Chapter 137 Three-point battle, forcing out the strongest Splash Brothers!

Chapter 137

Wang Yan's three-pointer has become the most controversial topic in the league.

Coaches of some teams are also paying more and more attention to the status of three-pointers.

Mark Jackson was very annoyed after listening to Wang Yan's speech.

As a coach, he certainly doesn't like players from other teams telling him what to do.

But Wang Yan is so popular now and has won the championship, so Mark Jackson doesn't dare to argue with Wang Yan from a distance.

If they start a quarrel, Wang Yan wouldn't even have to say anything, his fans would be able to bring Jackson to death.

During pre-match training, Mark Jackson shouted in front of the players: "Wang Yan's three-point shooting style is wrong and will not last long. Basketball will always be the world of giants under the basket!"

Curry and Thompson listened expressionlessly. They were both very unconvinced, but they were both honest kids and would not argue with their coach.

Half past eight in the evening.

Oracle Arena in Golden State.

The Warriors faced the defending champion Cavaliers at home.

The Warriors' performance is mediocre right now, so Oracle Arena is not that popular.

But today, tickets to Oracle Arena are hard to come by.

Because Wang Yan is here!

Especially here in Golden State, there are a lot of Chinese people, and they are all rich.

Most of them are loyal fans of Wang Yan.

As soon as Wang Yan came on the field, he caused huge cheers from the audience. The momentum was almost the same as that of the home players.

The Warriors' starting lineup is Bogut, David Lee, Curry, Thompson, and Barnes.

This year's villain Green is still playing as a substitute.

The Cavaliers' starting five are TT, Wang Yan, Jamison, Butler and Irving.

Both teams have their main lineups, so it will be a tough match.

Jump ball in the center circle.

As a white center, Bogut's jumping ability is definitely not as good as Wang Yan's, so he just jumped symbolically and then quickly returned to defense.

Wang Yan passed the ball to Irving and launched the first wave of attack.

Mark Jackson knew that Bogut alone could not defend Wang Yan's opening show, so he asked Bogut and David Lee to double-team Wang Yan.

There was no way they would double-team the opponent right from the start, and the Warriors had no other options.

Mark Jackson had some personal grudges against him, so Bogut and David Lee not only double-teamed him, but also made big moves.

Wang Yan was used to it, so he didn't care and didn't complain to the referee.

Irving didn't seem to have any intention of passing the ball. He took advantage of the empty inside and changed direction to rush in.

Bogut and David Lee received a "secret order" from the coach, preferring to let others score rather than let Wang Yan complete his opening show.

So Irving rushed into the penalty area as if he was in an empty space.

Unexpectedly, what happened next was something no one expected.

Irving rushed into the penalty area and made a layup.

Logically speaking, Irving is a sure winner.

However, when Owen made his move, it missed the target, and his attack was very powerful.

state!
The basketball hit the hoop and bounced out!

At this time, Bogut and David Lee had let go of Wang Yan and were ready to grab the rebound.

Suddenly, Bogut felt a gust of wind blowing on the back of his neck.

bass!
Wang Yan actually jumped into the air and slammed the ball over Bogut's head!
boom!
The dunk was successful.

At the same time, Wang Yan almost rode on Bogut's neck.

Warriors fans were stunned.

Could it be that Owen and Wang Yan deliberately cooperated with each other?
If it was a planned tactic, it would be terrible.

Irving can actually pass the ball through the hoop?
Wang Yan was very excited because this was the first time the two of them had successfully cooperated in this way.

After the dunk, Wang Yan did not come down immediately, but grabbed the basket ring with his left hand and pointed at Irving with his right hand.

This action further confirmed that the two were cooperating tactically rather than being a stroke of genius!
Mark Jackson shook his head slightly on the sidelines, his face turning green with anger.

Wang Yan is really cunning!
Curry was so envious when he saw Wang Yan’s amazing slam dunk. He really wanted to have a slam dunk with him too!

The Warriors attack.

Curry advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed it to David Lee.

During this period, Curry's playing style was still very rigid and he did not have the deterrent power he had in his peak period.

David Lee faced Wang Yan and tried to rush left and right but couldn't get rid of him. In desperation, he had to pass the ball to Thompson on the outside.

With little time left on the offensive possession, Thompson made a hasty shot.

Due to Butler's interference, the shot missed!

During this period, Thompson did not yet have the aura of "no one else can do it better than him" that he had in his peak period.

After all, Mark Jackson doesn't take three-pointers too seriously.

Wang Yan protected the rebound and made a long pass, accurately passing it to Irving near the center line.

