warrior godfather

Chapter 353 Now Is Your Time
Oakland, Oracle Centre.

Hollins called the final timeout of his hand.

The Grizzlies players returned to the bench, everyone was panting like a cow, and their physical fitness reached a critical point. The hustle and bustle and noise in the arena added a touch of scorching color to the anxious atmosphere, which doubled the pressure on the Grizzlies players.

They still have a chance, but this chance is very slim. A hero must stand up to lead them to victory, but everyone knows that the Grizzlies have no lack of iron-blooded will, no lack of tough team, no lack of tough defense, But there is a lack of a dazzling hero.

But now, none of these things can help them win the game. They need a hero to stand up and make a final decision, and the opponent on the opposite side is completely opposite to the Grizzlies in terms of style of play, style of play and even body, but scored 1 points in a row in the last minute Same as Curry.

Hollins glanced around, picked up the tactical board, and said loudly amidst the huge noise in the Oracle Center:
"Guys, we're only two points down now, we've got 5 seconds left, enough time, look over here, we'll do two screens later, Zach, you stand this way, Mark, your position is higher ..."

In the tense atmosphere, the timeout ended soon, and the two sides returned to the field, and the suspense of the outcome was about to be revealed.

Conley came to the sideline, ready to serve.

Hollins glanced at the Warriors lineup, his expression changed, his pupils dilated, and he almost uttered a foul word.

I saw that Zhang Yu replaced Curry and Clay with Tony Allen and Leonard. Together with Butler, Green and Chandler, they formed an ultimate defensive lineup!

Hollins was relatively satisfied with his arrangement at first, but after seeing the Warriors' lineup, his heart sank immediately.

The five players of the Warriors are all defensive champions. Rookie Leonard has repeatedly proved his defensive ability in the first half of the season. It can be said that these five players have the strength to be selected for the defensive lineup. Tony Allen, Chandler It is even more stable to be selected for a while.

Hollins glanced at Zhang Yu on the other side of the technical stage, his eyes were full of surprise.

Zhang Yu has used up all the timeouts before, but now he dares to use this extreme defensive lineup, and even replaced Curry. If the Grizzlies are really lore, the Warriors will have no power to fight back.

But after seeing Zhang Yu's calm expression, Hollins understood that this was a big gamble. Zhang Yu was betting that this defensive lineup could defend against the Grizzlies' attack.

But this is also an opportunity for the Grizzlies. As long as this offense is scored, the Warriors' poor offense will at least be able to score overtime.

However, the opposite of extreme defense is extreme defense. With the defensive ability of these five people...

He turned his head and glanced at the five-man team of Grizzlies Gasol Jr., Randolph, Conley, Gay and OJ Mayo, and couldn't help but smiled wryly.

Now we can only wait for a miracle.

……

"Di-"

The referee's whistle sounded, and Conley immediately raised the ball over his head, and the other four Grizzlies began to move.

Randolph and Gasol Jr. set up screens on both sides of the penalty area. OJ. Mayo and Gay respectively used the screens of the two to come out from the inside and put on a posture to catch the ball.

None of the Warriors' players switched defenses. Both Leonard and Butler predicted the opponent's movements, and quickly squeezed past the screen, following them closely, and did not give them an open shot.

At the same time, Gasol Jr. and Randolph, who finished covering the two, quickly turned around and made a cover for each other. This time, the Warriors chose to switch defenses. Green followed Gasol Jr. to the far side, and Chandler followed Randolph came to the near side.

But Conley didn't look at Gay and OJ Mayo who had reached the top of the arc. He glanced at Randolph, then suddenly raised his hand and lobbed the ball to Gasol on the far side!
In Hollins' arrangement, Gay and OJ. Mayo played the role of bait, and Randolph, who struggled to get in position with Chandler and flailed for the ball, was also a bait. Hollins handed over the final attack to Jr. Gasol, he chose to believe in this quiet and tough Spaniard.

After receiving the ball, Gasol sat back for a while, then quickly collected the ball, and then turned around to shoot.

But at this moment, Butler rushed over from the top of the arc and flanked Gasol, leaving him no room to shoot!

Little Gasol was shocked, quickly protected the ball, looked up to observe the position of his teammates, since he was double-teamed, there must be a teammate who is open!
But wherever he looked, he didn't see any teammate who was emptied. In desperation, Gasol could only throw it to Guy who was closest to him.

