I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 171: A three-point tie, leading to overtime

During the intermission, in the Warriors locker room, Nelson was racing against time to arrange the offensive and defensive tactics for the second half.

"Although we fell behind in the first half, I am very satisfied with this result. You performed very well. Make persistent efforts in the second half and win this damn game."

After some encouragement, Old Nelson continued to deploy tactics.

"Sun is in good form tonight. We have to seize the opportunity to create scoring opportunities for him. As for the defensive end, you can play to your heart's content."

Nelson is not good at defensive tactics and can only keep players motivated on the defensive end.

Sun Yi listened to Old Nelson's passionate tactics deployment, and felt that listening to your words was like listening to your words, which was completely meaningless.

From a tactical perspective, it can be summed up in one sentence: Give the ball to Sun Yi!
Sun Yi was not surprised by this. He knew very well in his heart that the Warriors had already played their best performance in the first half, and there was no room for improvement in a short period of time.

Both sides have played several games and are very familiar with their respective tactics. There are no secrets at the tactical level. The next game can only depend on the players' on-the-spot performance.

On the other side, the Mavericks locker room.

Head coach Carlisle is holding a tactical board, writing and drawing on it, and arranging tactics for the players.

“Our defensive strategy was very successful in the first half and we did not allow the Warriors to shoot from the outside, and the game continued in the second half.”

Carlisle felt that by guarding the Warriors' perimeter offense, they would have a high probability of winning the game.

But I didn't expect Sun Yi to explode suddenly, disrupting all the previous arrangements.

Judging from the first half of the game, the Mavericks' inside line could not prevent Sun Yi and others from breaking through and attacking the frame.

If Dampier still has the defensive ability of the "second center in the Western Conference" back then, he should be able to limit the Warriors' breakthrough attacks.

As for the starting center Heywood is also unusable. After a serious injury, his physical function has declined in an all-round way and he cannot effectively protect the frame.

Without a big center who can guard the penalty area, the Mavericks' defensive system is not complete enough and cannot perform as well as it should.

Therefore, Carlisle decided that the defensive strategy for the second half of the game would remain unchanged.

If the Mavericks were really beaten to death by a rookie, he would admit it too!
A short 15-minute intermission ended and the second half began.

The lineup sent by the Warriors is: Curry, Ellis, Maggette, Sun Yi, Randolph.

The lineup sent by the Mavericks is: Kidd, Stevenson, Marion, Nowitzki, Haywood.

The third quarter started and the Warriors took the lead.

Curry dribbled the ball quickly and came to the top of the arc to organize the attack.

Seeing that the defender was still Marion, Sun Yi immediately ran to the low area on the right, leaning against Marion and reaching for the ball.

"Oh! Sun is going to play a low post. It seems that the Warriors have shown their cards." Mike Brin explained excitedly.

Curry, who was controlling the ball at the top of the arc, immediately hoisted the ball into the paint.

Sun Yi received the pass, lowered his shoulders and center of gravity, hit Marion's chest with his shoulder, and slowly moved towards the penalty area.

"Damn it! This guy is really tough!" Marion felt the burning pain in his chest, and felt that if he continued to be elbowed by Sun Yi, he would lie down and be carried out.

Fortunately, Sun Yi was merciful and did not continue to elbow. When he reached the edge of the penalty area, he turned over and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Marion grimaced in pain and didn't even bother to rush forward and interfere.

Swish!
Hollow into the network!

57: 57!

The Warriors tied the score!

Deafening cheers and shouts erupted in the auditorium.

The ball is switched and the Mavericks attack.

Kidd dribbles to the frontcourt and plays a pick-and-roll with Nowitzki.

Sun Yi immediately switched defenses and used [Death Coil] to defend Kidd closely.

Facing the defensive pressure given by Sun Yi, Kidd failed to pass the ball to Nowitzki who was downhill at the first time.

The tactics failed to work out, and Ji Bugong wanted to bring Sun Yi to the outside line and reorganize the offense.

But Sun Yi didn't follow the rules and didn't follow him.

"Small, I don't know your depth yet."

Sun Yi is very aware that Kidd's three-pointers are very unstable, and he does not let go.

Seeing this situation, Ji Bugong hesitated to shoot a three-pointer.

"when!"

The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
The ball was a long rebound, flying just in the direction of Sun Yi.

Sun Yi jumped up hard to grab the defensive rebound. After landing, he immediately took a few steps forward and then threw the ball forward.

Ellis, who was on the fast break, received the pass, rushed into the penalty area, and scored the ball with a civilian layup.

On the sidelines, Mavericks head coach Carlisle clenched his fists angrily, and shouted toward the field: "Reduce the three-point shooting and play tactical coordination!"

On the court, Kidd, who was advancing with the dribble, showed embarrassment, knowing that the previous offense was his fault.

