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In the second quarter of the game, taking advantage of Nowitzki's leg injury, the Thunder made a big counterattack. . The fastest update visit: щщщ.79XS.сОΜ. Although Carlisle made several adjustments, the Mavericks still did not find a rhythm.

22 to 28, this is the score of the two sides in the second quarter. The Thunder successfully equalized the score and kept the tie until the end of the first half.

Although the scores of the two sides are now even, Carlisle is very clear that the initiative of the game has been firmly controlled by the Thunder. If the game continues like this in the second half, it will only be a matter of time before the Mavericks fall behind.

With a seemingly tie, but in fact already behind, the players of Carlisle and the Mavericks walked back to the locker room in a hurry, without giving reporters a chance to interview.

Westbrook, who is in a good mood, does not seem to shy away from the reporter's camera.

"The Mavericks' rhythm has been disrupted by us. If we can seize the opportunity in the second half of the game, then the victory will be left in Oklahoma!"

This young No. 0 defender doesn't know what convergence is. From this guy's dressing style, he knows that he will not be bound by the world's eyes. On the basketball court, Westbrook's **** is even more arrogant. Especially now that the team is gaining momentum and taking down the Mavericks, it's not just a fantasy for the Thunder.

When Yiyang opened the big ‘door’ of the locker room, Dirk was no longer inside. According to the team doctor, Nowitzki not only suffered a sprained ankle, but also seemed to suffer some damage to his knee. Now, further examinations are being done in the local hospital.

As soon as I heard the knee, Carlisle and many Mavericks players' heads snapped. How important the complex joint of the knee is to a professional athlete is self-evident. Nowitzki is not young anymore, and now he has a knee injury, which is not good news for him and the Mavericks as a whole.

Although Nowitzki's injury does not seem to be optimistic, but the game continues. Carlisle's current task is to lead the team out of the siege, Nowitzki's injury, he can only put aside.

Looking back at the team's performance after losing Nowitzki in the second quarter, it's clear that the Mavericks' offense and defense are like a headless fly. Especially on the offensive end, with the loss of Nowitzki, the Mavericks seem to have lost their offensive goal. No matter who gets the ball, it doesn't seem to be very sure.

Now Carlisle's task is to establish a core, and only when the team has a core around to start playing, will it not become a pool of muddy water.

Thinking of this, Carlisle looked up at the players who were sitting in front of him wiping sweat and changing jerseys. Kidd is the most qualified of these. He is a historic point guard who has led the Nets to achieve impressive results as a core player.

But Kidd, whose physical function has been seriously degraded now, may be more suitable to be a helper, but it is definitely not suitable to use him as the core. Just now Kidd's scoring ability is not enough to support him as a core player.

Marion? Marion is stable enough on the offensive end and very strong on the defensive end. Moreover, as a strong veteran, Marion is also very prestigious in the locker room. But Marion is also too old, and his offensive method is based on fixed-point jumpers, which is easy to be targeted. If you set up a tactic around Marion, I'm afraid Brooks will be able to crack it in a few minutes.

After watching a lap, Carlisle's eyes finally fell on the number one rookie who was changing his jersey. The tireless running in the first half of the game had completely soaked the jersey he had worn before. Although he is still very young, he is the most suitable player to be the core player now!

"Also, you will control the ball in the second half of the game!" Carlisle made a decision, picked up the marker and started arranging tactics with Yiyang as the core on the tactical board.

I hope the Mavericks can get out of the Chesapeake Energy Arena alive today...

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When the cheerleader performed during the intermission, the Thunder fans seemed to be very interested. Seeing the news that Nowitz would no longer play in the basic game, every "fan" of the Thunder team relaxed. Nowitzki was unable to play again, and based on the Mavericks' performance just now, winning this game is not enough for the Thunder Gemini.

The Thunder fans have a relaxed mentality, and the players are also full of confidence. Especially Westbrook, his revenge plan seems to have begun to succeed.

After the start of the second half, Carlisle put Kidd on the bench and sent in the old pair of Yiyang and Terry. The small forward and center positions have not changed, and Marion and Chandler are still the first to play. But in terms of power forwards, Carlisle has replaced the veteran Brian Cardinal who hasn't played long, and Cardinal's 2m 03 height and weak frame protection ability make him by no means an excellent fourth position. Candidate.

Fortunately, Brooks did not let Ibaka continue to play, but took Jeff Green, who performed well on the offensive end, again. Jeff Green is not a pure four, but Van Gundy in the commentary is still sweating for Cardinal.

The game restarted, and the Thunder took the lead. Seeing that the person in front of him this time was not Kidd but Yiyang, Westbrook immediately became excited.

But he knew that if he insisted on fighting Yiyang, he would definitely not end well. So this time, Westbrook suppressed the offensive desire in his heart and passed the ball into Durant's hands.

Durant raised the ball high above his head after receiving the ball, and Marion had no chance of threatening basketball at all.

Taking advantage of this time, Jeff Green has leaned on Cardinal to live in his position and raised his hand for the ball. This dual-powered forward's low postback technique is also quite outstanding. Green is still very confident when he plays Cardinal, an old guy.

Cardinal has the nickname "Administrator" because he often helps the team mopping the floor, cheering basketball and other chores. Therefore, no matter which team Cardinal goes to, he is deeply loved by his teammates.

