Chapter 167 The first show is a triple double(2/2)
A swish sound!
Hollow into the net!
56:47!
The Warriors quickly sent a baseline ball, and Curry quickly sprinted towards the frontcourt after receiving the ball.
He came to a position half a meter away from the three-point line, jumped up and shot, which was a bit angry.
Seeing this situation, Sun Yi shook his head helplessly. As expected of a primary school student, he likes to get angry and act recklessly.
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
The fans in the audience breathed a sigh of relief.
If this goal were scored, it would be very demoralizing.
Under the basket, Haywood grabbed the rebound, found Kidd immediately, and passed the ball over.
After Kidd received the ball, he dribbled forward slowly and waited for his teammates to run into the frontcourt and take position.
In this round, the Mavericks changed their offensive strategy and launched an attack from the inside.
After Kidd saw Haywood stuck in position, he lobbed the ball into the basket.
Haywood squeezed Randolph away, jumped up hard after receiving the pass, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
56:49!
The audience burst into applause, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.
The fans thought that the Mavericks were starting to gain momentum, and they all shouted slogans in unison.
"Defend! Defend! Defend!"
Curry, who was dribbling forward, heard the noise in the audience and became a little nervous. After dribbling past half court, he immediately passed the ball to Sun Yi.
In the high post area on the right, Sun Yi failed to get into position. When he saw the basketball flying towards him, he immediately stepped forward to respond.
At the same time, Nowitzki rushed out and made a gambling steal.
Fortunately, Sun Yi touched the basketball first and did not let Nowitzki succeed. Then he turned around and passed Nowitzki and broke through to the basket.
He came to the edge of the penalty area, attracted Haywood's defense, and threw the ball toward the basket.
Randolph rushed to the basket and jumped into the air, dunking the ball into the basket with both hands.
Immediately afterwards, Kidd saw that Curry let him shoot a three-pointer. This time he did not hesitate and directly took off and shot.
"Dang!"
The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced out with great force.
This was a long rebound. Sun Yi jumped up to grab the rebound. After landing, he rushed towards the frontcourt and launched a defensive counterattack.
Curry, Ellis and others also ran towards the frontcourt desperately.
Sun Yi, who was dribbling forward, saw an opportunity appearing for his teammates. With the bonus of the badge [Dealing Cards from the Top of the Arc], he accurately passed the ball to his teammates.
Maggette, who was on a fast break, received the pass and rushed into the penalty area to complete a one-handed dunk.
Afterwards, Nowitzki's fadeaway jumper was interfered by Sun Yi and failed to score.
The Warriors protected the backcourt rebounds and launched a fast break.
Curry quickly dribbled the ball to a position half a meter outside the three-point line. Seeing that no one was guarding him, he started shooting wildly again.
"Whoosh!"
The basketball hit the net and made a steady hit!
On the sidelines, Mavericks head coach Carlisle frowned when he saw the scene on the court.
He originally wanted to take advantage of the inexperience of Sun Yi and Curry, two rookies, to make them panic and make mistakes, giving the Mavericks a chance to counterattack.
But this guy Sun Yi is very stable despite his youth, and he doesn't look like a dazed young man who is playing in the playoffs for the first time.
And Curry also has no stage fright, dares to play hard, and dares to try outrageous shots like a super long three-pointer. What a waste.
As for the other young players on the Warriors, they are all as strong as chickens.
On the other hand, every player on the Mavericks is out of shape.
There is no way we can win if we continue fighting like this!
Immediately, Carlisle requested a timeout again and called the players back to the bench to adjust.
After the timeout, the Mavericks' offense still showed no improvement.
On the other hand, the Warriors are getting stronger and stronger, and even Sun Yi took the opportunity to hit two three-pointers.
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors already led by 21 points.
The inter-section break is over and the fourth quarter begins.
The Mavericks still did not give up the game and sent out the entire main lineup to fight against the odds.
The Warriors did not go head-to-head with the Mavericks. They changed their style of play, slowed down the pace of the game, sharpened their positional defense, and played steadily to maintain their lead.
The Mavericks did get back a few points with their strong firepower, but the game time was running out and they couldn't get back the point difference.
A harsh buzzer sounded, signaling the end of the game.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Mavericks 108-94 and won their first victory in the playoffs.
In terms of statistics, Sun Yi was elected the best player of the game.
In the 40 minutes he played, he scored 22 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
Sun Yi recorded a triple-double in his first playoff game, becoming the fourth player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his first playoff game, following John McCarthy, Magic Johnson, and LeBron James.
Curry also produced excellent statistics in his first playoff game.
In the 38 minutes he played, he made 5 of 11 three-pointers and scored 19 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
In addition, three other Warriors scored in double figures.
Ellis scored a team-high 25 points; Morrow scored 12 points and 2 rebounds; Tolliver scored 15 points and 5 rebounds.
For the Mavericks, the most outstanding player is Jason Terry.
In the 35 minutes he played, he scored 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Nowitzki, the core of the Mavericks, played a bit poorly. He only scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, shot only 33% from the field, and had 5 turnovers.
Kidd's performance was also somewhat poor, scoring 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
After the game, Sun Yi came to the sidelines and was surrounded by media reporters, scrambling to conduct interviews.
"Sun, congratulations on your first victory in the playoffs. How do you feel about playing in the playoffs for the first time?" a reporter asked.
"I am very excited to be on the playoff stage and will do my best to help the team win." Sun Yi replied.
"How do you feel about your triple-double?"
"Thank you to the coach and teammates for their support and help. Without them, I would not have been able to produce such beautiful data. I am very grateful to them." Sun Yi replied in a satisfactory manner.
"After easily winning the first game, do you think the Mavericks are too weak?"
Sun Yi knew that these media reporters did not have a fuel-efficient lamp, so they all wanted to set a trap for him.
"The Mavericks' comprehensive strength is very strong, otherwise they would not be ranked second in the Western Conference. I think the next game will be very difficult." Sun Yi answered ambiguously.
After that, Sun Yi answered a few irrelevant questions, and the post-match interview ended here.
Chapter completed!