I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 170 Confrontation with each other
The Warriors sent the baseline ball, and Ellis received the pass and quickly dribbled forward.

Sun Yi immediately ran forward to coordinate the pick-and-roll.

At this stage, Sun Yi's pick-and-roll quality can only be regarded as an elite level, but coupled with his historical shoulder width, the pick-and-roll quality immediately improved to a higher level.

After Kidd was blocked, Ellis bypassed the screen and broke into the three-point line to face Nowitzki, who was changing defense.

Xiao Gongju was very decisive, accelerated his sprint to pass Nuo Tianwang, and then rushed towards the penalty area.

Upon seeing this, Dampier wanted to rush back to the basket to cover, but his lateral speed was too slow. By the time he returned to the basket, Ellis had already scored a layup.

On the Mavericks bench, head coach Carlisle saw the scene on the court and shook his head helplessly.

The Mavericks are indeed weak inside. If they want to go further, they must strengthen their inside line in the offseason.

On the court, Kidd stood outside the three-point line and patiently directed his teammates' movements.

Seeing Kidd's leisurely look, the young man couldn't bear it anymore and immediately rushed forward to steal the ball in a gambling style.

Kidd is considered one of the strongest players among the defenders. When he saw Ellis rushing up, he immediately reacted, put his arm against Xiao Gongju's chest, and then firmly protected the ball.

Seeing that Ellis failed to steal the ball successfully, he immediately retreated to prevent Kidd from breaking through.

At the same time, Nowitzki ran to the free throw line, received Kidd's pass, responded from the high post, and immediately passed the ball to the right.

Sun Yi waved his arms to intercept, but failed.

Butler, who made an air cut from the right side of the penalty area, received the pass, rushed into the penalty area and flew to the basket to score.

The Warriors quickly served the ball, and Ellis picked up the speed when he received the pass.

Sun Yi, who was sprinting towards the penalty area, received the pass, took three steps directly, and with the help of the layup package effect, he knocked away the defensive Nowitzki, rushed to the basket and hit the basket.

In the next few offensive and defensive rounds, the two sides played inextricably, and the score could not be opened.

Just like that, the first quarter ended, and the score displayed on the big screen was 27 to 22, with the Mavericks leading by 5 points.

Not long after, the intermission ended and the second quarter began.

The Warriors' lineup is: Curry, Moreau, Maggette, Sun Yi, Tolliver.

The Mavericks sent a lineup of Barea, Stevenson, Marion, Nowitzki, and Haywood.

When Sun Yi saw the Mavericks' lineup, he knew that the opponent wanted to pass the rotation smoothly through a strong defense.

In the previous two games, the Mavericks were completely suppressed by the Warriors in the rotation stage, resulting in a loss.

"The opponent is well prepared!"

After Sun Yi sighed, he looked away and ran towards the front court.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors took the lead.

Curry quickly dribbled the ball forward, passed the ball to Sun Yi just after halftime, and then ran towards the bottom corner.

In the high area on the right, Sun Yi received a pass, looked at Marion who was waiting in front of him, made a three-threat move, and took a tentative step.

Marion, who has rich experience in the game, did not act rashly and waited for Sun Yi's next move.

Sun Yi immediately retracted his probing foot, raised his hand to fake a shot, and then suddenly started to accelerate towards the penalty area.

Marion's defensive anticipation ability is very good, quickly moving laterally to block, compressing Sun Yi's breakthrough space.

At the same time, Tolliver didn't know when he ran up and made an off-ball screen to block Marion.

After blocking, Toliver immediately ran towards the three-point line.

Marion and Heywood made a mistake in cooperation and both ran towards the inside.

Seeing this, Sun Yi grabbed the basketball and passed it behind his head.

Toliver, who just ran beyond the three-point line, received the pass, saw no one in front of him, adjusted, and hit a three-pointer.

27: 25!

The ball is switched and the Mavericks attack.

Barea dribbles to the three-point line and passes to Nowitzki near the free throw line.

When Nuo Tianwang received the pass, he immediately raised it up to prevent Sun Yi from cutting the ball, and then supported the attack.

Other Mavericks players moved quickly without the ball, tearing apart the Warriors' defense.

Barea accelerated past Nowitzki, received the basketball hand in hand, and ran quickly to one side.

After Nuo Tianwang passed the ball, he took a step and blocked Curry who was chasing him.

On the other side, Barea dribbled the ball to the middle distance area on the left, and was about to take off to shoot, but saw Sun Yi rushing over.

"This switching speed is really fast!"

Barea didn't have the courage to challenge Sun Yi's defense and immediately passed the ball.

