warrior godfather

Chapter 404 Whose Stage (6000 words)
After Curry received the ball, he looked up at the timer. There were 8 seconds left in the shot clock. He moved his eyes down, and in his sight was Kobe who was ready for battle, and Gasol who was ready to attack at any time.

Curry took a deep breath, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he didn't intend to call a cover, but chose to single-handedly beat Kobe!
He stepped on small steps and continued to do cross dribbles under the crotch. Kobe's center of gravity changed accordingly, preventing Curry from suddenly accelerating his breakthrough.

Then, Curry suddenly made a slight change in front of his body, handed the ball to his left hand, and stepped forward with his left foot obliquely, making a gesture of breaking through. Kobe quickly slid and moved in front of Curry.

Curry kept walking, and went straight to meet him, until he was completely attached to Kobe and there was no room for advancement, then suddenly he dribbled the ball behind his back with a large amount, handed the ball to his right hand, twisted his body, and flashed past Kobe, Go right and break through, completely passing him!

Kobe hurriedly turned around and chased back, but he didn't rest for a minute in the second half. His physical fitness was close to exhaustion, and his pace slowed down a lot. Curry didn't play until 1 minutes into the fourth quarter. His physical fitness recovered a lot, and he immediately accelerated again. , Throwing off Kobe's pursuit.

Bynum hurried up to help defend, Curry handed the ball to Chandler with both hands, Bynum subconsciously took a step back and raised his hand to intercept, but Curry took the ball back, raised his hand and threw it, The arc was specially adjusted, and the basketball almost went straight up and down, completely avoiding Bynum's interference, and fell into the net!
98: 99.

"Bang! Curry passed Kobe one-on-one and made a throw in the face of Bynum. The Warriors are only 1 point away. There are 30 seconds left in the game. As long as they defend the Lakers' next attack, they have a chance to win This game!" Mike Breen shouted.

Mark Jackson also praised:

"Curry's choice is very calm, this is a perfect offense!"

On the sidelines, after seeing Curry's goal, Zhang Yu punched hard, then took two steps forward, stepped on the field with one foot, and said loudly:
"Quick, put pressure on them, don't let them serve easily!"

The Warriors players immediately stepped forward to press the audience. Butler stopped in front of Ramon Sessions on the baseline and spread his hands as hard as he could. Others blocked the pass between the Lakers players and Ramon Sessions. On the route, he tried twice, but he failed to deliver the ball.

"Di-"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mike Brown called the last timeout before the 5-second violation. The ball must be delivered smoothly.

The players returned to the bench, panting and sweating, soaking through their jerseys.

Now, every possession of the ball determines the final outcome, even the outcome of the series, and affects the team's efforts throughout the season. No mistakes can be made, and everyone is very nervous.

Zhang Yu took the tactical board from Silas and pondered:
"We'll do it later..."

On the Lakers bench, Mike Brown quickly drew a tactic to create space for Kobe to receive the ball, and looked at Kobe solemnly:

"Kobe, leave it to you!"

……

"Di-"

The timeout ended and the two teams returned to the field. Mike Breen glanced at the lineups of the two teams and said:
"The Warriors made adjustments. He replaced Curry and Clay with Tony Allen and Kawhi Leonard, but the Lakers didn't change anything. They were still the main lineup."

Mark Jackson nodded and said:

"Coach Z wants to strengthen the defense. He still has a timeout in his hand, and he can take the initiative to change players later. Mike Brown has no timeout in his hand. He dare not take the risk of changing to the offensive lineup, otherwise if he doesn't score, There is no way to arrange defense... In fact, he is still a little timid. If he can predict that Coach Z will be on the defensive lineup, he will definitely be on the offensive lineup. Later, Curry Z will definitely call a timeout and replace him. opportunity."

Seeing the two sides return to the field, the Lakers fans also became restless, and the purple and gold colors in the Staples Center surged, and the noise was everywhere, and the momentum was overwhelming.

"Kobe! Kobe!"

Everyone knows who will complete this attack.

Amidst the shouts, Ramon Sessions sent a sideline ball. Kobe used the double screen of Gasol and Artest from the inside to get rid of Butler's defense and receive the pass.

He then held the ball at the top of the key, keeping his eyes on the timer until it started with 10 seconds left on the shot clock.

Kobe knew that he didn't have the advantage in speed, and he didn't have any fancy moves, just a simple change of direction ahead of time, and with a press of his shoulders, he rushed in towards the inside!

Butler followed him sideways, just a little behind him. He was not good at other things, but his physical strength was almost endless. Even in the last minute of the game, his speed still remained the same, and the confrontation was as tough as before!
But Kobe's speed has slowed down a lot, and he was quickly covered by Butler again, blocking his breakthrough route. He had to stop, turn around, and play post-up singles instead.

