warrior godfather

Chapter 229
At this time, the five Warriors on stage are Curry, Clay, Green, Butler and Tony Allen. They stand in a row. Except for Curry, the other four seem to be of almost the same height, and none of them is over 5 meters player of.

Gentry stared dumbfounded at the Warriors' lineup, and after a long pause, he said to the assistant coach beside him in an unbelievable tone:
"What? Did I read it wrong? The Warriors put up such a lineup? Are they crazy?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, Gentry got up and came to the sidelines, beckoning Nash:

"Steve, the Warriors don't have an inside line. We will pay attention to hitting the ball to the basket later. We will make the other party pay for their stupidity!"

Nash nodded and said:
"I see, no problem."

"Di-"

With the reminder of the referee’s whistle, the game started, the Suns had the ball, Nash and Robin Lopez launched a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, and Green, who was standing at the center, stepped forward and returned after a big delay. Tony Allen took this opportunity to squeeze through Take cover and get to Nash's side.

Nash wanted to pass the ball when no one was guarding Robin Lopez, but Green's mobility was much better than Chandler's. After a big delay, he returned to his position in time and went around to defend Robin Lopez. Chances to pass the ball past.

Nash still didn't give up, and wanted to launch a pick-and-roll again, but this time Tony Allen was directly attached to his left front, blocking between him and Robin Lopez, giving way to the right breakthrough route.

The point is obvious, I'd rather put you in and challenge my guys in the paint than give you the chance to run a pick-and-roll up the lane.

Nash accepted Tony Allen's "comity" with a smile, and walked to the right, Tony Allen followed him, and Green was stuck between Robin Lopez and Nash, and gradually retreated.

Nash relied on his speed to come to the right side of the paint area. Tony Allen was half a body behind him. At this time, Butler on the right baseline suddenly retracted his defense and rushed towards Nash. Nash immediately distributed the ball to ambush him in the bottom corner Hill, but Butler quickly returned to his position and did not give Hill an open shot.

Facing Butler, Hill's failed isolation came to mind, he hesitated, and passed the ball back to Nash who retreated beyond the three-point line.

After Nash received the ball, there were only 7 seconds left on the offensive clock, and there was no time for him to play the pick-and-roll again. Tony Allen also noticed this and stuck to Nash with experience, not giving him room to shoot.

In desperation, Nash could only choose to play by himself, but Tony Allen was unmoved by his change of direction and behind-the-back dribble. Nash could barely make a mid-range shot.

Bang!

Under Tony Allen's serious interference, the basketball went out of the frame and was accepted by Green who was stuck.

"Counterattack!" Zhang Yu shouted standing on the sidelines.

Green didn't know if he heard Zhang Yu's voice. Instead of passing the ball to Curry, he held the ball and ran towards the frontcourt. This caught the Suns players off guard. They were all guarding against Curry's advance, but they didn't expect this A rookie who can defend and pass the ball can push the fast break by himself!

Green's dribbling was far less dexterous than Curry's, but it was smooth enough. He quickly advanced the frontcourt, passed to Curry who followed up on the left, and then ran non-stop to the right, making a screen for Clay.

After receiving the ball, Curry accelerated directly, dribbled to the right of Richardson, and brought it all the way to the free throw line, attracting the Suns' defensive attention, while Clay ran one step beyond the three-point line at the top of the arc with the help of Green's cover In the position, Curry seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, jumped up in the air, and threw the ball back.

Clay received the pass, and Turkoglu, who was chasing him, was blocked by Green, and there was no defense around him, but he did not make the slightest adjustment, and without hesitation, he raised his hand and threw a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line !

brush!
The basketball bounced into the hoop, and Clay and Green clapped their hands. Amid the cheers of the Warriors fans, they retreated to the backcourt expressionlessly.

63: 47.

Yang Jian said:

"This is the second three-pointer made by Klay Thompson. He has scored 8 points and made 2 of 2 three-pointers. The Suns can't let him go."

Zhang Weiping shook his head and said:

"The Suns didn't let him go on purpose. Green did a good job of covering the ball. He blocked Turkoglu and created a shooting opportunity for Clay. Of course, Curry's pass was also very accurate. Clay shot fast enough. Otherwise, Turkoglu will catch up."

