warrior godfather

Chapter 574 Home Field Advantage
Due to the close distance between Los Angeles and Oakland, there was only one day between G4 and G5 between the Warriors and Clippers. At 5:13 on the evening of May 07, the Oracle Center was full, waiting for the upcoming game.

Although the Warriors fell behind by 1:3, the Bay Area fans were still full of passion and came to the scene to cheer for the Warriors.

At this most critical moment, they chose to stand with the team.

But the Clippers players were not intimidated by the huge scene at the Oracle Center. They had already entered the Western Conference Finals with one foot. The intensive boos of the Warriors fans before the game seemed to them just a bluff.

After the warm-up training before the game, the Clippers players returned to the locker room for final preparations, talking and laughing with each other, feeling very relaxed.

"DeAndre, try to deduct a few more today..."

"Chris, are you ready to touch the floor of the Western Conference finals? Haha..."

Rivers walked in front of the crowd, joking with them, and the players responded with a smile, showing no concern about the upcoming game.

Finally, Rivers came to the center of the locker room, clapped his hands, and after attracting everyone's attention, said loudly:
"Guys, we are only one victory away from the Western Conference Finals. As long as we win this game today, we will create a record in team history! But after the last game, you should have seen the interview with Coach Z, he said He found our weakness, and the Warriors won three games in a row, do you believe it?"

"how is this possible!"

"He's just talking big. The match point is in our hands. How can the Warriors win!"

Everyone laughed, and the 3:1 lead can be overturned?And the Warriors don't have Curry yet, this is simply impossible!

Rivers also laughed:
"Yes, how is this possible? He wants to protect his face, but I don't want to give him this chance. Today is the best time to end the series. At the home court of the defending champions, celebrate our entry into the Western Conference Finals!"

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At the same time, in the locker room of the home team, the atmosphere was a little dignified. The Warriors players were seriously preparing for the game, but they were not silent. There were low laughter from time to time, and they were not as devoid of fighting spirit as the outside media speculated. .

Standing in the middle of the locker room, Zhang Yu has finished the final tactical arrangement:

"...We will fight like this later, is there anything you don't understand?"

No one spoke, everyone shook their heads together, Zhang Yu took a deep breath and said:
"I know, no one believes that we can come back, but we still have a chance. I dare not say that we will be able to complete the comeback, but the series is not over yet, at least we can't be disgraced at home. I hope you will give [-]% Fighting spirit, in front of the fans who support us, defend our honor as the defending champion, even if we lose, we cannot fall in the Oracle Center!"

"Boss is right, even if you try your best today, you can't let the Clippers win!" Green was the first to echo.

"Everyone play hard, I don't believe that Paul can still be so accurate today, he is not Stephen!" Chandler said.

"Fake, you can't lose anything today, or you will be scolded for a whole summer, can you bear it? I can't bear it!" Parsons said loudly.

Everyone opened their mouths one after another, venting their frustrations. They have been ridiculed by the outside world these days, and they are all suffocated in their hearts, eager to prove themselves in the competition.

They are the defending champions!

Seeing that the military spirit is available, Zhang Yu nodded with satisfaction.

Afterwards, everyone got up and shouted a slogan, and filed out of the locker room. Zhang Yu and Cole stayed at the end.

Cole frowned and asked:
"Ronan, do we really want to do this? They have Jordan and Griffin. If we fight like this, we will probably be overwhelmed by them..."

Zhang Yu looked at the players walking in front, and said in a low voice:
"I am also not certain"

"You're not sure?" Cole was stunned.

"Nonsense, if I'm sure, I would have done this a long time ago, can I wait until now?"

"Then you are still so confident..."

"It's already 1:3. If I'm not confident anymore, do they still have the fighting spirit?"

"But you talk too much, if you lose in the end, you will be sprayed to death!"

"Hehe, I still care about others criticizing me? As long as I lose, no matter what I say, I will definitely be criticized. It's better to give it a try. Don't think too highly of the Clippers. If others, we may really be out of luck. But with Rivers and Paul... we might have a chance!"

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Not long after, the players of the two teams stood on the court, still starting the same as before, and neither the Warriors nor the Clippers changed.

