One Guard

Chapter 833 : 3 giants

Donovan Mitchell shot and dunked, and when he hung on the rim, everyone watching the game in the United States stared. In the confrontation with Harden, how did this guy quickly rise from the basket.

The big screen at the scene played the dunk of Mitchell just now, the dunk that made Yiyang this “cold-blooded animal” extremely shocked.

D’Antoni never expected that the Mavericks would tie the score in this way. The No. 45 rookie was not as nervous as people thought. As the starter of the second quarter, he completed his task perfectly. After scoring four points and sending an assist, Mitchell’s performance exceeded expectations.

D’Antoni had to stop the game. Paul didn’t know whether he should be happy or sad. If the Rockets can win this game and Mitchell performs well, it is the best ending. But Paul is very clear that when Mitchell can stand up, the Rockets still want to win, it will not be so easy.

“Chris, you are back on the court, and you will defend yourself. James, that rookie No. 45 has been handed over to you. I don’t want to see him perform the same performance just now. He is just a rookie. There is no reason for him to change the situation!” Anthony spits wildly, and it seems that he is very dissatisfied with the defense just a few rounds.

This is not D’Antoni being stingy. Any head coach who is beaten like this by a rookie will be furious. If Popovich is on the sidelines today, it is estimated that the players have been scolded bloody.

“We also need to be more aggressive on the offensive end. Mitchell and both are strong-willed defenders. It is difficult for us to completely get rid of them. If we want to break the defense, we must create kills!” After D’Antoni finished speaking, Paul also Picked up the tactical board and started to write and draw.

On the other hand, due to his outstanding performance, Mitchell has eliminated the feeling of tension. He just wants to restart the game as soon as possible so that he can continue to wreak havoc on the rim.

After the game restarted, Paul’s mid-range shot immediately broke the scoring drought for the Rockets. Although Paul’s peak has passed, his composure is still unmatched.

After that, Yiyang could clearly see that the Rockets had strengthened their defense against Mitchell. The Rockets are fighting for a rookie, and Mitchell has completed his mission.

This time, Yiyang repeated his old tricks. He used the pick-and-roll with Gobert to force Capela to reinforce the defense and hang the inside. Afterwards, Mitchell speeded in, and Harden followed closely, tightening his nerves. As long as Yiyang passes the ball, he will immediately reach out to steal it!

However, Yiyang, who was staring at Mitchell, passed the ball to Hayward. This strong white forward is actually the end point of this attack! In the last round, Hayward attracted defense for Mitchell, and now the roles of the two are reversed.

When Hayward received the basketball, the Rockets’ defense hadn’t fully reacted. In the air, Ariza and Hayward had a fierce physical confrontation. But Hayward is not afraid of confrontation. The layup in confrontation is what he is good at.

After a difficult interference layup hit, the referee also blew Ariza a foul. With a three-pointer opportunity, the Mavericks’ offense is already up. D’Antoni still wants to pressure, I am afraid it is not that simple.

After the goal, Hayward shouted and hammered his chest. Before the start of the season, most people thought it would be difficult for the college combination of Yiyang and Hayward to make a breakthrough in the West. But looking at it now, their attack power is definitely not to be underestimated.

Paul’s return did not help the Rockets immediately reverse the situation. Yiyang’s pass and Hayward’s three-pointer helped the Mavericks regain control of the initiative.

After Mitchell and Hayward both scored consecutively, the Rockets no longer dared to double-team and assist in defense. And in this way, it gave Yiyang a chance again.

Chris Paul is indeed an excellent perimeter defensive expert. His rough confrontation and just the right little moves always make his matchup at a loss.

But even a guy like Paul can’t completely contain Yiyang in one-on-one. In each era, there are always a few people in the alliance who cannot be contained and cannot be controlled by tactics.

Once O’Neal, Kobe and James are all such players. But in this era, Yiyang has become such a character.

The Rockets’ defense is pinned by Hayward and Harden, so Yiyang is not welcome!

In the face of Paul, Yiyang’s movements were not too complicated, but changed his hands rhythmically, and then directly accelerated!

Paul judged the direction of Yiyang’s breakthrough, but Yiyang did not stop the ball after being hit by the basket. Instead, he leaned on Paul and turned directly around him. Cleanly, Yiyang passed Paul through!

Paul subconsciously grabbed Yiyang’s jersey, but Yiyang’s speed still did not slow down. He directly killed the penalty area, facing the aggressive Capella, Yiyang didn’t use the height to fight the hard and black force, but cleverly turned sideways and got into Capella with a low hand basket. Space on the defensive end.

Finally, Yiyang also opened the meat in the second quarter.

So far, the Mavericks have scored all three offensive perimeters. D’Antoni is starting to find it tricky, that fellow Mitchell, looks like an old fritters at all!

Under the leadership of Yiyang, the Rockets and Mavericks once again fought anxiously into the final minutes of the half game. D’Antoni’s purpose is very clear. He is to use the Rockets’ strong organization points that have continued to flow in 48 minutes to win the game.

In the last four minutes of the second quarter, Harden took a break, and Chris Paul went into battle again.

This time, however, Deron played as a substitute. Mudiay played the second position, Gay played three, Kuzma played four, and Nance played five. Carlisle had an unprecedented five-squad lineup to face the Rockets’ second team.

