After being scored by the Warriors one after another, the Mavericks players did not panic. After all, they are still 14 points ahead and have an absolute advantage.
Kidd came to the baseline to receive the serve, dribbled forward unhurriedly, and suppressed the offensive rhythm.
In this round, the Mavericks must improve their success rate and stabilize the situation on the court.
Therefore, this offense will definitely be ended by Nowitzki, the core of the team.
Although Nowitzki's performance at the beginning was a bit awkward, the Mavericks' most confident point is still the German tank.
Kidd dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and saw the rookie wearing No. 30 stepping forward to defend and constantly reaching out to interfere with his control of the ball.
"Rookie, if you want to steal me, it's not enough for me to be motivated."
After Jibu Gong finished speaking, he put one hand against Curry and passed the ball out with the other hand.
In the mid-range area on the right, Nowitzki received the pass and faced Sun Yi in singles.
After taking a tentative step, the German tank broke through to the right, but was firmly blocked by Sun Yi.
"Damn it!"
Nowitzki cursed secretly, feeling that he could not break through Sun Yi's defense at his own speed, so he could only change his offensive method.
So Nowitzki turned sideways and hit Sun Yi with his back. He leaned his back and found that he couldn't move. Then he quickly turned around, kicked off his calf, and shot a fadeaway jumper.
Sun Yi predicted Nowitzki's next move and did not stumble. He immediately pounced on him, seriously interfering with the shot.
Bang!
The basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.
Under the basket, Randolph grabbed the rebound, found Curry immediately, and passed the ball over.
After receiving the ball, Curry quickly dribbled forward and launched a defensive counterattack.
Kidd was very experienced and immediately stepped forward to block the ball, delaying Curry's advancement.
The elementary school student was very calm and did not compete with Kidd, passing the ball to the right.
Morrow, who followed up from the right, received the pass and quickly dribbled to the outside of the three-point line. Seeing that there was no defense in front of him, he immediately took off and shot.
The Warriors fans in the audience were not surprised. After watching a few Warriors games, they knew that this was the Warriors' regular style of play.
"when!"
It's a pity that the opportunity came up and failed to hit.
Marion ran into the penalty area and grabbed the offensive rebound.
Sun Yi, who rushed into the penalty area, saw Marion blocking in front of him. He did not panic. With the bonus of the [Running Master] badge, he instantly jumped to the highest point like a rocket, grabbed the basketball in the air, and shot it from behind. Then Marion dunked the ball into the basket.
Deafening cheers and shouts suddenly erupted from the audience, and the atmosphere reached its peak again.
The fans watching the game did not expect that Sun Yi would lead the team to an 8-0 offensive climax as soon as he came back, and they were very excited.
This is the return of the king!
Even if the Warriors fail to win the game in the end, they will become fans of Sun Yi.
"A domineering back-up dunk! Congratulations on the second victim in this game, looking forward to the next victim." Barkley joked with a smile.
Since Sun Yi's return, Sir Feizhu has let himself go and no longer worries about the bet.
On the Mavericks bench, head coach Carlisle immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to the bench to adjust.
"The Warriors are gaining momentum, which is very detrimental to us, but we still have a double-digit lead, so there is no need to panic. Next, we will slow down the pace and play steadily."
The Mavericks players nodded and understood.
"Increase the defensive intensity on the defensive end, treat this game as a playoff game, and take some targeted defensive measures against the Warriors No. 9. Don't let him score too easily. Let's do this next..."
Carlisle quickly explained to the players how to defend against Sun Yi.
Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.
Kidd received the serve from the baseline, dribbled forward slowly and came to the top of the arc to organize the attack.
When Curry saw Kidd putting his finger on the ball, he couldn't bear it. He immediately stepped forward to defend and used his small body to provide physical resistance.
Kidd put a hand against Curry and was not affected much.
Josh Howard used the cover of his teammates to come out, received Kidd's pass, and made a jump shot.
Maggette, who changed defense, quickly came over to interfere.
The Mavericks' tactics worked, but unfortunately they couldn't hit the shot.
After Sun Yi grabbed the defensive rebound, he turned around and immediately launched a counterattack.
Other Warriors players quickly started fast breaks, pulling on the Mavericks' defense.
Although the Mavericks retreated quickly, big center Dampier still failed to retreat.
During the counterattack, Sun Yi observed the position of his teammates and quickly passed the ball out.
Morrow, who ran to the top of the arc, received the pass, attracted the defense and passed the ball to the right.
Curry, who followed up, came to the right side to receive the pass from three-point range, and took off the ball in one go.
"when!"
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
The counterattack was very good, but it was a pity that it failed to score.
After Nowitzki grabbed the rebound, he immediately found Kidd and passed the ball over.
Jibu Gong received the pass and suppressed the rhythm, dribbling forward unhurriedly.
The Mavericks once again fell into a positional battle. They did not rush to attack, but patiently passed the ball and looked for the best opportunity.
