warrior godfather

Chapter 480 Look Up!

After the game against the Spurs, the Warriors continued their road trip, moved to three places, defeated the Timberwolves, Pacers, and Knicks in a row, and won ten consecutive victories.

Except when it was more difficult to play against the Pacers, the Warriors won the other two games relatively easily.

The Timberwolves' record at the beginning of the season was very good, and there was once hope of hitting the playoffs.

However, when Love was doing push-ups at home, his right hand was accidentally fractured. He had to undergo surgery and would be absent for 8 to 10 weeks.

Prior to this, he had missed the first nine games at the beginning of the season due to injuries.

After Love's injury, the Timberwolves, which had a good momentum, plummeted, quickly slipped to the bottom of the Western Conference, and began to perform poorly again.

And Love, who was placed high hopes by Timberwolves fans, was also exposed to the news that his hand injury is not recovering well, and it is very likely that he will be reimbursed for the season.

This season of the Timberwolves has been ruined again.

Although the Knicks have Anthony as the leader, they lack Chandler. The positions of David Lee and Stoudemire overlap again, and they have to play as substitutes.

The Knicks have three major scorers in the frontcourt, but they don't have a reliable inside defensive pillar, and the penalty area is weak.

They could only play against the Warriors, and their offensive efficiency was not as good as the Warriors. In the end, they lost to the Warriors 105:119.

However, the Warriors' victory was not without flaws. Chandler injured his back in the game against the Knicks and withdrew from the game midway.

After the examination of the team doctor Schmitz, Chandler needs to rest for at least 10 to 15 days before returning to the game.

The back injury is Chandler's old injury. He had tossed around the Hornets, Bobcats, and finally came to the Warriors. It was because of his back injury that his performance declined, so he was not favored by his old club.

Out of caution, Zhang Yu asked Chandler to rest for 15 days and return to the team after he fully recovered.

Injuries are part of the NBA. This season, Zhang Yu deeply realized this.

Jeremy Lin's season reimbursement was the beginning of the Warriors' injury wave. In January, Butler accidentally sprained his ankle during a drive and missed 5 games.

Half a month before the start of the All-Star break, Tony Allen suffered a knee injury and did not return to the team until the last game against the Jazz before the All-Star break.

In the first three seasons, the Warriors were all rookies, and few players were injured.

Now, the Warriors have played high-intensity playoffs for two years. The intensity of the game is getting higher and higher, the consumption of players is increasing, and injuries are becoming more and more common.

Fortunately, Curry has remained healthy under strict load management, which is the best news for the Warriors.

……

In the sixth stop of the road trip, the Warriors came to Boston to challenge the Celtics away.

Before the Warriors beat the Celtics at home, the Bay Area fans "warmly" entertained the Celtics players, which aroused the anger of the Celtics fans.

This time, the Warriors came to Boston as a guest and were warmly received by the Bostonians.

After they walked out of the airport, there were Celtic fans who came to "pick up" the Warriors, gathered around the bus welcoming the Warriors, and gave them a warm "greeting", mainly to the relatives of the Warriors players.

Naturally, Zhang Yu couldn't organize the players to scold these fans, so he could only speed up the bus and get out of the siege of Celtic fans.

Fortunately, before the start of the game, Zhang Yu reminded the Warriors players that this trip to Boston will not be particularly pleasant. Everyone is mentally prepared and has not been greatly affected.

After the Warriors checked into the hotel, Celtics fans were at it again.

At six o'clock in the morning on the game day, a municipal company was working downstairs in the hotel where the Warriors stayed, making deafening noises, trying to affect the rest of the Warriors players.

However, the room where the Warriors lived was on a high floor, tens of meters from the ground, with excellent sound insulation, and was not affected by the construction.

The players were in shock when they left the hotel to acclimate to the North Shore Gardens.

Although Zhang Yu reminded that the Celtics fans would use all kinds of methods to deal with them, they really did not expect that these fanatical fans would use construction methods just to interfere with their rest.

This is just a regular season!
After coming to the North Shore Garden Arena, Zhang Yu explained the reason to the Warriors players:

"You have to know that the Celtics have won the most championships in the league. Their fans are also very proud of the team's glorious history. They think the Celtics are a giant and the best team in the league. , not even one, what happens when this team declines?"

"Bostonians have followed their parents and grandparents since they were young, and witnessed the Celtics ruling the league. When the Celtics have declined and there is no hope of winning the championship, they will not be able to accept the reality. They are sensitive and will use all means to deal with those who provoke them."

"Now, we are the "provocateurs". The Bostonians can't go to Oakland to trouble our fans. will be our opponent."

Before the start of the game, the Celtics fans at the scene booed the warm-up Warriors players, which was also mixed with curses and abuse.

The security personnel of the North Shore Garden Arena turned a blind eye to this, but smiled and watched from the sidelines, and almost joined in.

Of course, Zhang Yu would not let the Celtics fans insult the Warriors players. Under his instructions, Cole protested to the security personnel.

These security personnel immediately stopped the abuse of the fans on the sidelines, but they only shouted twice, and then they were perfunctory on the grounds that they could not identify the specific people.

