I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 133 The Competition for the Best Rookie of the Month
With the gradual deepening of the new season, the NBA official website has integrated resources and arranged various lists, which has attracted the attention of the outside world.

In addition to the most watched record rankings, the popularity of the rookie rankings has also quickly risen, becoming a topic that fans talk about.

At this stage, the NBA's official website only shows the top five players on the rookie list.

1、金州勇士，孙逸：场均21.5分8.9篮板10.2助攻1.8盖帽。

2. Sacramento Kings, Evans: Averaged 18.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

3. Milwaukee Bucks, Jennings: Averaged 17.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game.

4. Golden State Warriors, Curry: Averaged 16.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

5. Toronto Raptors, DeRozan: Averaged 11.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.

In this list, Sun Yi ranks first without any doubt. Even if he stretches his hips in the next two or three games, he can still win the Rookie of the Month in November with his 50+ triple-double.

Curry originally ranked third in this list, but he began to hit the rookie wall after entering late November. His state fluctuated and he failed to score in double figures in several consecutive games, which lowered his average data and ranking. one.

Some people may ask, why is James Harden not seen in this list?

This is normal. Harden's starting point is lower than that of several other rookies.

This guy plays the sixth man role for the Thunder, while other rookies are developed according to the core players.

How can the players who play as substitutes compare with the players who play as starters.

At the same time, as November comes to an end, the topics of Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month have been heated up by media reporters.

Regarding the competition for Player of the Month, Sun Yi's data barely ranks high, but it is too difficult to win this honor. After all, there are too many superstars in the league.

As for the Rookie of the Month, it is basically Sun Yi's bag.

But nothing can be said too fully, there is still a bit of suspense.

In the next game, the Warriors will play against the Kings. After this game, the Western Conference Rookie of the Month will be announced in advance.

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On November 11, all members of the Warriors came to Sacramento.

Tonight they will challenge the Kings away.

The Kings lineup during this period is not bad.

The head star is Kevin Martin, who averaged 20.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, and performed quite well.

Rookie Evans also lived up to expectations and performed brilliantly, ranking second on the rookie list.

Inside, there are defensive gates like Spencer Hawes and Jason Thompson.

On the bench, there are also heroes like Urid, Dante Green, Nocioni, and Francis Garcia.

Such a lineup configuration can theoretically make it to the playoffs.

But the Kings have proved with practical actions that they cannot support the wall with mud, and have achieved a record of 5 wins and 10 losses so far, ranking second to last in the Western Conference.

Such a bad record made the Kings management give up this season, try their best to play badly, and continue to get high draft picks.

Not to mention, during the bad period, the Kings were lucky and got an unexpected gain.

With the sudden rise of Evans, the Kings management changed their attention and began to train Evans as the core of the team.

This is understandable, after all, Evans was better than Kevin Martin in his prime during his rookie season.

Although the Kings don't care about their performance this season, they will go all out in this game.

At this stage, Evans is ranked second on the rookie list, and the management of the Kings will definitely try to make Evans go further.

On the other hand, the Warriors, who are in a three-game losing streak, also urgently need a game to stabilize the morale of the army, and the Kings are a good opponent.

Therefore, this game should be very tight.

During the warm-up activities, Sun Yi and Curry went to say hello to Evans.

The three of them played in college and naturally stayed in touch.

After exchanging a few words with Evans, Sun Yi and Curry returned to the Warriors warm-up halftime and continued the warm-up activities.

After the warm-up activities, players from both sides returned to the bench one after another.

At the same time, the starting player lists of the two teams were displayed on the big screen at the scene.

Warriors starting lineup: Curry, Ellis, Maggette, Sun Yi, Randolph.

Kings starting lineup: Evans, Kevin - Martin, Casspi, Jason - Thompson, Hawes.

Not long after, the referee blew his whistle to signal the starting players of both sides to come to the court.

Sun Yi and others quickly left the bench and walked towards the middle circle.

Unfortunately, the system does not release random tasks, so there is no way to benefit from the system.

After the players from both sides came to the middle circle, they took their positions and prepared to jump the ball.

The referee looked at the timer, blew his whistle, and threw the ball into the air.

Randolph quickly took off and fought for the basketball, giving the Warriors the first opportunity to attack.

Curry dribbles the ball quickly toward the frontcourt while observing the position of his teammates.

If you want to break the rookie wall, primary school students must make some changes. They cannot play without the ball all the time, and they must also grasp the organization of offense.

