warrior godfather

Chapter 758 Game
After the timeout, the two sides returned to the field, Wade served the sideline ball, Rose caught the ball and threw a three-pointer, but was too hasty, and made a three-point shot, the red light came on, and the game ended.

The Bulls fans at the scene were full of disappointment, and there was a dead silence in the auditorium. All the Warriors players on the bench rushed to the field to celebrate this hard-won victory.

Curry walked aside and hugged Rose and Butler. The two looked depressed, but after seeing Curry's smile, they both eased a lot.

Curry said a few words of comfort, but Butler hammered Curry's chest with his fist, and said depressedly:
"Jaylen Brown actually made the shot! He has been playing hard all night, you are so lucky!"

Curry laughed:
"He's the guy the boss is looking for, can he be worse? But to be honest, I didn't expect him to make the game-winning shot. He's really not in a good state today, but this goal is worth 30 points!"

Under the tight attack of the Bulls, Curry only scored 21 points today, especially with few outside opportunities. He made 10 of 4 three-pointers, but sent out 12 assists, revitalizing the Warriors' overall offense.

Butler and Rose did not encounter a pincer attack, scoring 24 points and 27 points respectively. Wade also scored 21 points. The Big Three combined scored 72 points, giving full play to the advantages of the stars.

Ross sighed softly:
"We have defended to the extreme. The combination of you and Giannis is too rogue. You can defend the three-pointer and the basket. Even the OK combination will not attract so many defenses. Kobe's three-pointer is not as accurate as you ..."

At this time, Zhang Yu came over, hugged Butler, and said with a smile:

"Jimmy, what do you think of Jaylen? Does he have the same demeanor as you did at that time?"

Butler shook his head and said:

"It's still far away. If he makes a few more open three-pointers, we won't even be able to survive the critical moment. Let's talk about it after practicing for a few years!"

Stevens came over and interjected:
"Ronan, don't come here to show off if you win the ball!"

Zhang Yu spread his hands, pretending to be helpless and said:
"Our three-pointers are like this, you still can't win, blame me? This is still in Chicago, next time you come to the Bay Area, how can you win? But don't worry, I can treat you to dinner, so that you don't make a trip for nothing , of course, if we lose, you have to treat me to dinner..."

Everyone laughed, chatted for a few more words, and then dispersed.

Although the Bulls lost, it was just a regular season. The Warriors and the Bulls are not rivals in the same division, and the core players of the two sides have a good relationship. Zhang Yu and Stevens are old friends, and the atmosphere is quite harmonious.

After returning to the locker room, Jaylen Brown was treated like a hero. He was in a bad state tonight. He made 10 of 3 shots and 6 of 2 three-pointers. He only scored 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. The last three-point lore was invaluable, enough to offset all the opportunities wasted before.

In the post-match interview, Jaylen Brown also became the focus. The reporter asked him how he felt about the lore. Jaylen Brown said:

"I'm very excited. This is the first lore of my career. At that time, I didn't think much about it. I just followed the usual practice, received the ball, and then shot it. I still can't believe it. I really shot it." I won the lore, I will always remember this moment, this feeling is too dreamy..."

"I would like to thank the boss, he still kept me on the court at the last moment, so I had the opportunity to shoot that ball, and I also want to thank my teammates for their trust in me. Andrew actually had a chance to shoot, but he still took the ball. It was given to me, you know, I didn’t feel good tonight, I missed a lot of threes, and there were a few open shots. I am very grateful for this trust. I think this is the true meaning of the Warriors dynasty— —Unity is strength."

"Everyone here is a selfless team player. I'm lucky to play for the boss and to play for the Warriors. A lot of people say that the Warriors are dead, that our dynasty is over, but as long as this spirit is still there , as long as each of us contributes selflessly, we will be able to successfully defend our title!"

……

After the game, Jaylen Brown's lore was on the hot search, and his speech was also reported by the media.

