warrior godfather

Chapter 326

Zhang Yu looked up, and the statistics of the game were being displayed on the big screen.

The best performer in the Warriors was Curry. Although he didn't feel good in the first half, he insisted on shooting a lot of three-pointers. In the third quarter, he successfully recovered his touch. He made 20 of 9 shots and 14 of 6 three-pointers. Among them, he made 4 of 3 free throws, scored 27 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, of which 4 three-pointers were made in the second half.

巴特勒12投6中，三分5中2，罚球10中8，进攻端先后打爆了马特.巴恩斯和杰森.卡波诺, 砍下21分5篮板3助攻, 对湖人造成了极大的杀伤, 在库里手感不好的时候，撑起了勇士的进攻端。

Clay made 14 of 7 shots, 9 of 5 three-pointers, no free throws, scored 19 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. He and Butler are two extremes. Butler will stand on the free throw line every game. Got 5.4 free throws, while Clay's free throws are pitiful, and the ball is also pitifully rare. Catching and shooting is his main way of scoring.

虽然库里、克莱和巴特勒都得到了高分，但这场比赛中最引人瞩目的，却是6投4中，三分球3投2中，得到10分11助攻13篮板3抢断2封盖2失误，斩获三双的格林。

Because the Warriors played a lot of pass and cut attacks, Green got a lot of opportunities to dominate the ball. He seized this opportunity and sent 11 assists, but only 2 turnovers. The overall mobility of the Lakers is poor, and poor defense is also related, but Green's precise passing cannot be ignored.

On the defensive end, although Green was "educated" by Gasol in the process of single-handedly defending Gasol, but under the Warriors' two-point three-point strategy in the second half, Green's help defense played out, and Zhang Yu did not let him continue. Following Gasol, when Chandler marked Gasol, Green took advantage of the lack of space points of the Lakers to help defend everywhere, sending out 2 steals and 2 blocks in just one quarter, making the Lakers It made the stagnant offense worse.

What made Zhang Yu most satisfied was Green's three-pointer. He got 4 open opportunities, took 3 shots, and grasped 2 times, severely punishing the Lakers for letting him go.

When Green held the ball at the top of the arc later, Gasol had to follow up, leaving the Lakers' basket a lot empty, giving Klay, Butler, and Leonard the opportunity to make empty cuts, and made the Warriors' passes and cuts more efficient. sharp.

Chandler was as stable as ever, scoring a double-double of 11 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks, and played very well on both ends of the offense and defense.

As a substitute, Jeremy Lin's condition is getting better and better. He made 9 of 5 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 3 free throws, scored 14 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds, and his performance in the sixth man position became more and more dazzling.

Compared with the Warriors' multi-point blooming, the Lakers paled in comparison. Kobe scored 38 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, and Gasol scored a double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds, taking most of the Lakers' points. In addition, only Bynum and Jason Kapono have played, and the performance of others has been horrible.

But Kobe has a lot to do with Gasol's high scoring and the Warriors' targeted defensive strategy, and he can't hit the Warriors' pain points.

In the first half, Zhang Yu took strict precautions against Gasol and allowed Kobe to score, consuming his physical energy. He didn't care about falling behind for a while, paving the way for the second half.

In the third quarter, when the Lakers needed to score the most, Zhang Yu used two-and-three to guard against the two, not giving the Lakers a chance to chase points. In the fourth quarter, the Warriors relied on the advantage of the connecting lineup and led the Lakers by a big score. They resumed their single defense against the two and fought against the Lakers. Although they started to score again, they could no longer change the situation.

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That night, the Warriors took a special plane back to Oakland overnight. Fortunately, Los Angeles is not far from the Bay Area, so it didn't take much time, and the players had plenty of time to rest.

The next morning, Zhang Yu did not arrange training, but arranged two hours of tactical training in the afternoon to keep fit and prepare for the game against the Jazz in the evening.

After the Jazz traded away Deron Williams last season, they entered a rebuilding period. However, they did not adopt collapse therapy, but retained the core lineup. On this basis, they vigorously cultivated Hayward and Favors. A relatively smooth way to rebuild.

The effect of this seems to be good. Before facing the Warriors, the Jazz achieved a record of 4 wins and 3 losses, ranking seventh in the Western Conference and temporarily in the ranks of the playoffs.

Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap, the two inside players, are the pillars of the Jazz on both offense and defense.

Al Jefferson has solid low-post footwork and accurate mid-range shots. He is the core of the Jazz's inside offense. He averaged 19.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, close to 20+10. He is one of the few inside players in the league whose strength is greater than his reputation. He is also one of the few centers with the ability to attack independently.

Millsap is very comprehensive and can contribute to the team in terms of scoring, rebounding, defense, and support. He averaged 16.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game. He is a jack-of-all-trades power forward.

It is because of the performance of these two that the Jazz can maintain enough competitiveness after sending away a first-line point guard in the league.

But after meeting the Warriors, the Jazz's two inside stars were eclipsed.

Al Jefferson's strength lies in low-post singles, but in front of Chandler, his height and wingspan are not dominant. Although he is more than ten kilograms heavier than Chandler, he is limited by his talent. However, it cannot be fully transformed into an advantage in confrontation, and it also increases his disadvantage in mobility. Chandler can easily keep up with his movements, and the confrontation is not too disadvantageous, which effectively limits his low singles.

After the whole game, Al Jefferson only made 14 of 6 shots, 6 of 4 free throws, scored 16 points and 8 rebounds, and his efficiency and output were below average.

When Al Jefferson was pinned down by Chandler, Millsap wasn't much better.

In the past, when Millsap faced the opponent's inside line, he was taller than him and faster than him, and faster than him was not as strong as him. He could always find a dislocation advantage, but in front of Green, Millsap lost all advantages. Green is strong enough, He is more mobile than him, and the height disadvantage is also smoothed out by the two of them having the same wingspan.

And Millsap does not have a top-notch technology. He relies on his three-and-four dislocation advantage to gain a foothold in the league. When this biggest advantage is lost, he cannot easily score in front of Green's top single defense. Efficiency and production Like Al Jefferson, there was a decline.

Looking back, Millsap's defensive advantage could not be brought into play.

Since the start of the game, Green has averaged 37.9 three-pointers per game with a 1.3% three-point shooting rate. Sapp tried to let go, and after making an open three-pointer, Millsap didn't dare to let him go again.

And Green did not take on the main offensive task, allowing Millsap to accompany him to smoke on the three-point line, allowing the Jazz's strongest defender to drift outside the defensive system, which is very beneficial to the Warriors' offense. Without Millsap Pu's shrinking interference, Curry and Chandler's pick-and-rolls played a very sharp effect.

Chandler's screen was very solid, but Al Jefferson couldn't defend it at all. Curry set up a one-block screen, which was an open opportunity. He made 8 of 6 three-pointers in the first half and scored 18 points efficiently. The Warriors built a 12-point lead.

Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin naturally couldn't sit back and watch Curry shoot through the Jazz in such an easy way. He made adjustments during the intermission and asked Al Jefferson to take a big delay to delay Curry's sustained attack. The ball shoots a three-pointer.

This did have a certain effect. Faced with the interference of Al Jefferson's long arm, Curry could not immediately shoot a three-pointer after a single block screen.

But Al Jefferson's expansion gave Chandler room to go down, and with his bulky size, he couldn't catch up with Chandler at all. Curry frequently fed Chandler after the pick-and-roll, and Chandler In front of the home fans, he repeatedly staged alley-oop dunks, which caused the atmosphere in the Oracle Center to continue to rise.

Tyrone Corbin is completely helpless. He can't withdraw Al Jefferson. Although Al Jefferson's low singles are restricted by Chandler, he is still the most important offensive player for the Jazz. Much depends on his scoring.

And as long as Al Jefferson stays on the court, the Warriors can completely penetrate the Jazz's defense by relying on Curry Chandler's pick-and-roll trick.

After three quarters, the Warriors led the Jazz by 86 points 69:17.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors' bench lineup made persistent efforts to further expand their advantages. Jeremy Lin drove the Warriors' overall offense through pick-and-rolls, and he also made consecutive assaults inside. At 7 minutes and 14 seconds, the Warriors had already led 98:77 to 21. The game completely lost its suspense.

Tyrone Corbin looked at the mighty Warriors players on the court, then at the lifeless Jazz bench, sighed, called a timeout, replaced all the starters, and replaced them with the third team.

