Chapter 270 Side Mission: Defending Scoring Champion!
January 5, Oklahoma City, Ford Center Arena.
Tonight, the Warriors usher in the fourth game of their road trip and challenge the Thunder away from home.
During the pre-match warm-up activities, the players from both sides had little communication.
Although Sun Yi and Harden are good friends, they are only casual acquaintances with other Thunder players, and they are not familiar with each other.
In addition, with the media obstructing the situation, the two teams naturally stood on opposite sides.
Before the game, Westbrook made wild remarks in an interview, saying that the Thunder would break the Warriors' undefeated streak and complete their revenge.
With the media fueling the situation, it was difficult for the Warriors players not to want to see this interview.
Originally there was not much conflict between the two teams, but public opinion wanted them to become enemies.
Players from the two teams fought for face and reputation, making the game tense.
Therefore, it is natural that there was no communication between the players of the two teams during the warm-up.
After the warm-up, the entrance ceremony will follow.
When the Warriors players played away games, the Thunder fans naturally booed like a tsunami.
Sun Yi, Curry and others were accustomed to this, and their mentality was not affected and they walked towards the bench.
After the entrance ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the big screen.
The starting lineup sent by the Thunder is: Westbrook, Seflosa, Durant, Yin Baka, Perkins.
The starting lineup sent by the Warriors is: Curry, Tony Allen, Sun Yi, David Lee, Tyson Chandler.
After the pre-match preparation time ended, the starting players from both sides walked towards the center circle one after another.
At this moment, the system prompt voice sounded in Sun Yi's mind.
"Ding! Side mission released: Defending scoring champion!"
“Goal 1: In games against Kevin Durant this season, the host’s total points must be higher than Kevin Durant’s;
Completion rewards: 5 purple sneaker fragments, 1 20x training bonus card, 1 million advanced nutrient solutions, and 500,000 training points.
Goal 2: The total points scored by the host this season, and the points per game average is higher than that of Kevin Durant;
Completion rewards: 5 purple jersey fragments, 1 20x training bonus card, 1 million advanced nutrient solutions, and 500,000 training points.
Goal 3: Defending scoring champion;
Completion rewards: 5 offensive attribute point additions, badge lottery tickets, and 11 million training points.”
After the system prompt ended, Sun Yi smiled.
In his memory, this season historically Durant became the scoring leader with an average of 28.0 points per game, achieving three consecutive scoring titles.
"Averaging 28 points per game is not too high, and it is not too difficult to complete this task."
After Sun Yi made a plan in his mind, he continued walking towards the middle circle.
When everything is ready, the referee blows the whistle to start the game and throws the basketball into the air.
Yin Baka took off hard and beat Chandler to hit the basketball first and move back to the backcourt, giving the Thunder the first opportunity to attack.
When Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, saw that the jump ball failed, he immediately stopped, turned around and accelerated towards his own half.
Westbrook quickly dribbled the ball forward. When he came to the frontcourt, he saw Teacher Tony standing in the free throw line area to defend. He was not angry about it. He was used to it and immediately organized an attack.
In the mid-range area on the right, Durant quickly moved without the ball, trying to get rid of Sun Yi's defense with the help of his teammates' off-ball cover, but failed and could only signal Westbrook to do it himself.
Wei saw the situation and without any hesitation, he directly accelerated in a straight line and rushed towards the penalty area.
When Teacher Tony saw Westbrook rushing over, he pushed forward desperately, trying to use his weight advantage to block the opponent.
Westbrook's impact was so terrifying that he knocked Teacher Tony back two or three steps and took this opportunity to speed up and rush into the penalty area again.
At the same time, Chandler has retreated to the basket and is ready to step forward to defend.
Westbrook didn't stop, he jumped directly towards the boxing champion, dodged in the air to avoid Chandler's interference, and scored a layup with a lever.
Chandler was a little annoyed that he couldn't guard the ball, but he didn't forget his job. He immediately picked up the basketball on the floor and quickly exited the baseline to serve the ball.
