The sudden outburst of the Warriors' No. 11 rookie on the opposite side caught Bulls coach Thibodeau by surprise and completely disrupted his plan, forcing him to send the main players on the field in advance.
After substitutions and adjustments, the Bulls strengthened their perimeter defense and did not give the Warriors an easy chance to shoot three-pointers.
The Warriors immediately changed their style of play and switched to pick-and-roll cooperation.
Sun Yi and Whiteside cooperated in a pick-and-roll, while Billups, Clay, and A-Lian were positioned on the outside, ready to catch and shoot at any time.
In order to protect the penalty area, Noah did not follow out and stayed inside.
Sun Yi bypassed the pick-and-roll, broke through to two steps inside the three-point line, and made a sudden stop for a jumper.
Noah, who stayed in the penalty area, had no time to step forward to interfere.
For this kind of undefended jump shot, Sun Yi is sure of it.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
In the next two or three rounds, the Bulls' defense still did not make adjustments, and Sun Yi severely punished the Bulls with precise shooting.
Seeing Sun Yi playing more and more smoothly, Noah had to leave the inside and follow him to defend.
As a result, there are no players guarding the Bulls penalty area.
The Warriors followed suit and continued to attack the Bulls' basket according to the style of play in the first quarter.
As soon as the Bulls players retracted into the penalty area, Sun Yi immediately passed the ball to his teammate who was in the open space, and it was raining three points again.
Fortunately, the Bulls' offensive success rate was very high, which prevented the Warriors from widening the point difference.
In this way, after about 5 minutes of the second quarter, the Warriors gradually replaced their main players on the court.
After substitutions and adjustments, the Warriors increased their defensive intensity and strengthened physical confrontation.
Not to be outdone, the Bulls sped up their defense rotations and did not give the Warriors an easy chance to take action.
The increased defensive intensity, coupled with the rapid depletion of players' physical energy, caused the shooting percentages of both teams to plummet, resulting in no scoring in the next two or three minutes.
Although no goals were scored, the fans were not bored and still watched with gusto.
Such hand-to-hand combat is rare in the regular season.
In such a defensive battle, the Warriors are not in a hurry, after all, they are in the lead.
The Bulls wanted to get closer to the score, but were unable to break through the Warriors' defense, and finally recovered a few points. The Warriors responded immediately and widened the point difference again.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and no one took any advantage.
At the end of the half, the Warriors led by 12 points entering the second half.
After a short 15-minute intermission, the second half began.
As soon as the game started in the third quarter, Sun Yi didn't want to waste time with the Bulls. He just showed his cards and started to take over the game.
Facing Luol Deng's defense, Sun Yi dribbled the ball continuously, then quickly made a large crossover and broke through from the left in a sheep suit, inducing Luol Deng to move laterally to the right.
Seeing that Luol Deng's center of gravity had shifted, he immediately used his powerful explosive power to pull the ball back, quickly connected with the dribble behind his back and changed hands, changing direction without slowing down and breaking through to the other side.
Luo Er-Deng watched as Sun Yi passed by him quickly, like a body-fixing spell.
Noah, who was near the penalty area, quickly rushed back to the basket to cover.
Sun Yi rushed to the basket from the left, jumped to avoid Noah's interference, immediately rose from the ground, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
The audience suddenly burst into excitement, and the fans chanted MVP slogans.
The on-site photographer mastered the traffic password, first gave Sun Yi a close-up, and then quickly showed the lens to Bulls star Derrick Rose.
At this time, Ross frowned slightly, and his signature moves were performed smoothly by Sun Yixing, which was undoubtedly a challenge to him.
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"I accept this challenge!"
After Ross made his plan, he ran to the baseline to receive the serve and accelerated toward the frontcourt.
When Teacher Tony saw Rose dribbling to the frontcourt, he immediately stepped forward to defend closely, trying to limit Rose's speed with his body and strength.
At this time, Boozer, who has a very high golf quotient, immediately stepped forward and wanted to play a pick-and-roll.
Seeing this, Rose waved his hand towards Boozer, signaling him not to run over and set up a pick-and-roll.
On the sidelines, Bulls head coach Thibodeau was so angry that he almost jumped when he saw the scene on the court. After calming down, he shouted loudly on the court.
"Derek, the overall situation is our top priority, please cooperate!"
On the court, Rose turned a deaf ear, took a few steps back, grabbed a breakthrough space, used his signature style of changing direction without slowing down, passed Teacher Tony and rushed into the three-point line.
