warrior godfather

Chapter 750
December 12, 25:07 p.m., Chase Center.

The auditorium was full, and the Christmas battle was about to start.

The two teams came to the court in the first place. The Warriors are Curry, Jaylen Brown, Wiggins, Antetokounmpo, and Looney. The Cavaliers are Thomas Jr., Smith, James, Crowder, and Love.

The Warriors players were smiling and relaxed, but the Cavaliers players stared at their opponents with bitter and hatred expressions.

This is the first time the two teams have met this season. The Cavaliers still remember the feud in the finals last season, and they are waiting to return today.

Crowder and Thomas Jr. are exceptions. Crowder and the Warriors don't have much grievances. He just treats this game as an ordinary regular season, with a calm expression.

Thomas Jr. came out of the Warriors, won two championship rings here, was traded to the Celtics, and went to a higher development platform, and broke up with the Warriors peacefully, and the relationship with the Warriors players has always been very good .

Back in the Bay Area this time, Thomas Jr. received applause from the fans. Zhang Yu and Curry also exchanged greetings with him for a while, always smiling and in a good mood.

Since last season did not suffer from serious injuries as before, Thomas Jr. maintained a good state. After joining the Cavaliers this season, he performed well.

他场均可以得到23.7分3.7助攻3.3篮板1.7抢断，三分命中率达到了40.5%，比之前在凯尔特人的时候还要高。

This is due to James' restraint. Thomas Jr. can play off the ball, is good at shooting, and can play a game of holding the ball when James is off the court to develop offense. He is more suitable to play next to James than Irving.

The fly in the ointment is that Thomas Jr. has very little time to hold the ball. As long as James is on the court, he must surrender the ball.

His weakness on the defensive end also caused the Cavaliers' already weak defense to further decline.

The current Cavaliers are becoming more offensive and defensive, and their abuse of food is not stable. Their record has dropped to third in the Eastern Conference. They are under the pressure of the Celtics and Bulls, and they are only 0.5 games ahead of the Raptors.

This Christmas battle is not only related to whether the Warriors can secure the first place in the Western Conference, but also determines whether the Warriors will fall out of the top three in the Eastern Conference. Both sides are determined to win and have the confidence to win.

Curry has been in a hot state recently, scoring high points in a row, ranking second in the scoring list with an average of 29.8 points per game, closely catching up with Harden.

The Cavaliers have James and Thomas Jr., both of whom are good breakthrough players. They can attack the weak inside of the Warriors, and they are not afraid of the Warriors when they play against each other.

The fans are also looking forward to this. Both the Warriors and the Cavaliers have irreparable defensive weaknesses. This is destined to be a wonderful battle against the public, which is most suitable for occasions like the Christmas game.

"Di-"

As the referee blew the whistle, Antetokounmpo beat Love to grab the basketball and the game officially began.

The Warriors attacked, Curry dribbled the ball across half court, and Looney was on the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc. Love was a little slower to make a direct save.

After the Cavaliers pushed Love to the starting center position, the height dropped further, and the inside defense was not as good as the Warriors.

The Warriors still have Antetokounmpo who can protect the frame, but Crowder, who is less than two meters tall at the fourth position of the Cavaliers, is not even as good as James in protecting the frame.

Looking back, James and Love picked and rolled, Looney retreated, Wiggins went around the screen, James broke through to the penalty area, turned around and passed to Love, who caught the ball and scored a three-pointer, 3:3.

Zhang Yu on the sidelines shook his head and gestured to Looney.

In the next round, Curry gave Antetokounmpo a lob, and Antetokounmpo hit Crowder with a low back, turned around and missed a layup.

Claude's lower body strength is strong, and he is tough in confrontation. It is difficult for Antetokounmpo to win head-to-head.

After the round transition, James played a pick-and-roll with Love again, and Looney directly switched defenses with Wiggins.

Love took Wiggins away, James singled out Looney, took two steps back, accelerated his shoulders, wiped past Looney, rushed to the basket, and made a fake fax, which made Antetokounmpo dare not Shrink, layup, 3:5.

Looney lost two consecutive rounds and shook his head angrily.

His strength and confrontation are still not enough to stand up to James.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yu pursed his lips, continued to make adjustments, and gestured to Luni again.

On the field, the Warriors attacked, and Curry passed directly to Jaylen Brown. The latter singled out Thomas Jr., and after two dribbles, he stopped and shot a jumper. Thomas Jr. could not interfere, and the basketball went into the net hollow, 5:5.

Little Thomas looked helpless, as long as he met a warrior, he would be crazily targeted by Zhang Yu.

Jaylen Brown's pull-up jumper after a simple dribble is the offensive method that Thomas is most afraid of. He can keep up with the opponent's breakthrough footsteps, and he can also chase without the ball close to him, but his height of 1 meters makes him very difficult. It is difficult to effectively interfere with other people's jump shots.

But he didn't rely on defense to make a living. After the round transition, Thomas Jr. singled out Jaylen Brown, used his speed advantage to break through to the inside, and succeeded in throwing, 7:5.

After the goal, Thomas Jr. patted Jaylen Brown on the bottom, and they both laughed.

They were teammates in the Celtics last season and have a good relationship.

The Warriors attacked, and Jaylen Brown took the ball and hit Thomas Jr. again. He still made an emergency stop and made a jumper, but Thomas Jr. couldn't interfere. Jaylen Brown felt hot after the start and made an easy shot, 7:7.