Warriors fans were surprised by Jaylen Brown's maturity. People who sprayed him during the game lined up to apologize, but only Clay fans still dismissed him.

They believe that Jaylen Brown took Clay's position. It was Jaylen Brown's replacement that made Clay put on the shelf by the Warriors. Otherwise, Zhang Yu would not dare to trade Clay, even if Clay raised the maximum salary. He would hold his nose and accept the request.

Jaylen Brown's performance this season is actually quite good, averaging 28.1 minutes per game, can get 13.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals, and the three-box shooting percentage is 46.5%, 39.5%, and 70.3%. very positive.

For a second-year rookie who spent almost a year off the bench, that's pretty impressive performance.

The lore three-pointer against the Bulls showed Jaylen Brown's big heart and key ball attributes. Even if he didn't play well in the front, his flaws were not concealed. After all, he is just a rookie, and he should not be required by the standard of a star.

These Klay fans who were hostile to Jaylen Brown also quickly disappeared. After all, headwind output cannot be sustained.

This also further aggravated their resentment towards the Warriors. Although Clay has not yet parted ways with the Warriors, the Warriors have not removed him from the shelf so far. The breakup between the two parties is inevitable.

After this game, Klay fans never showed up in the Warriors zone again.

……

After the Warriors defeated the Bulls, they left Chicago overnight on a special plane and returned to the Bay Area.

The six consecutive away trips are finally over. Zhang Yu is very satisfied with the record of 4 wins and 2 losses, and gave the whole team a day off.

Two days later, when the Warriors played against the Nuggets at home, Zhang Yu reproduced Stevens' operation, shrinking the rim to protect the Nuggets for a three-pointer.

Jokic's pass will never disappoint. He can find an open teammate every time, but the Nuggets' three-pointer feels average. There were fluctuations in the second half. The Warriors seized the opportunity and opened the score. With a 114:98 victory over the Nuggets, ushered in two consecutive victories.

Jokic was flanked on the defensive end and targeted on the offensive end. He only scored 9 points, 7 baskets and 5 assists, and sent 3 turnovers.

Curry trained Jokic in the military and easily scored 32 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Among them, he scored 18 points in the third quarter, taking away the game in a wave.

On February 2, the Warriors played against the Mavericks at home, and once again beat their opponents 6:124, achieving three consecutive victories.

Nowitzki is getting old, the offensive threat is not great, and the defensive end is a colander. Once the Lone Ranger can't feel the three-pointer, he won't be able to win the ball.

Thanks to the lousy defense of the Lone Ranger, the main force of the Warriors clocked in three quarters, and Curry felt explosive. He made 25 of 16 shots, 16 of 11 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 45 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal.

In the game on the same day, the Rockets lost to the 76ers, leading the Warriors by only half a game.

On the second day, Curry relied on his record advantage to overwhelm Harden to win the Western Conference Weekly Best Award, and rose back to the first place in the MVP rankings.

In the past month or so, the mvp rankings have been the duo of Curry and Harden, and the others can only rank third at most.

At the same time, the final results of the All-Star voting are released, and the selection process, which fans are looking forward to, will be held in three days.

In October last year, the league officially announced that the All-Star Game ushered in major reforms. The previous east-west confrontation was cancelled. Instead, the two captains of the All-Star Game selected players from among the All-Star players to form a team. In the confrontation, the two captains were respectively held by the east and west ticket kings.

This is the first time since the birth of the All-Stars that the team formation method has been changed, which has aroused great interest from the fans, especially the selection process, which is more attractive than the main game.

According to the results of the three rounds of voting, this year's All-Star vote king is still Curry, and his status among the new generation of fans is unshakable. As long as the Warriors' performance does not drop sharply, or Curry's personal data suddenly pulls his hips, no one can shake Curry. The status of the king of li votes.

In the fan voting, Curry won more than 320 million votes, leading the second Durant by more than 60 votes.