Since the attack time was running out, Kobe immediately leaned back hard after adjusting his body shape.

boom!
The two collided heavily, Butler grunted, endured it, and didn't take a step back. Kobe had no time to delay, so he could only turn around, take off, lean back, and forcibly create space for shots!
But Butler was in a particularly good state today. He predicted Kobe's thoughts, jumped up almost at the same time as Kobe, stretched his arms as much as possible, and interfered with Kobe's shooting.

But Kobe's physical fitness was close to exhaustion, his feet were weak, and his take-off height was much lower. Seeing that the shooting space was about to be blocked by Butler, he had to adjust the angle and tried his best to throw the ball.

Bang!

The ball, which was seriously interfered with, hit the iron as expected. Chandler overpowered Bynum and grabbed the rebound.

"Di-"

Zhang Yu immediately called a timeout and arranged for the final attack

"Oh……"

At the same time, seeing Kobe strike the iron, there was a loud sigh from the audience.

Mike Breen said;

"Kobe missed a fallback jumper, but he consumed almost all of the offensive time. There were 6.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter. This was ample time for the Warriors. They were only 1 point behind. A timeout, the Lakers have no timeout, these 6 seconds are the 6 seconds to decide the outcome, there is no room for adjustment for both sides...Mark, how do you think Coach Z will arrange it?"

Mark Jackson said with a smile:
"Of course, hand over the damn basketball to our scoring champion and MVP - Stephen Curry! The stage has been set up, and now we can watch the performance of the new MVP!"

……

On the Lakers bench, Mike Brown looked very dignified, his chubby face was covered with beads of sweat, and the air-conditioning in the Staples Center was very sufficient, which was entirely caused by nervousness.

He glanced at Curry surrounded by Warriors players from a distance, took the tactical board handed over by assistant coach Quin Snyder with his left hand, and suddenly moved in his heart, and asked:

"Quinn, if it were you, how would you arrange this defense?"

Quinn Snyder looked up at the Warriors' bench, and frowned slightly, which made his face darken quickly, and a cold light shot from his deep-set eye sockets, as if he was not thinking about defensive tactics, but thinking about How to put the opposing Warriors player to death.

Snyder has a face like a drug lord, but he himself is a very hardworking and dedicated person. He has been an assistant coach of the Clippers since 1992. He has been in the NCAA and NBA for 20 years. This season he joined Mike Brown's coaching staff has been diligent and diligent, and has won the trust of Mike Brown.

Not much time, he just thought for a moment, then said firmly:

"I will double-team Curry! He has always been the Warriors' first choice for key shots. As long as he is restricted, it is difficult for other Warriors players to score. They have neither this ability nor experience, but Curry has made several shots. Lore, quasi-lore, our first priority is not to let Curry take a shot."

Mike Brown nodded slightly:

"You're right...then this time, we'll flank Curry."

Snyder was taken aback, and said:

"I'm just making a suggestion, you'd better consider it carefully before making a decision..."

"I believe in your judgment, so it's settled!" Mike Brown interrupted him, and then summoned the Lakers players who had returned to the bench, and began to arrange tactics.

……

In front of the Warriors bench, the atmosphere is very dignified. There are 6 seconds left, 1 point difference, neither side has a timeout, and there is no room for adjustment. The possibility of a tie no longer exists. These 6 seconds will determine the game. The Warriors will win if they score a goal, and they will lose if they don’t score. Everyone is under great pressure.

But they know that the pressure on them is nothing compared to the pressure on Curry.

Zhang Yu glanced around, picked up the tactical board, and began to arrange the tactics for the final attack:

"Stephen, when you come to catch the ball and finish this last attack, Tyson and Jimmy will cover for you. You come out from the inside to catch the ball. Is there a problem?"

Upon hearing this expected arrangement, Curry nodded solemnly:

"No problem, boss."

"Very good!" Zhang Yu nodded approvingly, but then changed the topic, "Jimmy, after you screen for Stephen, you immediately roll out. If Stephen doesn't catch the ball, you are the second choice. After getting the ball, How to attack is up to you, understand?"

Butler's face was as usual, but his eyes were extremely firm, and he replied in a deep voice:
"Yes, sir!"

"Others can't be idle, Klay, you open up space in the corner, ready to catch and shoot at any time, Tyson, Drummond, pay attention to grabbing offensive rebounds, if the first attack misses, try to find the second shot." Opportunity to attack!" Zhang Yu exhorted.

"Yes, sir!" Everyone responded in unison.

Zhang Yu took a deep breath, calmed down the turbulent tension in his heart, and said loudly:
"Go, don't have any pressure, if you can't go back to the home court to play Tianwangshan, we still hold the home court advantage, remember, if you do it boldly, you will definitely be able to do it!"

wow.

