The inter-section break is over and the second quarter begins.
The Warriors sent Billups, Clay, Sun Yi, Speights, and A-Lian into the lineup.
The lineup sent by the Lakers is: Nash, Blake, Matt Barnes, McRoberts, Gasol.
During the break, Phil Jackson had a flash of inspiration and was inspired by the Warriors.
He found that the two core players of the Warriors were still playing very well even if they were staggered on the court. He was suddenly inspired and thought he could learn from it and try a new lineup to see how it worked.
Not to mention, Phil Jackson really let the blind cat meet the dead mouse, and he was wrong.
As soon as the game started in the second quarter, Sun Yi and Billups played a pick-and-roll, mismatched Nash, and scored directly on a mid-range jumper.
The ball is transferred and the Lakers attack.
Nash dribbled to the frontcourt to organize the offense and made tactical gestures.
Gasol immediately ran out to pick and roll.
Lao Na used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Billups's defense, broke through to the high area on the right and hit a mid-range jumper with an emergency stop.
Looking back, Sun Yi once again mismatched Nash through off-the-ball movement.
This time the Lakers didn't just watch Lao Na being bullied. Blake quickly came to help defend against double teams.
Sun Yi was capable of one-on-two, but he didn't do that and immediately passed the ball to the best position.
Outside the three-point line on the right, Kelai received the pass and took an open three-pointer.
"when!"
The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced out, missing the target!
Under the basket, Gasol grabbed the rebound and passed it to Nash to advance with the dribble.
Lao Na received the pass and wanted to launch a fast break, but seeing the Warriors players retreating back one after another, he could only give up and dribble forward slowly towards the frontcourt.
Gasol once again ran out to do a pick-and-roll, forcing the Arab League to follow.
The other three members of the Lakers ran to the outside and positioned themselves, emptying the Warriors' penalty area and creating space for their teammates to break through.
Seeing this situation, Sun Yi shrank towards the penalty area and was ready to rush back to the basket to defend.
Gasol's pick-and-roll was of very high quality and once again blocked Billups.
Nash took this opportunity to bypass the pick-and-roll and break into the three-point line. When he came to the mid-range area on the right, he encountered a defensive change from the United Arab Emirates and immediately passed the ball toward the free throw line.
After completing the pick-and-roll, Gasol squeezed away Billups and immediately went down, came to the free throw line, received the pass, and hit a mid-range jumper.
On the Lakers bench, Phil Jackson nodded with satisfaction.
Although Nash is still the breakthrough point for the Warriors, the Lakers' offense has become very smooth under his organization.
There are gains and there are losses, and even a team as strong as the Warriors can't have the best of both worlds.
For example, the Warriors' baby-faced one-on-one defense is not very good, but with Sun Yi at his back, the Warriors' defensive system is indestructible.
At this stage, the Lakers can't find a player who can help Nash.
If Kobe and Ci Shiping were a few years younger, they would definitely be able to help Nash, but time is not forgiving, and they no longer have enough energy to do things other than their own jobs.
"It seems that this problem will be solved through a transaction."
Phil Jackson sighed helplessly. With the current lineup of the Lakers, he is really too smart to make a meal without straw.
Back on the court, the Warriors' offense was once again successful.
Billups and Sun Yi completed a powerful alley-oop, which instantly detonated the entire audience.
The Lakers wanted to score in return, but Sun Yi saw through the passing route and made a passing error.
After Sun Yi intercepted the basketball in the air, he accelerated towards the frontcourt, took the lead, crossed the center line, and charged towards the Lakers penalty area.
The Lakers players watched Sun Yi's back getting farther and farther away and gave up the pursuit.
It was so fast that they couldn't catch up!
Sun Yi rushed into the penalty area. Seeing that no one was chasing him, he suddenly became interested and prepared to show off.
He threw the basketball to the backboard, immediately jumped into the air, grabbed the rebounding basketball in the air, quickly changed hands with his hips, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand just before it fell.
The audience immediately exploded, and the fans chanted MVP slogans in unison.
"Hey, Sun is so happy. I reluctantly scored a 9 for this dunk. I'm afraid he will be proud of the extra point."
Buckley held up a piece of paper with the number 9 written on it in a funny way.
"Charles, you are so picky. You can't get full marks for such a dunk. I don't think Sun will be willing to participate in the dunk contest." Kenny Smith said jokingly.
"Haha, if Sun goes to participate in the slam dunk contest, the other participating players will be very miserable and can only compete for second place." Barkley replied with a smile.
He was extremely looking forward to Sun Yi signing up for the dunk contest.
On the court, Nash and Gasol once again completed the pick-and-roll.
Lao Na bypassed the pick-and-roll and broke through to the high area on the right, stopping for a jump shot.
At this moment, Sun Yi quickly came to help defend, jumped up high, and slapped the basketball away from Nash's fingertips.
Billups, who was chasing after him, was lucky enough to grab the basketball. He immediately turned around and advanced towards the frontcourt. Seeing his teammates running out of opportunities, he passed the ball.
Ke Lai, who was on a fast break, ran to the left three-point line. After receiving the pass, he jumped directly and hit a three-pointer.
On the sidelines, Phil Jackson saw that the situation on the court was a little out of control and immediately replaced Kobe and other main players on the court.
As soon as he came up, Naochi showed his power and hit a three-pointer despite Kelai's defense.
Looking back, the Warriors immediately fired back.
Sun Yi broke through with the ball to attract double-teams and separated the ball.
Ah Lian, who was ambushing in the right corner, received the pass and hit a three-pointer.
Immediately afterwards, Kobe played a post-up game and hit another difficult fadeaway jumper.
The Warriors immediately sent a baseline kick, and Sun Yi accelerated towards the frontcourt after receiving the ball.
During the transition attack, he directly used a tank-style breakthrough to force Ci Shiping away, then rushed to the basket and scored a layup.
Come and try it quickly. 】
In the next few rounds, the two sides began to score points, bringing a hearty battle to the fans.
About six minutes into the second quarter, the Warriors began to make substitution adjustments, replacing Curry and other main players on the field.
After substitutions and adjustments, the Warriors changed their style of play.
Curry serves as the core of the offense, while Sun Yi devotes all his energy to defense.
Originally, the shooting percentage was still 50%, but facing Sun Yi's death-wreath defense, the shooting percentage dropped suddenly, and the basket banged.
"Kobe is still old. Now the world is dominated by young people. He should step aside and make way for others." Barkley said jokingly.
After Kobe was guarded, the Lakers could only rely on Nash and Gasol to score, preventing the score from being opened.
At the end of the half, the score on the big screen was 54 to 67. The Warriors led by 13 points entering the second half.
When Sun Yi walked to the players' tunnel, he looked up at the score displayed on the big screen and showed a satisfied smile.
The score failed to open up in the first half, and the Lakers will definitely try their best to chase points in the second half, so the game will definitely be dragged into the fourth quarter to decide the outcome.
"I hope Nao Zai won't disappoint me!"
Sun Yi quickly walked into the player tunnel, returned to the locker room to rest, and concentrated on preparing for the second half of the game.
