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Only the two of them knew about the conversation between Carlisle and Kidd. On the training ground on the second day, Kidd still guided Yiyang conscientiously. But Yiyang, a taciturn guy, was still obedient as usual.

Although Yiyang doesn't speak much, he respects and appreciates Kidd very much in his heart. Yiyang, who grew up in a "trash dump" like the Wood District, knows very well that no one in this world has an obligation to treat you well. But Kidd, including anyone else on the Mavericks who helped Yiyang, made Yiyang feel warm. Not all places in this world are as cold as the Wood District.

As for Carlisle, he also urged Cuban to quickly open a new contract for Kidd before the deadline. But this proposal was rejected by Kidd himself. His reason is that now he wants to focus all his energy on the game, and the contract will be discussed slowly in the summer.

That's right, the Mavericks' record this season is very impressive. Although it is impossible for anyone outside to be optimistic about the Mavericks winning the championship, the Mavericks themselves have always regarded the championship as their goal. Whether it's Kidd or Nowitzki, whether it's Terry or Marion. This group of people knows that this season is the best time for their dream of winning the championship.

Therefore, no one wants to be distracted. After the failure of the previous few years, the Mavericks players have long understood a truth. In the fiercely competitive NBA league, even if you get the best record in the regular season, even if you get the supreme MVP trophy, it is useless, it is not a reason for you to relax your vigilance.

Until the O'Brien Cup is lifted, no matter how much achievements have been made, one cannot relax one's vigilance. So although the whole world is now praising the Mavericks reports, the whole world is all about Yiyang's triple-double. But in the training grounds of the American Airlines Center Arena, you don't see any complacency at all. Everyone is ready, as if they are the team that lingers on the edge of the playoffs.

The whole team worked very hard, and this is what Carlisle is eager to see.

But at this moment, in addition to the Mavericks, all teams have begun their sprint moments.

In the West, the top four teams have less than five wins. This gap is not irreversible. Every team is eager to get a better ranking to avoid early encounters with strong teams in the playoffs.

Of course, in addition to the Western teams, the competition in the Eastern Conference is also quite fierce. The top four teams are likely to switch positions after a few games. And now in the regular season, the East and West teams are going to play against each other, so they are eager to tear each other apart when they encounter any opponent.

Now, it has almost entered the most intense stage of the regular season fight.

"How far are the Spurs ahead of us?" In Carlisle's office, he and assistant coach Stotts also began to study the Western Conference rankings.

"With only three wins, we will meet the Spurs this month. If we can win, we still have a chance to surpass them." Stotts replied looking at a pile of data.

"The third place is the Los Angeles Lakers. Are they only one game away from us?" Carlisle looked at the Lakers' record, which is a potential threat. For the time being, if the Mavericks maintain their second place, they will most likely encounter the Blazers who lost Roy in the playoffs. But if you are squeezed to third, then it will be possible to meet Paul's Hornets ahead of time. Compared to Chris Paul. Carlisle was more willing to deal with Aldridge.

"Yes, there is only one win. This month we will also meet the Lakers. If they win, then how is it likely to fall to third place." Stotts continued to add.

"By the way, don't forget the Oklahoma City Thunder. This youth team has been chasing after us. In short, this month will be very hard for the team."

"Hey, Denver lost Anthony, how much do you think they have?" Suddenly, Carlisle brought up another topic. Currently, the Nuggets rank fifth in the Western Conference. Anthony laid a good foundation for this team in the first half of the season. But it is clear that since Anthony left Denver after the All-Star Game, the Nuggets' performance has seen certain ups and downs. In other words, the Nuggets after the All-Star Game may not be as strong as they were at the beginning of the season.

"Nuggets? Lost Cameron, they should not survive the first round." Stotts replied confidently.

"Well...that is to say, if we fall to third or fourth, we may meet the Nuggets in the first round. I think no opponent is more suitable than the Denver Nuggets!" Carlisle said. Thinking about it, knocked on his desk.

"Our goal this month is not to fight for a complete victory!"

"What's that?" Stotts asked curiously. In addition to victory, should he still pursue failure?

"Our goal is to ensure that every player maintains his own good condition under healthy conditions. Even if we lose some goals now, it will not have much impact on our playoff journey. In the next one and a half months, we Strictly control the playing time of players. If conditions permit, we will also follow Popovich’s rotation system."

"I thought you would want to be No. 1 in the regular season." Stotts smiled.

"Nothing is more important than the O'Brien Cup, man!" Facing the smiling Stotts, Carlisle, the academic coach, had firm eyes. The Mavericks' goal this year is the championship, other than that, the regular season rankings and other things are not important at all.

