NBA villain

Chapter 226

Sometimes, after finding the rhythm and letting go of the burden, you can play better on the court.

This is the case with Dunleavy and Richardson. No matter what they do, after resolutely shooting, the hit rate is not low.Thanks to this time, the Warriors made a small climax and evened the score.

Fisher then also made an outside shot.

Yang Di squeezed Nowitzki away, grabbed the rebound with both hands, and then followed up with a tip-up.

71 to 69, Yang Di returned to defense and pointed to the ceiling to signal a good shot.

It was just after the timeout was called, but Yang Di's performance in the interior still caused a lot of trouble for the Mavericks. Without a strong tonnage-level interior, the Mavericks had only one way left, and that was to fight for offense.

After halftime, Nowitzki asked for the ball from a low position, and against Yang Di's defense, he took a step and suddenly withdrew a step back for a jumper.

Taking off on one foot, raising his right foot high, Nowitzki twisted his body, relied on his strong abdominal core muscles to find his balance in the air, and then threw the ball softly.

Yang Di jumped up to defend, almost covering his wrist, but still a little short of covering him.

Hit, the Mavericks tied 71 to 71.

The scores of the two teams have entered a seesaw time. The Warriors have various ways to score, and the Mavericks also have many ways to create better shooting opportunities.

Yang Di took the initiative to defend Nowitzki, so on the defensive end, the rebounds were handed over to Murphy to block and protect.

Murphy's ability to protect backcourt rebounds is not bad. After all, he is a man who averaged double figures in rebounds per game in the second season of his career. He returned from injury this season and is still strong.

Nowitzki was fearless, and under Yang Di's defense, he still put the ball into the basket every now and then, allowing the Mavericks to keep biting the score.

With more than 3 minutes left in the third quarter, Montgomery replaced Yang Di who had committed three fouls and protected him.

After this quarter, the Warriors overtook the Mavericks by 85 points 81 to 4.

Mavericks center Sean Bradley heaved a sigh of relief after replacing veteran Dell Davis and glanced at the Warriors bench with lingering fear.

The strong young man who looked like a bulldozer was sitting there, wiping his face with a towel.

"How's Christmas going?" Fisher asked Yang Di.

"Christmas?" Yang Di was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that by the way, this is the most important festival of the year for Westerners, just like the Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival. No matter how busy this day is, they will stop and spend time with their families , Looking for the warmth of home.He suddenly felt a little irritable, wondering if Nancy would come back, is it this kind of life alone again?What a pain.

"Why, haven't you figured it out yet?"

"No, it's just like that." Yang Di took a sip of water. "In this kind of festival, I might buy some gifts for the children in the community. I hope the wonderful story of Santa Claus can continue."

"You can." Fisher smiled and gave Yang Di a thumbs up.

"After this match, I have to fight the Hornets back-to-back. It's quite tiring." Yang Di shook his head when he thought of the scheduled match schedule. He would fly from Dallas to New Orleans within 24 hours.

"That's why the coach replaced you so early in this game. According to this time allocation, your playing time in this game should be just a little over 10 minutes." Derek Fisher's eyes flashed, He seems to have a good understanding of the coach's rotation arrangement.

Yang Di turned around in his mind. He played for about 18 minutes in the first half, and more than 8 minutes in the second half. Including the last quarter, even if it was only more than 7 minutes, it would be about 34 or 35. Why is it three? Just a little over 10 minutes?Mathematics for foreigners is really good.
The two didn't chat any more and turned their eyes back to the field.

With Yang Di not on the court, the Mavericks played a lot better. Devin Harris came on the court again, and one-stop rushing inside caused a defensive foul by Dell Davis.

After the start of the last quarter, the Mavericks tenaciously caught up with the score again.

Nowitzki rested for 3 minutes and reappeared in the 9th minute of the fourth quarter. At the same time, the Mavericks also replaced Finley.

Ace against ace, the Warriors also replaced the number one star Jason Richardson.

Nowitzki had scored 26 points at this time, and scored 9 points alone in the third quarter, which was almost 40% of the Mavericks' overall team's scoring in the third quarter.It can be said that he supported the Mavericks alone, allowing the Mavericks to drag the game to the final fourth quarter.

At this last moment, the Mavericks were obsessed with the pick-and-roll offense, and they still handed the ball to Nowitzki with inertial thinking.

Before Yang Di played, Nowitzki missed three shots. The Warriors opened up the point difference again, leading the Mavericks by 97 points 90-7.

A smile appeared on Montgomery's face, and Nowitzki, who has shot 22 times, surpassed the usual number of shots, while the hit rate dropped significantly.

"Dang!" When Nowitzki missed the fourth shot in the final quarter, Mavericks assistant coach Avery Johnson finally changed his face.

Avery Johnson shifted his gaze to the old Nelson, but found that the old Nelson didn't say anything at all, and he was still sitting there firmly, as if the Warriors were not the Mavericks behind.

Yang Di came on and replaced Dale Davis who also fouled three times.

Nowitzki spins past Murphy, swings Murphy and then leans on Murphy for a shooting foul and walks to the free throw line.

Old Nelson nodded. Nowitzki is his chosen disciple. His adjustment ability is at the top of the league. Whether to call a timeout has little effect on the current situation. The only competition is the feel of both sides at the last moment.

After all, they are all shooting teams.

But unfortunately, the overall feel of the Mavericks at the last moment was obviously not as good as that of the Warriors. Dunleavy made a fourth three-pointer from the outside, helping the Warriors extend their 105-93 lead to 12 points.

With 3 minutes to go, some Mavericks fans began to leave early. In today’s rapid economic development, although there are still legends of cowboys, it is more cost-effective to avoid traffic jams than the cowboy spirit of love and righteousness. Some, no one wants to waste time on the road.

And some particularly hard-core fans stayed where they were, and felt aggrieved: "Eric Dampier was injured by Yang Di, and our "Jet" Terry is also on the injured list and did not play, otherwise How could today's game be won by the Warriors!"

In the end, the Mavericks, who collapsed in the final quarter, lost to the Warriors 103 to 117. 117 points are also the highest score the Warriors have scored in a single game this season.

In this campaign, Nowitzki made 25 of 11 shots and scored 31 points, the highest score in the game.The Warriors' Richardson scored 26 points, Dunleavy scored 23 points, and Yang Di scored 16 points. In addition, Fisher, Murphy and others also scored double figures, almost fully firing, and forcibly defeated the Mavericks.

Devin Harris, who scored 10 points, gave Yang Di a high-five and hug after the game.

"The next time I come to the home court of the Warriors, I will definitely win you!" Devin Harris has never been so motivated as he is now, almost eager to improve his own strength.

Yang Di smiled and replied: "Next time I come back to Auckland, please come to my new restaurant for dinner. I am going to open a new Chinese restaurant."

"Really? That's really nice."

The court returns to the court, and the off court returns to the off court. When Harris heard that there was something to eat, he immediately smiled and his face softened a lot.

"Of course it is true, welcome to visit when the time comes."

Yang Di waved his hand and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)