Irving left the others far behind and made a layup in the frontcourt!
4:0
In less than a minute of the game, two attacks were successful, which made the home fans very quiet.

The Warriors attack.

Curry finally took the initiative to attack, but it was not a three-pointer, but a pick-and-roll with Bogut.

After switching defense, Curry played against TT.

TT can't defend Curry.

Curry dribbled the ball in a fancy way, passed TT and went to the right side of the penalty area.

This is Curry's attack point.

Just as he was about to score with a high rebound, Wang Yan suddenly gave up David Lee and rushed in front of Curry.

Curry felt a black screen in front of his eyes and hurriedly shot out!

But Wang Yan still stretched out his arm, and snap!
The ball was confiscated directly!

What a bully!
Wang Yan did not pass the ball this time because his teammates were not in a good position and the Warriors retreated in time.

So Wang Yan simply launched a one-man attack and crossed half court with the ball.

Just as the Warriors players were squatting in the penalty area, ready for battle, Wang Yan received the ball outside the three-point line!
David Lee and Bogut secretly thought that this was not good. Was Wang Yan going to shoot a three-pointer?

By the time David Lee pounced on him, it was too late.

Wang Yan shot calmly from a distance of more than half a meter away from the three-point line, whoosh!

Meteor chases the moon and hits it!
There were also many fans of Wang Yan at Oracle's home court. When they saw Wang Yan make the three-pointer, they waved their arms excitedly.

But this is the Warriors' home court after all, so they can't cheer too loudly.

This three-pointer seemed to hit Mark Jackson's heart, making his face even uglier.

Just as Wang Yan scored the goal, Curry clenched his fists.

How he wished he could be like Wang Yan and shoot three-pointers as he pleased!

7: 0!

The Cavaliers, playing away from home, took the initiative and had a dream start.

Mark Jackson couldn't stand it anymore and had to call a timeout early.

At this time, some Warriors fans boldly shouted to Mark Jackson: "Why don't we shoot three-pointers?"

At first, only a few fans were shouting, but then more and more Warriors fans joined in, and almost the entire stadium was shouting in unison: "Three points! Three points!"

Wang Yan smiled secretly in his heart, it seemed that his pre-match ridicule had worked.

Mark Jackson didn't listen, but Warriors fans did.

The timeout ended and the game continued. Mark Jackson didn't have any good solutions.

So after the timeout, the Cavaliers continued to advance.

After the first quarter, the score was 37:21, and the Cavaliers led by 16 points!
This is only the first quarter and we are already heading for 20+.

Curry only took two three-pointers in the first quarter, making one of two, but he provided four assists.

His playing style is standard point guard style, with no characteristics of his own at all.

Wang Yan looked at Curry now and sighed in his heart.

At this time, all the Warriors fans in the stadium were angry. They saw Wang Yan throw in 4 three-pointers in the first quarter. It was too explosive!

Wang Yan can throw it away whenever he wants!

Warriors fans believe that if they want to compete with the Cavaliers, they must respond strongly with three-pointers!
But Curry and Thompson, the two best three-point shooting players, are still playing by the rules, but the score gap is getting bigger and bigger!

So the home fans shouted again, let Curry and Thompson shoot three-pointers!
Seeing that the coach was unmoved, the fans' shouts escalated and turned into curses!
"The coach is fired!"

"The coach is incompetent!"

"Go to hell, coach!"

. . . .

No matter how thick-skinned Mark Jackson is, he can't stand being abused like this by fans in his own home stadium.

At this time, several assistant coaches of the Warriors coaching staff also suggested changes to Jackson.

"Try to use the three-pointer, otherwise the game will lose suspense in the first half, which is not good!"

Mark Jackson pondered for a moment, finally made up his mind, and waved his hand: "Okay, you can try to shoot more three-pointers..."

From his tone, I could tell that he was really helpless.

Curry and Thompson were overjoyed, and they were ready to have a big fight!

The "Splash Brothers" of the previous life have finally released their seal under Wang Yan's constant stimulation and are about to display their three-point shooting skills in advance!

At the beginning of the second quarter, the substitutes of both teams played against each other, and the score difference did not change much because the level of the substitutes of both sides was similar.

At 4 minutes and 16 seconds into the game, Mark Jackson finally replaced the main lineup.

The home fans cheered again in unison: "Three points! Three points!"

The main players of both teams appeared on the court at the same time.

Wang Yan could tell from Curry and Thompson's faces that these two were in a different state than before. They were very excited and eager to try!

"Great!"

Wang Yan was overjoyed as he could finally compete with the Splash Brothers in three-point shooting!
The Warriors attack and serve the ball in the frontcourt.