But Leonard was right in front of Gay. Although Gay received a lob from Gasol, because there was not much time left, after he received the ball, he could only force three shots against Leonard's long arm. The shot was severely disturbed, it hit the backboard heavily, bounced back, didn't even touch the basket, the red light went on, and the sharp buzzer sounded throughout the audience.

"Yeah!!!!"

"We won! We won! Ahhhhh—"

At the moment when the red light came on, a huge wave of sound swept through the entire Oracle Center, and all the fans vented their ecstasy with all kinds of roars, shouts, and applause. The victory without bloodshed is certainly gratifying, but after a strong confrontation, Victory tastes even more mellow.

The Grizzlies stared nervously at Gay's basketball, and when it hit the backboard, they all lowered their heads in disappointment.

In this game, the Grizzlies performed very well. They tried their best from the beginning. After playing the All-Star Weekend, the relaxed Warriors were caught off guard and led for 47 minutes. In the last minute, the Warriors reversed and lost the game.

Gritting his teeth, Gasol looked up at the big screen in mid-air with a look of unwillingness.

He can accept losing, but he must figure out why the Warriors double-teamed him at the last moment, but did not miss his teammates.

At this time, the last round was being played back on the big screen in a loop. From the perspective of God, Gasol saw that when he came to the far side with the help of Randolph's cover, he leaned on Green, and Conley followed Hollins The arrangement, the ball was hoisted over at the right time.

But at the same time he was serving, Butler, who had been staring at him closely, immediately gave up his defense on Gay, rushed towards him from the top of the arc, and was in place when he received the ball and was about to turn around. his shot space.

But this is what Gasol expected. Since Butler succeeded in flanking, he can only start it the moment Conley serves, otherwise he will definitely be a step slower.

What really surprised Gasol was that Leonard seemed to know what Butler was thinking. When Butler flanked him, he immediately turned to Gay. At the same time, Tony Allen and Chandler Le also seemed to have a tacit understanding, moving two steps sideways, standing in parallel, forming a wall on the weak side, blocking the passing path of Gasol and his teammates on the weak side, making it impossible for him to pass the ball to the weak side.

At this moment, the entire Warriors team seemed to be an extremely precise machine. The five people were like cogs, stuck together tightly, and formed an airtight defensive formation, killing all the offensive opportunities of the Grizzlies.

Little Gasol looked at the big screen silently, watching the last round that was replayed five or six times, his eyes were very focused, as if he wanted to deeply engrave this round in his heart.

After a while, he looked away, exhaled a long breath, and after hugging the Warriors players politely, walked silently to the player tunnel.

……

"Lionel, Mark seems to have been hit a lot." In front of the technical stage, while shaking hands with Hollins, Zhang Yu pouted in the direction Gasol left.

Hollins glanced sideways, smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter, young people need to grow up in failure, which is a good thing for him."

"That's right, we have also experienced failures before we got to where we are today. You just succeeded in black eight last year, and you will not be worse than the Warriors in the future." Zhang Yu said.

Hollins smiled wryly:

"But we were eliminated by you last season...Ronan, I have to go and see their situation, and finally I want to congratulate you on winning, you deserve this victory."

Zhang Yu shook his head dissatisfied:
"It's just a fluke..."

Although the Warriors won the game, compared to the Grizzlies who tried their best, many players in the Warriors participated in the All-Star Game, and they have not yet escaped from that relaxed atmosphere. Well, being pressured by the Grizzlies for a whole game, they almost capsized at home.

But fortunately, Curry and Butler didn't play a few minutes in the All-Star Game, and they are very physically fit. Especially Curry was selected as the All-Star starter for three consecutive years. He has rich experience and quickly adjusted back to the regular season. Le will not waste training no matter where he goes, and his condition is even better than Curry.

Relying on the excellent performance of the two, the Warriors were able to withstand the impact of the Grizzlies, bite the score, did not let the Grizzlies widen the point difference, and took the game away in one wave. After the rest of the Warriors recovered their form in the fourth quarter , Only then gradually narrowed the point difference, from 10 points to 8 points, then to 6 points, 3 points, and finally equalized the score to complete the overtake.