Seeing that the Warriors had only one starting lineup, Rivers was relieved. Although he spoke harshly, he was really worried that Zhang Yu would put on some strange lineup.

Now it seems that he still worries too much. This is the strongest lineup of the Warriors. Without Curry, he is as strong as Coach Z, and there is nothing he can do.

Everyone relies on the star to support the scene, no one is better than the other, you don't have a star, I have a star, then I will definitely win!

Rivers glanced at Zhang Yu triumphantly, waiting for the game to start.

"Di-"

The referee blew the whistle and threw the ball into the air. Chandler overwhelmed Jordan and pushed the ball to the Warriors' backcourt first.

It was the Warriors' first successful jump ball in the series, and a loud cheer erupted from the crowd, startling Rivers.

What b movement!

Just jumping the ball, as for?

He glanced back at the cheering Warriors fans behind him with dissatisfaction, and cursed in his heart.

The jump ball was just the beginning. In the desperate situation where there was no way to retreat, the generals of the Warriors exploded with tremendous energy. Although the tactics were still the same as in the shopping malls, the execution was much more resolute, and there was a momentum of putting them to death and then getting angry.

Rivers still let Iguodala chase Clay, but Clay is not as obsessed with finding open opportunities as he was in the previous game.

In the first round, he came out of the bottom corner and cooperated hand-in-hand with Green, catching and shooting, regardless of Iguodala who was chasing behind him.

Don't you want to chase me?I won't go around and play hide-and-seek with you anymore, I'll just pull out of cover, you can cover me if you have the ability!

This really worked. Iguodala was blocked by Green. Although he quickly squeezed through the screen, he gave Clay a gap. Clay seized the opportunity and scored a difficult three-pointer. The Warriors lead 3:0.

After scoring the goal, Clay punched hard, which ignited the atmosphere of the audience again.

"Just do it, kill these sons of bitches!"

"We are the defending champions, kill them!"

Iguodala shook his head helplessly, he was already in place, but Clay shot resolutely and grabbed the remaining gap. If he hesitated like the last game, he always wanted to run out of good opportunities If you make another shot, and only force the shot when you have to, the hit rate will drop instead.

Clay's performance is the epitome of the Warriors' team. Back on the defensive end, the Warriors put intense physical confrontation on the Clippers players, maximizing the intensity of the game.

The first attack of the Clippers, Paul and Jordan pick and roll, trying to pass the lob to Jordan, Chandler flew up directly, collided with Jordan in the air, intercepted the ball, Jordan staggered two steps, He ran out of the baseline and looked back at the referee, but the referee didn't say anything, and the game continued.

The Warriors took the opportunity to fight back, Leonard missed a three-pointer after chasing him, Green came out again, grabbed an offensive rebound, but also missed a tip-up.

Looking back, Griffin played singles with the ball, Green's defense was extremely aggressive, and he didn't retreat an inch.

After Green was called for a foul, not only did he not restrain himself, but instead applauded vigorously, which aroused the emotions of the audience.

The fans also cooperated with Green very much, applauded and shouted at Griffin:
"If you have the ability, you can buckle it!"

"We have Drummond, you don't want to score in front of him!"

They don't care whether Green made a foul or not. They only know that Green successfully blocked Griffin's attack. Griffin was the one who was fouled, but he was ridiculed all the time.

After the Clippers sent a sideline ball, Paul and Griffin picked and rolled, the Warriors switched defenses, and Green directly posted up, covering all of Paul's selling space.

Paul had an idea and wanted to make a big circle with his arms to make a foul. Green reacted quickly and immediately raised his right hand, but he was still rubbed.

Paul immediately yelled, threw the ball into the sky, raised his hands, and waited for the referee to blow his whistle.

But the referee ignored this. Green was taken aback for a moment, then immediately reacted, jumped up and got the ball in his hands, ran towards the frontcourt, and made a one-stop layup, 5:0.

Paul quit this time and found the referee's theory, but the referee was unmoved. Paul had no choice but to give up.

Seeing that the referee encouraged the confrontation, the Clippers players were not polite. In the next round, Redick ran without the ball, received a pass from Paul, and hit a two-pointer. Looking back, Paul forced Leonard to stop and interfered. His jumper near the frame was suspected of fouling, but the referee didn't call it.

