One Guard

Damian Lillard, a point guard who only entered the league through the draft in 2012, has grown as fast as Yiyang.

People think that this guy who has been in college for three full years has little potential left to tap. As an older rookie, he was regarded as a good immediate player, but no one thought that this guy could improve.

So when he was selected with the sixth overall pick, many media scolded Trail Blazers general manager Nel Orsey for being an idiot for selecting a junior guard with such a high pick.

They could have taken off UConn's monster inside player Drummond to replace the pain of losing Oden. Or the more talented North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes, but the Trail Blazers just used their precious sixth overall pick to select Lillard, who in the eyes of the media has no potential.

Facts have proved that the media always only talk nonsense, and Nel Orsi's decision is extremely correct! In his rookie season, Lillard made a killing and won the Rookie of the Year award. This season, while Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, the Bobcats' second overall pick in 2012, is declining in scoring average, Lillard has become one of the best guards in the league.

This guy has many similarities with Yiyang He. They were both drafted with high picks even though they were not favored by others. Then burst out in silence, taking revenge on the world and telling everyone: We can!

In fact, the similarities between Yiyang and Lillard go beyond that.

In high school, Lillard attended Oakland High School, which was quite far away from home. In addition, the school's basketball team had so many members that there was no room for them. Every time Lillard finished practice and set off home, he would It's already 9pm.

One night, while Lillard was waiting for the bus, three young men showed up and tried to rob him. Yes, it is another chaotic black neighborhood, and Yiyang is also from this kind of place.

At that time, Lillard had already grown to 1.82 meters. After assessing the strength of the enemy and ourselves, he thought of knocking down the shortest one among them first, and then finishing the remaining two.

"When I stepped back and started to attack, one of them pulled out a gun and pointed it at my head." This sentence was said by Lillard once when he mentioned this incident to reporters. of.

How Lillard escaped later, no one in the world except him knows. But one thing is for sure, children who come out of this environment are usually fearless in the NBA!

Because they have seen worse things. What difficulty is it to encounter a strong opponent on the basketball court?

When Yiyang first joined the alliance, he was also not afraid to challenge any strong enemy. Deron Williams, Chris Paul and even Kobe Bryant, Yiyang has already left a deep impression on these famous names as a rookie. Compared to everything he had to face in the Wood District, these guys with big names were as gentle as sheep.

It's just that Yiyang is relatively taciturn, so he doesn't like to do things that actively provoke his opponents. Otherwise, there would be no difference between him and Lillard now.

Nowadays, Lillard is simply a Yiyang second player. The difference is that Lillard will directly express emotions such as "I'm not fucking afraid of you", but Yiyang will not.

Facing such an interesting opponent, Yiyang prepared for the battle very seriously. Although he is already the MVP, Lillard has only started his second professional season. But he knows very well that for a guy like Lillard, if you give him even the slightest chance, he will knock you to the ground. Even if the opponent is just a sophomore, Yiyang will not slack off.

Therefore, after sending Wen Xue home from the airport and having a simple dinner, Yiyang was ready to drive to the training center again.

"Are you going to train again?" Wen Xue asked casually when she saw Yiyang leaving in a hurry after eating.

"Well, it's still early, so we can't waste it." Yiyang wiped his mouth. It had been a long time since he had eaten Wenxue's delicacies.

I really had a good meal today.

"If you have time, think about what I told you."

"What's going on?" Yiyang stared at his mother in surprise.

"Of course it's about getting married! How long are you going to delay it?"

"I'm trying to win a wedding ring." Yiyang blushed, picked up his backpack and went out.

Of course Wenxue understood what Yiyang meant. How could this kid use a championship ring as a wedding ring?

What Wen Xue doesn't know is that for a professional basketball couple, maybe this is the greatest romance...

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At seven o'clock in the evening on January 17, the Dallas Mavericks, who had achieved 17 consecutive victories, came to the crossroads of history.

From now on, every step Yiyang takes when he leads the Mavericks is setting records!

Mavericks fans flocked to the "big candy" of the American Airlines Center Arena like ants. No one wanted to miss the team's historic moment.

Both sides of the game went on the court early to warm up today. Both the Trail Blazers and the Mavericks took this game very seriously.

As a former assistant coach of Carlisle, Terry Stotts led the Trail Blazers to good results this season. With 30 wins and 9 losses, it is indeed very difficult to control the losses to single digits so far in the season.

