I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 168
The Warriors won the first game of the playoffs against the Mavericks very easily.

Sun Yi also felt that his debut in the playoffs was easier than expected.

Before the game, he had seriously prepared fully.

After all, it is not uncommon for rookies to overturn in their first show in the playoffs.

However, Sun Yi failed to be slapped in the face, and even hit a triple-double, which is comparable to a legend.

With such a perfect start, Sun Yi was not complacent and took the credit for it. Instead, he worked harder to train and improve his own strength.

He knows very well that the Mavericks are not weak, otherwise they would not be ranked second in the Western Conference in the regular season.

This game was mainly because Nowitzki played too badly and failed to take advantage of the Mavericks.

It can be said that Nowitzki's performance directly determines the lower limit of the Mavericks.

The other Mavericks players can only be regarded as icing on the cake, raising the Mavericks' upper limit.

If Nowitzki's condition bottoms out in subsequent games, it will be much more difficult for the Warriors to complete Black Seven.

In order to complete the temporary tasks issued by the system, Sun Yi can only take advantage of Nowitzki's sluggish state to quickly resolve this round of the series.

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In the early morning of the next day, no surprises, the headlines on the front page of the sports section were all about Sun Yi.

On the US side, media reporters did not exaggerate, but reported on facts.

"My first triple-double in the playoffs! The Warriors' No. 9 rookie is as good as a legend!"

"Double stars shine! The Warriors upset the Mavericks!"

"The next game is the best! The Warriors have a good start to the playoffs!"

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In China, media reporters are not so reserved, they can exaggerate as much as they want.

"Shocked! Sun Yi did such a thing to Mavericks!"

"The first triple-double in the playoffs! Sun Yi became the No.1 in China!"

"Vulnerable! The Warriors beat the Mavericks to complete the black seven!"

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Sun Yi didn't know anything about the outside world. After breakfast, he went to the hotel lobby to join the team, and then went to the training ground for daily training.

The Warriors are currently in high spirits, and the coaches and players are united to prepare for this series.

At the same time, while the Warriors are preparing for the game, the first games of other series have been played one after another.

The defending champion Lakers defeated the Spurs without any blood and got off to a good start.

Before the start of the playoffs, outside experts and celebrities used big data analysis to believe that the Spurs and Lakers are equally strong.

If it weren't for the Spurs' large-scale rotation after the All-Star break, their record would not have dropped to eighth in the West.

Therefore, experts and celebrities believe that the Spurs may complete the black eight with the next gram.

But after the first game between the Lakers and the Spurs, no fans believed the bullshit predictions of these experts and celebrities.

This game is completely played by the Lakers and the Spurs!

Except for Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili, the Spurs played well, and the other players basically played soy sauce and had no effect at all.

After the first game of this series was played, fans were reminded of the confrontation between the two teams in the playoffs last season. The Spurs and Lakers were not opponents at the same level at all.

It can be said that the final result of this series between the Lakers and the Spurs has been doomed.

The other group series also had winners and losers.

In the case of Roy's reimbursement for the season, the Trail Blazers relied on the old Miller to score 31 points and beat the Suns in an upset.

Although the Trail Blazers grabbed a victory, the outside media still predicted that the Suns would advance to the next round within six games.

The Nuggets played a very anxious first game against the Jazz.

The Nuggets relied on Anthony to score 42 points, narrowly defeated the Jazz, and won their first playoff victory.

This matchup is evenly matched, and the winner may not be decided until a tiebreaker.

In the East, there were no upsets, and the top four teams all won.

The strength of the three teams, the Cavaliers, Celtics, and Magic, is a level higher than other teams in the East, and they can almost advance to the next round smoothly.

The Eagles and the Bucks are evenly matched, and may play a tiebreaker to decide the winner.

After all the first games of the playoffs have been played, some people are happy and some are sad.

Some teams want to take advantage of the victory to expand their lead, and some teams want to break the boat to equalize the score.

As time passed quickly, it was game day again in a blink of an eye.

The second game of each group series starts again!
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On April 4, the first round of the Western Conference playoffs between the Warriors and the Mavericks in the second round continued at the American Airlines Center Arena.

After the first loss, Mavericks coach Carlisle made adjustments to the starting lineup.

The starting lineup sent by the Mavericks for this game is: Kidd, Terry, Marion, Nowitzki, Haywood.

