warrior godfather

Chapter 193 He defeated the Clippers alone!
Curry slowly dribbled the ball to the front court, looked at Baron Davis in front of him, but his thoughts were not on the court, but recalled the conversation with Zhang Yu when he flew to Los Angeles today.

"Stephen, today you have to take more shots, hit more shots, and look for your status."

"I see, but boss, if I'm still not sure..."

"You don't need to think about other things. The Clippers' hard power is far behind us. You can shoot boldly. In the playoffs, the team will still count on you."

"Okay, I understand!"

He turned his head and glanced at Zhang Yu on the sidelines. Zhang Yu nodded at him. Curry completely dropped all thoughts. He turned his head and only had the basket in his eyes.

Curry beckons for Chandler to come up to cover. Baron Davis is an old fritter. After seeing Curry's gesture, he knows that the Warriors are going to play a pick-and-roll. He turns his head to the side to see which side Chandler is from. Bring it up so he can get ready to squeeze cover.

But the moment he turned his head, Curry raised his hand without warning and threw a three-pointer!

His shot speed was too fast, and the timing of his choice was really unexpected. Baron Davis didn't react at all. He could only watch the basketball fly over his head and draw a high arc. Straight into the net nest.

brush!
3: 0.

After the ball was scored, even the entire Staples Center stood still for a moment, as if shocked by Curry's lightning-fast three-pointer, and then burst into cheers.

"Curry opened the game with an unreasonable three-pointer. Listen to the shouting. I thought I was sitting in the Oracle Center today. The Staples Center has been captured by Warriors fans!" Kenny Smith Said.

Baron Davis' face darkened, and he looked at Curry with unfriendly eyes. He is an old-school player with a strong sense of territory and a strong competitive spirit. He heard cheers supporting his opponents at his home court. Sound, this is something he can't bear, especially when the opponent is still his old club.

He was angry in his heart, and turned around to face Butler's defense, wanting to take one by force, but Butler had already broken through the rookie wall, fully recovered, and after a year of training in the game, he had accumulated a lot of experience. At least, the old captain was not given a chance at all, and he was blocked from the free throw line, so that he could not make an inch.

Baron Davis dribbled like a tiger, but he was still dancing on the spot. The last time he saw that the attack time was approaching, he immediately threw the ball to Rasu Butler, and the latter threw a three-pointer in desperation The ball, of course, was deflected badly, and the rebound was accepted by Chandler.

Rasu Butler didn't complain either, they played until the end of the season, others knew how bad the Clippers were, and the Clippers themselves knew how bad they were, everyone looked good individually, but they didn't cooperate at all , the defense is like paper, the whole team has no atmosphere of winning, everyone wants to show themselves, get more statistics, so as to win a big contract and leave this ghost place.

The round changed, the Warriors attacked, and Curry still held the ball. This time, Baron Davis posted it. In fact, the Clippers coach Hughes reminded Baron Davis to stick to Curry for defense, but he first The attitude of the first round was very slack, giving Curry a step away, otherwise Curry would not choose to make a three-pointer.

Zhang Yu asked him to fight more, but not to fight blindly.

This time Curry saw that there was no chance to shoot directly, and waved for a cover. Baron Davis defended seriously, and he was quite capable of pestering people.

Chandler mentioned the position at the top of the arc, and his thick body blocked Baron Davis firmly behind him. Curry used his cover to get rid of the defense, while Kaman remained in the defense according to his usual defensive habits. The location of the free throw line did not come out.

This is the execution ability of a weak team. Hughes emphasized the need to defend Curry's three-pointer and follow up in the pick-and-roll defense, not giving Curry room to shoot, but Kaman only took two symbolic steps forward and did not move. Yes, there is a Pacific Ocean distance between him and Curry.

Naturally, Curry would not let go of such an opportunity, and raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer.

brush!
The basketball went into the net hollow, 6:0.

Hughes shook his head helplessly on the sidelines, and shouted towards the field:

"Cheer up and defend well!"

Kaman glanced at him lazily, nodded his shot, and ran to the frontcourt.

