One Guard

Chapter 748 : Play dead

The fierce game made the fans blush and their necks were thick. This kind of tense atmosphere of watching a game on the spot is unmatched by a high-definition TV screen.

Of course, the same fierce competition is the most important condition for the formation of this atmosphere. Eight minutes into the first quarter, the Mavericks only led by one point. You come and I go with each other, and the fight is so lively. Many days of waiting were not in vain, and the Western Conference semifinals did not disappoint the excitement of the fans.

Although the game is good-looking, the fans would rather the Mavericks open up the point difference early to let the game enter the garbage time ahead of time, and don’t want to watch the two teams alternately lead with fear.

The timeout was finally over, and there were only four minutes left in this quarter. Everyone thought that the first quarter would pass calmly. However, Carlisle’s changes are somewhat intriguing.

“Andre Iguodala came off the bench. I thought he didn’t play today because of injuries. In other words, coach Carlisle deliberately did it for Andre to be on the bench?” Kenny Smith was thinking about Carlisle’s intentions for this change. He knew that Carlisle never made meaningless changes.

Let Iguodala play the sixth man? This doesn’t make sense at all. Iguodala played 26 minutes per game this season and could score 9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. He is a central axis player, arguably, he is more suitable for joining the team in the starting lineup rather than being the sixth man on the team. If Carlisle needs a sixth man, Wade, who has more scoring ability, is obviously more suitable.

But now Kenny Smith doesn’t have to think about it, the timeout is over and the game restarts. All doubts will be solved in the game.

The Mavericks changed their formation, and McHale also replaced Terry and Howard with Brewer and Capela.

Yiyang and Harden, the core guards of the two teams are still present. It can be seen that neither Carlisle nor McHale intended to let the first quarter end so simply.

After a timeout for the first offense, Harden has become an outright number one due to Terry’s exit. He dribbled through the half-court alone, but did not want to organize, but beckoned to call for screens.

Endless cover, this is how the Rockets take points.

Clint Capela, this name is very strange to this person, Yiyang. After all, as a first-year rookie, Capela spent most of the season in the development league. During the regular season, he only played 12 games on behalf of the Rockets and averaged less than 10 minutes per game.

If it weren’t for the injuries of Motel Yunus and others, there would be no one inside the Rockets, and McHale would not have thought of temporarily calling Capella back. After all, you can’t let a player of the level of “European Warcraft” Joey Dorsey guard the Rockets’ basket in the playoffs.

How Capella’s strength is, Yiyang is still unknown. But he can be sure that this guy’s physical fitness is not a joke. When Yiyang tried to bypass Capella’s pick-and-roll, he found that it was even more difficult than bypassing Howard’s pick-and-roll!

When Yiyang managed to bypass the pick-and-roll, Harden had already accelerated to the inside. But in the end, Harden did not choose to attack the inside line guarded by Gobert, but stopped at the mid-range position to make a jump shot.

God knows why Harden chose to use CIC to solve the battle. CIC is one of the Rockets’ offensive methods that have played the least this season. Perhaps it is Gobert’s deterrent that has made Harden suffer?

In short, under the interference of Yiyang, Harden’s emergency stop jumper missed. This is what McHale dislikes Harden the most. Whether on offensive or defensive end, this bearded man makes some unbelievable decisions from time to time.

Basketball hit Yiyang, the Mavericks counterattack! Everyone on the Rockets, including the big capella, rushed towards their home half. But Yiyang pushed forward unhurriedly, waiting patiently for his teammates to settle down. After that, Yiyang handed over a substitute hand outside the three-point line while leaning towards Harden.

When Yiyang walked in front of Harden, he suddenly accelerated to the left. Harden’s defense was very active, but his prediction was a step slower and he was halfway past Yiyang. Half body position means that Yiyang can achieve breakthroughs with his own speed and body.

Yiyang killed the inside, Harden interfered from the side, Capella’s guy was so nervous that his arms were shaking a little, and at the same time Brewer also shrank back, and the three of them doubled!

Yiyang looked at Brewer who was rushing towards him, and Brewer stared at Yiyang with his big eyes. It’s not that he doesn’t have a back player, Brewer is ready to steal. As long as Yiyang passes the ball, Brewer can take off at any time and intercept the ball!

But Yiyang’s passing route is not so easy to predict. Brewer thought Yiyang would go high, but Yiyang went down! In the process of marching, Yiyang knocked the ball hard to the ground.

I saw the basketball pass through Brewer’s legs and steadily bounced back into Iguodala’s hands. Iguodah pulled the knife down, and Carlisle let him sit on the bench just hoping that he could score on the court.

“A clean goal, Iguodala’s position and passing are seamlessly combined. From now on, Iguodala has no problems with his body.”

Just less than 20 seconds later, the Mavericks made a comeback again. This time, Iguodala was directly substituted for Yiyang’s pick-and-roll. Since his appearance, Iguodala’s performance has been very positive. Just when everyone thought that Yiyang and Iguodala would be connected again. Yiyang, who was leaning on Capella, threw the ball in the opposite direction of Iguodala!

