warrior godfather

Chapter 274 Kevin, are you panicking?
On March 3, the Warriors came to Boston to challenge the Celtics after a day off.

The Celtics this season is the same as last season. The regular season is mainly to hide their strengths and bide their time. They have been hovering between the third and fourth places in the Eastern Conference and will not fall, but they have not encroached on the top two positions.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Celtics' strength is more than that, and the playoffs are the stage for them to play.

Tonight, these old fritters taught the young Warriors a lesson.

In front of the seasoned Pierce, Butler seemed at a loss. He was not afraid of the stronger James, because James rushed in, with Green and Chandler helping to defend and fill in. The help of his teammates was his fearless confidence.

But Pierce is completely different. He is full of fake moves, and can even make people fly away with his eyes. When he uses his big butt to play back singles, the slightly immature Butler is even more helpless.

This may sound vulgar, but "big butt" is a unique talent for NBA players. Barkley can dominate the inside line with a height of less than two meters. effect.

Garnett's iron-blooded jumper also made Green helpless. No matter how strong his confrontation and defensive awareness were, he could not offset the height gap between himself and Garnett. He could only watch the basketball from him time and time again. The tip crossed and fell into the basket.

Clay has learned a lot about off-ball running from Ray Allen, a master off the ball. His proud off-ball offensive skills pale in comparison to Ray Allen. At the end, he was blown away by Ray Allen.

In the end, under the power of the Celtics' Big Three, the Warriors lost the game 93:103.

Curry also had a hard time playing under Rondo's defense. His current dislocation and big play have not reached the level of his peak period, and he can't perform well in front of Garnett. After the whole game, he only scored 22 points. Points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds, and the performance of others is also very average.

And on the same day that the Warriors lost to the Celtics, the Thunder defeated the Eagles 111:104 away. Durant easily scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, once again expanding his advantage in the total scoring list, leading the Curry scored 13 points.

On March 3, when the Warriors came to Philadelphia, Zhang Yu specially gave the players a day off. After a short rest, everyone's condition finally recovered.

The next night, the regrouped Warriors and the 76ers who were waiting for work started a contest at the Fuguo Center Arena.

The 76ers who are all soldiers are very difficult to deal with. Zhu Holiday, Iguodala, Elton Brand, Thaddeus Young and others are not well-known, but they are all powerful players. The game entered from the very beginning. In the head-to-head confrontation.

But the Warriors quickly fell into a passive state, and their offense had problems.

The other side of the young team's ability to rush and play was exposed in this game. The state of the young players is unstable. Clay and Butler felt very cold today, and they are the second and third scorers of the Warriors , After the two misfired, Curry was the only one to support the offensive end.

Although the Warriors regained some points in the transition period thanks to the outstanding performances of Jeremy Lin, Yi Jianlian and Danny Green, they still couldn't fill the vacancies of Clay and Butler, and the Warriors have been lagging behind their opponents.

It’s just that the 76ers were successful and defeated by all the people. Like the Eagles, they lacked a core star who could make the final decision. When the force set off an offensive frenzy, the 76ers still wanted to rely on team offense to stabilize the situation, but they couldn't match Curry's terrifying firepower output, and finally lost 103:107.

In the end, Curry made 26 of 15 shots, 18 of 10 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, blasted 45 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Among them, he scored 21 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter, staged the ultimate personal heroism, and led the Warriors Staged a big reversal of 16 points behind when the point difference was the largest!

Relying on the performance of the gods in this game, Curry also surpassed Durant, who scored 18 points after defeating the Suns on the same day, and returned to the top of the total scoring list, leading Durant by 15 points, only in terms of scoring average. It is also 0.1 points behind Durant.

Soon, Curry ushered in a chance to overtake. The Thunder challenged the Grizzlies back-to-back away. After a whole strangled battle, the Grizzlies won 107:101. Durant felt bad and only scored 20 points. point.

So far, both Curry and Durant have played 62 games, and Durant is only 5 points ahead of Curry in the total scoring list. This small gap will not be displayed in the scoring list. Curry finally caught up. With Durant, both scored 27.2 points!
……

Two days later, on September 3th.

boom!
Not far from Phu Quoc Center, in a gym in a hotel, Durant put down the dumbbells in his hand, took a long breath, picked up the towel hanging around his neck, and walked to the rest area while wiping his sweat.

