On April 21, the Warriors team took a flight back to Auckland.

After returning, head coach Nelson did not let the Warriors players go back to rest. Instead, he asked assistant coach Cole to inform everyone of a meeting.

The Warriors players certainly didn't dare to disobey their head coach's orders and drive to Oracle Arena individually.

After everyone arrived, Nelson clapped his hands to signal everyone to keep quiet, and then spoke at the meeting.

"Although we have achieved a perfect start of 2-0, we cannot let down our guard! The Mavericks have rich playoff experience and strong resilience and will not be easily defeated, so we must be fully prepared..."

The Warriors players sat upright and listened carefully.

They also know that a 2-0 lead is not safe, and there are many series that have been reversed.

The Mavericks have had series where they fell behind 2-0 and eventually came back to win.

The Warriors don't want to be the target of a comeback.

Old Nelson glanced around, observing the expressions of his disciples, feeling very satisfied.

At this stage, the Warriors are mainly composed of young players. They have no thorns in their side and are very easy to manage.

After the serious reminder, Nelson felt that the players would take his words to heart, and the worries in his heart were swept away.

The purpose of this meeting has been achieved.

After the tactical meeting, Sun Yi did not leave the arena, but walked to the locker room and changed into training clothes for additional training.

At the same time, in the American Airlines Center, Mavericks head coach Carlisle also gathered his players together to analyze and summarize the previous two games.

"Seeing the sad faces on your faces, you might have thought we were eliminated."

"I hope everyone can cheer up. The game is not over yet and everything can happen. Do you want to give up the victory to the Warriors?" Carlisle asked.

The Mavericks players shook their heads.

Seeing that the players were a little dissatisfied, Carlisle continued to mobilize the players' emotions and said loudly: "I want to hear your answer!"

"No!" the Mavericks players responded in unison.

"It seems that you have regained your fighting spirit, so let's get to the point, analyze the previous two games, find out the problems, and then solve them."

After Carlisle finished speaking, he turned on the projector behind him and watched the videos of the previous two games with the players.

The head coaches of both sides used their own methods to mobilize the enthusiasm of the players and prepare for the next game with all their strength.

The Warriors want to win the game in one go and make the series lose suspense.

The Mavericks tried their best to win a game at the Warriors' home court and complete a comeback.

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April 23, Oakland, Oracle Arena.

At this time, the arena was completely packed, and the atmosphere was extremely high.

In the front row of the audience, there were some very special spectators.

They come from Davidson College and have an inseparable relationship with Curry and Sun Yi.

In the previously concluded NCAA National Championship, the Wildcat Trident consisting of Leonard, Bledsoe, and Cousins ​​led Davidson College to a narrow victory over dark horse Butler University and retained the NCAA championship.

Davidson College once again won the NCAA championship and became an NCAA powerhouse team in one fell swoop.

And head coach McClop has become an NCAA legendary coach and tactician with such excellent coaching results.

It is said that some teams in the NBA have already extended an olive branch to him.

But McClop felt that college basketball was the purest, so he did not accept any invitations.

During the warm-up activities, Sun Yi and Curry came to the sidelines, hugged their mentor McClop, and then exchanged a few words with Leonard, Bledsoe, Cousins ​​and other juniors.

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"Congratulations on winning the championship. You are truly better than the old." Sun Yi praised.

"Senior Sun is overrated. We are far behind you, seniors." Bledsoe scratched his head and replied shyly.

Xiaoka on the side was not good at communication, so he responded with a stiff smile.

Cousins ​​​​excitedly asked Sun Yi and Curry for autographs like a 300-pound child.

After Sun Yi finished signing, Bledsoe bravely asked: "Senior Sun, can I join your training camp during the offseason?"

Leonard and Cousins ​​on the side expressed their desire to join.

This year, all three of them signed up for the 10-year draft, hoping to adapt to the intensity of NBA competition in advance through special training in the offseason.

Sun Yi thought for a moment, nodded and replied: "Of course, I will inform you when the time comes."

When Bledsoe and others saw Sun Yi agreeing, they cheered happily.

McClop on the side couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted: "Okay, don't delay your seniors' warm-up."

After teaching the three Leonards a lesson, McClop said to Sun Yi and Curry: "Sun, Stephen, come on!"

Sun Yi and Curry nodded, said goodbye to the Davidson College group, and returned to the court to continue warm-up activities.

Not long after, the warm-up activities ended and the players from both sides returned to the bench one after another.

At the same time, the starting lineups of the two teams were displayed on the big screen.

Mavericks starting lineup: Kidd, Terry, Marion, Nowitzki, Haywood.

Warriors starting lineup: Curry, Ellis, Reggie Williams, Sun Yi, Randolph.

Nelson made personnel adjustments to increase outside firepower, hoping to catch the Mavericks off guard and win the third game in one go.

The referee blew the whistle and signaled the starting players from both sides to come to the center circle and prepare for the jump ball.

After everything was ready, the referee threw the ball high into the air.

Haywood jumped up hard, hit the basketball first and moved back to the backcourt, giving the Mavericks the first opportunity to attack.

Kidd took his time dribbling forward while directing his teammates' movements.

Nowitzki and Haywood set up a double screen for Terry.

Terry quickly came out of the pocket, received Kidd's prejudgment pass, raised the knife with his hand, and shot it through the heart.

3:0!

Randolph, who retreated to the basket, picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline, and fired the ball.

The Mavericks were well prepared, retreating quickly and delaying whoever was closest to the ball carrier.

The Warriors failed to hit the fast break and fell into positional offense.

Curry dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, waved to the inside, and made a tactical gesture.

Randolph immediately ran forward to coordinate the pick-and-roll.

Going around the screen, Curry immediately took off and shot.

Haywood, who changed defense, immediately pounced on him and stretched his arms to interfere.

Bang!

The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!

Under the basket, Nowitzki got stuck to grab the defensive rebound and passed it to Kidd to dribble forward.

Ji did not attack and dribbled to the top of the arc. Seeing Curry standing near the free throw line defending, he made a very decisive three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!

6:0!

The Mavericks started with a show of force!

On the sidelines, Mavericks head coach Carlisle's serious expression softened a little. He clapped his hands and shouted to the court: "Run! Get back on defense!"

On the court, Curry dribbled the ball to the top of the arc to organize the offense.

Ellis quickly ran to the right corner, and Reggie Williams ran to the left three-point line and settled outside.

Randolph, who was standing near the penalty area, immediately started and provided Sun Yi with a ball-free screen.

Sun Yi started quickly, bypassed the screen and cut toward the basket. After receiving Curry's pass, he rushed to the basket and faked a shot.

Heywood, who was pursuing the defense, didn't think much and immediately jumped to interfere, but found that Sun Yi did not take action.

"Damn it! I've been fooled!" Heywood cursed in his heart, having already guessed his own ending.

When Sun Yi saw Haywood pressing towards him, he immediately jumped up and hit Haywood, then threw the ball toward the basket, causing a foul.

It's a pity that it didn't hit, otherwise it would be two plus one.

Amid the cheers and shouts of the fans in the audience, Sun Yi stood on the free throw line, took the basketball passed by the referee, and made two free throws steadily.

The ball transitions and the Mavericks attack.
To be continued...