Return from the timeout and the game continues.
The Mavericks replaced Nowitzki and Dampier and replaced Terry and Haywood.
The Warriors have not made any personnel adjustments and are still in the starting lineup.
The Mavericks had the ball. Kidd received the ball from the baseline, dribbled to the outside of the three-point line without haste, and waved to his teammates.
Terry immediately ran forward to coordinate the pick-and-roll.
After the pick-and-roll was ready, Jibugong used the screen to get rid of Curry's defense, but instead of breaking through into the penalty area, he passed the ball out.
Terry received the pass and misplaced Curry.
In fact, it's not a mismatch. Terry is a little shorter than Curry.
During the timeout, the offensive tactics laid out by Mavericks head coach Carlisle were to beat Curry hard.
Among the Mavericks players on the court, except for Kidd, whoever faced elementary school students resolutely executed the tactics.
Facing Curry's defense, Terry dribbled the ball continuously and then stepped back to the right to shoot a jumper.
The primary school student reacted immediately and rushed to interfere, but due to the limitations of his body hardware, he was unable to effectively interfere with the shot.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!
6:12!
The Warriors served quickly, and Sun Yi launched a running attack after receiving the ball.
The Mavericks were already prepared and returned to their respective defensive areas quickly and orderly.
Sun Yi, who was dribbling forward, came to the three-point line. Seeing that Marion did not step forward to defend closely, he directly picked up and threw the basketball in his hand.
Marion, who was standing inside the three-point line, did not expect the rookie in front of him to be so decisive. His reaction was half a beat too slow, and it was already too late to pounce to interfere.
"when!"
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
The opportunity came up, but I couldn't make the shot.
Under the basket, Haywood grabbed the rebound, found Kidd immediately, and passed the ball over.
After Jibu Gong received the pass, he quickly passed the ball forward without sticking to the ball.
Josh Howard, who was on the fast break, received the pass and immediately took off to shoot.
The Warriors' players did not retreat in place and were unable to catch up and interfere immediately.
The basketball hit the front of the basket, bounced, and fell straight into the net.
8:12!
After the Mavericks came back from the timeout, they scored two goals in succession, turning the situation on the court from one-sided to evenly matched.
On the Warriors bench, Nelson sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and did not ask for a timeout to adjust. He wanted to continue watching before making a decision.
On the court, Sun Yi dribbled forward slowly and controlled the rhythm.
When he came outside the three-point line, he made a fake move to worship Marion, hoping to see how Marion would react.
Seeing this, Marion did not pounce immediately, but quickly leaned forward and straightened his arms to interfere.
Seeing this situation, Sun Yi had to admire the experienced players.
On the other side, Marion also breathed a sigh of relief. This time he made the right bet.
If it were players like McGrady or Kobe, they would definitely pull up without hesitation and force the shot against his dispensable defense.
Sun Yi failed to shake Marion away, and instead of waiting for death, he quickly made tactical gestures.
Morrow immediately ran up to do a pick-and-roll.
After the pick-and-roll, Sun Yi used the screen to break into the three-point line.
The Mavericks could only switch defense and let Terry defend Sun Yi.
When Sun Yi saw the little man in front of him, he immediately stopped and jumped and threw the basketball in his hand.
Seeing this situation, Terry shook his head helplessly.
If Sun Yi breaks through with a dribble, he can also cut the ball and shoot directly. His physical hardware cannot cause interference at all.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
8:14!
Looking back, the Mavericks continued the pick-and-roll, allowing Terry to beat Curry one-on-one and hit another mid-range jumper.
Sun Yi frowned when he saw this scene. He knew that the Mavericks were specifically targeting Curry for this point.
"Shaku, I will get back the injustice you suffered."
Just do what you say, this time the Warriors attacked, Sun Yi used the screen to misplace Terry again, and hit another jumper against the defense.
Carlisle, the head coach of the Mavericks on the sidelines, sighed when he saw that the score difference could not be caught up for a long time.
He didn't expect that the Warriors, a run-and-gun team, would use the same offensive tactics as them. How shameless!
After two or three rounds of fighting, the two sides were evenly matched and no one took advantage.
In the commentary hall of TNT TV station, Kenny Smith looked at the situation on the court and couldn't sit still.
"What's going on in Carlisle? Terry was almost beaten by Sun Yat-sen, and he still didn't double-team. Do you know how to play football?" Kenny Smith said angrily.
"Kenny, calm down, I guess Carlisle must have ulterior motives, you don't have to worry about him." Buckley said with a smile.
He really loves Carlisle, allowing Sun Yi to score so easily is his savior.
Kenny Smith ignored the gloating Barkley and continued to watch the game.
