warrior godfather

Chapter 547 The Death of Chandler

After the Warriors beat the Lakers, they took a day off and faced a challenge from the Clippers on October 10.

On the second day after the opening game, the league arranged a total of 14 games. Except for the Warriors and Bulls, all other teams participated in the battle. The Lakers, who were defeated by the Warriors, played a back-to-back derby with the Clippers.

This time, the old nobles were ashamed in front of the upstarts. The Clippers defeated the Lakers 116:103, giving the Zijin Army a two-game losing streak.

The Clippers newly formed Paul, Redick, Iguodala, Griffin, and Jordan Jr. have a balanced offense and defense and strong strength. There is also the super sixth man Crawford leading the team. With a strong player like Matt Barnes, the depth of the lineup is very good.

In yesterday's game, the Clippers firmly suppressed the Lakers. Although they did not have the fierce outside firepower of the Warriors, Paul's control of the field was very stable, and the initiative of the game was always in the hands of the Clippers.

伊戈达拉在这场比赛中发挥得非常出色，得到了10分4篮板3助攻1抢断1封盖。

Although he doesn't score many points, he has a very impressive performance in single defense, assist defense, rebound protection, and connecting teams. He has successfully interfered with the opponent's shots many times, and the statistics cannot fully reflect his role.

The resolution of the Clippers' front line gave the Clippers head coach Rivers a lot of confidence. In an interview after defeating the Lakers, he said very confidently:

"The Clippers are now a team with no weaknesses. We are confident to meet the challenge of any opponent. Back-to-back games against the Warriors will be a good test for us."

Since there are only two games on the 31st, the Warriors vs. the Clippers and the Bulls vs. the Knicks, the Warriors vs. Clippers game undoubtedly attracts more attention, so it was arranged to be broadcast live across the United States.

This season, the Warriors are the team with the most live broadcasts in the United States in the league, reaching 40 games, two more than the Heat, Bulls, and Lakers.

On the first day of the game, Zhang Yu also accepted an interview with reporters and was asked about his views on Rivers' remarks.

Zhang Yu smiled and said:

"I am looking forward to this game against the Clippers. In the past few seasons, we have always played against each other at the beginning of the season. This is very helpful for us to test the results of summer training. We will soon see that the Clippers Are there any weaknesses?"

After the interview, these reporters immediately reported on the same topic-"Coach Z has a strategy to defeat the enemy, and he bluntly said that the Clippers lineup has great flaws"!
Zhang Yu couldn't laugh or cry when he saw the news.

He just said casually, creating pressure on Rivers, it's just a regular season, how could he carefully prepare any strategy to defeat the enemy?
But what he didn't know was that after seeing the news, Rivers was really nervous. After thinking about the Clippers' tactics carefully, he felt that there was nothing wrong, but he was still a little dubious.

Zhang Yu's achievements and reputation in the past few years are too prominent. No one dares not to take his words seriously, even Rivers, who has always been extremely confident.

However, Rivers has always had a lot of experience in training the Clippers with a relatively balanced lineup without a super scorer.

He believes that the Clippers will definitely give the defending champion a big surprise in this game!

……

On October 10, at 31 o'clock in the evening, the Oracle Center was brightly lit, the auditorium was full, and the game between the Warriors and the Clippers was about to begin.

On the Warriors bench, Zhang Yu was making final arrangements, emphasizing the tactics for tonight, and the Warriors players were listening carefully.

Five minutes later, Zhang Yu finally finished speaking. Everyone put their hands together, shouted a slogan, and then walked to the field.

When Chandler passed by Zhang Yu, he was stopped by Zhang Yu:
"Tyson, how are you feeling?"

Chandler shook his shoulders and said with a smile:
"I feel great."

Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief:

"That's good, if you feel uncomfortable, tell me immediately, don't hold on."

"Okay, I see." Chandler agreed and walked onto the court.

In the game against the Lakers, he played 22 minutes, scored 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist. His state was not particularly good.

And at 7 minutes and 13 seconds of the third quarter, Chandler had a dull back pain after a confrontation with Gasol, and Zhang Yu immediately replaced him.

To be on the safe side, Zhang Yu did not let Chandler participate in yesterday's team training, but asked him to recuperate at home.

