At the end of the first quarter, the score displayed on the big screen was 32 to 24, with the Warriors leading by 8 points.
Under the strong performance of Sun Yi and Curry, the Warriors were always in the lead and suppressed the Knicks.
Anthony and Stoudemire's performance in the first quarter was quite satisfactory. They worked independently without any effective cooperation, which prevented the Knicks from exerting their strongest strength.
Moreover, the Knicks urgently need a good defender to connect the team's offense in order to maximize their run-and-gun tactics.
Knicks head coach D'Antoni needs to address these issues during the break.
Not long after, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.
The Knicks' lineup is: Douglas, Bill Walker, Anthony, Sheldon Williams, Turiaf.
The lineup sent by the Warriors is: Bledsoe, Tony Allen, Reggie Williams, Sun Yi, and Arab League.
The advantage of this lineup is that it is very mobile, can quickly change defenses, and has a very balanced offense and defense.
The Knicks served from the baseline. After receiving the ball, Douglas quickly dribbled forward, came to the frontcourt and passed the ball out.
In the high post area on the right, Anthony received the pass, turned around and faced the defender head-on, assumed a triple threat posture, read the defense and then made the next offensive decision.
Instead of Sun Yi guarding him, Melo doesn't have so much pressure and can handle the ball calmly.
Reggie Williams felt overwhelmed when he saw Anthony's realistic triple threat action.
He watched Sun Yi easily restrain Anthony from the court, thinking that he could do it even if it was just that.
But when he actually faced him, Reggie Williams realized how strong his team's new boss was.
Melo took a tentative step and saw Reggie Williams sinking. He immediately retracted his tentative foot and jumped up to shoot.
Reggie Williams reacted quickly and immediately rushed to interfere, but it was too late, and the interference effect was minimal.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball went through the net bag in response!
32:26!
Arab Lian quickly picked up the basketball on the floor, stepped out of the baseline and served the ball.
Bledsoe took the ball and took a few steps and immediately passed the ball to the right.
Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass, and with the bonus effect of the badge [King of Counterattack], he rushed toward the Knicks penalty area like lightning.
Anthony, Turiaf and others immediately retreated towards the penalty area, preparing to help defend and double-team Sun Yi.
After attracting most of the Knicks' defensive attention, Sun Yi threw the ball behind his head and then turned around and left.
Ah Lian, who followed up, received the pass, saw no defender in front of him, and hit a long jumper.
The cooperation of the national team was once again demonstrated in NBA games.
Domestic fans watching this game on TV were extremely excited to see this scene.
Returning to the court, Douglas dribbled to the top of the key, observed the position of his teammates, and passed the ball.
In the low post area on the right, Anthony received the pass with Reggie Williams behind him, lowered his shoulders and lowered his center of gravity, then raised his butt and pushed it step by step to the right edge of the penalty area.
Reggie Williams felt miserable. He really couldn't stand it and wanted to switch defenses with Sun Yi.
Melo suddenly used his strength to squeeze away Reggie Williams, pulled away and then turned over and hit a jumper.
34:28!
On the Knicks bench, head coach D'Antoni smiled.
As long as Anthony plays normally, the Knicks have hope of defeating the Warriors.
On the court, Sun Yi called his teammates together and briefly explained a few words.
"Tony, you and Reggie switch defenses, and I will help you with defense at the appropriate time."
Teacher Tony nodded to express his understanding, and Reggie Williams almost cried with joy after hearing this, finally waiting for this sentence.
Seeing that his teammates did not express any opinions, Sun Yi continued: "Next, we will use No. 2 singles tactics, leave the area near the penalty area in the air, and be ready to catch the ball and shoot at the same time."
The other Warriors players nodded, knowing how to play the next game.
After Sun Yi finished explaining, he quickly ran towards the frontcourt and participated in the attack.
After receiving the ball from the baseline, Bledsoe quickly dribbled forward and came to the three-point line to observe the position of his teammates.
UAE ran from the penalty area to the right corner and took Turiaf out of the penalty area.
Reggie Williams stood outside the right three-point line waiting to catch the ball and shoot.
Teacher Tony has no offensive ability and can only roam around the outside, always ready to cut towards the basket.
As the core of the offense, Sun Yi quickly came to the low post area on the left and leaned against Sheldon Williams to reach for the ball.
On the Knicks bench, coach D'Antoni saw this situation and secretly thought bad. He immediately got up and came to the sidelines and shouted loudly towards the court.
"Double-team! Hurry up and double-team!"
After the Knicks players on the court heard the coach's roar, they immediately followed the order, but it was too late.
