One Guard

The wonderful Christmas game allowed fans to feast their eyes on the most important holiday of the year, but the Dallas Mavericks, who are now ranked first by ESPN in the strength rankings, were happy and the Mavericks players also had a rare relaxation. Holiday.

The day after Christmas, the Mavericks still had no games. But the team training has returned to normal.

After the morning training, the Mavericks will have to take a private jet prepared by Cuban for the players this afternoon and fly to Oklahoma after Christmas to prepare for their first opponent after Christmas.

Today, Terry appeared in the dressing room wearing the leather suit that Yiyang gave him. Although everyone is an adult, every time they receive a Christmas gift, these elders will still be as happy as children.

"Merry Christmas guys, I hope the day and a half of the holiday didn't let your bodies slack off. Jeter, did you drink a lot of bars yesterday?" Carlisle also greeted the players warmly after pushing the locker room door. He looked at Terry, who was a little short-sighted, and continued to tease. "Or, you got kicked out of bed by your wife again?"

"Ah? Of course not! No! How dare she kick..." Terry said halfway before realizing that he was being tricked. ?, the surrounding teammates had long been laughing. "Rick, you fooled me again!"

"Hahaha, okay, guys. As soon as this Christmas is over, we will run into a rival. The Thunder performed very well in the Christmas game, especially Durant. That guy slashed on Christmas Day. Scored 44 points. Durant and Thunder are in good shape. I hope that the Christmas holidays have filled you up." Carlisle waved his fist. This guy turned out to be in the mobilization meeting after returning from the holiday. .

"I haven't played the game for five days. I feel itchy all over." Nowitzki echoed Carlisle's mobilization, and then looked at Yiyang.

"Me too." Yiyang clenched his fists, and the fierce NBA game had hit again.

For this Mavericks and Thunder game, Westbrook himself also attaches great importance to it. The last time he met Yiyang, he could be said to have lost facelessly. This time, through the victory of the Christmas War, he must justify his name no matter what.

And the real star of the Thunder, Kevin Durant, naturally hopes that the team can go to the "highway" of winning streak.

The players of both teams were very fancy about this game, and on the night of December 17, Chesapeake Energy Arena was indeed not absent.

The best team in the league and a team that smashed all sides in the Christmas game. Such a set of duels can even be as luxurious as the Christmas game.

Before the game started, the smell of gunpowder had spread over Oklahoma.

In an interview with reporters, Westbrook choked and said that this time he would not let Yiyang take advantage. He dared to say this in front of reporters, which naturally shows that this highly impactful Zero is fully prepared today.

Of course Yiyang will not make any response to Westbrook's remarks, but Terry will not wait to die after watching his teammates choked.

"If we meet anyone can win, you can ask LeBron if you don't believe it. No one dare to fight us, that kid is just bluffing." Terry also didn't save Westbrook face in front of reporters, don't look at this. The guy can be considered a veteran, but in some things, Terry may be more excited than the young man.

The game hasn't started yet, and the war of words between the two sides has made fans and commentators full of infinite expectations for this game. T.NT TV station even sent Jeff Van Gundy and Kevin Harlan to explain the lineup to Oklahoma, which is enough to see how much T.NT attaches to this game.

As soon as the game started, the two sides got into action. The defensive pressure that Marion brought to Durant was so great that the tall and arm-length third position made two consecutive shots outside the three-point line and missed the target.

Westbrook, who was eager to perform in front of Yiyang, directly took Kidd's operation. Although Kidd could easily determine the direction of this naive No. 0 breakthrough, he couldn't help but even if he guessed what Westbrook was going to do next, he couldn't immediately stop it.

Kidd can indeed deal with most of the guards in this league, but an extremely impactful type like Westbrook is really Kidd's current weakness.

Halfway through the first quarter, Carlisle finally put Yiyang on the court. When the number one guard came on the field, there was a huge boo in the Chesapeake Energy Arena. It seems that not only Westbrook, but even the Thunder fans, have not forgotten what Yiyang did in this venue last time.

After Yiyang played, Westbrook's offense was obviously not so easy. Yiyang can not only judge the direction of Westbrook's breakthrough, but also react immediately at a speed that Kidd does not possess.

On the other hand, Westbrook can always rely on his strong body to force Yiyang's breakthrough to a halt.

The war between the two sides on the back line temporarily stalled, Nowitzki and Durant once again carried the team's offensive banner.

In the last few minutes of the first quarter, the two teams all started. The Brooks coach of the Thunder was replaced by James Harden, who was also a guard from last year.

The latter had almost no performance in the last duel between the two sides, as if it were transparent. But today, Harden scored consecutively as soon as he came on the court, allowing the fierce game to continue even after both sides started off.

In the end, after the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks entered the break at 34 to 29 with a 5 point difference.

Although the game was very hard, the Mavericks' more blooming performance still made Carlisle full of confidence in this battle.

"Sergi, you are in the second quarter. I only give you a task to interfere with the German offense as much as possible! Keep stepping, I want you to stick to him on the defensive end! How uncomfortable, you Just give me interference. From the beginning of the Mavericks' baseline kick, I want you to push him close!" On the Thunder bench, Brooks is yelling at Congolese forward Serge Ibaka.

