warrior godfather

In the CCTV5 studio, Yu Jia saw Zhang Yu calling a timeout and said:

"The Warriors paused. James scored 7 points after playing in the fourth quarter. His total score has reached 52 points. Zhang Yu can't sit still."

Yang Yi said:

"James scores so much that no one can sit on it. The Warriors should be in the fifth team. Although the fifth team can't defend against James, they have a stronger offense and can fight against the Heat."

Zhang Weiping also expressed his judgment:

"The game is played like this, and the result is hard to say. James rushed to 60, and the Warriors are playing with their lives. This scene is really rare..."

……

"...Everyone played really well, keep at it, the victory will belong to us in the end!"

On the Warriors bench, Curry sat in his seat, holding a thick towel, and vigorously wiped the sweat from his face and neck.

After Zhang Yu finished speaking, he stood up without thinking, stretched out his right hand, and said loudly:

"Come on—Let's go, Warriors!"

This is an action that Curry has been doing for seven years. He has become extremely proficient in doing it, and his teammates also skillfully put their hands on it. The whole team roared in unison and walked to the court.

Curry still remembers that after his first official game with the Bulldogs, Zhang Yu found him and looked at him very seriously:
"Stephen, you are the core of the team. You must learn to boost the morale of the team. You must clearly tell your teammates that you will fight side by side with them."

Since then, Curry will lead his teammates to shout slogans every time he pauses, and this habit has not changed until now.

Today, he yelled extra hard, in order to fight against the noise and hustle and bustle in the auditorium, and to remind his teammates that this is the finals.

Back on the court, Curry narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes swept across the faces of the Heat players on the opposite side.

Chalmers, Wade, Ray Allen, James, Bosh...... The boss is right, the Heat really sent in the starting lineup.

James seemed to feel Curry's gaze. He turned his head and glanced at Curry. His eyes were sharp and seemed to have a murderous look.

Curry knew very well that it was the murderous aura accumulated by James after killing all sides in this game.

Contact lenses allow him to see his opponent's face clearly, and even the slightest expression is caught in his eyes.

This is also Zhang Yu's suggestion. Before going to college, Curry has been playing with myopia. Although this does not prevent him from making three-pointers one after another, the lack of clear vision sometimes affects his judgment on the court. .

But since wearing contact lenses, this has rarely happened.

Then, his eyes swept over his teammates.

Clay, Butler, Leonard, Green... This is the lineup Zhang Yu configured for him. Curry needs to work with them to win this game for the Warriors.

At the last moment, Zhang Yu sent the fifth child.

Curry looked back at the Warriors' bench. Chandler was sitting in his seat. He didn't smile much, but he didn't show boredom either. He just sat there and watched his teammates who were fighting quietly.

Beside him, Ron Adams was talking to him softly, and Chandler's expression gradually improved.

Curry smiled. He knew that Chandler was depressed because he couldn't play at a critical moment, but he was not worried that this would affect the atmosphere of the team.

In the Warriors, everyone knows that any of Zhang Yu's tactics and substitutions is to win the game, and his brilliant past experience makes every Warriors player very convinced of his judgment, even the one who was replaced People are themselves.

Chandler may have grudges in his heart, but it won't affect this game, that's enough.

As for whether there will be problems in the future, Curry will not think about it. This is something Zhang Yu has to worry about. He just needs to play well.

At this moment, Zhang Yu was standing in front of the bench, saw Curry turn around, and made a cheering gesture to him.

Curry restrained his smile and nodded solemnly.

He didn't forget that the team was still 1 point behind, and he couldn't relax for a second in the next 5 minutes.

"Di-"

The referee's whistle rang in Curry's ears. He got rid of all distracting thoughts in his mind, took the sideline kick from Butler, and came to the frontcourt.

Chalmers walked up to him, and Curry noticed the tension on his face. The two faced off for the entire game, and Chalmers was nervous for the entire game, even though the two didn't face each other for a few rounds.

Curry is used to this kind of nervousness of his opponents. Since high school, his opponents who defend him always look like they are facing a big enemy.

There are also some people who dismiss him, but they will soon regret their slighting Curry, and then have to get nervous.

However, Curry did not intend to single out Chalmers this time. He beckoned, and Green came to the top of the arc to cover him.

Green's screen was very solid and kept Chalmers behind him, but Chalmers didn't give up. He squeezed through the screen and rushed towards Curry. Bosh also followed Green from the inside to defend, forcing To Curry.

Another attack.

Reluctantly, Curry dribbled the ball backhand, took a step back, avoided the two men's attack, looked up, and lobbed the ball to Green who was down.

After the ball was out, Curry didn't just stop to watch the show outside the three-point line, he ran to the other side non-stop.

opportunity!

Chalmers' attention was drawn to Green who received the ball, and Curry got an open space.

But it's a pity that Green went straight down after receiving the ball and didn't notice what was going on with Curry.

Chalmers also reacted, and hurriedly followed Curry's footsteps. The space was almost gone, and Curry shook his head and stopped.

The tacit understanding between him and Green is still not enough.