In this offense, he didn't mess around. After directing his teammates to move, he passed the ball to Nowitzki.

Nuo Tianwang received the pass, turned around immediately, and played singles face-to-face.

Sun Yi took the opportunity to cut the ball but failed.

Nowitzki took this opportunity to immediately release the ball, quickly passed by Sun Yi, and broke into the penalty area.

Sun Yi was a little annoyed, and in order to make up for his mistake, he quickly turned around and chased after him.

Nuo Tianwang came to the vicinity of the penalty area, stopped immediately, took off and shot.

Sun Yi chased from behind, rushed to interfere but failed to block the basketball.

"Shh!"

The basketball crashed into the net and made a steady hit!
59: 59!

The Warriors made a fast serve, and Curry quickly dribbled forward after receiving the ball.

The Mavericks retreated very quickly and did not give the Warriors a chance to play a fast break.

Falling into a positional battle, Curry and Sun Yi played a pick-and-roll cooperation.

With the help of a screen, Curry got rid of Kidd's defense and broke through the penalty area, met Marion's defense change, and passed the ball to the ground.

After blocking the man, Sun Yi quickly descended, received the pass, took a big step, soared into the air, stretched his body in the air, and made a posture of a tomahawk.

Seeing this situation, Nowitzki and Heywood, who were rushing towards the basket, immediately stopped in their tracks, not wanting to serve as background boards.

Bang!
Sun Yi vigorously smashed the ball into the basket.

There was thunderous applause in the auditorium, cheers and shouts resounded through the arena, and the atmosphere on the scene reached its peak.

Looking back, Nowitzki used the double screen of his teammates to get rid of Sun Yi's pursuit, and hit an independent jumper against Ellis's defense.

Sun Yi and Nowitzki are on fire again!

On the Warriors' bench, Old Nelson smiled gratifiedly when he saw the situation on the court.

These two people are worthy of being the disciples he cultivated, so they have more face!

On the other side, on the Mavericks bench, Carlisle frowned when he saw the scene on the court.

If the Mavericks are given a big center who can guard the basket, how can Sun Yi be so arrogant.

Nowitzki is too soft and Haywood is too slow. Their inside line cannot stop Sun Yi from attacking the frame.

If you want to limit Sun Yi's attack, you can only shrink the defense.

But if you do this, it will give the Warriors an opportunity to take advantage of the perimeter.

Once the Warriors are allowed to shoot from the outside, they can't defend it at all.

This is a situation Carlisle doesn't want to see.

The only way at this stage is to fight against Biao to see who gets more points!
The Warriors took advantage of outside threats to create breakthrough opportunities for Sun Yi, hitting the frame one after another.

The Mavericks gathered the strength of the whole team to create scoring opportunities for Nowitzki. Through continuous pick-and-rolls and screens, Nuo Tianwang misplaced singles and hit back-and-forth jumpers one after another.

In this way, the third quarter ended, the score was 85 to 84, and the Warriors led by 1 point.

In the third quarter, Sun Yi scored 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Nowitzki scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

It can be said that this game is like an exhibition match specially arranged for them.

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

When the game started in the fourth quarter, the Mavericks took the lead.

Kidd dribbles to the top of the arc to organize the offense and direct his teammates to move.

Nowitzki quickly ran towards the low area on the right. Seeing Sun Yi quickly chasing and defending, he immediately stopped, turned around and ran outside the three-point line on the right.

Seeing this situation, Sun Yi immediately changed direction to pursue and defend, but was blocked by Marion.

Nuo Tianwang ran outside the three-point line on the right, received a wonderful pass from Kidd, hit a three-pointer with a knife in his hand, and once again overtook the score.

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

Curry catches the ball and advances quickly, coming to a position half a meter away from the three-point line, jumping directly to shoot.

Clang!
The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
The Mavericks protected the backcourt rebounds, and Kidd dribbled forward without rushing, slowing down the pace of the game.

Coming beyond the three-point line, he handed the ball to Nowitzki.

After Nuo Tianwang received it, he turned around and turned his back jumper, which was interfered by Sun Yi and failed to hit.

Randolph grabbed the rebound and passed it to Curry to launch a defensive counterattack.

This time Curry didn't make a wild shot. He dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, attracted the defense and passed the ball.

Sun Yi, who followed up, received the pass and rushed into the penalty area. Relying on Nowitzki who returned to the defense, he made a tough layup.

Looking back, the Mavericks cooperated through passing and cutting, and Marion slipped to the baseline to catch the ball and score a layup.

Immediately afterwards, the Warriors responded quickly.

With the help of pick-and-roll cooperation, Ellis quickly broke through to the basket, took a European step to shake off the defending Nowitzki, rushed to the basket and flew for a layup.

