Chapter 517: An idiot who is stupider than Tim
The victory in the last game seems to have opened the door to a new world for the Spurs. After three games of fierce battle, Popovich finally found a way to deal with the Mavericks. Attacking the inside, this move was almost a fatal blow to the Mavericks.
No matter how powerful Yiyang is, it is impossible for him to suddenly increase his height by 20 centimeters. No matter how good Carlisle is, there is no way he will take off his suit and return to the court.
The Spurs' advantage in hard power allowed them to win their second game in Dallas in a row and take a 3-1 lead. At this point, the San Antonio Spurs have officially secured the series point, and they will most likely reach the Finals for the first time since 2007!
In May 2013, the Dallas Mavericks were roughly as follows: an MVP point guard who averaged two double-doubles per game, a power forward who had lost his dominance but was still able to put up a passing performance, two old men who could be grandpa's outside lineman, and a guard who was depressed in the Grizzlies and was just a flash in the pan when he arrived in Dallas......
Such a group of guys, who are called by experts as "making the playoffs is a victory", are now standing on the stage of the Western Conference Finals, and they have not been eliminated. Although, everyone felt that they were not much time left before they were eliminated.
When the game returned to San Antonio, even the local media in Dallas had to admit that the Mavericks were really unlucky.
However, in the fifth game of the series in San Antonio, Yiyang dragged the Spurs, who couldn't wait to reach the finals, into the quagmire.
Throughout the game, you seem to be able to see Yiyang in every corner of the stadium. He can fight for rebounds with big men like Duncan and Split on the inside, and he can also suddenly appear in front of Parker to block his inevitable layup.
You think he's a reckless defender who runs amok on athleticism? But after 20 seconds, you can see him using his pass to guide the team's offense like Kidd, helping his teammates get easy scoring opportunities.
Well, he must be Rajan. Rondo, who is good at rebounding, defense, and assists, but doesn't know anything about scoring.
No, don't jump to conclusions. Even if Popovich asked Leonard to pay attention to the help defense, there was still no way to contain Yiyang's breakthrough and shooting.
Yiyang was already red-eyed, and he was pushed to the edge of the cliff again. As long as you breathe a sigh of relief, you and the whole team will fall to pieces. Therefore, even if he has to grit his teeth and persevere, even if the process is difficult, Yiyang is unwilling to let go.
Duncan leaned on Nowitzki's hook shot on the inside to give the Mavericks a chance to regain their chance. However, the next time he attacked, Yiyang would use a suicidal breakthrough to throw himself into the air, put the ball in the basket, and then fall hard.
Again and again, again and again, again and again. Yiyang forced the San Antonio Spurs into sweat and panting.
It's an outlaw's desperate determination, and that determination comes from trust, and trust comes from the team. This is the spirit of the Texas cockroach that was praised by Barkley and could not be trampled on. That's why Barkley loves Yiyang and the Dallas Mavericks so much.
The Spurs took out all their "heavy weapons" and bombarded the Mavericks' vital points. But when the smoke cleared, the Dallasians, already covered in blood, were still able to get up strong.
"Why can't you die and die?" Spurs players have this question on their minds.
"We worked hard for a season and we didn't want to die." If there really is such a conversation, Yiyang will definitely respond like this.
"If you don't want to die, you have to die, because we're the stronger team! Look around you, there are old guys who have passed their glory! How long can you carry it alone? ”
"Actually, I almost died, if you give me a little more time, I'll die......"
San Antonio fans are hoping that the team will be able to secure a spot in the Finals today, and the Spurs will still have the lead until 30 seconds before the end of the game.
With a big score of 3 to 1, 30 seconds are still behind. If it were someone else, maybe they would have really given up on this season. But Yiyang didn't, he would rather be beaten to death than give in!
So, people saw that in the last 5.4 seconds of the game, Yiyang made a resolute shot outside the three-point line, and the basketball hollowed into the net, leading the Mavericks to overtake by one point!
At that moment, Popovich almost wanted to pick up the tactical board and rush to the court to slam Yiyang's head. Are you an idiot? What's the use of you even if you kill this game? Can you still turn the tables? If you give up, we'll make the playoffs sooner and you'll have your own holiday sooner!
After Yiyang's goal, he proudly raised his arms under the boos of the Spurs players.
You can kill me, but you can't tell me to give up!
In this way, relying on Yiyang's unrelenting three-point kill at the critical moment, the Mavericks stubbornly moved the total score of the series to 2-3. And what kind of data did Yiyang cut that night? He only had 8 assists and 43 points!
An MVP should lead the team forward like this.
Yiyang has become popular all over the world again, and even if he and the Mavericks lose this series, Yiyang's fans will not be disappointed. Because of Yiyang, he really did his best. He didn't disappoint his fans, his teammates, his coaches and all those who supported him.
With 43 points, 8 assists and a stunner, no one can do better than Yiyang in a desperate situation.
Yiyang's performance has caused a very rare situation in the NBA. As the side that is about to be eliminated, the popularity of the Mavericks and Yiyang is soaring wildly. Their image of iron-blooded warriors has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people through this series.
