Chapter 880: Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg!
After the Sonics lost to the Mavericks in the sixth game, Yes naturally knew the pressure the team was facing.
Except for him, every player of the Sonics had a big sword made by Nowitzki hanging over his head.
Yes has been in the NBA for three years, a basketball career of 21 years, plus thousands of mission games, and he has experienced and seen a lot of players.
This season's Nowitzki is the most amazing one he has ever seen.
He is not very fast, his strength is not very strong, and his muscles are not very strong. He does not beat his chest or look dull.
Such an ordinary-looking inside player with a little fat can always do every offensive action perfectly on the court.
It is so perfect that Yes admires it.
Yes is a person who likes to think.
He has the habit of watching his teammates and opponents in the game.
When his teammates are defending, he will observe how his teammates defend.
When the opponent is attacking, he will also observe how the opponent attacks.
Whether it is the defense of teammates or the offense of opponents, with Yes's thousands of game experience, he can always find all kinds of loopholes.
Only Nowitzki, in the last three games, he almost couldn't find Nowitzki's loopholes on the offensive end!
Even his eyes can't find Nowitzki's loopholes, and he doesn't know how to defend better, let alone his teammates.
Now there are a lot of public opinions outside, most of which say that his teammates have finally revealed their true colors, and finally exposed their shortcomings of not being talented and relying on him to get to the top.
Yes thinks such public opinions are shit.
Nowitzki has entered a very mysterious state.
As long as the Mavericks need to score, as long as he wants to score, he can score.
Of course, this is a bit exaggerated, but even if it is not exactly the same, it is almost the same.
Facing such Nowitzki, let alone his teammates, even Kobe, James, and Wade, they may be helpless in the face of such a Mavericks led by Nowitzki.
Old Nelson is very familiar with Nowitzki. He saw that Nowitzki was in this magical state, and Old Nelson certainly saw it too.
Even Old Nelson saw it earlier than him, so Old Nelson has been trying to stop Nowitzki, because Nowitzki's state is likely to keep going up.
If he doesn't stop it, it will be too late.
Therefore, Old Nelson tried every means, and whenever possible, even Harden was sent out to block the eye.
In the end, all of Old Nelson's arrangements ended in failure.
He had no choice but to expose him in front of Nowitzki.
He is an outside line, Nowitzki is an inside line, Nowitzki is the main attacker, he is the main defender, Nowitzki naturally has an advantage, plus Nowitzki is in that incredible state now, Old Nelson is really afraid that he can't defend Nowitzki like others, but affects his own offense.
The current Supersonics, Milicic, Millsap, Gasol... Many people have been affected by Nowitzki's psychological state.
Perhaps the only three players in the entire Sonics who seem to be still in the best psychological state are him, Durant and Rondo.
Rondo has never played against Nowitzki, and his personality is also the kind of personality that is not affected.
And Durant, he is the culprit of Nowitzki's explosion. If he hadn't pushed Nowitzki's teammates too hard, and if he hadn't taken the initiative to make Nowitzki foul,
It's really hard to say whether Nowitzki will have a big explosion in this year's playoffs.
Although Durant is Nowitzki's main target, Durant's ability to resist attacks is indeed strong.
Even Yes feels that Durant's ability to resist attacks and his ability to revive are no worse than his old teammate James. He is the type of player who can't be hit no matter how hard he hits, and will become stronger.
However, unlike Rondo, Durant's current state is somewhat ups and downs.
He played a game with a 50% hit rate in the fifth game, and soon went undercover again in the sixth game.
Of course, Durant's ups and downs are already very good, at least much better than before, when Durant's state was only when he was lying down and not getting up.
This shows that Durant's state is indeed slowly coming back, and he is indeed slowly adapting to his body.
However, when Durant really gets his state back, will the Supersonics no longer be in the playoffs?
Durant cannot be counted on in the next game.
If his offense is also affected, then the Supersonics will definitely lose.
But old Nelson has no choice, even if he does not defend Nowitzki, but instead fights against Nowitzki on the offensive end.
In old Nelson's view, unless Nowitzki is double-teamed, Nowitzki is still in an advantage, after all, he is double-teamed.
If he does not change, he must be dead, and if he changes, he is likely to die.
Of course, this is old Nelson's idea, not Yes's idea.
After accepting old Nelson's task, on the way from Austin to Dallas, Yes has been staring at the 94 touch and the skill of "I just want to gank you" that I stubbornly preserved.
Nowitzki's current condition is very suitable for using the skill of "I just want to gank you".
This skill, which saved him and his team in the last series and helped him countless times in this series, is very, very powerful.
Such a powerful skill gave Yes the illusion that he might not be able to gank Nowitzki for the first time.
He does not have the sensitive talent of James Harden, but his eyes, which have experienced countless games, have a similar sense of touch.