Today, Zhang Yu allowed Chandler to play against the Clippers after the team doctor Schwartz checked and found no problem.

Whiteside is useless, and Chandler is the only available center in the Warriors lineup, and is also the defensive core of the Warriors' regular lineup, and there is no room for mistakes.

In the past three seasons, the Warriors have gone very far in the playoffs. Chandler, as an indispensable inside barrier for the Warriors, has a heavy game load and consumes a lot.

This summer, he did not carry out too systematic training, mainly focusing on self-cultivation.

It was only after the start of the training camp that Chandler regained his game status through the team's training games and limited playing time in the preseason.

But obviously, this is not enough for Chandler, he still needs more games and time.

Zhang Yu can only try to find a balance among them. He has already decided that as long as it is a back-to-back game, Chandler will not play until he regains his form.

Even if the Warriors' opponent today is not the Clippers, Zhang Yu probably won't let Chandler play out of caution.

But in the face of the impact of Jordan and Griffin, Green and Whiteside couldn't stand it. The Warriors really need Chandler's performance.

……

On the other side, the Clippers players have also come to the court, and the game is about to start.

Chandler and Jordan came to both sides of the center line. The referee threw the ball into the sky and blew his whistle.

"Di-"

Chandler didn't jump up, and Jordan easily passed the ball to Iguodala.

The Clippers attacked, and Paul came to the frontcourt slowly, slowing down the rhythm.

Jordan mentioned the position at the top of the arc and gave Paul a very solid cover.

Klay couldn't squeeze past the screen in the first place, and Paul seized the opportunity to dribble the ball into the three-point line and came to Chandler.

At the same time, Jordan unpacked and went down. Chandler faced a situation of one defense and two defenses. He hesitated, took a step back, stopped in front of Jordan, and left Paul to Clay to deal with.

But the moment Chandler retreated, Paul pulled up and shot, slightly receding, and took a long two-point shot.

brush!
Clay's interference was a little slower, and the basketball went into the net hollow, 2:0.

"Paul's long two-pointer after the pick-and-roll! Chandler didn't provide enough interference and gave him room to shoot." Reggie Miller said.

"Wow, Paul's shot is very decisive. If he took another step back and made a three-pointer, I might see him as Curry." O'Neal was surprised.

Barkley laughed:
"No, no, no, Shaq, Paul used to take this kind of ball a lot in the Hornets. Before Curry entered the league, he was the best guard when he was young."

TNT is responsible for the national live broadcast of this game. Reggie Miller, Barkley and O'Neill came to the Oracle Center as live commentators.

Looking back, the Warriors attacked. After Curry dribbled the ball for half court, he handed the ball to Green, who wanted the ball in the low post, and ran to the weak side corner to open up space.

With the help of Chandler's screen, Clay ran from the top of the arc along the three-point line to the sideline, trying to play a classic Warriors three-man coordination on the strong side.

But the Clippers' defense was very resolute. Jordan took a step up and stuck to Clay without giving him an open shot.

Green has been observing Clay's running position in the low post. Seeing this, he didn't pass the ball to him. Instead, he hit the ground and passed it to Chandler who was running down.

After seeing that Clay didn't run out of opportunities, Chandler cut to the penalty area according to the tactics. Redick tried to interfere with the ball beside him, but it was useless.

After Chandler received the ball, he started to dunk, but Iguodala returned to the penalty area in time, raised his hands, jumped high, destroyed Chandler's dunk, and turned around to receive the rebound.

"Iguodala's key defense! This is the value he provides to the Clippers. He injects a tough defense into the Clippers' forward line!" Barkley said.

After the Clippers defended the ball, they immediately launched a counterattack. Jordan took the lead. Iguodala did not pass the ball to Paul. In the hands of Jr. Jordan, the latter took three steps and succeeded in one-handed dunking, 4:0.

Reggie Miller shook his head and said:
"The Warriors retreated very slowly. It seems that they have not yet entered the game state, but the Clippers have become serious."

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu frowned as he watched Jordan's fast break with one hit and zero success.

After Chandler was disturbed, no one in the Warriors retreated immediately. Leonard wanted to chase Jordan, but his position was too deep, and he couldn't catch up after a few steps, so he gave up.

He got up and came to the sidelines, clapped his hands and shouted:

"Be careful to retreat! Don't give them a chance to fight back!"

