May 14, Oakland, Oracle Arena.
The Western Conference semifinals between the Warriors and the Lakers begins.
After a series of pre-game activities, the entrance ceremony officially began.
When the on-site DJ introduced Sun Yi, the entire arena erupted with explosive cheers and shouts.
At the same time, the starting lineups of the two teams were displayed on the big screen.
Warriors starting lineup: Curry, Tony Allen, Sun Yi, David Lee, Chandler.
Lakers starting lineup: Nash, Kobe Bryant, Ying Guodala, Ci Shiping, Gasol.
"Director Zhang, what do you think of this Western Conference semifinals?"
In the sports channel commentary hall, Yu Jia asked Coach Zhang on the side after finishing his opening remarks.
"The Warriors, who are waiting to work, have a certain advantage in all aspects, but the game is live, and the winner is not determined based on paper strength. I think the on-the-spot performance is the most important. Whoever gets into the state first will be the winner in this round of the series.
Take the initiative in the game." Director Zhang expressed his opinion.
"In addition, the performance of Sun Yi and Kobe Bryant, the main core players of the two teams, is crucial and may determine the trend of this series." Director Zhang added.
"Thank you to Director Zhang for your analysis. The game will start soon. Let's watch this highly anticipated Western Conference semifinals together." After Yu Jia finished speaking, the broadcast screen immediately switched back to the game scene.
At the game site, Sun Yi was making final preparations in front of the technical stage before going on the field.
After he put on his arm and knee pads and other equipment, he happened to see Kobe walking towards him and said hello with a smile.
"Hi! Nachai, let me discuss something with you. Let me help you fight in the Western Conference Finals. This is all our young people's business. It's time for you old guys to retire."
One day ago, the winner of the Western Conference Semifinals G1 between the Spurs and the Thunder was decided. The Thunder won the game without any blood and had a high probability of advancing to the Western Conference Finals.
Kobe naturally understood the meaning of Sun Yi's words, shook his head and replied: "No! no! no! Sun, you don't have to think about me. Really, my body is still strong, let me touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals for you."
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"Hey! You really don't want to obey me. It seems I can only beat you down."
After Sun Yi finished teasing Kobe, he quickly ran towards the center circle.
"You've never won a fight with a brat, damn it."
Kobe looked at Sun Yi's retreating back and smiled knowingly, then walked to the center circle.
After the starting players from both teams arrived at the center circle one after another, the referee checked his watches, blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air.
Chandler jumped up hard, touched the basketball before Gasol and moved it back to the backcourt, giving the Warriors a chance to make the first attack.
Curry dribbled the ball quickly and came to the frontcourt to organize the offense.
Because of Nash's presence, the Lakers played a second and third zone defense.
The Lakers' defense at this stage is not as bad as it was at the beginning of the season. After defensive heroes such as Ying Guodala joined, the entire team has undergone earth-shaking changes. Among them, the defensive efficiency has improved significantly, ranking second in the league only behind the Warriors.
The primary school student did not dare to make a wild shot. After making a tactical gesture, he immediately passed the ball to Sun Yi outside the three-point line on the right, and then quickly ran without the ball.
Sun Yi received the pass and immediately attracted the Lakers' defensive attention.
At the same time, Chandler was ready to cover without the ball in the high post, and Curry used the screen to run out of space.
Sun Yi quickly passed the ball with quick eyes and hands, and then quickly followed it down, involving the Lakers' defense.
Curry, who was unguarded, received the pass and threw the ball out.
Ci Shiping, who quickly came to defend, could only watch the ball and sigh in surprise when he saw this situation.
Precise strike, three-point hit!
Curry basically makes no miss when it comes to open opportunities like this.
After the goal, Sun Yi and others quickly returned to defense and did not give the Lakers a chance to launch a fast break.
With Nash, the king of running and gunning, the Warriors have no choice but to guard against him.
When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, they also started a team attack and did not let Kobe Bryant do it alone.
Nash organized the offense, Gasol provided support, Kobe quickly moved without the ball, and Ying Guodala and Ci Shiping found opportunities to cut in.
It can be said that every player on the Lakers has a clear positioning of themselves, which is also an important reason for their rebirth.
Naochi's ability to move without the ball is very good. He used the cover of his teammates to get rid of Teacher Tony's defense, and then broke through in sheep's clothing, attracting Sun Yi to help defend and then immediately distributed the ball.
Yingodala, who cut towards the basket from the left, received the pass, took a big step forward, and flew for a layup.
After the goal, the Lakers quickly returned to defense. They knew very well that the Warriors' transition offense ranked first in the league, and they did not dare to be careless at all.
Curry dribbled the ball toward the frontcourt. Seeing that the Lakers were still adopting a zone defense, Curry dribbled carelessly to a position about half a meter away from the top of the key. Without warning, he picked it up and quickly threw the basketball in his hand.
On the sidelines, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, everything was as he expected.
Knowing that the Warriors have many ways to break the zone defense, the Lakers have to play zone defense.
If Nash is used by the Warriors for unlimited singles, the Lakers will really be unable to play.
Now we can only bet on the Warriors' outside shooting percentage, which is also the consequence of adopting a zone defense.
Bang!
The basketball knocked out of the frame and bounced out with great force.
Kobe, Yingodala and others did not start a fast break, but blocked Teacher Tony, Sun Yi and others to prevent these guys from grabbing offensive rebounds.
When Sun Yi saw this, he immediately turned around and returned to defense. He knew that the Lakers were well prepared.
The food abuse game is gone forever!
Thinking about it on the other hand, this is what the playoffs should be like.
The Clippers and Magic may just be here to make up the numbers.
Looking back, the Lakers' tactics failed to work.
Seeing that the attack time was running out, Kobe could only use his unique trick of turning around and shooting a fadeaway jumper.
Sun Yi quickly came to defend and interfered with the ball, but failed to allow Naochi to open the scoring.
Chandler protected the backcourt rebound and immediately found Curry and passed the ball.
Curry dribbled the ball quickly and passed the ball just after halftime.
Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass and directly used a tank-style breakthrough to hit the basket.
Yingodala, who retreated from defense, reached out to cut the ball but missed it and was forced to foul.
But what he didn't expect was that even if he hung on Sun Yi, he couldn't stop this guy from scoring a layup.
What kind of physical fitness is this!
Not only did he fail to guard against the ball, he also got a foul in vain and suffered a huge loss!
On the other side, Sun Yi, Curry and others high-fived and celebrated before walking to the free throw line.
Amid the MVP shouts from the audience, Sun Yi took the basketball from the referee and made a steady hit to add a free throw.
In the next few rounds, neither team took advantage, and the game fell into an anxious state.
The first quarter lasted about 6 minutes and entered an official timeout.
Sun Yi and others walked towards the bench, and Nelson and Phil Jackson began to battle of wits and mobilize their troops to plan the next tactics...
This chapter has been completed!