We all know how strong the three splash brothers of the Warriors in this year's playoffs are.
Although their three-point shooting percentage was average during the regular season.
Curry 38%;
Tang Shen 36%;
Poole is also at 38%.
But in the playoffs, the three of them found their sights at the same time.
Curry has 44%, Thompson has 42%, and Poole has 40%.
In the first two rounds, three three-pointers shot through the Suns and killed the Mavericks.
And now their three points are coming again.
Curry hit two three-pointers in a row, Thompson hit four three-pointers in two minutes, and Poole also hit two three-pointers at this time.
The point difference gradually narrowed to 9 points.
Kings coach D'Antoni had to call another timeout.
Only five minutes into the second half, he had already called the second timeout.
Although there was a small problem with the Kings' offense, it was not a major problem.
But the Warriors performed superbly in these five minutes.
So D'Antoni has to find a way to limit the Warriors' crazy three-pointers.
But as we all know, when a shooter feels a three-pointer, it is very difficult to hold him down.
Curry doesn't have to be afraid.
When Wang Yi goes all out, he can definitely hold Curry down.
He can use his speed and reflexes to catch up with Curry without giving Curry any chance to make a move.
In these 5 minutes, except for the two three-pointers that Curry initially hit, he did not take any shots at all.
But who will press the button between Poole and Thompson?
Others don't have as strong a pursuit and defense ability as Wang Yi.
Not to mention Wang Yi's shot-blocking ability.
Wang Yi actually proposed a solution: "Since Poole and Thompson can't be held down, let's use offense to solve the problem."
When he said this, his tone was very relaxed. Everyone looked at Wang Yi and saw Wang Yi's confident face.
They all understood that Wang Yi was going to attack.
In the previous first half, Wang Yi rarely took the initiative to attack and spent most of his energy on the defensive end. But now that the defense can no longer limit the opponent, he uses offense to solve the problem.
As the saying goes, offense is the best defense.
Return to the field.
After Wang Yi came to the frontcourt, he used James' single screen to catch the ball and shot instantly.
Tang Shen, who was watching him, had no chance of disturbing him at all.
Three points are like arrows, piercing into the net.
Turn around and the Warriors attack.
Thompson hit another three-pointer.
Then he turned around and Wang Yi made a chasing three-pointer.
Looking back again, Poole hit a three-pointer.
The Kings attacked and Wang Yi scored another three-pointer.
In the next three minutes, Wang Yi completely strangled Curry on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, he used his own three-pointers to withstand Poole and Thompson's three-pointers.
It can be said that he single-handedly withstood the counterattack of the three Splash brothers.
Finally, with three minutes left in the third quarter, Thompson and Poole finally began to miss.
After Wang Yi missed a shot, he also started assisting James, Paul and Danny.
These three people also started to score points.
At the end of the third quarter, the score difference was maintained at 13 points.
In the middle of the fourth quarter, the three Splash brothers showed off their power again.
First Curry hit a three-pointer, then Poole and Thompson also hit three-pointers one after another, and the difference was once again narrowed to 7 points.
At this time, Wang Yi stood up again.
Curry was completely locked down on the defensive end.
On the offensive end, in addition to hitting two three-pointers of his own, he also assisted Danny to hit three three-pointers.
This time he and Danny withstood the other's attack.
In the end, the Kings defeated the Warriors by 147:132 by 15 points.
In the playoffs where the defensive intensity is so high, such high-scoring games are rare.
The reason why both sides scored so high is because both sides shot a lot of three-pointers.
The three splash brothers of the Warriors combined to hit 21 three-pointers, while the Warriors as a team hit 25 three-pointers.
Under normal circumstances, when a team hits 25 three-pointers, it should win the game.
However, what they encountered was the Kings team led by Wang Yi.
Wang Yi and Danny combined for 21 three-pointers.
Together with James, Paul, Anthony, Joe and others, the Kings hit 33 three-pointers.
This is the first time that everyone has seen the three Splash brothers being suppressed by the opponent's three-pointer.
The most important thing is that Curry was completely locked up in this game.
Apart from hitting four three-pointers, he did almost nothing.
Wang Yi defended him closely throughout the game, allowing Curry to score 12 points, zero rebounds and zero assists, and made 6 turnovers.
This is extremely rare for Curry.
On the other hand, look at Wang Yi.
Although he spent more energy on the defensive end today, he still scored 39 points today.
In addition, he had 16 rebounds, 12 blocks and 9 steals, almost another 4-double.
At the post-game press conference, Curry had to shake his head and lamented: "That guy is a defensive expert. Any player in the league will have an extreme headache when encountering such a defender."
The reporter's question became very tricky at this time: "So compared to him and Green, who is better defensively? Who deserves the dpoy more?"
There is no doubt that Curry feels that Wang Yi's defense is stronger.
Wang Yi has almost no blind spots in all directions, and he is completely attached to him.
He had no chance to perform at all.
Green can't do this.
But as a teammate, Curry naturally cannot let others outshine his own prestige.
He gave a very emotionally intelligent answer:
"Both of them have strong defense, but their defense styles are different. As the official said, Green's defense is more team-oriented, while Wang's defense is more individual-oriented, which will make the single player feel more oppressive."
"As for who the dpoy should be given to, I think the official explanation has explained everything. This year's dpoy belongs to Green. Wang is likely to take over the dpoy in the next few years, but this year's dpoy will definitely belong to Green."
He neither wanted to anger Wang Yi nor offend Green.
But that's what Curry said here, but the media didn't think so.
Many media outlets are not too concerned about the excitement and have issued various reports.
Bleacher Report: "The new dp oy was beaten on both offense and defense, so this is the weakest dpoy."
New York Times: “The NBA’s selection of low dpoy is a big joke. Can you imagine that the newly promoted dpoy was beaten by Wang Yi on both offense and defense in just half a game?”
And O'Neal commented even more so in his Shaq Show:
"Look at Green's defense in this game, and then look at Wang Yi's complete lock-down of Stephen. This is a slap in the face of those reviewers. Wang Yi is the well-deserved dpoy, and he is the number one offensive and defensive player in the league today.
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Celtics legend Pierce, who has always criticized Wang Yi in the past, also expressed his opinion at this time:
Chapter completed!