Chapter 263 Are the Warriors so strong in the new season?!
The sudden outburst of the Warriors' No. 11 rookie on the opposite side caught Bulls head coach Thibodeau by surprise, completely disrupting his plan and forcing him to send the main players on the field in advance.
After substitutions and adjustments, the Bulls strengthened their perimeter defense and did not give the Warriors an easy chance to shoot three-pointers.
The Warriors immediately changed their style of play and switched to pick-and-roll cooperation.
Sun Yi and Whiteside cooperated in a pick-and-roll, while Billups, Clay, and A-Lian were positioned on the outside, ready to catch and shoot at any time.
In order to protect the penalty area, Noah did not follow out and stayed inside.
Sun Yi bypassed the pick-and-roll, broke through to two steps inside the three-point line, and directly stopped for a jumper.
Noah, who stayed in the penalty area, had no time to step forward to interfere.
For this kind of undefended jump shot, Sun Yi is sure of it.
A swish sound!
Hollow into the net!
In the next two or three rounds, the Bulls' defense still did not adjust, and Sun Yi severely punished the Bulls with accurate shooting.
Seeing Sun Yi playing more and more smoothly, Noah had to leave the inside and follow him to defend.
As a result, there are no players guarding the Bulls penalty area.
The Warriors followed suit and followed the same style of play in the first quarter, constantly attacking the Bulls' basket.
As soon as the Bulls players returned to the penalty area, Sun Yi immediately passed the ball to his teammate who was in the open space, and it was raining three points again.
Fortunately, the Bulls' offensive success rate was very high, which prevented the Warriors from widening the point difference.
In this way, after about 5 minutes of the second quarter, the Warriors gradually replaced their main players for the game.
After substitutions and adjustments, the Warriors increased their defensive intensity and strengthened physical confrontation.
Not to be outdone, the Bulls sped up their defense rotations and did not give the Warriors an easy chance to take action.
The increased defensive intensity, coupled with the rapid depletion of players' physical energy, caused the shooting percentages of both teams to plummet, resulting in no scoring in the next two or three minutes.
Although no goals were scored, the fans did not feel bored and still watched with gusto.
Such hand-to-hand combat is rare in the regular season.
In such a defensive battle, the Warriors are not in a hurry, after all, they are in the lead.
The Bulls wanted to get closer to the score, but were unable to break through the Warriors' defense, and finally recovered a few points. The Warriors immediately responded and widened the point difference again.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and no one took any advantage.
At the end of the half, the Warriors led by 12 points entering the second half.
After a short 15-minute intermission, the second half of the game began.
As soon as the game started in the third quarter, Sun Yi didn't want to waste any time with the Bulls. He just showed his cards and started to take over the game.
Facing Luol Deng's defense, Sun Yi dribbled the ball under his hips and then quickly made a large crossover. He broke through from the left in a sheep suit and induced Luol Deng to move laterally to the right.
Seeing Luol Deng's center of gravity shift, he immediately used his powerful explosive power to pull the ball back, quickly dribbled behind his back and changed hands, changing direction without slowing down and breaking through to the other side.
Luol-Deng watched Sun Yi quickly pass by him like a body-fixing spell.
Noah, who was near the penalty area, quickly rushed back to the basket to cover.
Sun Yi rushed to the basket from the left, jumped to avoid Noah's interference, immediately rose from the ground, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
The audience immediately became excited, and the fans shouted MVP slogans.
The on-site photographer mastered the traffic password, first took a close-up of Sun Yi, and then quickly took the camera to Bulls star Derrick Rose.
At this time, Ross frowned slightly, and his signature moves were performed smoothly by Sun Yixing, which was undoubtedly a challenge to him.
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"I accept this challenge!"
After Ross made his plan, he ran to the baseline to receive the serve and accelerated toward the frontcourt.
When Teacher Tony saw Rose dribbling to the frontcourt, he immediately stepped forward to defend closely, trying to use his body and strength to limit Rose's speed.
At this time, Boozer, who has a very high golf quotient, immediately stepped forward and wanted to play a pick-and-roll.
Seeing this, Rose waved his hand towards Boozer to signal him not to run over and set up a pick-and-roll.
On the sidelines, Bulls head coach Thibodeau was so angry that he almost jumped when he saw the scene on the court. After calming down, he shouted loudly on the court.
"Derek, the overall situation is our top priority, please cooperate!"
On the court, Rose turned a deaf ear, took a few steps back, grabbed a breakthrough space, used his signature style of changing direction without slowing down, passed Teacher Tony and rushed into the three-point line.
