Chapter 360: Keep Standing!
Westbrook's sudden acceleration did not directly break through Yiyang, after all, Yiyang himself is also a speedster. He quickly stuck to it, sealing Westbrook's breach.
Westbrook had planned to use his strong body to carry a route, but when he collided with Yiyang, he realized that it seemed that it was not as easy as last season to advance by leaning on Yiyang.
Although Yiyang's physical strength is far from being able to compete with James in a guard like Westbrook, the pressure he brings to Westbrook is indeed much greater than last season.
Westbrook saw that he couldn't break through, so he split the ball during the breakthrough and passed the ball to Durant.
After receiving the basketball in the bottom left corner, Durant raised his center of gravity and shook a shot, looking like he was about to shoot. After Marion stuck up, this "monster" with the height of a center and the speed of a small forward lowered his center of gravity, took a big stride, and swept past Marion, who was moving forward.
Easily, Durant managed to break through. In Tyson. With Chandler no longer guarding the Mavericks' basket, Durant will undoubtedly choose to go straight to the rim!
At this point, Haywood was still tangling with Perkins, while Nowitzki was taken to the middle distance by Ibakra and could not be returned in time. It looks like the Thunder will score their first goal soon, and Oklahoma fans will be able to sit and watch.
Just as Durant took three steps to make a layup, a bolt of lightning suddenly rushed to Durant's side, and when No. 35 lifted the basketball halfway, he cut the ball accurately!
"Also! He's very aggressive! Kevin. Durant made a mistake, and the basketball in his hand was cut away! Maybe Durant couldn't have imagined that he would rush to his side so soon! ”
In Charles. Under Barkley's exclamation, Yiyang, who snatched the basketball, started a long-distance run. Sorry Oklahoma fans, you guys might have to stand a little longer!
Yiyang advanced with a fast attack, and Westbrook followed, constantly putting pressure on Yiyang with his strong body.
Yiyang was under huge pressure, and when Westbrook was sticking so tightly, he was afraid that he would be more than lucky to make a layup.
So Yiyang didn't attack the frame after jumping, but twisted his waist in the air and passed the ball to his back.
This ball Yiyang passed quickly and accurately, and did not give the Thunder players a chance to react at all. At a 45° angle outside the three-point line on the right side, keep up with Vince. Carter caught the ball steadily.
After playing three games with Yiyang, Carter has already fallen in love with the Chinese defender. Playing with him is the same as playing with Kidd, you don't have to worry about whether he will see your gaps, just be ready to catch the ball!
Yiyang's ball was passed just right, and Carter didn't have to make any adjustments, and he comfortably shot three points.
Carter's career three-point shooting percentage has been consistently above 35 percent every season except for his rookie season. On the outside, he's definitely a solid firing point!
In the face of the big vacancy that Yiyang created for himself, Carter lived up to everyone's expectations. He got his knife up and down, and the basketball went through the net. After scoring the first point of the game for the Mavericks, Carter looked very excited. He clenched his hands into fists at the sides of his head, writhing wildly as if he was holding something.
Seeing this scene, Kidd, who was watching the game from the sidelines, jumped up excitedly. Carter's "motorcycle" celebration, which he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Well passed, boy!" After returning to his own half, Carter gave Yiyang a close high-five. Then, everyone spread their arms and waited for the Thunder to strike again!
Carlisle smiled slightly, the mental state of the team today is very different from before!
After being hit by a three-pointer from the Mavericks, the young Thunder were not in a hurry. Yiyang cut out Durant's inevitable layup, which was just an accident after all. Just now, the Thunder's tactics were executed very successfully, but there were some accidents. So, the young Oklahoma City Thunder are still confident in their offense.
This time, Westbrook didn't have a sticky ball. He handed the ball to the Congolese Ibaka, who was mentioned in the high post, and Ibaka responded in the high post, and Durant came out to play a hand-to-hand with Ibaka.
