November 16, Oakland, Oracle Arena.
Tonight, the Warriors will host the visiting Charlotte Bobcats.
Not long after the game started, Sun Yi felt that he was being targeted by the Bobcats.
"Rookie, I heard that you are the new triple-double king. You have scored triple-doubles in two consecutive games, and you are also the youngest person to score 50 points?" Elvis Presley Gerald Wallace asked enthusiastically.
In his eyes, only fighting against strong men can inspire fighting spirit.
"These are just false names, not worth showing off." Sun Yi replied calmly.
"In this game, your triple-double will be cut short, and your score will not exceed 20 points." Wallace said decisively.
"Well, okay then, we won't know the result until after the game."
Sun Yi finally knew the reason why he was targeted.
"It seems that I have been too high-profile in the league during this period, attracting a group of guys who are like wolves and tigers."
With this thought in his mind, Sun Yi immediately cheered up and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the game, wanting to respond with practical actions.
But he didn't expect the Bobcats to be so frantic.
In the subsequent games, Elvis Wallace showed strong defense, like a perpetual motion machine, tireless and defending Sun Yi closely at all times.
"This guy really doesn't have a high profile, and his defense is very strong."
In order to save energy, Sun Yi did not fight with Wallace and wanted to use the cover of his teammates to get rid of the defense.
There is no shame in asking for help, after all, he is still a newbie who has just entered the league.
After getting rid of Wallace's defense, Sun Yi burst into the penalty area and was completely stunned.
He saw three Bobcats retreating toward the basket, and out of the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of Wallace chasing behind him.
"Is this really good?!"
Sun Yi had an idea and immediately jumped up and passed the ball to the right corner.
Morrow, who was ambushing in the bottom corner, received the pass and hit a three-pointer.
Immediately afterwards, Sun Yi felt strong malice again.
On the defensive end, Wallace was very active, defending closely and providing physical confrontation, which consumed Sun Yi's physical strength.
What's even more amazing is that this guy didn't retreat quickly, and deliberately stayed to fight with Sun Yi, not giving Sun Yi a chance to pick up the rebound.
"It's really well-intentioned to prevent me from getting a triple-double!" Sun Yi complained helplessly.
Suffering from crazy targeting, his data has indeed declined.
But as long as we can win, we should make some sacrifices.
At the same time, Curry was also followed very closely by Felton.
This guy seems to only have eyes for elementary school students and is dismissive of the rest of the Warriors.
Curry is physically thin and naturally cannot squeeze away from Fatton, so he can only use the cover of his teammates to escape.
However, the Bobcats obviously made a targeted defense, and immediately switched defenses and delayed when encountering a screen, giving Fatton enough time to go around the screen and pursue the defense.
As for the other three Warriors players, these guys didn't pay attention at all, only Sun Yi and Curry were in their eyes.
Because the Warriors' twin stars attracted most of the Bobcats' defense and gave other players opportunities, they played very comfortably, almost like shooting drills.
Therefore, the Warriors have maintained their lead and suppressed the Bobcats.
At the final moment of the game, the Warriors led by 5 points and still had the ball.
In this attack, Sun Yi got rid of Wallace's defense, received Curry's pass, pulled up, and threw the basketball in his hand.
Wallace, who was chasing after him, rushed forward and stretched his arms to interfere.
Bang!
The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!
Seeing this, Wallace shouted excitedly to Sun Yi: "I told you a long time ago that you won't score more than 20 points in this game, and you won't be able to get a triple-double!"
Sun Yi responded tit-for-tat: "I've already said it before, the game isn't over yet, we won't know until it's over."
Looking back, the Bobcats attack.
Although there was not much time left in the game, the score difference was not big. The Bobcats still had a chance to win, and they did not give up.
In this attack, Fatton used the screen to break through to the basket. After entering the penalty area, he shook off Randolph who was changing defense and flew for a layup.
At this moment, Sun Yi quickly rushed back to the basket from the center, jumped into the air, stretched out his arms and hit the basketball.
Snap!
Sun Yi slapped the rising basketball on the backboard and collected the backcourt rebound.
After landing, he immediately turned around and quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.
The Bobcats players thought the Warriors would be steady and press the clock, but they didn't expect Sun Yi to be so reckless and quickly pursue the defense after reacting.
Sun Yi quickly rushed into the penalty area. Seeing that the Bobcats were encircling him again, he did not make a strong breakthrough and distributed the ball.
Maggette, who was outside the left three-point line, received the pass and immediately shot.
"Dang!"
The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced upward.
At the same time, Sun Yi, who rushed to the basket, jumped up in the crowd, grabbed the basketball in the air and dunked into the basket.
After scoring the goal, Sun Yi pointed to the data board and said, "See you next time, buddy."
Wallace clenched his fists, looked in the direction Sun Yi pointed, and glanced at the data board above the court.
20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, these are Sun Yi's statistics at this time.
He knew he failed, that the rookie had accomplished his goal and killed the game.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Bobcats 107-100 and achieved three consecutive victories.
In terms of statistics, Sun Yi scored a triple-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in the 40 minutes he played.
Although the data looked good, he knew the hardships involved.
If he hadn't stolen some data with the help of his teammates, then Elvis Presley would have been able to live up to his rhetoric and fake it.
Through this game, Sun Yi also felt the crisis and expected that subsequent games would become increasingly difficult.
After all, he is now the most popular player in the league, Mr. 50 triple-double, and he has his own popularity.
In order to make a name for himself, every player who plays against him will go all out to defend.
Curry, one of the Warriors' twin stars, is not so lucky.
Although he did not receive the same treatment as Sun Yi in this game, he was still targeted and defended.
The Bobcats' strategy for this game was very clear.
The game can be lost, but Sun Yi and Curry must die.
Sun Yi escaped, but Curry suffered.
In the 38 minutes he played, he shot only 33% from the field and scored 13 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Bobcats' most outstanding player was Felton.
In 42 minutes on the court, he scored 22 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.
This guy not only restricted Curry on the defensive end, but also defeated elementary school students on the offensive end.
Curry still needs to go through various beatings before he can turn into a cocoon and become a butterfly and grow into Curry.
After this game, there is no time for the Warriors players to rest. They will set off overnight to Atlanta for back-to-back games.
This chapter has been completed!