I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 255
Yi Jianlian was the last trade the Mavericks made after the All-Star Game and before the free market closed. This deal was not so much a deliberate move as it was better than nothing. It was like having just 2 yuan in your pocket after eating. You passed by a lottery shop and bought a lottery ticket.

Not on purpose, just by coincidence.

But in the end, the lottery gave out a prize—Yi Jianlian performed well and became an important force on the Mavericks' bench. During his time with the Mavericks, he averaged 15 minutes per game, contributed 6.5 points, 3 rebounds, 0.5 blocks, and a 50% shooting rate. From the perspective of efficiency, he is already very good.

You must know that this is just a player they bought with a second-round pick.

They didn't even think about what he could do, but it was enough to surprise them!
And after Nowitzki and Jason Kidd returned to the bench, his partners on the bench became Lin Yang, Jason Terry and Caron Butler.

These three guys are the influential "headband brothers" in the league this season, and they are the opponents that other teams take care of most when they face the Mavericks on the bench.

And when the entire defensive focus was on the three of them, Yi Jianlian knew that he would perform well tonight.

"Shh!"

Sure enough, in the first round after the start of the second quarter, Caron Butler and Jason Terry crossed back and forth continuously, dragging the entire Grizzlies defense, tearing a huge hole, and he was at the very top of that hole, which was a huge open space.

Lin Yang is the No. [-] position willing to pass the ball to him. When he saw that he was open, he directly plugged the ball and gave it to him. Yi Jianlian was already prepared and hit it steadily.

"Pretty!"

"here you go!"

"Wow, the Chinese storm in Dallas!"

Yi Jianlian's performance during this period has greatly exceeded everyone's expectations, especially the Dallas fans, who are more and more fond of this big man from China.

After he hit the shot, the Dallas fans watching the game were also very happy.

They like Yi Jianlian's performance, and they also like the connection between these two Chinese players. In their view, this is a Chinese storm blowing in Dallas.

"Bah!"

Lin Yang completed a dunk in the next round. He can dunk in actual combat, but he needs some space. This time, the space created by Yi Jianlian allowed him to rush directly to the basket to complete a one-handed dunk.

"Wow!"

For the fans in Dallas, the scene of Lin Yang dunking is very rare, and they are even more excited. Also excited are the players on the bench of the Mavericks. They all stood up after Lin Yang completed the dunk. Tyson Chandler, who claims to be Lin Yang's best friend, waved the towel to wipe his sweat excitedly.

"Lin, come one more!"

Lin Yang returned to defense amidst his yelling, and when he crossed the center line, he suddenly leaned down and spread his hands in a flying shape.

"Hahaha!" Jason Terry laughed when he saw this action.

Of course he is familiar with this action, which is the action he most often uses to celebrate, and he was also called "Jet" Terry because of this action.

Lin Yang made this gesture abruptly to celebrate, he was naturally a little surprised, but of course he was more happy.

He has a very good relationship with Lin Yang.

Lin Yang cooperated with Yi Jianlian twice to help the Grizzlies quickly equalize the score difference.

One minute into the second quarter, the Mavericks tied the score.

"The Mavericks' bench is really stronger than before. This team is really lucky this year. They selected the best rookie with the No. 26 pick in the first round, and then traded a second-round pick for a good No. 11 substitute. Now, the only remaining shortcoming of this team has also been filled. From No. 11 to No. 11, this team has a very good substitute rotation. This is the first time I have seen a team that can reach 11 people in the bench rotation, not like the Spurs. The [-]-man rotation trained by Popovich is the [-]-man rotation that is naturally produced by the team's chemical reaction. These [-] players allow the Mavericks to cope with all problems. I know many fans are saying that the Mavericks have been doing very well in the regular season. We must admit this, but the problem is that this team can always turn over in various forms in the playoffs. , I have to say, now, this team really doesn’t have any shortcomings, from position [-] to position [-], you can’t find any problems that they need to pay attention to, this team is really strong, and I won’t be surprised if they break the best record in NBA history in the end!”

When the Mavericks were ravaging the Grizzlies in China, their score was also constantly expanding. At the end of the substitute rotation stage, they had already expanded the point difference to 4 points.

From being 4 points behind to leading by 4 points, the Mavericks' bench lineup had an 8-point advantage during this period. Since the Grizzlies are in a very good state tonight, it can be said that it is extremely difficult to play such an advantage. This also indirectly proves the strength of this team's bench.

Reggie Miller, the commentator of this game, also gave full recognition to this team because of the good performance of the Mavericks bench, especially Yi Jianlian.

They will win the championship!
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The Mavericks replaced several other players except Lin Yang, and took the main lineup to the field again. The 8-point lead made the Mavericks' main players less impatient to chase points when they returned to the court. They played much more calmly than in the first quarter.

This team, whether it is the main players or the substitute players, knows exactly what to do when they are behind. Naturally, when they are behind, they think more about chasing points, and their play style will inevitably be a little impatient.

But now, the point difference has been tied by the Mavericks' substitute players. They don't need to chase points. What they need to do now is to maintain this lead, which also makes them play very calmly.

The stable Mavericks had almost no time, the offensive and defensive coordination was very tacit, and there was a degree of relaxation. It can be seen that although the Grizzlies do not want to lose today, the gap in hard power can sometimes be smoothed out without belief. They can gain the upper hand in one quarter, but they cannot continue this momentum. At the end of the second quarter, the Grizzlies fell behind by 10 points.

(End of this chapter)