January 5, Oklahoma City, Ford Center Arena.
Tonight, the Warriors ushered in the fourth game of their road trip and challenged the Thunder away from home.
During the pre-match warm-up activities, the players from both sides had little communication.
Although Sun Yi and Harden are good friends, they are only acquaintances with other Thunder players, and they are not familiar with each other.
In addition, with the media obstructing the situation, the two teams naturally stood on opposite sides.
Before the game, Westbrook made wild remarks in an interview, saying that the Thunder would break the Warriors' undefeated streak and complete their revenge.
With the media fueling the situation, it was difficult for the Warriors players not to want to see this interview.
Originally there was not much conflict between the two teams, but public opinion wanted them to become enemies.
The players of the two teams made the game tense for the sake of face and reputation.
Therefore, it is natural that there is no communication between the players of the two teams during the warm-up.
After the warm-up, the entrance ceremony will follow.
When the Warriors players played away games, the Thunder fans naturally booed like a tsunami.
Sun Yi, Curry and others were accustomed to this, and their mentality was not affected and they walked towards the bench.
After the entrance ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the big screen.
The starting lineup sent by the Thunder is: Westbrook, Seflosa, Durant, Yin Baka, Perkins.
The starting lineup sent by the Warriors is: Curry, Tony Allen, Sun Yi, David Lee, Tyson Chandler.
After the pre-match preparation time, the starting players from both sides walked towards the center circle one after another.
At this moment, the system prompt voice sounded in Sun Yi's mind.
"Ding! Side mission released: Defending scoring champion!"
“Goal 1: In games against Kevin Durant this season, the host’s total points must be higher than Kevin Durant’s;
Completion rewards: purple sneaker fragments +5, 20x training bonus card +1, advanced nutrient solution +100, 500,000 training points.
Goal 2: The host’s total points and points per game this season are higher than those of Kevin Durant;
Completion rewards: purple jersey fragments +5, 20x training bonus card +1, advanced nutrient solution +100, 500,000 training points.
Goal 3: Defending scoring champion;
Completion rewards: +5 points added to offensive attributes, +1 badge lottery ticket, and 1 million training points. "
After the system prompt ended, Sun Yi smiled.
In his memory, this season historically Durant became the scoring leader with an average of 28.0 points per game, achieving three consecutive scoring titles.
"Averaging 28 points per game is not too high, and it is not too difficult to complete this task."
After Sun Yi made a plan in his mind, he continued walking towards the middle circle.
When everything is ready, the referee blows the whistle to start the game and throws the basketball into the air.
Yin Baka jumped up hard and overpowered Chandler to hit the basketball first and move back to the backcourt, giving the Thunder the first opportunity to attack.
When Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, saw that the jump ball failed, he immediately stopped, turned around and accelerated towards his own half.
Westbrook quickly dribbled the ball forward. When he came to the frontcourt, he saw Teacher Tony standing in the free throw line area to defend. He was not angry about it. He was used to it and immediately organized an attack.
In the mid-range area on the right, Durant quickly moved without the ball, trying to get rid of Sun Yi's defense with the help of his teammates' off-ball cover, but failed and could only signal Westbrook to do it himself.
Wei saw the situation and without any hesitation, he accelerated in a straight line and rushed into the penalty area.
When Teacher Tony saw Westbrook rushing over, he pushed forward desperately, trying to use his weight advantage to block the opponent.
Westbrook's impact was terrifying. He knocked Teacher Tony back two or three steps, and took this opportunity to speed up and rush into the penalty area again.
At the same time, Chandler has retreated to the basket and is ready to step forward to defend.
Westbrook didn't stop, he jumped directly towards the boxing champion, dodged in the air to avoid Chandler's interference, and scored a layup with a lever.
Chandler was a little annoyed that he failed to guard the ball, but he did not forget his job. He immediately picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline and served the ball.
Sun Yi received the pass and accelerated towards the frontcourt, launching a fast break.
