One Guard

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After the All-Star Game, the Mavericks drove forward and won three consecutive games in one fell swoop. The consecutive victories will also make the players better and better. The entire Dallas Mavericks team seems to have entered a virtuous circle.

On the training ground, everyone talked and laughed, but without losing seriousness. This relaxed and effective training atmosphere is exactly what Carlisle expected.

Between training breaks, Kidd, as always, took the basketball to explain some of his views on the game to Yiyang. As a "triple-double mad", Kidd has made great achievements in every aspect, so Yiyang will be very serious every time he learns with Kidd.

"For defenders, the rebounding fight is not always active, it needs to be based on tactics. If the coach says we need to return to defense quickly, then your best choice is to give up the offensive rebounding fight. When the offense failed, he quickly retreated to his own half. In the same way, if the boss needs us to play a fast pace, then you shouldn't mess with the seniors. Leave the rebounding to them, you just need to move forward. Just run wild. Conversely, if the head coach’s arrangement is to control the rebounds, then as a defender, you also have the responsibility to grab the rebounds. Hey, your height is 1.93 meters like me, and this height is in control. The position of the ball guard is actually dominant. I'm talking about not only offense, but also rebounds." Kidd finished speaking, beckoned a few trainers to come up, and then, Kidd began to cover up for Yiyang in detail. Some precautions when rebounding.

The skills of small men who grab rebounds and big men's rebounds are not exactly the same. Kidd told Yiyang that if the inside player has been firmly stuck in his position, then as a defender, he should be active if needed. Scramble.

If the inside player of his side is not completely stuck in position, then as a defender, the first choice is not to fight with the big men, but to take the lead in getting stuck in his match-up and not give the opposing small men a chance to miss it. At this point, Yiyang has been doing well.

Seeing that two point guards, one old and one young, were actually studying how to grab a rebound, even Chandler shook his head. Kidd really took Yiyang as his next self.

But in fact, this is also a good thing. The more Kidd is willing to teach Yiyang, doesn't it just prove that Yiyang is more and more worthy of people to teach? It is also the rookie guard chosen by the Mavericks in 10 years. Why doesn't Dominic Jones, the 25th overall pick? It can only be said that people really regard Yiyang as a future superstar to cultivate.

After Kidd and Yiyang studied the skills of rebounding, Carlisle clapped his hands to signal the end of the break. Next, today's last training is about to be carried out, the confrontational training within the team.

Adversarial training is the best way to simulate actual combat before the game. Carlisle's requirement is to implement the tactics that are arranged and practiced as much as possible.

Although it was just training, in the simulation game, Yiyang's performance when scrambling for rebounds was indeed more active.

Yiyang, a student with superb learning ability, coupled with a teacher at the historical level of Kidd, if possible, Carlisle really hopes that Kidd can play for a few more years. Not because he longed for what Kidd, who was nearly forty years old, could play, but because he longed for Yiyang to learn more from Kidd.

At the end of the confrontational training, Carlisle applauded with satisfaction. As usual, after Carlisle made a summary of today's training, the players can go home from get off work.

The academy coach clapped his hands and motioned everyone to focus on themselves. But there is no rigid requirement that players must stand in front of them. You can lie on the floor and sit on the bench. If you like, you can hang upside down on the basket. After a day of training, everyone worked very hard, so as long as you feel comfortable, you can do whatever you want.

"When you fly tomorrow morning, don’t be late. After arriving in Philadelphia, take time to rest. After the fitness training in the afternoon, we will go directly to the game. Remember, we must not underestimate the enemy. We are not the only one. The team that has won three consecutive victories after the All-Star Game is the same with the Philadelphia 76ers. They are in the right form, and they still play at home. So, I hope everyone will not take it lightly, okay?"

"No problem!" After Carlisle said, he got a neat and powerful reply from the players.

After three consecutive victories, the Mavericks' next opponent was the 76ers who missed Yiyang and chose Evan Turner in the 2010 NBA Draft.

At the beginning of the season, the two teams had a confrontation. At that time, the topic of the media was the duel between Yiyang and Turner. But it is clear that Turner now has gradually faded out of people's sight. As a high-profile and honorable star player in college, Turner has now fallen to seventh place in the official rookie rankings, and has not even been selected for the All-Star Rookie Game.

Turner's future will not be finalized in this way, but at least at this moment, he has no ability to compete with Yiyang.

Although this matchup was missing some gimmicks. But the 76ers, which are still on the verge of the playoffs, are not a persimmon.

Carlisle deliberately reminded the players not to underestimate the enemy, it is not unreasonable. The more erratic the team is on the edge of the playoffs, the more dangerous it is after the All-Star Game. Tomorrow’s trip to Philadelphia will not be as easy as the northern expedition the day before yesterday...

