warrior godfather

Chapter 549 Teach Young People a Lesson

When the point difference came to 10 points, Zhang Yu finally called a timeout.

At 8 minutes and 15 seconds into the second quarter, he had already made an adjustment, replacing Clay and Danny Green, strengthening the defense against Crawford, and at the same time improving the team's long-range threat .

But this still can't prevent the Clippers from further opening up the score. Once Crawford finds the touch, he will be unable to guard against it, and Whiteside, as a scope, allows him to quickly enter the state.

This is also the most special thing about Crawford. His defense is poor, but he plays with the ball. When he feels good, he can even play at the level of a star. He is very suitable as a sixth man. Battle points.

After the Clippers players returned to the bench, Rivers laughed and clapped Crawford heavily:
"Jamal, well done!"

Crawford, who looked like a tuberculosis ghost, smiled slightly and said nothing, his expression even looked a little scary.

His face is also unique in the league, comparable to "Alien" Cassel.

But Rivers didn't care. He was in a good mood. The Warriors only had Whiteside as a center, and the initiative was completely in the hands of the Clippers. If this continues, the Clippers have a great chance of winning.

Soon, the timeout ended, Rivers switched back to the starting lineup, and Zhang Yu also switched back to the main force.

But Rivers soon discovered that something was wrong. Curry, Clay, Leonard, Parsons, Green...the Warriors have no center in the lineup!
This is Zhang Yu's response. Since the big center will be targeted by the Clippers, he will not play the center, and go directly to the death five!
O'Neill found this out too:
"Coach Z replaced the five small lineups, Green served as the center, and he put Whiteside, who performed very poorly in defense, on the bench!"

Reggie Miller said:

"We all know that the five small lineups of the Warriors played a miraculous effect in the finals. What kind of effect will it achieve when it is on the ship?"

Buckley said:
"The Heat have no choice but to take the five minors because they don't have a strong inside lineup, while the Clippers have Griffin and Jordan Jr., and the Warriors' inside height has dropped. Rivers will definitely seize this opportunity. I am not optimistic about the Warriors' five minor lineups." play."

Barkley is still not optimistic about the Warriors as always, but the Warriors fans who watched the national live broadcast have to admit that what he said is indeed reasonable.

Can Green protect the Warriors' penalty area in the face of the extremely impactful Jordan and Griffin?

On the sidelines, Rivers had already reacted. He called Paul to his side and whispered in his ear:

"Chris, play the pick-and-roll later and attack the Warriors' penalty area!"

……

"Di-"

The referee's whistle sounded and the game continued.

The Warriors attacked, Curry and Green played a pick-and-roll, Jordan switched defenses, Curry singled Jordan, through a clever rhythm change, broke through to the inside, and made an easy layup, 50:42.

Reggie Miller said:

"A layup from Curry! The space of the Warriors' five small lineups is too wide. Clay, Leonard, and Parsons restrained their opponents from beyond the three-point line. After Curry broke through, he did not meet the association Defense, scoring is very easy."

Looking back, Paul hangs to Griffin, who is demanding from the low post. The latter plays back singles. Parsons struggles to carry the ground and retreats step by step. .

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu watched Parsons being easily eaten raw by Griffin, and shook his head slightly.

After Butler left, the defensive quality of the Death Five dropped a lot. Parsons' defense can only be said to be good, but it is far from reaching the top level.

The round transition, the Warriors attack, Curry once again held the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Green, and Jordan chased back after a strong delay. Curry seized this gap and made a three-pointer with a little less force. The basketball bounced out of the frame, and Jordan turned around. Protect the rebound.

During the timeout, Zhang Yu gave Curry unlimited fire rights, allowing him to attack with the ball, catch up with the score first, and then talk about other things.

The Clippers attacked, and Paul dropped the ball to Griffin, who was stuck in the low post. The latter launched a back attack, and Parsons couldn't stand it at all.

Green came to help defend, Griffin did not panic, stretched out his hand and stuffed the ball to Jordan behind Green, Jordan pulled the onion on the dry land, and dunked with both hands, 54:42.

"Slam dunk from Jordan! The Clippers scored in the paint for two consecutive rounds. The Warriors had a problem with their rim protection. The shortcomings of the five minors without a center were exposed." Reggie Miller said.

"Beautiful!" On the sidelines, Rivers applauded vigorously and grinned, very satisfied with the team's performance.

On the other side of the technical stage, Zhang Yu frowned tightly.

He was mentally prepared for the Clippers' impact on the Warriors inside, but Griffin's beautiful inside pass still exceeded his expectations.

When Griffin isn't reckless, he's one of the best power forwards in the league.

Zhang Yu made adjustments for this. Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, he replaced Yi Jianlian and Parsons to strengthen the Warriors' inside defense.