In the end, Terry hit a mid-range jumper against Curry's defense.
Before the Mavericks players could breathe a sigh of relief, the Warriors' offense followed.
Sun Yi dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, made a fake move to worship Buddha, shook Marion away, and broke into the three-point line.
Dampier, who was near the penalty area, immediately retreated to defend the basket.
Sun Yi quickly rushed to the basket, did not choose to pass the ball, and scored the ball after a physical confrontation with Dampier.
The ball is in transition and the Mavericks attack.
Kidd once again slowly advanced towards the frontcourt, suppressing the rhythm of the game.
He knew very well that once the Mavericks fell into the Warriors' offense, they would definitely suffer a big loss.
The Mavericks' lineup will definitely not be able to outrun the Warriors.
Nowitzki and Dampier's athletic ability is definitely not as good as Sun Yi and Randolph.
Playing the fast break against the Warriors is a recipe for suicide.
Kidd dribbled to the outside of the three-point line and directed his teammates to move according to tactics.
Nowitzki and Terry screen each other off the ball, trying to create mismatches.
Both of them have excellent singles abilities. As long as there is a mismatch, the success rate is very high.
But this time the Warriors didn't let the Mavericks' tactics succeed.
Sun Yi's all attributes have improved a lot, and he can easily catch up with Nowitzki without having to switch defenses at all.
Seeing that Kidd could not complete the tactics and other teammates had no chance to run, he could only pass the ball to Terry for a single.
After Terry received the ball, facing Moreau's defense, he dribbled the ball with his hips and took a step-back jumper.
Morrow was very focused on defense and immediately rushed to interfere, but failed to let Terry score.
The other Mavericks players quickly returned to defense after Terry's shot and had no intention of rushing for offensive rebounds.
Sun Yi easily grabbed the rebound and then advanced towards the frontcourt. Seeing that the Mavericks had retreated, he could only slow down.
After reaching the top of the arc, Sun Yi waved to the inside and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Randolph quickly ran out and set up an off-ball screen to block Marion.
Sun Yi bypassed the screen, got rid of the defense, broke into the three-point line, accelerated one step past Dampier who was changing defense, rushed to the basket and scored an easy layup.
On the sidelines, Mavericks head coach Carlisle saw this scene and immediately shouted toward the court: "Play defensive tactic No. 3!"
The Mavericks players on the court felt inexplicably ashamed after hearing this.
Double-teaming a rookie shows that they can't limit their opponent's scoring, which is really embarrassing.
But there is no choice but to follow the head coach's arrangements, and winning is the most important thing.
The Mavericks attacked, but the tactics still failed to work out.
Since Sun Yi's return and a wave of offensive climax, the Warriors' morale has been extremely high, and their defensive intensity has increased to a higher level.
Seeing that Kidd failed to make a tactic, his role was minimal and he could only pass the ball to his teammates for singles.
Nowitzki couldn't beat Sun Yi in singles, so he could only let Terry and Josh Howard take turns in singles.
This time Josh Howard faced Maggette's defense and hit a difficult fadeaway jumper.
However, the Warriors were already ready. Randolph immediately picked up the basketball, retreated to the baseline and passed it to Sun Yi.
Sun Yi immediately launched a quick counterattack after receiving the ball.
The Mavericks still retreated very quickly, giving the Warriors no chance to play a fast break.
Seeing this situation, Sun Yi immediately slowed down.
When he dribbled the ball to the top of the key, he was double-teamed by the Mavericks and was a little confused.
"I'm just a rookie, how can I be double-teamed!"
Sun Yi complained about the Mavericks' shameless behavior in his heart, and then passed the ball.
Curry received the pass and made a fake shot. Seeing that he couldn't deceive the veteran Kidd, he felt a little disappointed, so he could only fake it and shoot the ball.
Kidd didn't react and had no time to step forward to interfere.
He couldn't understand why the rookie in front of him was so confident. Can he really make a few blind shots? !
After a while, the fans responded to Kidd's doubts.
You can really score with a few blind shots!
Curry's touch in this game is simply explosive, having already made 8 three-pointers.
After the goal, Curry waved his right arm and retreated in a circle.
Looking back, Terry used the screen mismatch to face Curry and hit a mid-range jumper.
Immediately afterwards, the Mavericks still flanked Sun Yi in advance, denying him a chance to enter the three-point line.
In this round, Curry showed confidence, making some wild shots and twisting his body in the air to shoot three-pointers.
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
The Mavericks protected the backcourt rebound, and Kidd immediately passed the ball forward after receiving the ball.
After Terry received the pass, he rushed to the basket and hit an easy layup.
This was one of the few defensive counterattacks the Mavericks had in this game.
In the following games, Sun Yi was double-teamed and could not score easily. Curry was also tightly guarded and could not hit another three-pointer. He could only rely on other teammates to score to close the gap.