It was the Mavericks' turn to attack. After Terry changed directions continuously, he swayed away from Ellis and hit an emergency jumper to take the lead again.

Not to be outdone by the Warriors, Sun Yi broke through to the basket, was double-teamed, and split the ball.

Randolph received the pass and hit a mid-range jumper.

In the next game, the two sides played inextricably, leading the score alternately.

When the game hit the last 60 seconds, the Mavericks led by 1 point and held the ball.

Kidd dribbled forward without rushing, came to the top of the arc to organize an attack, and pressed time.

When there were about 10 seconds left in the attack time, he played a pick-and-roll with Nowitzki and accurately passed the ball to Nowitzki.

Nuo Tianwang received the pass, knocked away Curry who was on defense, and took off to shoot.

"Shh!"

The basketball crashed into the net and made a steady hit!
"Dirk is as steady as ever. Now that the Mavericks hold a 3-point lead, the pressure is on the Warriors." Mike Breen analyzed the situation on the field.

On the court, the Warriors quickly sent a baseline ball. Curry received the ball and advanced, passing the ball just past the center line.

Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass and raised his hand to fake a shot. Marion, who flew up to interfere, immediately released the ball and broke through to the basket, dunking the ball into the basket with one hand.

At this time, with 30 seconds left before the end of the game, the Mavericks led by 1 point.

After the goal, the Warriors immediately put on a full-court press.

Nowitzki, who was serving from the baseline, quickly looked for his teammates and passed the ball to Kidd with quick eyes and hands.

Kidd received the pass, held the ball steadily and advanced, and did not give Curry a chance to steal.

At the same time, Sun Yi suddenly jumped out from behind Kidd, and quickly took out the ball, becoming the sixth child for a while.

Keji has rich experience in not attacking, and immediately protected the ball in his arms, waiting for his teammates to respond.

Sun Yi and Curry wanted to grab it hard, but they couldn't do it. Kidd protects the ball very well.

Nowitzki caught up quickly, and after receiving the pass, he immediately passed the ball to other teammates.

After the full-court press was broken, the Warriors adopted man-to-man defensive tactics.

Kidd created a singles opportunity for Novis through his command and immediately passed the ball.

King Nuo received the pass and knew that the attack time was running out. After shaking his shoulders from side to side, he immediately turned over and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Sun Yi predicted Nowitzki's next move and immediately rushed to interfere. His defense was very good.

But Nowitzki's touch was too hot, and this difficult fadeaway shot went through the heart and hit the net.

At this time, with 8 seconds left before the end of the game, the Mavericks led by 3 points, and the Warriors requested a final timeout.

The fans at the scene were extremely worried, their palms were sweating, and they prayed that the last attack could equalize the score.

On the Warriors' bench, Old Nelson is racing against time to arrange tactics.

"Monta, Stephen, you two are feints, shoot if you have a chance, and pass the ball to Sun if you don't have a chance."

The Warriors players nodded in understanding.

Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.

The fans in the audience stood up to watch the last attack.

In the live commentary booth, Mike Breen analyzed the situation on the field to the fans in front of the TV.

"The Warriors will definitely want a three-pointer in this attack, but I don't know who will end it. Sun, Stephen and Ellis are all possible. We will wait and see!"

On the court, Randolph sent the sideline ball, sent it very smoothly, and then ran to the right three-point line to make an off-ball screen.

Ellis received the pass and saw that Stevenson was very defensive and had no good chance to make a shot, so he immediately passed the ball.

Sun Yi, who was running quickly, bypassed Randolph's screen, received the pass, and immediately took off. However, he saw Kidd, Nowitzki and others rushing over. He had an idea and changed the shot to a pass. With the bonus of Dealing Cards' effect, he accurately passed the ball to the right corner.

Curry, who was ambushing in the bottom corner on the right, received the pass and had no time to adjust. He quickly jumped up and threw the basketball in his hand.

When the ball leaves Curry's fingertips, lights on the backboard light up and a piercing beep fills the arena.

At this time, everyone on the scene held their breath and looked at the basketball in the air.

The ball will determine whether overtime will be played.

The basketball draws a perfect arc in the air.

Swish!
Hollow into the network!

"Oh my god! The game is not over yet. Stephen Curry pulled the Warriors back from the abyss with a deadly three-pointer. There is no doubt that he saved the Warriors!" Mike Breen explained excitedly. Said.

"Stephen has a big heart. No matter how bad his performance was before, as long as he is given a chance, he can give his opponent a fatal blow. Now the two teams are back on the same starting line again. Let's wait and see in the next overtime!" Miller was excited! Explained.

In the auditorium, the fans reacted one after another, bursting out with deafening cheers and shouts.

On the field, Sun Yi and others gathered around Curry, rubbed his head, celebrated, and then walked towards the bench.

The game has not yet been decided, anything can happen!
(End of this chapter)