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Yiyang intercepted Paul's pass and completed a back-up dunk. As soon as the game started, the taciturn No. 1 defender stunned the arrogant Griffin. Although this mistake must be blamed on Paul, there is no doubt that this is the beginning of Yiyang's declaration of war against Griffin!

"Griffin may not have expected that he would encounter such strong resistance when he came up, but he still seems confident. Let's see what kind of performance Blake will perform in the future."

That ball just now was a clever move by Yiyang, predicting Paul's passing timing and method in advance. But a 48-minute basketball game cannot be sustained solely by cleverness.

After calming down, Yiyang also discovered that the Clippers have indeed changed a lot this year. Griffin has more offensive methods in the interior, and Dirk, who could easily defend Griffin back then, is older.

Paul still did not choose to attack by himself this time. CP3 is not a No. 1 position with a strong desire to score. If you now see Paul having to hold the ball and attack by himself, it is a reflection of the Clippers' offense.

Under normal circumstances, Paul's task is to guide the team's offense, not to score himself. This time was no exception. After Paul broke through, he attracted the defense of Yiyang and Nowitzki. But the moment he stepped into the three-second zone, the experienced "captain" threw the ball behind his back.

In this back pass, Paul didn't even look back to see where the receiver was. Like Yiyang, Paul passes the ball not with his eyes, but with his brain. As early as he broke into the three-second zone, Paul had memorized everyone's positions.

Griffin received the basketball at the edge of the three-second zone from a mid-range and short range position. If it were in the past, Griffin would definitely take a big step into the penalty area and dunk. But now, Griffin raised the basketball and took a shot!

Although his shooting motion still looked a little stiff, the basketball still fell into the net after rebounding several times on the inside of the basket.

After the goal, Griffin happily high-fived Paul and thanked his "boss" for giving him the opportunity to score. After that, the "white monster" glared at Yiyang fiercely.

My hand feels pretty good today, maybe it won't be a problem to score thirty or forty points!

Yiyang shook his head. He didn't know what Griffin was so lucky about. With his shooting movements that are as uncomfortable as constipation, it would be interesting if his shooting percentage could be stable.

But the goal just now made the Clippers' strategy today very clear. Doc Rivers, the former Celtics championship coach, plans to make a big deal out of two monster insiders in Griffin and DeAndre Jordan!

Yiyang was not worried at all about this. Yesterday, he had already done the ideological work for that guy Gobert!

The offense came through again, but Yiyang didn't give Griffin and Paul any face. He first used Dalembert's pick-and-roll to break through Paul, and then succeeded in a floating shot under Griffin's defense.

The basketball went straight into the net. In one round, Yiyang defeated Paul and Griffin at the same time. The Mavericks fans cheered again. It was also a shot. Yiyang's shot just now was much better than Griffin's!

"It seems that Yi played very well today. Before the game, people thought that Yi didn't respond to Griffin because he was afraid. But now it seems that this is not the case at all! That guy is just a habit. Just silent." In the stands, Mike Breen smiled. How could a guy who dared to compete with Kobe Bryant at Staples in his rookie season lower his arrogant head in front of a mere Griffin?

Yiyang's offense is still flowing smoothly, but Rivers' plan also works. When the Clippers attacked again, they finally completed the first alley-oop of the game.

With this ball, Paul suddenly threw the ball toward the basket while he was still dribbling. When he passed the ball, he hadn't even stepped into the three-point line.

Following the movement of the basketball, Yiyang discovered that Little Jordan had already left the old Dalembert far away.

Facing the basketball flying high, Dalembert, who was chasing behind Jordan, was helpless. And Jordan pulled up on the spot, firmly grasped the basketball with his big hands, and made a ground-breaking dunk!

When Jordan dunked, fans couldn't help but worry about the basket inside the American Airlines Center Arena. If Jordan is so big and heavy and has so much strength, he might actually be able to pull the basket off.

After Jordan scored, Griffin rushed up and excitedly jumped up to touch his chest. Looking at his excited look, it was as if he had just completed the dunk.

Yiyang shook his head, a clown is a clown. Do you think doing this on purpose would scare me? No, that will only make me want to beat you up!

Ever since Griffin dunked Nowitzki and showed off in his rookie season, Yiyang had hated this big stupid guy. After all these years, Griffin's character really hasn't changed at all.

In the next few rounds, the Mavericks and Clippers exchanged offense and defense. But the difference is that most of the Mavericks' scoring comes from shooting. The Clippers' scores mostly come from layups and dunks by inside players.

I have to admit that the aging Nowitzki and Dalembert are indeed a little weak in front of the young and energetic Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Five minutes into the game, the two sides were tied at 11. Nowitzki and Dalembert are already sweating profusely. Griffin and Jordan really caused a lot of trouble under Paul's guidance.

When Jordan once again grabbed an offensive rebound over the old Haitian center, and then directly forced a one-handed dunk to succeed, Carlisle finally called to stop the game!

Gobert's eyes suddenly lit up as he sat off the court. He knew that the moment he had been waiting for had arrived!

"Samuel, you did a good job. Let's get off the field and rest for a while." When the timeout started, Carlisle was the first to pat Dalembert on the back, and then asked the staff to bring him Gatorade and towel.

