warrior godfather

Chapter 592 Old Mamba

After the start of the fourth quarter, Zhang Yu sent Dinwiddie, Danny Green, Wiggins, Yi Jianlian, Olynyk to form a pure bench lineup, while the Lakers consisted of Jordan Clarkson, Kobe Bryant, and Wesley Johnson , Xavier Henry, Robert Thackeray starting bench mixed lineup.

In the past, Kobe would not play in the rotation stage, but after returning from injury this season, his strength is not as good as before, and his playing time has also been greatly reduced. He will only play about 30 minutes per game, and he will not play the first place. It's the first quarter and the third quarter, and they usually take a break halfway through the game. Waiting for the rotation time to come up and play against the opponent's substitute lineup is also a kind of staggered travel.

After Zhang Yu saw Kobe playing on the sidelines, he grabbed Wiggins who passed by him:
"Andrew, you're going to play against Kobe later, and let Danny go against Wesley Johnson."

Wiggins was taken aback, and then agreed:

"No problem, boss!"

Zhang Yu smiled and pushed him:
"Cheer up, don't look at Kobe's serious injury, but he is not easy to deal with!"

Wiggins nodded heavily, took a deep breath, and shook his hand vigorously before walking on the field.

In the last game against the Lakers, Wiggins has always been the matchup striker. Today is the first time he played against Kobe, and he was a little nervous.

He played against Durant, Joe Johnson, played training games with Leonard every day, and met all kinds of stars, but Kobe was different from them.

Seeing this, Wiggins, who was standing at the free throw line, wanted to rush in to grab an offensive rebound, but was stuck in his position by Kobe, unable to make an inch of progress, and could only watch Xavier Henry receive the rebound. Reluctantly retreated.

The referee's whistle sounded, and the basketball slipped into the net smoothly, 2+1!

Now, Zhang Yu has to correct his mistake.

On November 11, the Warriors beat the Jazz 21:101 away.

Wiggins shook his head and said seriously:
"No, the boss said, you are a dangerous person, not easy to deal with, I must do my best."

"Chris, get ready to play!"

Seeing that the three threats didn't work, Kobe quickly dribbled the ball under his crotch and made a breakthrough on the right side. Wiggins followed sideways and stuck firmly to Kobe.

Curry easily scored a double-double of 26 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Clay scored 22 points. Leonard was in a poor state and only 13 points were recorded, but it didn't affect the overall situation.

Hearing Zhang Yu's encouragement, Wiggins nodded slowly, and his face improved a lot.

But in the Warriors, Leonard has the Splash Brothers to open up space, and the defensive pressure he faces is far less than when he was playing with the Spurs in the same period. Scoring is easier and the efficiency is extremely high. The three shooting percentages are 50.3%, 38.7%, and 82.4. %, the middle class is efficient, and at the same time, the defense is at the top level of the league. The offense and defense are integrated. Apart from the ability to cause damage and not being good at passing, there are no other weaknesses.

Wiggins opened his left hand and pressed with his right hand, as if he was facing a big enemy, but he didn't dare to jump, for fear of being fooled by Kobe again.

After the serious injury, Kobe lost his explosive power and was unable to use his speed to pass Wiggins.

On the sidelines, after seeing Leonard play, Wiggins shined on both offense and defense, turned the team's decline in one fell swoop, applauded vigorously, and most of the guilt in his heart was reduced.

Wiggins was pushed by Kobe off guard, staggered, and was thrown away by Kobe. Because Kobe's movements were very concealed, the referee didn't notice it, and thought Wiggins himself was at a disadvantage in the confrontation.

Kobe dribbled the ball and leaned hard, and Wiggins only took a small step back to withstand his impact.

On November 11, the Warriors challenged the Thunder away.

He was old and hurt, but he never felt like he was dying.

Kobe saw that it was the No. [-] pick to defend himself, grinned, and greeted Wiggins:
"Hey lad, take it easy, don't be too nervous, I'm just an old guy."

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu shook his head slightly. This is the shortcoming of this lineup. The offense is very dependent on the three-pointer. No one can break through with the ball and kill the Lakers inside.