Looking back, James and Love played a pick-and-roll. Looney did not retreat or switch defenses. Instead, he came up after a delay and then chased back.

Love immediately disassembled to the outside of the three-point line, James threw the ball over, Love caught the ball and shot, Looney's interference was a step slower, and the three-pointer went into the net, 10:7.

This is the role of Love. His footsteps are getting slower and slower, he can't protect the frame, and he can't switch defenses. He can only protect the rebounds, but his three-pointers are getting sharper and sharper. He is the best three-pointer in the league. Number, none of them.

As long as you give him a little space, he can make a three-pointer, which is why Director Lu insisted on letting him start at the fifth position.

The Cavaliers have a lot of defensive problems. Thomas Claude Jr. is short, Love is slow, James is lazy, Smith is reckless, and the substitutes Jeff Green, Calderon, and Korver are old and slow. Can't protect the rim and has no weak-side rotation.

Director Lu also looked away. It is impossible for this broken lineup to do a good job of defense. It just plays poorly and pushes the offense to the extreme. It is against the tank team. The defense is completely dependent on the sky.

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The round transition, the Warriors attack, Curry and Antetokounmpo have a pick and roll, easily penetrated and broke through to the inside, James recovered to help defend, Curry sent the ball out, Wiggins shot the ball, three-pointer hollow into the net, 10 :10, tied again.

Looking back, Thomas played singles with the ball. Jaylen Brown was very focused and followed Thomas' footsteps. Thomas didn't find a chance and barely missed a jumper.

The rebound was grabbed by Wiggins, who was recovered, and immediately handed it to Curry next to him. Curry flicked the ball forward, and Antetokounmpo caught the ball and quickly took the lead.

The Cavaliers' retreat speed is extremely slow, Love is powerless, James paddles every day, Claude is the most active, and Antetokounmpo has a European step and a layup, 12:10.

The Cavaliers attacked, James shot a cold arrow from the outside, Wiggins let him go, there was no time to interfere, and a three-pointer shot into the frame, 12:13.

The Warriors quickly served the baseline ball, and Antetokounmpo made a direct long pass to Jaylen Brown, who was quietly and fast. Thomas Jr. chased after him, and was pushed away by Jaylen Brown. He smashed the dunk with one hand, 14:13.

"Yeah!"

"Good shot, great job!" A burst of loud cheers erupted from the audience. Fans love to watch this kind of offensive battle where you come and go!

In the rest of the first quarter, the two teams opened and closed, and the Warriors used various offensive methods at will, especially preferring fast breaks-the Cavaliers couldn't defend anyway.

Jaylen Brown and Antetokounmpo became the protagonists, scoring 12 points and 10 points respectively, Wiggins 8 points, Curry only scored 6 points, but sent 4 assists.

The Warriors can't defend the Cavaliers either. Although the Cavaliers' defense is poor, they put on the ultimate offensive lineup of one ball-handling point + four shooters. James' breakthrough ability is particularly strong. When he meets Looney who can't protect the frame, the Warriors don't shrink. James went up by himself, the Warriors shrunk, James split the ball, and outside shooters shot three-pointers, they couldn't prevent it.

This is a shooter lineup that is second only to the 5-out extreme space. It was put out by the Cavaliers at the cost of defensive collapse, and it is infinitely powerful.

Zhang Yu chose a limited contraction, taking advantage of the mobility of the Warriors' forward line, pressing on the strong side and rotating on the weak side, reducing the chances of the Cavaliers' weak side shooting three-pointers.

But this couldn't prevent James and Love's pick-and-roll. In order to prevent James' breakthrough, Looney had to retreat, which gave Love the space to shoot outside the pick-and-roll.

Later, Zhang Yu replaced Zhou Qi, who could keep up with Love, but couldn't withstand James' breakthrough. He could only rely on Antetokounmpo to shrink, but gave the Cavaliers an outside chance.

Love scored 3 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 15 points. James scored 8 points and 5 assists. Thomas Jr. scored 7 points. Smith scored 6 points. Korver scored 6 points. Divide the ball.

The Cavaliers will not let go of the opportunity to push the fast break. James, who is always slow to retreat, is always the fastest in the team at this time and takes the lead.

However, the quality of the Warriors' defense is very high, and the Cavaliers' own defense is too bad, and there are not many opportunities for defensive counterattacks.

After the first quarter, the Warriors led the Cavaliers by 35 points at 30:5, mainly because they scored more counterattacks than the Cavaliers.

Neither side committed any fouls. The Cavaliers had very low defensive intensity and almost no confrontation, while the Warriors had no chance of confrontation. The Cavaliers were all shooting. Only James was a hard bridge and a hard horse, rampaging and getting a few free throws.

In the second quarter, the two teams rotated their lineups. The Cavaliers' defense did not improve at all, and without the lead of James, only Thomas Jr. led the team, which was attacked by the Warriors.

Restricted by his height, Thomas Jr.'s ability to play the ball was insufficient, and he made several mistakes. The Warriors seized the opportunity to counterattack and opened the score in an instant.

第二节8分12秒，勇士49:38领先骑士11分，只休息了不到4分钟的詹姆斯，不得不重新披挂上阵。

(End of this chapter)