Everyone stood up, put their hands together, and shouted:
"1, 2, 3—Let's go, Warriors!"

Then, under the watchful eye of Zhang Yu, they set foot on the field.

……

"Om-"

After a long beep, the stadium came alive again. The Warriors players settled down according to Zhang Yu's arrangement. Green came to Clifford's side, and the Lakers players came to their opponents. Hold each other, wishing to hang directly on him.

The buzzing noise from the auditorium also disappeared. Whether it was Lakers fans or Warriors fans, they all stared nervously at the ten players on the field, for fear of missing any details.

Among them, most people's eyes are on Curry.

Mark Jackson also stared closely at Curry and said:
"Curry first went to the penalty area, and Ramon Sessions followed him. Well, he must have gone out to catch the ball through a screen. It depends on whether it is a single screen, a double screen, or a triple screen..."

"Di-"

Clifford raised his right hand, blew the whistle, and passed the ball to Green beside him. The five fingers of his right hand flicked one by one, and the atmosphere in the arena suddenly became tense.

Artest stopped in front of Green, raised his hands, and interfered with his sight. Originally, Gasol was facing Green, but Mike Brown left him inside to protect the rebound and let Artest interfere with Green's serve. .

Green lifted the ball over his head, ignoring Artest in front of him, watching Curry nervously, only waiting for him to run to the top of the arc to catch the ball.

The moment Clifford whistled, Curry started. He first ran two steps toward the bottom line, and then ran back to the top of the arc. Chandler was the first screen to block the chasing Ramon. Sessions, but Bynum took a step forward and blocked the passing lane between Curry and Green to prevent him from receiving the ball. Ramon Sessions took the opportunity to squeeze through the screen and catch up.

Curry did not stop, and continued to run towards the top of the arc. Butler was the second screen and blocked Ramon Sessions again. Curry was half a body ahead of him and came to the top of the arc. Green immediately passed the ball, and Butler followed Zhang Yu's instructions and bounced to the other side, trying to take Kobe away.

After Curry received the ball, he just dribbled, and Ramon Sessions rushed over. Curry didn't panic at all. His original plan was to single Ramon Sessions. He never thought that he could shoot an open three. point.

But at the same time, Kobe didn't follow Butler to the weak side, but also rushed towards Curry!
After Green served the ball, Artest turned to Butler and turned a blind eye to Green.

Mike Brin exclaimed:
"The Lakers chose to flank Curry! Both Kobe and Ramon Sessions pounced on Curry, blocking his shooting and breakthrough space!"

Curry was shocked when he suddenly encountered a flank attack, but he didn't panic. He had seen too many flank attacks and was used to it. At this critical juncture, he did not rush the ball, but raised his head with an absolutely calm attitude. After roughly observing the running position of his teammates, he took a big step back, made a little space, and threw the ball hard to the weak side!
The shot against Curry immediately followed the flight path of the basketball, and another figure quickly appeared in the shot. Butler had already escaped Artest's defense by running back and received a pass from Curry.

5 seconds.

After he received the ball, Artest rushed towards him immediately. Butler did not rush, dribbled the ball, stabilized the rhythm, and when Artest came to him, he suddenly started. Ster's right side rushed into the three-point line.

4 seconds.

Artest tried his best to chase from behind. Bynum also let go of Chandler and rushed to help defend. Gasol let go of Clay in the corner and rushed towards Butler. Clay's knees were slightly bent. , with his hands open, ready to catch and shoot.

3 seconds.

Butler dribbled two steps, and he didn't seem to see the defensive players rushing from behind, side and in front of him. He collected the ball, took off, stretched his body slightly in the air, flicked his wrist, and made an emergency stop jump shot!

2 seconds.

When Butler made a shot, Bynum, Gasol and Artest all raised their hands and came to his side, but they were a step too late. They could only watch the basketball spin rapidly in the air and draw a soft trajectory. Straight into the Nets!
brush!
"Bang! Bang! What a shot!" Mike Breen yelled, "Butler made an emergency stop jumper and the Warriors overtook by 1 point! He only left 1.3 seconds for the Lakers. The Lakers have no timeout. They only Can serve from the backcourt!"

On the field, the Lakers players were all ashamed when Butler scored, but they didn't have much time to hesitate. Mike Brown waved his arms vigorously on the sidelines and shouted:

"Quick! Quick! We still have a chance, quick!"

The Lakers still have time and can fight, but it must be before the Warriors lay down their defenses!

Gasol immediately stepped out of the baseline, picked up the basketball, and looked for Kobe.

But in his line of sight, Kobe was surrounded by two people, Butler and Green, one left and one right, followed Kobe, blocking his receiving space, Kobe tried his best to run, but he couldn't get rid of it. The defense of the two.

