One Guard

With the warm-up of the first two games, in today's third matchup, Chesapeake Energy Arena is naturally not absent.

Like in Dallas, the Thunder fans are also wearing blue T-shirts, and the stands of the Chesapeake Energy Arena have become an "unexpected" ocean. But today, it is Yiyang and the Mavericks who will face the stormy waves. They are like a boat sailing in a storm. If you are not careful, you may sink to the bottom of the sea.

"Today the team's attendance rate should break the record?" In the luxurious box of the arena, Thunder owner Klay Bennett looked at the fans under his nose who were almost overwhelming the stadium, and even couldn't believe him. s eyes.

Before he decided to move the team from Seattle to Oklahoma, where "birds don't shit", few people were optimistic about the team's development prospects.

"There is no basketball market in Oklahoma!"

"No star would be willing to play in a place like Oklahoma."

"Abandoning Seattle to build a new team in Oklahoma, Bennett must be crazy!"

At that time, the whole world was going to watch Bennett and watch the jokes of the Thunder. Even the famous NBA superstar, Gary Payton, who was shocked by Yiyang's dunk performance on the street, was full of hostility towards this team. He claimed that he would not allow the Thunder to retire his jersey, nor did he want to admit the history of the Thunder.

"I'd rather wait until I'm 70, and wait until Seattle regains a Sonics team, and I won't let the Thunder retire my jersey!" In interviews with reporters, Payton could say that he didn't save the Thunder any face.

But only a few years have passed? The small team that was not favored at the beginning, but instead of giants like the Lakers and Spurs, became one of the contestants in the Western Conference Finals! And Oklahoma, a city where "birds don't shit", has become one of the venues for the NBA Western Conference Finals.

These things were absolutely unimaginable at the time. Sometimes, however, reality is even crazier than imagination.

In order to express his respect, today Bennett also specially asked the team general manager Presti to invite Payton to come to watch the game. But the outspoken Payton refused the invitation on the phone without even thinking about it.

Originally this luxurious box was prepared by Bennett for himself and Payton, but now, only he and his assistant are in the room.

But from the look of his expression, Bennett, who was staring at the stadium with red wine, didn't seem disappointed at all. This is our Western Conference Finals. It doesn't matter whether you come or you want to admit it!

On the field, the players on both sides are in the final warm-up. However, during the warm-up phase, the shooting percentages of the two teams did not seem to be very high. This question doesn't explain much. After all, the player's state and mentality after the game are very different from the current one, and this difference will also change the players' shooting percentage. But Carlisle is a little worried, his team is a team that relies on shooting as the main way of scoring. If the player has a bad shooting feel, it will be a fatal blow to the Mavericks.

But Carlisle's worry only lasted for a while, and then slowly disappeared. Because today, he does not intend to shoot the Thunder, but intends to rely on defense to win!

The warm-up time was over, and the players from both sides gathered around the coach. Yiyang turned his head in the crowd and looked at Harden, who was still wearing training clothes, ready to come on the bench. In the last game, it was the guy who made the Mavericks experience a home defeat for the first time in the playoffs.

"Also!" Carlisle yelled when Yiyang looked away.

"Concentrate, your opponent at the beginning is Westbrook!" Carlisle had to remind that Harden was not Yiyang's only opponent.

"I know, Boss. Don't worry, I won't be distracted."

Under the urging of the referee, the starting players of both sides appeared. At the same time, the fans in the stands all stood up. There is a tradition at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma where fans will stand and watch the ball at first, and will not sit back until the team scores the first goal.

This majestic momentum will bring great confidence to the Thunder players. At the same time, it will also put pressure on the away team.

James Harden sat down temporarily, and Yiyang's attention returned to Westbrook. Westbrook, who returned to the home court, looked very excited and did not seem to be affected by his failure to play in the fourth quarter of the previous game.

"OKC! OKC! OKC!..." The fans yelled neatly. Amidst the noise, the referee approached the two brawny Chandler and Perkins and threw the basketball high!

The key battle in Oklahoma is officially on!

Today, Perkins won the first strike for the Thunder. The ball fell into Westbrook's hands, and the No. 0 guard couldn't help but push forward quickly in an attempt to make a sneak attack!

