King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 161 Lost
Cousins ​​helped He Yixiang back to the bench. The Mavericks fans were not relieved when they saw the unstoppable person they feared the most, but they were respectful, and the entire American Airlines Center burst into applause. , Dedicated to the opponent's core at this most critical time of the playoffs.It can be seen how much shock He Yixiang's performance tonight brought to them.

At this time, Cousins, who was supporting He Yixiang, blamed himself a little bit. Although he was much better tonight than in the last game, his help to He Yixiang was only minimal tonight, and he scored 14 of 7 shots. 19 points and 12 rebounds have suppressed Chandler, who had the upper hand in the previous game, but obviously this is far from enough, otherwise He Yixiang would not be exhausted.

Looking at He Yixiang who was being helped to walk back, the Kings fans who had just exclaimed wildly in front of the TV or computer knew that their king was just an ordinary person, not a god. Since he is not a god, then there will always be Tired, and He Yixiang, who played up to 41 minutes in the whole game, was the main offensive point and scored 25 points and 14 assists on 41 of 9 shots. He finally couldn't hold on.

"Hey, no matter whether He will stay in Sacramento like last time at the airport or not, I will always be his fan. This is too hard!"

"I am young and don't watch many games, but I know that he is the strongest Kings player I have ever seen. Even if I lose today, it doesn't matter if I lose this season, because I know he is our hope for the future. Of course, I hope that the rest of the team can help He win this game, so that his first 40 points in the playoffs will not be a mileage tragedy!"

He Yixiang scoring 40 points is a dangerous signal for himself and the team, because it means that the rest of the king may not be able to provide good help. Iguodala still did not find his touch in the second game.And now He Yixiang is exhausted to the point of collapse, so what should the next king do?

The Mavericks didn’t give the king, who had lost He Yixiang, a chance to breathe. Nowitzki broke through to the penalty area in a straight line in the face of Yi Jianlian. With a fake move, Cousins ​​was shaken and passed to Chandler. Chandler dunked easily. Success, since being eliminated in the first round of the MVP season, Nowitzki has paid more and more attention to his passing ability. He used to be more of a top end point, but now he can proudly say it He is a great tactical core.

At the last moment, the Mavericks surpassed by two points again. At this time, it was Cousins ​​who stood up. He was already blaming himself for his not-so-beautiful performance. Now He Yixiang is no longer on the court, just like in the regular season. Like the last few games, he has become the only core on the court.This time he held the ball and charged Chandler on the outside. Chandler was very tight. His speed was not slow. Cousins ​​​​did not completely get rid of his defense, but when he rushed into the inside An emergency stop, and then turn around, this set of defender's movements did not feel disobedient on this big black man, and the soft touch among the center forwards also allowed this crucial goal to be scored.

With a beautiful rhythm change and a backward turn, even He Yixiang, who was out of strength, couldn't help standing up and applauding Cousins' beautiful goal. This goal also retained a glimmer of hope for the king.

The Mavericks are worthy of being a frequent visitor in the playoffs. Although the score was tied, they still played calmly. However, this time the Mavericks' offense was not held by Nowitzki. After halftime, The Mavericks didn't even hand the ball to Nowitzki. Nowitzki directly pulled up to help Terry pick and roll. Terry's speed was very fast. Udry, who was blocked once, couldn't keep up with this speed at all. Kings generals Shrink quickly, trying to double-team Terry to prevent him from playing.But on their three-point line, there is a big white man Nowitzki standing.

With a super-large look back at the moon, the basketball flew directly into Nowitzki's hands. If the ball was for a defender, it might be a little high, but for Nowitzki, he didn't do anything when he received the ball. After making the slightest adjustment, he shot a three-pointer directly and hit it. With only 30 seconds left, the Mavericks once again led by 3 points. The fans of the Mavericks have already begun to celebrate wildly. Holding more than half of the victory in his hands.

But the king still has the last chance to attack. Who should give this three-pointer?He Yixiang has cramp and can't play anymore. Is it for Cousins, who has just shot over 30% of his three-pointers this season, or Iguodala, who has hardly shot before the key this season, or has no independent strong three-pointers at all. Casspi with sub-capability?Westphal's anxious head was getting bigger.

"Coach, let me go!" He Yixiang still wanted to go on the field to help, but when he raised his leg, he found that he couldn't even stand up.

Westphal glared: "Don't move around, I'll let you play well at home." He chose to design a multi-player pick-and-roll tactic for Casspi.

After returning from the timeout, Cousins ​​served Iguodala out of bounds. Casspi stepped forward to screen for Iguodala from the left, but after the screen ended, Casspi chose to continue to quickly insert to the right. At the same time , Cousins ​​and Garcia continued to make two consecutive off-ball screens for Casspi.As Casspi ran to the corner, Iguodala's pass hit him like a cannonball.

"Casspi is the killer?" Mavericks fans exclaimed. They didn't expect the king to give the last chance to a role player, but Mavericks coach Carlisle showed a smile. Because Nowitzki appeared in front of Casspi at this time, his tall body directly covered Casspi's shot vision completely, and time was running out, so Casspi was forced to make a shot.

As early as the timeout, Carlisle told the players: "If Casspi goes to help the ball handler pick and roll, then be careful of him!"

Indeed, Casspi's three-pointer this season was very accurate, but at that time He Yixiang created enough space for him to form a shooting percentage. At the moment when Casspi made a shot, He Yixiang covered his head with a towel and didn't even dare to look at the ball, but he expected to hear the familiar sound of brushing the net, but the fact made him despair.With Marion's two free throws, the Mavericks guarded the home court with 100:95 in the second game, and the Kings could only return to Sacramento with a score of 0:2.

(End of this chapter)