I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 169
On April 4, the Warriors returned to Oakland by flight.

After returning, the head coach Nelson did not let the Warriors players go back to rest, but asked assistant coach Cole to notify everyone to have 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 got off to a perfect 2-0 start, 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 reversed series abound.

The Mavericks have fallen behind 0 to 2 and finally came back to win the series.

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 in his heart.

At this stage, the Warriors are mainly young players. They have no thorns 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 was achieved.

After the tactical meeting, Sun Yi did not leave the arena, but walked to the locker room, put on training clothes for extra 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, those who didn't know would have thought that 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 arouse the players' emotions and said loudly: "I want to hear your answer!"

"No!" The Mavericks players replied 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.

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

The Mavericks desperately want to grab a game at the Warriors' home court and complete a comeback.

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May 4, Oakland, Oracle Arena.

At this time, there were no absentees in the arena, and the atmosphere on the scene was extremely high.

In the front row of the auditorium, a few very special audiences came.

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

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

Davidson College won the NCAA championship again and became a NCAA giant team in one fell swoop.

With such excellent coaching achievements, the head coach McClopp has become a legendary coach and tactical master of the NCAA.

It is said that some teams in the NBA have offered him an olive branch.

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. .

"Congratulations for winning the championship. It's really better than blue." 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 and 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 offseason training.

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

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

McCropp on the side couldn't stand it anymore, and interrupted aloud: "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 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 blows his whistle to signal the starting players of both sides to come to the middle circle to prepare for a jump ball.

When everything is ready, the referee throws 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, received Kidd's prejudgment pass, raised the knife with his hand, and shot through the heart.

3: 0!

Retracting from the basket, Randolph picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline, and sent the ball out.

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

The Warriors failed to make a fast break and fell into a positional offense.

Curry dribbled the ball to the outside of the three-point line, beckoned inside, and made tactical gestures.

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

Going around the screen, Curry immediately jumped up and shot.

Heywood, who switched defenses, immediately jumped up and stretched his arms to interfere.

Clang!
The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
At the basket, Nowitzki grabbed the defensive rebound and passed it to Kidd to dribble forward.

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

"Shh!"

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
6: 0!

The Mavericks started with a show of force!

On the sidelines, Mavericks head coach Carlisle's serious expression softened a little, clapping his hands and shouting to the field: "Run! Back to defense!"

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

Ellis quickly ran to the bottom corner on the right, and Reggie Williams ran to the left three-point line to settle.

Randolph, who was standing near the penalty area, immediately activated and made an off-ball screen for Sun Yi.

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 chasing after him, didn't think much, and immediately jumped up to interfere, only to find that Sun Yi didn't make a move.

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

Seeing Heywood pressing towards him, Sun Yi immediately jumped up and hit Heywood, and then threw the ball towards 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, Sun Yi stood on the free throw line, took the basketball passed by the referee, and made two free throws steadily.

The ball is switched and the Mavericks attack.

Kidd dribbled the ball halfway, seeing that the Warriors were still defending him from long-range shots, he was not polite, so he jumped up and shot.

Under the basket, Heywood desperately competed with Randolph to occupy a favorable position.

He knows very well that if he wants to contribute to the team, he can only actively grab offensive rebounds.

If the Warriors grab the rebound and play a fast break, he can only make meaningless switchbacks.

Seeing the basketball bounced out, Heywood suddenly squeezed Randolph away, took advantage of the position, grabbed the offensive rebound, and immediately made a second attack.

8: 2!

Immediately afterwards, Ellis used the cover of his teammates to get out of the three-point line, received the pass and shot.

Terry, who quickly bypassed the cover and chased him, immediately rushed forward, extending his arms to interfere.

"when!"

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

Sun Yi saw this scene and knew that the Mavericks were worried about the Warriors' three-pointers, so they worked out a defensive strategy against outside shots.

"No matter who wins this game, they will lose their skin!" After Sun Yi sighed, he turned around and quickly returned to defense.

The Mavericks attacked, and Kidd dribbled the ball into the frontcourt.

Nowitzki immediately ran to the free throw line to coordinate the pick-and-roll.

In this game, the Mavericks appropriately increased team coordination tactics and reduced singles tactics, and wanted to see how the effect was.

