Chapter 262 This rookie is a bit strong
Ever since Sun Yi said those words to Ross, he has been out of control.
Whenever an opportunity arises, the Warriors will end the offense with alley-oops, fully solidifying their reputation as the city of alley-oops.
"Good shot! Stephen found Sun again and completed a powerful alley-oop. The cooperation between the two is really something I will never tire of." Barkley praised without hesitation.
"The Warriors' style of play in the new season is becoming more and more entertaining, and they don't have to worry about no fans watching." Kenny Smith couldn't help but comment.
On the Bulls bench, head coach Thibodeau frowned slightly when he saw what happened on the court, and immediately requested a timeout.
Being hit by alley-oops one after another by the Warriors shows that there is a problem with the Bulls' defense and adjustments must be made.
After Rose and others returned to the bench, Thibodeau asked the players to gather around, then pointed and drew on the tactical board, racing against time to arrange tactics.
"Shrink the defensive focus toward the inside and protect the penalty area. Don't let the guys on the opposite side easily attack the basket."
After hearing this, Rose questioned: "Coach, the Warriors' three-pointers are very good. If they all shrink back to the penalty area, what should we do on the outside?"
"Then we can only bet on the touch of the guys on the opposite side."
Thibodeau naturally knows this truth, but he cannot take care of both ends and can only make this decision.
Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.
After the timeout, Rose broke through and assisted Boozer in a mid-range jumper, recovering 2 points.
When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Curry and Sun Yi repeated their old tricks and cooperated in pick-and-roll again.
After completing the pick-and-roll, Sun Yi cut towards the basket and found that except for Rose, the other Bulls players had all retreated to the area around the penalty area, making the basket full of people and not giving him a chance to take off.
At the same time, Curry used the screen to get rid of Rose's defense. Seeing that the Bulls had no players to switch defense, he directly shot a three-pointer.
Rose went around the screen to pursue the defense. Seeing that Curry had already thrown the basketball, it was too late to pounce to interfere.
But he couldn't do nothing. He immediately turned around and shouted to his teammates: "Get in position to protect the rebound!"
Everyone, please go and try it soon.]
It's a pity that Rose's shouting was in vain.
The basketball passed through the net bag as accurately as a missile.
The next few minutes of the game were like a microcosm of the previous round.
For the Warriors, Curry, Sun Yi and Tony took shots from outside the three-point line one after another.
Teacher Tony only had a decent shooting percentage from two points in the bottom corner, and his shooting percentage from other positions was terrible, which lowered the Warriors' overall three-point shooting percentage.
Curry and Sun Yi's shooting percentages were surprisingly high, forcing the Bulls to change their defensive methods again.
But in this way, Sun Yi can make a huge difference in the Bulls' interior.
The Bulls have no choice but to let go of Tony Allen to protect the penalty area.
Not to mention, the Bulls' adjustment was surprisingly effective, limiting the Warriors' offense and slowly starting to close the point difference.
Seeing that the situation on the court was not going well, Nelson immediately made substitution adjustments, replacing Teacher Tony and replacing him with Shane Battier.
Battier's shooting ability is much better than that of Mr. Tony. He hit three-pointers continuously as soon as he came on the court, making the Bulls afraid to let him continue to shoot.
In this way, the Warriors reversed the situation on the court and gained the lead again.
About eight minutes into the first quarter, the Warriors made substitution adjustments, taking Sun Yi, Chandler and others off the court to rest, and replacing them with Brewer, Whiteside and others.
After Sun Yi was replaced, the Warriors' offensive tactics became much simpler.
Either Curry plays pick-and-roll with his teammates, or David Lee plays in isolation with the ball.
For the Bulls, Rose still initiated the offense and used his personal ability to drive his teammates to score.
In this way, the two sides fought hard and the score could not be opened.
At the end of the first quarter, the score displayed on the big screen was 20 to 27, with the Warriors leading by 7 points.
The inter-section break is over and the second quarter begins.
The Warriors sent a lineup of Billups, Clay Thompson, Sun Yi, A Lian, and Whiteside to play.
The Bulls' bench is not that luxurious, with Rose leading Watson, Korver, Gibson, and Asik to play.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors changed their style of play and used the players' strong mobility to implement a run-and-gun tactic.
Billups received the baseline serve and quickly advanced. After reaching the frontcourt, he distributed the ball to Sun Yi who was following up on the right.
Sun Yi received the pass and immediately made a three-threat action, then released the ball and accelerated towards the penalty area.
Seeing this, the Bulls players immediately retreated towards the penalty area.
Sun Yi broke through to the edge of the penalty area, attracted the defensive attention of the Bulls players, and immediately distributed the ball.
At a 45° angle outside the right three-point line, the unguarded Thompson received the pass and immediately took off to shoot.
"when!"
The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced out.
Under the basket, Sun Yi stood out from the Bulls. He jumped to the highest point, grabbed the ball with one hand, and immediately passed the ball after landing.
Outside the three-point line on the right, Thompson received the pass and continued to shoot three-pointers.
It's a pity that it still failed to hit.
"This rookie named Clay Thompson has been wasting open opportunities continuously. The Warriors have poor selection skills!" Kenny Smith shook his head and complained.
"Kenny, I heard that Kelai is a rookie selected by Sun. I believe Sun's vision is not bad."
As a die-hard fan of Sun Yi, Barkley absolutely supports Sun Yi's choice.
"This game is Kelai's debut. He has not yet adapted to the intensity of the NBA. It is inevitable that he will not play well. I believe this little guy can surprise us in the next game."
After Barkley stated his position, he did not continue to argue with Kenny Smith and continued to watch the game.
On the court, Asik and others learned to be smart and knew how to get into position and fight for rebounds.
Sun Yi did not struggle with Asik. He took a step back, jumped up hard, stretched his arms and lifted the basketball out of Asik's head.
This was not over yet. He used his super-fast bullet speed to grab the basketball in his second takeoff and passed the basketball while falling.
Thompson received the pass again and was mentally strong enough not to dare to take action. He jumped directly and threw the basketball in his hand against the defense of Watson who rushed to interfere.
The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced into the net.
There is no difficulty in not scoring a goal!
"Haha, Kenny, how does it feel to be slapped in the face?!"
Barkley looked like a winner and asked Kenny Smith "kindly".
"It's just a goal. I still stick to my opinion." Kenny Smith replied harshly without crying when he saw the coffin.
Back on the court, Sun Yi came to Thompson's side and encouraged him while retreating.
"Ke Lai, don't be nervous, invest with confidence and boldly, let me guide you."
After hearing this, Thompson nodded repeatedly and replied confidently: "Boss Sun, I will not disappoint your expectations."
With such a selfless team boss leading the team, even a pig can be successful.
In the next few rounds, Clay Thompson, who was full of self-confidence, seemed to have opened up the two channels of Ren and Du, and completely exploded in the small universe.
As long as he receives a pass from Sun Yi, he will shoot without hesitation regardless of whether there is a defender in front of him or not.
The shot selection is very outrageous, and the difficulty factor is very high, but you can get in!
"Kenny, this rookie named Kelai scored 12 points in a row. He already scored in double figures before the game was over. Does it catch your eye?" Barkley said in a strange tone.
Kenny Smith did not respond. He knew that he had completely lost this round and had to admit a fact in his heart.
Chapter completed!