After the timeout ended, Zhang Yu smiled when he saw Tyrone Corbin's substitution.

The Warriors fought back to back. Although they beat the Lakers yesterday, they still consumed a lot of energy. In order to maximize the effect of Curry’s pick-and-roll today, Zhang Yu did not deliberately control Chandler’s playing time, allowing him to play for 30 minutes in the first three quarters. , It was a lot of consumption. Now that Tyrone Corbin conceded the defeat, Zhang Yu also followed suit, signaling Tony Allen to take the initiative to foul, and replaced the third team headed by Thomas.

The game entered garbage time. The two teams played very lively, and the last 6 minutes were quickly over.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Jazz 111:96 and won eight consecutive victories.

Curry clocked in three quarters, played only 30 minutes, made 19 of 12 shots, 12 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 33 points, 11 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in a double-double. The whole process was crazy against Al Jeffer Sen, however, didn't expend much effort, and didn't even make many breakthroughs. He dominated the game just by relying on three-pointers and passing the ball while strolling in the courtyard.

Chandler also played the brightest game since the start of the game. After Tyrone Corbin changed his defensive strategy in the third quarter, he ate cakes in a row and made 6 of 5 shots in a single quarter, 4 of which were passed to him by Curry. Alley-oop, 4 of 2 free throws, scored 12 points, scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks, and dominated the penalty area on both offense and defense.

In the case of the Warriors' main Curry-Chandler pick-and-roll, Butler and Clay had a lot less opportunities to perform, scoring only 14 points and 12 points respectively, with high efficiency and not many shots.

爵士方面，除了艾尔.杰弗森低效的16分8篮板之外，米尔萨普仅仅10投4中，三分4投1中，得到9分7篮板5助攻1抢断4失误，在格林的防守下大失水准。

The only thing that pleases Tyrone Corbin is that Hayward performed very well.

The Warriors players in the second back-to-back game did not use their full strength on defense. Hayward passed hands with Millsap, caught and shot around screens and other off-ball offensive methods. He made 11 of 6 shots and 3 of 2 three-pointers. He made 4 of 3 free throws, scored 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 turnover. He also hit Butler two one-on-one with the ball, showing his impressive potential.

After the game, Curry took the initiative to find Hayward, hugged him heavily, and joked:
"Gordon, you played very well today, and even took the initiative to challenge Jimmy to a one-on-one match. He even bet me this afternoon that you have no chance to make a move against him."

Hayward shook his head and said with a wry smile:
"What's the use, we still lost miserably..."

"Gordon, that's not your fault, you don't have to blame yourself." Butler walked over from the side, hammered Hayward's chest hard, and said with a smile, "Wait, I will find it next time, then I will always remember the two goals."

When he was in the Bulldogs, Butler and Hayward often had bullfights between training sessions. At that time, Hayward had just entered college and had immature football skills, so he was so abused that he couldn't find his way.

Now, Hayward, who has been honing in the league for a year, has improved rapidly and is finally able to play back and forth with Butler.

Hearing Butler's "declaration of war", Hayward laughed:
"No problem. Although there are no nightclubs in Salt Lake City, there are several specialty restaurants that are very good. Next time you come to Salt Lake City, I will treat you to dinner."

"Gordon, are you just going to treat them to dinner?"

The three turned their heads in unison, seeing Zhang Yu approaching, the smile on Hayward's face became wider:

"coach!"

Zhang Yu gave Hayward a lot up and down, patted him on the shoulder, and showed a gratified smile on his face:
"That's right, I've improved a lot, I haven't embarrassed the bulldog, are you still used to it in the Jazz?"

Hayward sighed slightly, and said:

"The management treats me very well, and my teammates are also very good, but I often lose. I didn't have much playing time before, but this season is much better. I am no longer a substitute, and I have more possessions. I hope I can get more Win some balls ... Coach, I miss my college days, I didn't lose as much in two years with the Bulldogs."

Zhang Yu comforted:
"Take your time, it will get better. This is a process that every rookie has to go through. After you become stronger, you will naturally win more games."

Hayward smiled wryly:

"But Steph and Jimmy made the playoffs in their first season..."

Curry smiled triumphantly:
"Gordon, we have been following the boss, can we do the same with you?"

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(End of this chapter)