The strongest duo in the history of the NBA league, fans may be able to say a bunch of things about it. But perhaps not everyone can remember the most disappointing duo in the league.

In the 05-06 season, "Lone Wolf" Stephen. Marbury and Francis's backcourt double-shot are undoubtedly the "regulars" on this list, and both of them were at the end of their careers at the time, so they naturally couldn't put up satisfactory performances.

The "Shark Emperor" combination of "Big Shark" O'Neill and "Little Emperor" James may not even be remembered by many people now. This combination was indeed very bluffing at the time, but O'Neill was too old to reach the heights that people expected.

Denver's "Golden Twin Guns", once formed by Anthony and Iverson, may be the most domineering nickname in the duo. But it turns out that when these two guys are combined, one basketball is not enough points.

There have been too many disappointing duos in the history of the NBA, some of them are regrettable, and some of them have simply disappeared into the long river of history. However, most of these combinations have one thing in common, that is, one of the two has sunset and passed his peak.

Yiyang and Dirk. Nowitzki, in fact, also falls into this category. In fact, their performance in the last game has led many experts to put them on the list of "most defeated duo". But today's game has forced those so-called experts to reconsider their conclusions.

In the fifth minute of the third quarter of the game, Yiyang's breakthrough was violated by Leonard, but because the foul count was not yet reached, Yiyang could not make free throws, and the Mavericks only got a chance to throw a sideline ball.

Taking advantage of this deadball, Carlisle replaced Marion, who was sweating profusely. Watching the guy with the long blond hair re-enter the court, the Spurs players couldn't help but swallow.

"How's the rest?" Yiyang took the initiative to step forward and gave Nowitzki a close high-five.

"Energetic! Come on, let's get on! Nowitzki moved his arm and motioned for Gobert to go up and serve the touchline ball.

Yiyang stood near the free throw line, and after the referee blew his whistle, he secretly pushed Parker, and then went out of the three-point line, ready to catch the ball.

Parker was pushed like that, and he was delayed for a few seconds. After he rushed out with Yiyang, he happened to bump into Nowitzki's off-ball blocker for Yiyang.

"Damn it!" The Frenchman cursed in French, and at this time, Yiyang had easily received the sideline ball, and then accelerated the breakthrough while Parker had not yet set up his defensive posture.

Danny. Green still wanted to make up for the defense, but Yiyang's breakthrough speed this time was too fast, and Green didn't have time to make up for it.

Seeing that Yiyang's breakthrough was a foregone conclusion, Split stayed under the basket and waited for it. Duncan also chased after Yiyang, hoping to complete the block.

In the face of the basket guarded by the Brazilian center, Yiyang was not afraid. He jumped up directly, and he wanted to stage a violent buckle from the other!

But after lifting the basketball in the air to deceive Split and Duncan, Yiyang did not dunk or go to the basket, but put the basketball down again and passed it out from his armpit. The basketball was impartial and flew right into the hands of Nowitzki, who had just come out of the game.

Facing Parker, who is less than 1.9 meters tall, Nowitzki opened fire decisively directly against the defense of the "small sports car".

One step beyond the three-point line, Dirk takes the ball out. While the basketball was still flying, Duncan "chuckled" in his heart. As soon as Nowitzki came up, their defense was defeated.

"Brush!" Everything was as Duncan expected, Nowitzki hit a mid-to-long-range shot!

Yiyang pointed at Nowitzki, ran up and patted the German on the ass. A typical connection between Yiyang and Nowitzki, a connection that is not as airy as Paul and Griffin, nor as beautiful as Wade and James. But this connection is very real. With ease, Nowitzki scored his 24th point of the day, and the Mavericks re-widened the gap to double digits!

"As soon as Dirk came back, he completed a wonderful cooperation with Yi! The Spurs managed to close the gap to single digits within five minutes of the start of the third quarter, but as soon as Dirk came up, the gap was opened again! "Mike. Brin shook his head, Yiyang and Nowitzki were really good today.

