warrior godfather

Chapter 344 I will personally coach them (5000 words)
On February 2, the Warriors played at home against the Jazz.

This is the second time the two teams have played against each other this season. On January 1, it was also at the Oracle Center. After the Warriors defeated the Lakers, they faced the Jazz back-to-back.

In that game, Curry clocked in three quarters and scored 30+10 efficiently. Chandler scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. The two dominated the game one inside and one outside, and the Warriors easily won.

This game was no exception. The Warriors suppressed the Jazz and easily won 123:106, winning six consecutive victories.

Al Jefferson met Chandler, that is, he met the master, and the Jazz lacked shooters, and the space was extremely poor. The striker group composed of Green, Butler and Leonard made a miserable attack on Al Jefferson. Said the crazy pincer attack made him miserable.

In just three quarters, Al Jefferson sent up to 6 turnovers, of which 3 were intercepted and 2 were blocked, which made the Warriors fight back.

Millsap, like last time against the Warriors, was limited by a younger and more dynamic Green, who lacked a long-range threat and concentrated his scoring in the near-rim area and mid-range, which is the favorite of the Warriors' front line. The place to mop up.

Every time Millsap scored, he had to encounter Butler, Leonard and even Clay's swipe defense. The offense was greatly restricted. He only scored 9 points in the game, and his efficiency was extremely low. He only made 9 of 4 shots. A far cry from his average.

爵士唯一的亮点就是海沃德了，他全场13投7中，三分5中3，罚球4中4，高效砍下21分6篮板4助攻2抢断1封盖，表现非常亮眼。

In fact, this also has a lot to do with the Warriors' defensive strategy. Zhang Yu deployed heavy forces inside, choking Al Jefferson and Millsap, and the striker is the primary candidate for shrinking defenses. This made Hayward His offensive space became very wide, and his shooting was rarely disturbed to score 21 points, which is his personal season high.

But his scoring couldn't change the situation of the game, and he couldn't even help the Jazz get the score within 10 points.

As a second-year rookie, Hayward is still very immature and has comprehensive skills, but none of them has been honed to the star level. He averaged only 11.8 points per game this season. If opportunities are created, the Warriors' defensive formation cannot be changed, which in turn will drive the team's overall offense, which will not help the overall situation.

On the other hand, for the Warriors, Curry found Al Jefferson through the pick-and-roll, or went directly to Jamal Tinsley, who was temporarily on top of the starter, in singles.

The Warriors' passing and cutting also played the role of a cruel weapon. Curry and Clay frequently hit three-pointers with the help of screens in response to the Jazz's tendency to shrink the defensive formation and the smaller size of the back line.

Butler and Hayward's old teammates met and taught Hayward a good lesson. In the first half, he received 4 fouls. Hayward succeeded in singles many times throughout the game. Feelings of guilt and Hayward bullfighting.

最终，库里投篮18中10，三分10中5，罚球2中2，轻松砍下27分11助攻5篮板2抢断4失误的两双，表现非常高效。

The only fly in the ointment is that after the team took a big lead, Curry habitually waved up and sent 3 turnovers in a single quarter in the third quarter, allowing the Jazz to score 5 points.

Zhang Yu is very helpless about this. Waves seem to be something engraved in Curry's bones. He can't change it. No matter what the game is, no matter what kind of opponent he faces, Curry will and dare to make waves, let alone mere mere ones. A regular season.

But Zhang Yu decided that Curry must increase the amount of training tomorrow. Even if he can't change his habit of surfing, let him remember the fate of surfing, and he must not let him have the illusion that he can surf casually.

巴特勒是勇士赢球的第二功臣，他投篮14中8，三分5中2，罚球8中6，砍下24分6篮板4助攻2抢断1封盖2失误，表现非常全面。

In addition, Clay made 11 of 6 three-pointers and scored 18 points. Chandler scored a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Jeremy Lin came off the bench and scored 12 points and 5 assists. All of them performed very well.