In an environment full of abuse, even if the young and energetic Warriors players have been prepared, they will inevitably feel a little impetuous.

Green, who has the hottest temper, has already started to quarrel with the Celtics fans on the sidelines.

Although he can still maintain a smile, he just satirizes the audience who abused him, but everyone knows Green's character, and he will soon be unable to hold back the anger in his heart.

Zhang Yu acted decisively, ended the Warriors' warm-up ahead of schedule, and led the players back to the locker room to avoid further influence from the Celtics fans.

It was not until the entrance ceremony that Zhang Yu led the Warriors players to re-enter the field.

After the game started, the audience intensified. Every time the Warriors played an offensive round, they would all boo and scream.

However, this did not affect the performance of the Warriors players. They have even played in the Finals and the Western Conference Finals twice, and they have seen everything.

However, Green is an exception. He doesn’t know whether it’s because he’s not in good shape or because he’s been affected by the Celtics fans. He suddenly misses the three-pointer and made 3 of 0 shots in the first quarter, wasting two good opportunities with wide open .

This led Celtics fans to focus all their fire on Green, and when he got the ball, people shouted at him:
"You can't make a three-pointer! You can't make a three-pointer!"

Green was able to play according to normal tactics at the beginning, trying not to be affected by the audience.

But as time passed, the Celtics fans became more and more arrogant and booed more and more.

Whether it's the Warriors' offensive round or defensive round, they all pointed their finger at Green and output with all their strength.

Green's mentality gradually became unbalanced, he stopped passing the ball, and after getting the ball, he just shot three-pointers, trying to prove his long-range shooting ability.

But his hand feeling today was extremely bad, and he couldn't make any shots, which made the Celtics fans mock him even more unscrupulously.

And Chandler is injured and absent, and the Warriors have only one Whiteside left at the center.

His ability to protect the frame is far worse than that of Chandler. The Warriors' defense in the penalty area is highly dependent on Green's contraction and defense.

But Green was influenced by the Celtics fans, his mentality became more and more impatient, his defensive actions became more and more serious, and the number of fouls accumulated quickly.

After the first half, Green had committed 4 fouls.

And every time he was called for a foul, he reacted very loudly, always chattering to the referee to reason, and was pulled away by his teammates several times.

During the intermission, Zhang Yu specifically warned Green:

"Drummond, you have to pay attention to controlling your emotions. Since you don't feel good, then reduce your three-point shots, observe other people's running positions, and pass the ball to them. When defending, pay attention to controlling your movements. You There have been 4 fouls, and you will rest for a few minutes later, and you will play again in the second half of the third quarter."

When Green heard Zhang Yu asking him to reduce his shots, he immediately said a little unconvinced:

"Boss, I have regained my touch, let me try again, I will definitely be able to make a shot."

Zhang Yu shook his head resolutely:
"We only led the Celtics by 6 points in the first half, let you try a few more three-pointers, how many points can we still lead?"

The absence of Chandler has a great impact on the Warriors. Whiteside and Green together cannot fill his vacancy.

The Celtics strengthened their impact on the Warriors inside in the first half. Garnett dreamed of returning to his peak and was in excellent condition. He scored 16 points in the half, helping the Celtics to bite the score.

Green had to settle for the next best thing:

"Then let me start the second half, boss, I won't foul anymore, I must beat the Celtics with my own hands, and shut up those annoying XX guys!"

Zhang Yu looked at Green and said slowly:
"you promise?"

"I promise!"

"Okay, then I will let you continue to start in the second half, but you have to remember that Tyson is not here, your defense is very important to the team, you must control your emotions, if you get the fifth foul, I will You have to be replaced, and our inside defense is going to collapse, understand?"

Green nodded heavily:

"No problem, I will definitely guard the restricted area!"

……

After the start of the second half, Green continued to start, which surprised Rivers and the commentator.

They all thought that Zhang Yu would protect Green, leave him off the court to rest, and wait for a while in the third quarter before replacing Green on the court.

Since Green stayed on the court with 4 fouls, Firth was not polite there. The Celtics launched a fierce attack on Green and tried to beat him down.

The fans at the scene became more excited, and the boos and abuse of Green became more serious.

However, Green still kept Zhang Yu's instructions in mind at this time, and his defensive movements were well controlled, which could not only play the role of an inside barrier, but also prevent fouls.

But when Green catches the ball, Celtics fans will still clamor for him to make a three-pointer.

Green ignored it, passed the ball to his teammates, controlled his shots, and they would laugh at Green:

"You bastard! Don't you even dare to shoot a three-pointer?"

"Are you still a power forward? You stand at the top of the arc every possession, and you are as soft as a Barbie doll I bought for my daughter!"

These taunts lingered in Green's ears, making him irritable again.

The curse and sarcasm accompanied by laughter pierced Green's heart like a sharp thorn.

I am the starting power forward of the championship team, an all-around striker with both offense and defense!

Are you people worthy of mocking me?

Green became more and more angry. This season, he averaged 11.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.4 blocks per game. His reputation is growing.