After Durant took the basketball from Ibaka, everyone thought the No. 35 would attack on his own. As everyone knows, after completing the block, Ibaka has quickly run past Nowitzki. This gear is dismantled, so that the Thunder team will have another chance!
By the time Nowitzki reacted, Durant's pass had arrived. The German had to passively follow behind Ibaka, and Ibaka, who cut inside, was about to dunk, but at this moment, Yiyang jumped out and stood in front of Ibaka with his hands on his crotch.
Ibaka, who was huge and had already rushed to speed, didn't have time to brake, and the whole person collided with Yiyang fiercely. Serge Ibaka is physically strong and one of the most physical interior players in the league. And Yiyang, although he practiced a lot of strength in the summer, he was always not of the same magnitude as Ibaka at all.
Being hit by Ibaka like this, Yiyang felt as if he had been hit by a pickup truck. He curled up to protect himself, and then he slid on the waxed wooden floor to the press section outside the bottom line before finally stopping.
was hit by Ibaka like this, and Yiyang hurt a lot. At this moment, his chest felt like it was about to crack, and the Congolese had really not been able to exert any strength just now.
But fortunately, Yiyang's sacrifice to block it paid off. The moment the two sides collided, the referee blew his whistle.
At first, the Thunder players thought it was Yiyang blocking the foul, and some of them had even begun to high-five Ibaka. But the referee's verdict was an offensive foul!
"And very brave! Facing Ibaka after the rush speed, not everyone dared to cheat a foul on him. But the thinnest man on the Mavericks team did this thing that no one wanted to do! ”
In the face of Barkley's praise, O'Neill was completely unable to refute it. Yiyang is indeed very brave, and his courage is beyond most people's imagination.
While the Thunder players complained repeatedly, Scott. Brooks, the young Thunder coach, also walked up to the referee to question it. But once a penalty has been made, it cannot be changed. Yiyang's desperate fight made the Thunder's offense useless again.
Thunder fans in the stands, you keep standing and watching the game for me!
The Mavericks attacked again, and this time, the Thunder's defense was already rolled out, and the two sides were destined to fall into positions and fight hard.
Yiyang controlled the ball while directing his teammates to run. This rookie, who showed his mature side last season, is more comfortable organizing the attack this season.
Marion went to the top of the three-point arc, and Yiyang immediately hit the ball. As usual Yiyang, after passing the ball out, Yiyang did not stop. Instead, keep running and look for opportunities.
Durant didn't want the Mavericks to play easily, so he threw up his arms and pounced on Marion, who was completely covered and had no room to play.
In desperation, the Mavericks' No. 0 forward had to hand over the ball to Carter, and the experienced old Flyer continued to control the ball.
At this point, Nowitzki had pulled into a mid-to-long range, and inside, Haywood also stuck Perkins behind him. And Yiyang quietly cut into the basket along the bottom line!
The Thunder's formation was stretched very open, and Carter thought of Yiyang's terrifying bounce that was always overlooked, and he had an idea and threw the ball high to the rebound!
Yiyang comprehended, and he jumped sharply along the bottom line. At this time, people reacted, Carter and Yiyang, this is to play an air relay!
Congolese Ibaka reacted quickly and immediately jumped to try to block Yiyang's dunk in the air. If this ball is successfully defended, it can be regarded as revenge for the offensive foul that has just been made.
When Ibaka leaped to his feet, all the fans in the stands burst into cheers. Because it seems that the moment Yiyang receives the basketball, he will encounter Ibaka.
Yiyang also knows that this is not a good opportunity to dunk, but now that he and the basketball are in the air, what else can he do?
What to do? For the "magician", this is not a problem at all!
Yiyang did not pick up the basketball in the air as everyone imagined, but changed the original trajectory of the basketball with a light touch of his hand in the sky. At this time, Ibaka has been attracted back to the penalty area by Yiyang, and after the basketball changed direction, it was precisely to rush to Nowitzki, who was completely empty!
