warrior godfather

Chapter 371
"Yes!" After Curry scored, Reggie Miller yelled, and then looked at Barkley, "Chuck, do you still think Curry needs time to get back to his form?"

Barkley hesitated for a moment before saying:
"One ball doesn't mean anything. Ramon Sessions obviously didn't pay full attention. We all know that this is the usual tactic of the Warriors. Curry just caught him off guard..."

On the court, the Lakers sent out the baseline ball, Ramon Sessions dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and lobbed it to Gasol who was demanding in the low post. Force him to pass the ball to Artest.

Artest shot the ball as soon as he caught it, missed the three-pointer, and the rebound was protected by Chandler.

This season, Artest's three-pointers continued to decline, averaging only 29.5% of his shots per game, far worse than his 36% shooting in the previous two seasons, and even less than his peak efficiency of about 40%. .

After Chandler grabbed the rebound, he immediately passed it to Curry, and the Warriors quickly launched a counterattack.

The Lakers retreated quickly. Mike Brown clearly emphasized this point before the game. As soon as Artest made a three-pointer, the Lakers retreated to the backcourt, not giving the Warriors a chance to break fast. When Curry ran all the way Walking to the frontcourt, Ramon Sessions followed him step by step.

Facing the close defense of Ramon Sessions, Curry dribbled the ball across the center line and stepped on the logo of the Warriors Bay Bridge. Suddenly, he made a sudden stop, changed direction to the right, swayed a little space, and then went straight to the ground Then, he raised his hand and threw a super long three-pointer!
After Ramon Sessions was shaken away, he saw Curry make a three-pointer and didn't make a defense. He just stretched out his hand symbolically and looked back at the basket.

He didn't believe that Curry could make such a long three-pointer in such a fast-paced offensive and defensive transition.

But under the gaze of Ramon Sessions, under the expectant gaze of all the fans, the basketball took a long and round trajectory and fell straight into the net.

brush!
6: 0.

boom!
The Oracle Center was boiling. When Curry made a shot, all the fans were ready to go, half-raised their arms, and when the basketball hit the net, their arms immediately bounced high, and the huge sound was like an invisible shock wave during an explosion. The audience!

"Yeah!!!"

"Ahhh - Stephen, I love you, I fucking love you to death!!"

"Oh oh oh oh-"

When people are really excited, they only use short sentences and meaningless shouts to vent their emotions.

Curry also slapped his chest and pointed to the sky amidst the warm cheers of the audience, looked devoutly at the dome of the Oracle Center, thanked God, and then clapped his hands heavily with his teammates, with a happy smile on his face.

People only know how to cherish it when they have lost it. After being absent for half a month, Curry felt for the first time that it was really great to be able to play. He never wanted to taste the taste of injury again.

Beside him, Ramon Sessions stared blankly at Curry with his mouth half open, unable to speak for a while.

In the commentary seat on the sidelines, Reggie Miller said loudly:

"Tell me, Chuck, how's Curry doing?"

Barkley spread his hands helplessly, and said angrily;
"Well, he seems to have fully recovered from his ankle injury and feels good, but the game has just begun. I hope he can maintain this state, otherwise the Warriors can't beat the Lakers."

On the field, the Lakers were attacking, and Ramon Sessions just passed half court with the ball, and Kobe reached out and asked for the ball.

The Lakers got off to a 0:6 start. He can't sit back and watch the point difference continue to widen, he must stand up and stabilize the morale of the army.

Kobe is facing Butler. In the past when playing the Lakers in the regular season, Zhang Yu would arrange for Clay to defend Kobe and exercise his defensive ability. But this is different from the past. The Warriors' record advantage over the Spurs is getting smaller and smaller, and they want to stabilize the league. The number one ranking, the victory of every game is very important, Zhang Yu is bound to win this game.

And based on the current rankings of the two teams, the two sides are potential opponents in the second round of the playoffs. Every match in the regular season is a precious opportunity. Prepare for the playoffs.

But Kobe didn't choose to back down just because the defender changed from Clay to Butler. He waved his hand, signaled his teammates to pull away, then changed direction in front of his body, passed the ball to his right hand, his shoulder sank, and pushed Butler away. A very unpretentious way, rushing to the three-point line.

