warrior godfather

Chapter 647 I and the Warrior Are a Perfect Match

After the regular season, some players go on vacation around the world, and some players return to their hometowns to enjoy leisure time, but no matter where they are, they all keep paying attention to the playoffs.

Curry's performance conquered the entire league. After the end of G3 between the Warriors and the Thunder, many players expressed their shock on the Internet.

Wade: "Curry played too fake! An incredible game..."

Nowitzki: "That's impossible, is Curry playing a video game?"

Porzingis: "Is this real life?"

Rudy Gay: "Steph Curry is the best shooter ever!"

Meyers Leonard: "When Steph Curry gets off the bus, he's in range. Man, this guy is the ultimate definition of a player in a video game. Take the shot and still make that shot!"

Even Rose and Butler, who are fighting fiercely with the Cavaliers, also tweeted.

Rose: "Great shot, congratulations my brother! @Stephen-Curry"

Butler: "When you dribble the ball forward, I know what you are going to do @Stephen-Curry, if I guard you, you will not have this kind of opportunity, must thank the boss @张瑜, he Didn't call a timeout, hahaha..."

Curry also responded to this tweet from Butler:
"Stop bragging bro, I made more threes on you, see you in the finals, I'll let you know, you can't guard my @Jimmy-Butler"

Curry would love to see Butler reach the Finals, but it won't be easy.

On the day before the Warriors and the Western Conference Finals G3, the Bulls and the Cavaliers had their first contest. The Cavaliers sat at home and defeated the Bulls 112:101, leading 1:0.

Last season, the Bulls and Cavaliers were very similar in strength, and the tie-break relied on Rose's buzzer lore to win with difficulty.

This season, Noah was reimbursed for the season, Gasol's strength declined, and the Bulls' proud inside line degraded seriously, especially on the defensive end. Without Noah's support, the frame protection became very weak.

And this happened to allow James to exert his impact. The Cavaliers shooters opened up the space. James hit the inside and scored 32 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal.

Although Rose and Butler scored 56 points together, Gasol only had 11 points, Irving had 25 points, Love had 19 points, and the Cavaliers' Big Three scored 76 points together, which is even better.

The strong offensive firepower allowed the Cavaliers to take the lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls' offensive space was even worse, and the interior defense declined seriously. It is very difficult to advance to the finals.

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On May 5, the fourth contest between the Warriors and the Thunder started at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

With a big score of 0:3 behind, the Thunder players let go of their burdens. They only have one thought, that is, they must not be swept by the Warriors.

This allowed them to no longer be troubled by the outcome of the series, but to focus on the game in front of them, bursting out with all their energy.

When the Warriors players got the match point, their mentality inevitably became lax.

In NBA history, there is no precedent for a 0:3 comeback, which means that the Warriors have already won a ticket to the finals. Everyone regards the next game as a must-win game, and they play with a formality mentality play ball.

How hard can it be to win such an unfair penalty and such a difficult situation in the last game?
This kind of attitude was punished. The Thunder players were very active in front of the home fans and grabbed the offensive rebounds. The Warriors did not show the fighting spirit and desire to win that could match their opponents. The offense was casual and the defense was slack. The Thunder suppressed and finally lost the game 94:105.

Zhang Yu tried all kinds of methods. In the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, he used up all 7 timeouts, but no matter how he adjusted, it was of no avail.

The momentum of this game is completely on the side of the Thunder. The Warriors do not have enough fighting spirit. This cannot be compensated by the lineup.

In the regular season, there are often scenes where the bottom-to-bottom beats the league's first scene. What's more, it is still fighting against the fierce playoffs. The Warriors finally paid the price for their underestimation of the enemy.

However, Zhang Yu didn't blame everyone too much after the game. Not only the players underestimated the enemy, but Zhang Yu himself was a little careless. He didn't expect the Thunder to burst out with such great energy, and the preparations before the game were not sufficient.

However, this defeat also woke up the Warriors. The Thunder are not helpless. Durant and Westbrook are both superstars. Gobert, Robertson, and Ibaka are all defensive champions. The result is really hard to say.

After returning to the home court, in front of the fans in the Bay Area, the Warriors went all out, defeated the Thunder 114:105 with absolute strength, and advanced to the finals with a big score of 4:1.

Curry had a bad feeling in the last game and only scored 23 points. Today, he recovered his form. He made 20 of 9 shots, 8 of 3 three-pointers, 11 of 10 free throws, scored 31 points, 6 assists, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. The Warriors successfully defended their home court.

