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Except for Chris Paul, there may be no one who can put Curry so much defensive pressure. To what extent is the pressure? It's so big that Curry's heart is not so high just to see Yiyang still on the court.

Chris Paul's injury in the Western Conference semifinals allowed Curry to completely free himself. But in this round of competition, Yiyang does not seem to intend to let Curry play comfortably. The Mavericks replaced all the main players, but also left Yiyang on the court.

Carlisle did this deliberately. The Mavericks have already won the match point and there is no need to save their energy. If this game can be won, of course it is the best to win. If you give up victory in order to preserve your energy, it is not worth the loss.

At this time, the Mavericks lineup is Yiyang, Mudiay, Kuzma, Dirk and Majori. This is a very weird lineup, and Carlisle actually sent two slow insiders!

On the Warriors side, except for Jordan Bell to replace Green and Iguodala to replace Durant, nothing else has changed. Curry and Thompson are still on the court, it seems that the Mavericks' lineup has no chance at all!

However, when Yiyang slowly advanced for half the time, the fans in the Oracle Arena were inexplicably flustered.

Before the timeout ended, Yiyang whispered a few words to the four substitute players after Carlisle arranged the tactics. It seems that he is a coach just alive.

Thompson opened his arms tensely, Yiyang stopped outside the three-point line, gesticulating, and the appearance of strolling leisurely in the courtyard formed a sharp contrast with Thompson.

At this moment, Mudiay came in from the bottom corner, looking as if he was going to fight Yiyang. Curry is ready to change defense. If Yiyang wants to fight by himself, just come!

But when Mudiae really ran in front of Yiyang, Yiyang took the ball over his head in one fell swoop. He didn't let Mudiae take the ball and didn't break it by himself. Instead, he gave the ball to Nowitzki. , Nowitzki, who is 40 years old, is about to disappear from people's hearts!

"Dirk holds the ball in low singles, only Jordan Bell is defending him!" Mike Brin discovered that Yiyang had already vacated the strong side. Now, everyone on the Mavericks has squeezed to the weak side, completely attracting the Warriors' defense. In other words, Nowitzki will not be disturbed by the second defensive player!

"Dirk, we all know that he is one of the greatest stars of the Dallas Mavericks, and we all know that without Dirk, there would be no Mavericks' first championship in 2011, and there would be no subsequent three consecutive championships. ! But now choosing Dirk to single Jordan Bell, wouldn’t it be too difficult?"

Kevin Harlan raised questions, but Mike Brin did not comment. He only knows that Yiyang will not do things that are uncertain. He helped Dirk open up the defense and passed the ball for Dirk to play singles. It must be because he was sure!

Dirk is indeed old, and his back hitting can't shake the young and strong Jordan Bell at all. After two hits, Dirk turned over to make a jumper!

The young and energetic Bell also greeted him and planned to block. Every young player would be extremely excited to face the legendary star who has entered his twilight years. Because if they win, their reputation will skyrocket!

But when Jordan Bell rushed forward, Dirk didn't make a move, but paused, and then deliberately leaned towards Bell.

Bell in the air had no time to dodge, and abruptly collided with Dirk. The referee whistle, Jordan Bell defensive foul, Dirk is going to the free throw line!

"Damn, old fox!" Cole screamed. He thought the Mavericks had some subtle tactics, but he didn't expect it to be so simple and rude.

Yiyang leaned forward to high-five with Dirk. Since Yiyang entered the alliance, there has been no shortage of seniors around him. From Terry, Kidd, Peja at the beginning, to Cardinal, Carter, Dirk and Wade, and of course, Iguodala and others...These veterans are in Yiyang. Yiyang has always believed in a word because he has been with them for a long time because he has occupied an important position in his career.

Although they are old, they are not useless!

Kidd calmly dealt with the ball and key defenses time and time again. Cardinal's doom defense against Bosh many years ago, Terry's deadly three-pointer, Carter's corner lore, Peja's precise cold shot, and Dirk and Wade's superstar-like performance during his three consecutive championships was deeply imprinted in Yiyang's mind.