But with Yiyang, how can Westbrook get a chance to score easily? Just after crossing the midfield line, Yiyang's open-arm posture appeared in front of Westbrook again!

Today, Westbrook didn't rely on his body to push hard, but threw the ball to his teammates after encountering obstacles, trying to get a better chance by running.

In fact, this guy Westbrook has nothing wrong with playing, but he is too impulsive. As long as he can remain calm on the court, Westbrook's role will be infinitely magnified.

After passing the ball to Sefrosa, Westbrook's running hindered the Mavericks' defense, which also gave Durant a chance to run the ball back!

Although Marion is an experienced defensive veteran, he also judged Durant's reverse direction. But once Durant, who was tall and long in arms, took a step, Marion couldn't catch up at all!

After three big crashes, Durant ran to the right mid-range position and received the basketball. Facing Marion's forward pounce, Durant took a step back calmly, stepped back outside the three-point line, and then shot the ball slightly backwards.

Durant already had a huge advantage in height and wingspan, but now he still leans back, which makes it even more difficult for Marion to complete the interference.

In this way, the basketball crossed a parabola, as if it had been accurately calculated, and fell into the frame steadily!

"nice shot!"

"Good job, KD!"

"Come on, we are the best!"

In the stands, the Thunder fans danced with excitement. Of course, after scoring a goal, they were finally willing to sit down.

It wasn't until the fans sat down that Kenny Smith and Barkley finally saw the situation. Just now there was a bunch of people standing around with their arms raised, and the two of them couldn't see anything at all.

"Two smooth transmissions brought 3 points for the Thunder. Today, their offense looks very smooth, without any muddles, and Westbrook doesn't seem to stick to the ball anymore. If the Thunder can keep playing like this, they I won’t be surprised to win a winning streak."

For the Mavericks offense, in the first two games, the combination between Yiyang and Nowitzki has attracted much attention, and the two have indeed performed impressively. The cooperation between him and Nowitzki is even called "international connection" by fans!

Today, Nowitzki is naturally also very active. As soon as he ran beyond the three-point line, he stopped.

Ibaka thought that the Germans would go inside, so he retreated quickly. Unexpectedly, Nowitzki didn't sit inside, and Ibaka was so scared that Ibaka hurriedly posted it.

Sure enough, Nowitzki had just taken his place, and Yiyang's ball was delivered! Facing Ibaka's defense, Nowitzki directly raised the basketball, seemingly intending to catch the ball and shoot!

Ibaka hurriedly raised her center of gravity, raising her arms high. But Nowitzki just flicked a shot and moved to the basket after making a false shot.

Ibaka was not slow to react. He did not lose his position after seeing that he was deceived, but clung to Nowitzki.

Dirk held the ball with both hands and walked slowly three steps to throw it. But because Ibaka's defensive pressure on him is too great, it is difficult for the Germans to adjust their shots in the confrontation. As a result, the Mavericks and Nowitzki's first shot was rejected by the basket!

Fortunately, Chandler got a good position ahead of time. At this moment, he is stuck behind Perkins, if this is not a long rebound, Chandler should have no problem grabbing the rebound!

Westbrook originally planned to find a route to push the fast break directly, but he saw Yiyang suddenly rushing to the basket!

Westbrook secretly shouted badly in his heart, and immediately followed, that guy's goal was rebounds!

The basketball knocked to the hoop and began to fall slowly. Ibaka was still far from the basket while Perkins was blocked by Chandler. At the basket, the two elders jumped almost at the same time. Perkins straightened his arms, eager to get the basketball from Chandler's back.

Just as the hands of both sides interlaced and were getting closer and closer to the basketball, a blue figure suddenly jumped out and caught the rebound before the two inside lanes.

In the next second, another white figure suddenly flashed. The guy in the white No. 0 jersey raised his arm and seemed to be about to fight for rebounds. Unfortunately, the ball is now in Yiyang's hands, and what we have to do can only be said after everyone has landed.

Westbrook's body began to fall, and he still wanted to quickly block Yiyang's layup space after landing. But this guy's eyes suddenly widened and his face was full of horror.