The Warriors' offense in this round was also unsuccessful. Green caught the ball and went straight to the basket. The speed was very fast. Bosh had no time to return to the defense. James on the weak side recovered the frame. Green gave the ball to Butler, who made an open three-pointer , out of the basket.

Seeing Butler hit the iron, Curry didn't have time to think about it, and hurried back to the defense. Not only him, but other Warriors players retreated very quickly, without giving the Heat a chance to counterattack.

This is what Zhang Yu emphasized in every possible way. The height of the five small lineups is not enough. Don't fight for offensive rebounds. You must retreat in time to prevent the Heat from playing a defensive counterattack.

Including Curry, the Warriors players have faithfully implemented Zhang Yu's arrangement.

Back in the backcourt, Curry followed Chalmers to the bottom corner, stood one step away from him, facing James who was holding the ball, slightly bent his knees, ready to shrink at any time.

"...Remember, the key to the defensive end of the five small lineups is mobility. Our defense must be like a net, full of elasticity, able to shrink to the penalty area at any time, and pop up to the three-point line at any time. Everyone must Get moving, be ready to shrink, rotate, and cover at any time, and contribute your own strength in defense!"

Zhang Yu's exhortations flowed through the bottom of Curry's heart. He kept every word of Zhang Yu's words in his mind, and executed them meticulously.

This has become a habit for Curry, a habit that has persisted for seven years.

Soon, the Heat launched an offense, and Curry saw James beckon to this side, and then Chalmers ran towards the top of the arc.

Curry immediately followed, shouting at the same time:

"Kawhi, left!"

Leonard, who was facing James, did not look back, but moved a little to the left. Curry was relieved, and Leonard received his reminder.

Soon, he followed Chalmers to the top of the arc, Chalmers screened for James, but because Leonard was reminded by Curry, he stood in the position ahead of time, the quality of this screen was not high.

Leonard squeezed past the screen with ease, leaving no room for James, and Curry dived for James at the same time.

Pinch!

Of course, this was not Curry's impromptu intention. During the timeout just now, Zhang Yu adjusted his defensive strategy against James and flanked him in the last 5 minutes.

This is the first time the Warriors have flanked James from the outside in this game. Under the pressure of Curry and Leonard, James was caught off guard and dribbled a little messily.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Curry slammed the ball out of James' hands, slapped forward hard, and ran towards the frontcourt!
Curry quickly rushed across the half court and came within the Heat's three-point line, but instead of rushing, he quickly turned his head and glanced behind him.

James followed closely behind him, and Leonard was a little far behind, running wildly with his head buried.

Curry immediately made a decision. He rushed to the Heat penalty area, but did not accelerate. Instead, he kept watching James behind him from the corner of his eye. He ran to the basket without making a shot, but threw the ball to the side and back.

James was only wary of Curry's layup, and could only look up to watch Leonard fly up and press the ball into the basket.

Bang!

103: 102.

Leonard's alley-oop was not violent at all, but Curry still showed a happy smile, gave Leonard a high five, and ran to the backcourt.

He likes the feeling of giving assists to his teammates. Seeing his teammates score with his assists, Curry is as happy as if he made a three-pointer.

Still back to the bottom corner to defend against Chalmers, Curry always pays attention to the movement of James with the ball, but like the previous round, James still plays pick-and-roll with Chalmers.

Curry knew that James was going to attack himself for this.

In fact, he is not afraid to defend James. On the court, he is brave enough to meet any challenge, just like the sentence written on his shoe before every game.

But this does not mean that Curry will be blindly arrogant. He is very clear that defense is his shortcoming, and his teammates have always protected him on the defensive end, so that he does not need to be exposed to the opponent's star.

Zhang Yu also specially arranged for him to chase back after a delay, change positions in advance and then chase back, etc., to help him avoid the opponent's strong attacks, including pinching the ball holder, which is also a kind of protection for him.

This time, Curry came to the top of the arc and continued to flank James with Leonard.

James immediately gave the ball to Chalmers, who caught the ball and shot. Curry turned around and rushed back, trying to stretch his arms to interfere with Chalmers' shooting.

But Chalmers' shot was very resolute, and Curry's interference was a step slower. He could only watch Chalmers make a three-pointer, and then turned his head to look at the basket.

Bang!

Curry breathed a sigh of relief when the basketball went out of the frame, and then immediately ran to the frontcourt, looking for opportunities for a fast break.

It's a pity that under Bosh's interference, Green didn't control the rebound immediately and gave the Heat time to retreat. Curry could only stop, receive a pass from Butler, and advance to the frontcourt.

Still in the pick-and-roll with Green, Curry played the role of bait, and after attracting the Heat's pincers, he distributed the ball to Green.

However, unlike the previous round, Green chose to split this time. After receiving a pass from Curry, he made a decisive three-pointer.

Green's three-pointer caught the Heat by surprise, and no one stepped forward to interfere, giving him a very big open opportunity.

When the basketball was still flying in the air, Curry raised his hands, and a moment later, the clear sound of brushing the net sounded. Curry punched hard and gave Green a high-five excitedly.

