warrior godfather

Chapter 644 Why Didn't You Vote? !

In the Chesapeake Energy Arena, a depressive atmosphere enveloped the auditorium. Thunder fans watched the game nervously, held their breath, and prayed for God's favor.

This is a game that determines the fate of the Thunder. If the Thunder loses G3 and falls behind by a big score of 0:3, they can be declared out in advance. If the Thunder can win this game and tie the big score to 1:2, they will return There is hope for a comeback.

In the first half, the mentality of Thunder fans was still very relaxed, especially when Durant and Westbrook frequently stood at the free throw line.

It's nice to have home court advantage...they buy tickets to watch the game, don't they just want to watch the home team win?
When Curry made 2 fouls in the first quarter, 3 fouls in this quarter, came back from halftime, and made 4 fouls again, they were in a better mood.

But in the third quarter, everything changed.

Curry returned to the court and soon got the fifth foul, but Zhang Yu did not make a substitution, but left Curry on the court.

At this time, the Thunder fans were still looking forward to whether Curry would leave the field with 6 fouls, but when they were praying for the referee to exert force, the referee never called Curry's foul again.

It was also since then that the Warriors began to counterattack under the leadership of Curry.

Although the referee is still blowing the whistle, Durant, Westbrook, and even other Thunder players are constantly standing at the free throw line, but as long as Curry is on the court, the Warriors' offensive system can run smoothly, and there are people in other positions. In exchange, the point difference was narrowed a little bit.

Now, Thunder fans began to panic.

Curry's performance in the first two games flashed before their eyes. Is the same ending going to happen again today?
Although the Thunder have always been ahead of the Warriors, every successful breakthrough, every three-pointer made by Curry, and every assist sent by Curry made them frightened.

If we were to say who the Thunder's biggest sufferer in the league is, five out of ten Thunder fans would say it was the Warriors, and the remaining five would say it was Curry.

After Curry entered the league, he began to "trouble" with the Thunder, from sniping the Thunder into the playoffs, then stealing Durant's scoring title, and then eliminating the Thunder in the playoffs... Curry left Thunder fans Too much pain even caused them to have ptsd. As long as they saw Curry playing well, they began to panic.

Curry did not let them "disappointed". Although he was trapped in foul trouble and his playing time was cut to pieces, Curry still scored 27 points in 25 minutes of playing time and led the Warriors to chase the score to 96: 103.

Now, the Warriors are dragging their bruised bodies—Curry commits 5 fouls, Green commits 5 fouls, Antetokounmpo commits 4 fouls, Leonard commits 3 fouls, Clay commits 3 fouls, at the Thunder’s home court, under the watchful eye of the referee , in the panicked eyes of the audience, the final decisive battle with Thunder is about to start.

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At 4 minutes and 21 seconds, the Warriors attacked, Curry dribbled the ball for halftime, and Antetokounmpo picked and rolled, and Gobert switched to Curry.

Donovan used a small lineup in the fourth quarter of G1, and never used it again. He has always used a large lineup, defending unlimited defenses, and competing with the Warriors for talent.

He has already seen it through. This is the only way for the Thunder to have a chance to win. If they play in a small lineup, they will only be smashed into the penalty area by the Warriors.

The Thunder's striker is Ibaka + Durant + Robertson, who can defend and switch defenses, but it is difficult for them to resist the impact of Antetokounmpo + Leonard.

Facing Gobert, Curry signaled the others to pull away, dribbled the ball, took a tentative step to pretend to break through, then suddenly retreated, and raised his hand to throw a three-pointer.

brush!
Gobert's hand sealed Curry's face, but it didn't help. Curry ignored his defense and didn't make any sense, 99:103. "Yes! The three-pointer from Curry, he beat Gobert in a one-on-one, and the Warriors are now only 4 points behind!" Mike Breen said.

Jeff Van Gundy said:
"The Thunder's unlimited defenses don't seem to work on Curry. He can seize every opportunity for misplaced attacks. Maybe the Thunder should consider letting other people assist in defense."

Mark Jackson retorted:

"No, Jeff, the five players on the Warriors are very threatening. Green, who lacks direct scoring ability, can also handle the ball. The Thunder can't give the Warriors the opportunity to pass the ball, which will let the Warriors enter their favorite offensive rhythm. "

The highlight of the Western Conference finals is responsible for the national broadcast on ESPN, with Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson explaining.

Just when the three were analyzing the situation of the game, the Thunder had already completed the offense. Westbrook and Gobert picked and rolled, Antetokounmpo retreated, Clay walked off the line to cover, Westbrook took a step, made a two-pointer, 105 :99.

Westbrook is in very good shape today, and has scored 29 points. A large number of free throws have cultivated his touch, and he is very confident in shooting.

Zhang Yu was very dissatisfied with this defense. He swung his right arm on the sidelines and shouted to Clay who ran past him:

"Press it up, don't give him space!"

Clay nodded, and ran forward without stopping, participating in the offense.

Curry received the baseline ball from Green, came to the frontcourt, and Antetokounmpo picked and rolled, but this time Antetokounmpo's screen quality was not high, and Robertson squeezed through the screen.