Butler wanted to follow Curry, but he soon discovered that although Kobe was "old", he was not inferior to himself in confrontation, or even stronger.

He was pushed by Kobe, unable to speed up, and was half a body behind Kobe. Kobe also experienced not speeding up, and kept fighting Butler. When he came to the paint area, he made an emergency stop and lifted Hand, after flying Butler, the mid-range shot made a steady hit.

6: 2.

"Reggie, have you seen it? This is Kobe's experience. Butler is really immature in front of him!" Barkley said excitedly.

On the sidelines, Mike Brown, who stood up after Curry made a logo three-pointer, let out a long sigh of relief and sat back down.

He specializes in defense, and he is rough in the arrangement of offensive tactics, but he firmly remembers one thing, that is, to give the ball to the head star and let the star solve the problem.

He did this in the Cavaliers, and he continued to do so after coming to the Lakers. As long as Kobe is still in shape, then Mike Brown will not worry about offense. In his opinion, there is no more sure way to score than star singles.

The round changed, the Warriors played a pass and cut, Clay and Green cooperated hand-in-hand, missed a three-pointer, and the rebound was protected by Bynum.

Looking back, Kobe came to the low post and stuck Butler behind him. Ramon Sessions lobbed the ball over, but the Warriors did not flank Kobe like they flanked Gasol, and Butler still defended alone.

Naturally, Kobe would not let go of this opportunity. After he sat down twice, his shoulders swayed to the left, and Butler's center of gravity shifted slightly. Kobe suddenly turned to the right and shot a fadeaway jumper. Butler's reaction was a bit slower, without interference to Kobe's shot.

brush!
6: 4.

O'Neill applauded:

"Good! Kobe's fake moves are extremely realistic. He fooled the young Butler for the second time. To be honest, if he had such skills at the time, we would have won more than three championships."

"Really?" Reggie Miller gave O'Neal a meaningful look, "Believe me, Shaq, if Kobe had such skills back then, you might only have one championship ring now."

O'Neal was taken aback for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile:

"Well, maybe you're right..."

On the court, the players did not hear the intriguing dialogue between O'Neal and Reggie Miller. After Kobe scored, the Warriors quickly served the baseline ball and played a half-conversion fast break. Curry broke through with the ball and compressed the Lakers' defense. Get below the free throw line, and then give it to Clay who followed up on the right. Clay raised the knife and landed a three-pointer into the net.

9: 4.

The round changed. Kobe didn't intend to make a strong attack this time. He went directly to the weak side and pointed at Gasol. Ramon Sessions understood and lobbed the ball directly to Gasol.

The current Warriors are one of the teams that like to play pick-and-roll the most, while the Lakers are one of the teams that play the least pick-and-roll.

The starting style of the Lakers' triangle offense is that Gasol or Kobe will be the pivot in the low post, with one player on the strong side corner and 45 degrees each, forming a triangle position, and the other two on the weak side, one in the penalty area and one in the arc top.

This set of tactics seems to be very complicated, requiring the star to act as the axis in the low post or the waist position, and the others keep moving all the time, forming a triangle, looking for scoring opportunities, but in fact it is still scored through the powerful singles ability of the star, or changing the opponent's Defensively, create open easy scoring opportunities.

After all, the triangle offense requires two people to stand on the inside line, and the penalty area is very blocked. If the opponent sticks to man-to-man, it is impossible to have a chance to cut inside. At least two attacking strengths are needed, one is the axis on the strong side, or the post is behind. Singles, to attract the opponent's defensive attention, a high position on the weak side, ready for singles at any time.

The triangle offense also has requirements for role players. They must punish the opponent's shorting after the star attracts the flank.

Therefore, Jordan and Pippen have Cole by their side, O'Neal and Kobe have Robert Horry by their side, and Kobe and Gasol have Artest by their side.

Obviously, the basis for the success of the triangle offensive tactic is based on the strong personal strength of the stars and the double foundation of the role players' ability to punish vacancy.

And now the Lakers are gradually losing their "qualification" to play the triangle offense.

After Gasol received the ball, Butler immediately flanked him and put Artest wide open to test his shooting. After receiving the ball from Gasol, Butler made a very decisive shot, but the three-pointer still hit the iron.