On the court, the Mavericks' defense made changes and began to double-team Sun Yi.
Sun Yi was very happy to see this situation and immediately passed the ball out.
Maggette, who was cutting inside, received the pass and made a layup without giving the Mavericks a chance to defend.
Looking back, the Mavericks are still attacking Curry's weak point to see if the Warriors will change their defensive strategy.
This time the elementary school student got angry and cut off the basketball when Terry raised his hand to shoot.
After successfully stealing the ball, Curry passed the ball forward, then immediately stopped, and the rest was left to his teammates.
Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass, rushed into the penalty area, jumped into the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
The audience suddenly burst into applause, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.
"Good goal! A very exciting dunk. After scoring the goal, Sun Yi has already scored 11 points. His performance is very good!" Barkley commented with a smile.
Kenny Smith looked a little ugly on the side, knowing the purpose of Barkley's deliberate emphasis.
"Charles, don't be too happy, let's continue watching the game!"
On the court, the Mavericks changed their offense.
Terry broke through towards the basket, passed the ball when encountering a cover, and then passed the ball to the best position through Kidd's second pass.
After receiving the pass, Marion hit a three-pointer.
Although the Mavericks started to play a smooth offense, showing the strength of a strong team in the playoffs.
But the Warriors players remained unfazed. After all, they are not afraid of wearing shoes if they are barefoot.
With Sun Yi's connection, the Warriors responded quickly.
Randolph received a wonderful pass from Sun Yi and completed a wonderful alley-oop dunk, which completely ignited the passion of the fans.
In the next few rounds, the two teams were inseparable and the score could not be opened.
In this way, after about 8 minutes of the first quarter, the head coaches of both sides began to make substitution adjustments in a tacit understanding.
The Mavericks replaced Josh Howard and Marion and replaced them with Barea and Nowitzki.
The Warriors replaced Sun Yi, Morrow, and Randolph and replaced them with Reggie Williams, Laga Bell, and Radmanovic.
After substitutions and adjustments, the Mavericks' lineup has an absolute advantage.
During the rotation period, three main players were still on the court. It was obvious that the Mavericks wanted to take the opportunity to recover the score.
After Nowitzki returned, he changed his previous poor performance and faced Maggette's defense with ease, frequently hitting mid-range jumpers.
On the Warriors bench, Sun Yi looked at Nowitzki, who was killing everyone on the court, and felt a little confused.
"Is Nowitzki's mental illness cured?"
In fact, Nowitzki will not be affected when facing short and stocky forward defenders. He will only have psychological shadow when facing forward defenders with wingspan and fast movement.
On the court, Curry used the cover of his teammates to hit a three-pointer, stabilizing the situation on the court.
At this stage, the Warriors' offense can only rely on Curry and Maggette, and other players have no offensive ability.
In this way, the Mavericks relied on Nowitzki to show off his power in the final period and narrowed the point difference to only 2 points.
After the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 24 to 26, with the Warriors leading by 2 points.
Sun Yi played very efficiently in the first quarter, making 6 of 8 shots and 1 of 1 free throw. He scored 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
If he continues to be this efficient, completing temporary tasks will be a piece of cake.
After the inter-section break, the second quarter begins.
The Warriors' lineup for the second quarter was: Watson, Laga Bell, Reggie Williams, Sun Yi, and Randolph.
The Mavericks' lineup for the second quarter was: Barea, Josh Howard, Marion, Drew Gooden, Dampier.
In the commentary hall of TNT TV station, Kenny Smith was a little confused when he saw the Mavericks' lineup for the second quarter.
Nowitzki played very well in the second half of the first quarter, why not continue to play?
He felt that Carlisle was just messing around and playing badly with a good deck of cards in his hand, and he seriously doubted this guy's coaching level.
"Hey! Keep watching the game, I hope this guy Carlisle won't cheat me."
Kenny Smith complained silently in his mind, and then continued to watch the game.
On the court, Barea quickly dribbled the ball forward, and after halftime, he immediately handed the ball to Josh Howard.
In the current lineup of the Mavericks, Josh Howard is definitely the core of the offense.
After Josh Howard caught the ball, he looked at Laga Bell who was defending in front of him and knew that this guy was a tough guy and not that easy to beat.
Unable to show off, Josh Howard waved to his teammates and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Dampier immediately stepped forward to cover without the ball and firmly blocked Lagabel.
Josh Howard took the opportunity to get rid of the defense and break towards the basket.
At the same time, Sun Yi rushed back to the basket to help defend.
Josh Howard had no clue and knew that the rookie in front of him was a tough opponent, so he immediately distributed the ball.
After Gooden caught the ball, he immediately took off and shot.
