warrior godfather

Chapter 617 Now, What Can You Say?
June 6, 16:9 am, Istanbul, Turkey.

In a mid-range apartment, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Belica are sitting on a large sofa, watching TV intently.

Three days ago, the Fenerbahçe team they played for lost to the Pirna team with a big score of 1:3 in the semi-finals of the Turkish Basketball Super League playoffs, and they were unfortunately out.

For Fenerbahce this season, it is a season full of hope and regret.

In the European arena, Bjelica averaged 27.8 minutes per game and scored 12.1 points and 8.5 rebounds. He was elected as the European League mvp. Rising Stars of the League".

The statistics of the two seem average, but Europe adopts FIBA ​​rules, with high confrontation intensity, less game time, and fewer rounds. The gold content of scoring in double figures is already very high.

The excellent performance of the two Serbs helped the team reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time, and also reached the semi-finals in the playoffs. For Fenerbahçe, this is a successful season.

But next season, they will land in the NBA. Fenerbahçe's breakthrough is only a flash in the pan. If they want to break into the Champions League semi-finals again, they don't know how long they will have to wait.

In two days, Bogdan and Belica will leave Istanbul and return to Serbia, but before that, they have one more thing to do, and that is to watch the finals between the Warriors and the Bulls.

What is being broadcast on TV is the finals G5 between the Warriors and the Bulls, and it has reached the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter.

At this time, the score of the two sides came to 107:114, and the Warriors led by 7 points.

The point difference seems not much, but after the start of the second half, the Warriors have maintained a lead of about 8 points, and the Bulls have never been able to close the score.

This difference of a few points is like a natural moat, lying between the two teams.

On the court, the Bulls attacked, Rose held the ball and Noah picked and rolled, Antetokounmpo switched defenses, let Rose take a step away, Rose took a step forward, made an emergency stop jump shot, and made a long two-pointer, 109:114.

Looking back, Curry dribbled the ball across half court, and Antetokounmpo picked and rolled, and Noah came up directly to pinch.

Curry gave the ball to Antetokounmpo who was running down, Gasol on the weak side returned to protect the frame, and Antetokounmpo took advantage of the situation and gave it to Green who was emptied.

Green shot the ball as soon as he caught it, and Noah's fill was a step slower, and he hit the net with a three-pointer, 117:109.

"How many three-pointers is this for Green? Nemanja, his three-pointers seem to be more accurate than yours." Bogdan laughed.

"Impossible. You can tell from his shooting posture that his three-pointers are not good. It's just that the Bulls keep giving him wide open opportunities, so he can make so many three-pointers." Belica curled his lips, with great determination. said in a tone.

In this game, Stevens still implemented the defensive strategy of the previous two games, pinching Curry, shrinking the inside, and emptying Green to test his three-pointer.

Compared to betting that Curry's touch will fluctuate, Stevens still feels that Green is more likely to hit the iron, even though Curry's shot is much more difficult than Green.

But Green is very competitive today. Although he did not score 4 three-pointers in a game like G7, but with the three-pointer just now, Green made 8 of 4 three-pointers in this game, 50% The hit rate made the Bulls pay a heavy price for shorting.

When Green scored the third three-pointer, the execution of the Bulls players had problems. Sometimes Green was released, and sometimes he dared not let it go, allowing Antetokounmpo to drive straight in, or in Clay, Lenner Opportunities arose in Germany.

As a veteran, Gasol will not make this kind of mistake, but the Warriors move very frequently without the ball. Green often screens for others. The Bulls sometimes have to switch defenses. After others face Green, they shrink. So determined.

Green's three-pointer is so accurate, should I let it go or not?
Stevens certainly wants to see the Warriors' offense in every round, finished by Green.

But when the players play, the adrenaline soars, it is impossible to make choices calmly all the time, and Stevens does not have so many timeouts to make adjustments. At most, he shouts twice on the sidelines, which cannot prevent the Bulls from making defensive mistakes. .

Coaching a team is not playing 2K, and players are not marionettes. The head coach can only arrange tactics. Whether they can play them depends on the execution ability of the players.

The Bulls players are now in chaos. In the last game, Green scored 7 three-pointers, which left a deep impression on them, making them often hesitate and hesitate when shrinking, and this moment of hesitation, on the court It means that the defense fails.

Antetokounmpo, who was quiet in the first two games, ushered in a recovery today. In the fourth quarter of the game, he has scored 11 points, 3 of which were dunks into the penalty area, completely igniting the Oracle Center. atmosphere.

In the next round, Butler rushed into the penalty area and caused Leonard's foul. He made two free throws and the Bulls recovered 2 points.

Looking back, Green set a screen for Klay, and Gasol and Dunleavy switched.

