One Guard

The Mavericks arrived in New York early in the morning. When they arrived at the hotel by the team bus, it was past three o'clock.

Since he rested very late, it was naturally impossible for Carlisle to train again the next morning. Therefore, the players' training time was set at four o'clock in the afternoon. After a simple training, they will be directly involved in the game.

With this intensive schedule, Yiyang never had the opportunity to meet Terry and Kidd in advance. When they wanted to see each other again, both sides were ready to fight with real swords and guns on the court.

Kidd, Terry, Yiyang, Marion, Nowitzki and Carlisle, this bunch of core members who helped the Mavericks win their first championship may not have imagined that today in 2014, they will meet at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Moreover, as an opponent.

"Also, how do I feel that you are getting stronger now? It seems that Vignali has moisturized you well, hahahahaha." As soon as Terry came up, he took Yiyang directly. Although he has left the Mavericks for two seasons, Terry's locker has also changed two owners. But the guy's reaction after seeing Yiyang didn't change at all.

"You will have to suffer later, Jeter, I haven't forgotten the things you asked me to carry my luggage during my rookie season." Yiyang deliberately bulged up his muscles, but Terry's eyes fell on Yi. On the O'Brien Cup tattoo on the inside of Yang's arm.

"Hey, buddy, do you remember? I also have the same one," Terry said, showing his tattoo.

Now, Yiyang and Terry are wearing the jerseys of the two teams. But they have the same O'Brien Cup.

"When will we go back to Dallas, let's get another one." Yiyang patted Terry on the shoulder, although Terry did not teach Yiyang as much as Kidd. But he is also an indispensable part of Yiyang's growth path. It is he who makes Yiyang understand how to survive in this alliance. Every time Yiyang was bullied, he always rushed to the forefront. Even if Terry hadn't grown taller than Yiyang, he was not afraid of Griffin and Cousins ​​who wanted to take advantage of Yiyang.

Although Terry always makes awkward jokes in the locker room, this is Terry, and this is his way of expressing friendship.

"Back to Dallas? No, no, no, being a teammate with you is far less fun than being an opponent with you!" Terry showed his scornful smile. Such an answer fits Terry's character very well.

In fact, of course he wants to go back to Dallas. From beginning to end, Terry always believed that Dallas was his home. During the most brilliant years of this guy's career, he stayed in Dallas. But don't expect Terry to say this. If that's the case, he won't be Terry.

"Hey, kid. I hope you don't make any mistakes today, but I have prepared many challenges for you." After Terry, Kidd also came up to hug his first student.

"If you were on the court, would you be afraid of challenges?"

Kidd didn't answer Yiyang's rhetorical question, but just smiled. This kid really looks more and more like himself.

"I know you are here today for your 17-game winning streak, but this is Brooklyn, guys. In Brooklyn, victory is never delivered by itself!" Kidd looked at Yiyang expectantly, wishing you could Beat me, that just proved my success as a teacher. But at the same time Kidd didn't want Yiyang to beat himself, because if he lost, it would be his failure as a coach.

Kidd, who is carrying a dual identity, is very anxious. He can't wait and wants the game to start soon!

After a few people chatted happily, it was not a few minutes before the game started. They had no choice but to bid farewell in the middle circle, and then each returned to their own half.

From now on, their identities have changed from their best friends to their worst enemies. The Mavericks want to achieve the best record in team history with a 17-game winning streak, and the Nets want to win the game so that they will not be blocked from the playoffs.

Just now Kidd said that he was right. In Brooklyn, victory never comes to the door by itself. Every team who wants to win on the Nets must pay a great price.

Don't look at the Nets' record of 18 wins and 22 losses so far this season is very poor, but there are two points that are very unexpected. The first point is that the Nets have beaten the Heat twice this season, maintaining a record of all wins against the defending champion. This is something the Mavericks have never done before.

The second point is that in most games lost by the Nets this season, the point difference is actually around 5 points, which is not too big. Although the game was lost, the scene of the game was not very ugly. The Nets actually had a chance to win many games.

These two points fully illustrate the actual strength of the Nets, which is stronger than the strength revealed by the record. And this is why the media and commentators in New York are still confident about the game.

"I also threatened that the Mavericks' winning streak will not be limited to 17 games. It's a big tone. Let's go out of New York alive!" Before the game began, the local basketball commentators in New York were all impressed by Yiyang's remarks. dissatisfied.

"That guy is very inflated now. If he thinks that the Nets and Magic are the same level of team, then he is very wrong!

"Although I only scored 42 points in the last game against the Magic, I don't want to win easily in Brooklyn. This is the Barclays Center, not Madison Square Garden, which is often bloodbathed!"

It can be seen that the Brooklyn narrators have big prejudices against Yiyang. The player's appearance ceremony, when the DJ on the spot called Yiyang's name, the boo in the arena was also the loudest.

It seems that Yiyang is really unpopular at Barclays Center. But Yiyang doesn't care, he is here for 17 consecutive victories, not to please the fans!

The players of both sides stand at the designated positions, and this long-awaited match from players to fans is finally about to begin.

Kidd was already standing on the sidelines with his hands before jumping the ball. This kind of game, he really can't sit on the bench with peace of mind. On the court, the players are not easy to fight with Yiyang. Outside the court, Kidd and Carlisle played against each other, which was also not an easy task. You know, Carlisle was the master who directed Kidd to play.

The referee blew his whistle and Dalembert easily won the basketball from Garnett. Kidd has a small lineup with Garnett playing five and Pierce playing four. Therefore, there is no advantage in height.

