Chapter 61: Overcoming the Difficulties
The first round of the match had only begun, and the performances of Yiyang and Wall made the atmosphere of the battle spread instantly. The breakthrough of Yiyang just now even made Wall feel a little incredible.
After a year in the NCAA, Wall has never seen a break through his opponent purely by speed. But just now, Yiyang succeeded on his first attempt!
Wall didn't dare to slack off, he didn't treat this game as a summer league anymore, but as a real NBA game!
Wall was no longer pushing unhurriedly, he beckoned to block the pick-and-roll, and Wizards athletic center Javier. McGee immediately formed a high wall around Yiyang!
Wall waited for the opportunity to move, a quick change of hands, and an instant acceleration!
Yiyang wants to bypass the pick-and-roll like he did in the NCAA and continue to stick to the defense. But when he and McGee huddled together, he realized that he couldn't squeeze out at all!
McGee is a true NBA player, a true NBA-level interior lineman. He is physically strong, and he is not comparable to the group of children in the NCAA. Yiyang, who is accustomed to the intensity of NCAA games, instantly discovered the huge gap between the NBA and the NCAA!
McGee's blockade is simply indestructible! Yiyang couldn't get around, and Wall naturally got rid of his only obstacle. He easily shot from mid-range and the basketball hollowed into the net. It seems that Wall's scoring is effortless!
"That kid's confrontation ability needs to be improved." Terry looked at Yiyang, who couldn't get around the block, and the excitement in his heart calmed down a lot. This kid is still not perfect.
Javier. McGee smugly high-fived Wall, that flower show, don't think too simple about the NBA!
Yiyang gritted his teeth, although he has been practicing with the official players of the Mavericks for a while, he is still not fully adapted to the intensity of the NBA game. You know, in the NBA, McGee is not the strongest type of person.
The Dallas No. 1 encountered a setback, but he was not discouraged in his heart, but had a stronger desire to win!
This time, Jeremy Lin made a cover for Yiyang outside the three-point line. The purpose of this cover is not to let Yiyang break through directly, but to hope that Yiyang can hit Sun Yue in a dislocation!
Sun Yue was a little nervous in the face of this child he had never seen before. Although he is also Chinese, this Dallas No. 1 is murderous! This kind of momentum is not something that every Chinese player has.
Yiyang suddenly rose up after the dislocation! Sun Yue reacted for a second before starting to chase back, but Yiyang had already broken through!
Just when everyone thought that Yiyang would rely on speed to kill to the end, Yiyang suddenly stopped!
Sun Yue had to overcome the huge inertia and force the brakes, and the Chinese national team defender had not yet stood firm on his heels, but found that Yiyang was in a hurry again!
Sun Yue's explosiveness is incomparable with Yiyang. Yiyang can start and stop continuously, but Sun Yue can't do it. This time he was in a hurry, so that Yiyang completely threw off Sun Yue's defense and went straight to the inside.
Yiyang went straight to the basket, and it looked like he was going to return another Wall. At this time, Javier, who was originally defending in a relatively high position. McGee rushed back. His terrifying bounce that made Yiyang gasp made him stunned and nailed the basketball that Yiyang shot to the rebound!
“WOW!” The scene was amazed, Yiyang had never suffered such humiliation in his year in the NCAA! In the NCAA, no center can defend Yiyang like that. But in the NBA, even if it's just summer league, anything is possible!
"That's NBA-level defense, boy!" Kidd looked at Yiyang's somewhat surprised expression, but he didn't feel disappointed in his heart. It's better to let Yiyang suffer a setback in the summer league than let him be frustrated in the regular season. After all, failure is the mother of success.
McGee confiscated Yiyang's basketball and handed the ball to Wall, who started at full speed. Everyone knows that once Yiyang is up, no one can catch up, and Wall, who is slightly faster than Yiyang, is even more so.
The cornerstone of the Wizards' team jumped high and slammed it with one hand under everyone's mouth-wide expressions.
After the goal, Wall proudly pointed out two fingers at the fans, he had already scored two goals in front of Yiyang!
"Don't worry, boy! Be cautious, you're fine! "Assistant coach Terry, who led the Mavericks to play summer league, was also the assistant coach who led the Mavericks to play summer league. Stotts' roar calmed Yiyang's mood slightly. Caution...... Caution......
Yiyang's breakthrough in the face of Wall and Sun Yue just now made the fans very enjoyable. But so far, this tanhua show has not scored any points. The Mavericks fans who came to watch the game shouted in unison again, cheering for their young Tanhua show.