Curry and Antetokounmpo pick and roll again, Noah goes up to flank, Dunleavy has no consciousness of shrinking, Gasol has no choice but to recover the frame, Antetokounmpo passes the ball to Clay, and Clay's open three-pointer is stable Hit, 120:111, the point difference came to 9 points.

"This Greek's pass is not bad..." Belica muttered.

"Don't underestimate him. His talent is so good that no one can stop him from rushing. It will be very difficult for you to compete with him for a rotation position next season..." Bogdan reminded.

Belica didn't care about this:
"He has his advantages, and I also have my advantages. I can't compete with him, but I will definitely not lack playing time, but it may be a little less..."

"Aren't you afraid of sitting on the bench? There is still a Chinese in the Warriors' fourth position." Bogdan said.

"Don't be afraid, isn't he pushed to the bench? I won't lose to him." Belica laughed.

"Well, I hope we can play together at that time. Anyway, I don't worry about playing time. The contracts of Danny Green and Middleton have expired. I may go to be a backup shooting guard, haha..."

The two watched the finals, but what they thought about was their development prospects after going to the Warriors.

在他们聊天的时候，比赛已经进行到了1分13秒，勇士以126:115领先11分。

In the last few minutes, under the long-term lagging situation, the Bulls players became impatient. The defense was out of order, and it was impossible to carry out the flank attack on Curry. Curry made two consecutive breakthroughs to the Bulls inside. Score.

Although Rose and Butler are still trying to hit the basket, the Bulls can't prevent the Warriors' offense, and the point difference can't be narrowed. The precious time is slowly being wiped out in the process.

At 1 minute and 04 seconds of the fourth quarter, Stevens watched as Rose, under the watchful eyes of his teammates, rushed into the inside of the Warriors alone. Surrounded by the three of Green, Leonard, and Antetokounmpo, his layup was blocked. Leonard fanned out the bottom line, and he knew that the general trend was over.

On the offensive end, there was a situation of one-on-one and four-watch, which showed that the morale of the team had collapsed, and it was completely hopeless to chase points.

Stevens sighed softly, turned around and called five substitute players from the bench, and gestured for substitutions.

The Bulls players, the Warriors players, and the Warriors fans at the scene, all know what this means.

The Bulls forfeited the game.

Rose lowered his head and walked slowly off the court. Butler gritted his teeth and his face was full of unwillingness. Only Gasol was more open-minded. He was no longer young and had experienced too many failures in the past. His obsession with the championship Not so deep anymore.

Curry hugged the basketball in his hand tightly, laughed and hugged Clay tightly.

The pair, who have spent five years together as backcourt partners, have become best friends both on and off the court.

Antetokounmpo also came up and hugged the two.

He trained with Curry for two summers, admired Curry who gave him a lot of guidance and help, and recognized Curry as the boss from the bottom of his heart.

The two old teammates, Green and Leonard, hugged vigorously, and then Green waved his hands vigorously around to mobilize the emotions of the fans.

But the audience has long been in the carnival, all the Warriors fans stood up, a golden wave of people surged in the auditorium, and the cheers seemed to overturn the roof of the arena.

A few Bulls fans in red jerseys sat slumped on chairs, looking small and lonely in the golden sea, revealing a sense of depression.

Finally, the Bulls came off the bench and the game continued.

But both sides have no intention of fighting. After the Bulls sent a sideline ball, they hastily completed the offense, and Aaron Brooks hit the iron with a mid-range shot.

After Antetokounmpo grabbed the rebound, he passed it to Curry immediately.

Curry dribbled the ball across half court without attacking, just dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and the Bulls didn't come up to press and let the time go by.

"Di-"

The referee blew the whistle and the Warriors violated the 24-second offense. Curry threw the ball to the referee and retreated to the backcourt with a smile. The fans cheered louder and louder.

The Bulls attacked, and the Warriors stopped defending, allowing Aaron Brooks to break through to the inside and score.

Leonard sent the baseline ball, Curry dribbled the ball across half court, then hugged the ball, grabbed the braces, and high-fived the surrounding teammates one by one.

"Om-"

Finally, the red light came on, and the long beep of the buzzer resounded in everyone's ears. The players on the Warriors' bench who had already been ready to go rushed into the field, surrounded the main players, jumped and yelled. Smiling and laughing, the sky filled with fireworks fell densely, sprinkled on everyone's head and shoulders.

Zhang Yu and the coaching staff around him hugged one by one, and then came to the court. Curry broke free from the crowd, hugged Zhang Yu heavily, and said the sentence he had said hundreds of times:
"Boss, we won!"

Zhang Yu also replied as usual:

"That's right, Stephen, we won!"