In the media voting, Curry won all 99 votes, and only Durant was tied with him.

In the player voting, Curry received 241 votes, more than 30 votes ahead of the second-placed Durant.

The two will also serve as long-term candidates for the East and West teams. The remaining eight All-Star starters are Harden, Antetokounmpo, Thick Eyebrows, Cousins, Irving, Rose, James, and Embiid.

Antetokounmpo's data has skyrocketed, coupled with the large number of Warriors fans and no teammates to share votes, he was successfully selected as the All-Star starter, and even ahead of the thick eyebrows in fans and players' votes.

But in the media voting, Antetokounmpo lost more than 20 votes than the thick eyebrows. Only Curry, Durant, and James in the league had higher media votes than the thick eyebrows. It can only be said that the son of America is worthy of being the son of the United States.

James’ media votes were also unusually high, with 70 votes, and Leonard only had 21 votes. However, in terms of fan votes and player votes, the two were evenly matched. James relied on the advantage of media votes to be selected as an All-Star starter.

In the past few years, James was still a strong contender for the top ticket in the East, but now, his appeal among young fans is getting weaker and weaker, and the recognition of him by the new generation of players is gradually decreasing.

Leonard has a lot of votes from Warriors fans and Celtics fans. He just suffered a loss in media voting and unfortunately lost the starting lineup.

After Dennis learned of this result, he was extremely depressed. He wanted Leonard to leave the Warriors in order to gain more honors. As a result, he even lost the All-Star starter.

According to the Celtics' current style of play, it is impossible for Leonard to get any heavyweight personal honors, and the best team is still hanging, let alone mvp or fmvp.

Dennis' wish came to nothing, and he can only expect Leonard to perform better. It is best to beat Durant, and when there is one year left in his contract next year, he will fight with the Celtics management.

Leonard finally got out of the tiger's den, and he must never enter the wolf's den again. Only the status of the team boss is worthy of Leonard's strength!

……

When people's eyes are focused on the results of the All-Star voting, the trade negotiations between the Warriors and the Lakers have entered the most critical juncture.

Riley interrupted Lopez's trade negotiations after the talks with the magician collapsed before. The magician was not in a hurry and hadn't contacted the Warriors.

But as the Warriors became more and more courageous, their record stabilized in the top two in the West, and they launched a powerful impact towards the No. [-] in the West, and their internal problems became less and less conspicuous.

He dared to speak up before the Lions because the Warriors had obvious internal problems and their record was greatly affected. They urgently needed to strengthen the inside, but the Lakers were a poor team and had no requirements for the record, so they could wait.

But when the Warriors' internal problems will not affect the record, the Lakers become the passive side.

The Warriors' need to strengthen the inside line is no longer urgent, but Lopez's contract is about to expire, and nothing can be exchanged.

If the Warriors didn't come to the door, the Lakers wouldn't care about Lopez's contract, anyway, it was used to fill in the ghost line and clear the space from the beginning.

But after the Warriors opened their bids, Lopez, who had no one cared about him, suddenly became a valuable positive asset. If he didn't trade it out, the Lakers would turn from a stable profit to a blood loss. This is something they must not tolerate.

Aunt Jenny, who just kicked Jim Bass out last year, has not long been in power and is in urgent need of results to prove herself.

There is no doubt that a beautiful deal that turns waste into treasure is the biggest highlight of the Lakers' poor performance.

After Aunt Jenny learned that the Warriors asked for Lopez, she contacted the Magician and asked him to facilitate the deal. After being persuaded by the Magician, she changed her mind and wanted to blackmail the Warriors for a large sum.

But as the trade deadline approached, the Warriors' record got better and better, and they never looked back to the Lakers. Lopez's deal slowly faded away, and Aunt Jenny began to worry.

This time, he asked the magician very strongly to contact the Warriors, and Lopez must be traded out in exchange for useful assets, so as not to lose everything.

