One Guard

Yiyang's dunk with both hands completely kicked off the prelude to the battle between No. 2 and Tanhua. Although Yiyang has not responded to any public opinion, this kid is holding his breath in his heart.

From Woodlands to college to NBA, what Yiyang hates the most is being looked down upon by others. In Wood District, those gangsters look down on Yiyang as Asian. In the high school league, people looked down on his yellow skin. In college, although the situation has improved, there are still many people who are not optimistic about Yiyang.

But now, the media's overwhelming reports are all saying that Yiyang is not worthy of the No. 1 position in the latest rookie rankings. The reason is simple, because he is Asian. In everyone's mind, Asian defenders simply don't have such strength.

Yiyang kept all these things in his heart. When the No. 1 defender gets riled up, his opponents usually don't have much luck.

After receiving the basketball, Holiday quickly launched an attack. He thought that Marion would finish the ball by himself, so he didn't pay attention to Yiyang beside him. Who knew, that guy's sudden activation caught Holiday off guard. But Holiday believes that this opportunistic scoring method can only be used once in a game. From now on, Huo Ledi will concentrate on confronting Yiyang, and will no longer be sloppy.

Holiday looked at the situation seriously, and then suddenly made a pass.

The basketball didn't fly elsewhere, it just came to Evan Turner's hands. Just now, when Turner was facing off against Stevens, he didn't take advantage of it at all. But now, facing Terry, who is only 1.88 meters tall, Turner's advantage is very obvious.

I saw that the No. 2 pick who was desperate to prove himself supported Terry with one hand and began to force a breakthrough. When he reached the mid-range position, Turner pulled up and shot.

Although Terry's blocking was very timely, it may be the reason why Turner really felt hot. He actually threw the ball steadily under Terry's defense.

The basketball went into the net, and even Terry himself couldn't believe what had just happened.

Turner waved his arms excitedly, at least this time, he was even with Yiyang! Terry shrugged at the crowd, the kid had some shit luck, and there was nothing he could do.

Yiyang didn't respond too much to Turner's goal in expression, he just whispered a few words in Terry's ear, then took the baseline ball and launched another round of attack.

This time, Yiyang didn't even call for a pick-and-roll, but when he dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, he suddenly sped up and planned to break through.

Yiyang's breakthrough doesn't have so many fancy preludes, and most of the time it's just a change of hands and he will go straight in. This breakthrough method has its shortcomings, for example, it is not confusing enough, the rhythm changes too little, and it is easy to be targeted. But it also has his advantages, that is, it will always kill the opponent by surprise.

Yiyang pushed Holiday all the way to the mid-range position. At this moment, Yiyang suddenly threw the ball from behind and hit the ground for a pass.

The basketball bypassed himself and Holiday, and bounced back into the hands of the "boxing champion" Tyson who cut in.

In terms of speed, Spencer Hawes is no match for Chandler. The big white man was easily left behind by Chandler, but he didn't expect that Yiyang could actually send the ball to the center of his team with Holiday across the way.

Never underestimate Yiyang's passing ability, even if there is only a slight gap, Yiyang may find a hole. Hawes, who was unfavorable in defense, could only watch Chandler rise into the air after receiving the basketball and complete the heavy dunk.

Immediately, fans throughout the American Airlines Center Arena stood up and cheered for the goal. Why is Yiyang so popular in Dallas? Not only because of his outstanding performance, but also because when Yiyang plays, it usually greatly enhances the enjoyment of the game. Not long after Yiyang came up, the Mavericks scored 4 points with two consecutive dunks.

How can fans not love such a player?

For Yiyang's wonderful biography, Chandler has become accustomed to it. He touched the head of the No. 1 rookie in a friendly way, playing with this guy, Chandler felt like he was years younger.

Afterwards, Evan Turner raised his hand to ask Holiday for the ball. Although the star of the 76ers is Andre Iguodala, it stands to reason that Turner, a first-year rookie, has no right to ask for the ball before the boss.

But Iguodala is a very strange head star, this guy's desire to score is not so strong. What he likes to do is precisely the auxiliary work.

Turner received the basketball as he wished. Facing Terry, he hoped to repeat the same trick and hit another one.

So Turner beckoned for a pick-and-roll. And Terry, wearing the No. 31 jersey, began to implement the plan that Yiyang had just told himself.