The moment Yiyang held the ball, Brooklyn fans burst into another booing climax. But Yiyang didn't seem to be affected at all. He raised his right hand and shouted to direct his teammates to move.

Kidd smiled, as if seeing himself ten years ago.

Deron Williams didn't want Yiyang to score easily as soon as he opened the game. The strong Deron forced Yiyang to death, and it seemed that he would have to fight to the death at the beginning.

Yiyang looked at this strong defender who almost became his teammate last year. Three years ago, Delong was still a mountain that Yiyang could not overcome. But now, Yiyang is not afraid of being forced by "De Fat" at all.

With a step back, Yiyang gained room for himself to sprint. Delong still wanted to force it up, but Yiyang turned around with a very fast speed, taking Delong as the axis, and lost the head of the Nets defender in one fell swoop!

"Really fast!" Kidd couldn't help widening his eyes. Yiyang must be faster now than he did during his rookie season. The moment he turned around Deron, it just happened in the blink of an eye.

After passing Delong, Yiyang took the ball and went straight to the inside. The Nets lineup began to shrink unconsciously, Yiyang stared at the basket, but his hands secretly passed.

Without giving any eyes, Yiyang passed the ball to Iguodala. Joe Johnson still wants to make up for it, but Iguodala will not give him this opportunity.

CIC made a steady hit. As soon as the game opened, Yiyang gave the Nets a disarm. Iguodala succeeded in "eat pie", and Yiyang's pass without looking at people made many older Nets fans sigh with emotion.

Kidd, that is simply a yellow-skinned Kidd!

Although the Mavericks scored the first goal, but soon, the Nets also showed their strong side.

Deron, the "rhythm master", still has excellent control of the game. He called Garnett to mention pick-and-rolls for himself in a high position, in fact, hoping to catch Dalembert who was guarding the basket.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Deron pushed in. Although Yiyang quickly re-defended the past, it was still not as fast as Deron's pass.

The ball passed directly to the right bottom corner, where Pierce had been waiting for a long time. At this time, Dalembert has been pulled to a high position, and the Mavericks' basket is unprotected. Pierce has the ball to break through Nowitzki, whose pace is slightly slow. Isn't this easy?

Suddenly along the bottom line to the basket, Pierce turned his head and looked back to the basket. Not only evaded Nowitzki's block, but also let the basketball into the net.

Facts have proved that Kidd's small lineup is still very successful. After Lopez is reimbursed for the season, if there is no such magical combination of small lineups, the Nets' record may be even worse.

Although some height was sacrificed, Pierce's offense from the fourth position is still very good.

Carlisle admired Kidd's courage very much, after all, the small lineup seemed to him a very dangerous attempt. Especially on the defensive end, too short height is likely to become a burden.

Carlisle did not shout or gesture, he believed that Yiyang knew what to do next. With a good point guard on the court, the job of the head coach can sometimes be a lot easier.

Yiyang did know what to do, since Pierce could use his speed to beat Nowitzki. In the same way, Nowitzki can also use his height to beat Pierce.

This time, Yiyang's advancing speed is still not fast. Deron was still pressing tight, Yiyang had to hold Deron with one hand and hold the ball steadily with the other.

When Nowitzki leaned on Pierce at the edge of the three-second zone to ask for the ball, Yiyang did not hesitate and slammed the ball into the penalty area vigorously.

The ball was passed quickly and accurately, so there should be no accidents. However, Garnett seemed to be able to predict the future. He took a big step in advance and straightened his long arms. He stopped Yiyang's pass in a daze!

"Wow, Kevin actually steals Yi's pass!" Mike Brin's eyes widened in surprise, but Yiyang rarely made pass mistakes.

Kidd smiled. He had expected Carlisle and Yiyang to do this. Therefore, he specifically urged Garnett~www.readwn.com~ to pay attention to Yiyang's pass to Nowitzki! And this is why Garnett can judge Yiyang's passing route in advance.

Unexpectedly, Kidd's arrangement saw results so quickly. Don't underestimate Garnett, who averaged only 6 points per game. Although his ability is deteriorating, the consciousness engraved in his bones will not change. This old Nets No. 2 was a ruthless character who almost prevented Gasol from crying.

After stealing the basketball, Garnett made a long pass to Deron. Delong advances quickly, leading the fast break.

In terms of speed, Deron, who has experienced too many injuries in the past few years, is naturally better than Yiyang. But the overall situation, Deron is not bad at all.

Running in the forefront, he used a pass from behind to leave the opportunity to Joe Johnson, who followed closely. "Single Joe" jumped directly to the layup, and Iguodala followed closely and jumped high to prepare to block.

But Joe Johnson did not let Iguodala succeed. He stabilized his center of gravity under the severe impact and made basketball progress. At the same time, the referee blew the whistle, Iguodala defensively fouled, Joe Johnson got the chance to hit a three-pointer!

"Foul!?" Iguodala opened his hand to the referee. The whistle scale of each referee in this league is different.

Joe Johnson clapped with Deron and other teammates and stood on the free throw line.

The final result is naturally that "Singles Joe" succeeded in three-pointers. From the current point of view, the Nets are really a tough bone to chew!

Pierce, Garnett, Deron and Joe Johnson, these four guys seem to have passed away, but on the court, he is still able to play a role. The current situation is the result of the joint efforts of the four.

As Yiyang thought before, the battle in Brooklyn is destined to not be easy.

It seems that it takes a lot of effort to gnaw the best record in team history of these veterans tying 17 consecutive victories...