Chapter 99 An Indispensable Part
On the Nets bench, head coach Frank was racing against time to arrange tactics for the players.
"Chris, you go guard the Warriors' No. 9, Yi, and you go back to the penalty area to protect the rebound."
After hearing this, Humphries and Ah Lian nodded to express their understanding.
Frank believed that his arrangement was foolproof.
He felt that it was too difficult for Ah Lian to guard a small forward, so he might as well try someone else.
Moreover, Frank didn't believe that a rookie could be so evil. He must have just been hot for a while and would not be able to perform like this when facing defense.
After making personnel adjustments, Frank continued to make tactical arrangements.
On the other side, on the Warriors bench.
"Sun's touch was hot tonight, we have to create more opportunities for him." Nelson said decisively.
The Warriors players nodded one after another, and no one stood up to refute.
Now they are a team, and as long as it is beneficial to the team, they will fully support it.
After making the arrangements, Nelson continued to arrange the next offensive and defensive tactics.
Not long after, the referee blew the whistle to signal the players from both sides to return to the court.
Return from the timeout and the game continues.
The Nets had the ball, and Harris dribbled forward without haste, reached the top of the arc, and waved to the inside.
Ah Lian immediately stepped forward to coordinate with the pick-and-roll, but the quality of his screen was too poor.
Curry accelerated around the screen and reappeared in front of Harris.
When Harris saw the baby face in front of him again, he felt extremely depressed and could only pass the ball.
After receiving the pass, Ah Lian saw Randolph step forward to defend closely. He did not have the confidence to play alone and looked left and right to look for his teammates.
Such behavior is a very bad playing habit. Even if you want to pass the ball, you can't do it so blatantly.
This time, Ah Lian suffered a big loss because of his bad habits.
The moment he passed the ball, he saw a figure running out quickly, and he thought to himself that it was terrible.
Sun Yi correctly predicted the passing route of the United Arab Emirates, successfully grabbed the basketball, and immediately threw the ball towards the frontcourt.
Maggette, who had already started a fast break, received the pass and easily made a dunk.
Deafening cheers and shouts erupted from the audience again.
"Look, there was a mistake at the beginning. Frank, the head coach of the Nets, doesn't understand the game!" Director Zhang commented.
On the sidelines, Nets coach Frank, who was criticized by Coach Zhang, covered his face with one hand and shook his head helplessly.
He didn't expect that he would make a mistake as soon as he started, and the timeout was in vain.
On the court, Harris dribbled the ball across half the court, handed it to Courtney Lee, and then ran to the bottom corner.
Courtney Lee struggled a little against Laga Bell's defense. He missed Ellis a little bit.
Seeing that the attack time was approaching, Courtney Lee decided to pass the blame and passed the ball out.
Humphries had no time to adjust after receiving the ball and shot directly.
Sun Yi estimated that the attack time was about to come, and the guy in front of him could not make any fake moves, so he rushed forward to interfere regardless of his own safety.
Snap!
Sun Yi, who was flying in the air, stretched out his arm and slapped the ball out of the sideline.
At the same time, the referee blew the whistle and sentenced the Nets to a 24-second violation.
"Oh, that's a good block. Sun Yi played very smartly. He knew you were going to shoot, so he pounced hard. No, he defended for 24 seconds." Director Zhang praised.
The ball transitions and the Warriors attack.
Curry dribbled to the top of the key and waved to the inside.
Randolph ran forward quickly, and Arab League had no choice but to leave the penalty area and follow him to defend.
At this time, the Nets penalty area was empty, and Sun Yi immediately started to go as fast as he could, passing Humphries in one step and cutting straight towards the basket.
"So fast!"
Humphries felt the Arab League's powerlessness. He felt that he could not guard the Warriors' No. 9.
At the top of the arc, Curry understood the idea, threw the ball over the basket, and confidently turned back to defend.
Sun Yi rushed to the basket, jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
The audience was excited again, and the fans felt that the ticket price was very worthwhile.
If the Warriors play like this, even if they don't make the playoffs, they will come to watch every game.
In the next round, the Nets finally cooperated.
A Lian hit a long-range jumper to break the scoring drought.
Sun Yi felt that long-distance two-pointers were not worthwhile, so why not take a step or two back and shoot a three-pointer?
Anyway, the hit rates of these two scoring methods are almost the same.
Looking back, Curry used the screen to get rid of the defender and hit a mid-range jumper.
On the Nets bench, head coach Frank was restless, fearing he would lose if he continued playing like this.
Turning his head to look at Lopez, he shook his head slightly.
Playing big center is just a job for the Warriors.
On the court, Harris saw that his teammates couldn't open up, so he felt it was time to step forward and signaled his teammates to open up space.
After the Nets players opened up space, Harris continuously changed directions, broke through Curry, and rushed toward the penalty area.
Seeing this, Sun Yi and Randolph quickly returned to the basket to help defend.
Seeing this situation, Harris did not force the ball and passed the ball out.
After receiving the ball, Ah Lian hit another mid-range shot.
"Good goal! It seems that the Arab League's touch is also very hot. This derby match is good to watch." Director Xu commented.
Although the Nets scored, they couldn't defend after they came back.
This time, Maggette cut through the basket and scored again.
Since they can't defend, the Nets players can only play against the Warriors.
In the following rounds, both sides scored points, but the point difference remained within 15 points.
When the first quarter lasted for about 8 minutes, both sides made substitutions.
Sun Yi, Curry and others were substituted, and Ellis and others were replaced.
For the Nets, they replaced A Lian and others and replaced them with Lopez and others.
After the substitutions and adjustments, the offensive efficiency of the two teams suddenly dropped sharply.
The Warriors' passing and cutting coordination is not as smooth as before, and Ellis can only rely on his personal ability in isolation.
The Nets also encountered problems on the offensive end, and they could only let Lopez slowly dig in inside one by one to regain the points he lost.
Just like that, at the end of the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 25-38, with the Warriors leading by 13 points.
The Nets' defense was indeed a bit eye-catching, allowing the Warriors to score 38 points in one quarter and not allowing the Warriors to score more than 150 points in the entire game.
If it weren't for the Nets' good shooting percentage, the game would have been defeated in the first quarter.
During the break, the head coaches of the two teams raced against time to plan tactics.
The Warriors' 13-point lead is not safe, and the Nets are also chasing.
Not long after, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.
The Warriors still let Ellis lead the team.
The Nets did not dare to push the envelope and sent all their main players to the court to chase points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Harris hit a three-pointer from the outside, narrowing the point difference to only 10 points.
The Warriors were not to be outdone, Ellis drove to the basket and hit a layup.
In the next few rounds, the two sides fought back and forth, with each other winning or losing.
But within the next three minutes, the Warriors suddenly lost power and failed to score.
The Nets took the opportunity to launch a 7-0 offensive climax, narrowing the gap to only 5 points.
"Hey! Let Sun Yi and Curry play. Look at that Monta Ellis. He keeps playing singles and can't make a shot. What's the use!"
"Well, I think Nelson should ask for a timeout. He knows the ball."
As soon as Director Xu finished speaking, the Warriors requested a timeout.
On the bench of the Warriors, Nelson was a little helpless. He didn't expect such a thing to happen, so he called the players together to make adjustments.
Chapter completed!