One Guard

Chapter 94 : Is the game over?

Pierce’s big explosion at the end of the third quarter pulled the Celtics back from the cliff. Even if Yiyang and Nowitzki teamed up to score a lot of points for the Mavericks in the third quarter, the role of the superstar has been fully reflected at this moment.

Carlisle is unwilling to let go. Even if Kidd’s physical condition is very bad today, he still hopes that the team can win a strong team like the Celtics at home.

But Yiyang, so far today, he has played for 30 minutes. In other words, in the 12-minute period of the game, Yiyang can only rest for a short two minutes on average, and must continue to play. For a rookie, this is undoubtedly a very long playing time.

Carlisle is not worried about Yiyang’s state. Through this game, Yiyang has fully proved his worth. He proved to everyone that he can take over the heavy responsibility on Kidd’s shoulders. But physical fitness is Carlisle’s biggest worry at the moment.

A complete NCAA game only took 40 minutes. After entering the NBA, Yiyang’s playing time has never been so long. In other words, this is the first time Yiyang has played so long on a fiercely confrontational basketball court. Carlisle’s worries are understandable.

Carlisle knew that he had to give Yiyang some rest time. In order for Yiyang to be stable at the last moment, he must let this young man breathe.

“Also, listen, I want you to rest for a few minutes off the court. At the last moment, we will need you!”

Yiyang nodded heavily, and Carlisle’s “we need you” sentence undoubtedly touched the heart of the No. 1 guard. This means that after just four games, he has become an important part of the Mavericks.

From the first second of the fourth quarter, Kidd was back on the line, although he was not the tallest in the Mavericks. But watching Kidd with a firm expression, dragging his still sturdy back onto the court. Yiyang suddenly felt that Kidd was a real giant.

Dragging his heavy legs, Kidd entangled Rondo again and again, was thrown away again and again, and re-attached it again and again, without fear!

On the offensive end, Kidd used his breakthrough to tear the opponent’s line of defense. Although every time he accelerates, he must endure tremendous pain for the current Kidd. But this veteran, who is nearly 40 years old, has never stopped his footsteps.

In just a few minutes, Kidd sent 4 assists. The Celtics’ defense is totally helpless in front of Kidd’s threading!

Yiyang watched Kidd’s short three minutes on the court and felt that everything was so incredible. The old man dragging his painful leg slowly lingered, but he could always find the teammate with the best chance. Perhaps this is why Kidd is a historic point guard!

The game was suspended and Kidd limped off the court. The large sweat particles and painful expression on his face made Yiyang awe.

After 　　 walked off the court, Kidd was the first to find Yiyang. In order not to make the old injury worse, Kidd knew that he had reached the limit. If you continue to play, there may be a real risk of complete injury. So this great and tired guy patted Yiyang on the shoulder. “The next game is up to you.”

A simple sentence made Yiyang feel excited. Terry, who was watching all this, smiled, Kidd, it is very possible to activate a beast!

The game restarted. With the Celtics dominating the lineup, they only levelled the score and did not overtake the score.

The Celtics first attacked, and Rajon Rondo looked at Yiyang before his eyes and found that the number one guard had something wrong in his eyes. When has he seen this look? By the way, last year’s finals were in Los Angeles. That 24 wearing a golden shirt was also like this at the time!

Just when Rondo was thinking about it, Yiyang suddenly rushed forward to steal. Fortunately, Rondo reacted quickly and immediately pulled the ball to the left, only to evade the punt like a dead end.

But Yiyang did not give up, he directly raised his arms and pressed Rondo. Rondo’s height was not dominant, and he was blocked so that he couldn’t even see the position of his teammates.

Rondo made a hasty pass. He wanted to find Ray Allen who was outside the three-point line. However, due to the lack of complete vision, Rondo did not spot Ray Allen’s side, and Jose Barea had stretched out his arm.

“Steal! Ray did not succeed in receiving the basketball and Rajon Rondo’s pass was intercepted. This was a fatal error. Barea and also quickly switched offense. Rondo tried his best to catch up. This was a two-on-off frontcourt. One chance!”

Under Kenny Smith’s surprised eyes, Barea threw the ball directly into the air when he broke into the free throw line. Although Yiyang has excellent athletic ability, he does not rely on his athletic ability to play. Therefore, whenever Yiyang jumped high and completed dunks, people would always have the illusion that “this kid can jump so high”. In fact, Yiyang’s take-off height has never been lower.

Yiyang leaped high and grasped the basketball steadily, and then pushed it hard with one hand to pour the basketball into the box!

“Boom!” Kenny Smith, who was sitting on the commentary, even felt the entire US Airline Center Arena tremble! All Mavericks fans stood up and shouted for Yiyang’s dunks.

After 　　 Yiyang scoring a goal, he pointed to the hardwood floor of the court. This guy is marking his territory against the Celtics!

After an attack, Rondo was still emptied by Yiyang. But today, he feels really bad, and he didn’t take any shots without permission.

