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"At the end of the first quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder trailed the Mavericks by 15 points at home. I believe that this is definitely not the result the fans hope to see. The Mavericks' oppressive defense has brought greatness to the young Thunder. Trouble. Especially on the perimeter, the steel line of defense made by Kidd and Westbrook completely strangled both Westbrook and James Harden! Coupled with KD's poor touch today, the Thunder is really difficult. Find out the fourth attack point." Barkley looked at the data of the Thunder players in the first quarter in disbelief. Westbrook was 1 in 4, Durant was 1 in 5, and Harden even went straight to 4. In 0, Yiyang suffered zero seals.

The three most offensive players on the Thunder team did not add up to Yiyang's score in the first quarter. Obviously, this is not the normal state of the Thunder.

"In the second quarter, Sefrosa, you go up for a while. James..." Brooks looked at the frustrated Harden. This guy has some way to go before he can carry the flag. "James, you rest for a while, and I still need you."

Brooks replaced Harden because Harden made Yiyang's scoring very easy on the court. Originally, Brooks replaced Harden for the purpose of scoring. Now he can neither score nor defend. Naturally, he cannot meet Brooks' needs.

Harden also knew that he had messed up everything, and finally had the opportunity to emerge, but he couldn't take it well. At that moment, Harden even felt that he would be the sixth man in his entire life, and his entire career would be spent on the Oklahoma bench.

"Kevin, hit the basket a lot to reduce your shots from the outside. Russell, you do the same, hit the rim more to create damage. I know we are behind a lot, but again, there is a lot of time left for us! Don't! Give up, okay? This is our home court. There is no reason to let those guys go wild here!" Brooks obviously has nothing to do. If they can’t bring the score back in the second quarter, that’s for the young Thunder. , Almost was sentenced to death.

Young teams like to play downwind, but if they encounter an upwind, they may not be so good at it.

As for the other side, the Mavericks substitute, Carlisle, who leads by more than 15 points, is not without worry.

Nowitzki was in a normal state today, only hitting one goal in the first quarter. Although Carlisle very much hopes that Nowitzki will be able to find the feeling next, continue his superb performance. But as a head coach, Carlisle can't rely on expectations to control the game. If Nowitzki still can't find the feeling, he needs a backup plan to help the Mavericks maintain the lead.

What scheme is used? Today Yiyang and Marion played the most stable, both offensive and defensive ends, both of them made great contributions to the team. Carlisle looked at Yiyang who had scored 10 points and Marion, who had a good shooting percentage, and made his own decision.

"At the beginning of the second game, Dirk, you have to attack with the ball!" Carlisle said this, even Nowitzki himself was stunned.

"But if you still can't find the feeling, I want you to let it go! Leave more phone meetings to Yihe Sean, is it okay?"

Nowitzki smiled. It turned out that Carlisle was doing his own psychological work. Although Nowitzki is the real owner of the Mavericks, this guy doesn't really care about his stats and the ball. As long as the team can win, you can ask Nowitzki to do anything.

"Of course it's okay. Today, I will be a blue-collar insider for you!" The German smiled kindly, and was not angry because the head coach took away his shot.

This reminds Yiyang of what Nowitzki once said to him: "If you want, I can even retire and give you this team."

The blond guy doesn't care about status, let alone the ball. The only thing he cares about is victory, the championship!

With the shouts of the Thunder fans, the second quarter began as scheduled. Since Yiyang just played a whole quarter, now Carlisle did not let Yiyang continue to play, but let him rest temporarily off the court. The Mavericks' guard line is temporarily paired by Terry and Stevenson.

Seeing this, Westbrook's eyes beamed. Yiyang and Kidd are not there, he should be able to flex his muscles!

However, as soon as the game started, the Mavericks poured cold water on the Thunder.

Terry directed the offense from the outside, and it seemed that Westbrook's defense seemed to make it difficult for the Jets to take off. But in fact, Terry is waiting for his teammates to take a seat.

Seeing that the time was right, Terry passed the ball to Peja, who was standing in the horn on the right. As soon as Peja received the ball, Durant opened his arms and pushed forward. This guy is a fort, if you let him fire, he will be very dangerous. But as long as you block his muzzle, there is no threat.

However, unexpectedly, after being pressed by Durant, Peja did not pass the ball again, but beckoned Chandler to raise the pick and roll.

Chandler mentioned the high position and blocked Durant strictly. Peja took the opportunity to break through, but his pace was too slow.

Durant bypassed the pick and roll and returned to Peja easily. It is simply impossible for Peja to use a breakthrough to beat Durant.

As a guy with a very high basketball IQ, Peja would naturally not think that he could break through KD and then deduct Perkins. His breakthrough was just to attract defense.

After Peja broke through, Chandler cut in. Peja started to pass the ball, the basketball quickly passed through the gap between Durant and Perkins, and then was received firmly by Chandler.

