warrior godfather

Chapter 365
After changing his mind, Rivers called the Celtics players together and said loudly:

"Although Kevin retired from injury and Rajon also left the field, the Warriors lacked the first and second scorers. I have the advantage. They only have Jeremy Lin as a ball-handler. Don't be afraid. Pay attention to shrinking the basket Next, protect the penalty area and let him attack alone. He can't kill us...Paul, Ray, the offense is left to you. The Warriors did not use Leonard, but this year's second-round pick Chandler Parson Si, this is a good opportunity, we must seize it..."

When Rivers seized the time to boost morale and arrange tactics, Clay executed two technical foul free throws and made a steady hit. Tony Brown blew his whistle to remind the Celtics players to return to the court.

Mike Breen said:

"The game went on, both teams made adjustments in terms of personnel, the Celtics' lineup was Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Greg Steensma, Kenyon Dooling and Brandon Bass , Among them, Kenyon Dooling only played 4 minutes in the second quarter. The Celtics now need him to fill the vacancy of Rondo. This is a very big challenge for Kenyon Dooling, but this It's the only option for Rivers."

"Coach Z's lineup is Jeremy Lin, Klay Thompson, Chandler Parsons, Draymond Green and Tyson Chandler, Mark, what do you think of the Warriors lineup? ?”

Mark Jackson pondered for a moment, and said:

"There is no doubt that Jeremy Lin will be replaced after Stephen Curry is gone, but Chandler Parsons is only the third choice at the small forward position of the Warriors. Why does Coach Z let him play? , I don't quite understand, obviously, Kawhi Leonard is a better candidate..."

When the two were analyzing the situation, the Celtics sent a sideline ball. After Kenyon Dooling received the ball, he immediately passed it to Pierce on the other side, as if the basketball was a hot iron in his hands.

After Curry and Garnett were injured and Butler and Rondo were expelled, Pierce recovered some of his physical fitness, and he launched an attack without delay.

The Celtics are still 18 points behind, but there is less than one and a half quarters left in the game. He must quickly score points to help the team recover the point difference.

In the face of Pierce's attack, Parsons, who was playing against him, couldn't stand it at all. He didn't have much playing time and lacked experience. succeed.

87: 71.

Mark Jackson said:
"Parsons is too immature in front of Pierce. Seeing Pierce's actions, his physical fitness has recovered a lot. If the fight continues like this, the Celtics have a great chance of coming back. The Warriors failed to match Pierce and Ray. Allen's star."

On the sidelines, Rivers heaved a sigh of relief after seeing Pierce score easily. Although Garnett was injured and retired, fortunately there are still Pierce and Ray Allen.

As long as they play normally, the Celtics are very hopeful to achieve a major reversal.

On the court, the Warriors attacked, Jeremy Lin and Chandler picked and rolled, Stearnsma followed Rivers' instructions, did not raise, sank back to the free throw line, and made a sudden shot.

Seeing this, Jeremy Lin didn't shoot an open three-pointer, but rushed to the Celtics' penalty area without hesitation, came to the front and back of Steensma, slowed down one by one, then dribbled in&out one by one, then accelerated one by one, and forcibly He rushed over from his side, came to the basket, leaned back, resisted Steensma, prevented him from exerting his strength, and put the basketball on the small lever.

89: 71.

"Bang! Jeremy Lin is very determined to break through and score. He has no intention of shooting long shots at all!" Mike Breen said loudly.

Looking back, Pierce once again succeeded in singles against Parsons, making a steady mid-range shot.

89: 73.

The Warriors attacked, and Jeremy Lin used Chandler's screen to rush to the inside, but the Celtics shrunk their formation and blocked Jeremy Lin's breakthrough route. He broke through to the free throw line, was blocked, and gave the ball to Parson on the outside s.

Pierce didn't pay attention to Parsons, who is a second-round pick, and let him take two big steps. When he saw him catch the ball, he didn't come up to interfere. He just raised his hand symbolically and watched Parsons make a shot. Open three points.

brush!
The basketball went into the net hollow, 92:73.

On the sidelines, Rivers frowned and yelled at Pierce:
"Paul, don't be too careless, pay attention to defense!"

He shrinks players, but he doesn't ignore open players.

Pierce quickly raised his hand, indicating that it was his fault.

When the round changed, Pierce still wanted to single-handedly hit Parsons, but Green let go of his opponent, Brandon Bass, and came up to pinch, forcing Pierce to pass the ball out. Brandon Bass adjusted and made two Divide well.

92: 75.

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu was not angry when he saw Brandon Bass score the goal. Instead, he applauded Green and signaled him to defend like this.

Mike Brin noticed his movement and said with a smile:
"Green just missed Brandon Bass, but Coach Z encouraged him to continue. It seems that he is not worried about the Celtics' role players at all."

