Chapter 119: The battle is fierce
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Yang Yi went from pit Mayo to scoring the ball, and Nowitzki watched the whole process. To be honest, although he valued fat people very much before, he didn't worry too much. In addition to Yang Yi's three-point stability and his body is much stronger than ordinary players, he doesn't have much to pay attention to.
It's just that after seeing the fat man take Mayo to the pit without changing his face, and there is no change in the face of the boos of the fans, Nowitzki finally began to face him.
A player with accurate three-point shooting is not terrible, and there are more players with accurate three-point shooting in the league, such as Stephen Curry, the second-in-command of the Golden State Warriors. That guy is famous in the league for his three-point shot, but in his five seasons in the league, he hasn't shown the potential to be fat.
Of course, it also has to do with his physical fitness. If the fat man is an indestructible tank, Curry can be regarded as a bicycle at most, and if he really dares to do it like the fat man, it will be scrapped in a few games!
Therefore, a three-point marksman who is physically strong, thick-skinned, and mentally very good is very difficult to deal with. Even if Yang Yi's speed of action is slow, as long as he is given the opportunity to dig a pit, he will definitely not hesitate.
The Mavericks' possession, Mayo brought the ball to the front court with a black face and handed the ball directly to Nowitzki, the boss of the team who came to pick it up. Although he really wanted to hold the ball directly to find the fat man to avenge the arrow he had just made, it was obvious that this was unrealistic. Let's not talk about whether he can take revenge, Nowitzki won't be able to pass this hurdle.
Although Yang Yi and Nowitzki are not in the right place, they are also the boss of the team, Yang Yi bullied his little brother, how could he not return it!
Therefore, he turned his mind to his own opponent Anderson. Anderson's defense in front of him is useless, don't bully him and bully anyone!
After receiving Mayo's pass, Nowitzki held the ball and tried to the left, and when he saw that Anderson did not react, he directly launched his stunt Golden Rooster independent backward jumper.
Anderson lifted the thirteen-point heart after Novitzki received the ball from Mayo strongly. After all, he is also a player who has been in the league for five years, and he knows that Nowitzki will not give up after the fat man bullies Mayo.
After all, as the boss of the team, if he doesn't respond to the fat man's behavior, he will be incompetent, and the team's heart will not be able to work together. So, Anderson kept himself as close to Nowitzki as possible and didn't give him a chance to make an easy move. Otherwise, he would be a punching bag for Nowitzki.
However, despite Anderson's best efforts, he couldn't stop Nowitzki. Nowitzki, as one of the league's top big men, is a standout in both ball-handling and shooting on the spot.
This time, Nowitzki's Golden Rooster independent stepback jumper Anderson couldn't do anything. Looking at the ball flying towards the basket, he could only pray that Nowitzki would turn into a blacksmith and strike the iron fiercely.
Nowitzki made a shot, and the Hornets' rebounds became a battleground for soldiers, and it was just a matter of grabbing the board for the interior players, and even the fat men and their outside players rushed to the basket.
Under the basket, Lopez and Carman are engaged in a fierce battle, and if Nowitzki's shot misses, they will fight for the rebound as a pioneer, and Yang Yi and other outside players are just reserves.
It's just that their efforts were in vain. Nowitzki's ball landed in the hoop after a brief flight in the air, sending a flurry of nets.
At 6:4, Nowitzki's shot pulled one back for the Mavericks.
Both teams scored in both open shots and players from both sides quickly got into the groove. To be honest, judging from the atmosphere of the first quarter, the confrontation between the two teams was mainly focused on Yang Yi and Nowitzki. As the leaders of their respective teams, both of them can easily break up the matchup. Although they did not go head-to-head, as long as one side declines first, the other side will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue and leave no way back for the other side.
"Dirk, Dirk ......"
The Dallas fans cheered Nowitzki's performance. Even though Nowitzki is thirty-four years old, he is still the leader of the calf, the savior of the calf!
"Ryan, don't rush, take your time!" Hornets head coach Williams shouted from the sidelines. Although Anderson's defensive performance was terrible, Williams still had to comfort him. Williams was afraid that he would lose confidence by Nowitzki's performance. After all, Anderson was a little worse defensively, but he was still a scoring point for the Hornets. If he is blown up by Nowitzki on the defensive end and can't exert his usual power on the offensive end, then his point will be wasted.
"Ryan, don't worry too much, I'll make the ball for you later, use your performance to shut up those raving fans!" Yang patted Anderson's head and said calmly.
"Hmm." Anderson replied succinctly. It's been five years since he entered the league, and he's used to being beaten up often, after all, there are too many No. 4 positions in the league that are stronger than him. If he had lost his temper every time he was beaten, he wouldn't have a place at the Wasps.
However, the fat man's comfort still warmed his heart. Since the fat man joined the Hornets, his life has been getting better day by day, and he has a share of the team's series of victories, which has greatly improved his reputation, and now many companies have asked him to endorse, and his income has increased a lot compared to before. For the comfort of the fat man, he intends to repay it with practical actions.
Wasp, Yang Yi is not alone in the fight!
The fat man came to the front court with the ball, Anderson used Lopez's off-ball blocking to shake off Nowitzki, stepped forward to cover Yang Yi, and he successfully blocked Mayo, giving Yang Yi space to attack.
After Anderson blocked Mayo, the Mavericks' players knew something was wrong, so they frantically pounced on the fat man to interfere with his three-point shooting.
The fans at the American Airlines Center arena also let out various boos, trying to distract Yang Yi's mind and make his shooting iron or three non-sticks.
It's just that Yang Yi will be disturbed by their various behaviors?
After Anderson blocked Mayo, Yang Yi opened up the space to shoot, and Carter, who was closest to him, had two steps left, which was enough for the fat man to shoot twice!
Swish!
The fat man quickly activated Curry's marksman's exclusive skill and threw the ball in his hand. After drawing a parabola in the air, the basketball quickly crashes into the hoop and rubs against the net with a pleasant sound.
Yang Yi's three-pointer hit a solid shot and scored three points for the Hornets. The current score on the court is 9:4, and the Hornets lead the Mavericks by 5 points.
However, Nowitzki didn't give up, he didn't let anyone cover the pick-and-roll or anything, and shot a three-pointer directly above Anderson's head and hit it steadily to narrow the gap between the two teams to two points.
Nowitzki and Yang Yi are going head-to-head, and the other six players on both sides are also engaged in fierce confrontations, in addition to the physical collision when blocking and dismantling, the confrontation in basketball awareness is not weak at all. Every time the card position is placed, the off-ball air cut and reverse run shows the wisdom of the players on both sides.
However, the old Mavericks are obviously better than the youth army, they have been honing in the league for more than ten years, and the basketball wisdom is not comparable to the youth army of the Hornets. Coupled with the fact that Nowitzki and the fat man also had a high shooting percentage after going head-to-head, the Mavericks led the Hornets by two points at 32:30 at the end of the first quarter.