basketball from Gobert's hand and walked away.
Gobert froze, standing on the baseline and not involved in the offense. Carlisle, who saw this scene, held his forehead and collapsed, and the game completely collapsed.
Yiyang is eager to win, he actually hates the feeling that iron is not steel. But after scolding, Yiyang regretted it in his heart.
Gobert, on the other hand, completely entered a state of bewilderment, first the teacher's injury, and then the accusation of the star. All of this left the French at a loss on the field.
Doug. Rivers is a smart guy, and he knows very well that Gobert's defense is simply weak right now.
So after that, Griffin's Jordan Jr.'s strong play on the interior allowed the Clippers to lock up the win.
105-102, relying on Jordan Jr.'s last 5.6 seconds to play 2+1, the Mavericks, who had run out of timeouts, had to accept the cruel fact that they lost a game at home.
After the game, a Mavericks fan threw water bottles from the stands to attack Glenn. Davis. But others are more helpless than angry.
The Clippers' comprehensive suppression of the Mavericks' interior line was not caused by "Big Baby" alone.
Yiyang stood in the center of the field with his waist crossed, he looked at Gobert, but said nothing. At first, he took a fancy to Gobert and asked Cuban to choose him. In the regular season, the Frenchman did not disappoint him.
I hope this guy can adjust quickly.
The Clippers players were unbridled on the Mavericks' turf, and Yiyang felt very uncomfortable. It was Paul's first playoff win against the Mavericks since joining the Clippers. For them, it was a spellbreaker.
Yiyang clenched his fists and left the sea of joy that belonged to the Clippers. Now that the team is in a mess, as the leader of the team, what should I do......