Rondo gave the ball to Pierce who was out of the three-point line. Faced with Marion’s fierce blocking, Pierce was not afraid, and bravely shot! The fiery feel of the green soul did not fade, and he played a magical performance in the third quarter and hit a three-pointer again. The advantage that the Mavericks had just achieved was immediately overtaken.

Yiyang and Pierce’s back and forth became the epitome of the fourth quarter of the two sides. On the Celtics side, one of the Big Three will always come forward to solve the problem. On the Mavericks’ side, Yiyang’s passing and Nowitzki’s high shooting percentage made the game still suspense.

The two head coaches changed a lot of tactics and also changed a lot of people. But the situation is still anxious. In the final moments of the game, Terry, who received a point from Yiyang, fired calmly from outside the three-point line and hit a three-pointer, making the score between the two sides 97-97.

At this time, there are still 45 seconds before the end of the game. The Celtics, with offensive possession, undoubtedly mastered the initiative of the game.

This time, Rondo still focuses on organization. Under Yiyang’s defense, Rondo made only 5 of 15 shots today. With such a bleak hit rate, he no longer dared to shoot without authorization in front of the Big Three.

Rondo flicked outside the three-point line, allowing Garnett, who was leaning on Nowitzki, to receive the basketball. Garnett, already sweating profusely, did not choose to attack the Germans, after all, he is no longer the KG he was five years ago.

Garnett made another pass and Pierce slipped to the corner to catch the ball and shoot. But Sean Marion, who was unwilling to give up, bite very tightly this time, and he tried to block, so Pierce had to increase the arc of his shot. Adjust the arc. Basketball naturally knocks out of the box.

Just when everyone thought the Celtics had lost the initiative, Rajon Rondo suddenly jumped inside and took off an offensive rebound!

Rondo did not force a layup on the overcrowded inside line, but went beyond the three-point line, intending to reorganize the offense.

Under the influence of Kidd, Yiyang’s willpower today is exceptionally strong. His inseparable defense made Rondo very uncomfortable. At the last moment, Rondo barely delivered the ball to Garnett. Garnett forced a turn around and made a layup against Nowitzki.

But Tyson Chandler, who came to the defense, made Garnett’s movements deformed in the air, and “Wolf King” missed the layup!

This time, Chandler made no more mistakes. He quickly took off twice and protected the rebound. Afterwards, Carlisle used the last timeout and the Mavericks had to set up a lore!

Cuban in the stands stared nervously in the field. He didn’t know what Carlisle said to the players, or how he would arrange the final goal. But he believes in his coach and his players. I hope this game will end by way of lore!

After the suspension ended, Carlisle sent a lineup of Yiyang, Terry, Marion, Nowitzki and Chandler. On the Celtics side, Glenn Davis replaced O’Neal, and the other four starters remained the same.

It can be seen that the defensive focus of the Celtics is on Nowitzki. Marion sent a sideline ball, and Yiyang held the ball to organize. Nowitzki began to wrestle with Garnett.

At this moment, Chandler suddenly predicated on Yiyang pick-and-roll, and the Mavericks’ No. 1 probe rushed, causing Rondo, who was caught off guard, to lose his position and was delayed by the pick-and-roll!

At the same time, Nowitzki began to run beyond the three-point line. Everyone thought that Yiyang’s breakthrough was just hoping to attract defense. As long as he shrinks, he will pass the ball immediately and let Nowitzki shoot the ball!

The Celtics’ prediction is correct This is indeed Carlisle’s original tactic. But when Yiyang saw Garnett go out with Nowitzki instead of returning to the defense, he knew that this tactic could not be played!

Yiyang hurriedly searched for the second target. Marion didn’t feel good, Terry didn’t have a pass, and Chandler was still in the high position… After watching a lap, Yiyang discovered that this offense could not be achieved by passing the ball. Solved.

At this moment, the high-speed mid-to-high end Yiyang suddenly stopped, and then pulled back. In this set of actions, Yiyang is very fast!

Rondo, who was chasing Yiyang, ran over his head, and he hurriedly reversed his center of gravity to interfere with Yiyang. I have to admit that Rondo’s long arms played a decisive role at this time!

Due to the length of his arm, Rondo’s big hand was tightly sealed to Yiyang’s face. But Yiyang did not panic, he still shot the ball according to his own shooting rhythm.

Almost at the same time, the red light on the backboard lights up, and the electronic buzzer resounds throughout the audience.

The basketball is spinning at high speed in the air. Under the gaze of everyone in the court, the Nets, a white wave appeared!

“Yeah!!!” At that moment, all the Mavericks fans raised their hands, and the cameras on site even began to tremble. It’s like an earthquake really happened in the American Airlines Center Arena.

But on the field, the Celtics players raised their hands and signaled that the goal was invalid. Indeed, just now, with the naked eye, you can hardly tell whether Yiyang shot before or after the game.

The referee was not affected by the warm atmosphere of the scene. He calmly walked to the technical stage and prepared to watch the video.

Yiyang ignored the referee, he was already standing on the court with his arms raised. This guy seems to be confident about the ball just now!