The pick-and-roll came to the left of Terry. Spencer Hawes' long enough range and fiery touch today will definitely allow him to attract Chandler, a frame protector. Without Tyson, the threat of the Mavericks on the frame will be reduced by more than half.

The No. 2 pick broke through directly to Terry's left, planning to go in the middle. Terry's position is also a bit to the right, which to a certain extent induced Turner's breakthrough choice.

Seeing that Terry was firmly blocked by Hawes, the corner of Turner's mouth curled up slightly, and he was about to speed up. That damned ranking, I'm going to tear it up now!

However, when the 76ers' second place is about to accelerate. A gust of wind suddenly blows, Turner is familiar with this feeling, he has felt it as early as college.

The guy who was still smiling suddenly frowned, and hurried to take back the basketball. However, it was too late. Yiyang's long arm had reached in front of Turner, and he stabbed the basketball away!

The moment a person breaks through his matchup with the ball, he is most likely to be stolen by someone other than the matchup. Yiyang's stealing experience has been tried and tested in the NBA!

Turner thought he had a chance, but in fact, this was all set up for him by Yiyang. Just after Terry was scored by Turner, Yiyang told him in Terry's ear, let him defend to the right in the next round, so as to induce Turner to break through the center. In this way, he has a chance to steal suddenly!

All these plans were executed perfectly by Terry and Yiyang. Turner, who thought he would succeed, became the fool who was kept in the dark.

Fortunately, the 76ers star "little AI" Andre Iguodala responded quickly. This guy seems to have a natural sense of defense. As soon as Yiyang poked the basketball away, Iguodala reacted immediately and quickly chased back.

Yiyang's speed is naturally fast enough, but Iguodala is not slow either. Although Iguodala didn't stick close to Yiyang, Yiyang knew that Iguodala's terrifying athletic ability was enough for him to jump up and complete the big risk of chasing after him one or two steps behind.

Yiyang seldom makes mistakes because he seldom hits the ball without full confidence. Although the chances of Iguodala successfully chasing the risk and Yiyang scoring are half and half, Yiyang will not risk the other half.

The No. 1 guard didn't look back. If he turned back, the smart Iguodala would definitely know what he wanted to pass the ball back. He only relied on the positions of his teammates that he glanced out of the corner of his eye when he was running with the ball, and he conceived in his mind where his teammates would appear next.

Thus, Yiyang took off vigorously, as if planning to attack the frame by himself. Iguodala came from behind, and his jump height was so scary that Mavericks fans gasped.

Seeing that Yiyang was about to be chased by Iguodala in an inhumane way, Yiyang flicked his wrist in the air. The basketball spun fast and flew to the left of Yiyang.

There was no one there at first, but in the next second, Nowitzki, who knew what to do, slapped him and caught the basketball just right!

When all the players of the 76ers were rushing towards the penalty area, the German who received the ball from the bottom corner was directly missed!

Former All-Star player, 76ers starting power forward Elton Brand runs hard. But now that he has become cumbersome, he simply cannot block it in time.

Nowitzki made an open shot. This European big man, whose shooting percentage was not ideal at the beginning, finally hit a three-pointer after receiving a comfortable pass from Yiyang, breaking his own scoring shortage.

"He also led the Mavericks forward with his passing. Dirk opened the scoring first. If his touch is fed out, the 76ers will be in trouble!" Kenny Smith still praised Yiyang, and Iguodala, who had just chased after Yiyang, was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.

He assures that in the process of chasing and defending Yiyang, Yi** never glanced back at all! So, how on earth did he find his teammates at the last minute? Even Iguodala, who has a good overall view, doesn't have this ability at all!

Yiyang's series of wonderful performances after he came on the court allowed the Mavericks to finally play smoothly. The 76ers, whose morale was hit, played worse and worse, completely losing their initial momentum.

Evan Turner didn't score again after that, and Yiyang's steal from him just now undoubtedly made the second place start to feel timid.

Afterwards, Yiyang passed a few good balls to Marion, who was feeling hot. Marion didn't waste Yiyang's wonderful pass and hit all the balls. That's right, all hits!

Throughout the first quarter, Marion scored 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting. The Mavericks, in the end, ended the 12-minute battle in the first quarter with a 9-point difference.

22 to 31, the 76ers were already in a precarious state after the first quarter.

Evan Turner and those media who were not optimistic about Yiyang were a little flustered at the moment. This guy's state today doesn't look like the tepid appearance of the previous two games!

This is just Yiyang's first punch to everyone, and a more violent counterattack is yet to come!