Sun Yi, Chandler and others immediately retreated into the penalty area to prevent Rose from hitting the basket.
Seeing that the Warriors' restricted area was airtight, Rose broke through to the high post area on the right and made an emergency stop for a jumper.
Teacher Tony, who was chasing after him, was still a step too late and failed to interfere with Rose's shot.
The basketball hit the net and made a steady hit!
"Hey, Ross responded with practical actions. He wants to compete with Sun Yi through the air. It seems like there will be a good show."
Barkley didn't take it too seriously to watch the excitement, and tried his best to make Sun Yi and Rose fight each other in the air.
On the court, the Warriors immediately sent a baseline ball and launched a fast break.
Sun Yi dribbled the ball and stopped immediately near the free throw line. Seeing that Luol Deng was still retreating, he stepped back to distance himself and made a pull-up jump shot.
Looking back, Rose wanted to score a goal in return and once again changed direction without slowing down.
But this time, Teacher Tony correctly predicted the direction of Rose's breakthrough and blocked it directly.
After Rose stopped the ball, he kept looking for opportunities to make a shot, but was blocked by Teacher Tony and could only pass the ball out.
Boozer received the pass and hit a mid-range jumper against David Lee's defense.
When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Sun Yi stepped forward and played a pick-and-roll with Curry.
After Curry bypassed the screen, he saw Luol Deng switch to the defense. He had no chance to shoot and passed the ball back to Sun Yi.
Sun Yi received the pass, faced Rose's defense, and directly released the ball to start. He dribbled with his right hand and connected with his crotch to change direction and dribble to get space for his shot. Then he shot a fadeaway jumper with a movement as smooth as Dove chocolate.
"Whoosh!"
The basketball hit the net and made a steady hit!
In the next round, Rose did not continue to show off after being reminded by the head coach. He broke through to the mid-range area on the right with the help of a pick-and-roll, and his emergency stop jumper was interfered by Chandler's switch and failed to hit.
The Warriors protected the backcourt rebounds and launched a defensive counterattack.
Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass, quickly dribbled the ball to the free throw line, met Ronnie Brewer out of position, directly pulled up, and threw the basketball in his hand slightly backwards.
Ronnie Brewer was too close to Sun Yi, and it would definitely be a foul if he jumped to interfere. He could only extend his hand to interfere in a symbolic way.
Such interference is dispensable for Sun Yi and can only test his touch.
It was obvious that his touch was very hot tonight, and he hit again.
"Sun has turned on the scoring mode, no one can stop him!" Barkley commented with a smile.
"There are only a handful of players in today's league who can guard Sun on his own. He has too many scoring methods and is too comprehensive."
Although Kenny Smith is not a fan of Sun Yi, he has to admit that Sun Yi's strength can already rank among the top three in the league.
After a few rounds, the Bulls found that it was unrealistic to rely on single defense to limit Sun Yi's scoring, so they immediately double-teamed him.
However, it is very difficult to double-team in the high post. If you are not careful, there will be holes in the defense, giving the Warriors an opportunity to take an open shot.
The Bulls have no choice but to prioritize limiting Sun Yi's scoring.
As a result, it will be too easy for the Warriors to score.
When Sun Yi encountered a double-team, he immediately passed the ball to the best position and assisted his teammates to score.
The Warriors scored one after another and their offense was extremely smooth. On the other hand, the Bulls' offense was blocked one after another.
Rose can't use his signature drive every possession unless he doesn't want to hurt his knees and ankles.
As for other Bulls players, their offensive ability with the ball is limited and they cannot create excellent shooting opportunities. They basically shoot against the defense, so their shooting percentage is naturally not high.
Under such circumstances, the Warriors naturally widened the point difference further.
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors extended their lead to 22 points.
After the game started in the fourth quarter, the Warriors did not relax their vigilance and still went all out on both offense and defense.
The Bulls were unable to break through the Warriors' iron-clad defense, so chasing points was naturally impossible.
When the game lasted about four minutes in the fourth quarter, Bulls head coach Thibodeau saw that the point difference could not be narrowed, so he knew that the situation was over and replaced all the main players.
Seeing this, Nelson took Sun Yi and others off the court as usual and sent Kelai, Butler and other rookies to practice.
The garbage time is fleeting and the game is coming to an end soon.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Bulls 106-88, getting a good start to the new season.
After the game, the fans at the scene and the viewers in front of the TV couldn't help but have a big question in their minds.
How can the Warriors be so strong in the new season?!
Chapter completed!