warrior godfather

Chapter 762 Completely Reversed Situation

The Warriors attack, Curry and Antetokounmpo play a pick-and-roll, and at the same time, Wiggins on the weak side receives a Lopez screen and circles to 45 degrees.

Anthony was not fast enough and was blocked by Lopez. Curry passed the ball, and Wiggins made a three-pointer.

Wiggins shook his head regretfully, Lopez patted him twice, and said loudly:
"Back on defense, man!"

Only then did Wiggins calm down and rejoin the game.

Looking back, Westbrook held the ball, Brown let Westbrook take a step, Westbrook directly made a three-pointer, and the basketball went into the net hollow, 5:5.

In the next round, Wiggins ran the same tactic and scored an open three-pointer, 8:5.

The Thunder quickly sent the baseline ball, and Westbrook rushed to the frontcourt alone. Without waiting for his teammates who hadn't passed halftime, he pulled up and made a shot. He made a long two-pointer, 8:7.

Zhang Yu stared at Westbrook, frowning.

Westbrook scored the Thunder's first 7 points today, all of which were shots, which made Zhang Yu's defensive arrangements all in vain.

But he doesn't think Westbrook can be accurate for the whole game. This kind of thing has never happened in his career.

Zhang Yu got up and came to the sidelines, and made a steady gesture. The Warriors continued to shrink their defensive strategy at the basket.

In the next round, the Warriors' tactics didn't work out. Curry singled out Westbrook, broke through to the inside, and made a throw, 10:7.

Looking back, Westbrook passed a pass to George to play one. George and Gobert picked and rolled and went inside. The Warriors shrank. Protect it and give it to Curry around him as soon as possible.

This was specifically explained by Zhang Yu. After Lopez grabbed the rebound, he immediately gave it to Curry or Antetokounmpo, whoever was close, to facilitate the counterattack.

Curry passed the half court quickly, and the Thunder's defense was already in place, so they could only fight on the ground.

Curry and Lopez played a pick-and-roll, Westbrook struggled to squeeze the screen, Gobert came up and delayed, blocking Curry's shot.

This has become the standard operation for every team to defend Curry. No one dares to let Curry shoot. As long as Curry plays a pick-and-roll, at least it will be delayed, and there will be a lot of direct flanking.

Now Curry always passes the ball to his teammates at the beginning of the game, and he is not in a hurry to attack. He waits for others to open up and the opponent's defense is lax, and then he scores. Otherwise, he will fight against strict defense when he comes up.

Curry gave the ball to Lopez, who was demolished. Gobert glanced at him and turned around to grab a rebound.

Lopez adjusted a bit, shot calmly, and hit a three-pointer, 13:7.

Gobert was stunned. According to the information given to him by the scouts before the game, Lopez's three-point shooting percentage was obviously 34%, which is the level of shooting. Why is he so accurate today?
Donovan, who had just sat down, also stood up again, and shouted at Gobert:
"Defense!"

After Lopez made a three-pointer, he gave Curry a high-five and a big smile amidst cheers from the Bay Area fans.

In just a few minutes, he already fell in love with this team and the feeling of playing with these new teammates.

For the first three-pointer, Antetokounmpo completely attracted Gobert's defense, and for the second three-pointer, Curry completely attracted Gobert's defense, and he could calmly shoot a wide-open three-pointer, which he had never experienced before the feeling of passing.

When the Lakers were playing, their teammates took the ball and did it alone. No one ran tactics, and they didn't know how to run tactics. Even if Lopez had an open opportunity, they couldn't see it, and they didn't necessarily pass it if they saw it.

Only when the ball is forced to stop, or the coach repeatedly asks, the rookies of the Lakers will remember that it seems that they should play tactics, and Lopez can get a few shots.

Most of the time, Lopez can only rely on the second offense to score, or catch a pass from his teammates and make a hasty shot.

Now, Zhang Yu specially arranged for him to play outside tactics. There are two superstars to attract the defense. He has no pressure and can shoot three-pointers with wide open three-pointers. It is a completely different treatment from the Lakers, and his shooting percentage has increased.

Lopez returned to the defensive end, Westbrook and Gobert picked and rolled, he still retreated below the free throw line, Westbrook made an emergency stop and made a long two-pointer, 13:9
Lopez shook his head helplessly, the joy in his heart faded a bit.

Westbrook is too accurate today. The shots that he was not good at before can be shot with a raise of his hand, and they are all shot with single block screens.

Do you want to switch defenses?

The signature of the Warriors is to switch defenses. I might as well try to switch defenses, but I’m not good at this. I finally made two three-pointers. If I switch defenses later and get wiped out, this first show will be a shame...

Lopez was in a dilemma, but Zhang Yu's voice came from his ears:
"Brooke, just keep it like this, don't go out, let him vote!"

Lopez looked up and saw Zhang Yu stepping on the sideline and yelling at himself.

Lopez felt relieved, nodded, and ran to the frontcourt.

This is a good coach, he will not let players do things they are not good at, and he was traded to the Warriors, so lucky!

Before coming to the Warriors, Lopez was already mentally prepared to switch defenses, but in the past two days of training, Zhang Yu asked Lopez to do two things. The offensive segment stood at the three-point line to open up space, and he shot three-pointers when there was space. Points, the defensive end guards the pit, everything is based on protecting the frame, and the opponent doesn't care about shooting.