But Cardinal's strength is indeed mediocre. In terms of low post defense, he simply does not have enough strength to compete with Green.

Green took two steps back and made progress easily. Just when this guy proudly turned over to shoot a jumper, he found that Tyson Chandler had already covered up, making his shooting greatly disturbed. Cardinal, the "good old man", gently pulled Green's jersey, making his shooting very uncomfortable.

In this way, Green's confident offense ended in failure. Brooks yelled at the referee that his player had been violated, but how could the experienced Cardinal be seen by the referee when making small moves?

The "admin" is indeed a good old man, but that is limited to his teammates.

Carlisle set a defensive trap for Jeff Green, but he didn't expect this guy to actually step on it.

After successfully completing the defense, Chandler grabbed the rebound without hesitation and immediately threw the ball to Yiyang. Yiyang pushed forward while gesturing, like an experienced star point guard.

Many commentators shook their heads watching Cardinal, who was slowly running at the back of the team. The lack of mobility of this old guy is actually no longer suitable for playing in the NBA. People are saying that instead of Cardinal, Carlisle should stick to Petro. At least the Frenchman can give the Mavericks a certain amount of help on the defensive end.

The slow Cardinal did not attract anyone's attention, and the Thunder's defense naturally did not take him seriously.

Yiyang stopped outside the three-point line and examined the situation. After beckoning to Chandler for a pick-and-roll, Westbrook immediately became excited! Is this Chinese going to start confronting Zi himself?

With the pick-and-roll in place, Yiyang immediately started! But on the inside, the Thunder have already laid the net, waiting for you to break through!

Westbrook immediately bypassed the pick-and-roll and hung behind Yiyang. Jeff Green also retracted from the wing to the basket and then made up defense. The Thunder center Kostic defended directly in the three-second zone, guarding the rim tightly.

With the three-way attack, Yiyang seemed to be deeply trapped in Brooks' defensive arrangement. But Yiyang didn't slow down, he fixed his eyes on the basket, lifted the basketball, and prepared for the layup!

"Impossible, bastard!" Westbrook roared in his heart, and followed Yiyang. He straightened his arms and tried his best to reach the basketball.

Just as Westbrook's palm was about to slap the basketball, Yiyang, who was planning to make a layup, passed the ball high obliquely to the rear without warning!

Since Yiyang didn't give a look from beginning to end, the Thunder players didn't know who the ball would pass to.

The basketball sprang out of the crowd, and when it stopped flying again, everyone was shocked.

Yiyang's pass goal is exactly that Brian Cardinal who is regarded as transparent by everyone!

The "admin" didn't have any defensive players around, and this guy got an open opportunity like shooting training.

Cardinal leaped lightly. His take-off height may not be much higher than that of ordinary people, but it can be seen that this guy's waist, abdomen and upper and lower limbs are still strong! And these things are enough to ensure that the "administrator" shot becomes stable! On the training ground, Cardinal is more than just doing chores...

"Swipe!" Amidst the horrified eyes of thousands of people at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, Cardinal made the open three-pointer. This goal also poured a pot of cold water from head to toe on the young Thunder, who was preparing to fully open the score.

Cardinal happily pointed to Yiyang to show his gratitude, and then compared three fingers, bouncing back to defense.

"Another difficult pass that doesn't look at people. Jason, can't you teach this kid some regular tricks?" Although Cardinal is the final point, in Van Gundy's view, this attack The most'exquisite' link is the pass in Yiyang.

On this point, Westbrook agrees with Van Gundy. It was hard to complete the cover, but in the end, it was only tricked by others.

Therefore, Westbrook was no longer humble in the Thunder's offense. After he took possession of the ball outside the three-point line, he slowly seemed to pass the ball, but suddenly a rapid change of direction started without warning, and he was about to hit Yiyang by surprise.

If it were before, Yiyang might have been passed. But today, when Carlisle was all arranging tactics around him during the half-time break, Yiyang knew that the responsibility Nowitzki mentioned to him was really on his shoulders today!

Therefore, in the second half of the game, Yiyang was very focused on both defense and offense. Now even if you pile 10 million dollars on the sidelines, Yiyang can't see it, because he has devoted himself to this battle. It was precisely because of this focus that Yiyang reflected the blockade in time and was not succeeded by Westbrook.

Westbrook was also very surprised~www.novelmtl.com~ He didn't expect Yiyang to react so quickly! But the zero guard will not stop there. He continues to increase his strength, hoping to use his physical advantage to crush Yiyang to the basket.

Westbrook did indeed. Yiyang's physical confrontation has always been his weakness. Just as Westbrook was proudly preparing for a layup, Yiyang saw the timing and cut between Westbrook's hands!

"Pop!" The Westbrook basketball, who had just taken off and was about to layup, let go. Yiyang bent down and threw it forward before picking it up.

It seemed that Yiyang just threw it casually, but basketball accurately "found" Terry who was running forward.

The ball happened to pass just above Terry's waist. As long as this guy reaches out, he can easily catch the basketball.

After that, Tenet succeeded in making an empty basket against the undefended basket. Yiyang's steals and assists once again made the commentary become exclaimed.

Looking at the resolute Number One in front of him, Westbrook swallowed. How is this dangerous feeling so similar to the last time I met?