Nowitzki's status in the NBA is very low now.
But his sense of touch tells him that this is an epic opponent!
Yes is hesitating.
This is the first time Yes hesitated like this.
This is the first time Nowitzki made him hesitate like this since he came to the NBA!
While hesitating, Yes and the Supersonics players have come to Dallas from Austin.
The seventh game between the Seattle Supersonics and the Dallas Mavericks, a seventh game that has attracted the attention of the entire United States and even the world, is about to begin!
This game between the Supersonics and the Mavericks is the last game of the division semifinals.
The three games before the division semifinals had all ended before this game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the Cavaliers led by Arenas 4-2.
Arenas had two explosive games, including two consecutive games in the fourth and fifth games, scoring 50+ back-to-back, and took back two games with the Wizards who were about to be swept, and saved face, but the Cavaliers were too much better overall, and their playing style also restrained the Wizards.
Arenas' performance was powerless to turn the tide.
The final score of this series between the Heat and the Celtics was 4 to 3, and the Miami Heat defeated the Celtics 4 to 3.
This series was a series in which James dug holes, Wade filled holes, and other Heat players wanted to tear James apart on the court.
However, it is worth mentioning that James was not so bad in the seventh game. He played well in the first half. When many people saw James scored 25 points efficiently in the first half, they thought James was finally coming back.
In the second half, James continued to make crazy mistakes, missed shots, and played basketball with an inexplicable rhythm.
A game that the Heat could have played in garbage time was turned into a 7-point win by James.
The Lakers and Nuggets were previously known as the most magical series, and the Lakers won in the end. The Lakers also eliminated the Nuggets with a score of 4 to 3.
The Lakers and Nuggets played this series extremely well.
Kobe and Anthony's superb performances.
Billups and Kidd's masterful rhythm control.
Of course, Hamilton, Jr. Smith, Artest, Randolph and other key players performed magically at many critical moments.
None of the seven games between the Lakers and the Nuggets was boring.
After the seven games, the total score of the seven games was 1 point for the Lakers!
After the Lakers eliminated the Nuggets, many people joked that the Lakers won because Kobe missed one less shot than Anthony.
This is not a joke, but true. According to statistics, Kobe missed one less shot, but Anthony scored a lot more points.
The Nuggets lost in the end because of this reason. The Nuggets lost because Anthony was tired, really tired...
In this series, according to the Chinese media, Anthony was Lu Bu in the first quarter, Zhao Yun in the second quarter, Wen Yang in the third quarter, and Yu Jin in the fourth quarter.
In the divisional semifinals, all three groups of duels were over, and only the Supersonics and Mavericks were left.
This made the Supersonics and Mavericks battle, which was originally the top-level attention, even more terrifying in terms of attention.
Half an hour before the seventh game between the Supersonics and the Mavericks began.
Not only was the American Airlines Arena in Dallas crowded, but the square outside was also crowded.
In front of the TV, Kobe and the Lakers, O'Neal and the Cavaliers, James Wade and the Heat, all watched the TV intently.
Although James and Wade looked down on Nowitzki and other players of the Supersonics in the past two days, they still paid close attention to such a game.
They look down on Nowitzki, Durant, Milicic, Harden, Rondo, Gasol, Millsap, Ibaka and other Sonics players.
But they can't look down on Yes.
This game is the one that determines the success or failure of Yes's season.
"The atmosphere of this game is too exaggerated!"
"I still remember how desperate the fans were when the Dallas Mavericks lost the fifth game. Nowitzki saved the Mavericks from despair with his own strength!"
Looking at the Mavericks fans wearing Nowitzki's No. 41 jersey and shouting Nowitzki's name around the American Airlines Arena, Barkley, even a coconut powder, was in awe of this Mavericks player who set off a world expo.
Not only him, a special coconut powder, but most ordinary coconut powders have a respectful attitude towards Nowitzki!
As long as you watch this round of series, no one will not give Nowitzki a thumbs up.
Even those Sonics players who fear Nowitzki like a tiger have awe-inspiring attitude towards Nowitzki.
Even the Sonics' undercover player Durant was caught by the media practicing the one-legged stand that Nowitzki often used in the game, a move that shattered the entire basketball world and most of the Sonics' players' worldviews!
A hostile opponent starts to imitate you before the series is over. That is the highest respect for you.
"According to various news before the game, in this game, Nelson will once again change his defense against Nowitzki. In the case that the Sonics cannot double-team Nowitzki, Nelson has only one card in his hand."
Kenny Smith did not say what Nelson's card was.
But not only Barkley next to Kenny Smith, everyone knew who the card he was talking about was.
Even Mavericks head coach Carlisle could guess what changes Nelson would make in this game before the game.
It's too obvious!
