Warriors head coach Kerr has realized that Wang Yi's passing seems to be better than before, but he only thinks it is a coincidence.
After all, Wang Yi's passing has been mediocre in so many games in the past. If he had been better, he wouldn't have been better sooner. Why bother fighting with the Warriors all the way to Tianwang Mountain?
Lakers coach Vogel doesn't think Wang Yi will become sharp with this pass.
Yes, when Wang Yi was doing a pick-and-roll with James in a previous game, his passing was really strong.
But the next two passes were average.
And there was still a situation where James attracted the defense. Now that James has been lost, all the defensive focus is on Wang Yi. It will be more difficult for him to pass the ball well, so he also thought that the few passes Wang Yi just made were
luck.
During the timeout, James continued to encourage Wang Yi.
"The three passes just now were great. If we continue to keep up, we have hope of winning."
After the timeout, the game between the two sides continues.
The Warriors' offensive efficiency is still very high, and Thompson hit a three-pointer.
Looking back, when the Lakers were attacking, Wang Yi received the ball in the frontcourt.
But the moment he caught the ball, Thompson and Curry were already double-teaming him.
Wang Yi had no choice but to return the ball to Pope.
Then he kept running inside to get around the screen.
In this way, it is impossible for the other party to send two people to follow him all the time.
More than 10 seconds later, he finally received the ball from the outside.
Then he turned around as if about to take a three-pointer.
Thompson rushed over quickly.
And because Wang Yi had just come out from the inside to catch the ball and was about to take action, Green next to him wanted to pounce on him, but it was a little too late.
Wang Yi took advantage of this gap, knocked Thompson away, and then went straight to the inside.
He turned around inside, passed Wiggins and faced Wiseman's defense, and he threw the ball high.
Harrell on the other side of the basket has been waiting for a long time.
Leap high to catch the ball in the air and slam the ball into the basket.
Bang——
The basketball stand is constantly moving forward and back.
Harrell jumped excitedly after landing.
James stood up with his hands raised on the sidelines.
Once again, he kept shouting: "oh, my god, oh my god! oh my god..."
Harrell also came over and gave Wang Yi a high-five.
Wang Yi's two passes were very good, and he was very comfortable receiving the ball.
Vogel on the sidelines finally noticed something strange.
From the moment he came on the court in the second quarter, Wang Yi's playing style seemed to have completely changed.
He used to be a powerful assaulter and a general who charged into battle.
James is the marshal who is in charge of the Chinese army and strategizing.
But from the beginning of the second quarter, Wang Yi began to sit in the middle and strategize.
At the same time, his passing seems to be sharper and more accurate than James.
After his teammates received his pass, their shooting percentage was higher than that of James.
Of course, I only played for two minutes, and the sample is too small to truly illustrate the problem.
But at least we can see Wang Yi’s change.
After James is unable to play, if Wang Yi still charges forward and plays like before, then he can at most score high points by himself.
As for whether he can lead the team to victory, only God knows.
After all, basketball is a sport for five people. It is impossible for you to play one against five.
But now this style of play can fully mobilize teammates and allow them to participate in the offense. Coupled with Wang Yi's super scoring ability, the Lakers, who lost two generals, defeated the team that had to completely defeat the team. There is a glimmer of hope for the Warriors.
After a few more rounds, Wang Yi fully demonstrated his assist talent.
With his assists, the shooting percentages of several Lakers players have greatly improved.
In particular, the three-point shooting rate, which was very difficult for them in the past, also improved significantly in the second quarter.
Pope made 1 of 2 three-pointers in the second quarter;
Caruso made 2 of 3 three-pointers;
Small plus three points, 1 for 1.
As for Harrell, it was 2 of 2, all dunks under the basket.
Although the Warriors' offensive efficiency is also very high, it is not as high as the Lakers'.
So five minutes into the second quarter, the Lakers' lead had expanded to 15 points.
In the commentary box in the center of the auditorium, Ke Fan said in surprise:
"Wang Yi's passing was very good today. Let me look at the data. Thanks to his passing, his teammates' three-point shooting percentage today reached nearly 50%. Their two-point shooting percentage reached 75%. "
"Teacher Yang Yi, do you still remember? In the middle of the season, Wang Yi had a game where he passed the ball for a few minutes and was very amazing. He passed the ball through double spans and passed the ball through the opponent's back. There were endless tricks. . But that performance was just a flash in the pan, and I never saw him show his passing talent again. And in this round of the game, in G1, he and James did a pick-and-roll, and his passing was also very sharp."
"In the next three games, his passing was very average."
"Teacher Yang Yi, please help analyze why this is happening. Is his passing ability average or is he unwilling to pass the ball?"
Yang Yi nodded, looked at Wang Yi on the screen and analyzed:
"Basically since Wang Yi played against the Warriors in the regular season, I have watched every game of his. He has the ability to pass. And in some games, he can also show a very high level of passing. Just Let’s see if he wants to pass it.”
"So in today's game, he obviously wants to pass the ball. But Wang Yi who wants to pass the ball is the most terrifying."
"And you can imagine a wonderful scene. When James is not on the court, Wang Yi has led his teammates to play so wonderfully. If James plays, can the Warriors still be able to withstand it?"
Ke Fan's eyes lit up: "It's really exciting to think about it."
As commentators, they should not bring personal emotions into their explanations.
No matter which team you like, you can't be biased towards that team when commentating.
But Wang Yi is with the Lakers, and the Lakers are almost the home team of Chinese fans, so it is understandable that they prefer the Lakers when commentating.
At this time, the Warriors coach called a timeout again.
It won't work without pausing.
If we continue like this without a timeout, we will be defeated in the first half.
Courtside, when Warriors players come off the court.
All of them have black question mark faces.
He looked at coach Cole with a questioning look.
Coach, didn't you say that if we force Wang Yi to pass the ball, we have a high chance of winning? Now he has passed the ball, but how could this happen?
The shooting percentages of the other Lakers players were too high today. It was too scary.
Cole was also very helpless.
Guys like the Lakers usually pretend to be dead, and their three-point shooting percentage is abysmal.
Now in the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain, each of them lifted the coffin and came back alive.
Curry and Thompson also looked at the coach.
Chapter completed!