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At the end of the game, the Mavericks walked back to the locker room with a 4-point lead. Although the Mavericks took the lead, this result is somewhat surprising.

The overall performance of the Mavericks today is not as good as everyone expected. Everyone knows that Carlisle's Mavericks are a mature team, but throughout the half, they are like a rebuilt team, relying on the rookie Yiyang to play.

People like Peja, Kidd and Terry, although they will occasionally stand up to help the team, but today, except for Yiyang, the appearance of others is very unstable.

After Peja scored two consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the second quarter, he began to play iron wildly. Kidd had a good performance in the first quarter but didn't score a point in the second quarter. Terry, as the sixth man in the Mavericks formation, has no performance except for a few passes and mid-range shots.

Of course, the most serious problem is Nowitzki. At the end of the half game, the Mavericks star, but only scored 6 points. The hit rate is only a terrible 32%. Nowitzki was unable to fully fire, which is an important reason why Yiyang had to play a whole quarter.

While the fans cheered for Yiyang's buzzer, they were worried about the team's next game. You know, if it wasn't for the existence of the buzzer, the Mavericks would not even have a 4-point advantage.

Carlisle felt sorry for Yiyang too, watching that little guy panting on the court, Carlisle didn't feel good. But in order to win, Yiyang cannot end! At least now the Mavericks still have the lead, and everything that Yiyang has done is worth it.

So during this intermission, Terry didn't go joking with Yiyang again.

Looking at Yiyang, who was sitting in the corner leaning on the closet and closing his eyes silent, his undulating chest showed his fatigue. Terry knew that the Mavericks could be like this with the Trail Blazers in the first half, entirely relying on Yiyang's excellent performance on the court.

Yiyang greedily seizes every second opportunity to rest. The intensity of the NBA playoffs is inherently strong. To play a full quarter at this intensity is not just for fun.

"Jason, in the second half of the game, you also start instead. Dirk, try to shoot from the outside. Today Aldridge seemed a bit too tough when he was defending the basket." Carlisle was still panting when he saw Yiyang returned to the locker room. , So he made his own substitution decision.

Physical exhaustion is still a trivial matter. If Yiyang is injured on the court due to excessive exhaustion, then the gain is more than the loss.

"I need to get rid of him for shooting!" Nowitzki also knew that he had to take responsibility. Yiyang had done enough, and the German didn't want to bear the reputation of being a "soft guy" in the playoffs again.

"Let's play the pick-and-roll, so that you can get an open shot!" Carlisle began to write and draw on the tactical board, Yiyang also opened his eyes and listened carefully.

"Also, in the second half of the game, I will let you play later..."

"No, I'm fine, just follow the regular rotation." Before Carlisle could finish speaking, Yiyang's cold voice caught the ears of the academic coach.

"But in the second quarter, you didn't rest. According to the regular rotation, your playing time has overflowed."

"All for victory, coach!" Unexpectedly, Yiyang answered, but still resolute.

In the Mavericks locker room, Carlisle had a headache while playing for Yiyang. In the stands, Stevens, Hayward, and Vignali were also fidgeting.

"The Mavericks are in a bad state. If not, they would not be able to lead the end of the first half." Although Stevens is not an NBA-level coach, he can still see these things. Sometimes a temporary lead does not necessarily mean that the team is better.

"I don't know what that guy will play in the second half, but if I play full 12 minutes in the playoffs, I will definitely be too tired to even shoot the ball." Hayward light next to Stevens. Thinking about this feeling, I will sweat profusely.

As for Vignali, as a professional basketball player, she knows exactly what it means to play a whole quarter. And what she worries most is not the Mavericks' win or loss, but Yiyang's health. After all, Vignali herself had the experience of being injured because of playing for too long and being too tired. He doesn't want Yiyang's career to be overshadowed by injuries.

On the court, the performances of the Mavericks cheerleaders were very exciting. But everyone in the stands is not in the mood to appreciate it.

Fifteen minutes later, when the second half of the game finally began. People have found that Yiyang, who scored 13 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds in the first half, did not continue to start, but sat on the bench in training clothes.

Under normal circumstances, the head coach will not change the starting lineup at the beginning of the second half. Unless, that starting player has some problems.

"Physical fitness!" McMillan knew that after Yiyang had played a whole quarter, his physical fitness must have been a little stretched. Now is a good opportunity for the Trail Blazers to open the score. The Mavericks' most stable point is no longer on the court, so there is nothing to fear for the Dallas people!

In the first offense of the third quarter, Old Miller used his back at the basket to beat Kidd and score a hook.

If Yiyang was present, Miller would definitely not dare to play like this. But now Kidd is not as threatening to Miller as the young Yiyang.

Subsequently, Kidd's excellent organization allowed Marion, who cut in, to receive the basketball. It's a pity that Marcus Camby's back-to-back volleyball hat gave the Mavericks offense this almost humiliating ending.

20 seconds later, when Aldridge hit a two-pointer with a close-range turn over jumper. Yiyang's four-point advantage that Yiyang earned in the first half of the game has been exhausted.

After that, Nowitzki tried to find opportunities on the outside, not head-to-head with Aldridge. As a result, the fans saw the weird scene of Kidd making a pick and roll for Nowitzki. The name "jump team" really suits the Mavericks.