The Sonics, who have a very deep lineup, were beaten to the bottom by Nowitzki alone, completely exposing their trump cards.
Who is the trump card of the Sonics? !
Of course it's Yes!
When the Sonics have no way out, it's time for Yes to stand up!
This has become the Sonics' axiom and the consensus of the league!
Looking at the Sonics' No. 9 player on the court, many people now have many, many ideas.
"This game may be a personal Waterloo failure in Yes's career!"
Since everyone can guess the Sonics' trump card in this game, naturally before the game started, many people were evaluating what the result would be when the Sonics played this trump card.
After most of the media experts' discussions.
If old Nelson really uses Yes to deal with Nowitzki, then Yes will be defeated by Nowitzki, and the offense will also be implicated.
Yes has a record of defending Duncan's offense against Bowen and Jackson double-teaming in a single quarter, but the offense shown by Duncan in that quarter is much worse than the offense shown by Nowitzki in the previous three games.
More importantly, Duncan only played Yes for one quarter in the game against the Spurs, and in this game, Nowitzki will definitely not play Yes for only one quarter!
The atmosphere on the court is very, very tense now.
Crawford, the referee on duty, felt this tense atmosphere.
And the source of this tense atmosphere almost all came from the Mavericks' No. 41 and the Sonics' No. 9.
Standing between the two people's sight, Crawford felt a little burned.
As long as they are willing, they can immediately match up.
That Mavericks No. 41 doesn't need to be so hot!
Nowitzki's hot eyes made Crawford unbearable.
And what about Yes?
He read only one message from Nowitzki's hot eyes!
"Yes, I've been waiting for this game, I've been waiting for this moment for too long!"
Nowitzki didn't speak, but looking at Nowitzki's eyes, Yes seemed to feel that Nowitzki was talking in his ear.
And at this moment, Crawford threw the basketball in his hand high.
Milicic and Kwame Brown, who were fighting hard on the jump ball in this series, jumped up at the same time.
Kwame Brown, who had a higher morale at home, grabbed the jump ball, and the Mavericks got the first wave of offensive possession in this game.
The two teams have played a full six games in this series.
Old Nelson has used up his wit, arrangements and tactics in these six games.
The same is true for Carlisle on the other side.
It can be said that the two teams really had no reservations and no secrets in this tiebreaker.
Carlisle could guess what the Sonics and Nelson's trump cards were in this game. What secrets could the Sonics have?
Similarly, the Mavericks had no secrets, and even earlier!
If the Mavericks still had means, how could Nowitzki have such a big explosion in these three games!
The Mavericks had no secrets in the fourth game of this series.
So Nelson was determined to solve Nowitzki in these three games, because everyone knew that if Nowitzki was solved, the Sonics would win.
However, in the end, Nelson failed to solve Nowitzki, but was shot out of all his bullets by Nowitzki.
After Kwame Brown's jump ball was successful, the atmosphere on the court was a little silent.
The players of the two teams seemed to make way, as if they knew they were not the protagonists of this game, and gave the road to the real protagonist.
The Mavericks players who were still crazy on the sidelines just now also suddenly fell silent.
"Such an atmosphere, such a focus, this is a great stage!"
Barkley was nervous and roaring!
Afflalo on the court resisted the urge to perform on this stage and dribbled slowly forward.
He is the real star player of the Mavericks, who is hyped by many people.
But he has always been clear about whose team the Dallas Mavericks belong to!
He is convinced by the star player of the Dallas Mavericks, very convinced!
Afflalo avoided Rondo's almost gambling-style pressing and passed the ball steadily to Nowitzki who was already in position in the inside.
The reason why Rondo dared to gamble-style pressing was because Rondo knew that he would not attack this time.
He really would not attack this time!
This round, this stage, this focus, these lights, all belong to him!
That one shone for three games!
That one is about to shine for the fourth game!
The No. 41 of the Dallas Mavericks who will continue to shine in the future!
Under his brilliance, the No. 9 of the Supersonics behind him is the most suitable background!
Catch the ball!
Dribble!
Turn around!
Step back!
Facing jump shot!
In Afflalo's eyes, the beautiful figure standing on one leg is the most beautiful picture in the world!
But in the eyes of many Supersonics fans in front of the TV, this is the most desperate picture.
"Failed, Yes's invincible cut failed?!"
"The offensive action that looks so slow actually made Yes's cut fail?!"
With a swish!
The sound of the basketball entering the net came...
Then came the sound of the silent American Airlines Arena exploding instantly!
"Standing on one leg!"
"This is the stand on one leg that even Yes is desperate for!"
At the beginning of the game, Kenny Smith climaxed!
At the same time, Barkley next to him seemed to feel that all his dreams were shattered...
It turns out that Yes also has such powerless times...