One Guard

The strongest duo in the history of the NBA, fans may be able to mention a bunch of them. But perhaps not everyone can think of the most disappointing duo in the league.

In the 05-06 season, "Lone Wolf" Stephen Marbury and Francis' double shots in the backcourt were undoubtedly the "frequent visitors" on this list. At that time, both of them were both heroes at the end, and naturally they could not produce satisfactory performance. .

The "Shark King" combination of "Big Shark" O'Neill and "Little Emperor" James may not even be remembered by many people. This combination was indeed very bluff, but O'Neal was too old, so it did not reach the height that people expected.

Denver's "Golden Double Guns", once formed by Anthony and Iverson, may be the most domineering nickname in the duo. But it turns out that when these two guys are combined, a basketball is far from enough.

There are too many disappointing duo in NBA history, some of them are regrettable, and some of them disappeared in the long river of history. However, most of these combinations have one thing in common, that is, one of the two has already sunk to the west and has passed his peak period.

Yiyang and Dirk Nowitzki actually belong to this category. In fact, their performance in the last game has led many experts to include them in the list of the "most failed duo". But today's game has forced those so-called experts to reconsider their conclusions.

In the fifth minute of the third quarter of the game, Yiyang's breakthrough was violated by Leonard, but because the number of fouls had not yet arrived, Yiyang could not make a free throw. The Mavericks only got a chance to throw the ball.

Taking advantage of this dead ball opportunity, Carlisle replaced Marion, who was sweating profusely. Watching the guy with long blonde hair stepped onto the court again, the Spurs players couldn't help swallowing.

"How is the rest?" Yiyang took the initiative and gave Nowitzki an intimate high-five.

"Energetic! Come on, let's continue!" Nowitzki moved his arm, then motioned for Gobert to go up and deliver the sideline ball.

Yiyang stood near the free throw line. After the referee blew his whistle, he pushed Parker secretly, and then went outside the three-point line, ready to catch the ball.

When Parker was pushed like that, he was delayed for a few seconds. After he rushed out with Yiyang, he happened to hit the ball-free pick and roll set up by Nowitzki for Yiyang.

"Damn it!" The Frenchman whispered in French. At this time, Yiyang had easily received the sideline ball, and then accelerated the breakthrough before Parker had set up his defensive posture.

Danny Green still wants to make up the defense, but Yiyang's breakthrough speed is too fast this time, and Green has no time to make up.

Seeing that Yiyang's breakthrough was a foregone conclusion, Split was guarded at the basket and stood ready. Duncan also chased Yiyang, hoping to complete the cover.

Facing the basket guarded by the Brazilian center, Yiyang is not afraid. He jumped straight up, quite wanting to stage a dunk dunk!

But after raising the basketball in the air to deceive Split and Duncan, Yiyang did not dunk or layup. Instead, he put the basketball back down and passed it from under his armpit. The basketball was unbiased, and it happened to fly into the hands of Nowitzki, who had just played.

Faced with Parker, who was less than 1.9 meters tall, Nowitzki directly resisted the defense of the "little sports car", and it was really broken.

A step away from the three-point line, Dirk shot the ball. While the basketball was still flying, Duncan "cocked" in his heart. As soon as Nowitzki came up, their defense was defeated.

"Swipe!" Everything was as Duncan expected, Nowitzki made a mid- and long-range shot!

Yiyang pointed to Nowitzki, ran up and patted the German's ass. A typical connection between Yiyang and Nowitzki, this connection is not as flying as Paul and Griffin, nor is it full of beauty like Wade and James. But this connection is very real. Easily, Nowitzki scored today's 24th point, and the Mavericks again widened the difference to double digits!

"As soon as Dirk came back, he completed a wonderful cooperation with Ye! The Spurs managed to narrow the point difference to single digits within five minutes after the start of the third quarter, but as soon as Dirk came up, they once again pulled the gap. It's on!" Mike Brin shook his head, Yiyang and Nowitzki showed great performance today.

Since Dirk and Yiyang scored at the beginning of the first quarter, these two guys have not stopped today. Dirk repeatedly scored in the middle distance, while Yiyang frequently broke into the penalty area to attack the Spurs' defense.

Sometimes Dirk would fake a real pass and assist Yiyang to make an easy layup, and sometimes, Yiyang would use his superb shooting skills to help Nowitzki get an open opportunity just like just now. Well, although Dirk still has Tony Parker in front of him, it is not much different from an open shot for him.

In the first half of the game, their outstanding performance gave the Mavericks a 15-point lead over the Spurs. The expert who claimed that "Only the Spurs can suppress the Mavericks, and the Mavericks cannot suppress the Spurs", I wonder if he feels ashamed now?

In the third quarter, Carlisle let Marion start the second half. The purpose is very clear, just to let Nowitzkito rest for a while and make a difference at the critical moment.

Taking advantage of the time when the Mavericks' firepower was weakening, the Spurs went after them and finally narrowed the point difference to 8 points before a minute. But just now, Dirk's appearance stopped the momentum of the Spurs.

"Damn it, have the old guys been rejuvenated these days!?" Seeing Dirk scored as soon as he played, Popovich cursed. The previous game was Carter's lore, the previous game was Manu's 27 points. Today, another Nowitzki in full state sprang up.

The old guys broke out again and again, messing up the whole series. If only Nowitzki broke out, that would be fine. But today, Yiyang has also performed quite well.

Three quarters of the game, 23 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocked 4 rebounds and no turnovers, yes, no one made any mistakes! This statistic is pretty enough, but now it only lasted five minutes in the third quarter! God knows what Yiyang's data will look like after the fourth quarter is over.

