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Chapter 84: God's Gift

Yiyang and Terry's consecutive scoring made George Karl have to call a timeout at the end of the first quarter. If he didn't do this, the old Karl was really worried that the Nuggets would fall behind by a big score in the first quarter .

"You guys let an old man and a kid beat the shit out of you!?" No doubt, even Chauncey Billups had to accept George Karl's yelling when the team fell behind. It's also fortunate that Billups has a gentle personality, so that he can calm down the team when George Karl often swears. Otherwise, it is estimated that several players in the Nuggets will have conflicts with Crazy Carl.

George Karl's roar could even be heard by Yiyang on the other side of the court. Although it is said that strict teachers produce high-quality apprentices, it is still difficult for Yiyang to imagine how to play under such a grumpy coach.

Fortunately, sitting in front of Yiyang and the others is Rick Carlisle, a typical representative of academic coaches. This coach, who is always calm and calm, rarely gets angry. During the time Yiyang came to the Mavericks, he even yelled very rarely.

During the timeout, Carlisle replaced Yiyang with Kidd to cover the final minutes of the first quarter. Although Yiyang was the one coming off the bench, he was on the court for most of the first quarter. People can see that Rick Carlisle is gradually completing some kind of handover. The master of the Mavericks is slowly changing hands.

At the end of the first quarter, Al Harrington, the No. 3 and No. 4 swingman who George Karl placed high hopes on, performed well. The veteran caught the gap when Nowitzki and Chandler were not there, scored 6 points in a row on the court, and even sent a block.

With the efforts of Al Harrington, George Karl's Nuggets did not fall behind too much in the first quarter.

27 to 23, the Mavericks in the away game still temporarily lead the Nuggets by four points. If it weren't for the veteran Harrington showing his skills in a critical moment, it is estimated that the Nuggets have been beaten all over their heads by now.

During the intermission, Rick Carlisle really started to defend. He told everyone to increase the intensity of defense and encourage physical contact. If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, Yiyang would definitely think that these words were spoken by George Karl.

"Injury issues have limited the number of Nuggets who can play. Anthony only rested for two minutes in the entire first quarter. If he played this way for four quarters, he would definitely be exhausted! So, I want you to give everyone People put pressure on us, use our thicker lineup depth, to grind with the Nuggets!" Carlisle has a gentle personality, and the rhythm of the game is also the same.

The Mavericks usually don't suddenly play an exaggerated offensive climax to make the game lose suspense. More often, the Mavericks will play until the last moment, and then use a deeper lineup to form a steady rhythm and take the victory away tepidly.

Speaking of the depth of the bench, Carlisle is actually very confident in the combination of Yiyang and Terry. When Billups and Anthony were tired, the Nuggets' offense relied more on J.R. Smith and Harrington. But these two guys are not always reliable.

And Yiyang and Terry are a group of offensive points worthy of Carlisle's trust. These two guys who often bicker in private but actually have a good relationship will always bring their tacit understanding to the basketball court.

At the start of the second quarter, George Karl let Harrington, who played well, replace the original No. 4 Gary Forbes. The coaching styles of Carlisle and George Carr are also in stark contrast.

Carlisle would rather let powerful people sit on the bench, but also ensure the depth of the team's lineup. As for Crazy Karl, anyone who is good will get on, if not, you can sit on the bench!

I have to admit that Harrington really felt hot today, and his luck was also very good. He took advantage of his footwork several times to break through Nowitzki's attack frame and succeeded, and some balls that seemed to be completely interfered by Nowitzki were all thrown.

Although on the defensive end Harrington has little to do with the Germans,

But the score between the two sides was so stalemate.

Rick Carlisle is not in a hurry. This time, he has the capital to drag the Nuggets to the end. The second quarter of the game was played in this anxious state for eight minutes. The Dallas fans and Chinese fans watching the game in front of the TV were eager to see through. All of them were waiting for Carlisle to replace Yiyang.

On the court, old Kidd has been exhausted. The extremely athletic lineup of the Nuggets made Kidd naturally uncomfortable.

But the first to call timeout was that irritable old man George Karl. At this time, Carlisle was convinced that it was time!