The Mavericks' shooting percentage was not high either. After the Warriors increased their defensive intensity, their singles shooting percentage dropped sharply and they failed to widen the point difference again.
Just like that, the third quarter ended, and the score displayed on the big screen was 80 to 72. The Mavericks led by 8 points entering the fourth quarter.
After the inter-section break, the fourth quarter begins.
At the beginning, Sun Yi did not give the Mavericks a chance to double-team, and directly squeezed Marion away, rushed into the penalty area and made a powerful slam dunk, narrowing the point difference to only 6 points.
The Mavericks responded immediately, with Nowitzki supporting from the high post.
Josh Howard quickly ran over, received the pass hand-in-hand, bypassed the screen and broke through to the basket, pulled the lever to avoid Randolph's interference, and hit the layup on the board.
The Warriors served quickly. After receiving the ball, Sun Yi quickly dribbled forward, made a forward change of direction and passed Marion who stepped forward to block him, and quickly broke through into the penalty area.
Dampier immediately stepped forward to cover up the defense, but Sun Yi easily passed him like a stumbling block.
Sun Yi came to the basket and made an easy layup, scoring another 2 points.
On the Warriors bench, Nelson and assistant coach Smart exchanged some information.
"Sun's ball-holding ability seems to have improved a lot, old man, do you know?"
Old Nelson had some doubts and asked the assistant coach Smart on the side.
"I don't know anything, maybe it's just extraordinary performance!" Smart replied.
After hearing this, Old Nelson nodded and agreed with this reason, otherwise he would not be able to explain it clearly.
On the court, the Mavericks failed to hit this attack, and the Warriors launched a defensive counterattack.
Sun Yi attracted the defense and assisted Maggette to successfully attack the frame, narrowing the point difference to only 4 points.
Seeing that the Warriors are about to catch up, Nowitzki, as the team leader, must stand up.
In this round, he overcame his psychological shadow, posted up Sun Yi, and turned around to shoot a fadeaway jumper.
Although Sun Yi defended very well, Nowitzki still put the ball into the basket.
Before the Mavericks players could recover, Sun Yi quickly dribbled the ball forward.
Maggette stepped forward and interfered with Josh Howard who wanted to double-team, allowing Sun Yi to get a singles opportunity.
Sun Yi wasted no time, passed Marion without slowing down and changed direction, and rushed into the three-point line and hit an emergency jumper.
After that, Nowitzki failed to hit Sun Yi in singles.
The Warriors seized the opportunity to successfully counterattack and narrowed the point difference to only 2 points.
In the next few rounds, the two teams made a fuss around these 2 points, and the Warriors were never able to come back.
The fourth quarter lasted about 4 minutes, and both sides sent all their main players on the court to prepare for the final battle.
After substitutions and adjustments, the two teams strengthened their defense, causing the shooting percentages of both sides to drop sharply. They both wanted to win the game by relying on defense.
When the game reached the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, Sun Yi attracted double-teams, scored and assisted Curry to hit a three-pointer, successfully leading the score.
The Mavericks were not defeated. With the help of Nowitzki's screen, Terry hit a pull-up jumper and once again took the lead back.
But not long after the lead, Sun Yili pulled up half a meter from the three-point line, giving the Mavericks no chance to double-team.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
Oracle Arena is boiling again.
"Good shot, Sun has already scored 48 points, only 2 points away from setting a record." Barkley explained excitedly.
He is very happy now. Sun Yi has scored 30 points and will not lose the bet. It depends on whether Kenny Smith can realize the bet.
Back on the court, this time the Mavericks' offense failed to continue their firepower.
Terry used the screen to single out Curry, but when he stepped back and shot a jump shot, he was hit by Sun Yi who came over.
Curry grabbed the out-of-control basketball, quickly ran forward, and hit a three-pointer to extend the lead to 5 points.
Looking back, the Mavericks encountered a tight defense from the Warriors and took more than 20 seconds to score the ball.
There were 38 seconds left in the game. After receiving the ball, Sun Yi dribbled forward slowly and pressed for time.
The Mavericks players did not dare to step forward to double-team, so they had no choice but to defend against this attack in order to have any hope of tying the score.
When there were about 10 seconds left in the attack time, Sun Yi started to move, made a large crossover, then pulled up directly and shot a three-pointer.
Marion immediately rushed to interfere. He felt that he was very good at defending and the ball would definitely not go in. He was waiting for his teammates to fight for the rebound.
The basketball drew a perfect arc in the air.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
The audience instantly burst into deafening cheers and shouts.
The fans at the scene all knew that the Warriors won this game.
With 22 seconds left in the game, the Mavericks served quickly.
Terry rushed to the frontcourt and missed a three-pointer against Sun Yi's defense.
The Warriors protected the rebound, and Sun Yiyun held the ball in his arms after halftime and stopped playing, waiting for the game to end.
As the full-time buzzer sounded, the game ended.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Mavericks 106-100, ending their three-game losing streak.