After the game, Butler and Hayward hugged and comforted:

"Gordon, you are already playing very well, and your score is only a little lower than mine. Keep going."

Hayward said with a wry smile:

"Jimmy, can you tell me what to do to not foul you?"

Butler laughed loudly:
"It's very simple, just don't jump, but unfortunately, I have a way to make you jump!"

……

On February 2, after a day off, the Warriors took a bus to Sacramento to challenge the Kings away.

This game is said to be an away game, but it is no different from a home game. The Bay Area is only 140 kilometers away from Sacramento, and the drive takes less than an hour and a half. Today is the weekend again. A large number of Warriors fans traveled with the team, occupying more than half of the Sleep Train Arena seat.

It's no wonder that the fans of the Kings are not very enthusiastic about watching the game. The main reason is that this year's Kings team is as bad as ever. Second to last in the West.

For the Kings, this shrinking season is another failed season.

At the beginning of the season, the Kings achieved a record of 2 wins and 5 losses. The management quickly fired head coach Paul Westphal, and assistant Keith Smart became the team's interim head coach.

But he is obviously not the savior who can save the king. After Keith Smart took office, the king's winning percentage has only increased a little bit, continuing to rank last in the West with a record of 5 wins and 10 losses.

It is worth mentioning that in Zhang Yu's previous life, Keith Smart served as the Warriors' interim head coach in the 2010-2011 season.

He has a habit of benching Curry in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter and letting backup point guard Acie Law play the game-winning game.

No matter how well Curry played before or how bad Assi Law played, Keith Smart will do it, the reason is only that Assi Law is stronger than Curry, and he thinks Assi Law can Bring more help to the team on the defensive end, and Curry will become the team's defensive loophole at critical moments.

The final result is that the stronger Asi Law faded out of the league after finishing this season, and has no ball to play since then, and Keith Smart was also fired by the Warriors management.

Under the leadership of such a wonderful head coach, the King's record is terrible, the game scene is also terrible, and the enthusiasm of the fans will naturally not be high.

Today is against the Warriors, the No. [-] player in the league. Not many Kings fans are willing to come to the scene to watch the home team be slaughtered, and the Sleep Train Arena is naturally occupied by Warriors fans.

As it turns out, the Kings fans who didn't come to the game were right.

The same youth team, facing the Kings led by Tyreke Evans and Cousins, the Warriors easily gained the upper hand after the opening game.

Zhang Yu completely defeated the king's undisciplined and executive defense just by using the trick of passing the cut. The Warriors maintained the lead and finally beat the Kings by 134 points 104:30, creating a bloody game. The brutal massacre did not save face for the neighbors at all, allowing the Warriors fans who came across the city to appreciate a model of team basketball with smooth flow and flow, and returned with satisfaction.

After the whole game, the Warriors sent out as many as 34 assists, Curry 28 points, Clay 21 points, Butler 20 points, Chandler 16 points, Yi Jianlian 13 points, Jeremy Lin 12 points, Green 12 points, all Seven players scored in double figures in the field, and all the people were soldiers, and many points blossomed.

Among them, Curry only scored 2 points with 19 minutes left in the third quarter. Zhang Yu specially arranged for him to hold the ball. Curry also seized the opportunity and made 4 of 3 three-pointers. At the same time, scored 28 points and clocked in three quarters.

Zhang Yu is also quite satisfied with this result. He is not Cole. He is very happy to see Curry score more points without affecting the victory of the game, especially when playing against underdogs.

In fact, in this game, he can completely use the pass-and-cut tactics to the end. The King's defense is extremely chaotic. The Warriors can easily tear apart the King's defense line with just a cross screen. Butler, Chandler, Yi Jianlian and others rushed to the basket. A free call.

But before Curry left the court, Zhang Yu specially arranged several ball-holding tactics for him, so that he could score as many points as possible.

Anyone can get these points, but Curry gets a few more points per game. By the end of the season, these points may be an important bargaining chip for him to compete for the scoring title.