When interviewed by reporters, Popovich bluntly said that Yiyang is the player he hates the most now.
"The only thing I have on my mind now is to beat him, he's a great opponent, but to be honest, I hate to fight an enemy like that!"
Popovich is not cautious, you know, they don't dare to take any risks when they are older, the DP group is older, Duncan is 37 years old, and it is not a good thing for them to play one more game. Back in 2007, when they won the championship, Ginobili had already said that they were an aging team. From this, it is understandable why Popovich was so irritable after seeing Yiyang's smash match.
A three-pointer at the cost of making three old guys fight one more game. No matter how you calculate it, this is really not a good deal for the Spurs.
Unwilling to give up, Yiyang dragged the game back to Dallas, and although it was likely to be the Mavericks' last game of the game, tickets were still sold out early. Even if they lose, Mavericks fans want to bear it with the team!
After such a tough battle, the Spurs' firepower has not weakened, and the Mavericks have gone awry. The exhausted Carter sprained his ankle in training, although it wasn't a major injury and could be recovered in a few days. But for the current Mavericks, a few days of injury is no different from season reimbursement.
Without Carter, what option does Carlisle have? Well, O.J. Mayo, that Mayo whose belly has been slightly erected and whose figure does not look like a professional athlete at all. The "best duo" period at the beginning of the season between him and Yiyang did create miracles, but it was only a very short "honeymoon" time. Now you still expect Mayo to average 25 points per game? It would be more reliable to expect all of the Spurs' main players to suddenly get injured.
So by the sixth game, it was clear to everyone that the Maverick was really going to die.
As it turned out, Mayo wasn't worthless. He was able to score good goals on the court on occasion, and even broke through Ginobili on a brilliant dunk. But it is clear that Mayo is working so hard now not for the team, not for the Spurs, but for himself.
As we all know, Mayo and the Mavericks signed a 1+1 contract, with a player option for the second year. In other words, after this season, Mayo's value is likely to change. If he wants to get a big contract right now, he's going to have to show his best in the limited amount of time he has.
As a result, fans saw Mayo's brainless singles regardless of tactics and systems. People saw Yiyang, who usually doesn't say anything, yelling at Mayo, but he still can't change everything.
Mayo's "excellent" performance not only failed to help the team, but instead hastened the Mavericks' death.
Carlyle had no choice but to continue to refrigerate Mayo. Jean Jie. Crowder went to the No. 2 position, and the whole team only rotated with eight players.
The next part is purely the cockroach spirit. The calf's hole cards are exhausted and have to attack. The Spurs relied on their absolute interior dominance to give double-digit blocks and dominate all the rebounds, and Duncan was as good as McCann was in the '50s in the Mavericks' weak interior group...... However, the Mavericks still did not give up defense under the influence of Yiyang. They are methodically retreating, organizing counterattacks, defending, fast breaking, and layups. In the second half, the Mavericks even dared to fight against the Spurs. As a result, there was a wonderful scene on the court: the Dallas Mavericks were playing their last half of the season amid the shouts of the fans, and when the Spurs began to retreat half-truths in order to preserve the power for the Finals, the persistent Yiyang and Mavericks were still relentlessly chasing points.
"That guy is an idiot, an idiot who is stupider than Tim!" Popovich scolded on the bench, Yiyang, this stone, is really smelly and hard! His persistence forced the Spurs to "make more trouble", so the Spurs reinvested all their main forces, played with all their might, and used their interior advantage to force a few goals to open up the score...... However, the Mavericks were still chasing, and before the end, Yiyang made two three-pointers. But the huge point difference could not be filled before the end of the game.
And this is the end of the 2012-2013 season for the Dallas Mavericks.
If it were someone else, they would end up with a forgotten story of losers. But when the game was over, the Spurs players celebrated wildly that they had reached the Finals for the first time in six years. The Mavericks fans at the scene all stood up and gave applause to the defeated Mavericks.
"Get up, their heroes don't deserve to be so down."
Hearing someone talking to him, Yiyang, who was sitting on the floor, raised his head. Under the illumination of the stadium lights, Yiyang saw the face of the visitor clearly, it was Popovich.
"If I had to be so depressed every time I was eliminated in my career, I would have been exhausted a long time ago. Do you want to be the best player in the world? Then this little setback is nothing. Look at Tim, look at Manu, look at me. It took us six years, six full years to get back to the finals. And what about you? It's only been two years since you last won the title...... Damn it, I can't believe I'm saying that in front of my opponent. Halfway through speaking, Popovich grabbed his forehead and turned to look at his player.
"Anyway, if I were you, I wouldn't care about any damn failure. I will embrace my own applause and honor! Popovich pointed to the stands, then walked away from Yiyang and returned to his team. This weird-tempered old man doesn't seem to be so annoying.
Yiyang stood up and looked at the more than 10,000 fans who were applauding him. Nowitzki walked up and patted Yiyang on the shoulder, but said nothing. Unexpectedly, Yiyang was the first to speak.
"Let's go back, Dirk, I'm tired." Yiyang was paralyzed on Dirk, and this year is only one step away from the finals......
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