At 9:50 pm, the entrance ceremony begins.
There is no doubt that the Lakers still face hostility from the entire court when they take the field.
And this time Wang Yi discovered a problem, that is, the entire audience was wearing gold jerseys of the Warriors.
In the first two games, there were some Wang Yi fans who sneaked in.
But today it is completely gone.
Obviously, this should be because the Warriors have learned their previous lessons at home and did not let Wang Yi's fans sneak in again.
The reality is more serious than Wang Yi thought.
Those Wang Yi fans are basically of Chinese descent.
Even though they had tickets for the playoffs before, when they entered the venue they were blocked for various reasons and told that they could not enter.
The team can refund their tickets or even double the compensation, but they won't be able to enter.
This made Wang Yi's fans very angry, but there was nothing they could do.
They have suffered too much unfair treatment over the years.
And since they are so soft-spoken, there is naturally nothing they can do.
When the Warriors players appeared on the stage, the scene was as lively as those celebrities holding a concert.
At 10:00 sharp, the match between the two sides started.
The starting lineups of both sides remain unchanged.
In fact, in the previous two games, both sides tried to make adjustments.
But no matter how they adjust, the Warriors can't guard against the Lakers' pick-and-roll, and the Lakers still can't guard against the Warriors' passing, cutting, and running style.
Therefore, in the most important battle of Tianwangshan, the head coaches of both sides did not dare to make any adjustments, but instead put in their respective main starters.
When Wang Yi stepped on the floor of Chase Center, the cold mechanical sound of the system came to his mind.
【Please host to sign in.】
"Sign in."
Wang Yi said silently in his mind.
【Sign in successfully!】
[Sign-in reward: Peak Nash experience card.]
When Wang Yi heard this reward, he shook his head slightly.
Peak Nash is indeed very strong.
But his strength is not in his personal offensive ability - of course, his personal offense is also very good - his strength is mainly reflected in the improvement he brings to his teammates.
When he arrived at the Suns, the shooting percentages of all Suns players improved, and some even increased by 10 percentage points.
This is very scary.
Therefore, the Suns at that time became a highly entertaining team in the league with an excellent record.
Steve Nash won the regular season MVP for two consecutive years in 2005 and 2006.
8-time All-Star, 7-time All-NBA Team, 5-time assist leader.
These are enough to illustrate the power of Nash.
However, players like Wang Yi who have a strong desire to win have always liked to score by themselves.
He really doesn't care much about assists.
So he didn't use the experience card immediately.
Jump ball at midfield, the Warriors jumped to the ball.
Curry dribbled past the three-point line, and with Thompson's screen, he hit a long three-pointer in the opening game.
This made the fans at the scene very excited.
The on-site commentator, a silver-haired senior commentator named Grant, said excitedly when he saw this scene.
"Stephen's touch was good and set a tone for today's game. It seems that the Warriors have a good chance of winning the game today."
His partner is a black man named Gartman with a neatly trimmed beard.
"Yeah, as long as one of the Splash Brothers is fired, it's hard for them to defend. Coupled with the Warriors' unlimited passing and cutting style, this will make the Lakers very uncomfortable."
Looking back, the Lakers attack.
James glanced at Wang Yi, his meaning was obvious.
You have to respond to him.
Basically in these recent games, every time the opposing player shoots a long three-pointer, Wang Yi will respond.
Very tough.
Now Wang Yi naturally does his part.
After playing a pick-and-roll with James, he received the ball in the center circle and shot it without any ceremony.
Woo——
The basketball spins backward in the air with the sound of wind.
Bang!
The sound of blacksmithing is melodious and sweet.
The basketball bounced out of the hoop.
Although his logo three-point shooting rate is very high, it is impossible to hit every time.
The Warriors got the rebound.
The Splash Brothers picked and rolled again, and Thompson hit a three-pointer.
When the Lakers attack, Wang Yi still wants to respond.
But I don't know what happened today. The feel of the hand was still not good, and the ball still bounced out of the basket.
Fortunately, Zhuang Shen grabbed the rebound and passed it to James. James also wanted to respond with a three-pointer, but it bounced out of the basket again.
Looking back, the Warriors' Green hit another three-pointer.
This made the players in the entire Chase Center extremely excited.
You know, Green's outside shooting percentage is getting lower and lower now.
He still shot 29% in the regular season, but in the playoffs, he made only 2 of 15 3-pointers in the three-round series. It dropped directly to 13.3%.
For a professional player, such a three-point shooting rate is outrageous.
However, tonight he actually hit a three-pointer.
Just one minute into the game, the Warriors' three-pointer also rained down on the Lakers.
This made Lakers fans shake their heads.
Many fans even sighed: It's over, the Lakers are finished tonight.
But then the situation on the field changed suddenly.
Lakers coach Vogel did not call a timeout to adjust, but let the players on the court adjust themselves.
He believes that with players like James holding the line, the Lakers won't have any big problems.
Sure enough, during the next attack.
James no longer thought about responding to the ball, but winked at Wang Yi and prepared for a pick-and-roll.
Soon the two of them started a pick-and-roll, and James hit a mid-range jumper, thus scoring the Lakers' first score since the start.
Then, the Warriors still shot another three-pointer, but this time Curry failed to hit the three-pointer.
Lakers Wang Yi and James continued pick-and-roll.
James hit four goals in a row.
On the other hand, the Warriors' shooting percentage has dropped sharply since they first scored those three three-pointers.
Missed 7 shots in a row.
Even Wiseman's dunk under the basket can be dunked.
As a result, the Lakers quickly overtook the score and led the Warriors by one point.
In fact, if Wang Yi was in normal condition today, they could have led by at least 5 points.
But Wang Yi didn't know what happened today. He missed three points and failed to score two points.
In fact, this is normal. No player can maintain a stable state all the time.
Even James, who has remained stable for so many years since entering the league.
Occasionally, there will be a game where the state is not in the best state.
Some fans watching the live broadcast in the United States began to launch barrages.
"This Chinese guy can't do it today."
"He was out of shape for such a crucial event."
"Is it like James Harden, who becomes soft-hearted at the critical moment in the playoffs?"
"I'm just saying, the Chinese people are not good at all. You have been bragging before, but now look, you have been slapped in the face."
The two commentators on the sidelines also shook their heads.
Silver-haired Grant: "This is the first time for this Chinese to experience the playoffs. It is understandable that he was frightened into being soft in such a critical game."
Bearded Hu Gatman shook his head disdainfully: "This is their common problem."
In fact, Wang Yi knows why he is out of shape.
He was too excited. In such a critical event, his excitement level was far higher than before. Because he was too excited, his strength was exhausted.
The shape of the hand when shooting was already deformed, so it was naturally impossible to hit.
Chapter completed!