warrior godfather

Chapter 655
"Om-"

The moment the red light came on, James got up and walked towards the player tunnel without stopping for a moment.

The fireworks machines at the side of the stadium all sprayed out fireworks ribbons all over the sky. They fluttered down one after another, and two of them fell on James' shoulders. Quickened the pace.

Behind him, the entire Warriors team flooded the field, huddled together, celebrating the victory, a golden wave surged through the audience, and the fans cheered and cheered loudly.

Unlike James, the other Cavaliers rushed back to the locker room after the game. Even if they hated the Warriors, they shook hands with their opponents before leaving the court.

Director Lu came to the technical stage, shook hands with Zhang Yu with a cold face.

Zhang Yu smiled and said:

"Coach Lu, will you continue to flank Stephen in the next game?"

Facing an opponent who pre-booked the championship, Director Lu said with a cold face:
"You'll know then."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left with an increasingly gloomy expression.

……

At the end of the game, many new Huaxia fans also watched the first NBA game in their lives, and rushed to the Internet to post:

"The Warriors are so awesome, they beat their opponents directly, no wonder Zhang Yu opened champagne in advance to celebrate!"

"The Warriors are so good at playing, they are all dunks, and the big man with size 34 plays really well!"

"Warriors No. 2 played too well and always scored. He is the Warriors boss Curry V?"

"The Warriors' defense is also great! The Cavaliers rely on those two blacks. The big white guy is not good. He is not attractive. He is too good. The most powerful is the Cavaliers No. 2. He is good at dribbling. Is he the best on the court? of?"

"I don't even know who is who, a bunch of black people are running around, it's so boring..."

People happily discussed the Warriors' game, many of which were fanned by the Warriors' smooth offense. Some people noticed that Leonard kept scoring and thought he was the Warriors' boss Stephen Curry, and some were attracted by Irving's dribbling. Attracted, I intuitively think that he is the most powerful player on the field, but there are also people who are face-blind and can't understand the game at all.

But no matter what they felt, few noticed Curry being flanked.

Based on their superficial understanding of basketball, whoever scores more points is the most powerful player, and they don't care at all about those players who don't score many points and have unattractive statistics.

It's not their fault. They don't understand the underlying logic of basketball, and it's impossible to see the essence through the appearance.

However, some senior fans, whether it is due to their shallow understanding of basketball or intentional, also think so, which is a bit intriguing.

Not long after the game ended, many people said:

"Leonard is so awesome. He even scored 37 points. The Cavaliers deserved the loss."

"Leonard fmvp should be stable, right?"

"This is only the first game, fmvp is still far away, but if this continues, Leonard will definitely win fmvp, Curry is a real dish, only 12 points, is this the mvp?"

"Don't be embarrassing, the mvp of the regular season, the finals did not play well, is this reasonable?"

The Warriors fans immediately retorted with "Curry was flanked and attracted the defense", but they killed Leonard and scored more than three times that of Curry, and avoided talking about the others, and they had the upper hand for a while.

……

In the post-match interview, the Cavaliers as the loser were the first to be interviewed.

Both Irving and Love were disappointed by the Cavaliers' defeat, but they are not the protagonists today, James and Lu are.

James was asked why the Cavaliers lost today, and he replied with a sullen face:

"Our offense and defense have all gone wrong, we played a terrible game, we lacked fighting spirit, we lost badly, we must make changes, this is the finals, we must show enough fighting spirit!"

"Stephen Curry only scored 12 points and 5 assists today, what do you think of his performance?"

James' face eased a little:
"We did a great job limiting him, that was probably the only thing we did right today..."

He scored a quasi-triple-double of 27 points, 8 assists and 9 rebounds tonight. Although his efficiency was a bit low, taking 24 shots, he was much stronger than Curry, and it was the only consolation for James.

"Kawhi Leonard scored 37 points against you tonight, what do you think of his performance?"

James' face, which had just become soothed, immediately darkened again, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"His performance is great. This kind of performance is rare in the finals. Few people can score 37 points in the finals. This is a great achievement. He led the Warriors to victory..."

He really wanted to say that Leonard scored so many points because he had to shrink the defense to pinch Curry, which gave him a lot of open shots.

But to say that is to praise Curry. In contrast, James is more willing to stick to Leonard.

Director Lu faced the same question, and the answer should be more sincere:
"We put all our attention on Curry, but got beaten by the rest of the Warriors, that's why we lost today..."

"Then why did you flank Curry?"

"I think he is the most threatening player for the Warriors. If we let him score, we will definitely lose, so I chose to pinch Curry, which really worked. Curry seems to have only scored a dozen points? But Unfortunately, we still lost..." "What do you think of Kawhi Leonard's performance, he scored 37 points tonight."