Dalembert had tried his best, and he did not suffer from stage fright because of the strength gap with his opponent. He has done his part, so now it's time to move on to the next step.

"Rudy, don't I need to say anything more? You and Yi will cooperate well. I believe they won't be able to take much advantage in the three-second zone."

Gobert nodded, then looked at Yiyang. Yiyang showed a confident smile to Gobert, "Don't be afraid of newbies, I have a brother to play with you!"

The timeout ended quickly. Carlisle did not make any tactical adjustments during this timeout. The main purpose was to make substitutions. As for the Clippers, Rivers also fielded the strongest lineup.

He replaced Dudley with Jamal Crawford, the best candidate for this year's Sixth Man Award, but Carlisle had no worries. It's enough to leave that guy Crawford to Tony Allen. The question now is whether Gobert's tall and lanky inside man can hold on!

"Don't be nervous, remember, reuse your wingspan advantage. Sometimes, there may be unexpected results."

When Gobert sent a baseline pass to Yiyang, Yiyang winked at the French center. As soon as he stepped onto the court, the tension in Gobert's heart completely disappeared. He who chooses just wants to fight!

Yiyang controlled the ball and changed outside the three-point line, calling Nowitzki to pick and roll for him. Griffin immediately withdrew. A guy like Nowitzki would never leave him any space to shoot.

Just like that, Yiyang broke through. Although Paul soon entangled Yiyang again, Yiyang still relied on Paul to force a breakthrough!

When he reached the basket, Yiyang made a fierce collision and gained himself some space for a layup. He held up the basketball and seemed to want to score himself with a master layup!

Paul immediately took off from the side of Yiyang, and at the same time, Jordan's big Mac also jumped high!

However, the basketball thrown by Yiyang did not reflect off the backboard and enter the net. Instead, it passed over the palms of Paul and Jordan and fell to the other side of the basket.

"Did you go on a 'crossing the bridge' because of the huge obstruction?" Mike Breen stared at the court curiously. It stands to reason that Yiyang's level would not make such a stupid mistake.

Indeed not, because Yiyang didn't make a layup at all, but passed the ball!

Behind Jordan, a huge tower rises from the ground! When he stretched out his arms, it seemed that the sky was within reach!

After holding the basketball firmly in the air, Gobert's body began to fall. Taking advantage of this inertia, Gobert grasped the basketball tightly with five fingers, and then concentrated all his power on his right hand.

"Box!" The fans only saw Gobert take the basketball at an astonishing height, and then fall quickly! And that poor basketball was pressed firmly into the frame by him!

Since Gobert took off behind DeAndre Jordan for this shot, DeAndre Jordan happened to be directly under the frame with his hands raised to block the ball. Therefore, this dunk looks very much like a one-man dunk.

"Rudy Gobert! Beautiful dunk! Hahaha, his earth-shattering dunk restored face for the Mavericks. Now, alley-oop dunks between guards and post players are no longer exclusive to the Los Angeles Clippers! "Barkley was dancing in the stands, while O'Neal looked at his old friend like an idiot.

But to be honest, Gobert’s kid’s dunk just now was really amazing!

"Damn it, damn rookie!" Jordan cursed when he served the baseline ball. It can be seen that he did not expect that the tall and lanky guy Gobert would give him a blow as soon as he came up.

Griffin has seen all this. In this case, don't blame me for being rude, French boy!

Yiyang gave Gobert a light high-five while retreating. The opportunity just now was actually not a good one, and there was a high possibility of a mistake. But Yiyang still resolutely chose to alley-oop with Gobert. The reason is very simple, it will make him full of confidence!

Next time he defends, Gobert is no longer as scared as he was just now. Although those strong men looked intimidating, they were not invincible.

This time, Griffin glanced at Paul while on offense. Paul immediately broke through to the right side of the basket, as if he wanted to use his personal ability to solve the Clippers' troubled offense.

Yiyang moved with Paul, and Nowitzki also followed behind Yiyang according to Carlisle's arrangement, serving as a second protection point to guard against Paul.

When Paul walked to the right side of the basket, he stepped back and jumped directly to shoot!

Yiyang and Nowitzki both blocked it. Although Paul's desire to score is not strong, it does not mean that he does not have the ability to score. As long as Paul wants to, he is the guy who can score thirty or forty points casually!

Seeing Yiyang and Nowitzki jumping after him, Paul did not panic, but changed his shot into a pass and threw the ball directly into Griffin's hands!

Griffin was overjoyed that his strategy worked! All he has in front of him now is Gobert's thin, seemingly unintimidating man guarding the basket. Damn it!

Griffin held the ball directly into the penalty area and jumped into the air! Yiyang watched from the side as another tall figure flew up, with an imperceptible smile on his "paralyzed" face.

Die, Blake.

Griffin worked hard in the air and was about to dunk! But before his arm had time to exert force, Gobert, who stretched out his long arm, suddenly slapped the basketball away!

Gobert had no intention of confronting Griffin head-on. He used his obvious wingspan advantage to block the shot before Griffin exerted his strength. In this way, he eliminated the possibility of being dunked!

"What!?..." Griffin landed in disbelief. He couldn't believe that his dunk was blocked!

However, the next second, Griffin saw an even more desperate scene. Yiyang had already caught the basketball that was slapped and started running towards the frontcourt...