"Also! Jason!" Carlisle immediately turned his head and shouted at the two defenders, one old and one young.

"Here, boss!" Terry responded with a smile.

"After you and Yi play, you have to open the score in the last four minutes!" Carlisle couldn't help clenching his fists.

"Received!" Terry gave a smirk, and then patted Yiyang's head beside him. "Did you hear what the boss said? A rookie."

"I'm not deaf, old man." Yi Yang answered angrily, but Terry beside him smiled even more happily.

After the timeout, the Nuggets only took Harrington and Billups off the field. Anthony must continue to fight with huge consumption. On the Mavericks side, Carlisle replaced four players in one go. Except for Dirk Nowitzki, who rested for a few minutes at the beginning of the second quarter, everyone changed rounds. Among them, the most notable substitutions were naturally the back line combination of Yiyang and Terry.

The Nuggets took the lead in blowing the counterattack horn, and now the person rushing to Yiyang to control the ball has changed from Billups to the Nuggets' second-year rookie Ty Lawson.

Ty Lawson doesn't follow the rules like Billups. He sprints directly after receiving the baseline ball. The entire Nuggets follow their No. 1 and run. This is the Denver "Athletics Team" "Featured!

Without hesitation, Yiyang immediately blocked Ty Lawson's path. But this stocky defender was never afraid of physical confrontation, and the strong Tai Lawson carried Yiyang on his shoulders and continued to move forward!

However, when Lawson looked up to pass the ball, he realized that Yiyang, who had a huge height advantage, was waving his arms, which greatly disturbed Ty Lawson's vision!

An exquisite inside cut by Anthony was missed by Ty Lawson's insufficient field of vision, and the star, who was burdened with the heavy task of overtaking the score, yelled angrily.

Hearing the team boss Anthony's shout, the young Lawson was also anxious. He hurried the ball and passed it in Anthony's direction.

However, Anthony, who had lost the best opportunity to catch the ball, failed to get the ball as he wished. Before the basketball fell into his hands, it was intercepted by the Mavericks' substitute No. 3 Brian Cardinal.

Cardinal, nicknamed "The Caretaker," is the Mavericks' good old man, even volunteering to clean the practice floor and inflate basketballs. But this does not mean that Cardinal is completely useless on the basketball court. Although he is not strong, he is more than just a mascot!

"Boy!" Cardinal yelled after intercepting the basketball, swung it hard, and launched a fast break with a long pass.

Cardinal passed the ball a bit high, and Yiyang had to jump up at a high speed to reach the basketball. But if Yiyang jumped up to catch the ball, it obviously delayed the speed of the fast break.

In order to solve this problem, Yiyang specially watched Terry's running position. Terry didn't seem to slow down, but continued to cut to the basket.

Yiyang immediately drew up a plan, and when the basketball flew over his head, the Dallas One leaped vigorously.

Yiyang caught the basketball in the air, and at the same time, Ty Lawson also took advantage of Yiyang's jump to force him up. As soon as that damned No. 1 hits the ground, Lawson will take out the ball immediately!

But before Yiyang landed, in the air, he just got the basketball and passed the ball out again!

After Yiyang's middle move, the basketball changed its "course" and turned towards Terry on the other side of the court.

The 33-year-old Terry may not be able to complete the rock-shattering dunks like before, but a lightweight one-handed frame is still no difficulty for Terry.

The basket shook slightly, and the basketball was dunked into the frame by Terry's big hand. The Pepsi Center was suddenly overwhelmed by the boos of the fans, but Terry put his hand to his ear enjoying himself and listened to everything.

"Pass the ball without stopping in the air, God, what other ball can't do it?" Kenny Smith looked up at the replay on the big screen at the scene. He didn't know how Yiyang managed to take off. The moment passed the ball quickly and accurately. But he knew that the Mavericks wanted to open the score!

Subsequently, Anthony finally received the basketball as he wished. But Anthony, who didn't have a good rest after two quarters, missed his shot from beyond the three-point line. Physical fitness also plays a key role in a player's shooting stability.

