warrior godfather

Oracle Center, home team locker room.

The Warriors players just spent Christmas Eve at home yesterday, and they were all in a very relaxed mood, talking and laughing with each other, but there were also complaints about playing games on Christmas Day.

But compared to the Heat who came all the way from Miami, their treatment is much better.

For this Christmas game, the Heat players couldn't even spend Christmas Eve with their families. They came to the Bay Area early yesterday to prepare for today's game.

"Clay, how about having some fun together after today's game?" Parsons approached Clay and asked with a smile.

Clay glanced at him and nodded calmly:
"no problem."

"Bring me one! Everyone, work harder, solve the game early, save energy, and celebrate Christmas!" Whiteside yelled loudly.

Who in the Warriors team doesn't know that the two playboys, Clay and Parsons, have visited almost all nightclubs in the Bay Area, and only by following them can they have fun.

"Come on, Hassan, talk like you need your help!" Green gave him a contemptuous look.

Whiteside scratched his head and said with a sneer:

"I can stand for more than ten minutes anyway, and it takes a lot of effort for me to wave the towel on the sidelines..."

"Hahaha……"

There was a burst of laughter in the locker room, and the atmosphere became more cheerful.

Sitting aside quietly put on ankle braces, and Curry, who had put on his sneakers, straightened up and joked:
"Nightclubs are so magical? You don't go home for Christmas..."

He seldom goes to nightclubs, and usually goes home with Ayesha after the game, and rarely hangs out with Clay and Parsons.

But this does not hinder the friendship between Curry and his teammates. Everyone is young and has many common topics. It is a little surprising that the relationship between Curry and Clay is surprisingly good.

Their personalities are completely opposite. Curry is a very humorous and childlike person off the court. He likes to joke with his teammates, is very optimistic, and is a good man who takes care of his family.

On the other hand, Clay is relatively quiet off the court, not good at expressing, but his emotions are very delicate. He can watch "The Lion King" alone and cry. His reaction is a bit slow, and he often makes jokes. Open up, the girlfriends around me are one after another, going to nightclubs every now and then.

The only thing that these two backcourt partners have in common is their precise three-pointers and their extreme desire to win.

But even two people with such different personalities and living habits have become more and more tacit on the court, and their friendship off the court is getting better and better.

When Curry's eldest daughter Riley celebrated her first birthday, Clay also went to Curry's house as a guest.

Except for Clay, only Zhang Yu, Butler and Larry Riley in the Warriors were invited by Curry, which is enough to prove Clay's status in Curry's mind.

It is worth mentioning that after Ayesha became pregnant, Curry told Zhang Yu that if it was a boy, he would use Zhang Yu's English name Ronan as the name of his first child to show his gratitude to Zhang Yu , but was resolutely rejected by Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu carefully explained to Curry that Chinese people are very taboo about having the same d name between elders and younger generations. Curry can only regret to give up this idea.

And later, during the birth inspection, it was found to be a girl, so Curry had no choice but to use Larry Riley's surname as Riley's first name to show respect to Larry Riley in the team. Thanks for his many cares.

……

Hearing Curry's question, Parsons said nonchalantly:

"Anyway, I spend Christmas alone. My family is in Florida. If we were playing in Miami today, I wouldn't be able to go out."

Whiteside nodded in agreement:

"Yes, my family is in North Carolina. I wanted them to come to my game today, but they refused. They prefer to stay at home for Christmas..."

Green smiled triumphantly:

"Haha, my mom brought my brothers and sisters to the Bay Area the day before yesterday. I asked the boss for some tickets. They will watch me play from behind the bench tonight... Thank you, boss!"

Standing in front of the crowd, Zhang Yu, who was discussing game tactics with Cole in a low voice, raised his head when he heard Green's shout, and said with a smile:

"Don't thank me, Drummond, this is a reward for your 36.8% three-point shooting. If you miss the next three-pointer, I will ask you for the ticket price. The price of these front row tickets But it’s not low, I specifically told the ticketing department, and they will remember it for you!”