Yang Jian laughed and said:

"I didn't expect it. The three of them cooperated so well. This is the first game they played together."

The Suns attack, this time Nash and Robin Lopez's pick-and-roll is successful, Green's big delay is wrong, giving Nash a chance to pass the ball, and Robin Lopez, who is running down, receives the pass from Nash and starts to attack the frame .

But the other players of the Warriors were already prepared. Butler and Clay were always paying attention to the movement of the ball. Seeing this, they immediately retracted the basket to help defend, and stopped in front of Robin Lopez, forcing him to split the ball.

Turkoglu received a pass from Robin Lopez in the corner of the strong side, but before he could make the next move, Green, who was still defending the pick-and-roll inside just now, rushed towards him quickly. Turkoglu If you hesitate for a moment, you will lose the opportunity to be vacant.

He didn't have time to be annoyed. He looked up and saw Curry on the weak side at 45 degrees to fill in for Hill in the bottom corner. Tony Allen took a turn in front of Richardson, Clay expanded to the top of the arc, and Butler was at the basket. Go around and defend Robin Lopez.

After half the game, Turkoglu knew how difficult the green-faced young man in front of him was. He didn't choose singles, but hung the ball to Robin Lopez at the basket, letting him hit Butler in a misplaced position.

But he misjudged Butler's confrontation. Butler tried his best to carry the big center behind him, and even had enough energy to jump up and intercept Turkoglu's pass from the air!
Snapped!
Butler slapped the ball back with one hand, and Green turned around and took two steps, daring to control the ball before Turkoglu. Looking up, Curry and Clay, one left and one right, headed towards the frontcourt like arrows leaving the string Flying away, he made a little calculation and threw the ball hard towards Curry.

The steal was caught off guard, the Suns players were unprepared, and only Richardson retreated in time. Curry received a pass from Green, took advantage of the trend, and went straight to the basket. Richardson did not hesitate. followed.

Curry took two steps forward and came near the free throw line, but instead of going any further, he turned around and passed the ball to Clay who was following up.

Richardson looked back and saw that Clay had just ran one step beyond the three-point line, and Nash, who was defending him, followed behind him. Richardson changed his mind and followed Curry.

He thought very clearly that as long as he controlled the area under the basket, he would be able to hinder Clay's fast break. Waiting for Nash to keep up, it is not impossible to defend the Warriors' goal.

But at the next moment, Richardson's ingenious plan disappeared. After Clay received the ball, he didn't have any intention of continuing to dribble the ball forward. , Raise your hand and throw a three-pointer!

Richardson froze, staring blankly at the basketball flying in the air, spinning and sliding past his head.

Fast break two-on-one opportunity, but you shoot a three-pointer with no defense? !
Nash, who was guarding Clay, also slowed down, passed by Clay with his right hand half-raised, and kept his eyes on the orange basketball.

Not only the two of them, but almost everyone in the arena was shocked by Clay's resolute shot and looked at the basketball quietly. Only Zhang Yu raised his hands, looked at Clay, and smiled.

brush!
After what seemed to be a very short and long wait, the basketball went into the net hollowly, and a few tenths of a second later, there was a belated cheer from the Oracle Center.

66: 47.

"Clay! Clay!"

"Oh, I love this No. 12. Did you see the expression on his three-point shot? He is like a cold-blooded killer who harvests lives!"

"Good shot! The shot was too resolute. The point difference came to 19 points. Clay's two three-pointers gave the Warriors a huge lead!" Yang Jian exclaimed.

Zhang Weiping said with a smile:
"Actually, this shot was unreasonable. In the fast-break two-on-one opportunity, hitting the basket is a better choice, but I saw his eyes, and I knew he was going to shoot. The 13th overall shooting guard... ...Hehe, it's kind of interesting."

Hearing what Zhang Weiping meant, Yang Jian took over and said:
"Speaking of this, there is another interesting thing, that is, after Klay was selected by the Warriors with the 13th overall pick, he was a little angry. Although he had a connection with the Warriors, Klay thought he was the best shooter in this draft. He was annoyed that no team picked him before the 13th pick, and wanted to wear the 13th jersey to motivate himself, play well, and let the teams that missed him take a good look."