Since Dirk and Yiyang scored at the beginning of the first quarter, these two guys haven't stopped today. Dirk repeatedly scored from mid-range, and Yiyang frequently broke into the box to attack the Spurs' defense.

Sometimes Dirk will fake a real pass to assist Yiyang to make an easy layup, and sometimes, Yiyang will use his superb ball-sharing skills to help Nowitzki get an open opportunity just now. Well, though Dirk still has a Tony in front of him. Parker, though, doesn't make much of a difference to an open shot.

In the first half of the game, the excellent performance of the two allowed the Mavericks to lead the Spurs by as many as 15 points. The expert who claims that "only spurs can suppress calves, and calves can't suppress spurs", I wonder if there is any shame now?

In the third quarter, Carlisle started Marion in the second half. The purpose is very clear, it is to let Nowitzki rest a little more and play at critical moments.

Taking advantage of the Mavericks' waning firepower, the Spurs chased hard and finally narrowed the gap to eight points a minute ago. But just now, Dirk's appearance ended the Spurs' momentum.

"Damn, have the old guys been rejuvenated lately!?" Seeing Dirk score as soon as he came on the court, Popovich cursed as well. The previous game was Carter's stunner, and the previous game was Manu's 27 points. Today, another nowitzki is bursting out.

The old guys erupted one after another, throwing the whole series into chaos. If only Nowitzki broke out, that's fine. But today, Yiyang's performance is also quite good.

In the third quarter of the game, 23 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 4 rebounds, and no turnovers, yes, no one made a single turnover! That's pretty enough, but now it's only been five minutes since the third quarter! God knows what Yiyang's stats will look like when the fourth quarter is over.

Not to be outdone, the Spurs are desperate to close the gap. After attacking, Parker handed the ball to Dio, who raised his hand to ask for the ball. Covered in coffee, Dio broke through with the ball in the mid-range position, and just as he was halfway through the breakthrough, Dio suddenly made a sharp stop and made a step-back jumper again.

In the last game, Dior hit the picture of Dior's independent retreat in front of Dirk, and Dirk has not forgotten it. Excuse me, Burres, you hit the muzzle of the gun today!

Nowitzki was not afraid of Dio's slightly raised knee, he straightened his long arm and lunged at it, slapping his arm hard.

"Smack!"

As soon as Dior made a shot, the basketball was ruthlessly slapped back by Nowitzki! The moment he flew the basketball, Nowitzki couldn't help but yell! This ball is his best catharsis for all these grievances! Those who say they are old and useless, see clearly!

Dio also wanted to score a step-back jumper on Dirk's head, and that did get him in the headlines of a lot of news sites yesterday. But Dirk undoubtedly told Burreth that from now on, don't challenge my authority again! ”

After the basketball flew out, Yiyang jumped high, pressed Parker's head, and grabbed the basketball that had no right to belong for the time being.

Before he landed in the air, Yiyang, who was sideways, passed the ball out. Iguodala has already started to run towards the frontcourt, and the fast attack is formed in an instant!

No one expected Yiyang to play the ball so quickly, and Leonard tried hard to chase after Iguodala. When Iguodala jumped up for a layup, Leonard followed in time.

But the fierce physical confrontation did not defeat the strong Iguodala, who still held his center of gravity and made the basketball lightly advanced. Leonard tried his best to reach the ball, but he was still narrow.

"Also, an incredible assist. It's like he can see the future, and he makes such accurate passes in the air before he even lands! Iguodala's finish is also very beautiful, after all, not everyone will survive Leonard's hunt. ”

The ball was scored, a 12-point deficit, and there were 3 minutes and 45 seconds left in the third quarter. Popovich called a timeout, he didn't expect this match to be so tough. Nowitzki and Yiyang are in too good shape, unstoppable!

