King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 262 Great victory over the Mavericks, entering the second round ([-])

"Sean, why are you defending?" Carlisle unexpectedly chose Marion to defend He Yixiang. Marion, who has good speed and qualified height and wingspan, does have the ability to defend from 1 to 3 on the defensive end, but The ability to defend against the first does not include an MVP-level guard like He Yixiang.

Carlain looked at Marion with piercing eyes. At this moment, the only outside defense he could trust was Marion.Marion nodded, no problem.

When they played again, the Kings fans exclaimed, using Marion to defend He Yixiang, did this championship-level coach lose his mind at this moment?Use small forwards to chase and defend guards all over the court. Marion has so much physical strength. Besides Iguodala, who of you will defend?Who can prevent it?

But Carlisle knew it off the field. It wasn't whether he wanted to, but because he had no better candidates. Marion was his last hope, an explosive MVP-level player, and he didn't want Te Here they continue to deliver the head.

Marion's wingspan is very long, and he is a few centimeters taller than He Yixiang. If He Yixiang shoots three-pointers against others, he will feel a little bully.However, although Marion's speed is considered relatively fast among small forwards, there is still a gap compared with He Yixiang, the fastest in the league. The gap in speed is especially easy to show after defending against pick-and-rolls.

After Cousins ​​made a pick-and-roll, Marion and Heywood were forced to flank He Yixiang, but such a flank was not a difficult thing for a top point guard to deal with. Cousins' pass attracted The Mavericks defended most of the time, and at the same time, He Yixiang immediately found Iguodala who was in the open position, hit a three-pointer, and started 10:0.This start is a bit hopeless for the Mavericks.

But the Mavericks were not willing to admit defeat. Nowitzki came out and scored two consecutive 2+1s against West. He seemed to have become the almost omnipotent German chariot last year, with jump shots and breakthroughs. Calling a foul and directly knocking West off the court, this series of wonderful operations made the Mavericks' bench waving their towels wildly.At critical times, only this veteran is the most trustworthy.

However, there is a saying that is good, two fists can't beat four hands. After all, Nowitzki's outbreak on the Mavericks side is only temporary, and as a veteran, he can no longer do all-inclusive work.

In the second quarter, Cousins ​​and Iguodala, who performed poorly in the previous game, set off an offensive storm for the Mavericks when He Yixiang was off the court. Iguodala broke through and scored consecutively. Physically, they might think that such a fierce man is He Yixiang, the king's number one core. Without the restrictions of Marion, Iguodala is like a fish in water outside the Mavericks.

At the same time, Cousins ​​also went crazy in the early morning. He seemed to get back the data lost in the previous game. He attacked very resolutely. The game fell into an extreme malaise.Cousins ​​scored 20 points at halftime.Cousins ​​also vented his anger with two dunks on his head.

"go go go, here we come to the second round!" At the end of halftime, the score had already reached 15 points.The Kings fans started holding up signs and yelling that they are going to the second round. It has been 9 years since they last won a series. They are eager for victory, eager for the playoffs, and eager for the championship.

At this time, in the king's locker room, Westphal kept calm the players who had already started celebrating: "I know, we are very close to the next round, but you must keep calm, this is victory There are many teams that have been overturned in history, but I don’t want to be the next one.”

Hearing Westphal's words, all the King's players calmed down, and at this time it was Kenyon Martin who became the leader of the locker room. He said: "Guys, I played in the finals, I know you can’t relax in every series. Once you relax, no matter what team it is, he will chase after you and bite you hard. Every player is eager to win. We are the same, and the opponent is the same. .”

The second half of the game continued. The Mavericks adopted an extremely high-pressure defensive rhythm from the beginning, making two consecutive mistakes by the Kings team, and using the Kings' best counterattack score to chase the score to single digits.

After halftime, the Kings became even more nervous because of the words in the locker room. Everyone seemed to have turned into buttery hands, and they felt a little hot when they caught the ball.

This made Westphal not think that he just wanted the team to maintain a proper sense of tension so that he could maintain his state.Successive mistakes made him want to call a timeout to adjust his state. He didn't want to go to Dallas again. The devil's home court there is not very comfortable. It would be embarrassing if the next game is more tense and the situation of grabbing 7 is reached. .

But at this time, he saw He Yixiang holding the ball and preparing to single Marion. He was about to call a timeout, and he stopped for a while. Let's take a look at the ball. Although the relationship between the two is not the same as before, there is no doubt that Westphal is the most He is the one who trusts.

He Yixiang crossed the dribble, trying to shake Marion's center of gravity, but Marion's defense was very solid, and he didn't give it a chance. Instead, he stretched out his long arms to interfere with He Yixiang's dribbling.He Yixiang suddenly connected a shamgod with a forward change and rushed directly to the right. This operation caught Marion off guard. When he immediately caught up, He Yixiang took another large step back and directly retreated outside the three-point line.

Thinking of He Yixiang's three-point shooting percentage, Marion gritted his teeth, twisted his body, and followed up immediately, but he forgot that he was no longer the young self in the sun. He followed the defense so quickly after losing his center of gravity in the first shot He completely lost his position, and fell directly in front of He Yixiang.

"Shake it down! Three points!" The DJ at the King's home court roared super loudly, and all the fans in the global stadium stood up in an instant.The King's bench all stood up and started waving their towels.

Facing such a three-pointer with no one to defend, He Yixiang showed a smile of determination on his face, shot and scored.Marion, who fell to the ground, could only watch He Yixiang use this beautiful three-pointer to open the score to more than 10 points again, with a bitter smile on his mouth. The young man in front of him really grew up. Hurry up!

(End of this chapter)