The Warriors attacked, and Jeremy Lin continued to resolutely attack the Celtics inside according to Zhang Yu's arrangement, and he seemed to have picked off the shooting button.

After encountering the Celtics' shrinking defense, Jeremy Lin gave the ball to Parsons on the strong side. This time Pierce only let him go one step. Come over, jump high, block his shot.

But Parsons just made a feint. After hitting Pierce, he received the ball short, wiped past Pierce, rushed to the Celtics' penalty area, and flew up one step before the reasonable collision zone. With a frame, Steensma, who was helping to defend, separated, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!
Bang!

94: 75.

Mike Brin said loudly:
"Bang! Bang! Parsons kicks Pierce and dunks Stiensma! Is he really just a second round pick? He can shoot [-]s, hit the rim and have the movement to dunk a center Ability, who can tell me how he fell to the second round before being selected?"

"Good shot!" Mark Jackson also praised, "Maybe that's why Coach Z put Parsons on the field. Although he can't guard Pierce, he can respond on the offensive end!"

"Yeah!!!"

"Beautiful! Just hit like this!"

After Parsons successfully blocked the dunk, the auditorium was also in a state of ebullition. Almost all the fans stood up and applauded vigorously.

Parsons himself clenched his fists with both hands, raised his head and roared, high-fived his teammates vigorously, and then very excitedly stuck to Pierce's side, interfering with his catch from the frontcourt.

He sat on the bench for half a season and could only play during garbage time. Now that he has finally entered the rotation, he must seize this opportunity and show his strength!
This shocking dunk boosted the Warriors' morale and further weakened the Celtics' fighting spirit. Now it is less than 2 minutes before the end of the third quarter, but the point difference is still around 20 points, not at all. There is no trend of getting closer, which makes the Celtics generals a little discouraged.

Looking back, Pierce didn't intend to attack, but threw the ball to Ray Allen and let him play.

Ray Allen singled out Clay, but his explosive power and speed were not as good as before. Clay was very stable and kept his defensive position. In the end, Ray Allen made a difficult emergency stop jump shot. Next, the basketball hits the board into the frame.

94: 77.

The Warriors attacked, Jeremy Lin beckoned Chandler to come up to cover, but suddenly changed direction, walked to the other side of the screen, passed Kenyon Dooling in one fell swoop, and Steensma, who was waiting in full force on the other side, charged Entering the three-point line, Brandon Bass had to come up to help defend.

Jeremy Lin gave the ball to Green who was outside the three-point line. The latter adjusted after receiving the ball and shot a three-pointer with a relatively stiff posture.

Bang!

The basketball bounced out of the basket and was accepted by Brandon Bass. The Celtics took advantage of the situation to fight back, and Kenyon Dooling made a layup.

94: 79.

When the turn was changed, Jeremy Lin held the ball in a pick-and-roll and encountered Brandon Bass' help defense. He passed the ball to Green. Green hesitated, seeing that Brandon Bass ignored him and made an open three. point.

Bang!

The ball was still hitting the iron. The rebound was protected by Stiensma at the basket. The Celtics turned from defense to offense. Pull up and shoot, and the three-pointer hits the net.

94: 82.

"Di-"

Zhang Yu immediately called a timeout, and the Oracle Center, which was still noisy just now, became almost silent.

Mike Breen said:

"The Warriors' offense was suddenly frustrated. They were beaten 7:0 by the Celtics. Coach Z called a timeout. He had to make adjustments. The Warriors' lead was only 12 points. If left alone, the Celtics Man might even get within five before the end of the third quarter."

……

The short timeout soon ended, the two teams returned to the court, and the Warriors' lineup also changed. Green sat on the bench and Yi Jianlian took his place.

On the sidelines, Rivers was surprised when he saw the changes in the Warriors' personnel. Green was the hero who "revenged" Curry just now. Zhang Yu was so merciless and replaced him directly. beyond his expectations.

As we all know, although the NBA is a commercial league, it is also a place that focuses on human relationships. Many famous stars and meritorious players will receive preferential treatment from the team even if their strength declines. Sometimes even the fans can't stand it anymore. The coaching staff and management The upper layers will not make adjustments easily, and will not make changes until the situation is corrupted to the point where it cannot be added.

And Green just made a "great contribution", and was replaced directly within 10 minutes, which in Rivers' view is simply unimaginable.

This season, he has always wanted to start Ray Allen, who has fallen seriously, and help Bradley, but due to Ray Allen's past reputation and achievements, he has no way to start and can only give the ball to Rondo Tilt the body to reduce the impact of Ray Allen's decline in strength on the team.

The boss is different, he can do whatever he wants, full of courage...

Rivers sighed secretly, envious beyond measure.

When he was emotional about this matter, the Warriors on the field had already sent a sideline ball. Jeremy Lin did not hold the ball to initiate a pick-and-roll.