"Wow!" The audience exclaimed, Peja's pass is not as flowery as Yiyang, and there are not so many fake moves in his eyes. But it is straight, fast and accurate, which is the characteristic of Peja's passing!

Chandler received a basketball dunk with both hands and smashed the rim vigorously, which put the Thunder into even greater trouble!

"The Thunder lost the ball in the opening game! They underestimated Peja's strength too much. Even though most of the Mavericks are veterans in the Mavericks formation, they are not the generals!"

With 17 points, the difference is getting bigger and bigger. The fans looked at Durant and Westbrook with expectant eyes, hoping that these two guys could pull the team out of the abyss.

Two young people under the age of 23 should not bear this. But as long as you step on the court, no one cares about your age. Everyone is a man, no matter whether you are young or long, you are treated equally!

Westbrook took the lead. Although Terry was old and cunning, he neither had the speed of Yiyang nor the strong physique of Kidd. Westbrook ran out of the gap to receive the basketball, and then shook Terry's center of gravity with a probing step, directly starting and breaking through.

Terry pressed hard, but this interference couldn't shake Westbrook's rhythm at all. When he broke into the penalty area, Westbrook held the ball in both hands and slammed Terry with his shoulders to make a layup space for himself. After a clean three-step layup, the Thunder finally scored!

More than ten seconds later, the Thunder made a comeback. It was still Westbrook, who broke through Terry with a very fast forward change of direction and went straight into the penalty area.

This time, Chandler's defense was very timely. At the moment when Westbrook took off, Chandler jumped high, trying to make this kid taste good.

However, the ball was fanned by Chandler, but the referee blew a foul by "Boxing Champion".

Desperate to win the game, Westbrook made two free throws, 13 points, the gap is further narrowing!

After the game, the Mavericks seemed to have no control in the first quarter. Nowitzki tried several attacks as Carlisle arranged, but they all ended in failure. Now the German knows that he might as well just let it go.

When the Thunder chased the point difference to only 10 points, Carlisle called the game to stop. And the Chesapeake Energy Arena is boiling again, and they are about to succeed!

Under the shouts of the fans, Carlisle could only speak with the players in his throat. "Also, Kidd, Sean, you guys are playing again! To open the score, I ask you to open the score!"

This timeout Carlisle did not deploy any tactics, just for substitutions. He didn't expect the Thunder to close the score so quickly, so he had to shorten the rest time for the three. But if all goes well and successfully pull the score apart, these three guys will have time to rest in the second half.

When the timeout was over, Carlisle looked back at the restless crowd behind him. In a few minutes, you should shut up!

The game restarted and the Mavericks attacked. The morale of Westbrook's defense is more fierce than before. As soon as Yiyang approaches, he will actively look for physical contact. Either keep digging out the ball and disturb Yiyang's dribbling rhythm.

In the playoffs, everything Westbrook does will not be fouled. Yiyang also had to protect the ball at his waist from time to time, and elbow at Westbrook to keep the opponent away.

The Thunder's defense is indeed a lot better, at least for now, Yiyang can't easily find the gap. There was no way, he had to reach out and call Nowitzki to set up a cover for himself.

Although Nowitzki hadn't hit a high percentage before, the Thunder players were still a little nervous seeing Yiyang going to play a pick-and-roll with him. The pick and roll of these two guys allowed Nowitzki to score 48 points on the Thunder. It is difficult to say whether a player like Nowitzki will suddenly come back to life!

Yiyang made a breakthrough around the pick-and-roll, while Nowitzki moved away from the three-point line. Ibaka had to make up for Yiyang, and Westbrook, who was blocked, stayed with the Germans.

Westbrook observed very carefully. If Yiyang tried to pass Dirk back, he would definitely intercept the ball midway. And if Yiyang chooses to attack the frame by himself, he believes that Ibaka will definitely look good on that Chinese.

Yiyang leaned on Ibaka, who was blocking him, struggling to step into the restricted area. At this time, Durant also shrank in, trying to help defend.

Seeing Durant coming to help defend himself~www.novelmtl.com~Yiyang didn't panic, but smiled satisfied.

Yiyang raised his head, stared at the basket, held the ball with both hands, and was about to layup! But when he took the first step, his wrist turned. Durant only saw an orange-red "light" passing through his eyes, and then, this tall and arm-length genius cried out inwardly and turned back immediately!

When Durant turned around, Marion had already received the basketball and used his weird shooting posture to "push" the ball from beyond the three-point line to the basket.

It seems that the short rest did not cool Marion's hand. The bottom three-pointer passed through the net, and the sound of the Nets tumbling was so cold to the Thunder players.

"With a very timely three-pointer, the Mavericks regained the initiative and the point difference came to 13 points. After Yihe Kidd and others are back on the court, can the Thunder further close the score?"

The momentum Westbrook finally brought up was suppressed by Yiyang. Both guards looked at each other fiercely, with fire in their eyes.

Continue to suppress or overtake the score, the turning point of the game depends on now!