warrior godfather

Chapter 489 The Butterfly Effect
Just when public opinion was surging, the league announced the best team and best defensive team for the regular season, which attracted people's attention.

Curry, Rose, James, Durant, and Duncan were selected for the best team in the regular season.

This is also the third consecutive year that Curry, Rose, James and Durant have been selected to the best team.

Since Rose was elected MVP, Kobe and Paul, who were regulars for a team, have never been selected for the best team. Curry and Rose have monopolized the two guards for a team.

In this selection, Curry and James won all 119 first ballots, scoring 595 points and 584 points respectively, which is only between the two.

Rose and Durant received 110 and 107 first-choice films respectively, with scores of 554 and 538 points respectively. They were also very stable in the first round.

Duncan only got 45 first votes and scored 392 points, which fully demonstrated the withering of the league at the center position.

Paul, Kobe, Anthony, Griffin, and Gasol were selected for the best second team.

Curry rose early, Rose remained healthy, Paul and Kobe could only be placed in the second team, Kobe didn't care about the honor of the first team, he had already won eight best team goals before, only the championship, but Paul received a lot big impact.

Originally, Paul was selected to the first team in the past two years, which was also a critical moment for him to accumulate honors, but now, he was only selected to the best first team once in 2008. In the past two years, he was the best second team, and his honor was greatly reduced.

And according to the current situation, Rose and Curry will continue to monopolize the honor of the best team, and Paul may no longer be selected for the first team.

And the best team is the most important honor that Paul can get, and his historical status will definitely be greatly affected by this.

Anthony is even more tragic than Paul, and entering the league at the same time as James is his greatest misfortune.

His best rookie was inexplicably taken away by James, and because James occupied a best team all year round, he was never selected for the best team.

After finally getting the Eastern Conference bonus in the Knicks, and another Durant came out, it seems that Anthony is destined to miss a while.

Westbrook, Harden, Butler, Paul George, and Howard were selected for the best three teams.

The butterfly effect caused by Curry and Rose on the best team affected all guards. Westbrook should have been selected for the second team, but he was squeezed out, and Parker and Wade were completely squeezed out of the best team.

The Rockets lacked Jeremy Lin and Parsons, and the lineup was downgraded. Harden played better and overwhelmed Parker, who should have been selected to the second team, and was selected to the best third team.

The news that Harden was selected to the third team once again aroused the emotion of Thunder fans. If Harden hadn't left and the three players hadn't been dismantled, how strong the Thunder's lineup would be.

But they just sighed for a while. The Thunder left Harden and still achieved the second record in the Western Conference. They are still the most powerful in the league.

Only after Harden reaches the MVP level, they will find out what a heaven-defying lineup the Thunder missed.

Butler was selected to the best third team for the second consecutive year, and successfully triggered the Rose clause, which allowed him to sign a super maximum salary.

Paul George was selected to the best team for the first time, but the third team is definitely not his end. The Pacers have established him as the absolute core. Next season, his statistics will be even more luxurious, and he will attack the second team.

Howard's selection to the third team is purely due to his past experience and reputation.

With the Lakers' seventh record in the Eastern Conference, two players should not have been selected to the best team. Kobe deserved to be selected to the second team, but Howard's performance was not satisfactory.

He was selected to the best third team, on the one hand because of the withering of the league's centers, and on the other hand because of his brilliant past resume.

And if it wasn't for Chandler's absence from some games due to injury and rest, he was slightly inferior in the voting for the best team, and Howard's chances of being selected for the best team were not great.

The MVP and the best team are the most valuable and the last announced regular season awards.

Prior to this, the league announced the candidates for the best coach, best rookie and best rookie team.

George Karl won the best coach of the season, which is also the first time that the thousand-win coach has won the honor of best coach.

Lillard won all the first votes and was elected the best rookie without any suspense. He is the fifth unanimously elected best rookie in history. The last one to do this was Curry.

This season, Lillard played 82 regular season games with full attendance. In 38.6 minutes of playing time, he could score 19 points, 6.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds. Failed to pose the slightest threat to his selection as the best rookie.