In the rest of the fourth quarter, Leonard made a sudden outside shot and scored 12 points in a single quarter. He scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. The ball-handling singles carried the team's offense and helped the Warriors beat the Lakers 103:96, winning 10 consecutive victories.

Looking back, Clarkson handed the ball to Kobe, who was feeling hot, and Leonard greeted him directly, with his hands outstretched, blocking Kobe in front of him.

However, Leonard does not need to handle the ball too much and cause damage. Curry and Green organize the offense, and Antetokounmpo attacks the inside. He only needs to play singles with the ball, and his weaknesses are greatly covered up.

But Kobe didn't make fake moves this time. He directly made an emergency stop jumper and made a steady hit without interference. 85:88, the Lakers chased the point difference to 3 points.

"Di-"

Wiggins immediately greeted him, clinging to Kobe tightly, not giving him room to turn around.

In addition, Clay scored 5 three-pointers, scored 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. He was the number two contributor to the Warriors' win.

The Lakers' opponent against Leonard is Wesley Johnson, the No. 2010 pick in the 4 NBA Draft. He is a forward swingman with outstanding physical talent and amazing athletic ability.

On the court, the Warriors attacked, and Dinwiddie handed the ball to Leonard according to Zhang Yu's arrangement.

Kobe took the ball, waved for the others to pull away, and began to single Wiggins.

Now, Wiggins has a chance to face Kobe. Even knowing that Kobe is no longer at the peak, he still feels nervous.

After Kobe didn't try once, he didn't make unnecessary efforts. He collected the ball in his hand, and suddenly his left shoulder shook slightly. Wiggins, who paid close attention to Kobe's every movement, immediately moved his center of gravity to the left.

"Haha, okay, don't worry, but don't be discouraged, your talent is even better than Kawhi, work hard, your future will not be worse than his!"

"Boss, I don't know, but I'll train hard."

He asked Wiggins to face Kobe in order to let him learn something from Kobe and accumulate defensive experience, but he didn't expect Wiggins to be so vulnerable in front of Kobe, and Kobe scored 7 points in a row. The advantages accumulated with great difficulty disappeared.

Kobe smiled again, turned around and retreated.

At 92:85, the point difference returned to a relatively safe 7 points, and the auditorium, which was excited because of Kobe's consecutive scoring just now, fell into silence again.

Wiggins thought about it seriously, and shook his head slowly:

The Warriors have formed a complete system, with Curry as the cornerstone, and other people perform their duties. Although their strengths have not reached their peak, they have all played their due role, united with Curry, and won the next game Another game.

There were cheers from the crowd, and it was impossible for Staples Center to be quiet when Bryant scored.

He replaced Wiggins, Danny Green, Middleton and Leonard. After the timeout, he comforted the sullen Wiggins:

In Zhang Yu's previous life, Leonard's scoring in the Spurs was lower, Popovich strictly controlled his playing time, and he didn't have enough possessions.

Xavier Henry handed the ball to Clarkson, who slowly dribbled the ball across half court, saw Kobe asking for the ball, and quickly passed it over.

Wiggins just wanted to jump to block, but he was swayed twice in a row, leaving a shadow in his heart, hesitated for a while, didn't take off, just raised his hand to interfere.

Wiggins, who was hit by Kobe, staggered two steps after landing, stabilized his figure, and waved his hand angrily.

The Warriors sent the baseline ball, Dinwiddie handed the ball to Olynyk at the top of the arc, Danny Green started from the weak side corner, came out with the cover of Yi Jianlian, and played a hand-to-hand cooperation with Olynyk, Got an open shot, missed a three-pointer, and the rebound was protected by Thackeray.

The Warriors players on the field noticed Middleton's movements, and their hearts were tense. They were worried that they would be the one being replaced. There was no chance, and it finally came to Kobe.

Kobe made a three-threat action, Leonard was unmoved, he just stood half a step in front of Kobe, he could not only interfere with his shot at the first moment of his shot, but also react in time when he broke through .

Brooks made full preparations, but was still defeated by the Warriors' death five.

