One Guard

Chapter 77 : Dunk? Me too!

October 31, 2010, there will be two NBA games in Los Angeles today. For the stadium staff at Staples Center, their responsibilities tonight are quite daunting.

After the Mavericks and Clippers game is over, the staff must remove the Clippers’ wooden floor as soon as possible, and then lay the hardwood floor belonging to the Lakers. Two games are played in the same stadium in one night, and the two games must also look like two different home courts. This is indeed a big challenge for the staff of the Staples Center.

Although there are two teams in Los Angeles, the status of the Lakers is completely unshakable by the Clippers. Whether it is the number of fans or the honor of the team, the Clippers and the Lakers are not on the same level. Therefore, the Lakers game is scheduled for the prime time of the night. The matchup between the Mavericks and the “Los Angeles Second Team” Clippers was only scheduled in the afternoon.

So, just after lunch, Rick Carlisle took the players into Staples and started preparing for today’s game.

Although the Clippers have new champion Griffin and “Captain Bearded” Byron Davis in the team, the Clippers, which suffered two consecutive losses at the beginning of the season, are by no means a strong team. For such a team, Carlisle actually pays more attention to it. Because this kind of ball cannot be lost anyway.

Yiyang followed the arrangement of the head coach and came to the dressing room early to prepare and receive a massage from the therapists. But Yiyang found that the eyes of his teammates today always seemed a bit strange.

“What the **** are you laughing at? Jett. Is there anything on my face today? Or is my hair untied?” Finally, Yiyang couldn’t help asking questions while receiving a massage with Terry.

“Are you embarrassed to say? Yesterday you asked you to accompany us to dinner. You said you didn’t have time, but you ran out on a date. This is Los Angeles, kid, nothing can escape the reporters’ camera.” Terry said, twisting. Turning his head, he gave a meaningful smile. “That girl is so hot, I heard, it’s the Italian national team? God, I don’t see that your kid really has two hands.”

“That’s not a date.” Yiyang knows what his teammates are laughing at. It must be that the footage of the dinner with Vignali yesterday was secretly photographed by the reporters. In Los Angeles, public figures have no secrets.

“You are a silly boy, let’s talk, when did you meet?”

“It’s not a date, it’s just that Adidas let us shoot the commercial together. I only met her yesterday.”

“Damn, you are really boring. I heard Dirk say that the girl is very famous in Europe. Hey, she seems to be watching the football tonight.”

“So what?” After the massage, Yiyang got up and moved his muscles and bones. It seemed that he had no interest in the girl Terry was discussing at all.

“You press it first, I’m going to warm up.” After Yiyang finished speaking, he hurriedly left the treatment room.

“Wood!” Terry cursed and shook his head. Was this kid pretending to be stupid or really stupid.

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When both players have already played to warm up and the game is about to begin. The on-site camera did not aim at the players warming up in the field, but swept a circle outside the field.

At Staples, there may be more big cards sitting down the court than there are on the court. Although most of them are here for the Lakers game a few hours later, they are already enough to hold up the pomp.

Famous actors, legendary singers and even professional athletes in other fields, these people, you can find in the first few rows of seats in the Staples Center.

Some people may focus their attention off the court, but Yiyang, at the moment, he is most concerned about a pudgy defender with a big beard and a strong insider with white skin in the opposite half.

Byron Davis and Blake Griffin, the two most threatening attack points of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Blake Griffin, who was selected last year and played only this year, has scored double-doubles in the past two games. He has also become the only player among the rookies this year to win double-doubles twice in a row.

Byron Davis, who was criticized for being overweight before the start of the season, also showed great bravery. The two games averaged 17.2 points per game. For Yiyang, such a veteran is naturally difficult to deal with.

The highlight of today’s game, except for the duel between Nowitzki and Griffin. The “best rookie” struggle between Yiyang and Griffin has also become a topic of great concern to fans.

Finally, at five o’clock in the afternoon, the match between the two sides officially began. Yiyang was still sitting on the bench at the beginning. Coach Carlisle is a coach who pays attention to the depth of the lineup. For example, he likes to make Terry come off the bench, just to give the team’s lineup enough depth. Yiyang came off the bench because of this consideration.

After the game started, Nowitzki made two trial shots. But under Griffin’s strong interference, the “German Chariot” was a rare consecutive miss.

Then, Kidd’s mid-range jumper also knocked out of the box. In the opening three offenses, the Mavericks all ended in failure.

But the most coincident thing is that when the Mavericks failed to make a shot, the Clippers also scored no points. The game played for a few minutes, and the score between the two sides has been zero to zero. Vignali, who was sitting in the first row, yawned. This game is even more boring than the Italian Women’s Basketball League. Fortunately, I came here for the Lakers, this game, should it be a start?

“That’s right!” Vignali’s eyes suddenly lit up, and the Chinese who shot the commercial with him yesterday seemed to be playing for the Mavericks!

With an impressive height of 1.83 meters, she straightened her back in the seat and looked towards the Mavericks bench. Sure enough, he found that familiar face among the crowd! Yiyang’s pigtails and yellow skin make him quite prominent among the Mavericks.