The Thunder's inferior position in the interior made Nowitzki play exceptionally easy today. Brooks looked at it, and the only one with the strongest defensive ability in the entire Thunder team was the second-year forward.

Although in experience, Nowitzki will beat Ibaka a lot. But Ibaka is the only opportunity Brooks wants to limit the Germans.

After the start of the second quarter, the Mavericks used Yiyang to replace Stevenson, who had originally started. And Coach Brooks used the Congolese to replace Jeff Green, who performed well on the offensive end today.

"Although Jeff Green played fairly well offensively against Dirk today. But it is clear that Coach Brooks is planning to win on defense. He would rather sacrifice the Thunder's offensive firepower and use Ibaka. Come and die with Dirk. But it’s not easy for Ibaka to limit Dirk.” Jeff Van Gundy in the commentary was in agreement with Brooks’ ideas. After all, Van Gundy was when he was a coach. , I really like to emphasize defense.

But Ibaka has always been only a low-ranking second-year student. Whether he can take on this important task is still unknown.

Nowitzki was not scared by the strong and strong body of the Congolese. In the first attack of the second quarter, the "King Nuotian" took the initiative to lean on Ibaka, and then raised his right hand to charge Yiyang for the ball.

Yiyang didn't hesitate and used a precise lob pass to hit the ball inside.

Under Ibaka's strong defense, Nowitzki knew he couldn't push back in. So the German turned around and made a jumper. Ibaka's reaction was very timely. It seemed that his hand was covered in front of Nowitzki's face.

However, Nowitzki, as a superstar, how could he be stumped by such a defense? Although Ibaka's defense is good, Nowitzki's goal is even more unreasonable. Basketball hollowed into the net, Yiyang got his third assist in the game, and the Mavericks continued to widen the difference.

Brooks, who was walking back and forth on the court, shook his head. If even Ibaka can't work, then there is no one in the Thunder team that can restrain Nowitzki. Is it possible, really only have to fight against the Mavericks?

In the second quarter, the game lasted for 4 minutes, and both sides played with each other and attacked and defended each other. But the difference has not been narrowed. What the Thunder needs is a wave of offensive climax. If you continue to grind with the Mavericks, it will only make this young team a waste of energy.

This time, Nowitzki, who is playing well, has reached the position near the bottom line. Ibaka did not dare to go forward, he knew how terrifying the passing level of the Chinese defender. If you go around the front and defend, it is no different from giving the German a chance to dunk. Without stepping into the three-second zone, the position near the bottom line is closest to the basket. If Yiyang successfully passes the ball and breaks the front, Nowitzki can easily threaten the basket with his big strides.

Seeing that Dirk was about to get to the position, Yiyang played a trick on his eyes again. He stared at Marion, who was standing in the horn on the right, but suddenly his wrist flicked and delivered the ball to Nowitzki, who was near the baseline on the left side of the court.

Nowitzki gritted his teeth after getting the ball, turned over and shot! His fiery touch today almost plunged Oklahoma fans into an abyss.

Ibaka was not to be outdone, he tried to block, but Nowitzki's shot point is too high, let him raise his arms, can not block the basketball.

Before Ibaka's right, Nowitzki lost his balance in the air. He insisted on taking the ball calmly, but when he landed, Dirk, whose center of gravity was unstable, suddenly felt a sharp pain at his feet!

"what!"

The German gave a piercing big foot, and then fell to the ground! Seeing Dirk's painful expression, Yiyang was the first to rush up~www.novelmtl.com~ to ask about Nowitzki.

Ibaka was obviously shocked by this scene, and he hurriedly raised his hands to indicate that he hadn't touched Nowitzki. The replay on the big screen of the scene immediately gave the answer. Under the technology of modern technology, no player can escape the French Open.

Through slow motion playback, people can see clearly. Nowitzki fell to the ground with an unstable center of gravity, his footing was not stable, and his left foot was squeezed, which really had nothing to do with Ibaka.

The injury didn't look serious, but Nowitzki walked two steps after getting up, but waved to Carlisle. The "German Chariot" cannot continue to race!

"How do you feel?" Carlisle thought it was okay, but unexpectedly Dirk waved at himself. He suddenly rushed forward and asked in detail.

"It's okay that this foot doesn't touch the ground. It hurts very much when it touches the ground. It's impossible for me to run under such conditions. I think I'd better go back and check the subtleties." As an experienced player, Nowitzki naturally knows health. How important it is for a player. Roy and Oden are great, aren't they? But once they lose their health, they are nothing.

Nowitzki dare not make a joke about his health, let alone this year when the Mavericks are gaining momentum.

Carlisle respected Nowitzki's opinions. With the help of Yiyang and Kidd, the German limped off the court. On the edge of the bench, the team doctor took Dirk and helped him to the player channel.

After Dirk left, Carlisle re-examined the situation on the court. This sudden injury disrupted all Carlisle's plans.

The beautiful situation, in an instant, became troublesome because of Dirk’s injury...

For the Mavericks who just finished Christmas, this is really not a good sign.