Recently, the Trail Blazers have just won four consecutive games and are gaining momentum. The Mavericks don't want their winning streak to end, and the Trail Blazers don't want that to happen either.

During the warm-up, Lillard showed his good condition. Although his shooting percentage in the previous games was very low, he was ridiculed by Yiyang for this. But today, the No. 0 guard's shot from the right corner seemed to be very accurate. During the warm-up, Lillard deliberately practiced in that position for a long time without losing a single ball!

Listening to the sound of the rolling net coming from the opposite half, Yiyang was not afraid, but rather excited. A historic moment like breaking the 17-game winning streak cannot be accomplished by just any player. In that case, even if he breaks the record, Yiyang will not get any sense of accomplishment.

But Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers are a good opponent. Only by winning 18 consecutive victories over them and breaking the record can we prove the strength of this Mavericks!

The electronic buzzer sounded at the scene, reminding Yiyang that the competition was about to begin. Stotts and Carlisle shook hands in a friendly manner. After all, the two were once championship partners.

But Yiyang and Lillard, these two stubborn boys who came out of the black neighborhood, are not so friendly.

A handshake was not possible, although the two men respected each other. But for now, they are all enemies who want to kill each other!

Lillard wants to challenge Yiyang as the MVP to prove himself, while Yiyang wants to defend his home court and strive to break the 17-game winning streak.

"The last time the Trail Blazers defeated the Mavericks, it was because they were also in the suspension period. Today, the Trail Blazers have a complete lineup. No team has beaten the Mavericks twice this season. Let's see, the momentum is strong Can the Trail Blazers do it?"

Today, Trail Blazers legend Kalede Drexler came to the scene as a guest commentator. "Glider" most of the time only calls games in Boston or Houston, because he is the most popular in these two places. Today is his first time coming to Dallas to watch a game this season. Therefore, he also very much hopes that the Trail Blazers can also win a big victory on the road!

After the game started, Robin Lopez, who was wearing an exaggerated afro, easily took the basketball away from Dalembert. The ball fell directly into Lillard's hands. Lillard raised his right hand to direct the attack and slowly advanced.

As soon as Yiyang came on the court, Lillard experienced VIP-level treatment. His close pressing forced Lillard to pass the ball. If he continues to entangle with Yiyang, he will most likely be intercepted by his quick hands.

Lillard passed the ball to Batum, and Batum passed it to Aldridge. Aldridge singled out Nowitzki. It seemed that this offense had nothing to do with Lillard.

When Aldridge caught the basketball, he was exactly in his favorite position. He didn't hesitate, turned over and took a jumper.

However, perhaps because of the early game, Aldridge's touch was still a bit icy. The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced outward, missing the target.

Dalembert moved sideways, got stuck in position, and was about to take off to grab the board.

At this moment, Dalembert felt a huge impact on his shoulders, as if a huge wave was hitting his back, causing his center of gravity to move forward a moment from his original position.

The next second, the basket made a loud noise. The basketball fell from Dalembert's eyes. The Haitian veteran knew that he had been dunked!

"Damian Lillard made a back-up dunk! He directly put the ball back into the basket through Dalembert's solid back! It can be seen that Lillard played very actively today. Mavericks Be careful, guard zero will not hand over his 18th consecutive victory easily today!" Drexler was startled by Lillard's dunk just as he entered the game.

Lillard, who is 1.9 meters tall, flew up and dunked Dalembert, who was 2.11 meters tall. He seemed to have completely escaped gravity. Even Mavericks fans who were used to seeing Yiyang flying into the sky and escaping from the ground couldn't help but take a breath.

Lillard landed and spread his arms to steady his center of gravity. Afterwards, guard Zero high-fived Aldridge and then retreated.

When passing by Yiyang, Lillard pointed out a finger. He was telling Yiyang that the score was already 1-0!

"I'm sorry Samuel Samuel, it's my fault." Yiyang ignored Lillard's provocation, but walked up and patted Dalembert's butt to apologize. If he had blocked Lillard in advance on this ball, the extra dunk would not have happened. In the final analysis, Yiyang still didn't think highly of his own people.

"It doesn't matter, this is how I am with my old bones. Hey, you have to help me save face." Dalembert may be the player with the best mentality in the league. After being dunked, he can still fight with Yiyang joke.

But Yiyang didn't take this sentence as a joke. He nodded seriously and then took the baseline ball from Dalembert.

"Leave it to me, I'll make him pay back twice as much." Yiyang said and started to advance towards the front court.