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Philadelphia, the oldest and most historic metropolis in the United States. It is the fifth largest city in the United States after New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.

Along the Delaware River in Philadelphia extending westward to the Skokil River, you can see many historic buildings. Philadelphia has always occupied an important place in American history.

Even the name of the Philadelphia 76ers has a profound relationship with history. The United States Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776 is the origin of the name of this Philadelphia team.

Although it has a history of big ball markets and connections, the current situation of the Philadelphia 76ers is not so good.

Last season, the 76ers only won 27 games, and they were undoubtedly rejected by the playoffs. Of course, this result is not all bad, at least it gives the 76ers a second pick.

In the draft, the 76ers won the genius of Evan Turner as expected. This season, the 76ers' record has indeed improved a lot. It's just a pity that the improvement of the 76ers' performance has nothing to do with Turner.

Obviously, after a failed season, this year's ranking of the edge of the playoffs did not meet the expectations of the 76ers. The Philadelphia fans seem to be losing patience with the management.

The 76ers now have only one mission, and that is to win as many opponents as possible, at all costs. If the team is still rejected by the playoffs this year, it will be a kind of injury to the fans and the team culture.

Stepping into the wooden floor of Phu Quoc Center Arena, Yiyang felt that everything around him seemed very serious. From the fans to the players to the head coach, no one laughed.

Before the game began, the Mavericks' starting players were relaxing. The Sixers' starting five tigers, but one by one, frowned and waited.

The broadcast on the scene began to report the names of the visiting team players, but whether they were players or fans, they were just indifferent when they heard these names. This is a procedure to be carried out before the game, nothing more.

From the serious and even depressing atmosphere of the scene, Carlisle understood that the huge rock of victory and defeat has been weighed heavily over the entire arena!

This pressure will drive the 76ers to revolt, but it is also very possible to be completely crushed to death!

In this extremely serious atmosphere, the referee blew his whistle and threw the basketball into the air. Tyson Chandler won the first strike for the Mavericks, but Carlisle knew that this was the beginning of his team's difficult journey today.

Sure enough, driven by the belief that "must win", the 76ers star Iguodala's defense in the first round intercepted Chandler's return pass to Stevenson. As soon as he played, the Mavericks made a mistake under tight defense.

Iguodala is very athletic, but this guy who has become a star player with the heart of a role player usually doesn't like to show off. But once Iguodala is fully involved, his attack power is still very terrifying.

Stevenson followed Iguodala, who was advancing with the ball, and also jumped and blocked when the latter stepped into the three-second zone and jumped for a dunk.

Stevenson's hand has touched the basketball, but Iguodala's sturdy arms slammed the basketball into the frame quickly, without giving Stevenson any chance.

After an extremely wonderful dunk, there was a short burst of cheers in the stands, and then the audience fell silent again. It seems that apart from the final victory, nothing can ignite this arena.

Iguodala's quick break dunk after a steal set the tone for the game. After that, the 76ers' defense and offense were very fierce, leaving no room for effort. And the powerful Dallas Mavericks, under the 76ers pounce, actually played very hard.

In the fifth minute of the first quarter, UU Carlisle called the game to stop. Just now, the 76ers relied on the team's starting second position, Jodie Meeks' mid-range shot, to overtake the score. But 76ers coach Doug Collins knew very well that Carlisle called a timeout not because the team was behind, but because he was about to put that guy on the court!

"On the defensive end, try your best to press on that one! Don't give him any space and change defenses infinitely!" Collins waved his hand and took the lead in defensive arrangement for Yiyang.

Evan Turner is actually quite uncomfortable in his heart. Yiyang, who was third in the draft, is now so strong that he has not yet played, so he can let his opponents make targeted arrangements for him. As the second-placed self, he is still just an ordinary substitute player.

Collins can't take into account Turner's self-esteem now, leading the team to win, this is the task of the head coach.

"The 76ers are very active today. We must not give them any chance of a second offense! Try hard to grab the rebounds. I don't want us to fall behind in the number of rebounds! Also, you play and replace Kidd. Hold on. Rhythm, let's play slowly with the Phillies!" On the other side, Carlisle also made corresponding adjustments. The 76ers had a positive impact, and they had just grabbed several offensive rebounds to get a second offensive opportunity.

But now, Carlisle does not want to see a similar situation happen again.

Before playing, Kidd pulled Yiyang to his side. "Remember what I taught you yesterday?"

Kidd is referring to the rebounding set.

Yiyang didn't answer, but just nodded gently.

"Very well, let's go!" Kidd patted Yiyang on the shoulder, then pushed the number one up.

The heavy Phu Quoc Center Arena is waiting for the only winner, but who will be crushed to death is not certain.

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