He didn't take Hughes' words to heart at all. Even if he didn't defend well, what could Hughes do to him?He is a newly promoted All-Star center, and Hughes is a temporary head coach appointed in the middle of the season. It is very likely that he will leave in the summer. Who would be afraid of him?

And let a big center with a height of 2 meters follow the guard outside the three-point line. Fortunately, he can figure it out. ?How can you stay on the offensive end to collect data?Is it possible to let him be passed by Curry like a stake, and let others know how bad his defense is?

Kaman came slowly to the front court, came to the low post, opened his hands for the ball, and Baron Davis lobbed it.

He hit the first ball, now it's Kaman's turn.

After Kaman received the ball, he sat on his back to Chandler, but couldn't move. He turned around and wanted to shoot, but was also covered by Chandler. In desperation, his footsteps turned and turned, and the bottom line referee stared at him. The movement of his feet was about to blow him away, so Kaman passed the ball unwillingly.

Gordon, who received the ball, was defended in front of him, but he resolutely shot a three-pointer, ignoring Azubuike's interference, and the basketball bounced into the basket.

6: 3.

After the goal was scored, there were a few sporadic cheers in the stadium, which contrasted sharply with the high-pitched voice of the DJ, making people feel a sense of confusion. Whose home field is this?
And Gordon didn't care about these, and returned to the defense with a calm face.

He is one of the few bright spots in this team. After being selected with the 7th pick in the first round last year, Gordon showed excellent immediate combat power. He played 72 games in his rookie season and started 65 games. He scored 16.1 points and hit 38.9% of his three-pointers. He has a sharp breakthrough and a strong ability to finish at the basket. He is very daring to play and is regarded by the outside world as the hope of the Clippers.

But it is a pity that in the first half of this season, Gordon was plagued by injuries and had a truce for more than 20 games. His upward momentum slowed down and he did not make much progress in the second year. flat.

And only Zhang Yu knows that this is just the beginning. As a well-known glass man, Gordon will have a large number of game injuries every year in the future. Only after the Rockets, he served as the sixth man. The consumption of the game was reduced and the attendance rate was high. stand up.

The Warriors had the ball. Curry didn't play by himself this time. Azubuike made an attack and missed a mid-range shot. But looking back, the Clippers' offense didn't succeed either.

In the next few rounds, Curry did not take all the ball into his hands. The two teams played back and forth, but the game just started, the hands were not hot enough, and the success rate was not high.

At the 6th minute of the first quarter, the Warriors attacked. Zhang Yu gestured to Curry, signaling him to attack. Curry nodded to show his understanding.

The score at this time was 15:13. The Clippers also learned to be smart. They stopped playing against the two strongest defenses of the Warriors. Baron Davis began to show his organizational skills. After all, assists are also statistics. .

And this made the Clippers' offense much more organized, and their advantages of more offensive points began to play out. Gordon, Kaman, and Rasu Butler can all attack with the ball on their own, and Drew Gooden also has a hand. The shot helped the Clippers bite the score.

Curry knows that now he needs to open the situation himself.

As usual, he asked Chandler to come up to cover. Kaman didn't stay lazily on the inside, and gave Curry time to calmly adjust. Naturally, he didn't let go of this easy opportunity to score and hit a three-pointer.

18: 13.

Looking back, the Clippers missed the offense, the rebound was grabbed by Chandler, Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and still used Chandler's cover to pull up and shoot, and the three-pointer went into the net again.

21: 13.

"Curry hit his 4th 12-pointer of the game, halfway through the first quarter, he's got [-] points, the Clippers defended him so poorly... oh, Hughes called a timeout , This is the right choice, he can no longer watch Curry shoot!" Kenny Smith said.

Barkley taunted from the side:

"Kenny, my eyesight is not good, please help me look at Kaman, is he 28 or 82 years old this year, is his leg stuck to the ground?"

On the Clippers' bench, Hughes was so angry that his face was livid, and he kept telling himself "don't be angry, don't be angry...", barely suppressed his anger, and said to Kaman:

"Chris, didn't I say it before? Get out! Don't give Curry another chance to shoot a three-pointer, understand?"

Kaman sat on the chair, casually took a sip of the energy drink, and nodded casually:

"I see."

