I'm really not a 3D player

Chapter 249 The loss is unclear
On May 5, the first game of the Western Conference finals between the Warriors and the Mavericks started at the American Airlines Center.

After the pre-match activities, the referee blew the whistle to signal the starting players from both sides to come to the center circle and prepare to jump the ball.

Warriors sent the lineup: Morrow, Sun Yi, Shane Battier, David - Lee, Chandler.

The Mavericks did not make personnel adjustments, sending Kidd, Stevenson, Marion, Nowitzki, and Dayao to the starting lineup.

In the jump ball session, Dayao easily defeated Chandler and gave the Mavericks the first chance to attack.

Kidd dribbled forward, came to the frontcourt to organize the offense, and directed his teammates to run.

Nowitzki understood it and ran towards the mid-range area on the right, taking away his defender and emptying the penalty area.

Dayao immediately came to the low post on the left side and reached for the ball with his back to Chandler.

The Mavericks' offense is very clear, taking the lead in opening up the situation from the inside.

After Kidd saw that Yao was trying to get a good position, he quickly lobbed the ball over.

Dayao received the pass and saw that other Warriors players did not step forward to help defend against the double team. He pushed his back a few times to the left edge of the penalty area, pushed away Chandler, turned over and hit a jumper.

The Warriors quickly served the baseline ball and launched a run and bomb.

A team with Yao on the team cannot play positional warfare and must speed up the offensive rhythm.

Sun Yi dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, continuously changed directions to shake Marion away, and broke through into the penalty area.

The Mavericks' players who retreated immediately retreated toward the basket to defend.

After Sun Yi attracted the defense, he distributed the ball.

Morrow in the left corner received the pass and immediately took off to shoot.

"when!"

The basketball bounced out of the hoop and missed!
The long rest has indeed affected the state of some players.

Dayao rushed back to the basket to grab the rebound and passed it to Kidd to advance.

After Kidd received the ball, he suppressed the rhythm and waited for his teammates to run to the front court to settle down.

Dayao once again ran to the left low post to reach the basketball.

At the same time, Sun Yi quickly retreated into the penalty area and stepped forward to help defend and double-team Dayao.

Facing double-teaming, Dayao calmly handled the ball and passed it to Kidd who stepped forward to respond.

Kidd received the pass and immediately passed it to the right corner.

Marion received the pass and hit a three-pointer.

Under the basket, Chandler picked up the basketball on the floor, quickly exited the baseline, and quickly sent the ball out.

After Sun Yi received the ball, he accelerated towards the frontcourt. When he reached the three-point line, he pulled up and threw the basketball in his hand.

The basketball came out of the basket and missed!
"The whole Warriors team didn't feel good at the start. It seems they are in trouble."

In the on-site commentary booth, the gold medal commentator Mike Breen analyzed the situation on the court for the fans.

On the field, David Lee rushed into the penalty area, grabbed an offensive rebound under the pincers of Dayao and Nowitzki, and then passed the ball out.

Sun Yi, who followed up, received the pass, and when the Mavericks players failed to defend in time, he stopped and hit a jumper, breaking the scoring shortage.

In the next few rounds, the two sides played back and forth with each other.

The Mavericks mainly played inside, allowing Dayao to ravage Chandler in the low post again and again.

Eating, sleeping and beating Chandler really lived up to his reputation!

The Warriors had expected this situation a long time ago, and decisively double-teamed Dayao.

The Mavericks also expected the Warriors to do this, and worked out a breakout plan before the game.

When Dayao is double-teamed, Kidd will step forward to respond in time, while other Mavericks players quickly move without the ball.

After the transition of Kidd, a passing master, he can always pass the ball to the best position.

Facing such powerful offensive firepower from the Mavericks, the Warriors simply couldn't defend themselves, but their offense was not affected.

The Warriors focused on running and bombing tactics in this game. Taking advantage of the Mavericks' unsteady foothold, they resolutely shot as long as there was an opportunity.

If they fail to play the run and bomb tactics and fall into positional warfare, the Warriors will switch to singles tactics.

Morrow and Shane Battier pulled out the outside line to set up space for Sun Yi.

David Lee is ambushing in the mid-range area, always ready to catch and shoot.

Chandler ran outside the three-point line to cooperate with Sun Yi in the pick-and-roll.

After Sun Yi bypassed the pick-and-roll, he rushed into the three-point line, either directly playing singles, or attracting the defense to assist his teammates to score.

The Mavericks also struggled to limit the Warriors' scoring.

In this way, the two sides rushed to attack, and no one took advantage.

After the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 25-28, with the Mavericks temporarily leading by 3 points.

After the start of the second quarter, the Mavericks continued the style of play in the first quarter, but Nowitzki replaced Dayao in singles.

Good guy!This is the rhythm of one person playing one quarter!
Sun Yi looked at the Mavericks' solid lineup with envious eyes.

How cool to have two Bug-level singles!
The Warriors still have nothing to do about it, they can only compete on offense and bite the score to death.

In this way, the halftime game ended, and the Mavericks led by 8 points for the second half.

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

As soon as the third quarter started, the Warriors increased their defensive intensity and strengthened their physical confrontation.

This adjustment did pay off and did not allow the Mavericks to score as easily as they did in the first half.

But the Warriors lost the chain at a critical moment, the outside line was collectively inaccurate, and a good opportunity to chase points was missed.

In fact, the Warriors rely heavily on outside three-pointers. If the outside can't open, it will affect other offensive tactics.

In this way, the shooting percentage of the two teams dropped in the third quarter, and the basket was banging.

Players from both sides turned into "basket quality inspectors" and presented a hearty ironing feast to the audience in front of the TV and the fans at the scene.

At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors recovered 2 points and entered the fourth quarter behind 6 points.

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

The Warriors still maintained their defensive intensity in the third quarter, consuming the energy of the Mavericks players.

After playing for about 6 minutes in the fourth quarter, Sun Yi thought that Nowitzki and Dayao had almost exhausted their physical energy, and it was his turn to take over the game.

But what Sun Yi didn't expect was that the hot man suddenly broke out.

Nowitzki, who only scored 16 points in the first three quarters, exerted his strength, showing his terrifying scoring ability as the king of the final quarter.

In the remaining 5 minutes or so, he was fully fired and scored 10 points one after another, helping the Mavericks maintain a weak lead.

On the Warriors' side, Sun Yi was equally unstoppable, scoring 12 points in a row.

But the hell can't prevent the Mavericks from scoring, and they can't overtake the score.

The Warriors immediately made adjustments and stepped forward to double-team Nowitzki.

At this time, Kidd, the old guy, came out again to attack in series and successfully suppressed the Warriors' counterattack.

The Mavericks relied on Nowitzki's superb performance at critical moments and Kidd's series attack to drive the team's offense, maintaining their lead until the end.

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Warriors 106 to 101 and won their first victory in the Western Conference Finals.

(End of this chapter)