Chapter 221 The Warriors' Tactics Change, Wang Yan Faces Them Calmly

David Lee was actually very dissatisfied with the change of status from starting player to substitute. After all, he was already an All-Star player, while Green was just a defensive stalwart.

But the sudden rise of the Warriors last year had a lot to do with Green's mention of starting. Because of the increased defense, Green was also better at covering for the Splash Brothers.

As soon as he came on the pitch, David Lee was eager to show his merit, so after receiving the ball, he did not pass it to the outside, but faced Wang Yan and rushed and attacked fiercely.

Of course Wang Yan would not spoil him.

Everyone else was hiding from Wang Yan, except David Li who disobeyed.

Of course, this is also the arrangement of the head coach.

David Lee's first strong shot was blocked by Wang Yan and he was fanned out of bounds.

Then he received the ball again, pretended to attack, but passed it to Thompson on the outside.

Thompson did not miss and made the three-pointer!
This is the purpose of David Lee coming up, which is to share the pressure of outside offense.

Judging from this round, it was a success.

But the Cavaliers quickly came up with a countermeasure, which was to let TT defend David Lee, and Wang Yan assist in defense.

This allows Wang Yan to free up his hands to assist in defending the outside line.

TT's one-on-one defense is also good and can limit David Lee.

This change in defensive formation made the Warriors extremely uncomfortable and they got into trouble again.

With Wang Yan's assist to Irving's three-pointer, the Cavaliers took the lead.

Curry was really anxious.

The Warriors were on offense, and Curry just passed midcourt when he threw out a long three-pointer.

His left foot was still in the center circle, more than one meter away from the three-point line.

Swish!
Curry is worthy of being the three-point god. He can make the shot from such a long distance!

Curry's long three-pointer inspired the enthusiasm of the home fans, and the entire Oracle Arena cheered!
However, this ball can only temporarily alleviate the Warriors' decline.

Overall, the Cavaliers still suppressed the Warriors, and Curry's unreasonable three-pointers could not become a regular weapon.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 91:86, with the Cavaliers leading by 5 points.

The score difference is not very big, but after watching the game, you will understand that the Warriors' chances of overtaking are very slim.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors replaced Thompson early and let him play with the bench lineup.

The Warriors want to catch up with the points with the bench lineup.

This is certainly feasible, but the Cavaliers were not willing to be outdone and also replaced Wang Yan just to ensure that the bench lineup would not suffer.

Wang Yan led the substitutes to face the Warriors and almost ended up in a draw.

There is no way, the Warriors' bench is really strong, with Iguodala, Speights, and Bazemore, there are too many scoring points.

Speights also has a three-pointer, which comes out of nowhere.

More than five minutes into the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers still led by six points.

Warriors head coach Mark Jackson was really panicked.

This is a game against the Cavaliers, and it may very well be a preview of the finals.

If they lose, it will be a big blow to the Warriors.

After all, the opponent is the defending champion, so there is a psychological advantage.

Both sides once again sent out their main lineups for the final decisive battle.

Wang Yan still didn't rest.

Since the start of the season, the only game that made Wang Yan fight so hard was the one against the Warriors.

Of course, it’s lucky for the fans because they can see the “King of Full Power”!
Especially for neutral fans, they don’t care about winning or losing, the most important thing is that the game is interesting.

The Cavaliers attack.

Wang Yan received the ball on the left sideline and shook it with his left hand.

There are many basketball stars who can catch the ball with one hand, but not many of them can do it handsomely.

Jordan and McGrady are the most handsome.

Wang Yan's one-handed catch was not only handsome, but also more domineering, because he was tall and had long arms, and his movements were beautiful. Green appeared again, sticking close to Wang Yan, and Bogut was ready at the edge of the penalty area, ready to double-team.

Suddenly, Wang Yan pretended to take the ball and bent down suddenly. Green immediately moved his feet to block Wang Yan's attack route in advance.

But Wang Yan's three threats were too powerful, and this was just a feint.

Seeing that Green was fooled, Wang Yan switched the ball to his right hand from behind and broke through from the right.

This kind of dribbling move is so difficult even for defenders to perform.

So silky!

But Wang Yan was able to complete it easily and passed Green cleanly!

Entering the penalty area, Bogut rushed towards him.

Wang Yan looked up, but he passed the ball from below and easily passed it to the basket.

TT rushed over and ate a big wife cake, bang!
Wang Yan broke through the Warriors' defense with his own strength.

This was the moment when the Warriors' defense was slightly lax, allowing Wang Yan to complete the attack.

Green was helpless. He whispered a few words to Bogut, and the two decided that they should double-team Wang Yan in advance.

To Wang Yan, single defense is like air.

Warriors attack.

Curry dribbled the ball forward and Irving defended Curry closely.

Because Curry's long three-pointer just now was too scary, Irving was guarding Curry closely before he reached the center line.

Under the training of Wang Yan, Irving in this parallel world is more than just an offensive spearhead.

His defense improved quickly, and it was difficult for Curry to get rid of Irving.

But the Warriors' system was very complete. When they saw that Curry couldn't get rid of him, Green immediately set up a screen and blocked Irving.

Curry quickly moved sideways with the help of the screen, preparing to shoot.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yan was like an iron tower, blocking Ku Li.

Wang Yan's assistance is everywhere!
It was impossible for Curry to rely on his speed to get rid of Wang Yan and beat a bigger opponent with his small team. He tried twice and failed both times, so he had no choice but to pass the ball.

So Curry stopped trying and passed the ball.

Thompson also had a hard time facing Butler, but the offensive time was almost up.

In desperation, Thompson had to shoot against Butler!
Boom!
The basketball hit the inner edge of the basket and went in.

Thompson is Thompson, always so incredible.

After scoring the goal, both Thompson and Curry smiled.

Occasional luck cannot change the situation on the court. Wang Yan immediately responded to Thompson with a step-back three-pointer.

In the next few rounds, both sides played well and the score difference was always within 10 points.

The Warriors seemed to have some chances, but they just couldn't catch up, which made Warriors fans very panicked.

However, the Splash Brothers always surprise people.

Just when Cavaliers fans thought the game was over, the Splash Brothers suddenly broke out at the same time.

The two made consecutive difficult three-pointers.

On the Cavaliers side, Wang Yan's several passes after being double-teamed did not turn into assists, and the Cavaliers teammates were a bit disappointing.

With more than 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Warriors were only 1 point behind.

Scott put his hands on his hips, shook his head angrily, and had to call a timeout.

Wang Yan was not surprised at all, he knew that the Splash Brothers had this ability.

I just didn't expect to come so late today.

Maybe it's not too late, after all, both sides have opportunities.

During the timeout, Wang Yan continued to encourage his teammates. In fact, he didn't care much about the Christmas game. It was just an American holiday.

He hopes that after this game, the resilience of his Cavaliers teammates can be improved, which is Wang Yan’s ultimate goal.

(End of this chapter)