If Nowitzki's performance in this game is still poor, the Mavericks will do something about the second scoring point Terry to ensure the Mavericks' offensive firepower.

The Warriors have not entered into personnel adjustments, and the starting lineup is still: Curry, Ellis, Maggette, Sun Yi, Randolph.

In the jump ball session, Heywood beat Randolph to get the first attack for the Mavericks.

Kidd dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, directed his teammates to move, and was ready to deal the cards.

Haywood followed the tactical requirements and stepped forward to give Nowitzki an unmanned cover.

Nowitzki bypassed the screen and came to the mid-range area on the right, received a pass from Kidd, and hit a mid-range jumper.

Sun Yi, who retreated to the basket, picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline, sent the ball out, and then quickly rushed towards the frontcourt.

Curry received the pass and quickly moved forward.

Seeing this, Kidd immediately ran forward to block it, trying to delay the pupil's advance speed, but was blocked by Randolph.

"Damn it! When did this guy come here?!"

Kidd cursed secretly in his heart, and quickly turned around to pursue and defend.

After Randolph finished the screen, he quickly cut into the penalty area.

Curry, who dribbled forward, immediately passed the ball.

Randolph received the pass and rushed towards the basket. Seeing the Mavericks players rushing back to the basket to defend, he immediately divided the ball to the bottom corner.

Ellis, who had been lurking in the right corner for a long time, received the pass and saw that no one was guarding him, so he immediately took off and shot.

"Shh!"

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
3: 2!

The ball is switched and the Mavericks attack.

Kidd dribbles forward quickly while commanding his teammates to move.

Curry posted it immediately, finding the right time to hit the ball.

Jiang was still hot, and Kidd immediately changed hands and dribbled the ball quickly, allowing the elementary school student to miss, then accelerated to get rid of Curry, and rushed out of the three-point line.

Curry was a little annoyed, and immediately turned around to chase and defend.

On the other side, Kidd didn't stop outside the three-point line. He rushed directly into the three-point line and broke through to the basket.

Randolph, who was standing near the penalty area, immediately retreated to the basket to defend.

Seeing this situation, Kidd attracted Randolph's defense and threw the ball to the basket.

Heywood, who rushed to the basket, soared into the air and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

After the goal, Kidd immediately found Curry's figure, ran forward to defend himself, and did not give the Warriors a chance to play a fast break.

But the Warriors have too many players who can control the ball and advance, and they cannot be restricted at all.

In this round, Sun Yi received the pass and started to attack the frontcourt at the fastest speed.

Other Warriors players followed the tactical requirements and ran to the designated positions.

Nowitzki, who was defending, couldn't keep up with Sun Yi's speed, and watched Sun Yi's back getting farther and farther away from him.

"Damn! Is this the speed that a forward should have?!" Nowitzki complained, and then immediately turned to chase.

Sun Yi rushed straight into the penalty area, and after a physical confrontation with Marion who retreated to the basket, he threw the ball behind his head.

Randolph, who followed up, received the pass, jumped up vigorously, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

At the same time, Haywood, who had just run near the free throw line, shook his head helplessly. The Warriors' running and bombing was too much tormenting the big center.

Kidd came to the bottom line to receive the serve, dribbled forward without rushing, and gave his teammates time to run to the frontcourt to settle.

In this round, the Mavericks used a double-screen tactic. Terry went out of the three-point line, received a pass from Kidd, and hit a three-pointer with a knife in his hand.

Then, with the help of Sun Yi's cover, Curry hit a three-pointer and returned a goal.

In the following games, the two sides showed their talents and took the lead alternately, and no one took advantage.

After the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 22 to 24, and the Mavericks led by 2 points.

Not long after, the intermission ended and the second quarter began.

In the second-quarter rotation, the Mavericks were no match for the Warriors at all.

Barea and Caron Butler didn't play their strong scoring ability, but exposed their poor defense.

The Warriors seized the opportunity and, under the leadership of Sun Yi, overtook the score in one fell swoop.

The Mavericks were on the bench. Seeing this situation, Carlisle immediately made substitution adjustments, replacing Kidd, Nowitzki and others to stabilize the situation.

After the substitutions and adjustments, the effect was good. Nowitzki hit mid-range jumpers one after another to stabilize the situation on the court.

Seeing this situation, old Nelson sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and did not rush to make substitutions and adjustments.