全场比赛下来，库里28投15中，三分球15投9中，罚球4中4，狂砍43分5助攻4篮板2抢断1失误，最后1分钟更是连得5分，命中5.3秒准绝杀，是勇士能够获胜的最大功臣。

Tonight, the Grizzlies did not double-team Curry too frantically, which is one of the reasons why he was able to score high points. However, the two teams have no enmity, and there is no need to give everything for an ordinary regular season. The Grizzlies This game raised the confrontation to an intensity close to the playoffs. In fact, it is a bit irrational. They will play back-to-back against the Clippers tomorrow, which is also a difficult opponent.

巴特勒的表现也非常出色，他可以说是使出浑身解数，全场19投9中，三分7中3，罚球7中6，砍下27分4助攻7篮板3抢断1 封盖2失误，堪称攻防一体。

The performance of the rest of the Warriors is a bit lackluster. If it weren't for their poor state, the Warriors' offense would not need to be supported by Curry and Butler.

However, they still made due contributions on the defensive end, which is also the key to the Warriors' ability to keep the score at around 10 points. Otherwise, no matter how good Curry and Butler are, they will not be able to fight against the Grizzlies.

Zhang Yu looked at the back of Hollins leaving, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

Although the Warriors won today, Zhang Yu doesn't like this way of winning very much. Since his players have rested a bit too much, he will use his own way to help them find their status.

Zhang Yu turned around and was about to walk towards the player tunnel, but he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a tall and thin figure, and his steps stopped immediately.

He turned his head, looked at Cole in the commentary seat, and said with a smile:

"Steve, you've worked hard. You must have had a hard time today, right?"

Cole also came to the Oracle Center today to serve as an on-site commentator for this nationally broadcast game. He chatted with Cole for a while before the game, but after talking with Hollins just now, Zhang Yu was full of anger towards the Warriors players. , which was almost overlooked.

Cole had just finished explaining. He took off the earphones, put them aside, stood up, shook his neck, rubbed his hands on his waist, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Ronan, the noise in the Oracle Center is already loud, I have to raise my voice, and the fourth quarter is so intense, I can't help it, I can't control myself... Tomorrow I may need a good day of rest."

Zhang Yu laughed:
"Of course, Oracle has the best home atmosphere in the league!"

"That's right," Cole nodded, "I'm very surprised by this. Even the North Shore Garden Arena and the Delta Center can't compare to Oracle's home atmosphere, that is, the United Center back then. The atmosphere is getting warmer…”

He raised his eyes slightly and looked into the distance, with a trace of remembrance in his eyes:
"Whenever the lights are completely dark and the melody of "Sirius" starts, everyone will immediately fall into a frenzy, and there will be a loud noise that can deafen the ears, and then the DJ will read the names one by one. One, people cheered a little louder, until finally Michael appeared, everyone stood up from their seats and worshiped him... At this time, the music also came to the most intense place, and I stood in front of the bench , Looking at Michael's back, I can't help but feel a feeling in my heart, at that moment, I believe he can do everything, we will definitely win this game, no one can beat us in the United Center..."

Zhang Yu listened quietly to Cole's statement. After he finished speaking, he laughed at himself:

"I'm sorry, Ronan, I let you listen to me rambling so much. This may be a bad habit that I have developed after doing commentary for a long time. Once I start talking, it is difficult to stop."

Zhang Yu shook his head and said sincerely:

"No, Steve, I'm interested in that great bull, and after hearing what you said, I'm even more interested in that bull."

"If there is a chance in the future, I would be more than happy to talk to you about the Bulls team. There are many interesting things around Michael." Cole had a smile on his face, but then sighed softly, "Unfortunately, There's no going back... now is your time, Ronan, we old guys only belong to the 90s."

Zhang Yu smiled slightly:
"Steve, you can definitely throw yourself into this era again, say -- as a coach."

Cole stared, looking into Zhang Yu's eyes:
"coach?"

Zhang Yu nodded under his gaze, and said in a deep voice:

"Yes, if you are interested, I very much welcome you to come to the Warriors as an assistant coach. We will work together to make the Warriors the bull of this era—the invincible bull!"

Cole's expression fluctuated, as if he didn't expect Zhang Yu to invite him, and after a while, he said:

"As far as I know, your coaching staff is sufficient and the structure is very stable. Why did you invite me to join?"

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