Anthony missed, and Yiyang will not disappoint Carlisle's expectations of him. The guard, who always revealed a vigor, didn't pass the ball this time, but asked for a pick-and-roll from the French center Johan Petro, who came off the bench.

But when the pick-and-roll is in place, Yiyang quickly breaks through from the side without the pick-and-roll. Unprepared, Lawson hurriedly moved sideways, but it was too late. Yiyang's speed was even faster than he imagined!

After breaking through, Yiyang showed no mercy, and made a quick layup, scoring two points. With a simple tactic, Yiyang smashed Tai Lawson into embarrassment.

In the next attack, Yiyang played a pick-and-roll with the German Nowitzki. Just as everyone imagined, Yiyang finally gave the ball to "Nuo Tianwang" who was left on the outside. For the Mavericks, passing the ball back to the big man after the pick-and-roll breakthrough is a fairly classic tactic, which has been thoroughly studied by various opponents.

But this time, after getting the ball, the German chariot did not shoot the ball for a three-pointer, but pushed both hands to his left side, and Nowitzki passed the ball again!

The ball flew towards the left corner, and just when the ball was about to fly out of bounds, Yi Yang rushed over suddenly, just in time to catch the basketball.

"Exactly!" Kenny Smith had to admire the tactical execution ability of the Mavericks!

After receiving the basketball, Yiyang took two steps away and there was no one there. He looked up at the three-point line in the NBA, which is farther than the NCAA, and then made up his mind, put his feet hard, and jumped up to shoot!

Lawson rushed forward, but he was only 1.8 meters tall, but he couldn't interfere with the tall and long-armed Yiyang. Yiyang took the shot calmly from the bottom corner and landed on the ground. Looking at the flying basketball, Yiyang still hasn't retracted the posture of pressing his wrist when shooting the ball.

The basketball climbed rapidly in the air, and then fell rapidly, drawing a beautiful arc. Afterwards, the orange ball whitened the Nets and landed on the hardwood floor.

"Hollow hit! Yi's three-pointer, this is the third three-pointer he has made since joining the NBA! It's so beautiful, and he is also on the court. There is no obvious shortcoming at all! Now, this guy can also play in the NBA. I'm hunting outside the three-point line." Kenny Smith just watched Yiyang's shooting posture specially, but the standard is so standard that no one can find any faults.

Is this guy really that Asian who couldn't shoot three-pointers in college? Smith couldn't believe how fast he was improving.

After scoring this three-pointer, George Karl almost called a timeout again.

"Cameron! Where did your momentum go!?" But the coach finally put the pressure on Anthony's shoulders.

Anthony didn't want to quarrel with George Karl. He didn't believe that the No. 1 guard could still compete with him on the offensive end.

The defense of the Nuggets is a big hit for Yiyang, but the defense of the Mavericks will not treat Anthony like this.

Nowitzki's tough aerial interception allowed Anthony's layup to slide out of the basket. Yiyang, who was chasing after him, jumped high and protected the defensive rebound in the messy three-second zone.

Frustrated, Anthony immediately made his move, trying to forcibly drag the basketball away from Yiyang's hands. However, Yiyang fell directly to the ground, pressing the basketball firmly under his body.

Just when everyone thought Yiyang was helpless, the orange basketball quietly rolled out from the crowd!

It was still Terry who had quick eyesight and quick hands, and found the ball passed by Yiyang. The "Jet" picked up the basketball and made a long-distance attack. When everyone reacted, Terry had already run to the Nuggets' half court.

Another assist from Yiyang brought Terry another easy score. And this time the easy score also helped the Mavericks gain a 10-point lead.

With 10 points and 6 assists, Yiyang's statistics have also improved compared to the previous game. In just half the game, he got a good number.

Everything was proceeding step by step according to the plan, watching Yiyang who got up from the ground without saying anything, patted the ashes on his sneakers and continued to open his arms. Rick Carlisle suddenly felt very lucky, this third talent show was really a gift from God.

Yiyang stood at the front of the team with firm eyes, not afraid of the strong and fast Lawson at all. The point difference has once again become double digits, how are you going to struggle? Denver Nuggets, swallow the defeat!

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