On the court, Sun Yi hit the basket and caused a foul by Nowitzki and got two free throws.

Under the boos of all the fans, Sun Yi stood on the free throw line, took over the basketball from the referee, and hit two free throws steadily without being affected by the outside world.

In the next few rounds, the shooting percentage of both sides dropped, and the basket was banging.

When the game lasted about 5 minutes in the second quarter, Nelson gradually replaced Curry and other main players.

Curry, who was full of energy, ran all over the court as soon as he came on the court, launching a run and gun attack.

As a veteran, Kidd didn't have much gas in the tank. In addition, he played for a long time without rest, and his physical strength was running low.

In this case, he simply cannot keep up with Curry's speed.

After the elementary school student got rid of Kidd through his movement, he received a pass from Sun Yi and hit an open three-pointer.

Immediately afterwards, the Mavericks made a pass error and was intercepted by Sun Yi.

The Warriors launched a defensive counterattack, and Maggette rushed into the penalty area first, received a pass and scored an easy layup.

Seeing that the score was about to be stretched, the Mavericks began to attack around Terry.

Unfortunately, Terry didn't feel good in this game, and he failed to make a few shots that he was sure of before.

Taking advantage of the paralysis of the Mavericks' offense, the Warriors resorted to the "elevator door" tactic, allowing Curry, Ellis and others to hit three-pointers from the outside one after another, further widening the point difference.

The Mavericks quickly made adjustments, and Nowitzki hit consecutive turnaround jumpers to stabilize the situation on the court.

At the end of the half, the score was 56 to 46, and the Warriors led by 10 points into the second half.

After a short 15-minute intermission, the second half of the game began.

As soon as he came up, Nowitzki shot a cold arrow from outside the three-point line and hit a three-pointer, narrowing the point difference to single digits.

The Warriors responded quickly. Sun Yi got rid of Nowitzki's defense by running back, rushed into the penalty area to receive a pass from Curry, and dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

Immediately afterwards, the Warriors opened up the penalty area and created breakthrough conditions for Curry and Ellis. The effect was very good, once again widening the point difference.

The Mavericks wanted to chase points, but the outside three-pointers were not strong and they hit the ball one after another. At the same time, Nowitzki made consecutive mistakes when Sun Yi cut the ball, missing the opportunity to chase points.

The Warriors played a quick counterattack and scored successively in the transitional offensive stage, continuing to expand the point difference.

At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors have opened the point difference to more than 20 points.

Not long after, the fourth quarter began.

Maybe leading too much made the Warriors players relax their vigilance and start making wild shots.

Nowitzki and Terry felt warmer and took this opportunity to quickly catch up with the score.

Old Nelson saw the situation on the field and immediately requested a timeout.

After the Warriors players returned to the bench, Nelson Sr. severely criticized some players and issued a deafening warning.

After returning from the timeout, the Warriors played steadily and did not continue to make waves, steadily controlling the rhythm of the game on the court.

The Mavericks fought back time after time, but were suppressed by the Warriors.

With the piercing beep, the game came to an end.

In the end, the Warriors beat the Mavericks 115-101.

In terms of statistics, Curry won the honor of the best player of the game.

在上场的40分钟内，三分球12投7中，砍下31分3篮板5助攻2抢断的全面数据。

Sun Yi devoted all his energy to defending Nowitzki and organizing offense, and his statistics were mediocre.

在上场的42分钟内，得到了15分8篮板14助攻3抢断2盖帽的全面数据。

In addition, the Warriors also had 3 players who scored in double figures.

艾利斯得到23分2篮板2助攻1抢断的数据；马盖蒂获得10分5篮板的数据；莫罗得到12分2助攻的数据。

For the Mavericks, Nowitzki was the best player.

在上场的42分钟内，砍下了22分8篮板4助攻1抢断的全面数据。

Nuo Tianwang's data seems to be very good, but his true shooting percentage is only 37.5%, which is to exchange a high number of hands for points.

After the game, the Mavericks players walked back to the locker room in frustration.

The Warriors players put their arms around each other and walked toward the locker room with laughter.

It can be seen that the mentality of the two teams at this time is completely different.

After the game, the Warriors returned to Oakland with a total score of 2-0.

For the Mavericks, they have reached the edge of the cliff, only one step away from falling into the abyss, and the next game will be a last stand!
(End of this chapter)