Nowitzki at the front of the penalty area received the pass, pushed aside Curry who was on defense, and hit a mid-range jumper.

29: 25!

Nowitzki in this game was not as decadent as in the previous two games, as if he had been reborn and was in excellent condition.

In Nowitzki's career, the early stage went smoothly, until he encountered a black eight miracle in 07, which made his basketball career bleak.

In the next two seasons, although the Mavericks made the playoffs, their best record was only a second-round trip.

This year's playoffs was another major setback in Nowitzki's life. It was completely like a re-enactment of the 07 playoffs. For him, it was really unacceptable pain.

Therefore, Nowitzki made some changes to overcome the psychological shadow and wanted to get rid of the label of "soft playoff guy".

The game continued and the Warriors attacked.

Curry dribbled to the top of the arc, passed the ball to Sun Yi, and then quickly moved without the ball.

Morrow came to the right corner to ambush, bringing out his defender and opening up space.

Tolliver and Maggette ran to the designated position and used the "elevator door" tactic.

The elementary school students quickly passed through the crowd and ran towards the top of the arc.

The Mavericks were already prepared, and Barea quickly chased and defended around the screen.

Curry received a pass from Sun Yi, saw Barea rushing over, made a fake pass, and passed the ball.

On the other side, Sun Yi, who cut towards the basket from the left, received the pass, rushed into the penalty area, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded through the arena.

Looking back, Nowitzki came to the low post on the right, received Barea's pass, turned over and made a fadeaway jumper, which was very decisive.

Sun Yi immediately rushed forward, extending his arms to interfere.

"Shh!"

The basketball crashed into the net and made a steady hit!
31: 27!

Sun Yi frowned as he looked at Nowitzki who turned around quickly and left.

Nowitzki's shot was very decisive, and he didn't stop because of his psychological shadow like before. It can be said that he overcame his psychological shadow and gradually returned to his peak state.

"Only in a desperate situation can a person's greatest potential be stimulated and people break through the shackles."

Sun Yi was both happy and worried about Nowitzki's changes.

He is happy to be able to play against a strong opponent, worried about whether the Warriors can beat the Mavericks in their heyday.

Without thinking much, Sun Yi swept away the distracting thoughts in his mind, then ran to the baseline to catch the ball and advance forward.

Other Warriors players followed the tactical requirements and ran to the designated positions.

Sun Yi dribbled the ball to the top of the arc. Seeing his teammates open up space, he was not polite, quickly made a large crossover, and then broke through to the right.

Relying on his rich experience to predict in advance, Marion moved laterally to block Sun Yi's breakthrough route.

Sun Yi, who was dribbling the ball, did not stop. With his huge strength, he pressed Marion with his horizontal elbow and rushed to the right mid-range area. Then he leaned on Marion and threw the ball to the basket using horseback archery.

The basketball bounced off the rim and fell straight into the net.

Looking back, Barea and Nowitzki completed the pick-and-roll cooperation.

After blocking the pass, King Nuo immediately moved forward, received Barea's ground pass, rushed into the penalty area and made a layup.

"Sun and Dirk started to compete. This game was great to watch." Mike Breen commented excitedly.

Who doesn't like to watch such a wonderful game!
On the field, Sun Yi and Curry played a pick-and-roll, misplaced against Barea.

Barea is only 183 cm tall and weighs 79 kg. He looks weak and helpless in front of Sun Yi.

Sun Yi was not merciful, he directly released the ball and started to break through the penalty area.

Barea couldn't guard Sun Yi and could only gamble and chip the ball.

Clap!
Barea hit Sun Yi hard on the hand.

At the same time, Sun Yi did not stop, took a step, and threw the ball to the basket.

"Shh!"

The basketball crashed into the net and made a steady hit!
"Beep! The No. 11 thug of the Mavericks fouled, the goal is valid, and an additional penalty is given."

The referee blew his whistle and gestured towards the technical table.

Amid the cheers and shouts of the fans, Sun Yi stood on the free throw line, took the basketball from the referee, and made a steady hit and added a penalty.

After that, both sides scored points, and the score kept rising.

When the second quarter played for about 4 minutes, the head coaches of both sides made substitution adjustments, and replaced the main players one after another.

After the substitution adjustment, the Warriors played the "elevator door" tactic, and Curry hit a three-pointer to tie the point difference.

The Mavericks responded immediately, Nowitzki responded from a high position, and found Heywood in an internal pass, and the latter completed a double-handed dunk after receiving the ball.

Randolph was a little depressed, picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline, and served the ball.