106: 102.

Seeing the trajectory of the ball in the air, Curry had a premonition that the ball was going to be scored. Sure enough, the feeling of a super shooter did not deceive him.

It was another defensive round, and Curry followed Chalmers to the bottom corner. This time, James did not pick and roll Chalmers again.

Curry breathed a sigh of relief, he is not afraid of the opponent's target, but he does not want to see his opponent take an open three-pointer, especially because of him, the opportunity to get open.

But Curry did not stand idly by. James carried Leonard and broke into the Warriors penalty area. Clay and Green immediately surrounded him. Curry also shrank towards the penalty area and rushed towards Bosh.

But James passed the ball faster, and before Curry's rotation was in place, Bosh received a pass from James and made a long two-pointer.

106: 104.

Curry shook his head in annoyance, but quickly suppressed the emotion.

Now that the defense has failed, it is necessary to focus on the next offensive round.

Curry took the baseline ball from Green and turned to look at Zhang Yu on the sidelines.

Zhang Yu raised his hand and pressed falsely, which was to let him play according to the established tactics. Curry was sure, and slowly came to the frontcourt.

He looked up at the timer. There were still 3 minutes and 34 seconds. The two sides had not had many rounds just now, but they were very cautious in offense and defense. Every attack in a positional battle took about 20 seconds. Unknowingly, 2 minutes have passed.

This time, Curry was more cautious, waiting for his teammates to scatter around before playing pick-and-rolls with Green.

The Heat flanked him again, and Curry took a cautious step back, about to pass the ball to Green.

But at this moment, he caught a glimpse of the two-step distance between Clay and Wade in the corner on the weak side. He made a quick decision, flicked his right hand vigorously, and passed the ball.

The ball passed through the gap between Bosh and Chalmers, and flew towards Clay at a very tricky angle. Bosh hurriedly reached out to intercept, but was a step slower, and the basketball flew past his fingertips. , into the hands of Clay.

Clay catches the ball and shoots, and Wade's defense is also ignored by him. He stands against Wade's defense, jumps high, and shoots a three-pointer.

brush!
The height of 8 centimeters became an insurmountable moat. Wade didn't touch the basketball and hit the net with a three-pointer, 109:104.

After Clay went in, he immediately turned around and pointed to Curry, thanking him for the pass. Curry also grinned, and retreated to the backcourt amidst the sudden cheers from the audience.

This pass was dangerous, but the final result was perfect. Curry's heart was pounding, and the madness of dancing on the tip of the knife was his favorite feeling!
He is not a cautious player in his bones. This assist, like those logo three-pointers he shot, is a choice that most people would never make, but he did it because he is Stephen Curry.

This wonderful goal also detonated the Oracle Center. Hearing the cheers from the audience, Curry became more excited and full of fighting spirit.

This is the reason he fights for, it is his motivation to fight for the championship!
Looking back, James repeated his old tricks and picked and rolled Chalmers. Curry rushed towards him fiercely, full of momentum, but it did not interfere with James' pass.

After Chalmers received the ball, without hesitation, he shot a three-pointer directly.

Bang!

Chalmers' second three-pointer was still a hit, and the rebound was grabbed by Green. Curry was relieved and understood the reason.

He defended against Chalmers for the entire game, and Chalmers had very few shots. How could it be possible that at the last moment, his hand suddenly became hot?

No wonder the boss asked us to pinch James. James scored 52 points, but he also used a lot of shots.

After receiving Green's pass, Curry looked at Zhang Yu, and after seeing his gesture of pressing down hard, he understood. After reaching the top of the arc, he dribbled the ball on the spot and began to waste time.

Zhang Yu's gesture was to let him press the rhythm. After Chalmers hit the iron, there were less than 3 minutes left in the game, and 5 points was already a big lead. The goal of the Warriors now is to keep this 5-point advantage.

Curry followed Zhang Yu's arrangement and kept dribbling the ball at the top of the arc. With 8 seconds left in the attack time, Green wanted to come up to cover Curry, but Curry refused.

He waited until there were 4 seconds left, then suddenly received the ball, raised his hand and made a super long three-pointer!
Bang!

The basketball hit the front of the rim and bounced high, and the penalty area was instantly chaotic, and everyone was turned on their backs.

After Curry took the shot, he felt bad. After he landed, he immediately rushed into the three-point line, spotted the landing point, jumped high, and grabbed the long rebound that popped out.

At this time, James was the closest to Curry, and he immediately rushed towards Curry, raising his hands to cover Curry's shooting space.

James' footsteps were fast, quickly approaching Curry, and did not give him an immediate chance to make an open mid-range shot.

On the sidelines, Spoelstra breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was relieved.

But at this moment, Curry took two big steps back with one crotch and another behind his back, creating a huge shooting space, and raised his hand to make a second ultra-long three-pointer!
Everyone's eyes were focused on the rapidly spinning basketball in the air, and they forgot to shout or even breathe. The huge Oracle Center fell into a strange silence at this moment.

brush!
The clear sound of brushing the net sounded, and the basketball went into the net hollow, 112:104.