After defeating the Grizzlies, the Thunder flew to Philadelphia to continue their road trip.

When Durant was drinking water, Westbrook also finished his exercise, walked over, and sat down next to Durant. His skin was covered with beads of sweat, and his breathing was short of breath. Much stamina.

"Russell, save some energy, there is still a game to play tonight." Durant put down the water bottle and reminded.

Westbrook laughed heartily:

"Haha, it's okay, just warming up."

Brooks only arranged light training for adapting to the field today. The two couldn't stay idle, so they spontaneously came to the hotel's gym to exercise their strength. They are both football idiots, and it would be uncomfortable if they didn't train for a day. They couldn't use the 76ers' training for the away game. For the venue, I can only go to the gym to develop my strength.

"Hey, did you know that the Warriors stayed in this hotel two days ago." Westbrook said suddenly.

Durant was startled and nodded:

"Oh, what a coincidence..."

After he finished speaking, there was no more to say, but he lowered his head and swiped his phone.

The outside world regards Durant and Westbrook as the twin stars of the Thunder, the cornerstone of the team more important than other pairs, but the relationship between the two is not very close, just ordinary friends.

The two were silent for a while, then Westbrook raised another topic and said in a joking tone:

"Curry scored another 32 points in Cleveland yesterday, surpassing you in the scoring list. Many people said that he will be the league's first epoch-making scoring champion and the league's top scorer. He will step on you in the future, Kay. Wen, are you panicking?"

Durant raised his head, smiled, and said:

"You mean Stephen Curry? His three-point shooting is really accurate. In a few years, he may really become the league's top shooter, but he is still far behind in terms of scoring."

For Curry, who has repeatedly played outstanding performances against the Thunder and defeated himself, Durant has mixed feelings. He admires Curry's skills, but Curry's rise blocks his way, and makes him feel bad about Curry. An antipathy.

Without Curry, the Thunder would have made the playoffs last year, and he wouldn't be in the second team with a slight disadvantage. This year, the Warriors have been pressing on the Thunder, and the media has been exaggerating the two "" It is difficult for Durant not to feel grudges against Curry because of the "enemy of life" relationship.

He was silent for a while, his eyes gradually became sharper, he put his phone in his bag, stood up slowly, walked to the fitness area, and said in a deep voice:
"Curry can catch up, but he just took the bonus of the easy schedule...Look, the scoring champion must be mine!"

Westbrook got up to keep up, laughed and said:

"Don't worry, Kevin, with my help, you will definitely be able to win this scoring champion!"

That night, Durant turned on the offensive mode, and Westbrook also intended to play for him. Durant made 27 crazy shots, scored 39 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the Thunder to a 110:105 victory over the 76ers.

The Warriors, who faced the Nets back to back, lost the game with a score of 114:127. Curry felt bad and only scored 23 points in 21 shots. Durant once again caught up with Curry in the scoring list. The battle is still going on in full swing.

……

In the early morning of spring in Auckland, there are often large clusters of mist, but when the sun rises, the soft sunlight quickly melts the mist, which is as thin as a veil, and gently falls on people's bodies, as if Soothe people's cold body after a winter.

In this bright weather, Zhang Yu's mood also became more comfortable.

He was driving a pure white Porsche 911 on the wide highway 880. With all the windows down, he felt the cool wind blowing against his face. He squinted his eyes comfortably, and a smile slowly formed on the corners of his mouth.

In the previous seven consecutive away trips in the Eastern Conference, the Warriors achieved a record of 5 wins and 2 losses. Among the two losses, one was lost to the Celtics with the Big Three, and the other was the last stop of the away game. Playing the Nets back to back, the players were exhausted physically and mentally, and they were out of shape. It is understandable to lose the game.

After grasping this sweet schedule, the Warriors' record came to 46 wins and 19 losses, ranking third in the West, 1.5 wins behind the Lakers and 0.5 wins ahead of the Mavericks.

