Chapter 212: Yi Jianlian's Change (Part 3)

"What I envy most is 'Shaq' O'Neal. That guy basically ruled the NBA without training. That must be a very comfortable thing."

Dior continued to sigh with emotion, and it can be fully heard from his words that this guy is really full of salty fish.

"Okay, Boris, stop preaching your theories in front of us rookies. Our talents are limited and we can only rely on practice."

Tang Tian stopped him from continuing, but he didn't care, if Leonard was led into the ditch by him, the future of the Spurs would be over.

"Okay, it's a good thing for young people to be motivated, but it's also a good thing. I will at least have you two guys with me in training in the future."

Dio said with a smile.

Dior said it casually, but it was crazy when he practiced it.

It only took him half a month to successfully lose 5 kilograms of fat, and his body fat percentage also met the requirements of the coaching staff.

Everyone who can survive in the NBA is a ruthless character.

The Spurs' opponents after the All-Star Game were not strong, but after entering the second half of March, the schedule and opponents became unfriendly.

The team played 7 games with 3 wins and 4 losses.

The fourth position has indeed become a relatively big problem.

Duncan's physical fitness in the second half of the season was obviously not as good as in the first half of the season. Bonner's defensive disadvantages were too obvious. Blair was too slow to move at the 4th position. The inside line is at a disadvantage during the substitute period.

Before playing against underdogs, he didn't perform well, but when he played against strong teams in a row, this weakness was magnified.

When Jefferson was around, Popovich could swing him at the 4.

But now that Jefferson has been traded, Popovich really feels like a smart woman can't cook without rice.

The time comes to April 1, which is April Fool's Day in the United States, and the Spurs will host the Mavericks tonight.

Before the game on this day, Popovich went to the locker room to talk to the players about some game tactics and points that need attention.

After saying this, he suddenly turned to look at Dio: "Boris, get ready to play tonight."

Dior was arranging the shoelaces. When he heard this, he looked up for a moment, and then said:

"Coach, Happy April Fool's Day."

Popovich was taken aback by what he said.

This guy took his words as an April Fool's Day joke!

"If you don't want to play, just take this as an April Fool's joke."

Popovich said with a straight face.

"No no, I'm ready to play, really!"

Dior was only wearing one shoe at this time, and after listening to Popovich's words, he hopped on the spot with one shoe on.

The move amused both teammates and Popovich.

This guy is really the new kid on the block.

"Focus on the game."

Popovich left the locker room after speaking.

"Happy April Fools' Day!"

Dior shouted at Popovich's back, this time it was a real holiday blessing.

There was laughter again in the locker room.

Although Diaw has not been with the Spurs for a long time, his funny personality made the relationship between him and his teammates develop quickly.

As soon as Popovich left, the players congratulated him one after another.

After the Mavericks let go of several core members who won the championship this season, their performance dropped sharply as expected.

They are now ranked seventh in the West, and they will compete with the Nuggets, Jazz, Suns and Rockets for the final playoff spot.

There is only one month left in the regular season, and any game is very critical for them.

The same is true for the Spurs. They had already opened up the record gap with the Thunder behind them.

However, the ups and downs in the past period of competition made their No. 1 position unstable, and they urgently needed a victory to consolidate their ranking.

Both teams desperately needed this win.

The attendance rate of the ATT Center Arena that night exceeded 70%. The team had an excellent record and the attendance rate of the arena also recovered a lot.

After the game started, the Mavericks showed their strong desire to win. The old driver and old Carter made consecutive flips on the outside.

About 10 minutes into the first quarter, the score on the court was 25 to 21. They also led the Spurs at home by 4 points.

The two sides entered the rotation one after another. The Spurs' Dior debuted as a backup power forward for the first time. The other four were Mills, Ginobili, Leonard and Splitter.

For the Mavericks, Beaubois, Terry, Odom, Mahinmi and Yi Jianlian.

Tang Tian took a break at this time, and he was taken aback when he saw the lineup of the Mavericks.

Yi Jianlian was replaced at this point?

He's in the rotation?

It was late January when Tang Tian suggested to Yi Jianlian, almost three months had passed in the blink of an eye.

The last time the two teams played against each other was in early March, when Yi Jianlian had not yet entered the rotation.

So far, is this finally a success?

The game continued on the court.

In the Spurs' offense, Ginobili broke through and gave the ball to Diaw, who was following closely. Diaw made a low-handed layup.

But at the moment of his shot, Yi Jianlian caught up from behind him and directly blocked the shot with a flying body.

"boom!"

The ball is capped to the backboard, which is still a big cap on the pegboard!

There was a commotion at the scene.

Dio is in a bad state!

Popovich also stood up angrily and cursed at this time.

Dior has been in a bad team like the Bobcats for a long time, and his habits have become very bad. He didn't even look at the defenders around him when he shot!

At this time, Tang Tian's eyes lit up.

Dior did not handle the ball well, but he actually stole the position.

But Yi Jianlian's shot was surprisingly fast and decisive.

Because I can't see any slight changes in body shape in the uniform, but from the ball just now, I can tell that Yi Jianlian must have lost weight.

Yi Jianlian listened to what he said at the beginning.

The ball was blocked, but Dior reacted quickly. He caught the blocked ball, pushed Yi Jianlian with his big butt and then scored a second attack.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

Whoa! It smells so good!

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing when he saw this, Dior's big butt was used just right, he really is a golf player.

The Mavericks' offense, Terry used Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll to rush to the basket. Splitter stopped at the basket at this time and interfered, and Terry missed a layup.

But Dior didn't pay attention to the carder at this time, and Mahinmi got the offensive rebound.

Popovich's face turned dark again on the sidelines at this time. Diao really lost most of his martial arts by staying in the Bobcats.

Mahinmi grabbed the offensive rebound and threw it to the outside line.

Yi Jianlian received the ball outside the three-point line at this time.

Misplaced Mills saw Yi Jianlian ball, just a symbolic reach.

Yi Jianlian shot directly after aiming at the frame.

The arc of this ball is high, but the trajectory looks quite straight.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball fell heavily into the net bag!

Yi Jianlian's three-pointer actually scored!

There was a commotion at the scene.

Tang Tian raised his eyebrows subconsciously at this moment.

Yi Jianlian has changed.

Thanks to jianukuy, Binglan amljl, and Lonely Zhishang for their rewards.

The second chapter is out, everyone smashes the monthly pass as hard as they can.

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