On July 10, the 2009 Las Vegas Summer League kicked off.
As a non-official NBA game, the summer league may not be attractive to basketball fans who are used to watching NBA games.
But for tourists from all over the world, it is very worthwhile to watch a few games and experience the NBA basketball atmosphere up close for just a few dozen dollars.
Therefore, in the summer league here in Las Vegas, the number of spectators watching the games is very impressive, and the atmosphere at the scene is also very warm.
There are a total of 22 teams participating in this summer league, and the lineup can be said to be very strong.
Many lottery picks saw Sun Yi and Curry sign up, so they changed their plans and temporarily joined the summer league.
If they beat these two guys in the summer league, their fame and exposure will definitely increase significantly. They cannot miss such a good opportunity to become famous.
Therefore, this summer league can be said to be star-studded and full of attractions.
The Warriors' opponent in the opening game is the Clippers, and it can be said that they are enemies on a narrow road.
Before the game, in the Warriors locker room, Sun Yi kept fooling primary school students in order to complete a temporary task.
"Stephen, look at what is written in this newspaper. What you say is useless. You will be defeated by other lottery picks in the summer league."
Sun Yi handed over the newspaper that smeared Curry.
Curry took the newspaper and flipped it over, his face suddenly fell.
"These media reporters are talking nonsense, I will prove my strength." Curry threw the newspaper into the trash can in anger.
"Stephen, don't be angry, I will help you slap these unscrupulous reporters in the face.
Didn't they say that your organizational skills are not good? Just pass the ball to me and I will assist you." Sun Yi gave Curry advice.
"Okay, let's do it!" Curry nodded in agreement.
Immediately, the two discussed how to brush the data.
Ski Smart, the head coach of the summer league, was very pleased to see Sun Yi and Curry discussing tactics.
Such an all-around player is his favorite.
After Sun Yi and the others finished their discussion, Smart gathered the players together and pretended to write and draw on the tactical board.
"If you can't open it, give the ball to Stephen and Sun to handle the ball."
The other Warriors players nodded in agreement.
This time the Warriors sent a team to compete in the summer league without even one of the team's main rotation players.
The entire team is composed of fringe players and free undrafted players, as well as two first-year rookies, Curry and Sun Yi.
Therefore, Curry and Sun Yi are the absolute core of this team, and the tactics basically revolve around them.
On the other side, in the Clippers locker room, Denarogg, the head coach of the summer league, was also laying out tactics.
His tactics are very simple, just give the ball to Griffin to play. As for how to play, it is not his concern.
Originally, Denarogg thought that Griffin, as the No. 1 overall pick, would not participate in the summer league, but he did not expect that the surprise would come so suddenly, allowing him to personally coach the No. 1 pick. He had to seize this opportunity.
Griffin didn't care about tactics, just give him the ball and that's it.
At this time, he was thinking about those two guys from the Warriors.
"These two stinky rats with hands full of pain, welcome my uncle's vengeful wrath!"
After Griffin made his plans, he prepared for the battle seriously.
Although I don't care verbally, I attach great importance to it in my heart.
He knew that it was not easy to defeat those two guys, and he had to use all his strength.
During the entrance ceremony, when Sun Yi, Curry and Griffin appeared, the audience burst into warm applause and cheers.
Fans come to see the summer league, not to see the teams, but to see the players they support.
After the entrance ceremony, players from both sides came to their respective half-courts for warm-up activities.
After the warm-up activities ended, the players from both teams returned to the bench one after another.
Not long after, the referee blew the whistle to signal the starting players from both sides to come on.
Sun Yi stood up from the bench, took off his training clothes, strode toward the court, and officially started his first summer league game.
While walking to the court, Sun Yi systematically evaluated the intensity of the game.
He learned from the system's subtitle prompts that winning a summer league can earn 1,000 training points, and the intensity is the same as March Madness.
Therefore, after taking the field, Sun Yi behaved very calmly, with no mood swings at all.
He has only one purpose in mind, to work hard to play his game well and complete the task as much as possible.
Not long after, after the referee threw the ball into the air, Griffin fought for the ball and gave the Clippers the first opportunity to attack.
After Griffin landed, he signaled his teammates to pass the ball to him, and then acted as a defender and rushed forward.
Seeing this, Sun Yi felt that Shafen was too arrogant and didn't take them seriously, so he quickly rushed over to intercept them.
When Griffin saw Sun Yi stepping forward to defend, he didn't take it to heart and continued to control the ball.
After the two men came into physical contact and confronted each other, they each took a step or two back.
Griffin staggered to steady himself and tried to regain control of the basketball, feeling a little surprised at the same time.
I haven't seen him for two or three months, but I didn't expect this guy's core strength to improve so much.
At this moment, Curry suddenly rushed out from Griffin's side, quickly took out the exposed basketball, and then sprinted towards the frontcourt.
Once outside the three-point line, the elementary school student jumped up and shot the ball in one go.
A swish sound!
Hollow into the net!
Griffin was very unconvinced. He felt that it was very unfair that Sun Yi and Curry had teamed up to fight two against one, and he stubbornly wanted to regain his face.
In this round, Griffin came to the low post and hit an unknown Warriors tool man with his back, using his strong body to crush him and advance into the penalty area.
Sun Yi can't stand it. He's bullying my teammates. Have you ever asked me for my opinion?!
Immediately, he quickly caught up and flanked Griffin with his teammates.
Griffin, who was about to finish his singles, suddenly found someone beside him, and he immediately guessed it was that hateful guy.
"Damn! This guy seems to be getting faster again."
Griffin paid special attention to Sun Yi's position before, fearing that he would attack from a flank, but unexpectedly he ran over after a while.
Seeing Shafen stunned, Sun Yi suddenly rushed out, grabbed the basketball from Griffin's hand, then turned around and rushed towards the frontcourt.
After Griffin reacted, he was shocked. He felt that this guy was getting more and more shameless. He took advantage of his distraction and even snatched the basketball from his hand. This was no different from a robber.
Sun Yi didn't know that Griffin was slandering him in his heart, so he rushed to the basket and hit a one-handed dunk, which caused the audience to burst into deafening cheers and shouts.
Griffin was a little confused when he saw this situation. This was completely different from what he had thought before the game.
"Damn it! You won't be beaten by these two guys together again!"
Judging from the offense and defense in these two rounds, he had a premonition that his revenge would fail again, so he could only wait for the regular season to call his big brother to teach these two guys a lesson together.
After Griffin figured it out, he suddenly lost interest. Instead of running to the baseline to catch the ball and advance, he slowly ran forward and settled down. For him, the game had lost its meaning.
This chapter has been completed!