He is no longer the same as before. He thinks about how to win all the time. He knows what it means to be powerless and what it means to be different from time to time. He knows how to be a senior, but as long as the game starts, he is still the one who will try his best to win and never give up. Bryant.

"Hahaha..." Kobe laughed and said, "Well, it seems that Coach Z regards me as your sharpening stone. If I don't show some real skills, won't I make you look down on me?"

Of course, even if he found out, he wouldn't blow it up. This was at the home court of the Lakers, and it was Kobe who attacked him. As a rookie, Wiggins was destined to suffer this dark loss.

After getting rid of Wiggins, Kobe received a pass from Clarkson, turned around and raised his hand, and was about to shoot. Wiggins rushed up and jumped high, trying to block Kobe's shot.

Leonard broke out in this game, the Thunder defended against Curry and Antetokounmpo's pick-and-roll, adopted a strategy of delaying the line, shrinking from the weak side, and placing three-pointers from the bottom corner. Leonard got a lot of opportunities and shot He scored 4 three-pointers, scored 27 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block. His performance is no less than that of Durant.

The Warriors attacked, Dinwiddie and Olynyk picked and rolled, Olynyk bounced outside, Thackeray failed to defend, Olynyk missed a three-pointer from the top of the arc, and the rebound bounced high.

He walked to Kobe's side, bent over and lowered his shoulders, with one hand on Kobe's waist, with an extremely serious expression.

At this moment, the referee blew the whistle to start the fourth quarter, the smile on Kobe's face disappeared instantly, his lazy eyes became extremely sharp, he stretched out his hand and lightly pushed Wiggins, and began to run without the ball position, looking for opportunities to catch the ball.

When Wiggins was young, it happened to be the years when Kobe's personal strength was at its peak. He witnessed Kobe's crazy scoring performance of 81 points in a single game, 62 points in three quarters, 50+ in four consecutive games, and 40 points per game in a single month. His idols are Carter and Iverson, but Kobe's powerful image is also deeply imprinted in his heart.

90:85, after the Warriors returned from a timeout, they immediately stabilized the situation.

He is a player who lacks motivation. He longs for the feeling of being needed. The recognition of his teammates and coaches is a very important motivation for him to play.

No matter how strong he is now, how bad the Lakers record is, he is Kobe, and that is enough.

Wiggins opened his hands, ready to fight, and stared at Kobe's movements without blinking, for fear of missing a detail and being fooled by him.

"Di-"

Compared with the frustration of being blown up by Kobe, he cares more about being caught up by the Lakers because of his own mistakes. Fortunately, Leonard made up for his mistakes.

His speed was not fast, and Wesley Johnson kept attacking, but Leonard relied on his excellent confrontation and wingspan to firmly protect the ball, then pulled the ball and turned around, using his wide body to separate a shooting space, and his body was slightly backward. Look up, and make a steady hit from close to the middle of the frame.

This season, Leonard and Clay are Curry's right-hand men. They can score 18.7 points and 21.3 points respectively. Strong enemy, undefeated.

"Good shot, well done, Kobe!"

But Leonard didn't give Wesley Johnson a chance to display his athletic ability at all. After he dribbled the ball under his crotch, he broke through on the right side and pressed Wesley Johnson to a position below the free throw line.

Leonard got another boost after a summer of hard training.

Wiggins was completely shaken, with an embarrassed expression, shook his head, and said nothing.

……

……

But this was just a fake move by Kobe. After he felt Wiggins' center of gravity shaking, he immediately turned to the right and raised his hand to shoot.

Leonard knew that Kobe had no explosive power, so he quickly posted up after he released the ball, and kept attacking, not afraid of Kobe's breakthrough at all. Kobe was very embarrassed by his defense, and finally had to make a hasty shot before 24 seconds expired. With a three-pointer, the basketball bounced out of the frame and was accepted by Olynyk.

"Teach that kid a lesson!"

Kobe looked up at the timer. There were only 7 seconds left on the attack clock. He didn't have much room to maneuver, and immediately put on a three-threat move.

