warrior godfather

Chapter 664 Useless Things
When the red light came on, the Quicken Loans Center, which had been bustling all night, was exceptionally quiet.

Under the dazzling lights, the Cleveland fans stared blankly at the field, silent. There was a gray-haired old man in the front row, his face was covered with wrinkles, his eyes were full of tears, and his face was sad.

the more you hope, the harder you fall.

Although the Warriors have been leading, but the point difference has been hovering within 10 points, the Cavaliers have always had the hope of a comeback.

But until the end of the game, this small point difference was not evened out, or even narrowed. It was like a natural moat, lying in front of the Cavaliers, and could never be crossed.

They cheered for James' impact, Irving's singles, and Love's low-post attack for the whole game, but in the end they found that the sum of these things was not as good as the three-pointers made by the Warriors.

On the big screen in mid-air, the statistics of the two teams were displayed. The Warriors made 49 of 25 three-pointers, which fell in the eyes of the Cavaliers fans. It was so dazzling.

The NBA's previous record for three-pointers in a single game in the finals was 2013 made by the Warriors in G1 of the 19 Finals. Today, the Warriors broke their own record and raised it to a daunting 25.

Counting the playoffs and the regular season, no team can score so many three-pointers in one game.

The Cavaliers also flanked Curry in G1, which gave the Warriors a lot of space, but the Warriors only made 17 three-pointers, and more of them were cut to the basket to score.

But today, Zhang Yu separated Green and Antetokounmpo, Olynyk played with the main lineup again, Antetokounmpo served as the center of the rotation, providing a threat to the basket, Covington topped the four Position, always keep at least four shooters on the field.

The open space made the Cavaliers' rotation exhausted, and they also reaped rich rewards. The record-breaking 25 three-pointers made the Warriors' offensive efficiency always higher than that of the Cavaliers, and won this offensive battle.

Curry was flanked and only scored 18 points, but sent 14 assists and only 4 turnovers, driving the Warriors' overall offense.

In order to reduce the physical contact on the offensive end, Zhang Yu reduced the use of Green. His three-point threat is not great enough. After getting the ball, he needs to attack the basket.

In this game, Olynik, Leonard, and Clay all directly screened for Curry many times, catching the ball and shooting directly, and Curry's assists also increased a lot.

This also made the Warriors' scoring average, with Leonard 23 points, Clay 20 points, Antetokounmpo 16 points, Olynyk 15 points, Green 12 points, Bogdan 13 points, plus library In the game, a total of 7 players from the team scored in double figures.

Leonard is still the one with the highest score. His desire to attack is stronger than in the previous game, but since the ball is in the hands of Curry, he does not take many shots, only 16 times, but as long as the ball arrives In his hand, he couldn't pass it on.

Regardless of whether there is an open spot or not, Leonard will choose to come by himself. If there is an open spot, he will shoot directly.

Zhang Yu noticed Leonard's particularly high desire to attack, but he didn't care.

Leonard was blew a body whistle at the beginning, and then was fouled by James. The referee didn't blow it.

The Big Three of the Cavaliers all scored high points. James scored 36 points, Irving 31 points, Love 26 points, and scored 94 points.

Others Richard - Jefferson 8 points, Smith 7 points, Tristan - Thompson 8 points, and no one scored more than 5 points.

The Warriors players strictly enforced Zhang Yu's tactics and defended against the Big Three alone. They would rather let them score through singles all the time than give the Cavaliers the chance to shoot open three-pointers from outside.

The Cavaliers made a total of 11 three-pointers, including James with 2, Irving with 4, and Love with 2. Among the role players, only Richard Jefferson, Smith, and Shumpert made 1 each. The overall three-point shooting rate is 33.5%, the number of shots is small, and the shooting rate is not high.

The penalty area score of the two sides was 64:31. The Cavaliers more than doubled the Warriors and completely "ruled" the penalty area, but they still couldn't make up for their disadvantage in three-pointers.

The scores of the two teams in the mid-range are similar. The Warriors lead by 28 points at 25:3. The scores are mainly concentrated in the penalty area and outside the three-point line.

The Cavaliers are a team with a very obvious magic ball, and the distribution of points has always been like this. This is also closely related to James' technical characteristics of being good at breakthroughs and passing.

Zhang Yu doesn't like magic balls, but he doesn't hate them either. He usually doesn't pursue the magic ball style of play. Curry, Leonard, and Clay don't have dead ends. The Warriors' mid-range scoring ratio has always been high.

But today, in order to pursue the highest offensive efficiency and fight against the Cavaliers, Zhang Yu especially emphasized the need to increase three-point shots. The number of three-point shots accounted for more than 60% of the total shots. Advantage, won the game.