Hughes saw his nonchalant expression, anger from his heart, and said coldly:
"If I see you stay inside and don't follow out again, you won't even think about playing."

Kaman raised his head slightly in surprise:

"Huh? You won't let me play?"

"What, is there a problem? I am the head coach of this team!" Hughes stared straight into his eyes and said word by word.

He slowly turned his head and scanned the Clippers players, his face completely gloomy:
"Listen to me. As long as I sit here for a day, I will be the head coach of the team. Whatever I ask you to do in the future, you'd better complete it without compromise, otherwise no one will even think about playing! These 9 games may be The last 9 NBA games I can coach, if anyone dares to mess with me, I don't care if you are an All-Star or not!"

After he finished speaking, he slapped the tactical board in his hand on the chair hard, and there was a bang, which scared the Clippers players to tremble.

They had never seen Hughes lose his temper before, and they were shocked by him for a while, and they were a little at a loss. Only Gordon responded first:
"Coach, I must execute the tactics well, and I will never be lazy on the court!"

He was not a prickly player, and he usually practiced and played diligently. He had long been displeased with those veteran players, so he immediately expressed his support for Hughes and gave Kaman a disdainful look.

The others also came back to their senses and agreed one after another. Only Kaman seemed unable to accept that Hughes, who had always shown himself as a good old man, suddenly lost his temper. After a while, he said resentfully:

"I know, I will guard against it later."

After he finished speaking, he gave Gordon another look:
"Boy, you'd better stop talking nonsense!"

Not to be outdone, Gordon stared back and sneered twice, not caring about Kaman at all.

A person who has only made the All-Star once in his career and is still a substitute, he doesn't look at him at all, but he is going to be a superstar.

The timeout ended quickly, both sides returned to the field, and the game continued.

Kenny Smith said:
"We saw Hughes lose his temper just now. It seems that he is very dissatisfied with the team's defense. I wonder if the Clippers' defense against Curry will be effective after this timeout."

"I don't think so. Do you expect Kaman to defend Curry? He is slower than Yao Ming, who is 2 meters tall!" Barkley said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Baron Davis scored a two-pointer against Butler.

The Warriors had the ball. After Curry came to the frontcourt, he still called a screen. This time Kaman raised it up, and with one step, he stood on the three-point line. A chance to shoot a three-pointer.

Just as Hughes on the sidelines showed a smile, he saw Curry make a wrong footstep, slapped the ball hard, and rushed past Kaman with an acceleration, completely throwing him away, and entered the empty interior of the Clippers , Easy layup.

Hughes's smile froze on his face. Looking at Curry who was shaking his head after scoring the goal, he suddenly felt that this baby face was annoying.

……

The first quarter passed under Curry's stormy offensive. After he took over the ball in 6 minutes, he was out of control. Almost every round, he switched Kaman in front of him through the pick-and-roll and rounded him up. Squeezed, repeatedly tortured with various postures, omnipotent from inside and outside, shot 11 of 8 in a single quarter, including 7 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 23 points and helped the Warriors win 34:22 Leading the Clippers by 11 points, one player scored more than the opposing team.

Such a performance made Barkley exclaim:
"He beat the Clippers all by himself!"

Kaman is really too slow. He is like a cash machine in front of Curry. Especially after a season of training, Curry broke through the rookie wall and raised the ball again. His skills and mentality have been greatly improved. , has also accumulated a lot of experience, and is more handy for dislocation.

After Zhang Yu high-fived Curry, his face was full of smiles. Curry was able to regain his form, and the Warriors had a lot more hope of competing for a place in the playoffs, which made him greatly relieved.

Looking at the scene of Curry passing Kaman like a wooden stake on the big screen in mid-air, Zhang Yu was very relieved. Curry has shown the demeanor of small fights at his peak, and he is much more comfortable than he was at the beginning of the season.

Although Curry's breakthrough and finishing at the basket still need to be improved, he has done a good job of combining shooting and breakthrough. According to Zhang Yu's judgment, except for a few mobile insiders such as Howard and Garnett, Curry can blow up. Most of the inside players, and this is crucial for the Warriors' possible playoff journey.

(End of this chapter)