Return from the timeout and the game continues.
The Warriors replaced Sun Yi and Randolph and replaced them with Reggie Williams and Anthony Tolliver, while Curry returned to the No. 1 position to organize the offense.
The Grizzlies replaced Gasol and Randolph.
The two brothers were really tired from running back and forth on the field and needed to rest for a while.
Replacing the black and white bears are Darrell Arthur and Thabeet.
Grizzlies head coach Hollins still did not give up on Thabeet and gave Thabeet a chance to prove his strength.
After all, Hollins doesn't want to take the blame for not developing rookies.
But Thabeet's strength simply couldn't match his draft position, and he couldn't play even if he had the chance to play.
The Grizzlies had the ball, and Conley dribbled forward slowly, slowing down the rhythm.
When he came outside the three-point line, he did not rush to attack, but pointed and directed his teammates to move.
Under Conley's command, the Grizzlies players moved quickly.
As a sheep attacker, Gai Yin quickly rushed to the basket to attract the Warriors' defense.
Mayo used Arthur's off-ball screen to get rid of the defense, received Conley's pass, and hit a jumper.
On the bench for the Grizzlies, head coach Hollins nodded with satisfaction. This was the effect he wanted to see.
The Grizzlies players are too young, and only his constant reminders and constant emphasis can allow these guys to take the rhythm of the game into their own hands.
It was the Warriors' turn to attack. Without Sun Yi as a booster, Xiao Gongju was injured again, and the rhythm also dropped.
Curry dribbled to the top of the key, waved to the inside, and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Tolliver quickly ran forward to cover without the ball, firmly blocking Conley.
At this stage, Conley's physical strength is quite satisfactory. He can only play more than 30 minutes in a game, and he cannot maintain high-intensity defense throughout the game.
Therefore, this time Conley didn't squeeze through the screen, and the Grizzlies had to switch defenses.
Curry used the screen to face Thabeet, using a small one to beat the big one. He made a forward change of direction and shook Thabeet away. He easily broke into the basket and scored a layup.
Looking back, Gai Yin resisted Maggette's defense and missed a mid-range jumper.
The Warriors protected the backcourt rebounds and launched a defensive counterattack, but Curry failed to hit a three-pointer.
Conley received the pass and suppressed the rhythm. When his teammates had opportunities, he did not pass the ball and steadily dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line.
On the other side, Mayo ran to the right side of the three-point line and reached for the ball.
Now that Randolph is off the court and resting, Mayo has become the Grizzlies' first offensive point. How can he be the core of the Grizzlies if he doesn't perform well at this time.
Conley saw this and immediately passed the ball.
There is no way to let Mayo be trained as a core player by the management.
After receiving the pass, Mayo made a triple threat action. Seeing that Morrow did not step forward to defend, he immediately took back his probing foot, pulled it up and threw the basketball in his hand.
Morrow reacted quickly and rushed to interfere.
"when!"
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Tolliver grabbed the rebound and passed it to Curry to advance, and then ran towards the frontcourt.
As a short center, he has excellent mobility and easily gets rid of Thabeet's pursuit.
Curry dribbled the ball quickly. He caught a glimpse of Tolliver, who came from behind, and immediately passed the ball to the ground.
Toliver, who was traveling, received the pass, rushed into the penalty area, and easily hit a layup.
Looking back, Mayo once again singled out and hit a jumper against Morrow's defense.
The Warriors served quickly, and Curry received the ball and launched a fast break.
Maggette cut towards the basket, received Curry's pass and rushed to the basket. Seeing Thabeet coming to help defend, he faked a layup.
As a rookie, Thabeet was still too young and was immediately shaken up.
Maggette didn't expect it to be so easy. After shaking Thabeet away, there was a time difference and he easily hit the board.
Grizzlies coach Hollins on the sidelines shook his head helplessly.
Thabeet's defensive awareness is so poor that he cannot be reused.
Originally, Hollins wanted to give Thabeet a chance, but after playing for two or three minutes, he gave up the idea.
With Thabeet sitting under the basket, the Warriors were almost outnumbered. This guy didn't guard the next ball.
After being completely disappointed with Thabeet, Hollins could only send Gasol to strengthen the interior defense.
After Gasol came on the court, the Grizzlies improved on both ends of the offense and defense. They were inseparable from the Warriors and did not let the point difference widen further.
In this way, the first quarter ended, and the score on the big screen was 28 to 33. The Warriors led by 5 points entering the second quarter.
Not long after, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.
The Grizzlies replaced Conley, Mayo, Gayon and others, and replaced Randolph, Gasol and others.
The Warriors replaced Curry, Moreau and others and replaced them with Sun Yi, Laga Bell and others.
As soon as the game started in the second quarter, Sun Yi and Anthony Randolph played a pick-and-roll, emptying out the Grizzlies inside.