After receiving the pass, Sun Yi leaned against Sheldon Williams, then immediately turned over and shot a fadeaway jumper.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
36:28!
The audience immediately burst into warm applause and cheers.
Looking back, Anthony came to the mid-range area on the right to hold the ball in singles. Seeing that it was Teacher Tony who was guarding him, he directly pulled up and shot after the triple threat.
Teacher Tony defended very well and immediately rushed to interfere. However, due to the height difference of about 10 centimeters between the two, the interference effect was not ideal.
The basketball bounced off the rim and fell into the net.
36:30!
The Warriors responded immediately. Sun Yi continued to play in the low post, attracting double-teams and then rushed the ball into the seam and passed it out.
Teacher Tony, who cut in from the center into the penalty area, received the pass, rushed to the basket and flew for a layup.
Immediately afterwards, Anthony broke through with the ball, but was interfered by Sun Yi's defense and failed to score a layup.
The Warriors protected the backcourt rebounds and launched a defensive counterattack.
Sun Yi accelerated his dribbling towards the frontcourt, passing Knicks players one after another. When he came to the free throw line and saw Douglas guarding him, he pulled up and threw the ball without any hesitation.
Douglas rushed forward with all his strength and stretched his arms to interfere, but the effect was minimal.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hit the net and made a steady hit!
"Once there is a mismatch, it is equivalent to giving points to Sun Yi. His pull-up jump shot is so stable." Barkley praised without hesitation.
Back on the court, Douglas used Turiaf's screen to break through to the mid-range area on the right and hit a jump shot to recover 2 points.
In the next few rounds, both sides increased their defensive intensity and increased confrontation, which caused their respective shooting percentages to decline.
When the game lasted about 5 minutes in the second quarter, the head coaches of both sides replaced the main players one after another.
After substitution adjustments, the Warriors attacked.
Curry dribbled the ball forward to the frontcourt, continuously crossed over to shake Felton's center of gravity, immediately connected to the behind-the-back dribble, changed hands and changed direction to rush into the three-point line on the other side.
Stoudemire, who was standing near the penalty area, immediately retreated to the basket to defend.
The elementary school student broke into the penalty area, faked a pass, diverted Stoudemire's defensive attention, and quickly rushed to the basket and scored a layup.
The ball transitions and the Knicks attack.
Felton and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll.
After blocking the pass, Stoudemire received Fatton's ground pass, rushed into the penalty area and completed a one-handed slam.
The Warriors quickly served the baseline ball and launched a fast break.
Curry dribbled the ball quickly across half court and passed the ball.
Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass, rushed into the penalty area to attract the defense, and then released the ball.
David Lee, who followed up, received the pass and flexibly avoided interference for a layup.
Not to be outdone, the Knicks played run-and-gun.
In the transition stage between offense and defense, Anthony hit a difficult jumper against Sun Yi's defense.
Immediately afterwards, Curry dribbled to a position half a meter outside the three-point line. Seeing that Fatton did not step forward to defend, he directly shot a long three-pointer.
This guy's waves are going to fly after he hits the mark!
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Sun Yi rushed to the basket at full speed, predicted the landing point of the basketball, jumped up hard to grab the offensive rebound, rushed to the basket after landing, and after physical contact with Stoudemire, he threw the ball toward the backboard.
The basketball missed the mark after clearing the board and bounced out of the frame.
Under the basket, Sun Yi stuck his butt out and got into position. Zeng jumped up and reached out to point the ball into the basket.
The Oracle Arena suddenly exploded, cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena, and the atmosphere at the scene reached its peak.
In the subsequent games, the offenses of the two teams began to compete.
The Warriors launched a quick counterattack, with Curry and Ellis shooting wildly from beyond the three-point line.
Sun Yi, David Lee and Chandler blocked the offensive rebounds and played a secondary offense.
The Knicks have made some achievements in the transition stage of offense and defense.
Anthony seized the mismatch opportunity and scored a mid-range jumper.
Stoudemire quickly cut to the basket and hit the basket to cause damage.
Relying on the singles of Anthony and Stoudemire, the Knicks did not let the Warriors continue to widen the point difference and tightly held the score.
The two sides fought evenly, and no one took advantage.
Just like that, the half game ended, and the score on the big screen was 48 to 59. The Warriors led by 11 points entering the second half.
The head coaches of both sides quickly left the bench, took their respective players into the tunnel, and returned to the locker room to lay out the offensive and defensive tactics for the second half of the game.
The score difference is not big, and the result of the game is still full of suspense!