Popovich took the tactical board and developed a lot of defensive strategies against Yiyang and Dirk. But actually, Popovich was doing this all night, but sometimes, if you can't prevent it, you can't prevent it! No matter how skillful your tactics are, there is no guarantee that they will be effective when they are actually executed.

If every defensive tactic had worked, there wouldn't have been so many great stars in this league. The reason why the stars are stars is precisely because they are strong and have overridden the tactical arrangement.

In the final minutes of the third quarter, the Spurs really didn't make any breakthroughs. Duncan's three singles were all defended by Gobert, and Ginobili's breakaway was a two-and-one, but that was all. And what about that taciturn Leonard? He became the Spurs' leading scorer, repeatedly scoring hard in the box. But after all, Leonard wasn't a super scorer. His layups again and again can't match the Mavericks' powerful firepower.

At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks maintained a 15-point lead. In this game, the Mavericks crushed the Spurs to the point that they couldn't breathe. It seems that Yiyang's behavior in the locker room the day before yesterday has indeed paid off.

Everyone on the Mavericks team is very focused, serious, and doesn't dare to be sloppy in the slightest. And that's why they were able to suppress Spurs today.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Yiyang and Nowitzki continued to score. These two guys complement each other and make the Spurs' defense simply miss the point.

On the Spurs' side, the fiery three-point touch of "Red Mamba" Bonner and Italian guard Belinelli once made the Spurs seem to see hope.

But when the Mavericks started to pay attention to the two, they were both unsurprisingly dumbfounded. In the first game of the series, the Mavericks were able to defend the Spurs for 7 minutes without scoring, but it was not just luck.

In the third minute of the fourth quarter, Carlisle boldly replaced Yiyang and Dirk. The Spurs seized the opportunity, with Bonner and Ginobili making frequent contributions from beyond the three-point line. But in the last six minutes of the game, when the Spurs were about to close the score, Carlisle waved his hand and replaced Yiyang and Dirk.

Every time, when the Spurs were about to equalize, Carlisle would send Yiyang and Dirk again. Popovich even felt that the damn bald coach was deliberately angry with him!

He seemed to wave at himself, and then shouted, "Come on, Greg, come after me!" ”

And when Popovich really wanted to catch up, Carlisle ordered Yiyang and Dirk, the "driver", to step on the accelerator, leaving Popovich to eat dust behind.

At the end of the fourth quarter, Yiyang and Nowitzki were still bombarding the Spurs' basket. Their scoring efficiency has not diminished in the slightest, and it is frighteningly high.

In the last two minutes of the game, Popovich had no choice but to withdraw all his main forces, and then leaned behind him weakly. 115-99, the Spurs lost today, and they lost completely!

After the game went into garbage time, Mike. Brin and Kevin. Haaland also began to talk about the performance of the players in this game, after all, at this time, the game itself is not much to see.

"You're a prophet, Kevin. I remember before the game started, you said that Yi and Dirk couldn't have teamed up to score 60 points. You're right, they don't. "Looking at Yiyang and Dirk's data, Mike. Brin laughed wickedly.

"Really? Are they just one point short? Kevin. Harlan felt a little incredulous, Yiyang and Nowitzki looked so good today, did they not even add up to 60 points?

"It's not a difference of 1 point, it's a difference of 11 points." Mike. Brin's smile was still deep.

"11 points? That's impossible? Could it be that I was dazzled just now? Yihe Dirk obviously played well today. The two of them combined, how could they only score 49 points? In the third quarter, it was more than that. "Although Kevin. Harlan didn't want to be slapped in the face so soon, but Mike. Bryn's words are also too bizarre.

"It's 11 points, yes, today they didn't combine to score 60 points, they cut 71 points! Dirk. Nowitzki had 31 points, five assists and five rebounds, and 40 points, 11 assists and five rebounds. That's why I said, you're a natural prophet, Kevin. ”

Mike. Brin laughed, Kevin. Harlan gave his old partner a roll of the eye.