Clay Thomas used his little tricks to prevent Wang Yi from starting completely.
But Wang Yi had no intention of really taking off.
Instead, he took advantage of Clay's deceleration and braked quickly.
A counter run turned outside the three-point line.
Clay didn't react at all this time.
When Wang Yi came outside the three-point line, Hilder's pass had already come over.
At this time, Clay only had time to block Wang Yi, but Wang Yi's jumping height was far beyond his ability to match.
So when faced with Clay jumping up to block the shot, Wang Yi ignored it and still stood high and shot a three-pointer.
The basketball drew a bright arc and fell into the basket accurately.
Turning around, the Warriors continued to play fast.
The Kings retreated with all their strength.
Although they retreated very quickly, because they retreated too fast, they all retreated to within the three-point line.
And Curry directly hit a three-pointer from far away.
Wang Yi responded with a goal.
The Kings attacked again and they suppressed the rhythm.
This offense failed to score, but the Warriors also failed to score on the fast break.
In this way, with the back and forth between the two sides, the second quarter of the game ended.
In the end, the Kings relied on their previous advantage to lead the Warriors by 13 points in the first half.
Wang Yi only played 5 minutes and scored 12 points, plus a steal, a block and two assists.
This was accomplished just after running 5 kilometers.
So much so that during the halftime break, many media were already amazed by Wang Yi.
"Curry played 18 minutes in the first half and scored 18 points and 3 assists. Klay Thompson played 17 minutes and scored 12 points. Wang Yi only played 5 minutes and scored 12 points. This is
It’s really surprising.”
"And you have to consider that Wang Yi came on the field after completing 5 kilometers at a speed that almost broke the world record. This shows how strong this guy's scoring ability is."
During the halftime break, the coaches from both sides emphasized similar content.
The Warriors coach still emphasized:
"We have to play fast. Their full-court press in the first half consumed too much of their energy. Wang Yi's 5-kilometer run also consumed a lot of his energy, so we still need to play fast in the second half. Don't let Rooney play at the beginning of the second half.
, Green came on. We started with a five-small lineup."
Kings head coach Walton emphasized to the players: "They want to play fast, but we can't fall into their rhythm. Although we also like to play fast, today is different from the past. Today everyone consumes too much physical energy, especially
It’s Wang Yi, so we have to play slowly and try to reduce the number of offensive rounds.”
"Guarantee the success rate while reducing the number of attack rounds."
"Their Green will play in the third quarter. We can let go of Green's shots appropriately and use all our energy to contain Curry and Klay Thompson. Of course, Wiggins cannot be ignored."
"I remind you again, they want us to play fast, but we have to control our own rhythm. Unless there is a particularly good fast break opportunity, we should not launch a fast break. Slow down, boys."
So the next game took on a very strange rhythm.
When the Warriors attack, they will seize every opportunity to play fast break. Even if there is no chance, they must create opportunities to play fast break.
Like an impatient young man.
When the Kings attack, they try to slow down the pace and engage in positional warfare.
Looks like a hobbling old man.
Both sides firmly grasp their own rhythm and avoid falling into the other party's rhythm.
Amidst this tug and pull, both sides refused to give in.
But after all, the Kings are far behind the Warriors in terms of overall strength.
In this gradual pull, the Warriors gradually caught up with the score.
In the last two seconds of the 3rd quarter, Curry hit a three-pointer across the court, closing the gap to only 2 points.
There is nothing that can be done about it, as the strength gap between the two sides is too huge.
The longer the game goes, the worse it will be for the Kings.
This is like two boxers with a huge gap in strength.
If the fighting time is limited to one round, it will not be difficult for the weak to persevere.
But if the time is extended to 20 rounds, 30 rounds, or even 50 rounds, the more rounds, the more disadvantageous it will be to the weak.
The gap between the two sides will become more prominent.
And now there is a huge problem before the Kings players.
Wade raised this issue in the commentary box: "The Kings players have consumed too much physical energy, which can be seen from their body language on the court. Although they are still attacking like crazy in the first quarter, their speed has slowed down.
They can no longer jump high, so whenever they get a chance, they will bend down with their hands on their knees to catch their breath."
"Especially their leader Wang Yi. Look at how he looks now. He is lying directly on the floor to rest. This is enough to show that Wang Yi has exhausted too much physical energy."
Reggie Miller echoed: "That's true. As far as I know, Wang Yi only had this situation when he was with the Lakers last season, but his physical fitness has been greatly improved after coming to the Kings. I don't think so."
Knowing how he trains, it seems that his physical fitness is better than most players."
"So in the Kings, we basically don't see him lying on the floor to rest. Today he is lying on the floor to rest again, which is enough to show that he has exhausted too much physical energy."
In the Kings dugout, Kings coach Walton squatted next to Wang Yi and asked: "Wang, do you want to rest for a few minutes later?"
Wang Yi shook his head: "No need."
In fact, he really wanted to rest.
But he can't rest.
The other players were also tired, and Barnes was gasping for air;
Bagley's face was dripping with sweat;
Holmes kept pouring water.
Hilde also turned pale.
They are still insisting. As the boss of the Kings, do they still have to lie on the sidelines and watch the show?
As for Wang Yi running 5 kilometers before, he thinks those are all excuses.
He always believed in one thing.
When you can't hold on, just hold on and it will pass.
Isn’t there just 12 minutes left?
He could hold on.
Nicole had also arrived at the arena. When she saw Wang Yi lying on the floor, his chest rising and falling, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
If she could, she really didn't want to see Wang Yi sweating every day on the court and training hall, working so hard and tired every day.
But she knows that basketball is Wang Yi's passion.
Wang Yi is willing to give everything for it.
Then the only thing she can do is to go all out to support Wang Yi.
After resting for less than two minutes, Wang Yi stood up again following the referee's call.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Kings served.
In order to save energy, Wang Yi still stayed in the right corner.
When Hield dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Wang Yi suddenly started without warning.
Tang Shen, who was guarding him, thought Wang Yi was going to run outside the three-point line to catch the ball, so he quickly followed him outside the three-point line, but Wang Yi suddenly turned inside the three-point line when he was halfway there.
Tang Shen's expression changed, and he quickly followed him to the three-point line, but at this moment, Holmes made a screen for Wang Yi.
Wang Yi once again turned outside the three-point line.
Tang Shen failed to follow.
Hield's pass came to Wang Yi's hands accurately.
Wang Yi caught the ball without hesitation and lifted it high.
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