Yi Jianlian is not as versatile as Parsons, but his frame protection and low post defense are much better than Parsons.

After he came on the court, he slightly limited Griffin's offense, but he also became the target of Paul and Redick, and was targeted by the Clippers through pick-and-rolls and off-the-ball movement.

For the rest of the second quarter, the two teams fell into a confrontational rhythm.

The Clippers launched an attack against the Warriors' inside line and Yi Jianlian, while the Warriors took advantage of the ultimate space lineup to create shooting opportunities for Curry and Clay through continuous pick-and-rolls and screens.

Both sides are trying their best to attack each other's weaknesses, and it is also difficult to defend against each other's attacks. The score is constantly rising, but the point difference has not been able to narrow.

After the second quarter, the Clippers led the Warriors by 70 points 61:9 and entered the intermission.

Jordan and Griffin scored 6 and 8 points respectively. Curry and Clay scored 9 and 6 points respectively. They made a total of 4 three-pointers. Both sides played their own unique offenses.

……

In the third quarter, the Warriors and Clippers continued the lineup in the second half of the second quarter. Rivers was sent to start, Zhang Yu was replaced by the dead five, and Whiteside continued to be pressed on the bench.

Zhang Yu has no other way, he can only fight against the Clippers with the death five, which is the only way for the Warriors to win.

Curry and Clay did not lose the chain. The three-pointers of the two today were very good. They each scored a three-pointer in the third quarter, helping the Warriors quickly narrow the point difference to less than 5 points.

But Rivers quickly stepped up his defense of the Warriors' three-pointers. Curry could still rely on dribbling to find rhythm and make three-pointers. Under the interference, Clay's shooting percentage dropped greatly, and he made two consecutive strong shots. A three-pointer hit the iron, and the Clippers seized the opportunity to fight back.

If Rivers is allowed to adjust on the spot, he may not be able to change his defensive strategy so quickly, but no one will not guard against the Warriors' three-pointers.

Now as long as the Warriors make a three-pointer, they will be targeted immediately.

However, passing and cutting are only useful on the basis of splashes attracting defenses. When Curry and Clay successfully attracted the Clippers' defensive attention, Leonard, Yi Jianlian, and Green's air cutting began to show off.

This is also the uniqueness of the Warriors' tactics. Other teams use role players to open up space for the stars, but the Warriors use the stars to open up space for the role players.

The Warriors started scoring inside, but the Clippers started scoring outside.

If the Death Five want to defend against the impact of Jordan and Griffin, they can only rely on contraction and defense, and accumulate manpower in the penalty area, and they can only rely on rotation to make up for the outside.

And the Clippers happen to have a super shooter-Redick.

Rivers took out all the tactics he designed for Ray Allen in the Celtics and arranged them for Redick.

Hand-to-hand, double screen, back screen... Redick, like Klay, is proficient in all off-ball offensive methods, and he is more agile than Klay, and his ability to grasp the open space is not inferior to Klay at all. The ability to make strong shots and hard solutions under confrontation is not as good as Clay.

But in the regular season, Redick didn't need to make strong shots, and the confrontation intensity in this game was not very high. Under the Warriors' collectively shrinking defensive formation, he was like a nimble fish swimming back and forth, like a duck to water.

He played the entire third quarter, made 8 of 5 three-pointers in a single quarter, and scored 15 points, including 4 three-pointers. The Warriors had already interfered, but he still made them.

As long as Redick is given a little space, he can make a shot. The Warriors seem to interfere, but they are defending outwards, giving Redick room to shoot, which is equivalent to no interference for him.

The three-pointer is Redick's foundation in the league. He doesn't have Curry's ball-handling and Clay's defense. He only has this hand to catch the ball for three-pointers.

Today, Redick used this unpretentious three-pointer to make a big splash in front of two juniors who were far more famous than him.

After the third quarter, the Clippers also relied on Redick's outstanding performance, leading the Warriors by 94 points at 83:11, and continued to maintain an advantage of about 10 points.

During the intermission, Barkley was very optimistic about the Clippers:
"The Warriors' five small offenses came out, but they couldn't prevent the Clippers from scoring, and they haven't been able to narrow the point difference. If they continue to play at this pace, the Clippers should be able to win this game."

O'Neill has a different opinion on this:
"I believe that Coach Z will not sit still. He will come up with a solution. A 10-point difference is nothing in front of the Warriors. A few three-pointers can be shot back. Curry and Clay will stand up."

Barkley laughed:
"Really? Let's wait and see what else Coach Z can come up with..."

"Di-"

At this moment, the fourth quarter began. Barkley and O'Neal turned their heads to look at the Warriors' bench, waiting for the Warriors players to play.