"Oh, he performed very well and led the Warriors to victory. To be honest, this is completely beyond my expectations. He is a player with strong scoring ability. We will strengthen our defense against him in the next game..."

From top to bottom, the Cavaliers focused on this game, but avoided talking about the pre-game confrontation with the Warriors.

But when it was the Warriors' turn to be interviewed, it was different.

When Zhang Yu was asked how he felt about winning G1, he raised three fingers and said:

"With three more wins, we can open another champagne. To be honest, today was easier than I thought. You all saw the score. It was a hearty victory. We didn't give the Cavaliers a chance. , not today, nor in the future, the trouble caused by the knights is far less than that of the thunder..."

The reporters were all overjoyed, Zhang Yu was still so merciless, he really, I cried to death...

"The Cavaliers are flanking Stephen all over the court. What do you think of this?"

"I welcome the Cavaliers to continue to pinch Stephen, which creates a lot of open opportunities for others. Clay, Kawhi, and Drummond are all stars at the best team level. Giannis was elected the best sixth man twice, and the Cavaliers Let these people have a chance to play four against three... To be honest, I don't know what Coach Lu thinks." Zhang Yu continued to increase his output.

"Kawhi scored 37 points tonight, how do you rate his performance?"

Zhang Yu said seriously:
"He did a great job, he did his job, he hit a lot of wide-open threes from the corner, to score 37 points in the Finals, that's amazing, I'm so proud of him."

"Steph only scored 12 points tonight, what do you think of his performance?"

"Great! He is the number one contributor to our win. Without him, others would not have had so many easy scoring opportunities. The statistics can't reflect his role on the court. He completely changed the Cavaliers' defense. It’s something that no one else can do. Stephen is the most selfless superstar, he doesn’t care about statistics at all, he only cares about winning, he will always be the leader of the Warriors!”

Curry was also asked how he and Leonard were doing tonight, and his answer was the same as it was at halftime:
"I don't care at all how many points I get, as long as we win, I don't have a point... Kawhi is doing great, I'm happy for him..."

Leonard is more modest:
"It has always been my dream to perform well on the stage of the finals. I want to thank Steph. The Cavaliers have been pinching him. He passed the ball out, and then Drummond and Giannis passed me a lot of balls. , I got a lot of chances, it's the result of teamwork..."

……

After the press conference, Leonard found his mother Robertson and uncle Dennis waiting in the lounge.

Today is the finals, and many relatives and friends of the Warriors players have come to the scene, and Leonard's family is no exception.

The three left the Chase Center, and Leonard drove his Subaru Forester back home with his mother and uncle.

Along the way, Robertson was grinning from ear to ear, and she was very proud of her son's outstanding performance in the finals.

During the game, she applauded, cheered, and celebrated every time Leonard scored. She was exhausted both mentally and physically. Soon after returning home, she went upstairs to rest.

Leonard is not very tired, he takes a lot of shots, but the Cavaliers defend him very loosely, the confrontation intensity is not high, and it doesn't take much effort.

Dennis was even more excited. He dragged Leonard into the study, lowered his voice, and said excitedly:
"Kawhi, you played so well today! I asked those reporters, and they all think you are the best player in the Warriors. If you continue to play like this, you are very likely to win fmvp!"

"FMVP?" Leonard was stunned.

"That's right, it's fmvp! Your biggest competitor is Stephen. He only scored 12 points, but you scored 37 points. If you score 20+ games in the next few games, won't fmvp be within your grasp?" Dennis said enthusiastically.

Leonard spread his hands:
"Don't be kidding, uncle, I can get so many points because the Cavaliers flanked Stephen. I have so many mobile phone opportunities, and they are still empty. The Cavaliers lost so badly today, how could they continue to flank Stephen?"

"You don't care how he defends! You have already scored 37 points, the lead is so big, if you get more points, it will be difficult for Stephen to catch up... This is fmvp, what a rare opportunity, you must grasp it !” Dennis said decisively.

"FMVP..." Leonard recalled last season's finals, when Curry received the fmvp trophy, the audience shouted mvp like a tsunami, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

If only he could get the fmvp trophy...

An itchy feeling quietly rose from the bottom of Leonard's heart and crawled into his heart.

Not everyone in this world is as selfless as Curry.

Leonard suddenly remembered something, and said with some embarrassment:
"But, the boss may not give me so many shots..."

Dennis laughed:
"You have such a big advantage, what's wrong with you taking more shots? Of course, I'm not asking you to grab the shot, but you already have the authority to play singles. When the opportunity is good, take a few more shots. What else will Ronan say? No? Think about it, you have already been selected to the best team and won the best defensive player. If there is one more fmvp trophy... Kawhi, this is a crucial step for you to become a superstar. This opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come again! "

(End of this chapter)