Curry was patient and played another pick-and-roll with Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo blocked Roberson and Gobert was forced to switch to Curry.

Thunder defends unlimited defenses, but it's not a mindless switch. Try not to change if you can. The Warriors have not played pick-and-rolls for several rounds before.

Facing Gobert, Curry dribbled the ball from his crotch to his back and swayed out of space, then took a step back and made a three-pointer.

Gobert's interference was a step slower, but Curry's shot missed a bit, and the ball hit the front edge of the rim and bounced out.

In the penalty area, Green and Ibaka were entangled and failed to jump.

Just when the rebound was about to fall into Durant's hands, Leonard rushed out from behind him, grabbed the rebound, jumped on the spot, and put the ball into the basket, 101:105.

"The second offensive tip from Leonard! Durant didn't get stuck, he ignored the threat behind him, which cost the Thunder!" Mike Breen said.

Jeff Van Gundy said:
"Gobert was called out of the penalty area, and Durant had to recover the protective rebounds, but obviously, he neglected to train the technology of the inside players, which gave Leonard a second chance to attack. The Warriors Curry got the credit for the score -- even though he didn't make the [-]-pointer."

On the court, Durant himself was a little annoyed. There were only 3 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game. The loss of the backcourt rebound this time may have a crucial impact on the result of the game.

He decided to use actions to make up for his mistakes. After halftime, he reached out to Westbrook for the ball, and then waved his teammates to pull away. He wanted to single out Leonard.

But Zhang Yu didn't give him this opportunity. Green first quietly switched positions with Curry, then emptied Robertson, came up to pinch Durant, and forced him to play.

Zhang Yu would rather let Robertson shoot an open three-pointer than give Durant a chance to single Leonard.

Durant wanted to find someone else at the first time, but Clay stuck to Westbrook at the far end, Antetokounmpo and Gobert were entangled, neither of them had a chance to catch the ball, and Curry went around to defend Ibaka , plus Leonard's hand-raising interference, cut off the passing line between him and Ibaka.

At this moment, Durant looked up and looked around, but felt isolated and helpless, so he could only pass the ball to Robertson.

This is a defensive position carefully rehearsed by the Warriors. It is aimed at Durant's weakness in shooting the ball, forcing him to pass the ball to the most inaccurate three-pointer in the Thunder team-Robertson.

After Robertson received the ball, he hesitated for a moment and didn't make a three-pointer immediately.

Durant and Westbrook are in a hot state today, and the offensive end is all over the place. Robertson didn't have many shots. He made 2 of 0 three-pointers and felt a little uncertain.

And at the moment of his hesitation, Green rushed back quickly, and the open opportunity was fleeting.

Robertson, who was defended in front of him, didn't dare to make a shot. He stopped the ball in place and passed the ball to Westbrook who came up to meet him. There was not much attack time left. Westbrook made a hasty three-pointer and missed. grab it.

The Warriors immediately turned from defense to offense. Antetokounmpo passed the ball non-stop to Curry. Curry rushed across the half court and passed it to Clay who followed up on the left. Clay made no adjustments and resisted Robertson's defense. One step outside the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer.

brush!
Robertson also blocked Clay's face, but it didn't help. Clay entered his own shooting rhythm and hit the net with a three-pointer, 104:105.

"Di-"

Donovan immediately called a timeout, and Durant rushed in front of Robertson, his facial features distorted, he shook his hand vigorously, and said loudly:

"Fack! You voted!"

Robertson lowered his head slightly, not daring to argue.

Ibaka rushed up and separated the two.

Durant was still angry, but he also regained his senses. He didn't say anything else, and returned to the bench with a sullen face. He sat down, gritted his back molars, and clutched the towel in his hand, his knuckles were slightly blue.

Donovan didn't have time to worry about these trivial matters. He took out the tactical board and began to arrange offensive tactics:
"Kevin, later you run an off-ball tactic, start from here, Serge, you come to cover for Kevin...",

At the same time, Clay was treated like a hero on the other side of the technical stage. Everyone else came up and gave him high fives, and the morale of the Warriors team rose.

At this moment, the momentum came to the side of the Warriors.

……

After the timeout ends, the two sides return to the field and the game continues.

Durant started from the weak side and used Ibaka's cover to go to the top of the arc. Robertson raised him again and made a screen for him, and finally blocked a gap. Durant received Westbrook's sideline ball and dribbled One step, long two-point hit, 107:104.

"Yeah!!"

"Super Kevin!"

A huge cheer erupted in the audience, and the ball pulled back the Thunder fans who were on the verge of collapse.

The Warriors attacked, Curry and Antetokounmpo picked and rolled, Gobert switched defenses, and the rest of the Warriors opened up space, leaving Curry with 45 degrees of space on the right.

Zhang Yu doesn't like to work hard at critical moments, so handing the ball to Curry and letting him handle the ball is the best tactic.

At this time, the players are under a lot of psychological pressure, and no matter how subtle the tactics are, it is the simplest and most effective to hand the ball to the strongest star.

(End of this chapter)