Y13 [EN]: Chapter 127

Y13-127 The 2010-2011 Semi-Conference Final

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Referee Javie called a shooting foul on Terry. Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd immediately rushed to referee Javie, appealing the call, and the referees gathered to review the play in slow motion.

[Okay, if you look closely… Ah! Jason Terry touched Lamar Odom’s arm. And the time is 1.3 seconds! If it had been just 1.3 seconds later, Jason Terry’s foul might have been overlooked! It’s a shame!]

[But it’s fortunate for the Lakers! They could have ended the first half down by 4 points, a two-possession game, without getting the foul. Even if they only make one free throw, they can reduce the deficit to a one-possession game!]

In the end, the foul was confirmed, and Jason Terry lowered his head in disappointment.

“Terry, it’s okay. It was unavoidable.”

“I rushed in too much. Tsk, sorry.”

Instead of saying more, Youngjae simply gave Terry a light high-five to encourage him. With only 1.3 seconds left, even if they got the rebound, there was no option other than to throw the ball up. Moreover, Lamar Odom was a decent free-throw shooter, so there was no guarantee he would miss them all.

Swish-

The first two shots went in, and then the final third shot. Despite the Dallas fans’ tremendous jeers, Lamar Odom took a deep breath to calm himself and shot the third free throw.

Swish-

[The last of the three shots is good! LA Lakers close the gap to 51:50! There are only 1.3 seconds left. Can Dallas make a final attack?]

All three shots went in, and Kidd grabbed the ball at the baseline. The players all moved widely from under the basket to the half-court line, trying to create space to receive a good pass. At that moment, Kidd noticed Youngjae’s movement, and he quickly threw the ball.

‘Nice.’

Youngjae, having successfully received the pass, knew there was no time to hesitate. Fortunately, because he received a long pass, he was able to catch the ball near the three-point line on the defensive end. He took two or three steps forward, gritted his teeth, and extended both arms forward as far as he could.

Back when his stamina issues made his shots short during his debut, he had improvised a shooting form during the match against Derrick Rose, and he decided to use that shooting form now, which he had been refining in his spare time ever since.

[Youngjae Yoon! He throws a shot with all his might from behind the half-court line! It seems too far, but there’s no choice!]

Watching the ball draw a smooth arc, hanging in the air for what felt like half the court, Youngjae landed as if he was about to fall forward, with a hopeful thought, his eyes fixed on the ball until the end.

Thud!

The ball had enough power and hit the center of the backboard squarely. If it was difficult to control the power, hitting the backboard with full force was a good option. The important thing was whether the ball, after hitting the backboard, would go into the rim with the right amount of force.

[The shot clock has already stopped!! It seems Yoon released the ball just before it stopped.]

[The ball hits the backboard, then hits the rim again…]

Swish-

……

Wowwwww!!!!

Y13!

Y13!!

[Oh, Oh my… MIRACLE!!]

[A miraculous ultra-long-distance buzzer-beater from Youngjae Yoon!!!!]

The Dallas home stadium was filled with thunderous applause and cheers, and Youngjae, without realizing it, fell backward and raised both hands, clenched into fists, towards the sky.

“Uwaaaaaa!!!!!”

“You monstrous kid!!”

“Haha! This lucky charm!!”

Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki, and finally Tyson Chandler. They all rushed and jumped on top of Youngjae, who had fallen to the ground. Corey Brewer, J.J. Barea, Brendan Haywood, Shawn Marion, and Peja Stojakovic, who were sitting on the bench, also ran onto the court, unable to contain their tremendous thrill and excitement, screaming like crazy and exchanging high-fives with the audience.

Even Rick Carlisle, who was known to have almost no expression during games, couldn’t contain this thrilling excitement and clapped with a happy expression.

[Did you see that! Did you see that!!! That’s Y13, the power of Youngjae Yoon, who curses his opponents like Friday the 13th! Despite showing such a fantastic performance, he’s being pushed out of the Rookie of the Year award because he’s in the same year as Blake Griffin, who had a legendary rookie season. Youngjae Yoon! It must be really unfair!]

[Indeed. Youngjae Yoon’s record this season would be good enough to win Rookie of the Year in any other year. It’s just unfortunate that Griffin, a veteran rookie, is putting up such fraudulent numbers in the same season.]

[Haha! The time when the ball left his hand is exactly 0.2 seconds before the buzzer?! That’s amazing! If you watch it in slow motion, Youngjae Yoon accurately senses the time and takes the most stable shooting release possible, it’s really spine-chilling!! It’s only possible because he knows his shooting release time exactly and has the strong mentality to apply it in a real game! Dallas Mavericks! With this, the score is 54 to 50! They widen the gap again! Youngjae Yoon is dominating Kobe Bryant in the first half alone, scoring a whopping 20 points!]