The price Curry paid was nothing more than a few more "brush" evaluations from the outside world.

But as time goes by, no one will care if Curry is abusing food, and he made a few extra points.

They will only remember Curry's scoring average this season and whether he won the scoring title.

Zhang Yu doesn't care about this kind of evaluation. If Curry doesn't score at the end of the third quarter, he will even let Curry play for 2 minutes in the fourth quarter to try to score a few more points. Anyway, the Kings are not a rough defensive team.

Whether it is from a competitive or commercial perspective, the Warriors need Curry to become a superstar, and Zhang Yu doesn't mind taking the initiative to shorten this process at all.

Other awards need to be voted on, and Zhang Yu can't control it, but starting from this season, other stars don't have to think about scoring champions.

With Curry's style of play and touch, only his head coach can prevent him from becoming a scoring leader, and it just so happens that Zhang Yu is not such a head coach.

……

On February 2, after the Warriors defeated the Kings, they returned to Oakland to rest for a day and welcomed the Thunder again.

This is the second time the two teams have played against each other after a week, and it has once again attracted the attention of the United States.

In the past week, the Thunder achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss. Including the loss to the Warriors, it was 2 wins and 2 losses. This also allowed Curry to surpass Durant and regain the top spot in the MVP rankings. location, and won this week's Western Week Best Award.

Durant added another reason why he must beat the Warriors.

This battle of focus started at the prime time at 08:30 in the evening. From the first quarter, the two sides fully played the game and raised the confrontation to the playoff level.

Brooks continued the strategy of the previous game, frantically targeting Chandler's squatting defense, allowing Durant to look for opportunities without the ball.

But Zhang Yu made a change in his defensive strategy. He can accept Durant shooting a three-pointer with the help of a screen, but as long as Durant runs without the ball within the three-point line, the Warriors will decisively switch defenses and not give him an open shot. Chance.

In the first quarter, Durant made several mid-range shots against Chandler's defense, but the efficiency was not high, which was within Zhang Yu's acceptable range.

For Westbrook, under the arrangement of Zhang Yu, the Warriors players still defended against penetration and shot. Westbrook tried several three-pointers, but he did not have the fiery touch of the last game against the Warriors. In the first quarter, he only made 4 three-pointers 1 in.

On the offensive end, the Warriors were the same as in the previous game, with Curry instigating a pick-and-roll against Perkins.

Brooks did not double-team Curry this time, but adopted a strategy of chasing back after a big delay.

But Curry's ball and speed exceeded his expectations. When Perkins chased Chandler after a big delay and wanted to exchange it with Sefolosha, Curry always seized this opportunity and gave it a pass. Chandler pass the ball, or use the speed to rush directly between the two, and go inside to score points.

第一节打完，勇士凭借库里单节得到8分4助攻的出色发挥，单节以27:22领先雷霆5分。

In the second quarter, Harden came on the court, and Brooks left Durant on the court. The two led the connecting lineup together, while Zhang Yu still used the regular rotation, and the Thunder quickly overtook the score.

Six minutes into the second quarter, Zhang Yu returned to the starting lineup, and the Warriors stabilized their position. After the first half, the Thunder led the Warriors by 6 points at 57:53 and entered the halftime break.

In the third quarter, Zhang Yu sacrificed five small lineups, and the Thunder instantly fell into a disadvantage.

The Warriors' unlimited defenses completely split the Thunder's already simple offensive tactics, forcing the three players to play singles.

And because of Westbrook's poor hand feeling, there are as many as three non-spatial points on the Thunder field. Under the arrangement of Zhang Yu, the Warriors used the high mobility of the five small lineups to flank and defend Durant and Harden. , further reducing their offensive efficiency.

But San Shao is really talented. In the last game, they were beaten by the Warriors' five-small lineup. This time they were fully prepared and used their strong personal abilities to score points through singles. Taking advantage of the Warriors' lack of height, they hit the inside line many times and succeeded.