Reggie Williams took the opportunity to cut towards the basket, received a pass from Sun Yi and completed a one-handed dunk.
There were continuous cheers and shouts from the audience.
The Grizzlies responded immediately. Randolph came to the right low post and relied on Sun Yi for a post-up single.
Marcus Williams immediately passed the ball after seeing Zach Randolphka in good position.
After Randolph caught the ball, he leaned back against Sun Yi. The huge force directly pushed Sun Yi back a step.
Anthony Randolph saw this situation and immediately stepped forward to double-team.
Rotten Tofu would not give the Warriors a chance to double-team. He immediately used force to knock Sun Yi away, and then turned over and shot a jumper.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!
Anthony Randolph immediately picked up the basketball on the ground, quickly retreated to the baseline, and passed the ball to Sun Yi.
"Fuck! If you really think that I'm a soft persimmon and don't care about courtesy, then let me help this damn fat guy lose weight."
After Sun Yi received the ball, he started to advance towards the frontcourt as quickly as possible, trying to pick up the offensive rhythm again.
This time after Randolph scored, he immediately rushed back to defend.
Sun Yi advanced quickly while observing the movement of his teammates. Seeing that there was no chance, he passed the ball to Laga Bell, then rushed into the three-point line and ran quickly.
"Damn it! Those guys on the other side are playing so many tricks."
Seeing this, Randolph noticed that the Warriors had changed their attack method again. He cursed in his mind, and then chased Sun Yi.
In this round, the Warriors did not rush to play fast, but played a positional attack with the Grizzlies.
Sun Yi led Randolph to run quickly without the ball, consuming the fat man's energy.
"Zach, are you happy? You have to thank me for giving you free weight."
After Sun Yi finished speaking, he looked at the sweaty Randolph in front of him with extremely "sincere" eyes.
"Then should I say: Thank you, because you have warmed the four seasons?"
Randolph didn't have such a high level of education, so naturally he couldn't say these words. These were all translated by Sun Yi, and their meanings were basically the same.
Sun Yike didn't have time to answer. When Randolph relaxed his vigilance, he immediately burst out as fast as he could, ran to the mid-range area on the right, received the pass, stopped and hit a jumper.
Zach Randolph looked at the Warriors No. 9 going away and clenched his fists.
This round, he was teased badly by this rookie, and he had to regain his face.
The Grizzlies attacked, and Zach Randolph ran to the low post to get the ball for a single.
"Damn rookie, suffer death!"
Randolph raised his butt and sat back, pushing Sun Yi back a step, and then reached out for the ball.
When Rotten Tofu received the pass, he was double-teamed before he even made a move.
"Zach, if you have the strength, just carry two people and fight alone!"
Sun Yi deliberately angered Rotten Doufu and made him act stupid.
Randolph felt a little unhappy when he saw the hateful rookie asking for help and making sarcastic remarks.
"I'm going to open your eyes as a newbie like you!"
After Randolph finished speaking, he pushed back with all his strength, then turned around and threw the ball against the two defenders.
The result is obvious, the basketball bounces out of the frame.
After Sun Yi grabbed the rebound, he advanced towards the frontcourt, took advantage of the Grizzlies' failure to get into position, rushed into the basket and scored the ball.
Looking back, Randolph was furious and hit two again. He just couldn't swallow this breath!
When he struggled to push away the two double-teamers, when he turned around, Sun Yi cut off the basketball.
After successfully stealing the ball, Sun Yi quickly dribbled the ball forward to launch a counterattack, assisting Laga Bell to hit a three-pointer.
On the Grizzlies bench, head coach Hollins couldn't sit still when he saw this situation and immediately requested a timeout.
After returning from the timeout, both sides deployed their main lineups.
The Warriors still play run-and-gun in an attempt to disrupt the Grizzlies.
But the Grizzlies players were well prepared and did not get stuck, playing at a familiar slow pace.
In this way, in the remaining time of the second quarter, the two teams played inextricably, and the point difference remained within 10 points.
At the end of the first half, the score on the big screen was 54 to 62. The Warriors led by 8 points entering the second half.
After a short 15-minute intermission, the second half began.
As soon as the third quarter started, Curry hit a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line, giving the Warriors a good start.
In the following rounds, the Warriors picked up the offensive rhythm. Sun Yi assisted Morrow and Maggette to hit three-pointers one after another, and a wave of "three-point rain" began.
The Grizzlies hurriedly adjusted their defensive strategy and expanded their defense.
When the Warriors see the Grizzlies changing their tactics, they naturally have a way to break them.
Curry and Morrow remained threats from beyond the three-point line, and Maggette and Anthony Randolph cut toward the basket.