Brandon Bass and Ray Allen had a communication error, and they all went after Clay. Yi Jianlian took this opportunity to go down to the free throw line. Clay lobbed the ball to Yi Jianlian, and Stearns came up. Assisting in the defense, Yi Jianlian didn't intend to rush to the basket, and directly shot from the middle distance.

brush!
The basketball bounces into the hoop, 96:82.

Round transition, Pierce singled out Parsons, Yi Jianlian came up to attack, completely emptied Brandon Bass, Pierce scored the ball, Brandon Bass wanted to hit the Warriors penalty area, but Chandler blocked the breakthrough route, he wanted to Passed the ball to Stiensma, but found that Stiensma was also within Chandler's defensive range. After some hesitation, he made a long two-pointer.

Bang!

The basketball hit the front of the basket and was protected by Chandler. He looked back and found that Yi Jianlian was about to go down. He immediately threw the ball to the frontcourt. Yi Jianlian ran two steps quickly, caught the basketball, and started with ease The dunk was successful.

98: 82.

Mike Breen said:

"Yes! Coach Z's adjustments were immediate. After Yi came on the field, he scored 4 points in a row, helping the team to stabilize the situation. The point difference was once again opened to 16 points, and there were only 43 seconds left in the third quarter. The Celtics wanted to To chase points, we can only wait until the fourth quarter."

Afterwards, each attack of the two sides ended in a strike, and the two teams entered the fourth quarter with a score of 98:82.

The inter-section break ended soon, and after the two teams returned to the field, the situation changed suddenly.

Rivers put on the Celtics' regular rotation lineup, leaving Ray Allen on the field to lead the team. Pierce rested after the end of the third quarter. He continued to attack at the end of the third quarter. .

And Zhang Yu sent Jeremy Lin, Yi Jianlian, Leonard, Parsons, and Tony Allen to form a large and small lineup. On the defensive end, Tony Allen was asked to mark Ray Allen, and the others were ready to help defend and attack. Duan Lin Shuhao and Yi Jianlian launched a pick-and-roll, and the others opened up the space, which achieved immediate results.

Ray Allen was completely misfired under the stalking of his former substitute Tony Allen like a dog's skin plaster. If Tony Allen was alone, he wouldn't be so embarrassing to be guarded, but Zhang Yu gave him The treatment is to keep an eye on the quadruple. As soon as he catches the ball, he will be surrounded by Warriors players. It is difficult to shoot and there is no way to score.

Moreover, his substitute teammates are mediocre and cannot provide him with much help. The Celtics' offense is almost completely stagnant.

In contrast to the Warriors' offense, Jeremy Lin's passing breakthrough was very sharp. Stiensma was not off the court, and he could not stop his impact on the penalty area. The Celtics could only shrink their defense, but Yi Jianlian, Leonard and Parsons has a high degree of confidence in the open three-pointer, severely punishing the Celtics' shrinking strategy.

Moreover, both Parsons and Yi Jianlian have a certain ability to attack with the ball. When Jeremy Lin's breakthrough is blocked, he can play consecutive scoring tactics, completely tearing apart the Celtics' defense line, and quickly widening the point difference.

When Rivers faced the gradually collapsing situation, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and called a timeout. The fourth quarter only played 4 minutes, but the score has reached 108:86. The Warriors played a wave of 10:4. , extending the lead to 22 points.

After the timeout ended, Rivers switched back to Pierce, trying to give it a go, but to no avail.

After Pierce came on the court, the Celtics' offense did improve, but Zhang Yu left Leonard on the court, continuing Yi Jianlian's lineup of one big and four small forwards. It was all poured into Pierce and Ray Allen, and they were under strict supervision. The others were a little piecemeal, which was harmless.

Because the Celtics couldn't defend against the Warriors' offense at all, their weak inside line was turned upside down by Jeremy Lin. He had Klay, Leonard, Parsons and Yi Jianlian as shooters and half-shooters around him to open up the space. Under the circumstances, he gave full play to his impact. In the fourth quarter, he made 3 fouls by Stiensma and acted recklessly in the Celtics penalty area. He made 6 of 4 in a single quarter, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 14. With 3 assists, the opponent's inside defense was blown away!
Under Jeremy Lin's outstanding performance, the Celtics were not only unable to close the score, but the point difference was getting bigger and bigger. When the fourth quarter hit 3 minutes, the Warriors led by as much as 24 points.

As Pierce shot out of Leonard's emergency stop jumper at 2 minutes and 45 seconds, Rivers shook his head helplessly and gave up completely.

In the next round, he called a timeout, replaced the third team, and conceded the loss. Zhang Yu also called gold to withdraw, and the game entered garbage time.

In the end, the Warriors beat the Celtics with a score of 123:101, and successfully defended the home court with Curry and Butler both retired!
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