The Thunder had formulated a plan to target the Warriors' fast break before the game. Except for Perkins, who failed to return in time, the other four players quickly retreated back.
Sun Yi came to the frontcourt and saw that his teammates failed to take advantage of the opportunity. He waved to Curry and asked for a pick-and-roll.
The elementary school students understood it and immediately ran out of the three-point line to set up a pick-and-roll.
Curry's pick-and-roll was not of high quality and could not block Durant, but as long as it could be delayed and give Sun Yi time to accelerate, that would be enough.
Sun Yi quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll, accelerated one step past the chasing Durant, and broke into the three-point line.
Westbrook ignored Curry outside the three-point line and double-teamed Sun Yi with Durant. He felt that this guy was more threatening and must not let him hit the basket.
Seeing this, Sun Yi turned his head and looked at the moon coolly and passed the ball out.
One step away from the top of the arc, Curry received the pass and threw the ball out.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
3:2!
The ball transitions and the Thunder attack.
Durant still couldn't get rid of Sun Yi's death entanglement and could only run to the outside to open up space for the players.
After the space opened up, Westbrook did not blindly play in isolation, but called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Perkins quickly ran out from the inside and firmly blocked Teacher Tony with his thick body.
Westbrook took the opportunity to bypass the pick-and-roll and rush toward the penalty area.
Chandler and David Lee immediately rushed back to the basket to protect the penalty area.
After Westbrook broke into the penalty area, he was attacked by Chandler in advance. His vision was seriously disturbed. He vaguely saw Perkins cutting in towards the basket and boldly passed the ball.
The second fat man didn't have a good sense of catching the ball, causing the ball to fly out of the baseline.
The ball transitions and the Warriors attack.
Curry dribbles the ball toward the frontcourt and comes to the frontcourt to organize the offense.
The boxing champion immediately ran out of the penalty area, preparing to play a pick-and-roll with the elementary school student.
Perkins was forced to follow out. He knew very well that the baby face on the opposite side was very good at three-pointers and could not let him shoot easily.
At the same time, one step away from the right corner, Sun Yi suddenly started, squeezed away Durant and then cut along the baseline toward the basket.
Durant immediately turned around and chased back, watching and listening in all directions at the same time, always paying attention to the Warriors' passing route and preparing to destroy it.
But he failed to notice that a "wall of flesh" appeared along the route.
With the help of David Lee's screen, Sun Yi got rid of Durant's defense and accelerated towards the left corner.
On the other side, Curry broke through to the high post area on the left with the help of a pick-and-roll, and encountered Perkins' defense change. His eyes were always on Chandler, who was cutting down towards the basket, but the ball was passed to the left corner.
This move is so messy!
As soon as Sun Yi ran to the left corner, he received Curry's pass. At the same time, he caught a glimpse of Yin Baka chasing after him, and immediately faked a shot.
During this period, Yin Baka had no major injuries, and his athletic ability was very strong. He averaged 3.8 blocks per game, temporarily ranking first in the blocks list.
Sure enough, when Yin Baka saw Sun Yi preparing to shoot, he immediately pounced on him and stretched out his arms to block the shot.
But when he was flying in the air but still didn't see Sun Yi throw the ball, he knew that he had been deceived, and he felt a little upset.
After Sun Yi saw Yin Baka flying away, he immediately released the ball and broke into the low post area on the left, making an emergency stop and hitting a mid-range jumper.
5:2!
On the court, Durant frowned slightly as he ran towards the frontcourt.
At present, the media are comparing him with Sun Yi.
Originally, Durant didn't care, but after seeing the comments from online fans, he couldn't bear it anymore.
Sometimes he even plays a trumpet in person to fight with the fans.
But Durant has not been able to find a chance to score since the start of the game, but his opponent Sun Yi scored first. You can imagine how the fans will evaluate him online.
“It’s time to silence the trolls online with practical actions!”
After Durant made his plans, he decided to take over the next game.