Sun Yi took Randolph to the outside, leaving Gasol alone on the inside, which was very weak.
Gasol was tossed back and forth by the Warriors in the first half. He did not have enough energy to maintain high-intensity defense, which made it difficult for him to protect the frame.
Therefore, Sun Yi assisted Maggette and Anthony Randolph to successfully attack the frame many times, widening the point difference in one fell swoop.
In this way, the Grizzlies failed to withstand the Warriors' strong firepower in the third quarter and suddenly collapsed.
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led by 22 points entering the fourth quarter.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies players adjusted their mentality and controlled the rhythm, but failed to complete the reversal.
Just relying on two points to slowly grind away is not the answer, but the Grizzlies have no three-point shooters, so chasing points is very slow.
In this way, the Warriors maintained their lead until the end.
When the harsh buzzer sounded, Oracle Arena began to boil.
This is undoubtedly an upset!
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 112-96.
Not long after the game ended, the best player of the game was displayed on the big screen.
There is no suspense, Sun Yi won this honor again.
In 32 minutes on the court, he scored a near-triple-double of 21 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
The main reason was that Sun Yi wanted to lead the team to launch a counterattack and did not deliberately grab backcourt rebounds. Moreover, the Grizzlies were strong inside and it was not so easy to grab the basketball.
Other Warriors players also performed very well.
Curry made 7 of 13 three-pointers and scored 27 points, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Maggette had 17 points and 4 rebounds; Anthony Randolph had 10 points and 9 rebounds; Morrow had 15 points and 2 blocks.
For the Grizzlies, the best performer was Zach Randolph.
In 38 minutes on the court, he scored a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Other Grizzlies players performed well.
Conley had 11 points and 5 assists; Gasol had 14 points and 8 rebounds; Mayo had 19 points and 2 rebounds; Gayon had 16 points and 4 rebounds.
After this game, the Warriors currently have a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, and their ranking has risen to fourth in the Western Conference.
Although this ranking cannot be maintained, it does not prevent Warriors fans from being ecstatic.
This year's Warriors team is indeed different, and fans are looking forward to it.
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Not long after the game ended, as the two teams' best players, Sun Yi and Zach Randolph naturally became the focus of interviews by media reporters.
"Zach, can you accept the Grizzlies' upset loss tonight?"
"It's normal for a game to be won or lost. I think the Warriors played very well and deserved to win this game."
"Sun Sun, who is playing against you, got a near-triple-double. What do you think of this?"
"Sun's performance was very good. He is very talented and caused me some trouble. I will attach great importance to him next time we play against each other."
What this means is: "In the first match, I didn't pay attention to it and didn't use my full strength, so I let the rookie produce good data. When we face each other next time, I will understand the characteristics of the rookie's play style and I will definitely beat him." !”
After Zach Randolph finished his interview, he squeezed through the crowd with his extremely large body and walked towards the tunnel.
"Next time we fight, I will definitely defeat that nasty rookie! It's a duel!"
Lan Doufu didn't know what it would be like to fight Sun Yi again.
On the other side, Sun Yi was also being interviewed by media reporters.
"Sun, congratulations on your quasi-triple-double and leading the team to an upset victory. How do you feel about this?"
"Winning the game is not due to me alone, it is the joint efforts of all the Warriors."
Sun Yi did not take any credit and answered the question very calmly.
"At this stage, you are temporarily ranked first in the rookie rankings. Do you think you can maintain this ranking until the end of the regular season?"
Sun Yi knew that the reporter who asked the question was trying to trick him again, and he would not let these troublemakers succeed this time.
"I'm not a prophet. I don't know what will happen in the future. And my goal now is to play every game well. As for the ranking on this list, I don't really care."
The media reporters were greatly disappointed after hearing this. They thought that Sun Yi would be young and frivolous and promise something, but it seemed that they had underestimated the young man in front of them.
After that, Sun Yi answered a few more irrelevant questions, and the post-match interview ended here.
After the interview, Sun Yi squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the players' tunnel.
In the players' tunnel, Maggette, who had been waiting for a long time, stopped Sun Yi.
"Sun, thank you for sending me some wonderful passes today.
Don't take what happened in the tactical meeting to heart. We old people just want some respect, and it's not directed at you newcomers.
Sun, let's just keep going like this this season, okay? "
Maggette's purpose in stopping Sun Yi was to resolve the previous conflicts privately and to recognize Sun Yi's status in the team.
"Okay, Corey, let's keep playing like this and make the playoffs!"
After hearing this, Sun Yi smiled and nodded, and then high-fived Maggette.
This is the result he wants to see. Only by solving all the unstable factors in the Warriors locker room can all the Warriors players be united and work hard for the same goal.
After the matter was resolved, Sun Yi and Maggette walked towards the locker room talking and laughing.