Nowitzki made an open mid-range shot, and with a crisp sound, the basketball went into the net, and the Mavericks scored two more points!
"Ho ho ho! Incredible passing! This was originally an air relay, but it was also turned into a wonderful legend! Barkley yelled exaggeratedly around O'Neal, and O'Neal had to turn down the volume of his headset. Otherwise, sooner or later, the eardrums would have been punctured by the Barkley guy.
Even Carter, who passed the ball to Yiyang, smiled, he originally thought that Yiyang, who was targeted by Ibaka, would not escape his doom, but unexpectedly, that guy used an unbelievable pass to turn decay into magic.
"Great pass, it's a beautiful pass that definitely makes it to the top five today! A light touch in the air accurately changes the flight trajectory of the basketball. I don't think anyone in this league can do that! ”
"Come on Charles, that guy was just lucky."
"Luck!? Shaq, I think you're an old fool! ”
On the commentary stage, Barkley and O'Neal had another war of words. On the field, the Oklahoma fans were shouting desperately.
They've been on their feet long enough, and it's time for the Thunder to score their first goal of the day.
The biggest improvement for the Thunder from last year is that they don't panic when they're behind. Although Westbrook wanted to get a high score in front of Yiyang, he didn't have a brain fever at this time. After halftime, he didn't go it alone, and still handed the ball to Durant.
Durant holds the ball and beckons for Ibaka to block it. With this pick-and-roll, Durant completely got rid of Marion and smashed the Yellow Dragon.
Seeing this, Brandon guarding under the basket. Heywood had to pounce. If Durant's breakthrough is left alone, it is no different from taking the initiative to send the opponent two points.
Durant suddenly stopped and jumped after entering the restricted area, and it looked as if he was about to make a pull-up jump shot.
No matter how bad Haywood is, he is also a good blocker, and Durant's emergency stop did not confuse him. The tall center, who is 2.13 meters tall, leaps sharply, as if a mountain suddenly rises in front of you.
However, in the air, the corners of Durant's mouth turned up slightly. He withdrew the basketball and slipped it into Perkins' hands from Heywood's waist, who had already jumped up.
"Damn it!" Haywood yelled bad and made up for Durant himself, which meant that Perkins behind him was unmarked. What he's going to face is an empty little box and a basket!
Perkins received the basketball, turned around, clutched the ball tightly with both hands, and prepared to jump on the spot for a dunk.
Watching Perkins jump, Thunder fans raised their arms in the air. After this goal, they should be able to sit down and watch the game!
"Boom!!" Just as Perkins' body began to fall, he was about to dunk the ball into the basket. The rebound made a muffled sound, and the expressions of all the fans in the stands froze. Even Carter and the others on the field were so surprised that their mouths grew.
Time seemed to stand still, and everyone's expressions froze. The only thing that's still beating is the number in the timer on the rebound.
"How is this possible!? Also! He smashed into the box at breakneck speed and rewarded Kendrick. Perkins a pegboard hat! Point guard, complete the pegboard block on the head of a center! Hahahaha, too, he managed to destroy Perkins' inevitable dunk! ”
Barkley's excited shouts pulled everyone's souls back. Perkins broke out in a cold sweat, on weekdays, he covers others like this. Today, he was so blocked by a point guard who is 1.92 meters tall. This feeling of chilling in the back is really uncomfortable.
Yiyang's iconic chase broke the Thunder's dream of scoring again. After receiving the falling basketball, Yiyang began to run quickly to attack. He went straight into the box and slammed his hands before Westbrook could get on it.
After the goal, Thunder coach Brooks immediately called a halt to the game. And Yiyang, who has been depressed by various remarks in the past few days, yelled at the stands to vent his emotions.
"You guys, keep standing for me!"
Never underestimate the Dallas Mavericks, because they have a whole new leader.