The quality of King Nuo's pick-and-roll was average, and he still blocked the pursuing Curry.

Kidd went around the screen, broke through to the right mid-range area, and immediately passed the ball.

He knows Sun Yi's defensive strength, and he has no confidence in being able to succeed in singles.

Nowitzki at the front of the penalty area received the pass, pushed away Curry who was on defense, and hit a mid-range jumper.

The Warriors quickly sent a baseline pass. After Curry received the ball, he was intercepted by Kidd and immediately passed the ball.

After receiving the pass, Ellis, who was on the fast break, was also tightly entangled by Terry who stepped forward to defend, and could only pass the ball.

Sun Yi received the pass and immediately started to break towards the basket.

He knew that the Mavericks were tightly guarded on the outside and could not open up the situation, so he could only look for a breakthrough point from the inside.

Nowitzki immediately moved laterally to block and defend closely.

Sun Yi didn't stop, resisted Nowitzki to the basket, then suddenly squeezed Nuo Tianwang away, flew to the basket and scored.

Nowitzki's defensive ability can only be regarded as average, and his confrontation ability is not very strong, otherwise he would not be labeled as a "softie".

Looking back, the Mavericks cooperated through passing and cutting. Kidd assisted Marion for a layup and scored 2 points.

When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Curry, Ellis and others ran quickly, but none of them missed the opportunity.

Seeing that the perimeter could not be opened, the Warriors immediately adjusted their offensive tactics.

Curry and others attracted the defense from the outside, emptying the Mavericks penalty area.

Randolph quickly stepped forward to cover Sun Yi without the ball.

After Sun Yi bypassed the screen, he rushed straight towards the basket, received Curry's pass, and flew for a layup.

When it was the Mavericks' turn to attack, Kidd patiently directed his teammates to run.

Through passing the ball many times, the Mavericks tore through the Warriors' defense, and Terry got a chance and made a jumper with an emergency stop.

The Warriors quickly served the baseline ball and launched a fast break.

Sun Yi, who quickly sprinted towards the frontcourt, received the pass, came to the three-point line, made a fake move, shook off Nowitzki and broke through into the penalty area.

Heywood, who returned to the defense near the penalty area, immediately retreated to the basket for supplementary defense.

Sun Yi did not stop and rushed into the penalty area for a layup but was interfered by Haywood.

After the basketball hit the board, it failed to bounce into the frame and bounced out.

Sun Yi did not give up. He jumped up and reached out to put the ball into the basket.

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, and cheers and shouts resounded through the arena.

In the next few rounds, the Mavericks' shooting percentage began to decline, and they were not as accurate as the start.

The Warriors relied on Ellis' breakthrough and Sun Yi's air cut to slowly recover the point difference.

When the game went on for about 7 minutes, the head coaches of both sides began to make substitutions and adjustments.

The Warriors replaced Sun Yi and Curry with Morrow and Biedrins.

The Mavericks replaced Nowitzki and Haywood with Butler and Dampier.

After the substitutions and adjustments, the Mavericks' defense was not as strong as before. The Warriors began to try outside shooting, but the effect was not very good, and there were successive blackouts.

The Mavericks took advantage of the Warriors' scoring drought and played steadily, slowly widening the point difference.

"The Warriors are in trouble. Their offense can't open up, which gives the Mavericks an opportunity." Reggie Miller, who served as the on-site commentator, analyzed.

"I think Mr. Nelson should ask for a timeout to make adjustments." Mike Breen analyzed.

As soon as Brin finished speaking, Old Nelson really asked for a timeout.

When the players on the field returned to the bench, Old Nelson raced against time to arrange tactics.

"Play regular tactics. If there is no chance, give the ball to Sun and let him handle the ball."

The Warriors players nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Nelson asked the players to take the time to rest and prepare for the game.

When the referee blew his whistle to signal the players of both sides to play, the old Nelson stepped forward and patted Sun Yi on the shoulder, giving him some advice.

"Sun, give full play to your strength and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Sun Yi nodded after hearing this, and replied, "Coach, don't worry, I won't let you down."

After speaking, Sun Yi followed his teammates to the court.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

(End of this chapter)