The Warriors took the opportunity to counterattack, Green rushed in the middle, Butler quickly stepped forward, received a pass from Green and made a layup.

11: 4.

Looking back, Kobe had to stand up again, singled Butler, and made a steady stop jumper after a tentative step.

11: 6.

After Kobe scored, Barkley said triumphantly:

"See, Reggie, Kobe is in very good shape today, and the Warriors can't stop him from scoring at all!"

At the same time, the cheering in the auditorium was also much quieter. Kobe made 3 of 3 shots after the opening game, and he was in an extremely hot state, which made the Warriors fans feel a little worried. Can the team win the Lakers at home today?In other words, can Curry match the runaway Kobe?

But Zhang Yu, who was sitting on the Warriors' bench, chatted and laughed with Silas next to him, with a relaxed expression, and seemed to have no worries about Kobe, who was killing all directions on the court.

……

The rest of the first quarter passed in Kobe's scoring performance. The Warriors continued to double-team Gasol, and Artest repeatedly made open shots, and Kobe had to stand up and take over the game.

He scored 12 points in consecutive singles against Butler in the first quarter, but the Lakers still trailed the Warriors by 25 points at 27:2.

It is difficult for them to limit the Warriors' offense. After Curry made two difficult three-pointers at the beginning and announced his return, he no longer obsessed with personal offenses. Deal the cards, run without the ball by yourself, and target the Lakers' two cumbersome inside weaknesses.

The Warriors' tactics have achieved remarkable results. Although Curry only scored 2 points after the opening two three-pointers, he sent 3 assists. Most importantly, he used his strong containment to attract the Lakers. The defensive focus creates easy scoring opportunities for Butler who cuts in and Clay who runs without the ball, driving the Warriors' overall offense.

When the players from both sides left the field, Mike Brown's expression was very serious.

He changed the Lakers' defensive strategy against the Warriors in the last game and put the defensive focus on Curry. In the first quarter, Curry had nothing to do except for the two extremely difficult three-pointers, but the Warriors Others' attacks opened.

Mike Brown's thoughts surged in his heart. He glanced at Curry, who was smiling on the Warriors' bench, with a look of hesitation in his eyes.

Now it seems that there is no need to pinch Curry...

……

After the start of the second quarter, both Zhang Yu and Mike Brown were deployed in the rotation. The Lakers had Gasol with four substitutes, and the Warriors had a pure substitute lineup.

This is also a feature of the Warriors. The rotation of most teams is a mix of starters and substitutes to ensure the strength of both offense and defense. However, the Warriors can put on a rotation lineup composed of pure substitutes. Occupying the advantage in the transition period, showing the terrifying depth of the lineup.

However, in this game, facing the Lakers rotation led by Gasol, the Warriors did not take advantage. After six and a half minutes in the second quarter, when the two teams returned to the starting lineup, the score became 38:37. Go-ahead by 1 point.

However, Zhang Yu didn't care about this at all. The purpose of his pure substitute lineup is to train the young players in the team. In the playoffs, he will definitely shorten the rotation. At that time, the Warriors will face any strong team in the league. You won't suffer in the transition section.

In the second half of the second quarter, the two sides continued the game rhythm of the first quarter. The Warriors insisted on pinching Gasol to test the end of the Lakers' role players, while Kobe maintained a single defense in singles.

In the face of a large number of open opportunities, Artest finally made an open three-pointer, but for the team, it was still a drop in the bucket. The Lakers relied on Kobe's strong attack to maintain their offensive efficiency.

On the defensive end, Mike Brown hesitated for a while, but still insisted on focusing on Curry's strategy in the first quarter. Like Zhang Yu, he also had to test the response ability of the opponent's role players.

But unlike Artest, the other players of the Warriors are in very good condition. They came to the court with the determination and fighting spirit of revenge. After Curry attracted the Lakers' defensive attention, they showed their edge and punished the Lakers. contempt for them.

After the second quarter, the score came to 54:54. The two sides tied. The game scene was very anxious. The two teams seemed to be evenly matched.

But Zhang Yu and Mike Brown knew very well that the first half of the game was just a foreshadowing and trial, which meant nothing. The opponent would definitely make adjustments in the second half to take the initiative. The third quarter was when the battle really started!
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