To their disappointment, Zhang Yu didn't make any adjustments. The Warriors are still a transitional lineup composed of Thomas Jr., Danny Green, Leonard, Parsons, and Whiteside.

As in the first half, Zhang Yu replaced Leonard in the second half of the third quarter and asked him to leave the court early to rest, and brought a substitute in the fourth quarter.

But soon, the difference between the Warriors' transition and the first half was reflected.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Warriors began to flank Crawford, forcing him to play and limiting his offense.

This defensive strategy quickly achieved results. The Clippers' offense was blocked, and the Warriors seized the opportunity to narrow the point difference to 6 points.

Seeing that the Warriors had the momentum to chase points, the auditorium was silent for most of the game, and the atmosphere finally became lively.

As Leonard hit Matt Barnes with his back, he hit a framed version of a fadeaway jumper, reducing the point difference to 4 points. The audience cheered thunderously, and the entire Oracle Center came alive.

But Rivers, who hadn't responded for a long time, finally called a timeout after Leonard scored.

Barkley hated iron and said:
"Why didn't Rivers wait for the Warriors to equalize the score before calling a timeout? Crawford has been flanked for 4 rounds, and the Clippers were beaten 9:2! The Warriors' momentum has risen, and he is simply committing a crime! "

O'Neill laughed:
"You expect Rivers to make adjustments in time. You might as well expect Crawford to turn into Paul. Well, Rivers must change Paul back and let him control the field..."

"Di-"

The timeout ended and both teams returned to the court.

Sure enough, O'Neal guessed it, Rivers replaced Paul and Jordan, and Griffin stayed on the court to rest.

Zhang Yu looked at Rivers' change, pouted, and said to Cole:
"If I were Rivers, I would replace Iguodala and let him play the point guard of the second team. be able to stand?"

Cole laughed;

"So Rivers is not you. When he has a star, he will only rely on the star."

This is Rivers' old problem. Give him a purely civilian team, and he can play tactics well, but give him a star, and he won't be able to play tactics.

However, it's not to blame Rivers for killing the star, it's really useful to do so!
After Paul came on the court, he immediately sorted out the Clippers' offense in an orderly manner, and played with Whiteside in his hands.

In fact, Zhang Yu guessed Rivers' adjustment during the timeout, but he would not let Green take the fifth position for a long time for a regular season victory. You need to do your best to win this game.

So he can only continue to keep Whiteside on the court and let him accept the ravages of Paul.

Fortunately, Leonard stepped forward and succeeded in consecutive singles against Matt Barnes, which did not allow the Clippers to quickly open the score.

However, Leonard's scoring speed still couldn't keep up with Whiteside's scoring speed. Three minutes later, at 3 minutes and 7 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Clippers once again opened the point difference to 12 points.

Zhang Yu no longer held on, and replaced the five small lineups to make a final fight with the Clippers.

Wu Xiao’s offense was still sharp. The Warriors took advantage of the Clippers’ fear of the Splash Brothers’ three-pointers to attack the Clippers’ penalty area. Leonard continued his excellent form, frequently scoring in the mid-range and under the basket.

When Curry and Clay attract the defense, he is the most important scoring point for the Warriors.

Curry also used breakthroughs to score consecutively, supporting the Warriors' offense with Leonard.

If you want to limit Curry's three-pointers, you have to give him a chance to break through. These are also two bottles of poison, and you must choose one to drink.

But compared to the three-pointer, Curry's breakthrough is still a lot inferior, and the stability is slightly worse. The player with the strongest presence on the Warriors field is Leonard.

Curry and Leonard's scoring once helped the Warriors narrow the point difference to 6 points, but Iguodala stepped forward at this critical moment and took over Leonard's defense.

He no longer switched defenses to chase the splash, but stared at Leonard, using his seasoned experience and unparalleled cutting skills to teach young people a good lesson.

Leonard singled Iguodala twice in a row without success. When he was still turning around to shoot, he was cut by Iguodala's ghost hand

The Clippers seized the opportunity and pushed for a counterattack. Griffin dunked and stabilized the situation.

At this time, Zhang Yu can only let Curry and Clay shoot three-pointers, but the Clippers also know that the Warriors will do this.

They stepped on the three-point line to defend, which seriously interfered with Splash's shot, forcing them to shoot a three-pointer. The two hit iron continuously, and the Warriors lost hope of a comeback.
Paul also stood up at this moment, using CIC's military training Yi Jianlian, scored 4 points in a row and killed the game.

I have to say that Paul in the regular season is absolutely trustworthy.

In the end, the Clippers defeated the Warriors 113:104, achieved two consecutive victories, and also gave the Warriors their first loss this season.

(End of this chapter)