……

Bogdan and Belica looked at the reveling Warriors players and fell silent.

After a while, Bogdan sighed softly:
"The third championship...Nemania, we will soon go to the world's No. [-] team to play."

The NBA is the world's number one basketball league, and NBA champions have always regarded themselves as world champions, so he said that the Warriors are the world's number one team.

"Yes, and it is the first team in history with 74 wins in the regular season and 16 wins and 1 loss in the playoffs." Belica said.

The two looked at each other, seeing tension and anticipation in each other's eyes.

It is their luck to have such a high starting point when they first entered the NBA, but the competition for the championship team is the fiercest, and it is also the most difficult for them to win playing time.

Bogdan is better. He is not yet 23 years old. He is young and has potential. He was still selected by the Warriors with the first round pick. Have you ever competed for the Warriors inside?

"Let's train hard this summer. The NBA is full of talents. We have to go to the United States in the best condition." Bogdan said with clenched fists.

"Okay! But don't worry, that kid Nikolai can make a name for himself in the Nuggets, so we can too," Belica said.

Jokic has not yet been selected for the Serbian national team, but he played for the Serbian U19 national team two years ago, and he knows Belica and Bogdan.

"We just need to be ourselves. Coach Z is the best coach in the NBA. As long as we have strength, he will definitely see it." Bogdan laughed.

"That's right, Coach Z is best at cultivating young players. You will definitely gain a lot under his guidance. You have to seize this opportunity, Bogdan." Belica said in a big brother's way. Said in a tone.

He is a few years older than Bogdan, and he came to Fenerbahçe to play earlier, and he has always taken good care of Bogdan.

"You too, Nemanja, you can shoot three-pointers and pass the ball. It is very suitable for the Warriors to pass and cut. Coach Z will definitely reuse you. When the time comes, we will let those Yankees have a taste of the Serbians. sharp!"

……

When the two future rookies of the Warriors were looking forward to a good career, the podium had already been built on the court, and Xiao Hua came to the stage, ready to present awards to the Warriors.

After seeing Zhang Yu, he greeted him with a gentle smile, shook hands with Zhang Yu and said hello, without the slightest embarrassment of being bombarded by Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu also had a smile on his face, as if he had forgotten that he had publicly accused the league of favoring the Bulls in judgments for the sake of ratings.

"Ronan, congratulations, you guys had a great season!" Xiao Hua's tone was very sincere.

Zhang Yu smiled and said:
"Speaking of it, I would like to thank the league for its help. If it weren't for the loss in G3, we wouldn't be able to win the championship at home and celebrate with the fans in the Bay Area."

Xiao Hua didn't seem to hear Zhang Yu's sarcasm, and replied calmly:
"The referee on duty has already been punished. He was biased in whistleblowing. The league will never tolerate this kind of thing!"

"Hehe, that's good..."

Zhang Yu didn't hold back anymore, Xiao Hua turned to shake hands with Mark Baum, another congratulation.

Zhang Yu looked at Xiao Hua's back, narrowed his eyes slightly, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.

He can't really break up with Xiao Hua, Xiao Hua is the president of the league, has worked in the league for more than [-] years, has deep connections, high prestige, and has won the trust of the bosses of each team.

What he did was also for the sake of making the finals more exciting. It is in the overall interest of the alliance to let the broadcasters and advertisers pay more. No matter how big Zhang Yu makes the matter, no one will support it. Instead, he will be sanctioned by the alliance. .

The most important thing is that Zhang Yu is from Huaxia, so he naturally has a gap with other bosses. The sudden rise of the Warriors has also changed the structure of the league and damaged the interests of several teams. The bosses of other teams saw that the Warriors were hacked. He will gloat over others' misfortune, and will never stand up for Zhang Yu.

Therefore, at most, Zhang Yu used the resentment of losing the game to scold the referee at the press conference after the game.

With the support of public opinion, Xiao Hua did not dare to do anything to Zhang Yu, and even tried to appease his emotions, but if Zhang Yu refused to give up, Xiao Hua would definitely not allow him to challenge his authority.

In the end, the two sides still took a step back. The Warriors suffered a big loss in G3, and a small loss in G4, but it was harmless. Zhang Yu stopped talking about the referee. Things were forgotten.

In the final analysis, Xiao Hua is still for the benefit of the alliance, and this alliance belongs to the owners of each team, and Zhang Yu is one of them.

Xiao Hua didn't target Zhang Yu because of personal grievances. Few strong teams were damaged in the playoffs, but the broadcast and advertising fees were shared by [-] teams. After the Warriors declined, they were also the beneficiaries of Xiao Hua's policy.

However, because of Zhang Yu's existence, this day is destined to wait a long, long time before it comes.

