One Guard

Kendrick Perkins, the defensive center who won the championship with the Celtics in 2008, is a very important signing for the Thunder in the middle of the season. As we all know, the Thunder's inside defense, especially in the fifth position, has been criticized. In the past, people can achieve good results as long as they attack the inside of the Thunder.

But the arrival of Perkins undoubtedly made up for the Thunder's weakness in interior defense. In the series against the Grizzlies, Perkins' defensive ability has been fully demonstrated. And his joining is one of the reasons the Thunder can go so far this year.

Although "little fat" Perkins played very hard, but he was "only" 2 meters in height, but he was still defeated in the scrimmage stage. Chandler swiped the ball lightly with half of his palm, and put the basketball behind him and fell into Yiyang's hands.

"Audience friends, the game has started!"

Along with Kenny Smith's shout, the Mavericks fans all cheered. The blue ocean on the stands was churning again, and the temperature of the city of Dallas seemed to rise a lot.

A loud noise rushed into Yiyang's ears, but his mind was very calm and clear. The rookie guard did not become flustered because of the frenetic atmosphere. He pushed forward unhurriedly, moving forward and gesturing to direct the offense.

Nowitzki is getting better on the inside line, Yiyang pauses outside the three-point line, staring at Dirk, as if to pass the ball directly into the inside line.

However, in the next second, Yiyang suddenly slapped the basketball to the left, speeding up to break through! Another beautiful fake eye movement. If Yiyang is facing someone else today, he may have successfully penetrated the penalty area.

It's a pity that Yiyang's opponent today is Westbrook, who scored 40 points in the last round and is as strong as an alien!

The sudden start of Yiyang was indeed unexpected by Westbrook. He just thought Yiyang was about to pass on. However, Westbrook is not Fischer, he is always young and more energetic.

Seeing Yiyang's sudden rise and change towards breakthrough, Westbrook moved quickly across his feet, using his strong body to step up to Yiyang's breakthrough route.

"Boom!" The muffled sound of the collision between the muscles caused Vignali, who was sitting in the first row to watch the battle, to feel cramps. It must be uncomfortable for Yiyang's body to bear Westbrook's block.

Yiyang's breakthrough was blocked, but his thoughts did not stop like his footsteps. Seeing that his breakthrough route was blocked, Yiyang pushed the ball with both hands and passed it to Marion who was in place at the bottom corner on the right.

The defender Marion faced was the Thunder star Kevin Durant. Durant, who was tall with long arms, opened his arms and pounced on him. Marion felt that the opponent was like a big spider. The slender limbs made Marion. There is no chance at all.

But the Mavericks are not a team that relies on the individual abilities of their stars to solve problems. Seeing that he had no chance, Marion also chose to pass the ball again. At this time, Yiyang had already thrown off Westbrook through an off-the-ball pick and roll and a reverse run to get the shot space.

On the defensive end, Westbrook can often use his perverted physical fitness to cause trouble to his opponents, but this guy is actually not strong on the defensive end. Facing a good player who plays off the ball, Westbrook will have a very difficult defense.

Unfortunately, Yiyang has a lot of experience in both offensive and off-ball offenses.

Yiyang received the basketball, and Westbrook naturally rushed over in stride. Seeing that Westbrook's center of gravity was all moving forward, Yiyang decided to break through decisively.

But Westbrook's physical fitness is really excellent. Almost in an instant, Westbrook completed the change of center of gravity and retreated with Yiyang.

In the first round of the playoffs, Yiyang faced the aging Andrew Miller, and in the second round of the playoffs, Yiyang faced the "old fish" Fischer, who was no longer in good standing. In the first two rounds, Yiyang's opponents were all veterans. On the defensive end, it can be said to be at the mercy of Yiyang.

But in this round of competition, Yiyang is no longer easy on the offensive end. He knew that it was very difficult to score by himself, so Yiyang leaned on Westbrook to make a breakthrough, but suddenly passed the ball to the side while advancing.

The goal of Yiyang's pass is not someone else, but Nowitzki, who has long been eager to try. Nowitzki went to the mid-range position to receive the basketball, and Ibaka was still a few steps away from Nowitzki. But for a violent shot blocker like Ibaka, this small distance of a few steps is not a problem at all! He only needs to take two strides and then jump high, can well interfere with Nowitzki's shot, and even complete the block!

Therefore, after the ball was passed, Yiyang did not stop. Instead of taking the defender away, he leaned towards Nowitzki.

Halfway through the run, Yiyang suddenly stopped, and then covered his crotch with both hands. Westbrook was stunned. What does this guy want to do?

"Change defense, change defense!" Off the court, the Thunder coach Brooks yelled through the audience. Westbrook discovered that Yiyang had completely blocked Ibaka who had come to make up the defense!

