One Guard

"All I can say is, this is a defense I've never seen at any point in my career."

What Lillard said in an interview with reporters after the game became a classic quote quoted by all major media the next day. If someone asks again in the future what is the level of Yiyang's defense? Then, you can give him what Lillard said intact.

Damian Lillard, an offensive guard who averaged nearly 20 points per game, was restricted by Yiyang to the point of collapse. This game undoubtedly refreshed Lillard's understanding of the word "defense". It also allowed fans around the world to see the reason why Yiyang was selected to the All-Defensive Team last year.

But, Lillard has always been a man who has seen the world. He had experienced things like having a gun put to his head before, and being beaten up by Yiyang, Lillard only took one night to recover.

Early the next morning, Lillard also congratulated Yiyang and the Mavericks on his Twitter for breaking the team's record of 17 consecutive wins. Later, he posted a photo of himself working in a recording studio.

"About Yi's new song is being recorded!"

Lillard did not break his promise. He lost to Yiyang, so he will write a song specifically praising Yiyang and put it on his album.

Yiyang himself is also a fan of rap music, and he is very much looking forward to this song about himself. Without hesitation, Yiyang pre-ordered Lillard's album online and posted the purchase information on his social media to express his support for Lillard.

Last night, Yiyang and Lillard were extremely jealous opponents of each other. But as one night passed, they became good friends who had "similar odors".

These two guys are indeed very similar. They have a very clear understanding of the game and life. The hostility during the game does not have to be brought into life.

And it is against the backdrop of the Trail Blazers that the Mavericks' 18-game winning streak seems particularly great. After all, this year's Trail Blazers are an out-and-out strong team!

"18 consecutive wins, 36 wins and 4 losses. Do you know what this record is? Last season, the Milwaukee Bucks, eighth in the Eastern Conference, only won 38 games throughout the season. However, now, the regular season Not even halfway through, the Mavericks have almost done what it took others all season to do.”

"36 wins is a very amazing number. We all know that the Mavericks' regular season record has never been bad. So, what I am thinking about now is not 60 wins, but whether they can break through the 70-win mark!"

"Being able to defeat the powerful Trail Blazers to win 18 consecutive games is enough to prove that the Mavericks are not a killer of weak teams. You ask me how long can their winning streak last? Let me tell you this, even if it breaks the 27-game winning streak set by the Heat I wouldn’t be surprised at all about the winning streak!”

For a time, the news that Yiyang and the Mavericks won 18 consecutive victories and broke the team record broke the global record.

Although the 18-game winning streak is not comparable to the previous winning streaks in NBA history, it still sounds like a very scary number. What's more, no one knows how far Yiyang and his Mavericks will continue to increase the record of 18 consecutive victories. Maybe it will be as exaggerated as those previous records in history?

One day after defeating the Trail Blazers, the Mavericks flew to Phoenix for back-to-back games to face the Phoenix Suns, the biggest "shit stirrup" in the Western Conference this season.

How good is the Suns' record this season? Even if it is good, it is not good either. They've been teetering on the edge of the playoff ranks, but never really made it there. But one thing the Suns do very well is always disrupt the Western Conference standings.

It is very possible that they have just defeated a strong team, but inexplicably "sent warmth" to a weak team the next day. It is precisely because of the sun that the ranking of the Western Conference will always be unpredictable.

Therefore, although the ranking gap between the two sides is huge, people still very much expect Phoenix's "shit stick" to drag down the league's first place.

First of all, the Suns themselves are not weak. Secondly, the Mavericks are playing back-to-back away games and have just broken a record, so they will inevitably feel a little relaxed and tired.

All favorable conditions point to the Suns, which allows them to take over the title of "Win Streak Terminator" from the media.

But with Bledsoe absent due to injury, the Suns simply didn't have a point from which they could attack the Mavericks' penalty area. How can a group of guys shooting from outside the three-point line be able to shoot past the Mavericks' perimeter trident, which is famous for its defense?

