warrior godfather

Chapter 769
In recent seasons, the Warriors' playoffs have always been different from others.

While other teams are still fighting to advance to the next round, the Warriors players have already eliminated their opponents early and enjoy a long rest.

The training during the Warriors playoffs is mainly to maintain the state. Zhang Yu will not expect the Warriors players to make progress in a few days. They arrange tactical training, both for the Pelicans and the Trail Blazers. The Blazers have more.

Zhang Yu didn't express his opinion in front of the reporters, but he was more optimistic about the Blazers in his heart.

Originally in this round of the series, the Blazers were swept by the Pelicans 4:0 and were out of the game in shame. The thick eyebrows proved their strength, and Holiday's defense won praise from the entire league.

The reason why the Blazers lost was that they couldn't break through the Pelicans' flanking attack. Lillard even directly said "this is a flanking attack that I have never seen in my career", which shows the degree of frustration in his heart.

The Trail Blazers have always been one of the teams with the fewest assists in the league. The team lacks the ability to pass the ball. During the pick-and-roll process, it tends to end with the ball holder, and it will encounter trouble when it encounters pincers.

And Holiday is one of the top defensive guards in the league. His thick eyebrows are a super defensive insider who can compete with Antetokounmpo, and one of the ultimate answers in the small ball era.

Under the joint attack of the two, if the shot is slow, the opportunity will be missed, and it is even so fierce that Lillard can't get the ball.

When McCollum got the ball, the Pelicans also attacked without thinking. McCollum's shot was worse than Lillard's. He could only choose the safest way to get the ball, but it also meant that there was no chance to pass.

The two guns can't get the ball out, so they can only do it by themselves, and even become obsessed with the pull-up jumper without looking for cover, or the pick-and-roll without the ball, and the pincer kills.

This is also the consistent characteristic of the Blazers. The pick-and-roll partner is poor in finishing, and the forward projection is unstable, so they can only force two guns to attack.

But a strong attack means instability. No matter how powerful Lillard is, he can't make every fairy ball, and he can't even win a game. In the end, he was swept by the Pelicans.

But now, the Blazers have Green on the inside. It's hard to say what else to do, but if you want to deal with a four-on-three situation, there is no better person in the league than him.

This time, the Pelicans still crazily attacked the Blazers' backcourt double guns, giving full play to the mobility advantages of the thick eyebrows, and curbing the Blazers' offensive source.

But Lillard and McCollum only play tactics with Green, and they don't have to worry about being cut off after encountering a flank attack, as long as they are assigned to Green, and then Green will handle it.

Green catches the ball and goes down, thick eyebrows are attracted by the double guns, and the Pelicans are empty inside. Whether it is going up by himself or passing the ball to his teammates, it is a choice with a high success rate.

After the Pelicans and the Trail Blazers drew 2:2, Gentry insisted on attacking the two guns, and also used many methods to limit Green's handling of the ball, but with little effect.

The Pelicans stud Cousins, and the inside line is completely supported by thick eyebrows and Cousins. After Cousins ​​was injured, only thick eyebrows were left to support the inside line, and only his defense could see.

When he mentioned that he participated in the pincer attack on the line, it was a one-shot deal. If he could pinch it, everything would be fine. If he couldn't pinch it, it would be difficult to do anything in subsequent defense.

But it's not enough not to let the thick eyebrows participate in the pincer attack. Only he can put enough pressure on the two guns. If it is replaced by other people to attack, it will not be able to form a strong pressure, and it will be difficult to affect the two guns' shots.

Gentry was in a dilemma, and finally chose to continue to pinch the two guns, and then use other means to restrict Green.

It's a pity that Green's own offensive threat is not great, but he handles the four-on-three situation with ease, destroying the Pelicans' pincer attack.

G5，格林拿到15分12助攻10篮板2抢断1封盖，仅有4次失误，开拓者以106:98击败鹈鹕，赢得天王山之战，大比分3:2领先。

He responded in time after the two guns were caught in a pinch, and then sent the ball to the teammate with the best chance. The Blazers' offense did not stagnate because of the Pelicans' pincers, but became smoother because of the four-on-three situation. .

The thick eyebrow mentioned that after going online, the Pelicans' defense in the penalty area also declined severely. The Blazers grabbed 16 offensive rebounds, 7 more than the Pelicans, and they also scored ahead of the Pelicans inside.