Of course, the magician is not an amateur like Aunt Jenny. He is well aware that the Warriors' lineup has fundamental flaws. It is only supported by the super gods of Curry and Antetokounmpo. .

According to the analysis of the Lakers data department, the usage rate of Curry and Antetokounmpo has increased significantly in the past month, and the assists of the two are obviously much more than before. Wait patiently, and the Warriors are anxious.

However, the magician is not the boss after all, he is patient, but Aunt Jenny is impatient.

Jim Buss is not reconciled to giving up the power of the Lakers. She is watching from the sidelines. She must come up with something of weight to stabilize her position and prove her ability to the minority shareholders of the Lakers.

Under the order of Aunt Jenny, on February 2, the same day that the All-Stars were announced, the magician took the initiative to find Riley and restart the negotiation of the Lopez trade. The conditions were also reduced from 6 first-round picks to 3.

This time, it was finally Riley's turn to sit down and bargain.

He flatly rebuffed the magician's request and lowered his chips to 2 second rounds, which was the worthless second round of the Warriors themselves.

Of course, it is impossible for the magician to agree to such a request, and the negotiation broke down again.

But the trade deadline was on February 2th, and Aunt Jenny's urging was urgent. On the second day, the magician could only hold back his anger and modify his conditions, as long as one first round + one second round, plus those who were balanced Conditions, Lopez is the Warriors.

However, Riley also said that Lopez only has half a year left on his contract, and he is a traditional center. It is not clear whether he is suitable for the Warriors.

After Aunt Jenny learned of the Warriors' offer, she urged the magician to agree. Anyway, Lopez's contract is about to expire, and if he can get back two second rounds, two lottery tickets and a special transaction, he is sure to make a profit.

But the magician firmly disagreed this time, and even threatened to resign, saying that the Lakers must not do this kind of transaction. A rare space-type fifth position, who can protect the frame, shoot the ball, and play in the low post. It's just not suitable for the Lakers in the rebuilding period. They don't have much playing time. If the two second rounds are replaced, wouldn't it be a robbery? !

If this deal is announced, other teams will definitely take the Lakers as a fool, and will also use this deal as a reference to drastically lower the price, which is very detrimental to the Lakers' next step in attracting stars.

Therefore, even if Lopez is rotten in his hands, he must not sell it cheap!

Aunt Jenny was finally convinced by the magician. Although she felt that two second rounds would be good, she also knew that the Lakers' operations this summer are the most important thing in the reconstruction, and they must not lose the big because of small things.

After the magician convinced Aunt Jenny, he immediately rejected Riley's offer, but he did not block the way. He insisted on the condition of one first round + one second round, and said that this is the Lakers' final offer, and there is no room for further negotiation. .

The magician's tone was very tough, but Riley didn't take his ultimatum seriously, and still didn't let go. Instead, he exchanged a few words with the magician before hanging up the phone.

One day later, the trade deadline finally came, and Riley still hadn't waited for a call from the Magician before finally confirming that this was really the Lakers' final offer.

But he still took his time and did not rush to agree to the conditions of the magician. Instead, he proposed the conditions of the Warriors: a first-round pick + parity conditions, which is also the final offer of the Warriors.

Now, Aunt Jenny couldn't sit still.

Two second rounds sounded shabby, but a first round sounded good, and she urged the magician to agree to the deal again.

The magician wanted to hang the warrior again, but Aunt Jenny had made up her mind, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Before the trade deadline was approaching, the Warriors and the Lakers finally negotiated a deal and formally submitted a trade application to the league.

An hour later, the trade deadline came, and the Warriors officially announced that they would send the Warriors their own unprotected first-round pick in 2019, a $900 million trade exception from the Nets, Jerebko, Josh Hart, Connaughton , in exchange for Brook Lopez.

Immediately afterwards, the Lakers also officially announced the deal, which caused a shock in the entire league on this slightly deserted trade deadline.

(End of this chapter)