Now that the Warriors have won, according to the usual practice, James got up and walked to the player channel as soon as the game was over. He did not pay tribute to his opponent after the game for three consecutive games.

When he walked to the entrance of the player tunnel, the Cavaliers fans on both sides endured the pain and comforted James, but James ignored him and walked into the player tunnel with a sullen face without looking up.

If this is a regular season, no matter how badly the Cavaliers lose, James will stay, greet the opponent friendly, and then interact with the fans on the scene-if it is a home fan, he will also give away his jersey and sneakers, Then he left the field.

But this is the finals, and it is still a finals given to the opponent match point.

The first two games can also be said to be away games. The Warriors have the right time, place and people, and it is normal for the Cavaliers to lose.

But today, the Cavaliers have such a huge home court advantage. James made 17 of 12 shots in the penalty area and scored a game-high 36 points. Irving and Love also scored high points. To the extreme, he played the ideal basketball when he formed a team, but still failed to win a game against the Warriors. The big score was 90:0 behind, and the exit was imminent.

James was completely hopeless, and he had no intention of showing his heart and demeanor at all.

The other Cavaliers players were also at a loss. After hastily shaking hands with their opponents, they followed James and walked into the player channel in a daze.

Director Lu pursed his lips tightly, and came to the technical stage, his eyes drifted away, looking away, without saying anything, he shook hands with Zhang Yu, turned and left in a hurry.

Only the Warriors players celebrating the victory were left on the court. Zhang Yu came to the court and hugged everyone one by one with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, everyone flocked to Zhang Yu, lifted him up, and threw him into the air amidst his exclamation, and Curry yelled:

"Boss, we won!!"

The crowd shouted in unison:

"we won!"

Zhang Yu was taken aback, and immediately reacted, he simply stretched his hands and feet, let everyone throw himself into the sky, and laughed loudly:
"If you throw me to the ground, all of you will be punished severely, and no one will be able to escape!"

……

While the Warriors celebrated their victory, the home team's locker room was dead silent.

Under the bright light, Director Lu looked at the players, and the players looked at Director Lu, no one spoke, only the gurgling of drinking water, the rustling of clothes being put on, and the creaking sound of water-soaked washers moving on the floor , The room was filled with a scent of shower gel and shampoo mixed together, which gradually dissipated under the action of the fresh air system.

"Ahem——" Director Lu coughed twice, and said, "Everyone played very well today, we almost won the game, but luck is a bit bad, we still have a chance in the next game..."

After two sentences, he couldn't continue.

The Cavaliers are not stupid. The referees helped them so much, but they failed to win the Warriors. Will there be such a big home court advantage in the next game?
Director Lu was silent for a while, and decided to put those imaginary things aside and tell the truth:

"Our chances of winning the championship are already very slim, but the next game is at home. We can't be swept by the Warriors in Cleveland in front of the fans who support us. No matter what the final result is, I hope you will keep your spirits up next time." , try our best not to let down the fans' support for us, but also to defend our own dignity, to defend the dignity of Quicken Loans Center..."

Director Lu's voice was unusually deep and sincere, and the Cavaliers players' distracted eyes regained their focus.

They temporarily forgot the championship that was already out of reach, and focused on the seemingly easy-to-achieve short-term goal of "winning the next game and avoiding being swept away", and regained their mentality.

Director Lu breathed a sigh of relief. Before he took over as head coach of the Cavaliers, he had read a few books on sports psychology, but he didn't expect it to be really useful.

But across from him, James squinted his eyes, looked around, saw the changes in his teammates' expressions, and said nothing.

His expression was still as cold as before, he was not moved by Director Lu's words, and he even felt a little contemptuous in his heart.

So what if you win the next game?

The Warriors are so strong, can they still make three chase four and complete an unprecedented super reversal?
If you can't win the championship, the support of the fans and the defense of dignity are useless things!
Winners and losers, there is no champion, no matter how hard you work, it is useless, you are just a loser.

He played very hard in the Heat and reached the finals for three consecutive years. What happened?
In this year's playoffs, the Miami people even booed him!

Fans will not remember your dedication and hard work at all. They will only remember the championship. As long as you don't win the championship, it doesn't matter how badly you lose. Anyway, you are the runner-up.

"Ha ha……"

James sneered, and the atmosphere in the locker room, which had eased just now, became depressing again.

He ignored the eyes of others, stood up and walked out of the locker room to attend the post-match press conference.

He was full of disdain for the chicken soup directed by Lu, but he forgot that the Cavaliers fans and Heat fans booed and scolded him. He was a "traitor" and a "coward", not a "loser".

(End of this chapter)