If you want to get out of the West, you can't do it without a complete and healthy lineup.

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After Carlisle established his tactical goal, Yiyang could obviously feel that his playing time in each game now is as punctual as he is clocking in and out of get off work.

It's not just Yiyang, everyone is like this. Carlisle strictly controls everyone's playing time and never lets them waste a bit of extra energy before the start of the playoffs.

The result of this is that at critical moments, people will always see Carlisle still holding down the main players and not letting them play, leading to a situation where the team loses.

In this regard, Carlisle naturally bears a huge infamy. Said that the academy coach was poor on the spot, and the substitution was not timely enough to wait for the remarks to sweep the league again.

But even so, the Mavericks' hard power still allowed them to win many opponents and did not let the team fall out of the first group. But precisely because of the strict rotation, the Mavericks lost to the Spurs and the Lakers in mid-March, dropping from second in the West to third in the West. But in Carlisle's view, such a price is completely acceptable.

However, God seems to like to joke with the Mavericks. Even though Carlisle tried every means to protect the players, but the injury still came to his door.

On March 16, in the battle against the Warriors, "Boxing" Tyson accidentally sprained his knee. After a diagnosis, the team doctor determined that the Mavericks defensive gate would miss all games in March.

Although Chandler will return in mid-April, he can catch up with the playoffs. But his absence still had a huge impact on the Mavericks.

Because of this, the Mavericks' record in March was very mediocre. Although there are more wins and less losses, the series of victories like the previous few months have never happened again.

As time entered April, Yiyang once again won the Best Rookie Award of the Western Conference Month. And this also means that all the Western Conference Rookie Awards this season have been handled by Yiyang. Griffin, the Clippers' top pick in 2009, didn't even catch one.

As soon as this result was announced, Yiyang and the Mavericks, who had gradually faded from people's vision due to their decline in their records, became popular again.

You know, since the 81-82 season when the NBA established the Rookie of the Month award, only Ralph Sampson, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, LeBron James, and Carmelo Anthony have been awarded. And Chris Paul swept all Rookie of the Month. Therefore, Yiyang also became the seventh person in NBA history to accomplish this feat.

Looking at the names of the six people before Yiyang, many people can't help but imagine the heights Yiyang might reach in the future. And Kidd and Carlisle, these two guys are not just fantasy, they are creating legends!

The most commendable thing about this guy Yiyang is that he still hasn't let people down at the end of the regular season. Some rookies may be amazing at first, but after all their opponents are very familiar with them, they will sink into nothingness or show ups and downs in their performance.

But Yiyang is not, he is still able to achieve excellent performance so far. On April 3, the Mavericks met the Golden State Warriors again. Yiyang scored 28 points, 10 assists and 4 steals, but Curry, who was on the spot, only had 12 points and a 32% shooting rate.

Yiyang's continued outstanding performance coupled with Tyson Chandler's comeback has allowed the Mavericks to catch up. Finally, in the last regular season game against the Mavericks Rockets on April 13th, ~www.novelmtl.com~ succeeded in winning, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder by two stretches and maintaining their third place in the Western Conference. s position.

In this game, Yiyang scored 16 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, almost scoring a triple-double. His excellent competitive form also makes Mavericks fans full of expectations for the rookie's performance in the playoffs. Carlisle and Yiyang are also looking forward to this. As Kidd said, in the playoffs, Carlisle may really try to get Yiyang into the starting lineup. After all, nothing can improve a player more than a real game.

After the last regular season of this season, Yiyang was surrounded by reporters. There are not many high-ranking rookies who can play with the team in the playoffs during the rookie season. Among the top ten picks, only Evan Turner, Paul George and Yiyang themselves are lucky enough to make the playoffs. And Yiyang is undoubtedly the best of the three.

"Do you think you are ready to play in the playoffs?" The reporters have only one question to ask today. Of course, this question is related to the playoffs!

Yiyang looked around, 82 regular-season games, and fought all of them without fail. However, this is just an "appetizer", the real cruel NBA matchup is about to come.

Yiyang didn't feel scared, but rather looked forward to it. Just like March Madness is the essence of the NCAA, the playoffs are the essence of the entire NBA season!

At that time, Yiyang and the Bulldogs were able to stage the myth of Cinderella in March Madness. Now Yiyang and the Dallas Mavericks may also make this summer crazy.

"I'm ready, I'm ready to try the scariest side of the NBA." Facing reporters' questions, Yiyang replied.

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