The referee did not continue to favor the Thunder because of the Thunder's big score lag. The Warriors got the home court advantage they deserved. Curry deliberately increased the frequency of hitting the inside to get so many free throws.

Xiao Hua may also understand that the Thunder's strength is not as good as the Warriors, relying on the Warriors' slack to win the next game is already the limit, and it is of little use to help them.

After the Warriors eliminated the Thunder, Xiao Hua presented the Warriors with the Western Conference Championship trophy. When shaking hands with Zhang Yu, he said with a smile:

"Congratulations, Ronan, congratulations on your successful promotion to the finals. I hope the Warriors will continue to perform well in the finals."

Zhang Yu smiled slightly, and just replied briefly:
"Thank you!"

In the subsequent awards ceremony, the atmosphere was harmonious. Silver sent sincere congratulations to Curry, Clay, Leonard and other core Warriors players, as if he wanted to see the Warriors advance to the finals more than anyone else.

Zhang Yu watched all this with a smile on the side, without saying anything, but a cold light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

That night, the Warriors had a good celebration. Although it was not to the extent of booking a nightclub to party, they also sprayed champagne everywhere in the locker room.

The next day, Zhang Yu came to the office, and after a while, Rick Wertz walked in.

Last night, the entire Warriors team was celebrating their promotion to the finals, but Zhang Yu made an appointment with Rick Wertz to discuss important matters.

After Rick Wertz sat down, Zhang Yu got straight to the point:
"Rick, I can't stand Adam Silver anymore, I need you to help me match up, I want to meet someone..."

Rick Wertz was very surprised when he heard Zhang Yu's name, and then fell into thought, his eyes slowly became excited.

Afterwards, the two talked in detail for three hours before Rick Wertz left Zhang Yu's office.

After Zhang Yu sent Rick Wertz away, a faint look of exhaustion appeared on his face.

He came to the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the entrance of Chase Center, rubbed his forehead with his right hand, and sneered:
"President? Hehe..."

……

The Warriors successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals, and the prospect of defending the title was bright. They became the biggest favorites and the focus of everyone's discussions. However, the eliminated Thunder suddenly became uninterested and could only lick their wounds alone.

The next day, the Thunder team took a special plane back to Oklahoma, and Durant didn't speak to his teammates all the way.

After the Thunder lost yesterday, he didn't show any disappointment or anger. He just remained silent, looking the same as usual, as if he didn't take being eliminated too seriously.

It wasn't until after returning home that Durant revealed his true thoughts.

When Durant went home, his agent Rich Kleiman was already waiting for him at home. After the two met, Durant said the first sentence:

"Rich, I don't want to stay here any longer!"

During the regular season, he was very dissatisfied with the Thunder's lineup, and he had the idea of ​​leaving the Thunder, otherwise he would not have been procrastinating on not renewing his contract.

After being eliminated by the Warriors yesterday, Durant has strengthened his mind. He doesn't want to waste time anymore. The upper limit of the Thunder is the Western Conference Finals. Oh, there is another Finals, but it was scored after Curry was injured. Now When Curry comes back, the Thunder can't beat the Warriors.

Durant was fed up with the Thunder's constipated spacing, endless ball-handling isolations, Westbrook's low-level turnovers at the critical moment...he wanted a more team, more fluid way of playing -- and most importantly, this This way has to be stronger enough to win a championship.

"Where do you want to go?" Kleiman asked.

He has known Durant's thoughts for a long time, but this is the first time Durant has made up his mind to leave the Thunder.

"Warriors!" Durant said without hesitation, "The way Warriors play is very special. If I can play with Curry and Clay, I will get a lot of open three-point opportunities. I can run non-stop all over the court. , get an open layup opportunity, I don't have to play singles with the ball every time, the Warriors play really wonderful basketball... By the way, Coach Z can definitely arrange the most suitable tactics for me, he is better than that guy Donovan Much better! As long as I join the Warriors, I will definitely win many championships..."

His eyes became hot, as if he had seen the wonderful scene after he joined the Warriors.

After hearing this, Kleiman was not as optimistic as Durant, and said with some embarrassment:

"Kevin... If you want to join the Warriors, it will be very difficult."

"Why?" Durant asked in amazement.

"Warriors don't have room to sign you..."

"Then sign first and then trade! I and the Warriors are a perfect match. If I can join the Warriors, the championship will definitely be soft! I have thought about it, I can run without the ball, and Curry and Klay can also. We are not together. There's going to be any conflict..." Durant gushed.

"But...the Warriors have already won three championships, they don't seem to need you..." Kleiman interjected in a low voice.

"..." Durant stopped abruptly, unable to say anything.

(End of this chapter)