Hearing this, Greene's complacent expression just now turned into a bitter expression:
"Boss, you can't do this. I've tried my best. Who knows that one day my three-point shooting percentage will drop. To be honest, I didn't expect that I could shoot three-pointers like this..."

"Then practice shooting well, and then practice 20 three-pointers every time you practice!"

"Huh? But I already practice 20 three-pointers every day..."

"Haha, Drummond, just practice three-pointers, I can practice with you!" Curry laughed.

Green gave him an annoyed look:
"Practice with you? Can you find a sense of accomplishment in me? I don't want to find abuse..."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed again, and the atmosphere in the locker room was extremely cheerful, as if they were not preparing for the game, but having a party.

Zhang Yu frowned slightly, raised his left wrist, glanced at his watch, clapped his hands, and said loudly:

"Okay! It's time to enter the field. Let's play according to the tactics we played against the Heat in the last game. Don't be careless. We won the last game but it was not easy at all. This game will be a tough one. Let me fight it." Come on spirit!"

"No problem, boss, we'll treat them well!"

"Can James still have such a good touch? They are bound to lose!"

"Haha, that's right, don't worry, boss, this game will be the best Christmas gift we can give our fans!"

……

When the Warriors players walked out of the locker room with confidence, in the slightly dilapidated visiting team locker room, the Heat players were watching Spoelstra very quietly:

"...We played like this today. We lost to the Warriors last time because we were careless, but we also tested their cards. We will definitely win this game!"

After losing to the Warriors, Spoelstra carefully reviewed the game and specially prepared targeted tactics for the Warriors. Yesterday, he led the team to Oakland early for tactical training, even before Christmas Eve. Concentrate on preparing for today's game.

The Heat players were also eager for revenge. They stood up in unison, yelled slogans twice, and filed out of the locker room, full of murderous intent.

After losing to the Warriors, they kept suffocating anger in their hearts, and won four consecutive victories in the next four games, each of which was a big victory of more than 15 points.

With successive battles and victories all the way, the morale of the Heat players has climbed to the peak, and they vowed to win this game!

……

boom!
After a crisp iron strike, the Oracle Center fell into silence. The Warriors fans who were still in high spirits before the game started looked at the field with confused eyes.

The Warriors bench on the sidelines also lost the relaxed atmosphere of the past. Whiteside clutched a bright yellow towel tightly in his hand and sat quietly on the seat, his eyes glazed over.
Zhang Yu paced back and forth on the sidelines, with a slightly gloomy face, crossed his arms, looked at Curry who missed a three-pointer under Wade's interference, sighed softly, and then habitually looked up into the air big screen.

At this time, the game between the Warriors and the Heat has progressed to 3 minutes and 24 seconds of the fourth quarter. The Warriors are 97 points behind the Heat at 112:15. The situation is very bad for them.

And just now, Curry singled Wade with the ball at the top of the arc, stepped back and hit the iron with a three-pointer.

Curry clapped his hands very annoyed when he saw that he missed a three-pointer, but the game was still going on. He didn't dare to delay, and immediately forced himself to put his frustration behind him and retreated quickly.

This is already the eighth three-pointer that Curry missed tonight. His touch tonight was extremely cold, and he missed it repeatedly. He made 8 of 10 three-pointers in the game, and the Warriors' offense was greatly frustrated.

The Heat quickly established a lead from the beginning of the game, and did not make the mistake they made in the last match against the Warriors, and have maintained their lead in the score.

After Curry hit the iron, the rebound was recovered by Battier who was in the penalty area and passed it to James.

At this time, the Heat had a small lineup with Bosh as the center. After James dribbled the ball for half court, he dribbled the ball at the top of the arc to waste time.

He moved up the three-point line, and Butler, who was defending him, hurried to keep up. Battier set a screen for Wade at 45 degrees. Butler tried to bypass the screen, and Curry, who was defending Battier, didn't bother. Wade.

At this moment, Wade suddenly ran back and cut inside. Curry had to let go of Battier and switch to Wade.