Prior to this, the Warriors had been the victim of Silver's policy.

Since Zhang Yu can't confront Xiao Hua head-on, he can only continue to increase the strength of the warriors.

He wants to create an invincible team, so invincible that unless the referee is shameless and blows the Warriors down a few people at the beginning, the opponent will not be able to win the game.

He would like to see if Xiao Hua dares to risk the disgrace of the world, disregarding the reputation of the NBA, and completely tear off the fig leaf of fairness, that is, bragging about the Warriors' loss.

If he doesn't do this, the Warriors can easily win; what he does is to help the Warriors attract fans.

No one doesn't like heroes, especially heroes who have suffered unfair treatment and rely on their strength to win.

……

Afterwards, Xiao Hua presented the championship trophy to the Warriors. This is the third time that the main players of the Warriors have won the championship. , I can't wait to hold the trophy in my arms and not let go.

Doris Burke, the queen host of the finals, handed the microphone to Zhang Yu and asked:
"Ronan, this is the third time you have led the Warriors to win the championship. How do you feel now?"

Zhang Yu pondered for a moment and said:

"Whether it is due to the responsibility of the boss or as a head coach, my goal is to lead the Warriors to win the championship, otherwise my work will fail and I will fail the support of the fans. I am very happy and I have done what I should do. Of course, this is not due to me alone. No matter how much I do, I can’t play the game. It is Stephen, Klay, and Drummond who really worked hard... It was their hard work that allowed the Warriors to win. They have achieved victories one after another and finally won the championship, they are the real heroes!"

The Warriors players felt better when they heard that Zhang Yu gave them the credit. They gathered around Zhang Yu. Curry took the trophy away.

After some squabbling, the fmvp trophy was awarded next.

This is also a matter of no suspense. The fans chanted Curry's name, and Curry was also smiling, ready to welcome the third fmvp trophy of his career.

"... the most valuable player award in the 2014-2015 NBA Finals is - Stephen Curry!"

As expected, Bill Russell pronounced Curry's name and handed him the trophy.

Curry took the fmvp trophy and held it high. The entire Warriors team rushed over to congratulate Curry, and the fans in the audience boiled instantly.

"Mvp! Mvp!"

Doris Burke handed over the microphone:

"Stephen, congratulations on being elected fmvp. This is the third time you have won this honor. What does this award mean to you?"

Holding the fmvp trophy in his arms, Curry said excitedly:

"Last season, I could only watch the team get eliminated from the sidelines. We encountered a lot of doubts. Some people said that the Warriors would never win the championship again. Some people said that the Warriors could reach the Western Conference Finals without me. The strong system is the Warriors. It's not me, I'm just a system player, and there are many, many rhetoric... In the following summer, I trained harder than usual and tried to improve myself, just to let those who questioned me and the Warriors see, we Can I win the championship, am I a system player! Now, what else can you say?"

After the Warriors were eliminated in the Western Conference finals last season, Curry was questioned by many media, asking him to prove his worth, which made him very angry.

As an absolute superstar with two consecutive mvp + two consecutive championships, what else does he need to prove?

But people are extremely harsh on Curry. It seems that as long as his performance is not perfect for one season, he is not worthy of being a superstar.

Now, Curry has won the unanimous mvp + championship + fmvp + scoring champion + steals champion, he wants to see what those people have to say.

But at the press conference that followed, the reporter's question made Curry feel full of malice:
"Stephen, in this fmvp vote, Draymond Green got 4 votes, you only got 7 votes, and you were elected unanimously twice before, what do you think about Green getting 4 votes?"

Curry was taken aback when he heard the words. When the award was presented just now, he only knew that he was elected fmvp, but he didn't know that he only got 7 votes. But of course he would not follow the reporter's meaning and say:

"Who to vote for is a reporter's business. Drummond's performance is very good. He deserves these 4 votes. His performance has been recognized by the judges. I am happy for him."

Although Curry's superficial answer was impeccable, he was very upset in his heart.

In the finals, Curry scored 33 points and 47 points in the first two games respectively. He was strictly guarded in the middle two games, and his scoring dropped to 23 points and 21 points. The G5 Bulls' defense was chaotic, and he scored another 27 points.

Taken together, Curry averaged 38.5 minutes per game, and could get 30.2 points, 9.2 assists, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.4 steals. The three shooting percentages were 49.5%, 44.6%, and 91.2%, respectively. He is super productive and efficient, and he should be elected no matter how you look at it Unanimous fmvp.

Green's performance is also very good, but he only played in the last three games, averaging only 17.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. The most important points and assists are much lower than Curry. Will Curry get 4 votes?
(End of this chapter)