During the halftime break, in the Kings locker room, head coach Westphal was racing against time to arrange offensive and defensive tactics.
Although the Kings trailed by 10 points at the end of the first half, the point difference was not large. It only took one or two waves of attacks to catch up or overtake the score.
Therefore, the Kings players did not relax their vigilance, were highly focused, and listened carefully to the head coach's arrangements.
"Our defense failed to do a good job in the first half, which gave our opponents many open shots. If we want to win the game, we cannot let the situation continue to develop in the second half..."
Westphal analyzed the team's shortcomings in the first half, made some defensive changes, and then continued to arrange the offensive and defensive tactics for the second half.
On the other side, inside the Warriors locker room.
"Although we are temporarily ahead, don't take it lightly. The Kings' players have a high desire to win and they will not give up the game easily." Old Nelson reminded.
The Warriors players nodded one after another, suppressed the smiles on their faces, and listened carefully to Nelson's next arrangements.
"We played well in the first half and made more achievements, making it difficult for the Kings to parry. In the second half, they will definitely increase their defensive intensity and cut off our smooth passing and cutting cooperation. Therefore, we should play like this next..."
Nelson quickly arranged the offensive and defensive tactics for the second half of the game, allowing the players to take time to rest.
Not long after, the short 15-minute intermission ended and the second half began.
The third quarter started with the Kings attacking first.
Evans dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, made tactical gestures, and still used regular pick-and-roll tactics.
After the pick-and-roll was ready, Evans bypassed the screen and broke through to the basket. He quickly made a forward change of direction and passed Randolph, who was switching defenders. He accelerated to the basket, avoided Sun Yi's help defense interference, and made a layup.
Enter.
60:52!
Randolph picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline, and sent the ball out.
Evans, who was retreating, suddenly reached out to intercept the ball and almost intercepted it.
Sun Yi received the pass in a thrilling manner, quickly advanced towards the frontcourt, and muttered something.
"It seems that the Warriors' fast serve has been noticed by other teams. They must be more careful when serving in the future."
Dribbling to the top of the arc, Sun Yi saw that his teammates failed to take the chance, so he waved and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Randolph quickly ran forward to set up a pick-and-roll.
Sun Yi started quickly, bypassing the screen and burst into the three-point line.
Hawes, who was changing defense, immediately retreated into the penalty area, so that he could be sure to defend against it.
When Sun Yi saw Hoyli retreating, he immediately stopped jumping and threw the basketball in his hand.
The basketball hit the net and made a steady hit!
62:52!
Looking back, the Kings attack.
Martin singled out Ellis, and after the three threats shook, he immediately released the ball and broke through into the penalty area.
Ellis immediately moved across to Martin's breakthrough route and reached out to interfere.
When Martin saw Ellis taking the ball, he immediately used a loop to cause a minor foul.
This time, Ellis learned to be smart. He realized that the guy in front of him was about to touch someone, and he immediately took his hand back.
Unable to draw a foul, Martin made a three-and-done shot.
Randolph grabbed the rebound and passed it to Sun Yi to dribble forward.
Curry quickly started a fast break and noticed that Evans was following closely, unable to get rid of him.
"Stephen, stop struggling, you can't get rid of me." Evans said.
"Tyrek, you have to follow closely and don't fall behind."
After Curry finished speaking with a smile, he continued to move without the ball. Even if he couldn't get out of the open space, it would be good to consume Evans's energy.
Seeing this, Evans gritted his teeth and followed him.
On the other side, Sun Yi came to the top of the arc, organized the attack, and prepared to deal the cards.
Maggette provided Curry with an off-ball screen and then cut into the penalty area from the right.
Evans and Casspi made mistakes in their cooperation and both went after the elementary school students.
Seeing this, Sun Yi quickly hit the ball to the ground and passed it to Maggette's hands.
Maggette, who cut in, received the pass comfortably, took a big step, jumped up hard, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
On the next possession, the Kings started a pick-and-roll.
Evans assisted Hawes and hit a mid-range jumper to stabilize the situation on the court.
It was the Warriors' turn to attack, and Sun Yi began to speed up and launch a running and gun attack.
Ellis used the screen to sneak out of the three-point line, received the pass and shot.
"when!"
The basketball bounced away from the frame and missed!
Sun Yi rushed into the penalty area, jumped up from the crowd, stretched out his arm and nodded the ball into the basket, which was very similar to the previous game.