Sun Yi received the pass and accelerated toward the frontcourt, launching a fast break.
The Thunder had formulated a plan for the Warriors' fast break before the game. Except for Perkins, who failed to return in time, the other four players quickly retreated back.
Sun Yi came to the frontcourt and saw that his teammates failed to take advantage of the opportunity. He waved to Curry and asked for a pick-and-roll.
The elementary school students understood it and immediately ran outside the three-point line to pick and roll.
The quality of Curry's pick-and-roll was not high and he could not block Durant, but as long as he could delay it and give Sun Yi time to accelerate, it would be enough.
Sun Yi quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll, accelerated one step past the chasing Durant, and broke into the three-point line.
Westbrook ignored Curry outside the three-point line and double-teamed Sun Yi with Durant. He felt that this guy was more threatening and must not let him hit the basket.
Seeing this, Sun Yi turned his head and looked at the moon coolly and passed the ball out.
One step away from the top of the arc, Curry received the pass and threw the ball out.
A swish sound!
Hollow into the net!
3:2!
The ball is transferred and the Thunder attack.
Durant still couldn't get rid of Sun Yi's death entanglement, so he could only run to the outside to open up space for the players.
After the space opened up, Westbrook did not just play in isolation, but called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Perkins quickly ran out from the inside and used his thick body to firmly block Teacher Tony.
Westbrook took the opportunity to bypass the pick-and-roll and rush toward the penalty area.
Chandler and David Lee immediately rushed back to the basket to protect the penalty area.
After Westbrook broke into the penalty area, he encountered Chandler in advance. His vision was seriously disturbed. He vaguely saw Perkins cutting in towards the basket and boldly passed the ball.
The second fat man didn't have a good sense of catching the ball, causing the ball to fly out of the baseline.
The ball transitions and the Warriors attack.
Curry dribbles the ball toward the frontcourt and comes to the frontcourt to organize the offense.
The boxing champion immediately ran out of the penalty area and prepared to play a pick-and-roll with the elementary school student.
Perkins was forced to follow him out. He knew very well that the baby face on the opposite side was very good at three-pointers and could not let him shoot easily.
At the same time, one step away from the right corner, Sun Yi suddenly started, squeezed away Durant and then cut along the baseline towards the basket.
Durant immediately turned around and chased back. At the same time, he was watching all directions and listening in all directions, always paying attention to the Warriors' passing route and preparing to destroy it.
But he failed to notice that a "wall of flesh" appeared on his path.
With the help of David Lee's screen, Sun Yi got rid of Durant's defense and accelerated towards the left corner.
On the other side, Curry used the pick-and-roll to break through to the high post area on the left. When he encountered Perkins' defense, he kept his eyes on Chandler, who was cutting down to the basket, but the ball was passed to the left corner.
This trick is so confusing!
As soon as Sun Yi ran to the left corner, he received Curry's pass. At the same time, he caught a glimpse of Yin Baka, who was chasing him, and immediately faked a shot.
During this period, Yin Baka had not suffered any serious injuries, and his athletic ability was very strong. He averaged 3.8 blocks per game, temporarily ranking first in the blocks list.
Sure enough, when Yin Baka saw Sun Yi preparing to shoot, he immediately pounced on him and stretched out his arms to block the shot.
But when he was flying in the air but still didn't see Sun Yi throw the ball, he knew that he had been deceived, and he felt a little upset.
After Sun Yi saw Yin Baka flying away, he immediately released the ball and broke into the low post area on the left, and made an emergency stop mid-range jumper.
5:2!
On the court, Durant frowned slightly as he ran towards the frontcourt.
At present, the media are comparing him with Sun Yi.
Originally, Durant didn't care, but after seeing the comments from fans online, he couldn't bear it anymore.
Sometimes he even plays a trumpet in person to fight with the fans.
But so far from the start, Durant has not been able to find a chance to score, but his opponent Sun Yi has scored first. You can imagine how the fans will evaluate him online.
“It’s time to take practical actions to shut up the trolls online!”
Chapter completed!