In the ensuing games, the competition was carried out in a fierce physical confrontation. The referee's scale was very loose, and physical confrontation was encouraged.

This is undoubtedly more beneficial to the Warriors. Green and Chandler dared to make moves when covering, and the quality of the covering improved, creating better shooting opportunities for Clay. Easy to win free throws, greatly reducing the lethality of the Warriors inside.

This is the home court advantage of the Warriors. Rivers is very angry about this, but there is nothing he can do.

The Clippers also enjoyed home court advantage before, otherwise Griffin would not have made so many free throws. Now that they are at the Warriors' home court, they can only bear it all in silence.

However, the Warriors' own offense is still unable to open. Jordan's mobility is too good, he can cover a large area from the basket to the middle distance. The Warriors' breakthroughs are greatly restricted. Leonard and Livingston's close frame Jump shots are also always subject to help defense interference.

However, with tough defense, after the first half, the Warriors led the Clippers by 51 points at 47:4.

It's just that this also cost Green, Chandler, and Leonard 2 fouls. The referee encouraged confrontation, but they would still blow the whistle.

However, this made the Clippers players very dissatisfied. If the referee did not foul the shot, the Clippers would not make free throws.

But one thing is very unfavorable to the Warriors. Paul still feels very good. He scored 14 points in the first half, including 6 of 3 three-pointers, which is more accurate than Clay.

Clay scored 12 points in the first half, but used 10 shots, which was not efficient, which disappointed fans who expected him to break out.

During the intermission, Cole smiled and said to Zhang Yu:
"Ronan, it looks like we have hope to win, and we don't need to go to the fifth elementary school anymore."

Yes, the desperate lineup Zhang Yu arranged is the death five, but with the blessing of the home court advantage, the Warriors have not yet reached the point where they need to use the death five.

Zhang Yu also breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's best to win if you keep fighting like this. The risk of going to the fifth elementary school is still too great."

After the start of the second half, the Warriors maintained their style of play in the first half, but Zhang Yu and Kerr couldn't laugh anymore. The Warriors were habitually stuck in a scoring drought and couldn't make three-pointers. Jordan stood inside and couldn't break through. , The Clippers gradually overtook the score.

At 7 minutes and 12 seconds into the third quarter, Paul and Jordan made a pick-and-roll and made an exquisite ground pass. Jordan pulled up the onion on the dry land and dunked with both hands. The score came to 57:53. The Clippers led by 4 points and scored Warriors a 10:2.

Seeing that the momentum came to the side of the Clippers, Zhang Yu called a timeout and replaced the death five to make a final fight.

When Rivers saw Danny Green, Clay, Leonard, Parsons, and Green playing, he was stunned, and then he was overjoyed.

Zhang Yu dared to go to the fifth elementary school. Didn't he know that the Clippers are the strongest inside?
O'Neill, Barkley, and Kenny Smith, the commentators of TNT on the sidelines, were also very surprised to see this scene. Kenny Smith said:
"Coach Z actually replaced Danny Green and replaced Chandler! Is he going to use five minors to deal with the Clippers' starter? This does not seem to be a wise move. Both Griffin and Jordan have punished the Warriors. Inside ability!"

Barkley directly sentenced the Warriors to death:

"Coach Z is messing around. The Warriors are not behind by many points, and they still have a fight. But going to the top five and withdrawing the center is no different from surrendering. No one in this lineup can stop Griffin!"

O'Neill kept shaking his head:

"It's a small lineup again. Has Coach Z been dazzled by the finals? The Clippers are not the Heat. This lineup is effective against the Heat, but it is useless against the Clippers. How to deal with the impact of Griffin and Jordan? They only need a pick-and-roll roll, and the Warriors' inside line will be penetrated!"

Opponents are not optimistic about the Warriors' death squad, and the commentators are not optimistic about the Warriors' death squad, but the fans at the scene have no such thoughts. Their minds are very simple. As long as they step into the stadium, they will unconditionally believe in their players and coaches .

No matter how critical the situation is, they will stand up and cry out:
"Let's go, warriors!"

　Make up for yesterday's.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)