warrior godfather

"Warrior Warriors fans! It's time for our show!! Shout out! Make some noise! ​​Stand up and welcome your championship-Golden State Warriors!!"

"Four years, No. 21 from Butler University-Jimmy Butler!"

"For three years, No. 23 from Michigan State University-Draymond Green!"

"Twelve years of fighting, No. 12 from Dominguezco High School-Tyson Chandler!"

"For three years, No. 12 from Washington State University - Klay Thompson!"

"Four years, No. 30 from Butler University, Stephen Curry!!"

"And—the head coach of the Warriors, Ronan Zhang!" (Note)
Amidst the hoarse shouts of the DJ at the scene, amidst the tsunami-like sound waves, the Warriors players entered the arena, and the camera finally showed Zhang Yu who was sitting on the bench. He smiled and nodded, causing a burst of excitement. Bigger cheers.

At this time, the headlights of the dome came back on, the Heat players also came to the field, Chandler and Bosh came near the center line, ready to jump the ball.

No one spoke between the players on both sides. It was about the ownership of the championship. All the gentle veils were torn off, and the only thing left was life and death.

The Warriors are still the regular starting lineup, Curry, Clay, Butler, Green and Chandler.

The Heat also followed Bosh's small-ball lineup as a center as the starter, and the other four were Chalmers, Wade, James and Mike Miller.

"Di-"

With the whistle of the referee, Bosh took the first step, jumped to the ball, and the game officially began.

"Defense—Defense!!"

boom!
The atmosphere in the Oracle Center burst instantly, and deafening shouts rushed into everyone's ears. The Warriors fans vented all their enthusiasm!

……

The Heat's first attack, James dribbled the ball across half court, and after picking and rolling with Bosh, he used the cover to kill to the inside. Green directly emptied Wade and came up to help defend.

This makes James very uncomfortable. Wade's threat outside the three-point line is almost zero, neither is he passing, nor is it not passing.

In the end, James still passed.

After Wade received the ball, without any hesitation, he dribbled the ball to the inside. Green easily made up for it. Wade couldn't break through Green's defense.

The rebound was protected by Chandler, the Warriors counterattacked, and Curry advanced with the ball in the middle. After attracting the Heat's defensive attention, he hit the ground and passed it to Butler who followed up.

Butler took advantage of the trend, but Mike Miller under the basket had already established his position. Butler couldn't dodge and hit him directly. He only had time to throw the ball in the direction of the basket, and Mike Miller fell to the ground .

"Di-"

The whistle sounded, Mike Miller turned over and stood up, clenched his fist hard, and there was an offensive foul!
But he was soon stunned. The referee waved his hands and pointed at him. It turned out to be a blocking foul!

Mike Miller scrambles to find the referee theory:

"Hey, it's a charge with the ball, I'm already in position, it's a proper offensive foul!!"

But the referee shook his head very firmly:
"No, that's a blocking foul!"  …

"you can not do that……"

Mike Miller complained again, but the referee ignored it and just signaled Butler to make a free throw. Mike Miller had no choice but to give up.

Butler stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws, 2:0.

Looking back, the Heat attacked, James and Bosh picked and rolled, used the screen to directly pull out the shot, hit the iron with a three-pointer, and the rebound was grabbed by Chandler.

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu raised his eyebrows when he saw James miss a three-pointer. He turned to look at the Heat bench on the other side of the technical table, but saw Spoelstra sitting indifferently on the seat. What was his reaction? nor.

"It's interesting..." Zhang Yu whispered to himself.

James' attack was very sloppy, he didn't play tactics, and it wasn't the offensive method he was good at. It was just a random fight, but Spoelstra didn't stop it, which is a bit unusual.

On the court, the game continued. The Warriors attacked. Curry and Green picked and rolled. Chandler flew up from behind Bosh, took the ball with one hand, and smashed the ball into the basket, 4:0.

"Yeah!!"

The cheers in the audience grew louder, the atmosphere in the arena became more enthusiastic, and the Warriors' bench seemed to be dancing like demons. The bench players waved towels and celebrated Chandler's violent dunk.

The Heat's bench was dead silent. The players looked at the field blankly, and even the starting players didn't have much energy.