Everyone nodded, but their expressions were still a little unconcerned. Zhang Yu frowned when he saw it.

Since the preseason, the Warriors' defense has been slack, and the regular season has begun, but it still hasn't tightened up.

The Clippers are not the Lakers. If they don't defend well, they will suffer a lot.

The Warriors attacked, continued to pass and cut, Green dealt the card at the top of the arc, Curry and Clay cross-screened, attracting the attention of the two, and Clay ran out of a small open opportunity.

Green passed the ball, Clay caught the ball and shot, but the Clippers' rotation was very fast. Iguodala made a diagonal stab and successfully interfered with Clay's shot, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.

The Clippers took advantage of the situation to push back, but the Warriors' retreat was timely enough, and the Clippers fell into a positional battle.

Paul first directed traffic at the top of the key, then lobbed the ball to Griffin.

Griffin singled Green in the low post, then turned around and went deep into the basket, encountering Chandler's help defense.

boom!
The two collided in the air, and Griffin's shot was interfered and missed.

After the two fell to the ground, Chandler staggered, with a painful expression on his face.

But at this time, the rebound was grabbed by Green, and the Warriors counterattacked. People's attention was attracted, and they didn't notice Chandler's condition.

Green advances in the middle, Leonard is in front, Clay is on the left, and Curry is on the right. The Warriors' fast break is like a tide, surging.

The Clippers focused all their attention on Curry and Green, who was advancing with the ball, and missed Klay.

Green kept compressing the defense line to the free throw line before passing the ball. Clay was left unattended, and he shot when he caught the ball. The three-pointer went into the net, 4:3.

"Clay, well done!"

"nice shot!"

There was a huge cheer from the audience, and the Warriors fans gave crazy shouts for this pleasing fast break.

Clay smiled and high-fived Green before retreating to the backcourt.

Chandler did not participate in this fast break. When his teammates retreated to the backcourt, he was already standing in the penalty area, waiting for the Clippers' next attack.

Looking back, Paul took the baseline ball from Griffin, and Griffin ran forward quickly. When he passed by Paul, he said something uncertain:
"Chandler's state doesn't seem to be very good, we can attack him more."

When Griffin confronted Chandler just now, he felt that his strength was a bit weak, which was far from when the two teams played against each other last season.

Paul's eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly.

He came to the top of the arc, commanded his teammates to open the space, and then played a pick-and-roll with Jordan.

Jordan disassembled and went down, Paul threw the ball into the air, Jordan caught the ball and rushed into the Warriors penalty area, facing Chandler.

boom!
After the two confronted in the air, Jordan clearly had the advantage, and Chandler had to press down with his arm to interfere with Jordan's shot.

Snapped!
Chandler slapped Jordan's arm hard, destroying his shot, but the referee's whistle sounded immediately.

After landing on the ground, Chandler staggered two steps. After standing firmly, he shook his hand vigorously, with a very dissatisfied expression.

There was nothing wrong with this whistleblowing, and he was mainly angry at himself for not stopping Jordan.

Green came over and comforted him, and Chandler calmed down.

But he was determined to get his face back from the offensive end in the next round.

Jordan stood on the free throw line and made one of two free throws, 5:3.

Looking back, the Warriors attacked, Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Chandler took the initiative to come up to cover him.

But it was a false screen, and Chandler tried to block, then immediately rolled, and Jordan had to wide out to delay Curry, and the Clippers' lane was empty.

Curry hit the ground and passed the ball, and Chandler caught the ball and started to attack the frame.

This cooperation was very delicate, but Chandler's footsteps were not fast enough. Jordan turned around and chased after him, followed up, reaching out from the side to block the shot.

Snapped!
Little Jordan slapped the basketball. Chandler was blocked by such a slap. He leaned back, landed on his back, and fell heavily to the ground!
The moment he landed, Chandler's facial features shrank into a ball, his expression was extremely painful, and he shouted:
"what!!"

But the game was not over yet. After Jordan took the rebound, he had no time to pay attention to Chandler at his feet. He immediately passed the ball to Paul, and the Clippers turned from defense to offense and launched a counterattack.

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu jumped up from his seat and shouted:
"Stop! Stop!"

　Thanks to the lord Yu Qingfeng for the reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)