The Warriors players were not selected for the best rookie team. The first team consisted of Lillard, Bill, Waiters, Davis and Barnes; the second team included Andre Drummond, Valanciunas, McKeegee, Kyle Singler and Tyler Zeller.

Middleton, Jamichael Green and Bazemore rarely played time in the regular season, the data is very mediocre, and they missed the All-Rookie Team.

But they have made great progress in training. In the Warriors' three-quarter check-in game, they are familiar with the NBA arena, and they will be effective next season.

In addition, JR-Smith of the Knicks was elected as the best sixth man of the season. This famous nerve knife was traded to the Knicks together with Anthony and performed very well.

In 80 games off the bench, he averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He is the No. 0.5 scorer in the Knicks, [-] points higher than David Lee, which is undisputed Compared with the best sixth man in China, Crawford is also slightly inferior.

The general manager of the Nuggets Masai Ujiri was elected as the best general manager. The transactions he made were very beautiful, allowing the Nuggets to maintain enough competitiveness after Anthony left and never fell out of the playoffs. The ranks have been generally recognized by the outside world.

So far, all the honors of the regular season have been released. Next, people's attention will be all on the playoffs. The second contest between the Clippers and the Warriors is the focus of attention.

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The 0:1 lag is an unacceptable shame for the defending champion, and it also caused the Warriors to lose their home court advantage.

If G2 loses to the Clippers again, the Warriors will be in a desperate situation. Everyone believes that with Paul's ability to control the field, he will never let go of a 2:0 lead.

Even in the eyes of most people, this game is a battle of life and death for the Warriors. If the Clippers are allowed to lead 2:0, the Warriors cannot possibly come back. Paul will not give them this opportunity.

Before the start of the game, some media had already begun to build momentum for the Clippers and Paul.

In their writing, this round of the series seems to be a round of the "God of Point Guard" to prove himself. fatal blow.

Coincidentally, these media are the ones who crazily touted Paul after the end of G1 between the Warriors and the Clippers, and those who crazily touted James after James beat the Pacers.

Among them are large media such as ESPN. ESPN is also the most active large media in this wave of public opinion, standing on the opposite side of the Warriors.

Many ESPN commentators have stood up and expressed their dislike for the Warriors. They seem to have suddenly become fans of Paul overnight. , It seems that if Paul is not injured, he is the number one point guard, and there will be no chance for Curry to rise.

Although the Warriors are the defending champions, they only lost the first game of the series, but in the eyes of ESPN, the Warriors seem to be 0:3 behind the Clippers and will soon be eliminated.

Although the pro-Warriors media tried their best to fight back, facing a behemoth like ESPN, the effect was minimal.

It was under such an unfavorable environment of public opinion that on May 5th, at 8:07 in the evening, the second game of the series between the Warriors and the Clippers started at the Oracle Center.

As soon as the game started, the Warriors gave the Clippers a big blow.

They didn't start with a regular pass and cut. Curry came up with the ball in his hand and started the scoring mode.

In the last game, Paul felt amazing and scored 30+10. In this game, Curry will return the favor.

De Nagro still didn't pinch Curry. Knowing that Curry was going to pick and roll to chase Jordan and Griffin, he didn't hesitate to switch defenses.

The Warriors quickly gained the upper hand on the offensive end. In the last post-game interview, Curry said that he didn't care about the MVP night being ruined by the Clippers, but he actually held a breath in his heart, and released it all today.

But Paul didn't have the state of the previous game. He scored 1+ in G 30, not because of Clay's poor defense, but because he made too many magic shots.

In this game, Paul's touch has dropped, but Clay's defense has worked harder. His scoring has become much more difficult. He can only reduce singles and play more pick-and-rolls.

The Warriors' pick-and-roll defense is all about going around the defense, focusing on the inside of the defense, focusing on Jordan and Griffin who are running down, and the defense against Paul is relatively relaxed.