The Heat attacked, James dribbled the ball halfway, handed the ball to Wade, took two steps back, stood still, and watched Wade operate.

Wade singled Clay, broke through to the inside, fell into heavy siege by the Warriors, and was slapped by Chandler for a layup.

Green picked up the ball and rushed to the frontcourt. The Heat had no one to retreat. Green made a fast break dunk, 6:0.

"Chasing dreams! Chasing dreams!"

Warriors fans chanted Green's name, which sounded like "Dream Chaser."

Zhang Yu stood up directly, but instead of applauding Green, he looked at Spoelstra, who was on the Heat's bench.

He was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, sitting securely in his seat, and did not express anything about the Warriors' lead, as if he was not the head coach of the Heat, but just a spectator who bought tickets on the sidelines.

Heat is... collapsed?

Zhang Yu was a little surprised. Looking at Spoelstra's appearance, he either lost control of the team, or he was disheartened and stayed out of it.

But based on Zhang Yu's understanding of Spoelstra, he is not the kind of person who will lose confidence. What Filipinos are best at is to play a bad set of cards well. No matter how severe the situation is, he will not give up.

But think about what James said after the Tianwangshan battle... Zhang Yu understands, it seems that the Heat's internal strife is not fake.

Successive years of defeats in the finals have made the Heat tighten their strings. The failure of the Tianwangshan battle is the last straw that overwhelms the camel. This string is broken.

Spoelstra has lost control of the team. He can no longer command the Big Three, so he can only let the Big Three play casually, and the defense is "following the good", pinching Curry.

James won, and the Big Three won. They can decide the Heat's tactics and no longer obey Spoelstra's command. …

However, without Spoelstra's scheduling, can the Heat beat the Warriors?
In this regard, Zhang Yu has no doubts at all, the answer is definitely not.

……

What everyone didn't expect was that G6 of the finals between the Warriors and the Heat would have such an opening.

Before halfway through the first quarter, the Warriors quickly gained an 11-point lead. After 5 minutes and 42 seconds, the Heat's score remained in single digits, which was surprising.

The Warriors' tactics are not complicated and are no different from before. Curry controls the ball, instigates pick-and-rolls, and looks for scoring opportunities.

The Heat's defense is not surprising either. Flanking Curry and forcing him to play is a defensive strategy that the Heat have been trying in the finals.

However, what is different from before is that the Heat only had a front-line attack today, and there was no follow-up rotation to fill in. The defense of the whole team was very chaotic. Already sent 5 assists.

Not only is the defense chaotic, but the Heat's offense is not the least bit organized. The Big Three take the ball and play singles. The others stand aside and watch, without running or responding.

What the Warriors are most afraid of is this kind of offense. The Heat's offensive success rate is extremely low, and they can't grab offensive rebounds. They were blocked by the Warriors and counterattacked several times, and the point difference was quickly opened.

The most puzzling thing is that after Spoelstra called a timeout, the Heat still played like this, as if there was no adjustment at all. The timeout was called as if it was not called. Stella swore.

They don't ask the Heat to beat the Warriors violently, at least they have to have a relationship with the Warriors like in the previous games, right?
What about our offense?What about our defense?What about our tactics? !
It seems that overnight, the Heat players collectively lost the playbook and turned into a group of headless chickens, performing ugly performances on the stage of the finals.

After the first quarter, the Warriors led the Heat by 29 points at 16:13.

The 29 points are just the normal performance of the Warriors, but the Heat only scored 16 points in the first quarter. Both offense and defense were out of order, and they dug a big hole for themselves.

Heat fans can only pray that the team wakes up in the second quarter. Fortunately, this is only the first quarter, and there is still room for adjustment. If it is the third quarter, it will be over.

But Heat fans are doomed to be disappointed.

In the second quarter, the Heat's whole team was still sleepwalking, unable to make offensive shots and unable to defend. The Warriors once again scored 26:17 in a single quarter, leading the Heat by 22 points at halftime.

The Heat looked around on the offensive end and ran around on the defensive end. They only relied on the bench lineup in the transitional period to regain a little disadvantage, but they were quickly ruined by the starting lineup.