Although the atmosphere at the scene is getting hotter and hotter, the temperature in Yiyang's heart is getting lower and lower. It's not because he's disheartened, it's because the number one defender is starting to take every choice seriously and carefully! Overly enthusiastic emotions will only make you lose your judgment!
Wall and McGee's defense is mutually reinforcing. The interior player who has proven himself in the NBA is not an ordinary person. A breakthrough will only lead to a defensive trap. What Yiyang has to do is to find the gap between Wall and McGee!
This time, Yiyang did not sing "two-person turn" with Jeremy Lin. It's a direct pass, allowing Jeremy Lin to control the ball outside!
Jeremy Lin was originally in the No. 1 position, and with the ball in hand, he felt more rhythmic in the game. Yiyang? Yiyang didn't stop and watch, but immediately ran.
Wall's attention was all on Yiyang, but McGee's attention was on Jeremy Lin, who was holding the ball. After all, that Harvard top student is also a threat to score more than a dozen points per game in the summer league.
Yiyang slipped from the left side of the basket to the bottom corner of the right side, and Jeremy Lin broke through the ball and hit the ball into Yiyang's hands.
As soon as Yi Yang caught the ball together, Wall pressed up. But at this time, McGee's position has been attracted by Jeremy Lin!
Without hesitation, Yiyang immediately broke through! Wall clings to Yiyang's side, but the Dallas No. 1 Flower Show has no intention of stopping.
McGee also gradually changed his defensive position, wanting to have a front and back package with Wall!
It seems that Yiyang still hasn't been able to find a solution to the problem. Just when this young No. 1 was about to crash into McGee's arms, Yiyang shook his wrist and the basketball passed under McGee's crotch!
McGee hurried back, but Mavericks white center Omar. Samhan has put the ball in the basket. The undrafted rookie, who Cuban reached out to through Facebook, finally had a chance to make an appearance.
Yiyang still didn't score, but the Mavericks managed to score. Yiyang is not in a hurry, he knows that the opportunity has to be played slowly.
In the next few rounds, McGee, who was in the limelight, scored frequently on the inside. In fact, McGee's independent scoring ability is not strong, but in the face of a losing draft, McGee is not unable to play.
And the Mavericks also relied on Yiyang's organization to blossom more. Although Yiyang's pass may not be able to directly form an assist, it must be the key for the Mavericks to pry open the Wizards' defense.
However, after Yiyang was replaced and rested, the Mavericks began to lose points in a row. The gap between the two teams, which were still difficult to solve, was quickly widened.
Terry. Stotts knew that the purpose of Summer League was not to win, but to be able to develop players through Summer League or pick an undrafted pick who deserved to get Cuban to give him a contract.
Whatever the purpose, Stotts felt that this moment was the right time! The team was eight points down and had only three minutes left in the game, with limited time. This kind of scene is the best moment to test Yiyang and Jeremy Lin!
"Also!" Stotts called a timeout, not trying to set up any tactics, after all, the players in summer league rarely play any elaborate tactical set-ups. Everyone is fighting for a professional contract, and the individual performance is the most important thing.
Stotts called a timeout just to replace the two yellow-skinned defenders on the field.
Seeing this, the assistant coach of the Wizards also waved his hand to let McGee and Wall reappear. This guy just wants to keep the calf under constant control!
"I want you to equalize at the end of the first quarter!" Stotts was stern in tone, and he knew that after a few easy games, it was time to put some pressure on the tanhua.
Yiyang turned his head to look at McGee and Wall, then nodded slightly. It's time to step up!
After re-entering the field, Yiyang was full of vitality, and when the team fell behind, Yiyang off the field couldn't wait to come back. Wall found that although Yiyang had only scored two points so far, he didn't seem to have lost confidence.
Wall still didn't stick to the defense, and in the process of Yiyang's advancement, Wall also kept a distance from Yiyang and retreated. Yiyang saw that Wall was so far away, and suddenly stopped in one step inside the three-point line and was ready to shoot!
Wall, who was highly tense in nerves, did not hesitate and immediately stuck to it! He didn't want to give this Tanhuaxiu any chance to score!
As soon as Wall took a step, he found that Yiyang's hands that were originally about to shoot suddenly let go, and that Dallas No. 1 continued to break through with the ball!
"Ho ho, this rookie has played the champion!" Terry screamed excitedly, and Yiyang successfully passed the strong opponent who suppressed him for a quarter of the game with a Buddha worship feint!