Gasol was flustered, swept the ball in a hurry, and hurriedly passed the ball to Ramon Sessions. After receiving the ball, Ramon Sessions froze for a moment, then realized that time was running out, he turned around quickly, Before seeing the basket, he hurriedly dodged Clay's interference and threw the ball forcefully towards the frontcourt.

"Om-"

Long beeps echoed, the red light came on, and the basketball thrown by Ramon Sessions, under everyone's gaze, flew out of the baseline without even touching the backboard.

"Ramon Sessions missed a long three-pointer! The Warriors won the game. They defeated the Lakers 100:99 and took a 3:1 lead! Butler shot 1.3 seconds before the end of the game. Congratulations to the Warriors, Congratulations to Butler!" Mike Breen said loudly.

"Yeah!!"

The Warriors players were ecstatic and ran towards Butler. Butler flew up with a face full of embarrassment, bumped into Curry's chest to celebrate, then clapped hands with other teammates one by one, and roared several times to the sky, wanton and carefree.

And the Lakers fans in the auditorium have fallen into dead silence, looking at Butler in disbelief. They thought that the Lakers would lose, but they didn't expect that the Lakers would lose the game in this way, or lose to Butler. Lean hands.

Besides Stephen Curry, who else in the Warriors can shoot the lore? !

A small number of Warriors fans fell into the carnival, yelling, regardless of the feelings of the Lakers fans who had an absolute advantage in numbers, and wantonly vented their ecstasy.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors trailed by 11 minutes, and they were also worried for 11 minutes. It was not until Curry made a throw in the last minute that they saw the dawn of victory. Butler's lore pushed this joy to the peak .

On the field, after Butler and his teammates celebrated, they came to Zhang Yu's side:

"Boss, we won, I hit the lore!"

Zhang Yu laughed loudly and said:
"Jimmy, you're amazing, I knew you could do it!"

Curry came from behind, slapped Butler on the back heavily, and said loudly:
"Jimmy, you made the shot, you must celebrate it!"

Butler grinned and said:
"Of course, I treat guests, I treat you to a big meal!"

Zhang Yu looked at the excited Butler with a smile on his face, but his heart was slightly sour.

Butler grew up on the street and was used to hard times. In his life, the most wonderful moment was being able to eat in a restaurant. Now, he still keeps this habit, thinking that eating in a restaurant is the best celebration Way.

Curry also knew about Butler's habit, and said with a smile:

"Okay, go to Michelin three stars, don't go to American barbecue restaurants!"

Butler scratched his head, puzzled and said:
"But American barbecue is really delicious, and there's a lot of meat..."

Zhang Yu hugged the two of them and said:

"Okay, after you go back, you have plenty of time to discuss. Now, go and pay tribute to our opponents. They fought to the last moment and almost defeated us. They are worthy opponents."

Curry and Butler nodded in unison and walked to the Lakers bench together.

Zhang Yu came to the technical stage and shook hands with the bitter Mike Brown. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Quinn Snyder standing in front of the Lakers bench.

He paced back and forth on the sidelines, staring at Butler on the court all the time, with a very ugly face and a very scary expression.

Zhang Yu pointed at Snyder and said with a smile:
"Mike, Coach Snyder seems very dissatisfied with Jimmy?"

Mike Brown glanced back, shook his head and smiled wryly:
"No, you misunderstood, he was blaming himself."

"Self-blame?" Zhang Yu asked in surprise.

"It was he who suggested to flank Stephen Curry, and Jimmy Butler made the game-winning shot, so Quinn blamed himself a little. Capable." Mike Brown explained.

"Oh, that's right..." Zhang Yu nodded slightly.

Of course he knows Snyder's ability. The person who can lead the Jazz to the playoffs year after year and lead the league to the top in the regular season is one of the few head coaches in the entire league.

Although the Jazz were eliminated by the Clippers in the Western Conference semifinals in the playoffs, that was not Snyder's problem.

The Jazz built their team with a defensive blue-collar big center. The outside core Mitchell's star level is not enough. The team lacks tall 3D wings. Instead, they have hoarded several backcourts with a height of less than 1 meters. Going with the trend, it will definitely not go far in the playoffs.

Such a team has nothing more than two endings, either the first round or the second round every year, or the team will be dismantled and rebuilt.

After being separated from Mike Brown, Zhang Yu and the Warriors returned to the locker room together.

The players went into the bathroom to take a shower one after another, still unable to restrain their excitement, talking and laughing loudly, Butler was undoubtedly the focus, everyone congratulated him for making the game-winning shot, Curry kept booing and shouting at the others People told interesting stories about Butler's college days, which made everyone laugh.

Zhang Yu stayed in the locker room, listening to the chatter and laughter coming from the bathroom, picked up the data sheet of this game with a smile on his face, and looked at it.

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(End of this chapter)