The Rockets do not have a good inside line in the second team, which is why Carlisle dared to play like this. With Deron’s organization point, Guy and Kuzma were finally activated.

Although Deron’s organizational ability is not as good as Paul, the vitality of the Mavericks’ second team is unmatched by the Rockets. D’Antoni originally wanted to rely on the second team to open the score, but at the end of the half game, the Rockets fell behind by two points because of Kuzma’s buzzer shot!

“Coach Carlisle’s transformation was successful! With Deron Williams leading the second team to play, the Mavericks’ forward line is simply unstoppable!”

The performance of Kuzma and Gay made Yiyang rest at ease until the end of the midfield. I’m sorry Chris, your “perpetual motion machine” that can last for 48 minutes, I am afraid we will also be forced to stop!

In the next two quarters, the Mavericks rookies performed very well, sweeping away the haze of death in the first quarter. Kuzma is capable of three and four, making Tucker and Anderson overwhelmed. Mudiay has shown his talent for playing the second position. With Deron holding the ball, Mudiay can score with peace of mind.

Of course, the most impressive thing about this game was Mitchell. In the face of James Harden, Mitchell played a giant performance.

Harden was thinking about how to knock Mitchell down, but the rookie never failed.

Until the final two minutes of the game, Carlisle still kept Mitchell on the court. This kind of critical moment still leaves rookies on the scene, which shows how much Mitchell trusts him.

“Donovan Mitchell is definitely the most dazzling player today. He played the role of the Mavericks’ third giant, and Heyi and Hayward kept pace, bringing a lot of trouble to the Rockets’ defense.”

“I knew that the Mavericks were fighting for a rookie with the 13th overall pick. It was not without reason! He has scored 17 points, and this is only his third NBA game!”

The most regrettable thing now is the Nuggets uniform group. They actually sent a potential star to Dallas for a Seth Curry. Mudiay and Mitchell, the Dallas Mavericks dug out the two new cores of the Nuggets in one go. It is really a deal robbery!

In the next few rounds, Yiyang and Harden showed their magical powers. Yiyang broke into the interior with his shocking speed and succeeded in a layup. Harden used his own three-point retreat to implement long-range strikes one after another.

This game saw the blood of the fans swell, because the thrill of the process is indeed the same as the fans imagined. In the last 14.5 seconds, Harden’s unreasonable retreat three-pointer made Yiyang’s perfect defense into nothingness.

“How did this guy make a shot!? Yi’s defense is already in place!?”

To score goals under impossible circumstances, this is the role of superstars. And this three-pointer gave the Rockets a fatal 1-point lead in the last 14.5 seconds!

Seeing that his wish to defeat the Mavericks was about to be fulfilled, Paul clashed with Harden in his chest excitedly to celebrate.

Even so, Carlisle is not nervous. He knew very well that Yiyang was the most threatening killer in the entire league. 14.5 seconds to chase one point is enough for Yiyang.

But the Rockets’ defense against Yiyang was so tight that it was almost desperate. They just want to block Yiyang, and in order to achieve this goal, they even let others go.

Mitchell was vacated and Yiyang delivered the ball. Now the No. 45 rookie can complete the first masterpiece of his career as long as he puts the ball into the box!

However, this kind of lore match is too difficult for a rookie who has just played three games. Mitchell shot the ball because of nervousness. Seeing this scene, D’Antoni almost jumped for joy.

But at the critical moment, Gobert made a strenuous jump and dialed out the basketball Yiyang received the basketball, did not stop, and shot directly!

This time, the basketball is hollow into the net! Sure enough, this kind of lore must be Yiyang!

“The ball is scored, Rudy Gobert’s key rebound and Yi’s key mid-range shot. Together, they smashed the Rockets’ dream!”

This exciting moment brought the American Airlines Center Arena to a riot, killing the Rockets. Is there anything more exciting than this?

Of course, Yiyang’s lore did not completely kill the Rockets, because he left Harden and Paul 2.3 seconds.

D’Antoni used the last timeout to set up a tactic for their lore attack.

After the timeout was over, everyone was panicked. If the Rockets make their final attack, the wonderful moment that belongs to Yiyang will be ended.

At the last moment, Yiyang personally defended Harden, because Carlisle predicted that D’Antoni would let Harden execute the final blow.

Carlisle’s prediction was indeed correct. Harden went out of the crowd to receive the basketball and made a shooting action. Yiyang hurriedly took off and interfered.

However, when Yiyang flew forward, he realized that Harden was just a fake shot! With only 2.3 seconds left, he can actually make a fake shot calmly. This bearded man is really different from before.

Yiyang’s heart was cold, if Harden swung his open shot, then the Mavericks would be dead forever!

Harden calmly raised his hand, and when he was about to take a shot, a pair of big hands were blocked in front of Harden’s eyes and seriously interfered with his shooting!

“Donovan Mitchell, make up for the defense!” Mike Brin stood up. He didn’t know how Mitchell judged it, but the rookie did successfully block the opponent after missing a key ball. The key ball!

The electronic buzzer sounded, and Harden and Paul covered their heads in pain. The third giant of the Mavericks seems to have appeared.