At the same time, James, who has been paying close attention to Wade's movements, passed the ball. After Wade received the pass, Battier immediately moved to the other side of the court. Open, follow him, run to the weak side.

James also sank from the top of the arc to the free throw line, threatening the Warriors' penalty area. The strong side was completely cleared, leaving only Wade and Curry. After Wade and other teammates pulled away, he dribbled the ball from the sideline to 45 Degree positions followed by singles expansion.

He made a simple front-to-back change, handed the ball to his right hand, and his left shoulder sank, pressing Curry into the three-point line. Curry tried hard to resist Wade's impact, but he was completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation and was overwhelmed by Wade. After half a body position, he broke through all the way to the paint area, made an emergency stop, and Curry's stature paused. Wade accelerated again, shook off Curry, and made a throw, 114:97.

"Di-"

After Wade scored, Zhang Yu called a timeout, which was also the last timeout in his hands. Before that, in order to reverse the unfavorable situation, he called out timeouts many times to make adjustments, but to no avail.

In less than 3 minutes, the 17-point gap was an insurmountable gap. Zhang Yu did not intend to continue fighting for the theoretical hope of winning.

After the timeout ended, Zhang Yu came on as a substitute. Spoelstra guessed that Zhang Yu would concede, and also replaced the Big Three, and the game entered garbage time.

In the end, the Heat defeated the Warriors 116:103, ending the Warriors' four-game winning streak.

After the red light came on, James did not leave the field early like in the previous game. He smiled and hugged the Warriors players one by one, showing the demeanor of a winner to the fullest, before walking into the player tunnel.

Zhang Yu came to the technical stage, shook hands with Spoelstra, but there was no frustration after the loss on the face, and said with a smile:

"Eric, congratulations on winning this game, you deserve it."

Spoelstra responded with a laugh:
"Stephen wasn't in good form tonight, we were lucky."

Zhang Yu shook his head:

"No, even if Stephen feels normal, at least he can hit the key ball. You found the Warriors' weakness. This time, I lost."

In this game, the Heat launched an offensive against Curry after the start. Wade and James took turns to single Curry.

In order to protect Curry, Zhang Yu put him against Battier, and designed a strategy for him to prevent pick-and-roll delays in advance to prevent him from being targeted. However, Spoelstra was inspired by Thomas Jr. and provided Wade, James designed an off-ball starting style, allowing them to move without the ball first, put Curry in front of him, and then catch the ball and launch an offense.

James' off-the-ball level is relatively average, and it's not easy to find Curry, but Wade, as a traditional shooting guard, moves off the ball at the league's top level, but it's just inaccurate for three-pointers.

By running without the ball, he can always switch Curry in front of him, or directly play a pick-and-roll with Battier. If Curry does not switch defenses, or chases back after a delay, Wade will directly break through with speed. Beat the Warriors by surprise.

Under this highly targeted roll call tactic, Curry could no longer hide behind his teammates, and could only face the impact of Wade. Wade took advantage of the confrontation, and Curry succeeded in consecutive singles. Good, the Heat quickly established a lead.

Naturally, Zhang Yu would not sit back and watch Curry be targeted. He made adjustments and arranged for Green to flank Wade to reduce the pressure on Curry.

But Wade's distribution was timely and precise. If Ray Allen and Battier were emptied, they would shoot resolutely after receiving the ball. James and Bosh were emptied, and immediately launched a second breakthrough after receiving the ball, completely disrupting the Warriors. After the defensive line, the ball will be distributed outside.

After the first half, the Heat took a double-digit lead.

However, the Warriors are not without a chance of a comeback. Spoelstra learned from the pain in this game. He no longer flanked Curry and let him play alone. He was ready for the Big Three and Curry to fight against each other.

Regardless of whether Curry is playing pick-and-roll with the ball or running without the ball, the Heat have not tilted their defense towards him.

However, Curry's state tonight was very poor. The basket seemed to cover him, and he wasted a lot of opportunities no matter how he shot. The Warriors never managed to get the score back, and finally lost the Christmas game.