But under the defense line composed of several major defensive champions of the Warriors, no one can easily get cheap, and every time they score, it is even more difficult.

There are too many space black holes on the Thunder field. In the second half of the third quarter, the third young man who consumed too much energy, under the fierce pinch and tight rotation of the Warriors' five small lineups, made frequent mistakes or was blocked. Either being interrupted or hitting the iron turned into a steady stream of opportunities for the Warriors to counterattack. The Warriors played a wave of 20:6 offensive climax, and the point difference was pulled to 16 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Brooks continued to play the main force, letting Harden and Westbrook lead the team.

Westbrook's physical fitness is indeed endless. He was very active on the court and led the Thunder to close the point difference. But Zhang Yu no longer spared the physical fitness of the main players at this time, and sent the starters back to the court, and the intensity of the game was further enhanced.

At this time, Harden and Durant's physical fitness has already consumed more than half, and Durant's physical fitness is close to exhaustion. Westbrook is holding a lot of balls on the offensive end. The Warriors seized the opportunity to fight back.

With 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the point difference remained stable at around 13 points. Seeing that there was no hope of chasing points, Brooks took the initiative to replace the main force.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Thunder 115:103, winning eight consecutive victories, and the league's No. [-] ranking became more and more stable.

全场比赛下来，库里投篮23中12，三分14中7，罚球4中4，砍下35分9助攻5篮板2抢断5失误，是勇士赢球的首攻之臣。

He severely punished the Thunder's single-defense strategy, and led the Warriors' counterattack storm in the third quarter, but under the Thunder's aggressive defense, there were 5 turnovers.

Butler made 15 of 8 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 6 of 5 free throws, scored 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. He was attacking Durant all the time, and Durant couldn't defend at all. Due to his impact on the basket, he lost 3 fouls and was intercepted 2 times by Butler on the defensive end, which can be described as a big loss of face.

In addition, Clay had 14 points, Green had 10 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, Leonard had 11 points and 2 steals, and Jeremy Lin had 9 points and 3 assists. They all performed very well.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Yu replaced Tony Allen with Clay in the five small lineups. The defensive effect has declined a little, but because the Thunder's space is too congested, the Warriors have increased flanking and reduced single defense. It makes up for the weakness of Clay Dan's lack of level.

Clay wants to play a more important role in the Warriors and continue to hone his offense and defense.

On the offensive end, the Warriors' space has become more open, and all five players have long-range threats. The singles environment of Curry and Butler is very ideal, and the Thunder dare not attack at all.

This is also an important reason why the Warriors' offensive efficiency in the third quarter is much higher than that of the Thunder, and they can widen the point difference.

雷霆方面，杜兰特29分，但只有24投10中，效率不高；威少得到了25分7篮板8助攻8失误的准四双数据；哈登21分，但只有18投7中，效率也不高。

Besides the three young players, the Thunder did not have a player who scored in double figures.

This is not surprising. The three players all scored 20+ points. This is the result of the Warriors’ unlimited defenses and concentrated a lot of ball power in singles. If the number of shots taken by teammates is small, naturally they cannot score, and the efficiency of the three players is not counted. High, the Thunder will naturally lose.

After the game, the reporter interviewed Zhang Yu and asked:

"Is your five small lineups specially used against the Thunder?"

"No, I just haven't found the opportunity to use the five small lineups in other games." Zhang Yu replied.

Afterwards, the reporter asked a series of questions about the game, but the last question had nothing to do with the game:
"Ronan, the league has announced the All-Star selection list. Both Stephen and Jimmy have been selected into the starting lineup of this year's All-Star. Do you have anything to say about this?"

Zhang Yu thought for a while, smiled slightly, and said:

"Now that they're all going to the All-Stars, I'm going to coach them myself."

　5000 words plus more, congratulations to the Warriors for winning the Western Conference Finals G2 reversal, asking for monthly tickets and recommended tickets!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)