The Warriors won the first game of the playoffs against the Mavericks very easily.

Sun Yi also felt that his debut in the playoffs was easier than expected.

He made serious preparations before the game.

After all, it is not uncommon for rookies to crash in their first playoff games.

But Sun Yi failed to receive a slap in the face, and even recorded a triple-double, comparable to the legend.

With such a perfect start, Sun Yi did not feel complacent and take credit, but instead worked harder to train and improve his own strength.

He knows very well that the Mavericks are not weak, otherwise they would not be ranked second in the Western Conference in the regular season.

The main reason for this game was that Nowitzki played too poorly and failed to take advantage of the Mavericks.

It can be said that Nowitzki's performance directly determines the Mavericks' lower limit.

The other Mavericks players can only be regarded as the icing on the cake, raising the Mavericks' upper limit.

If Nowitzki's condition bottoms out in subsequent games, it will be much more difficult for the Warriors to complete Black Seven.

In order to complete the temporary tasks issued by the system, Sun Yi could only take advantage of Nowitzki's sluggish state to quickly solve this series. The longer it takes, the greater the variables will be.

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Early the next morning, as expected, the front page headlines of the sports section were all about Sun Yi.

Here in the United States, media reporters did not exaggerate and reported truthfully.

"Triple-double in his first playoff game! Warriors' No. 9 rookie is as good as a legend!"

"Double stars shine! The Warriors upset the Mavericks!"

"The bottom beats the top! The Warriors get a good start in the playoffs!"

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In China, media reporters are not so subtle and can exaggerate as much as they want.

"Shocked! Sun Yi actually did this to Mavericks!"

"His first triple-double in the playoffs! Sun Yi becomes the first player in the country!"

"Vulnerable! The Warriors' victory over the Mavericks will complete the Black Seven!"

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Sun Yi didn't know anything about the outside world. After breakfast, he went to the hotel lobby to meet the team, and then went to the training ground for daily training.

The Warriors' morale is currently high, and the coaches and players are united and fully prepared for this series.

At the same time, as the Warriors were preparing for the game, the first games of other series began one after another.

The defending champion Lakers got off to a good start by defeating the Spurs without a fight.

Before the start of the playoffs, outside experts and celebrities used big data analysis to believe that the Spurs and Lakers were equally strong.

If the Spurs hadn't had a massive rest after the All-Star break, their record wouldn't have dropped to eighth in the Western Conference.

Therefore, experts and celebrities believe that the Spurs may complete the black eight by defeating the opponent.

But after the first game between the Lakers and Spurs, no fans believed the bullshit predictions of these experts.

This game is completely about the Lakers playing against the Spurs!

Except for Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili, the Spurs performed well, and the other players basically played soy sauce and had no effect at all.

After the first game of this series, fans were reminded of the match between the two teams in the playoffs last season. The Spurs and Lakers were not opponents at the same level at all.

It can be said that the final result of this series between the Lakers and Spurs has been determined.

The other group series also had winners and losers.

With Roy out for the season, the Trail Blazers relied on Miller to score 31 points and beat the Suns in an upset.

Although the Trail Blazers grabbed a victory, outside media still predicted that the Suns would advance to the next round within six games.

The Nuggets' first game against the Jazz was very tense.

The Nuggets relied on Anthony to score 42 points, narrowly defeated the Jazz, and won their first playoff victory.

This set of matches is evenly matched, and the winner may not be decided until the tiebreaker.

In the Eastern Conference, there was no upset, and the top four teams all won.

The strength of these three teams, the Cavaliers, Celtics, and Magic, is a level higher than other teams in the Eastern Conference, and they can almost advance to the next round smoothly.

The Eagles and Bucks are evenly matched and may have a tiebreaker to determine the winner.

After all the first games of the playoffs were played, some people were happy and some were sad.

Some teams want to take advantage of the victory to expand their lead, and some teams want to go all out to equalize the score.

As time passed quickly, it was game day again in a blink of an eye.

The second game of each group series begins again!

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On April 20, the second round match between the Warriors and the Mavericks in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs continued at the American Airlines Center Arena.

After the first loss, Mavericks head coach Carlisle made adjustments to the starting lineup.

The starting lineup sent by the Mavericks for this game is: Kidd, Terry, Marion, Nowitzki, and Haywood.

If Nowitzki's performance in this game is still poor, the Mavericks will do something about Terry, the second scoring point, to ensure the Mavericks' offensive firepower.

The Warriors have not made any personnel adjustments, and the starting lineup is still: Curry, Ellis, Maggette, Sun Yi, Randolph.

In the jump ball session, Haywood defeated Randolph and gave the Mavericks the first opportunity to attack.

Kidd dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, directed his teammates to move, and prepared to deal the cards.

Haywood followed the tactical requirements and stepped forward to provide Nowitzki with an unmanned cover.

Nowitzki bypassed the screen and came to the mid-range area on the right, received a pass from Kidd, and hit a mid-range jumper.

Sun Yi, who retreated to the basket, picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline, sent the ball out, and then quickly rushed towards the frontcourt.

Curry received the pass and quickly advanced toward the frontcourt.

When Kidd saw this, he immediately ran forward to block it, trying to delay the elementary school student's advancement, but was blocked by Randolph.

"Damn it! When did this guy come here?!"

Kidd cursed secretly in his mind and quickly turned around to pursue him.

After Randolph finished the screen, he quickly cut into the penalty area.

Curry dribbled forward and immediately passed the ball.

Randolph received the pass and rushed toward the basket. When the Mavericks players rushed back to defend the basket, he immediately passed the ball to the bottom corner.

Ellis, who had been lurking in the right corner for a long time, received the pass and saw that no one was guarding him, so he immediately took off and shot.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!

3:2!

The ball transitions and the Mavericks attack.

Kidd quickly dribbled the ball forward while directing his teammates' movements.

Curry immediately stepped forward and found the right moment to take the ball.

Ginger is still old and hot, Kidd immediately changed hands and dribbled, allowing the elementary school student to miss, then accelerated away from Curry and rushed towards the three-point line.

Curry was a little annoyed and immediately turned around to pursue defense.

On the other side, Kidd didn't stop outside the three-point line. He rushed directly into the three-point line and broke through towards the basket.

Randolph, who was standing near the penalty area, immediately retreated to the basket to defend.

Seeing this, Kidd attracted Randolph's defense and threw the ball toward the basket.

Haywood, who rushed to the basket, jumped into the air and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

After the goal, Kidd immediately found Curry and ran forward to defend closely, denying the Warriors a chance to play a fast break.

But the Warriors have too many players who can control the ball and advance, and they can't limit it at all.

In this round, Sun Yi received the pass and ran towards the frontcourt as quickly as possible.

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

Nowitzki, who was on the defensive, could not keep up with Sun Yi's speed, and watched Sun Yi's back getting further and further away from him.

"Damn it! Is this the speed a forward should have?!" Nowitzki complained, then immediately turned around to pursue the defense.

Sun Yi rushed straight into the penalty area, and after physical confrontation with Marion who retreated to the basket, he threw the ball behind his head.
To be continued...