The Spurs are unwilling to fall behind, they desperately want to close the point gap. After the attack, Parker handed the ball to Dior who raised his hand for the ball. Dior, who was full of coffee, broke through with the ball at the mid-range position. Just when he was halfway through the breakthrough, Dior suddenly stopped and again used a step back jumper.

In the last game, Dior hit the scene of the Golden Rooster's independent retreat in front of Dirk, Dirk has not forgotten. I'm sorry, Burris, you hit the muzzle today!

Nowitzki was not afraid of Dior's slightly raised knees. He straightened his long arms and rushed forward, slamming his arms.

"Snapped!"

Dior had just shot, the basketball was slapped back mercilessly by Nowitzki! Nowitzki couldn't help yelling at the moment he slapped the basketball! This ball is his best catharsis for all these suffocation! Those guys who say they are old and useless, see clearly!

"Dior also wanted to score a goal with a step-back jumper on Dirk's head. His move did get him on the headlines of many news sites yesterday. But Dirk undoubtedly told Burris, from now on. , Don’t challenge my authority anymore!"

After the basketball flew out, Yiyang jumped up high and pressed Parker's head to grab the basketball that was temporarily not owned.

Before landing in the air, Yiyang, who was on his side, passed the ball out. Iguodala has already begun to rush towards the front, and the fast break is formed instantly!

No one thought that Yiyang went to the club so fast, Leonard tried to hunt down behind Iguodala. When Iguodala jumped for a layup, Leonard also caught up in time.

However, the fierce physical confrontation did not make the strong Iguodala defeated. Iguodala still held his center of gravity and moved the basketball lightly. Leonard tried his best to reach the ball, but it was still a tiny margin.

"Also, incredible assists. As if he could predict the future, he completed such a precise pass in the air before landing! Iguodala's end was also very beautiful, after all, not everyone can play in Leonard. Survived the hunt."

The ball scored, 12 points difference, 3 minutes and 45 seconds left in the third quarter. Popovich called a timeout. He didn't expect this game to be so difficult. Nowitzki and Yiyang are in such a good state, so good that they are overwhelmingly good!

Popovich took the tactical board and formulated a lot of defensive strategies against Yiyang and Dirk. But in fact, Popovich has been doing this all night, but sometimes, if you can't prevent it, you can't prevent it! No matter how good your tactics are, there is no guarantee that it will be effective in actual execution.

If every defensive tactic can work, there won't be so many great stars in this league. The reason why a star is a star is precisely because of their strength, which is above the tactical arrangement.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs did not make any breakthrough. Duncan's three singles were defended by Gobert, and Ginobili's breakthrough was a two plus one, but that was all. Where is the taciturn Leonard? He became the main scoring force of the Spurs, repeatedly reaching the penalty area and scoring difficultly. But after all, Leonard is not a super scorer. His layups again and again are still not comparable to the Mavericks' powerful firepower.

After the third quarter, the Mavericks maintained a 15-point lead. In this game, the Mavericks squeezed the Spurs out of breath. It seems that Yiyang's behavior in the locker room the day before yesterday has indeed been rewarded.

Everyone on the Mavericks is very focused and serious, and dare not be sloppy. And this is why they can suppress the Spurs today.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Yiyang and Nowitzki continued to score goals. These two guys complement each other, so the Spurs defense simply can't catch the point.

On the Spurs side, "Red Mamba" Bonner and Italian defender Bellinelli's fiery three-pointer feel once made the Spurs seem to see hope.

But when the Mavericks began to pay attention to the two, they were not surprisingly both misfired. In the first game of the series, the Mavericks prevented the Spurs from scoring for 7 minutes, but it was not just luck.

In the third minute of the fourth quarter, Carlisle boldly replaced Yiyang and Dirk. The Spurs seized the opportunity, and Bonner and Ginobili made great contributions on the outside of the three-point line. But in the last six minutes of the game, when the Spurs were about to get close to the score, Carlisle waved his hand and replaced Yiyang and Dirk.

This is the case every time, when the Spurs will equalize, Carlisle will send Yiyang and Dirk again. Popovich even felt that that **** bald coach was deliberately angry with him!

He seemed to be waving to himself, and then shouting: "Come on, Greg, come after me!"

When Popovich really wanted to catch up, Carlisle ordered Yiyang and Dirk, the "driver" to step on the accelerator, leaving only Popovich behind.

At the end of the fourth quarter, Yiyang and Nowitzki still bombarded the Spurs' basket. Their scoring efficiency has not diminished in the slightest, it is terribly high.

In the last two minutes of the game, Popovich reluctantly withdrew all the main players, and then leaned back weakly. 115 to 99, the Spurs lost today, and the loss was so complete!

After the game entered garbage time, Mike Brin and Kevin Harlan also began to talk about the performance of the players in this game. After all, at this time, the game itself has nothing to watch.

"You are really a prophet, Kevin. I remember before the game started ~www.novelmtl.com~ you said that it is impossible to score 60 points with Dirk. You are right, they really don't." With the data of Yiyang and Dirk, Mike Brin smirked.

"Really? Are they just one point short?" Kevin Haran felt a little unbelievable. Yiyang and Nowitzki seemed to perform so well today that they didn't even add up to 60 points?

"It's not that it's 1 point, it's that it's 11 points." Mike Brin's smile was still deep.

"11 points? It's impossible? Is it possible that I just dazzled? Yihe Dirk played very well today. Together, how could it be possible to score 49 points? During the third quarter of the game. , It’s more than that.” Although Kevin Harlan didn’t want to be slapped so quickly, Mike Brin said it too bizarre.

"It was 11 points. Today they did not score 60 points together, but 71 points! Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds, 40 points, 11 assists and 5 rebounds. That’s why I said, you are a natural prophet, Kevin."

Mike Brin laughed, and Kevin Harlan rolled his eyes at his old partner.