G6 was a life-and-death battle for the Pelicans. Gentry finally changed back to a normal man-to-man defense. The thick eyebrows even defended a certain amount of retreat, giving priority to protecting the penalty area.

Gentry's adjustments played a role. The Blazers scored inside, the front board plummeted, and the outside three-pointer was not accurate enough. In addition, the Pelicans still have home court advantage. The Pelicans defeated the Trail Blazers 44:16 at home, tying the big score at 114:102, and the series entered the tiebreaker.

At this time, the other series are almost over. Only the Cavaliers and 76ers also reached the tiebreaker, but the time was one day later than the tiebreaker between the Trail Blazers and Pelicans.

The attention of the fans was all attracted, and the ratings of G7 rose sharply.

Gentry tasted the sweetness in the last game, continued to defend man-to-man, and played against the Blazers.

But this time, Lillard exploded.

In front of the home fans, Lillard once again saved the team as he has saved the Blazers countless times in the past.

He scored 41 points and made 8 three-pointers, including 3 ultra-long three-pointers. He scored 20 points in the last quarter and scored 5 points in the last 11 minutes.

Gentry hurriedly asked the thick eyebrows to pinch Lillard, but Lillard felt hot and didn't call the pinch. He singled out and made three-pointers one after another against the defense, leading the Blazers to defeat the Pelicans 115:107. The Pelicans advanced to the second round with a big score of 4:3.

This is a soul-stirring game, and the performance of the thick eyebrows is also very good. He scored a super double-double with 34 points and 13 rebounds, but he was slightly inferior to Lillard.

Green can't control the thick eyebrows at all. His confrontation is very strong, but the thick eyebrows don't even give him a chance to fight, turn over jumpers, fadeaway jumpers, pull up jumpers... Taking advantage of his height and long arms, Green can only be deflated.

But after all, three-pointers are one point more than two-pointers, and it is more difficult to develop an offense inside than a defender. The offensive efficiency of the thick eyebrows cannot be compared with the rampant Lillard, and he was defeated in this superstar matchup.

After the Trail Blazers won, Lillard pointed to his wrist, looking high-spirited.

In the post-match interview, he confidently stated:

"We won a great series, but the playoffs are not over. There is nothing to celebrate. If you want to go further, you have to keep fighting. No matter who you are, you can't beat the Blazers easily. !"

Green was a little more cautious than Lillard, but also very optimistic:

"The Warriors are very strong. No one understands how strong the Warriors are better than me. They are definitely a difficult opponent, but we are not without hope of winning. What Stephen can do, Damian can do, he is We challenge the Warriors' greatest confidence..."

Lillard was just confident, but Green directly compared Lillard to Curry, which aroused dissatisfaction among Warriors fans.

"Can Lillard match Curry?"

"Lee's guidance is worthy of respect, but he and Curry are really not the same level of players."

"Let's put it this way, Curry is better than Lillard in defense, and Green is licking the team boss for the purpose of renewing his contract!"

Even the Trail Blazers fans are a little dissatisfied with Green's remarks. Isn't this kind of remark blackmailing Lillard?

Which guard in the current league can be compared to Curry?
No matter how much they like Lillard, they don't dare to say that, and they don't even dare to compare Lillard with Rose and Westbrook. After all, Lillard doesn't have an mvp or the best first team, and his personal honor is too far behind.

As a result, Green directly used Lillard Derby Curry, which had no effect other than providing people with material.

However, no matter how arrogant Green is, he is also speaking for Lillard. The ridicule of Warriors fans is correct, but it is also hurtful.

The Blazers fans were powerless to refute, but they also felt very upset because of this. They looked for opportunities to counterattack from other places, and the two sides were at war.

Green's words added a lot of gunpowder to the originally harmonious series.

The media also hyped this matter, exaggerating Lillard's outstanding performance in G7, portraying him as an opponent at the same level as Curry, but ignoring that Lillard did not shoot more than 40% in three games.

But most fans have short-term memory. They remember Lillard's G7's apocalypse very clearly. They have almost forgotten his poor performance in the previous games, and even put Curry's 33.5 points in the first round behind him.

When the Warriors just eliminated the Nuggets, they didn't know who their opponents were in the second round. They said that no matter who they were, they were not the Warriors' opponents.

In the battle of Tianwangshan, Green won a triple-double, and the Blazers won. They all said that Zhang Yu should not let Green go.