So Paul took advantage of the Warriors' defensive characteristics and used the screen to shoot three-pointers. His three-pointer feel was unexpectedly good, scoring one out of every two three-pointers.

But Zhang Yu insisted on shrinking the defensive strategy unwaveringly. Paul is not Curry, he is a two-stage shot, and his shooting speed is much slower than Curry. Even if Clay goes around the screen, he can interfere with his three-pointers to a certain extent. .

Even if Paul's long-range shooting feels good, he can't infinitely increase the three-point production like Curry. The Warriors can completely accept Paul's scoring on the three-point line.

This is why before Curry, no one raised the three-pointer with the ball to the level of a strategic weapon, but after Curry, a large number of super guards who can shoot ultra-long three-pointers have emerged in the league.

After Curry carried forward the one-step shooting, Lillard, Trey Young and other guards who are famous for shooting three-pointers with the ball all made one-piece shooting. Harden's step-back three-pointer also added the characteristics of one-piece shooting. He worked hard from bottom to top, but there were some setbacks at the highest point, which made it easier for him to draw fouls.

One-stage shooting is fast and requires low strength. It is also from Curry that shooting three-pointers with the ball has become a strategic weapon for defenders.

After Paul's serious injury, he used the traditional point guard's style of play, mainly based on organization and connection. The main scoring method is the mid-range shot, which can shoot three-pointers, but shooting three-pointers with the ball is not his strong point, and he cannot change the Warriors' defense.

Relying on their offensive advantages, the Warriors led the Clippers by 31 points at 25:6 in the first quarter.

库里单节8投5中，三分球6中3，砍下13分。

保罗就逊色了很多，第一节6投3中，三分4中2，得到8分3助攻。

His passing has indeed reached the point of proficiency, even if the space is narrow, he can also send out very subtle assists, feeding cakes to Jordan and Griffin, which cannot be restricted by strict defense.

In the second quarter, the two sides put in a rotation lineup.

The Clippers fell behind in the first quarter, and in order to chase points, De Nagro let Griffin play and lead the team with Crawford.

Zhang Yu also made adjustments. He learned the lessons of the previous game and did not use Danny Green. Instead, he let Tony Allen serve as the second substitute and let him mark Crawford.

This adjustment had an immediate effect. Tony Allen's candy-like defense made Crawford very uncomfortable. In the case of headwinds, Crawford's offense was no longer sharp and sluggish.

Butler, who has just been selected to the best third team, is also playing in the transition period. He is very excited on the court and has a strong desire to attack. He frequently goes to the basket to cause damage, stands on the free throw line, and supports the Warriors in the transition period with Thomas Jr. attack.

Griffin was struggling alone, and the score was gradually pulled away. When De Nagro saw the situation was not good and replaced the starter, the Warriors' lead had expanded to more than 10 points.

Since then, the Warriors have kept the initiative firmly in their hands until the end of the game.

Paul is no longer miraculous, except for shooting a three-pointer, he can only try to create opportunities for his teammates to pass the ball.

But under the tight defense of the Warriors, even the "God of Point Guard" couldn't find too many good opportunities. Paul spent most of his time dribbling the ball at the top of the arc, picking and rolling with his teammates, and then seizing rare opportunities to give his teammates Send an assist.

And such an offense can't kill the Warriors, especially when Crawford is locked up by Tony Allen.

On the other hand, the Warriors, Curry and Butler are the strengths of the offense, and the perimeter defense happens to be the Clippers' weakness.

两人分别砍下38分、28分，带领勇士以123:105大胜快船，大比分扳成1:1平。

Clay still focused on the defensive end and only scored 14 points, but he only defended Paul with 21 points and 10 assists.

Although it still allowed Paul to score 20+10, 20 of Paul's 12 points were properly outside the three-point line, which is an offensive method he is not good at.

Klay blocked Paul from the three-point line, did not let him threaten the Warriors inside, and had completed the task.

Crawford, who broke out in the last game, was defended by Tony Allen with only 13 points. The Clippers' two guards were all misfired, and the loss was inevitable.

(End of this chapter)