It seems that this game is not unattractive…

Four minutes after the game, the field goal percentage of both sides still did not increase. The Mavericks barely scored a few goals with Marion’s weird shot, and the Clippers also scored a few points with a jumper from Ryan Gomez, a small forward.

When the game entered the first timeout, the score between the two sides became 8 to 8, a tie.

Carlisle picked up the tactical board to greet the players to hurry down. The Clippers’ defense today is actually quite ordinary. The situation has changed like this, mainly because the Mavericks outside players feel bad and lack impact. Inside, they were pinched by two big white-skinned men, Kaman and Griffin. It is not easy for Nowitzki and Chandler to sit inside and play. To break the situation, Carlisle needs an outside line that can throw and break, and can tear open the line of defense.

Fortunately, now the Mavericks have such a number one player.

“Also, take off your training suit and replace Jason.” Carlisle shouted, and Yiyang reacted in an instant with excitement.

“Is he going to play?” Vignali looked at Yiyang and stood up suddenly, full of expectation. How did this guy who was a little cute yesterday play on the basketball court?

The timeout is over and the game restarts. Yiyang was booed by all the fans in the Staples Center as soon as he played. This group of fans does not hate Yiyang, but they are encouraging their new champion Griffin!

“Coach Rick Carlisle replaced Jason with Yi. If nothing else, Coach Carlisle should want to improve the Mavericks offense. Let us see if the Mavericks can get out of the predicament under the leadership of Yi!”

Vignali looked with interest at the boy who passed the ball in front of him. Since the first row of seats was very close to the court, Yiyang really passed in front of her. It’s just that all the attention of the No. 1 guard now is on the strong guys of the Clippers.

“Captain Bearded” Byron Davis opened his arms, and Yiyang looked at the somewhat bloated fellow in front of him. With his size, can he really keep up with himself?

Facts have proved that it is indeed not possible! Yiyang Shi made a right dribble, but suddenly changed hands to an acceleration on the way. With just one step, the former two-time All-Star guard Byron Davis was completely passed by Yiyang!

After 　　 Yiyang broke through, the Clippers’ defense immediately began to shrink towards Yiyang. Yiyang didn’t have any fear, and went straight into the restricted area from the middle road. Almost everyone thought that the No. 1 guard was going to hit the basket, and then Yiyang suddenly braked just two steps away from the basket, rounded the ball behind him, and threw it out!

The gazes of all the Clippers followed the basketball. This record, regardless of the back pass, accurately found Marion who was ambushing in the bottom corner!

Marion feels hot today. After receiving the basketball, he still used his weird shots. But basketball, but hollow into the net!

“A very creative pass! After playing, the effect was immediate. The Mavericks are now on the court, and they have a sharp knife to rip the defense!” Even the local narrator in Los Angeles was conquered by Yiyang’s wonderful performance.

“Cool!” Vignali yelled, and then she clapped madly for Yiyang. At first, seeing Yiyang’s peaceful and quiet appearance, Vignali thought he would be an “academic” point guard. But this guy’s pass is pleasing to the eye!

After a goal, Byron Davis forcibly broke through Yiyang. But the fat Davis didn’t expect that this seemingly thin guy could not be eaten so easily.

Yiyang has been retreating against Davis’s huge size. Although he can’t completely resist it, he has bought time for Chandler anyway.

When Byron Davis forcibly took off and attacked the frame, he was delayed by Yiyang, but he didn’t know that Tyson Chandler had come from behind!

The athletic center opened his beater and slammed to shoot Davis’s basketball back beyond the three-point line.

The Clippers’ second position, Eric Gordon, who was waiting outside the three-point line, took it for granted that the ball would fall into his own hands because there was no one around him at the moment.

But the next second, a lightning bolt wearing a blue jersey suddenly appeared!

“Whoo!”

A gust of wind hung from Gordon’s side, and the basketball was swept away!

“Also! Too fast! Chandler just finished blocking, he was stunned to chase after the basketball! The Mavericks grabbed the ball, their chance to counterattack!”

Yiyang ran wild with the ball. When he “passed” Vignali again, Vignali even felt that his hair seemed to be fluttering with the wind.

In the blink of an eye, Yiyang has already burst into the paint zone of the Clippers. The Dallas One in a blue away jersey took off with both feet and slammed the buckle with both hands. Griffin hasn’t taken off yet. His biggest rival, Yiyang, in the Rookie of the Year award, has taken the lead.

“Wonderful dunks are simply a model of violent aesthetics! No, no, I’m not talking about Blake, I’m talking about it, the Mavericks’ showy show Yiyang! He took the lead in launching an offensive on other people’s territory! God! , Yi’s jumping ability is really amazing! Five points, after Yi played, the Clippers instantly fell behind by five points!” The commentator stage was already crazy across the board, and after Yiyang landed on the court, he grinned with a grin. Hammer his own chest.

Griffin is good at dunking? Me too!

Vignali looked at the fierce boy on the court, and compared his fierceness with Yiyang’s quiet performance yesterday. They are two completely different people at all!

“It’s really interesting!” Vignali curled up her mouth slightly. This mysterious Dallas One has aroused the curiosity of the girl…