In this year's Western Conference, except for the Spurs leading the second-ranked Lakers by 3.5 games, the records between the second-fourth Lakers, Warriors, Mavericks and Thunder are all very close, and the rankings may be at any time. changes.

The Mavericks suffered a two-game losing streak after the All-Star Weekend, but Bogut is a dirty man, and his playing strength is undeniable. He quickly integrated into the Mavericks' system, supported the Mavericks' inside defense, and helped The Mavericks are 6-1 after a two-game losing streak, clinging to the Warriors and poised to overtake them.

However, Zhang Yu is not too worried about this at the moment. After seven straight trips in the Eastern Conference, the league has arranged three opponents for the Warriors: Magic, Timberwolves and Kings.

But then the Warriors will sit at home to meet the challenged Mavericks, and after this game, the Warriors and the Mavericks still have two games to play. These three direct dialogues will have a crucial impact on the ranking of the two teams.

Fortunately, Zhang Yu ordered the scouting department to pay close attention to the Mavericks' recent movements, and often discussed with the coaching staff the changes and new tactical characteristics of the Mavericks after Bogut was introduced. He had a plan for how to play the Mavericks.

But Zhang Yu knows how good Nowitzki is this year, and because of his butterfly effect, the Mavericks did not introduce Chandler in the first half of the season. Nowitzki's performance is even better than before, and he can shoot 52% rate, 40.2% three-point shooting rate, scored 24.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists efficiently, and has always been in the top five of the MVP rankings.

Of course, with Nowitzki's astonishing performance, the titles of "soft guy" and "regular season king" once again surround him. People think that this will be another "Nowitzki"-style season— ——The regular season is heavy punching, the playoffs are submissive, and some people are even guessing whether the Mavericks will be black seven or black six this year. No one guesses that the only reason the Mavericks will be black eight is the record of the Spurs The lead is too large, and the Mavericks basically have no hope of being No. [-] in the West.

Like Nowitzki, Curry is also a frequent visitor on the MVP rankings. He even ranked first a few times at the beginning of the season, and later fell outside the fifth place due to the ups and downs of the team's record.

However, with the five-game winning streak before the All-Star and the outstanding performance of 7 wins and 2 losses after the All-Star, Curry won the best of the two weeks, and also regained the top three positions in the MVP rankings. After more than ten years of sinking, it is the first time that a player has ranked so high in the MVP rankings, which made Warriors fans excited.

It’s just that Zhang Yu knows that Curry is unlikely to win the MVP. Like the Warriors, the Bulls, who have sprung up this season, have been entrenched in the first place in the league, even surpassing the Spurs. Rose also scored 25.7 points, 8.3 assists and 4.3 The gorgeous data of 1.3 rebounds and steals has never fallen out of the top three positions in the MVP rankings. Among the bookmakers, his odds of winning the MVP are also far ahead.

"Today is a good day~"

When the towering outer walls of the Oracle Center appeared in Zhang Yu's sight, he stopped letting his thoughts wander aimlessly, hummed a cheerful tune, slightly slowed down the car, drove into the parking lot of the Oracle Arena, and parked the car. Okay, come to the training ground and start today's training.

After the Warriors returned to Oakland from their road trip the day before yesterday, Zhang Yu gave the team a day off, and tonight the team will face the Magic from afar. This is a tough battle, and the training intensity will not be too high. Mainly physical training.

When Zhang Yu came to the training ground, almost all the players had arrived. They stood together in twos and threes, chatting and laughing casually. The coaching staff stood aside, talking about the troubles of middle-aged men. The atmosphere in the training ground was relaxed and comfortable. , The team has no tension from top to bottom to face a strong team.

Zhang Yu came to the crowd with a smile on his face. The players also saw Zhang Yu's figure and greeted him one after another:

"Boss, you arrived 15 minutes later than usual today!"

"Good morning, Coach."

"Boss, thank you, I bet Drummond that you will step on it today, and you did not disappoint me, and helped me win $100..."

Zhang Yu listened to all kinds of greetings from the crowd, and the smile on his face became more intense, and he scolded:

"Okay, I just slept a little longer today, stop talking nonsense and start training!"

"Haha..." The crowd let out a burst of laughter, and then shouted in uneven voices, "Yes, sir!"

(End of this chapter)