Sun Yi received the pass and started to advance towards the frontcourt at the fastest speed.

Curry, Ellis and others quickly started a fast break and went outside the three-point line to perform cross-running runs.

Sun Yi saw his teammate run away and immediately passed the ball.

Ellis received the pass and made a three-point shot against Stevenson, who rushed to interfere.

Clang!
The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
The Mavericks protected the backcourt rebounds, and Kidd took his time dribbling forward.

Heywood immediately stepped forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

At the same time, Nowitzki ran to the right side of the three-point line to provide Marion with an off-ball screen.

Kidd skirts the screen and immediately hits the ball out.

On the other side, with the help of Nuo Tianwang's cover, Marion cut from the right to the basket, received Kidd's pass, took a step, and flew to the basket.

At this moment, Sun Yi rushed back quickly, soared into the air, and stretched his arms to pat the rising basketball.

Clap!
Nail board big hat!

The basketball was slapped by Sun Yi and bounced off the backboard.

Randolph, who rushed back to the penalty area, grabbed the rebound, found Curry in the first place, passed the ball, and then quickly rushed to the frontcourt.

Curry received the pass, dribbled forward quickly, came to the three-point line to attract the defense, and hit the ball to the ground.

Randolph, who came from behind, received the pass, rushed into the penalty area, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

The ball is switched and the Mavericks attack.

Nowitzki came to the middle distance area on the right, leaned against Sun Yi and reached for the ball.

Kidd, who was in possession of the ball at the top of the arc, immediately passed the ball.

Nuo Tianwang received the pass, immediately made a back turn, and raised his hand to make a shooting motion.

Sun Yi immediately rushed forward and stretched his arms to interfere, but he didn't see Nowitzki's shot and knew he had been fooled.

Nuo Tianwang shook Sun Yi away, turned back immediately, and then released the ball to break through the penalty area, rushed to the basket and flew to the basket to score.

In the next round, other Warriors players opened up space to create singles conditions for Sun Yi.

Sun Yi immediately started, made a change of direction in front of his body, and then broke through to the right.

He didn't shake Marion away with tricks, but with the roughest head-to-head.

Marion had passed his prime, and his body functions had declined across the board. He was unable to stop the young and strong Sun Yi, and was ruthlessly squeezed out of the way to make way for him.

In the mid-range area on the right, Haywood saw this situation and immediately retreated into the penalty area to defend.

Randolph took this opportunity to cut towards the basket.

Sun Yi, who was on the move, saw Heywood running up to cover the defense, and immediately threw the ball under the basket.

At the same time, Nowitzki quickly rushed to the basket. When he saw Randolph rushing to the basket, he stopped immediately without continuing to rush forward to serve as a backdrop.

Randolph came to the basket and soared into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air, and dunked it hard into the basket.

It was the Mavericks' turn to attack. Through Kidd's command, Nowitzki created a singles opportunity.

At this stage, Nuo Tianwang has overcome his psychological shadow and is no longer afraid of Sun Yi's defense. His offensive effect has been greatly improved, and his fadeaway jumper is basically unsolvable.

This round, Nowitzki shook his shoulders to make a fake move, then immediately turned forward and hit a mid-range jumper.

Sun Yi was a little helpless. He couldn't predict Nowitzki's next move and couldn't interfere with the shooting at all.

Although unable to prevent Nowitzki from scoring, the Mavericks could not prevent the Warriors' offense either.

In this round, Curry, Ellis and others were on the outside to contain the Mavericks' defense.

Sun Yi took the opportunity to cut towards the basket along the baseline, and rushed to the basket to complete a one-handed dunk after receiving the pass.

In this way, Sun Yi and Nowitzki led the team forward in their own ways.

The Warriors' offensive tactics revolve around Sun Yi.

The Mavericks built their offense around Nowitzki.

Sun Yi's offensive method is a combination of sudden points. When the Mavericks shrink the interior defense, he will distribute the ball to assist his teammates to score.

If his teammates still have no chance, he will catch the ball and score without the ball.

The Mavericks adopted four guarantees and one tactic, allowing Nowitzki to only score, and other Mavericks players created scoring opportunities for him.

In this way, the second quarter ended, the score was 55 to 57, and the Mavericks led by 2 points for the second half.

Sun Yi scored 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in a single quarter.

Nowitzki scored 18 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

In the second quarter, Sun Yi and Nowitzki really went crazy!
During the halftime break, the head coaches of both sides took their players to the player tunnel and rushed back to the locker room to arrange the offensive and defensive tactics for the second half.

(End of this chapter)