Youngjae could only scream continuously at the ecstatic buzzer-beater that made him feel like he was going crazy.

– MIRACLE!!!!

“Kyaaa!!”

Emily, Steve Yeon, and Lauren Cohan, who were watching the first game against the Lakers together via live broadcast, couldn’t help but scream and clap like seals at Youngjae’s buzzer-beater. In particular, Emily’s face was flushed red at Youngjae’s fantastic performance. It was truly unfortunate for Emily that she couldn’t watch such an amazing sight right next to him.

“Wow! Steve, what’s wrong~ Aren’t you a Lakers fan?”

“Ehe! How can you say such a disappointing thing! I’ve been a fan of the Mavs ever since I became friends with Yoon!”

Whether the two were joking or not, Emily couldn’t take her eyes off the TV. She should be laughing and happy while watching such a wonderful sight, but for some reason, Emily unknowingly teared up and quickly wiped her eyes.

Youngjae came to her mind when she was mentally struggling, and she was overwhelmed by the sight of Youngjae overcoming that ordeal so wonderfully.

“Emily! Why are you crying at such a good moment… Ugh, you’re so sensitive.”

“Ah, no. I’m just… happy…”

“Right! It’s too sad to cry at a moment like this?! Smile so that Yoon can gain strength!”

Emily nodded at Steve’s heartfelt words, wiped the remaining moisture from her eyes, and kept her eyes glued to the TV.

“I don’t know what will happen yet, but if, just if, Dallas makes it to the Finals after our first shoot is over, will we be able to go see it?”

Despite Steve’s cautious tone, Emily believed in Youngjae and Dallas without a single hesitation.

“I will definitely go see it. Because Yoon asked me to come see him. And they will definitely go to the Finals. Because he promised.”

[The biggest upset of this playoffs! Dallas Mavericks, an overwhelming 3:0 in the Semi-Conference Finals!]

If you were to pick the most surprising series in this playoffs, it would undoubtedly be the series between the Dallas Mavericks and the LA Lakers. Experts were taken aback by the Dallas Mavericks’ overwhelming performance that no one had expected, and even the Dallas Mavericks’ fans could only laugh at how powerful their performance was.

The Dallas Mavericks were considered the most likely upset (the lower-seeded Portland beating the higher-seeded Dallas) in their first match against Portland in the playoffs. But now, they are openly mocking the prevailing opinion by dominating 3:0 even in the Semi-Conference Finals.

Even though the LA Lakers’ decline was noticeable, it was natural that no one thought they would lose three games in a row so helplessly. In the first game, which was the most intense, when the Lakers overturned a 10-point deficit with a 16-4 run early in the game and regained the lead, most fans probably thought that Dallas’ journey would end there.

However, the player who thoroughly shattered all of that was none other than the Dallas Mavericks’ super rookie, Y13 Youngjae Yoon.

Compared to Dirk Nowitzki’s 22 points and 12 rebounds and Kobe Bryant’s 36 points and 5 rebounds, Youngjae Yoon, who recorded 30 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 2 turnovers without being pushed back at all, is undoubtedly the best player among the players in the second round, game 3 of this playoffs. When playing with Kidd, he showed the aspect of a scoring ace as a precise sharp shooter, and when playing with Terry or Barea, he showed the appearance of a leading guard who coordinates the game, showing the dual guard appearance that Coach Carlisle wanted.

In particular, the best scene where the game tilted, which was commonly pointed out in the experts’ reviews after the first game, was Youngjae Yoon’s buzzer-beater shot from behind the half-court line just before the end of the second quarter. It could be seen as having brought tremendous momentum and energy to the point where Dallas couldn’t lose even if they wanted to, gaining more than just a simple 3 points. After that, the Lakers lost the momentum to chase in the second half and lost without succeeding in a single comeback.

(Omitted)

Currently, Youngjae Yoon is averaging 32 minutes in a total of 9 playoff games, recording 21.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 2 steals, and 2.4 turnovers, showing tremendous performance with an average court margin of +13. He is consistently shooting 50% from the field, 40% from three-point range, and 90% from the free-throw line, showing stability and consistency even in the playoffs, not just the regular season.