A defender does an off-the-ball pick and roll for a forward? what's the situation! ?

Unable to think about the rationality of this ball, Westbrook immediately threw aside Yiyang and rushed Nowitzki to make up for it.

However, the stupefied Westbrook has missed the best defensive opportunity. When he arrived, the German had already jumped high and successfully shot.

The arc of basketball flight is very high, and Nowitzki's shooting arc has always been very high. Perkins and Chandler fought hand-to-hand at the basket and were incompatible with each other. No one wanted to miss any rebounds.

The fans in the stands held their breath, not even daring to get out of the air. It seems that any fluctuation in the airflow in the air may change the trajectory of the basketball.

Nowitzki stayed on the spot, his arms still held high, maintaining the posture he had in the moment he shot the ball.

Yiyang looked up at the basketball passing over his head, then turned directly, as if he had begun to withdraw to his own half.

"Swipe!" Yiyang's foot had just stepped out of the three-point line of the Thunder team, and this wonderful voice sounded behind him. The basketball passed through the net and the Mavericks successfully opened the scoring!

"Haha, a beautiful goal! The cooperation with Dirk is perfect!" Suddenly, Kenny Smith could no longer see the situation on the court. Because the fans in front of him raised their arms without exception.

"Did well!" Nowitzki shredded backwards, and when he was pushed to Yiyang's side, the German finally smiled and gave Yiyang a light high-five.

"A guard made a pick-and-roll cooperation for the inside to make the Mavericks successfully score. This is a very thoughtful goal. Believe me, with the Mavericks, we will see this tactic many times!" Although it is just an ordinary CIC made a hit, but in the eyes of Barkley and others, it was another offense with a difference.

Carlisle is definitely a master tactician, otherwise no one would think of using a defender to cover the inside. But in the Mavericks, which uses jump shots as the main scoring method, everyone is a guard and everyone is an insider! Covering and being covered are mutually complementary.

Although the score just now does not come directly from Yiyang, it is also the result of Yiyang threading the tissue. So in Westbrook's view, his defense just now was also a failure.

Westbrook hates failure, especially in matchups. I was just beaten by Yiyang and Nowitzki, and now, Westbrook just wants to fight back!

So, after receiving the baseline ball from Perkins, Westbrook turned around and accelerated wildly, launching an impact towards the Mavericks' basket.

I have to admit that Westbrook's speed is really good. The Mavericks' defense hasn't spread, and this guy has already smashed the ball beyond the three-point line.

Facing Yiyang's defense, Westbrook directly changed direction during the high-speed advancing process, attempting to forcibly open the way relying on his speed and much stronger body!

But Yiyang was not easily thrown away. He responded quickly and immediately posted it. Westbrook relied on his physical superiority to press Yiyang and continued to push forward. Every second Yiyang blocks now is a torture to his body! Blocking people like Westbrook is no different from blocking a small truck with bare hands!

The strong impact caused a sharp pain in Yiyang's chest. This guy gritted his teeth, but did not give up! Not only that, Yiyang also secretly pulled his jersey a few times in the process of Westbrook's breakthrough to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

Westbrook did not expect that he would encounter such a big obstacle. Normally, most guards were knocked away by himself. But this Chinese person seems to be stuck to himself!

At this point, Westbrook has already reached a very deep position. If you don't layup, it's a waste of opportunity!

So Westbrook put Yiyang in one hand, separating Yiyang some distance. Then he raised the basketball with his other hand and kicked it with one foot, ready to make a direct layup!

Yiyang followed and jumped. Under the thrust of Westbrook, Yiyang tried to maintain his balance, and then tried to straighten his arm.

Westbrook only saw Yiyang's palm getting closer and closer to his basketball, and Yiyang's jumping ability did not seem to lose much of Westbrook. Yiyang in the sky is like a hungry wolf. If you don't hunt your prey, you will never stop!

Westbrook~www.novelmtl.com~ somewhat underestimated the Chinese's perseverance!

"Pop!" A crisp sound spread across the Mavericks' three-second zone. Westbrook forced a layup like a rainbow, but was overwhelmed by Yiyang, who was a lap thinner than him!

The basketball fell into Marion's hands, Marion hit the ball to the front court with a long pass, where Terry was running wildly.

Receive the basketball and stabilize the center of gravity. Terry jumped and shot directly, but Durant, who was trying to catch up, had no time to brake, ran over his head, and missed the best opportunity to interfere. Terry's emergency stop jumper in the fast break made a perfect shot, leaving nothing for the young Thunder team.

Off the court, sitting at the end of the Mavericks bench Brian Cardinal smiled. Then stood up and waved the towel in his hand to applaud Yiyang's cover.

"Westbrook, don't underestimate Yina!" This veteran who might not get a chance to play, felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart at this moment. It was as if he had just finished the capping.

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