Bogut helped Curry with screen. After Curry received the ball, he suddenly shot an arrow from nearly one meter away from the three-point line!
The seal is finally lifted!
In fact, the reason why Curry shot from such a long distance was that he was afraid of Wang Yan's defense.

The basketball drew a high parabola and went into the basket accurately!

Swish!
The Warriors fans at the Oracle Arena were extremely excited, and the moment the basketball went into the basket, they roared like thunder!
Curry was also happy.

He pounded his chest excitedly, then shook his head to vent the depression in his heart!
Wang Yan was happy for him.

But now that they are opponents, Wang Yan cannot show it.

He gestured to his teammates, asking the Cavaliers players to press more aggressively from the outside!
Cavaliers attack.

Wang Yan held the ball again and pretended to break through facing the double-team of Bogut and David Lee.

At the moment when the two people's center of gravity moved backward, Wang Yan took a big step back and retreated directly outside the three-point line!

There are two types of retreat steps, one is Wang Yan's, and the other is others'!
Because his step back is so scary, his stride is so huge.

Directly retreated from the edge of the penalty area to outside the three-point line.

By the time the two men reacted and rushed out, it was too late.

Wang Yan made a three-point shot at the speed of light!
Swish!
Strong response!

This was Wang Yan's first three-pointer in the second quarter.

The Warriors fans at the scene sighed.

Wang Yan is really scary.

The Warriors attack.

This time Curry feinted outside the three-point line, attracted the attention of the defense, and then passed the ball to Thompson who fell into the bottom corner.

Thompson got into his rhythm and without hesitation, he raised his hand and shot!
Swish!
The Splash Brothers are officially out!

The home fans were so happy that they shouted, "We have a three-point shooter, too!"

Mark Jackson sat on the sidelines with a blank expression on his face.

In fact, he felt very uncomfortable because this style of play was not what he liked.

But there is no way, Wang Yan started an era of indiscriminate three-point shooting. If the Warriors want to catch up, they have to shoot three-pointers.

He felt the crisis of his position.

In the next few rounds, both sides threw three-pointers at each other, with climaxes one after another.

However, Wang Yan was under greater defensive pressure, and the Splash Brothers went into a frenzy and were a little out of control.

At the end of the first half, the score difference was narrowed to 5 points.

66:61, the Cavaliers lead.

The Splash Brothers combined for 28 points in the second quarter.

Wang Yan himself also scored 21 points.

Curry made 3 three-pointers and Thompson made 5 three-pointers.

Wang Yan made 5 three-pointers.

It was a thrilling three-point battle.

Almost all Oracle fans stood up and applauded and cheered for the magical performance of both sides!

This should be the game with the highest proportion of three-pointers since the establishment of the NBA.

Wang Yan made 8 three-pointers in the first half, and he still has two more three-pointers to complete the task assigned by the system.

The second half should be an easy task.

But Wang Yan had already forgotten the system's task in his heart. He was already immersed in the pleasure of the passionate competition with the Splash Brothers!
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Splash Brothers continued to shoot three-pointers.

However, Wang Yan did not continue to shoot three-pointers because his habit was to let his teammates shoot first at the beginning of the third quarter.

Unexpectedly, Irving's three-point addiction was also aroused.

He usually didn't dare to shoot too many times, because Scott had made it clear that, except for Wang Yan, others should be cautious with three-pointers unless there was a wide open space.

But Irving's three-pointer is also his strong point.

So Irving and the Splash Brothers started to compete with each other.

But Irving's three-point shooting was not very stable during this period. In the first half of the third quarter, he made only 5 of 2 three-pointers and failed to maintain his firepower.

The Splash Brothers continued their hot hand, making 7 of 5 three-pointers.

With 6 minutes and 32 seconds left in the third quarter, Curry made a three-pointer and took the lead.

79:78.
Wang Yan knew that he had to take action, otherwise he would not be able to suppress the Splash Brothers.

So he shouted, and the team's defensive intensity increased sharply, not giving the Splash Brothers any chance to shoot.

At the same time, Wang Yan started raining three-pointers again!
Although the Splash Brothers are indeed gifted in three-point shooting, they are unable to cope with fierce defense during this period.

The Warriors' offense stagnated and their three-point shooting went silent.

On Wang Yan's side, he made three more three-pointers!

The score gap was widened again.

This game is so exciting!
Whether they were fans at the scene or fans watching the game on TV or computer, they were all jumping and shouting, saying it was so exciting!
After the third quarter, Wang Yan had made 11 three-pointers.

The record for three-pointers in a single game that year was 11.

In other words, Wang Yan tied the three-point record.

So there should be no problem whether Wang Yan can break the record!
(End of this chapter)