On the sidelines, Kings head coach Westphal almost jumped in anger when he saw what was happening on the court.
A weak team like the Kings doesn't care about results. It allows the players to play too easily and develop many bad habits. For example, this time, they didn't block people and they couldn't change it for a while.
Immediately, Westphal came to the sidelines and shouted towards the court: "Get stuck! Don't give your opponent a second attack!"
When the Kings players heard the head coach's roar, they all nodded to show their understanding.
Evans dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, immediately made a Samgold move, shook Curry to one side, and accelerated towards the basket.
Sun Yi and Randolph didn't react, and they didn't expect Curry to be passed by so quickly. By the time they got back, it was already too late.
Evans broke through to the basket, jumped into the air, and violently dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
The audience burst into applause, and cheers and shouts resounded throughout the arena.
The home fans were finally able to vent their emotions and chanted slogans in unison.
"Defend!"
Sun Yi, who was dribbling forward, listened to the shouts of the home fans and was not affected.
"This offense must be scored, otherwise the Kings will gain momentum and it will be difficult to suppress them."
Sun Yi made good plans, slowed down, and dribbled the ball forward slowly.
Nocioni saw Sun Yi coming towards the three-point line, and immediately stepped forward to defend, providing physical confrontation and interfering with Sun Yi's passing vision.
"Man, you can't guard against me this way."
After Sun Yi finished speaking, he suddenly accelerated his sprint, passed Nocioni in one step, and broke into the three-point line.
"Damn! It's so fast."
Nocioni cursed secretly, turned around and quickly chased after him.
On the other side, Sun Yi took one step into the free throw line, immediately took three steps, and with the help of [Kobe Bryant's layup package], after confronting Hawes who stepped forward to help defend, he twisted his body and made a layup.
At the same time, the referee blew the whistle and awarded Hawes a blocking foul.
There was a sudden silence in the audience, and the morale that was about to rise was suppressed.
Sun Yi stood on the free throw line, took the basketball from the referee, and steadily made the extra free throw.
Immediately afterwards, the Warriors blocked the Kings' attack and launched a defensive counterattack.
Sun Yi grabbed the rebound and found Ellis with a pass.
Xiao Gongju did not mess around after receiving the ball, and passed the ball quickly without a good opportunity.
He is now gradually changing his solo style of play and is willing to share the ball.
Curry received the pass, jumped up and hit the ball.
Looking back, the Kings changed their offensive method and tried to find a breakthrough inside.
Hawes hit Randolph with a back-up shot. After a few hits, he turned towards the penalty area and hit a throw.
The Warriors quickly retaliated. Sun Yi slipped to the baseline and shook off the defender. He ran to the right corner to receive Curry's pass, activated the bond badge [Marksman], and hit his second goal of the game with a knife in his hand.
Three points.
Seeing this situation, Kings head coach Westphal replaced Jason Thompson on the court to strengthen the inside attack.
After the substitution and adjustment, the effect was immediate.
Jason Thompson reached a deep position in the penalty area. After receiving the pass, he rose into the air and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
There is nothing Sun Yi can do about this kind of ball.
In the next round, Ellis' layup was interfered with and failed to score.
The Kings protected the backcourt rebounds, and Evans quickly dribbled the ball to the top of the arc to organize the offense.
Jason Thompson came to the right low post and leaned on Sun Yi to ask for the ball.
He tasted the sweetness and felt that the defense of the Warriors' No. 9 rookie was just like that. This was his chance to become famous.
After Evans saw that Jason Thompson was in good position, he passed the ball over.
Jason Thompson was very excited when he received the pass. He sat back with his butt raised, and then pushed hard with his back.
In terms of weight, Sun Yi doesn't have an advantage. Without the bonus of the badge [Restricted Deterrence], he really can't stand up to Jason Thompson.
When Jason Thompson pushed his back near the penalty area, he felt happy and had already thought about his celebration after scoring.
Immediately, he pushed Sun Yi back with all his strength, immediately turned towards the penalty area, and then threw the ball towards the basket.
But Jason Thompson didn't expect that he couldn't push Sun Yi this time, allowing this guy to pounce and interfere.
Snap!
Sun Yi slapped the rising basketball and flew it away.
The basketball was grabbed by Hawes, who immediately took a dribble and flew for a layup.