Sun Yi doesn't have any objections to this. He doesn't need to organize an offense. He can invest a lot of energy in other aspects and his data will not be bad.

After Evans saw Curry dribbling across half the court, he quickly ran forward to defend.

The primary school student's physical fitness is naturally not as good as Evans, so he can only slow down, dribble steadily to beyond the three-point line, and make tactical gestures.

Sun Yi quickly ran forward and made an off-ball screen, firmly blocking Evans.

Curry took the opportunity to bypass the screen and broke into the three-point line.

At the same time, after finishing the screen, Sun Yi made an air cut to the penalty area.

The elementary school student had sharp eyes and quick hands, and passed the ball to Sun Yi.

Sun Yi, who was running, received the pass and made a three-step layup.

Hawes near the penalty area quickly retracted to the basket for supplementary defense.

Seeing this, Sun Yi threw the ball to the right.

Randolph rushed into the basket, jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball in the air with both hands, and dunked it into the basket.

2: 0!

The ball is switched and the Kings attack.

Evans dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, did not call for a pick-and-roll, quickly made a forward change, and plunged into the three-point line.

Curry took small steps and moved laterally to block.

Although the defense was not out of position, the size gap between him and Evans was too big, and he was crushed and pushed towards the penalty area.

"Damn! This guy is too strong."

Curry still remembers this extremely brutal breakthrough, after all, his teammates are such breakthroughs.

Immediately, the primary school student tried to use the method used to deal with Sun Yi's breakthrough to deal with Evans.

On the other side, Sun Yi, who was near the penalty area, quickly rushed back to the penalty area to help defend.

The player he is facing, Jason Thompson, has poor shooting stability and is only threatening when he enters the penalty area.

Therefore, Sun Yi can safely and boldly assist in defense.

At the same time, Evans has carried Curry into the penalty area. He found himself double-teamed by the Warriors and immediately passed the ball.

Curry took the opportunity to intercept but failed, watching the basketball fly into the distance.

Martin, who was lying in ambush in the bottom corner, received the pass, faced Ellis's defense, and shot a three-pointer.

Clang!
The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
The Kings players quickly returned to defense, leaving only Hawes to grab the offensive rebound.

At the basket, Randolph did not forget his task, to block the position and create opportunities for his teammates to grab offensive rebounds.

Sun Yi jumped up and grabbed the rebound, passed it to Curry to advance, and then quickly ran forward.

After the primary school student catches the ball, he quickly dribbles the ball forward.

When he came to a position about half a meter beyond the three-point line, he suddenly remembered what Sun Yi had said to him before.

"As long as you feel confident shooting, you must shoot resolutely."

So, Curry took off directly and threw the basketball in his hand.

Seeing this, Evans was stunned.

The baby face on the opposite side is so sloppy!
If he shoots like this, he will definitely be put on the bench by the head coach to reflect.

Immediately, he looked at the Warriors bench, very curious about the expression of the Warriors head coach at this time.

On the Warriors bench, Nelson saw the scene on the court, smiled and clapped his hands happily.

This is the result he wants.

Before the old Nelson felt that Curry was too timid to play, and he couldn't let go, so he struggled so much.

Now that a hole has been poked, it depends on whether this little guy can break through the rookie wall in one go.

"when!"

The basketball hit the front of the rim and bounced out.

Sun Yi rushed to the front of the penalty area, jumped up, grabbed the basketball in the air, and passed the ball immediately after landing.

At the same time, Evans was deserting, and he couldn't understand why the Warriors coach would be so conniving with players.

Curry came beyond the three-point line, received a pass from Sun Yi, and shot without hesitation.

Swish!
Hollow into the network!

5: 0!

When returning to defense, Curry thanked Sun Yi when he passed by Sun Yi.

"Sun, thank you for your support and trust."

"Stephen, we are brothers. If you say this, you will be offended. Just play like before. If you feel confident, you will shoot." Sun Yi continued to encourage.

If the elementary school student catches the ball and shoots, he can also get assists happily.

At the same time, Kings coach Paul Westphal yelled toward the court to remind Evans.

"Tyrek, cheer up and follow your defender!"

Evans, who was advancing with the dribble, nodded in understanding.

This round, Evans asked for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the screen, Evans shook off Curry and broke into the three-point line.

The Warriors immediately switched defense, with Randolph switching to defend Evans.

Seeing this situation, Evans used the change of rhythm to shake off Randolph, broke into the penalty area and flew to the layup.

Sun Yi, who came to help defend, was a step slower and failed to block the ball.