These are all things that Lopez is good at. He practiced three-pointers hard to adapt to the tactics of the small ball era, and he was old-fashioned in protecting the frame, and he quickly integrated into the team.

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For the rest of the first quarter, Westbrook, who was hot, kept shooting jumpers and picked Lopez on the pick-and-roll.

Lopez has been guarding the pit, no matter how accurate Westbrook is, he just doesn't guard against it and sticks to the basket.

On the offensive end, Lopez opened up space outside the three-point line. After he made two three-pointers, Gobert didn't dare to let him go, so he could only follow him, and the penalty area was cleared.

When Curry was strictly guarded, Antetokounmpo became the main attack point, and Wiggins also took the ball to break through Anthony.

Antetokounmpo burst into tears, he finally regained the feeling of partnering with Olynyk inside!

After Lopez took Gobert away, Antetokounmpo was able to flex his muscles and kill him in the penalty area with the ball. Huestes couldn't prevent him at all.

After the first quarter, the Warriors led the Thunder by 34 points at 31:3, Antetokounmpo had 11 points, Wiggins had 6 points, Lopez had 8 points, Bogdan had 6 points, Curry had only 4 points, but sent 4 points. assists.

The Warriors' offensive efficiency is very high, but they still can't open the score, because Westbrook's touch is too good, and he can make any shots. In the first quarter, he made 11 of 9 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws. With 21 points, the Thunder can bite the score.

During the break during the festival, Warriors fans were quite worried. If Westbrook's touch continues, the Warriors will be difficult to play.

But Donovan didn't think so. From his point of view, the Thunder still failed to take the lead after Westbrook played like this. If Westbrook's hand feels down, it will be dangerous.

Donovan made a decisive decision and made adjustments. Gobert no longer managed Lopez, contracted the inside line, and limited the impact of Antetokounmpo and Wiggins on the penalty area, and others rotated to fill in.

After the start of the second quarter, the two sides rotated their lineups to play. Donovan let George and Anthony, who did not make much effort in the first quarter, take the bench to try to establish an advantage in the transitional period.

The Warriors are led by Antetokounmpo, supplemented by Brogdon and Bogdan. They still start from the inside, and then look for open opportunities from the inside out.

Afterwards, the two sides came and went, and no one was able to gain the upper hand.

Anthony is old. Although the Thunder is known as the Big Four, he is a bit of a misnomer. He can only shoot some spot-up three-pointers and play a dozen ball-handling.

The rest of the Thunder are a bunch of leftovers, and the offense is completely supported by George. Fortunately, George is also in very good form today. The offense with the ball far exceeds the average level of the season, and various single-block screen jumpers have reproduced Westbrook in the first quarter. In theory, when the Thunder were at a complete disadvantage, they tightly clung to the score.

In the 6th minute of the second quarter, the two teams returned to the field as starters one after another. Westbrook continued to shoot, but his touch dropped.

After missing two shots in a row, Westbrook went inside again, but he couldn't get any advantage in front of Lopez. He wanted to cooperate with Gobert. Lopez also has rich experience in first defense and second defense, and Antetokounmpo is also doing his best. Shrinking, no chance at all, just 8 of 3 shots and 6 points.

The Thunder's offense can only rely on George. George's characteristic is the duality of ghosts and ghosts. Sometimes he is super god, and sometimes he is super ghost. Today, he caught up with George's super god and supported the Thunder's offense.

But only George alone, it is difficult to reverse the situation.

Curry, who only scored 4 points in the first quarter, began to exert force in the second quarter. Antetokounmpo's impact forced the Thunder to shrink their defense. Curry used Lopez's solid cover and used Gobert to dare not come up again. With a strong chance of delay, he made 3 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 11 points.

Lopez's touch has also declined. He made 2 of 0 three-pointers. Gobert shrunk more boldly, but Jaylen Brown, Wiggins, and Covington seized the open opportunities and made three-pointers. ball.

After the second quarter, the Warriors led the Thunder by 73 points at 63:10, slowly widening the gap.

In the third quarter, Westbrook's touch continued to decline. In a single quarter, he made 7 of 1 shots, 2 of 0 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 6 points.

The jump shot was missed, the breakthrough was blocked, Westbrook was completely misfired, Anthony remained invisible, and the Thunder could only rely on George's outside shots to support them.

Lopez's touch ushered in a recovery, and he made two more three-pointers. Gobert didn't dare to let him go again. The Thunder's inside line was cleared, and Antetokounmpo once again destroyed the city in the penalty area.

Curry also reduced his three-point shots and made more breakthroughs to the inside to hit the Thunder's weaknesses, which was completely the opposite of the previous two games.

At that time, the Thunder were constantly attacking the inside of the Warriors. When Antetokounmpo was not on the court, Westbrook, George, and even Anthony could break through to the inside and score. On the defensive end, Gobert guarded the basket. The Warriors could only rely on outside shots. continue life.

But now, Lopez has taken Gobert away, and the Thunder is empty inside. The Warriors can break through the offensive frame unscrupulously. On the defensive end, Lopez squats to protect the frame.

As time passed, the lead of the Warriors was getting bigger and bigger, and the atmosphere on the scene was getting more and more enthusiastic.

Whenever Lopez takes the ball, there will be a huge cheer in the auditorium. He has completely conquered the Warriors fans!
(End of this chapter)