"boom!"
Sun Yi, who came back, jumped up hard and slapped Hawes' layup into the backboard.
The fans at the scene were once again beaten into silence by the Warriors.
They didn't expect the No. 9 pick from the Warriors to be so powerful and block shots consecutively.
This time the ball was grabbed by Randolph and passed to Curry for a defensive counterattack.
After Sun Yi landed, he immediately turned around and rushed towards the frontcourt, quickly following up.
The Kings retreated quickly this time, with three players retreating.
The Warriors got a four-on-three opportunity, and Curry quickly dribbled toward the three-point line.
Sun Yi came from behind, passed by Curry, and quickly rushed towards the basket.
All the players on the Kings retreat rushed back to the basket to defend.
When Curry saw that he was unguarded, he was stunned for a moment, immediately jumped up, threw the basketball in his hand, and hit another three-pointer.
In the next few rounds, the primary school boy felt hot, and Sun Yi and other Warriors players acted as green leaves, creating scoring opportunities for him.
Curry lived up to expectations, scoring 7 points with sudden shots, widening the point difference to more than 20 points.
Kings head coach Westphal immediately requested a timeout, interrupting the Warriors' scoring momentum.
After returning from the timeout, the Kings, led by Martin, hit consecutive difficult three-pointers and recovered a few points to prevent the fourth quarter from becoming garbage time.
Just like that, the third quarter ended. With Curry scoring 18 points in a single quarter, the Warriors entered the fourth quarter with an 18-point lead with a score of 88-70.
After the short inter-section break, the fourth quarter begins.
As soon as the game started in the fourth quarter, the Kings sent out all their main players and decided to give it a try.
The Warriors had already expected that the Kings would not give up the game easily, and also sent their main players to win the game.
The two sides fought evenly, and no one took advantage.
Seeing that the game time was running out, Kings head coach Westphal had no choice but to call it quits, replace the main players, and voluntarily gave up the game.
Seeing this situation, Nelson also understood the rules and did not let the main players brush up data in garbage time. He replaced Sun Yi, Curry and others.
The following garbage time passed quickly. The head coaches of both sides had a tacit understanding and did not use timeouts. The game process was very smooth.
As the harsh buzzer sounded, the game ended.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Kings 120-102, ending their three-game losing streak.
After winning this game, the Warriors' winning rate returned to 50% again, ranking tenth in the Western Conference.
In terms of statistics, 5 Warriors players scored in double figures.
Curry was elected the best player of the game. In the 38 minutes he played, he made 9 of 15 three-pointers and scored a career-high 41 points, plus 4 assists and 2 steals.
However, the elementary school students fought perfectly in the wall-breaking battle.
Sun Yi also performed very well and once again got a triple-double.
In the 40 minutes he played, he scored 21 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks.
Ellis had 19 points and 3 assists; Maggette had 12 points and 3 rebounds; Randolph had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
For the Kings, the best player is Evans.
In 42 minutes on the court, he scored a near-triple-double of 26 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.
After the game, Sun Yi stepped forward to shake hands with Evans and exchanged a few words.
Although they are competitors on the court, they have a good relationship off the court.
Make an appointment to train together during the offseason.
After bidding farewell to Evans, Sun Yi turned and walked towards the players' tunnel.
The media reporters who had been waiting for a long time saw Sun Yi approaching and rushed to surround him.
"Sun, congratulations on getting another triple-double. You have already got 5 triple-doubles at this stage. Do you have the confidence to break the triple-double record in your rookie season?"
"Thank you for helping me with statistics, otherwise I wouldn't know that I have won 5 triple-doubles. As for breaking the triple-double record, I really haven't thought about it. At this stage, I just want to play every game well." Sun Yi is quite satisfactory.
replied.
"In this game, your performance was on par with Tyreke Evans. You successfully held on to your advantage. It is basically confirmed that you will win the Rookie of the Month award this month. What do you think?"
"This matter hasn't been decided yet. I'll answer this question when I win the Rookie of the Month award." Sun Yi answered vaguely and dealt with it.
He will not be fooled by the media reporters. Before the award is officially announced, who can be sure that the Rookie of the Month must be him. It is better not to raise unnecessary flags, or be careful of being slapped in the face.
After that, Sun Yi answered a few more questions and then returned to the locker room under the escort of security personnel.
This chapter has been completed!