Ray Allen became the most normal person in the Heat team. He kept running on the offensive end, looking for shooting opportunities, and actively rotated on the defensive end, filling up everywhere. He played a total of 8 minutes in the first half and scored 8 points, high yield and high efficiency.

But his efforts alone could not save the Heat's decline.

The performance of the Big Three in the first half was very bad. James had 8 points, Wade had 5 points, and Bosh had 4 points.

Wade and Bosh were better. They provided screens for their teammates and ran without the ball to find opportunities. It can be seen that they want to win. …

But James is different. He attacks when he has the ball in his hand, and retreats when he doesn't have the ball. He stands aside and watches other people playing singles indifferently, without any intention of participating in the offense.

Seeing James doing this, Zhang Yu's eyes lit up, yo, isn't this our old Zhan?
To be honest, Zhang Yu is really not used to James' offensive and defensive appearance.

In his previous life, he had seen a lot of James in the Lakers' fast break and defense. At first glance, he saw James struggling for the championship, and there was always a feeling of unreality.

Especially in the 2020-2021 season, in the first round of the playoffs between the Lakers and the Suns, James didn't even retreat after his thick eyebrow was injured. That was the deepest impression James left on Zhang Yu.

Today's James finally has that feeling.

He doesn't work hard on offense, nor is he active on defense. Although he is playing in the finals, he has no desires or desires. It seems that he just wants to spend his time and get off work at that time, and he no longer cares about the outcome.

shouldn't be...

Zhang Yu was very puzzled. Our old Zhan only started to maintain his health after winning the championship. Now he has not won the championship, so he started to defend himself, or is he on the stage of the finals?
This is very different from James who scored 1 points in G56 and went all out.

What is the reason that made James what he is today?
With deep doubts, Zhang Yu walked into the player tunnel together with the laughing Warriors players.

……

Inside the Heat locker room.

The intermission seems to be meaningless for the Heat. The Heat's players did not consume much energy in the first half. In fact, the intensity of this game is not high.

The Heat's whole team was sleepwalking, and the Warriors just played normally, and they didn't give their best. A finals game was played by the two teams to the intensity of the regular season.

James sat in his seat without saying a word, looking at his teammates coldly, wiping his face with a towel and not much sweat.

His eyes swept over Wade and Ray Allen who were out of breath, and a sneer loomed on the corner of his mouth.

Doomed to lose the game, what are you doing so desperately?
It was a waste of effort.

Ray Allen seemed to have noticed James' gaze, and turned his head to look this way. James lowered his head and pretended to tidy up his sneakers, avoiding Ray Allen's gaze.

He didn't like Ray Allen's serious expression at all, and he didn't like Ray Allen's eyes that seemed to penetrate people's hearts, as if he was being tortured.

James hated that feeling.

It is impossible for the Heat to win the Warriors. Since the ending is doomed, there is no need to make unnecessary efforts.

After losing the battle of Tianwangshan, James confirmed the result. His rationality told him that no matter how the Heat defended, they couldn't prevent the Warriors from attacking.

What's more, the Warriors hold the match point and have two consecutive home games. How big an advantage is this?

James turned off social media, but it doesn't mean he doesn't read news reports!
Everyone is saying that the Heat will lose and the Warriors will win. Even ESPN has changed its tune. Don't you understand?
James doesn't want to make unnecessary efforts. He is a very rational person, so he bombarded Spoelstra in front of the media after losing the Tianwangshan battle. That was the retreat he left for himself.

In any case, the reason why the Heat lost to the Warriors must not be due to lack of strength, because James is the core star of the Heat, and the Heat is not as strong as the Warriors, so doesn't that mean that James is not as good as Curry?

Since it is destined to lose, it must be lost decently. The best ending is of course that the Heat lose, and he, James, did not lose.

For this reason, James still has one thing to do. Only when this thing is done well can he walk out of the Oracle Center with his head held high and draw a clear line with the teammates around him.

He intends to wait until the second half to do this matter. Before that, he has another thing to do.

"Cough cough!"

James cleared his throat, and everyone's eyes were attracted by him. James stood up, looked around with piercing eyes, and said loudly:
"Hey guys, are we just going to give up..."