G6 thick eyebrows slashed 40+ to lead the team to win, they turned to support the Pelicans, and even thought about the script of how the thick eyebrows beat Antetokounmpo in the second round.

In the tiebreaker, Lillard wore a watch, and they immediately turned with the wind, blowing Lillard into a super guard. His key ball ability is the first in the league, even Curry can't match it. The second round will definitely create a miracle.

To say that they are foolish is to flatter them. They have brought the turn-based system to the extreme, always standing on the side of the strong, holding the winners to the sky, and trampling the losers into the ground.

That is to say, the Warriors are too strong, and they will sweep everyone, so the support rate is not low.

But with the media and coalition forces on the side of the Blazers, it is very surprising that the Warriors failed to gain the upper hand in public opinion.

Among them, the media's publicity played a big role. In order to increase the popularity of the series and create suspense at the same time, the media invariably focused on Green.

In the first round of the series, Green's defensive effect on the thick eyebrow was not good, but he relied on his astute judgment and top defense awareness to successfully steal from the thick eyebrow several times, one of which happened in the last point of the Tianwangshan battle 1 seconds, and then a long pass assisted Turner for a layup, killing the Pelicans' last hope of a comeback.

The video of this ball was widely circulated on social media. Fans remembered Green's highlight moment, but the embarrassment of the thick eyebrows on top of his head was much blurred.

The media also repeatedly talked about this ball, analyzing the possibility of Green defending Antetokounmpo in the second round, and even listed many reasons for this, which sound very reasonable.

First of all, Antetokounmpo does not have a thick eyebrow shot. The thick eyebrow can have a medium and short-range shot to score stably, but Antetokounmpo's shots are not accurate. Only when he is pushed into the penalty area can he pose a big enough threat.

And Green can gain a foothold in the interior with a height of less than 2 meters, relying on strong strength and confrontation, he is definitely not afraid of Antetokounmpo's low singles.

Secondly, Antetokounmpo's skills are rough, worse than thick eyebrows. He was Green's substitute before. Green must know his characteristics well, and he can defend Antetokounmpo in the most targeted way. The effect must be very good .

The media has found a lot of reasons like this. In a word, if the Blazers can beat the Pelicans, it means that Green's defense against thick eyebrows is very good, and he must be able to defend against Antetokounmpo.

Then, the topic extended to Zhang Yu's eye-catching. Green played so well, why should he be traded away?
Or trade him to the Trail Blazers and directly become the Warriors' opponent in the playoffs. Isn't this adding to yourself?
Leonard's deal is not bad. No matter how well he plays when he is sent to the Eastern Conference, he will not be able to pose a direct threat to the Warriors.

Zhang Yu obviously got it right once, but then made another mistake in Green's deal. It can only be explained that he missed it. He didn't expect Green's improvement to the Blazers to be so great.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if the Blazers didn't have Green, they would definitely not be able to break through the Pelicans' attack, and the Warriors would have to change their opponents in the second round.

The Pelicans have always been the Warriors' cash machine, and Cousins ​​is reimbursed for the season. The Pelicans only have thick eyebrows inside. The Warriors have just strengthened the center position. the way.

But now, the Warriors can only play the Trail Blazers, and it is still in the case of Clay's reimbursement for the season.

The Trail Blazers have two shots in the backcourt, and the Warriors only have Curry alone. Even if Lillard is not as good as Curry, the two-on-one is not in vain. Really have a chance to overthrow the Warriors.

No matter how slim this chance is, in order to increase the popularity, the media can only rack their brains to find a reason for the Blazers to win.

The fans also bought it very much. The Trail Blazers fans and the coalition that will appear opposite the Warriors in the playoffs every year need this kind of reason to boost their confidence.

If there are Warriors fans who argue with them, just say "The Blazers have Green, it's not what it used to be", "Basketball is round, everything is possible", "Heat must die" to refute.

You talk about strength, and I talk about metaphysics. Some people even say that Curry has not yet proved that he can win the championship without Clay, Green, and Leonard. This time he must be hanging.

The Warriors fans responded with a crisp response:
"Wait, Curry proved this year that no one can win the championship!"

There are also sober Warriors fans who don't fall into the opponent's trap:

"There are 5 championships and 4 MVPs, and I still need to prove it? Curry wants to prove that he can win the championship even if he has no teammates?"

"It's Curry's turn to prove this and that every day. Let others prove that they can beat Curry to win the championship!"

(End of this chapter)