It wasn’t until the basketball was received by a pair of big hands that the Rockets players discovered that Vince Carter received the basketball in his most annoying and favorite left corner, unmarked!

“How did you miss it!?” McHale furiously from the sidelines.

Last summer, Carter killed the San Antonio Spurs in this position to help the Mavericks go further. This year, although not a lore, Carter’s shots are still deadly.

After hitting the second three-pointer in a row, the Mavericks’ two veterans made the Rockets instantly go from one point behind to seven points behind.

Yiyang looked at the big screen at the scene. It was about one and a half rounds before the tenth minute of the second quarter. It is not impossible to use this period of time to widen the difference to double digits!

This time, the Rockets still play the pick and roll offense. But Harden did not choose to shoot himself, but to divide the ball.

When Harden broke through, he saw Iguodala move slightly inside, so he wanted to pass the ball to Brewer. Just after Brewer received the basketball, he was about to make a breakthrough, but Iguodala stretched out his arm and stabbed the basketball cleanly.

Iguodala was quick-eyed and quickly picked up the basketball before Brewer. Yiyang hurried to the front court, and at the same time, Harden quickly pressed Yiyang to prevent him from speeding up. Who knows, the legs of the two guards were mixed up by mistake, and the two forces were involved at the same time, causing Yiyang and Harden to both fall to the ground.

In an instant, the Mavericks lost the sharpest bayonet, and Iguodala also lost the pass goal. That being the case, Iguodala decided to turn himself into the leading bayonet!

The strong forward began to speed up the dribble, everyone let out a surprise, it turns out that Iguodala can run so fast! ?

After directly killing the opponent’s penalty area, Iguodala leaned on the skinny Brewer and forced a layup. As a result, Iguodala was fine, but Brewer was kicked out of the bottom line. Even so, the referee still saw Brewer’s foul action just now. Two points are valid, but there is a penalty!

“After the steal, I got a one-stop layup and got a chance to hit a three-pointer! Don’t get me wrong, the audience friends who just turned on the TV. I’m not talking about yi, but about Andre Iguodala!” Kenny Smith looked at the stadium in disbelief. Does this guy really look like a veteran?

Yiyang had just struggled from the ground when he saw that Iguodala had scored. Taking advantage of this dead ball opportunity, Carlisle replaced Yiyang with Mark, and the Rockets also replaced Harden.

On the court, Iguodala made a free throw and scored a three-pointer!

Seeing Iguodala’s positive performance, people can’t help but want to ask: Is this really the guy who averaged just over 9 points per game?

“Ten points, boss.” After Yiyang left the field, he pointed to the big screen at the scene. At this time, it was only five seconds longer than the two-minute deadline given by Carlisle.

Carlisle smiled triumphantly, but McHale was a little confused. What’s the situation? How can the Rockets be ten minutes behind in just a few rounds! ?

In fact, in addition to Yiyang, Iguodala is the key to the Mavericks’ ability to smoothly open the points difference.

The three-pointer layup just now was not an exception. In the last two minutes of the first quarter, Iguodala showed his debut quality to the fullest.

Don’t take up shots, defend hard, make wedding clothes for teammates, but will also take the lead when fighting bayonet. All the qualities that coaches like, you can see in Iguodala.

Compared to the Rockets’ substitutes who scored on convulsions, Iguodala is more like an excellent sixth man! With Iguodala defending, Brewer just wanted to smoke, but couldn’t.

After all, Iguodala is Carlisle away, ready to deal with James!

Just like the Spurs’ Popovich will always put Ginobili on the table in desperate situations The Mavericks will also show the final hole cards at critical moments, and Iguodala, that’s The last killer of the Mavericks.

Although in the last minute of the fourth quarter, McHale reluctantly replaced Harden. But this still couldn’t stop Iguodala from killing the Quartet, 5 points, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in a single quarter. In just four minutes, Iguodala handed over a staggering report card.

“Unbelievable performance, Andre Iguodala is completely different from the regular season!” When the electronic buzzer that represented the end of the first quarter sounded, Kenny Smith also burst out call out. The 11-point difference is firmly on the Rockets, you know, 4 minutes ago, they were only behind by 1 point!

Iguodala didn’t break out suddenly, nor did it separate the two. This guy just doesn’t want to “play dead” anymore. Strong opponents have already appeared, and it’s time for the event to be active.

Throughout the inter-sessional time, McHale was frantically deploying tactics to limit Iguodala’s play. He thought that everyone, like him, would keep players in good condition on the court. But Carlisle has no similarities with him.

But when the second quarter started and the Mavericks players came back on the court, McHale was dumbfounded again.

Iguodala was sitting on the bench in a training suit, expressionless, like a veteran who couldn’t get a minute of playing time and had nothing to do with him in the game.

Without Iguodala, McHale’s arrangement just now was useless. Yiyang, who was fully rested, moved his arms.

Now, it was his turn to kill the Quartet. ()

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