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Suns in back-to-back games in Phoenix. The Suns' team shot only 35%, which is lower than the Mavericks' three-point shooting rate. In such a state, there is naturally no way to end the losing streak.

Yiyang scored 33 points and 8 assists. In the last game, he gave Lillard a taste of what death means. Today, he let Slovenian defender Dragic know what extreme offense is.

37 wins and 4 losses, 19 consecutive wins. At this point, the Mavericks have officially surpassed the legendary Bulls in the 1995-96 season, and are tied with the unparalleled Los Angeles Lakers in 2000 for the sixth longest winning streak in the league!

How good was the 2000 Lakers team? That was when the "OK" group was taking over the world. It is undoubtedly a very remarkable thing that the current Mavericks team can do the same thing as the Lakers back then.

Any team that can squeeze into the top ten in NBA winning streak is not a fuel-saving lamp!

After a day off, the Mavericks continued their away trip on January 20. This time, they came to Cleveland, which belongs to the Eastern Conference, and will battle with the Cavaliers here.

Anthony Bennett, the top pick selected by the Cavaliers last summer, has become the biggest joke in the history of the NBA draft. The former "NBA No. 1 pick" Kwame Brown has shown some talent in the league. Facts have proved that he can survive in the NBA, but he is far from being the "No. 1 pick".

But Bennett, judging from the quality he has shown this season, let alone grow into a superstar, he does not even have the ability to survive in the league.

Therefore, the Cavaliers continue to paddle this season, and Irving is undoubtedly still the biggest star of this Cleveland Cavaliers.

Although the Cavaliers can only rank last in the Eastern Conference this season, the media still feel that the Mavericks will capsize in Cleveland.

Teams with a long winning streak are prone to overturning on weak teams. This is almost like a curse that haunts everyone. Moreover, Irving once completed a buzzer beater on Yiyang, and that buzzer beater will be praised by the Cleveland media for a lifetime.

But after the game started, the confidence of the Cleveland media disappeared instantly.

Yiyang's desperate defense reappeared in the young Irving. Irving's performance today was better than Lillard's, still scoring a team-high 26 points. But for this reason, he took 27 crazy shots in the game, 7 more than Yiyang who scored 33 points.

With a shooting percentage of 35%, this obviously does not allow him to help the Cavaliers win. In fact, the "stingy" Yiyang will remember Owen's winning goal for the rest of his life. So every time he beat Owen, Yiyang worked extra hard.

109 to 97, the Mavericks flattened the Cavaliers' charge and won 20 consecutive games! This ties the Mavericks with the 1971 Bucks for the fifth longest winning streak in the NBA!

"From breaking the franchise record of 17 consecutive wins to breaking into the top five in history, the Mavericks' myth continues! I still have the same question, who can stop it!?" After the game, Chris Webber said at the Quicken Loans Center in Cleveland This question shouted on the commentary stage has become the hottest topic in the league!

Who can stop it? Everyone has different opinions. Some people say that only the Heat can manage the Mavericks. Some people also say that the huge pressure of winning streak will crush the Mavericks themselves. But no matter how powerful the experts are, they cannot give an accurate number.

The pressure of public opinion all over the world is on the Mavericks. Ordinary people may not be able to bear it, but the guys on the Mavericks are anything but ordinary.

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It was extremely cold in Toronto on January 21st, with white snow covering the entire city like a quilt. This winter, Toronto experienced extremely low temperatures. When the Mavericks players landed, the temperature even reached minus 20 degrees Celsius!

As soon as he got off the plane, Yiyang felt the malice coming from the cold temperature. Being used to the mild climate in Texas, coming to Toronto in the middle of winter is really uncomfortable.

"Hey, I just got off the plane. Yes, it's freezing in Toronto, even colder than Milan! I'll call you after I get back to the hotel!" Outside the airport, Yiyang found a deserted corner and called Wen Snow and Vignali called to report that they were safe.