But the moment he took action, he saw a big hand suddenly appear.
Snap!
Sun Yi, who rushed back to defend, slapped the basketball out of the right sideline.
"Man, your shot is too slow, like a snail. Doesn't this give me a chance to block the shot?"
After Sun Yi finished blocking the shot, he did not forget to express his gratitude to Gudeng for the shot.
Gudeng's face suddenly darkened after hearing this.
This is not a thank you, it is clearly a shrimp and pig heart!
Sun Yike turned around and returned to his defensive area regardless of Guden's mentality.
The Mavericks sent a sideline ball, Josh Howard received the pass, dribbled and immediately retreated to the left, and then took off and shot.
Laga Bell defended well and did not lose his position, which seriously interfered with Josh Howard's jump shot.
short!
The basketball hit the front of the basket hard and bounced out.
Sun Yi grabbed the rebound and immediately advanced toward the frontcourt after landing.
The Mavericks retreated very quickly and did not give the Warriors a chance to counterattack.
During the break, head coach Carlisle emphasized retreating, and the Mavericks players dared not disobey.
Sun Yi dribbled the ball to the outside of the three-point line, quickly made an early change of direction, swayed Guden and broke through into the penalty area.
Gu Deng looked helpless. His movement speed was not fast and he couldn't guard against Sun Yi.
This guy is not a power forward, he is clearly a swingman!
As soon as Dampier retreated to the penalty area, before he was ready, he saw a figure approaching quickly.
He didn't think too much and hurriedly jumped to block the shot.
After all, this guy calls himself "the second center in the Western Conference", so he naturally has his own pride.
At the same time, Sun Yi, who broke into the penalty area, took off on one foot, flew in the air and made physical contact with Dampier, who had not yet fully taken off.
With the bonus of the layup package, Sun Yi's confrontation ability and rushing impact slightly gained the upper hand, causing Dampier to lose his center of gravity and fall to the ground.
Before Sun Yi lost his balance, he used his waist to dunk the ball into the basket with one hand, then used the basket to stabilize his body and landed firmly on the ground.
The audience was completely excited, cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena, and the atmosphere reached its peak again.
"Oh! It's unbelievable. Sun actually dunked on Dampier. It's so crazy!" Barkley was excited and incoherent.
On the court, other Warriors players rushed over and sent congratulations.
Mavericks players also caught up, pulled Dampier up from falling on the floor, and offered some words of comfort.
Seeing that nothing unnecessary happened, the referee breathed a sigh of relief and blew his whistle to signal the game to continue.
Just after Barea dribbled the ball past half-court, Warriors defender Watson immediately stepped forward to press and defend.
"Damn it!" Barea cursed secretly in his heart.
He knew that the dunk just now had greatly boosted the opponent's morale and made his defense become fierce.
Josh Howard immediately stepped forward to respond. After receiving the pass, he encountered Laga Bell's personal defense before he took two steps.
It was not easy to get rid of Laga Bell's death coil, and it took some time to dribble the ball beyond the three-point line.
The Warriors suddenly increased their defensive intensity, making it difficult for the Mavericks players to adapt for a while.
Seeing this situation, Josh Howard felt a little confused and didn't know what to do.
Had Kidd been on the court, the situation could have been stabilized, but the Mavericks' players were inexperienced and panicked.
As time passed and seeing that there was not much offensive time left, Josh Howard could only bite the bullet and shoot a three-pointer against Laga Bell's defense.
"when!"
The basketball hit the front of the basket hard and bounced a little far.
Sun Yi, who was near the free throw line, jumped up to grab the rebound, and immediately pushed towards the front court after landing.
Because it was a long rebound, the Mavericks' inside players had no time to retreat back.
At halftime of the Mavericks, the Warriors got a chance to overwhelm the Mavericks.
Sun Yi rushed straight to the penalty area. When he saw Barea retreating into the penalty area, he didn't take it to heart at all and stepped on the free throw line and immediately took three steps.
Barea looked at the menacing Sun Yi and knew that he could not defend himself, so he could only take a gamble and tried to cut off the basketball in Sun Yi's hand.
"First Evolution"
Snap!
"Damn it!" Barea knew that he had hit Sun Yi's hand and could only hope that the referee would not blow the penalty.
At the same time, Sun Yi did not stop. This level of foul had no impact on him, and he easily put the ball into the basket.
"Beep! The Mavericks' No. 11 hitter fouled, and the goal is effectively an additional penalty."
The referee blew his whistle and gestured towards the technical table.
There was a roar of applause and cheers from the audience.
On the sidelines, Mavericks head coach Carlisle immediately requested a timeout, interrupting the Warriors' momentum and calling the players back to the bench for adjustments.