So he believes in veterans, believes in their experience and strength.

"Good job, Dirk, just hit him like that."

"Haha, what else do you use?"

The Chinese and the German, the two old partners who brought Dallas to the top of the league, gave a light high-five, and then Yiyang watched Dirk stand on the free throw line. The skill of shooting has penetrated into Dirk's bones. Maybe Dirk is not allowed to shoot in confrontation. But free throws are as easy as playing for Dirk.

With two free throws, no one thought that the Mavericks would widen the point difference to 6 points, relying on the nearly 40-year-old Dirk Nowitzki!

"God, maybe Carlisle will replace Carter, the oldest of the current players, on the court today!" Mike Brin couldn't help exclaiming. If you dare to set up singles tactics for the old guy in the Western Conference Finals, the whole league may be a small one. That's a cow!

In the subsequent defense, Yiyang's speed around the pick-and-roll was slightly slower, allowing Curry to easily make a three-pointer. However, this is nothing to be thankful for. At the end of the first quarter, Curry scored on Yiyang for the first time. Yiyang just shook his head, saying that it was impossible to prevent Curry from not scoring a goal. Next time, it seems that I have to go faster.

Curry didn't celebrate as usual after scoring, and he is really out of the mood to dance now. The goal can only show that the Warriors will not collapse for the time being, but you must know that Cole gave him the task to open the score!

This time, Jordan Bell didn't dare to relax with Dirk anymore. A 40-year-old guy who couldn't bounce tens of centimeters actually contained the Warriors' defense. It sounded like a fantasy.

Yiyang still stopped outside the three-point line, this guy seemed to have no intention of scoring at all. Even if Yiyang plays for a long time like this, it will be very easy, because he can save his physical strength to use it when he needs it.

Dirk, the Mavericks veteran, just finished performing, now it's the young man's turn. Mudiay borrowed Majori's off-the-ball screen to pull to the left corner, and Yiyang sent the ball!

Curry posted it right away, even if it was Mudiay, he didn't plan to take a risk. The progress of the Congolese in the Mavericks this year is obvious to all. Three points are not accurate, but it is still not easy to empty.

But Mudiay didn't stay long after holding the ball, so he sent the basketball out of Curry's head. Kyle Kuzma received the basketball and Iguodala's defense was a step slower!

It stands to reason that Iguodala, who guarded James to death during the Mavericks' three consecutive championships, shouldn't be easily thrown away by Kuzma even if he is older.

However, Iguodala was half a beat slower because he put his mind on helping defend Yiyang. As everyone knows that Yiyang was just a feint, Kuzma ran away to catch the ball and killed Iguodala by surprise.

However, Kuzma's shooting was always unstable, facing this almost open opportunity, he actually shot the ball!

At this time, Tunisian Majori played his role. He is no worse than positivity, Jordan Bill and Rooney. But compared to height and position, the Warriors' two young insiders are far behind.

Majori couldn't hold the basketball firmly, so he used his weak advantage to shoot the ball back to Yiyang, who was outside the three-point line.

Yiyang made a shot and attracted Iguodala and Thompson's forward throws. For Yiyang's monster who averaged 36.5 points per game in this series, it is not an exaggeration for the two to block. However, just as the basketball was about to shoot, Yiyang shook his wrist and transferred the ball to Kuzma again.

"Handle the ball calmly. Kuzma got an open mid-range shot for the second consecutive game. Good shot, this time he made the ball steadily! The point difference has become 5 points again, the Warriors played very hard!"

So far, all four of the Mavericks' benches have played their due role. The precautions that Yiyang whispered to his teammates before he went on the court were not just a gesture.

"Majeri, if you can't hold the ball, try to shoot it! I'm outside."

"Dirk, that kid Jordan Bell is a stunned boy, he can fly at one point, you can make him foul."

"Moody, don't make the mistake of thinking that Curry's defense is poor, don't head-to-head with him, deal with the ball to calm me down."