"I remember, the Warriors' No. 13 jersey has been retired, right? It seems Chamberlain wore it back then?" Zhang Weiping thought for a while.

Yang Jian nodded:
"That's right, so Klay took the next best thing and chose the No. 12 jersey. This matter was said by Clay himself when he was interviewed by my station in the summer."

Because of Zhang Yu's relationship, the Warriors have a large number of domestic fans. CCTV arranged an interview with the Warriors' rookies, and both Green and Clay participated.

When the two were doing science to the fans, the Suns sent a baseline ball. Gentry paced back and forth on the sidelines, hesitating whether to call a timeout to stabilize the situation, but in the end he still didn't speak.

The third quarter has only started for 1 minute, and now it is called a timeout, it seems a bit early...

When Gentry was hesitant, the Suns launched an offense and still cooperated with the pick-and-roll, but Nash changed the offensive method this time. With the help of Robin Lopez's solid screen, he kept dribbling the ball inside until the free throw line stopped. A very tricky angle hit the ball to Robin Lopez.

Robin Lopez was already under the basket when he received the ball. He didn't dribble, turned around and made a small hook, and scored the ball.

66: 49.

Gentry on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief, while Zhang Yu sighed lightly.

The shortcomings of Green's inexperience were still revealed. There was a problem with his position selection just now. He didn't go forward, allowing Robin Lopez to easily receive the pass from a deep position, and he used his height to easily score overhead.

Looking back, the Warriors attacked, Green stood at the top of the arc, Robin Lopez looked at the sidelines, Gentry waved at him, he followed, stood a step or two away from Green, stretched out his hand Save his shooting space.

In the first half, Green made 2 open three-pointers. Although the efficiency of 5 of 2 shots seems to be average, 40% of the three-pointers are actually very high. He can be called an elite shooter in the league. Let Gent Li didn't dare to let Green go.

When Green held the ball at the top of the arc, Clay and Curry in the left and right bottom corners started to activate and ran a cross screen. Nash and Richardson, who were defending the two, had confusion in communication. Richardson Continuing to chase Curry, Nash subconsciously stopped Curry and relaxed his pursuit of Clay.

When preparing for the game, the coaching staff repeatedly emphasized Curry's shooting. The Suns players were also impressed by Curry's three-pointers in the playoffs last season. When defending off the ball, both of them paid attention immediately The force is on Curry.

But in this way, the Suns' defensive formation became chaotic, and Clay got a brief opportunity to open. Although Richardson reacted and switched defenses with Nash, he was still one position behind Clay, and Clay Lay continued to run to the opposite side at a 45-degree angle without stopping, and with the help of Butler's cover, Richardson was left behind again!
Green has been paying close attention to the running positions of the two at the top of the arc. Seeing that Clay was open, he immediately passed the ball over. Throwing a [-]-pointer, by the time Richardson chased him, Klay had landed.

Bang—swipe!

The basketball bounced into the frame, and Richardson, who became a little staggered after struggling to squeeze through the screen, rushed forward uncontrollably to stabilize his figure.

And Clay just glanced at him calmly, showed a green smile in the direction of the Warriors' bench, and retreated. He didn't look like a rookie at all, and he didn't show any nervousness or excitement.

At 69:49, the point difference was stretched to 20 points.

"Di-"

Gentry still called a timeout, and at this time, only 2 minutes and 13 seconds had passed since the start of the third quarter.

In the Oracle Center, almost all the fans stood up and offered their cheers and applause for this immature rookie. In just 2 minutes, Clay made 3 consecutive three-pointers, stopping their enemy Sun team, which made Warriors fans quickly fall in love with this quiet shooter.

"Hey, the current rookie is really amazing. He scored 2 points in 9 minutes. This guy is a bit unstoppable." Zhang Weiping was amazed.

Zhang Yu also applauded the Warriors players who were leaving the field, and said to Ron Adams beside him:

"It seems that Clay conquered the fans before Green!"

Ron Adams smiled and said:

"Scoring a three-pointer is always more eye-catching than a successful defense, but Clay's performance is the icing on the cake. Whether he can continue to maintain this advantage will depend on Drummond's performance."

　Thanks Yu Qingfeng for the reward!With this chapter alone, congratulations on the return of the king!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)