Kidd's pick and roll really created Dirk shooting opportunities. Aldridge was delayed, and Miller couldn't interfere with the big man. Such a situation is no different from casting an open position.

But even so, Nowitzki still missed. The German may not find his state again today, after all, his hand has been cold for three quarters!

In this way, in the third quarter, the Trail Blazers easily surpassed the score. Now, the situation is completely reversed from the second quarter. The one who was struggling to catch up became the Mavericks, and the one who mastered the initiative became the Portland Trail Blazers.

Carlisle did not let Yiyang play until seven minutes into the third quarter. But at this moment, the difference between the two sides has been widened to 7 points!

"Boss, I'm going up!" Yiyang, who was sitting next to Carlisle, had been very quiet, but at this moment, he suddenly yelled at Carlisle!

Carlisle looked at Yiyang and then at the score on the big screen at the scene, so he stretched out his hand to call his teaching assistant.

"Stortz, go and tell the technical station that we are going to change!" Carlisle shouted, causing Yiyang to quickly take off his training uniform.

"The Mavericks are playing too embarrassed. They don't have a stable offensive point. It's completely sporadic resistance." Seeing the Mavericks being overwhelmed, Barkley shook his head on the commentary stage. This team may not be destined to succeed in the playoffs.

"No, maybe this situation is about to change. Look, Charles." Kenny Smith smiled slightly and raised his hand to the court.

Barkley looked in the direction of Kenny Smith's fingers. Yiyang had already put on his jersey and was sitting on the technical stage waiting to play!

"Do you really want to press Bao on this rookie? Good luck, Cuban!" Seeing this scene, Barkley said to himself in his heart...

In the eighth minute of the third quarter, Camby made an excessive push when he was competing with Tyson. In order to control the emotions of the two big men, the referee blew a defensive foul as a warning.

Hearing this whistle, Yiyang seemed to be electrocuted. He jerked off the technical stage and ran into the field in two strides.

"Hold on, man, we haven't lost yet!" Kidd walked up to Yiyang, gave a high-five, and whispered a few words. Then, dragging his sweaty body back on the bench.

Leading the Mavericks who couldn't afford to beat them up in four minutes to chase seven points? McMillan doesn't believe that a rookie has such a patience. Everyone wants to be a hero, but today's hero will not be that Chinese!

Nowitzki, who was ashamed of his poor performance, steadily delivered the sideline ball to Yiyang. When the No. 1 guard held the ball again, the Blazers' defense became tense again.

Andre Miller interfered with Yiyang's dribbling rhythm, and opened his arms to block his passing route. Yiyang's eyes didn't seem to have any emotions, and old Miller couldn't really guess what the rookie wanted to do.

When Yiyang's toes touched outside the three-point line, Yiyang was like a robot stepping on a mechanism. Suddenly he reacted, pushing the ball with both hands and passing it to Terry who was on the bench!

As soon as the ball passed, Yiyang also ran. Old Miller hurried to keep up, but Tyson Chandler's off-the-ball pick and roll went sideways.

"Boom!" Old Miller and Chandler collided firmly, which meant that Yiyang got rid of Old Miller's entanglement. Seeing this situation, Camby took the initiative to change defense, and a dislocation was formed!

As soon as Yiyang was in the left corner, Terry passed the ball at the right time. Yiyang holds the ball, facing Camby who is blocking him like a wall, the Chinese defender does not seem to panic.

Camby was able to get the best defensive player that year, relying on beautiful defensive data and active defense. As for the ability of single defense, maybe this guy has not been considered the top level, let alone single defense on the outside.

Yiyang didn't hesitate, but hurriedly broke through. Camby reacted immediately, trying to stop Yiyang with his body.

But before Camby could touch Yiyang, the No. 1 guard suddenly took a step backward and returned to the three-point line, ready to shoot directly!

"Don't even think about it, rookie!" Everyone knows that Yiyang's step-back jumper is a must, so when Yiyang retreated and made a shot, Camby did not hesitate anymore. The guy reacted quickly and immediately jumped forward. Camby believes that his height plus his straightened arms are definitely enough to seal this shot!

But when Camby rose in the air, Yiyang broke through from Camby's waist with a gust of wind.

It turned out that Yiyang's feet were clinging to the ground from beginning to end. And he did not hug the basketball with his hands for shooting. It was just a step back to worship Buddha, but it was so realistic that Camby, the best defensive player ever, was deceived!

"Marcus was tricked! A beautiful retreat to worship Buddha, believe me Charles, if you were on the court, you would be deceived too!"

Listening to Kenny Smith saying so, Barkley cast a contemptuous look. No matter what bad things happen, you have to get in touch with yourself.

Yiyang broke through the bottom line ~www.novelmtl.com~ so fast that it almost instantly hit the basket.

Aldridge returned to block the block, but in the air, Yiyang used a very smooth lever action to avoid the block. When he glide to the other side of the rim, he came to "look back and look at the moon" to stabilize the ball. Motivated.

Land, keep balance, confirm the goal, run back to defense.

A beautiful drawbar layup ignited the lifeless Mavericks, allowing them to narrow the score, but it did not make Yiyang overwhelmed.

No arrogant celebrations, no exaggerated expressions, no crazy screams.

Yiyang was like this, retreating blankly, staring at the opponent, waiting to complete his defensive task.

Maybe an ordinary rookie really can't change anything in four minutes. But Yiyang is not ordinary at all...

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