"Kuz, give me a decisive shot when the opportunity arises, don't get into the crowd!"

If people can hear what Yiyang said to his teammates just now, they will definitely be amazed at the accuracy of Yiyang's control of the situation. Carlisle just gave the players an outline, but how to play the final game, these details are handed over to Yiyang, the "coach coach" to direct.

Under the organization of Yiyang, the Mavericks can play a role as long as they are players who can play from the starter to the bench. The three substitutes that the Warriors replaced were treated like fools. This is why other people play in the playoffs to reduce the number of rotations as much as possible, while Carlisle continues to use ten or more people to rotate.

Fortunately, in the last few minutes, Klay Thompson scored two consecutive three-pointers, allowing the Warriors to take the lead. Of course, this is also because Mudiay's defensive pressure on Thompson is not as great as Mitchell. Although Yiyang can make everyone on the Mavericks play a role, these substitutes still have their shortcomings.

Thompson's two three-pointers gave the Warriors a three-point lead in the final 23.4 seconds. The Mavericks still have a chance to attack. Yiyang and Curry both played a full quarter, but Curry didn't contribute anything except a three-pointer at the last moment.

The last attack this time was naturally executed by Yiyang. In the eyes of many people, this round is even a preview of a critical moment!

After Yiyang got outside the three-point line, he called Dirk to cover himself. Once upon a time, Yiyang and Dirk's pick-and-rolls were sharp knives that the entire league could not prevent. But now, the Warriors both rushed to Yiyang, and after Yiyang was blocked, Jordan Bell went back to defend Dirk. At the current level of Dirk, there is no time to make up for it.

And Kerr also believes that the Mavericks' key ball must be handed over to Yiyang. Attacks at critical moments are different from normal times. Usually, the Mavericks can bloom more. But for the key ball, there must be an offensive focus, and the focus must be clear. If you try one ball and I throw one at the critical moment, then the efficiency is certainly not high.

In 5 seconds, Yiyang suddenly moved to the left with the ball, and Thompson was about to move laterally, but found that Mudiay had blocked it! Just now Dirk was just a fake cover, and Mudiay’s cover was real!

Forcing Curry to defend himself, this is Yiyang's strategy. Curry has improved a lot in defense in the past two years, but it is still difficult to be called outstanding in Yiyang's view.

Many things can be learned hard afterwards. But some playing habits can't be changed in a day or two.

After Curry posted it, Yiyang just looked at the No. 30 hand and immediately decided to shoot!

Curry hurriedly raised his hand to interfere, but it was too late. The basketball fell straight to the net with the electronic buzzer, and Yiyang made a hit with the whistle, which scared Cole off the court into a cold war! For a moment, he thought he had been killed again! The ability of No. 1 to hit the key ball is really terrifying! The ultra-long three-pointer of Yiyang in the first game of the series has made Cole feel incredible.

People say that Yiyang's goal was scored against Curry's defense. Curry's defense had no problems, but it was not.

When Curry defended Yiyang ~www.novelmtl.com~ both hands were placed underneath and opened. But if it was Thompson, he would definitely at least raise an arm to keep in front of Yiyang at any time. Because if you wait for Yiyang to take a jump shot and then raise your hand, it will be too slow!

That's why, Curry didn't seem to lose his position, but he still couldn't prevent Yiyang. On the defensive end, some small details will directly determine the effect. Curry is indeed stronger than before, and his defensive skills are better than before. But these little habits can still be found in him.

After Yiyang scored a goal, he turned around and high-five with his teammates. They are a team, not only on the court and in the locker room, but also on the court.

In the first quarter, Yiyang only scored 6 points, but sent 5 assists. His teammates helped Yiyang share the scoring pressure. And Yiyang's final sixth point was enough to sound a wake-up call for the Warriors.

When Cai Yiyang makes a move, he will never be soft. If today's game is played to the last minute, the buzzer just recorded, it will be the end of the Warriors!

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