Sun Yi, Chandler and others immediately retreated into the penalty area to prevent Rose from hitting the basket.
Seeing that the Warriors' penalty area was airtight, Rose broke through to the high post area on the right and made a sudden stop for a jumper.
Teacher Tony, who was chasing after him, was still a step too late and failed to interfere with Rose's shot.
The basketball hit the net and made a steady hit!
"Hey, Ross responded with practical actions. He wants to fight Sun Yi through the air. It seems like there will be a good show."
Barkley didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, and tried his best to make Sun Yi and Rose fight each other in the air.
On the court, the Warriors immediately sent a baseline ball and launched a fast break.
Sun Yi dribbled the ball and stopped immediately near the free throw line. Seeing that Luol Deng was still retreating, he stepped back to distance himself and hit a pull-up jumper.
Looking back, Rose wanted to score a goal in return and once again changed to pass without slowing down.
But this time, Teacher Tony correctly predicted the direction of Rose's breakthrough and blocked it directly.
After Rose stopped the ball, he kept looking for opportunities to take action, but was blocked by Teacher Tony and could only pass the ball out.
Boozer received the pass and hit a mid-range jumper against David Lee's defense.
It was the Warriors' turn to attack, and Sun Yi stepped forward and played a pick-and-roll with Curry.
After Curry bypassed the screen, he saw Luol Deng switching defense. He had no chance to shoot and passed the ball back to Sun Yi.
Sun Yi received the pass and faced Rose's defense. He released the ball directly and started dribbling with his right hand. He dribbled with his right hand and changed direction under his crotch to create space for his shot. Then he shot a fadeaway jumper with a movement as smooth as Dove chocolate.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hit the net and made a steady hit!
In the next round, Rose did not continue to show off after being reminded by the head coach. He used the pick-and-roll to break into the mid-range area on the right, and his emergency stop jumper was interfered by Chandler who was on guard and failed to hit.
The Warriors protected the backcourt rebounds and launched a defensive counterattack.
Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass, quickly dribbled the ball to the free throw line, met Ronnie Brewer out of position, directly pulled up, and threw the basketball in his hand slightly backwards.
Ronnie Brewer was too close to Sun Yi, and it would definitely be a foul if he jumped to interfere. He could only extend his hand to interfere symbolically.
Such interference is dispensable for Sun Yi, it can only test his touch.
It was clear he was hot tonight, hitting again.
"Sun has turned on the scoring mode, no one can stop him!" Barkley commented with a smile.
"There are only a handful of players in today's league who can guard Sun on his own. He has too many scoring methods and is too comprehensive."
Although Kenny Smith is not a fan of Sun Yi, he has to admit that Sun Yi's strength can already rank among the top three in the league.
After a few rounds, the Bulls found that it was unrealistic to rely on single defense to limit Sun Yi's scoring, and immediately double-teamed him.
But it is very difficult to double-team in the high post. If you are not careful, there will be holes in the defense, giving the Warriors an opportunity to take an open shot.
The Bulls have no choice but to prioritize limiting Sun Yi's scoring.
As a result, it was too easy for the Warriors to score.
When Sun Yi encountered a double-team, he immediately passed the ball to the best position and assisted his teammates to score.
The Warriors scored one after another and their offense was extremely smooth. On the other hand, the Bulls' offense was blocked one after another.
Rose can't use his signature drive every possession unless he doesn't want to hurt his knees and ankles.
As for the other Bulls players, their offensive ability with the ball is limited and they cannot create excellent shooting opportunities. They basically shoot against the defense, so the shooting rate is naturally not high.
Under such circumstances, the Warriors naturally further widened the point difference.
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors extended their lead to 22 points.
After the game started in the fourth quarter, the Warriors did not relax their vigilance and still went all out on both offense and defense.
The Bulls were unable to break through the Warriors' iron-clad defense, so chasing points was naturally impossible.
When the game lasted about four minutes in the fourth quarter, Bulls head coach Thibodeau saw that the point difference could not be narrowed and knew that the situation was over, so he replaced all the main players.
Upon seeing this, Nelson took Sun Yi and others off the court as usual and sent rookies such as Kelai and Butler to practice.
The garbage time is fleeting and the game is quickly coming to an end.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Bulls 106-88, getting a good start to the new season.
After the game, the fans at the scene and the viewers in front of the TV couldn't help but have a big question in their minds.
How can the Warriors be so strong in the new season? !