If it weren't for Chandler's older qualifications, the more prominent role of the pillar of interior defense, and the fierce competition in the frontcourt of the Western Conference, he is very likely to be selected for the Western Conference All-Star bench.

Even so, Green is confident that he will be selected to the All-Star team next season.

Such comprehensive data, as well as the increasing tactical status, also made Green's spirit more and more high.

He began to regard himself as a core member of the Warriors, second only to Curry and Butler. After all, Chandler only has defense and is far less comprehensive than him.

And once a person improves his own position, he will immediately ask others to respect him.

If he doesn't get enough respect, then he will want to use his strength to get respect.

Now, the Celtics fans are very disrespectful to Green. He really wants to play better and slap them in the face.

However, Zhang Yu did not allow him to shoot more three-pointers, which made Green very uncomfortable.

Although he also knows that his three-pointers are not good enough, but with his great contributions on both offensive and defensive ends, can't he even shoot a few more three-pointers?

Green's mentality gradually became unbalanced, and the Celtics mocked him more and more seriously. Slowly, Green's defensive actions began to increase again.

Snapped!
Finally, when Garnett turned over for a jumper, Green couldn't control his body, and rushed too hard, hitting Garnett's body.

Garnett immediately lost his balance and leaned to one side, but he still completed the shot.

The basketball crossed a rather skewed trajectory and fell into the net.

"Di-"

The referee immediately blew the whistle and made a defensive foul. This was also Green's fifth foul, and Garnett got a 5+2 chance!
The North Shore Garden Arena was suddenly quiet for a moment, and then immediately burst into violent cheers:

"Haha, go down, you idiot!"

"You only know how to make fouls and strike iron, right? Waste, you are nothing in front of KG!"

"Finally I don't have to watch you play, get out!"

Hearing the sarcasm coming to his ears, Green felt that the blood in his body was rushing to his head, and a burst of anger was almost gushing out from the bottom of his heart.

He strode up to the referee, spread his hands, and argued loudly:

"Hey, I didn't foul, this is a reasonable confrontation, you can't do this, you should take back your penalty!"

His eyes widened, spray was flying, and he was almost yelling at the referee.

Seeing Green's attitude, the referee's face sank, but he understood that Green's emotions would definitely be affected after being called for 5 fouls, so he patiently explained:
"You violated his cylinder, it was an unquestionable foul, I don't think there is a problem with my calling."

When Green heard it, he blew up, and retorted loudly:
"No no no, I know what I'm doing, it's definitely not a foul, maybe you should watch the replay..."

"Di-"

Seeing that Green was still complaining endlessly, the referee couldn't bear it anymore, raised his hands, and directly gave him a technical foul.

Celtics fans saw that Green received a technical foul, and their ridicule was even more unscrupulous:
"Did you see it? You don't even need to complain, go home and feed yourself, idiot!"

"You can't guard against KG, so you just complain to the referee?"

Green froze for a moment, then widened his eyes, and shouted in disbelief:
"Why did you give me a technical foul? I just want to discuss the penalty you just made with you! You can't do this..."

"Drummond, enough!" Curry yelled.

He and his teammates rushed over, trying to pull Green away and let him stop arguing with the referee.

Zhang Yu also said loudly from the sidelines:
"Drummond, calm down! Come back and rest for a while!"

Zhang Yu's words were like a spark that exploded, completely igniting Green.

Across Butler, he struggled against Klay and Curry who pulled him to the sidelines, and shouted at the referee:

"I didn't foul at all! You son of a bitch, you're just bragging, you're biased towards the Celtics!"

Zhang Yu felt bad, and said anxiously:
"Drummond, shut up..."

"Di-"

Before Zhang Yu finished speaking, the referee blew the whistle again, touched Green with both hands, and gave Green another technical foul, and then pointed hard in the direction of the player tunnel.

Green was ejected!
"Ooooh! Get out of North Shore Gardens! Warrior's XX!"

"This is Boston, not a place where you can run wild!"

"Goodbye, blacksmith, I will remember your blacksmithing, thank you for giving us free throws!"

The Celtics fans became even more excited, and the warm atmosphere in the arena reached a peak, and everyone booed to see Green off.

Green wanted to argue with the referee, but Zhang Yu waved his hand, and the Warriors dragged Green back.

"Fake, let me go, let me have a good theory with him..."

Green still refused to give up, Zhang Yu gave him a cold look and said:

"Shut up! Go back to the locker room and wait for me! Isn't that embarrassing enough?"

Green met Zhang Yu's stern gaze, as if a basin of ice water had been poured over his head.

He remembered the promise he made during the intermission, dared not speak any more, and walked towards the player tunnel with his head down.

In his ears, there were endless boos and abuse from Celtics fans.

"Hold your head up! You want to bow your head before this trash?"

Zhang Yu's stern voice came from behind Green. He was shocked and slowly straightened up.

He looked around, suddenly grinned, put up a middle finger, and then walked into the player tunnel with his head held high, as if he was not expelled from the field, but a victorious general, leaving the battlefield that belonged to him.

(End of this chapter)