The fact that he is maintaining the second-highest score in the team after Dirk Nowitzki, despite being in his debut season’s first playoffs, is truly amazing. He solved the problem of the second option scorer and the guard defense problem, which were the biggest weaknesses of Dallas this season, all at once, so he may be said to be the number one contributor to Dallas this season. Including him, most of the players in Dallas this season are playing at the highest level.

“I don’t know why either. I’m just doing my best in every game. Of course, the playoffs have a different heat and require different concentration than the regular season. I’m just playing the way the coaching staff and teammates want me to play. And I’m only 20 years old, but I’m pouring all my passion into it so that I don’t regret it, and I will continue to do so in the future. The future? I don’t think about such things. Only the next game is on my mind right now.”

-From the answer to the question asking about the reason for the improved performance in the playoffs compared to the regular season after the third game of the Semi-Conference Finals against the Lakers-

Youngjae’s performance in this playoffs was truly amazing. There are many cases where young players’ potential explodes while experiencing the playoffs, and Youngjae was one of those cases. Rather, within Dallas, there was even more interest in Youngjae than in Dirk Nowitzki, and Youngjae was truly establishing himself as a super rookie who brought hot issues and the best new face of this season.

In this regard, Dirk Nowitzki directly mentioned Youngjae in an interview, saying, ‘He is a rookie in age, but he is no longer a rookie in terms of skill or mentality. He has become a strong player who will not lose even if he fights against any superstar in his position. As a captain, I can’t help but see such a super rookie with the qualities of an ace as admirable. In many ways, the burden has been reduced.’ He sent his support, and Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler also joined in on the praise relay.

However, despite Youngjae’s perfect performance, Youngjae’s ambition for the Rookie of the Year award, which he revealed before the start of the season, was unfortunately not achieved.

============================ Author’s Notes ============================

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＠Josh went to the Clippers, and Barea’s salary also went up with a 4-year long-term contract due to the DeAndre Jordan effect [DeAndre Jordan’s last-minute decision to re-sign with the Clippers after initially agreeing to join the Mavericks]. It was originally a room exception [a salary cap exception], but it seems they just filled the salary because the salary was empty. I think the price isn’t bad, but I wonder if Barea, who is 31 years old, will show NBA-level performance until he is 34 years old.

＠NBA2K16 is doing pre-orders on Steam. We won’t buy it because we play 1:1 in the PlayStation room.

＠For reference, that level of buzzer-beater occasionally comes out. There are quite a few buzzer-beaters that are even more ridiculous than that ㅋㅋ

Shooting Start-nim///The positions are the same, so that’s how it turned out ㅋㅋ

Cup in Cup-nim///Um ㅋㅋ The record in this episode is from the first half, so that’s why. Also, it’s hard to get a lot of assists because there’s Kidd in the team. It may feel that way because there are a lot of scenes that help in our description. Still, he has one of the most assists in the shooting guard position.

Allrianlla-nim///It’s a work with an enormous number of episodes;; I get dizzy just looking at the number of episodes.

H0h-nim/// Haha. Three people left replies in one minute. Mosquitoes;; It’s really annoying when they appear when you’re sleeping. Fortunately, my house is almost on the top floor, so it’s a little less.

Omarion-nim, Kundara-nim, -DarkANGEL-nim, misscherry-nim, Caebabam-nim, Financia-nim/// Thank you for your comments today too^^ Have a nice weekend~~

Zigichacha-nim/// In darts, hitting the center is called Bull’s Eye. It’s an exclamation that means it went cleanly into the goal. If you look up bullseye in the dictionary, you’ll find that it means the center of the target. It is also a unique comment from the Dallas regional broadcast caster.

Yabes-nim/// It’s the same story that came out in other communities… I think he would have given a lot of free rolls [preferential treatment], although not as much as now. Pop [Gregg Popovich, coach of the San Antonio Spurs] gave Duncan [Tim Duncan, legendary Spurs player] a lot of free rolls during Duncan’s prime, and he still gives Ginobili [Manu Ginobili, another Spurs legend] free rolls. If there are LeBron [LeBron James, NBA superstar] and Duncan, Popovich will focus on creating defensive tactics. But in the first place, LeBron and Popovich are almost like water and oil in terms of personality. He will either overhaul LeBron or quit himself. Considering that LeBron has never acknowledged a single coach so far, I don’t think LeBron will ever go under a great coach. When he was young, he ignored Coach K [Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University basketball coach], who was one of the best coaches in the United States, and even now, he has trouble with the coach every time he goes to a team. I really had nothing to say when I saw him ignoring the coach in this final.

Sarajil Younghon-nim, 1234567890123-nim/// Ugh… the pressure of consecutive chapters!!