Looking back, the Warriors attacked.

Curry handed the ball to Ellis and then ran to the left corner.

Xiao Gongju started directly after receiving the ball, quickly made a crossover, shook Martin away, and broke through towards the basket.

Seeing this situation, Randolph tangled with Hawes with a deadpan face, not letting this guy go to help defend.

Another insider, Jason Thompson, was running closely behind Sun Yi and had no energy to help defend.

Ellis rushed to the basket, made an easy layup and scored 2 points.

When it was the Kings' turn to attack, Evans dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, beckoned inside, and called for pick-and-roll cooperation.

Curry saw this and immediately took a few steps back, preparing to go around the screen.

Evans saw Curry retreating but did not shoot a three-pointer.

At this stage, he has not adapted to the distance from the NBA's three-point line, and his three-point shooting percentage is only 25%, which is very poor.

Seeing that Curry was prepared, Evans waved to his teammates, not intending to continue playing pick-and-roll, and passed the ball out.

Martin received the pass and singled Ellis face-to-face. After the three threats, he pulled up directly and threw the basketball in his hand.

The height difference between Xiao Gongju and Martin is 10 centimeters, and it is only possible to interfere with the defense.

Immediately, Ellis quickly rushed forward and stretched his arms to interfere.

Seeing this situation, Martin secretly thought it was a pity that he missed a good opportunity to draw a foul.

When Harden stayed up late to study the rules of the league, Martin was already a well-known foul maker in the league.

Last season, this guy averaged 10.3 free throws per game with his unique playing style.

Clang!
The heavy iron strike brought Martin back to his senses, and he quickly turned back to defend.

At the basket, Randolph grabbed the rebound, immediately found Curry's figure, and passed the ball.

The primary school student received the pass, took a dribble, observed Sun Yi's figure, and immediately passed the ball.

"Oops! It seems like I used too much strength."

Curry was filled with regret and ready to take the blame.

Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, saw the basketball flying towards him. He noticed that there was something wrong with the flying height of the ball, and knew that Shaku had passed the ball too high again.

Immediately, he stopped immediately, jumped vigorously, grabbed the basketball in the air with one hand, and smashed the ball to the right as it landed.

Ellis, who just ran outside the three-point line on the right side, subconsciously received the pass and secretly complained in his heart.

"These two losers can't pass the ball well."

Although Xiao Gongju said so, his actions betrayed him. Seeing that there was no defender in front of him, he took off and shot in one go.

"Shh!"

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
10: 2!

After scoring the goal, Xiao Gongju put down his arrogance and pointed at Sun Yi to express his gratitude.

Seeing this, Sun Yi smiled and made gestures in response.

It didn't take long for the Kings to respond.

Martin attacked with the ball, made a fake shot, shook the little public lift, leaned forward, twisted his body and threw the ball.

The basketball rebounds into the basket.

At the same time, the referee blew his whistle.

"Beep! Warriors No. 8 player fouled, and the goal is effectively added as a penalty."

Amidst the cheers and shouts of the fans, Martin stood on the free throw line in a happy mood, received the basketball from the referee, and made an extra penalty.

The ball is switched and the Warriors attack.

Maggette cuts toward the basket along the baseline, receives the pass, engages Hawes, and tosses the ball toward the hoop.

The basketball knocked out of the frame and failed to score.

The Kings protected the offensive rebounds, and Evans advanced forward unhurriedly and came to organize the offense beyond the three-point line.

Martin quickly moved without the ball, and with the help of Casspi's off-ball screen, he cut towards the basket.

Evans quickly hit the ball to Martin's hands.

Martin received the pass and saw that the Warriors players had rushed back into the penalty area. It was very difficult to force a breakthrough.

At this moment, he caught a glimpse of Ellis chasing from behind from the corner of his eye, and suddenly thought of a way.

Immediately, Martin came to a sudden stop, allowing the chasing young man behind him to have no time to react, causing a "rear-end collision" accident, and then twisted his body and threw the ball.

"Beep! Warriors player No. 8 committed a collision foul."

The referee blew his whistle and gestured towards the technical table.

On the Warriors' bench, Old Nelson couldn't sit still and immediately asked for a timeout to call the players back to the bench for adjustments.

Ellis is in a foul crisis and will definitely not be able to play in this quarter. Sun Yi and Curry can only rely on Sun Yi and Curry to stabilize the situation on the court.

Immediately, Old Nelson called the players together and rearranged the offensive and defensive tactics.

(End of this chapter)