Got cheated by Kobe again!
Kobe smiled slightly, walked to the free throw line, made an extra free throw, 83:88, and only 5 points left.

Middleton stood up from his seat and walked quickly to the technical stage, waiting for the dead ball to play.

"Di-"

Zhang Yu turned his head and said with a smile:
"Andrew, Kawhi has worked hard for four years and played as a substitute for three years before he can play at today's level. How many years are you going to work hard for?"

Kobe's expression was very relaxed, and there was even a faint smile on his face. A simple front-to-back change pushed Wiggins back two steps, and when he came inside the three-point line, he turned around and changed Became a high post singles.

He focused on polishing his unstable mid-range shooting and control skills, and his singles ability with the ball has been firmly ranked among the top strikers. If it weren't for Curry and Clay to take more possession of the ball, it would be easy to average 20+ per game.

After Wiggins found out that he was being cheated, he didn't give up on defense. Relying on his strong core strength, he quickly adjusted his center of gravity, flew up, and even caught up with Kobe's movements, covering his shooting space!
But Kobe's shot this time was still a fake move. He received the ball and was short, and when Wiggins fell, he jumped up to meet him, hit Wiggins' lowered arm, and threw the ball out.

On November 11, the Warriors played against the declining Heat at the American Airlines Center.

In the Warriors' positional battle, Leonard continued to single Wesley Johnson. This time he asked for the ball after he got stuck in the mid-range position. Ignoring Wesley Johnson's interference, the basketball is hollowed into the net.

In the Lakers, no one dared not pass the ball to Kobe.

"Andrew, you have done a great job. You have defended every round until the last moment. It's just that Kobe has too much experience. It's normal that you can't guard him. You just need to accumulate more experience... Now keep your eyes open Eyes, take a good look at how Kawhi defended Kobe, and how he scored, the current stage does not belong to you, but you will eventually need to play the leading role in the future."

Before this game, the Heat had a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, hovering on the edge of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, without the momentum of a strong team, but the Warriors have not lost a single game and are full of dominance.

Confrontation is Wiggins' strength. In this regard, he is not lost to most swingmen in the league, only inferior to heavy strikers like James and Leonard.

After scoring the goal, Kobe put down his right hand, shrugged at Wiggins, and said with a smile:
"Hey, kid, didn't Ronan tell you not to jump up easily when defending me?"

Clay has continued at the level of last season. No one doubts his status as a top scorer. Many people even think that he is the league's second-leading shooter. In the voting for the best active backcourt combination, the Splash Brothers always Ranked first.

The two entangled and came to the mid-range position. The Lakers had only 3 seconds left to attack. Kobe suddenly stopped, his body froze, he looked up at the frame, and the ball was in his hands, and he was about to shoot a mid-range shot.

He got up and came to Middleton, who was a few seats away, and patted him on the shoulder:

The referee blew the whistle. It wasn't a foul, but Zhang Yu called a timeout.

Afterwards, Kobe tried all kinds of fake moves, but he couldn't shake Leonard.

But Kobe just swayed for a while, then received the ball shortly, wiped past Wiggins, dribbled two steps, adjusted the rhythm, and made two long and steady hits, 80:88, and the point difference was still 8 points.

The situation of the two teams that were fighting in the finals not long ago is already very different.

In the end, the Warriors also beat the Heat 115:97. Curry clocked out of get off work in three quarters, and Antetokounmpo faced the Heat's weak inside and scored 25 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, creating a new career scoring high.

Afterwards, the Warriors defeated the Orlando Magic and the Hornets one after another. At the end of November, the record came to 11 wins and 15 losses, ranking first in the league and leading the second-ranked Bulls by 0 games.

Relying on the Warriors' splendid record, as well as averaging 28.4 points, 6.3 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, Curry has been firmly occupying No.1 in the MVP rankings for the past month. He has won the best award of the Western Conference three times, and the best award of the Western Conference in November. He is the most popular mvp, not even one of them.

The entire league was shocked by the Warriors' horror performance, and people are guessing, when will the Warriors lose the first game of the 2014-2015 season?
(End of this chapter)