McGee was a little hesitant at this point, he didn't know whether he should continue to hold on to the basket or pounce on it to block Yiyang. If he stays under the basket, Yiyang has a chance to make a big fuss in the middle distance. But if you pounce on it...... McGee hasn't forgotten the humiliation of being passed by Yiyang through the crotch.
McGee hesitated, but Yiyang didn't. This Dallas No. 1 guard jumps high from the free-throw line and shoots straight away!
After a summer of training, Yiyang is not doing useless work. This guy's shooting skills in the middle range are completely different now than they were a year ago. In Dallas, Yiyang has a more professional shooting coach and training methods. His progress is also advancing by leaps and bounds.
The basketball flew over McGee's head and crashed into the net. Suddenly, the scene exploded completely. The Dallas Mavericks fans cheered as their probe began to score!
Yiyang, who ignited the whole court, did not stop there, and in the next round, Yiyang handed the ball to his backcourt partner Jeremy Lin.
Sun Yue spread her long arms and was ready to prove herself on the defensive end. However, Jeremy Lin was not the end point of this offensive. He directly started to pass the ball, and Yiyang, who cut inside from the bottom line, took the basketball and attacked the frame directly!
McGee turned around and lunged at Yiyang, hoping to make the Chinese defender die with another pegboard hat. Just when McGee's big hand was about to touch the basketball, Yiyang suddenly received the basketball in his arms in the air!
The No. 1 guard, wearing a Mavericks training jersey, flew under the basket and was on the other side of the basket already evading McGee and Wall's defenses. Yiyang stretched his body again and made a rebound.
"Pull the rod to make a layup, Yiyang's movements are very flexible, even McGee, there is nothing he can do!" The commentators of Sina Live applauded, and Yiyang's performance of scoring four points in a row was very relieving.
In the last offensive of the first quarter of the game, Yiyang will undoubtedly be the player who executes this last shot.
This time, it was no longer Jeremy Lin who cooperated with Yiyang, but the Mavericks substitute center.
This little-known center made a block for Yiyang, but the effect was surprisingly good. Wall was completely blocked, and Javier McGee had to change his guard in front of Yiyang!
"Can he do it?" At this time, even Sun Yue, who was playing on the field, was a little distracted. What he is more concerned about now is how Yiyang will end the attack.
Yiyang controlled the time from outside the three-point line, and when the timer number on the rebound became 5, he pushed forward unhurriedly.
McGee opened his arms and waited. He knew very well how terrifying this guy's speed was, and if he wasn't careful, Dallas One would pass by him.
There are only 3 seconds left in the game, and Yiyang accelerates violently!
McGee took a big step back, but Yiyang didn't drive straight in, but suddenly stopped outside the three-point line and jumped directly!
"Three points! Choose to shoot a three-pointer, too! We all know that there was a three-point kill in the NCAA game! Will he be able to hit the buzzer-beating ball this time?"
McGee knew he had been deceived, and the somewhat tenacious guy didn't stop there, but pounced on it with all his might.
Yiyang didn't dodge, but deliberately bumped into McGee.
"Haha, that's what I taught him." Terry smiled evilly, Yiyang made a foul and learned really well.
The two collided violently in the air, and Yiyang struck before the whistle blew. McGee fouled outside the three-point line, and Yiyang wanted to make three free throws!
"Clever boy!" Kidd couldn't help but applaud Yiyang, but in the next second, the basketball that seemed to be thrown out by Yiyang was hollow into the net!
"Score four! Oh my God, Yiyang got a four-point chance on the outside! He has a good chance of equalizing directly! The commentator of Sina Live was directly boiling, although this was completely a balloon, but I have to admit that this ball was very exciting!
Yiyang stretched out his hand at McGee without expression, God wanted to let himself score, and he couldn't do it.
Kidd secretly admired Yiyang's progress in his heart, and people said that it was a complete luck balloon. But Kidd knows that if you don't have the strength, you can't control your luck! Yiyang's shooting has really made great progress!
After standing on the free throw line, Yiyang hit a free throw basket steadily, and the score was fixed at 25-25. Yiyang scored eight points in a row in three minutes, and he was stunned to fill in the disadvantage!
"You know Dirk, we seem to be getting closer to the championship." Kidd looked at Yiyang, who silently walked back to the bench, and muttered to himself...... He wished that Nowitzki could see that at the moment.