In just a few minutes of making calls on his cell phone, Yiyang's hands were already red from the cold. After hanging up the phone, Yiyang quickly breathed a few breaths of hot air into his hands, and then his hands regained some feeling.

Without staying outside longer, Yiyang hurriedly got on the team bus. As soon as we got on the bus, there was heavy snow falling outside. Fortunately, they arrived early. If the snow had fallen heavily, the flight might have been delayed.

"What happened? Something doesn't feel right with you?" Nowitzki asked with concern as he saw Yiyang shrinking into a ball. The air conditioner on the bus has just been turned on and has not yet reached the appropriate temperature. At this time, the temperature inside the car was still very low, so Yiyang was still surrounded by the cold.

"I...I'm more afraid of the cold." Yiyang's voice was trembling now. This guy had lived in southern China since he was a child. After coming to the United States, he had been living in a sunny place like California. Even after entering the NBA and moving to Texas, the temperature in Texas is still very pleasant.

Although Toronto is very cold, the average low temperature in January is only minus 6 degrees Celsius. If it was minus six degrees, Yiyang would definitely not feel anything. But suddenly he was thrown into a place where the temperature was 20 degrees below zero. Yiyang, who had never seen such a low temperature since he was a child, naturally couldn't bear it.

This year's extreme low temperatures in Toronto really come at a bad time.

Fortunately, with the help of the air conditioner, the temperature inside the car rose rapidly, even making Yiyang feel a little hot.

Everyone took off their heavy coats, but Yiyang, who was afraid of the cold, still kept it on. After the 40-minute drive, Yiyang even broke out in sweat.

After arriving at the hotel, Yiyang shivered all over as soon as he stepped out of the bus door!

The cold wind of minus 20 degrees blew the sweat drops on my forehead, which really chilled my heart and made my heart soar!

"Rudy, please remember to help me take out my luggage. I'll wait for you in the lobby first." After Yiyang told Gobert, he trotted directly into the hotel door.

When he walked through the door, he felt like his ears were about to freeze off. The high temperature of the air conditioner in the hotel made Yiyang start to sweat instantly.

After resting in the hotel for a while, the Mavericks will go to the training ground at the Air Canada Center to complete the afternoon training.

So this whole day, Yiyang spent the whole day in a constant alternation of hot and cold.

In the evening, the Mavericks players all suggested going out to try Toronto’s food and warm up at the same time. Carlisle would not interfere much with the players going out to eat together. As long as you don't drink and don't mess around, you can talk about anything.

However, Yiyang refused the invitation of his teammates and lay weakly on the bed.

"You go and eat Rudy, tell them I'm a little tired and want to take a nap." Yiyang waved his hand to Gobert, then lay down and closed his eyes.

"you sure?"

Yiyang did not answer directly this time, but waved to Gobert again.

Gobert didn't think much about it. Yiyang had indeed been very hard these past few days, and it was normal to be tired. So he left Yiyang alone in the room and went to enjoy Canadian food with his teammates.

Three hours later, a group of strong men returned to the hotel talking and laughing. Gobert was holding a bag in his hand, which contained the bridge rice noodles he had packed for Yiyang. Toronto has the largest Chinese ethnic group outside of Asia, so Chinese restaurants are everywhere. Many of the famous local restaurants are even owned by Chinese Americans. Therefore, it is not difficult for Gobert to find a place to buy Chinese food for Yiyang.

He swiped the door to his and Yiyang's room with his card, and Gobert, who was carrying cross-bridge rice noodles, was stunned at the door.

"What's wrong Rudy?" Seeing Gobert's unusual reaction, Nowitzki walked up in confusion.

If you don't know it, Nowitzki was also shocked when he looked into Yiyang and Gobert's room.

I saw that all three trash cans in the room were filled with paper balls. Many paper balls have filled the trash can and fallen to the ground everywhere.

A man using so many small paper balls alone in a room can only mean one thing!

No, no, no, don't get it wrong. Yiyang didn't do anything to allow people to enter the "Kidney Time".

This guy must have a bad cold.