November 16, Atlanta, Phillips Arena.

Tonight, the Warriors will challenge the Eagles at home in back-to-back games.

The Hawks have entered the Eastern Conference playoffs for two consecutive years and are very strong.

It will be very difficult for the Warriors to win on the road.

It smells like gunpowder during warm-up activities.

As the boss of the Hawks, Josh Smith naturally had to step forward to say hello to the Warriors players in a friendly manner and welcome them to Atlanta as a guest.

"Rookie, I heard that Gerald Wallace was slapped in the face for his harsh words in the last game. It seems that you have good strength and can make me go all out." Eagle King Josh Smith said.

Sun Yi had already expected that this would happen, and without any panic, he replied tit-for-tat.

"Oh, it seems you want to help him out!"

"I'm not familiar with him, I just can't bear to see a rookie who has just entered the league being too high-profile, which will put the face of us veterans." Smith explained.

"Then you want to be like Gerrard and let me get less than 20 points?" Sun Yi asked back.

"I'm not as useless as Wallace. It's okay to limit your scoring to less than 15 points." Smith said confidently.

"This is so boring, why not do it the other way around. If you win, the news reports will say that you defeated Mr. 51 Points instead of defending against Mr. 51 Points." Sun Yi suggested with a smile.

"Okay." After hearing this, Josh Smith felt that what the rookie in front of him said made sense and agreed to the proposal.

In this way, the harsh words before the game ended, and the two continued to warm up to fully prepare for the game.

Not long after, the game officially started.

After two or three minutes of the first quarter, the strength gap between the two teams became apparent.

After running around all night, the Warriors' players' physical strength was affected and their condition fluctuated.

On the other hand, the Eagles' players took a day off and sat at home to recharge their batteries, and were in very good shape.

Not long after the start, the Eagles launched a 12-2 offensive wave, widening the point difference to double digits.

"Rookie, what's going on? Why don't you score? It seems I have to hurry up and score, otherwise I won't be able to play in garbage time." Josh Smith said angrily.

In these few minutes, he saw Sun Yi's defense and felt that it was really difficult to deal with. He wanted to mess up Sun Yi's mentality with trash talk, so as to achieve the goal of scoring easily.

"The game has just begun, anything can happen, don't worry." Sun Yi replied.

He knew very well that if his teammates' condition did not improve, it would be basically impossible to play until the last minute.

"We have to think of ways to close the score."

After Sun Yi made a plan, he went to set up a pick-and-roll for Curry.

With the help of the screen, Curry broke into the three-point line, attracted the defense, and passed the ball to Sun Yi who was cutting inside.

After receiving the pass, Sun Yi rushed into the penalty area, and after a physical confrontation with Horford who stepped forward to cover, he scored the ball with difficulty.

In the next few rounds, Sun Yi and Maggette rushed to the basket and drew fouls, and narrowed the gap through free throws.

As a strong team in the playoffs, the Eagles have excellent adjustment capabilities, quickly changing their defensive strategy and shrinking into the penalty area.

After the adjustment, the effect was significant, once again limiting the Warriors' scoring.

Nelson was not a vegetarian either. He immediately changed his offensive tactics and made a fuss outside the three-point line.

After the Warriors changed their tactics, the results were equally good, and they got many good scoring opportunities.

However, the Warriors players were in too bad shape and failed to seize these opportunities, frequently missing three-point shots.

The Eagles took the opportunity to play tacit cooperation and once again opened up the score.

Just like that, the first quarter ended, and the score on the big screen was 20 to 28. The Eagles led by 8 points entering the second quarter.

Not long after, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.

The Hawks replaced Jamal Crawford during the rotation period.

In Sun Yi's memory, Crawford was elected as the Sixth Man of the Year this season, and he was very strong.

During the rotation period, this guy was killing everything and completely defeated the Warriors' bench.

On the Warriors bench, Nelson saw what was happening on the court and raised his forehead.

"This guy shouldn't have been let go in the first place."

It was too late to say anything now. Old Nelson could only wave his hand and let Sun Yi and others play again to stabilize the situation.

After substitutions and adjustments, the Warriors broke their scoring drought and stabilized the situation on the court.

Sun Yi took advantage of the fact that the main players of the Eagles were not back and used the screen to play misplaced singles.

Although Crawford is very powerful on the offensive end, this guy is an out-and-out loophole on the defensive end.

The Warriors seized this point and quickly recovered the point difference.

Eagles head coach Mike Woodson saw this situation and immediately replaced the starting players on the field.

After substitutions and adjustments, the Eagles' defense improved a lot, limiting the Warriors' offense.

In the subsequent games, the Eagles did not dare to push the envelope anymore and played steadily, suppressing the Warriors and occupying an absolute advantage.

With about 2 minutes left in the game, the Eagles led by 5 points and had the ball.

After returning from the timeout, Sun Yi came to Josh Smith and gave a "friendly" reminder.

"Man, time is running out. You have to hurry up, otherwise you won't be able to achieve your goal."

Josh Smith replied harshly: "Rookie, you don't need to remind me, you should just think about how to win the game!"

At this stage, he has only scored 10 points and needs to score at least two goals to achieve his goal.

So, in this round, Josh Smith came to the low post on the right side, leaning on Sun Yi and reaching for the ball.

After receiving the ball, Josh Smith played a post-up game. After a little push, he found something was going on and used his strength to push Sun Yi back again and again.

When he was near the penalty area, Josh Smith found that he couldn't push Sun Yi. He felt a little strange, so he pushed harder with more force.

At the same time, Sun Yi saw that the time was ripe and immediately retreated quickly, using the long-lost technique of "withdrawing the stool".

Unable to use any force, Josh Smith staggered a few steps to stabilize his body.

At this time, the referee blew the whistle and called Josh Smith a walking violation.

The ball transitions and the Warriors attack.

Curry quickly dribbled the ball to the top of the arc. Seeing that there was no chance, he did not force a three-pointer.

Sun Yi quickly ran from the inside to the top of the key, and was mistakenly thought by the Eagles players to be engaging in a pick-and-roll, confusing the audience.

In fact, he is the protagonist of this attack.

When Sun Yi ran near the free throw line, Maggette quickly ran over and set up an off-ball screen to block Josh Smith.

Sun Yi took the opportunity to run to the right side of the three-point line, received a pass from Curry, activated the bond badge [Marksman], made a three-pointer with his hand, and narrowed the point difference to only 2 points.

The ball transitions and the Eagles attack.

Bibby dribbled the ball forward in a leisurely and unhurried manner, pressing down on the time.

They are still 2 points ahead and still have an advantage.

With 10 seconds left on the shot clock, the Eagles launched an attack.

After Bibby cooperated with Horford in the pick-and-roll, he passed the ball back to Horford.

The guy near the free throw line received the pass, jumped up and shot without any hesitation.

Sun Yi quickly rushed over and rushed to interfere with the shot.

Under the basket, when Randolph saw Josh Smith trying to grab the rebound, he immediately jumped up and swatted the ball away.

Sun Yi grabbed the rebound, landed and ran towards the frontcourt.

When he came outside the three-point line, he made a fake move, shook away Horford who was retreating, and rushed towards the basket.

The other Eagles players quickly retreated to the basket to encircle.

Sun Yi did not force the ball and distributed the ball.

After receiving the pass, Morrow took an open three-pointer.

Bang!

The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!

Unfortunately, the opportunity came up but I failed to hit it.

The Eagles protected the backcourt rebound and requested a timeout.

At this time, there were 52 seconds left before the end of the game, and the Eagles led by 2 points.
Chapter completed!