Yiyang didn't wait for the landing and then attacked the frame, but at the moment he caught the rebound, he took the opportunity to slam the ball into the frame!

"The dunks from the guards are also very accurate in determining where the basketball will fall! Westbrook should not be distracted, he should stick to his position! At least in this way, it is impossible to grab a rebound! You know, the rebounding fight , It’s not a matter of the inside player alone."

At the beginning of the second round of the game, Yiyang's supplement made Barkley, whose throat was a little hoarse, yelling again. But the people around him were obviously not so excited.

Seeing Yiyang complete a dunk that lifted vertically like a helicopter, the Thunder fans, without exception, all booed Yiyang. But as Yiyang said to Terry yesterday, he doesn't care about the eyes of others, or even if people love or hate him. The only thing he cares about is winning! From every confrontation, every round to every game. Yiyang's goals will never change.

Seeing that Westbrook was deducted by Yiyang because he was not in a good position, Brooks was a little angry, but couldn't send it out. If a coach loses his temper casually in front of young people, it will affect the player's self-confidence to a large extent.

"This is a common problem of young teams, and this is a common problem of young teams..." He had to keep talking to himself to comfort himself. If Brooks' ability to regulate emotions is not good, he may have been angry long ago. He died on the training ground, it was impossible to make it to the Western Conference Finals.

With the Thunder offensive, Westbrook still chose to pass the ball. After receiving the ball, Sefrossa prepared to continue to transfer to Durant, but found that Durant had encountered the Mavericks double double team, and there was no room for the ball to run out for the time being. There was no way, the Swiss had to hang the ball directly to Perkins.

After all, with Durant being double-teamed, Perkins was temporarily unmarked.

However, Yiyang, who ran halfway with Westbrook, suddenly turned around and ran in the opposite direction. Westbrook froze for a moment, but then reacted, the Chinese wanted to intercept the pass!

"Be careful!" Westbrook yelled, Perkins turned his head and saw Yiyang running in the direction of the ball.

Perkins would naturally not sit and wait for death, he hurriedly took a big step forward, ready to take the initiative to take the pass. However, Perkins was shocked that the Chinese was one step faster!

"Top-level pre-judgment!" Seeing Yiyang beat Sefrosa's pass to Perkins, Kenny Smith immediately came up with the word "top-level" in his mind.

It seems that Yiyang is marking Westbrook, but in fact, the details of the entire half cannot escape Yiyang's eyes! Sometimes point guards can not only lead the overall situation on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end!

The ball was intercepted midway, and Yiyang naturally hurried unscrupulously. At this moment, he is an American muscle car with full horsepower, ramming on the court, no one can stop it!

The fans just blinked, and Yiyang had already soared to the frontcourt. He bends his legs slightly, then slams into the air, and "ejects" himself into the air.

Time seemed to slow down at that moment, Yiyang glide in the air, feeling the air passing by his face. The fans opened their mouths in surprise and turned into slow motion.

Yiyang stretched his arms as far as possible, and the basket got closer and closer to him...In the end, it was within reach!

"Hey!" Grabbing the frame with one hand and slamming the ball in, Yiyang landed smoothly. In order to maintain his balance under the huge inertia, Yiyang also opened his arms.

This makes him look like a predator falcon~www.novelmtl.com~ seems to be about to drag its prey into the air.

After the feet hit the ground, the air began to flow quickly, and everything around him returned to normal. But Yiyang still couldn't hear the sound, because at this time everyone in the Chesapeake Energy Arena was completely shocked!

"How is this possible!? A super long tomahawk-style buckle within the free throw line!" Even Kenny Smith, who had seen countless exaggerated scenes, couldn't keep his mouth shut for a long time.

The free throw line takes off and dunks, which is not difficult for many NBA-level dunkers. But few people will use it in actual combat.

But then again, in people's minds, Yiyang doesn't seem to be a buckler? But this guy has already staged two shocking dunks in a row!

This is why at this time the whole arena can only hear people breathing desperately with their mouths open.

After the dunk, Yiyang looked at the Thunder bench. He and Harden looked at each other.

"When are you coming? I'll be with you anytime!"